The Crypt Keepers

WARNING: Spoilers abound for 30 Coins Season 2, Day of the Beast, and probably other things. Ryan and Bruce can't keep their mouths shut. If you want to avoid spoilers, the fast-forward button will be your friend.

CW: Discussion of sexual assault.

It's a Christmas miracle! The Crypt Keepers are back with the first episode of season 5, Death of Some Salesmen, based on a story from Haunt of Fear #15.

Sound clip from Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.

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In this episode, Ryan and Bruce break between seasons 4 and 5 of Tales from the Crypt to talk about horror, nerd stuff in general, and some recent developments in their lives.

The Events at Poroth Farm by T.E.D. Klein

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

The White People by Arthur Machen

Here we are at the season 4 finale with "Curiosity Killed", a tale of bitterness and revenge, which is not based at all on a story with a similar title from Tales from the Crypt #37.

In this penultimate episode of season 4, the guys look at a story of fur, fangs, and the eternal battle between two classic monsters, in Werewolf Concerto, based on a story from Vault of Horror #16

This week, Ryan and Bruce examine a story the troubles of a washed up puppeteer and his mischievous puppet in "Strung Along", based on a story from Vault of Horror #33. Stop us if you've heard this one before.

On this episode, the guys examine Split Personality, a tale of greed, deception, sibling rivalry, and chainsaws, based on a story from Vault of Horror #30.

Breakdown music provided by Strong Jeff.

On this episode, Bruce and Ryan ramble on and on. Who's idea was it to give two dudes with ADHD a podcast? When they finally get on task, they discuss Maniac At Large, a story of how terror warps our perceptions, based on a tale from Crime SuspenStories #27.

On this episode, Ryan and Bruce buckle for King of the Road, an orphaned Two-Fisted Tales segment that ended up on Tales from the Crypt. It's a story of old secrets coming back to haunt you, hot rods, and the most dangerous threat to America -- our kids.

Special thanks to Strong Jeff for the breakdown music.

This time around, Ryan and Bruce travel back to the Old West for a very non-Tales from the Crypt story of gunslingers and ghosts in "The Showdown", kinda-sorta based on a comic of the same name from Two-Fisted Tales #37.

This time, Ryan and Bruce discover that every house is haunted, but not always by ghosts in "The New Arrival", based on a story from Haunt of Fear #25.