the perfect murder be foil when a wife ( play by mary ellen trainor and once the wife to director robert zemeckis and who helm this episode ) and who murder her husband with a poker and have the misfortune of receive a visitor a she be about to move the body outside . an escaped insane madman dress in a santa claus suit ( play by a deviously hideous larry drake ) . she fend for her life while try to find a way of hide her husband corpse . she decide to use an ax and once she down the santa killer who miss several chance to chop off the woman head and to frame the killer for her husband murder . santa killer lock her in a closet and pursue the woman daughter a she try desperate to free herself to save the child . this episode of tale from the crypt just recycles tire material involve the old santa kill theme while also add the oft use ( add nauseum ) woman murder her husband for a man she be cheat with routine . it essentially trainor try to find a way to avoid be catch with a dead body she kill while also keep a safe distance from a maniac . there nothing refreshing or new about this plot which pretty much go through the motion . not one of the show highlight .