Historias de la cripta (Temporada 0)
Dead-On Humor and Horror.
"Historias de la cripta" comenzó a emitirse en televisión en 1989 con la intención de revindicar el género de terror con el mismo romanticismo que lo hiciera "La dimensión desconocida" de Rod Serling en la década de los 50 y 60. Las historias eran adaptaciones de la colección de cómics de terror que la editorial EC Comics había publicado en los 50, en los que los personajes se veían enfrentados a destinos de lo más tétrico y donde cada historia era presentada por "El Guardián de la Cripta", gran anfitrión del horror, que comentaba detalles escabrosos de cada cuento y que incluso se burlaba con ironía de los lectores. Esta forma de introducir el cómic se conservó en la serie de televisión en la que cada episodio está precedido por un muñeco cadavérico, que resulta una excelente versión del que aparecía en las historias originales de papel.
Tales from the Crypt (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1972-03-09
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Cryptkeeper, receive visions of how they will die.
The Vault of Horror (Episodio 2)
Guionista: Ethan Reiff
Fecha de emisión: 1973-03-31
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.
Demon Knight (Episodio 3)
Guionista: Gilbert Adler
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-13
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Brayker is a man who carries the last of seven keys, special containers which held the blood of Christ and were scattered across the universe to prevent the forces of evil from taking over. If The Collector gets the last key, the universe will fall into Chaos, and he has been tracking Brayker all the way to a small inn in a nowhere town. And now the final battle for the universe begins.
Bordello of Blood (Episodio 4)
Guionista: Rob Cohen
Fecha de emisión: 1996-08-16
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Private eye Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine (Erika Eleniak) to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a thousand-year-old vampire (Angie Everhart) and secretly backed by Katherine's boss, televangelist Jimmy Current (Chris Sarandon).
Ritual (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 2002-09-18
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A discredited American doctor begins a job in Jamaica caring for a disturbed man who thinks he is becoming a zombie.
A Virtual Comic Book: The Man Who Was Death (Episodio 6)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: Dead Right (Episodio 7)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: The Trap (Episodio 8)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: None but the Lonely Heart (Episodio 9)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: Death of Some Salesmen (Episodio 10)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: Whirlpool (Episodio 11)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
A Virtual Comic Book: Fatal Caper (Episodio 12)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A virtual comic book that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.
HBO Presentation & Tales from the Crypt Opening Credits (Episodio 13)
Duración: 25 min
From Comic Books to Television (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 2004-10-31
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: The 50-minute documentary focuses on the history of EC, the publisher of Tales from the Crypt. It is engaging, informative and definitely entertaining, thanks to a nice mix of talking heads and animated recreations of the publisher's comics. If you enjoy the series, the story behind it is potentially even more fascinating, if only because it really happened. As the documentary leads into the creation of the HBO series, it is the perfect in-context extra for this set.
Cryptkeeper's History of Season One (Episodio 15)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A short (5:30) featurette provides an overview of how the series came together and a bit about each episode. Hosted by the Cryptkeeper, this is "his" version of the story, and thus, he was the motivating factor for everything. Again, this is done purely in his punny style, and thus should appeal to fans of his. Oddly, the description of the episodes in terms of their order differs from the order on this DVD and the generally accepted order.
Season II Shockumentary (Episodio 16)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A "behind the screams" look at the making of Tales from the Crypt Season Two, covering the production of the second season of the show. Hosted by the Cryptkeeper, the piece looks at the show from all angles, including the influence of the comics, the talent involved and the creation of the Cryptkeeper himself. Interviews with Joel Silver and the Cryptkeeper's voice, John Kassir, among several others, help present an interesting, though brief retrospective of the show.
Fright and Sound: Bringing the Crypt Experience to Radio (Episodio 17)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A quick look at the creation of an episode of SciFi.com's Seeing Ear Theater short-lived series of "Tales from the Crypt" episodes. Recorded live at the Museum of Television and Radio, with Tim Curry as the narrator.
From the season 2 set.
A Tall Tales Panel (Episodio 18)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A gathering of Tales from the Crypt staff and admirers talk about the show.
Tales from the Crypt Reunion: A Panel Discussion (Episodio 19)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Panel discussion from the producers of the series from the comic con, unedited and presented in its entirety.
From the season 3 set.
Crypt Jam Music Video (Episodio 20)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: The Cryptkeeper raps.
Stars of Season Four (Episodio 21)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: The Cryptkeeper hosts a short documentary of clips that shows the stars of season 4.
Cryptkeeper Introduction (Episodio 22)
Duración: 25 min
Cryptkeeper Unveils His New Look (Episodio 23)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: Cryptkeeper is upset on what his face looks like. He thinks he is to good looking to be on TV.
A Tall Tales Panel: A Dissected Look at Tales from the Crypt (Episodio 24)
Duración: 25 min
Sinopsis: A Tall Tales Panel: A Dissected Look at Tales from the Crypt. Season 3
