Intended for children, Tales from the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than its live-action counterpart, and all blood, gore, profanity and sexual content were completely removed in order to be more appropriate for the target audience.

[citation needed] The animation differed from previous episodes, and it transferred to Teletoon in Canada and to CBS in the United States.

The second season has the Cryptkeeper at constant odds with rivals, and fellow EC Comics horror hosts, the Vault-Keeper and the Old Witch, who continually try to steal the show from him as they did not have one of their own, only to have their plans backfire.

[citation needed] This season sees the Cryptkeeper taking a more active role, usually by setting up situations to teach frightening lessons to kids with severe character flaws.

After two brothers torment ants at a picnic, they are shrunk by a mysterious ray and are forced to face the trials and tribulations of the insect world.

In a terrifying retelling of the classic fairytale, a self-absorbed prince named Chuck Charming and his nerdy put-upon twin brother Melvin go on a quest to wake the Sleeping Beauty, the slumbering princess, who, unbeknownst to them, is really a bloodthirsty vampire.

The son of a scientist befriends a Neanderthal that has been encased in ice for millions of years, but the friendship turns sour when the caveman can't adapt to the modern world.

Spanish-dubbed episodes of the series aired on Telefutura, as part of the Toonturama block on Saturday and Sunday mornings as "Cuentos de la Cripta" from 2002 to 2005.