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Genre Horror Created by William Gaines (original concept) Starring: Van Snowden Voices of John Kassir Theme music composer: Danny Elfman Composer(s): Steve Bartek Frank Becker Bruce Broughton Michel Colombier Bill Conti Ry Cooder Cliff Eidelman Christopher Franke Jay Ferguson Jan Hammer James Horner Vladimir Horunzhy Michael Kamen David Kitay David Mansfield David Newman Nicholas Pike J. Peter Robinson Michel Rubini Alan Silvestri Jimmy Webb Walter Werzowa Country of origin United States No. of seasons 7 No. of episodes 93 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Richard Donner David Giler Walter Hill Joel Silver David Geffen Robert Zemeckis Running time: approx. 22-29 minutes. Production company(s): HBO Broadcast Original channel HBO[1] Audio format: Dolby Surround 2.0 Original run: June 10, 1989 -- July 19, 1996 Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. The title is based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the four other EC Comics of the time (Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror, Crime SuspenStories, and Shock SuspenStories). The show was produced by HBO with uncredited association by The Geffen Film Company and Warner Bros. Television (all part of a production consortium officially called Tales from the Crypt Holdings). The series is not to be confused with the 1972 film by the same name or Tales from the Darkside, another similarly themed horror anthology series. Because it was aired on HBO, a premium cable television channel, it was one of the few anthology series to be allowed to have full freedom from censorship by network standards and practices as a result, HBO allowed the series to contain graphic violence as well as other content that had not appeared in most television series up to that time, such as profanity, gore, nudity and sexual situations, which could give the series a TV-MA rating for today's standards. The show is subsequently edited for such content when broadcast in syndication or on basic cable. While the series began production in the United States, in the final season filming moved to Britain, resulting in episodes which revolved around British characters. Season 1 Episode 2 "And All Through the House" Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer(s): Fred Dekker Original Airdate: June 10, 1989 Source: Vault of Horror #35 (#24) On Christmas Eve, a greedy wife, (Mary Ellen Trainor), kills her second husband (Marshall Bell) for his insurance money and is then visited by a hideous serial killer dressed as Santa Claus (Larry Drake), forcing her into a terrifying cat and mouse game for survival.