10 Best Tales From The Crypt Episodes

10. And All Through The House [Season 1 Episode 2]

The very first season opened strong with entries from each of the series' famous producers and as proof of just how strong, all three of those episodes are included in our countdown. In this seasonal offering from Robert Zemeckis, it's Christmas eve and an unfaithful wife has just bumped off her miserable husband. Too bad for her, since she could've used his help against the axe-wielding, Santa-suited maniac outside.

Known mainly as Lethal Weapon's earnest psychiatrist and Mrs Walsh from The Goonies, Mary Ellen Trainor gives her lungs a scream queen workout while subverting her sweet, maternal image as the unfaithful wife under siege. The atmosphere is terrific as Zemeckis expertly cranks the tension before each encounter with Larry Drake's husky maniac, and in true Tales From The Crypt fashion, the ending's a cracker.