Comments on: The Dark Morality of “Tales From the Crypt” and Its 15 Best Episodes

By: Daniel Encarnacion

Daniel Encarnacion — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:06:00 +0000

yeah i noticed that one. They also screwed up in Abra Cadaver… Dr. Herbert West is the guy from Re-Animator. Not Frank Herbert, he’s the guy who wrote the awesome, amazing, and kickass Dune Series lol…

By: Mrs_Spengler

Mrs_Spengler — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:49:00 +0000

In the “Television Terror” part of the article, you got the actor’s name wrong. It’s Morton Downey Jr. not Robert Morton Jr.

By: Garth Goudelock

Garth Goudelock — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:28:00 +0000

A really solid list. I am one of the biggest TftC fans out there and usually I take issue with these lists because I just don’t agree. But each of these is one of my favorites. Based on mood others could be swapped in, but can’t say I disagree with any of these.

By: murdermakesmecum666

murdermakesmecum666 — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:54:00 +0000

i reallly liked the switch, threes a crowd, loved to death, forever ambergris, operation friendship.

By: Raul Calvo

Raul Calvo — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:12:00 +0000

I think “You, murderer” is a nod to the Humphrey Bogart movie Dark Passage more than a riff on Abra Cadaver. Dark Passage is a movie from 1947 that is known because the first part of the movie is in the POV of the protagonist.

By: ConnieHinesDorothyProvine

ConnieHinesDorothyProvine — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 03:27:00 +0000

That was one of the awesomest shows ever.

By: Fracassi

Fracassi — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:20:00 +0000

I like that David Warner is in the number one episode. When I was a kid I thought he was the coolest villain in Tron.

By: Fracassi

Fracassi — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:18:00 +0000

In reply to Riiiiiiiiiight. HA. Thanks. I love that episode. "Yes it does appear to be K9 fecal material sir."

By: Frank Lloyd Jr.

Frank Lloyd Jr. — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:01:00 +0000

Wasn’t there an episode of the show “The Hitchhiker” with an ending similar to “Split Personality”?

By: Foxenstein Must Be Destroyed

Foxenstein Must Be Destroyed — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:51:00 +0000

what’s that one where the woman goes to parties and takes the face off men who freak out when they realize she’s not wearing a mask? i like that episode.

By: Ben_Jammin

Ben_Jammin — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 15:42:00 +0000

Nice list, particularly New Arrival, Top Billing and Collection Completed, but it’s missing another classic. I call this adventure in fine dining, “What’s Cookin'”!

By: Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 12:04:00 +0000

Television Terror is the single greatest TFTC episode.

By: shawn lawson

shawn lawson — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 04:51:00 +0000

“Split second” all day! Wtf?!!!!! Episode is a riot and gory.

By: Jason Stein

Jason Stein — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:18:00 +0000

I saw The New Arrival in middle school and it freaked me out so much I kept the lights on when I went to bed. Yellow is my absolute favorite episode, it even has Dan Akroyd.

By: Vader the White

Vader the White — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:08:00 +0000

Three of my favorites (the first three episodes of Season 1) are in the honorable mentions? And no “Lower Berth?”
Well, my favorite (“Television Terror”) made it, along with one of the first episodes I ever saw (as an adult at least), “Mournin’ Mess”, which led me to buying all seven seasons on DVD>

By: BlingRhames

BlingRhames — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:49:00 +0000

Lower Berth should be on this list. Plus, it’s an origin story of the Crypt Keeper himself.
“Enoch, the two-faced man, an attraction at a sideshow, falls in love with a 2,000 year old mummy, eventually leading up to the conception of their bastard child, The Crypt Keeper.”

so if you ever wondered… how that pun throwing weirdo came into existence watch “Lower Berth”.

And… Split Personality is borderline unwatchable. I remember thinking that when I saw it as a kid and then more recently when I watched it again a couple of years ago. Just really, really, not good.

By: Flu-Like Symptoms

Flu-Like Symptoms — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 22:14:00 +0000

I always had a soft spot for “The Switch”.

By: James Coker

James Coker — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:55:00 +0000

no “Strung Along’ ? the really creepy episode about the puppeteer and his murderous clown puppet ?

By: Grimphantom

Grimphantom — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:48:00 +0000

I’m surprise the ones on the bottom i consider being the best episodes.

By: Riiiiiiiiiight

Riiiiiiiiiight — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:36:00 +0000

In reply to Jimmy Cthulhuhan. "Television Terror" was definitely great, maybe #2 or #3 for me. The great episodes were the ones that weren't overly long and had more scares to offer than some gory little twist ending.

By: Riiiiiiiiiight

Riiiiiiiiiight — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:33:00 +0000

In reply to Fracassi. "House Of Horrors"

By: Jimmy Cthulhuhan

Jimmy Cthulhuhan — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:31:00 +0000

Eh… Yellow was the worst episode imo (yeah, worse than anything of season 7). Didnt really fit the show, and even on its own it was just really bland and uninteresting.

And #1 should always be Television Terror. -slap

By: Fracassi

Fracassi — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:37:00 +0000

In reply to Fracassi. Almost forgot - the Will Wheaton episode is really fun too.

By: Fracassi

Fracassi — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:31:00 +0000

Mourning Mess was pretty good. I actually like Steven Weber in his horror roles, and although The Shining isn’t my favorite TV movie, he plays Jack Torrance quite well. Segue – His audible narration on Stephen King’s IT is absolutely fantastic. My favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes are Curiosity Killed, Comes the Dawn, People Who Live in Brass Hearses, The Man Who Was Death, and Carrion Death.

By: Riiiiiiiiiight

Riiiiiiiiiight — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:26:00 +0000

I agree with a lot of your choices, but definitely NOT the order. I would argue that “Death Of Some Salesman” is THE BEST episode of the series due to the very acting and twist ending you mentioned.

I would also jettison #’s 3 and 4 and replace them with Zemeckis’ “All Through The House”, which was directed through the teeth and tense throughout, and also “House Of Horrors”, which was fun and kept me guessing as to what was really going on in the episode until the very end.

By: Pulagatha

Pulagatha — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:19:00 +0000

No Korman’s Kalamity? That’s a great list of best episodes though.