Tales from the Darkside — Season 1, Episode 23: The False Prophet

Episode synopsis

Cassie Pines is a woman travelling on her own who believes in astrology, tea leaves...everything. She comes into a diner with a most unusual mechanical fortune teller named Horace X. "Horace" is uncanny with his predictions but Cassie soon finds that Horace is demanding and possessive - despite her misgivings she enters the booth one more time...and disappears.

About Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The New Man
• E2I'll Give You a Million
• E3Pain Killer
• E4The Odds
• E5Mookie and Pookie
• E6Slippage
• E7Inside the Closet
• E8The Word Processor of the Gods
• E9A Case of the Stubborns
• E10Djinn, No Chaser
• E11All a Clone by the Telephone
• E12In the Cards