When I was a kid I could never watch the opening because the Cryptkeepers jump scare at the end always got me.

I loved the one where Ed Begely Jr. Was the door to door salesman and stumbles upon a family entirely played by Tim Curry.

"And all through the house" wrecked me as a kid. Terrifying Santa, slowly and patiently probing the house for an entry point, and then that ending is just a kick in the gut

He, to be fair, that Nefra student might've gotten arrested, but she did get an A on that project! That was my favorite episode, glad to see it brought up here.

My favorite episode was the one where the guy underwent an operation to get 9 lives like a cat. "Dig that Cat... He's Real Gone". It was really good.

Another good one, is “Death Of Some Salesmen”

How about "the ventriloquist's dummy" starring Bobcat Goldthwait and the legendary Don Rickles!? I saw that one as a kid and it freaked me out! Or "Strung Along", that one gave me nightmares!

There's also the animated spinoff "Tales from the cryptkeeper," which while a bit more kid friendly is still very hokey and fun with a few genuinely creepy ideas. Very good for getting into halloween spirit

What did I tell you, Mr. Reeve? Your diner was going to fail the moment you set it up at Over There.

I adore puns so hearing Cryptkeeper do his thing always makes me smile

This may sound strange to everyone, but my #1 episode is “Lower Berth”. It’s not the scariest, bloodiest, not the happiest of endings, but it does beg the question at the ending: were all these stories in that universe real? Or were they stories the Cryptkeeper heard from before and made them into more funnier and more frightening to live up to his poor family’s legacy? Makes you think when it comes to horror, doesn’t it?

Television Terror is definitely my favorite of the series. I could still remember the creepy intro and outro music from when I saw it as a kid, when I watched it again recently. So good.

You picked two of my favorites as well including your Number 1 choice! You have excellent taste, my good sir! :) I *almost* expected to see "Demon Knight" in your list but, yeah, that wouldn't have been an "episode" and (at least to my knowledge) wouldn't have been based on any of the original EC Comics. I'm not sure about that last supposition, though, as I can't recall who wrote it. Only that it starred an amazing Jada Pinkett (before she got famous and married Will Smith) and a truly memorable performance by Billy Zane. Oh, yeah, and the amazing "Amanda-Waller-to-be", CCH Pounder with her immortal line, "No, this is me giving you the finger."

Ooh, another “quick look at...”, I missed those.

I gotta admit this list takes me by surprise. There's good episodes here that I don't think would end up on many other's lists. Kudos for having a pretty interesting taste in episodes. It's pretty cool to hear your opinion.

I remember watching this as a little kid with my family and always covering my eyes during the intro. The Cryptkeeper popping out of the coffin always scared me as a kid. Now, the intro kicks ass and I understand it's a puppet, appreciating his cheesy one liners. Glad you finally made this video

My favorite episode is the one where Harry Anderson is a comic book artist that has his drawings come to life. It is great and always makes me laugh.

Cristopher Reeves and Judd Nelson together...man I wish Steel had had Superman in it.

"It felt like the Goonies"...and it included one if them. Surprised you didn't mention that. Lol. I do like the video though - and I've been watching a lot of "Tales from the Crypt" lately. Most of these I've seen...but not all - so thanks for the suggestions.

'The Ventriloquist's Dummy' has Don Rickles giving a great performance. 'For Cryin' Out Loud' has Sam Kinison as a guy's inner conscience voice tormenting him.

No joke, I actually got locked inside a library when I was a kid. It’s just as creepy and unsettling as Linkara said.

The one with Larry Drake as the killer Santa was a great one.

My favorite episode is King of the Road. One of Brad Pitt's earliest roles, he is simultaneously awesome and chilling in this. The story is classic Crypt stuff and the episode's music is all by Warren Zevon. Such a great episode.

Finally a Tales From the Crypt list that includes my favourite episode - What’s Cookin’? I never get tired of rewatching that episode, an absolute masterpiece.

I watched it on Fox in the 90s. I didn’t know about the nudity until I bought the dvds. Also met John Kassir. He was awesome. 😎

My favorite episodes are dig that cat he’s really gone, the ventriloquists dummy, abra cadaver, strung along, forever ambergris, revenge is the nuts, the third pig and yellow is the best non horror episode. Only skin deep is one that actually scared me

Funnily enough, in the "Undertaker Pallor" the kid who played Data in The Goonies was in that episode.

Water instead of embalming fluid? That, would actually make it much, MUCH worse. Like, depending on how much he uses, discoloring and swelling

"Comes the Dawn" stars two actors who were both villains in the Highlander movie series.

I was hoping you added "What's Cooking?" I love that one.

"I love winter horror and there isn't enough of it..." Makes Winter of 83. Checks out.

My favorites are "House of Horror", the fraternity episode, "Death of some Salesmen," with an amazing TRIPLE performance from Tim Curry, "Werewolf Concierto," because I love werewolves, and "Carrion Death."

One of my favorite shows ever! This needs to be on Netflix!

Oh yeah. I really love this series and they are so many gory, scary, gruesome, and entertaining episodes from tales from the crypt. Not to mention it has an amazing intro with a memorable host.

I’m surprised that Yellow wasn’t on the list

My favorites: Reluctant Vampire-Malcolm Mcdowell was so cute in that one. A shame there wasn't a fanfic about that one; I wanted to read about what happened next! The Man Who was Death Lower Berth-That was mean how they kept Two Face locked up and beat him. The Cryptkeeper was a cute baby, though. That episode reminded me of the X-Files episode, Postmodern Prometheus, a take on The Elephant Man and the Cher movie, Mask. Staired in horror-Teller the magician co-wrote that one. Cool episode! Revenge is the Nuts You, Murderer-the one with "Humphrey Bogart" and "Alfred Hitchcock". #2-Television terror-Gotta love Morton Downey Jr.! The one with John Kassir and Priscilla Presley that I forgot the title. It ends with a bang, or a BOOM! I loved how The Cryptkeeper rewound the tape of the John Kassir character saying, "I'll be damned!" The one with Demi Moore and Jeffrey Tambor?, who played a fat man and went to the electric chair at the end for killing the Demi Moore character. I think it was called, Sin Deep/Skin Deep.

I think my favorite has to be "'Til Death." The way the woman looks as she rots is genuinely creepy (though her acting is humorous) and the ending is proof that some things are worse than death.

as soon as i saw the ferris beuller principle I thought those kids really dont want to be in his basement

Very unexpected to see this on the last day of February but I ain't complaining. Hopefully we will see more tales from the crypt stuff down the line after this video. A long shot but hey, I don't find any epsiode countdowns of this series here so this was a rare treat.

Four-Sided Triangle with Patricia Arquette was good too. Farm settings are aesthetically pleasing to me because it reminds me of Halloweentime. The episode about the guy with the haunted tattoo was really great as well. And All Through the House goes without saying as how iconic it is. The episode where a kid is adopted by two vampires and they try to sweeten his blood by giving him excessive dessert only to find out he's a werewolf was amazing as well.

I love that laugh by the crypt keeper LMAO

"The goonies" reference you made at the 17:33 mark cracked me up. the kid who played data was the kid in that tales from the crypt episode. That's why it was funny 😆 If you intentionally did that....I tip my 🎩to you sir. Good job lol😆

"Three's a Crowd" and "Split Second" both had really messed up, morally corrupt endings.

I love how you mention the goonies. But failed to mention the actor that Played Data is one of the kids in the episode lol.

Loved this series. Somehow it feels like a warm blanket. Thanks for sharing.

3:43 ok, why does this guy look like Brendan Fraser cosplaying as John Travolta from Pulp Fiction?

I was expecting “Yellow “ to be somewhere in this.

"Split Personality" was always a favorite.

Isn't the guy who lives in your closet all year expect during october suppose to cover this

You mentioned a few episodes that might be precursors of "Found Footage", I agree but I then some jackasses always says something about Cannibal Holocaust. Today I am the jackass!

Can I just say that the puns in this are absolutely glorious?

0:50 Actually, I heard of your channel from a friend. I was complaining about an old comic I read once, my friend made a reference to another bad old comic, I asked him how he knew about that book since I didn't think he read comics, and he told me he knew of it from this guy named Linkara on KZfaq. Been subscribed ever since.

Wow. 'Mute Witness to Murder' is almost like The Invisible Man (2020). I just watched the film today and I pop this video on, I was like "Why does that sound familiar?"

And All Through The House is my Christmas tradition that my friends put up with.

My favorites in no order: only skin deep , oils well that ends well, people who live in brass hearses, death of some salesman, split personality, maniac at large, what's cooking, split second, easel kill ya, the reluctant vampire, top billing, loved to death, the ventriloquist dummy, cutting cards, the switch, dig that cat... He's real gone.

Linkara, this video has singlehandedly unearthed the long buried memories of me and my father watching reruns of this show after I came home from school. I can even recall seeing at least one of the episodes you've covered here at one point or another. It's nice to take this walk down memory lane like this, so thank you for reminding me of this again after all these years.

What I loved about Tales from the crypt was each episode had some dark karmic justice in them. Whether it's the executioner being executed, or the salesman being out played, the mother killing her husband only to be killed by an evil Santa. Or the janitor serving human steaks and becoming one himself. It's super hard to pick just 15 episodes because while yes it was a bit cheesy, the stories were actually told pretty well and had so many great actors in them. Such a groundbreaking show because for a mainstream show it had so much nudity, language and gore which in the late 80s and 90s was a bit more rare. Especially for a show that targeted not only adults but clearly kids too. The real test of time is how fondly the show is remembered.

Linkara: Haunted houses are fun! *Oh Hai "A Voice From the Dark.* Also, Horror in the Night reminds me of an episode of Angel.

I love the Crypt Keeper. Best horror host ever

That Cryptkeeper's laugh is already fun to listen to.

I enjoyed William Sadler in Demon Knight

Unpopular opinion, but I really love Korman's Kalamity. It's gory, funny, and has a nice ending.

I like how the first body eaten in "What's For Dinner" was played by... MEATLOAF

I entered this video with it having been viewed 665 times before. I'm sure I'll be fine. This was a very informative and inspiring list, giving food for thought and really gets into what makes each episode special even without having seen them. I'll have to look around for this sometime.

My favorite include asides from those you mentioned, The Thing from the Grave, Only Sin Deep, korman's kalamity, loved to death, the secret, People who live in brass hearses, let the punishiment fit the crime, only skin deep

My favorites (In order of appearance): "And All Through the House" * "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone" "Cutting Cards" * "Three's a Crowd" "Television Terror" "Loved to Death" "Reluctant Vampire" * "Mournin' Mess" "None but the Lonely Heart" "What's Cookin'" "Maniac at Large" * "Forever Ambergris" "House of Horror" "Came the Dawn" * "Only Skin Deep"

My grandfather sent me little electronic talking things for Halloween. One is a hanging cript keeper head. His eyes and teeth rattle, then he lets out his signature laugh. It's fun in a retro way.

Sleepovers at my friend Justin's place were the best. His family had all the best cable channels, & a tv we could watch Tales From the Crypt, The Outer Limits, & MST3K on without his parents intervening.

Been waiting forever for another "a quick Look at." One of my favorite from you linkara!!!

When my brothers left the house I would inherit their comic books, and among Marvel, DC, Lucky Luke and Transformers they also had a lot of Tales From the Crypt comics. The story that I remember best was about a prisoner who was planning on faking his own death and be smuggled out in a coffin (I don't recall how he planned to get out before getting buried). Over the course of the story we saw him and the other inmates build a structure, but none of them knew what it was for. It's only when the prisoner feels the heat rising that he realizes his coffin has been placed in the prison's new crematorium. Was that ever made into an episode?

My favorite is 'Death of some salesmen'. Tim Curry in 3 different roles, need I say more?

Revenge Is The Nuts. Grunwald is a neglectful caretaker who eventually gets his comeuppance. Shaft composer and recording artist Isaac Hayes plays one of the residents. You know the saying" Revenge is a dish best served cold. Cryptkeeper- That Grunwald. Just one little problem, and he goes to pieces.

Holy crap, the return of "A Quick Look At!" Finally had a spare afternoon to make it, huh? And man, for something made in the height of 90s cheese, it looks like the best episodes really deliver on the screams. I think I'll stick to the TV game show that they inexplicably made with kids running around the Keeper's haunted house. XD (No, seriously, this existed and I watched it religiously on Saturdays for a while. It was fun, what can I say?)

I LOVE your "A Quick Look At" vids! Thanks for the new frights to check out!

Great choices! One of my favorites is Death of Some Salesmen, that so very Tales From the Crypt balance of grotesque and funny. Ed Begley Jr. is surprisingly good at playing such a sleazebag. I'm also a sucker for Tim Curry under prosthetic makeup. What amused me about the latter is that as far as the three roles, Curry looks more like himself as the women than as the man.

I met John Glover at a con in Mississippi last year and blew his mind when I went over his episode Tales and brought up that he was in that with Aron Eisenberg who was on DS9 which he also guest starred on. He so funny and friendly.

Can you do your top 15 Twilight Zone episodes and top 15 Tales from the Darkside episodes sometime? Also, I'm a fan of Night Gallery and enjoy the 80s Twilight Zone, so I'm happy that you have videos on those. I love Tales from the Crypt.

Ah! I was just watching your AQLA episodes on the Amityville movies the other day. I thought this sub series was dead. I always enjoy your more relaxed discussions on stuff, this and your movie VLOGS included.

When he mentions number 14, I immediately thought of the Rocky horror picture show premis

Linkara playing Mass Effect AND making a new A Quick Look At? ‘Tis a Lent miracle!

"Mournin' Mess," "What's Cookin'" and "The Man Who Was Death." That last one was one of three in the 90-minute pilot "movie" and it really set the tone for the series. Bill Sadler did an excellent job carrying that half hour all by himself. I'm looking forward to seeing him in _Bill & Ted Face the Music._

Good selection! Maniac at large is probably at the top for me. One of my own personal favorites is the Leah Thompson episode in the first season, ‘Only Sin Deep’. Since watching this video I can’t help thinking of so many that I just love that you didn’t mention but....at the same time all the ones you picked are among my favorites also...

The episode that reminded you of 'The Goonies', the lead character WAS from 'The Goonies'..... he played Data, the inventor kid in the movie!

My favorite will always be "The Secret" the final episode of Season 2.

Can you do top 10 worst superhero costumes?

Perfect timing. I was searching for a good scare on Netflix with the thoughts of TFtC, Creepy, Eerie and the Creepshow films in my head.

What was the one with the killer Santa?! That one scared the crap out of me when I was younger! When the kid’s holding his hand at the end, I can’t

About same list I loved “king of the road” starring Brad Pitt also the one with guy who was born in different generations and switch lives. #whovian 👨‍🎤

This was cool. I know with your weekly schedule it would be hard to find the extra time to make a smaller video like this. But I would love to see more of these smaller videos if you can find the time.

One of my personal favorites has always been “The Assassin”. It was one of the first TFTC episodes I saw as a kid, and I found the twist very entertaining.

OMG!!! The frequent caller has haunted me for years! I remember seeing it when I was younger, but could never remember where it came from! The attic scene with the fan still gives me nightmares!! Thanks!!

I *DESPERATELY* need to get around to actually watching this series...

Great seeing more EC content. My favorites are Easel Kill Ya and All Through The House which I watch every Christmas and consider one of the best Christmas horrors.

I feel like I always go back and forth with my own Top 5 episodes. In fact, ‘And All Through The House’ was my go-to episode for years. After careful consideration, I think my personal favorite episode is ‘Forever Ambergris’, from Season 3 I believe. I feel it perfectly embodies what this show was about; the gore, the nudity, the swearing, the comeuppance, Cryptie’s puns, everything you’d expect from Tales.

I admit I never really watched the show but I knew of it and for some reason I was terrified of the Crypt Keeper, like I remember seeing a preview of the animated series for kids in a magazine and I immediately turn the page because I was afraid of seeing him (even though the animated Crypt Keeper obviously didn't look exactly the same as the live action one.) Obviously now I've gotten over that and even with my love/hate relationship with horror, maybe I might check some of these episodes out, maybe around Halloween. Great list man, happy to see another "A Quick Look At..." from you.

You have no idea how happy it made me that your Number 1 episode was what it was. And now some other great picks: “The Third Pig” is some great gross animation with some of my favorite voice actors “The Trap” love the way they get the villain in the end, made even better by the fact that he could have just left well enough alone and not tried to come back. “Carrion Death” Kyle Maclachlan is so good at being a dick And one of my favorites “Dig That Cat... He’s Real Gone” Great premise, perfect lead performance from Joe Pantoliano and my favorite kind of twist, the kind that rewards you for paying enough attention by letting you figure it out on your own.

You gotta love the crypt keepers laugh !!!!!!!!

Oh man this brings back memories. Loved watching these! I remember a lot of thoes episodes.

“Dig That Cat, He’s Real Gone”...with Joey Pants...

I'll have to watch this show at some point. I never really got the chance to get into it as a kid.