List of Tales from the Crypt episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the HBO television series, Tales from the Crypt which aired from 1989-1996. During the series' run there was a total of 93 episodes and two feature length films. A third film was produced in 2001, after the series ended.

Episodes

Season 1 (1989)

#	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
1	"The Man Who Was Death"	Walter Hill	Walter Hill and Robert Reneau	June 10, 1989	Crypt of Terror #17
	After a state prohibits capital punishment, a vengeful prison worker, (Tales from the Crypt regular Bill Sadler), is laid off from his job and begins to deliver his own justice to would-be convicted criminals. Child's Play 2's Gerrit Graham also stars.
2	"And All Through the House"	Robert Zemeckis	Fred Dekker	June 10, 1989	Vault of Horror #35
	On Christmas Eve, a greedy wife, (Zemeckis' real-life wife Mary Ellen Trainor of The Monster Squad), kills her second husband for his insurance money and is then visited by a hideous serial killer dressed as Santa Claus (Darkman's Larry Drake), forcing her into a terrifying cat and mouse game for survival.
3	"Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone"	Richard Donner	Terry Black	June 10, 1989	Haunt of Fear #21
	A cat's gland is implanted into the brain of a homeless man, (Joe Pantoliano), giving him eight chances to cheat death. He soon gets greedy and uses his newly found gift for profit by becoming a top carnival act.
4	"Only Sin Deep"	Howard Deutch	Fred Dekker	June 14, 1989	Haunt of Fear #24
	A young, self-obsessed prostitute, (Lea Thompson), "sells" her looks to a voodoo-dabbling pawnbroker (Silent Night, Deadly Night's Britt Leach) so she can use the money to snag a rich bachelor (Brett Cullen), but regrets it when her beauty begins to fade at an alarming rate.
5	"Lover Come Hack to Me"	Tom Holland	Michael McDowell	June 21, 1989	Haunt of Fear #19
	A newlywed couple retreat to the wife's (Amanda Plummer) aunt's mansion where the husband, (Stephen Shellen), plans to kill her for her inheritance, but soon learns that his wife's family has a dark past and is not what she seems herself.
6	"Collection Completed"	Mary Lambert	A. Whitney Brown, Battle Davis & Randolph Davis	June 28, 1989	Vault of Horror #25
	An uptight elderly man, (The Jerk's M. Emmet Walsh), retires and soon discovers his wife's (Three's Company's Audra Lindley) obsession with adopting animals into their home, leading him to use the animals for a hobby of his own.

Season 2 (1990)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
7	"Dead Right"	Howard Deutch	Andy Wolk	April 21, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #6
	A selfish, gold-digging waitress (Demi Moore) follows the advice of a fortune teller (Natalia Nogulich) and marries a grotesque, obese man (Jeffrey Tambor), after being told that he will die shortly after inheriting a large sum of money.
8	"The Switch"	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Richard Tuggle and Michael Taav	April 21, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #45
	A rich, elderly bachelor (William Hickey) wants to impress a young woman (Kelly Preston) by updating his appearance via a body switch with a younger man (Rick Rossovich).
9	"Cutting Cards"	Walter Hill	Mae Woods & Walter Hill	April 21, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #32
	Two rival gamblers (Kevin Tighe & Lance Henriksen) face off in a series of gruesome games to see who will survive.
10	"'Til Death"	Chris Walas	Jeri Barchilon de Souza	April 24, 1990	Vault of Horror #27
	A hustling land owner (D. W. Moffett) woos a haughty, rich woman (Pamela Gien) with a potion from a voodoo priestess Janet Hubert) that contains a deadly warning.
11	"Three's a Crowd"	David Burton Morris	Kim Ketelsen and David Burton Morris	May 1, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #11
	For their tenth anniversary, a down-on-their-luck couple (Gavan O'Herlihy and Ruth de Sosa) are invited to a cabin owned by their wealthy former best man (Paul Lieber), but the unstable husband is convinced that his wife is having an affair and in turn, he commits an unbelievable faux pas.
12	"The Thing from the Grave"	Fred Dekker	Fred Dekker	May 8, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #22 (illustrated) Haunt of Fear #1 (text)
	A supermodel Teri Hatcher) and her photographer (Kyle Secor) fall in love. When the model's abusive boyfriend (Miguel Ferrer) learns of their affair he sets out to kill the photographer, but soon learns that true love is very hard to destroy.
13	"The Sacrifice"	Richard Greenberg	Ross Thommas	May 15, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #10
	An insurance agent (Kevin Kilner) kills his mean-spirited client (Don Hood) and plans to marry his wife (Kim Delaney). He soon finds out however that someone is blackmailing him about the murder.
14	"For Cryin' Out Loud"	Jeffrey Price	Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman	May 22, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #15
	A crooked rock promoter (Lee Arenberg) hosting a benefit concert plans a scam to run off with all the money raised, but things get complicated when his equally greedy banker (Married...With Children's Katey Sagal) blackmails him into splitting the takings down the middle with her. He kills her however, but begins to go mad when his conscience (voiced by Sam Kinison) harasses him about his misdeeds. Also stars Iggy Pop in a cameo as himself.
15	"Four-Sided Triangle"	Tom Holland	James Tugend and Tom Holland	May 29, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #17
	After a long time of abuse, a farm worker (Patricia Arquette (True Romance, Holes)) goes mad and deludes herself into believing a scarecrow is her lover. When the owner (Chelcie Ross (Drag Me to Hell)) finds out about this, he dresses in the scarecrow's garments in order to trick her into having sex with him, but things go awry. Also stars Susan Blommaert.
16	"The Ventriloquist's Dummy"	Richard Donner	Frank Darabont	June 5, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #28
	A young ventriloquist (comic actor Bobcat Goldthwait) seeks out help from an old hero (Innocent Blood's Don Rickles) who has a shocking secret to his trade.
17	"Judy, You're Not Yourself Today"	Randa Haines	Scott Nimerfro	June 12, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #25
	An evil, elderly witch (Frances Bay) posing as a door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman visits the home of a young, vain and eccentric couple (Carol Kane of When a Stranger Calls and Brian Kerwin) and convinces the wife to try on a magic necklace that switches her body with the witch's.
18	"Fitting Punishment"	Jack Sholder	Jonathan David Kahn, Michael Allen Kahn & Don Mancini	June 19, 1990	Vault of Horror #16
	A cruel, crooked funeral home director from Alabama (Amityville II: The Possession's Moses Gunn) gets an unexpected new addition to his home when his 16-year-old nephew (Jon Clair), who was recently orphaned, shows up.
19	"Korman's Kalamity"	Rowdy Herrington	Terry Black	June 26, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #31
	A Tales from the Crypt comic book artist (Night Court's Harry Anderson) discovers that his monstrous creations are alive and wreaking havoc.
20	"Lower Berth"	Kevin Yagher	Fred Dekker	July 3, 1990	Tales From the Crypt #33
	The Cryptkeeper tells the story of how he was born in the form of a tale about a two-faced sideshow freak (Jeff Yagher) who falls in love with a 4000-year-old mummy said to be cursed.
21	"Mute Witness to Murder"	Jim Simpson	Nancy Doyne	July 10, 1990	Crypt of Terror #18
	After witnessing a murder, a woman (Academy Award-nominee and Emmy-winner Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island)) goes mute and is cared for by a psychiatrist (Richard Thomas) who committed the murder and wants the woman to be silenced forever.
22	"Television Terror"	Charles Picerni	J. Randall Johnson and G.J. Pruss	July 17, 1990	Haunt of Fear #17
	In a ploy to boost TV ratings, a tabloid news show host (real life TV talk show host Predator 2's Morton Downey, Jr.) and his camera crew investigate a house haunted by the ghost of a woman who slayed seven men, and the host and the crew get more than they bargained for when a chain of supernatural happenings indeed begin taunting them.
23	"My Brother's Keeper"	Peter S. Seaman	Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman	July 24, 1990	Shock SuspenStories #16
	The relationship between Siamese twin brothers (Timothy Stack and Jonathan Stark) becomes strained when the good twin doesn't want to be separated from the evil twin. Also stars Jessica Harper of Suspiria and Phantom of the Paradise.
24	"The Secret"	Michael Riva	Doug Ronning	July 31, 1990	Haunt of Fear #24
	A 12-year-old orphan (Mike Simmrin) is adopted by a rich, childless couple (William Frankfather and Grace Zabriskie of Child's Play 2 and The Grudge) who harbor a dark secret. However, they discover that their new son is hiding something horrible from them himself. Also stars Larry Drake as the family's butler.

Season 3 (1991)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
25	Loved to Death	Tom Mankiewicz	Joe Minion and John Mankiewicz	June 15, 1991 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #25
	Writer Edward Foster (Andrew McCarthy) learns the hard way that doing anything for love can have undesired consequences when he gets a potion that turns its object of desire dangerously obsessive. A variation on "The Chaser" by John Henry Collier; also stars Academy Award-nominee Mariel Hemingway as his love interest, and The Blue Brothers' Kathleen Freeman as a neighbor.
26	Carrion Death	Steven E. de Souza	Steven E. de Souza	June 15, 1991 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #9
	An escaped con (Kyle MacLachlan of The Hidden) running for the Mexican border ends up killing a state trooper (George DelHoyo, the voice of Dr. Fate in Superman: The Animated Series), but in the process gets cuffed to him and has to drag the corpse across the desert to freedom. To make matters worse, he finds himself being stalked by a hungry vulture.
27	The Trap	Michael J. Fox	Scott Alexander	June 15, 1991 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #18
	After recently losing his job as a pizza delivery person, hot-headed Lou Paloma (The Hand's Bruce McGill) hatches a plan to fake his own death and collect his life insurance money, however, the plan backfires when his friends and family (who were also part of the scheme) really thought he did died. Also stars Teri Garr of Batman Beyond as his wife Irene and Bruno Kirby as his brother Billy. Michael J. Fox (who also directed this episode) has a cameo at the end as the prosecutor.
28	Abra Cadaver	Stephen Hopkins	Jim Birge	June 19, 1991 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #37
	Years after causing his mild-mannered brother (Beau Bridges of Max Payne) to suffer a heart attack as the result of a cruel practical Birthday joke, an arrogant doctor (The Last House on the Left's Tony Goldwyn) finds revenge can be a harrowing event.
29	Top Billing	Todd Holland	Myles Berkowitz	June 26, 1991 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #39
	A struggling actor (Jon Lovitz of the The Critic) kills off his competition (TRON's Bruce Boxleitner) in order to secure a part in a strange, off-off-Broadway production of "Hamlet". Also stars John Astin (The Addams Family), Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher, and Sandra Bernhard.
30	Dead Wait	Tobe Hooper	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	July 3, 1991 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #23
	A thug (James Remar of Pineapple Express) attempts to steal "The Black Pearl" from Duval (John Rhys-Davies), a small island plantation owner on a war-torn tropical island. Also stars Academy Award-winner Whoopi Goldberg as herself during the Cryptkeeper segments and Peligre, a voodoo priestess and Vanity as Kathrine, the plantation owner's adulterous wife.
31	The Reluctant Vampire	Elliot Silverstein	Terry Black	July 10, 1991 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #20
	A politically correct vampire (Rob Zombie's Halloween's Malcolm McDowell) abandons the time-honored tradition of sucking blood from mortals by working as a night watchman at a blood bank, but the owner (George Wendt of House and Masters of Horror: Family) soon realizes his business is being sucked dry, so the vampire has no choice but to begin killing real victims. Also stars Sandra Dickinson.
32	Easel Kill Ya	John Harrison	Larry Wilson	July 17, 1991 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #31
	Jack Craig (Pulp Fiction's Tim Roth) is a struggling artist who can't seem to sell any of his work. After painting a morbid piece of art depicting a brutal murder, he encounters Malcolm Mayflower (William Atherton of The Day of the Locust), a collector of morbid artwork. When Malcolm seeks more paintings Jack begins to kill for the sake of his art.
33	Undertaking Parlor	Michael Thau	Ron Finley	July 24, 1991 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #39
	A group of kids aspiring to be horror filmmakers break into the local mortuary to make a horror film. In the process they discover a conspiracy between the town mortician (John Glover of Smallville) and a local pharmacist to rip off the townsfolk.
34	Mournin' Mess	Manny Coto	Manny Coto	July 31, 1991 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #38
	An alcoholic, down-on-his-luck reporter (The Shining's Steven Weber) investigating several homeless murders discovers they may be related to an organization called the "Grateful Homeless Outcasts and Unwanted Layaway Society" ("G.H.O.U.L.S."), whose charitable façade hides a horrific secret. Also stars Ally Walker, Rita Wilson and Vincent Schiavelli.
35	Split Second	Russell Mulcahy	Richard Christian Matheson	August 7, 1991 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #4
	Looking for a little security and excitement, a sleazy barmaid (Michelle Johnson) marries a once gentle lumberjack (the late Brion James (Southern Comfort, The Fifth Element)) and brings him over the edge when she cheats on him for another lumberjack (Billy Wirth of The Lost Boys).
36	Deadline	Walter Hill	Mae Woods and Walter Hill	August 14, 1991 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #12
	When a down-on-his-luck reporter (Logan's Run's Richard Jordan) is given the opportunity to save his job by finding a good murder story he finds that a recent homicide may be connected to his new lover. Also stars Marg Helgenberger (Species,CSI) and a cameo by Jon Polito (The Crow, Masters of Horror: Haeckel's Tale).
37	Spoiled	Andy Wolk	Connie Johnson and Doug Ronning	August 21, 1991 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #26
	A soap opera-loving housewife (Faye Grant) bored by her workaholic scientist husband (Alan Rachins, the voice of the Clock King in Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited), begins an affair with the cable guy (Anthony LaPaglia of Innocent Blood), but she doesn't count on her husband making them part of his experiment for a new anesthetic.
38	Yellow	Robert Zemeckis	Jim Thomas, John Thomas, A.L. Katz & Gilbert Adler	August 28, 1991 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #1
	After causing the deaths of several of his troops, a spineless son (the late Eric Douglas) of a cold-hearted WWI general (Eric's real-life father, Academy Award-winner Kirk Douglas (The Fury, Paths of Glory) in his Emmy-nominated performance) is branded a coward and sentenced to death by firing squad. Also stars Saturday Night Live alumnus Dan Aykroyd as Captain Milligan and Lance Henriksen as the ill-fated Sergent Ripper.

Season 4 (1992)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
39	None but the Lonely Heart	Tom Hanks	Donald Longtooth	June 27, 1992 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #33
	A scheming con man (Dead Heat's Treat Williams) known for marrying elderly women just to collect their money and benefits finds himself stalked by his conquests from beyond the grave. Also stars Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks (who also directed this episode) and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
40	This'll Kill Ya	Robert Longo	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	June 27, 1992 (HBO)	Crime SuspenStories #23
	A cocky scientist (Dylan McDermott) gets injected with an experimental serum and believes that he was murdered and double-crossed by his lab partners. Also stars Blazing Saddles' Cleavon Little (in one of his final performances) and Sônia Braga.
41	On a Deadman's Chest	William Friedkin	Larry Wilson	June 27, 1992 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #12
	A disruptive rock star (Yul Vazquez), who despises his bandmate's (Paul Hipp) new wife, (Wayne's World's Tia Carrere) misleadingly gets a chest tattoo of the woman he hates, which seems to have a mind of its own and won't go away even after he murders the object of his hatred. Also stars rapper Heavy D as the tattoo artist, Sherrie Rose, and Gregg Allman.
42	Seance	Gary Fleder	Harry Anderson	July 4, 1992 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #25
	Two con artists (Dark Shadows' Ben Cross and Cathy Moriarty (Casper)) attempt to swindle a rich tycoon (John Vernon of Dirty Harry), but after he is killed in an accident, they move on to scamming his wife by holding a fake seance for the widow, however, their plan soon backfires.
43	Beauty Rest	Stephen Hopkins	Donald Longtooth	July 11, 1992 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #35
	An aging model (Ginger Snaps' Mimi Rogers) resorts to murdering her younger rivals in order to jump-start her career--and gets her big break as a contestant in a rather macabre beauty pageant. Also stars Kathy Ireland, Buck Henry (Catch-22), and Jennifer Rubin.
44	What's Cookin'	Gilbert Adler	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	July 22, 1992 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #12
	A couple's (the late Christopher Reeve (Village of the Damned) and Bess Armstrong) failing restaurant gets a huge boost when a drifter (Judd Nelson) gives them a steak recipe with a horrific origin. Also stars Meat Loaf (BloodRayne, Masters of Horror: Pelts, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny).
45	The New Arrival	Peter Medak	Ron Finley	July 25, 1992 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #25
	An arrogant child psychologist (David Warner of The Omen) attempts to boost his sagging radio show ratings by doing a series of episodes from the home of a strange woman (Poltergeist's Zelda Rubenstein) who wants help for her deeply disturbed child. Also stars Robert Patrick of T2, Twiggy, and Joan Severance of See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
46	Showdown	Richard Donner	Frank Darabont	August 1, 1992 (HBO)	Two-Fisted Tales #37
	After killing a Texas ranger (Disturbia's David Morse), a remorseless gunslinger (Neil Giuntoli) gets his comeuppance when all of his past victims come back to haunt him.
47	King of the Road	Tom Holland	J. Randal Johnson	August 8, 1992 (HBO)	Two-Fisted Tales #???
	A police officer (Raymond J. Barry) revives his past life as a drag racer when a young, cocky racer (Inglourious Basterds' Brad Pitt) kidnaps the officer's daughter.
48	Maniac at Large	John Frankenheimer	Mae Woods	August 19, 1992 (HBO)	Crime SuspenStories #27
	A shy, timid librarian (Blythe Danner) becomes obsessed with a serial killer and believes that she is his next victim. Also stars Adam Ant, Obba Babatundé and Salome Jens.
49	Split Personality	Joel Silver	Fred Dekker	August 26, 1992 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #30
	A con man (Academy Award-winner Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) tricks a pair of reclusive twin sisters (Kristen Amber Citron and Jacqueline Alexandra Citron) into dating him (under the pretense that he has a twin brother), so that he can steal their inheritance. What he doesn't know, however, is that he has chosen the wrong women to cross. Also stars Academy Award-nominee Burt Young (Amityville II: The Possession, Rocky) and Joe Pantoliano in an uncredited cameo role.
50	Strung Along	Kevin Yagher	Yale Udoff and Kevin Yagher	September 2, 1992 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #33
	A game of deception ensues when a golden age puppeteer (Donald O'Connor) with a young, dominant wife (Patricia Charbonneau) is given a chance to revive his act for a tribute show and takes on an animatronic puppeteer (Gremlins' Zach Galligan) as his new assistant.
51	Werewolf Concerto	Steve Perry	Scott Nimerfro	September 9, 1992 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #16
	A group of guests at a secluded hotel suspect that one of them may be a werewolf. Stars former James Bond Timothy Dalton, Dennis Farina (Snatch.), Reginald VelJohnson of Family Matters, and Beverly D'Angelo of the Vacation series and The Sentinel.
52	Curiosity Killed	Elliot Silverstein	Stanley Ralph Ross	September 16, 1992 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #36
	An elderly man (veteran actor Kevin McCarthy of Invasion of the Body Snatchers) is let in on the secret of a youth potion whilst camping in the woods, and entrusts his friend and his wife (J.A. Preston and Madge Sinclair) to keep it from his own bitter, overbearing wife (Black Christmas' Margot Kidder), but she ends up killing all three of them after mistakenly thinking that they are planning her murder.

Season 5 (1993)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
53	Death of Some Salesman	Gilbert Adler	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	October 2, 1993 (HBO)	The Haunt of Fear #15
	Judd, a sneaky cemetery plot salesman (Ed Begley, Jr. of Pineapple Express) with a talent for scamming people into buying phony burial plots, finds new victims in the form of a strange hillbilly family (Tim Curry in a triple Emmy-nominated role) with a fortune buried in their basement and a burning hatred for conning salesmen. Also starring Yvonne DeCarlo of The Munsters.
54	As Ye Sow	Kyle MacLachlan	Ron Finley	October 2, 1993 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #14
	Thinking his wife (Patsy Kensit) is cheating on him, a jealous husband (Leviathan's Hector Elizondo) hires a detective (Sam Waterston) and is lead to believe she is having an affair with the local priest (John Shea).
55	Forever Ambergris	Gary Fleder	Scott Rosenberg	October 2, 1993 (HBO)	Tales from the Crypt #44
	After playing second fiddle to an up-and-coming photographer (Reservoir Dogs' Steve Buscemi), a seasoned but washed-up combat photographer (The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey of The Legacy) cooks up a deadly scheme to take him out and get his wife (Lysette Anthony).
56	Food for Thought	Rodman Flender	Larry Wilson	October 6, 1993 (HBO)	Tales from the Crypt #40
	Set around the 1920s or 30's, a heartless freakshow clown (Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Leviathan, The Crow)), being taught how to read minds by his wife (Joan Chen of Judge Dredd), goes off the deep end when he finds out she is in love with the show's fire-eater (John Laughlin).
57	People Who Live in Brass Hearses	Russell Mulcahy	Scott Nimerfro	October 13, 1993 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #27
	A small-time crook (Bill Paxton), with the help of his dim-witted brother (Brad Dourif, the voice of Chucky), sets out to get revenge on an ice cream truck driver (Michael Lerner) who put him in prison years ago, but get a nasty surprise when they attempt to rob the driver's ice cream warehouse.
58	Two for the Show	Kevin Hooks	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	October 20, 1993 (HBO)	Crime SuspenStories #17
	A murderous husband (Drag Me to Hell's David Paymer) and a cop with his own marital issues (Vincent Spano) get caught up in a game of cat and mouse aboard a train. Also stars former porn star Traci Lords of Blade.
59	House of Horror	Bob Gale	Bob Gale	October 27, 1993 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #21
	Three fraternity pledges are challenged to get to the top floor of a "haunted" house as part of their initiation by their cruel leader (The Blob's Kevin Dillon). The leader himself soon learns that the house is connected to the member of a neighboring sorority who he is attracted to (Meredith Salenger) and that she and the rest of her sorority share a sinister secret. Also stars Brian Krause and Wil Wheaton.
60	Well Cooked Hams	Elliot Silverstein	Andrew Kevin Walker	November 3, 1993 (HBO)	Tales from the Crypt #27
	In a desperate attempt to spice up his act, a hack magician (Billy Zane) kills his mentor (The Believers' Martin Sheen) and steals his mentor's famed prop called "The Box of Death".
61	Creep Course	Jeffrey Boam	Jeffrey Boam	November 10, 1993 (HBO)	The Haunt of Fear #23
	A young, quiet bookworm (Nina Siemaszko) is tricked by the dim-witted school jock (Anthony Michael Hall of Edward Scissorhands) and their evil Egyptologist professor (Beetlejuice's Jeffrey Jones) into becoming a virgin sacrifice for a long preserved mummy.
62	Came the Dawn	Uli Edel	Ron Finley	November 17, 1993 (HBO)	Shock Suspenstories #9
	A mysterious female hitchhiker (Alice, Sweet Alice's Brooke Shields) catches a ride with a seemingly timid man (Perry King of Class of 1984) who reveals a dark secret to her while they spend the night together at his cabin.
63	Oil's Well That Ends Well	Paul Abascal	Scott Nimerfro	November 24, 1993 (HBO)	Tales from the Crypt #34
	A con artist (Lou Diamond Phillips) and his girlfriend (Priscilla Presley of The Naked Gun series) plan their next caper by tricking some Southern boys into thinking there is oil underneath a cemetery. However, the girlfriend soon realizes she has been double-crossed. Also stars John Kassir in a cameo role, other than the voice of the Cryptkeeper.
64	Half-Way Horrible	Gregory Widen	Gregory Widen	December 1, 1993 (HBO)	The Vault of Horror #26
	A two-faced businessman (Pet Sematary Two's Clancy Brown) about to debut a new preservative discovers that all his key partners are being murdered and the killer may be closer to him than he thinks. Also stars Martin Kove, Jon Tenney (Masters of Horror: Homecoming), Costas Mandylor of the Saw franchise, Charles Martin Smith (director and star of Trick or Treat), and Cheech Marin (From Dusk Till Dawn).
65	Till Death Do We Part	Peter Iliff	Peter Iliff	December 8, 1993 (HBO)	The Haunt of Fear #12
	A young stud (John Stamos) involved with a female mob boss (Jeepers Creepers' Eileen Brennan) begins an affair with a young waitress (Kate Vernon) and is ordered to kill her himself when his Mafia girlfriend finds out about the liaison.

Season 6 (1994-1995)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
66	Let the Punishment Fit the Crime	Russell Mulcahy	Ron Finley	October 31, 1994 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #33
	An ambulance-chasing lawyer (Beetlejuice's Catherine O'Hara) finds herself being sent to a nightmarish court for petty crimes. Also stars Peter MacNicol (Danny Phantom).
67	Only Skin Deep	William Malone	Dick Beebe	October 31, 1994 (HBO)	Tales from the Crypt #38
	Coming off a bad relationship, a man with a history of violent behavior (Peter Onorati, the voice of B'wana Beast in Justice League Unlimited)) picks up a mysterious masked woman (Sherrie Rose) at a costume party, who is even more unstable than he is.
68	Whirlpool	Mick Garris	Gilbert Adler and A. L. Katz	October 31, 1994 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #32
	A struggling comic book artist (Rita Rudner) finds herself in a time warp where her day is in an endless loop with a different tragic outcome. Also stars Richard Lewis.
69	Operation Friendship	Roland Mesa	Rob Ross	November 9, 1994 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #41
	A computer nerd (Tate Donovan) is tormented by his imaginary friend (Peter Dobson) after ignoring him for years.
70	Revenge is the Nuts	Jonas McCord	Shell Willens	November 16, 1994 (HBO)	Valut of Horror #20
	A sadistic caregiver at a home for the blind (The Dead Zone's Anthony Zerbe) gets his comeuppance by the many victims he abused. Also stars late musician Isaac Hayes, John Savage and Teri Polo
71	The Bribe	Ramon Menendez	Scott Nimerfro	November 23, 1994 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #7
	A fire inspector (Terry O'Quinn of Lost and The Stepfather) gets more than he bargained for when a sleazy strip club owner (Esai Morales) bribes him with a dangerous offer.
72	The Pit	John Harrison	John Harrison	November 30, 1994 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #40
	Two martial artists (Mark Dacascos of Double Dragon and Stoney Jackson of Trespass and CB4) are forced to fight to the death by their overbearing wives (Debbe Dunning and Marjean Holden).
73	The Assassin	Martin von Haselberg	Scott Nimerfro	December 7, 1994 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #17
	A group of operatives invade the home of a housewife (Shelley Hack) in search of her husband whom they believe is an AWOL CIA assassin. Also stars Corey Feldman, Jonathan Banks and Chelsea Field. A cameo by William Sadler as The Grim Reaper, his character in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, is in the bookends of the episode.
74	Staired in Horror	Stephen Hopkins	Colman Dekay and Teller	December 14, 1994 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #23
	A man (Spawn's D. B. Sweeney) on the run finds refuge in a house owned by a woman (Total Recall's Rachel Ticotin) whose house and stairway are cursed.
75	In the Groove	Vincent Spano	Colman Dekay and Jack Temchin	December 21, 1994 (HBO)	Crime SuspenStories #21
	A talk radio show host (Miguel Ferrer) finally becomes successful and resorts to murder to keep himself on top. Also stars Slash, Wendie Malick and Linda Doucett.
76	Surprise Party	Elliot Silverstein	Colman Dekay and Tom Lyons	December 28, 1994 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #37
	A man (Adam Storke) murders his father (Rance Howard) to inherit a house, but gets a big surprise when he learns the place harbors a horrible legacy. Also stars Jake Busey of The Frighteners.
77	Doctor of Horror	Larry Wilson	Larry Wilson	January 4, 1995 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #13
	Two bumbling security guards (Hank Azaria of Night at the Museum 2 and Travis Tritt) aid a mad doctor (Short Circuit's Austin Pendleton) in his quest to steal the souls from recently dead corpses. Also stars Ben Stein.
78	Comes the Dawn	John Herzfeld	Scott Nimerfro	January 11, 1995 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #26
	Two cheating U.S. Army poachers (Michael Ironside (Scanners and Masters of Horror: The V Word) and Bruce Payne (Switch and Passenger 57)) become the hunted while on a trip in the Arctic. Also stars Vivian Wu and Susan Tyrrell (Angel).
79	99 & 44/100% Pure Horror	Rodman Flender	Rodman Flender	January 18, 1995 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #23
	A narcissistic young artist with a penchant for gore (Cristi Conaway) goes on a rampage when her husband (Oscar-nominee Bruce Davison (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)), a soap company magnate, fires her.
80	You, Murderer	Robert Zemeckis	A.L. Katz and Gilbert Adler	January 25, 1995 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #14
	A corpse who bears a striking resemblance to Humphrey Bogart tells a tale of deception, lust and murder in an homage to film noir. Also stars John Lithgow (Ricochet, which also featured music by the episode's composer Alan Silvestri) and Isabella Rossellini (Death Becomes Her, which was also directed by Zemeckis).

Season 7 (1996)

#	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate	Source
81	Fatal Caper	Bob Hoskins	Gilbert Adler, Colman Dekay & A.L. Katz	April 19, 1996 (HBO)	Tales From the Crypt #20
	An elderly rich man adds a stipulation in his will, stating that his two sons must find their long-lost brother or risk having their inheritance given away to charity. Also features the late Natasha Richardson and Doomsday's Bob Hoskins (who also directed this episode).
82	Last Respects	Freddie Francis	Scott Nimerfro	April 26, 1996 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #23
	Three sisters think they have found a way out of their troubles when they discover a monkey's paw that grants them their wishes.
83	A Slight Case of Murder	Brian Helgeland	Brian Helgeland	May 3, 1996 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #33
	A game of cat and mouse ensues between a female mystery novelist and her jealous husband (Eye of the Needle's Christopher Cazenove), when he accuses her of cheating on him with her nosy neighbor's son.
84	Escape	Peter MacDonald	Gilbert Adler and A.L. Katz	May 17, 1996 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #16
	During World War II, two Nazis, a traitor and the man he betrayed, are trapped in a prison camp, where they must work together to escape.
85	Horror in the Night	Russell Mulcahy	John Harrison	May 24, 1996 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #12
	A jewel thief hides out in a hotel after being shot and meets a beautiful woman (Elizabeth McGovern) that only he can see.
86	Cold War	Andy Morhan	Scott Nimerfro	May 31, 1996 (HBO)	Tales From The Crypt #43
	Cammy and Ford (Jane Horrocks and Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor) are two lovers on the wrong side of the law, but when Cammy has had enough and decides to get out, she brings home a man that reminds them why they're perfect for each other. Also stars James Bond actor Colin Salmon and John Salthouse.
87	Kidnapper	James H. Spencer	John Harrison and Scott Nimerfro	June 7, 1996 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #12
	A simple young man (Tropic Thunder's Steve Coogan) takes in a homeless pregnant woman (Julia Sawalha) and falls in love with her but becomes jealous when her child is born, so he sets out to get rid of the kid forever.
88	Report from the Grave	William Malone	William Malone	June 14, 1996 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #15
	After creating a machine that collects thoughts from the dead, resulting in his lover's death, a young man (James Frain) becomes obsessed with resurrecting her at any cost.
89	Smoke Wrings	Mandie Fletcher	Lisa Sandoval	June 21, 1996 (HBO)	Vault of Horror #34
	A young man (future James Bond Daniel Craig) with a strange device is hired onto an advertising company by an esteemed executive, but what the executive doesn't know is that the young man is in cahoots with her enraged ex-partner (Raiders of the Lost Ark's Paul Freeman) who is out for revenge.
90	About Face	Tom Sanders	Gilbert Adler, A.L. Katz and Larry Wilson	June 28, 1996 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #27
	A corrupt priest (Anthony Andrews of The Holcroft Covenant) discovers that he is the long-lost father of two twin daughters: a beautiful, gentle girl named Angelica and an angry, deformed girl named Leah (played in a double role by Land of the Lost's Anna Friel), the latter of which goes mad when she thinks her father will leave her again. Also stars Imelda Staunton.
91	Confession	Peter Hewitt	Scott Nimerfro	July 5, 1996 (HBO)	Shock SuspenStories #4
	A screenwriter (Eddie Izzard) finds himself as the prime suspect when a serial killer is on the rampage decapitating female heads in the city.
92	Ear Today...Gone Tomorrow	Christopher Hart	Ed Tapia	July 12, 1996 (HBO)	Haunt of Fear #11
	A gambling safecracker (My Family's Robert Lindsey) with a slight hearing loss gets entangled in a game between a mobster and his exotic wife and ends up getting the auditory system of an owl.
93	The Third Pig	Bill Kopp	Bill Kopp and Pat Ventura	July 19, 1996 (HBO)	Original story
	In this demented animated retelling of the fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf (voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait) slaughters two of the three pigs (voiced by Brad Garrett and Charlie Adler), leaving the third pig (voiced by Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and Back at the Barnyard's Cam Clarke), convicted of the murders. To exact revenge, the ghosts of the third pig's brothers inspire him to create a Franken-swine monster to take out the Wolf.

Motion pictures

#	Film Title	Director	Writer(s)	Year
1	Demon Knight	Ernest R. Dickerson and Gilbert Adler	Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris & Gilbert Adler	1995
2	Bordello of Blood	Gilbert Adler	Bob Gale & Robert Zemeckis and A.L. Katz & Gilbert Adler	1996
3	Ritual*	Avi Nesher	Rob Cohen and Avi Nesher	2001
	*Originally produced as a TFTC movie, Ritual was never released in theaters in the U.S. and the Cryptkeeper intro/outro and TFTC banner were removed for the foreign release. The TFTC banner and Cryptkeeper portions were restored for the 2006 DVD release.