Horror History: Wednesday, June 19, 1991: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Abra Cadaver” premiered

Season 3 Episode 4

A doctor (Tony Goldwyn) who plays too many pranks soon finds out that revenge can be a harrowing event when his brother (Beau Bridges) (also a doctor) makes him the guinea pig of a new serum that mimics death.

Note: Based on the story “Dead Right!” renamed for television

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Horror History: Tuesday, June 19, 1990: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Fitting Punishment” premiered

Season 2 Episode 12

A funeral home director (Moses Gunn) cuts corners when it comes to his own line of work. Following a tragic car crash, he is made the legal guardian of his teenage nephew (Jon Clair). The nephew is eventually made as an apprentice mortician in order to earn his room and board and soon comes to resent the mean-spirited behavior and stinginess of his uncle. For the uncle, it may come full circle when he quotes the Bible often.

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Horror History: Sunday, June 19, 1988: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Going Native” premiered

Season 4 Episode 17

An alien visitor studies human nature as a photographer.

Written and directed by Ted Gershuny (who, the following year, collaborated with Tommy Lee Wallace on the script for Drew Barrymore’s movie Far From Home)

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