Grimsdyke
Background
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke is a garbage collector in London, England. He is a widower and his wife's name was Mary Helen Grimsdyke, but she died in 1961. Grimsdyke collects toys he finds in the trash, repairs them and then gives them to children in his neighborhood. He was born in 1907 and his wife was born in 1908.
During the events of Tales from the Crypt (1972) played by Peter Cushing
After performing a Punch and Judy routine for the children, Grimsdyke tells Helen Carter that his wife's middle name was Helen, and she preferred to be called Helen. The next morning, as Grimsdyke's dogs are taken away, Grimsdyke begs Police Sergeant not to take them away, but the Police Sergeant tells him it is a court order and the dogs don't have licenses. In the evening, Grimsdyke does a seance with his dead wife and she warns him about danger. The next day, he is fired. As Grimsdyke is eating a simple meal next to a framed photo of his wife, he hears a dog barking and finds his dog Jamie, who had run away previous to his other dogs being taken away, outside. The Postman hands Grimsdyke a handful of letters and as Grimsdyke excitedly sits down to read them, they are all in rhymes which wish him to leave among other cruel notes and he hangs himself. A hand and then body erupts from the ground at the grave of Grimsdyke. As Elliot is writing, the corpse of Grimsdyke walks up to him and strangles him.