The Runestone (1991)

Title: THE RUNESTONE
Starring: Joan Severance, Peter Riegert, William Hickey, Alexander Godunov
Directed By: Willard Carroll
Release Year: 1991
VHS Release Year: 1991
Distributor: Live Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 68953

Released in 1991 by Live Home Video.

Features previews/trailers for the Barbara Hersey thriller, "Defenseless" & the Laura Dern drama, "Rambling Rose".

Tales From The Darkside: The Movie

Title: Tales From The Darkside: The Movie
Starring: Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Deborah Harry, Rae Dawn Chong
Directed By: John Harrison
Release Year: 1990
VHS Release Year: 1990
Distributor: Paramount Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 32360

1990 slipcase Release from Paramount Home Video.

There is a preview/trailer for the 1990 Full Moon release, "Crash And Burn" prior to the "Feature Presentation".

There is also a version with the same box, sticker label, release year and catalog # that features trailers for "Crash And Burn" & "Red Blooded American Girl".

Tales From The Crypt: Volume 3

Title: TALES FROM THE CRYPT VOL. 3
Starring: Demi Moore, Kelly Preston, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Henriksen, William Hickey
Directed By: Howard Deutch, Arnold Schwarzenegger, & Walter Hill
Release Year: 1992
VHS Release Year: 1992
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Box Type: Slipcase
Catalog #: 35320

This is a 1992 slipcase release distributed by Warner Home Video.

This is a collection of the first three episodes from season two of the HBO series, "Tales From The Crypt"

The three "tales" in this collection are "Dead Right", "The Switch" (Directed and with a brief cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger), & the outstanding, "Cutting Cards".

The Warner Home Video ident is shown before the feature.

There are no previews before the feature.

This collection is titled, "Volume 3". The other two volumes in this series were released on VHS by HBO Video as "Tales From The Crypt" in 1989 & "All New! Tales From The Crypt" in 1990. Neither had "Volume" in it's title.

The episodes are edited together without their opening and end credits, each segments credits are edited together in a scrolling screen credit sequence, giving it more of a theatrical horror anthology feel.

The themes from each individual episode along with the main title theme by Danny Elfman are played over the end credits.

The opening intro for "Tales From The Crypt" usually opens with "Home Box Office Presents", however being that this is distributed by Warner Bros., this collection opens with "Warner Bros. Presents". The Tales From The Crypt logo also features a cheaply inserted "Vol. III" graphic below it's title.

Arnold Schwarzenegger made his directorial debut with "The Switch".

Rich Rossovich, who plays Hans/Carlton in "The Switch" also appeared with Arnold Schwarzenegger in "The Terminator". He played Ginger's (Sarah Connor's roomie) boyfriend.