The term TV's 'Tales from the ___' is solved by the word 'CRYPT', which is a five-letter word. Tales from the CRYPT was an American horror anthology television series that aired from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the EC Comics series of the same name and featured stories of horror and the macabre. The show was produced by HBO and was one of the first cable shows to be broadcast in stereo.