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Tales from the Crypt: Shudder Unleashing All 7 Seasons Starting in May

All 7 seasons of the classic horror series Tales from the Crypt will begin streaming on Shudder in May, completely restored and uncensored.

Horror is back on the menu, boils and ghouls, as the iconic HBO show Tales from the Crypt will be streaming once again, only this time on Shudder. The '90s cult classic horror anthology has been one of the many HBO properties missing from the platform for a while, as the only real way to see classic episodes was on YouTube or in the DVD collection. The deal to reopen the crypt came about through a new deal between Dark Castle Entertainment, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Walter Hill (Tales From the Crypt Holdings).

Tales from the Crypt: Resurrected From Being Censored & Chopped Up

The news came down at the Overlook Film Festival's Opening Night from the voice of the Crypt Keeper himself, John Kassir, as we learned all 7 seasons have been fully restored to their original content, no syndicated versions here, and they have also been uncensored back to their not-safe-for-cable versions, longtime fans know and love. The series's first season will debut on Friday, May 1, with additional seasons dug up weekly through June 12.

"Tales from the Crypt isn't just a series — it's a cornerstone of horror storytelling. Becoming its exclusive streaming home is both an honor and a thrill for us at Shudder," said Courtney Thomasma, Executive Vice President of AMC Global Media's linear and streaming products. "This is the kind of genre-defining, wonderfully twisted entertainment our members crave, and we're proud to give The Crypt Keeper a place to cackle once again."

Inspired by the 1950s EC Comics, each episode of Tales from the Crypt is a self-contained story hosted by the Crypt Keeper (Kassir), a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns. With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show's episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where "bad people" meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences. The series features a long list of Hollywood A-list guest stars, including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, Michael J. Fox, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O'Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields, and many more. Several episodes have been directed by well-known talent, including Robert Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper, and William Friedkin, as well as acclaimed actors such as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Michael J. Fox.

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