Continuity mistake: In "Lover's Vow" Wyatt leaves the bar after firing Preston, leaving his drink and newspaper on the end of the bar. In the next shot the paper has changed position and in the next shot it completely disappears. (00:58:50)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Harrison
Starring: Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater, Matthew Lawrence, David Johansen, Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry, David Forrester
Lot 249: Andy (Christian Slater) dismembers the mummy and burns the scroll. The next day, Bellingham (Steve Buscemi) laughs because Andy burned the wrong scroll. Andy's sister (Julianne Moore) and his best friend are revived and come back to kill him. Cat from Hell: the black cat kills the hitman. The next day, Drogan returns to his mansion and the cat emerges from the hitman's body and Drogan has a fatal heart attack. Lover's Vow: Preston breaks his promise of keeping the murder a secret and it turns out that the woman he married is the gargoyle and she transforms back into a gargoyle and also his daughter. Because he broke his promise, Preston is killed by the gargoyle. The main story: the evil lady (Deborah Harry) is about to cook Timmy and he throws some marbles on the floor. The woman slips, accidentally stabs herself, Timmy reaches for the keys to the chains, releases himself and pushes the woman into the oven.
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More mistakes in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Drogan: We were a dull collection of rich, old, unhappy people.
Trivia: The third story, " A Lovers Vow" was based on the Japanese folklore of the yuki-onna. However, writer Malcom McDowell decided that the creature should be a gargoyle instead of a spirit.
Question: Why does the gargoyle have to kill Preston after he broke his vow? She loves him and even if he did go around telling people about her, nobody would obviously believe him.
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Answer: While it's not explicitly said in the film, it seems Preston breaking his vow turned her back into a gargoyle. She didn't have a choice and since he swore on his life never to say anything, she had to kill him. Plus, the stories in the book don't have happy endings.
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