Tag: Tales From The Crypt
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British Horror Label Amicus Resurrects With Anthology Film ‘In the Grip of Terror’
Iconic British horror label Amicus Productions is resurrecting with anthology film “In the Grip of Terror.”Based at Shepperton Studios, Amicus was founded by American producers and screenwriters Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg and was active between 1962 and 1977. The outfit was mainly known for their portmanteau or anthology films featuring four or five horror…
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The Twilight Zone Needed A Favor From A Disney Great To Make The Dummy Work
One thing you can always count on from horror anthology shows is that eventually, they’ll get to an episode about ventriloquist dolls. Don Rickles starred in an episode of “Tales from the Crypt” about a ventriloquist and his dummy and the granddaddy of them all, “The Twilight Zone,” had multiple episodes centered around a ventriloquist…
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Tales From the Crypt’s Best Episodes
There is no better horror anthology series than Tales From the Crypt. Based off the comics from the 1950s, Tales From the Crypt spans 7 seasons and 93 episodes and has developed quite the cult following since its inception. Focusing on 80s and 90s horror, Tales From the Crypt is hosted by the decaying and…
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It Takes A Scary Amount Of Work To Make A Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror
The first “Simpsons” Halloween special, first aired on October 25, 1990, was a banner event for the rising tide of “Simpsons” fans. Many a youth rushed to their VCRs that evening, eager to capture on tape an event unprecedented in the show. While “The Simpsons” typically had fewer structural rules than its live-action sitcom counterparts,…
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Wes Ball To Direct Movie Adaptation Of Valiant Comic, Harbinger
Live-action adaptations of comic book movies aren’t exactly a new thing. “Judge Dredd,” “Ghost World,” “Tank Girl,” “Tales From The Crypt,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” and “Josie and the Pussycats” all predated the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe. And of course, there were the various Marvel and DC heroes that adorned the…