Although EC's horror stable consisted of three separate magazines, there was little beyond their titles to distinguish them. Each magazine had its titular host, but the hosting duties for any one issue were typically shared with the hosts of the other two. Thus, a single issue of "Tales from the Crypt" would contain two stories told by the Crypt-Keeper, one by the Vault-Keeper (of "The Vault of Horror") and one by the Old Witch (of "The Haunt of Fear"). The professional rivalry among these three GhouLunatics was often played for comic effect.