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Killer Instinct

 

CAST

Episode #

03

Chris Ketchum   Lori Petty

Date Aired:

October 23, 1988

Nickie   Yvette Nipar

Season:

01

David   Kane Picoy

Writer:

Allen B. Ury

Cafeteria Worker   Frederick Long
Director: Mick Garris  
Note: Look for Freddy picking up his hat when it lists the director's name.

 

This episode is about Chris Ketchum, a track runner who tries to be her best at running, just like her deceased mother. Chris's coach gives her a talisman that once belonged to her mother and automatically her luck starts to change for the better... until. Whatever she imagines while looking into the talisman comes to life. The sleazy chef slicing off his fingers, the school teacher coughing up feathers until he chokes, etc. Tragedy strikes when her competitor Nickie steals the talisman and imagines Chris's demise.

The second half of this episode is centered on Nickie as the guilt about the death of Chris eventually makes her see the corpse of Chris sipping tea in her families house, chasing her down the street and haunting her dreams.