Tales from the Crypt: Season 2, Episode 16Television Terror (17 Jul. 1990)A TV shock journalist gives an on-air tour of an eerie haunted house. Director:Charlie Picerni |
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Tales from the Crypt: Season 2, Episode 16Television Terror (17 Jul. 1990)A TV shock journalist gives an on-air tour of an eerie haunted house. Director:Charlie Picerni |
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| Morton Downey Jr. | ... |
Horton Rivers
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Dorothy Parke | ... |
Sam
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| Peter Van Norden | ... |
Booth
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| John Kassir | ... |
Crypt Keeper
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Warren Burton | ... |
Roland
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| Michael Harris | ... |
Trip
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Ami Rothschild | ... |
Lisa
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Candace Savalas | ... |
A.D.
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Jeannie Epper | ... |
Ada Ritter
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Victor Paul | ... |
Rudy Deluca
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Wally Rose | ... |
Man in Tub
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Steve Picerni | ... |
Man on Staircase
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Ted Grossman | ... |
Weird Old Man with Camera
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A TV shock journalist gives an on-air tour of an eerie haunted house.
This was a really good episode. It was only 23 minutes, but it was so atmospheric and really scary. Morton Downey Jr. was great as the sleazy TV host and all the casting was excellent. This is an example of an okay script made into an excellently directed episode. Another plus is the music. This is my favorite Tales from the Crypt score. It's a scary tune played on an out of tune piano. The episodes plot is about a TV host going in a haunted house, once owned by a woman who killed her borders and collected their insurance money. It has a predictable ending, or at least one that's not extremely original, but it still doesn't ruin this classic epsisode.
My rating: ****/**** stars. 23 mins. Not Rated contains Violence and Language.