tales from the crypt
Stump the King - Tales from the Crypt
You guys did awesome last week coming up with Action. See if you can help out on this one...
Debbie Knight asks.
"Hi, I'm hoping someone will be able to help me. I'm a huge fan of horror TV Sitcoms...ie Tales from the Darkside, Tales from the Crypt etc...However I'm remembering an episode and can't think where it's from. I'll describe it and hopefully someone here can give me a title and hopefully somewhere where i can watch it. The episode a female Dr. received a severed hand from the police that was from a serial killer who strangled his victims. It was explained to her that the hand seems to still move. As the episode continues murders are being committed in the same fashion as the serial killer. However the end of the episode, her and her boyfriend/husband Dr. are at home he goes in the tub she's waiting for him in bed reading. Well the hand reattaches itself to this decomposing body and the boyfriend Dr. is killed ."
New TV on DVD releases this week
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Aquaman - The Complete Collection
- The Christmas Card (TV movie)
- The Company - Mini-series
- I Love Lucy - Complete Series
- Jupiter Moon - Set 1
- The L Word - Season 4
- Mind of Mencia - Season 3 Uncensored
- Monarch of the Glen - Season 7 and The Complete Collection
- NCIS - Season 4
- Route 66 - Season 1, Vol. 1
- The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 2
- Tales From The Crypt - Season 7
- Veronica Mars - Season 3
- Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea - Season 3, Vol. 2
- They Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Vol. 1
New TV on DVD releases this week
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Benson - Season 1
- A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Seasons 3 and 4
- The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - Complete Series
- Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law - Vol. 3
- Isis - Complete Series
- Land of the Giants - Giant Collection
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye - Season 1
- The Pink Panther Show - Vol. 6
- The Real McCoys - Season 1
- Spenser: For Hire - A Savage Place and Judas Goat
- Star Trek - Captain's Log Fan Collective
- Stargate SG-1 - Season 10
- Suspense - Lost Episodes, Vol. 1
- Tales From The Crypt - Season 6
- Underdog - Vols. 1-3
- Weeds - Season 2
- Woody Woodpecker - Classic Cartoon Collection
- X-Games - Best Of
The Five: Best comic book-to-TV adaptations
Being a comic book fan sets you up for a lot of disappointment. For one thing, there seems to be a pretty direct ratio between the number of Atlantis Attacks crossover books you own and the age at which you lose your virginity (ahem19ahem). For another, our only portrayal in the media seems to be Comic Book Guy on The Simpsons and he is as insulting as he is completely and utterly dead-on.The worst disappointment, though, is whenever some studio exec decides to "adapt" one of our mylar-enshrined treasures into some big or small screen entertainment. It seems that for every good decision made, there are ten disasters of the "nipples on the bat-suit" variety.
In recent years, movies have faired better than TV when it comes to adaptations, but there are a few gems to be had. The Five best comic book-to TV adaptations after the jump...
Chiller's horrific schedule
Not long ago Kevin hepped us all to the new Chiller channel from NBC/Universal for DirecTV. Now we have a full schedule and some details on some more of the programs that will be a part of the new horror-themed channel. Here's what folks can look forward to:
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 version)
- Night Gallery
- Tales From the Crypt
- Friday the 13th: The Series
- Freddy's Nightmares
- G Vs. E
- American Gothic
- Monsters
- Twin Peaks
The new channel launches on March 1. Sitcoms Online has the full schedule here. As Kevin pointed out, it's all recycled content, but it's good recycled content (at least to a horror fan like myself), so I'm not complaining. Aside from the TV series, the new channel will also feature movies like The Shining, Psycho, Cat's Eye, The Andromeda Strain, and some of those great Abbot and Costello Meet [Blank] flicks.
One final thought: No Tales From the Darkside? What's up with that nonsense?
New TV on DVD releases today
Acapulco Heat - Season 2- A Touch Of Frost - Seasons 11 and 12
- CSI: Miami - Season 4
- Ghost Whisperer - Season 1
- The Hitchhiker - Vol. 3
- The Kids in the Hall - Season 5 and Complete Series
- Speed Racer - Collector's Edition, Vol. 5
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Whale of a Party
- The Super Mario Brothers Super Show - Vol. 2
- Tales From the Crypt - Season 5
New TV on DVD releases today
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3 - All Creatures Great and Small - Series 3
- Animaniacs - Volume 1
- The Boondocks - Season 1
- Chappelle's Show - Lost Episodes
- Dark Shadows - DVD Collection 3
- JAG - 1st season
- La Femme Nikita - 4th season
- Miami Vice - Seasons 1 and 2
- Pinky and the Brain - Volume 1
- Punky Brewster - Season 3
- Rawhide - 1st season
- Tales From the Crypt - 4th season
- Three's Company - 7th season
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