Directed by Richard Donner Written by Terry Black   Steven Dodd   Cast John Kassir ... Crypt Keeper (voice) Joe Pantoliano ... Ulric Robert Wuhl ... Barker Kathleen York ... Coralee Gustav Vintas ... Dr. Emil Manfred Steve Kahan ... Father (as Stephen Kahan) Michael Bower ... Junior (as Michael Ray Bower) Dorothy Neumann ... Old Lady Jack O'Leary ... Archer Paul Tuerpe ... Policeman Rick Zumwalt ... Workman #1 Al Maines ... Workman #2 Uncredited Cast Richard Donner ... Audience Member Larry Hankin ... Mortician Cathi Perez ... Circus Audience Member Produced by Richard Donner   David Giler   Walter Hill   Michael Hirsh   Dennis Stuart Murphy   Joel Silver   William Teitler   Suzanne Todd   John Wiseman   Robert Zemeckis   Original Music by Nicholas Pike

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