Directed and written by Brian Helgeland (A Knight’s Tale, 976-EVIL), this Tales from the Crypt is about Sharon Bannister (Francesca Annis, the Widow of the Web in Krull), a mystery writer, who is accused by her ex-husband Larry (Christopher Cazenove, Edward from Three Men and a Little Lady) of sleeping with next door neighbor Mrs. Trask’s (Elizabeth Spriggs) son Joey (Patrick Barlow).

“It looks like Neptomb has just moved from Virghoul to late Capricorn, which would mean you should avoid any serious romantic enstranglements for awhile, at least until the end of the month when Mercury turns retrograde. Hmm. Something about your horrorscope isn’t making sense. Let me see your hand. Yes, interesting. I’m not much at bleeding palms, but your future seems rather cloudy. Kind of like the woman in tonight’s tale. She’s been contemplating her scar sign, too, in a nasty nugget I call “A Slight Case of Murder.””

This is another episode from the final British season, so many fans don’t enjoy these ones as much. Unlike the supernatural stories, this is a simple murder mystery.

It’s based on “A Slight Case of Murder!” from Vault of Horror #33, which was written by Al Feldstein and William Gaines and drawn by George Evans. That story is insane, as it has a child inside the body of a cop being responsible for murders. You can read it inside the collection A Slight Case Of Murder and Other Stories.