The BEST episodes written by Brian Helgeland

A Slight Case of Murder
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#1 - A Slight Case of Murder

Tales from the Crypt - Season 7 - Episode 3

Sharon is a mystery novelist who just can't stand her nosy neighbor. One day her envious ex shows up. She tries to throw him out but he makes the first move. Mrs Trask sends her son to dig her up. As her son plans to do away with Sharon's ex, she comes alive and everyone kills each other. The whole thing was plotted by Trask to get some research for her next book.

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Mightier Than the Sword
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#2 - Mightier Than the Sword

Friday the 13th: The Series - Season 3 - Episode 10

A famous author of real-life biographies of serial killers, famed for his insights, owes his success to an antique pen. He writes out his story of a serial killer's murders, then uses the pen to "inject" them with the story. The curse then turns the victim into a serial killer controlled by the story and forced to go out and kill. Eventually they are captured and then the author extracts the evil just as they are executed, leaving them confused and then dead. Micki becomes the author's next victim. Fortunately, Jack and Johnny stop her before she can kill anyone other than the author himself.

Crippled Inside
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#3 - Crippled Inside

Friday the 13th: The Series - Season 3 - Episode 4

Fleeing fraternity boys who plan to gang-rape her, a figure skater is hit by a car and crippled. However, a mysterious old man sells her an antique wheelchair at a garage sale. The wheelchair is one of the cursed items, and allows the girl to use it to kill her victimizers and regain the use of a bit of her body with each death. Micki and Jack are out of town trying to recover an antique, so Johnny must deal with the matter on his own. He initially leaves the girl with the wheelchair out of pity, but she continues to kill. Ultimately, the girl is killed, and Johnny recovers the chair.

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