Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Series · TV-MA · 27 min
★ 8.0(1,003)unSUB Rating
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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56 hours to watch · 105 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1989–1996
- Release date
- 1989-06-10
- Network
- HBO
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 27 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.0/10 (1,003 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 · 105 episodes
Specials24 episodes
- S0E1Tales from the Crypt92m
- S0E2The Vault of Horror89m
- S0E3Demon Knight92m
- S0E4Bordello of Blood87m
- S0E5Ritual106m
- S0E6A Virtual Comic Book: The Man Who Was Death25m
- S0E7A Virtual Comic Book: Dead Right25m
- S0E8A Virtual Comic Book: The Trap25m
- S0E9A Virtual Comic Book: None but the Lonely Heart25m
- S0E10A Virtual Comic Book: Death of Some Salesmen25m
- S0E11A Virtual Comic Book: Whirlpool25m
- S0E12A Virtual Comic Book: Fatal Caper25m
- S0E13HBO Presentation & Tales from the Crypt Opening Credits25m
- S0E14From Comic Books to Television25m
- S0E15Cryptkeeper's History of Season One25m
- S0E16Season II Shockumentary25m
- S0E17Fright and Sound: Bringing the Crypt Experience to Radio25m
- S0E18A Tall Tales Panel25m
- S0E19Tales from the Crypt Reunion: A Panel Discussion25m
- S0E20Crypt Jam Music Video25m
- S0E21Stars of Season Four25m
- S0E22Cryptkeeper Introduction25m
- S0E23Cryptkeeper Unveils His New Look25m
- S0E24A Tall Tales Panel: A Dissected Look at Tales from the Crypt25m
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone26mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Apple TV+Shudder
- S1E2Only Sin Deep28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Apple TV+Shudder
- S1E3Lover Come Hack to Me29mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Apple TV+Shudder
- S1E4Collection Completed28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Apple TV+Shudder
Season 216 episodes
- S2E1Dead Right / The Switch / Cutting Cards73mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E2'Til Death27mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E3Three's a Crowd28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E4The Thing From The Grave22mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E5The Sacrifice28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E6For Cryin' Out Loud28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E7Four-Sided Triangle29mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E8The Ventriloquist's Dummy24mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E9Judy, You're Not Yourself Today29mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E10Fitting Punishment27mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E11Korman's Kalamity28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E12Lower Berth26mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E13Mute Witness to Murder26mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E14Television Terror22mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E15My Brother's Keeper25mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S2E16The Secret26mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
Season 312 episodes
- S3E1Loved to Death / Carrion Death / The Trap80mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E2Abra Cadaver30mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E3Top Billing28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E4Dead Wait30mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E5The Reluctant Vampire30mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E6Easel Kill Ya28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E7Undertaking Palor26mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E8Mournin' Mess27mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E9Split Second28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E10Deadline28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E11Spoiled29mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S3E12Yellow40mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
Season 412 episodes
- S4E1None But the Lonely Heart / This'll Kill Ya / On a Deadman's Chest83mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E2Seance25mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E3Beauty Rest30mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E4What's Cookin'28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E5The New Arrival27mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E6Showdown25mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E7King of the Road28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E8Maniac At Large28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E9Split Personality28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E10Strung Along28mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E11Werewolf Concerto24mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
- S4E12Curiosity Killed27mAmazon Prime VideoAMC+Shudder
Season 511 episodes
- S5E1Death of Some Salesmen / As Ye Sow / Forever Ambergris84mAMC+Shudder
- S5E2Food for Thought25mAMC+Shudder
- S5E3People Who Live in Brass Hearses27mAMC+Shudder
- S5E4Two for the Show27mAMC+Shudder
- S5E5House of Horror29mAMC+Shudder
- S5E6Well Cooked Hams27mAMC+Shudder
- S5E7Creep Course28mAMC+Shudder
- S5E8Came the Dawn26mAMC+Shudder
- S5E9Oil's Well That Ends Well27mAMC+Shudder
- S5E10Half-Way Horrible29mAMC+Shudder
- S5E11Till Death Do We Part26mAMC+Shudder
Season 613 episodes
- S6E1Let the Punishment Fit the Crime / Only Skin Deep / Whirlpool67mAMC+Shudder
- S6E2Operation Friendship25mAMC+Shudder
- S6E3Revenge Is the Nuts27mAMC+Shudder
- S6E4The Bribe26mAMC+Shudder
- S6E5The Pit27mAMC+Shudder
- S6E6The Assassin26mAMC+Shudder
- S6E7Staired in Horror25mAMC+Shudder
- S6E8In the Groove27mAMC+Shudder
- S6E9Surprise Party25mAMC+Shudder
- S6E10Doctor of Horror25mAMC+Shudder
- S6E11Comes the Dawn26mAMC+Shudder
- S6E1299 & 44/100% Pure Horror23mAMC+Shudder
- S6E13You, Murderer28mAMC+Shudder
Season 713 episodes
- S7E1Fatal Caper29mAMC+Shudder
- S7E2Last Respects25mAMC+Shudder
- S7E3A Slight Case of Murder27mAMC+Shudder
- S7E4Escape26mAMC+Shudder
- S7E5Horror in the Night27mAMC+Shudder
- S7E6Cold War26mAMC+Shudder
- S7E7The Kidnapper25mAMC+Shudder
- S7E8Report from the Grave27mAMC+Shudder
- S7E9Smoke Wrings26mAMC+Shudder
- S7E10About Face26mAMC+Shudder
- S7E11Confession28mAMC+Shudder
- S7E12Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow27mAMC+Shudder
- S7E13The Third Pig25mAMC+Shudder