Oh yeah, I _love_ that episode too. The make-up was _amazing_ and I loved Yvonne DeCarlo's cameo. One of my personal favorites is "The Secret", which is about an orphaned 12-yr.-old boy named Theodore getting adopted by a wealthy childless couple who at first seem perfect (if a bit eccentric) giving him an insanely huge bedroom packed with the best toys and entertainment money can buy, all the food (primarily sweets) he can eat (he was starved a bit at the orphanage) and even his own classic-British-gentleman-father-figure butler. But things get suspicious when Theodore notices his parents never take him anywhere and only interact with him during the night and most unsettling of all, he finds himself _locked_ in his room complete with bars on his windows. They're _clearly_ up to something but what could it be...
How about "the ventriloquist's dummy" starring Bobcat Goldthwait and the legendary Don Rickles!? I saw that one as a kid and it freaked me out! Or "Strung Along", that one gave me nightmares!
Television Terror is definitely my favorite of the series. I could still remember the creepy intro and outro music from when I saw it as a kid, when I watched it again recently. So good.
Finally a Tales From the Crypt list that includes my favourite episode - What’s Cookin’? I never get tired of rewatching that episode, an absolute masterpiece.
He, to be fair, that Nefra student might've gotten arrested, but she did get an A on that project! That was my favorite episode, glad to see it brought up here.
Oh yeah. I really love this series and they are so many gory, scary, gruesome, and entertaining episodes from tales from the crypt. Not to mention it has an amazing intro with a memorable host.
I think my favorite has to be "'Til Death." The way the woman looks as she rots is genuinely creepy (though her acting is humorous) and the ending is proof that some things are worse than death.
My favorites are "House of Horror", the fraternity episode, "Death of some Salesmen," with an amazing TRIPLE performance from Tim Curry, "Werewolf Concierto," because I love werewolves, and "Carrion Death."
My favorites: Reluctant Vampire-Malcolm Mcdowell was so cute in that one. A shame there wasn't a fanfic about that one; I wanted to read about what happened next! The Man Who was Death Lower Berth-That was mean how they kept Two Face locked up and beat him. The Cryptkeeper was a cute baby, though. That episode reminded me of the X-Files episode, Postmodern Prometheus, a take on The Elephant Man and the Cher movie, Mask. Staired in horror-Teller the magician co-wrote that one. Cool episode! Revenge is the Nuts You, Murderer-the one with "Humphrey Bogart" and "Alfred Hitchcock". #2-Television terror-Gotta love Morton Downey Jr.! The one with John Kassir and Priscilla Presley that I forgot the title. It ends with a bang, or a BOOM! I loved how The Cryptkeeper rewound the tape of the John Kassir character saying, "I'll be damned!" The one with Demi Moore and Jeffrey Tambor?, who played a fat man and went to the electric chair at the end for killing the Demi Moore character. I think it was called, Sin Deep/Skin Deep.
“Sin Deep” was about a man with anger issues meets a masked woman who thrives on abuse through internal means... but externally, she has a thing for keeping different masks... of other men.
Linkara, this video has singlehandedly unearthed the long buried memories of me and my father watching reruns of this show after I came home from school. I can even recall seeing at least one of the episodes you've covered here at one point or another. It's nice to take this walk down memory lane like this, so thank you for reminding me of this again after all these years.
I entered this video with it having been viewed 665 times before. I'm sure I'll be fine. This was a very informative and inspiring list, giving food for thought and really gets into what makes each episode special even without having seen them. I'll have to look around for this sometime.
"The goonies" reference you made at the 17:33 mark cracked me up. the kid who played data was the kid in that tales from the crypt episode. That's why it was funny 😆 If you intentionally did that....I tip my 🎩to you sir. Good job lol😆
I met John Glover at a con in Mississippi last year and blew his mind when I went over his episode Tales and brought up that he was in that with Aron Eisenberg who was on DS9 which he also guest starred on. He so funny and friendly.
"Mournin' Mess," "What's Cookin'" and "The Man Who Was Death." That last one was one of three in the 90-minute pilot "movie" and it really set the tone for the series. Bill Sadler did an excellent job carrying that half hour all by himself. I'm looking forward to seeing him in _Bill & Ted Face the Music._
One of my personal favorites has always been “The Assassin”. It was one of the first TFTC episodes I saw as a kid, and I found the twist very entertaining.
Out of all the "Tales From The Crypt" episodes, which frightened me the most, it was "Mornin' Mess". The ending of this one took at least 5 years off of my life.. :( p.s. Great list, and homage to this CLASSIC series.
"Yellow" is my favorite. It's a drama about a soldier who never wanted to join the army, but was forced to out of family tradition. The horror is replaced with suspense, and the anticipation of what's to come, and it is felt through out each scene. I love stories set in WW1. So many opportunities for great stories.
Good episode, but, technically, that (a long with a couple other episodes) is part of the short-lived "Two-Fisted Tales" series and not a legitimate Crypt episode. (Notably, these episodes don't feature the same level of violence, language or sexuality as most Crypt episodes, as TFT was a network TV series.) The episodes of this show (produced by the same company and creative team) were repurposed as Crypt episodes as a cheap way to meet the season episode quota.
@@dreamlandnightmare - I did not know that, thanks for the explanation. "Yellow" and "Cutting Cards" (both starring Lance Henriksen) are my 2 favorite episodes...
@@tonyl6520 Yes because that twist is a classic one. the vampires think they cornered their pray but then the boy gets the last laugh. And I also liked seeing Larry Drake as a sympathetic character rather than a villain he sometimes played.
I can't recall if this was adapted from anything like the comic or a TV episode, but I have a distinct memory of being horribly scarred as a kid because I read a Tales from the Crypt book. The story involved a man being treated by his doctor, and during the process he reveals he likes to prank kids and one of his pranks got a kid killed. The doctor then reveals that the kid was his son, and during the operation he has given the man medication that makes him internally bleed with any sharp movement, and then straps the man into a tickle machine. Then the doctor steps back and watches as the man laughs and laughs, unable to stop... I still get chills!
That was the best change made from the comic version; any paranormal expert worth their anti-demon salt would look at a house with that kind of angry ghost energy and just "nope!"
Can you do your top 15 Twilight Zone episodes and top 15 Tales from the Darkside episodes sometime? Also, I'm a fan of Night Gallery and enjoy the 80s Twilight Zone, so I'm happy that you have videos on those. I love Tales from the Crypt.
Just FYI there are some other great anthology shows out there that rarely get attention, though they are just as good. One is called "Ghost Stories" from the 1990s and narrated by Rip Torn, which is just like TFTC except focuses on ghost stories (duh). There is also another one from the early 2000s called "Night Visions" which is narrated by Henry Rollins, which has more of the 2000s feel but has some solid episodes. And there is also the Masters of Horror/Fear Itself short film anthology which is hit or miss.
The one episode that still freaks me out to this day, despite seeing it a dozen times, are the one where they try to steal souls using a powersaw. The creature effects later on are really spectacular. By the bye, if you like spectacular found footage, try the 1992 BBC production "Ghostwatch." Filmed as a movie with well known newscasters, they aired it Halloween night during the news' regular time slot, so everyone viewing *thought* they were seeing the news doing a Halloween special with call-ins and an investigation of a haunted house.
As a little kid, I remember the episode of two guys betting everything and at the end they're missing a lot of body parts. The old man who gets plastic surgery to look younger for a woman and the woman goes with who the new old guy is because of his money. The fortune teller who tells a lady her husband will die soon, and her husband dies, after killing her. A husband that reincarnates into a caterpillar that's on the grave of his dead human self, and his wife which is there mourning, steps on the caterpillar. These are some main ones that stuck in my head from when I was a young child
I was always scared of the crypt keeper as a kid now I just love these shows I’m trying to get my kids into them they’re just so cheesy and gory but it’s 80s 90s glory.. I love his punchline well hello kitties 🐱
Here are some episodes I loved that didn't make the list All through the house: a pretty good horror Christmas slasher episode. Cutting cards: Two over the top characters that just hate each other and always try to best each other by any means. It's just great and over the top. Showdown: Very underrated. An outlaw that doesn't want to accept death and gets followed by other spirits to join them. Yellow: Probably my overall favorite. Not scary but really well written and I'm a sucker for good war stories. The third pig: The final episode of the series. It's about the famous kids tale of the three little pigs but gory, crazy, and animated over the top action. It's frigging awesome! Strung Along: A dummy story with a double twist. Good stuff if you love horror dummy tales. Split personality: It stars Joe pesci pretending to be a twins in order to get wealth from twin ladies and gets more than he bargains for.
Taylor Edwards should probably add “No 90’s Image Comics” otherwise it’d be a *Top 70!!!* Also, is this only original costumes? Cuz I think terrible redesigns deserve their own list (and a lot of 90’s trash). To quote Mickey Rourke from the Wrestler: “The 90’s sucked.”
Great list. TFTC has many memorable episodes, but you didn't mention my favourite: "Easel Kill Ya". It's a tacky name, but it is a very dark episode that is very unsettling. It is the one where Tim Roth plays a rock bottom painter, who ends up painting macabre pieces made of pieces of people for whom I presume to be the devil (played by William Atherton). It is similar to that Guinea Pig film "Mermaid in a Manhole".
This makes me want to see if I can find any of the old Tales from the Crypt comics. I grew up reading the horror comics my dad had collected as a kid, so this hits me right in the nostalgia.
Good selection! Maniac at large is probably at the top for me. One of my own personal favorites is the Leah Thompson episode in the first season, ‘Only Sin Deep’. Since watching this video I can’t help thinking of so many that I just love that you didn’t mention but....at the same time all the ones you picked are among my favorites also...
Fact that is probably only amusing to me - the nosy neighbour of #13 is Elizabeth Spriggs and she was one of the murder victims in the pilot of 'Midsomer Murders'. And one in a later episode, too.
I recall seeing a couple of episodes as a kid, but I was a wimp back then and was to scared to watch it. Now a days I'm much more into horror and you have got me interested to go back and watch this show. Thanks :)
Uh, just a quick pint, Linky, but "Crypt of Terror" and "Tales From the Crypt" were actually the same thin, EC just changed the name after a few issues to the more iconic one for some reason or other. Not lying to you, look it up.
Glad to see Maniac at Large on here; in my opinion, a very underrated episode. I've noticed many recent horror movies have tried to copy the twist ending, but in 90+ minutes can't build the tension & pull off the climax like this 25 minute episode. Also surprised you didn't mention how Comes the Dawn probably inspired one of the best horror movies of the past 20 years.
Your #1 top pick? I remembered that, but I didn't remember where I remembered it from. Now I know. I might have to go on a rewatch journey of this show, it's been a very long time.
In no particular order, my fav 13 episodes🤗 13. Lover Come Hack to Me 12. Three's a Crowd 11. For Crying Out Loud 10. The Trap 9. Top Billing 8. Doctor of Horror 7. Beauty Rest 6. Split Personality 5. Oil's Well That Ends Well 4. Only Skin Deep 3. Split Second 2. The Assassin 1. Death of Some Salesman
Yes! Top Billing! I loved the ironic ending to this as a teenager! Alas, poor Lovitz, you should have done more research on the part they were interested in filling.
wow. i had actually forgotten about some of these shows. thanks for the childhood memories. that was more fun than watching you play Mass Effect. by the way, remember the one with Sam Kinison in it...?
this may not have anything to do with the video, but i have a duty to give you this Fun Fact did you know that the voice of The Crypt Keeper, John Kassier, was the actual first voice of Deadpool i just felt like mentioning it, he was The Atom in that justice league made for TV movie he reviewed with Nash
My fave is the santa claus axe murderer who the little girl let's in after moms axed pops in the head. Also that one brawd who gets smashed by the lumberjacks. Oh yeah the two who are cuffed ,dude swallows key and other eventually breaks neck and watches ravens start to eat him alive and then the 9 lives freak show dude who gets killed and returns from the dead.
I agree with Fitting Punishment...especially how much of a p-rick Ezra is, he definitely deserved what he got in the end. And then there's how Bobby comes back, he's not a ghost or zombie, he's a revenant. Don't forget Dead Right.
Holy crap... Anything that has Jon Lovitz AND John Austin is authentically my favorite thing. Never saw that episode but I can now say is my favorite because of those two alone! Lol
I've seen pretty every episodes of it on TH-cam and I love this show ! I couldn't stop watching it. It's kinda like a Goosebumps for adults but way much fun.
@@SegaNintendoGuy64 He picked many of my own favorites, especially Abra Cadavre, Undertaking Palor, and What's Cookin'. Carrion Death and The Ventriloquist's Dummy are the only other two episodes I can immediately think of that I wish he would have included in the list.
I've never seen Tales From The Crypt (it was before my time), but I like how one of these is Sweeny Todd starring Superman and Hot Rod of the Autobots.
so after seeing this video, I decided to start watching tales from the crypt. and while watching, put together my own list (currently on season 4). update: after only two years, I have finally finished all of tales from the crypt! why did it take so long, you ask? well, my stupid computer disconnected from the internet one day and refuses to reconnect without an adapter (or when it dose, the signal isn't strong enough to do ANYTHING!!). so, in an attempt to fix it, I completely reset my computer. the problem being: it didn't work. and in the process, I lost the kodi app (where I was watching tales) and without internet access, I couldn't re-download it. then by the time I could, the streaming service I was using wasn't available anymore. took me months to finally find the rest of the episodes on dailymotion and here on youtube. but now that I have, I can finally complete the list! favorites (no real order): cutting cards (fun watching the two leads clearly b.s'ing each other), the ventriloquist's dummy (mostly for bobcat), fitting punishment (absolutely agreed), the thing from the grave (overall disturbing, but oddly nice ending), undertaking palor (also agreed), korman's kalamity (wonderfully meta. almost phelous levels), the reluctant vampire (fun, likable leads and a MUCH better love story than twilight), abra cadaver (most certainly agreed on), showdown (interesting psychological story take), the secret (reminds me of "count alucard" from gallery of horror. that movie phelous did a review of), four sided triangle (keeps you guessing what's actually going on) and lower berth (very... unconventional love story to say the least, but I like both characters and it was nice to see them get a happy ending to their stories. plus, the origin of the crypt keeper). update: king of the road (not much of a horror story, but still a very entertaining story), strung along (I honestly didn't see the twists coming. plus, I admit to having a fascination with things like puppetry and claymation, which may have influenced my opinion), as ye sow (a classic tale of irony), food for thought (great performance by ernie hudson. never thought I could hate one of his characters, but he dose a great job of playing a hateable, yet fun villain. and gives a delightfully gruesome but fitting end), well cooked hams (full of all the twists and turns you'd expect from a magic show. and it's always nice to see martin sheen [or any of the estevez's for that matter]), half way horrible (a nice little murder, revenge mystery. plus zombies, which is always a plus), whirlpool (clever twist on the groundhog day style scenario. also couldn't help but notice the references to other episodes thrown in), revenge is the nuts (the idea of an institution run by a corrupt, abusive monster is one that always drives me crazy. thinking of how long they got away with it, how many they hurt. never sits right with me. but the idea of one getting a taste of their own medicine at the hands of their victims is pure bliss), comes the dawn (once again, agreed. I promise, I'm not doing this on purpose. we just have fairly similar tastes), 99 & 44/100% pure horror (killer soap. need I say more?), fatal caper (almost felt like I was watching a game of clue. the number of backstabbings, betrayals and twist reveals made for one hell of a ride), the pit (I hate when someone tries to make someone else fight their battles for them. it is the lowest, scummiest, most cowardly form of manipulation. so seeing the manipulators being stripped of their influence and having to fight their own battles is cathartic beyond belief), you, murderer (I love a good first person perspective story. from bones, to a heist with markiplier, to ben 10 [2016], it's essentially what I love about found footage. the narration and story are engaging too. I also can't help but feel the idea of being conscious after death might be a connection to abra cadaver), confession (talk about a battle of wits. I had no clue until the end who was telling the truth. and, rest assured, I was invested to the very end) and the third pig (perhaps the most interesting telling of the three little pigs I've heard. it's also interesting seeing an animated entry not for tales from the crypt keeper. only other thing I can say is: eat your heart out, ren and stimpy!). honorable mentions: split second (hated the two leads, but the ending was sooo worth it) and spoiled (not big on soap operas, nor do I get people who get uber invested in them and want to live that lifestyle, but again: ending's worth it. like something out of a cheesy sci-fi movie from the 60's). update: oil's well that ends well (has all the elements of a great episode... except the characters. there was NO ONE to root for. but to reiterate a point I've made before: the ending was perfect for the characters), curiosity killed (honestly, it's tough to get through the first half. feels like being trapped in the middle of a fight between your friend and his girlfriend. but like I said about spoiled and split second, ending is absolutely perfect), let the punishment fit the crime (not my favorite, but I like the idea. strong catharsis to be found), people who live in brass hearses (good overall concept and a twist I genuinely never saw coming. however, points off for how much of a raging dick bill paxton's character is to poor brad dourif's. also, for dourif's unwarranted demise) and my brother's keeper (fumbled it right at the end. it was all going well... right until the closing moment. seeing frank become the same kind of dick as his brother is honestly what ruined it. on one hand. it's nice eddie didn't get away with his crimes and general dickishness. on the other, we're left with no one to care about at the end. I get that it's poetic irony, but still- falls flat when there's no one left to root for). notable episodes I wanted to talk about: and all through the house (good concept, but I'm not a fan of children in peril when it comes to horror) and three's a crowd (again, good idea, but I have issues with it because of... personal experience. I once knew a guy like in the story. he was a friend. we're no longer friends. in fact, he's the only human being I've ever truly hated, for what he did to my family and me. so yeah, watching that episode made me pretty uncomfortable thinking of his psychotic outbursts and paranoid ramblings about the """truth""" that we were all against him because he dreamed that we admitted to hating him. because if you can't trust something you were told in a dream, what can you trust? also, he made some... remarks to me and my loved ones. I don't care to repeat them, but let's just say they were VERY similar to the ones made in trouble #5- which was also an uncomfortable watch for me personally). update: operation: friendship (let's take a step back from the dark, real world stuff, to something more light hearted. it works. not one that I'd go back to very often, but it does well with the concept. weirdly though, it reminds me of my own life quite a bit. minus the dead end job and love interest. plus, *my* imaginary friend isn't a loud mouthed jerk of a pig. still though, it honestly made me double take the first time), the bribe (not much to say about the episode itself, it's overall fine. what I did want to talk about , however, is the opening with the crypt keeper. why the hell couldn't we have gotten *him* as president, instead of dump?! absolute proof that we got the worst timeline. even worse than not getting anton york), cold war (enjoyed the reveal at the end, but the amount of racist talk, abusive acts and objectifying speech towards women kind of ruined it. and by "kind of" I mean "absolutely") and kidnapper (and now back to the uncomfortably dark, real world stuff, again. it hits fairly close to home. with the way things are these days, it just serves as a reminder of all the horribleness out there). and that's my list. now if only it hadn't taken two years to finish.
When I was a kid I could never watch the opening because the Cryptkeepers jump scare at the end always got me.
Me too.
Same here
I loved it even when I was younger. The opening is just iconic and one of my favorite TV intros.
Same. Ironically, I was a fan of Tiny Toon Adventures & never noticed that The Cryptkeeper is just a raspy Buster Bunny.
HAHAHAAAA!! So did my little brother!! He tyred and tyred but just cant do it....lol
I loved the one where Ed Begely Jr. Was the door to door salesman and stumbles upon a family entirely played by Tim Curry.
one of the only actually creepy episodes Tim Curry as that daughter gettin it on uhhggg (shivers) lol
That was a good episode
“Death of Some Salesman”
Hell yeah, that was a damn good episode
Oh yeah, I _love_ that episode too. The make-up was _amazing_ and I loved Yvonne DeCarlo's cameo. One of my personal favorites is "The Secret", which is about an orphaned 12-yr.-old boy named Theodore getting adopted by a wealthy childless couple who at first seem perfect (if a bit eccentric) giving him an insanely huge bedroom packed with the best toys and entertainment money can buy, all the food (primarily sweets) he can eat (he was starved a bit at the orphanage) and even his own classic-British-gentleman-father-figure butler. But things get suspicious when Theodore notices his parents never take him anywhere and only interact with him during the night and most unsettling of all, he finds himself _locked_ in his room complete with bars on his windows. They're _clearly_ up to something but what could it be...
What did I tell you, Mr. Reeve? Your diner was going to fail the moment you set it up at Over There.
“Slow claps”!
And over there needs to cook for itself
@@ss3kid Over there has some Red Robin.....
Yummmmm.....
Another good one, is “Death Of Some Salesmen”
"Besides ,twernt no lie. Its called, salesmanship!" 👍👍
Can't go wrong with anything with Tim Curry 😁👍
In my opinion that's the best episode
"I love winter horror and there isn't enough of it..."
Makes Winter of 83.
Checks out.
How about "the ventriloquist's dummy" starring Bobcat Goldthwait and the legendary Don Rickles!? I saw that one as a kid and it freaked me out! Or "Strung Along", that one gave me nightmares!
Francisco Carlos hell yes, Morty was freakishly scary AF when I was a kid. I made a list too. You checkout it and tell me what you think
lol morty cracked me up that whole episode was funny
That one was creepy.
0:48
Agreed cauz the twist is very unexpected
Ooh, another “quick look at...”, I missed those.
I adore puns so hearing Cryptkeeper do his thing always makes me smile
The OG Joker!
I cringe at every pun, but that's comedy baby.
Television Terror is definitely my favorite of the series. I could still remember the creepy intro and outro music from when I saw it as a kid, when I watched it again recently. So good.
My favorite episode is the one where Harry Anderson is a comic book artist that has his drawings come to life. It is great and always makes me laugh.
You mean "Korman's Kalamity", right?
@@animefan25 Yep. I love that episode.
That's is a good episode
That's my favorite as well.
My favorite as well.
Finally a Tales From the Crypt list that includes my favourite episode - What’s Cookin’? I never get tired of rewatching that episode, an absolute masterpiece.
He, to be fair, that Nefra student might've gotten arrested, but she did get an A on that project!
That was my favorite episode, glad to see it brought up here.
nice choice.
Water instead of embalming fluid?
That, would actually make it much, MUCH worse.
Like, depending on how much he uses, discoloring and swelling
Well, the body's buried at that point, I think. Otherwise he wouldn't be getting away with it.
Oh yeah. I really love this series and they are so many gory, scary, gruesome, and entertaining episodes from tales from the crypt. Not to mention it has an amazing intro with a memorable host.
I think my favorite has to be "'Til Death." The way the woman looks as she rots is genuinely creepy (though her acting is humorous) and the ending is proof that some things are worse than death.
as soon as i saw the ferris beuller principle I thought those kids really dont want to be in his basement
The one with Larry Drake as the killer Santa was a great one.
Killer Santa stories are always fun
Larry Drake appeared in a second episode that has vampires and a werewolf.
"Three's a Crowd" and "Split Second" both had really messed up, morally corrupt endings.
Three's a Crowd is probably the most disturbing episode.
Night Talk actually split personality with Joe Pesci is the most disturbing
Episode
@@splvshlife I agree with you.
It's my top tales from the crypt episode just cause of how real it felt
I love that laugh by the crypt keeper LMAO
I love how you mention the goonies. But failed to mention the actor that Played Data is one of the kids in the episode lol.
My favorites are "House of Horror", the fraternity episode, "Death of some Salesmen," with an amazing TRIPLE performance from Tim Curry, "Werewolf Concierto," because I love werewolves, and "Carrion Death."
My favorites:
Reluctant Vampire-Malcolm Mcdowell was so cute in that one. A shame there wasn't a fanfic about that one; I wanted to read about what happened next!
The Man Who was Death
Lower Berth-That was mean how they kept Two Face locked up and beat him. The Cryptkeeper was a cute baby, though. That episode reminded me of the X-Files episode, Postmodern Prometheus, a take on The Elephant Man and the Cher movie, Mask.
Staired in horror-Teller the magician co-wrote that one. Cool episode!
Revenge is the Nuts
You, Murderer-the one with "Humphrey Bogart" and "Alfred Hitchcock".
#2-Television terror-Gotta love Morton Downey Jr.!
The one with John Kassir and Priscilla Presley that I forgot the title. It ends with a bang, or a BOOM! I loved how The Cryptkeeper rewound the tape of the John Kassir character saying, "I'll be damned!"
The one with Demi Moore and Jeffrey Tambor?, who played a fat man and went to the electric chair at the end for killing the Demi Moore character. I think it was called, Sin Deep/Skin Deep.
That last one is Dead Right.
“Sin Deep” was about a man with anger issues meets a masked woman who thrives on abuse through internal means... but externally, she has a thing for keeping different masks... of other men.
The John Kassir/Priscilla Presley one was called "Oil's Well That Ends Well".
I’m surprised that Yellow wasn’t on the list
Yellow definitely should have been on the list
Yellow is so good!!
Yellow is a masterpiece.
Agreed!!
Isn't the guy who lives in your closet all year expect during october suppose to cover this
Maybe he’d make his OWN list... (with the Cryptkeeper’s voice actor so they can play on words with each other)
Linkara, this video has singlehandedly unearthed the long buried memories of me and my father watching reruns of this show after I came home from school. I can even recall seeing at least one of the episodes you've covered here at one point or another. It's nice to take this walk down memory lane like this, so thank you for reminding me of this again after all these years.
I love the Crypt Keeper. Best horror host ever
I entered this video with it having been viewed 665 times before. I'm sure I'll be fine.
This was a very informative and inspiring list, giving food for thought and really gets into what makes each episode special even without having seen them. I'll have to look around for this sometime.
"The goonies" reference you made at the 17:33 mark cracked me up.
the kid who played data was the kid in that tales from the crypt episode.
That's why it was funny 😆
If you intentionally did that....I tip my 🎩to you sir.
Good job lol😆
I met John Glover at a con in Mississippi last year and blew his mind when I went over his episode Tales and brought up that he was in that with Aron Eisenberg who was on DS9 which he also guest starred on.
He so funny and friendly.
"Mournin' Mess," "What's Cookin'" and "The Man Who Was Death." That last one was one of three in the 90-minute pilot "movie" and it really set the tone for the series. Bill Sadler did an excellent job carrying that half hour all by himself. I'm looking forward to seeing him in _Bill & Ted Face the Music._
Back in the day as a kid, I used to stay up until midnight to watch a couple of episodes the WB would play Friday nights. It was so much fun.
When he mentions number 14, I immediately thought of the Rocky horror picture show premis
One of my personal favorites has always been “The Assassin”. It was one of the first TFTC episodes I saw as a kid, and I found the twist very entertaining.
i love the sam kinison episode as a voice in a head screaming in a businessman's head/mind while he commits murders.
Out of all the "Tales From The Crypt" episodes,
which frightened me the most, it was "Mornin' Mess".
The ending of this one took at least 5 years off of
my life.. :(
p.s. Great list, and homage to this CLASSIC series.
I enjoyed William Sadler in Demon Knight
Sadler appeared in another episode of Tales From the Crypt as Death i.e. the one from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
I LOVE your "A Quick Look At" vids! Thanks for the new frights to check out!
"Yellow" is my favorite. It's a drama about a soldier who never wanted to join the army, but was forced to out of family tradition. The horror is replaced with suspense, and the anticipation of what's to come, and it is felt through out each scene.
I love stories set in WW1. So many opportunities for great stories.
Good episode, but, technically, that (a long with a couple other episodes) is part of the short-lived "Two-Fisted Tales" series and not a legitimate Crypt episode. (Notably, these episodes don't feature the same level of violence, language or sexuality as most Crypt episodes, as TFT was a network TV series.) The episodes of this show (produced by the same company and creative team) were repurposed as Crypt episodes as a cheap way to meet the season episode quota.
@@dreamlandnightmare - I did not know that, thanks for the explanation. "Yellow" and "Cutting Cards" (both starring Lance Henriksen) are my 2 favorite episodes...
You also had the father son duo of Kirk Douglass and Michael Douglass carrying it
My favorite will always be "The Secret" the final episode of Season 2.
really? the adopted warewolf boy one?
@@tonyl6520 Yes because that twist is a classic one. the vampires think they cornered their pray but then the boy gets the last laugh. And I also liked seeing Larry Drake as a sympathetic character rather than a villain he sometimes played.
omg yass my favorite episode
Classic twist
I can't recall if this was adapted from anything like the comic or a TV episode, but I have a distinct memory of being horribly scarred as a kid because I read a Tales from the Crypt book. The story involved a man being treated by his doctor, and during the process he reveals he likes to prank kids and one of his pranks got a kid killed. The doctor then reveals that the kid was his son, and during the operation he has given the man medication that makes him internally bleed with any sharp movement, and then straps the man into a tickle machine. Then the doctor steps back and watches as the man laughs and laughs, unable to stop... I still get chills!
Woof, now THAT'S what you call revenge.
“For cryin out loud” - sam kenison
"You were in danger the moment you crossed the threshold". 👍
That was the best change made from the comic version; any paranormal expert worth their anti-demon salt would look at a house with that kind of angry ghost energy and just "nope!"
Can you do your top 15 Twilight Zone episodes and top 15 Tales from the Darkside episodes sometime? Also, I'm a fan of Night Gallery and enjoy the 80s Twilight Zone, so I'm happy that you have videos on those. I love Tales from the Crypt.
Just FYI there are some other great anthology shows out there that rarely get attention, though they are just as good. One is called "Ghost Stories" from the 1990s and narrated by Rip Torn, which is just like TFTC except focuses on ghost stories (duh). There is also another one from the early 2000s called "Night Visions" which is narrated by Henry Rollins, which has more of the 2000s feel but has some solid episodes. And there is also the Masters of Horror/Fear Itself short film anthology which is hit or miss.
Oh man this brings back memories. Loved watching these! I remember a lot of thoes episodes.
A lot of my favourites made your list
The episode that reminded you of 'The Goonies', the lead character WAS from 'The Goonies'..... he played Data, the inventor kid in the movie!
Lol I just commented that same thing 😆
@@nessadvantage9447 SOOOOOO awesome!!!!
What was the one with the killer Santa?! That one scared the crap out of me when I was younger! When the kid’s holding his hand at the end, I can’t
All through the house
The one episode that still freaks me out to this day, despite seeing it a dozen times, are the one where they try to steal souls using a powersaw. The creature effects later on are really spectacular.
By the bye, if you like spectacular found footage, try the 1992 BBC production "Ghostwatch." Filmed as a movie with well known newscasters, they aired it Halloween night during the news' regular time slot, so everyone viewing *thought* they were seeing the news doing a Halloween special with call-ins and an investigation of a haunted house.
As a little kid, I remember the episode of two guys betting everything and at the end they're missing a lot of body parts. The old man who gets plastic surgery to look younger for a woman and the woman goes with who the new old guy is because of his money. The fortune teller who tells a lady her husband will die soon, and her husband dies, after killing her. A husband that reincarnates into a caterpillar that's on the grave of his dead human self, and his wife which is there mourning, steps on the caterpillar. These are some main ones that stuck in my head from when I was a young child
This was a fantastic list! I'm glad you reminded me of some of these.
I was always scared of the crypt keeper as a kid now I just love these shows I’m trying to get my kids into them they’re just so cheesy and gory but it’s 80s 90s glory.. I love his punchline well hello kitties 🐱
Here are some episodes I loved that didn't make the list
All through the house: a pretty good horror Christmas slasher episode.
Cutting cards: Two over the top characters that just hate each other and always try to best each other by any means. It's just great and over the top.
Showdown: Very underrated. An outlaw that doesn't want to accept death and gets followed by other spirits to join them.
Yellow: Probably my overall favorite. Not scary but really well written and I'm a sucker for good war stories.
The third pig: The final episode of the series. It's about the famous kids tale of the three little pigs but gory, crazy, and animated over the top action. It's frigging awesome!
Strung Along: A dummy story with a double twist. Good stuff if you love horror dummy tales.
Split personality: It stars Joe pesci pretending to be a twins in order to get wealth from twin ladies and gets more than he bargains for.
Can you do top 10 worst superhero costumes?
Taylor Edwards should probably add “No 90’s Image Comics” otherwise it’d be a *Top 70!!!* Also, is this only original costumes? Cuz I think terrible redesigns deserve their own list (and a lot of 90’s trash).
To quote Mickey Rourke from the Wrestler: “The 90’s sucked.”
In comics?? That could get very silly. Perhaps if you restrict it to adaptations.
Went and checked out New Arrival because of your teaser. Thought I knew the ending halfway through, and I was wrooong.
Yuuuuuup. XD
Great list. TFTC has many memorable episodes, but you didn't mention my favourite: "Easel Kill Ya". It's a tacky name, but it is a very dark episode that is very unsettling. It is the one where Tim Roth plays a rock bottom painter, who ends up painting macabre pieces made of pieces of people for whom I presume to be the devil (played by William Atherton). It is similar to that Guinea Pig film "Mermaid in a Manhole".
This makes me want to see if I can find any of the old Tales from the Crypt comics. I grew up reading the horror comics my dad had collected as a kid, so this hits me right in the nostalgia.
The Doctor: "Why, was he an idiot?"
Uncanny,as soon as I seen that scene I've read your comment.Ha ha.Nice one
how people reacted to trump running for presidency
Good selection! Maniac at large is probably at the top for me. One of my own personal favorites is the Leah Thompson episode in the first season, ‘Only Sin Deep’. Since watching this video I can’t help thinking of so many that I just love that you didn’t mention but....at the same time all the ones you picked are among my favorites also...
Fact that is probably only amusing to me - the nosy neighbour of #13 is Elizabeth Spriggs and she was one of the murder victims in the pilot of 'Midsomer Murders'. And one in a later episode, too.
I recall seeing a couple of episodes as a kid, but I was a wimp back then and was to scared to watch it. Now a days I'm much more into horror and you have got me interested to go back and watch this show. Thanks :)
omg please do.. this is the greatest horror anthology ever.
I *DESPERATELY* need to get around to actually watching this series...
you really should
These are all some of my favorites too.
My favorite episode is Dig that cat...he's real gone because how creative it was and the twist though
Two of my favorites the one where a scientist finds his wife is having an affair. And the one with the love potion.
Liked before I watched bcuz this is content I look for
1:00 Honorable mention to Kyle MacLachlan
Uh, just a quick pint, Linky, but "Crypt of Terror" and "Tales From the Crypt" were actually the same thin, EC just changed the name after a few issues to the more iconic one for some reason or other. Not lying to you, look it up.
Glad to see Maniac at Large on here; in my opinion, a very underrated episode. I've noticed many recent horror movies have tried to copy the twist ending, but in 90+ minutes can't build the tension & pull off the climax like this 25 minute episode.
Also surprised you didn't mention how Comes the Dawn probably inspired one of the best horror movies of the past 20 years.
Here's a good one. "Korman's Kalamity."
Your #1 top pick? I remembered that, but I didn't remember where I remembered it from.
Now I know.
I might have to go on a rewatch journey of this show, it's been a very long time.
In no particular order, my fav 13 episodes🤗
13. Lover Come Hack to Me
12. Three's a Crowd
11. For Crying Out Loud
10. The Trap
9. Top Billing
8. Doctor of Horror
7. Beauty Rest
6. Split Personality
5. Oil's Well That Ends Well
4. Only Skin Deep
3. Split Second
2. The Assassin
1. Death of Some Salesman
Yes! Top Billing! I loved the ironic ending to this as a teenager! Alas, poor Lovitz, you should have done more research on the part they were interested in filling.
I LOVE "Fitting Punishment". It's on a top 3 list of favorites. Alongside "Korman's Kalamity" and "Séance".
wow. i had actually forgotten about some of these shows. thanks for the childhood memories. that was more fun than watching you play Mass Effect. by the way, remember the one with Sam Kinison in it...?
I love John Kassir! Wish they would bring Tales from the Crypt back and John Kassir. It would be a hit.
i like him two but not for the crypt keeper, my fave voice of his was Deadpool, thats right, he's actually the first ever voice of deadpool
All three seasons of Tales from the Cryptkeeper (the spinoff cartoon) are available for free on Nelvana’s Retro Rerun TH-cam channel.
For anyone wondering, while they may share the same last name, Morton Downey, Jr. and Robert Downey, Jr. are not related.
this may not have anything to do with the video, but i have a duty to give you this Fun Fact
did you know that the voice of The Crypt Keeper, John Kassier, was the actual first voice of Deadpool
i just felt like mentioning it, he was The Atom in that justice league made for TV movie he reviewed with Nash
I was the crypt keeper for Halloween when i was like 11... the movie Demon Knight is still one of my top favorite childhood movies
The episode where Tim Curry plays every member of a family trying to marry off the daughter (Curry) to a traveling salesman.
"None But The Lonely Heart" was a great episode.
Honestly surprised no Death of Some Salesmen but I loved most of these too. Great list!
And all through the house was first one i saw when it aired and scared the hell out of me as 9 or 10 year old!
17:36 Speaking of the Goonies, that is Jonathan Ke Quan (Data).
I watched a lot of takes from the crypt. But never saw any of these lol.. But had heard of some of them.. I got to catch up
My fave is the santa claus axe murderer who the little girl let's in after moms axed pops in the head. Also that one brawd who gets smashed by the lumberjacks. Oh yeah the two who are cuffed ,dude swallows key and other eventually breaks neck and watches ravens start to eat him alive and then the 9 lives freak show dude who gets killed and returns from the dead.
grew up in 80s.love all these types of shows. including Hitchcock presents 80s, the new twilight zone, etc
It also had some good ironic twists
I agree with Fitting Punishment...especially how much of a p-rick Ezra is, he definitely deserved what he got in the end. And then there's how Bobby comes back, he's not a ghost or zombie, he's a revenant. Don't forget Dead Right.
Enock the two faced man was my best one
Holy crap... Anything that has Jon Lovitz AND John Austin is authentically my favorite thing. Never saw that episode but I can now say is my favorite because of those two alone! Lol
ITS LIT Linkara🔥🔥🔥🔥. Been a fan of this channel since its was the Tommy Oliver Show featuring The Power Rangers LMAO
I'm a little surprised that "Three's a Crowd" didn't make it in here. And "Yellow", but others have mentioned that too.
First list I've seen without Don Rickles or Tim Curry.
Good on ya!
I've seen pretty every episodes of it on TH-cam and I love this show ! I couldn't stop watching it. It's kinda like a Goosebumps for adults but way much fun.
Yeah, I love the Chris Reeve episode! I can still taste them soylent green burgers.
Some good picks, but I can't believe "Cutting Cards" isn't in here somewhere.
Well just remember that not all episodes you're expecting to be on the list.
@@SegaNintendoGuy64 I know, but I thought sure that would have been on a list including 15 episodes.
@@dreamlandnightmare What other episodes besides Cutting Cards you were hoping for?
@@SegaNintendoGuy64 He picked many of my own favorites, especially Abra Cadavre, Undertaking Palor, and What's Cookin'. Carrion Death and The Ventriloquist's Dummy are the only other two episodes I can immediately think of that I wish he would have included in the list.
I've never seen Tales From The Crypt (it was before my time), but I like how one of these is Sweeny Todd starring Superman and Hot Rod of the Autobots.
so after seeing this video, I decided to start watching tales from the crypt. and while watching, put together my own list (currently on season 4).
update: after only two years, I have finally finished all of tales from the crypt! why did it take so long, you ask? well, my stupid computer disconnected from the internet one day and refuses to reconnect without an adapter (or when it dose, the signal isn't strong enough to do ANYTHING!!). so, in an attempt to fix it, I completely reset my computer. the problem being: it didn't work. and in the process, I lost the kodi app (where I was watching tales) and without internet access, I couldn't re-download it. then by the time I could, the streaming service I was using wasn't available anymore. took me months to finally find the rest of the episodes on dailymotion and here on youtube. but now that I have, I can finally complete the list!
favorites (no real order): cutting cards (fun watching the two leads clearly b.s'ing each other), the ventriloquist's dummy (mostly for bobcat), fitting punishment (absolutely agreed), the thing from the grave (overall disturbing, but oddly nice ending), undertaking palor (also agreed), korman's kalamity (wonderfully meta. almost phelous levels), the reluctant vampire (fun, likable leads and a MUCH better love story than twilight), abra cadaver (most certainly agreed on), showdown (interesting psychological story take), the secret (reminds me of "count alucard" from gallery of horror. that movie phelous did a review of), four sided triangle (keeps you guessing what's actually going on) and lower berth (very... unconventional love story to say the least, but I like both characters and it was nice to see them get a happy ending to their stories. plus, the origin of the crypt keeper).
update: king of the road (not much of a horror story, but still a very entertaining story), strung along (I honestly didn't see the twists coming. plus, I admit to having a fascination with things like puppetry and claymation, which may have influenced my opinion), as ye sow (a classic tale of irony), food for thought (great performance by ernie hudson. never thought I could hate one of his characters, but he dose a great job of playing a hateable, yet fun villain. and gives a delightfully gruesome but fitting end), well cooked hams (full of all the twists and turns you'd expect from a magic show. and it's always nice to see martin sheen [or any of the estevez's for that matter]), half way horrible (a nice little murder, revenge mystery. plus zombies, which is always a plus), whirlpool (clever twist on the groundhog day style scenario. also couldn't help but notice the references to other episodes thrown in), revenge is the nuts (the idea of an institution run by a corrupt, abusive monster is one that always drives me crazy. thinking of how long they got away with it, how many they hurt. never sits right with me. but the idea of one getting a taste of their own medicine at the hands of their victims is pure bliss), comes the dawn (once again, agreed. I promise, I'm not doing this on purpose. we just have fairly similar tastes), 99 & 44/100% pure horror (killer soap. need I say more?), fatal caper (almost felt like I was watching a game of clue. the number of backstabbings, betrayals and twist reveals made for one hell of a ride), the pit (I hate when someone tries to make someone else fight their battles for them. it is the lowest, scummiest, most cowardly form of manipulation. so seeing the manipulators being stripped of their influence and having to fight their own battles is cathartic beyond belief), you, murderer (I love a good first person perspective story. from bones, to a heist with markiplier, to ben 10 [2016], it's essentially what I love about found footage. the narration and story are engaging too. I also can't help but feel the idea of being conscious after death might be a connection to abra cadaver), confession (talk about a battle of wits. I had no clue until the end who was telling the truth. and, rest assured, I was invested to the very end) and the third pig (perhaps the most interesting telling of the three little pigs I've heard. it's also interesting seeing an animated entry not for tales from the crypt keeper. only other thing I can say is: eat your heart out, ren and stimpy!).
honorable mentions: split second (hated the two leads, but the ending was sooo worth it) and spoiled (not big on soap operas, nor do I get people who get uber invested in them and want to live that lifestyle, but again: ending's worth it. like something out of a cheesy sci-fi movie from the 60's).
update: oil's well that ends well (has all the elements of a great episode... except the characters. there was NO ONE to root for. but to reiterate a point I've made before: the ending was perfect for the characters), curiosity killed (honestly, it's tough to get through the first half. feels like being trapped in the middle of a fight between your friend and his girlfriend. but like I said about spoiled and split second, ending is absolutely perfect), let the punishment fit the crime (not my favorite, but I like the idea. strong catharsis to be found), people who live in brass hearses (good overall concept and a twist I genuinely never saw coming. however, points off for how much of a raging dick bill paxton's character is to poor brad dourif's. also, for dourif's unwarranted demise) and my brother's keeper (fumbled it right at the end. it was all going well... right until the closing moment. seeing frank become the same kind of dick as his brother is honestly what ruined it. on one hand. it's nice eddie didn't get away with his crimes and general dickishness. on the other, we're left with no one to care about at the end. I get that it's poetic irony, but still- falls flat when there's no one left to root for).
notable episodes I wanted to talk about: and all through the house (good concept, but I'm not a fan of children in peril when it comes to horror) and three's a crowd (again, good idea, but I have issues with it because of... personal experience. I once knew a guy like in the story. he was a friend. we're no longer friends. in fact, he's the only human being I've ever truly hated, for what he did to my family and me. so yeah, watching that episode made me pretty uncomfortable thinking of his psychotic outbursts and paranoid ramblings about the """truth""" that we were all against him because he dreamed that we admitted to hating him. because if you can't trust something you were told in a dream, what can you trust? also, he made some... remarks to me and my loved ones. I don't care to repeat them, but let's just say they were VERY similar to the ones made in trouble #5- which was also an uncomfortable watch for me personally).
update: operation: friendship (let's take a step back from the dark, real world stuff, to something more light hearted. it works. not one that I'd go back to very often, but it does well with the concept. weirdly though, it reminds me of my own life quite a bit. minus the dead end job and love interest. plus, *my* imaginary friend isn't a loud mouthed jerk of a pig. still though, it honestly made me double take the first time), the bribe (not much to say about the episode itself, it's overall fine. what I did want to talk about , however, is the opening with the crypt keeper. why the hell couldn't we have gotten *him* as president, instead of dump?! absolute proof that we got the worst timeline. even worse than not getting anton york), cold war (enjoyed the reveal at the end, but the amount of racist talk, abusive acts and objectifying speech towards women kind of ruined it. and by "kind of" I mean "absolutely") and kidnapper (and now back to the uncomfortably dark, real world stuff, again. it hits fairly close to home. with the way things are these days, it just serves as a reminder of all the horribleness out there).
and that's my list. now if only it hadn't taken two years to finish.
Hm.
Moarte hosting an actual, all original horror story anthology series. That might be something interesting to watch...