黑色思緒

Tales from the Crypt
魔界奇譚


好像當學生的時候比較喜歡恐怖或是鬼故事，像現在好像就對這些怪力亂神的東西比較沒興趣了(我老了...)，比起鬼怪我比較怕人，總覺得人心難測、而且人會作出的壞事感覺比鬼怪可怕多了 !


回想起我大學那時電視上這些鬼怪的節目也特別多，像是《鬼話連篇》、《鬼影追追追》，還有就是我要介紹的《Tales from the Crypt》(美國影集)，那時不知是翻作《魔界奇譚》？還是《無限顫慄》？我也忘了，是每集約30分鐘的迷你影集，最經典的就是每集開頭時Crypt Keeper出場的畫面：在雷電交加的夜晚進入一個荒廢別墅，隨著螺旋階梯進入地下室，Crypt Keeper會突然從棺材中冒出來，哈哈笑的說「Tales From The Crypt！」，然後他會介紹這集大綱，接著在播出這集的內容，在每集的最後畫面還是會回到棚內，這時Crypt Keeper會搞怪的模仿每集劇中人物的打扮並說出這集的啟示，就還滿好笑的!!而且印象中它總是可以請到滿多知名的演員來當綱演出，像是湯姆漢克(Tom Hanks)、米高福克斯(Michael J. Fox) 、班尼西歐岱托羅(Benicio Del Toro)...等，儘管不見得每則故事內容都很精彩，但總是忍不住的看完一集接著一集~


《Tales from the Crypt》經典開場：

而主持人Crypt Keeper雖然長得一副活屍樣，不過他(她)可是這個《Tales from the Crypt》的活招牌喔~據他(她)說到他(她)的爸媽是在馬戲團認識(都是被展示給人看的)，一個是雙面人一個是木乃伊，也難怪Crypt Keeper會長成這樣啦~~

其實《Tales from the Crypt》是HBO於1989-1966年間製播的電視影集，改編自1950年代的漫畫"EC horror comics"。這部經典的恐怖影集總共有七季(93集)，另外《Tales from the Crypt》也有拍成電影版《活屍傳奇》(Demon Knight )、《青樓禁地》(Bordello of Blood )喔~


Demon Knight
活屍傳奇(1995)
故事的開始是一起車禍，這起車禍改變了螺木鎮居民的生活。布萊克帶著一把擁有對抗惡魔力量的鑰匙逃避惡魔的追逐，來到了螺木鎮上的一間旅店，惡魔很快的追趕在後，為的就是得到布萊克手中的鑰匙... 因為這鑰匙有讓世界陷入黑暗惡魔世界的能力，所以布萊克必須守護這鑰匙，於是惡魔開始對旅店中的其他人展開誘惑，但是布萊克必須在眾人中找出鑰匙的繼承人，而潔若就是最終的選擇，於是在身受重傷時，潔若繼承了鑰匙，並打敗了隨布萊克而來的惡魔騎士，但卻又踏上一條永無休止對抗惡魔的道路。


Bordello of Blood
青樓禁地(1996)
當一群群恩客來到莉莉經營的妓院尋求飄飄欲死的魚水之歡時，他們也走上了魂歸西天的不歸路。 因為莉莉實際上是個嗜食人血的吸血鬼，而這群恩客自然成為她的齒下亡魂. 凱琳的哥哥就是莉莉嘴下的犧牲者，不知情的凱瑟琳為了尋失蹤的哥哥，找上落魄的偵探雷夫。 幾經探查後，他們兩人發現線索指向吸血女王莉莉，而她背後的主使者，竟是聖壇祭司卡倫特!由於案情驚人，倆人也陷入危險重重的境地...



以下為《Tales from the Crypt》每集名稱：


The First Season


1. The Man Who Was Death (6/10/1989)
2. And All Throught The House (6/10/1989)
3. Dig That Cat ... He's Really Gone (6/10/1989)
4. Only Sin Deep (6/14/1989)
5. Lover Come Hack To Me (6/21/1989)
6. Collection Completed (6/28/1989)


The Second Season


7. Dead Right (4/21/1990)
8. The Switch (4/21/1990)
9. Cutting Cards (4/21/1990)
10. 'Til Death (4/24/1990)
11. Three's A Crowd (5/1/1990)
12. The Thing From The Grave (5/8/1990)
13. The Sacrifice (5/15/1990)
14. For Cryin' Out Loud (5/22/1990)
15. Four Sided Triangle (5/29/1990)
16.The Ventriloquist's Dummy (6/5/1990)
17. Judy, You're Not Yourself Today (6/12/1990)
18. Fitting Punishment (6/19/1990)
19. Korman's Kalamity (6/26/1990)
20. Lower Berth (7/3/1990)
21. Mute Witness To Murder (7/10/1990)
22. Television Terror (7/17/1990)
23. My Brother's Keeper (7/24/1990)


The Secret (7/31/1990)


24. The Third Season
25. The Trap (6/15/1991)
26. Loved To Death (6/15/1991)
27. Carrion Death (6/15/1991)
28. Abra Cadaver (6/19/1991)
29. Top Billing (6/26/1991)
30. Dead Wait (7/3/1991)
31. The Reluctant Vampire (7/10/1991)
32. Easel Kill Ya (7/17/1991)
33. Undertaking Parlor (7/24/1991)
34. Mournin' Mess (7/31/1991)
35. Split Second (8/7/1991)
36. Deadline (8/14/1991)
37. Spoiled (8/21/1991)
38. Yellow (8/28/1991)


The Fourth Season


39. Nothing But The Lonely Heart (6/27/1992)
40. This'll Kill Ya (6/27/1992)
41. On A Dead Man's Chest (6/27/1992)
42. Seance (7/4/1992)
43. Beauty Rest (7/11/1992)
44. What's Cookin' (7/22/1992)
45. The New Arrival (7/25/1992)
46. Showdown (8/1/1992)
47. King Of The Road (8/8/1992)
48. Maniac At Large (8/19/1992)
49. Split Personality (8/26/1992)
50. Strung Along (9/2/1992)
51. Werewolf Concerto (9/9/1992)
52. Curiousity Killed (9/16/1992)


The Fifth Season


53. Death Of Some Salesman (10/2/1993)
54. As Ye Sow (10/2/1993)
55. Forever Ambergris (10/2/1993)
56. Food For Thought (10/6/1993)
57. People Who Live In Brass Hearses (10/13/1993)
58. Two For The Show (10/20/1993)
59. House Of Horror (10/27/1993)
60. Well Cooked Hams (11/3/1993)
61. Creep Course (11/10/1993)
62. Came The Dawn (11/17/1993)
63. Oil's Well That Ends Well (11/24/1993)
64. Half Way Horrible (12/1/1993)
65. Till Death Do We Part (12/8/1993)


The Sixth Season


66. Let The Punishment Fit The Crime (10/31/1994)
67. Only Skin Deep (10/31/1994)
68. Whirlpool (10/31/1994)
69. Operation Friendship (11/9/1994)
70. Revenge Is The Nuts (11/16/1994)
71. The Bribe (11/23/1994)
72. The Pit (11/30/1994)
73. The Assasin (12/7/1994)
74. Staired In Horror (12/14/1994)
75. In the Grove (12/21/1994)
76. Surprise Party (12/28/1994)
77. Doctor Of Horror (1/4/1995)
78. Come The Dawn (1/11/1995)
79. 99 & 44/100% Pure Horror (1/18/1995)
80. You, Murderer (1/25/1995)


The Seventh Season


81. Fatal Caper (4/19/1996)
82. Last Respects (4/26/1996)
83. A Slight Case Of Murder (5/3/1996)
84. Escape (5/17/1996)
85. Horror In The Night (5/24/1996)
86. Cold War (5/31/1996)
87. Kidnapper (6/7/1996)
88. Report From The Grave (6/14/1996)
89. Smoke Wrings (6/21/1996)
90. About Face (6/28/1996)
91. Confession (7/5/1996)
92. Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow (7/12/1996)
93. The Third Pig (7/19/1996)