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The Best Episodes of Tales from the Crypt Season 1

Every episode of Tales from the Crypt Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tales from the Crypt Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 2 - Only Sin Deep
    7.7/10(2942 votes)

    S1:E2

    A young, narcissistic prostitute named Sylvia Vane sells her beauty to a pawnbroker in hopes of landing a rich husband, only to discover the price was more than she bargained for.

    Director:Howard Deutch
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 3 - Lover Come Hack to Me
    7.3/10(2329 votes)

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  3. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 1 - The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone
    7.2/10(2782 votes)

    S1:E1

    A prison executioner loses his vocation when the state abolishes the death penalty. Unable to transition to civilian life, he begins hunting acquitted criminals to administer his own brand of high voltage street justice in the shadows. After killing her husband on Christmas eve, an adulterous woman is attacked by an escaped ax-wielding maniac in a Santa suit looking for someone naughty or nice. Carnival star Ulric the Undying, buried alive, recalls his nine-lives transplant—and suddenly fears he's lost count.

    Directors:Richard Donner, Walter Hill, Robert Zemeckis
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 4 - Collection Completed
    6.7/10(2059 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Only Sin Deep" is the best rated episode of "Tales from the Crypt" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 2942 votes. Directed by Howard Deutch and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/14/1989. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Lover Come Hack to Me".