USA Region 1 releases from 2004 - 2007
The entire 7 season series
Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 6 are still sealed
Seasons 4, 5 and 7 in excellent condition
Seasons 1 and 2 can be seen to be presented in fold-out digipacks while the remainder are slimline cases with episode info on the sleeves in slipcases.
Special features for each season as shown in the photographs.
Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series created by William Gaines and Steven Dodd that ran for seven seasons on the premium cable channel HBO, from June 10, 1989, to July 19, 1996, with a total of 93 episodes. The show's title is based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name, published by William Gaines and edited by Al Feldstein. Despite the show's title, episodes were not only adapted from stories from Tales from the Crypt, but also other EC Comic series including The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror, Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories, and Two-Fisted Tales.
The series is hosted by the Cryptkeeper, a wisecracking corpse performed by several puppeteers and voiced by John Kassir. Filmmakers Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, Joel Silver, and Robert Zemeckis formed the show's team of executive producers.
Each episode begins with a tracking shot leading to the front door of the decrepit mansion of the Cryptkeeper, the show's host. Once inside, the camera tilts down from the foyer to the hallways and stairways, finally descending into the basement. The Cryptkeeper then comes out from his coffin, cackling wildly. Green slime pours down over the screen as the main title appears. The Cryptkeeper is depicted as an animated corpse, as opposed to the original comics in which he was a living human being.
The wisecracking Cryptkeeper, performed by a team of puppeteers and voiced by John Kassir, then introduced the episode with intentionally stereotyped jokes and mostly puns, e.g., his frequent greeting to viewers: "Hello, Boils and Ghouls" or "Hello, Kiddies". Each episode was self-contained, and was bookended by an outro sequence, again involving the Cryptkeeper.
A variety of notable guests have starred in episodes of Tales from the Crypt. These include Academy Awards-winning actors, A-list celebrities and highly recognizable character actors.
Some of the most famous people to have starred in episodes are listed below:
Adam West
Alan Rachins
Amanda Plummer
Andrew McCarthy
Anthony Michael Hall
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Beau Bridges
Ben Stein
Benicio del Toro
Beverly D'Angelo
Bill Paxton
Billy Zane
Blythe Danner
Bob Hoskins
Bobcat Goldthwait
Brad Dourif
Brad Garrett
Brad Pitt
Brooke Shields
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce McGill
Bruce Payne
Bruno Kirby
Carol Kane
Catherine O'Hara
Cathy Moriarty
Cheech Marin
Christopher Reeve
Colleen Camp
Corey Feldman
Cynthia Gibb
D. B. Sweeney
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Craig
Demi Moore
Don Rickles
Dylan McDermott
Ed Begley Jr.
Eddie Izzard
Ernie Hudson
Esai Morales
Ewan McGregor
George Wendt
Hank Azaria
Harry Anderson
Hector Elizondo
Iggy Pop
Isaac Hayes
Isabella Rossellini
Jada Pinkett Smith
James Remar
Janet Hubert
Jason London
Jason Marsden
Jeffrey Tambor
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pesci
John Astin
John Lithgow
John Rhys-Davies
John Stamos
Jon Lovitz
Jonathan Banks
Judd Nelson
Katey Sagal
Kathy Ireland
Ke Huy Quan
Kelly Preston
Kim Delaney
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kirk Douglas
Kyle MacLachlan
Lance Henriksen
Larry Drake
Lea Thompson
Lewis Arquette
Lou Diamond Phillips
M. Emmet Walsh
Malcolm McDowell
Marg Helgenberger
Margot Kidder
Martin Kove
Martin Sheen
Mary Ellen Trainor
Meat Loaf
Michael Ironside
Michael J. Fox
Miguel Ferrer
Mimi Rogers
Moses Gunn
Natasha Richardson
Patsy Kensit
Patricia Arquette
Patricia Clarkson
Priscilla Presley
R. Lee Ermey
Rance Howard
Reginald VelJohnson
Richard Schiff
Richard Thomas
Rita Rudner
Rita Wilson
Roger Daltrey
Robert Patrick
Slash
Sônia Braga
Steve Buscemi
Steven Weber
Sugar Ray Leonard
Ted Danson
Teri Garr
Teri Hatcher
Teri Polo
Terry O'Quinn
Tia Carrere
Tim Curry
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Stack
Tom Hanks
Tony Goldwyn
Travis Tritt
Treat Williams
Vincent Schiavelli
Wayne Newton
Wendie Malick
Whoopi Goldberg
Wil Wheaton
William Hickey
