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Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Dead-on humor and horror.

  • 8.0/10 · 1K
  • NR
  • Jun 10, 1989
  • 7 seasons · 81 episodes
  • English
  • Ended
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Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

Creator
William M. Gaines, Steven Dodd
Starring
John Kassir, Cam Clarke, Miguel Ferrer, Sherrie Rose
Network
HBO
Country
United States of America

Seasons

Season 1 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone

    Jun 10, 1989 · 1h 16m · ★ 7.1

    A prison executioner loses his vocation when the state abolishes the death penalty. Unable to transition to civilian life, he begins hunting acquitted criminals to administer his own brand of high voltage street justice in the shadows.

  2. 2. Only Sin Deep

    Jun 14, 1989 · 28m · ★ 6.2

    A young, narcissistic prostitute named Sylvia Vane sells her beauty to a pawnbroker in hopes of landing a rich husband, only to discover the price was more than she bargained for.

  3. 3. Lover Come Hack to Me

    Jun 21, 1989 · 29m · ★ 5.8

    Charles marries Peggy but only for her money, planning to kill her and make it look like an accident. One night, things change when her dead mother pays a visit and Peggy shows Charles her own family tradition.

  4. 4. Collection Completed

    Jun 28, 1989 · 28m · ★ 6.7

    After 47 year of tool sales, Jonas has finally found some time to relax and take a break. Or so he thinks. After he returns from his work, he finds out that his wife has been taking in stray animals. He decides to take up a new hobby...taxidermy.

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Details

First aired
Jun 10, 1989
Last aired
Jul 19, 1996
Status
Ended
Languages
English
Production
Tales From The Crypt Holdings, EC Comics, HBO, Geffen Pictures
Keywords
coffin, puppeteer, halloween, puppet, anthology, based on comic, dark comedy, gothic horror, dark fantasy, horror anthology, supernatural power, nudity
IMDb
tt0096708

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