William M. Gaines (1922–1992)

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William M. Gaines (1922–1992)

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27 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Bird of Steel! Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$150K	Completed

Past Film & Video (10 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Deadly Tales II (2016) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$20K
Skids (2016) (Short) - Dedicatee Dedicatee See fewer
Sin City (2005) Special Thanks (as William Gaines) Special Thanks (as William Gaines) See fewer	$40MM	$28MM	$74MM	$159MM
Ritual (2002) Creator: Comic Books "Tales From The Crypt" Creator: Comic Books "Tales From The Crypt" See fewer	$10MM			$241
Bordello of Blood (1996) Comic Books "Tales From The Crypt" Comic Books "Tales From The Crypt" See fewer	$13MM	$2.6MM	$5.8MM	$5.8MM
The Comic Book Greats: Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis (1992) (Video) - Special Thanks (as Bill Gaines) Special Thanks (as Bill Gaines) See fewer
Weird Science (1985) Comic Book (uncredited) Comic Book (uncredited) See fewer	$7.5MM	$4.9MM	$24MM	$39MM
Up the Academy (1980) Creator: "Mad" Magazine Creator: "Mad" Magazine See fewer	$5MM
The Vault of Horror (1973) Based On The Stories Written By (as Bill Gaines), Original Publisher: In The Comic Magazines Entitled 'The Vault Of Horror' And 'Tales From The Crypt' Based On The Stories Written By (as Bill Gaines), Original Publisher: In The Comic Magazines Entitled 'The Vault Of Horror' And 'Tales From The Crypt' See fewer
Tales from the Crypt (1972) Stories (as Bill Gaines), Publisher: Comic Magazines 'Tales From The Crypt' And 'The Vault Of Horror' (as Bill Gaines) Stories (as Bill Gaines), Publisher: Comic Magazines 'Tales From The Crypt' And 'The Vault Of Horror' (as Bill Gaines) See fewer	£170K

Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Perversions of Science (1997) (TV Series) - Comic Books "Weird Science" (6 episodes, 1997), Comic Books "Incredible Sci-Fi" (1 episode, 1997), Comic Books "Weird Fantasy" (2 episodes, 1997) Comic Books "Weird Science" (6 episodes, 1997), Comic Books "Incredible Sci-Fi" (1 episode, 1997), Comic Books "Weird Fantasy" (2 episodes, 1997) See fewer People's Choice (Jul 23, 1997) Season 1, Episode 10 - Comic Books "Weird Science" Comic Books "Weird Science" See fewer See more See fewer Loading	9
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996) (TV Series) - In The Comic Magazine Entitled 'The Vault Of Horror' (as originally published by) (1 episode, 1995), Based On The Comic Book Story By (1 episode, 1994), Magazine Story (1 episode, 1994), In The Comic Magazine Entitled 'The Haunt Of Fear' (as originally published by) (1 episode, 1992), Comic Book (1 episode, 1990), … See more In The Comic Magazine Entitled 'The Vault Of Horror' (as originally published by) (1 episode, 1995), Based On The Comic Book Story By (1 episode, 1994), Magazine Story (1 episode, 1994), In The Comic Magazine Entitled 'The Haunt Of Fear' (as originally published by) (1 episode, 1992), Comic Book (1 episode, 1990), Comic Books (9 episodes, 1990), Comic Magazine Publisher: "Tales From The Crypt" (2 episodes, 1991), Comic Magazine Publisher: "The Vault Of Horror" (2 episodes, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher: "The Haunt Of Fear" (1 episode, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher: "Shock SuspenStories" (1 episode, 1991), Comic Book Publisher: "Tales From The Crypt" (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Report from the Grave (Jun 14, 1996) Season 7, Episode 8 - Comic Magazine Publisher: "Tales From The Crypt" Comic Magazine Publisher: "Tales From The Crypt" See fewer See more See fewer Loading	21
Mad TV (TV Series) - Founder: "Mad Magazine" Founder: "Mad Magazine" See fewer
W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) (TV Movie) - Story Story See fewer
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993) (TV Series) - Original Publisher: E.C. Comics (3 episodes, 1993) Original Publisher: E.C. Comics (3 episodes, 1993) See fewer Gone Fishin' / A Little Body of Work (Oct 9, 1993) Season 1, Episode 4 - Original Publisher: E.C. Comics Original Publisher: E.C. Comics See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974) (TV Movie) - Publisher: MAD Magazine Publisher: MAD Magazine See fewer

Self (5 titles)
Beyond Vaudeville (1991) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (as Bill Gaines) (1 episode, 1991) Self - Guest (as Bill Gaines) (1 episode, 1991) See fewer X-Mas Special (Dec 7, 1991) Season 1, Episode 46 - Self - Guest (as Bill Gaines) Self - Guest (as Bill Gaines) See fewer
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Comic Book Collector (1990) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Comic Book Confidential (1988) Self Self See fewer
90 Minutes Live (1977) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1977) Self (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Episode dated 18 May 1977 (May 18, 1977) Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (5 titles)
When We Went MAD! (2025) Self - Mad Magazine Founder & Publisher (archive footage) Self - Mad Magazine Founder & Publisher (archive footage) See fewer
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (archive footage) (1 episode, 2013) Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (archive footage) (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Truth, Justice and the American Way (Oct 15, 2013) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (archive footage) Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (archive footage) See fewer
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) (Video) - Self (archive footage) (as William Gaines) Self (archive footage) (as William Gaines) See fewer
Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Troldspejlet (1992–1994) (TV Series) - Self - Founder, EC (archive footage) (1 episode, 1994), Self (archive footage) (as Bill Gaines) (1 episode, 1992) Self - Founder, EC (archive footage) (1 episode, 1994), Self (archive footage) (as Bill Gaines) (1 episode, 1992) See fewer Episode #10.8 (Apr 16, 1994) Season 10, Episode 8 - Self - Founder, EC (archive footage) Self - Founder, EC (archive footage) See fewer Troldspejlet Special: Horror i tegneserier (Nov 20, 1992) Season 7, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) (as Bill Gaines) Self (archive footage) (as Bill Gaines) See fewer

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