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Tales from the Crypt Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1991 - 1991
Episode 1
Loved to Death
Sat, Jun 15, 199130 mins
In Los Angeles, aspiring screenwriter Edward Foster from Indiana has a crush on his neighbor Miranda Singer. However, bimbo Miranda is a gold digger who does not give Edward any attention. His unrequited love is noticed by his creepy landlord, Mr. Stronham, who offers Edward a love potion in order to seduce Miranda. Will the potion work?
Episode 2
Carrion Death
Sat, Jun 15, 199127 mins
After robbing a bank, the criminal Earl Raymond Digs heads to Mexico driving though the desert. Out of the blue, he notes that a policeman riding a motorcycle is chasing him. Earl shots the officer and his motorcycle hits his car, blowing up both vehicles. Earl decides to walk through the desert to reach Mexico, but the policeman has not died and arrests him. Earl is handcuffed to the officer, but he surprises and kills him. However Earl does not find the key to release the handcuff from his wrist. He decides to cross the desert dragging the corpse. Meanwhile a vulture follows him.
Episode 3
The Trap
Sat, Jun 15, 199127 mins
An abrasive husband comes home to tell his wife that he has lost his job again. She reminds him that they are behind on their bills and suggests she get a job. He refuses. Instead, he comes up with a scheme to make a lot of money quick. Calling his coroner brother over, he tells them his plan to fake his own death and collect his half a million dollar life insurance policy. Making it look like a burglar has murdered him, all he has left to do is fly to Brazil, have plastic surgery to change his appearance, and wait for his wife to meet him. How could anything go wrong?
Episode 4
Abra Cadaver
Wed, Jun 19, 199129 mins
Martin Fairbanks would have been a successful surgeon if not for a cruel prank his brother Carl played on him years ago. Now merely a research assistant he resents his sibling who has become a successful surgeon. Martin however wants revenge as well as the opportunity to prove the success of his research involving the human brain. Carl learns this all too well as his twisted brother combines both these personal goals with chilling results.
Episode 5
Top Billing
Wed, Jun 26, 199128 mins
A desperate actor, Barry Blye, doesn't "have the look" of an actor - that's what he gets told every time he auditions for a role. His agent is of the same opinion, and tells him she doesn't want to work with him any more. His girlfriend breaks up with him. His former rival Winton Robbins advises him to get roles he will get paid for, not serious roles, because it's all about money and good looks rather than acting. Barry disagrees; he intends to get the role of Hamlet himself. At the theatre, he meets Winton, who wants to get ahead of Barry again, like several years ago, to prove his point.
Episode 6
Dead Wait
Wed, Jul 3, 199129 mins
Red Buckley is a natural red head in search of a one-of-a-kind black pearl. He gets a job on a plantation owned by Mr. Duval where the pearl is said to be. Shown to his room in Duvall's home by Peligre, he finds a ram head behind the door. She says it is there for his protection but he demands it be removed. After spending a night with Duvall's girlfriend, Kathrine, they decide to become partners in stealing the pearl. Waking up to find a dying chicken in his bed, Peligre warns him that Kathrine is dangerous. Is she or is Peligre the dangerous one? Will he get the pearl?
Episode 7
The Reluctant Vampire
Wed, Jul 10, 199129 mins
Donald Longtooth is a vampire with a conscience. Rather than feed on innocent people the un-dead creature of the night obtains the supply of blood he needs by other means. Which is working the night shift as a security guard in a Blood Bank. Problems arise when Donald's mean spirited boss, Mr. Corsswhite informs the staff at the bank that there will have to be budget cuts made due to the shortages of blood. The thought of the other staff members losing their jobs due to Donald's pilfering pricks the un-dead blood-suckers conscience and he hits upon a way of replenishing the stock which attracts the attention of a relentless vampire slayer.
Episode 8
Easel Kill Ya
Wed, Jul 17, 199128 mins
Painter Jack Craig gains himself a wealthy patron when he sells a morbid painting. He soon finds that in order to please his patron, he must continue to paint pictures of death - and this leads him down a murderous path.
Episode 9
Undertaking Palor
Wed, Jul 24, 199126 mins
Four boys find out that the local undertaker and a pharmacist are in cahoots to murder rich locals and profit from their funerals.
Episode 10
Mournin' Mess
Wed, Jul 31, 199127 mins
There's a killer on the loose who preys on the homeless. Dale Sweeney is a recently fired reporter. He's approached by a homeless man named Robert who is accused of committing these murders. He tells Dale that he will give him the whole story with names to help prove his innocence if Dale will go the Grateful Homeless Cemetery and hang out until sunset then meet him after. Dale gets sidetracked by Jess Gilchrist, the spokesperson for the Grateful Homeless Society. By the time he meets up with Robert, he finds he has become the latest victim of the homeless killer. Dale is on his own to uncover the identity of the killer.
Episode 11
Split Second
Wed, Aug 7, 199128 mins
Liz is a beautiful, but loose, bar waitress who marries Steve Dixon, the rich owner of a lumber camp. It Isn't a difficult decision as he's able to offer her a fairly comfortable life. But Steve has a violent jealous streak, not liking the attention she gets from his 'salt of the earth' employees. Things begin to turn sour, particularly in the bedroom, and Liz gets bored very quickly. But when the handsome young Ted turns up at their door looking for a job, the promiscuous seductress sets her sights on relieving her boredom.
Episode 12
Deadline
Wed, Aug 14, 199127 mins
Charles McKenzie is a drunk out of work reporter who would do anything for a story. He meets Vicki in a bar who makes him feel like he can turn his life around. He quits drinking and can get his old job back as long as he can stay on the wagon and prove he can still bring in a good murder story. While reading a newspaper in Niko's Grill, he hears the owner kill his wife in the back. This is just the story he needs...
Episode 13
Spoiled
Wed, Aug 21, 199128 mins
Janet is married to a doctor who's married to his work. She wants to live her life with passion, danger, and romance like Fuchsia Monroe, a soap opera character she watches religiously. When her television goes haywire, her friend Louise convinces her to get cable. With her husband unresponsive to her "needs," she begins a steamy affair with the cable guy.
Episode 14
Yellow
Wed, Aug 28, 199137 mins
The year is 1918. During World War I, somewhere in France, it's the 49th day of continuous battle on the front lines. Lieutenant Martin Kalthrob doesn't want to be in the army anymore and asks his father, General Kalthrob, for a discharge. His father refuses but says he will transfer him to the rear if he leads a patrol to the German lines and fix the broken communication line. When he proves himself to be a coward, his father orders a court martial with penalty of death by firing squad.
