8. Easel Kill Ya — Episode — Tales from the Crypt

8. Easel Kill Ya

Painter Jack Craig gains himself a wealthy patron when he sells a morbid painting. He soon finds that in order to please his patron, he must continue to paint pictures of death - and this leads him down a murderous path.

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Complete story — includes the ending

Jack Craig ( Tim Roth ), an artist and recovering alcoholic with a temper who cannot seem to sell any of his work, ends up accidentally killing a neighbor. Finding inspiration, Jack photographs the corpse, paints the scene, and sells the painting to Malcolm Mayflower ( William Atherton ), a collector of morbid artwork who promises to pay him large sums of money for similar paintings, which leads Jack down a dark and dangerous path.

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