Tales from the Crypt (1972)

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1972 · PG · 1h 32m

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Other grades: 60.0 (1 viewer)
19721h 32mPG
Countries:United Kingdom
Languages:EN
Keywords: Adulterous husbandAffairAfterlifeAlsatianAnthologyBack from the deadBased on comicBased on comic bookBlind manBlind peopleShow moreBlind womanBlindnessBloodBooby trapBreaking the fourth wallCallousnessCaptivityCar accidentCatacombCaveCemeteryCemetery by nightCheating on wifeChristmasChristmas eveChristmas horrorChristmas musicChristmas treeCigarette smokingClutching handComeuppanceCommunicating with the deadCorpseCryptCrypt keeperCult filmCut handDead coming aliveDeathDeath of husbandDogDog attackDreamDreaming of one's deathDreaming of one's own deathDriven to suicideElevatorEmbalming fluidEscaped mental patientEvil manFacial disfigurementFalling down stairsFalling from heightFamily abandonmentFather son relationshipFireFlashbackFortune tellerFuneralFutureGarbageHand cut offHand rises from the earthHanged manHarassmentHeartHeart attackHeart ripped outHellHoliday horrorHome invasionHusband wife relationshipImmortalityIndependent filmInfidelityInsurance moneyIntestinesJealousyJingle bellsKiller santa clausLittle girlMaulingMessage in bloodMessage written in bloodMirrorMisfortuneMittensMonkeys pawMother daughter relationshipMotorcycleMurderNightmareOld manOld-age homeOuijaOuija boardPet dogPsychopathRazor bladeRevengeSantaSanta clausSanta claus beardSevered handSmashed headStarvationStrangerStrangulationSubjective cameraSuicideSuicide by hangingSuperintendentSupernaturalSurprise endingSwordTales from the cryptTalking to the cameraTensionThe monkey's pawThree wishesTombTourToy makerTrampUndertakerUxoricideValentine's dayValentine's day cardWidowerWife murders husbandWishWish fulfillmentWool hatZombieZombification
Five persons are visiting a catacomb following a guide and get lost. They find that they are trapped in a crypt and, out of the blue, they see The Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson) that tells five stories: (1) And All through the House: On the Christmas Eve, Joanne Clayton kills her husband expecting to receive his insurance. She hears on the news that the police are seeking-out a serial-killer posing of Santa Claus. When the man knocks on her door, she can not call the police since the body of her husband lays on the living room, and Joanne locks windows and doors. When she looks for her daughter, she has a lethal surprise. (2) Reflection of Death: Carl Maitland leaves his wife and children and leaves town with his mistress. However something happens during their journey (3) Poetic Justice: The widower janitor Arthur Edward Grimsdyke is a good man that spends his leisure time with the children from the neighborhood. His heartless neighbor James Elliot does not like him and destroys his lifer leading Grimsdyke to the suicide on the Valentine Day. One year later, Grimsdyke rises from his tomb seeking revenge against James. (4) Wish you Were Here: The dirty businessman Ralph Jason is bankrupted and his lawyer and friend Charles Gregory tells him that he must sell his real estate. When he tells to his wife Enid, she recalls that they have a statue with the legend that it could grant three wishes to the owner. She makes the wishes and leads Ralph to eternal damnation. (5) Blind Alleys: The cruel Major William Rogers comes to the Elmridge Home for the Blind with his dog Shane to be the new director. He is very cruel with the interns until the day that they revenge the bad treatment. Soon the five persons discover that the are at the gate of hell.
Amicus Productions
Amicus Productions
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Metromedia Producers Corporation
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