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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crypt TV&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an American entertainment company focused on developing, producing and distributing [[horror film|horror themed]] digital content, with an emphasis on monsters and recurring characters in linked universes.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;businessinsider&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jason-blum-backed-crypt-tv-sees-next-freddy-krueger-launched-on-mobile-2017-10|title=Jason Blum-backed Crypt TV thinks the next Freddy Krueger will be launched on mobile phones|author=Shields, Mike|work=Business Insider|date=2017-10-31|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was founded by Jack Davis and [[Eli Roth]] in 2015 and backed by [[Jason Blum]] and [[Blumhouse Productions]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deadline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/obb-pictures-crypt-tv-eli-roth-horror-thriller-partnership-1202208528/|title=OBB Pictures And Eli Roth&amp;#039;s Crypt TV Partner To Produce Horror Projects|work=Deadline|date=2017-11-15|author=Ramos, Dino-Ray|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Crypt specializes in short-form horror videos made for the internet, including viral characters such as the Birch and the Look-See.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-crypt-tv-20170818-story.html|title=Horror video start-up Crypt TV is building a scary universe for the smallest screens|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Faughnder, Ryan|date=2017-08-18|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The company has a combined social media following of 5 million likes on [[Facebook]] and 3.41 million subscribers on [[YouTube]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adweek&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/meet-the-horror-aficionado-who-wants-to-scare-you-on-your-phone/|title=Meet the Horror Aficionado Who Wants to Scare You on Your Phone|work=AdWeek|author=Swant, Marty|date=2018-02-27|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;inc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/emily-canal/crypt-tv-horror-for-mobile.html|title=How This Startup Hopes to Take a Bite Out of the Horror Industry by Becoming the &amp;quot;Marvel for Monsters&amp;quot;|work=Inc.|author=Canal, Emily|date=2018-03-27|accessdate=2018-03-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Jack Davis, who was still attending [[Duke University]] at the time, met [[Eli Roth]] at a dinner party in 2013. The pair kept in touch, discussing how to make scary entertainment effective on phone screens.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adweek&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Crypt TV was formed when Davis and [[Eli Roth|Roth]] launched a &amp;quot;six-second scare&amp;quot; contest together in October 2014,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;6second&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/eli-roth-vine-horror-6secondscare-852488/|title=Eli Roth Launches Vine Talent Search, Will Develop Original Idea With Winner|work=Deadline|date=2014-10-15|author=Yamato, Jen|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as &amp;quot;a way to test to see if you could really make great scary content in short form on mobile,&amp;quot; according to Davis.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adweek&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The contest was featured on [[Good Morning America]] and subsequently went viral, receiving over 15,000 submissions.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;millennial&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://millennialmagazine.com/2018/02/28/jack-davis-gives-new-life-to-monsters-with-crypttv/|title=Jack Davis Gives New Life to Monsters with CryptTV|work=Millennial Magazine|date=2018-02-28|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Roth showed the contest to [[Jason Blum]], who was looking for a digital strategy for [[Blumhouse Productions]], and Blum became Crypt&amp;#039;s first investor. The company was officially launched in April 2015 in Los Angeles with just three employees: Davis, Darren Brandl as Chief Operating Officer, and Kate Krantz as Chief Content Officer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2017, Crypt TV raised $3.5 million in funding, led by venture capital fund Lerer Hippeau Ventures, a backer of Buzzfeed.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The company has raised $6.2 million from past investors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-crypt-tv-funding-20180327-story.html|title=Digital horror startup Crypt TV raises $6.2 million to fund growth|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Faughnder, Ryan|date=2018-03-27|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In September 2018, Crypt TV announced that they had partnered with Facebook Watch to produce and release a fifteen-episode series about The Birch, one of their most popular IPs, which was released exclusively on the streaming site on October 19, 2019.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thebirch&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; In July 2019, it was announced that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Birch (series)|The Birch]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was the first part of a five-series deal between Crypt and Facebook Watch, with each series receiving a ten-episode season.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2019-07-19|title=Facebook Watch Inks Deal With Crypt TV For New Series|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/crypt-tv-facebook-watch-new-series-deal-1202649170/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stereoscope&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kinderfänger&amp;#039;&amp;#039; respectively premiered in August and October 2020, and the remaining two series, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mira Mira&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Woman in the Book&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, respectively premiered in January and June 2021.&lt;br /&gt;
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On May 29, 2020, it was announced that Crypt TV would partner with Indian production company Abundantia Entertainment for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chhorii,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a Hindi remake of acclaimed Marathi horrory-mystery film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lapachhapi]].&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Jack Davis and Vikram Malhotra would produce as Crypt TV and Abundantia&amp;#039;s respective representatives, and Vishal Furia, director of the Marathi film from which &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chhorii&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was based, was brought on as director&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Chhori: Nushrat Bharucha&amp;#039;s Next Is A Horror Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/chhori-nushrat-bharuchas-next-is-a-horror-film-2237253 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=NDTV.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film follows [[Nushrratt Bharuccha]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kal Kissne Dekha, [[Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as Sakshi Devi, a pregnant city girl who moves to a secluded village and fights evil spirits to protect her unborn baby. Principal photography began on November 25, 2020 in [[Madhya Pradesh]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=Nushrratt Bharuccha&amp;#039;s Chhorii, Hindi remake of Marathi horror film Lapachhapi, begins shoot in Madhya Pradesh-Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nushrratt-bharucchas-chhorii-hindi-remake-of-marathi-horror-film-lapachhapi-begins-shoot-in-madhya-pradesh-9054871.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and filming was [[Wrap (filming)|wrapped up]] in December 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2021-06-08 |title=Nushrratt Bharuccha starts dubbing for her next Chhori : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/nushrratt-bharuccha-starts-dubbing-next-chhori/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film was officially released on Amazon Prime Video on November 26, 2021.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Chhorii teaser out. Pregnant Nushratt Bharuccha is the target of evil spirits |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/chhorii-teaser-out-pregnant-nushratt-bharuccha-is-the-target-of-evil-spirits-1874690-2021-11-09 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2021, Crypt TV licenses made their first appearance in a video game, with three characters appearing as third-party [[downloadable content]] skins in the game &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dead by Daylight]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by [[Behaviour Interactive]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gamerant&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-crypt-tv-collection/|title=Dead by Daylight Crypt TV Collection is Available Now|work=Game Rant|author=Williams, Callum|date=2021-05-04|accessdate=2021-05-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In April 2021, it was announced that Crypt had struck a deal with the NBC streaming site [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] to produce an eight-episode series based on another of Crypt&amp;#039;s more recent IPs, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Girl in the Woods]].&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The series premiered exclusively on Peacock in October 2021, featuring [[Krysten Ritter]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) as director for the first four episodes.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Direct&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|date=April 29, 2021|title=&amp;#039;Girl In The Woods&amp;#039;: Peacock Orders Supernatural Drama Based On Crypt TV IP, Krysten Ritter To Direct|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/girl-in-the-woods-peacock-ya-supernatural-drama-crypt-tv-krysten-ritter-1234746193/|url-status=live|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429160102/https://deadline.com/2021/04/girl-in-the-woods-peacock-ya-supernatural-drama-crypt-tv-krysten-ritter-1234746193/ |archive-date=2021-04-29 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2021, it was announced that a sequel to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chhorii&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was officially in development. Tentatively titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chhorii 2&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the sequel is set to pick up where the original film left off, with several characters returning to star. Vishal Furia was set to return as director, and Nushrratt Bharuccha would reprise her role as the film&amp;#039;s protagonist. Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Malhotra, Jack Davis and Shikhaa Sharma would return as producers for the sequel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2021-12-16 |title=Nushrratt Bharuccha and Vishal Furia to return with Chhorii 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/nushrratt-bharuccha-and-vishal-furia-to-return-with-chhorii-2/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2022, it was announced via Deadline that Crypt TV was set to produce its first English-language feature film, titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster]].&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The film will be directed and written by Bomani J. Story (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rock Steady Row]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), with Jack Davis and Darren Brandl joining Story as producers, and Jasmine Johnson and Jeremey Elliott on as executive producers. A reimagining of [[Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley&amp;#039;s]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Frankenstein]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the film would follow a teenage girl named Vicaria who brings her brother back from the dead, only for him to return as a vengeance-seeking monster. It was later announced that Laya DeLeon Hayes (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) was set to star as Vicaria, and would be joined by [[Denzel Whitaker]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Great Debaters]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) as her co-star.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-05-04 |title=Crypt TV Sets &amp;#039;The Angry Black Girl &amp;amp; Her Monster&amp;#039; From Bomani J. Story As First English-Language Feature |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/crypt-tv-the-angry-black-girl-her-monster-bomani-j-story-1235015659/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Production for the film began in June 2022,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |author=Crypt TV 👹 |author-link=Crypt TV |user=CryptTV |number=1533908676121047040 |date=June 6, 2022 |title=The magic is beginning on set for #angryblackgirlfilm ✨ https://t.co/89Ib2mRGnr |language=en |access-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103035838/https://twitter.com/crypttv/status/1533908676121047040 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and filming was completed on July 1, 2022.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |author=Crypt TV 👹 |author-link=Crypt TV |user=CryptTV |number=1542959080238489601 |date=July 1, 2022 |title=That&amp;#039;s a wrap on #AngryBlackGirlFilm production!!! Thank you to our amazing crew who worked through the heat &amp;amp;amp; humidity and brought their spark to this movie. Your work is done now (after tearing down the set &amp;amp;amp; cleanup 😅) go home and rest!! 🎬🎥 https://t.co/M9RJxNPLb0 |language=en |access-date=March 28, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A release date for the film has not been confirmed.&lt;br /&gt;
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On June 22, 2022, it was announced that Screen Gems had acquired the rights to Crypt TV&amp;#039;s next feature film, currently titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Island of the Dolls.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The film will be based on the true story of [[The Island of the Dolls|La Isla de las Munecas]], located in Mexico City. Jack Davis and Darren Brandl are set to produce the film alongside Spark &amp;amp; Riot&amp;#039;s Ana de Diego, and Screen Gems&amp;#039;s Michael Bitar will overseeing production. The producers worked with Barrera&amp;#039;s descendants to keep the creative rights, and &amp;quot;look to tell the story with respect to the heritage of the island and Barrera, with the family contributing his original journals and more&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-06-22 |title=Screen Gems Lands Rights To Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Horror &amp;#039;Island Of The Dolls&amp;#039; In Competitive Situation |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/screen-gems-lands-rights-to-crypt-tv-horror-island-of-the-dolls-1235041583/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Since the announcement, a writer and director have not been attached to the project.&lt;br /&gt;
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On October 14, 2022, it was announced that Crypt TV had partnered with Meta to create a thirty-minute, 180-degree VR experience, and that [[Vanessa Hudgens]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[High School Musical (franchise)|High School Musical]]; Tick, Tick … Boom!&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) and [[Will Sasso]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;F is for Family; Mom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) would star in the project.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-10-14 |title=Vanessa Hudgens Stars in Eli Roth&amp;#039;s Freaky Haunted House VR Experience for Meta (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/vanessa-hudgens-eli-roth-haunted-house-horror-vr-meta-1235403115/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The experience, titled &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, premiered at 6:00 PM PST on October 21, 2022, via Meta&amp;#039;s Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=OK {{!}} Oculus |url=https://www.oculus.com/experiences/event/2382091075265001/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.oculus.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On November 30, 2022, it was announced via Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Twitter account that production on &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chhorii 2&amp;#039;&amp;#039; had officially begun.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |author=Crypt TV 👹 |author-link=Crypt TV |user=CryptTV |number=1598033822867591168 |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Production on Chhorii 2 begins today!! #Chhorii2 @Nushrratt @sakpataudi @FuriaVishal @Abundantia_Ent @CryptTV @psychscares @vikramix @TSeries https://t.co/01Wpstxk59 |language=en |access-date=March 28, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Intellectual property==&lt;br /&gt;
Crypt releases about 100 videos every three months, building its audience through Facebook and YouTube and averaging more than 100 million online views a month.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Using real-time reactions on social media to test characters and concepts, the most well-received characters are inducted into the &amp;quot;Crypt Monster Universe,&amp;quot; who then form the basis for as many as 15 videos in a quarter.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Giggles the Clown, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sunny Family Cult&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are among the most popular series developed this way.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thebirch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/01/13/crypt-tv-the-birch-short-film/|title=Character-Driven Short Film &amp;#039;The Birch&amp;#039; Crosses 10 Million Views As Crypt TV Screams Into 2017|work=TubeFilter|author=Gutelle, Sam|date=2017-01-13|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Crypt&amp;#039;s viral characters expand beyond traditional narrative videos; Giggles the Clown does live streaming interviews with fans, engaging on social media as a typical influencer would, and she has appeared as an attraction at [[Knott&amp;#039;s Scary Farm]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;giggles&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/06/19/giggles-the-clown-crypt-tv-facebook/|title=Through Giggles The Clown, Crypt TV Turns One Of Its Characters Into An Online Video Star|website=TubeFilter.com|date=2017-06-19|author=Gutelle, Sam|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Crypt also has a merchandising deal with [[Spencer&amp;#039;s Gifts]], which sells merchandise for Giggles, the Birch, and Sunny Family Cult.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;latimes&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Birch.jpg|thumb|The Birch, the titular character of the 2016 short of the same name.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Birch&amp;#039;&amp;#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
Produced by Crypt TV in 2016, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Birch&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a short film about a sentient tree who protects a teenage boy from bullies, being summoned by the boy&amp;#039;s bully breaking a talisman of the tree&amp;#039;s. The short was written and directed by Anthony Melton and Ben Franklin, and the Birch creature design was created by special effects artist Cliff Wallace.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thebirch&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The film went viral, winning a Webby award in 2017.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;webby&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/the-birch/|title=Webby Award winners - The Birch|website=WebbyAwards.com|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Birch was expanded and developed into a full-fledged Crypt Monster Universe character in its own Facebook Watch series,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;thebirch&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and in 2020 the show was renewed for a second ten-episode season&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|date=2020-06-23|title=Crypt TV Horror Series &amp;#039;The Birch&amp;#039; Returning To Facebook Watch For Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/crypt-tv-the-birch-facebook-watch-season-2-1202967710/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that premiered in March 2021.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Look-See Crypt TV.jpg|thumb|The titular character of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a horror web series based on a short by the same name. The series is about a sharp-toothed grinning demonic entity that puts his chosen victims to potentially fatal tests. Victims must to choose to let go of a specific item or person that they have held on to for a long time, and failure to release that specific item will end in the victim&amp;#039;s death. The character and series were created by Landon Stahmer. The original short rose very quickly to popularity, and the titular monster is now one of Crypt TV&amp;#039;s most recognizable monsters.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;#039;&amp;#039;My First Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
Written and directed by Jon Kovel, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;My First Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a darkly comedic horror short about a demented child who gets accepted into a private school for young aspiring serial killers. The short went viral and was shown at the 2017 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] as part of a horror anthology entitled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Monster Madness.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tribeca&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Tribeca N.O.W. Special Screenings - Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Monster Madness|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/crypt-tvs-monster-madness-2017|website=TribecaFilm.com|accessdate=2018-03-27|archive-date=2018-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027061546/https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/crypt-tvs-monster-madness-2017|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sunny Family Cult&amp;#039;&amp;#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sunny Family Cult&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a horror drama web series based on a short film of the same name. The show centers around a teenage girl named Taylor, who strives for a normal life while juggling her not-so-normal serial-killing cult family. It featured actors such as Trew Mullen, Russell Cummings, and Stephanie Estes, and episodes were directed by Gabriel Younes and John William Ross.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation |title=Sunny Family Cult |date=2017-08-01 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8030964/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 |type=Crime, Drama, Horror |publisher=Anthem Films |access-date=2023-01-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The series was eventually what was used to connect the Crypt Monster Universe together, with a mysterious book filled with monsters from the other popular Crypt Monster Universe series being revealed in the final season. The cult&amp;#039;s symbol and mask paraphernalia has been seen in multiple films in the Crypt Monster Universe, and Taylor and the show&amp;#039;s main antagonist Elias have appeared in Crypt Monster Universe films.&lt;br /&gt;
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===&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Thing in the Apartment&amp;#039;&amp;#039;===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Thing in the Apartment&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a popular horror short from 2015 about two women who must confront a creature lurking in the shadows of a flat. The short was written and directed by John Ross. In 2017 it was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival as part of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Monster Madness,&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tribeca&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and was featured as part of the Chiller Network&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Slice of Summer.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sos&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=D&amp;#039;Alessandro|date=2016-07-20|title=Eli Roth&amp;#039;s Crypt TV To Debut Horror Shorts Series On Chiller Network: Comic-Con|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/eli-roth-crypt-tv-chiller-the-prey-comic-con-1201789329/|work=Deadline|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It spawned a sequel, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Thing in the Apartment: Part II,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; which was released on June 29, 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation |last=Ross |first=John |title=The Thing in the Apartment: Chapter II |date=2017-06-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7204238/ |type=Short, Horror |publisher=John W Ross Productions |access-date=2023-01-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Door in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
Produced and released by Crypt TV in October 2018, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Door in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a short film about a hidden colony in the woods that protects a door that leads to a dark dimension. Four children who are skeptical about the story of the door venture into the woods and open it, releasing a monstrous creature called &amp;quot;the Brute&amp;quot; that slaughters the entire town, leaving a little girl named Carrie as the sole survivor. The film was well received by viewers, and in 2020 a sequel starring [[Peyton List (actress, born 1998)|Peyton List]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Cobra Kai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) and [[Kal Penn]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) was released. Titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Girl in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the sequel followed the events immediately after &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Door in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, with Carrie being found by a second survivor named Arthur Dean (portrayed by Penn), and eventually an adult Carrie (portrayed by List) sets out to kill the Brute.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2021, it was announced that an eight-episode [[The Girl in the Woods|eponymously-titled series]] based on the two short films would be released by Crypt in partnership with the NBC streaming service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Direct&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and was released exclusively on Peacock in October later that year. J. Casey Modderno was head writer, [[Krysten Ritter]] and Jacob Chase directed, and Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich, and Sofia Bryant starred as series regulars.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2021-05-10|title=&amp;#039;Girl In the Woods&amp;#039;: Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich &amp;amp; Sofia Bryant To Star, Will Yun Lee Among 4 Recurring In Peacock Series From Crypt TV|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/girl-in-the-woods-stefanie-scott-misha-osherovich-sofia-bryant-star-will-yun-lee-peacock-series-crypt-tv-1234752446/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Miss Annity&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ===&lt;br /&gt;
Created by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039; creator Landon Stahmer, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Miss Annity&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an anthology series about the titular spider monster, Miss Annity, picking off residents in an old apartment building. If her victim passes her test, Miss Annity kills them and makes them puppets in a show about outdated &amp;quot;life lessons&amp;quot;, such as women needing to stay thin and men needing to be the providers of a household. Stahmer returned to both write and direct the three-episode series, and it aired on YouTube from October to November 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation |title=Miss Annity |date=2019-10-18 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11214196/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |type=Horror |publisher=CryptTV |access-date=2023-01-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On November 9, 2019, it was announced via Crypt TV&amp;#039;s Twitter that a second season of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Miss Annity&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was in development.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |author=Crypt TV 👹 |author-link=Crypt TV |user=CryptTV |number=1193213029002829826 |date=November 9, 2019 |title=Miss Annity knows best...and there are still MANY more lessons to learn...You demanded it so we&amp;#039;re making MISS ANNITY SEASON 2!!! Any theories on what will happen next?? #CryptMonsterUniverse #MissAnnity https://t.co/5IZVStPvRK |language=en |access-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612051916/https://twitter.com/CryptTV/status/1193213029002829826 |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Selected filmography==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Title&lt;br /&gt;
!Project type&lt;br /&gt;
!Distributor&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2| 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;This Forgotten Day in Fright&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Crypt TV filmography|url=https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0524024/filmography#PAST_FILM|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Thing in the Apartment&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Digital series&lt;br /&gt;
| | [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Digital Studios]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=3|2016&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;My First Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Slice of Summer&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film series&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Chiller Network]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Birch&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adweek&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=14| 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Crypt Fables&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Digital series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fables&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Crypt Fables Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/CryptFables/|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=2018-03-27}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hospice&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stereoscope&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mordeo&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Morgu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sunny Family Cult&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Short film; digital series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adweek&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Cakeman&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ghosted&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Digital series&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Verizon]]&amp;#039;s [[go90]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Chosen&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Stoneheart&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Web series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Afterlife&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Digital series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Fullscreen (company)|Fullscreen]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See Part II&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Look-See Part III&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film series&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Troubled Youth&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;imdb&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook, YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Door in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Short film&lt;br /&gt;
|YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Friendship Bracelet and&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Keep Out&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Digital series&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Netflix]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Birch (series)|The Birch]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Facebook Watch]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Miss Annity&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Web series&lt;br /&gt;
|YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3 |2020&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Girl in the Woods&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Short film&lt;br /&gt;
| YouTube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Steroscope&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook Watch&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kinderfänger&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
|Facebook Watch&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4 |2021&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mira Mira&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook Watch&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Woman in the Book&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
| Facebook Watch&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Girl in the Woods]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Web television series&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chhorii]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindi film&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|date=25 November 2020|title=Eli Roth&amp;#039;s Crypt TV &amp;amp; India&amp;#039;s Abundantia Finalize Cast &amp;amp; Roll Cameras On Hindi Horror &amp;#039;Chhori&amp;#039;|work=Deadline.com|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/eli-rot-crypt-tv-abundantia-hindi-horror-chhori-1234621719|accessdate=25 November 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2022&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|Virtual reality experience&lt;br /&gt;
|Meta&amp;#039;s Horizon Worlds, Meta Quest TV&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Online mass media companies of the United States]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Video on demand services]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Horror film franchises]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Webby Award winners]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2015]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Ajay Kumar</name></author>
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