This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy. Actor Charles Aidman serves as the show's narrator for the first two seasons before being replaced by TV host Robin Ward for the final season. Some episodes are adaptations of stories by well-known writers, including Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen King; other episodes are remakes of installments from the original series.

A suicidal dentist (David Birney) meets the tooth fairy; a woman (Dee Wallace) buys a magic lamp.

A copier alters a secretary (Pam Dawber); at Christmas 2432, a space crew finds a burned-out planet.

Heartless man is sentenced to invisibility for a year.

A dying drifter leads an agent of death to a town where people live forever.