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New “Tales From the Crypt” Being Retooled?!
The Cryptkeeper has many stories to tell…
Back in January we reported that TNT was reviving “Tales From the Crypt” with M. Night Shyamalan acting as “curator” of the two-hour horror block.
Details were scarce, but Bloody Disgusting was able to find out all sorts of inside information, with the biggest news being that there will be a new “Crypt Keeper” (HBO owns the rights to the John Kassir-voiced host).
We also discovered that the plan was for the new “Tales From the Crypt” to be episodic (“American Horror Story”-style), with 13 episodes of one storyline per season.
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Things have changed drastically since the announcement, mainly that anthology content is booming with content providers leaning towards the old-school style of storytelling as opposed to episodic.
Some really good news came out of the WonderCon where Shyamalan was promoting his FOX series, “Wayward Pines.” He double confirmed to /Film that we will see a Crypt Keeper of sorts, while also revealing that he’s since changed his tune about how he would like to present the “Tales From the Crypt” stories.
“You know, I can’t say 100% but I’m thinking right now, where I am, if you’d asked me this six months ago I would have a different answer, but where I am right now it’s more individual ‘Black Mirror’ kind of stuff right now,” Shyamalan said.
Yes, Shyamalan is now leaning towards delivering “Tales From the Crypt” as short, independent stories that would be more in tune with the original comics and HBO series. It’s also what the fans prefer, especially here on Bloody Disgusting…
The good news is that it sounds like we’re getting what we want, the bad news is that it sounds as if they haven’t even begun developing out their new plan. The original screenplay (for the first season) that’s been floating around Hollywood is about voodoo in New Orleans. Now, if Shyamalan and TNT decide to scrap those plans, they need to start from scratch. And what I’m taking out of that quote is that nothing has been decided, which means we’re going to be waiting even longer.
I’ll wait another decade if that’s what it takes to get it right. “Tales From the Crypt” is an important part of my childhood and my horror being. I would love to have it revived in a way that has us horror fans celebrating in unison.
The discovery of life beyond Earth leads to paranoia and danger for a family in the new trailer for The Outer Threat.
The sci-fi thriller heads to Digital and VOD on July 10, 2026.
In The Outer Threat, “After making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, astrophysicists Daniel and Michelle are forced to flee from home with their family — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic revelation and human paranoia blurs, leading to a tense and emotional confrontation that challenges the boundaries of understanding, science, and survival.“
The film comes from writer-director William Woods and stars Constance Wu, Mark O’Brien, William Fichtner, Callista Crowe, Isaac Smelcer-Zhang, Oscar Hsu, and Murray Furrow.
Maddy Falle, Albert Shin, and Allison White produce. Executive producers include Rob McGillivray, Ben Stranahan, Tom Spriggs, John Hansen III, Patrick Vipond, Jared Blaichman, Jonah Blaichman, and Randall Okita.
The Outer Threat arrives on the heels of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, circling similar territory. The truth about the existence of aliens leads to danger in the trailer below.