该电视剧由玛丽·兰伯特执导，约翰·卡西尔等主演，于1989年上映。在27分钟的叙事中，《魔界奇谭第一季》（又名：地穴传说、黑魔法传说、今晚我来讲个鬼故事）HBO每晚一个鬼故事，统统改编自同名经典畅销恐怖漫画杂志。历时七季，由各大电视台转播(TV-MA/TV-PG)。 One hour stories with many themes, including; horror, twists, black-magic, sci-fi .... Introduced by a puppet called ”The Crypt Keeper”. A cross between the ”Twighlight Zone” and modern horror movies. Not suitable for the very young or squeamish. Written by Rob Hartill