Tales from the Crypt

10 Best Episodes of Tales from the Crypt

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 24, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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Tales from the Crypt - S5E3

#15 - Forever Ambergris (Season 5 - Episode 3)

Dalton is a seasoned combat photographer who finds himself falling for a beautiful women who just happens to be the wife of his friend. One day Ike sends Dalton into a disease warfare area. Dalton returns, but not the way he used to be. He soon writes a letter about how he was set up and his wife and friend also contract the same disease.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 76 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S3E6

#14 - Dead Wait (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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Red is a low life crook who is looking for a black pearl. He finds that it's on a island belonging to an ailing millionaire. He plans with the millionaire's mistress to steal the pearl but she turns on him. Fortunately a voodoo priestess comes to the rescue but she has something special for him that he'll never forget.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 91 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S2E17

#13 - My Brother's Keeper (Season 2 - Episode 17)

The reckless Eddie and the correct Frank are Siamese brothers connected by their waists. Eddie wants to convince Frank to be submitted to a surgery with 50% of chances of success, but Frank is afraid. When Frank meets Marie in a bar, he falls in love for her and decides to risk. But a secret is disclosed with fatal consequences, affecting the relationship of the brothers.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 95 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S2E1

#12 - Dead Right (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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A gold digging waitress goes to a fortune teller who predicts that by the end of the day her boss will fire her and she will land a new job. When the prediction becomes reality, she goes back for more. The fortune teller predicts that she will marry a man who will inherit a fortune and then die.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 208 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S5E13

#11 - Till Death Do We Part (Season 5 - Episode 13)

A male escort is engaged to an aging woman. One day she discovers him flirting with a younger woman. She forces him to kill her in front of her. Instead he kills off her bodyguards, but he is even more surprised when the young lady turns against him. It turns out he's been fantasizing the whole thing and bumps her off himself.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 51 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S4E12

#10 - Strung Along (Season 4 - Episode 12)

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An aging puppeteer gets a new assistant. When he learns that his wife has a boyfriend, the assistant promises he'll do something about it. The puppeteer spends most of his time with is favorite puppet Koko. When he discovers that his assistant is his wife's lover, the two make him think that Koko has gone on a murderous rampage. Little do they know that Pinocchio isn't the only one with-out strings.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 60 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S5E10

#9 - Came the Dawn (Season 5 - Episode 10)

In this version of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, a young woman who is also a thief is picked up by a man driving by. He takes her up to his place. There she hears a message from his wife, but also learns that there is a killer nearby. When she goes to his room she gets a big surprise.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 55 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S6E2

#8 - Only Skin Deep (Season 6 - Episode 2)

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At a costume party, a young man falls in love with a sexy woman. They have a great time. He promises to keep quiet but the next day he spills the beans. The woman tells him not to be around while she's awake. He finds out that she's wearing that same mask. He tries to remove it only to learn that it's her horrible face. She gives him the most shocking punishment.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 67 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S5E6

#7 - Two for the Show (Season 5 - Episode 6)

A man slaughters his wife who he believes is having an affair. He drags her body and puts it in the bathtub. The police arrive and he refuses to let them near the bathtub. He chops up the corpse and hops a train with a trunk containing his wife's corpse. The detective follows him. The man switches trunks but when he opens the other one he gets a big surprise.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 50 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S5E9

#6 - Creep Course (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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Reggie is a college jock who is trying to pass a history test. He asks the class bookworm Stella Bishop to help tutor him. She goes to Finely's house to to get the answer sheet, but when she gets there, Finely and Reggie lock her in a mummy's tomb. Finely double crosses Reggie by poisoning him. Finely goes back to check his work, and gets a big surprise. Stella is not dead. She has been charming the mummy by impersonating his dead girlfriend making the mummy jealous and Reggie and Finely really take the wraps.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 59 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S3E4

#5 - Abra Cadaver (Season 3 - Episode 4)

A former potential surgeon sets out to wreak revenge on the brother who's cruel practical joke prevented him from realizing his dream.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 100 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S6E9

#4 - Staired in Horror (Season 6 - Episode 9)

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Clyde is a fugitive who holes up in a house occupied by an elderly woman. One night he finds an attractive woman upstairs, but he discovers it's the same woman. She tells him that a long time ago her spouse caught her having an affair and put a curse on the house. She must stay up stairs if she wants to be young forever. The same thing will happen to the man if he comes upstairs. The cops arrive and he goes upstairs to change his image but he finds himself getting weak and the woman turns back into a helpless infant unable to do anything but crawl.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 62 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S4E11

#3 - Split Personality (Season 4 - Episode 11)

Stetson is a con man who likes to date twins. He finds himself in the arms of twin sisters and creates a twin of his own. He weds both of them and decides to knock them off. Little does he know these twins share alike.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 66 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S3E14

#2 - Yellow (Season 3 - Episode 14)

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The year is 1918. During World War I, somewhere in France, it's the 49th day of continuous battle on the front lines. Lieutenant Martin Kalthrob doesn't want to be in the army anymore and asks his father, General Kalthrob, for a discharge. His father refuses but says he will transfer him to the rear if he leads a patrol to the German lines and fix the broken communication line. When he proves himself to be a coward, his father orders a court martial with penalty of death by firing squad.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 64 votes.

Tales from the Crypt - S4E6

#1 - What's Cookin' (Season 4 - Episode 6)

Fred and Erma are workers at a squid cafe who find themselves in trouble because their business is failing and their landlord will kick them out. That is until one of the employees encourages them to serve meat. Suddenly business is getting better. Gaston decides to double cross Fred and Erma but he ends getting invited for dinner ... but not in the way he expects. (with optional commentary by John Kassir in character as the Cryptkeeper, the episode's writer Alan Katz, and Tales From the Crypt chronicler Digby Diehl).

The episode was rated 8.15 from 75 votes.

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