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"Lower Berth"
Series Tales from the Crypt
Season 2, Episode 14
Tales from the Crypt 2x14 001
Air date July 3rd, 1990
Writers Fred Dekker
Director Kevin Yagher
Producers Richard Donner; Robert Zemeckis; Joel Silver; David Giler; Walter Hill; William Teitler; Charles Skouras, III
Starring John Kassir; Lewis Arquette; Stefan Gierasch; Mark Rolston; Jeff Yagher; Cindy Riegel; Alexandra Prager; Kenneth White
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"Lower Berth" is the fourteenth episode of season two of the horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt and the twentieth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Kevin Yagher with a script written by Fred Dekker. It first aired on HBO on July 3rd, 1990. This episode deals with themes of carnival sideshows, mutant births, and mummies.

Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
John Kassir The Crypt Keeper

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
Lewis Arquette Ernest Feeley
Stefan Gierasch Mister Sickles
Mark Rolston Doctor Zachary Cling
Jeff Yagher Enoch, the Two-Face Man
Cindy Riegel Myrna, Mother
Alexandra Prager Elizabeth
Kenneth White Sheriff

Notes[]

  • This episode is an adaptation of the "Lower Berth!" story, which is the first vignette from issue #33 of the Tales from the Crypt comic book series by EC Comics. The story was written by Al Feldstein with artwork by Jack Davis. In the original story, the two-headed man was actually a corpse and the mummy was 4,000-years-old, not 2,000.
  • This episode is included on the Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Second Season DVD collection.
  • This episode marks the directorial debut of Kevin Yagher. Yagher is known mostly as a makeup artist and special effects creator. He will also direct the season four episode of Tales from the Crypt, "Strung Along" as well as the 1996 film Hellraiser: Bloodline, where he is credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee.
  • This is the fourth episode of Tales from the Crypt written by Fred Dekker. He writes five episodes of the series in total. It is his second and final episode from season two. He previously wrote "The Thing from the Grave". His next episode is "Split Personality".
  • Assistant producer John Wiseman is credited as John G. Wiseman in this episode.
  • This is the thirteenth episode of Tales from the Crypt for production assistant Connie Johnson.
  • This is one of the only episodes of Tales from the Crypt where the Crypt Keeper actually plays a role in the story itself. He is presented as the bastard son of Enoch, the Two-Faced Man and a 2,000-year-old mummy.

Trivia[]

Quotes[]

  • The Crypt Keeper: Aw... There, there. Isn't he just so cute that you want to... Oops. Crypt Keeper here kiddies and speaking of kiddies, tonight's sickening saga should be subtitled a Tale from the Crib. Yes, dear fans I've got a real nursery crime for you this time. It's all about the humble beginnings of my favorite horror hero. So call the babysitter and break out the barf bags as I narrate a nauseating novella with a very special place in my heart. I affectionately call this one, 'Lower Berth'.

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  • The Crypt Keeper: Oh, sorry, kiddies. But that story just makes me go to all pieces. Ah Ha Ha. I was a cute little terror tyke though wasn't I. As for Enoch and Myrna I guess you figured out by now where I get my good looks. Old Two-Face was my daddy and the mummy was my mommy. Ha Ha Ha.

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