Hmmmmm. Can you attempt to play other chapters and see if they work?
When it always crashed, it was related to me playing with a keyboard and mouse.
I decided on a whim to switch to controller, and it seemed to work after that, and I was able to go through Splitscreen and the rest of the series without a crash. No clue why! I only have crazy theories.
At any rate, that thing was a total trip, great work. Really enjoyed the variety and creativity in all these short vignettes 💀 Repeat.Repeat.Compulsion. was the only one I had to abandon.