Tonight’s excursion into televised horror is a pretty good one.  Carrion Death, which originally aired on June 15th, 1991, was the second episode of the third season of HBO’s Tales From The Crypt.

Kyle MacLachlan plays a serial killer named Earl Raymond Digs.  After Earl escapes from custody, he finds himself stuck in the middle of the desert, handcuffed to a corpse.  As Earl walks through the desert, dragging a corpse alongside him, he discovers that he’s being watched…

Carrion Death is a gory, little story that has an enjoyably nasty little ending.  Kyle MacLachlan does a surprisingly good job as the dangerous but none too bright Earl.  And, of course, there’s the bird.  That bird does a great job…

Enjoy!