"Slippage" November 11, 1984
Graphic designer Richard Hall (David Patrick Kelly) discovers that he has been turned down for a promotion, hasn't received an invitation to his high school reunion, and that his own mother has failed to recognize him. Putting everything together, Richard determines that the source of the problem is that he is mysteriously being erased from existence.
"Inside the Closet" November 21, 1984
Graduate student Gail Aynsley (Roberta Weiss) takes up a room for rent in the house of Dr. Fenner (Fritz Weaver), the dean of a local veterinary school. She discovers that her new room has a strange miniature door inside it, and estimates that there may be something lurking on the other side.
Directed by Tom Savini.
"A Case of the Stubborns" December 2, 1984
Jody Tolliver (Christian Slater) and his mother mourn the death of Grandpa Titus (Eddie Bracken). The next morning Titus rises and carries on as if nothing happened. Jody and his mother enlist several townsfolk to help convince the stubborn man that he is dead.
Written by James Houghton, based on a short story by Robert Bloch and guest-starring Brent Spiner as Reverend Peabody.
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"Anniversary Dinner" February 3, 1985
Elderly couple Henry and Elinor Colander (Mario Roccuzzo and Alice Ghostley) take in Sybil (Fredrica Duke), a drifter escaping from her boyfriend, just in time for their 25th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately for Sybil, the couple plan on serving a very revolting dish for the occasion.
"Answer Me" February 17, 1985
Joan Matlin (Jean Marsh), an aspiring actress who has moved to New York in the hopes of finding work, is driven to near insanity by a telephone in the next apartment that rings constantly. She attempts to complain to the tenants inside, but finds that the apartment has been vacant for some time. She tries to have the phone disconnected, but it is gradually revealed that the phone has a life of its own.
"Levitation" May 19, 1985
College student Frank (Brad Cowgill), accompanied by his friend Ernie (Anthony Thompkins), goads The Great Kharma (Joe Turkel), a once-famous magician, into performing his greatest feat: wireless levitation. When Kharma relents and finally manages to perform the trick on Frank, the results are disastrous.
"Lifebomb" October 6, 1985
Ben Martin (Bill Macy), a workaholic corporate executive with an ailing heart, is given the chance to have a "Lifebomb", a medical device that incases him in a life-preserving cocoon should he suffer a heart attack, installed on his back. It isn't long before Ben begins growing tired of repeatedly being brought back to life, especially after his family leaves him and his health continues to decline.
"Halloween Candy" October 27, 1985
Mr. Killup (Roy Poole) is a grumpy and misanthropic old man who hates Halloween, often spending the 31st of October tormenting trick-or-treaters who come to his door. This year however, he is visited by a sinister goblin who insistently demands candy. When its offer is repeatedly refused, the goblin punishes Mr. Killup by trapping him outside of time with little-to-no food, forcing him to sustain himself on the candy his son gave him to hand out.
Written by Michael McDowell, directed by Tom Savini.
"The Satanic Piano" November 3, 1985
Pete Bancroft (Michael Warren), a musician in a creative slump, buys a revolutionary instrument that can read a person's thoughts and transform them into music. However, the instrument comes with a very high price; a price which Bancroft may not be willing to pay, especially since it leads to his daughter Justine (Lisa Bonet). being kidnapped by Wilson Farber, the man who sold Bancroft the instrument, who is actually a Satanist who uses it to drain her soul in a ploy to gain immortality.
"The Devil's Advocate" November 10, 1985
Luther Mandrake (Jerry Stiller) is the incredibly rude, arrogant, and mean-spirited host of a late-night radio show known as "The Devil's Advocate", where he unleashes the unbridled hatred he has accumulated through a life full of misery, hardship, and suffering onto callers eagerly seeking advice for the world's problems. One night, while taking some peculiar callers, Luther discovers that his constant anger and cynicism have led him into a deadly position.
Luther is later contracted to be the literal devil's advocate; in exchange for continuing to make people miserable (and thus vulnerable to making deals with said devil), he gets great perks.
"Monsters in My Room" December 22, 1985
Timmy (Seth Green), a young boy who lives with an abusive stepfather named Biff (Greg Mullavey), discovers that various monsters (a witch, an octopus, a living buzz saw, and a troll) that may or may not be in his imagination are hiding in his room. Fortunately, his experiences with his stepfather allow Timmy to toughen himself up, whereupon he takes a stand against the creatures inhabiting his room.
"The Last Car" February 23, 1986
College student Stacey (Begoña Plaza) boards a mysterious train to travel home for Thanksgiving. After being seated in the train's last car, meeting the somewhat bizarre passengers, and witnessing various oddities occur whenever the car passes through a tunnel, Stacey soon discovers a horrific truth about the train, its passengers, and herself.
"The Casavin Curse" July 13, 1986
Gina Casavin (Catherine Parks), born into a wealthy family, brutally murders her latest lover. She assures the psychologist that analyzes her, Dr. Webster (Scott Lincoln), that she has been cursed. While Webster initially deduces that the curse is a ploy by Gina's incestuous cousin to keep her under his power, it is ultimately revealed that Gina has been telling the truth: her great-grandfather Anton Casavin had the opportunity to marry into a wealthy family. He had previously been married to a gypsy named Mirabel, and when refused a divorce, proceeded to kill her. With her last breath, Mirabel put a curse on Anton and his descendants... a curse that ensures any member the Casavin family will destroy whoever they love.
"The Circus" September 28, 1986
Dr. Niss (William Hickey) is the founder and ringmaster of the "Exhibition of Wonder", a twisted circus that showcases real-life monsters as its main attractions. Bragg (Kevin O'Connor), a cynical and skeptical newspaper columnist who specializes in debunking charlatans, investigates Niss' circus to prove that it is fake. When he sticks his nose where it does not belong, Bragg ends up becoming part of the troupe.
Written by George A. Romero.
"Black Widows" November 2, 1986
Against the wishes of her reclusive mother Mildred (Margaret O'Brien), trailer park resident Audrey Webster (Theresa Saldana) has decided to marry who she believes to be the man of her dreams. On her wedding night however, Audrey ends up killing and devouring her new husband; horrifying her. In the process, she finally discovers the reason for her mother's mysterious reclusiveness... as well as a dark secret about the women in her family.
"Baker's Dozen" November 23, 1986
In New Orleans, voodoo witch Ruby Cuzzins (Mabel King) owns and operates the Cuzzins Dozens cookie shop, where she bakes and sells cookies with magical properties. Ruby also regularly punishes her assistant and father Aloysius (Vernon Washington), who routinely ran out on her and her mother to get drunk on moonshine, by painfully transforming him into a rat. One day, Ruby partners up with Henry Hogan (Larry Manetti), an unscrupulous advertising executive who seeks to profit from her special recipes. Little does Henry know that Ruby hopes to profit from him as well, and uses her special recipes to exact revenge when she is denied her share of the profits.
"Sorry, Right Number" November 22, 1987
Katie Weiderman (Deborah Harmon), wife of famed horror novelist William Weiderman (Arthur Taxier), receives a peculiar phone call one night. The voice on the other end sounds horribly distraught and traumatized, prompting Katie to believe that it may belong to a member of her family. To that end, Katie calls and visits every relative she can think of, but they all appear to be safe. When she returns home, she discovers Bill has died of a heart attack. On the fifth anniversary of Bill's death, Katie finally discovers the truth behind the mysterious call, but is far too late to do anything about it.
"Love Hungry" February 21, 1988
Overweight telemarketer Betsy Cowland (Sharon Madden) discovers that her high school lover, Elmo Shroud (Larry Gelman), is back in town. Desperate to lose weight and have Elmo find her attractive again, Betsy is inspired to try a mysterious weight loss program known as "Weight Away". She receives a pair of glasses and a hearing aid which makes her visualize all food as sentient beings that feel excruciating pain when eaten. To Betsy's horror, the items become fused to her head, so she slowly starves herself in order to keep her now self-aware food alive longer.
"The Cutty Black Sow" May 8, 1988
On the night before Halloween, young Jamie (Huckleberry Fox) is warned by his dying great-grandmother (Paula Trueman) about the Cutty Black Sow, a demon of Celtic lore that steals the souls of all who die on All Hallow's Eve. In an effort to protect his great-grandmother's soul, as well as the souls of his family, Jamie attempts to ward off the Cutty Black Sow by performing a ritual with supplies his great-grandmother has stored away.
"Hush" July 10, 1988
Buddy Warren (Eric Jason), a child prodigy and the son of a talented inventor, creates the Noise Eater, a machine that is able to silence things by sucking the life out of them. When the Noise Eater ends up destroying its control mechanism and goes haywire, Buddy enlists his babysitter Jennifer (Nile Lanning) to help him stop the machine before it escapes the confines of the house and makes everything quiet.
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Tales From The Darkside: The Series
I would also love the old Friday the 13th series about that Resale shop containing possessed antiques and random housewares lol. 
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