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Tales from the Crypt Keeper: Peter Blake

Published January 25, 2026 by biggayhorrorfan

Peter Blake (Dan Gauthier) proved that you don’t have to be a high-pitched skeleton variant to be a crypt keeper this past winter on Days of our Lives. 

After kidnapping almost all of his siblings, he hid them away in the family mausoleum, eventually planning to poison them all.

Thankfully, his biological sister Kirsten (Stacey Haiduk) put an end to his reign of terror. Indeed, after being knocked out by the quick-thinking villainess, Blake landed on a piece of human remains. 

Punctured through the chest, he was rushed to the hospital. Waking up for a brief moment, his reign of terror was ended by the DiMera’s faithful Dr. Rolf, who made sure Peter would never bother Theo (Tyler Joseph Andrews), E.J. (Dan Feurriegel) or Tony (Thaao Penghlis) ever again.

While it definitely would have been interesting to see how Gauthier would have handled a longer stay in the role, faithful viewers know that in Salem, one never stays dead for very long.

Hopelessly Devoted To: LaWanda Page

Published July 24, 2020 by biggayhorrorfan

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Best known for fully bringing Aunt Esther’s opposition-style antics towards Redd Foxx’s opinionated Fred Sanford on the classic sitcom Sanford and Son to full bloom, the irreplaceable LaWanda Page was also a highly regarded comedienne with material that was a little bluer than mainstream ‘70s television audiences might have expected.

 

Terror fans, meanwhile, are sure to remember Page’s hysterically accurate response to some supernatural shenanigans in the ‘80s cult classic Mausoleum. While the exaggerated tone here may suggest something akin to the less than PC characterizations of Eddie “Rochester” Anderson and others, Page always maintains her control and, by the film’s end, her character seems like one of the smarter ones when it comes to dealing with the film’s bloody antics.

 

Page, who died at the age of 82 in 2002, also made appearances in such favorites as Friday, The Meteor Man and Shakes, the Clown earning her a much deserved and devoted following that continues to this day.

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