Review of Tales from the Crypt (1972) by Thomas D — 28 Oct 2010

In the 1972 horror anthology â~Tales From the Cryptâ(TM) five random people aimlessly wander into a strange cemetery. They all stumble upon the Crypt and meet the Crypt Keeper. The Crypt Keeper might not be how people nowadays know him. Instead of the creepy, puppet zombie-ghoul from the HBO series it is a sinister looking monk played by Ralph Richardson. The strange Crypt Keeper tells each one of the five people about their demises which all play out in their own stories that are about 15 minutes each. My favorite one is probably the one about the guy that takes the new job as the head director of an institute for the blind. The old writer from â~A Clockwork Orangeâ(TM) (Patrick McGee) plays the leader of the blind patients who all end up rebelling against the director. The razor blade lined hallways were evil! The second best one was probably the segment about the guy getting wished back to life after he has already been embalmed! That was pretty crazy. The one about the woman that kills her husband for the money was just evil.

-Overall there was a decent level of gore and great creepy stories. The entire cast seemed to honorably fulfill their assigned roles with much energy. Most of the guys were arrogant, snooty pricks! It was great. It was a proper movie about the macabre and the deep down evil that dwells in humans. It was very satisfying seeing these peopleâ(TM)s stories unfold and then end in a bizarre, horrific way. Although some of the segments are slow, they still deliver with bloody good horror. Warning for Extreme Gore-Hounds: â~Tales From the Cryptâ(TM) delivers scenes of horrific nature through somewhat âreducedâ? gore effects. The horror and the gore is there, but for being such an older movie now, the gore doesnâ(TM)t compare with newer scenes of horror such as â~Hostelâ(TM). You will find many hokey effects in the segment where the guy gets all messed up in the car accident. Also the segment where the guyâ(TM)s wife chopâ(TM)s him up has some somewhat cheesy, older effects, but the overall scene is kind of gruesome. Itâ(TM)s the same deal with â~The Texas Chainsaw Massacreâ(TM), It is an old 70â(TM)s horror movie that didnâ(TM)t really need a whole lot of gore because it was the general idea that made it as scary as it was. â~Tales From the Cryptâ(TM) is a great watch around Halloween and ranks as one of the better movies I have watched for my Horror-Fest 2010.