Who Is The Crypt-Keeper? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Crypt-Keeper is a EC comic book character, with over 280 comic issue appearances. The Crypt-Keeper is a mischievous storyteller, who tells stories of horror and misfortune.

Who is The Crypt-Keeper?

Origin In the story, Lower Berth, from issue #33 of Tales From The Crypt, The Crypt-Keeper recounts his own origin. It seems his father was a two-headed preserved corpse and his mother was a centuries old Egyptian mummy. The two oddities were on display at a traveling carnival where they met and fell in love. A short time later ol' Crypty was born! Powers and Abilities While The Crypt-Keeper may not have any powers per se, he has been shown to withstand an amazing amount of pain and abuse. Once when he had his head chopped off he just made a pun and laughed about it. He also has great skill at wielding most deadly weapons. Personality While it has been constantly shown that The Crypt-Keeper can be cruel and inhuman the television series also allowed the viewers to see other aspects of the storyteller. When he's not killing/torturing, he is actually a nice person to have conversations with.

Key facts

The Crypt-Keeper is of other origin. The character is published by EC. With 280 recorded issue appearances, The Crypt-Keeper ranks among the most featured characters in comics.