Tales from the Crypt (1972): Long before HBO and EC Comics got together with the CryptKeeper, Hammer films gave some of these tales in England their variation on it.

The tale begins with five people taking a tour in a catacomb (no kidding, what was this? 'The Addams Family' Tour) and get lost. Instead of running into a decaying, pun-riddled corpse, the Crypt-Keeper they meet happens to be a dashing Englishman wearing a suit (Crypts in England must be elegant over there).

Before they realize it, he spins five tales. The first one, ironically, is the EC Tales of the Crypt, 'And All Through the House..' With Joan Collins no less, and a homicidal maniac dressed as Santa Claus.

The second one deals with a tripping philanderer experiencing his own death, in a dream before his death (yeah, I don't get it either, look you just have to watch this one..)

The Third One has former Grand Moff Tarkin/Doctor Who, Peter Cushing, who plays a kind, retired sanitation worker, who is resented by his snobbish neighbors. (Can't imagine why.) So his neighbors attempt to smear his reputation, but as with these type of films, things don't go according to plan.

Tale #4: Sort of a weird take on "The Monkey's Paw," but considering Ape Law was enforced in England (strange), the wish-granting device is a Chinese figurine. Rather than bore you with the details, this also enforces the 'Be careful what you wish for,' moral.

The Final Tale is a typical cliche: Director of an asylum is a major pudhball, and gets his comeuppance (there's a word you don't hear anymore, hmm?) with the patients (led by 'John Steed,' Patrick McNee).

But the big shocker here is the visitors.. well, let's not spoil it, shall we?

Vault of Horror (1973): Also made by Hammer Films and loosely based on the EC Comic of the same name.

This time round, no crypt in general, but five men somehow trapped in the basement of the office building, where rather than discuss sales figures, stock options and what was on television the night before, they talk about their own demise. (whoa, talk about your grim meetings)

Besides the other four, the most memorable one stars the famous Doctor Who of them all, Tom Baker, who plays a disgruntled painter who gets revenge on his critics with some mystic paint and portraits. (Hey, works for me)

Anyway, these films would be excellent for the RiffTrax crew to take a crack at mainly because these anthology films were indeed unintentionally funny, if not disturbing than scary.

So, whaddya think, sirs?