Love hurts. Sometimes it even brings you back from the dead.

In Episode 10 of It Hails From the Crypt, hosts Fred and Tim dig into “’Til Death,” Tales from the Crypt Season 2, Episode 4, originally aired April 24, 1990.

We head back to the source material and open up EC Comics’ The Vault of Horror #28, comparing the original “’Til Death” comic with HBO’s adaptation. What did the television version keep? What did it change? And how does the original EC story stack up against the considerably more elaborate version produced nearly four decades later?

Then we dive into the episode directed by Academy Award-winning makeup-effects legend Chris Walas (The Fly, Gremlins, The Fly II) and written by Jeri Barchilon, the episode follows devious developer Logan Andrews, whose plan to use a voodoo love potion on a wealthy heiress turns into a particularly gruesome lesson in why you should always follow the instructions.

We break down the episode’s mixture of voodoo horror, black comedy, romance and full-blown EC Comics grotesquerie, along with Walas’ direction and the practical makeup effects that turn an ill-advised love affair into a wonderfully macabre tale of devotion beyond the grave.

And, as always, we descend even further into "The Vault of More" for our Deep Cut Recommendations — a selection of movies, comics, books and other oddities connected to the episode’s themes, influences, cast and crew. If undead romance, voodoo curses, obsessive love, practical creature effects and forgotten corners of horror history are your thing, we’ve got you covered.

🎬 Chris Walas — Director
The Oscar-winning makeup-effects artist behind The Fly and Gremlins, and director of The Fly II.
Chris Walas on IMDb

✍️ Jeri Barchilon — Writer

🎭 D.W. Moffett — Logan Andrews
D.W. Moffett on IMDb

🎭 Pamela Gien — Margaret Richardson
Pamela Gien on IMDb

🎭 Janet Hubert — Psyche
Best known as the original Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Janet Hubert on IMDb

🎭 Aubrey Morris — Freddy
The legendary British character actor whose credits include A Clockwork Orange, The Wicker Man and Lifeforce.
Aubrey Morris on IMDb

💀 John Kassir — The Crypt Keeper

🎥 John R. Leonetti — Cinematographer

🎼 Nicholas Pike — Composer

📺 “’Til Death” — Tales from the Crypt (1990)
Full episode cast & crew on IMDb

Join us as we exhume another story from the glory days of HBO’s Tales from the Crypt, revisit the original EC Comics, and uncover some horror deep cuts you may have missed.

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