The Landlady story
Billy Weaver finds accommodations in the house of a friendly landlady. The landlady keeps referring to two other tenants, but Weaver never sees them. One day Weaver drinks a cup of tea prepared by his landlady and becomes completely immobile. The landlady has a hobby of collecting and stuffing her "pets", which include the tenants that she likes. Directed by: Paul Henreid. Story by: Roald Dahl, Robert Bloch.
5 total · 2 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| serial murder | major | A dangerously insane landlady lured Billy Weaver into her house with the intention of taxiderming him, and one gathers he was at least her third victim. |
| what if I fell into the clutches of a homicidal maniac | major | A landlady had taxidermied two young men and plotted to do the same to fair Billy Weaver. |
| burglary | minor | The pub patrons were all agog about a recent burglary. |
| gluttony | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock proclaimed that he ate despite not being hungry, yet resented the implication that he could not stick to his diet. |
| how to crack a safe | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock cracked a refrigerator-safe. |