Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1972-03-09
Genre:Horror
Duration:93 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Freddie Francis
Actors:Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry
Production:Amicus Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation

Overview:

When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.

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