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"Seven people have been slain. Who will be next? A mousey librarian frets over reports of a serial killer."

-- DVD description of the episode


Plot[]

A librarian (Blythe Danner) becomes obsessed with a serial killer and believes that she is his next victim.

Also starring Salome Jens, Clarence Williams III, Adam Ant, and Obba Babatunde.

Opening Segment[]

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"City life got you down, kiddies? Looking for a home on derange? Well, look no further because I've got exactly what you want. It's a charming tomb with a view. Think of it as your own little house on the scary. You're not interested? What's the matter? Afraid you can't get a morgue-age? Oh well, that's exactly how the woman in tonight's tortured tale feels. She's upset because there's a killer loose in her neighborhood. In a putrid property I call Maniac at Large."

Closing Segment[]

Maniacclosing

"Well kiddies, I guess that's knife in the big city for you. Boy, do I feel sorry for Margaret. Looks like it's just one dead-end job after another. You'll be happy to know that I made a sale. The neghost-iations were fierce but after I threw in a couple of achers, the rest was easy. There goes the neighboohood!"



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