Tales from the Crypt - Season 3 Episode 12 Deadline
Charlie Mackenzie is an out of work reporter who wants his life back. One night while at his favorite bar hang out, Charlie meets a beautiful women who seems to turn his life around. He gets his job back, but his boss agrees to rehire him only if Charlie can bring in a murder story soon. One night while at Greek diner he overhears the owner strangle his girlfriend. Charlie interviews him and goes to where the body is, but she is not dead. Charlie discovers that it's his girlfriend Vicky. To make sure the paper's got enough evidence, he strangles her to death but the shock of the murder lands him in a mental hospital inside a padded cell.
Year: 1996
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Country: United States of America
Studio: HBO
Director: William M. Gaines, Steven Dodd
Cast: John Kassir
Crew: Barry Josephson (Producer), Robert Zemeckis (Producer), Charles Skouras III (Producer), Richard Donner (Executive Producer), David Giler (Executive Producer), Walter Hill (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Jun 10, 1989
Last Air date: Jul 19, 1996
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 93 Episode
Runtime: 25 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 896.00 users
Popularity: 47.992
Language: English
Keyword : coffin, puppeteer, puppet, anthology, based on comic, gothic horror, crypt keeper, dark fantasy, horror anthology, supernatural power, nudity, horror