Tales from the Crypt

1989

Seasons & Episodes

  • 7
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  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

8| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

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?

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Geffen Pictures

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Reviews

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Tweetienator Funny good old horror show with some really good ideas, dark humor and a good production and almost every episode got a fine cast. The short playtime per episode of 25 minutes make this one a quick fine snack for the connoisseur of creep 'n' horror. Binge-watching highly recommended too.
John Doe This is a very good scary series for people that are into shows like Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, except for an older audience. Tales from the Crypt originally aired from June 10, 1989 to July 19, 1996 and is based off the classic comic book series from the 1950's. The main host of the series is The Crypt Keeper who is voiced by John Kassir. He brings a comical tone to the otherwise bloody and dark tone of the gruesome episodes. The episodes are bloody, violent and not for the faint of heart, but not to the point of making one sick however. The series lasted for ninety three episodes total. The episodes are available on DVD in various countries however. I love this series and think it is clever and well made, with faithful adaptations from the comics and voice acting from John Kassir too. This is a must own TV series for your horror collection.I give it an 10/10
popcultrna This was definitely a show not to be taken seriously...but therein lies the key to great TV entertainment. Anthology series, by definition, can be very fun and addicting because they don't require the viewer to be well versed in some complex arching storyline. Each episode is stand-alone, and with this series in particular the 30 minute time frame flies right by...leading you to watch another! About the time, yes, some episodes feel as though they could have benefited from additional time to contain all of the complex twists and turns. Then again, that is also why it is so much fun! Not time consuming.Horror fans (especially), but also fans of comedy, or just plain old fashioned (sometimes simple minded even cheesy) storytelling will get a kick out of this series. And the Cryptkeeper? Pop culture icon, with all of those puns! Ever been to Spencer's gifts...remember the lifesized Cryptkeeper animatronic figure they sold for awhile. What other TV shows inspires such worship! If you're familiar with the series and think you would like to revisit it...you will not be disappointed (the DVD's are priced low!). If by chance you've never seen it, check it out...it's a blast. Not even in a category with other shows other than maybe The Twilight Zone, but also uniquely different!
Friendend The reason for my love with the TFTC series is the fact that I grew up watching these for the years that it was on. I remember looking forward to them each week and mainly was concerned with how the Crypt Keeper was going to set up the story as well as his zany comments at the end of the show. Another attraction to having these, is the stars that they had casted for the episodes. It seems that they cast the right people for the right part. I even thought that Brooke Shields did a great job in a role that was not anything like the typical "Blue Lagoon" "Endless Love" type parts that she had played before. If you're not a fan of these, you might not appreciate it as much as someone who grew up watching them. Although each of the stories are a bit unique in there own way and there is enough dark humor to keep even the most hardcore horror fan entertained for the half hour presentations. There are even a couple of them that will give you the willies as the story unfolds.In conclusion... I would recommend this series to anyone who grew up watching these or anyone who is a fan of the B-Grade horror movies of the 80's. If you're neither of these then you probably would just watch a few of them from time to time without any real feeling about them either way. They are fun for a Friday night with a few buddies though and you do get a lot of episodes with one purchase. There are 5 seasons on sale and I truly do love them all.....