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Season 2 – Tales From the Crypt

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Based on the EC Comics series of the same name, this campy and stylized anthology series recounts a string of horrific yarns introduced by the show's moldering host, the Crypt Keeper. Episodes feature a number of well-known actors and actresses, including Dan Aykroyd, Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Reeve and Sam Waterston. Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner and John Frankenheimer are among notables who directed episodes.

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Dan Caffrey AV Club The season-two episode "Lower Berth" is a testament to how, in the hands of a good writer and director... an EC story can take on a more complex tone than the comic that inspired it. Jun 19, 2018 Full Review A.A. Dowd AV Club "Dead Right" possesses a retroactive selling point common to the series: It stars two actors whose careers would soon balloon, both digging hungrily into heavily-caricatured roles. Jun 14, 2018 Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Tasteless, witty, and very well made, Tales from the Crypt is off to a good start. Rated: A- Feb 24, 2018 Full Review Sara Century Syfy Wire Patricia Arquette's turn as a victim of abuse, who has a bizarre sexual fascination with a scarecrow in the episode "Four-Sided Triangle" is by far one of her best, most unsettling roles in a long career. Jun 19, 2018 Full Review Andrew Roberts Uproxx Morton Downey Jr. had lost his trashy talk show by the time this episode aired in 1990, but he was still a well-known public figure. That makes this episode satisfying for several reasons. Jun 19, 2018 Full Review Nicole D'Andria Screen Rant Morton Downey Jr. is basically playing an exaggerated(?) version of himself here and every minute of it is enjoyable. Jun 15, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lee Arenberg

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Lance Henriksen

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Bobcat Goldthwait

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Harry Anderson

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D.W. Moffett

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Stefan Gierasch

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 21, 1990 Dead Right A greedy woman (Demi Moore) marries on a seer's advice; with Jeffrey Tambor. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 21, 1990 The Switch An aging millionaire (William Hickey) trades wealth for love; with Kelly Preston; director Arnold Schwarzenegger. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 21, 1990 Cutting Cards Rival gamblers (Lance Henriksen, Kevin Tighe) play for high stakes; director Walter Hill. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 24, 1990 'Til Death A plantation owner (D.W. Moffett) tries a voodoo love potion. Details Episode 5 Aired May 1, 1990 Three's a Crowd A jealous husband makes a gruesome mistake; with Gavan O'Herlihy, Ruth DeSosa. Details Episode 6 Aired May 8, 1990 The Thing From the Grave Revenge is in store when an idyllic affair between a photographer and his model is ruined by another suitor. Details Episode 7 Aired May 15, 1990 The Sacrifice Loving another man's wife is murder; with Kevin Kilner, Kim Delaney, Michael Ironside. Details Episode 8 Aired May 22, 1990 For Cryin' Out Loud A shady man (Lee Arenberg) promotes a benefit concert; with Katey Sagal, Sam Kinison. Details Episode 9 Aired May 29, 1990 Four-Sided Triangle A middle-aged man and his polio-stricken wife hold a young woman prisoner at an isolated farm. Starring Patricia Arquette. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 5, 1990 The Ventriloquist's Dummy A ventriloquist's (Don Rickles) protege (Bob Goldthwait) learns horrible tricks. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 12, 1990 Judy, You're Not Yourself Today Bewitched woman (Carol Kane); directed by Randa Haines directs. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 17, 1990 Television Terror A TV talk-show host (Morton Downey Jr.) visits a haunted house. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 19, 1990 Fitting Punishment A mortician (Moses Gunn) cuts corners and steals from the dead. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 26, 1990 Korman's Kalamity Cartoons come alive; with Harry Anderson, Cynthia Gibb, Colleen Camp; director Rowdy Herrington. Details Episode 15 Aired Jul 3, 1990 Lower Berth A sideshow performer (Jeff Yagher) has a last fling with a mummy. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 10, 1990 Mute Witness to Murder A woman becomes mute after she witnesses a murder, and then is placed under the care of the killer himself. Details Episode 17 Aired Jul 24, 1990 My Brother's Keeper Siamese twins commit a murder; with Timothy Stack, Jonathan Stack, Jessica Harper. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 31, 1990 The Secret An eccentric couple (Larry Drake, Grace Zabriskie) adopts an orphan. Details

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Season Info

Director
Richard Greenberg, Tom Holland, Jack Sholder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Walter Hill, Randa Haines, Fred Dekker, Peter S. Seaman, Richard Donner, Rowdy Herrington, Kevin Yagher, Jeffrey Price, James Simpson, Howard Deutch, Chuck Picerni Jr., Chris Walas, David Burton Morris
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 21, 1990