History Recap / TalesFromTheCryptS2E12FittingPunishment

* ScaryBlackMan: Bobby, after he comes back to life and kills Ezra.

* NeverMyFault: Ezra berates Bobby for being crippled. Bobby himself points out that he'd have never ended up that way if Ezra hadn't beat him in the first place.

* IronicEcho: "Like it says in the bible, Uncle Ezra..."
** PreMortemOneLiner: "Blood... is thicker than water."

* NoBigDeal: After firing his assistant, Ezra is suddenly disturbed by mysterious happenings going on in the funeral home at night. A knock at the door, dripping water in the basement sink, lights turning on by itself, he thinks its his former assistant messing with him, but he really gets spooked when he hears Bobby's basketball bouncing around upstairs (Where Bobby slept), before bouncing down from the up the stairs towards him. Unfortunately for Ezra...the worst is only yet to come...
* NothingIsScarier: [[spoiler: We cut to black the ''second'' Bobby swings the crowbar.]]

* RevenantZombie: [[spoiler: Bobby comes back as this, and the only thing he has on his mind is vengeance towards his cruel and murderous uncle.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: What Bobby came back for, and he clearly gets it.]]

* ThisCannotBe: Ezra, as [[spoiler: the undead Bobby]] closes in with a crowbar.

* HidingBehindReligion: Uncle Ezra's piety and Godliness in front of others is demonstrably insincere. Bobby notices how most of his "biblical" quotes don't even come from TheBible.

* NothingIsScarier: We cut to black the ''second'' Bobby swings the crowbar.

* RevenantZombie: Bobby comes back as this, and the only thing he has on his mind is vengeance towards his cruel and murderous uncle.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: What Bobby came back for, and he clearly gets it.

* ThisCannotBe: Ezra, as the undead Bobby closes in with a crowbar.

* VillainProtagonist: Ezra Thornberry.

* VillainProtagonist: Ezra.

Ezra demeans and verbally abuses Bobby, makes him sleep on a body gurney in an unlit closet, and starts to teach him about the funeral business. Bobby's mistake in ordering a casket leads a potential customer to take his business elsewhere, and a furious Ezra retaliates by beating Bobby with a crowbar. The assault leaves Bobby paralyzed from the waist down, and Ezra finds himself saddled with escalating medical bills.

Ezra tries to get up but finds his legs paralyzed. He is shocked to see Bobby's severed feet walking down the stairs on their own, followed by the reanimated corpse with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy, but Bobby uses his own Bible-quoting/misquoting habit against him, saying "Blood is thicker than water" before bringing the crowbar down on him.

Ezra tries to get up but finds his legs paralyzed. He is shocked to see Bobby's severed feet walking down the stairs on their own, followed by the reanimated corpse with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy, but Bobby uses his own Bible-quoting habit against him, saying "Blood is thicker than water" before bringing the crowbar down on him.

* DueToTheDead: After killing Bobby, Ezra orders the cheapest casket he can find and, when Bobby doesn't fit, he just cuts off his feet.
** This also applies to the other corpses he had to take care of. Embalming fluid? Nah, water's just as good. Getting a decent casket? Nah, cheaper is better. Keeping the corpse in tact? Well, that's all well and good but- [[DistractedByTheShiny is that a gold tooth?]] MINE.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Ezra Thornberry is friendly and cheery to all of his customers, but few have seen his shady dealings behind the scenes, and don't know how sinister he really is.

* StaircaseTumble: What winds up crippling Ezra during the climax, thanks to Bobby's severed feet.
* VillainProtagonist: Ezra Thornberry.

After the tragic death of his parents in a car accident, Bobby has been sent to live with his only next of living kin, his uncle Ezra. Ezra is a despicable old man who shadily runs the town's mortuary/funeral home and cuts corners in the process, by stealing gold teeth from the dead who come through his business, filling bodies full of water instead of embalming fluid and ordering cheap caskets from Taiwan, which also happen to be feet shorter than caskets made in the U.S.

Bobby begins to live under the cruel thumb of Ezra, who demeans him and verbally abuses him while also making him sleep on a body gurney and letting him in on the shady practices of his business. Until one day, Bobby accidentally messes up an order on a casket, causing a potential customer to take his business elsewhere. Angry that his nephew has cost him money, Ezra gives Bobby the proper punishment in his view: beating him with a crowbar.

Unfortunately for Ezra, the beating left Bobby without the use of his legs. At the thought of having to take care of a paralyzed Bobby and his escalating medical bills, Ezra soon thinks of a way to rid himself of the problem permanently...

While cleaning up the morgue in the basement, Bobby is struggling to hobble up the stairwell with his crutches until he gets to the top and meets Ezra, who has Bobby's prized basketball in his hands, and proceeds to throw the ball at Bobby, causing him to plummet down the stairs and killing him. Ezra thinks his problems are solved, but there's one thing: the cheap casket Bobby ordered is ready to use but unfortunately Bobby is too tall to fit so Ezra is forced to cut off Bobby's feet with a circular power saw.

Now alone due to his hen-pecked assistant putting the pieces together that Bobby's death wasn't a freak accident, Ezra is sleeping away in his office until he hears a strange knock on the door. Thinking that it's his assistant looking to gain his job back, he laughs it off until he glances at the stairwell, seeing a basketball coming down. Ezra goes to pick up the ball until a foot kicks him from behind, causing him to careen down the stairwell into the basement morgue.

Ezra attempts to get up only to realize that he lost the use of his legs then glances at the stairs for a shocking sight: the disembodied feet of Bobby marching down the steps, followed by a re-animated Bobby, with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy to the very end to no avail as Bobby gives him a thoughtful phrase: "Like it says in the bible, Uncle Ezra. Blood... is thicker than water." Ezra begs even more until Bobby brings down the crowbar to end him.

* RevenantZombie: Bobby comes back as this, and the only thing he has on his mind is vengeance towards his cruel uncle.

* EvilUncle: Uncle Ezra. To a tee.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Uncle Ezra is friendly and cheery to all of his customers, but few have seen his shady dealings behind the scenes, and don't know how sinister he really is.

* HateSink: Uncle Ezra is a miserly, cheap, bitter, abusive, and cruel {{Hypocrite}}. You're really not supposed to like him, and cheer for his death.

* VillainProtagonist: Uncle Ezra.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Uncle Ezra thanks to his [[FauxAffablyEvil great facade]], still manages to run a rather successful funeral home business.

* GenreSavvy: Ezra's assistant is certain of what really happened to Bobby; he just can't prove it.

* TheyJustDidntCare: {{In-universe}}. After killing Bobby, Ezra orders the cheapest casket he can find and, when Bobby doesn't fit, he just cuts off his feet.
** This also applies to the other corpses he had to take care of. Embalming fluid? Nah, water's just as good. Getting a decent casket? Nah, cheaper is better. Keeping the corpse in tact? Well, that's all well and good but- [[DistractedByTheShiny is that a gold tooth?]] MINE.

* RaceLift: It has more or less the exact same story as the ECComics tale of the same name, except everybody's black.

* HidingBehindReligion: Uncle Ezra's piety and Godliness in front of others is demonstrably insincere. Bobby is even able to identify one of his biblical quotes as not coming from TheBible.

* FearsomeFoot: An interesting variation since the feet in question were ''severed'' prior...

** This also applies to the other corpses he had to take care of. Embalming fluid? Nah, water's just as good. Getting a decent casket? Nah, cheaper is better. Keeping the corpse in tact? Well, that's all well and good but- [[DistractedByTheShiny is that a gold tooth?]] MINE.

Ezra attempts to get up only to realize that he lost the use of his legs then glances at the stairs for a shocking sight: the decapitated feet of Bobby marching down the steps followed by a re-animated Bobby, with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy to the very end to no avail as Bobby gives him a thoughtful phrase: "Like it says in the bible, Uncle Ezra. Blood... is thicker than water." Ezra begs even more until Bobby brings down the crowbar to end him.

Ezra attempts to get up only to realize that he lost the use of his legs then glances at the stairs for a shocking sight: the decapitated feet of Bobby marching down the steps followed by a re-animated Bobby, with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy to the very end to no avail as Bobby gives him a thoughtful phrase: "Like it says in the bible Uncle Ezra, Blood. is thicker than water." Ezra begs even more until Bobby brings down the crowbar to end him.

* IronicEcho: "Like it says in the bible Uncle Ezra..."

Ezra attempts to get up only to realize that he lost the use of his legs then glances at the stairs for a shocking sight: the decapitated feet of Bobby marching down the steps followed by a re-animated Bobby, with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy to the very end to no avail as Bobby gives him a thoughtful phrase: "Like it says in the bible Uncle Ezra, Blood. is thicker than water." Ezra begs even more until Bobby brings down the crowbar to end him.

Bobby begins to live under the cruel thumb of Ezra, demeaning him and verbally abusing him while also making him sleep on a body gurney and lets him in the shady practices of his business. Until one day, Bobby accidentally messes up an order on a casket, causing a potential customer to take his business elsewhere. Angry that his nephew has cost him money, Ezra gives Bobby the proper punishment in his view: By beating him with a crowbar.

Unfortunately for Ezra, the beating left Bobby without the use of his legs, the thoughts of having to take care of a paralyzed Bobby and his escalating medical bills, Ezra soon thinks of a way to rid himself of the problem permanently...

While cleaning up the morgue in the basement, Bobby is struggling to hobble up the stairwell with his crutches until he gets to the top and meets Ezra, who has Bobby's prized basketball in his hands, and proceeds to throw the ball at Bobby, causing him to plummet down the stairs, killing him. Ezra thinks his problems are solved, only problem for him: the cheap casket Bobby ordered is ready to use but unfortunately Bobby is too tall to fit so Ezra is forced to cut off Bobby's feet with a circular power saw.

Ezra attempts to get up only to realize that he lost the use of his legs then glaces at the stairs for a shocking sight: the decapitated feet of Bobby marching down the steps followed by a re-animated Bobby, with crowbar in hand. Ezra begs for mercy to the very end to no avail as Bobby gives him a thoughtful phrase: "Like it says in the bible Uncle Ezra, Blood. is thicker than water." Ezra begs even more until Bobby brings down the crowbar to end him.