1. Loved to Death — Episode — Tales from the Crypt

1. Loved to Death

A nebbish writer falls in lust with his beautiful neighbor, but she won't give him the time of day. The writer's landlord gives him a love potioin to make the woman fall madly in love with him. Emphasis on the "madly" part.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Aspiring screenwriter Edward Foster ( Andrew McCarthy ) has a crush on his neighbor, aspiring actress Miranda Singer ( Mariel Hemingway ). After failing to get Miranda to notice him, Edward finally gains her affection with a potion given to him by his woman-hating landlord ( David Hemmings ). Eventually, Edward begins to regret his choice after Miranda's newfound obsession with him becomes too much for him to handle. Also starring Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Parker.

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