TV shows you definitely shouldn't watch alone at night

Tales from the Crypt (1989 - 1996)
Getting your first glimpse of the Crypt Keeper, as his puppet form pops out of a coffin, is pretty darn freaky. Sure, his monologues are filled with corny wordplay (right, boils and ghouls?) and innuendo, but fans of this classic HBO series soon learned not to judge a tale by its bookends.Compiled from the vaults of EC comics, Tales from the Crypt really knew how to spin a morality play. Each episode dug up the life of some unfortunate schemer or dreamer and flipped the script on their dubious plans, and the show regularly trotted out a long list of ghouls, ghosts, and monsters. Tales also used some frighteningly impressive directors like Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, and Walter Hill. It also employed some pretty great actors, from legends like Kirk Douglas to up-and-comers such as Bill Paxton and Demi Moore.