Episode
Tales from the Crypt: Comes the Dawn
Overview
Two poachers are out hunting bear in Alaska. They seek the help of a woman who leads them into a dorm. The men decide that they don't need her anymore but the Colonel double crosses his partner. She's been leading them to a lair full of hibernating vampires. Luckily it's dawn but there's one problem. Alaska is locked in cold darkness.
Details
- Series
- Tales from the Crypt
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1995-01-11
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Comes the Dawn is Episode 11 in Season 6 of Tales from the Crypt. It aired on 1995-01-11. The runtime is 26 min.
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Richard and Charlie are security guards working in a morgue. They are offered five hundred dollars by a doctor who is trying to capture the soul of each dying person before it goes to heaven. When their boss figures out what's happening Richard is forced to kill him but he kills Charlie too. The doctor succeeds in capturing Charlie's soul. Charlie comes back out for revenge.
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