Episode
Tales from the Crypt: Staired in Horror
Overview
Clyde is a fugitive who holes up in a house occupied by an elderly woman. One night he finds an attractive woman upstairs, but he discovers it's the same woman. She tells him that a long time ago her spouse caught her having an affair and put a curse on the house. She must stay up stairs if she wants to be young forever. The same thing will happen to the man if he comes upstairs. The cops arrive and he goes upstairs to change his image but he finds himself getting weak and the woman turns back into a helpless infant unable to do anything but crawl.
Details
- Series
- Tales from the Crypt
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1994-12-14
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Staired in Horror is Episode 7 in Season 6 of Tales from the Crypt. It aired on 1994-12-14. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 6: The Assassin
Janet is a suburban wife of an ex-CIA assassin. When a group of operatives invade her home, they seem to think her husband is up to his old tricks again. The leader tempts one of her men then kills him, then kills the other guy, then plans to do the same with Janet. But Janet has a nasty surprise for her that she will never forget.
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