Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 8.0 · 67% critics
A wisecracking, creepy host introduces a rotating lineup of short, standalone horror tales inspired by classic comic stories. Each episode serves up a different mix of scares and dark laughs—sometimes involving killers, monsters, or twisted morality—so you can drop in anytime and get a complete story in under half an hour.
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Details
- Years
- 1989–1996
- Release date
- 1989-06-10
- Network
- HBO
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (985 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want quick, standalone horror stories with nasty twists, dark comedy, and a gleefully sleazy edge; Not for you if you dislike gore or sexual content—American Horror Story fans may appreciate the anthology vibe.
Pros: fun anthology variety; dark humor host; memorable practical gore | Cons: hit-or-miss episodes; heavy violence and nudity; later seasons dip
Themes
- coffin
- puppeteer
- puppet
- anthology
- based on comic
- dark comedy
- gothic horror
- dark fantasy
- horror anthology
- supernatural power
- nudity
- horror
Cast & crew
John Kassir
as Crypt Keeper (voice)
Michelle Johnson
as Liz Kelly-Dixon
Sugar Ray Leonard
as Gravedigger (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
Ben Cross
as Benjamin A. Polosky
Madge Sinclair
as Lucille
Al Hunter Ashton
as Sgt. Cornwall
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Valdemar Tymrak
Yvonne De Carlo
as Mrs. Jones (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
Kathy Ireland
as Joyce
Ciarán Hinds
as Jack Lynch
Directed by Rodman Flender, Bob Hoskins, Tom Hanks +68 more
Episodes7 seasons · 93 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone76mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2Only Sin Deep28mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3Lover Come Hack to Me29mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Collection Completed28mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5Episode 5Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Episode 6Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
Season 218 episodes
- S2E1Dead Right / The Switch / Cutting Cards73mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E2'Til Death27mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E3Three's a Crowd28mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E4The Thing From The Grave22mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5The Sacrifice28mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6For Cryin' Out Loud28mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E7Four-Sided Triangle29mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E8The Ventriloquist's Dummy24mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E9Judy, You're Not Yourself Today29mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E10Fitting Punishment27mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E11Korman's Kalamity28mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E12Lower Berth26mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E13Mute Witness to Murder26mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E14Television Terror22mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E15My Brother's Keeper25mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E16The Secret26mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E17Episode 17Amazon Prime Video
- S2E18Episode 18Amazon Prime Video
Season 314 episodes
- S3E1Loved to Death / Carrion Death / The Trap80mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E2Abra Cadaver30mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E3Top Billing28mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E4Dead Wait30mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E5The Reluctant Vampire30mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E6Easel Kill Ya28mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E7Undertaking Palor26mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E8Mournin' Mess27mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E9Split Second28mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E10Deadline28mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E11Spoiled29mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E12Yellow40mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E13Episode 13Amazon Prime Video
- S3E14Episode 14Amazon Prime Video
Season 414 episodes
- S4E1None But the Lonely Heart / This'll Kill Ya / On a Deadman's Chest83mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E2Seance25mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E3Beauty Rest30mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E4What's Cookin'28mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E5The New Arrival27mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E6Showdown25mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E7King of the Road28mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E8Maniac At Large28mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E9Split Personality28mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E10Strung Along28mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E11Werewolf Concerto24mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E12Curiosity Killed27mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E13Episode 13Amazon Prime Video
- S4E14Episode 14Amazon Prime Video
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Death of Some Salesmen / As Ye Sow / Forever Ambergris84m
- S5E2Food for Thought25m
- S5E3People Who Live in Brass Hearses27m
- S5E4Two for the Show27m
- S5E5House of Horror29m
- S5E6Well Cooked Hams27m
- S5E7Creep Course28m
- S5E8Came the Dawn26m
- S5E9Oil's Well That Ends Well27m
- S5E10Half-Way Horrible29m
- S5E11Till Death Do We Part26m
- S5E12Episode 12
- S5E13Episode 13
Season 615 episodes
- S6E1Let the Punishment Fit the Crime / Only Skin Deep / Whirlpool67m
- S6E2Operation Friendship25m
- S6E3Revenge Is the Nuts27m
- S6E4The Bribe26m
- S6E5The Pit27m
- S6E6The Assassin26m
- S6E7Staired in Horror25m
- S6E8In the Groove27m
- S6E9Surprise Party25m
- S6E10Doctor of Horror25m
- S6E11Comes the Dawn26m
- S6E1299 & 44/100% Pure Horror23m
- S6E13You, Murderer28m
- S6E14Episode 14
- S6E15Episode 15
Season 713 episodes
- S7E1Fatal Caper29m
- S7E2Last Respects25m
- S7E3A Slight Case of Murder27m
- S7E4Escape26m
- S7E5Horror in the Night27m
- S7E6Cold War26m
- S7E7The Kidnapper25m
- S7E8Report from the Grave27m
- S7E9Smoke Wrings26m
- S7E10About Face26m
- S7E11Confession28m
- S7E12Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow27m
- S7E13The Third Pig25m