Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (1,912 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

John Kassir Cryptkeeper (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

6.92 avg 13 episodes 6.3 → 6.8 23 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	While the Cat's Away	6.3	157
2	Nature	6.5	122
3	Pleasant Screams	7.0	108
4	Gone Fishin' / A Little Body of Work	7.2	97
5	The Works... In Wax	7.2	88
6	The Sleeping Beauty	7.1	94
7	Cave Man	6.4	78
8	Hyde and Go Shriek	7.5	89
9	Fare Tonight	7.1	84
10	Gorilla's Paw	7.1	79
11	This Wraps It Up	6.8	75
12	Grounds for Horror	6.9	76
13	Ghost Ship	6.8	71

Season 2 (1994)

7.15 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 6.5 22 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Game Over	6.8	65
2	Cold Blood, Warm Heart / The Spider and the Flies	7.2	62
3	The Avenging Phantom / Myth Conceptions	7.1	62
4	All the Gory Details!	7.3	56
5	The Weeping Woman	7.3	63
6	Dead Men Don't Jump!	6.8	60
7	The Haunted Mine	7.3	56
8	Growing Pains	7.3	61
9	The Brothers Gruff	7.3	57
10	Uncle Harry's Horrible House of Horrors	7.7	62
11	Hunted	7.9	58
12	Chuck (and Melvin) and the Beanstalker	6.5	52
13	Transylvania Express	6.5	57

Season 3 (1999)

6.16 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 5.8 21 min avg

Shape drift

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sharon Sharalike	6.8	49
2	Imaginary Friend	6.3	48
3	Waste Not, Haunt Not	5.9	46
4	Unpopular Mechanics	5.6	45
5	Competitive Spirit	5.6	46
6	Trouble in Store	6.3	48
7	So Very Attractive	6.1	51
8	Drawn and Quartered	6.0	48
9	All Booked Up	6.3	44
10	Town Gathering	6.3	43
11	It's for You	6.7	50
12	Monsters Ate My Homework	6.4	47
13	Too Cool for School	5.8	46

Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993)

Cast

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