TALES FROM THE CRYPT

JOHN KASSIR - "THE CRYPT KEEPER"

"Tales From The Crypt" originated as an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955, and with the host being "The Crypt Keeper". In April and June 1954, a congressional subcommittee hearings on the effects of comic books upon children left the industry shaken. With the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code, EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines cancelled "Tales From The Crypt". For more information on the comic series use the below link: "Tales From The Crypt" would return in later years in the form of television series, movies and as a radio show. During this time, the spelling of Crypt Keeper would vary - "Crypt Keeper", "Crypt-Keeper", "Crypt Keeper", "CryptKeeper" and "Cryptkeeper". "TALES FROM THE CRYPT" On 10 June 1989, "The Crypt Keeper" would debut on television, with John Kassir providing the voice of "The Crypt Keeper" and performed by Patty Maloney, on the television series "Tales From The Crypt". "The Crypt Keeper" would present scary horror stories for seven season, ending on 19 July 1996, with a total of 93 episodes; with the complete series available on DVD/Blu-ray. The DVDs contain a number of extras, as per below. Tales From The Crypt - DVD Extras (YouTube clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. "John Edward Kassir" John Kassir was born on 24 October 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland; and is an actor/voice actor, whose credits include movies, radio, televison and video games. Kassir has been providing the voice behind "The Crypt Keeper" since 1989, in all forms of media. Tales From The Crypt - John Kassir from The Professor on Vimeo. "AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS" In 2014, John Kassir - "The Cryptkeeper" - "Tales From The Crypt", was inducted into "The Official Horror Host Hall of Fame". OTHER AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS: AWARDS Tales from the Crypt won the following awards: 1991 Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Half-Hour - ADR 1992 Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects and Foley 1993 Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects and Foley 1994 American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award for Best Edited Half Hour Series for Television - (for the episode "People Who Live in Brass Hearses") NOMINATIONS 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - (William Hickey in the episode "The Switch") 1991 Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Cable Special - (Mike Simmrin in the episode "The Secret") 1992 Casting Society of America's Artios Award for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic 1994 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - (Kirk Douglas) 1994 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - (Tim Curry in the episode "Death Of Some Salesman"), Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series 1994 Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Guest Starring in a Television Show - (Raushan Hammond in the episode "People Who Live in Brass Hearses") 1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series 1996 American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series - (for the episode "You Murderer") "CRYPT KEEPER BIOGRAPHY BY BRADLEY BEARD" Portrait of "The Crypt Keeper" by Bradley Beard. "The Crypt Keeper" - biography (taken from his Facebook page)" Hello boils and ghouls, I hope you had a very Scary Christmas and a Happy New Fear. Hee he he he! Today I present The Crypt Keeper, the host of the HBO classic TV series Tales From the Crypt; brilliantly voiced by the versatile John Kassir. The performance duties fell upon Van Snowden who imbued him with incredible vigor and life, so much so that one almost forgets they are watching a puppet. The series ran 7 seasons from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. The character was taken from the 1950's EC comic series Tales from the Crypt and the stories were taken from EC comic series such as Haunt of Fear, Shock Suspenstories, Vault of Horror, and of course Tales from the Crypt. Individual episodes featured some of the biggest A-list Hollywood stars. This series is great fun. And about tomorrow, be here or beware! "THE FURTHER AND OTHER ADVENTURES OF THE CRYPT KEEPER" "Tales From The Cryptkeeper" "Tales From The Cryptkeeper" was an animated series was run in 1993, 1994 and 1999. For more information on the show, use the below link: "Movies" 1972 - Amicus Productions (UK) released the movie "Tales From The Crypt" starring Ralph Richardson as "The Crypt Keeper". See our web page for further details. For more information on the show, use the below link: 1995 - "Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight". Brayker is a man who carries the last of seven keys, special containers which held the blood of Christ and were scattered across the universe to prevent the forces of evil from taking over. If The Collector (Demon Knight) gets the last key, the universe will fall into Chaos, and he has been tracking Brayker all the way to a small inn in a nowhere town. And now the final battle for the universe begins. Tales From The Crypt - Demon Knight - Official Trailer from The Professor on Vimeo. 1996 - "Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello Of Blood". The Crypt Keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello. Tales From The Crypt Presents - Bordello Of Blood (trailer) from The Professor on Vimeo. 2002 - "Tales From The Crypt Presents: Ritual". Dr. Alice Dodgson gets her medical license revoked after the death of a patient. She is facing the possibility of not getting any job when she accepts to be the nurse for one young man who suffers of cephalitis named Wesley Claybourne. Aside from the sickness from which he is suffering, Wesley believes he has been "touched" by some voodoo cult. While she stays in Jamaica, Dr. Dodgson will feel uncomfortable as she discovers that voodoo is not only a "state of mind", and could be a real threat to her life and Wesley's. She will have to discover why she and her patient are targets of the voodoo curse. Tales From The Crypt Presents: Ritual (trailer) from The Professor on Vimeo. "Radio" 2000 "Tales From The Crypt" "Tales From The Crypt" was produced as an American radio series, with John Kassir reprising his role as "The Crypt Keeper", with the series announcer being Alissa Hunnicutt. For more information on the show, use the below link: "Game Shows" "Secrets of the Crypt Keeper's Haunted House House" was a children's Saturday morning game show that ran on CBS. It premiered on 14 September 1996 and lasted until 23 August 1997. It featured as host "The Crypt Keeper" (with the voice John Kassir) of "Tales From The Crypt". Secrets of the Crypt Kepper's Haunted House (Clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. Kids go on an incredible adventure as they race to find the treasure buried in the Crypt Keeper's Graveyard. The challenges are both real and virtual including a Shrinking Room, a Giant Abyss, and a practical three story Haunted House with dozens of secret passages. Along the way the adventurers face bubbling lava fields, flaming fireballs, and their own worst fears. "Behind The Scenes" "The Crypt Keeper Presents:" was a Spine-Tingling Look at "Tales from the Crypt". In 1995 this short was released covering the behind the scenes of "Tales From The Crypt". "Camero Appearance" On 30 October 1995, "the Crypt Keeper" has a cameo in Episode "Witchcraft" of "Brotherly Love" and the 1995 movie "Casper". The Crypt Keeper - Cameros (Youtube Clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. "The Horror Hall Of Fame" was an annual Oscars-style award show hosted by Robert Englund which honored the best horror films, television series, actors, producers and special-effects designers. It ran for three years from 1990 to 1992. "The Crypt Keeper" co-hosted the show in 1990 & 1991. The Horror Hall Of Fame co-hosted by "The Crypt Keeper" (YouTube clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. "The Fox Halloween Bash" was a week-long programming block that ran annually during October from 1991 through 1996 on the Fox Network, offering spooky movies and Halloween themed episodes in primetime. "The Crypt Keeper" hosted/co-hosted the 1994 & 1995 shows. The Horror Hall Of Fame (YouTube Clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. "Perversions Of Science" A spin off series "Perversions Of Science" ran for one season in 1997. It was hosted by a CGI robot - "Chrome". For more details see our web page via the below link: "Kids WB TV" In 2001-2002, "The Crypt Keeper" hosted three specials on Kids WB TV: 28 April 2001 - "Exscreamly Scary Saturday" was a hosted scary show for children. ExScreamly Scary Saturday hosted by The CryptKeeper from The Professor on Vimeo. The show was hosted by "The CryptKeeper" voiced by John Kassir. Warner Bros recycled footage from the Crypt Keeper segments of "Tales From The Crypt" with John Kassir re-dubbing his dialogue. 24 November 2001 - "The Cryptkeepers Ghoulish Guide to the Howlidays" as a hosted scary guide to the holidays. Host "The CrypKeeper" would provid lots of tips, tanalised younger views with all that they The Cryptkeepers Ghoulish Guide to the Howlidays from The Professor on Vimeo. could ghoulishly get up to during the school holidays. 13 April 2002 - "The Crypt Keeper" returned in the television special "The Cryptkeeper's Creepy Cook-Off". Cryptkeepers Creepy Cook-Off from The Professor on Vimeo. Kids' WB TV sent out a call to action - for kids across America to take to their kitchens, their gardens, their ditches and create the most gruesome, ghastly recipe. "Tales From The Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve" "Tales From The Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve" hosted by The Crypt Keeper. An exclusive all-new interstitial content for the first time in 15 years. See The Cryptkeeper take a blast through the past, decomposing the best of the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s, on his way to welcoming in 2013. Tales From The Crypt" New Year's Shockin' Eve hosted by The Crypt Keeper (YouTube clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. In 2004 "Tales From The Crapper" was a direct to DVD release from Troma Entertainment - a satire on "Tales From The Crypt". "Tales From The Crypt" (Fan Production) In 2014, Adel Benabdallah, Damien Peinoit, Omar Meradi, and Toufik Mekbel produced a 3-D opening for "Tales From The Crypt". Tales From The Crypt - Fan Produced from The Professor on Vimeo. The team added a modernized direction while staying true to the original creator's vision by recreating the introduction sequence completely in computer-generated imagery (CGI) to show their passion for the television series and digital art. "GAMES, PINBALL MACHINES AND TOYS" The popularity of "The Crypt Keeper" lead to the development and release of a number of toys and pinball machines. See the below YouTube videos for details. Tales From The Crypt - Pinball Machines (YouTube Clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. Tales From The Crypt - Toys (YouTube) from The Professor on Vimeo. PC Games: - A PC game was proposed to be released sometime around 1995/1996, but it did not eventuate. That concept art includes a mix of familiar HBO Tales from the Crypt settings and some art that suggests the game would have utilized original stories and perhaps even stories from the original comics. The below YouTube video shows some clips along with discussions on the game. Tales From The Crypt - Video Games (YouTube clips) from The Professor on Vimeo. "Tales From The Crypt" (canceled) In January 2016, Entertainment Weekly reported that M. Night Shyamalan would produce a series reboot as part of TNT's new two-hour horror block. The network ordered a 10-episode season planned for fall 2017. The series was to keep the episodic anthology format, but without "The Crypt Keeper". In June 2017, it was announced that TNT would not move forward with the series due to legal rights issues concerning the rights for the characters from "Tales From The Crypt". Watch below some promotional clips, trailers and views for the failed reboot. Tales From The Crypt - Canceled from The Professor on Vimeo. The following are some trailers and promotional video clips from the show: Tales From The Crypt hosted by The Crypt Keeper from The Professor on Vimeo.

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