Tales from the Crypt (1972)
- Directed by
- Freddie Francis
- Genre
- horror film, comedy horror, zombie film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 347 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Five strangers in a crypt each get a vision of how they will die from a mysterious figure. The movie shows their separate stories, each one built around a twist of fate that leads to a grim outcome.
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What happens
Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, directed by Freddie Francis. It consists of five separate segments and a wraparound, based on short stories from the EC Comics series Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, and The Haunt of Fear. In the film, five strangers (Joan Collins, Ian Hendry, Robin Phillips, Richard Greene and Nigel Patrick) in a crypt encounter the mysterious Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson), who makes each person in turn foresee the manner of their death. Tales from the Crypt was one of several Amicus horror anthologies produced during the 1970s. It was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation on March 8, 1972. Another EC Comics-based anthology, The Vault of Horror, followed in 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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