Tales From the Darkside: The Movie




Tales From the Darkside: The Movie was released into theaters on May 4th, 1990. Filming locations include Bronxville, NY. It was directed by John Harrison. Harrison was a Tales From the Darkside veteran, already directing eight episodes of the television series, prior to the film. He's also directed two episodes of the Tales From the Crypt television series as well as three episodes of the Creepshow television series. Julianne Moore played Susan in Lot 249, in what was her first role in a feature film. Debbie Harry of Blondie fame, played Betty, in The Wraparound Story. Seven years prior, she starred in David Cronenberg's Videodrome. She can also been seen in Monsters episode Desirable Alien and John Carpenter's Body Bags. Many fans consider this to be the third film of the Creepshow franchise. The second segment, Cat From Hell, was originally intended for Creepshow 2. However, it was dropped for budgetary reasons. The score for each segment, was composed by someone different. The Wraparound Story was done by Donald Rubinstein, Lot 249 by Jim Manzie and Pat Regan, Cat From Hell by Chaz Jankel and Lover's Vow by John Harrison. The films first DVD release was on September 25th, 2001.


Betty leaves the florist (The Wraparound Story) - 65 Pondfield Rd. Bronxville, NY. 10708

At the time of my visit, it was a restaurant called The Taco Project.


All "Now" pictures taken in 2020.




Betty driving (The Wraparound Story) - Pondfield Rd. and Masterton Rd. Bronxville, NY. 10708

In the first and second screenshots, she's turning from Pondfield Rd. onto Masterton Rd. and then continuing on. In the third screenshot, she's traveling west along Pondfield Rd. In reality, she would've just came from here, prior to the first two screenshots. 


All "Now" pictures taken in 2020.




Mailman (The Wraparound Story) - Pine Terrace and Homesdale Rd. Bronxville, NY. 10708

Much to my delight, the same street sign and mail collection box from the movie were still there.


All "Now" pictures taken in 2020.



Betty's house (The Wraparound Story) - 19 Ridge Rd. Bronxville, NY. 10708

The 8,400 square foot house was built in 1910. In 2015, it was renovated considerably. As of the time of this article, the house is currently on the market with a current asking price of $4.9 million.


All "Now" pictures taken in 2020.


3 comments:

  1. What about the location from the opening intro with the tree, fence, and barn?

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  2. Cool how the locations then and now still look pretty much the same

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  3. Does anyone happen to know where the mansion from "Cat From Hell" is specifically located? I know it's in New York City and I did find it online once upon a time because I recall finding it on Google Earth and having that "found it" nostalgia feeling but now that I can't remember where it specifically was I can't find it again and this is one of those rare cases when I try to do a deep dive on the net and it simply is not on here anywhere. I did find out that it was a mansion once owned by the Italian government and that Benito Mussolini stayed at the residence once upon a time when he was in the States (obviously before WW2) other than that this is a challenge finding this dang thing. Any help would be appreciated.

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