The Comedy of Terrors
A darkly comedic romp about a desperate undertaker resorting to murder for profit, played entirely for absurdist laughs rather than genuine menace.
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.
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