• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 10, 1989
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Jun 12, 2014
    10
    I love this television show. The show premiered in 1989 so it has a taste of the goofy 1980's horror that a lot of people love. Watch the first few episodes and I promise you will be hooked!
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52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: David Friedman
    Jun 9, 2015
    90
    Tales From the Crypt scared the living bejesus out of me...We are talking major league fright time here, folks. [9 June 1989, p.5]
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 9, 2015
    50
    Are they scary? Not generally. The stories exist only to make bad things happen to bad people. You can see the "twist" endings coming a mile away, but the fun is in the ghoulish glee taken in the telling. [9 June 1989, p.3D]
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Rick Kogan
    Jun 9, 2015
    50
    Certainly, these pioneering jaunts have a stylishness and sophistication lacking in most mainstream televison shows. But at this point, for all their nifty good looks, they just aren't special or scary enough. [9 June 1989, p.C-1]