Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993)
Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown near Halloween on Teletoon. It was based on the live-action television show, Tales from the Crypt, which aired concurrently on HBO. Being directed at children, Tales From the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than the live-action HBO version. The series was cancelled on December 10, 1994. In 1999, the show returned to the air as New Tales from the Cryptkeeper. The animation was different from that of the previous episodes.
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Episode 1 - Game Over
Release Date: 1994-09-10Coming Soon
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Episode 2 - Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider and the Flies
Release Date: 1994-09-17The Vaultkeeper and the Old Witch meet at the beach and swap stories. In "Cold Blood, Warm Heart," the Old Witch tells the tales of two lakes that are haunted by monsters. In "The Spider and the Flies," the Vaultkeeper tells the story of a city that is haunted by a spider.
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Episode 3 - The Avenging Phantom/Myth Conceptions
Release Date: 1994-09-24In "The Avenging Phantom," ten year old Jimmy is afraid to sleep in the dark, -- almost as much as he's afraid of the mean old lady at the variety store, the Mongrel that chases him home every day, and the bully who constantly torments him. In "Myth Conceptions," while digging in Greece, a greedy Fortune Hunter searches out the ancient cave ruins of the Greek legend Medusa.
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Episode 4 - All the Gory Details
Release Date: 1994-10-01Camille and her friend go on a roadtrip and arrive at their final destination: an inn, which is haunted by a woman's spirit.
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Episode 5 - The Weeping Woman
Release Date: 1994-10-08After a sleepless night at a creepy Victorian Inn, and a spine chilling visit from a real ghost; the girls soon find themselves caught up in the middle of an eerie puzzle that involves a ship that sunk at sea, a tattered teddy bear at the town's Curio Shop, and a century old mystery of The Weeping Woman.
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Episode 6 - Dead Men Don't Jump
Release Date: 1994-10-15Seventeen year old Nathan is a star athlete who would do anything to play pro basketball. When Nathan's fast talking Manager Marvin sets up a big time match with an unknown challenger who promises to put Nathan on Easy Street, younger brother Erin knows it's too good to be true.
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Episode 7 - The Haunted Mine
Release Date: 1994-10-22Convinced that his Aunt Melva is too old and helpless to live on her own, a young city boy named Dale drives out to the "sticks" to retrieve her. He soon finds himself in the middle of a bizarre turn of events when his Aunt, her dog Buster, and everyone else in the town goes missing.
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Episode 8 - Growing Pains
Release Date: 1994-10-29Wendell has had his share of bullying from pranksters Chet and Louie, but even their most malicious pranks can't stop Wendell from pursuing the attention of his latest interest; Rose, the new "geek" in town. Rose is a little timid and her family is a little more than unusual, but Wendell can't help but want to be around her.
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Episode 9 - The Brothers Gruff
Release Date: 1994-11-05Eddie's fears come true when he crosses a bridge and is followed home by a mischeivious bridge troll. Luckily Eddie's best friend Sheldon, a member of a weird society called 'Jr. Monster-Buster,' knows what to do. However, the situation turns from bad to worse when Eddie's disbelieving, older brother is kidnapped by the troll.
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Episode 10 - Uncle Harry's Horrible House of Horrors
Release Date: 1994-11-12The vault guard tells a story this time. (See the one before the last episode). This one is about a little boy, whose uncle is always verbiestert. One day he succeeds the little to bring his uncle by means of a spirits train finally again for laughing.
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Episode 11 - Hunted
Release Date: 1994-11-19A hunter tells the story how he hunted in the amazon forest to the brink of extinction.
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Episode 12 - Chuck and Melvin and the Beanstalker
Release Date: 1994-12-03Hunky, self-involved Chuck and his homely brother, Melvin, pay a visit to the ominous trader, who offers them a bag of magic beans in trade for Chuck's beloved, trusty steed. As expected, a beanstalk grows and the siblings intend to loot the castle in the clouds... but they soon find themselves trying to escape the wrath of a giant, cyclops Beanstalker.
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Episode 13 - Transylvania Express
Release Date: 1994-12-10An unscheduled detour takes two surfer dudes to Transylvania, where they end up riding a midnight express train... that's populated with vampires and other fiendish foes. Soon the boys find it hard to distinguish between their friends and enemies.