TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER
NEW TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER

JOHN KASSIR - "THE CRYPTKEEPER"
ELIZABETH HANNA - "THE OLD WITCH"
DAVID HEMBLEN - "THE VAULT 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". "Tales From The Crypt" would return in later years in the form of television series, movies and as a radio show. In 1993, The Crypt Keeper would return in the animated series "Tales From The Cryptkeeper", with John Kassir providing the voice of "The Cryptkeeper". The series ran for two seasons - season one 18 September - 18 December 1993; and season two 10 September - 10 December 1994. In some episodes, "The Cryptkeeper" was joined by characters from the EC Comics series, "The Old Witch" voiced by Elizabeth Hanna and "The Vault Keeper" voiced by David Hemblin; with most of the episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California. The series returned in 1999 as "New Tales From The Cryptkeeper", again with John Kassir providing the voice of "The Cryptkeeper". This show ran from 10 October - 4 December 1994. Each of the three series had 13 episodes each. Elizabeth Hanna was born on 2 April 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a well known actor, with her credits including "Mega Man Legends" (1997), "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne" (1999) and "Mega Man Legends 2" (2000). David Hemblen is a British actor. Born in London, England, UK in 1940, Hemblen grew up in Toronto where studied theatre. He received an M.A. in English and worked in many theatre productions; active in the television, film and theater, he has taken part in several Canadian television series during his career such as "Earth: Final Conflict", "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" and "Nikita", and also in many US films as "Maximum Risk" (1996), "The Sweet Hereafter" (1997), "Where the Truth Lies" (2005), "Speaking Parts and Family Viewing" (1987). Tales From The Cryptkeeper hosted by The Cryptkeeper from The Professor on Vimeo.

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