Season 2 Episode 18
A 12-year-old young orphan (Mike Simmrin) is adopted by a rich childless couple (William Frankfather and Grace Zabriskie) who harbor a dark secret. However, the couple themselves do not realize that the young orphan too has a dark secret of his own. Also stars Larry Drake, Georgann Johnson, Stella Hall, and Gary Schwartz as the voice of the werewolf.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, July 31, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “The Secret” premiered”Season 2 Episode 17
The relationship between Siamese twin brothers (Timothy Stack and Jonathan Stark) becomes strained when the good twin doesn’t want to be separated from the bad twin. When the later resorts to murder, the former finally changes his mind. Also starring Jessica Harper.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, July 24, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “My Brother’s Keeper” premiered”Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, July 20, 1990: Clownhouse was released in theaters”Season 2 Episode 16
A tabloid news show host (Morton Downey, Jr.) and his camera crew investigate an abandoned house which is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who had killed seven men. The host and the crew get more than they bargained for when a chain of supernatural happenings indeed begin taunting and haunting them. All of this is aired on live TV.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, July 17, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Television Terror” premiered”Season 2 Episode 15
After witnessing a brutal murder, a woman (Patricia Clarkson) goes mute and is cared for by a psychiatrist (Richard Thomas) who had committed the murder himself and soon finds out that this woman had witnessed the murder (and wants the woman to be silenced forever).
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, July 10, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Mute Witness to Murder” premiered”Season 2 Episode 14
A two-faced circus sideshow freak (Jeff Yagher) falls in love with a 4000-year-old mummy which is said to be cursed.
Also starring Lewis Arquette, Stefan Gierasch, and Mark Rolston as his abusive captors.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, July 3, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Lower Berth” premiered”
