Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV-MA 6.9/10 IMDb
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Creator: William M. Gaines, Steven Dodd
Cast: John Kassir, Cam Clarke, Miguel Ferrer, Sherrie Rose, Marshall Bell
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a child Suicide (discussed or ideation)
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction
Phobias & Sensory
Blood / medical gore Body horror Clowns Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Drowning / underwater scenes Jump scares Needles / medical procedures Snakes Spiders / insects Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)
Sexual Content
Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations
Substance Use
Drug use (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture
Does It Get Worse?
Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.
20 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
Season 1 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.8)
Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityBody horrorJump scaresExplicit sexual content / nudityDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture
Season 2 11 warnings
Avg severity:(3.9)
InfidelityBody horrorJump scaresExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture
Season 3 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
InfidelityBody horrorJump scaresExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture
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