''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an

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horror

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made by Canadian studio

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. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on

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in the United States, and on

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in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1950s

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series ''

Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt may refer to: * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (album), by American rapper C-Bo * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (comics), published by EC Comics during the 1950s ** ''Tales from the Crypt'' (film), a 1972 Amicus film starring Ralph Ric ...

'' and the live action television series of the same name, which aired concurrently on

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. Intended for children, ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' was significantly milder than its live action version and all blood and gore, profanity and sexual content were completely removed in order to target the audience. Most episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California. This name is given in the first episode "The Gorilla's Paw", the same buildings which are shown in this episode are also seen in many other episodes in the series, and many of the characters speak with very obvious California accents. The series was cancelled on December 10, 1994, and returned to the air in 1999 as ''The New Tales from the Cryptkeeper''. The animation differed from previous episodes, and it transferred to

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in Canada, and also to

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in the United States.

Plot

The series details the Cryptkeeper telling other horror stories to the viewers, each with a lesson to be learned. In Season 2, the Cryptkeeper was continually feuding with his

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s and fellow EC Comics horror hosts, the Vault-Keeper and the Old Witch who were continually trying to steal the show from him as they didn't have one of their own, only to have their plans backfire on them. This season also saw the Cryptkeeper in different locales than his mansion, as he tried to elude his rivals. Season 3 is aired in 1999 was the final season of the series. It was the only season to never aired on YTV in Canada and ABC in the United States. Instead, ''New Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' aired on Teletoon in Canada and on CBS in the United States. In this season, The Cryptkeeper takes a more active role in the stories. Usually by setting up situations to teach targeted kids with severe character flaws frightening lessons.

Cast

John Kassir John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's ''Tales from the Crypt'' franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the off-Broadway show ''Reef ...

The Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Crypt'' was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955, producing 27 issues (the first issue with the title was #20, previously having been ''International Comics'' (#1–#5); ...

Elizabeth Hanna Elizabeth Hanna is a Canadian film and television actress, most notable for her voice acting work in animated films. She later complemented her voice acting skills by becoming a speech-language pathologist. She is also the voice of Miss Biscuit ...

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as The Vault Keeper *

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as Ralph *

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as Erin *

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as Dwight / Jimmy and Rob *

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as Jenny *

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as Jeremy / 6X * Kristen Bone as Katie / Sharon Sharalike *

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as Steven * Nathaniel Siegler as Randall *

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as Becky *

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as Beth, Erin's Mom *

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as Uncle Harry / Harold Klump *

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as Professor Perry *

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as Aunt Dorothy * Michael Barry as Wendell * Maia Filar as Julia *

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as Karen * Amos Crawley as Eddie / Pete *

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as Louis / Head Counselor Bill and Dale *

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as Aunt Melba *

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as Kevin *

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as Rose's Mom / Sally and Zola *

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as David *

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as Evan *

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as Buddy * Kyle Downes as Brock *

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as Vince * Brooke Nevin as Jan *

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as Kirsten *

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as Anthrax / Blob * Valentina Cardinalli as Camille *

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as Mildred * Stuart Stone as The Boy / Sheldon / Boy With Dog / Itchy and Craig * Tara Meyer as Stephanie / Rose * Jon-Erik Laggano as Leo *

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as Jamie *

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as Randy * Jeannie Diggins as Mary Anne * Tracy Ryan as Shauna * Jamie Haydon-Devilin as Dale / Poindexter * David Deveau as Gary *

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as Peter / Simon / Kid and Vincent *

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as Naomi * Daniel Stemer as Arnold * Skyellar Pollack as Steve *

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as Stu *

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as Dr. Mahdi * Jean Daigle as Ben *

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as Injun Joe / Visitor Leader *

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as Mary Anne's Dad *

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as Eddie * Len Doncheff as Ed, Erin's Grandpa *

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as Chuck * John Stocker as Melvin *

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as William and Mr. Armstrong *

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as Jamie's Mom *

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as Mr. Feral

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1993)

Season 2 (1994)

''New Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', Season 3 (1999)

Syndication

In North America, the series was premiered on YTV and on

, but later on

and

. In August 2012,

Fearnet Fearnet was an American digital cable television network, website and video on demand service owned by Comcast. The network specialized in horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series, and feature films. Backgr ...

aired reruns in their "Funhouse" block, only on weekends. Spanish-dubbed episodes of the series aired on Telefutura; as part of

Toonturama ''Toonturama'' is an American children's programming block that airs on the Spanish-language television network UniMás (formerly known as Telefutura Network) which debuted on January 15, 2002 ("Mi Tele") and January 19, 2002 ("Toonturama" and " ...

block on Saturday and Sunday morning as "Cuentos de la Cripta" from 2002 to 2005. In October 2021, the live streaming television Filmrise Kids began airing the whole series every day. Outside of North America, the series aired on

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and M6 in France,

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in the Netherlands and

in the United Kingdom.

Home media

Season releases In 2007, kaBOOM! Entertainment released "The Complete First Season" on DVD.David Lambert, Tales from the Cryptkeeper - North-of-the-Border Release Already Out For Animated Complete 1st Season, "tvshowsondvd.com," October 13, 2007,

References

External links

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