4. BROUGHT HUMPHREY BOGART BACK FROM THE DEAD.
Zemeckis’ inclusion regularly implied that Tales from the Crypt would accept any opportunity to investigate new systems for special effects. In “You, Murderer,” a profession criminal killed by his wife and closest companion after death depicts the occasions paving the way to his death. When the character looks in the mirror, the show happens from his POV. In it, viewers see the resurrected features of Humphrey Bogart. Zemeckis utilized footage from Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and other Bogart movies to catch footage and digitally embed it into the frame. Amid wraparounds, the Crypt Keeper chats with an apparently over the ground Alfred Hitchcock.
5. IT HELPED CREATE THE “IT’S NOT TV, IT’S HBO” TAG.
Free from the limitations of broadcasting networks, HBO had no issues pushing limits in its content. When the channel enrolled another ad agency to build up a marketing campaign for Tales from the Crypt, they screened an accumulation of racy footage from the show alongside other original programming. When the lights came up, somebody commented, “It’s not TV.” In response, another individual said, “No, it’s HBO.”
6. THE AXE-WIELDING SANTA WAS SEEN BEFORE.
One of the show’s early episodes highlighted Larry Drake (L.A. Law) as a vicious Santa Claus stalking a lady who had recently killed her hubby and couldn’t precisely beg the police for help. While the premise was based on an E.C. story, it wasn’t the first time to be shot. As it is, in 1972, a production company named Amicus released a Tales From the Crypt highlight. In it, Joan Collins shows up as the widowed spouse being chased by a fundamentally less evil looking Santa.
