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TV series

Tales from the Crypt

1989NR7 seasons8.0 / 10

Dead-on humor and horror.

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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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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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?

Cast, crew and production details

About Tales from the Crypt

Cast

John KassirCrypt Keeper (voice)
Michelle JohnsonLiz Kelly-Dixon
Sugar Ray LeonardGravedigger (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
Ben CrossBenjamin A. Polosky
Madge SinclairLucille
Al Hunter AshtonSgt. Cornwall
Roger Ashton-GriffithsValdemar Tymrak
Yvonne De CarloMrs. Jones (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")

Credits

Created by
William M. Gaines, Steven Dodd

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
81
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • HBOUnited States
  • Tales From The Crypt Holdings
  • EC Comics
  • HBOUnited States
  • Geffen PicturesUnited States

Themes

anthologybased on comiccoffindark comedydark fantasygothic horrorhorrorhorror anthologynuditypuppetpuppeteersupernatural power

Season 4 episodes

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Episode 1

None But the Lonely Heart / This'll Kill Ya / On a Deadman's Chest

1h 23m6.1 / 10

A sneaky man is obsessed with wedding rich older women then killing them. His business partner fears that he'll be caught soon. He finds himself in hot water when he starts getting threatening notes. He kills off those he suspects and soon he realizes the meaning of the saying revenge is sweet. Sophie and Pack are workers at a medicine company. They are furious when their boss tells the papers that they are ready to test their new drug on humans. One day, while he is taking his shots they accidently inject him with the serum. George has only a few hours to live. He starts to have delusions and learns he's been set up and kills Pack. A rocker fights with his manager. His groupie girlfriend shows him a special tattoo and convinces him to get one from where she got it. The tattoo has a picture of a dragon but a cartoon face that looks like Scarlett. He tries to remove the tattoo but no matter how hard he tries it keeps coming back.

Directed by Tom Hanks, Robert Longo, William FriedkinWritten by Terry Black, Gilbert Adler, A L Katz, Larry WilsonGuest stars Sugar Ray Leonard, Treat Williams, Tia Carrere, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Allman, Tom Hanks, Henry Gibson, Bibi Osterwald

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Episode 2

Seance

25m5.0 / 10

Con artists posing as mediums decide to use a man named Chalmers as their next victim. The woman hits on Chalmers and her male partner takes pictures of them in bed. One day Chalmers is killed in an accident. The con artists discover something else - Chalmers' wife is blind. They decide to pull a fake seance on his wife. The plan works but not in the way they expect.

Directed by Gary FlederWritten by Harry AndersonGuest stars Ben Cross, Cathy Moriarty, Lupe Ontiveros, John Vernon, Ellen Crawford, G.F. Smith, Tim Ahern

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Episode 3

Beauty Rest

30m6.0 / 10

An obsessed wannabe model grows bloody red with envy when her roommate lands a part she thought she was going to get. She forces her roommate to overdose and steps in to take her place. She becomes the next victim of another jealous model and kills her rival. Now there's no one standing in her way and she is crowned, but she soon discovers something shocking about the talent show.

Directed by Stephen HopkinsWritten by Terry BlackGuest stars Kathy Ireland, Jennifer Rubin, Buck Henry, Mimi Rogers, Robert Trebor, Anders Hove, Michael Wiseman, Maria Pecci

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Episode 4

What's Cookin'

28m8.0 / 10

Fred and Erma are workers at a squid cafe who find themselves in trouble because their business is failing and their landlord will kick them out. That is until one of the employees encourages them to serve meat. Suddenly business is getting better. Gaston decides to double cross Fred and Erma but he ends getting invited for dinner ... but not in the way he expects. (with optional commentary by John Kassir in character as the Cryptkeeper, the episode's writer Alan Katz, and Tales From the Crypt chronicler Digby Diehl).

Directed by Gilbert AdlerWritten by Gilbert Adler, A L KatzGuest stars Bess Armstrong, Art LaFleur, Meat Loaf, Judd Nelson, Christopher Reeve, Jeannette Lewis, Helen Nasillski

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Episode 5

The New Arrival

27m7.0 / 10

An arrogant radio child psychologist is obsessed with proving to his manager that he is the best. He gets a new patient, a woman and her daughter. When he goes to her room, he assumes that the daughter is the woman's imaginary friend. He learns that her daughter died years ago but her mother's love keeps her alive.

Directed by Peter MedakWritten by Ron FinleyGuest stars Twiggy, Robert Patrick, Zelda Rubinstein, Joan Severance, David Warner

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Episode 6

Showdown

25m6.2 / 10

A gunman being is chased down by another quickdrawing gunslinger in an old abandoned western town. The gunman wins the duel but he soon learns a new meaning to the phrase ""ghost town"" as the spirits of all his victims come back to haunt him.

Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Frank DarabontGuest stars David Morse, Neil Giuntoli, Roderick Cook, Thomas F. Duffy, Monty Bass, Grant Gelt, Tommy Townsend, Mel Coleman

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Episode 7

King of the Road

28m4.7 / 10

A courageous drag racer challenges a cop who used to be a racer. When the cop refuses, the racer decides to make him change his mind and kidnaps his teenage daughter. Iceman proves that he hasn't lost his talent by tricking the racer into changing the course sending him to his doom.

Directed by Tom HollandWritten by Randall JahnsonGuest stars Brad Pitt, Raymond J. Barry, Michelle Bronson, Jack Kehler, Alva L. Petway

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Episode 8

Maniac At Large

28m4.8 / 10

A shy library clerk is obsessed with a serial killer fearing that she will be his next victim. She thinks that her boss, the security guard and a patron are the killer. One night, while she is working late, it turns out that she is really the killer and her victims were ones she thought were after her.

Directed by John FrankenheimerWritten by Mae WoodsGuest stars Adam Ant, Clarence Williams III, Salome Jens, Blythe Danner, Obba Babatundé, Dionysio Basco, Harper Roisman, Laurie Franks

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Episode 9

Split Personality

28m5.2 / 10

Stetson is a con man who likes to date twins. He finds himself in the arms of twin sisters and creates a twin of his own. He weds both of them and decides to knock them off. Little does he know these twins share alike.

Directed by Joel SilverWritten by Fred DekkerGuest stars Burt Young, Jacqueline Alexandra Citron, Kristen Amber Citron, Heidi Thomas, Michael Klastorin, Troy Evans, Reginald D. Hunter, Bill Cho Lee

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Episode 10

Strung Along

28m4.6 / 10

An aging puppeteer gets a new assistant. When he learns that his wife has a boyfriend, the assistant promises he'll do something about it. The puppeteer spends most of his time with is favorite puppet Koko. When he discovers that his assistant is his wife's lover, the two make him think that Koko has gone on a murderous rampage. Little do they know that Pinocchio isn't the only one with-out strings.

Directed by Kevin YagherWritten by Kevin Yagher, Yale UdoffGuest stars Lisle Wilson, Zach Galligan, Donald O'Connor, Patricia Charbonneau, Tom Dugan

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Episode 11

Werewolf Concerto

24m6.0 / 10

A man is killed outside the woods of a hotel. His death is suspected to be the work of a werewolf. The manager says that there is a werewolf hunter who will deal with the problem. Among the guests is a smooth talking man and an attractive female guest. It turns out that Lokai is the werewolf but much to his surprise he discovers that Janice is also a creature of darkness.

Directed by Steve PerryWritten by Scott NimerfroGuest stars Charles Fleischer, Reginald VelJohnson, Lela Rochon, Walter Gotell, Dennis Farina, Timothy Dalton, Wolfgang Puck, Beverly D'Angelo

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Episode 12

Curiosity Killed

27m4.3 / 10Finale

A man asks his friend to keep a youth potion away from his wife. When she suspects that they are trying to kill her, she kills them first and drinks the potion which she had switched. But she soon regrets it.

Directed by Elliot SilversteinWritten by Stanley Ralph RossGuest stars Madge Sinclair, Margot Kidder, Kevin McCarthy, J.A. Preston, Marshall R. Teague, Constance Wiggins, Cynthia Windham

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026