Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. Death lives in the vault of horror five people find themselves in a tomb. Roy ashton was one of cinemas greatest makeup designers and created most of hammers most famous and memorable monsters. Tales from the crypt 1972 ian hendry, peter cushing and. Tales from the crypt is certainly not a great horror film, but it has a certain magnetism about it that is hard to resist and which accounts for its enduring popularity. The second frontloads all the weakest material at the start so that the anthology builds to a climax of sorts. Tales from the crypt 1972 show description show tags show categories for webmasters description. Torture garden just isnt very good, and vault of horror is too silly to be completely effective, yet they rarely get as lambasted as tales. Theres something about crypt that makes even jaded viewers feel like theyre kids sitting in their rooms late at night with the lights out, telling eerie tales with the aid of. With joan collins, peter cushing, ralph richardson, geoffrey bayldon. Simon ashby is a wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his aunt in their palatial mansion outside of london. Download tales from the crypt full movie studio tales from the crypt pelicula completa. Tales from the crypt original music from 1992, cd discogs. Jun, 2016 with tales from the crypt, amicus picked five stories first written in the ec comics of the 1950s and brought them to the big screen with tales from the crypt years before some of them would be adapted again on hbo.
New castle after dark presents tales from the crypt1972. From comic books to television crypt keepers history of season one this box set is not rated see also tales from the crypt 1972, vault of horror 1973, tales from the crypt keeper 1993, and tales from the crypt 1989 seasons 27. Five people get lost in a crypt and meet up with a strange crypt keeper who tells them stories of how they died. A mere comic book in 1950, today tales from the crypt and its crypt keeper are trademarks whose value exceeds their initial medium, much as disneys mickey mouse surpasses the value of his cartoons.
Oct 07, 2006 tales from the crypt 1972 october 7, 2006 by mark pellegrini wellafter the comics code had spelled the end of the tales from the crypt comic books, but decades before hbo would revive the series via anthology horror television, there was this 1972 film inspired by various ec horror comics. Tales from the crypt, sometimes titled hbos tales from the crypt, is an american horror anthology television series that ran from june 10, 1989 to july 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel hbo for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. Joan collins, peter cushing, patrick magee, ralph richardson, geoffrey bayldon, roy dotrice, richard greene, ian hendry, barbara murray, nigel patrick, freddie francis, tales from the crypt 1972. He has also been the icon for universal studios orlandos halloween horror nights fifth and sixth year.
There the story might have rested, if it werent for milton subotsky, british producer of horror movies and oldtime e. Its october after all, so youve probably seen it playing nonstop on tv. Comics tales from back in the day and drawing on the talents of top filmmakers richard donner, walter hill, joel silver, robert zemeckis and more. Johnny craig comic book stories tales from the crypt and the vault of horror, al feldstein comic book stories tales from the crypt and the vault of horror, william m.
Tales from the crypt 1972 tt0069341 five people find themselves in a tomb. Up until today, i wouldve bet hard money that it was roddy mcdowall portraying the heartless real estate prospector in peter cushings segme. Tales from the crypt is a perfectly realized entry in and perhaps, the best example of the british anthology subgenre. Dec 15, 2014 decades of horror 1970s episode 8 tales from the crypt 1972 tales from the crypt is not the first horror anthology, it is not even the first from the british film company amicus, but it may be the best remembered if not, it should be. Tales from the crypt soundtrack from 1989, composed by steve bartek, bruce broughton, ry cooder, cliff eidelman, danny elfman, miles goodman, jan hammer, james horner, david mansfield, david newman, nicholas pike, jimmy webb. Tales from the crypt 1972 tales from the crypt is the most unfairly maligned of all the amicus anthologies. New castle after dark presents tales from the crypt 1972 duration. Tales from the crypt 1972 original film trailer youtube. In a way, i guess you could also view it as one of the earliest and best comic bookgraphic novel film adaptations.
After five strangers get hopelessly lost in a crypt, they meet its mysterious keeper, who. Ascap and published by big giant musiccount chuckula music bmi. The cryptkeeper is a recurring character in the popular tv show tales from the crypt, the comics tales from the crypt, the animated series tales from the cryptkeeper and its movie adaptations. Released by big screen records in 1992 9 244622 containing music from tales from the crypt 1989. It was produced by amicus productions and filmed at shepperton studios, and is one of several amicus horror anthologies made during the 1970s. Watch tales from the crypt full movie in hd visit five people find themselves in a tomb. The critics, then and now, just dont seem to get it, yet it remains a firm fan favourite. This is a respectfull homage to the tales from the crypt tv show, this is a modernized direction that still tries to stays true to the original creators vision. Tales from the crypt 1972 tranquility internet services. Each halfhour segment is based on an ecstyle horror story, usually with a twist or two along the way, with each story featuring not only a different cast and director, but also, usually, a different composer with the main title theme being danny elfmans typically spirited composition. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based. Jun 01, 2015 horror 1972 92 minutes color five people get lost in a crypt and meet up with a strange crypt keeper who tells them stories of how they died. It was produced by amicus productions and filmed at shepperton studios, and is one of several amicus horror anthologies made during the 1970s in the film, five strangers joan collins, ian hendry, robin. Tales from the crypt 1972 original film trailer ian.
Original music from tales from the crypt original tv. I feel the tales of the crypt version works better because of both the apathy of rogers to his wards plight and the way the short feels longer than some of the others and highlights the growing squalor the blind men are forced to endure. Hbos tales from the crypt christmas special and all through the house is the slasher horror holiday special you need to watch this christmas. Decades of horror 1970s episode 8 tales from the crypt 1972 tales from the crypt is not the first horror anthology, it is not even the first from the british film company amicus, but it may be the best remembered if not, it should be. Tales from the crypt 1972 episode 8 decades of horror. Rest your bones, boos and ghouls, and settle in for the anthology series youve been dying to see. The title is based on the 1950s ec comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in. Tales from the crypt 1972 joan collins, peter cushing.
Tales from the crypt 1972 ian hendry, peter cushing. And if mickey means amiable family entertainment, the crypt keeper signifies a particular kind of horror tale. The stories and stark blackandwhite artwork by johnny craig, wally. Theres one scene in which winifred raises her old boyfriend billy from the grave. Up until today, i wouldve bet hard money that it was roddy mcdowall portraying the heartless real estate prospector in peter cushings segment. Cadaverous scream legend the crypt keeper hosts these forays of fright and fun based. By megan vick, apr 15, 2016tales from the crypt 1972 full movie hd english youtube. Tales of the unexpected the flypaper 1980 duration. Wandering off from the rest of the group, the five happen upon an old man dressed in a monks. This fan film begins with the idea to dig up from the grave tales from the crypt and update it with cg tools. The cryptkeeper isnt much of an antagonist in the scope of. Tales from the crypt 1972 full movie download full hd youtube.
I devoured this stuff, and after a while i began to realize that some of it was superior to the rest. As well as horror films, he worked on blake edwards pink panther series. Horror 1972 92 minutes color five people get lost in a crypt and meet up with a strange crypt keeper who tells them stories of how they died. Tales from the crypt 1972 trailer hd 1080p youtube. Tales from the crypt 1972 october 7, 2006 by mark pellegrini wellafter the comics code had spelled the end of the tales from the crypt comic books, but decades before hbo would revive the series via anthology horror television, there was this 1972 film inspired by various ec horror comics. Reviving your content from the marketing grave october 17, 2017. Dec 24, 2017 hbos tales from the crypt christmas special and all through the house is the slasher horror holiday special you need to watch this christmas. Ian hendry wearing a special effects mask created by roy ashton for the film tales from the crypt 1972. New castle after dark presents tales from the crypt1972 youtube. We take a look at his work on ian hendry and peter cushing in tales from the crypt 1972 through the lens of some great. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Tales from the crypt 1972 original film trailer ian hendry by ian hendry. The phenomenon of tales from the crypt seems to have no endings, only changes. This is the sam arkoff school of filmmaking, in which the first reel and the last reel have to be good and the middle doesnt matter. A compilation of cues from hbos gruesomely humorous series tales from the crypt. Kronos vampire hunter 74 the internecine project 1974 the passenger 1975 intimate games 1976 damien omen ii 1978 the bitch 1979 television. Tales from the crypt is a 1972 british horror film, directed by freddie francis. Tnt also gives the okay to two new horror pilots for a latenight block. This successful punfilled style of presenting ironic horror tales had. All new introduction by the crypt keeper tales from the crypt.
All five stories are distinct from one another, each showing a different style of horror and each with its own ectrademark twist. Demon knight original soundtrack original soundtrack on allmusic 1995 from the 1930s to the 1970s, directors of horror. Cadaverous scream legend the crypt keeper hosts these forays of fright and fun based on the classic e. Tales from the crypt is a 1972 british horror film directed by freddie francis.
A group of five complete strangers stop by an old british crypt for a brief tour. The horror comics of the early 1950s etched themselves upon my mind in a series of disconnected scenes. I remember distinctly my viewings of the amicus horror anthology tales from the crypt as a teenager, back when all films were on vhs and cropped. One day, ashbys long lost brother mysteriously arrives at the house, but events prove that he is an impostor, sent by keith kossett, son of the attorney for the family estate, who has been dipping into the family trust fund. Tales from the crypt remembering and all through the house. The crypt keeper explains why they are there through a series of frightening stories. Ralph richardson the crypt keeper geoffrey bayldon guide david markham father edward elliot segment 3 poetic justice.