Season 4 Episode 13
A group of guests at a hotel suspect that one of them may in fact be a werewolf at the time when the hotel manager (Dennis Farina) has hired a professional werewolf hunter (Timothy Dalton). Also starring Beverly D’Angelo, Reginald Veljohnson, Lela Rochon, Charles Fleischer, Walter Gotell, and Wolfgang Puck as the hotel’s master chef.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, September 9, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Werewolf Concerto” premiered”Season 4 Episode 12
A game of deception ensues when a golden-age puppeteer (Donald O’Connor), with a young and dominant wife (Patricia Charbonneau), is given a chance to revive his act for a tribute show and takes on an animatronic puppeteer (Zach Galligan) as his new assistant.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, September 2, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Strung Along” was released in theaters”The zombie-raising cemetary is back to its old tricks, this time, with new inhabitants.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 28, 1992: Pet Sematary II was released in theaters”Season 4 Episode 11
A con man (Joe Pesci) tricks a pair of reclusive twin sisters (Jacqueline Alexandra Citron and Kristen Amber Citron) into dating him so that he can steal their inheritance. However, he soon gets a nasty surprise when he shockingly discovers that the twins themselves are harboring a dark and dangerous secret.
Featuring brief appearances by Burt Young and Joe Pantoliano.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, August 26, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Split Personality” premiered”Season 4 Episode 10
A librarian (Blythe Danner) becomes obsessed with a serial killer and believes that she is his next victim. Also starring Salome Jens, Clarence Williams III, Adam Ant, and Obba Babatunde.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, August 19, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Maniac at Large” premiered”Season 4 Episode 9
A police officer (Raymond J. Barry) revives his past life as a street racer when a cocky young racer (Brad Pitt) kidnaps the officer’s daughter in order to blackmail him into one last street race. Note: The “Two-Fisted Tales” comic book cover shown in the episode is a spoof. This tale came from a script for a planned movie “Two-Fisted Tales” which was based on the comic book series of the same name along with TFTC stories “Yellow” and “Showdown.”
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, August 8, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “King of the Road” premiered”Season 4 Episode 8
After killing a Texas ranger (David Morse), a remorseless gunslinger (Neil Giuntoli) soon gets his comeuppance when all of his past victims come back to haunt him in the ghost town of where he takes residence in.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, August 1, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Showdown” premiered”Season 4 Episode 8
After killing a Texas ranger (David Morse), a remorseless gunslinger (Neil Giuntoli) soon gets his comeuppance when all of his past victims come back to haunt him in the ghost town of where he takes residence in.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, August 1, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Showdown” premiered”A vacuous high school cheerleader learns that she is the “chosen one” — a vampire slayer who is the sole hope of mankind (or at least her high school).
Read more “Horror History: Friday, July 31, 1992: Buffy the Vampire Slayer was released in theaters”Season 4 Episode 7
A psychologist (David Warner) attempts to boost his sagging radio show ratings by doing a series of episodes from the home of a strange woman (Zelda Rubenstein) who wants help for her deeply disturbed child. Also starring Joan Severance, Twiggy, and Robert Patrick.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, July 25, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “The New Arrival” premiered”Season 4 Episode 6
A couple’s (Christopher Reeve and Bess Armstrong) failing restaurant soon gets a huge boost in both sales and popularity when a mysterious drifter (Judd Nelson) gives them a steak recipe that’s made of human flesh. Also starring Meat Loaf.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, July 22, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “What’s Cookin’” premiered”Widowed father Jake Sterling returns home from a business trip with an antique clock, intended as a gift to his two teenage children. Having been created by a 15th century French necromancer and belonging to the infamous haunted house in Amityville, sinister incidents begin to transpire around the neighborhood after Jake places the clock on his mantle.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, July 16, 1992: Amityville: It’s About Time was released direct-to-video”Season 4 Episode 5
An aging model (Mimi Rogers) resorts to murdering her younger rivals (Kathy Ireland and Jennifer Rubin) in order to revive her own modeling career. She soon gets her big break as a contestant in a rather macabre “autopsy” beauty pageant.
Also starring Buck Henry.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, July 11, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Beauty Rest” premiered”Season 4 Episode 4
Two con artists (Ben Cross and Cathy Moriarty) attempt to swindle a rich tycoon (John Vernon), but when they end up accidentally killing him, they turn to tricking his blind wife (Ellen Crawford) by acting as her medium and holding a mock séance.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, July 4, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Seance” premiered”Season 4 Episode 3
A rock star (Yul Vazquez) gets an unwanted chest tattoo from a mysterious artist (Heavy D) of his guitarist’s wife that he hates (Tia Carrere), which seems to have a life of its own and won’t go away even after he murders the object of his hatred.
Also starring Sherrie Rose as the rock star’s groupie, with special appearances by musicians Gregg Allman(as the club owner), Rudy Sarzo (uncredited as Exorcist’s bass player), and Steve Jones (as Exorcist’s roadie).
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, June 27, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “On a Deadman’s Chest” premiered”Season 4 Episode 2
A scientist (Dylan McDermott) decides to get revenge when he suspects that his own lab partners (Sonia Braga and Cleavon Little) have double-crossed him by purposely injecting him with a deadly experimental virus cell with no antidote.
Note: This was Cleavon Little’s final acting performance. He died four months after this episode aired.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, June 27, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “This’ll Kill Ya” premiered”Season 4 Episode 1
A con man (Treat Williams) finds a new wealthy widow (Frances Sternhagen) excited to have his company, but it seems that someone is on to him as he soon gets a series of notes warning him to stop on what he’s doing or else risk facing the dire consequences. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard makes a cameo appearance as the gravedigger.
Tom Hanks, who directed this episode, also makes a cameo appearance as the video dating service owner.
Read more “Horror History: Saturday, June 27, 1992: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “None but the Lonely Heart” premiered”Bill is worried that he is “different” from his sister and parents. They mix with other “upper class” people, while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing. Not for the weak of stomach.
Experience a more visually stunning picture in this restored version of Alien3! Three-time Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver returns in Alien3 as Officer Ripley, the sole survivor of the spaceship Nostromo’s encounter with a deadly extraterrestrial in Alien, and subsequent victor over the Alien Queen after an epic battle in the cargo hold of the military transport ship Sulaco in Aliens. After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: an alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley discovers that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 22, 1992: Alien 3 was released in theaters”Bill Paxton stars in this humorous psychological thriller as an ambitious young executive whose life is turned upside-down by a derelict living across the street (Marshall Bell) and a thick-headed detective (Michael Ironside).
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 15, 1992: The Vagrant was released in theaters”A young scanner (Liliana Komorowska, Screamers) with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father’s experimental drugs.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, May 14, 1992: Scanners III: The Takeover was released in US theaters”Four students ditch their high school prom for a party at a summer home. However, there is a psychotic priest on the loose determined to punish sinners.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, May 13, 1992: Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil was released direct-to-video”A brother and sister, Tom and Jackie, receive a mysterious sweepstake invitation worth one million dollars along with two free plane tickets to the contest site.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, May 6, 1992: Spellcaster was released direct-to-video”A seemingly harmless telephone service endows an evil teacher with powers from beyond the grave.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, April 22, 1992: 976-Evil II was released direct-to-video”Based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft, a woman’s suspicion is aroused when her husband, a chemical engineer, receives deliveries that appear to be human remains.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, April 15, 1992: The Resurrected was released direct-to-video”Stephen King’s twist on the legend has mother and son stalking a beautiful virgin and turning a midwestern town upside down.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 10, 1992: Sleepwalkers was released in theaters”A botched bust on a pair of arms dealers inadvertently leads to the raising of a sixty year old demon with the power to bring toys to life as his personal minions. The demon is looking for a body to inhabit so he can increase his powers, and it just happens that one of the police officers, Judith Gray (Tracy Scoggins) is pregnant with the ideal host. As the murderous toys close in on their victims, the officer must not only fight for her life, but for the soul of her unborn child.
Read more “Horror History: Thursday, March 12, 1992: Demonic Toys was released direct-to-video”A scientist obsessed with perfecting virtual reality software experiments on a slow-witted gardener-who ends up turning into a frightening superhuman being.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 6, 1992: The Lawnmower Man was released in theaters”WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!
He’s back. He’s bad. And he’s a dad! Belial, everyone’s favorite beast-in-a-basket, is back in this sensational third film in the wildly macabre horror series. After being separated again from his conjoined twin brother Duane (Kevin Van Hentenryck), Belial finds out he’s going to be a deformed daddy! Mrs. Belial (Eve, played by Denise Coop) delivers a litter of bouncing baby monsters, but the blessed event turns into a nightmarish ordeal when the police kidnap the little critters. They should know it’s not safe to anger Belial! Attacking the cops in a climactic, gory rampage, everyone’s favorite mutant mauler stops at nothing to get his newborns back!
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 21, 1992: Basket Case 3: The Progeny was released in theaters”It’s Roger Rabbit meets The Evil Dead as four sexy sorority girls agree to clean an old spooky house and wind up accidentally releasing a cartoon monster from an ancient book of demons. After the blood thirsty creature possesses one of the girls, it looks bleak for the rest of the busty gang until a ghostly presence (Hollywood legend David Carradine, Kung Fu) arrives to save the day in this comedy romp from director Fred Olen Ray, creator of the Cult Classic Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, January 8, 1992: Evil Toons was released direct-to-video”
