EPISODE

11. Oil's Well That Ends Well

A duo of con artists try to take the jackpot when tricking a group of southern investors into thinking there's a large amount of oil under an isolated cemetery.

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Con artist Jerry ( Lou Diamond Phillips ) and his man-hating girlfriend Gina ( Priscilla Presley ) believe that no one can top them when it comes to extortion. The two begin planning their next caper by tricking a quartet of Southern investors into thinking that there is oil buried underneath a local cemetery. Before long, the growing costs for digging up the supposed oil begin causing everyone to begin double crossing and backstabbing everyone else, leading to an explosive conclusion. Also starring Noble Willingham, Alan Ruck and Rory Calhoun. Note: This episode also features a cameo by John Kassir in his only on-screen appearance of the entire series. The Cryptkeeper is also seen playing the official Tales from the Crypt pinball machine in the intro, and watches the episode itself on VHS during the outro.

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