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Videos (see all 2)
Bordello of Blood -- In this creepy comedy, Dennis Miller plays a wisecracking private eye investigating a brothel of voluptuous vampires and battling a crooked televangelist and his powerful talisman.
Comic Book Confidential -- Trailer for Comic Book Confidential

Overview

Date of Birth:
1 March 1922, New York, USA See more »
Date of Death:
3 June 1992, New York City, New York, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
Willim Gaines became one of the most important figures in comic book and... See more »
Trivia:
Founder and publisher of "Mad" magazine. See more »
STARmeter: ?
Up 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Max Allan Collins' Seduction of the Innocent Review
 (From FEARnet. 21 February 2013, 2:00 PM, PST)
TV Review: Tales from the Crypt 1×05 – “Lover Come Hack to Me”
 (From Blogomatic3000. 1 February 2013, 6:01 PM, PST)
TV Review: Tales from the Crypt 1×02 – “And All Through the House”
 (From Blogomatic3000. 11 January 2013, 6:01 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Bill Gaines | William Gaines | originally published by

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Self - TV, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. "Perversions of Science" (9 episodes, 1997)
        - People's Choice (1997) TV episode (comic books "Weird Science")
        - Ultimate Weapon (1997) TV episode (comic books "Incredible Sci-Fi")
        - Snap Ending (1997) TV episode (comic books "Weird Science")
        - Panic (1997) TV episode (comic books "Weird Science")
        - Planely Possible (1997) TV episode (comic books "Weird Fantasy")
          (4 more)
  2. Bordello of Blood (1996) (comic books "Tales From the Crypt")
    ... aka "Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood" - USA (complete title)
  3. W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) (TV) (story)
  4. "Tales from the Crypt" (11 episodes, 1990-1995)
        - Comes the Dawn (1995) TV episode (comic books)
        - Half-Way Horrible (1993) TV episode (comic books)
        - Creep Course (1993) TV episode (comic books)
        - Split Personality (1992) TV episode (comic books)
        - What's Cookin' (1992) TV episode (as originally published by: in the comic magazine entitled 'The Haunt of Fear')
          (6 more)

  5. The Vault of Horror (1973) (based on the stories written by) (as Bill Gaines)
  6. Tales from the Crypt (1972) (comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror) (as Bill Gaines)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Ritual (2002) (creator: comic books "Tales from the Crypt")
    ... aka "Tales from the Crypt Presents: Revelation" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Tales from the Crypt Presents: Voodoo" - Philippines (English title)

  2. "Tales from the Crypt" (comic magazine publisher: "Tales from the Crypt") (2 episodes, 1991-1996) (comic magazine publisher: "The Vault of Horror") (2 episodes, 1992-1994) (comic book publisher: "Tales from the Crypt") (1 episode, 1989) (comic magazine publisher: "Shock SuspenStories") (1 episode, 1991) (comic magazine publisher: "The Haunt of Fear") (1 episode, 1992)
        - Report from the Grave (1996) TV episode (comic magazine publisher: "Tales from the Crypt")
        - Surprise Party (1994) TV episode (comic magazine publisher: "The Vault of Horror")
        - Strung Along (1992) TV episode (comic magazine publisher: "The Vault of Horror")
        - On a Deadman's Chest (1992) TV episode (comic magazine publisher: "The Haunt of Fear")
        - Carrion Death (1991) TV episode (comic magazine publisher: "Shock SuspenStories")
          (2 more)
  3. "MADtv" (1995) TV series (founder: "Mad magazine") (unknown episodes)

  4. Up the Academy (1980) (creator: "Mad" magazine)

  5. The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974) (TV) (publisher: MAD Magazine)
  6. The Vault of Horror (1973) (original publisher: in the comic magazines entitled 'The Vault of Horror' and 'Tales from the Crypt')
Thanks:
  1. Sin City (2005) (special thanks) (as William Gaines)
    ... aka "Frank Miller's Sin City" - USA (complete title)
Self:
  1. Comic Book Collector (1990)

  2. Comic Book Confidential (1988) .... Himself
Self - TV:
  1. The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) (V) .... Himself
  2. Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Troldspejlet"
        - Troldspejlet special: Horror i tegneserier (1992) TV episode (as Bill Gaines) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
He was the head of EC Comics, famous for their science fiction (which featured stories by Ray Bradbury), their memorably gruesome horror comics and finally for Mad Magazine. See more »
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article See more »
Genres:
Horror | Comedy | Crime | Thriller See more »
Plot Keywords:
Based On Comic | Based On Comic Book | Blood | Surprise Ending See more »

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