My Favourite Episodes of 'Tales from the Crypt'
A list of my personal favourites from the HBO series.
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- DirectorJack SholderStarsMoses GunnJon ClairTeddy WilsonWhen funeral director Ezra Thornberry gets his very polite young nephew Bobby as a roommate, he eventually learns his rude harsh behavior towards him could be fatal.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsJohn KassirM. Emmet WalshAudra LindleyJonas has been forced into mandatory retirement. He can't relax, though, because Anita's friends are driving him crazy.
- 1989–199630mNot Rated6.5 (963)TV EpisodeDirectorJim SimpsonStarsRichard ThomasPatricia ClarksonReed BirneyYoung woman Suzy looks out of the window of her apartment and witnesses a man murdering a woman in the apartment directly across from hers. Suzy is so traumatized by what she sees that she's rendered mute. Suzy is placed in the care of Dr. Trask, who alas turns out to be the man who committed the murder she witnessed.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsBeau BridgesTony GoldwynTom WrightA former potential surgeon sets out to wreak revenge on the brother whose cruel practical joke prevented him from realizing his dream.
- 1989–199630mNot Rated7.0 (943)TV EpisodeDirectorTom HanksStarsTreat WilliamsFrances SternhagenHenry GibsonA con artist meets and weds a wealthy old widows through a dating service, then murders them and takes the inheritance, finally gets the date of his dreams - the very worst of them.
- 1989–199630mNot Rated7.9 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorGilbert AdlerStarsTim CurryEd Begley Jr.Yvonne De CarloA conniving con-man posing as a salesman gets more than he bargained for when he comes knocks at the door of the wrong family.
- 1989–199629mNot Rated6.4 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorTom HollandStarsJohn KassirAmanda PlummerStephen ShellenPeggy wants to make sure her honeymoon turns out perfect.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBrion JamesMichelle JohnsonBilly WirthA beautiful waitress marries the owner of a lumber camp and then quickly starts to realize that he is not what she really wants.
- DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsPeter OnoratiSherrie RoseStephen LiskaA violent, hot-tempered man goes to a Halloween party hosted by his ex-wife, where he meets a mysterious but beautiful masked woman who needs more help than he does.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsYul VazquezPaul HippTia CarrereDanny Darwin learns that his new tattoo might be more than just a tattoo.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsDavid WarnerJoan SeveranceZelda RubinsteinAn abnormally difficult child tests a psychologist.
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsTim RothRoya MegnotNancy FishPainter Jack Craig gains himself a wealthy patron when he sells a morbid painting. He soon finds that in order to please his patron, he must continue to paint pictures of death - and this leads him down a murderous path.
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsDemi MooreJeffrey TamborNatalija NogulichCathy wants a rich and successful life, and fast. She visits a medium who tells her she will meet a man who will inherit a lot of money, and die in a violent way soon after. When she meets grossly overweight Charlie who informs her of his rich relatives, she promptly marries him. As it turns out, the medium is always right.
- DirectorCharlie PicerniStarsMorton Downey Jr.Dorothy ParkePeter Van NordenA TV shock journalist gives an on-air tour of an eerie haunted house.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJon LovitzBruce BoxleitnerJohn AstinAn unattractive and unlucky actor can't get a role because of his looks. His agent and girlfriend leave him. But he doesn't intend to give up - he wants the role of Hamlet.
- 1989–199622mNot Rated7.7 (2.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJohn KassirMary Ellen TrainorLarry DrakeA greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsWilliam SadlerJ.W. SmithRoy BrocksmithAfter the death penalty is abolished, an executioner continues his former job through freelancing...
- DirectorSteve PerryStarsTimothy DaltonDennis FarinaWalter GotellAn Agatha Christie-style mystery sees the inhabitants of a remote hotel terrorized by rumors of a werewolf prowling the area. Not to fear, as a self-appointed werewolf hunter is amongst them. But might he have a dark secret of his own?
- DirectorTom HollandStarsPatricia ArquetteChelcie RossSusan BlommaertFarmer George is attracted to Mary Jo, the nubile young woman who helps out with the chores. The problem is... she's in love with a scarecrow.
- DirectorJoel SilverStarsJoe PesciJacqueline Alexandra CitronKristen Amber CitronA swindler, Jack loves money and... twins. One day he meets rich twins that show interest in him.
- DirectorGary FlederStarsRoger DaltreySteve BuscemiPaul DooleyA jaded, has-been photographer plots the demise of his younger, talented protégé when they go on assignment in Central America.
- 1989–199628mNot Rated7.3 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard DonnerStarsJohn KassirJoe PantolianoRobert WuhlA bum displays his ability to resurrect himself.
- DirectorJeffrey PriceStarsLee ArenbergKatey SagalIggy PopA greedy rock promoter tries to steal the money raised at a benefit concert when his conscience intervenes.
- DirectorUli EdelStarsBrooke ShieldsPerry KingMichael J. PollardA lecherous millionaire offers a lift to a beautiful seductress in the middle of nowhere with horrific consequences.
- DirectorMartin von HaselbergStarsShelley HackChelsea FieldJonathan BanksA happy housewife is pitted against three CIA agents, who have come to kill her husband, a supposed rogue agent.