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  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 1989
  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 1989

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...

  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 1989
  • HBO
  • Jun 10, 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jun 10, 1989
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 9 User Ratings
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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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Episode 1 • Jun 10, 1989 • 26 m
The Man Who Was Death
After the death penalty is abolished, an executioner continues his former job through freelancing...
Episode 2 • Jun 10, 1989 • 22 m
And All Through the House
A greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
Episode 3 • Jun 10, 1989 • 28 m
Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone
A bum displays his ability to resurrect himself.
Episode 4 • Jun 14, 1989 • 27 m
Only Sin Deep
A hooker learns that beauty is only skin deep.
Episode 5 • Jun 21, 1989 • 29 m
Lover Come Hack to Me
Peggy wants to make sure her honeymoon turns out perfect.
Episode 6 • Jun 28, 1989 • 27 m
Collection Completed
Jonas has been forced into mandatory retirement. He can't relax, though, because Anita's friends are driving him crazy.
7 Seasons

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
17% Positive
1 Review
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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67% Mixed
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17% Negative
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90
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]
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50
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
50
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
50
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.
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40
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]
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30
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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