History TearJerker / Creepshow

* "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" is a ''significantly'' darker episode compared to the rest of the series. There's no comedy, no {{Bathos}}, protagonist Rose has recites her dialogue listlessly and on the verge of tears, Leigh and her daughter are growing apart, and not to mention Chet and his abuse. Thankfully, there's a happy ending.
* "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead"; Despite spending almost the entire story complaining about her, Blake's last line is [[IWantMyMommy screaming for her mother]] while being dragged to her doom.

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-->'''Jordy:''' "Please, God, let my luck be in! Just this once. Please, God, just this-" ''(BLAM!)''

-->'''Aunt Bedelia:''' ''(quietly)'' Happy Father's Day. ''(sits down)'' I didn't know l had it in me! I'm your daughter, right? You bootlegger! Killer! Murderer! UngratefulBastard. You shouldn't have killed Yarbro! He was a man, a ''real'' man! Everything I wanted, he wanted for me! You stupid bastard! [[BigScrewedUpFamily You screwed it all up. You screwed up my mother, you screwed me up.]] You got me so mad, you drove me crazy. "I want my cake, Bedelia, you bitch!" ''(near sobbing)'' You called me a bitch! ''(calm)'' Sylvia fixed it all. Ashtray back in place. Chair overturned. A fall, Daddy, a bad fall. Nobody could catch us! Nobody! You taught me, you taught Sylvia! [[ALessonLearnedTooWell You taught us all]]!

* Though Harry and Becky clearly deserve ''some'' kind of punishment (to those that sympathize with Richard), it's hard not to cry over the terrible thing they go through. Buried up to your necks in sand, watching each other suffer and die a slow and painful death from the tide, struggling to stay alive in the process....
** Thankfully (?) for them, DeathIsNotPermanent.

* Lenora Castonmeyer's tearful breakdown over the phone. Made ''much'' worse by how Upson shamelessly mocks her grief -- and even [[LiteralMetaphor plays a violin for her]].

!!Series
* In "Gray Matter", Timmy's entire situation. A few years prior, his mother passed away in an accident. His father, Richie, [[TheAlcoholic tried to drown his sorrows]], which resulted in him losing his job. Then, after one contaminated beer, Richie slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.
-->'''Timmy:''' He promised me he was gonna quit [drinking]. He's my Daddy. I love him.
* You ''will'' feel sorry for the poor ghost-menaced Smithsmiths: never mind that they're only dolls.
* "All Hallow's Eve", as Pete and Jill are obviously at the cusp of their first relationship. Which will never progress because their lives were ended.
** Also, Pete [[GutPunch bidding his little brother goodbye,]] as their mission of revenge is over and they are moving on.

* "Twitterings from the Circus of the Dead"; Despite spending almost the entire story complaining about her, Blake's last line is [[IWantMyMommy screaming for her mother]] while being dragged to her doom.

* "Time Out"; While some may have seen it coming a mile away, it's still sad to see Tim banging on the doors while inside of the armoire as he ages into dust with his son on the outside trying to catch on. It's largely because unlike many horror victims, the audience grows to sympathize with Tim. Apart from his ambitious legal career, he seems to be a good guy who loves his wife and son. It only took one hole in the pocket of his sweater to ruin it all. And worse yet, his son walks straight into the armoire once his dad crumbles away, dropping the key outside and thus readying him for the same fate that befell his father.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. A few years prior, his mother passed away in an accident. His father, Richie, [[TheAlcoholic tried to drown his sorrows]], which resulted in him losing his job. Then, after one contaminated beer, Richie slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.
-->'''Timmy:''' He promised me he was gonna quit [drinking]. He’s my Daddy. I love him.

* "All Hallow's Eve," as Pete and Jill are obviously at the cusp of their first relationship. Which will never progress because their lives were ended.

* “Twitterings from the Circus of the Dead”; Despite spending almost the entire story complaining about her, Blake's last line is [[IWantMyMommy screaming for her mother]] while being dragged to her doom.
* “Time Out”; While some may have seen it coming a mile away, it’s still sad to see Tim banging on the doors while inside of the armoire as he ages into dust with his son on the outside trying to catch on. It’s largely because unlike many horror victims, the audience grows to sympathize with Tim. Apart from his ambitious legal career, he seems to be a good guy who loves his wife and son. It only took one hole in the pocket of his sweater to ruin it all. And worse yet, his son walks straight into the armoire once his dad crumbles away, dropping the key outside and thus readying him for the same fate that befell his father.

* “Twitterings from the Circus of the Dead”; Despite spending almost the entire story complaining about her, Blake's last line is [[IWantMyMommy screaming for her mother]] while being dragged to her doom.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. A few years prior, his mother passed away in an accident, which resulted in this father, Richie, [[TheAlcoholic trying to drown his sorrows]]. Then, after one contaminated beer, Richie slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. His mother died a few years prior, which lead to his father, Richie, [[TheAlcoholic trying to drown his sorrows]]. Then, after one contaminated beer, Richie slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. His mother died a few years prior, which lead to his father [[TheAlcoholic trying to drown his sorrows]]. Then, after one contaminated beer, his father slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. His mother dies in a car accident, which leads to his father becoming TheAlcoholic. Then, after one contaminated beer, his father slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.

* In "Gray Matter", Timmy’s entire situation. His mother dies a year prior, which leads to his father becoming TheAlcoholic. Then, after one contaminated beer, his father slowly mutates into a BlobMonster that develops a taste for flesh, leading to Timmy having to feed him not only the neighborhood pets, but the twin girls who were shown to have gone missing. His new monstrous body then self-duplicates at a rate that could bring about the end of the world in six days. And despite how much his dad changes, and how afraid he is, Timmy refused to give up on him to the very end.

* Lenora Castonmeyer's tearful breakdown over the phone. Made ''much'' worse by how Upson shamelessly mocks her grief.

* "All Hallow's Eve," as Pete and Jill are obviously at the cusp of their first relationship. [[spoiler:Which will never progress because their lives were ended.]]
** Also, Pete [[spoiler:bidding his little brother goodbye, as their mission of revenge is over and they are moving on.]]

* Despite spending almost the entire story complaining about her, Blake's last line is [[IWantMyMommy screaming for her mother]] while being dragged to her doom.

-->'''Aunt Bedelia:''' ''(quietly)'' Happy Father's Day. ''(sits down)'' I didn't know l had it in me! I'm your daughter, right? You bootlegger! Killer! Murderer! UngratefulBastard. You shouldn't have killed Yarbro! He was a man, a ''real'' man! Everything I wanted, he wanted for me! You stupid bastard! [[BigScrewedUpFamily You screwed it all up. You screwed up my mother, you screwed me up.]] You got me so mad, you drove me crazy. "I want my cake, Bedelia, you bitch!" ''(near sobbing)'' You called me a bitch! ''(calm)'' Sylvia fixed it all. Ashtray back in place. Chair overturned. A fall, Daddy, a bad fall. Nobody could catch us! Nobody! You taught me, you taught Sylvia! You taught us all!

** Also, Pete [[spoiler:bidding his little brother goodbye, as their mission of revenge is over and they are moving on.]]

* You ''will'' feel sorry for the poor ghost-menaced Smithsmiths: never mind that they're only dolls.

* You ''will'' feel sorry for the poor ghost-menaced Smithsmiths, even though they're only dolls.

!!Series

* Lenora Castonmeyer's tearful breakdown over the phone. Made ''much'' worse by how Upson shamelessly mocks her grief.

* Aunt Bedelia's touching diatribe at her father's grave and anguishing over the death of her lover.

-->'''Jordy:''' Please... God.... let my luck be ''good'' just this once.... just... this... once... ''(BLAM!)''

* Jordy's last lines when being DrivenToSuicide.

** Not to mention the music forces the sympathy of them down our throats.

* Though Harry and Becky clearly deserve it (to those that sympathize with Richard), it's hard not to cry over the terrible thing they go through. Buried up to your necks in sand, watching each other suffer and die a slow and painful death from the tide, struggling to stay alive in the process....

** Thankfully (?) for them, DeathIsNotPermanent.

* Though Harry and Becky clearly deserve it (to those that sympathize with Richard), it's hard not to cry over the terrible thing they go through. Buried up to your necks in sand, watching each other suffer and die a slow and painful death from the tide, struggling to stay alive in the process....