Tales from the Crypt

Production
Tales from the Crypt title screen
Format	Horror
Created by	William Gaines (original concept)
Starring	John Kassir
Theme music composer	Danny Elfman
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	93 (List of episodes)
Executive producer(s)	Richard Donner David Giler Walter Hill Joel Silver David Geffen Robert Zemeckis
Running time	Various
Broadcast
Original channel	HBO
Original run	June 10, 1989 – July 19, 1996
Chronology
Followed by	Tales from the Cryptkeeper Perversions of Science

Description

Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO`s Tales from the Crypt, is a horror anthology American TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. The title was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the four other EC Comics of the time (Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror, Crime SuspenStories, and Shock SuspenStories). The show was produced by HBO with uncred association by The Geffen Film Company and Warner Bros. Television (all part of a production consortium officially called Tales From The Crypt Holdings). The series is not to be confused with the 1972 film by the same name or Tales from the Darkside, another similarly themed horror anthology series. Because it was aired on HBO, a premium cable television station, it was one of the few anthology series to be allowed to have full freedom from censorship by network standards and practices. The station allowed the series to contain graphic violence as well as other content that had not appeared in most television series up to that time, such as profanity, gore, nudity and sexual situations. The show is subsequently ed for such content when broadcast in syndication or on basic cable. While the series began production in the United States, in the final season filming moved to England, resulting in episodes which revolved around British characters. It is currently being shown on Zone Horror in the UK, and in the U.S. on NBC Universal`s horror-themed cable channel Chiller, which launched on March 1 2007. Prior to March 1, 2007 in the US, it was shown on Sci Fi Channel.