Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996) - Specials Episodes and Ratings

Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Cryptkeeper, receive visions of how they will die.

An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.

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.

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).

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 that showcases the first episode of the season, completely voiced, narrated by John Kassir and shows comic panels as the story progresses.

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.

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.

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.

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 gathering of Tales from the Crypt staff and admirers talk about the show.

Panel discussion from the producers of the series from the comic con, unedited and presented in its entirety. From the season 3 set.

The Cryptkeeper raps.

The Cryptkeeper hosts a short documentary of clips that shows the stars of season 4.

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. Season 3