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Really Weird Tales (1986)

Really Weird Tales poster
Genre
anthology series, science fiction television program, comedy television series, horror television series

How it feels

This is a short anthology series with three episodes mixing science fiction, horror, and comedy. It features actors from SCTV telling weird, twisted stories.

quirkywhimsicalcampydarkly comicoffbeatplayfulsurreal90s-vibe

What happens

Really Weird Tales was a Canadian-American science fiction horror comedy anthology series, written and presented by Joe Flaherty. The series featured an assortment of actors previously known for their work on SCTV, including Flaherty, John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, John Hemphill, and Martin Short. Three episodes of the show were produced. Partially filmed in Toronto, all three episodes premiered back to back in the United States on HBO on October 4, 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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