Tales from the Crypt #4

In "Four-Way Split," two former friends and wartime comrades—Buck and Roy—find their bond shattered by betrayal. After Roy murders Buck, he uses his old bombardier precision to drop the body exactly where four state lines converge, hoping the legal limbo will keep him free. But even in death, Buck isn’t done with Roy.

Norman’s infatuation with Maria takes a chilling turn when he discovers her secret—she’s a zombie, and he’s the only one who knows. Now, caught between desire and dread, he’s trapped in a dangerous game where love might be the deadliest weapon of all.

In "Accidents and Old Lace," a newly arrived art dealer named Eric becomes obsessed with the eerie tapestries crafted by three elderly women in his boarding house. Drawn to one particularly gruesome piece inspired by a past tragedy, he begins orchestrating staged accidents—hoping to fuel their creativity and profit from their macabre art. But as the women’s work grows more vivid, Eric starts to wonder if he’s the one being woven into their next design.

In "Fall Guy for Murder," a desperate man hires a private eye to find his missing wife, only to find himself trapped in a deadly game of deception. When the detective uncovers a mysterious book that mirrors his own situation—and ends in murder—he realizes too late that he’s been manipulated into becoming the killer.

In "Juice for the Record!", a grieving father's desperate act of love takes a chilling twist when his son, Richie, dies after a violent shootout. Pop, the hospital's repairman, records a false confession to protect Richie, unaware that a power outage rendered the dictaphone silent — leaving his sacrifice unheard and his guilt unspoken.

In "Frozen Assets!", Mortie and Helen go to extreme lengths to claim an inheritance, murdering Helen’s husband Jasper and preserving his body in ice. When the time comes to present him as a recently deceased heir, a single, damning detail threatens to unravel their plan—Jasper’s last meal of oysters, long out of season.

In "From Here to Insanity," a desperate killer takes refuge in an old woman’s apartment, forcing her at knife-point to pretend everything is fine when the police knock. But the twist comes when the officers burst in—how did they know he was there? The old lady can’t hear a thing.