Tales from the Crypt

Series Similar to Tales from the Crypt

If you enjoyed Tales from the Crypt, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Tales from the Darkside

   1984 · Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Horror profile.

   Each week presents another standalone story of horror fantasy, and/or science fiction. Some episodes are gruesome, a few are of a lighter comedic style.

2. Tales of the Unexpected

   1979 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8).

   Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales. Initially episodes were based on the short stories collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You by Roald Dahl. The stories were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic, and usually had a twist ending. The upbeat theme music for the series was written by the prolific film and television composer Ron Grainer.

3. The Twilight Zone

   2002 · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Horror profile.

   In this continuation of the original CBS series, each hour-long episode presents two half-hour stories of the strange, the science fiction, and the supernatural. Several of the stories are remakes and sequels to stories from the original, but most are all-new tales of horror and imagination.

4. The Twilight Zone

   1959 · Science-Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for highly rated (8.9).

   A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.

5. Mr. Show

   1995 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on HBO.

   Mr. Show was the insanely funny, critically loved but HBO-loathed sketch comedy that ran on the channel for 4 years from 1995-1998. The show was created, executive produced, written and starred comics/writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The show also starred Tom Kenny, Jill Talley and John Ennis. Featured performers/writers included Paul F. Tompkins, Jerry Minor, B.J. Porter, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, and Jay Johnston. Featured performers included Mary-Lynn Rajskub, Brett Paesal, and Sarah Silverman. The show has spawned a movie based on popular character Ronnie Dobbs in Run Ronnie Run. Bob's wife, Naomi Odenkirk, has compiled everything you could ever want to know about the show in her wonderful book, Mr. Show: What Happened.

6. Yes, Prime Minister

   1986 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1), hidden gem.

   Continuing the struggle of Minster Jim Hacker to actually get something done in Whitehall politics, Yes, Prime Minister saw Jim achieve every politician's dream and slide up the greasy pole, right to the door of Number 10.

7. The Guild

   2007 · Comedy, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   The Guild is a comedy web series about a group of online gamers. The show started in 2007, and for the first season, was solely supported by LOYAL FANS through Paypal, before Kickstarter was created. From seasons 2-5 the show was sponsored by Xbox in a groundbreaking web video deal that kept the show independently owned, and then ended its run on YouTube in 2012 with the final season 6.

8. Bottom

   1991 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Richard Richard & Edward Elizabeth Hitler, two men with no hope of fitting in with society. Two men who will forever fall foul of lifes little jokes, mainly because they are too stupid to avoid them! Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall take an anarchic look into the lives of these two friends who are forever threatening, and commiting, violence on each other. This series could be said to be a follow up, of a kind, to The Young Ones. Same stars and same attitude but the young ones are now heading into middle age. A succesful series that spawned three live tours (and three videos of these shows) and a big screen film, Guest House Paradiso. Although the film was not released as such it is advertised as a Bottom film on the video release.

9. Father Ted

   1995 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1).

   One small island off the west coast of Ireland. Three priests. One housekeeper. A bunch of nuns - and the most consistently awful weather on the planet.

10. Parker Lewis Can't Lose

    1990 · Comedy · ended

    Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    For most teenagers, high school is filled with obstacles nearly impossible to traverse. But then there is Parker Lewis, the one teenager able to overcome any barrier with the use of his wits and the help of his best buds, rock n roller Mikey and their quintessential nerd assistant Jerry. Of course, that does not mean Principal Grace Musso will give up her attempts to foil the Buds' plans to maintain total coolness!