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Two scary! Welcome, fiends. Back for more deadtime stories, hmm? Then settle in with these devious die-monds of die-abolical delight - all 18 uncut (but variously stabbed, electro-volted, haunted, twisted, incarcerated, incarnated, voodoo-ized and even vampirized) episodes from two-riffic Season 2 of Tales from the Crypt! The Cryptkeeper is again your gleefully macabre host for a frightfest of classic E.C. Comics stories involving a for-the-money honey (Demi Moore) hoping for a big, fat inheritance; a cartoonist (Harry Anderson) whose creations come to life (and death); a ventriloquist (Don Rickles) and an idolizing wannabe (Bobcat Goldthwait); and poker players for whom a losing hand could mean exactly that. Ante up for these and more tales. We think you'll agree they're absolute monsterpieces.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12000 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2005-10-25
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Widescreen, Color, Dolby
• Original language: Portuguese
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 486 minutes

Features

• Two scary!Welcome, fiends. Back for more deadtime stories, hmm? Then settle in with these devious die-monds of die-abolical delight - all 18 uncut (but variously stabbed, electro-volted, haunted, twisted, incarcerated, incarnated, voodoo-ized and even vampirized) episodes from two-riffic Season 2 of Tales from the Crypt!The Cryptkeeper is again your gleefully macabre host for a frightfest ofic E.C

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Here are 18 more eye-popping episodes from HBO's shiver-shudder-and-shriek anthology series, adapted from the pages of E.C. Comics' legendary horror comics. Season 2 of Tales from the Crypt doesn't back down from the promise made by its debut season: some of the biggest names in Hollywood do their best in front of and behind the camera to deliver the gory goods, with a healthy dash of Tales' signature coal-black humor. There's Demi Moore as a classic E.C. femme fatale in Howard Deutch's "Dead Right"; Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher co-stars with a reanimated corpse in "The Thing from the Grave"; Iggy Pop and the voice of Sam Kinison are featured in a sinister story of music and murder in "For Cryin' Out Loud"; and Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his directorial debut with the macabre "The Switch." Series co-producers Walter Hill and Richard Donner also contribute creepfests, as do horror vets Jack Sholder, Tom Holland, and special effects designer Chris Walas; other performers facing fearsome fates include Patricia Arquette, Don Rickles, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lance Henriksen, and Harry Anderson. The three-disc set definitely delivers a triple treat of terror, but unfortunately, the supplemental features are a little (ahem) anemic, especially in comparison to the solid extras in the first-season set. Here, fans only get a short behind-the-scenes featurette that focuses mainly on actor John Kassir, who provides the Crypt Keeper's voice, and a glimpse at a Tales episode done for radio with Tim Curry. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Oh, how i miss this show..
I used to watch this on tv, but since they don't show it anymore, i'm glad they have the early seasons on DVD, i loved all episodes, even the ones that "weren't so scary/cheesy", they all rocked in my opinion, they don't make shows like this anymore..which is bad. Alot of great actors appear in "The Tales from The Crypt TV series" and all have eerie, interesting (or just funny) stories of the supernatural and monsters/villians. While this dvd doesn't seem to have some episodes i love, i'd still get it. It's just a good collection to have if you like campy horror stories like i do.-AmberLee

BLACK COMEDY CONTINUES
The Cryptkeeper is back with his usual set of puns and an overall entertaining second season. Here's a quick rundown:
DEAD RIGHT: Demi Moore plays a golddigger who marries a grossly unattractive man (Jeffrey Tambor, virtually unrecognizable in all his latex) because a fortuneteller told her he's going to be a rich man and then die. Nice twist. ****
THE SWITCH: William Hickey plays a wealthy octogenarian who is obsessed with young beautiful Kelly Preston, but she wants a younger man. He doesn't tell her he's rich because he wants her to love him for himself. Hickey goes to a doctor who initiates a bodily switch with muscular Rick Rossovich, but things don't go as well as he thought and he exhausts his fortune with further surgeries. Twist is predictable but Hickey and Rossovich enjoy themselves. ***
CUTTING CARDS: Over the top story of two gamblers who go to extreme measures to outbest each other. Lance Henriksen and Kevin Tighe chew up the scenery effectively. **
TIL DEATH: D.W. MOFFET stars as a greedy land developer who'll stop at nothing to get money. Voodoo ensues. ***
THREE'S A CROWD: Effective tale of a jealous husband who can't get his wife pregnant and suspects her of having an affair with his best friend. Good performances from Gavin O'Herlihy, Ruth DeSosa and Paul Lieber. *****
THE THING FROM THE GRAVE: Nasty Miguel Ferrer murders his fiancee's photographer boyfriend (Kyle Secor) but didn't count on eternal love. Teri Hatcher is the femme fatale. ****
THE SACRIFICE: Kim Delaney sparkles as a dangerous woman who helps her lover (Kevin Kilner) bump off her rich hubby, only to find a blackmailing Michael Ironside in on their scheme. ****
FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD: Lee Arenberg is very good in this modern take on THE TELL TELL HEART as he battles his conscience while robbing a concert for a charitable cause. Katy Sagal also appears. ****
FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE: Tedious and uneffective tale of a strange girl and her love for a scarecrow. Even Patricia Arquette can't save this one. *
THE VENTRILOQUISTS DUMMY: Hilarious special effects and Don Rickles' strong performance highlight this tale of madness and murder. ****
JUDY YOU'RE NOT YOURSELF TODAY: Weird concoction saved by the delightful Carol Kane's performance as the victim of a scheming witch. ***
FITTING PUNISHMENT: Predictable and mean spirited tale of a murderous mortician and his naive nephew, given some strength from Moses Gunn's performance. **
KORMAN'S KALAMITY: Colleen Camp's over the top performance ignites this whimsical tale of a comic book writer who is finding inspiration from his fertility pills which results in bringing his murderous monsters to life. Fun. ****
LOWER BERTH: The origins of the Cryptkeeper are explained in this tale of a carnival freak show and the tragic romance between two of its stars. Jeff Yagher, the late Lewis Arquette and Mark Rolston star. ***
MUTE WITNESS TO MURDER: The best of the season features the remarkable Patricia Clarkson as a young woman who witnesses a murder and then is suddenly struck mute and horrors, when her doctor arrives, HE'S THE MURDERER. And its good old John Boy Walton (Richard Thomas), who locks Clarkson up in a looney bin. Excellent change of pace episode. *****
TELEVISION TERROR: Gruesomely funny look at how far television will go for ratings. Morton Downey Jr. is himself and he's perfect for the role of the sleazy talk show host who investigates a haunted house. ***
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER: Siamese Twins Jonathan Stark and Timothy Stack just might get separated when one falls in love with Jessica Harper. Some weird but effective humor in this one. ****
THE SECRET: Spooky tale of a young orphan who is adopted by strange parents who have a dark secret; but so does the young boy. Effective performances from Larry Drake and Grace Zabriskie. ****

Tales From The Crypt - The Complete Second Season
Oh, the horror, the horror!
The one thing that some of the user reviewers are not addressing about Tales From The Crypt is the adult nature of this former HBO presentation. There are a lot of you out there who have never seen or heard of this program, have seen sanitized versions in syndication, or have just heard whispers of the legend of its reputation as scary stuff. I am here to tell you that this is for the adults in the crowd.
There is SEX and full NUDITY in some of these episodes. There is adult language in many of these episodes that would make the cowboys in "Deadwood" blush. The gore effects - the splattered blood and the slicing and the dicing and the cutting and the chopping and the everything else you can think of - still looks like state-of-the-art horror/terror fun. And to top it all off is the fact that several of the top-level horror/fantasy/action directors, and many A/B level actors/actresses participated in making this a fantastic show with very good acting performances. I'm talking about Richard Donner, Walter Hill, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Holland, and several real surprises.
I am pro-Tales From The Crypt! If you love horror and terror tales this is the show for you. Buy it, love it, and never look back. Just be prepared for the adult content. This show WILL give young children nightmares. It would be child abuse to let a child under the age of thirteen watch the episode "All Through The House." And that is my opinion on one episode from the FIRST season.
As a fan of this kind of stuff you will be amazed when you read the credits of some of the episodes because of the who's who factor.
Have fun. Now all I need is Tales From The Darkside and Friday The Thirteenth The Series on dvd box set. Oh yea, while you are here on Amazon.com, type in Alfred Hitchcock Presents for one hell of a surprise!