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Tales from the Crypt Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1992 - 1992
Episode 1
None But the Lonely Heart
Sat, Jun 27, 199230 mins
Howard Prince builds a routine of targeting elderly wealthy widows, winning trust, marriage, and control over their finances before quietly eliminating them, while rationalizing each act as mercy against loneliness. Morty pushes him to flee after financial scrutiny tightens, but Howard insists on one final target through a dating service, setting his sights on Effie Gluckman and deepening their relationship through carefully performed affection. As pressure mounts from anonymous warnings and growing suspicion, Howard begins eliminating anyone who threatens exposure, accelerating his descent into paranoia and unchecked violence.
Episode 2
This'll Kill Ya
Sat, Jun 27, 199228 mins
George Gatlin runs a private research project alongside Sophie Wagner and Pack Brightman, but years of strained trust, professional shortcuts, and personal baggage leave the partnership hanging by a thread. After a shocking incident inside the laboratory convinces him that his colleagues have crossed a line, his fear and anger begin feeding each other, pushing every conversation toward confrontation and every decision toward something worse. As Sophie tries to maintain boundaries and Pack pursues his own work, George becomes trapped inside a version of events that feels increasingly impossible to escape.
Episode 3
On a Deadman's Chest
Sat, Jun 27, 199229 mins
Danny Darwin, lead singer of Exorcist, dominates the stage with reckless authority until a public humiliation of Scarlett, Nick Bosch's wife, fractures the band dynamic and sparks escalating backstage conflict. Nick confronts Danny, demanding accountability, while Danny doubles down, insisting Scarlett is destabilizing the group. Vendetta enters his orbit, steering his attention toward a mysterious tattoo artist, Farouche, who claims to reveal inner truth through ink. After Danny agrees to a private session, Farouche performs a painful ritual that leaves him shaken and haunted by disturbing visions tied to Scarlett, intensifying Danny's instability as relationships inside the band begin to collapse and alliances shift.
Episode 4
Seance
Sat, Jul 4, 199224 mins
Alison Peters and Benjamin A. Polosky orchestrate a complex probate scam to fleece Prescott Chalmers. After Prescott discovers their betrayal and dies in a gruesome elevator accident, Alison and Benjamin attempt to maintain their hold on the fortune by deceiving his blind wife, Dorothy Chalmers. They impersonate a medium to conduct a fake seance, hoping to secure Dorothy's approval for the payout. However, the plan unravels when the vengeful spirit of Prescott emerges to claim his own terrifying brand of justice, resulting in the violent destruction of both conspirators.
Episode 5
Beauty Rest
Sat, Jul 11, 199230 mins
Helen Palmer, a struggling actress, loses another coveted opportunity to her roommate Joyce and becomes convinced that success is being stolen through favoritism and manipulation. After learning that an upcoming beauty pageant may already be fixed, Helen takes drastic action to remove Joyce from the competition and secretly positions herself as the new favorite. As the contest progresses, suspicions, rivalries, and backroom schemes multiply, forcing Helen to cover her tracks while pursuing victory. Each new obstacle pushes her deeper into deception as pageant officials and contestants become entangled in the escalating chaos.
Episode 6
What's Cookin'
Wed, Jul 22, 199228 mins
Fred and Erma run a nearly empty squid restaurant while facing eviction from Mr. Chumley over months of unpaid rent. After a violent confrontation with their landlord, Gaston unexpectedly introduces a supply of extraordinary steaks just as Officer Phil Farley discusses evidence surrounding a suspicious disappearance. As customers flood the restaurant and profits soar, Fred discovers the source of Gaston's success and becomes trapped between financial salvation and moral horror. Growing police scrutiny, rising paranoia, and Gaston's increasingly ruthless solutions push everyone toward a dangerous breaking point.
Episode 7
The New Arrival
Sat, Jul 25, 199225 mins
Dr. Alan Goetz brings his station manager Rona and assistant Bonnie to a dilapidated house to document a live parenting intervention for his fading radio program. While Alan focuses on his career, the team discovers the environment is riddled with dangerous electrical traps and unnatural decay. After Rona and Bonnie disappear into the house, Alan realizes the daughter he came to save is a lethal manifestation of Nora White's long-term delusions. Trapped by the deranged mother, Alan finds himself forced to face the gruesome truth of the household. His professional arrogance finally crumbles when he confronts the horrific nature of his final patient.
Episode 8
Showdown
Sat, Aug 1, 199225 mins
William "Billy" Quintaine and Harley flee across the Old West while Texas Ranger Thomas "Tracker Tom" McMurdo tracks their trail after a violent pursuit. Billy abandons Harley and reaches a dusty town, where he faces and defeats the ranger before entering a saloon. Dr. Cornelius Bosch offers Billy a strange tonic that forces him to confront the ghosts of those connected to his killings. Billy discovers his legend has outlived him and must face the truth behind his final stand.
Episode 9
King of the Road
Sat, Aug 8, 199228 mins
Billy Drake wins a dangerous street race and targets Sheriff Joe Garrett after learning of his forgotten reputation as a legendary racer. Joe Garrett refuses to return to the track, but Billy Drake uses his daughter Carey Garrett to pressure him and expose his hidden past. Joe eventually accepts a final race after Billy threatens Carey Garrett's safety and forces a midnight showdown. Joe relies on his old mechanic Mole and his forgotten racing instincts to confront Billy Drake.
Episode 10
Maniac at Large
Wed, Aug 19, 199228 mins
Margaret takes the night post at Park Lane Public Library, a refuge in a high crime district where fear already seeps through the stacks. After finding a discarded paper screaming about a maniac and pocketing a switchblade left by vandals, she reports shadows in the basement to Grady, the weary security officer, only to be calmed when the threat turns out to be his hidden bottle. Mrs. Pritchard, the rigid head librarian, dismisses the danger and hands Margaret the keys, while Lieutenant Jamison shrugs off her warnings and eccentric patron Pipkin muses aloud about victimology. As alarms blare and a disfigured regular pounds on the emergency exit, suspicion curdles into certainty, and Margaret confronts Mrs. Pritchard with the blade, convinced the killer has been inside all along.
Episode 11
Split Personality
Wed, Aug 26, 199228 mins
A swindler, Jack loves money and... twins. One day he meets rich twins that show interest in him.
Episode 12
Strung Along
Wed, Sep 2, 199227 mins
An aging puppeteer suspects his much younger wife has a lover.
Episode 13
Werewolf Concerto
Wed, Sep 9, 199224 mins
An Agatha Christie-style mystery sees the inhabitants of a remote hotel terrorized by rumors of a werewolf prowling the area. Not to fear, as a self-appointed werewolf hunter is amongst them. But might he have a dark secret of his own?
Episode 14
Curiosity Killed
Wed, Sep 16, 199226 mins
Two radically contrasting elderly couples -- the bitter and bickering Jack and Cynthia and the more content and laid-back Harry and Lucille -- spend a weekend together in the woods. Lucille and Harry produce a magical voodoo potion that restores one's youth and beauty, but the shrewish Cynthia puts a damper on everyone's plans to become young again.
