Tales From The Crypt was a popular show on HBO back in the 1990s and has retained an enormous cult following. This is the first show that I have watched and it really grabbed me. What a fine bunch of people were involved in the making of this show from the acclaimed actress Blythe Danner to "Rocky" composer Bill Conti and the piece de resistance is that this episode is directed by the legendary John Frankenheimer (the guy who made The Manchurian Candidate, Frankenheimer began his career as a live tv director in the 1950s). Danner is Margaret a mousy timid librarian who is having a terrible night at work. She has to deal with obnoxious customers (including English rock star Adam Ant who is a wonderful ham as a weird customer who loves talking about serial killers). She also has to put up with a drunken library guard (played by Clarence Williams III) and a newspaper headline telling about a serial killer on the loose. Frankenheimer is the master of suspense and keeps us guessing until the end who the killer is and SUPRISE its Margaret herself. It just goes to show you that those quiet ones are the ones you have to watch out for.
Review of Maniac at Large
