Actor / Comedian John Kassir provides the voice of the Cryptkeeper for all 93 episodes, as well as the animated  cartoon series, the gameshow, three feature films, three soundtracks, numerous Cryptkeeper toys, the audio series on the Sci-Fi Channel's website and the new Tales from the Crypt dvds!

In these pages you will find the titles, stars, plots, directors,  original air dates and opening comic covers from Tales from the Crypt's seven season run on HBO.  Beware of spoilers!!

Season One

#1   The Man Who Was Death  (Originally aired on 6/10/89)

Starring: Bill Sadler, Gerrit Graham and Dani Mannick

Directed by Walter Hill

Niles Talbot is an executioner who finds himself out of work when the death penalty is repealed.  When he sees criminals literally getting away with murder and offs them in various "shocking" ways.  When the law finally catches up with him, the death penalty is reinstated, and it's Niles' turn to be in the "hot seat".

#2   And All Through the House  (Originally aired on 6/10/89)

Starring: Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake, Marshall Bell and Lindsey Whitney Barry

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

A woman murders her husband on Christmas Eve and is stalked by an axe wielding escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus suit.  Unable to call for help due to her husband's corpse lying in the front yard, she learns there is a penalty for being naughty instead of nice.

#3   Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone  (Originally aired on 6/10/89)

Starring: Joe Pantoliano, Robert Wuhl, Kathleen York and Gustav Vintas

Directed by Richard Donner

Ulric is given the chance of a lifetime when a mad scientist implants a cat's gland inside his brain, allowing him to gain the cat's nine lives.  He joins the circus and becomes Ulric the Undying, being killed onstage and coming back to life right before their very eyes.  Unfortunately for Ulric, sometimes nine lives isn't enough.

#4   Only Sin Deep   (Originally aired on 6/14/89)

Starring: Lea Thompson, Britt Leach and Brett Cullin

Directed by Howard Deutch

Sylvia Vane is a prostitute who sells her beauty to a seemingly insane pawnbroker.  When she finds herself getting uglier and uglier she tries to force the pawnbroker to give her beauty back, but he demands a large sum of money.  Sylvia murders her wealthy lover to obtain the money, and finds her beautiful face on wanted posters.  Her only chance at freedom now is to keep her hideous face.

#5   Lover, Come Hack to Me   (Originally aired on 6/21/89)

Starring: Amanda Plummer, Stephen Shellen, Lisa Figus and Richard Eden

Directed by Tom Holland

Newlyweds Charles and Peggy find themselves stranded in an abandoned mansion on their wedding night.  Charles has married Peggy for her money and plans to kill her this night and make it look like a robbery.  During the night, he has a horrific dream that Peggy's mom murdered her husband with a large axe in this very mansion.  It turns out that dream really happened, and Peggy proves like mother like daughter.

#6    Collection Completed   (Originally aired on 6/28/89)

Starring: M. Emmet Walsh, Audra Lindley and Martin Garner

Directed by Mary Lambert

Recently retired Jonas is being driven batty by his loony wife's many pets.  His wife dotes over the pets, and even treats him as if he were a pet as well.  Not used to doing nothing all day, Jonas decides he needs a hobby to take some of the time off his hands. Unfortunately that hobby is taxidermy, but it may be Jonas that ends up stuffed.

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