Tales from the Crypt Season 1

1. The Man Who Was Death
Jun 10, 1989

Niles Talbot moved from the country to the big city to get a job as an electrian but ended up as an executioner. His trouble begins when he's suddenly uemployed and decides to take the law into his own hands.

Mimi Kennedy
Mimi Kennedy

Distraught Woman

William Sadler
William Sadler

Niles Talbot

Gerrit Graham
Gerrit Graham

Theodore Carne

Dani Minnick
Dani Minnick

Cynthia Baldwin

Jennifer Evans
Jennifer Evans

Newscaster #1

Patti Yasutake
Patti Yasutake

Newscaster #2

Laura Albert
Laura Albert

Go-Go Dancer

Kate Benton
Kate Benton

Waitress

F.J. O'Neil
F.J. O'Neil

Priest

Al Allen
Al Allen

Attorney

Edgar Small
Edgar Small

Judge #2

Robert Winley
Robert Winley

James Flood

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

J.W. Smith
J.W. Smith

Ledbetter

David Wohl
David Wohl

Warden Havers

Tony Abatemarco
Tony Abatemarco

Detective

Eve Brent
Eve Brent

Judge #1

Raymond O'Conner
Raymond O'Conner

Jury Foreman

Ed DeFusco
Ed DeFusco

New Executioner

Walter Hill
Walter Hill

Screenplay

Robert Reneau
Robert Reneau

Screenplay

Walter Hill
Walter Hill

Director

Tom Davies
Tom Davies

First Assistant Director

Robin R. Oliver
Robin R. Oliver

Second Assistant Director

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

John R. Leonetti
John R. Leonetti

Director of Photography

Carmel Davies
Carmel Davies

Editor

Karen Rea
Karen Rea

Casting

Dennis Stuart Murphy
Dennis Stuart Murphy

Unit Production Manager

Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

Music

2. And All Through the House
Jun 10, 1989

On Christmas Eve, a woman slaughters her husband and learns that she's on Santa's naughty list when an escaped maniac dressed as Santa Claus shows up at her doorstep with a special present for her.

Marshall Bell
Marshall Bell

Husband

Larry Drake
Larry Drake

Santa

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

Fred Dekker
Fred Dekker

Writer

Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis

Director

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

Dean Cundey
Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Jeannie Epper
Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Stephen Semel
Stephen Semel

Editor

Karen Rea
Karen Rea

Casting

3. Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone
Jun 10, 1989

A bum named Ulric is given the chance of a lifetime when a scientist puts the gland of a cat inside his body. Soon Ulric becomes the main attraction at a sideshow.

Michael Bower
Michael Bower

Junior

Robert Wuhl
Robert Wuhl

Barker

Kathleen York
Kathleen York

Coralee

Gustav Vintas
Gustav Vintas

Dr. Emil Manfred

Jack O'Leary
Jack O'Leary

Archer

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

Steve Kahan
Steve Kahan

Father

Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann

Old Lady

Paul Tuerpe
Paul Tuerpe

Policeman

Rick Zumwalt
Rick Zumwalt

Workman #1

Al Maines
Al Maines

Workman #2

Richard Donner
Richard Donner

Director

Florence Kemper
Florence Kemper

Production Design

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

Richard Bowen
Richard Bowen

Director of Photography

Spiro Razatos
Spiro Razatos

Stunts

Tim Trella
Tim Trella

Stunts

Steven Kemper
Steven Kemper

Editor

Gail Levin
Gail Levin

Casting

Lauren Lloyd
Lauren Lloyd

Casting

4. Only Sin Deep
Jun 14, 1989

A call girl goes to a pawnshop to rob him of his jewelry. Instead the owner offers her 10,000 dollars for her beauty. She sells her beauty and lands a new job but discovers she is aging very fast.

Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson

Sylvia Vane

Britt Leach
Britt Leach

Pawnbroker

Brett Cullen
Brett Cullen

Ronnie Price

Pamela Gordon
Pamela Gordon

Old Crone

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

Barry Thompson
Barry Thompson

Doorman

Fred Dekker
Fred Dekker

Writer

Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch

Director

Florence Kemper
Florence Kemper

Production Design

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

Richard Bowen
Richard Bowen

Director of Photography

Seth Flaum
Seth Flaum

Editor

Jay Ferguson
Jay Ferguson

Music

5. Lover Come Hack to Me
Jun 21, 1989

Charles marries Peggy but only for her money, planning to kill her and make it look like an accident. One night, things change when her dead mother pays a visit and Peggy shows Charles her own family tradition.

Richard Eden
Richard Eden

Allen

Lisa Figus
Lisa Figus

Aunt Edith

Stephen Shellen
Stephen Shellen

Charles

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

Tom Holland
Tom Holland

Director

Florence Kemper
Florence Kemper

Production Design

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

Jeffrey Jur
Jeffrey Jur

Director of Photography

Andrew London
Andrew London

Editor

Gail Levin
Gail Levin

Casting

Lauren Lloyd
Lauren Lloyd

Casting

Joe Renzetti
Joe Renzetti

Music

6. Collection Completed
Jun 28, 1989

After 47 year of tool sales, Jonas has finally found some time to relax and take a break. Or so he thinks. After he returns from his work, he finds out that his wife has been taking in stray animals. He decides to take up a new hobby...taxidermy.

John Kassir
John Kassir

Crypt Keeper (voice)

Mary Lambert
Mary Lambert

Director

Virginia Lee
Virginia Lee

Production Design

Peter Stein
Peter Stein

Director of Photography

Marlene Stewart
Marlene Stewart

Costume Design

Bob Herron
Bob Herron

Stunts

Tom Finan
Tom Finan

Editor