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Tales from the Crypt

The Official Archives including The Complete History of E.C. Comics and the Hit Television Series

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An edition of Tales from the Crypt (1996)

Tales from the Crypt

The Official Archives including The Complete History of E.C. Comics and the Hit Television Series

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Since his debut forty-six years ago, the Crypt Keeper and "Tales from the Crypt" have captured the imaginations and scared the wits out of people with their ghostly tales and grisly visions. Now open the vault and relive the experience:

The official biography of the Crypt Keeper and history of EC Horror Comics.

A previously unpublished Picto-Fiction horror story drawn by Jack Davis

All 105 EC Horror Comic covers reproduced in "living" color

A pictorial "filmography" of the award-winning HBO and Fox Television series featuring credits, synopses, and at least one "terroriffic" picture from every episode

Four original (and complete) stories by Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen (based on a classic Ray Bradbury story) reprinted from the actual art and reproduced in color in their original size

Brief biographies and portfolios of the key EC artists

Collectibles section highlighting the coolest and most valuable Crypt merchandise

A behind-the-screams look at the Tales from the Crypt Productions' feature films

And much much more! Of corpse, of corpse!

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
256

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Subjects
Television, TV shows, Reference, Comics, Horror, movies, TV, Tales from the Crypt, Comic Books, Tales from the crypt (Comic strip), Miscellanea, Micellanea, Tales from the crypt (Television program), Television programs, Comic books, strips, etc.
People
William M. Gaines, John Kassir, William Purtell, Estes Kefauver, Jack Davis
Places
Washington, D.C.
Times
1950s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

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1997, St. Martin's Press
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Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives including The Complete History of E.C. Comics and the Hit Television Series
October 1996, St. Martin's Press
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. 5
Design Credits. 6
Contents. 8
In the Beginning. 9
The Grisly Creativity of William Gaines. 19
E.C. Splatters America with an Explosion of Horror. 28
The Just Desserts Cookbook: EC's Grisly Morality Plays. 38
The EC Constellation of Comic Book Artists. 53
EC's Mad Magazine. 74
Further into Horror: The Comics Became More Gruesome. 77
Premature Death Tales. 81
The Weird Science of Dr. Frederic Wertham. 84
Bowing to the Inevitable: EC Quits Horror. 94
Corpses and Covers: Covers of All 105 EC Horror Comics. 97
Four Fowl Tales: Four Complete Classic Tales in Their Original Form. 110
The Crypt of Terror: Lower Berth. 111
The Crypt of Terror: The Thing from the Grave. 121
The Witch's Cauldron: Horror We? How's Bayou?. 129
A Horror Suspenstory: The October Game. 137
The Fans Keep the Flame Alive. 145
Tales from an English Crypt: The 1970s Movies. 153
A Star is... Exhumed:Tales Resurrected on TV. 161
Joel Silver: The Spark Plug. 166
Bringing the Crypt Keeper to Life: Kevin Yagher and his Puppeteers. 174
The Crypt Compendium: A Complete Filmography of the Series. 187
Season 1. 188
Season 2. 190
Season 3. 195
Season 4. 198
Season 5. 202
Season 6. 206
Season 7. 209
Now a Major Motion Picture. 212
Demon Knight: The Big Scream. 214
Tales from the Script. 216
Todd Master: Demon Knight. 220
Bordello of Blood. 222
A Kinder, Gentler Keeper (animated series/game show). 227
Yesterday's Memories... Tomorrow's Treasures. 228
Collectibles from the Crypt. 233
Bill Gaines: An Appreciation. 240
Photo-Fiction Story: "The Mother," Illustrated by Jack Davis. 242
Biography. 253
Index. 254

Edition Notes

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New York, USA

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN6728.T25 D54 1996, PN6728.T25D54 1996

Contributors

Designer
David Kaestle
Designer
Rick DeMonico

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26199153M
Internet Archive
talesfromcryptof0000dieh
ISBN 10
0312144865
ISBN 13
9780312144869
LCCN
96003078
OCLC/WorldCat
230181064

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Work Description

An in-depth look at the rise and fall of EC Comics followed by a brief overview of the subsequent movies, television series and merchandising spun off from "Tales from the Crypt." Published in 1996 prior to the release of the film "Ritual" and the Sci-Fi Channel's radio drama. Includes reprints of four popular stories, as well as the debut of "The Mother," a lost comic intended for the unpublished "Shock Illustrated #4."

Filled with over a thousand illustrations and photos (primarily in color), the book was issued in both hardcover and softcover editions.

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