History Recap / CreepshowS3E7StrangerSings

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sara's coffee cup in the opening scene has her name spelled with an "h". She tells Barry how she's kept telling the barista at the café about the misspelling, but she doesn't really care anymore because her coffee always tastes the same.

An animated intro shows the Creep browsing through a collection of records, selecting one titled "Tunes of Terror". He places it on his record player, which produces the sound of ethereal singing. The Creep then begins scratching the record with his clawed finger, chainging the singing to the sounds of flesh being devoured and a man screaming in agony as he laughs maniacally.

Divorced OB/GYN Barry (Chris Mayers) starts his day by ordering some coffee from a local bookstore. He then notices a young woman carrying her own coffee and several heavy books struggling to open the door, so he decides to a good deed and assist her by opening the door himself. Barry and this woman, Sara (Suehyla El-Attar), proceed to take a walk together, where they introduce themselves and engage in small-talk, seemingly developing a bond. During the walk back to Sara's house, Barry reveals that he was married for nine years and tells Sara that he may have seen her at the bookstore the other day. Sara also relates to Barry's troubles with holding onto a long-lasting relationship, mentioning that her friend Miranda ominously warned her that she might "snap from extreme loneliness and start murdering random men for sport" if she doesn't get out and start dating again, which the naïve Barry doesn't judge. When the pair arrive at Sara's house, Sara invites Barry inside for a glass of wine, which he timidly declines. As he prepares to walk away, Barry suddenly hears ethereal singing coming from Sara's house, which puts him in a hypnotic trance. When the singing stops, Barry snaps out of the trance and believes that Sara was the one singing, applauding her performance. He asks if she still has the wine prepared, now accepting her offer to come inside.

Inside the house, Barry discovers a large amount of Ancient Greek décor all over the living room, Sara claiming that it is because she likes "weird things". Gaining some courage, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter with Sara, who enters with the wine. As she pours it, Barry asks her if she's willing to use her singing to embark on a music career, but Sara denies the chance to sing in front of an audience. She accidentally spills some of the wine on Barry's pants, but she fortunately allows him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to get rid of the stain, Barry discovers a pile of clothes in the bathroom hamper, all of them stained with blood. Upon further investigation, Barry discovers a partially eaten corpse in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, now dressed in what appears to be a ceremonial robe. Taking note that Barry has discovered the body, Sara expresses displeasure and mentions that she was hoping they could share the wine first. As Barry attempts to call the police, his phone is taken away by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who tells Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way so he can leave, but the woman merely laugh at him and state that they are the ones in control. As Barry makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After snapping him out of it, Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, telling him that many men secretly crave that sort of thing.

* CallBack: "Our Demons Ourselves", Tara's book from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E8WithinTheWallsOfMadness Within the Walls of Madness]], is seen on display in the bookstore. A second book, "Monsters Born of Madness", can be seen next to the former book, revealing that Tara had apparently taken Zeller's advice that his case could've made for a lucrative franchise to heart.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Miranda's moitves for luring Barry into her house and having him perform surgery, since she never wanted to be a siren in the first place.

!!Stranger Sings

Inside the house, Barry discovers a large amount of Ancient Greek décor all over the living room, Sara claiming that it is because she likes "weird things". Gaining some courage, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter with Sara, who enters with the wine. As she pours it, Barry asks her if she's willing to use her singing to embark on a music career, but Sara denies the chance to sing in front of an audience. She accidentally spills some of the wine on Barry's pants, but she fortunately allows him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to get rid of the stain, Barry discovers a pile of clothes in the bathroom hamper, all of them similarly stained with wine. Upon further investigation, Barry discovers a partially eaten corpse in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, now dressed in what appears to be a ceremonial robe. Taking note that Barry has discovered the body, Sara expresses displeasure and mentions that she was hoping they could share the wine first. As Barry attempts to call the police, his phone is taken away by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who tells Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way so he can leave, but the woman merely laugh at him and state that they are the ones in control. As Barry makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After snapping him out of it, Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, telling him that many men secretly crave that sort of thing.

* CreepySouvenir: Sara and Miranda's hamper is filled with the wine-stained clothes of their former suitors/meals, revealing that they've played the exact same trick on Barry countless times.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sara initially comes across as the gentle member of the human/siren partnership. By the end, however, she reveals herself to be even more bloodthirsty than Miranda, to the point where the former siren is the one to put her down.

* ChekhovsGun: The partially eaten body in the shower is mostl likely where Miranda dipped the dagger she uses to stab Sara.

* CreepySouvenir: Sara and Miranda's hamper is filled with the wine-stained clothes of their former suitors/meals.

** She is also prominently carrying a copy of ''The Odyssey'' at the bookstore. Guess who/what her housemate happens to be?

* JerkAss: When the charade is revealed, Sara quickly reveals herself to be a heartless sociopath who wants to be a siren so she can rape and eat any man she wants, solely because she's been ghosted and called slightly overweight a lot. She also belittles Barry for how pathetic he is, mocking him for having lost his wife.

* LoserProtagonist: Barry is described by Sara as "a pathetic, desperate divorcee who hasn't been laid in years"; a "loser fish" that any woman could have "brought up". Other than the fact that he's got medical training, this is the reason why the women seek him out in the first place, because they think of him as too pathetic to fight back and stating that no one will miss him if they kill him. On top of that, they ''don't even care'' that he isn't the right kind of doctor to perform their surgery, focusing largely on how pathetic he is instead of his actual credentials.

* PlainJane: Sara is one (albeit a slightly plumpy one), having had a plethora of lovers ghost her and men telling her that she would be more attractive if she lost a few pounds. Rather than take the initiative to lose weight or change her appearance, she instead decides to have herself turned into a siren so she can rape and eat any man she wants, having snapped from the constant rejection.

* ReluctantMonster: Miranda has grown tired of being an immortal, man-eating siren after thousands of years As such, she now only feeds on men because they're her primary source of food. She goes bestial and almost kills Barry at one point after he attacks Sara, but she doesn't go through with it (partly because she's tired of killing and partly because they still need him to operate on them).

Divorced gynecologist Barry (Chris Mayers) starts his day by ordering some coffee from a local bookstore. He then notices a young woman carrying her own cup of coffee and several heavy books struggling to open the door, so he decides to a good deed and assist her by opening the door himself. Barry and this woman, Sara (Suehyla El-Attar), proceed to take a walk together, where they introduce themselves to one another and engage in small-talk, seemingly developing a bond. During the walk back to Sara's house, Barry reveals that he was previously married for nine years and tells Sara that he may have seen her at the bookstore the other day. Sara also relates to Barry's troubles with holding onto a long-lasting relationship, mentioning that her friend Miranda ominously warned her that she might "snap from extreme loneliness and start murdering random men for sport" if she doesn't get out and start dating again, which the naïve Barry doesn't judge. When the pair arrive at Sara's house, Sara invites Barry inside for a glass of wine, which he timidly declines. As he prepares to walk away, Barry suddenly hears ethereal singing coming from Sara's house, which puts him in a hypnotic trance. When the singing stops, Barry snaps out of the trance and believes that Sara was the one singing, applauding her performance. He asks if she still has the wine prepared, now accepting her offer to come inside.

Inside the house, Barry discovers a large amount of Ancient Greek décor all over the living room, Sara claiming that it is because she likes "weird things". Gaining some courage, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter with Sara, who enters with the wine. As she pours it, Barry asks her if she's willing to use her singing to embark on a music career, but Sara denies the chance to sing in front of an audience. She accidentally spills some of the wine on Barry's pants, but she fortunately allows him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to get rid of the stain, Barry discovers a pile of clothes in the bathroom hamper, all of them similarly stained with blood. Upon further investigation, Barry discovers a partially eaten corpse in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, now dressed in what appears to be a ceremonial robe. Taking note that Barry has discovered the body, Sara expresses displeasure and mentions that she was hoping they could share the wine first. As Barry attempts to call the police, his phone is taken away by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who tells Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way so he can leave, but the woman merely laugh at him and state that they are the ones in control. As Barry makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After snapping him out of it, Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, telling him that many men secretly crave that sort of thing.

When Barry repeatedly fails to get the message, Sara explains that Miranda is a siren, and thus was actually the one who lured him inside. Upon hearing this, Barry thinks that Miranda is some kind of mermaid, prompting Sara to "womansplain" that Miranda is actually an immortal, man-eating, bird-like creature that has been living since the days of Ancient Greece, having spent hundreds of years hypnotizing and devouring hapless men who seek delight in otherworldly pleasures. The women also explain that they have specifically sought out Barry because they need him to perform an operation. Miranda no longer wants to be a siren, and wishes to have her voice box removed and swapped with Sara's so that she becomes an ordinary mortal. Finding this situation utterly ludicrous, Barry covers his ears and once again attempts to leave. Miranda sings again, and this time hypnotizes Barry into holding a dagger up to his head. Upon snapping him out of it, the women again ask if he will perform the operation, threatening to make him plunge the dagger into his brain. Barry points out that he isn't even the right kind of doctor to perform their operation, but the women pay him no mind, mentioning that he is pathetic enough to assure them he won't try fighting back, no one will miss him if they kill him, and that he will be putting them under anesthesia one at a time so that the other can watch over him. Left with no other options (or interjections that are shot down), Barry is forced to accept their terms.

While heating a scalpel with a sacred candle, Barry tells Sara that the surgery may transform her into a siren herself, asking if she genuinely wants this. Sara simply tells him to shut up and do what Miranda tells him to, as well as not to make her angry. Immediately after this, Barry, in another attempt to escape, slashes Sara's cheek with the scalpel. Upon seeing this, Miranda sings and hypnotizes Barry into dropping the scalpel, then quickly transforms into her bestial form. Miranda aggressively tells him that she ''might'' consider letting him live if he simply did what she asked, violently reiterating that she no longer wants to be a man-eater. She also explains that Sara truly ''does'' want to be a siren, the latter growing tired of potential lovers ghosting her and telling her that she would be cute if she lost weight, and will be able to have any man she wants come running up to her after the surgery. Miranda once again threatens to hypnotize Barry into stabbing himself in the brain, after which Sara would write a note to frame the incident as a suicide. Once Miranda is under sedation, Sara watches over Barry to ensure that he doesn't try anything. In spite of the spiral of madness his day has dragged him into, Barry begins operating on Miranda. Despite his lack of surgical training, Barry actually manages to perfectly swap the women's voice boxes

When Miranda awakens from the surgery, she attempts to sing, but the resulting noise comes out sounding horrible. Realizing that she is no longer a siren, Miranda turns over a new leaf and sincerely thanks Barry for helping her out, not knowing what else to do in her quest to become mortal. Now a siren herself, Sara immediately hypnotizes Barry and drags him to the bedroom. She rips his shirt open and begins biting into his shoulder, the rush of lust and gluttony turning her into a bestial siren. Suddenly, Miranda lives up to the promise she made Barry, and comes to the man's rescue by repeatedly stabbing Sara with a dagger bathed in a former victim's blood, which she reveals is the only way to kill a siren. With her sociopathic former housemate dead, Miranda genuinely apologizes to Barry for her villainous behavior and putting him through such a nightmarish ordeal, explaining that she never wanted to live the gluttonous life of a siren in the first place. On the bright side, Miranda is quite opportunistic about her new life as a mortal and is thinking of becoming a vegetarian, prompting Barry to mention that there is a vegan restaurant around the corner. Miranda accepts this offer as a date, claiming that the experience has bonded the two of them for life. The duo then depart from the house, developing their own romantic partnership.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Despite having no surgical training whatsoever (which he even brings up), Barry actually manages to successfully swap Sara's and Miranda's voice boxes.
* AffablyEvil: Sara and Miranda remain light-hearted and jovial as they threaten to kill Barry unless he operates on them. Miranda in particular stops being evil entirely after Barry completes the surgery.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Miranda's voice box allows for her, or any woman who is surgically given it, to produce hypnotically beautiful singing.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sara initially comes across as the more gentle member of the human/siren partnership. By the end, she reveals herself to be even more bloodthirsty than Miranda, to the point where the former siren has to put her down.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Continuing from the above trope, Sara reveals herself to be a heartless monster who desires to become a siren so she can rape and devour any man she wants, simply from being ghosted and told that she would be attractive if she lost weight one too many times.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Barry's eyes roll back into his head whenever he is hypnotized by Miranda's singing.
* BystanderSyndrome: As the newly-turned Sara prepares to devour Barry, Miranda initially allows it, telling her "You never forget your first." Thankfully, she changes her mind and saves Barry's life.
* CallBack: "Our Demons Ourselves", Tara's book from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E8WithinTheWallsOfMadness Within the Walls of Madness]], is seen on display in the bookstore. A second book, "Monsters Born of Madness", can be seen next to the former book, revealing that Tara had apparently taken Zeller's advice that his case could make for a lucrative franchise to heart.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: After he attacks Sara, Miranda turns into her bestial form and nearly kills Barry right there. Before she can do so, she calms herself and remembers that she and Sara still need him to perform their surgery.
* ChekhovsGun: The partially eaten body in the shower is the most likely place where Miranda dipped the dagger she uses to stab Sara.
* CompellingVoice: Since Miranda is a siren, she naturally has one. Sara later gains the voice when given Miranda's voice box.
* CreepySouvenir: Sara and Miranda's hamper is filled with the blood-stained clothes of their former suitors/meals.
* DecoyDamsel: Sara plays this role to trick Barry into entering her house, and has previously done so to at least one other victim so Miranda could feed on them. When the scheme is revealed, Miranda herself tells Barry that she could've lured him in personally, but feels that Sara plays damsel-in-distress so much better than her.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Sara wants to be a siren, and thus be able to rape and devour any man she wants, simply because she's tired of being ghosted and having men tell her that she would be cute if she lost weight.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: The rush of lust and gluttony from the above scene causes Sara to transform into a bestial siren.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Barry gets to not become siren food and even gains confidence through his ordeal, while Miranda finally becomes a mortal, then becomes Barry's new love interest, and appears to turn over a new leaf as a normal person.
* EvilFormerFriend: Once she becomes a siren, Sara attempts to devour Barry. Unwilling to let any harm come to the person who gave her what she's been craving for years, Miranda saves his life by stabbing Sara repeatedly with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, living up to the promise she made him.
* EvilIsPetty: Sara becomes a twisted sociopath who craves raping and eating men because she's been repeatedly ghosted and crapped on for being a typical "dumpy woman".
* FailedASpotCheck: Barry does this several times throughout the first half of the story, including thinking that Miranda is a cannibal instead of a siren, and neglecting to notice the red flags about his makeshift hostage situation.
* FantasticallyChallengingPatient: Barry, an OB/GYN, is more-or-less abducted by a sociopathic woman and her man-eating siren roommate to forcefully perform an operation on them that he has no actual skill in whatsoever.
* FatalAttractor: Sara and Miranda work as a pair to act as these. The former plays damsel-in-distress to lure men to their house, where the latter ambushes and eats them.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Miranda isn't actually as evil as she appears. Her wicked behavior and her plans to kill and eat Barry if he didn't do what she asked were all born from sheer desperation, since she had no other options in her quest to become mortal.
* ForeShadowing: Sara's house is filled with Ancient Greek decorations, hinting at the fact that she houses a siren. Barry actually comments on the décor, but Sara brushes him off by saying that she likes "weird things". She is also prominently carrying a copy of The Odyssey at the bookstore.
* HeartfeltApology: Miranda sincerely apologizes to Barry for putting him through the horrific ideal he went through after being made a mortal and killing Sara, only acting so villainous because of her desperation to be mortal.
* HeelFaceTurn: Once she is turned into a mortal, Miranda quickly saves Barry's life from her now-siren housemate, then becomes his new romantic interest.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Miranda's attempt at singing after her surgery results in this, making her realize that she's no longer a siren.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Sara, the kinder and fully human member of her and Miranda's partnership, reveals herself to be an utter sociopath who belittles the kindly Barry and craves being made a siren so she can rape and eat men whenever she wants.
* IGaveMyWord: Miranda tells Barry that if he does what he tells her to, she may consider letting him live. At the end, as the now-siren Sara begins to devour him, Miranda lives up to her promise and stabs her former friend to death.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Miranda's reasoning for luring Barry into the house and having him perform the operation, since she never wanted to be a siren in the first place.
* JerkAss: When her and Miranda's charade is revealed, Sara quickly reveals herself to be a heartless sociopath who wants to be a siren so she can rape and eat any man she wants. The woman also begins belittling Barry for how pathetic he is, and mocks him for having lost his wife.
* KarmaHoudini: Miranda. Yes, she's strongly ashamed of her life choices as a siren, and she does somewhat atone for those choices by saving Barry's life, but she's still gotten away with eating millions of hapless men over the centuries. The end of the episode, where she still gets exactly what she wants, doesn't exactly help matters, either.
* LampshadeHanging: Barry points out that the women's desire for him specifically to operate on them is impossible, since he's not the kind of medical professional that can just swap voice boxes. His pleas unfortunately fall on deaf ears:

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* LateToTheRealization: It takes Barry a while to realize that he's been lured into the clutches of a sociopathic woman and her siren housemate.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Between the two women, Miranda is easily the lesser of the evils. She only kills and feasts on men because they provide her dietary needs, and only threatens to kill and eat Barry because she's severely desperate to be mortal. Case in point, when she '''does''' become mortal, she stops being evil entirely, even saving Barry's life.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: The dying Sara, after turning into a siren and being viciously stabbed, has her skin break off her skeleton like ceramic when she hits the floor.
* LiteralManeater: Miranda, being a siren, is naturally one of these. The catch is that she doesn't want to be one anymore.
* LoserProtagonist: Barry, who is described by Sara as "a pathetic, desperate divorcee who hasn't been laid in years"; a "loser fish" that any woman could have brought up. Other than him being a doctor, this is the primary reason why the women seek him out in the first place, viewing him as too pathetic to try and fight back and stating that no one will miss him if they kill him. On top of that, they ''don't even care'' that he isn't the right doctor to perform their surgery, simply focusing on how pathetic he is instead of his actual experience and credentials.
* MindControlMusic: Miranda's singing turns Barry into a mindless drone.
* MonsterRoommate: Miranda, a flesh-eating siren, lives in the house of the human Sara.
* MythologyGag: A Creator/StephenKing novel can be seen in the glass display case in the bookstore.
* NeverSuicide: Miranda forces Barry to operate on her and Sara by hypnotizing him into plunging a dagger into his brain, after which Sara would forge a suicide note, tracing his signature off the receipt for his coffee.
* NiceGuy: Even if he's had a metric ton of bad luck with relationships, Barry is a well-meaning guy who goes out of his way to be kind to both Sara and Miranda on separate occasions. Even when Miranda is under sedation, giving him an opportunity to kill her and Sara and then make a run for it, Barry still decides to appeal to his own better nature and complete the surgery.
* OneWomanWail: This is how the siren's song is presented.
* OnlySaneMan: Barry is the only person who questions the logistics of him, an OB/GYN, swapping Sara's and Miranda's voice boxes. Despite being the only person who questions it, he actually manages to complete the surgery perfectly.
* OpenHeartDentistry: Barry tells Sara and Miranda that he's a gynecologist, and thus not a person who can swap voice boxes. The women completely ignore his pleas and force him to do so under the threat making him stab himself in the brain. Despite this, he does manage to complete the operation perfectly.
* OurSirensAreDifferent: Miranda's "bird-like" form resembles a harpy, which is more accurate to a proper mythological siren than the incorrect mermaid version. In spite of this, the source of a siren's power is their voice box. If the voice box is surgically removed, the siren becomes mortal, but any mortal woman who is surgically given the voice box becomes a siren themselves. The only way to kill a siren is to stab them with a sacred dagger coated in a previous victim's blood, and when a siren dies, their skin breaks off of them like porcelain.
* PlainJane: Sara appears as one, and rather than take initiative to lose weight or change her appearance, she decides to have herself turned into a siren so she can rape and eat any man she wants as revenge.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Miranda is stated to have existed since Ancient Greece and doesn't know her exact age, having "stopped counting after 500 years". Barry doesn't mind this, since she still looks to be in her early-to-mid 20s.
* ReluctantMonster: After thousands of years, Miranda has grown tired of being an immortal, man-eating siren. As such, she now only feeds on men because they're her primary source of food. She also goes bestial and almost kills Barry when he attacks Sara, but she doesn't go through with it (partly because she's tired of killing and partly because they still need him to operate on the two of them).

** The story's title is obviously a nod to ''Series/StrangerThings''.

** Barry may be named after Barry Botswick, who is known for playing Brad "The Hero/Asshole" Majors in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', which similarly dealt with a pair of awkward protagonists getting ensnared by the art of seduction.
* SirensAreMermaids: Barry invokes this trope when he hears that Miranda is a siren, believing that she's a mermaid. Miranda and Sara have to "womansplain" to him that she's "not ''that'' type of siren."
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Barry, having spent an untold amount of time divorced, often inserts awkward facts about his former marriage during his attempt at small talk with Sara.
* TheSociopath: Sara is revealed to be far monstrous and bloodthirsty than Miranda, who is an '''''actual man-eating siren.''''' Whereas Miranda kills men because of they're the sole part of her diet and only threatens Barry because she desperately wants to become mortal, Sara wants to be a siren so she can rape and devour any man she wants after repeatedly being ghosted and told that she would be cute if she lost weight. Barry himself mentions that the girl certainly had her issues after she is killed.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sara's coffee cup has her name spelled with an "h". She tells Barry that she's told the barista at the café many times about the misspelling, but she doesn't really care nowadays because her coffee always tastes the same.
* TooDumbToLive: Zigzagged with Barry. On one hand, the man himself says he's not a fool, but despite this, he does miss the obvious red flags about his situation when he first finds out about it, such as thinking that Miranda is a cannibal instead of a siren. And if that isn't enough, when Sara warns him not to make Miranda angry, the ''first thing'' he does is attack her with a scalpel, which gets Miranda pissed off. On the other hand, he's the only one who questions the women on why they want him specifically to perform their operation, since he isn't a doctor who can surgically swap voice boxes, and even when he's coerced into doing it, he does the procedure perfectly.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Miranda has one when she goes into her bestial form.
* WinWinEnding: In a surprising rarity for ''Creepshow'', the hero ''and'' the (former) monster get what they want. Miranda becomes mortal like she's always wanted, Barry gets to survive the nightmarish ordeal he finds himself in, and the two of them manage to start a relationship, heading off to a vegan restaurant for their first date.

* ForeShadowing: Sara's house is filled with Ancient Greek decorations, hinting at the fact that she houses a siren. Barry actually comments on the décor, but Sara brushes him off by saying that she likes "weird things".

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Once she becomes a siren, Sara hypnotizes Barry and attempts to eat him, clearly loving every minute of it.

* HollywoodPudgy: Sara is slightly overweight, and it's mainly because of this that she has been ghosted by several potential lovers.

Inside the house, Barry discovers a large amount of Ancient Greek décor all over the living room, Sara claiming that it is because she likes "weird things". Gaining some courage, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter with Sara, who enters with the wine. As she pours it, Barry asks her if she's willing to use her singing to embark on a music career, but Sara denies the chance to sing in front of an audience. She accidentally spills some of the wine on Barry's pants, but she fortunately allows him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to get rid of the stain, Barry discovers a pile of clothes in the bathroom hamper, all of them similarly stained with wine. Upon further investigation, Barry discovers a partially eaten corpse in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, now dressed in what appears to be a ceremonial robe. Taking note that Barry has discovered the body, Sara expresses displeasure and mentions that she was hoping they could share the wine first. As Barry attempts to call the police, his phone is taken away by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who tells Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way so he can leave, but the woman merely laugh at him and state that they are the ones in control. As Barry makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After snapping him out of it, Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, telling him that many men secretly crave that sort of thing.

* CallBack: "Our Demons Ourselves", Tara's book from [[Recap/CreepshowS2E8WithinTheWallsOfMadness Within the Walls of Madness]], is seen on display in the bookstore.

* CompellingVoice: Since Miranda is a siren, she naturally has one. Sara later gains the voice when given Miranda's vocal chords.

* EvilIsPetty: Sara becomes a twisted sociopath who craves raping and eating men because she's been repeatedly ghosted and told that she'd be cute if she lost a few pounds.

* HeartfeltApology: Miranda sincerely apologizes to Barry for putting him through the horrific ideal he went through after being made a mortal and killing Sara, only acting so villainous because of her desperation to be normal.

* JerkAss: When her and Miranda's charade is revealed, Sara quickly reveals herself to be a heartless sociopath who wants to be a siren to rape and eat any man she wants. The woman also begins belittling Barry for how pathetic he is, and mocks him for having lost his wife.
* KarmaHoudini: Miranda. Yes, she's strongly ashamed of her life choices as a siren and she does atone for those choices by saving Barry's life, but she's still gotten away with eating millions of hapless men over the centuries.
* LampshadeHanging: Barry points out that the women's' desire for him specifically to operate on them is impossible, since he's not the kind of medical professional that can swap voice boxes. His pleas unfortunately fall on deaf ears:

* NiceGuy: Even if he is a loser who has had bad luck with relationships, Barry is a well-meaning guy who goes out of his way to be kind to both Sara and Miranda on separate occasions. Even when Miranda is under sedation and he could simply kill Sara and make a run for it, Barry still decides to appeal to his own better nature and complete the surgery.
* OpenHeartDentistry: Barry tells Sara and Miranda that he's a gynecologist, and thus not a person who can swap vocal chords. The women completely ignore his pleas and force him to do so under the threat making him stab himself in the brain. Despite this, he does manage to complete the operation perfectly.

* SociallyAwkwardHero: Being divorced for years has taken a toll on Barry, since he inserts awkward facts about his former love life during his attempt at small talk with Sara.

* TooDumbToLive: As Barry himself says, he's not a complete idiot. But despite this, he does miss the obvious red flags about his situation when he first steps into it, such as thinking that Miranda is a cannibal instead of a siren. And if that isn't enough, when Sara warns him not to make Miranda angry, the ''first thing'' he does is attack her with a scalpel, which gets Miranda pissed off.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Miranda has one when she's in her bestial form.
* WinWinEnding: In a surprising rarity for ''Creepshow'', the hero ''and'' the (former) villain get what they want. Miranda becomes mortal like she's always wanted, Barry gets to survive the nightmarish ordeal he finds himself in, and the two of them manage to start a relationship, heading off to a vegan restaurant for their first date.

* IgnoredExpert: Barry tells Sara and Miranda that he's a gynecologist, and thus not a person who can swap vocal chords. The women completely ignore his pleas and force him to do so under the threat making him stab himself in the brain. Despite this, he does manage to complete the operation perfectly.

Divorced OB/GYN Barry (Chris Mayers) orders some coffee from a local café/bookstore. He notices a young woman carrying her own coffee and several heavy books struggling to open the door, so he decides to assist her by opening the door himself. Barry and the woman, Sara (Suehyla El-Attar), introduce one another and decide to walk together to Sara's house, seemingly developing a bond. During the walk home, Barry and Sara share a large amount of small talk with one another, such as Barry mentioning that he was married for nine years and noticing that he may have seen Sara at the bookstore before. Sara also relates to Barry's troubles with dating, mentioning that her friend Miranda ominously warned her that she might "snap from extreme loneliness and start murdering random men for sport" if she doesn't start dating again, which the naïve Barry doesn't judge. Upon reaching Sara's house, Sara invites Barry inside for a glass of wine, which Barry timidly declines. As he walks away, Barry suddenly hears ethereal singing coming from Sara's house, which puts him in a trance. When the singing stops, the unhypnotized Barry believes that Sara was the one singing and applauds her performance, now accepting her offer to come inside.

Inside the house, which is decorated in Ancient Greek décor, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter when Sara enters with the wine. As she pours it, she accidentally spills it on Barry's pants, thankfully inviting him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to clean the stain, Barry discovers bloodstained clothes in the bathroom hamper. Upon further investigation, he also discovers a partially eaten body in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, now dressed in what appears to be a ceremonial robe. Upon noting that Barry has discovered the body, Sara mentions that she was hoping they could share the wine first. As Barry attempts to call the police, his phone is swiped by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who informs Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way, but the woman merely laugh and state that they are the ones in control. As he makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, Sara explains that Miranda is a siren, and thus was actually the one who lured him inside. Upon hearing this, Barry thinks that Miranda is some kind of mermaid, but Sara "womansplains" that Miranda is actually a bird-like, man eating creature that has been alive since the days of Ancient Greece, hypnotizing and devouring men who seek delight in otherworldly pleasures.

The women also explain that they have sought out Barry specifically because they need him to perform an operation. Miranda no longer wants to be a siren, and thus wishes to have her voice box removed and swapped with Sara's so that she turns into a mortal. Finding the situation ludicrous, Barry covers his ears and once again attempts to leave. Miranda sings again, and this time hypnotizes Barry into holding a dagger up to his head. Upon snapping him out of it, the women ask if he will perform the operation, threatening to make him plunge the dagger into his brain. Barry points out that he isn't the right kind of doctor to perform the operation, but the women pay him no mind, mentioning that he is pathetic enough to assure them he won't try anything, no one will miss him if they kill him, and that he will be putting them under anesthesia one at a time so that the other can watch over him. Left with no other options, Barry is forced to accept their terms.

While heating a scalpel with a candle, Barry tells Sara that the surgery may transform her into a siren herself, asking if she really wants this. Sara simply tells him to shut up, do what Miranda tells him to and not to make her angry. Immediately after, Barry, in another attempt to escape, slashes Sara's cheek with the scalpel. Upon seeing this, Miranda hypnotizes Barry into dropping it, then transforms into her bestial form, aggressively reminding him that if he did what she asked, she may consider living him live. She also reiterates that she no longer wants to be a man-eater, whereas Sara does, the latter growing tired of being ghosted and being told that she would be cute if she lost weight. Miranda once again threatens to hypnotize Barry and make him stab himself in the brain, after which Sara would write a note to frame it as a suicide. Once Miranda is under sedation, Sara watches over Barry to ensure that he doesn't try anything. In spite of the spiral of madness his day has dragged him into and his lack of surgical training, Barry actually manages to swap the women's vocal chords.

When Miranda awakens, she attempts to sing, but it comes out sounding horrible. Realizing that she is no longer a siren, Miranda sincerely thanks Barry for helping her, not knowing what else to do in her quest to become mortal. Sara, now a siren herself, immediately hypnotizes Barry and drags him to the bedroom. She rips his shirt open and begins biting his shoulder, the rush of greed, gluttony, and lust turning her into a bestial siren. Suddenly, Miranda lives up to the promise she made, and comes to Barry's rescue by stabbing Sara repeatedly with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, which she mentions is the only way to kill a siren. With Sara dead, Miranda genuinely apologizes to Barry for putting him through such a nightmarish ordeal, explaining that she never wanted to live the gluttonous life of a siren. Fortunately, she is quite opportunistic about her new life as a mortal, thinking of becoming a vegetarian. Barry mentions that there is a vegan restaurant around the corner, which Miranda accepts as a date, claiming that the experience has bonded them for life. The two then depart from the house, developing a romantic partnership of their own.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Despite having no surgical training whatsoever, Barry actually manages to successfully swap Sara's and Miranda's vocal chords.
* AffablyEvil: Sara and Miranda remain light-hearted as they threaten to kill Barry unless he operates on them. Miranda in particular stops being evil entirely after Barry completes the surgery.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sara initially comes across as the more gentle member of her and Miranda's partnership. But by the end, she reveals herself to be even more bloodthirsty than Miranda, to the point where the former siren has to put her down.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Continuing from the above trope, Sara reveals herself to be a heartless monster who desires to become a siren so she can rape and devour men who have ghosted her and tell her that she should lose weight.

* ChekhovsGun: The partially eaten body in the shower is likely the place where Miranda dipped the dagger she uses to stab Sara.
* CompellingVoice: As Miranda is a siren, she naturally has one of these. Sara later gains the voice when given Miranda's vocal chords.
* DecoyDamsel: Sara plays this role to trick Barry into entering her house, and has previously done so to at least one other victim so Miranda could feed on them. Miranda herself tells Barry that she could've lured him in personally, but feels that Sara plays damsel-in-distress so much better than her.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Why does Sara want to be a siren? To have the power to have any man come running up to her in an instant so she can rape and devour them? She's tired of being ghosted and having men tell her that she would be cute if she lost weight.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Once she is made a siren, Sara hypnotizes Barry and attempts to rape and devour him, clearly loving every minute of it.

* EvilFormerFriend: Sara, once she becomes a siren, attempts to devour Barry. Miranda, unwilling to let any harm come to the person who gave her what she's been craving for so long, saves his life by stabbing Sara repeatedly with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, living up to the promise she made him.
* FailedASpotCheck: Barry does this several times throughout the first half of the story, not noticing the red flags about his makeshift hostage situation.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Miranda isn't actually as evil as she appears. Her wicked attitude and her plans to kill Barry if he didn't do as she asked were all born from sheer desperation, since she had no other options in her quest to become mortal.
* ForeShadowing: Sara's house is filled with Ancient Greek decorations, hinting at the fact that she houses a siren. Barry comments on the décor, but does not notice anything suspicious about it.
* HeartfeltApology: Miranda sincerely apologizes to Barry for putting him through everything after being made a mortal and killing Sara, only acting so villainous because of her desperation to be normal.
* HeelFaceTurn: Once she is made mortal, Miranda quickly saves Barry's life from her now siren housemate, then becomes his new romantic interest.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Miranda's attempt at singing after the surgery results in this, making her realize that she's no longer a siren.

* IgnoredExpert: Barry tells the women that he's a gynecologist, not the kind of doctor who can swap vocal chords, but the women completely ignore his pleas. Despite this, he does manage to complete the operation perfectly.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Miranda's reason for luring Barry into the house and having him perform the operation, since she never wanted to be a siren in the first place.
* LampshadeHanging: Barry points out that the women's desire for him specifically to operate on them is borderline impossible, since he's not the kind of medical professional that can swap voice boxes. Needless to say, his pleas fall on deaf ears:
--> '''Barry:''' Look, what you need is an otologist. I just do pelvic exams and routine pap smears. My expertise is in a very, well, ''different'' part of the body.

* LesserOfTwoEvils: Between the two women, Miranda is easily the lesser of the evils. She only kills and feasts on men because it's in her nature, and only threatens to kill and eat Barry because she's severely desperate to be mortal. Case in point, when she '''does''' become mortal, she stops being evil entirely.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: The dying Sara, after turning into a siren, has her skin break off her skeleton like ceramic when she hits the floor.
* LiteralManeater: Miranda, being a siren, is naturally one of these.
* LoserProtagonist: Barry, who is described by Sara as "a pathetic, desperate divorcee who hasn't been laid in years"; a loser fish that any woman could have brought up. It's even the primary reason why the women seek him out in the first place, because they view him as too pathetic to try and fight back, and no one will miss him if they kill him. On top of that, they don't even ''care'' that he isn't the right doctor to perform their surgery, simply focusing on how pathetic he is instead of his actual experience and credentials.

* OurSirensAreDifferent: Miranda's "bird-like" form resembles a harpy or gargoyle which is more accurate to a proper mythological siren than the incorrect mermaid version. In addition, the source of a siren's power is apparently their voice box. If the voice box is removed, the siren becomes mortal, but any mortal woman who is surgically given the voice box becomes a siren themselves. In addition, the only way to kill a siren is to stab them with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, and when a siren dies, their skin breaks off of them like porcelain.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Miranda is mentioned to have existed since Ancient Greece and doesn't know her exact age, having "stopped counting after 500 years". Of course, Barry doesn't mind, since she still looks to be in her early-to-mid 20s.

** ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' is one of the books Sara is carrying in the bookstore, which also hints at the eventual reveal of the plot.
** Barry may be named after Barry Botswick, who is known for playing Brad "the Hero/Asshole" Majors in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', which similarly dealt with awkward protagonists getting caught up in the art of seduction.
* SirensAreMermaids: Barry invokes this trope when he hears that Miranda is a siren, believing that she's a mermaid. Miranda and Sara have to "womansplain" to him that she's "not that kind of siren."

* TheSociopath: Sara is revealed to be more monstrous and bloodthirsty than Miranda, who is an '''''actual siren.''''' Whereas Miranda kills men because of instinct and only threatens Barry because she desperately wants to become mortal, Sara wants to be a siren so she can rape and devour any man she wants after repeatedly being ghosted and told that she would be cute if she lost weight. Barry himself mentions that the girl certainly had her issues after she is killed.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sara's coffee cup has her name displayed with an "h". She mentions that she's told the barista at the café many times about the misspelling, but she doesn't really care nowadays because coffee is coffee.
* TooDumbToLive: As he himself says, Barry isn't necessarily a fool, but he does miss the obvious red flags about his situation when he first steps into it, such as thinking that Miranda is a cannibal instead of a siren. Later, when Sara warns him not to make Miranda angry, the ''first thing'' he does is attack her with a scalpel and anger Miranda.
* WinWinEnding: In a surprising rarity for ''Creepshow'', both the hero and the (former) villain get what they want. Miranda becomes mortal like she's always wanted, Barry gets to survive the nightmarish ordeal he finds himself in, and the two of them manage to begin a relationship, heading off to a vegan restaurant for their first date.

* OurSirensAreDifferent: Miranda's "bird-like" form resembles a harpy or gargoyle more than a traditional siren. In addition, the source of a siren's power is apparently their voice box. If the voice box is removed, the siren becomes mortal, but any mortal woman who is surgically given the voice box becomes a siren themselves. In addition, the only way to kill a siren is to stab them with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, and when a siren dies, their skin breaks off of them like porcelain.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Despite having no surgical training whatsoever, Barry manages to successfully swap Sara's and Miranda's vocal chords.

* ChekhovsGun: The partially eaten body in the shower may have likely been where Miranda dipped the dagger she uses to stab Sara.

* DecoyDamsel: Sara plays this role to trick Barry into entering her house, and has previously done so to at least one other victim so Miranda could feed on them. Miranda herself tells Barry that she could've lured him in herself, but feels that Sara plays damsel-in-distress so much better than her.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Why does Sara want to be a siren? To have the power to have any man come running up to her in an instant so she can devour them? She's tired of being ghosted and having men tell her that she would be cute if she lost weight.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: After becoming a siren, Sara '''immediately''' hypnotizes Barry and attempts to devour him, clearly loving every minute of it.
* EvilFormerFriend: Sara, once she becomes a siren, attempts to devour Barry. Miranda saves his life by stabbing her repeatedly with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, living up to the promise she made him.

* HeartfeltApology: Miranda sincerely apologizes to Barry for putting him through everything after being made a mortal and killing Sara.
* HeelFaceTurn: Once she is made mortal, Miranda quickly saves Barry's life from her now siren-ized housemate, then becomes his new romantic interest.

* IGaveMyWord: Miranda tells Barry that if he does what he tells her to, she may consider letting him live. At the end, as the now-siren Sara begins to devour him, Miranda sticks by her promise and stabs her former friend to death.

* LesserOfTwoEvils: Between the two women, Miranda is easily the lesser of the evils. She only kills and feasts on men because it's in her nature, and only threatens to kill and eat Barry because she wants nothing more than to be mortal. Case in point, when she '''does''' become mortal, she stops being evil entirely.

* LoserProtagonist: Barry, who is described by the women as "a pathetic, desperate divorcee who hasn't been laid in years" that any woman could've brought up. It's even the primary reason why they seek him out in the first place, because they view him as too pathetic to try and fight them, and that no one will miss him if they kill him. On top of that, they don't even care that he isn't the right doctor to perform their surgery, simply focusing on how pathetic he is instead of his actual experience and credentials.

* OurSirensAreDifferent: Miranda's "bird-like" form resembles a harpy or gargoyle more than a traditional siren. In addition, the source of a siren's power is apparently their voice box. If the voice box is removed, the siren becomes mortal, but any mortal woman who is given the voice box becomes a siren themselves. In addition, the only way to kill a siren is to stab them with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, and when a siren dies, their skin breaks off of them like porcelain.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Miranda is mentioned to have existed since the days of Ancient Greece and doesn't know her exact age, having "stopped counting after 500 years". Of course, Barry doesn't mind, since she still looks to be in her early-to-mid 20s.

** Barry may be named after Barry Botswick, who is known for playing Brad "the Hero/Asshole" Majors in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', which similarly dealt with awkward protagonists getting ensnared by the art of seduction.

* TheSociopath: Sara is revealed to be more monstrous and bloodthirsty than Miranda, an actual siren, is. Whereas Miranda kills men because of instinct and only threatens Barry because she wants to become mortal, Sara wants to be a siren so she can make love to and devour any man she wants after repeatedly being ghosted and told that she would be cute if she lost weight. Barry himself mentions that the girl has her issues after she is killed.

* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Miranda becomes mortal like she's always wanted, Barry gets to survive the nightmarish ordeal he finds himself in, and the two of them manage to begin a relationship, heading off to a vegan restaurant for their first date.
* TooDumbToLive: As he himself says, Barry isn't necessarily a complete idiot, but he does miss the obvious red flags about his situation when he first steps into it, such as thinking that Miranda is a cannibal instead of a siren. Later, when Sara warns him not to make Miranda angry, the ''first thing'' he does is attack her with a scalpel and anger Miranda.

* LampshadeHanging: Barry points out that the women's desire for him specifically to operate on them is borderline impossible, since he's not the kind of medical professional that can swap voice boxes:

Divorced gynecologist Barry (Chris Mayers) orders some coffee from a local coffee shop/bookstore. He notices a young woman carrying her own coffee and several heavy books struggling to open the door, so he decides to assist her by opening the door. Barry and the woman, Sara (Suehyla El-Attar), proceed to introduce one another and decide to walk together to Sara's house, seemingly developing a bond. During the walk home, Barry and Sara share a large amount of small talk with one another, such as Barry mentioning that he was married for nine years and noticing that he may have seen Sara at the bookstore before. Sara also relates to Barry's troubles with dating, mentioning that her friend Miranda ominously warned her that she might "snap from extreme loneliness and start murdering random men for sport" if she doesn't start dating again, which the naïve Barry doesn't judge. Upon reaching Sara's house, Sara invites Barry inside for a glass of wine, which Barry timidly declines. As he walks away, Barry suddenly hears ethereal singing coming from Sara's house, which puts him in a trance. When the singing stops, the unhypnotized Barry believes that Sara was the one singing and praises her performance, now accepting her offer to come inside.

Inside the house, which is decorated in Ancient Greek décor, Barry psyches himself up for a possible romantic encounter when Sara enters with the wine. As she pours it, she accidentally spills it on Barry's pants, but she does invite him to use her bathroom to clean it up. While attempting to clean the stain, Barry discovers bloodstained clothes in the bathroom hamper. Upon further investigation, he also discovers a partially eaten body in the shower. Frightened out of his mind, Barry attempts to escape the house, only to run into Sara, who was hoping they could share the wine first. As he attempts to call the police, his phone is swiped by Sara's friend and housemate Miranda (Kadianne Whyte), who informs Barry that Sara has told her a great deal about him. Not paying any attention, Barry orders the women to get out of his way, but the woman merely laugh and state that they are the ones in control. As he makes his way to the door, Miranda begins singing, hypnotizing him into stopping in his tracks. After Miranda ominously informs Barry that she can use her singing to control him in any way she wants, Sara explains that Miranda is a siren, and thus was actually the one who lured him inside. Upon hearing this, Barry thinks that Miranda is some kind of mermaid, but Sara "womansplains" that Miranda is actually a bird-like, man eating creature that has been alive for centuries.

The women also explain that they have sought out Barry specifically because they need him to perform an operation. Miranda wants to have her vocal chords removed and swapped with Sara's so that she turns into a mortal like everyone else. Finding the situation ludicrous, Barry covers his ears and once again attempts to leave. Miranda sings again, and this time hypnotizes Barry into holding a dagger up to his head. Upon snapping him out of it, the women ask if he will perform the operation, threatening to make him plunge the dagger into his brain. Barry points out that he isn't the right kind of doctor to perform the operation, but the women pay him no mind, mentioning that he is pathetic enough to assure them he won't try anything and that no one will miss him if they kill him, as well as the fact that he will be putting them under anesthesia one at a time so that the other can watch over him. Left with no other options, Barry is forced to accept their terms.

While heating a scalpel with a candle, Barry tells Sara that the surgery may transform her into a siren herself, but Sara simply tells him to do what Miranda tells him to and not to make her angry. Immediately after, Barry, in another attempt to escape, slashes Sara's cheek with the scalpel. Upon seeing this, Miranda hypnotizes Barry into dropping it, then transforms into her bestial form, aggressively telling him that if he did what she asked, she may consider living him live. She also reiterates that she no longer wants to be a man-eater, whereas Sara does, the latter growing tired of being ghosted and being told that she would be cute if she lost weight. Also, Miranda once again threatens to hypnotize Barry and make him stab himself in the brain, which Sara would write a note to frame it as a suicide. Once Miranda is under sedation, Sara watches over Barry to ensure that he doesn't try anything. In spite of the spiral of madness his day has dragged him into, Barry actually manages to swap the women's vocal chords.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Despite having no surgical training or skill whatsoever, Barry manages to successfully swap Sara's and Miranda's vocal chords.

* EvilFormerFriend: Sara, once she becomes a siren, attempts to devour Barry. Miranda saves his life by stabbing her repeatedly with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood.
* ForeShadowing: Sara's house is filled with Ancient Greek decorations, hinting at the fact that she lives with a siren. Barry compliments on the décor, but does not notice anything suspicious about it.

* IGaveMyWord: Miranda tells Barry that if he does what he tells her to, she may consider letting him live. As the now siren Sara begins to devour him, Miranda sticks by her promise and stabs her former friend to death.
* IgnoredExpert: Barry tells the women that he's simply a gynecologist, not the kind of doctor who can swap vocal chords, but the women completely ignore his pleas. Despite this, he does manage to complete the operation perfectly.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Miranda's reason for luring Barry into Sara's house and having him perform the operation, since she never wanted to be a siren in the first place.

* LoserProtagonist: Barry, who is described by the women as "a pathetic, desperate divorcee who hasn't been laid in years." It's even the primary reason why they seek him out in the first place, because they view him as too pathetic to try and fight them, and that no one will miss him if they kill him. On top of that, they don't even care that he isn't the right doctor to perform their surgery, simply focusing on how pathetic he is instead of his actual credentials.
* NeverSuicide: Miranda forces Barry to operate on her and Sara by hypnotizing him into plunging a dagger into his brain, after which Sara would forge a suicide note, tracing his signature off the receipt for his coffee.
* OurSirensAreDifferent: Miranda's "bird-like" form resembles a harpy more than a traditional siren. In addition, the source of a siren's power is apparently their vocal chords. If the vocal chords are removed, the siren becomes mortal, but any mortal woman who is given the vocal chords becomes a siren themselves. In addition, the only way to kill a siren is to stab them with a dagger dipped in a former victim's blood, and when a siren dies, their skin shatters off of them like porcelain.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Miranda is mentioned to have existed since the days of Ancient Greece and doesn't know her exact age, having "stopped counting after 500 years". Of course, Barry doesn't mind.

** ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' is one of the books Sara is carrying in the bookstore, also hinting at the eventual reveal of the plot.
** Barry may be named after Barry Botswick, who is known for playing Brad "the Hero/Asshole" Majors in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', which similarly dealt with the art of seduction.
* SirensAreMermaids: Barry invokes this trope when he hears that Miranda is a siren, believing that she's a mermaid. Miranda and Sara have to "womansplain" to him that she's not that kind of siren.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Being divorced for a long while has taken a toll on Barry, since he inserts awkward facts about his former love life during his attempt at small talk with Sara.
* TheSociopath: Sara is revealed to be more bloodthirsty than Miranda is. Whereas Miranda only threatens Barry because she wants to be mortal, Sara wants to be a siren so she can make love to and devour any man she wants after repeatedly being ghosted and told that she's slightly overweight.
* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Miranda becomes mortal like she always wanted, Barry gets to survive the nightmarish ordeal he finds himself in, and the two of them manage to begin a relationship, heading off a vegan restaurant for their first date.
* TooDumbToLive: Barry isn't an idiot, but he does miss the obvious red flags about his situation when he first steps into it. Later, when Sara warns him not to make Miranda angry, the ''first thing'' he does is attack her with a scalpel and anger Miranda.