The secret tales from the crypt

Description: A year-old orphan is adopted by a rich childless couple William Frankfather and Grace Zabriskie who harbor a dark secret.

A young orphan, named Theodore's adopted by the odd and well-off Colberts, with a dark secret. They're not the only ones. Joey : What's the difference between boogers and broccoli? Theodore : I don't know. Joey : Kids don't eat broccoli. Theodore : That's a good one. Sign In Sign In.

The secret tales from the crypt

Which one are we talking about here? Crypt Keeper: reading Oliver Twist to himself What?! So where's the twist? And I had such great expectations! Now here is a story you can sink your teeth into. A toothsome tale of tommyrot guaranteed to scare the dickens out of you! Lean in, fright fans. I'm going to let you in on: The Secret. Theodore Mike Simmrin is a year-old orphan at Gaines Orphanage who is constantly treated like dirt by the domineering director Ms. Hagstead Georgann Johnson , who wants him out of the house far more than the other boys. She is unfortunately not able to easily have him removed since he's past the desirable age of most adoptable children, but one day, the home is visited by the Colberts Grace Zabriskie and William Frankfather , a wealthy and eccentric couple who take a shine to Theodore and adopt him. In his new home, Theodore is given whatever his heart desires, but his parents keep him locked in his room all day and only visit him at night. The only regular contact Theodore gets is from the Colberts' butler Tobias Larry Drake , who also takes a shine to him as he, too, was an orphan. Theodore eventually discovers that his new parents harbor a dark secret, but unknown to said parents, their new son just so happens to have his own secret. Tropes: Abusive Parents : The Colberts hardly ever spend any time with Theodore, keep him locked in his room, and fatten him up so his blood will be extra sweet when they feed on him.

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The vulnerable character can be a child or someone in a wheelchair or someone very old and frail who appears to be easy pickings for a calculating predator but who proves to be more cunning, ruthless and sometimes even monstrous and evil than anticipated. Theodore is simply too old and too weirdly ominous to be attractive to adoptive parents until one day the wealthy, elegant and clearly evil Colberts William Frankfather and Grace Zabriskie single him out from his younger, cuter, less sinister peers and promise to transform his life of deprivation and want into one of wealth and privilege when they take him home to their opulent mansion and invite him to live as their endlessly pampered son. But something is off from the beginning. Part of that is casting. Cast the great, spooky Grace Zabriskie in TV show or movie and audiences are going to assume that she is playing an evil villainess. He even has his own massive model railroad.

The secret tales from the crypt

A young orphan, named Theodore's adopted by the odd and well-off Colberts, with a dark secret. They're not the only ones. Joey : What's the difference between boogers and broccoli? Theodore : I don't know. Joey : Kids don't eat broccoli.

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When he's cornered, turns into a werewolf, and proceeds to butcher to murder his wife, Mr. Weird coincidence. Nostalgia Glasses Off So yeah. Not that I want to chase year-olds around in the woods, but still. Grace Zabriskie Mrs. Learn more. They're not the only ones. Okay, I was joking about Theo being like a food-motivated dog, but apparently everyone else was dead serious about it. He asks what happened to his real parents, and she says they died when he was just a baby, but refuses to provide details. Theo comments that it looks like a museum, and as he reaches out to touch a huge. Colbert: indifferently I'm sure you have, dear— Theodore: And mine is better than yours! The Colberts come out of the blueness darkness and we hear growling. Yes, I bet you are. Later that night, Theo is woken up by the Colberts talking outside his door.

The following is a list of episodes for the television series Tales from the Crypt , which aired for seven seasons on HBO from June 10, to July 19, A total of 93 episodes and three feature-length films were produced.

Are we to believe they were killed by. The only other occupants are a fierce guard dog and the butler, the latter of whom appears has been with the Colberts since he was young, he too being an orphan. See the full list. Hagstead wants Theodore out of Gaines' way more than the others. Theo catches up to him, and he screams as we fade to black. William Frankfather Mr. Even so, the boy manages to escape, or does he? Nostalgia Time! He throws these temper tantrums sometimes and runs off for a few hours. Hell Hound : The Colberts have one as a pet, which they've named Lilitu, and they sic her on Theodore when he makes a run for it. Grace Zabriskie Mrs.