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== During the events of [[The Vault of Horror (1973)]] played by [[Michael Craig]] == | == During the events of [[The Vault of Horror (1973)]] played by [[Michael Craig]] == | ||
[[ | [[Rogers (The Vault of Horror)|Rogers]] gets into an elevator and presses the button to go down to the ground floor. The door opens and Maitland gets inside of the elevator and it continues downward. This continues as [[Sebastian]], [[Critchit]] and [[Moore]] get on the elevator. They become startled when it stops at the subbasement level and the door opens into a room with five chairs surrounding a table with bottles of liquor and glasses. They decide to sit at the table and Maitland tells them about a dream he had. | ||
He starts the story off about waking up in a freshly dug grave. He then goes back to things from the past. He is relating a plan to [[Alex (The Vault of Horror)|Alex]] in which Maitland will take a drug to fool doctors into thinking he is dead so they can collect Maitland's insurance money and split it. After Alex leaves, Maitland reveals he plans on killing Alex once the insurance money is received. Maitland injects himself with the drug and then hides it in his room after grabbing a matchbook and sitting down to read a book entitled Tales from the Crypt. Maitland, now conscious lies in the coffin as he quickly runs out of oxygen. The [[Gravedigger]] finishes digging and as he opens the coffin door, Maitland jumps up and screams Alex causing [[Tom (The Vault of Horror)|Tom]] and [[Jerry (The Vault of Horror)|Jerry]] to run away. Maitland is killed when the Gravedigger hits him in the forehead with a shovel. | He starts the story off about waking up in a freshly dug grave. He then goes back to things from the past. He is relating a plan to [[Alex (The Vault of Horror)|Alex]] in which Maitland will take a drug to fool doctors into thinking he is dead so they can collect Maitland's insurance money and split it. After Alex leaves, Maitland reveals he plans on killing Alex once the insurance money is received. Maitland injects himself with the drug and then hides it in his room after grabbing a matchbook and sitting down to read a book entitled Tales from the Crypt. Maitland, now conscious lies in the coffin as he quickly runs out of oxygen. The [[Gravedigger]] finishes digging and as he opens the coffin door, Maitland jumps up and screams Alex causing [[Tom (The Vault of Horror)|Tom]] and [[Jerry (The Vault of Horror)|Jerry]] to run away. Maitland is killed when the Gravedigger hits him in the forehead with a shovel. | ||
After everyone has told their dream or nightmare, Sebastian wonders if their dreams are a warning of what may happen, but Critchit thinks it is nonsense. The elevator door opens, but instead of an elevator, it leads to a graveyard. The five men walk out into the graveyard and disappear one by one until Sebastian is the last one and he realizes that due to their evil deeds they will be forced to relay their stories for eternity. | After everyone has told their dream or nightmare, Sebastian wonders if their dreams are a warning of what may happen, but Critchit thinks it is nonsense. The elevator door opens, but instead of an elevator, it leads to a graveyard. The five men walk out into the graveyard and disappear one by one until Sebastian is the last one and he realizes that due to their evil deeds they will be forced to relay their stories for eternity. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 14 July 2020
Background
Maitland is a horror author in England.
During the events of The Vault of Horror (1973) played by Michael Craig
Rogers gets into an elevator and presses the button to go down to the ground floor. The door opens and Maitland gets inside of the elevator and it continues downward. This continues as Sebastian, Critchit and Moore get on the elevator. They become startled when it stops at the subbasement level and the door opens into a room with five chairs surrounding a table with bottles of liquor and glasses. They decide to sit at the table and Maitland tells them about a dream he had.
He starts the story off about waking up in a freshly dug grave. He then goes back to things from the past. He is relating a plan to Alex in which Maitland will take a drug to fool doctors into thinking he is dead so they can collect Maitland's insurance money and split it. After Alex leaves, Maitland reveals he plans on killing Alex once the insurance money is received. Maitland injects himself with the drug and then hides it in his room after grabbing a matchbook and sitting down to read a book entitled Tales from the Crypt. Maitland, now conscious lies in the coffin as he quickly runs out of oxygen. The Gravedigger finishes digging and as he opens the coffin door, Maitland jumps up and screams Alex causing Tom and Jerry to run away. Maitland is killed when the Gravedigger hits him in the forehead with a shovel.
After everyone has told their dream or nightmare, Sebastian wonders if their dreams are a warning of what may happen, but Critchit thinks it is nonsense. The elevator door opens, but instead of an elevator, it leads to a graveyard. The five men walk out into the graveyard and disappear one by one until Sebastian is the last one and he realizes that due to their evil deeds they will be forced to relay their stories for eternity.