Interment. In celebration — or perhaps confusion — we’re revisiting our 20th anniversary commemoration in which we asked, “Whatever happened to Tales from the Crypt?” Needless to say, we still have no clear answer, even despite M. Night Shyamalan attempting a reboot. : You cannot reply to threads. I liked the Crypt Keeper doing his thing (like when he yells at John Larroquette), but I thought Demon Knight was way more upsetting and gruesome than anything the show ever did. Since the jury is mixed on Demon Knight, I think we can all agree that Tales from the Crypt‘s yarns are best told in a shorter-form narrative, whether it’s in the original show or the original EC Comics, where it’s worth pointing out that ol’ Crippie (does anyone else call him Crippie, or is it just me?) The Crypt Keeper was the host of the early ‘90s HBO adaptation of EC Comics’ Tales from the Crypt and the movie spin-offs that followed (his name consisted of two words, not one). A go-to cast of character actors. Some readers may be wondering who or what I’m talking about, and that’s fair. Also, Dennis Miller as a hero in Bordello of Blood? He was our narrator, after all, a figure that had to be a kind of safe haven for us viewers in the middle of all the wretchedness. The Crypt Keeper was the host of the early ‘90s HBO adaptation of EC Comics’ Tales from the Crypt and the movie spin-offs that followed (his name consisted of two words, not one). BG: Demon Knight! Demon Knight is just not fun, but as a nostalgic curiosity, it’s interesting in how out of sync it feels. Just like the comics they were inspired by. Jan. 4, 2020 at 6:00 pm. Get it? Would you guys agree with that sentiment, or do you think the Crypt Keeper’s characterization actually did change somewhere between the TV show and the films? No one mourns a dead mutual fund. Hello, kiddies! That was awesome…” “Hey, remember the murderous Santa Claus? Chuck Jaffe. Hundreds of mutual funds, die every year and 2020 was a banner year for death in the fund industry as everywhere else. Maybe the creative team felt it would be too hard to maintain something tongue-in-cheek for 90 minutes. It’s nasty, but we’re always meant to chuckle at the arms being torn off and heads being punched in. But let’s focus on the movies that followed, and the movies we can only hope will come. Guest Post by Jim Kunstler. It is a truth that I think to be self-evident that 1972's Tales from the Crypt is the best-known and most widely-seen of Amicus Productions's seven horror anthology films - maybe even their best-known and most widely-seen film, period. It turned on the inner Chris Farley Show that was nine-year-old me. But I digress. It was just like Stephen King’s Creepshow: jolty, sure, but mostly laughable and extreme. Titles like “We Wish You’d Bury the Missus” and “Twelve Days of Cryptmas” say it all. They brought back Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback and are planning a Mr. Show reunion. Hopefully we’ll hear something similar to what he told us in Demon Knight: “Fasten your drool cups, and ready your vomit bags! That’s not to say that the demons in Demon Knight aren’t still really effective, or that there aren’t great, unnerving moments (poor Charles Fleischer as little, old Wally). Disclaimer: We have no connection with the show or the network. Have either of you guys heard it? We're brining you the untold stories that will keep you up at night! I actually don’t think his descent had anything to do with his characterization. The show was based off of the popular EC Comics of the same name from the 1950's. I’d say “FANGS for the memories,” but hopefully there’s life yet in our undead keeper of the crypts. Yeah, he was creepy, but he also cracked jokes, so you knew he was alright. Think about it. JG: I have a great Tales from the Crypt/Sesame Street analogy to answer your question, but first off I must agree with Dan on his Demon Knight assessment. May 12, 2020 by St. Augustine's Parish Many thanks to those who responded to the call for information on recently uncovered statues stored under the floor of our parish church. Threads and Posts; Total Threads: 128: Total Posts: 2,002: On This Board; You cannot create threads. Any and all fan fiction and fan works related to TFTC go here. FMV & Sale History. Here, it’s on YouTube for free. We’re here to talk about our friend the talking corpse and his movies. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? by CryptTube Jan 2, 2021 2:12:46 GMT -8 Billy Zane is so perfectly over-the-top he makes the whole thing work, and that monster design still holds up today. Bordello of Blood, on the other hand, fails because it’s the exact opposite of Demon Knight. It’s time for the Crypt Keeper to come back. Cat’s the worst. An array of interment options and services will … We haven’t seen the Crypt Keeper since the morning cartoon New Tales from the Cryptkeeper, and even then he was animated. The Crypt Keeper brand has been damaged, but not irrevocably so. Tales from the Crypt (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) Last updated: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 -1:00 Show Details: Start date: June 1989 End date: July 1996 Status: cancelled/ended Network(s): HBO Run time: 30 min Episodes: 93 eps Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction. I kept waiting for the Sesame Street gang to rescue our decaying friend from the depths of CBS Saturday morning games/cartoons, but they never came. As for the show itself, you hit the nail on the head, Justin. Wait, no: It’s an awkward extension of the previous movies, wrapped up in distribution problems and features mortifying Rastafarian Crypt Keeper bookends. Actually, it’s supposed to be a remake of Jacques Tourneur’s excellent I Walked with a Zombie, but you’d never notice under the grim stereotyping. He was on your side. The movie felt wrong in that regard; it was effects-heavy and way too intense. But like you said, Blake, let’s discuss the quality of the films that followed and why old Crippie went downhill. Kunstler.com. Billy Zane kept doing this knockoff Beetlejuice persona, and William Sadler and Jada Pinkett made for dull heroes. This grubby seditionist has marched the party into a wilderness of deceit and … The event will follow a Halloween theme titled: “Tales From the Crypt(o)” Interviews with top technologists, business executives, students, and educators alike will focus on the untold scary stories that keep the interviewees up at night: narrow escapes from the crush of regulators, misadventures with founders and competitors, and … Yes, I’m aware that it’s difficult for a puppet to sell out or not sell out, but that’s not really the point. As 180 pages was the standard size for a Hale library edition they simply chopped the manuscript in half and published the text in two separate volumes. Doherty had written the Drakulya novel – a fictionalised account of Vlad the Impaler – as one book but Hale had objected to the length, it being some 360 pages. He’s also played by Billy Zane, who already has an ominous nature about him, not to mention bona fide acting chops. JG: Dan, I’m afraid my dark memories of the Crypt Keeper pertain only to those CBS monstrosities, though after hearing some samples from his audio undertakings, I should be grateful. 13: 59: Tales From The Crypt - The Greatest Show Unearthed! It’s just time. Warner Home Video has released all seven seasons on DVD Region 1. A Region 2 version of the whole series was released by '84 Entertainment on June 4, 2010, The series is also available through the streaming platform Vudu. Plus, it’s like a who’s who of ’80s and ’90s genre directors in peak form (Stephen Hopkins, Gary Fleder, Mary Lambert, Russell Mulcahy, the list goes on; even Tobe Hooper and William Friedkin directed episodes). And while Dennis Miller has his talents, “ominous” and “acting chops” aren’t really words I associate with him. Before that, he was a diluted version of the character on the kids game show Secrets of the Cryptkeeper’s Haunted House. Hell, Arnold Schwarzenegger even directed an episode (“The Switch”, which won the late William Hickey a Primetime Emmy). It felt like such a rip-off of From Dusk Till Dawn (released months earlier), and the T&A was absurd even by young me’s standards. What I’m trying to say is the Crypt Keeper is no different in Bordello of Blood than he is in the TV series or Demon Knight. Literally! Dan, are you with me? That’s where Demon Knight succeeds. It’s kind of the capper on the Crypt Keeper pop culture story, the beginning of the end. • Three new public talks will be delivered. We need to laugh again and not at jump scares or well-intentioned but seriously flawed stories. By. I couldn’t make these programs up if I wanted to, and trust me, I’d never want to. Justin, are we being harsh for calling the Crypt Keeper a sellout (20 years too late, no less)? In this discussion, I realize we’ve also (in our own separate ways) come to the realization that the Crypt Keeper is only as strong as the material surrounding him. That was crazy…” “Remember when Winston from Ghostbusters was a scary clown man? A puppet operated by Van Snowden (Child’s Play) and famously voiced by John Kassir, the Crypt Keeper would introduce and button every story with a pun-filled monologue, usually accompanied by his evil, maniacal laugh. Dan, I thought the Crypt Keeper was hysterical, another in a long line of horror movie hosts, like Elvira or Wolfman Mac or something like that. “Hey, remember when Steve Buscemi’s eye falls out after he’s scorned by Roger Daltrey? Where do we even begin? DC: Justin, before I answer you, I want to commend you on your Follow That Bird analogy, as that remains one of my favorite scary movies thanks to one terrifying Ms. Finch. of their virtual conference series REIMAGINE 2020 on October 31. They would have been better off with another scion of Hollywood: the Phantom of the Opera. Justin Gerber (JG): It’s time, kiddies. Tales From the Crypt #20. Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis.It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on stories from EC Comics.It was produced by Amicus Productions and filmed at Shepperton Studios, and is one of several Amicus horror anthologies made during the 1970s.. Dan, what fond or not-so-fond memories do you have of the Crypt Keeper? As for the mainstream horror films of today, so many are wannabe franchises jam-packed with grainy footage of unseen ghosts. On June 6, 2017, all seven seasons were reissued in a box set entitled Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Series. First issue of newly titled series. And do you know what Ritual is without looking it up? Audrey and Zoe break into the museum later that evening with Audrey’s brother Phillip, who is in a sexual relationship with Zoe. Tales from the Crypt was excessive on every level: oversexed, extremely violent, and, most importantly, inappropriately hilarious. In all seriousness, a brothel full of vampires just isn’t as interesting as the creatures from Demon Knight, which were dreamed up especially for the film. Oh, and hey, it looks like he put out a metal album, too. He sold out and went freaking Hollywood, with garish effects and bad scripting. 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