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10 June 1989 (USA) morePlot:
Tales of horror based on the gloriously gruesome EC horror comics of the 1950's. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(77 articles)
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Season One: Qualifications To Be Admitted Into The 'Crypt' more (44 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 20) | John Kassir | ... | Crypt Keeper / ... (93 episodes, 1989-1996) |
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Also Known As:
HBO's Tales from the CryptCuentos de la cripta (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Les contes de la crypte (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Berättelser från kryptan (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Contos de Arrepiar (Portugal) [pt]
Geschichten aus der Gruft (West Germany) [de]
Historias de la cripta (Spain) [es]
Istories apo tin krypti (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Kauhua kryptasta (Finland) [fi]
Mesék a kriptából (Hungary) [hu]
Opowiesci z krypty (Poland) [pl]
Röster från andra sidan graven (Sweden) [sv]
Racconti della cripta (Italy) (video title) [it]
Racconti di mezzanotte (Italy) [it]
Sippurim M'Ha-Tzud Ha-Afell (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
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USA:25 min (93 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-18 (2005) (DVD) (self applied) | Iceland:16 | UK:12 (one episode) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (some episodes) | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:16Fun Stuff
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The concept for the movie The Frighteners (1996) was originally going to be a TFTC film, but Robert Zemeckis loved the script so much that he had it spun off with Peter Jackson directing. moreQuotes:
Crypt Keeper: [after cutting someone's ear off with a pair of scissors] Shave and a haircut, two bits![laughs hysterically]
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If you are a somewhat warped person with a dark sense of humor, you'll really like this offering. Obviously I plead guilty because I liked this, although one of episodes turned me off. Nonetheless, it's very entertaining because of the effective mix of comedy, suspense, horror and originality.
You only get six stories from this opening (1989) season of horror-comedy on cable television, but at a fairly cheap price, the DVD set still is well worth it.
In addition to the crazy stories, you get some surprisingly good cinematography. The picture isn't razor sharp but it's well-photographed. Some pretty big directors in the film business - Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, Joel Silver, David Giler and Walter Hill - are involved.
Each show features an actor or two who's familiar and they must have had fun making these. You can just see it as they ham it up in their roles. Warning: the language is rough. This is R-rated material....and perhaps only for sick people, as I must be.