Episode
Tales from the Darkside: A New Lease On Life
Overview
A man is overjoyed to find a nice apartment with all the modern conveniences at an incredibly cheap price. The eccentric landlady asks nothing more than for the man to provide her with plenty of garbage for the disposal unit. The man is puzzled when the walls ooze blood after he attempts to hang a picture with a nail and hammer. He is further disturbed when the floor shakes as he hears an ominous roar bellow throughout the building complex. He soon realizes that the building itself is a living entity that survives on the trash created by the tenants. Angered by the situation, the man fills a garbage bag full of household cleaners with the intent of poisoning the entity. He throws the bag into the disposal unit and the creature begins to roar. Suddenly, the landlady confronts the man with her two sons and they throw the man into the disposal, providing the beast with a full course meal.
Details
- Series
- Tales from the Darkside
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1986-01-26
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
A New Lease On Life is Episode 15 in Season 2 of Tales from the Darkside. It aired on 1986-01-26. The runtime is 22 min.
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