We All Scream for Ice Cream

We All Scream for Ice Cream is an episode of the series Masters of Horror directed by Tom Holland. It was based on the story "You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" by John Farris. The story starts off with Kent (Brent Sheppard) pleading for his young son not to eat an ice cream cone. As the child questions him, Kent shakingly answers that its bad for him, but to no avail - the ice cream is bitten and Kent shockingly dissolves into a ... more

We All Scream for Ice Cream is an episode of the series Masters of Horror directed by Tom Holland. It was based on the story "You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" by John Farris. The story starts off with Kent (Brent Sheppard) pleading for his young son not to eat an ice cream cone. As the child questions him, Kent shakingly answers that its bad for him, but to no avail - the ice cream is bitten and Kent shockingly dissolves into a puddle of melted ice cream himself. Cut to Kent's funeral and a speech is being made with some of his childhood friends present - The West End Bunch they call themselves. One, named Layne Banixter (Lee Tergesen), has recently moved back with his family - wife and two kids. He observes a shaggy individual hiding in the trees with a smirk, then leaving. While Layne is at a pub owned by his old friend Papa Joe (Tim Henry), another member of the gang, Toot (Lyle St. Goddard), is drinking himself into a stupor, rambling about the suspicious... less