And All Through the House (10 Jun. 1989)

A greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer:

Fred Dekker (screenplay)

Stars:

John Kassir, Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake

Cast

Episode cast overview:
John Kassir	...	Crypt Keeper (voice)
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Wife
Larry Drake	...	Santa
Marshall Bell	...	Husband
Lindsey Whitney Barry	...	Carrie Ann

Storyline

On Christmas Eve, a mother controls the anxiety of her little daughter Carrie Ann for Santa Claus and puts her to bed. Then she comes to the living room and kills her husband, hitting his head with a fireplace poker, expecting to receive his life insurance and stay with her lover. While she is dumping his body on the yard, the dangerous patient of a mental institution dressed like Santa Claus attacks her but she succeeds to escape and lock the door. However, she is unable to call the police since the body of her husband is in the front yard. Out of the blue, Carrie calls her mother with an unexpected guest.

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Plot Keywords:

santa | killer santa claus | murder of husband | psychopath | christmas | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Tales From The Crypt Holdings

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is the first line from "A Visit from St. Nicholas" first published anonymously in 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore.

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Goofs

When the wife places the plastic bag over her dead husband's head, the movement of the bag reveals that the actor playing the husband inhales and exhales.

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Quotes

Crypt Keeper: [In the closing narration, after Carrie screamed at the evil Santa Claus who was holding an axe] Well, how was that for a scream boys and ghouls? Oh, don't worry about little Carrie. This particular Santa preferred older women... in pieces, that is.
[laughing]

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Connections

Version of Tales from the Crypt (1972)

User Reviews

Are You Naughty or Nice?

On Christmas Eve, a mother (Mary Ellen Trainor) controls the anxiety of her little daughter Carrie Ann (Lindsey Whitney Barry) for Santa Claus and puts her to bed. Then she comes to the living room and kills her husband (Marshall Bell), hitting his head with a fireplace poker, expecting to receive his life insurance and stay with her lover.

While she is dumping his body on the yard, the dangerous patient of a mental institution dressed like Santa Claus (Larry Drake) attacks her but she succeeds to escape and lock the door. However, she is unable to call the police since the body of her husband is in the front yard. Out of the blue, Carrie calls her mother with an unexpected guest.

"And All Through the House" is the second episode of Tales from the Crypt with a great black humor story. Larry Drake is magnificent in the role of a dangerous lunatic and the conclusion is very funny. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "And All Through the House"