Tales from the Crypt

Dead-on humor and horror.

TV-MA1989•8.0/10

ComedyMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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8.0/10(995)

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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Production

Tales From The Crypt Holdings, EC Comics, HBO, Geffen Pictures

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 10, 1989

Last Aired

July 19, 1996

Networks

HBO

Created By

William M. Gaines, Steven Dodd

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

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

Air date: 1989-06-10

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.

Only Sin Deep

Air date: 1989-06-14

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.

Lover Come Hack to Me

Air date: 1989-06-21

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.

Collection Completed

Air date: 1989-06-28

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.