By Melissa Antoinette Garza Tied only with the fourth incarnation of Dragnet (including both the radio program and movie), The Twilight Zone (1959) is my favorite television show of all time. I think few fans of the genres would disagree that Rod Serling’s masterpiece is the finest horror/sci-fi series […]
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Tales from the Crypt: The Secret (1990) – Episode Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The Secret is the final episode in the second season, and I’m happy to say that the season ended on a high note. Theodore (Mike Simmrin) is the oldest child in an orphanage with little chance of being adopted. Miss Hagstead (Georgann Johnson) is the strict […]
Tales from the Crypt: Television Terror (1990)- Episode Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Back in the late 80s, there was a popular TV talk show called The Morton Downey Jr. Show. It was a heated show where Downey would yell a lot. Generally, the topics would be of a political nature but there were episodes that focused on […]
Tales from the Crypt: Korman’s Kalamity (1990) – EPISODE REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Jim Korman (Harry Anderson) illustrates pictures for the Tales from the Crypt comic. He’s struggling with his latest picture when his wife Mildred (Colleen Camp) comes in and berates him in front of the other workers. She makes fun of his artwork, accuses him of […]
Tales from the Crypt: Fitting Punishment (1990) – EPISODE REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Ezra Thornberry (Moses Gunn) is a mortician who is void of morals, integrity, and a conscience. He steals from his deceased clients. Anything he can get his hands on is fair game. He even pulls the gold teeth out of the mouths of the dead […]
Tales from the Crypt: Judy You’re Not Yourself Today (1990) – EPISODE REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Judy (Carol Kane) is quite fed up with her husband Donald (Brian Kerwin), and with good reason. When solicitors come to the door, he answers it with a shotgun. He even goes as far to point an unloaded gun at Judy’s head and pulls the […]
Tales from the Crypt: The Ventriloquist’s Dummy (1990)
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Ever since Billy (Bobcat Goldthwait) was a child he wanted to be a ventriloquist. When he was 11, he met his idol Mr. Ingles (Don Rickles) who was the most popular in his profession. He used a puppet by the name of Morty and […]
Tales from the Crypt: Four Sided Triangle (1990)
By Melissa Antoinette Garza This is one of my favorite episodes. I would always look forward to this one when it would replay on HBO. It isn’t that it’s particularly frightening, but it’s most certainly an original tale with great acting and a conclusion that offers a punch. Mary […]
Tales from the Crypt: For Cryin’ Out Loud (1990) – Episode Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Marty Slash (Lee Arenberg) is a concert promoter hosting a show to save the Amazon. Iggy Pop performs and with his help, Slash raises a million dollars. Instead of putting the money where it should go, he decides to steal the cash. He takes all […]
Tales from the Crypt: The Sacrifice (1990) Episode Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza One of the best things about Tales from the Crypt was the guest stars. Though Kim Delaney has done countless productions, I will always recognize her as Jenny Gardner from All My Children. One of my very first memories is crying as Jenny died from […]
Tales from the Crypt: Dig that Cat…He’s Real Gone (1989)
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Ulric (Joe Pantoliano) is a homeless man struggling on the streets when Dr. Emil Manfred (Gustav Vintas) offers him money to partake in a medical experiment. He agrees and the mad scientist implants a group of cells from a cat into him. This special surgery […]
Tales from the Crypt: Collection Completed (1989)
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Though this episode of Tales from the Crypt shows a very dark side to taxidermy, it reminded me of a conversation I recently had over my brother’s house. To be honest, taxidermy is probably a topic that is discussed more in my home than most […]