Tales From The Crypt

1989 • HBO
4.7
693 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (18)

1 Dead Right
4/21/90
Season-only
A waitress agrees to marry a fat, ugly patron because a fortuneteller predicts that if she does, he will inherit millions and die. After a few months in the awful marriage, she wins a million dollars and tries to leave him. He kills her, inherits her fortune and goes to the electric chair, fulfilling the prophecy.
2 The Switch
4/21/90
Season-only
A wealthy old man in love with a beautiful young woman switches his body with an athletic young man to try to win the lady. When he has spent all his money on surgery, he comes to the sad conclusion that the lady is out for money, not for looks.
3 Cutting Cards
4/21/90
Season-only
When two longtime rival gamblers run into each other in a small town card hall, they decide to play a game of "chop poker" to settle their score.
4 'Til Death
4/24/90
Season-only
An unscrupulous plantation owner looks to raise some cash to develop a worthless plot of inherited land by wooing a beautiful heiress to an island and using voodoo to make her his wife.
5 Three's a Crowd
5/1/90
Season-only
As a special 10th-anniversary gift to a down-on-their-luck couple, a rich friend arranges for them to join him on his lush island. But as the vacation draws to a close, the jealous husband commits a most unfortunate mistake.
6 The Thing From The Grave
5/8/90
Season-only
An idyllic love affair between a photographer and a gorgeous model is ruined when another suitor emerges to kill off his rival. But the dead photographer doesn't give up easily . . .
7 The Sacrifice
5/15/90
Season-only
A slick insurance agent murders a wealthy L.A. tycoon in order to marry his beautiful wife. In the end, however, he proves to be the fall guy in the woman's deadly scheme.
8 For Cryin' Out Loud
5/22/90
Season-only
A shady rock 'n' roll club owner hosts a benefit concert with Iggy Pop and steals the money. When he is caught in the act by his sexy banker, he resorts to murder. But his guilty conscience protests, loudly, until he confesses.
9 Four-Sided Triangle
5/29/90
Season-only
A beautiful young housekeeper is held prisoner on an isolated farm by a demented couple. Pretending to be mad, she claims that the farm's scarecrow is her lover. The amorous husband gets more than he bargained for when he dresses in the scarecrow's clothes to take advantage of the girl.
10 The Ventriloquist's Dummy
6/5/90
Season-only
A young boy's obsession with a ventriloquist leads him, fifteen years later, to seek advice from the expert, only to learn the horrifying reason why his idol left the business.
11 Judy, You're Not Yourself Today
6/12/90
Season-only
Judy and Donald, an eccentric young couple, are pitted against one another when an evil witch seizes control of Judy's body.
12 Fitting Punishment
6/19/90
Season-only
The cruel owner of a rural Alabama funeral home has a nasty way of treating his corpses. When his crippled nephew dies, he cuts off the boy's feet so the body will fit in a small coffin. The corpse, however, won't let him get away with murder so easily.
13 Korman's Kalamity
6/26/90
Season-only
A hen-pecked cartoonist for TALES FROM THE CRYPT finds a way to get rid of his nagging wife when the monsters he draws come to life.
14 Lower Berth
7/3/90
Season-only
The story of the birth of the Crypt-Keeper, in which Enoch, a hideous two-faced man, takes a freak show mummy for his wife.
15 Mute Witness to Murder
7/10/90
Season-only
A woman becomes mute after seeing a doctor murder his wife. The same doctor then commits her to a mental institution, with deadly results.
16 Television Terror
7/17/90
Season-only
A cynical and cruel "shock" TV journalist exposes a haunted house with shocking results
17 My Brother's Keeper
7/24/90
Season-only
Siamese twins prove that they are exactly alike when one of the two commits a murder.
18 The Secret
7/31/90
Season-only
An orphan boy is adopted by a rich, eccentric couple who give him everything but his freedom. When he discovers his new parents harbor a dark secret, he defends himself with his own secret.

About this show

Based on the legendary and gruesome EC Comics, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, the supernatural, gore and humor and always had a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood's biggest names took part, either working in front or behind the camera. Hosting duties fell to everyone's favorite decaying corpse, the Cryptkeeper.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
693 reviews
David Wolfman
November 26, 2014
Ive always loved this show since i was a little kid (however i wouldnt really recommend this to kids, its a very adult tv show, ive just always loved horror). Tongue-in-cheek and ironic horror at its finest...creepy and spooky...its all here.
26 people found this review helpful
Valerie G
September 18, 2014
Been watching since my parents said I was old enougg. Even have the collector crypt keeper doll that talks. He IS THE BEST IN SCARE!!
Jessica Gray
October 21, 2014
Watching this show really takes me back to my childhood. My grandmother and I used to watch this show together every Thursday night. I bet I have seen every episode and I still love watching them. They will never get old.
83 people found this review helpful