Legacy
In 1955, Mae West, known as The Fabulous Mae West, wrote and recorded a song called "Criswell Predicts".
In 1994, Criswell was portayed in the Tim Burton biopic, Ed Wood, by actor Jeffrey Jones.
In 1997, including Sean Phillip Mabrey, have played Criswell in Plan 9 from Outer Space: The Musical, written by David G. Smith.
In 1999, the film, Devil Girls, featured a portrayal of Criswell by Rob Gorden.
In 2005, Criswell and the Plan 9 cast were lampooned in an episode of the television series, Deadly Cinema, and clips of this episode were featured in the documentary, Vampira: The Movie.
In 2006, Craig Brown played Criswell in Plan Live From Outer Space, a stage adaptation of Plan 9 From Outer Space which won a Canadian Comedy Award the following year.
In 2009, a teaser trailer was released by Darkstone Entertainment for the upcoming John Johnson film Plan 9, a remake of Plan 9 From Outer Space. The voice of popular television horror host Mr. Lobo can be heard narrating the trailer as Criswell. He will also star in the film as Criswell who has a much larger role in this re-imagining of the original Ed Wood story. In addition, for the purpose of promoting the film on the internet, Mr. Lobo has produced 62 episodes of Criswell Predicts! which is a parody and homage to Criswell’s original television program of the same name sans the exclamation mark.
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