Tales from the Darkside: The Word Processor of the Gods

"The Word Processor of the Gods" is the eighth episode of season one of the horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside. It was directed by Michael Gornick with a teleplay written by Michael McDowell. It first aired in first-run syndication on Sunday, November 25th, 1984 at 8:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Actor Bill Cain is credited as William Cain in this episode.


 * Actor Jon Shear is credited as Jon Matthews in this episode.

Allusions

 * This episode adapts the short story "Word Processor of the Gods", which was written by author Stephen King and first published in Playboy magazine in January, 1983. The story was later included in the anthology book series Skeleton Crew.

Rest in Peace

 * Series creator George A. Romero passed away in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 16th, 2017 at the age of 77.


 * Narrator Paul Sparer passed away in New York City, New York on November 19th, 1999 at the age of 75.


 * Writer Michael McDowell passed away in Boston, Massachusetts on December 27th, 1999 at the age of 49.

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