Only Skin Deep story
Recently coming off of a bad relationship, Carl Schlag, an accountant with a history of violent and abusive behavior, tries and fails to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend at a Halloween party. After striking out with her, Carl meets Molly, a mysterious, masked woman dressed as a body bag, at the party. Carl ends up returning with Molly to her home for a romantic encounter. The next morning, however, Carl discovers that Molly is more unhinged than he is. Directed by: William Malone. Story by: Dick Beebe.
12 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with being disfigured | choice | In a surprise twist it was revealed that Molly was not wearing a mask at all but had, in fact, been born with the bloodless, noseless, face of a ghoul out of some horror story. Her disfigurement was, more or less directly, the motive for the murder that was the centerpiece of the story: She desired healthy people's faces as trophies. |
| anger management issues | major | The story explores Carl's struggles with controlling his anger. He had a history of abusing his romantic partners. In another scene, Molly rallied Carl to channel his pent up rage into her as they made whoopee on the floor. |
| coping with a problematic person | major | Carl's ex and Molly respectively struggled to rid themselves of Carl who remained overly enamored and became somewhat violent when they, at different times, had made clear that the relationship was over. Linda mentioned she might have to seek a restraining order. |
| one night stand | major | Carl got more than he bargained for when, after their agreed one night lovefest, he proclaimed his passionate devotion to Molly. |
| serial murder | major | In a surprise twist it was revealed that Molly liked to kill men and preserve their faces in a display cabinet. Presumably she generally did so after seducing and making wild whoopee with them, like she did with Carl who became her most recent victim. |
| domestic violence | minor | Linda confronted her ex-lover, Carl, over the physically abuse he subjected her to when they were a couple. |
| friendship | minor | Carl and Bob had been buddies as Bob was able to beseech Carl, albeit with limited success, to behave himself at the party. |
| humans interacting | minor | Carl and Molly met at a Halloween costume party. |
| living corpse | minor | The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. |
| old flames | minor | Carl and Linda were ex-lovers, now antagonistic, who argued about their relationship. |