History Recap / TalesFromTheCryptS2E6TheThingFromTheGrave

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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' (''reading a "Playdead" magazine; he notices the camera'') Oops! Looks like you caught the old Crypt Keeper checking out one of his ''ghoulie'' magazines. (''cackles'') Which gives you a little hint about tonight's ''dead-time'' story. It's all about the way some guys just ''die'' over a pretty girl. But don't worry, kiddies, if it starts to reek a little of rotten romance, I think the title of our nasty narrative makes no ''bones'' about where it's heart is really at. I call it: '''The Thing From the Grave.'''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mitch arrives to Stacy's photoshoot, she looks nervous and flips out over Devlin thinking he wants her, hinting of Mitch's violent temper.

[[caption-width-right:350:Love conquers all, even death.]]

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(reading a "Playdead" magazine; he notices the camera)'' Oops! Looks like you caught the old Crypt Keeper checking out one of his ''ghoulie'' magazines. ''(cackles)'' Which gives you a little hint about tonight's ''dead-time'' story. It's all about the way some guys just ''die'' over a pretty girl. But don't worry, kiddies, if it starts to reek a little of rotten romance, I think the title of our nasty narrative makes no ''bones'' about where it's heart is really at. I call it: '''The Thing From the Grave.'''

Swimsuit model Stacy (Creator/TeriHatcher) falls in love with photographer Devlin Cates ([[Film/ThePurgeElectionYear Kyle Secor]]) during her latest shoot. When her jealous and violently abusive manager/fiancée Mitch (Creator/MiguelFerrer) finds out, he threatens the photographer to stay away from his soon-to-be wife. Devlin offers Stacy a spare key to his apartment in the event that she needs a safe place to go, as well as a necklace belonging to the Mayan God of Truth as a present. Mitch soon finds out about the affair and kills Devlin, burying him in a shallow grave. But before Mitch can do the same to Stacy, the necklace Devlin gave her allows for her and Devlin's love to overcome death itself.

* AdaptationalExplanation: Devlin rises from the dead thanks to a magical necklace that binds him to keep his promise to protect Stacy. The comic implied that it was ThePowerOfLove by itself.
* AdaptationalNameChange: Stacy, Devlin and Mitch were originally Laura, James and Bill.
* ArtifactOfPower: Devlin gives Stacy a necklace worn by the Mayan God of Truth, and uses it to promise to always be there for her. The necklace helps him keep his promise by reanimating him into a zombie, who seeks out and kills Mitch.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: During the confrontation with Devlin, Mitch cites the commandment of not coveting thy neighbor's wife. When Devlin comes back with the commandment about not killing, Mitch simply says, "Fuck it" and shoots him point blank in the chest.

* AttemptedRape: When Stacy discovers the truth about what happened to Devlin, Mitch abducts her, restrains her in the cabin, and prepares to rape her before killing her. As she cries for help, Devlin rises from the grave and shambles over to the cabin to save her.
* BackFromTheDead: Devlin comes back as an undead corpse to save Stacy from Mitch, who was about to murder her over the affair she had with Devlin.
* BigDamnHeroes: A rare case in this show when the monster functions as this: Devlin shows up to save the helpless Stacy from Mitch as a wrathful, rotting corpse.
* BigNo: Mitch, as he's being buried by the zombified Devlin.
* BittersweetEnding: Stacy loses Devlin, but he does come back from the dead to save her from being murdered by Mitch.
* {{Bookends}}: Devlin is buried in a makeshift grave by Mitch. The ending has Devlin crawl back inside said grave, taking a screaming Mitch with him.

* BuriedAlive: The zombified Devlin kills Mitch by burying the two of them in the former's grave.
* CannotSpitItOut: Stacy admits that the reason she's been staying with Mitch is because she owed him money, but after her debt has been paid, she refuses to tell him that she's breaking up with him because she's scared of what he'll do.
* ColdOpen: Devlin drives fast through the night over suspenseful music and arrives at a cabin, where Mitch shoots him to death and buries him.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Mitch is very possessive and abusive toward Stacy. When she starts a relationship with Devlin and he finds out, he plans to kill them both.
* CreepyGood: You wouldn't expect a nightmarish zombie to be the hero, but Devlin only cares about rescuing Stacy and punishing Mitch
* {{Fingore}}: After realizing that he's fallen into an open grave, Mitch attempts to climb out to safety. The zombified Devlin brings down the shovel on his hand, cutting off four of Mitch's fingers, then uses his blood to write "She's Mine" on a nearby rock.
* ForeShadowing: When Mitch arrives to Stacy's photoshoot, she looks nervous and flips out over Devlin thinking he wants her, hinting of Mitch's violent temper.
* HateSink: Mitch Bruckner, Stacy's fiancé and manager. He's violently abusive, sees his girlfriend as a money-making tool, kills Devlin when she falls in love with him, then prepares to rape and kill her to cover his tracks.
* HowWeGotHere: After the episode opens with Devlin's death, the episode brings the audience to the day he and Stacy first met and fell in love.
* IgnoredEpiphany: While he's getting rid of Devlin, Mitch notes the Commandment about not coveting a neighbor's wife. Before being shot, Devlin points out there's also a commandment about not killing. Mitch appears to take a moment to consider this, before saying "Fuck it." and shooting him anyway.
* InMediasRes: The episode starts off with Devlin and Mitch's confrontation, before it flashes back to the day Devlin and Stacy met.
* IronicEcho: Mitch tells Devlin before buried him "She's mine!" and [[FauxAffablyEvil apologies for the lack of a tombstone]]. Devlin writes that same thing as an epitaph on a rock that serves as a tombstone for their grave.
* IronicName: Devlin, in spite of the name, is a genuinely good guy.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Mitch only cares about himself, claiming to "own" Stacy like a piece of property, and selling her out to make himself money.
* IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney: Given that she's a swimsuit model, Stacy is implied to have stayed with Devlin for as long as she did because she needed money, then subsequently ''owed'' him money.
* KarmicDeath: Mitch shoots Devlin and buries him in a shallow grave. When Devlin comes back from the dead, he drags Mitch with him into the same grave to bury him alive.
* LampshadeHanging: The Crypt Keeper talks about how this episode is a love story, but he's sure to note that the title should make it clear that the viewers should expect the same usual horror tropes.
* LingerieScene: Stacy gets one as she's tied to her bed.
* MsFanservice: Stacy, played by Creator/TeriHatcher, especially in her swimsuit and lingerie scenes.
* NiceGuy: Devlin offers Stacy a spare key to his apartment if she wants to get away from Mitch for a while, and also gives her the supernatural necklace that allows him to return from the grave to save her.
* NoSell: Mitch tries shooting the zombified Devlin and, upon seeing that it didn't work, runs for it.
* OffscreenTeleportation: As soon as Stacy finds Devlin's abandoned apartment and plays Mitch's message on his answering machine, Mitch himself appears behind her and abducts her.
* RevenantZombie: Devlin comes BackFromTheDead to keep his promise to protect Stacy, thanks to the supernatural necklace she gave her.
* RiseFromYourGrave: When Stacy screams for help as Mitch prepares to murder her, Devlin's hand bursts out of the shallow grave where Mitch buried him. A series of intercut shots then show Devlin hauling himself out of the ground and coming to rescue Stacy.
* TakingYouWithMe: The zombified Devlin kills Mitch by burying him the both of them in the grave the latter dug for the former.
* TemptingFate: Mitch brags to a tied-up Stacy that he murdered Devlin and he can't save her. The next shot is him rising from the grave after hearing Stacy scream for help.
* VillainousBreakdown: Mitch is reduced to panicking and pleading as the zombified Devlin chases him right into his open grave and proceeds to bury him alive.
* VillainsWantMercy: Mitch begs the zombified Devlin not to kill him.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(still flipping through his Playdead magazine)'' Awwwww. Wasn't that romantic? '''Blech!''' I would have called tonight's fear fable a "Boy meets ''Ghoul''" story, except the boy ''was'' the ghoul this time! Right, kiddies? Which leaves poor little Stacy fresh out of boyfriends. Oh well, I'm sure she'll ''dig one up'' somewhere! ''(cackles)''

Swimsuit model Stacy (Creator/TeriHatcher) falls in love with photographer Devlin Cates (Kyle Secor) during her latest shoot. When her jealous and violently abusive manager/fiancée Mitch (Creator/MiguelFerrer) finds out, he threatens the photographer to stay away from his soon-to-be wife. Devlin offers Stacy a spare key to his apartment in the event that she needs a safe place to go, as well as a necklace belonging to the Mayan God of Truth as a present. Mitch soon finds out about the affair and kills Devlin, burying him in a shallow grave. But before Mitch can do the same to Stacy, the necklace Devlin gave her allows for her and Devlin's love to overcome death itself.

Swimsuit model Stacy (Creator/TeriHatcher) falls in love with photographer Devlin Cates (Kyle Sector) during her latest shoot. When her jealous and violently abusive manager/fiancée Mitch finds out, he threatens the photographer to stay away from his soon-to-be wife. Devlin offers Stacy a spare key to his apartment in the event that she needs a safe place to go, as well as a necklace belonging to the Mayan God of Truth as a present. Mitch soon finds out about the affair and kills Devlin, burying him in a shallow grave. But before Mitch can do the same to Stacy, the necklace Devlin gave her allows for her and Devlin's love to overcome death itself.

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[[caption-width-right:150: Love conquers all, even death.]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thing_from_the_crypt.jpg]]

A supermodel, Stacy (Creator/TeriHatcher), falls in love with her photographer, Devlin Cates (Kyle Sector). When her jealous manager/fiancée Mitch finds out, he has plans to end the relationship for good.

* ArtifactOfPower: Devlin gives Stacy a necklace worn by the Mayan goddess of truth to always be there for her.

* AssholeVictim: Mitch.
* AttemptedRape: When Stacy stumbles onto the truth, Mitch abducts her, restrains her in the cabin, and prepares to rape her before killing her. As she cries for help, cue Devlin rising from the grave and shambling over to the cabin.

* BigNo: Mitch, as he's being buried.
* BittersweetEnding: Stacy may have lost Devlin, but he does come back from the dead to save her from being murdered by Mitch.
* BookEnds: Devlin is buried in a makeshift grave by Mitch. The ending has Devlin bury a screaming Mitch with him.
* BuriedAlive: A Zombified Devlin takes Mitch with him in the same grave together.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Mitch is possessive and abusive to Stacy. When she starts a relationship with Devlin and he finds out, he plans to kill them both.
* {{Fingore}}: After realizing he's fallen into an open grave, Mitch reaches to get to safety, but the zombified Devlin brings down the shovel on his hand. Mitch loses four fingers, causing him to scream while staring at the wound.
* ForeShadowing: When Mitch arrives to Stacy's photoshoot, she looks nervous and flips out over Devlin thinking he wants her.
* IgnoredEpiphany: When getting rid of Devlin, Mitch notes the commandment about not coveting a neighbor's wife. Before being shot, Devlin points out there's also a commandment about not killing. Mitch appears to take a moment to consider this before shooting him, anyway.
* IronicEcho: Mitch tells Devlin before buried him "She's mine!" and [[FauxAffablyEvil apologies for lack of tombstone]]. Devlin wrote that same line as epitaph on a rock that serves as tombstone before their grave.
* KarmicDeath: Mitch shot and buried Devlin in a grave. When Devlin comes back, he drags Mitch back into the grave to bury him alive.
* LampshadeHanging: The Crypt Keeper talks about how this episode is a love story, but he's sure to note that the title should make it clear that viewers should expect the same usual horror tropes.
* NoSell: Mitch tries shooting the zombified Devlin and, upon seeing that didn't work, runs for it.
* RevenantZombie: Devlin comes BackFromTheDead to keep his promise to protect Stacy.
* RiseFromYourGrave: When Stacy screams for help as Mitch prepares to murder her, Devlin's hand bursts up out of the shallow grave where Mitch buried. A series of intercut shots then show Devlin hauling himself out of his grave and coming to rescue Stacy.

* VillainousBreakdown: Mitch is reduced to panicking and pleading, as the zombified Devlin chases him right into an open grave and proceeds to bury him alive.
* VillainsWantMercy: Mitch begs zombified Devlin not to kill him.
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