Tales from the Crypt

The Wraparound host who introduces each tale and guides the viewer through the macabre framing device. He anatomizes the fates with a sly, omniscient tone and culminates in the twist that the characters have already died without repentance. His presence binds the stories into a single, darkly humorous meditation on judgment.

A glamorous wife who murders her husband for a Christmas Eve insurance payout, then tries to hide the body. Her plans unravel as external threats loom and the killer Santa returns to claim his due. She dies at the hands of a supernatural assailant, sealing her fate with deceit and vanity.

A husband who abandons his family for his secretary, only to confront mortality after a fatal car crash. He experiences a terrifying return to his home, where he discovers the horror of being presumed dead and the grim possibility that life may be an illusion. The story culminates as the crash occurs again, revealing a fatal loop.

A snobbish neighbor across from Grimsdyke who stages a smear campaign against the elderly man. He embodies cruelty and social aggression, unaware that Grimsdyke’s occult practices will exact a grim revenge. His downfall comes as the truth of his actions is exposed through the supernatural vengeance.

An elderly dog-loving man who appears harmless but harbors occult interests. He uses a seance to contact his dead wife and orchestrates a supernatural turn of events that leads to James Elliot’s demise. His calm exterior masks a darker, revenge-driven undercurrent.

A ruthless businessman whose fortune teeters on the edge of ruin. He discovers a Chinese figurine that grants wishes, setting off a chain of catastrophic results. His attempts to cheat death culminate in a grim, irreversible fate, where life extends without true relief.

Ralph Jason’s wife, who seizes the opportunity presented by the figurine to secure wealth. Her three wishes backfire in increasingly horrific ways, trapping her in a nightmare of unintended consequences. She faces moral compromises and ultimately bears the burden of her own manipulations.

Director of a home for the blind who uses his position to live luxuriously at the residents’ expense. He ignores pleas for humane treatment, ultimately meeting his end in a brutal confrontation that illustrates the downfall of corrupt authority. His demise comes as a consequence of his selfish governance.