Death in Charge

Death in Charge

Don't tell mom the babysitter's death.

2008 · 15 min · ★ 5.0 · Fantasy, Horror

In the tradition of E.C. Horror Comics, this cautionary tale examines life through the eyes of Death who gets derailed when an impatient single Mom carelessly mistakes the scythe-carrying cloaked one for her tardy babysitter and leaves Death to care for her precocious 9-year-old daughter.

Directed by Devi Snively · Written by Devi Snively

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