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M. Night Shyamalan to reboot ‘Tales from the Crypt’
Twenty years after being cancelled by HBO, the TNT cable network as announced it's bringing the horror/fantasy anthology series "Tales from the Crypt" back to American TV in a new version produced by M. Night Shyamalan.
Rumors of a comeback for the cult 1990s show have finally been confirmed. "Tales from the Crypt" is set to be revived for autumn 2016 by M. Night Shyamalan, who is no stranger when it comes to horror and suspense.
The "Sixth Sense" director is signed up to produce this new version, and will even be stepping into the director's chair for the first episode (part of a two-hour horror block), like Robert Zemeckis and Arnold Schwarzenegger did before him in the 90s series.
It's not yet clear whether TNT will be hiring the original Cryptkeeper – the spooky puppet skeleton with a famously dark sense of humour who introduced each episode from 1989 to 1996 on HBO.
In light of the current popularity of horror series ("Scream Queens", "American Horror Story", "Ash vs Evil Dead") and anthologies ("True Detective", "American Crime Story", "Fargo"), it's not surprising to see this show getting revamped 20 years on.
Hopefully, the new version will attract as many star guests as the original. In seven seasons, the Cryptkeeper played host to big-name guests including Joe Pesci, Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Michael J.Fox, Tim Roth, Patrica Arquette and Demi Moore. – AFP-Relaxnews, January 9, 2016.
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