Based on the legendary and gruesome EC Comics from publisher William Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, the super natural, gore and humor and always had a twist ending of sorts. Some of Hollywood's biggest names took part, either working in front or behind the camera. Hosting duties fell to everyone's favorite decaying corpse, the Crypt Keeper. The success of this series spawned a Saturday morning cartoon series (Tales From the Cryptkeeper), a short lived Saturday morning gameshow on CBS (Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House) and lots of merchandise. Two feature films (Demon Knight and Bordello of Blood) were also produced. Two other movies based on the EC Comics (Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of Horror) were released back in 1972 and 1973 respectively. But they are not connected to this series and will not be listed here! Tales from the Crypt has aired on HBO, Fox, in syndication and the Sci-Fi Channel. Most recently, the series has bee
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | March 1972 | January 2005 | 33 |
Season 1 | June 1989 | June 1989 | 6 |
Season 2 | April 1990 | July 1990 | 18 |
Season 3 | June 1991 | August 1991 | 14 |
Season 4 | June 1992 | September 1992 | 14 |
Season 5 | October 1993 | December 1993 | 13 |
Season 6 | October 1994 | January 1995 | 15 |
Season 7 | April 1996 | July 1996 | 13 |
Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | 0 | ||
Season 1 | June 1989 | June 1989 | 6 |
Season 2 | April 1990 | July 1990 | 18 |
Season 3 | June 1991 | August 1991 | 14 |
Season 4 | June 1992 | September 1992 | 14 |
Season 5 | October 1993 | December 1993 | 13 |
Season 6 | October 1994 | January 1995 | 15 |
Season 7 | April 1996 | July 1996 | 13 |
Unassigned Episodes | 33 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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Season 1 | June 1989 | July 1996 | 93 |
Unassigned Episodes | 33 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Gilbert Adler | 15 | 07/03/1991 - 08/16/1996 | |
Larry Wilson | 6 | 07/17/1991 - 06/28/1996 | |
Walter Hill | 6 | 06/10/1989 - 08/14/1991 | |
Fred Dekker | 6 | 06/10/1989 - 08/26/1992 | |
John Harrison | 5 | 07/17/1991 - 06/07/1996 | |
Robert Zemeckis | 4 | 06/10/1989 - 08/16/1996 | |
Tom Holland | 4 | 06/21/1989 - 08/08/1992 | |
Russell Mulcahy | 4 | 08/07/1991 - 05/24/1996 | |
Elliot Silverstein | 4 | 07/10/1991 - 12/28/1994 | |
Rodman Flender | 3 | 10/06/1993 - 01/18/1995 | |
Jeffrey Price | 3 | 05/22/1990 - 07/24/1990 | |
Kevin Yagher | 3 | 07/03/1990 - 09/02/1992 | |
Stephen Hopkins | 3 | 06/19/1991 - 12/14/1994 | |
Peter S. Seaman | 3 | 05/22/1990 - 07/24/1990 | |
Bob Gale | 3 | 10/27/1993 - 08/16/1996 | |
William Malone | 3 | 10/31/1994 - 06/14/1996 | |
Richard Donner | 3 | 06/10/1989 - 08/01/1992 | |
Freddie Francis | 2 | 03/09/1972 - 04/26/1996 | |
Avi Nesher | 2 | 09/18/2002 | |
W. Peter Iliff | 2 | 12/08/1993 | |
Gary Fleder | 2 | 07/04/1992 - 10/02/1993 | |
Tom Hanks | 2 | 06/27/1992 | |
Andy Wolk | 2 | 04/21/1990 - 08/21/1991 | |
Bob Hoskins | 2 | 04/19/1996 | |
Bill Kopp | 2 | 07/19/1996 | |
Jeffrey Boam | 2 | 11/10/1993 | |
Gregory Widen | 2 | 12/01/1993 | |
Don Mancini | 2 | 06/19/1990 | |
Kyle MacLachlan | 2 | 10/02/1993 | |
Michael J. Fox | 2 | 06/15/1991 | |
Manny Coto | 2 | 07/31/1991 | |
Howard Deutch | 2 | 06/14/1989 - 04/21/1990 | |
Vincent Spano | 2 | 12/21/1994 | |
Brian Helgeland | 2 | 05/03/1996 | |
David Burton Morris | 2 | 05/01/1990 | |
Steven E. De Souza | 2 | 06/15/1991 | |
Uli Edel | 1 | 11/17/1993 | |
Ramon Menendez | 1 | 11/23/1994 | |
Jim Simpson | 1 | 07/10/1990 | |
Mandie Fletcher | 1 | 06/21/1996 | |
William Friedkin | 1 | 06/27/1992 | |
Mick Garris | 1 | 10/31/1994 | |
Michael Riva | 1 | 07/31/1990 | |
James H. Spencer | 1 | 06/07/1996 | |
Todd Holland | 1 | 06/26/1991 | |
Randa Haines | 1 | 06/12/1990 | |
Charles Picerni | 1 | 07/17/1990 | |
Jack Sholder | 1 | 06/19/1990 | |
John Herzfeld | 1 | 01/11/1995 | |
Peter Medak | 1 | 07/25/1992 | |
Peter Hewitt | 1 | 07/05/1996 | |
Andy Morhan | 1 | 05/31/1996 | |
John Frankenheimer | 1 | 08/19/1992 | |
Richard Greenberg | 1 | 05/15/1990 | |
Kevin Hooks | 1 | 10/20/1993 | |
Joel Silver | 1 | 08/26/1992 | |
Martin von Haselberg | 1 | 12/07/1994 | |
Steve Perry | 1 | 09/09/1992 | |
Mary Lambert | 1 | 06/28/1989 | |
Tom Sanders | 1 | 06/28/1996 | |
Rowdy Herrington | 1 | 06/26/1990 | |
Pat Ventura | 1 | 07/19/1996 | |
Tom Mankiewicz | 1 | 06/15/1991 | |
Michael Thau | 1 | 07/24/1991 | |
Paul Abascal | 1 | 11/24/1993 | |
Chris Walas | 1 | 04/24/1990 | |
Tobe Hooper | 1 | 07/03/1991 | |
Jonas McCord | 1 | 11/16/1994 | |
Robert Longo | 1 | 06/27/1992 | |
Peter MacDonald | 1 | 05/17/1996 | |
Ernest R. Dickerson | 1 | 01/13/1995 | |
Roland Mesa | 1 | 11/09/1994 | |
Christopher Hart | 1 | 07/12/1996 | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 1 | 04/21/1990 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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A L Katz | 12 | 07/03/1991 - 08/16/1996 | |
Scott Nimerfro | 11 | 06/12/1990 - 07/05/1996 | |
Ron Finley | 5 | 07/24/1991 - 10/31/1994 | |
Colman Dekay | 4 | 12/14/1994 - 04/19/1996 | |
Mae Woods | 3 | 04/21/1990 - 08/19/1992 | |
Terry Black | 3 | 06/10/1989 - 07/10/1991 | |
Lance Henriksen | 3 | 04/21/1990 | |
J. Randal Johnson | 2 | 07/17/1990 - 08/08/1992 | |
Donald Longtooth | 2 | 06/27/1992 - 07/11/1992 | |
Doug Ronning | 2 | 07/31/1990 - 08/21/1991 | |
Harry Anderson | 2 | 07/04/1992 | |
Frank Darabont | 2 | 06/05/1990 - 08/01/1992 | |
John Mankiewicz | 1 | 06/15/1991 | |
Scott Rosenberg | 1 | 10/02/1993 | |
Cyrus Voris | 1 | 01/13/1995 | |
Nancy Doyne | 1 | 07/10/1990 | |
Jim Thomas | 1 | 08/28/1991 | |
Kim Ketelsen | 1 | 05/01/1990 | |
John Thomas | 1 | 08/28/1991 | |
Ed Tapia | 1 | 07/12/1996 | |
Battle Davis | 1 | 06/28/1989 | |
Yale Udoff | 1 | 09/02/1992 | |
Jonathan David Kahn | 1 | 06/19/1990 | |
Ethan Reiff | 1 | 01/13/1995 | |
Richard Tuggle | 1 | 04/21/1990 | |
Inez Wallace | 1 | 09/18/2002 | |
Jack Temchin | 1 | 12/21/1994 | |
Shel Willens | 1 | 11/16/1994 | |
Richard Christian Matheson | 1 | 08/07/1991 | |
Andrew Kevin Walker | 1 | 11/03/1993 | |
Connie Johnson | 1 | 08/21/1991 | |
Jeri Barchilon de Souza | 1 | 04/24/1990 | |
Rob Ross | 1 | 11/09/1994 | |
Dick Beebe | 1 | 10/31/1994 | |
James Tugend | 1 | 05/29/1990 | |
Jim Birge | 1 | 06/19/1991 | |
Mark Bishop | 1 | 01/13/1995 | |
Rob Cohen | 1 | 09/18/2002 | |
Michael Taav | 1 | 04/21/1990 | |
G.J. Pruss | 1 | 07/17/1990 | |
Robert Reneau | 1 | 06/10/1989 | |
Tom Lyons (II) | 1 | 12/28/1994 | |
Teller | 1 | 12/14/1994 | |
Johnny Craig | 1 | 03/09/1972 | |
Scott Alexander | 1 | 06/15/1991 | |
A Whitney Brown | 1 | 06/28/1989 | |
Ross Thommas | 1 | 05/15/1990 | |
Joe Minion | 1 | 06/15/1991 | |
Michael McDowell | 1 | 06/21/1989 | |
Lisa Sandoval | 1 | 06/21/1996 | |
Michael Alan Kahn | 1 | 06/19/1990 | |
Stanley Ralph Ross | 1 | 09/16/1992 | |
Myles Berkowitz | 1 | 06/26/1991 | |
Randolph Davis | 1 | 06/28/1989 |
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A comprehensive list of all TV series seen and experienced throughout my life from early childhood to the present day. Usually full completion including all seasons, but at least a mandatory minimum of one full season. Will include live action and Western animation/cartoons, but exclude anime, which is on a separate list.
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