Directed and written by Bob Gale, this is the tale of three pledges of the Gamma Delta Omega fraternity — Waters (Keith Coogan), Arling (Wil Wheaton) and Henderson (Jason London) — and the abuses they suffer at the hands of Les Wilton (Kevin Dillon).

“Fright Court is now in session. Will the defendant please approach the bench? You stand accused of watching too much Tales from the Crypt. Do you understand the charge? Neither do I. But I’ll tell you this: if convicted, you’ll receive a stiff sentence. You may even do a little horrid time. How do you bleed? Alright, then. Let the trial begin. Our first piece of evidence is a tale about a couple of college boys who are about to undergo a little trial and terror of their own, in a writ of habeas corpses I call: “House of Horror.””

To make it into the fraternity, the three pledges must enter the abandoned Cougher House, a place where an axe murderer’s ghost is said to haunt. Les has it all wired up thanks to techie Sparks (Michael DeLuise).

At the same time, the frat is working to find a sister sorority with Delta Omega Alpha by meeting with their leader Mona (Meredith Salenger). President Tex Crandell (Brian Krause) accepts her invitation and asks her to watch the pledges be abused. However, the house seems to have scares that they didn’t plan on. But what if the girls are in on it? And what if they have a chainsaw?

If you recognize the house in this story, that’s because it’s the Valkenvania Court House from Nothing But Trouble. That’s also Courtney Gaines as one of the frat brothers.

This is a really fun one with a quick set-up and lots of shocks.

It’s based on the story “House of Horror” from Tales from the Crypt #21. That was written by Al Feldstein and William Gaines and drawn by Harvey Kurtzman.