Only Sin Deep story
Sylvia Vane, a young, narcissistic prostitute, "sells" her beauty to a voodoo- dabbling pawnbroker so that she can use the money to snag a rich bachelor, but she soon regrets it when her face begins to unexpectedly age at an accelerated rate. Directed by: Howard Deutch. Story by: Fred Dekker.
15 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| female vanity | choice | When Sylvia Vane (note the play on "vain") obtained $10,000 from selling her beauty, the first thing she did was to splurge on outfits. When Sylvia understood that her looks were fading rapidly, she became murderously desperate to regain them. |
| the desire to be beautiful | choice | When Sylvia Vane (note the play on "vain") understood that her looks were fading rapidly, she became murderously desperate to regain them. |
| greed for riches | major | The street prostitute Sylvia targeted a certain wealthy bachelor to make her own, and got him for a time. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Sylvia committed various sins out of vanity, and lost her beauty as a consequence (i.e., a vain person was punished by becoming ugly). |
| murder of a lover | major | Sylvia shot her super rich boyfriend dead in a violent rage. |
| prostitution | major | Sylvia was a cheap street prostitute who dreamed of becoming a rich man's lover, then went for it. |
| rapid aging effect | major | The process by which Sylvia lost her beauty was portrayed as the rapid onset of the ravages of advanced age. |
| coping with memories of a lost love | minor | The pawnbroker had the body of his late wife stashed away, and obsessed over it. |
| law enforcement | minor | The pawnbroker was on friendly terms with a beat cop. |
| living corpse | minor | The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. |