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"Tales from the Crypt" (1989): :  -- Tales of horror based on the gloriously gruesome EC horror comics of the 1950's.

Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
10 June 1989 (USA) more
Plot:
Tales of horror based on the gloriously gruesome EC horror comics of the 1950's. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations more
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(44 articles)
Drag Me To Hell - Review from SXSW
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User Comments:
Television's all time greatest horror series more

Cast

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John Kassir ... Crypt Keeper / ... (93 episodes, 1989-1996)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
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Runtime:
Netherlands:30 min | USA:30 min (93 episodes) | Argentina:30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-18 (2005) (DVD) (self applied) | Iceland:16 | UK:12 (one episode) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (some episodes) | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:16

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Trivia:
John Kassir came up with the trademark voice of the Cryptkeeper himself. When Kassir auditioned for the part, the producers loved it so much they almost immediately chose him. more
Quotes:
Crypt Keeper: Heads, I win. Tails, you *ooze*! more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Television's all time greatest horror series, 31 October 1999
Author: Mooby from a house with a secret passageway leading to a bunch of tombs

Not only was every episode meticulously crafted into thirty minutes of ironic terror, but the forces behind it always remained credible enough to deliver star-studded episodes. Jon Kassir's Crypt Keeper remains one of the more sacred pop culture figures of recent years (when's the last time you saw someone trashing the Keeper? He's an icon for chrissakes), and while some of the stories may not have been on caliber with others (most of the "England" episodes never touched the Demi Moore/"if I can't have you, no one will" one), in the end, when the smoke had cleared and the show was over, you looked at it with a refreshing zing, as if you had embraced being had.

Bringing back the EC stories wasn't a simple task. Speilberg tried it with "Amazing Stories" and gave up after two long years. The "Vault Of Horror" got a limited run in 94, but failed. But Tales always stuck around, on its own terms, and gave up swinging.

NP: The Bobcat Goldthwait episode: only animated Tales ever: takeoff...Three Little Pigs

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