The Avenging Phantom
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited
- Animation studio
- Wang Film Production, Bardel Animation, Medallion PFA, International Image, Studio 306
Synopsis
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. Jimmy's only solace is his nightly readings of the "Avenging Phantom" comic books. And when Jimmy wishes that he had a protector to take revenge on all of his enemies... his wish comes true. Jimmy must now face his ultimate fear in order to reverse his wish and stop the cycle of the Avenging Phantom.
Characters
The Cryptkeeper, The Vaultkeeper, The Old Witch, Timmy, Avenging Phantom, Avenging Phantom, Jimmy, Kirsten
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Laura Shepherd
- Assistant Directors
- Charles E. Bastien, Jamie Whitney
Producing
- Producer
- Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert
- Executive Producers
- Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, Joel Sillver, Robert Zemeckis
- Co-Producer
- Alex Collett
- Supervising Producer
- Steve Hodgins
- Line Producer
- Pamela Slavin
- Coordinating Producer
- Patricia R. Burns
Writing
- Writer
- Eric Luke, Peter Sauder, Erika Strobel
- Story Editor
- Peter Sauder
- Script Coordinator
- Erik Strodel
- The Cryptkeeper Based On Design By
- Kevin Yagher
Voices
- Voice
- John Kassir (Cryptkeeper), Don Dickenson (Frank Hancott), Lorna Wilson (Mrs. Crumm), Noam Zylberman (Stu), Daniel DeSanto (Dwight), Lawrence Bayne (Avenging Phantom), Daniel DeSanto (Jimmy), Alyson Court (Kirsten), Judy Marshak, Amos Crawley, Stuart Stone, Noah Pener, Richard Binsley
Animation
- Layout Supervisors
- Myron Born, Daniel Deserranno
- Layout And Posing Artists
- Mark Beaumont, Bob Bennett, Tony Bosley, Bob Chaplin, Marcos Gonzalez, Jason Groh, Larry Hall, John C. Hill, Virginia Ivanicki, Hary Leier, Joe MacDonald, Ian Macgillivray, John Mahovalich, Lil-Tajno Reichman, Sean Ridgway, Erich Salloch, Glen Schachowskoj, Cathy Scoch, Bill Schwarz, Stuart Shankley, Sandy Sih, Eda Soong, Susan Van Zandwyk, Stuart Wenschlag
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Ray Jeffelice, Vincenzo Natali
- Backgrounds
- Michael Doraty, Christina Rother, Mansoor Shams
- Story Supervisors
- Wendy Wanderman, Scott Nimerfro
- Storyboard Coordinator
- Don Lauder
- Cryptkeeper Design
- Chuck Gammage
- Vaultkeeper And Old Witch Design
- Paul Riley
- Main Characters & Illustrations
- Franc Reves
- Colour Design
- Joanne Merrill, Helder Faria, Nassrin Monem
- Designers
- Francisco Avalos, Scott Bennett, Mike Demur, Kurt Lehner, Koko Haung, Raymond Pang, Mack Poulin, Paul Rivoche, Royston Robinson, Mike Smukavic, Mike Stevens, Stephen Wood, Chris York, David Zach, Derek Prout
Editing
- Editor
- Rob Kirkpatrick (Supervising Film Editor)
- Supervising Editor
- Rob Kirkpatrick
- Picture Editors
- Karen Lawrie, Algis Maciulis
- Pre-Production Editors
- Mike Reid, Rick Dubiel, Darrell MacDonald, Shelley Mills-Hughes, Ken Hurlbut, Terry Carter, Eric Mattar-Hurlbut, Fred Spek
Sound
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Glenn Barna
- Sound Effects Editors
- John Baktis, Eric Mattar-Hurlbut, Christopher Harris, Craig Marshall, Rryan Araki
- Dialogue Editors
- Keith Traver, Mark Grosicki, Melodie Vaughan
- Re-Recording Engineer
- Elius Caruso
Music Department
- Music Editors
- Stephen Hudecki, Peter Branton, Anthony Crea
- Music Score By
- Amin Bhata
- Music Production By
- David Greene
Casting
- Casting And Voice Director
- Jeeie Thomson
- Casting Coordinators
- Joanne Boreham, Tracey Moore
Production Management
- Production Managers
- Lauri Towata, Robert Watts
- Production Supervisor
- Steve Chadwick
- Production Coordinators
- Alice Hyatt, Debbie Resener, Myles Pedersen
- Overseas Unit Manager
- Jane Gardner
- Design Coordinators
- Joyce Marshall, Janet Steele-Moffat
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Jason Held
- Production Secretary
- Joannne Hallam
- Post Production Managers
- Mary Jane Patterson, Lan Lamon
Crew
- Overseas Director
- John Le Klein
- Computer Consultant
- George Roy
- Design Supervisors
- Joe Gosselin, Steve K. Manning
- Theme Performed By
- Heart Times Coffee Cup, Equals Lightning
- Consultant
- Dr. Brian Newmark
- Crew
- As Originally Published By, William N. Gains, In, E.C. Comics
Companies and other credits
- Production Facilities: Wang Film Production Co
- Production Facilities: Ltd
- Production Facilities: Bardel Animation Ltd
- Production Facilities: Medallion Pfa Film & Video
- Production Facilities: International Image
- Production Facilities: Studio 306
- © 1994 Tales From The Crypt Holdings
- All Rights Reserved
Production notes
Much like the series (and EC comics) that the cartoon was based on, the show featured different child characters weekly who ended up in twisted situations, but with a little more morality play than the HBO series. In this second season episode, The Vaultkeeper and The Old Witch (both narrators from the comic series) share storytelling duties with The Cryptkeeper.