Tales from the Crypt

GOOD EVENING, KIDDIES.

I JUST HAD QUITE A SCARE.

I ACTUALLY THOUGHT MY HEART WAS BEATING AGAIN.

TONIGHT'S TWISTED TALE IS A VILLAINOUS VOYAGE,

A MURDEROUS MEDICAL MADNESS

THAT SCREAMS OUT THE CRYPT-SEQUENCES

OF GETTING TOO NOSEY WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

SO THE NEXT TIME YOU STARE INTO SOMEONE'S WINDOW,

REMEMBER...

CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.

CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.

Woman: GO ON. YOU'RE SO LUCKY.

Woman: GO ON. YOU'RE SO LUCKY.

ANYWAY, THERE WE WERE-- 2 PERFECT STRANGERS,

COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER,

WHO HAPPENED TO BE STANDING IN THE SAME EXACT STREET CORNER

AT THE SAME EXACT MOMENT IN TIME.

I MEAN, IF I'D STOPPED TO LOOK IN A STORE WINDOW,

IF PAUL'S ELEVATOR HAD BEEN ONE MINUTE FASTER OR SLOWER,

WE NEVER WOULD'VE MET.

IT'S A MIRACLE.

IT IS.

I--I THINK SO.

DON'T YOU?

DON'T YOU?

IT WAS DEFINITELY LUCKY.

IT WAS DEFINITELY LUCKY.

THE LUCKIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE.

THIS IS OUR CUE TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

Paul: GOOD NIGHT.

Paul: GOOD NIGHT.

UGH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THIS COSTUME.

UGH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THIS COSTUME.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YES.

I DO.

I DO.

TOTALLY.

WILDLY.

WILDLY.

OH, I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

I HID IT SO YOU WOULDN'T FIND IT.

I HID IT SO YOU WOULDN'T FIND IT.

Woman: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED

IN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION?

WHO ARE YOU? I DON'T CARE.

DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME LIKE THAT!

I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE A HEADACHE.

TAKE A FUCKING ASPIRIN, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

WE GO OUT. I LOOK GREAT. I GET ALL DOLLED UP.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN OUT IN GOD KNOWS HOW LONG

AND YOU WANT TO GO HOME AFTER 5 FUCKING MINUTES BECAUSE--

DON'T SHUSH ME!

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE CHATTERING.

I HAD FUN AT THAT PARTY.

I WANTED TO STAY THERE.

I WANTED TO STAY THERE FOR A WHOLE EVENING.

COME OUT--

WHAT? DON'T TURN THAT LIGHT OUT ON ME.

YOU GOT TO TALK TO ME.

I'M NOT ONE OF YOUR STUPID PATIENTS.

WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR ARE YOU?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE!

UNH.

UNH.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS.

I'M GOING TO SUE YOU FOR EVERY GODDAMN CENT YOU'VE GOT.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU, THAT WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT

FOR JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOU?

SHUT UP!

I'M JUST GOING TO--

I'M JUST GOING TO--

OOH.

UHH.

UHH.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SWEETHEART.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SWEETHEART.

SUSIE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SUSIE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHAT'S GOING ON?

BABY, WHAT HAPPENED?

TALK TO ME, SWEETHEART.

TALK TO ME, SWEETHEART.

AH...AH--AH...

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

IT'S OK. IT'S OK.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK.

I'LL GET A DOCTOR.

I'LL GET A DOCTOR AND BE BACK.

I'LL GET A DOCTOR AND BE BACK.

AH, AH...

AH, AH...

AH...

AH...

SUSIE... I BROUGHT THE DOCTOR.

SIT DOWN, MRS. HASTINGS.

SIT DOWN ON THE COUCH WHERE I CAN GET A BETTER LOOK AT YOU.

SIT DOWN ON THE COUCH WHERE I CAN GET A BETTER LOOK AT YOU.

Paul: HONEY, YOU KNOW DR. TRASK.

HE LIVES ACROSS THE COURTYARD FROM US.

HE LIVES ACROSS THE COURTYARD FROM US.

TELL ME AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS GONE... 5 MINUTES AT THE MOST.

WHEN I CAME BACK, SHE WAS JUST STANDING OUT THERE.

SHE COULDN'T TALK. SHE COULD HARDLY MOVE.

IT WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,

SOMEBODY PUT A SPELL ON HER.

SHE HASN'T SPOKEN A WORD SINCE.

AND WHERE DID YOU SAY SHE WAS STANDING EXACTLY

WHEN YOU FOUND HER IN THIS STATE?

OUT THERE. LOOKING OUT. ON THE BALCONY.

OUT THERE. LOOKING OUT. ON THE BALCONY.

WHAT IS IT, DOCTOR?

MR. HASTINGS, I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.

MR. HASTINGS, I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.

UHH.

HOLD YOUR WIFE, MR. HASTINGS.

I NEED TO GIVE HER SOMETHING.

I NEED TO GIVE HER SOMETHING.

SUSIE, IT'S ME, PAUL.

WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE YOU GIVING HER?

JUST A MILD SEDATIVE.

JUST A MILD SEDATIVE.

DARLIN', IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WE SHOULD RUN SOME TESTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE CAN TAKE HER TO LONG HILL.

WE CAN TAKE HER TO LONG HILL.

AH.

AH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SUSIE.

YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL.

WE PUT YOU IN THE JACKET

SO YOU COULDN'T HURT YOURSELF.

THEY WANT TO KEEP YOU OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

THEY WANT TO KEEP YOU OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

MR. HASTINGS, PLEASE SIGN HERE.

MR. HASTINGS, PLEASE SIGN HERE.

SHE'S STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEAKING.

IS IT SHOCK OR SOME KIND OF STROKE?

YOUR WIFE'S SUFFERED A HARROWING ORDEAL.

SHE'S TIRED, SHE'S FRAGILE. GIVE HER TIME.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT SHOULD I DO?

YOU SHOULD GO HOME AND TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP.

I JUST CAN'T LEAVE HER HERE.

MR. HASTINGS, I ASSURE YOU, SHE'S SAFE HERE WITH ME.

IN THE MORNING I'LL RUN SOME TESTS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A CLEARER IDEA OF WHAT IS DISTURBING HER.

CALL ME TOMORROW. PLEASE, GO NOW.

LET HER REST UNTIL TOMORROW.

THIS IS TRASK IN ROOM 19. MR. HASTINGS IS LEAVING NOW.

PLEASE SHOW HIM OUT.

PLEASE SHOW HIM OUT.

I GOT TO GO NOW, SUSIE.

DR. TRASK IS HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU,

AND I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING.

AND I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING.

I GOT HER. I GOT HER.

SUSIE! MY GOD. GOD.

GENTLY. GENTLY.

PLEASE, MR. HASTINGS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS. YOU CAN GO.

I'LL BE RIGHT HERE WITH HER.

DESK.

DESK.

A HEART CONDITION.

TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT, TOO MUCH NOISE,

TOO MUCH TALKING AGGRAVATES IT TERRIBLY.

TOO MUCH TALKING AGGRAVATES IT TERRIBLY.

I COULD ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN MYSELF.

I COULD ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN MYSELF.

BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I THINK I'LL JUST SKIP THE SELF-JUSTIFICATION.

I THINK I'LL JUST SKIP THE SELF-JUSTIFICATION.

YOU ARE, OF COURSE, IN A SANATORIUM...

THE LAST GRIEVOUS STOP

OF THE IRRETRIEVABLY INSANE...

A SMALL, PRIVATE SANATORIUM

OF WHICH I AM BOTH DIRECTOR

AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

AND ACCORDING TO MY DIAGNOSIS,

YOU ARE ALSO A DANGEROUS PSYCHOTIC

WHO NEEDS TO BE SAVED FROM HERSELF.

YES, I KNOW, IT DOES SEEM UNFAIR,

BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU GET

WHEN YOU INTRUDE SO RUDELY

INTO A NEIGHBOR'S LIFE.

INTO A NEIGHBOR'S LIFE.