Tales from the Vienna Woods Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a virtuoso part for zither. The title of Strauss' dance recalls the folk music of the inhabitants of the Vienna Woods. The waltz's introduction is one of the longest he ever wrote for a waltz, 119 bars in the musical score. It starts in C major, intertwining with F major before gaining ascendancy in volume and mood, finishing with a long pause.
Tales from the Crypt (comics) began experimenting with horror tales in their crime titles. "Tales from the Crypt" traces its origin to a Feldstein story, "Return from the Grave!", in EC's "Crime Patrol" (#15, December 1949/January 1950) with the Crypt-Keeper making his debut as host. Issue #16 featured more horror tales than crime stories, and, with issue #17, the title changed from "Crime Patrol" to "The Crypt of Terror". Due to an attempt to save money on second-class postage permits, the numbering did not change with the title and continued as "The Crypt of Terror" for the next two issues. "Tales from the Crypt" debuted