| "Beetles" | |
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| Air date | September 27th, 1987 |
| Writers | Robert Bloch |
| Director | Frank De Palma |
| Producers | T.J. Castronovo; Erica Fox; Jerry Golod; George A. Romero; Richard P. Rubinstein; Anthony Santa Croce |
| Starring | Rod McCary; Sirri Murad |
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"Beetles" is the first episode of the supernatural anthology series Tales from the Darkside and the seventy-first episode of the series overall. It was directed by Frank De Palma with a teleplay written by Robert Bloch. It first aired in syndication on Sunday, September 27th, 1987 at 8:00 pm.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rod McCary | Arthur Hadley |
| Sirri Murad | Hammid Bey |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donald MacKechnie | Detective Richards |
| Colm Meaney | Constable |
| Angelo Grisanti | Bert |
| Neil Kinsella | Sid |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Sparer | Narrator |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Tales from the Darkside was created by George A. Romero. It is an anthology television series that aired in syndication from September 30th, 1984 to July 24th, 1988, spanning a total of four seasons and ninety episodes. The series was presented in the same vein as programs like Tales from the Crypt.
- This is the only work in the horror genre for actor Sirri Murad.
- This is the fifth and final episode of Tales from the Darkside directed by Frank De Palma. He previously directed "My Ghostwriter - The Vampire" from season three.
- This is the only episode of Tales from the Darkside where Robert Bloch wrote the teleplay for an episode. He had previously written story treatments in prior episodes such as "A Case of the Stubborns", and "Everybody Needs a Little Love".
- Teleplay writer Robert Bloch is best known for writing the 1959 thriller Psycho. The book was adapted into the 1960 feature film of the same name by director Alfred Hitchcock.
- Actor Neil Kinsella previously played a delivery man in the season one episode, "Mookie and Pookie".
- Actor Colm Meaney is best known for playing the role of Chief Engineer Miles O'Brien on episodes of both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- This is the only known acting work in the horror genre for Angelo Grisanti. It is also his final credited acting work.
Allusions[]
- This episode is an adaptation of the short story "Beetles" by author Robert Bloch, who also wrote the teleplay for this episode. The story was originally published in the December, 1938 issue of Weird Tales magazine.
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