Tales from the Crypt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Tales from the Crypt (1989): Comedy, Fantasy, Horror. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Cadaverous scream legend/all-around punster the Crypt Keeper hosts these forays of fright and fun based on classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day – and drawing on the talents of top filmmakers Richard Donner, Walter Hill, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis and others. So belly up to the bar and name your poison. Is it a deranged Santa on a personal slay ride? A man surgically implanted with as many lives (and deaths) as a cat? Honeymooners who each want the other to fulfill the 'til-death vow pronto? These and more terror-rific tales await. Ghoul love 'em!

Series details

Title: Tales from the Crypt
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Premiere date: 1989-06-10
Final broadcast date listed: 1996-07-19
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8/10
TVMaze ID: 453

Cast and credited roles

John Kassir — The Crypt Keeper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1989-06-10; final listed air date 1989-06-28; episode order: 6.
Season 2: premiered 1990-04-21; final listed air date 1990-07-31; episode order: 18.
Season 3: premiered 1991-06-15; final listed air date 1991-08-28; episode order: 14.
Season 4: premiered 1992-06-27; final listed air date 1992-09-16; episode order: 14.
Season 5: premiered 1993-10-02; final listed air date 1993-12-08; episode order: 13.
Season 6: premiered 1994-10-31; final listed air date 1995-01-25; episode order: 15.
Season 7: premiered 1996-04-19; final listed air date 1996-07-19; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tales from the Crypt on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.