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Tales from the Crypt (1972)

dir: Freddie Francis

Five strangers go with a tourist group to view old caves. Separated from the main group, they find themselves in a room with the mysterious Crypt Keeper, who details how each of the strangers will die.

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flicknotes flicknotes wrote about Tales from the Crypt

One of the seminal horror movies of my childhood! Told my parents I was taking my brother to see a western, we went to this instead. Those were the days when you could walk in in the middle of a movie, stay as long as you liked. We walked in on a dead guy in a coffin, revived by a wish from his wife, screaming in agony because he's already been embalmed. For two young kids walking in off the street, it was astonishing and horrifying. Far superior to the later, stupidly campy American versions [...] Read more

Stain Stain wrote about Tales from the Crypt

Considering how long the comic ran, you'd think they'd have had, by sheer statistics, enough good material to make one good horror film

6 stars