Seems like a good marriage. On one side of the aisle: M. Night Shyamalan, a filmmaker who made a name for himself by crafting spooky, grown up tales like The Sixth Sense, Signs, and The Village. On the other end, walking down the aisle with a lovely veil on, a brand new take on Tales From The Crypt.
We've known that Shyamalan was working on relaunching the series, which began its life as a comic book in the 1950s, became a film in 1972, then found new life as an anthology horror show on HBO in 1989. The weekly series, hosted by a decrepit corpse known as The Cryptkeeper, told a different, scary story every week. It attracted all kinds of stars, led to a couple of other films, and an animated children's series- Tales From The Cryptkeeper that ran for six years.
Shyamalan, who spent some time trying to stretch his...
We've known that Shyamalan was working on relaunching the series, which began its life as a comic book in the 1950s, became a film in 1972, then found new life as an anthology horror show on HBO in 1989. The weekly series, hosted by a decrepit corpse known as The Cryptkeeper, told a different, scary story every week. It attracted all kinds of stars, led to a couple of other films, and an animated children's series- Tales From The Cryptkeeper that ran for six years.
Shyamalan, who spent some time trying to stretch his...
- 4/15/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
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