William M. Gaines (1922–1992)

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William M. Gaines (1922–1992)

Writer, Additional Crew

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Credits
25 titles

Past Film & Video (11 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Bird of Steel! Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$150K
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) Writer (comic books "Tales From the Crypt") Writer (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) Writer (comic book) (uncredited) Writer (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) Original Publisher (in the comic magazines entitled 'The Vault of Horror' and 'Tales from the Crypt'), Writer (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'), Writer (based on the stories written by) (as Bill Gaines) See fewer
Tales from the Crypt (1972) Publisher (comic magazines 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror') (as Bill Gaines), Writer (stories) (as Bill Gaines) Publisher (comic magazines 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror') (as Bill Gaines), Writer (stories) (as Bill Gaines) See fewer	£170K

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Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Mad TV (1995–2016) (TV Series) - Founder ("Mad magazine") Founder ("Mad magazine") See fewer
Perversions of Science (1997) (TV Series) - Writer (comic books "Weird Science") (6 episodes, 1997), Writer (comic books "Weird Fantasy") (2 episodes, 1997), Writer (comic books "Incredible Sci-Fi") (1 episode, 1997) Writer (comic books "Weird Science") (6 episodes, 1997), Writer (comic books "Weird Fantasy") (2 episodes, 1997), Writer (comic books "Incredible Sci-Fi") (1 episode, 1997) See fewer People's Choice (Jul 23, 1997) Season 1, Episode 10 - Writer (comic books "Weird Science") Writer (comic books "Weird Science") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	9
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996) (TV Series) - Writer (comic books) (9 episodes, 1990), Comic Magazine Publisher ("The Vault of Horror") (2 episodes, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher ("Tales from the Crypt") (2 episodes, 1991), Writer (2 episodes, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher ("The Haunt of Fear") (1 episode, 1992), … See more Writer (comic books) (9 episodes, 1990), Comic Magazine Publisher ("The Vault of Horror") (2 episodes, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher ("Tales from the Crypt") (2 episodes, 1991), Writer (2 episodes, 1992), Comic Magazine Publisher ("The Haunt of Fear") (1 episode, 1992), Writer (based on the comic book story by) (1 episode, 1994), Writer (magazine story) (1 episode, 1994), Comic Magazine Publisher ("Shock SuspenStories") (1 episode, 1991), Comic Book Publisher ("Tales from the Crypt") (1 episode, 1989), Writer (comic book) (1 episode, 1990) 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
W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) (TV Movie) - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer
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 (1 episode, 1991) Self - Guest (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 (4 titles)
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (1 episode, 2013) Self - Publisher, E.C. Comics (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 / Self (2 episodes, 1992) Self - Founder, EC / Self (2 episodes, 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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