# What 80s TV series involved tales of sci-fi, horror, thrillers, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604 "2015-02-25T20:01:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/1 "2015-02-25T20:01:44Z")
sometimes I will vaguely recall a TV episode of some horror show and think it was from one series but after searching the episode archives realize it was a totally different TV show. So having said that what all TV series from the 80s (I guess you can include late 70s and early 90s in this question) were there? Amazing stories monsters tales from the dark side 80s twilight zome Friday the 13th the series Tales from the crypt Freddys nightmares outer limits (probably stretching it as this was a mid 90s show) Alfred Hitchcock presents ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/2 "2015-02-25T20:06:41Z")
HBO had [The Hitchhiker](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085031/?ref_=nv_sr_2), consisting mostly of thriller episodes but occasionally including supernatural themes. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/3 "2015-02-25T20:34:00Z")
“Nightvisions” and “Darkroom” might also qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/4 "2015-02-25T20:38:33Z")
I supposed Eerie Indiana might qualify, but since the 2 main characters were the same for all the episodes I doubt I’d get confused by that. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/5 "2015-02-25T20:49:49Z")
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Beyond Reality The Hunger ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/6 "2015-02-25T21:11:52Z")
_Kolchak: The Night Stalker_ - original run in early seventies, but on reruns in 80s, great “Monster of the Week” show ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/7 "2015-02-25T21:22:32Z")
The early 90s had [Are You Afraid of the Dark?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Afraid_of_the_Dark%3F) on Nickelodeon. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-tv-series-involved-tales-of-sci-fi-horror-thrillers-etc/713604/8 "2015-02-25T22:04:40Z")
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