The mortician makes him an apprentice to earn his keep but it is a. Here is a website to a comic book shop locator you can use. The vault of horror was a bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics in the early 1950s. The books were littered with black and white drawings of severed heads, rotting corpses and axewielding. Inspired by twilight zone, creepshow, and tales from the crypt, zenescope, publisher of classic tales with horror and supernatural twists, already has my full attention.
Tales from the crypt videos, books and dvds available some other tales of note. Every week, the show featured the crypt keeper telling horrifying tales based on stories from the gruesome ec comics of the 1950s. Tales from the crypt fitting punishment s2e12 genre snaps. Bringing the crypt experience to radio languages spoken languages. Hosting duties fell to everyones favorite decaying corpse, the crypt keeper. Retro vhs lamp tales from the crypt lime green tape with mini removable book crypt keeper night light table lamp. Tales from the crypt no horror comic books from the news stand. Tales from the crypt from comic books video this is actually a two disc set a full 4 hours of material about the famous horror comics of the 1950s, the controversy that brought them down, and how they were resurrected in later popular culture.
A struggling comic book artist rita rudner finds herself in a time warp where her day is in. I mainly write comics but also films, novels and videogames. This episode is available on the tales from the crypt. I found out they were based on the ec comics series and when i got into comics a couple years ago i started looking for a decent current run of those types of stories. Aside from the occasional voodoo witch, tftc has been whiter than a seinfeld reunion. Tnts tales from the crypt series will follow some storylines found in the original comic books, according to producer m. Ill also provide links to the imdb season list and the individual comics on the comic book database. The vault of horror was an american bimonthly horror comic anthology series published. Tales from the crypt nude scenes naked pics and videos. Following the death of his parents in a car crash, teenager bobby is sent to. Tales from the crypt s 2 e 12 fitting punishment recap tv. Tells the story of ec comics, the controversy that led to the end of mainstream horror comics, and the hbo anthology series tales from the crypt. What tales from the crypt taught us about illustrating war. When his creations start coming to live lorelei phelps cynthia gibb uncovers the ties, jims jealous wife mildred colleen camp might get in the way of jims future.
Oct 11, 2012 kormans kalamity has harry anderson writing for tales from the crypt comic book in its heyday and puts the comic of tales from the crypt within the actual context of the show. Ive just recently finished watching the hbo tales from the crypt tv show and i really. When funeral director ezra thornberry gets his very polite young nephew bobby as a roommate, he eventually learns his rude harsh behavior towards him could be fatal. This tales from the crypt episode really isnt one of the best, it mainly is just a mean. Tales from the crypt hd fitting punishment full episode tales from the crypt. Tales from the crypt hd fitting punishment full episode a funeral home director moses gunn is made the legal guardian to his nephew jon clair. The story of how tales from the crypt and ecs other comic book lines came into existence, however, starts in 1934. The other episode includes the origin of the crypt keeper according the crypt keepers afterward. Naked vengeance 1985 is a remake of the controversial 1978 film i spit on your grave, directed by meir zarchi. Tales from the crypt series will use stories from the comics.
Tales from the crypt headhunters horror house wiki. Aside from the occasional voodoo witch, tftc has been. Each episode was hosted by a character known as the crypt keeper voiced by john kassir, who was known for making gruesome puns. See more ideas about tales from the crypt, ec comics and horror comics. Tales from the crypt fitting punishment tv episode 1990. Because the show was on the premium cable channel hbo, it was not subject to fcc censorship and featured lots of gore and sexual situations. Tales from the crypt from comic books film a must have for comic book or horror fans. By melissa antoinette garza jim korman harry anderson illustrates pictures for the tales from the crypt comic.
Recap tales from the crypt s 2 e 12 fitting punishment. Tales from the crypt s 2 e 12 fitting punishment recap. This time, the popular musical wicked and the bestselling books associated with it cant hide from the crypt keeper and his ghoulunatics. This story has previously been adapted in a segment in the 1972 film version of the comic. Stine, discuss how ecs horror comics inspired their work. The vault of horror hit newsstands with its aprilmay 1950 issue and ceased publication with its decemberjanuary. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Although tales from the crypt is no longer on the scifi channel, a number of radio versions of tales from the crypt stories based on comic books never made into tv episodes. Season 1 this is a 2 disc set with the 6 episodes on disc 1, including a new introduction, and disc 2 containing the special features which are a 50 minute documentary tales from the crypt. Tales from the crypt fitting punishment s2e12 posted on october 8, 2014 by don.
The vault of horror was an american bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics in the early 1950s. The vault of horror comics tales from the crypt wiki. Feldstein coplot, script, art by graham ingels as ghastly. Tales from the crypt, sometimes titled hbos tales from the crypt, is an american horror anthology television series that ran from june 10, 1989 to july 19, 1996 on the premium cable channel hbo for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. The following is a list of episodes for the television series tales from the crypt, which aired from. Ezra thornberry fitting punishment villains wiki fandom. In the early 50s, pulp comic book publisher entertaining comics pumped out stories of horror and suspense in lurid pulp titles like the vault of horror, the haunt of fear and tales from the crypt. Jim korman harry anderson is a poor battered husband working at tales from the crypt comic book. Wildenberg, who was a sales manager, collaborated with dell. Tales from the crypt top billing tv episode 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. First you can check around in local comic book shops. It has more or less the exact same story as the ec comics tale of the same name, except.
In addition, several authors and film directors, including john carpenter, george a. The professional rivalry among these three ghoulunatics was often played for comic effect. Several of the series most memorable moments happened in this season, along with the origin of the cryptkeeper. The series was based on the original tales from the crypt comic book published by ec comics from 1950 to 1955. There are a number of places to find what youre looking for. Other places to look for tales from the crypt comic books. The episodes were based on several comic books by gaines, which were the vault of horror, the haunt of fear, crime suspenstories, shock suspenstories, and, of course, tales from the crypt, to name a few. The crypt keeper tells the tale of a traveling carnival and its two star attractions, a twoheaded man and a female mummy who fall in love and give birth to a famous story teller. Find the complete tales from the crypt graphic novels book series listed in order. Tales from the crypt, season 2, episode 12 fitting punishment. What tales from the crypt taught us about illustrating. Tales from the crypt volume 1 this the best way to collect these classic tales of american comic book history. After establishing itself in the first season, tales from the crypt hit the big time in the second year, draw some big names and putting together some big episodes.
Sep 10, 2014 zenescope has returned to its stomping grounds with grimm tales of terror, a newly released, ongoing monthly horror comic series. Tales from the crypt the thing from the grave season 2 episode 6 part 22 duration. Zenescope has returned to its stomping grounds with grimm tales of terror, a newly released, ongoing monthly horror comic series. And all through the house tales from the crypt wiki fandom. In that respect fitting punishment ultimately works much better as a darkly comic. Here its updated by hbo into an episodic twilight zoneesque journey into fear. Fitting punishment episode who likes this african american take on a classic vault of horror story. The crypt keeper was the primary host of tales from the crypt.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Thus, a single issue of tales from the crypt would contain two stories told by the crypt keeper, one by the vaultkeeper of the vault of horror and one by the old witch of the haunt of fear. Mournin mess, script by bill gaines coplot and albert b. Looking for books like tales from the crypt as a kid i used to love the creepshow movies and tales from the crypt shows. Tales from the crypt gets its name from the infamous goreclassic comic. June 19, 1990 teen has to live with his shitty uncle. Mar 09, 2010 tales from the crypt the thing from the grave season 2 episode 6 part 22 duration. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Or, as it must have been known back in the day, the one with all the black people. But some families have stronger ties than others, while i get to hear horror stories from my friends about how much their siblings are willing to.
Many tales from the crypt episodes have seen a conclusion where the protagonist is at rock bottom, but this is the only one where the losers face is eaten by a dog, being recognized as a piece. Tales from the crypt, and its host, the crypt keeper, became pop culture icons. Between the crypt keeper occasionally deriding the audience for watching too much of the show, and characters in the actual segments tending to have a low opinion of it or its namesake comic whenever it was bought up, it seems tales from the crypt had no problem poking fun at its own lowbrow appeal. The twofisted tales comic book cover shown in the episode is a spoof.
Tales from the crypt fitting punishment s2e12 posted on october 8, 2014 by don or, as it must have been known back in the day, the one with all the black people. A nasty alabama funeral home director, who uses any illegal cost saving means necessary to garner an extra buck, gets an unexpected new addition to his home whe. In the season one episode and all through the house, the radio announcer warns the gaines county area of the escaped maniac in a santa suit. Tales from the crypt fitting punishment s2e12 genre. Our politicallycorrect betters in hollywood remedy this by gerrymandering all the. This tale came from the script for the film twofisted tales that was based on the comic book series of the same name along with the tales from the crypt stories yellow and showdown. This documentary tells the story of these famous, controversial and influential comic books. After over 50 years, the flagship title of the legendary ec comics line has returned with allnew tales from the crypt as narrated by the original crypt keeper, the old witch, and the vault keeper. After over 50 years, the flagship title of the legendary ec comics line has returned with allnew tales from the crypt as. For every episode of the hbo tv series tales from the crypt based on the ec horrorscificrime comics, a comic book cover was created for. Inspired by twilight zone, creepshow, and tales from the crypt, zenescope, publisher of classic tales with horror and.
The vault of horror hit newsstands with its aprilmay 1950 issue and ceased publication with its decemberjanuary 1955 issue, producing a total of 29 issues. The new colouring compliments the vintage art work, the hard cover and the heavy stock paper will far outlast the original newsprint editions. The title is based on the 1950s ec comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the other ec comics of the time the. Tales from the crypt fitting punishment season 2, episode. With moses gunn, jon clair, teddy wilson, john kassir. A critically acclaimed horror anthology series that ran from 1989 to 1996. With wendy gaines bucci, john carpenter, russ cochran, jack davis. But that tingling in your pants is not caused by being scared. A carnival of comics, was a thirtysix page comic book, put out by dell publishing. See the complete tales from the crypt graphic novels series book list in order, box sets. Scarier than any story found in tales from the crypt is the everyday reallife horror that is the recession.
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