7.2/102,113 votes#1 - The Man Who Was Death
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/1989
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.
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: N/A
7.7/102,322 votes#2 - And All Through the House
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/1989
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.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: N/A
7.3/101,799 votes#3 - Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/10/1989
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.
Director: Richard Donner
Writer: N/A
6.7/101,579 votes#4 - Only Sin Deep
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/1989
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.
Director: Howard Deutch
Writer: N/A
6.4/101,491 votes#5 - Lover Come Hack to Me
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/1989
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.
Director: Tom Holland
Writer: N/A
6.9/101,503 votes#6 - Collection Completed
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/28/1989
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.
Director: Mary Lambert
Writer: A. Whitney Brown
The Best Episodes of Tales from the Crypt Season 1
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Genres:ComedyMysteryCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Man Who Was Death" is the best rated episode of "Tales from the Crypt" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 2113 votes. Directed by Walter Hill and written by N/A, it aired on 6/10/1989. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "And All Through the House".