Tales from the crypt, sometimes titled hbos tales from the crypt, is an american horror anthology television series that ran from june 10, 1989 to july 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel hbo for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. This tale was well remembered more for its comedy than fright. She is getting older and her dreams of hitting the big time are drying out. Tales from the crypt the reluctant vampire s3e7 genre snaps. Ready to delight the feverishly warped mind are an unlucky eerie encounters of fate, fiends and flatout funniness, featuring bill paxton, brooke shields, martin sheen, steve buscemi, batmans adam west and more in the atmosfearic fifth season. The cover art that introduces the episodes usually has pretty good cartoon.
Tales from the crypt s 7 e 9 about face recap tv tropes. But when the iconic horror anthology is straightup going for laughs the result is often painful. Easel kill ya in easel kill ya, a perfectly cast tim roth plays jack craig, a starving artist so gaunt and skinny that if he lost any more weight his ribs would rip through his chest. The title is based on the 1950s ec comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the other ec comics of the time the. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series tales from the crypt. If the vampires dont kill ya, the undertakers will. Malcolm mcdowell as donald longtooth in the tales from the crypt episode the reluctant. With the help of his wife and brother, a financial loser fakes his own death to get out of debt. Sony atv publishing, solar music rights management, bmi broadcast music inc. The following is a list of episodes for the television series tales from the crypt, which aired from. A good natured vampire takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment.
I have to thank scott harper who suggested that my description of the plot made the vampire section sound like this episode from season 2 of the tv series of tales from the crypt. With keith coogan, michael deluise, courtney gains, brian krause. A 12 yearoldorphan is adopted and given a life of sweets and luxury by a rich couple harboring a. Tales from the crypt season 3 episode 7 the reluctant vampire. A good natured vampire malcolm mcdowell takes a more novel approach to. Watch tales from the crypt online full episodes of.
With bruce payne, vivian wu, susan tyrrell, michael ironside. I was thinking about this specifically with these three episodes. He agrees to take them in as his wards, but one of the girls isnt what she seems. Cadaverous scream legend the crypt keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic e. About face is the 9th episode in the 7th season of tales from the crypt. Malcolm mcdowell, sandra searles dickinson, george wendt, michael berryman, paul gleason, john kassir, and gloria dawson composer. This tales from the crypt episode titled the reluctant vampire from 1991s season 3 was certainly a very campy and funny episode. Tales from the crypt the reluctant vampire tv episode 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dvd description for the episode a vampire named donald longtooth malcolm mcdowell with a conscience works within a blood bank.
Tales from the crypt s 3 e 7 the reluctant vampire. Tales from the crypt s 3 e 7 the reluctant vampire recap. We have previously looked at three of the live action episodes, comes the dawn, cold war and the reluctant vampire, as well as the spinoff film bordello of blood. A womanizing priest is visited by twin girls who claim to be his daughters. Tales from the crypt wiki is a fandom tv community. The cryptkeeper makes a reference to tales from the crypt starting out as a magazine at the. Hey, its a livin meet the vampire who works as a night security guard at a blood bank. Tales from the cryptkeeper was a cartoon series based on the live action tales from the crypt, aimed at a younger audience and hosted by the cryptkeeper john kassir. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest.
Fox, malcolm mcdowell, tim roth, rita wilson, kirk douglas, anthony lapaglia, dan aykroyd and more. A vampire malcolm mcdowell eschews the tradition of attacking mortals, satiating his need for blood by working as a night watchman at a. Tales from the crypt comes the dawn tv episode 1995 imdb. Full of fun and frights, the fifth season of tales from the crypt features a happily haunted collection of silly scares for fearless viewers. Tales from the crypt house of horror tv episode 1993. The reluctant vampire is a particularly punishing example of a funny tales from the crypt episode that isnt scary in the least but is brutally. Watch tales from the crypt 1996 season 3, episode 3 the trap. Honeymooners out to fulfill the til death do we part vow asap. The show is hosted by the crypt keeper, a puppet like creation made to be reminiscent of a rotting zombie like creature. With malcolm mcdowell, sandra dickinson, george wendt, michael berryman. A squeamish vampire satisfies his bloodlust by working as a night watchman at a blood bank, but the owner soon realizes his business is being sucked dry so the. Will it be an insane santa on a personal slay ride. Tales from the crypt season 1 episode 4 only sin deep. Tales from the crypt is based on a comic book series of the same name and many episodes do come from those comic books.
Colonel parker and sergeant burrows, two exsoldiers with a murky past, arrive in the alaskan wilderness to do some illegal hunting. This was, however, much more darkly humorous in its quirkiness and that quirkiness introduced us to a couple of the most inept criminals the world has ever. All but the most diehard tales from the crypt viewers may therefore wish to avoid the kidnapper, which fails to explore its harrowing subject matter from a solemn and mature framework. When he begins to fall for a coworker named sally sandra dickinson and the blood bank is threatened by closing by its owner george wendt, donald takes matters into his. Among the inhabitants spilling out of the vault, look for andrew mccarthy, mariel hemingway, jon lovitz, whoopi goldberg, kyle maclachlan, michael j. The complete sixth season dvd if youve been missing the crypt keeper, heres a chance to improve your aim. Featuring most of the same producers from the hbo series and john kassir reprising the role of the cryptkeeper, episodes were planned with. Watch tales from the crypt 1996 episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The crypt keeper is back to host this scarerific collection of fourteen spooktacular episodes from season 3. Three pledges for a fraternity on probation run by a softspoken leader and his two sidekicks are visited by a beautiful young sorority gal, who is looking for a frat to pledge her own sorority ends up tagging along with the pledges to an abandoned house where an urban legend murder took place years before.
Forgoing the gory, scary, and extraordinary circumstances of a typical tales from the crypt episode, the kidnapper will likely evoke criticism from. Heck, the cryptkeeper has even been known to indulge in puns and wordplay on occasion. In 2000, several tales from the crypt radio shows were recorded for seeing ear theatre, an online subsidiary of the scifi channel, and were offered free as streaming realaudio files on their website, as well as for sale on. Tales from the crypt the reluctant vampire tv episode. The reluctant vampire tales from the crypt wiki fandom. They get a local girl called jeri drumbeater, parkers subordinate during desert storm, to be their scout. We have a goofy vampire story, a straightforwardyetgritty morality tale thats. The episode itself was based on a story from the haunt of fear comic.