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So \u201cTales from the Crypt\u201d was the respected early \u201850s horror comic from EC that got squashed in the \u201cSeduction of the Innocent\u201d scare

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In 1989 HBO used the brand for a horror anthology series, at the same time Sandman was recasting that comics era as deep myth

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It was kinda Twilight Zone in its irony but more visceral, with gore and tits. HBO\u2019s premium cable original programming brand was always \u201cwith gore and tits\u201d, before SatC they had an aging boomer sitcom called \u201cDream On\u201d where the conceit was his retro-themed sexual fantasies were shot as part of the plot

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