Tales from the Crypt Opening and Closing Theme 1989 - 1996 Blu-Ray 5.1 Dolby Surround

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Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989, to July 19, 1996, on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. The title is based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the six other EC Comics of the time (The Crypt of Terror, Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror, Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories and Two-Fisted Tales). The show was produced by HBO with uncredited association by The Geffen Film Company and Warner Bros. Television (all part of a production consortium officially called Tales from the Crypt Holdings).
Because it was aired on HBO, a premium cable television channel, it was one of the few anthology series to be allowed to have full freedom from censorship by network standards and practices as a result, HBO allowed the series to contain graphic violence as well as other content that had not appeared in most television series up to that time, such as profanity, gore, nudity and sexual situations, which could give the series a TV-MA rating for today's standards. The show is subsequently edited for such content when broadcast in syndication or on basic cable. While the series began production in the United States, in the final season filming moved to Britain, resulting in episodes which revolved around British characters.
Each episode begins with a tracking shot leading to the front door of the Crypt Keeper's decrepit mansion. Once inside, the camera pans down hallways and stairways, and finally descends into the basement. The show's host, the Crypt Keeper, then pops out from his coffin, cackling wildly; finally, green slime pours down over the screen as the main title appears. The Crypt Keeper is an animated corpse, as opposed to the original comics in which he was a living human being. The wisecracking Crypt Keeper, who was voiced by John Kassir and performed by puppeteer Van Snowden, would then introduce the episode with intentionally hackneyed puns (e.g. his frequent greeting to viewers: "Hello, Boils and Ghouls" or "Hello, Kiddies"). Each episode was self-contained, and was bookended by an outro sequence again involving the Crypt Keeper. Comic book cover art was created by Mike Vosburg and Shawn McManus.
Warner Home Video has released all 7 seasons of the series on DVD for Region 1. The DVDs for Seasons 1-3 are unique because they feature all-new Crypt Keeper introductions and segments. No such segments were filmed for Seasons 4-7. A Region 2 release of the whole series has been announced for Germany by '84 Entertainment, who will start selling the Season 1 DVD boxset from June 4, 2010 on.
All seasons available on Amazon here:
amazon.com/Tales-Crypt-Complete-Seasons-7-Pack/dp/B001CT05SA

[@akaufmanbmrly1]

Probably the greatest TV intro of all time....

[@kerranimates]

Matthew Adkins yeah I agree one of my favourite shows and I had a dream were I was here at this house once

[@RetroPillowcase]

This is from the demon knight film

[@MasaM-c2c]

One greatest, probably?

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

That's a tough one but certainly top 5. Other intros = "Tales From The Darkside" , "Unsolved Mysteries " , "X-Files" , "Dark Shadows" , "The Hitchiker" etc

[@akaufmanbmrly1]

@@fawkkyutuu8851 Unsolved Mysteries! Good one. Truly underrated intro!

[@MrRockyVega]

OMG he STILL gives me chills when he pops up laughing!

[@eddieolshefski6467]

Same here

[@roxannemichelle6483]

Same thing

[@scoggins07]

Scared the shit out of me as a kid watching this lol.

[@rochellecrump-mcnulty9675]

What a great show. I remember when the whole family watched the pilot. Than my Mother said "What's wrong with the little man". We said what little man. She was talking about the crypt keeper. We lost it, and fell over laughing.😂😂😂😂😂 A fond memory

[@The-Deadite]

Theres no way your mom confused the Crypt Keeper with an actual person lmfao

[@DavidWildmouth]

Never before or since have I ever wanted to live in any place, real or fictional, as bad as I want to live in this mansion!!! Seriously, just consider how badass it would be to have THIS legendary place as your home! It would be ideal for a horror movie director or horror author

[@prudencefitzenstein4916]

I think the house was just a miniature set and the interior footage is just your basic movie set in some studio

[@SeanLeeMyles19]

I agree with that

[@jasonmarin8187]

Whenever this intro showed up, I was very excited. Also wished I could have a house like that.

[@michaelgonzales92mg]

Love the added sound effects to this, especially the door slamming behind you when you enter the crypt.

[@TheSteamLord]

Enter Sandman actually works really well. I wish they would’ve played that in the actual movie

[@Msciwoj-j4x]

5.5 minutes of pure childhood bliss

[@sanwils72]

I always loved this opening theme & the opening to tales from the darkside❤

[@jambler15]

Amazing intro/outro Especially the organs at 1:50.

[@eddieq2189]

love this tales from the crypt intro never get tired of seeing this intro over & over gave me ideas for Halloween home decorating inside & outdide

[@gundammon]

I'm always amused by the fact that that house's front lawn has a tireswing.

[@jeffreyhemphill3831]

wtf is a tires wing?

[@samsquanch1996]

I love this intro, it feels like a haunted house ride or something.

[@jambler15]

Haunted mansion at Disney.

[@jacobflores7155]

the demon Knight ending. that's the best one!!!

[@TeeVeesGreatest]

yea man, I reckon!

[@jepichmovies9065]

Yeah. Your correct

[@chasegriffin5205]

Damn straight 👍💯

[@hannahgilley9461]

And...one of my favorite rock bands is playing at the end!Yeah!Enter the Sandman!Rock on!!

[@magdalena587]

2020 still give me goosebumps damn

[@АлександрСамотолков-б9н]

Course the last time he visited, the weather changed so fast, everybody got caught off guard...

[@luisreyes1963]

That intro must have scared many a child unfortunate to stay up late while the show was on HBO. 😱

[@cobraalaniz149]

2:42 sounds so beautiful.

[@lizaltman1200]

what ?

[@cobraalaniz149]

What? You didn't hear?

[@jadelol8960]

Liz Altman the song lmao

[@cobraalaniz149]

@@jadelol8960 ⚡⛈ 🎸🥁🎶🎙🤘

[@Blizzard-kf3qm]

The editing here is perfect. For a movie like this, Metallica would’ve fit brilliantly.

[@susanfit47]

Reruns aired on Fox for 2 seasons from January 22, 1994 to August 1994 and again from June until July 14, 1995, under the name Primetime Tales From the Crypt, renamed the program's HBO's Tales From the Crypt; episodes also aired in 1994 in a late-night time slot. Tales from the Crypt went into off-cable syndication reruns in 1996. It aired late night on CBS in 1997-1998. It also aired on other channels, such as Syfy, Chiller, and Fearnet.

[@elijahrose2144]

Me and my son was talking they need to bring it back all episode Are worthy of 20 stars🌟

[@jonathanwireman7399]

This show needs to come back

[@teronnesmith9804]

This opening use to care the hell out me when i was a kid

[@jeprice08]

1:51 - 2:43 Yeah, let's get out of here quickly! It's a nice place to visit but I sure as heck don't ever want to live there.

[@DavidWildmouth]

I would LOVE!!!!!!!! to live in this mansion

[@joemiranda1404]

Thumbs up for the Metallica song at the end!

[@pyramidhead138]

1989.....i was 6 then. and too scared to watch this

[@tyronerobinson9239]

i enjoyed it

[@agusttubio1261]

I loved this series so much when i was a 90s kid, had to watch it hidden cos mom wouldn’t let me lol

[@AX5Terminator]

I snuck out at night to the living room just for the intro and tried to watch the show but end up falling asleep half the time.

[@agusttubio1261]

@@AX5Terminator haha and didnt u get caught up in the morning by your parents?

[@AX5Terminator]

@@agusttubio1261 I usually wake up and went back to bed.

[@stitch2972]

I saw this in my father's tape when i was a little boy and my brother play it so i remember. Hahahaha but still i haven't watch it yet lol

[@halloweenville1]

I would totally live in that house.

[@halloweenville1]

@Ho Chimin I would still make it Christmasy, Maybe have Jack Frost roasting on an open fire. hehehe

[@sweetnothings1237]

that was fun and cute!

[@matthewgoodenough9759]

HBO/WB. Domestic. Pay. Television(1992/1995)

[@cyrilsanders9902]

Thank you .

[@sacredf8]

I would've loved it if Danny Elfman composed the Gremlins 2 theme.

[@matthewgoodenough9759]

Warner. Bros. Domestic. Pay. TV. Cable. &. Network. Features. (1987/1996)

[@結城長久]

88年生まれの自分にも懐かしい(⌒‐⌒)

[@PowerL1N3]

TeeVees Greatest LMAO I heard the credits outro and was like wait a minute? they never played metallica before....did they?

[@msbae]

These credits came from the movie Demon Knight.

[@mikereyes2488]

Ironically it's not the motion picture soundtrack lol

[@BluesNyxRoberts]

Pigmentation! ❤

[@Andromeister27]

so nostalgic

[@stingraymachermann6164]

Thanks

[@cyrilsanders8716]

Thanks you from MR.SANDERS

[@kaliikleja]

Yeah, good show and this had a good intro, very important and good memories, when i watched this years ago, at fridays. But i think this intro is a little bit edited original was a little bit better, not quality, but sounds and music was better in original old.

[@TimeLord675]

This is the version from the movie Demon Knight.

[@delaneywalkerjr4570]

I see Jordan peele re booting this

[@josephroybal1819]

Version she works i like her

[@tmac3019]

damn billy zane was on this show damn

[@WestCoast..]

First is the best version

[@B.MAN.99PRUDUCTIONS]

I want to live their

[@marcelocaceres8531]

❤❤

[@natanfreitas6744]

I noticed that it is zoomed.

[@amishgurlzdotcom]

Guinness world records for knott😂 thinks 🤔 straight

[@zombiez8mybrainz]

...so then why does the title of this video have "Blu-Ray" in it? TFTC was never released on Blu-Ray and as of December 2019, still hasn't.

[@jl9602]

As others pointed out, this is taken from the Demon Knight Blu-Ray from 2015.

[@SuperImmortal24]

My dream house

[@TheMerdic]

Why was it enter sandman at the end?

[@ryanjofre]

This was from Demon Knight!!!!

[@General.Audience]

Great intro but you forgot to take out the rock music in the end

[@richardfullerton5885]

Why is the first closing from the film demon knight and not from the series

[@andrewchoi5808]

Tales from the Crypt and it's animated spin off series has anachronism modern peaceful settings solarpunk immortal utopian society eco friendly green world coexistence alternate universes multiverse and futuristic technology

[@JosuVaquerizo]

did this really need a 25 second long intro?

[@suddenrushsarge]

Yes. Yes it did.

[@westingtyler1]

EDIT: op is referring to the stupid globe for 25 seconds, not the AWESOME tv show intro sequence after that. my original response: it cleans your palette and gets you in the right mindset for the show. I feel most great movies should also open with a kind of score music video. Just think of Watchmen, which had one of the greatest movie intro credits sequences of all time. It sets the tone and aligns your brain frequency with the content.

[@spacetimecontinuumm7770]

And Remember: 3:16...

[@andrewchoi5808]

Combine past future traditional modernity real world with anachronism modern peaceful settings solarpunk immortal utopian resilient society and futuristic technology

[@Jettaman]

Looks less different on riding haunted mansion.

[@cobraalaniz149]

3:25 I'm sorry I have to clown. Look where it says hair for jada pinkett. 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@awesomeninja9178]

why demon knight ending?

[@RetroPillowcase]

This is where this upload came from

[@xxbigd]

Like I say I hate when he do that

[@rishayford2030]

tana mongeau

[@ottohajnal2298]

1:50

[@cyrilsanders9902]

Alot

[@Anonyhouse]

Did they always play Metallica...?

[@TeeVeesGreatest]

Na sorry mate that's me, KZbin wouldn't allow the original track from that particular episode, so I had to improvise! And yet they allowed Danny Elfmans theme at the beginning.

[@aaronying4989]

+TeeVees Greatest ironic because it just fits and sounds really cool!!! When it transitioned from the end Elfman to Metallica. I thought. Wow that just flows and sounds cool.

[@TeeVeesGreatest]

ha ha! thanks Aaron, I thought so! pity I couldn't have had more of the song though! cheers matey!

[@jeremyriley1238]

Not on the show. This was done for one of the films, Demon Knight.

[@cobraalaniz149]

TeeVees Greatest Thank you that kicked some ass. (Literally)

[@marcomostertz7142]

Metallica

[@adamquiles2468]

Yep was big fan of Tales from the crypt myself but I must say folks that I hated the final seventh season because BBC took it over in Britain and Crypt Keeper didn't even look like he was enjoying himself it was a shit season.

[@mayaavelarde6490]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sirgun3611]

OMG it started so good, but then metallica started.. :(

[@CyberIce2000]

sir gun Wtf seriously? Would you rather they have put on Photograph by Nickelback?

[@DavidWildmouth]

Sorry that Justin Bieber wasn't available to be used instead 🤷‍♀️

[@jowhit226]

Same famous names in the end credits-Jada Pinkett and CCH Pounder.

[@anime_star338]

1:42 me encanta esta parte xD