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).