Cryptkeeper Shorts
Description: Tales from the Darkside is an American anthology horror TV series that debuted in October of 1983 with a pilot episode. The series was then picked up for syndication in September of 1984, running for 4 seasons through July of 1988. Originally aired late at night, each episode was an individual short story that often ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and while many episodes were gory and quite horrific in nature, some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes. In 1990, a feature-length movie was produced that followed a similar anthology format, all tied together by a single tale containing them all.
Description: The Old Witch is the primary host of the Haunt of Fear comic book series and was one of three hosts of the Tales From The Crypt series along with The Crypt Keeper and The Vault Keeper. She also appeared in the '90s era Tales From The Cryptkeeper animated series. Her name was revealed as Fran in the '90s paperback, "Jokes From The Crypt." Her origin story, "A Little Stranger," appeared in Haunt of Fear volume 1, issue 14, and here we have her poised behind a tombstone with the classic Tales From The Crypt comic masthead over it along with the years of the comic book series run from 1950 to 1955.
