Writer:	Scott Nimerfro
Director:	Russell Mulcahy
Star:	John Kassir (voice of The Crypt Keeper)
Guest Star:	Bill Paxton (Billy DeLuca),  Michael Lerner (Mr. Byrd),  Lainie Kazan (Miss Graffunder),  Raushan Hammond (Danny),  Pat Asanti (Cooter),  Brad Dourif (Virgil DeLuca)

Cast/Director Connection: Michael Lerner and director Russell Mulcahy also worked together in Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998) with Tales from the Crypt alumni, Lysette Anthony ("Forever Ambergris") and Jon Polito ("Deadline"). (edit) Cast Connection Michael Lerner and Lainie Kazan also appear together in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007). However, their scenes were deleted but can still be viewed on the DVD and HD-DVD releases. Also in the film are Tales From The Crypt alumni, Dan Akroyd ("Yellow"), Steve Buscemi ("Forever Ambergris"), and Blake Clark ("Whirlpool"). (edit) Raushan Hammond received a 1994 Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Youth Actor Guest Starring in a Television Show" for his role as Danny in this episode. (edit) Russell Mulcahy also directed the episodes, "Horror In The Night", "Let The Punishment Fit The Crime" and "Split Second". (edit) EC Comic Connection: Story adapted from Vault Of Horror #27, Oct-Nov 1952. Story by William M. Gaines and Al Feldstein with art by Jack Davis.
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[Opening wraparound segment with the Crypt Keeper as a football player.]
The Crypt Keeper: Chop them to the left! Chop them to the right! Chop them every chance you get! Fright, fright, fright! Alright, creeps, it's fourth and ghoul. They're probably expecting us to run a ghost pattern, so let's do a scream pass instead. [laughs] Of course, I could pull out a few other surprises from my playbook, like tonight's tale. It's about a couple of brothers who are planning a little high-scaring of their own, in a nasty bit of offence I call, "People Who Live in Brass Hearses".

[Closing wraparound segment with the Crypt Keeper as a football player.]
The Crypt Keeper: Shame about Billy and Virgil, but you know what they say, kiddies: two deads are better than one. [laughs] And as for Byrd, he stayed in the ice scream business, and did very well. Everyone loves Ben and Scary's! [laughs] Well, I gotta get back to my practice. Next week we're playing the Washington Dreadskins. Forty-five! Twenty-two! Thirty-three! Hut! Hut! Hut! [pulls off a hand from a teammate] ...You idiot! I didn't call for a handoff! [laughs] (edit) [Spoiler warning]
[After Virgil shoots Byrd in the head]
Billy: You f**kin' idiot.
Virgil: Well, he wouldn't tell us where the money was, would he? [laughs].
Billy: Is he gonna tell us now? Huh? Is he? Is he? You f**kin' retard! (edit) Billy: Hands where we can see 'em Byrd! We want it all, and we don't mean 31 flavors! (edit)

Bill Paxton plays the older brother of Brad Dourif, but in real life, he is acutally five years younger than Brad. (edit) Product Placements

In this episode, the following products and their logos can be seen:

Life Cereal: The famous American Quaker Oats Company cereal known for their 1970's "Mikey" commercials, can be seen when Billy is ransacking Mr. Byrd's house in search of money, and finds a box in the cupboard. (edit) The name of Mr. Byrd's puppet is Little Willy. This is notable since the main character's name is Billy and both names are derivitives of William, which is what Byrd calls Billy. (edit) Brad Dourif receives the "with" credit, and Michael Lerner receives the "and" credit. (edit) Music: Composed by Brad Fiedel. (edit)

Hawaiian Punch

A popular brand of fruit juice drinks owned by Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc. Starting with the Fruit Juicy Red original flavor, it's grown to have other flavors including orange, melon, and berry. The drink is also known for its mascot Punchy. Starting in 2008, a new sugar-free version called Light Hawaiian Punch debuted.

In this episode, Billy remarks that someone drank all the Hawaiian Punch. Although it was most likely Virgil, he replies that he doesn't know who did. (edit)
Jesse James

A famous outlaw from the 1800's. Although he was a real person in the old west, he has become somewhat of a fictional pop culture icon in music, film and books with most having no regard for historical accuracy.

In this episode, Brad Dourif's character Virgil is seen reading a fictional comic book, "Jesse James VS. Predator". This is likely inspired by the Predator's many crossovers with many unlikey characters in comic books. (edit)
Predator

A 1987 Action-Adventure, Sci-Fi feature film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger which spawned one direct sequel, Predator 2 (1990), and two spin-off films, AVP: Alien VS. Predator (2004) and Aliens VS. Predator: Requiem (2007). All of which featured different casts and settings with alien beings that hunt different types of species for sport. The Predator films became the basis for a a huge comic book franchise from Dark Horse Comics and has been used in many "VS." crossovers with the "Alien" franchise and also against many unlikely antagonists such as "Batman", "Tarzan" and "Judge Dredd".

In this episode, Brad Dourif's character Virgil is seen reading a fictional comic book, "Jesse James VS. Predator". This is likely inspired by the Predator's many crossovers with many unlikey characters in the comics. (edit)