Tales from the crypt
| Television series | |
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| German title | Tales from the crypt |
| Original title | Tales from the Crypt |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1989-1996 |
| length | approx. 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 93 in 7 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | horror |
| idea | Ramón Sánchez , Paul Abascal |
| music | Warren Zevon |
| First broadcast | June 10, 1989 (USA) on HBO |
| German-language first broadcast |
December 10, 1995 on Sat.1 |
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Anthology series without a permanent cast
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Tales from the Crypt (English title: Tales from the Crypt ) is an American horror - television series , which (and later also in Germany - - greatly reduced from 1989 to 1996 in the US Sat.1 ) was broadcast. 93 episodes were produced, which were divided into seven seasons. The series is based on the comic series Tales from the Crypt from the 1950s , which was published by William M. Gaines at EC Comics . Aside from Tales from the Crypt , stories from the horror comic series Haunt of Fear and Vault of Horror , also published by EC Comics , and occasionally from the crime comic series Crime SuspenStories and Shock SuspenStories , served as templates.
The Short Stories series was one of the few that could be released without review by the FCC because it was distributed on the HBO cable network . This enabled the producers to process content in the series that would otherwise be censored , such as violence, drug and sex scenes.
Production of the series began in the United States, filmed in California , was produced in later episodes in England and then included stories revolving around British characters.
Episodes
Originally, Tales from the Crypt was conceived as a movie that should contain three episodes. Since earlier horror episode films such as Weird Shadow Lights , The Weird Crazy Witching Hour or Cat's Eye were only moderately successful economically, it was decided to produce for television.
Each of the individual stories began and ended with a moderation by the Cryptkeeper , a cleverly chattering, half-decayed zombie that was realized as a puppet trick . The appearance of the doll was roughly based on the facial features of her voice actor John Kassir. In the German version, the Cryptkeeper was initially dubbed by Günther Jerschke (until the middle of the first season), then by Dieter Memel , then by Tommi Piper .
The stories often follow a typical fairy tale - pattern , will be punished according to the immoral behavior. The punishment is usually unusually gruesome and very unexpected. Thus, the stories are z. B. comparable to Hansel and Gretel , one of the Grimms fairy tales , in which an angry old woman is thrown into an oven as punishment. Violence is pointedly used here as a means of portraying behavior or the resulting punishment and, despite the sometimes drastic effects, is never an end in itself.
Many of the episodes had famous guest stars such as Tom Hanks , Roger Daltrey , Tim Roth , Bill Paxton , Daniel Craig , Whoopi Goldberg , Michael J. Fox , Demi Moore , Ute Lemper , Joe Pesci , Brad Pitt , Steve Buscemi , Tim Curry and also Arnold Schwarzenegger . Some of the guest stars also directed the episode themselves.
Many well-known directors were involved in the series. So staged Gary Fleder and William Malone two episodes that directors Richard Donner , Robert Zemeckis , Russell Mulcahy and Stephen Hopkins three or more.
Particularly noteworthy is the episode You, Murderer , which was one of the first film productions to use computer-generated actors. At the beginning of the episode, Alfred Hitchcock appeared in a cameo and the lead role was played by Humphrey Bogart . Another highlight of the episode is the appearance of Isabella Rossellini , who, for the first and only time, performed a parody of her mother Ingrid Bergman , who she looks increasingly like.
Offshoot
Feature films
Three feature films were made based on the series:
- Demon Knight ( Demon Knight ) of 1995: The film was very successful at the box office and played 21 million dollars in theaters one.
- Bordello of Blood ( Bordello of Blood ) 1996: The film had less success: he played only about 5 million US dollars in US cinemas.
- The ritual - Under the spell of evil ( Tales from the Crypt presents: Revelation / Ritual ) from 2001: The film is a free remake of I Followed a Zombie from 1943. Since the test screenings were miserable, the framework with the Cryptkeeper - as well any other reference to the series - removed and the film was only released on DVD.
References can also be found in Three Paths to Death from 1992 (directed by Richard Donner, Tom Holland, Robert Zemeckis), Creepshow from 1982 (directed by George A. Romero ) and its sequels Creepshow 2 (1987) and Creepshow 3 (2006) and the television series Tales from the Darkside, which was broadcast from 1984 to 1988 .
Animated series
The series Tales from the Crypt (orig. Tales from the Cryptkeeper ) was released as an animated series for television in 1993, which was similar in style to the real film adaptations , but without adopting their explicit elements such as violence, drugs and sex.
A children's game show called Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House is also an offshoot.
After the cancellation of the original series, the series Perversions of Science was created in 1997 , which featured science fiction instead of horror , but was discontinued in the same year.
Trivia
- The last episode of the original series refers to the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs .
- Unlike the rest of the series, the final episode is an animated episode.
- In 1993, Data East manufactured a pinball machine in series.
Awards
In addition to various nominations, Tales from the Crypt won the following awards:
- 1991 - Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Half-Hour - ADR
- 1992 - Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects and Foley
- 1993 - Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects and Foley
- 1994 - American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award for Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television (for the episode People Who Live in Brass Hearses )
Publications
Since 1999 the series has been released on DVD in the USA at irregular intervals:
- 1999 Tales from the Crypt - The Robert Zemeckis Collection
- 2005 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete First Season
- 2005 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Second Season
- 2006 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Third Season
- 2006 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Fourth Season
- 2006 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Fifth Season
- 2007 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Sixth Season
- 2007 Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Seventh Season
In Germany, on May 14, 2002, a selection of a total of 32 episodes of the series was released on eight DVDs or VHS videos under the name Masters of Horror . The DVDs have been released in a heavily shortened FSK -16 version (20 episodes), in a still shortened FSK-18 version as well as unchecked and therefore completely uncut (32 episodes each). The videos only exist in the partly shortened FSK-18 version.
A revised version appeared on July 20, 2004 under the original name Tales from the Crypt on four DVDs with a total of 32 episodes of the series. In contrast to the original, the new version now also contains an English original soundtrack and a slightly improved image quality.
In addition, the German label '84 Entertainment has announced the release of all seven seasons in uncut form including the original sound and German on DVD. The first season was released on June 4, 2010, the second on October 1, 2010, the third season on April 29, 2011, the fourth season on May 31, 2011 and the fifth season on November 7, 2011. The release of the sixth season is scheduled for July 20, 2012. The seventh and last season will also follow - the date for the release is planned for November 30, 2012. This would make this release the first Region 2 release in the entire TV series.
| Surname | publication | Brief information | Disks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete First Season |
May 25, 2010 | Contains all 6 episodes of the first season as well as bonus material:
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2 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Second Season |
October 1, 2010 | Contains all 18 episodes of the second season as well as bonus material:
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3 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Third Season |
April 29, 2011 | Contains all 14 episodes of the third season as well as bonus material:
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3 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Fourth Season |
May 31, 2011 | Contains all 14 episodes of the fourth season as well as bonus material:
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3 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Fifth Season |
November 7, 2011 | Contains all 13 episodes of the fifth season as well as bonus material:
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3 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Sixth Season |
20th July 2012 | Contains all 15 episodes of the sixth season plus bonus material:
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3 |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Seventh Season |
January 25, 2013 | Contains all 13 episodes of the seventh season as well as bonus material:
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3 |
Furthermore, on July 29, 2011, a Blu-ray Disc from Starlight Film was released. This again contains the 32 selected episodes in their shortened FSK-18 versions. In addition, the episodes are only available in SD quality, but this is indicated on the cover.
On September 22nd, 2014, the complete series was released in a megabook on DVD on the '84 Entertainment label. This is designed like the book of the crypt guardian and limited to 500 copies. Since all episodes are uncut, the box will be published without an age rating.
On September 9, 2018, the complete series was released on Blu-ray. There are 3 mediabooks with different covers on the market.
Web links
- Tales from the Crypt in the Internet Movie Database (TV series, 1989–1996)
- Tales from the Crypt in the Internet Movie Database (film, 1972)
- Tales from the Crypt in the Internet Movie Database (animated series, 1993–1994, 1999)
- Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood in the Internet Movie Database (English) (movie, 1996)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.kabeleins.de/serien_shows/serienlexikon/verbindungen/index.php/serial/details/1230 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996). In: German synchronous card index . Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
- ↑ WorldofMovies.net: Announcement of the first season on DVD
