Tales from the Crypt S8 E10: About Face (1996)

Directed by Thomas E. Sanders (his only directing job; he was the production designer on several films, including Crimson Peak) and written by AL Katz and Gilbert Adler, this episode has Reverend Jonathan (Anthony Andrews) learning that despite being a holy man, he has twin daughters not from his wife: the gorgeous Angelica and the not quite as good looking Leah (both played by Anna Friel). They were born in secret by his maid Emma (Emma Bird) without the knowledge of his wife Sarah (Imelda Staunton). Sarah has had it, of course, as Jonathan is anything but pious. He’s still sleeping with his young assistants and secretaries, after all.

“My ghoul thinks I’m a vampire, so she eats garlic just in case. Man, she smells! Yeah, my ghoul thinks I’m a vampire. Laughs at me when we embrace. I said, “Babe, I’m no bloodsucker.” Wiped that smile right off her face. Yeah! Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, I’d like to play for you another little rhythm and booze decomposition of mine. It’s about a man who’s about to make a gored progression of his own in a nasty five fiver hack-cercise I call “About Face.””

This has the kind of reveal that EC Comics was good at. A spoiler? Here it is. The sisters are actually conjoined. They even did covers of these accidents of birth. Siamese twins — not politically correct anymore — were big sales for EC. This time, one sister is an angel and the other is the devil. And when you abandon your twins after their mother dies giving birth to them, even the Bible may not save you.

This episode is based on “About Face!” from Vault of Horror #20. It was written by Al Feldstein and William Gaines and drawn by Johnny Craig. It’s nothing like this story, as it has a scarred lion tamer using witchcraft to move the wounds on her face to the girlfriend of her chauffeur.