Tales from the Crypt: Report from the Grave starts as scientist Elliot (James Frain) & his girlfriend Arianne (Siobhan Flynn) breaking into the crypt of dead serial killer Valdemar Tymrak (Roger Ashton-Griffiths) so Elliot can test his memory retrieval device which is able to collect thoughts & memories from the dead. While testing the machine Elliot suspects that Arianne has been doing the dirty on him & decides to teach her a lesson but he ends up killing her after turning the machine up to maximum. However the machine has other side effects & Arianne's spirit is trapped in the afterlife with serial killer Tymrak who uses Elliots love of her to try & rejoin the land of the living to continue his murderous ways...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 8 from season 7 & Report from the Grave comes at the halfway point of the seventh season which so far has been pretty poor & this just continues that very disappointing trend. Written & directed by William Malone the script was supposedly based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book although the only similarities the two share is the title Report from the Grave as the two stories are actually very different, I would say Report from the Grave is one of the most poorly written Tales from the Crypt episodes I have seen with a confused plot & an ending which to me makes virtually no sense whatsoever. In fact I would probably say that Report from the Grave has the single weakest ending in the entire ninety three episode run of Tales from the Crypt, it's that bad. I just don't get it & it's not explained properly either so the episode ends with the viewer feeling very frustrated & left just sitting there asking questions & wondering what just happened. There's not much pace to it, the character's & story is weak & the tone is uneven going from horror to love story to supernatural drama with no aspect particularly impressing.
The opening sequence is quite atmospheric as it's set in a creepy graveyard at night but apart from that this is pretty mundane & forgettable stuff. There's a few shots of someone dribbling blood & a dead body in a bathtub with slashed wrist's but otherwise there's no gore or violence worth mentioning. The opening & closing Cryptkeeper sequences sees him dressed as a gardener & are by far the most entertaining parts of the episode. The acting is alright by no-one I have ever heard of.
Report from the Grave is yet another extremely poor Tales from the Crypt story from season seven, a seventh season which has been very poor so far.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 8 from season 7 & Report from the Grave comes at the halfway point of the seventh season which so far has been pretty poor & this just continues that very disappointing trend. Written & directed by William Malone the script was supposedly based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book although the only similarities the two share is the title Report from the Grave as the two stories are actually very different, I would say Report from the Grave is one of the most poorly written Tales from the Crypt episodes I have seen with a confused plot & an ending which to me makes virtually no sense whatsoever. In fact I would probably say that Report from the Grave has the single weakest ending in the entire ninety three episode run of Tales from the Crypt, it's that bad. I just don't get it & it's not explained properly either so the episode ends with the viewer feeling very frustrated & left just sitting there asking questions & wondering what just happened. There's not much pace to it, the character's & story is weak & the tone is uneven going from horror to love story to supernatural drama with no aspect particularly impressing.
The opening sequence is quite atmospheric as it's set in a creepy graveyard at night but apart from that this is pretty mundane & forgettable stuff. There's a few shots of someone dribbling blood & a dead body in a bathtub with slashed wrist's but otherwise there's no gore or violence worth mentioning. The opening & closing Cryptkeeper sequences sees him dressed as a gardener & are by far the most entertaining parts of the episode. The acting is alright by no-one I have ever heard of.
Report from the Grave is yet another extremely poor Tales from the Crypt story from season seven, a seventh season which has been very poor so far.