Tales from the Crypt, A Short Revisit

I'm not talking about the TV series that most people are familiar with, I'm talking about the comic book series from the 1950s which the episodes are based off of. Now, the show didn't draw its inspiration from just the Tales from the Crypt books, but also its running mates (lack for better words); The Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear. Each of these presented their own collection of stories. Each one had their own mascot-like character, the Crypt Keeper was for Tales from the Crypt, the Vault Keeper was for The Vault of Horror, and the Old Witch was for the Haunt of Fear.
Now, aside from the television series, these comics also inspired other horror classics such as Creepshow and its various sequels. I can't talk about the comics without addressing the stir that they caused. The 1950s was the hay day of creating stereotypical images of what a nuclear family should look like and it was believed that these comic books were unhealthy for kids to read as it would leave bad impressions on their minds. Sort of akin to today's myths that video games and movies would provoke kids to commit violent acts. I beg to differ since people such as R.L. Stine, Stephen King, and George Romero bought and read these as kids and look at them today.
Each issue had three stories within them, each one being from the three different story tellers. As the side bar on the title suggest, they all had something to do with that theme. Tales from the Crypt tried to provoke terror, Vault of Horror was horror, and Haunt of Fear was fear. Some of the best stories arguably came from the Vault of Horror.
They can be enjoyed by anyone since they have been reprinted numerous times since the 50s. I, personally have a few issues from the time they were reprinted in the 90s and the whole set of Tales from the Crypt issues within the three volume set of hardcover books.
I've read a fair amount of the stories, and I can honestly not see why there was such a fuss over them. The stories are extremely well thought out and there isn't a whole lot of emphasis on gore (for better or worse). If anything, I can honestly say that they can provoke creative thinking.
Despite the demise of these comics, numerous revivals have been made to keep them alive.