该电视剧由Tom Mankiewicz、Steven E. de Souza、Stephen Hopkins、Todd Holland、Tobe Hooper、Elliot Silverstein、John Harrison执导，凯尔·麦克拉克伦、迈克尔·贝里曼、马尔科姆·麦克道威尔、乌比·戈德堡等主演，于1991年上映。在29分钟的叙事中，《魔界奇谭第三季》（又名：慑魄惊魂）Half-hour stories with many themes, including; horror, twists, black-magic, sci.-fi. .... Introduced by a puppet called ”The Crypt Keeper”. A cross between the ”Twilight Zone” and modern horror movies.