I Sell the Dead (2008)
A grave robber waiting for his execution relays his story to a priest.
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Characters/Groups
Arthur Blake - Dominic Monaghan
Willy Grimes - Larry Fassenden
Cornelius Murphy - John Speredakos
Young Arthur - Daniel Manche
Maisey O'Connell - Eileen Colgan
Valentine Kelly - Heather Bullock
Howling Man - Martin Pfefferkorn
Young Cornelius - Jackie Arnold
One Legged Creature - Patrick Bucklew
Prostitute - Jennifer Stackpole
Benny Robertson - Stephen Parish
Dancing Katie - Haidyn Janae Harvey
Vampire Arms - Lisa Golub and Danni Read
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
The Town Crier yells that Willy Grimes is about to be executed. The Executioner drags Willy to the gallows. ? yells to lop Willie's head off and ? curses at Willy. Willy's head is then removed from his body by the guillotine. As Father Duffy is walking through the prison, he kicks an Old Man. Duffy walks into Arthur Blake's cell and takes a seat next to Arthur at a table. He reads off the charges against Arthur, grave robbing and murder, and tells him that it is his duty to write down Arthur's final words. Arthur tells Duffy that he is innocent of murder and he was framed by someone leaving a trail of limbs to his and Willy's homes. Arthur at first tells Duffy that he can't remember how everything started, but then Duffy offers him some whiskey. Arthur starts his story and tell Duffy about the first time he met Willy. In the past Arthur tells Willy that Ronnie gave him a beer and told him where to meet Willy for work. They come to a grave and Willy digs a narrow hole and then has Arthur make a hole in the coffin. They then pull the Wake Corpse up and Arthur recognizes her. Willy drops his flask and asks Arthur to pick it up and is about to hit him in the head with the shovel when Arthur turns around and Willy decides to let him live. Willy takes Arthur as an apprentice and they eventually start body snatching for Dr. Quint. They eventually have to start body snatching bodies for free for Quint, when Quint threatens to tell the authorities on them. They were eventually forced to steal corpses during wakes. During the wake for Wake Corpse, Maisey O'Connell gives Tommy Burke and ? a drink and they give a toast to Wake Corpse. Arthur walks into the funeral parlor and tells Maisey that the Wake Corpse was his aunt. Maisey, Tommy and ? go into the kitchen to get tea for Arthur so he can be alone with Wake Corpse and when they close the kitchen door, Arthur ties a rope around it so it can't be opened.