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1989
TV-14
HBO

1989
TV-14
HBO

Summary Based on the legendary and gruesome 1950's EC Comics from publisher, William M. Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, greed, lust, gore and the supernatural, with touches of humor sprinkled throughout, usually with a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood's biggest names including Demi Moore, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwa...

1989
TV-14
HBO

1989
TV-14
HBO

Tales from the Crypt

7 Seasons

Season 1 Premiere: Jun 10, 1989

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

56

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 28 User Ratings

8.3

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Summary Based on the legendary and gruesome 1950's EC Comics from publisher, William M. Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, greed, lust, gore and the supernatural, with touches of humor sprinkled throughout, usually with a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood's biggest names including Demi Moore, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwa...

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6 Episodes • 1989

18 Episodes • 1990

14 Episodes • 1991

14 Episodes • 1992

13 Episodes • 1993

15 Episodes • 1994

7 Seasons

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

33% Positive
3 Reviews

56% Mixed
5 Reviews

11% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

33% Positive
3 Reviews

56% Mixed
5 Reviews

11% Negative
1 Review

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Jun 9, 2015

Tales From the Crypt scared the living bejesus out of me...We are talking major league fright time here, folks. [9 June 1989, p.5]

Jun 25, 2013

It's the gleeful goriness that sets the series apart. This is a show with plenty of guts.

Jun 9, 2015

Are they scary? Not generally. The stories exist only to make bad things happen to bad people. You can see the "twist" endings coming a mile away, but the fun is in the ghoulish glee taken in the telling. [9 June 1989, p.3D]

By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW

Chicago Tribune

Jun 9, 2015

Certainly, these pioneering jaunts have a stylishness and sophistication lacking in most mainstream televison shows. But at this point, for all their nifty good looks, they just aren't special or scary enough. [9 June 1989, p.C-1]

By Rick Kogan FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jun 9, 2015

Much as horror fans might revere HBO for spending good dough and hiring top-rank directors and crew members for the series, the initial results are mixed.

Jun 9, 2015

The first Tales from the Crypt is a good idea gone - well, not bad, really, but a bit bland, dull. For all the "horror," there's not a lot of real tension. The rules of the genre are clear and the characters are pretty much cardboard cutouts. Granted, that's the comics' traditional material - but the real comics also had more of an edge, more maniacal glee. [10 June 1989, p.15]

Washington Post

Jun 9, 2015

There is no specific credit for "bad taste," but there's plenty for everyone to share -- just as Donner, Hill, Zemeckis and others listed as executive producers will eventually share in the profits...Blood money, if you ask me. [10 June 1989, p.C1]

By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 28 User Ratings

89% Positive
25 Ratings

11% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 28 User Ratings

89% Positive
25 Ratings

11% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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Details

Production Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)
Tales From The Crypt Holdings

Initial Release Date: Jun 10, 1989

Number of seasons: 7 Seasons

Rating: TV-14

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Awards

CableACE Awards

• 6 Wins & 31 Nominations

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

• 6 Wins & 7 Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 7 Nominations

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