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The animated hosts of the Cult Film Showdown 
explore the strangest time in human history 
- the late 20th century. 

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Episode 10: "Tales from the Cryptkeeper"

The popular cult horror comic books from 
the 1950s are adapted in this cartoon 
anthology series.











Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated 
horror children's television series made 
by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was 
broadcast on ABC in the United States, 
and on ITV in the United Kingdom.
  

















It is based on the 1950s EC Comics series 
Tales from the Crypt and the live action 
television series of the same name, 
which aired concurrently on HBO.
 
Intended for children, Tales from the 
Cryptkeeper is significantly milder than 
its live-action counterpart, and all 
blood, gore, profanity and sexual content 
are completely removed to be more appropriate 
for the target audience. Most episodes take 
place within the fictional city of 
Gravenhurst, California.




















The series details the Cryptkeeper telling more 
kid-friendly horror stories to the viewers, 
each with a teachable lesson.

The second season has the Cryptkeeper at 
constant odds with rivals, and fellow EC 
Comics horror hosts, the Vault-Keeper 
and the Old Witch, who continually try 
to steal the show from him as they didn't 
have one of their own, only to have their 
plans backfire. The Cryptkeeper can be 
found in different locales than his mansion, 
as he tries to elude his foes.











The third and final season aired in 1999. 
Unlike the first two seasons, it, under 
New Tales from the Cryptkeeper, aired on 
Teletoon in Canada and on CBS in the 
United States. This season sees the 
Cryptkeeper taking a more active role, 
usually by setting up situations to 
teach frightening lessons to kids with 
severe character flaws.

Find out more about this great series at 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122837/reference/

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