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All Through The House (1989): A Christmas horror short from Tales from the Crypt

Season 2, Ep. 48

Brett and Cliff's worlds collide this week as Christmas meets horror. We look at a 1989 episode of Tales from The Crypt, All Through The House. Which is a revamped version of a 1972 section of an Amicus anthology where the TV show got its name from. Joan Collins stars in the original, Robert Zemeckis directs the newer one. What could possibly go wrong?


There's also a special Xmas tune from our good friends The Mariners. So stay tuned to the end for that,

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