It’s halfway to Halloween, and Shudder is pulling out all the undead stops.
Today, the horror streamer has announced it will exclusively debut all seven seasons, uncensored, of the ‘90s cult classic horror anthology series Tales From the Crypt!
Featuring the iconic Crypt Keeper, voiced by John Kassir, the series’ first season debuts on May 1, with additional seasons rolling out weekly every Friday through June 12.
The news hails from Overlook Film Festival, where Kassir revealed an all-new teaser and poster art, below, in a panel for the cult anthology series.
In Tales from the Crypt, inspired by the 1950s EC Comics, each episode offers a self-contained story hosted by the Crypt Keeper (Kassir), “a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns. With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show’s episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where “bad people” meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences.”
The original HBO series featured a long list of Hollywood A-list guest stars, including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, Michael J. Fox, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields, and many more. The talent also extended behind the camera, with notable directors including Robert Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper, and William Friedkin, as well as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Michael J. Fox.
The reopening of the Tales From the Crypt content archive is made possible by Dark Castle Entertainment, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Walter Hill (Tales From the Crypt Holdings). Which is to say that this streaming announcement is a momentous occasion; the series’ complicated rights history has, until now, prevented streaming debuts and remakes.
Get ready, boils and ghouls, a Halfway to Halloween miracle arrives on Shudder next month.
