This'll Kill Ya story
Diabetic scientific researcher George Gatlin discovers that he has been injected with H-Cell-24, a deadly experimental virus cell, in lieu of his insulin. As H-Cell-24 has no antidote, George learns that the virus will cause tumors to grow all over his body and kill him in a matter of hours. After hearing what he believes to be evidence that his lab partners, Sophie Wagner and Pack Brightman, have purposely injected him with the virus in a plot to kill him, George vows to use what little time he has left to get revenge on his colleagues. Directed by: Robert Longo. Story by: A. L. Katz.
9 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human enhancement technology | major | George and his partners were conducting research into an experimental virus-cell hybrid that somehow showed the potential to be a panacea. |
| love-hate relationship | major | George and Sophie were torn between affection and loathing. |
| murder | major | George killed his business partner Pack because he though Pack had "murdered" him by injecting him with a viral cell that would kill him within hours. |
| office romance | major | George and Sophie had a steamy and complicated sexual relationship going on despite working together. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | George killed his business partner Pack because he though Pack had "murdered" him by injecting him with a viral cell that would kill him within hours. |
| what if I had only one day to live | major | George showed his true colors after being tricked into thinking he was injected with an experimental virus-cell hybrid that would cause him to die horribly within hours. |
| carpentry occupation | minor | In his sketch, the Crypt Keeper revealed his talent for woodworking to his viewers. He proudly presented a bookshelf for his "die-brary", a stand for his "big scream TV", and a gallows for when he is "hanging out watching the noose". |
| human health condition | minor | George was a diabetic and required regular injections of insulin into his biceps. [diabetes] |
| living corpse | minor | The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. |