Tales from the Crypt fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of dark humor and satire
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Terrifying and tense
Tales from the Crypt is terrifying, tense, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Dead-on humor and horror.
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Tales from the Crypt is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Shudder, and Spectrum On Demand in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
7 seasons
It has 7 seasons with 81 episodes of about 25 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a comic.
Not quite. Audiences rate Tales from the Crypt higher (83) than critics (69). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 1989 to 1996 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Tales from the Crypt in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 214 storytelling tropes for Tales from the Crypt, including Guest Host, 7-Minute Lull, Compilation Movie.
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