Nelson G from Average Home Theater Reviews & I are joining forces to discuss our favorite episodes from each season & both movies. In our second episode, we'll discuss 8 episodes from Season 2.
"Dead Right" from Shock SuspenStories #6 debuted April 21, 1990
In 1950, gold-digging secretary Cathy Finch (Demi Moore) marries Charlie Marno (Jeffrey Tambor), a grotesque slob of a man after being told by a fortune teller, Madame Vorna (Natalia Nogulich), that he will die shortly after inheriting a large sum of money. Vorna's prediction does come true, but not in the way that Cathy expects.
"The Switch" from Tales from the Crypt #45 debuted April 21, 1990
A dying elderly man named Carlton Webster (William Hickey) wants to propose to his crush, a young woman named Linda (Kelly Preston). After being rejected for his age & realizing plastic surgery cannot do much, Carlton ends up meeting a discredited doctor who helps him slowly switch bodies with Hans (Rick Rossovich), an East German refugee. In the end, Carlton discovers that Linda's affection comes at a price he simply cannot afford.
"Cutting Cards" from Tales from the Crypt #32 debuted April 21, 1990
Reno Crevice & Sam Forney (Lance Henriksen & Kevin Tighe), a pair of rival gamblers who hate each other with a passion, face off in a series of increasingly dangerous & gruesome games in order to see who will leave town when all is said & done.
"The Thing from the Grave" from Tales from the Crypt #22 debuted May 8, 1990
Stacy (Teri Hatcher), a supermodel, & her photographer Devlin (Kyle Secor) fall in love. When Stacy's abusive fiancée, Mitch (Miguel Ferrer), learns of their affair, he sets out to kill Devlin. However, Mitch soon gets a nasty surprise when he discovers, thanks to a supernatural necklace, Devlin's love for Stacy proves to be strong even in the face of death itself.
"The Ventriloquist's Dummy" from Tales from the Crypt #28 debuted June 5, 1990
Aspiring ventriloquist Billy Goldman (Bobcat Goldthwait) wants to improve his craft. To that end, he seeks out his idol, retired ventriloquist Mr. Ingels (Don Rickles), for advice. Soon after, Billy finds out that his idol has a dark past, as well as a gruesome secret regarding his success in show business.
"Fitting Punishment" from The Vault of Horror #16 debuted June 19, 1990
Bible-thumping funeral home director Ezra Thornberry (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, Bobby (Jon Clair). Bobby becomes his uncle's apprentice mortician to earn his room & board, though he soon comes to resent the abusive behavior & stinginess of his uncle, especially after Ezra cripples him in a rage.
"Korman's Kalamity" from Tales from the Crypt #31 debuted June 26, 1990
Jim Korman (Harry &erson), a cartoonist who works on the Tales from the Crypt comic, is put-upon by his shrewish & abusive wife Mildred (Colleen Camp) to take experimental fertility pills. Later that night, a policewoman, Lorelei Phillips (Cynthia Gibb), is saved from a rapist (Richard Schiff) when a monster suddenly emerges from a washing machine & tears the rapist's head off. Seeing the same monster on an issue of Tales from the Crypt, along with other monsters that were sighted recently, Lorelei interrogates Jim, believing that he is somehow making his drawings come to life.
"The Secret" from The Haunt of Fear #24 debuted July 31, 1990
Theodore (Mike Simmrin), a 12-year-old orphan, is finally able to leave the orphanage he lives in when he is adopted by a rich, childless couple known as the Colberts (William Frankfather & Grace Zabriskie). Unknown to Theodore, his new parents harbor a dark secret. However, unknown to the Colberts, Theodore has a dark secret of his own.
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