Tales from the Crypt
In 2000, several "Tales from the Crypt" radio shows were recorded for Seeing Ear Theatre, an online subsidiary of The Sci-Fi Channel, and were offered free as streaming RealAudio files on their website, as well as for sale on Audible.com. Featuring most of the same producers from the HBO series and John Kassir reprising the role of The Cryptkeeper, 13 episodes were planned, but only 8 stories were recorded. Seven of the eight shows were released on CD and cassette in 2002 by Highbridge Audio. ("This Trick'll Kill You" was omitted from the set.) The Sci-Fi Channel removed the Seeing Ear Theatre section of their website in 2007, and Seeing Ear Theatre shows are no longer available from Audible.com, but copies of all episodes have been saved by fans and redistributed online.
- 2000-2000
- 1 season
- HBO Max
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
In 2000, several "Tales from the Crypt" radio shows were recorded for Seeing Ear Theatre, an online subsidiary of The Sci-Fi Channel, and were offered free as streaming RealAudio files on their website, as well as for sale on Audible.com. Featuring most of the same producers from the HBO series and John Kassir reprising the role of The Cryptkeeper, 13 episodes were planned, but only 8 stories were recorded. Seven of the eight shows were released on CD and cassette in 2002 by Highbridge Audio. ("This Trick'll Kill You" was omitted from the set.) The Sci-Fi Channel removed the Seeing Ear Theatre section of their website in 2007, and Seeing Ear Theatre shows are no longer available from Audible.com, but copies of all episodes have been saved by fans and redistributed online.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2000
Episode 1
Island of Death
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
A pair of film fanatic buddies (Luke Perry, Ramon de O'Campo) crash land on an uncharted island where they are forced to play a variation of The Most Dangerous Game against a seductive vixen (Gina Gershon) for the amusement of an eccentric millionaire (Nick Wyman) who is presiding over the proceedings from his deathbed.
Episode 2
A Little Stranger
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
While listening to election coverage, an aging United States senator recalls the evening in 1968 when he was forced to marry the parents of the presidential candidate, a pair of ghouls who left the reverend blind.
Episode 3
This Trick'll Kill You
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Following a botched convenience store robbery, a pair of thieves (Rebecca Nice, Todd Cummings) decide to lie low with a traveling circus. But things do not go quite as planned when a mysterious woman (Francesco Rizzo) offers to let them join her act.
Episode 4
Tight Grip
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
A young girl named Kitty refuses to speak, except to her teddy bear and through her violin.
Episode 5
Zombie!
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Come to beautiful Haiti where, for $10,000 (U.S.), a man can flee the law, escape his own sorry past - and even wind up with a beautiful woman in tow. David Goodson, played in an intense performance by veteran character actor Oliver Platt (Deadline, Bicentennial Man, The Imposters, Working Girl), has paid the price and he's well on his way to his promised new life. But in voodoo-rich Haiti, when a man buys happiness with other people's money, he sometimes awakens powerful enemies - and not just among the living.
Episode 6
Fare Tonight, Followed By Increasing Clottiness
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
City-wide vampire activity is at record levels. Every cab driver in town is on the alert. Poor Bhaya, draws the notorious Gravesmoor section for his nightshift.
Episode 7
Carrion Death
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 26 mins
Former high school English teacher and current convict for armed robbery "Professor" Wall has a clear goal, never to return to the confines of the institutions (scholarly and otherwise) that have made his life a hell of banality and mediocrity. But sometimes a simple walk to a distinct destination isn't so uncomplicated after all, especially when the path leads through mirages, deadly illusions, and a merciless desert wasteland of greed and desperation.
Episode 8
By the Fright of the Silvery Moon
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
When animals and residents of Las Luzes, New Mexico begin being mutilated by a mysterious beast, the town sheriff (John Ritter) is forced to investigate.