Top 20 Tales from the Crypt Episodes
My list of the best episodes from the HBO series Tales from the Crypt
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- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsKirk DouglasEric DouglasLance HenriksenThe year is 1918. During World War I, somewhere in France, it's the 49th day of continuous battle on the front lines. Lieutenant Martin Kalthrob doesn't want to be in the army anymore and asks his father, General Kalthrob, for a discharge. His father refuses but says he will transfer him to the rear if he leads a patrol to the German lines and fix the broken communication line. When he proves himself to be a coward, his father orders a court martial with penalty of death by firing squad.
- 1989–199628mNot Rated7.3 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard DonnerStarsJohn KassirJoe PantolianoRobert WuhlA bum displays his ability to resurrect himself.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1989–199624mNot Rated7.6 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard DonnerStarsDon RicklesBobcat GoldthwaitJohn KassirAmateur ventriloquist Billy Goldman learns that being a ventriloquist might not be the best career for him.
- 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.
- DirectorPeter S. SeamanStarsTimothy StackJonathan StarkJessica HarperSiamese twins, one timid and kind-hearted and the other reckless and sadistic, must make a decision on whether or not to allow an experimental surgery to have them separated even though one of them doesn't want to be split from the other.
- DirectorJ. Michael RivaStarsLarry DrakeGrace ZabriskieMike SimmrinA young orphan, named Theodore's adopted by the odd and well-off Colberts, with a dark secret. They're not the only ones.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsWilliam SadlerJ.W. SmithRoy BrocksmithAfter the death penalty is abolished, an executioner continues his former job through freelancing...
- DirectorTom MankiewiczStarsAndrew McCarthyMariel HemingwayDavid HemmingsIn Los Angeles, aspiring screenwriter Edward Foster from Indiana has a crush on his neighbor Miranda Singer. However, bimbo Miranda is a gold digger who does not give Edward any attention. His unrequited love is noticed by his creepy landlord, Mr. Stronham, who offers Edward a love potion in order to seduce Miranda. Will the potion work?
- DirectorGilbert AdlerStarsChristopher ReeveBess ArmstrongArt LaFleurMarried couple Fred and Erma's restaurant has seen better days. But things change once a stranger walks in, with a rather unique steak recipe...
- DirectorSteven E. de SouzaStarsKyle MacLachlanGeorge DelHoyoJohn KassirA sadistic serial killer has unforeseen complications when pursued by a determined motorcycle cop in a barren desert.
- DirectorMichael J. FoxStarsTeri GarrBruno KirbyBruce McGillIndebted unhappy married couple, Lou and Irene, commit a life insurance fraud. Lou's brother Billy helps him fake his death and leave for Mexico. But Irene and Billy fall in love and when Lou returns, they claim they don't know him.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1989–199629mNot Rated7.0 (993)TV EpisodeDirectorElliot SilversteinStarsMalcolm McDowellSandra DickinsonGeorge WendtA good natured vampire takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHumphrey BogartJohn LithgowIsabella RosselliniPlastic surgery makes a criminal look like Humphrey Bogart. Years later, he's a successful businessman. His angry wife finds out about his past and threatens him. He asks his plastic surgeon friend to end her. Twist after twist ensues.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsLance HenriksenKevin TigheJohn KassirReno and Sam are a pair of hardcore gamblers who don't play for fun. They challenge each other in a simple game of cards, and the end result could be deadlier then they could've ever bargained for.
- DirectorBill KoppPatrick A. VenturaStarsJohn KassirBobcat GoldthwaitCam ClarkeAn animated horror version of the Three Little Pigs story. When the third pig is tried and convicted for the murder of his two brothers by a wolf jury, he builds a zombie Frankenpig to take out his revenge on the actual murderer.
- DirectorJoel SilverStarsJoe PesciJacqueline Alexandra CitronKristen Amber CitronA swindler, Jack loves money and... twins. One day he meets rich twins that show interest in him.