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Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Comedy · Crime · Fantasy

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?

IMDb rating
8.0 (30,969 votes)
Episode average
6.7 -1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.03 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 6.9 27 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 2,719 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,889 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 2,283 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 2,014 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 1,888 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 1,889 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Man Who Was Death7.22,719
2And All Through the House7.72,889
3Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone7.32,283
4Only Sin Deep6.72,014
5Lover Come Hack to Me6.41,888
6Collection Completed6.91,889

Season 2 (1990)

6.94 avg 18 episodes 7.3 → 7.0 27 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 2,035 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 2,035 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 1,955 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 1,565 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 1,684 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 1,519 votesEp 7: 6.1 · 1,377 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 1,497 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 1,538 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 1,683 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 1,340 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 1,419 votesEp 13: 6.8 · 1,362 votesEp 14: 6.5 · 1,240 votesEp 15: 6.4 · 1,218 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 1,661 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 1,280 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 1,244 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dead Right7.32,035
2The Switch7.12,035
3Cutting Cards7.51,955
4'Til Death6.71,565
5Three's a Crowd7.21,684
6The Thing from the Grave6.41,519
7The Sacrifice6.11,377
8For Cryin' Out Loud7.01,497
9Four-Sided Triangle7.11,538
10The Ventriloquist's Dummy7.61,683
11Judy, You're Not Yourself Today6.11,340
12Fitting Punishment7.01,419
13Korman's Kalamity6.81,362
14Lower Berth6.51,240
15Mute Witness to Murder6.41,218
16Television Terror7.91,661
17My Brother's Keeper7.31,280
18The Secret7.01,244

Season 3 (1991)

6.95 avg 14 episodes 6.3 → 8.0 29 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 1,291 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 1,482 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 1,340 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,431 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 1,329 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 1,188 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 1,264 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 1,252 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 1,129 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 1,144 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 1,321 votesEp 12: 5.6 · 1,040 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 1,043 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 1,553 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Loved to Death6.31,291
2Carrion Death7.31,482
3The Trap6.91,340
4Abra Cadaver7.81,431
5Top Billing7.41,329
6Dead Wait6.61,188
7The Reluctant Vampire7.01,264
8Easel Kill Ya7.11,252
9Undertaking Palor6.61,129
10Mournin' Mess7.11,144
11Split Second7.31,321
12Deadline5.61,040
13Spoiled6.31,043
14Yellow8.01,553

Season 4 (1992)

6.79 avg 14 episodes 7.0 → 6.0 27 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 1,175 votesEp 2: 6.1 · 1,005 votesEp 3: 6.4 · 1,066 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 959 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 1,054 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 1,512 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 1,208 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 927 votesEp 9: 6.2 · 1,076 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 1,001 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 1,196 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 972 votesEp 13: 6.7 · 1,014 votesEp 14: 6.0 · 868 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1None But the Lonely Heart7.01,175
2This'll Kill Ya6.11,005
3On a Deadman's Chest6.41,066
4Seance6.4959
5Beauty Rest6.81,054
6What's Cookin'8.21,512
7The New Arrival7.71,208
8Showdown6.2927
9King of the Road6.21,076
10Maniac at Large6.81,001
11Split Personality7.41,196
12Strung Along7.2972
13Werewolf Concerto6.71,014
14Curiosity Killed6.0868

Season 5 (1993)

6.92 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 6.3 27 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 1,393 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 918 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,093 votesEp 4: 6.1 · 833 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 1,071 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 955 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 1,040 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 845 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 948 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 903 votesEp 11: 6.2 · 839 votesEp 12: 5.9 · 780 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 788 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Death of Some Salesmen7.91,393
2As Ye Sow6.8918
3Forever Ambergris7.61,093
4Food for Thought6.1833
5People Who Live in Brass Hearses7.41,071
6Two for the Show7.5955
7House of Horror7.21,040
8Well Cooked Hams6.6845
9Creep Course7.4948
10Came the Dawn7.1903
11Oil's Well That Ends Well6.2839
12Half-Way Horrible5.9780
13Till Death Do We Part6.3788

Season 6 (1994)

6.45 avg 15 episodes 7.1 → 7.3 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 925 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 959 votesEp 3: 5.3 · 771 votesEp 4: 5.6 · 743 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 738 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 749 votesEp 7: 5.5 · 761 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 833 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 812 votesEp 10: 5.6 · 696 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 693 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 725 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 723 votesEp 14: 6.7 · 715 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 902 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Let the Punishment Fit the Crime7.1925
2Only Skin Deep7.2959
3Whirlpool5.3771
4Operation Friendship5.6743
5Revenge Is the Nuts6.2738
6The Bribe6.4749
7The Pit5.5761
8The Assassin7.3833
9Staired in Horror7.1812
10In the Groove5.6696
11Surprise Party6.1693
12Doctor of Horror6.8725
13Comes the Dawn6.6723
1499 & 44/100% Pure Horror6.7715
15You, Murderer7.3902

Season 7 (1996)

5.89 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 6.0 26 min avg

Ep 1: 6.5 · 703 votesEp 2: 5.7 · 672 votesEp 3: 6.1 · 638 votesEp 4: 5.5 · 599 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 660 votesEp 6: 5.8 · 681 votesEp 7: 5.2 · 660 votesEp 8: 5.4 · 602 votesEp 9: 5.4 · 617 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 581 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 582 votesEp 12: 5.9 · 556 votesEp 13: 6.0 · 689 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fatal Caper6.5703
2Last Respects5.7672
3A Slight Case of Murder6.1638
4Escape5.5599
5Horror in the Night6.3660
6Cold War5.8681
7The Kidnapper5.2660
8Report from the Grave5.4602
9Smoke Wrings5.4617
10About Face6.2581
11Confession6.6582
12Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow5.9556
13The Third Pig6.0689
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