Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled "HBO's Tales from the Crypt", is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989, to July 19, 1996, on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. 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 other EC Comics of the time ("The Haunt of Fear", "The Vault of Horror", "Crime SuspenStories", "Shock SuspenStories", and "Two-Fisted Tales"). The show was produced by HBO.