Darkroom (1981)

Name: Darkroom
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Coburn

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

'You're in a house. Maybe your own... maybe one you've never seen before. You feel it. Something evil. You run, but there's no escape... nowhere to turn. You feel something beckoning you... drawing you into the terror that awaits you in the Darkroom!' Darkroom is an American horror/thriller anthology broadcast on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. Similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery, each hour-long episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a different story and a different cast, but James Coburn hosts all the wraparound segments.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (399 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

James Coburn Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

6.65 avg 16 episodes 7.3 → 6.1 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Closed Circuit	7.3	63
2	Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back	6.9	70
3	The Bogeyman Will Get You	6.9	70
4	Uncle George	7.8	68
5	Needlepoint	6.5	49
6	Siege of 31 August	7.6	69
7	A Quiet Funeral	6.5	42
8	Make-Up	7.1	51
9	The Partnership	6.7	45
10	Daisies	5.7	47
11	Catnip	6.5	54
12	Lost in Translation	6.0	44
13	Guillotine	6.2	44
14	Exit Line	6.3	47
15	Who's There?	6.3	41
16	The Rarest of Wines	6.1	46