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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 1 - The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone

    S1:E1

    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. 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. 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.

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

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  2. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 2 - Only Sin Deep
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Only Sin Deep

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 3 - Lover Come Hack to Me
    5.7/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Lover Come Hack to Me

    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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  4. Tales from the Crypt Season 1 Episode 4 - Collection Completed
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Collection Completed

    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

"The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone" is the best rated episode of "Tales from the Crypt" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill, Richard Donner and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/10/1989. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Only Sin Deep".