Tales from the Crypt

Five tourists on a guided walk through ancient catacombs lose their way and stumble into a hidden chamber, where a sinister figure known as the Crypt Keeper confronts them. He reveals that each of them has a fate waiting, and tells them stories in which they themselves are the central figures. A wife plots her husband's murder. A retired sanitation worker becomes the target of his suspicious neighbours. An adulterer faces a downfall that fits his betrayal. The visitors are forced to see themselves as participants rather than observers.

This British horror anthology was directed by Freddie Francis, working from a screenplay by Milton Subotsky. It was the ninth film Francis directed in a run that began with The Day of the Triffids in 1963 and continued through titles such as Dr. Terror's House of Horrors and Trog before this release in 1972. Subotsky also produced alongside Max Rosenberg. The cast includes Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry and Patrick Magee, with fifty-two credited performers in all.

The film is based on the classic EC horror comics. It took about three million dollars worldwide, a solid return for a low-budget anthology from Amicus Productions and Metromedia Producers Corporation. On TMDB it holds a 6.8 out of 10 from 357 votes, indicating a generally favourable but not unanimous response.