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Jan. 7, 2026

BANNED! Part 1 — Blizzard Convention Slasher Mystery

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Weekly Spooky horror podcast kicks off a brand-new New Year miniseries with a snowbound slasher mystery set inside a remote ski lodge where a horror convention is about to become a hunting ground.

Seven years ago, a furious fan named Robbie Redden drove hours to meet an actress he idolized—only to be humiliated, thrown out, and branded with one unforgettable word. Now, as a fresh convention weekend begins in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a brutal storm rolls in… and the past rolls in with it.

Featured guest Vickie Valentine arrives to sign photos, shoot scenes with filmmaker Henrique Couto, and survive the weekend—until the first horrific message is delivered the only way this killer knows how. Out in the freezing dark, a staffer discovers something impossible… and the word that started it all returns, carved into the night like a curse.

Lock the doors. The blizzard is closing in. And someone is about to get BANNED.

Banned! - Part 1 — by Rob Fields

BANNED! Part 1 uses murder, disappearance, and investigation, winter isolation, and New Year’s Eve horror as parts of one unfolding threat, preserving the suspense around who survives and what the characters ultimately discover.

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A fan paid for a selfie, he got thrown out instead.

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Then a marker scrawled one word across his forehead like

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a death sentence. Now the snow is falling hard, the

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lodge is ceiling shut, and bloody Carnage will remind everyone

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what it means to be banned. What's that you want

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to be scared to? Come with me? He will experience tales.

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Over over ghosts and it is not recommended for the

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Week at Heart.

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Listeners.

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In the dark Ark it's more funny that way way way.

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This is Weekly Speaking, Hello, my spookies. It's Wednesday and

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a new year, and of course that means it's time

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for a little spooky in your weekly. I'm your host

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and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and we have quite the story

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for you tonight as we kick off twenty twenty six

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with a mini series five parts revealing themselves every Wednesday.

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Can you survive? Well, we'll just have to find out.

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But before all that, I want to say thank you

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so much for tuning in to the podcast, especially as

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the holidays have weaned and most have returned to their

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ordinary life. But my spookies are anything but ordinary, so

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thank you for joining us. And if you haven't subscribed yet,

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well make sure you do so on your favorite podcas

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casting app and while you're at it, leave us a

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five star rating. It really does help the show. And

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if you head to Weeklyspooky dot Com slash Join, you

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can get two bonus shows every single week, as well

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as over six years of creepypasta readings and exclusive audiobooks

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at Weeklyspooky dot Com slash Join. But now, as for tonight,

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imagine you're headed to a cozy horror movie convention, tucked

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inside a scenic ski lodge, warm lights, movie posters, autograph tables,

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and a storm outside that's getting worse by the minute. Now,

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imagine the doors lock not because of weather, but because

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someone wants you trapped inside, because somewhere in that crowd

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is a man who's been waiting seven years to get

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his payback, one victim at a time until the whole

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lodge learns a new rule. Once you're banned, you never

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ever get to leave. So get cozy, my spookies. We're

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diving into the first horror story of the new year,

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and we're doing it right after this banned part one

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by Rob Fields seven years ago. Perspective Robbie Redden. I

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pulled up to the Holiday Inn where the Ridgeway Heights

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Horror Convention was being held. I can't believe I finally

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made it. It felt like forever driving the more than

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two hours from North Olmsted, and I left early this morning. Unfortunately,

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Interstate seventy one was a problem with all the damn

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road construction going on. Then I got stuck on another

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freeway thanks to an accident that backed everybody up for

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a good hour. But I'm finally here, parked and going inside.

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I paid my admission, got my wristband, and walked into

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the dealer room. I couldn't believe all the horror merch

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practically overflowing off the vendor tables. I've been a horror

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fan for a couple of years now, it was one

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person who really got me invested. I moved quickly until

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I finally found her, Darcy Hart. This amazing woman was

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an A list actress, but the last few years she

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was acting in seemingly B grade horror movies. I'm finally

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looking at her prices. I figured Darcy Hart was easily

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charging one hundred dollars for her autograph. Getting a selfie

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with her was an extra forty, but I really didn't care.

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Darcy Hart was my favorite horror icon, definitely one I've

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been crushing on for a long time. I was finally

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going to meet her and it was just me at

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her table. I brought my favorite movie that she starred in.

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Finally she looked up from her smartphone. Before I could

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even say a word to Darcy, this other woman rudely

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called out to me, it's one hundred dollars if you

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want Darcy to sign that movie for you. If you're

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not interested, move along. I think the woman sitting next

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to Darcy was a public relations person, maybe a convention worker,

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sitting with her as her handler. Then I saw the

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name on her lanyard, Kat with a K. I placed

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the movie down and pulled out my wallet. After handing

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over one hundred and forty dollars for both an autograph

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and a selfie, I said to Darcy, Ernie's movie Night

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was the movie that got me into horror. I've been

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watching all your stuff ever since. He even bought them

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on physical media. Darcy still didn't look up. Who am

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I making this out to. I was about to tell

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her my name when some guy suddenly appeared with an

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autographed Blu Ray cover in hand. Hey, I just paid

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for your signature, but it's all smeared. Is there any

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way you can cat cut him off? It's one hundred

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dollars for each autograph, regardless of what you want signed. Yeah,

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I already paid the money for the autograph, but it's

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badly smeared, the guy explained. Again, Darcy signed it for you,

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didn't she kat snapped, you want her to sign another

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autograph for you, it's another one hundred dollars otherwise. She

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quickly waved him off. The guy raised the cover and

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slammed it on the table. I said, the autograph is smeared,

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Darcy addressed him. Now, and I believe my handler here

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told you to fuck off when I signed this picture

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for you. It wasn't smeared then. Obviously you weren't listening

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when I told you to let it dry. Now, the

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guy was really pissed. Oh this is bullshit. You charge

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one hundred dollars for your autograph. You know how many

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hours of my life I had to work to afford that.

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Darcy rolled her eyes. I'm sorry, did I give you

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the impression that I care? Wow? She was being a

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real bitch, Cat pointed at him. If you don't leave,

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I'll get security to come and escort you out. He

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pointed back at Cat, I'll leave when Darcy fixes this autograph,

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and you can just fuck off. Two other convention staff

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people appeared looking at their lanyards. They were Terry and Grim.

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What's going on, Kat, Terry demanded. The crazy guy moved

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behind me as Kat pointed in my direction. It's him.

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He came over here and started harassing Darcy. He was

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even giving me a hard time. Suddenly, both Terry and

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Grim were grabbing me. Okay, asshole, I think it's time

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for you to go, Terry said angrily. Hey, come on,

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I protested, it wasn't me. I just paid my money.

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I pointed to Darcy. She hasn't given me my autograph

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and selfie yet. Darcy looked annoyed. Just get him out

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of my sight. She picked up my blu ray and

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threw it at me. And take this shit with you.

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But you haven't tried protesting again. Just shut up and move,

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Grim snapped. Then give me my fucking money back, I

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yelled at Darcy. I struggled to break loose when Terry

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and Grim forced me to go through the Kahn's side entrance.

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Soon we were at the hotel's main doors. Once we

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were outside, those two assholes shoved me into the parking

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lot together end of the road, Grim said. Terry pointed

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at me, do yourself a favor, don't come back. When

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they turned around and went back inside, I followed them,

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this is bullshit. I want to speak to the guy

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in charge. Just then, a man moved away from the

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people he was talking to and joined the guys who

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had thrown me out. I'm in charge here. What the

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fuck do you want his lanyard, said Dave. Terry gave

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me a smug look. He wanted him. This is him.

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I complained to this Dave about what happened. Then Terry

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and Grim gave their versions. David sneered at me. If

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my security guys here say you were harassing a guest,

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then you did, that means you're permanently banned from my show.

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He glanced at Terry and Grim. Now make like garbage

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men and get this trash out of my sight. I

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wasn't giving up, not when I drove far and dropped

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one hundred and forty dollars. No, fuck this shit, I yelled,

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either Darcy Hart gives me my autograph and selfie that

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I paid for, or she can give me my goddamn

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money back. Terry and Grim were on me again. They

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forced me back to the main doors. I didn't care

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if compared to those guys, I was pretty scrawny. I

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still struggled against them. They shoved me back into the

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parking lot. Then Terry grabbed my wrist and broke off

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my wristband. Grim took it from him and pointed at me.

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You heard Dave get lost. We ain't telling you again.

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I pointed at them, just give me back my goddamn

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money if Darcy Heart's not going to give me what

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I paid for. When the bastards weren't going to move,

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I tried to run around them to get back through

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the main doors, but Grim tackled me. Then he pulled

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me back to my feet and put me in a

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hammer lock, making me cry out. Terry came over and

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punched me in the stomach. I groaned and sank to

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my knees. I didn't care what these fuckers did. I

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wasn't giving up until I got my money back. Grim

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punched me in the face. Now, then the bastards really

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worked me over. Finally, Grimm him grabbed me from behind

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again and locked me in a full nelson this time.

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Just then that Dave asshole appeared. He had a black

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marker in his hand. He pointed at me. Hold him good,

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you guys. I groaned as Dave wrote something on my forehead.

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When he finished, he smiled. It says, band, Now take

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the hint, you fucking pussy. Get him out of here.

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Grim and Terry turned me back around and forced me

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through the main doors again. I kept fighting against them

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and dragging my feet. I managed to get Grim off

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me and shoved him to the floor. Then Dave took

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over and grabbed hold him, and Terry got me outside.

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When they finally let me go, I turned around to

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Dave punching me right between the eyes. After I staggered backwards.

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I barely knew what happened, and when I felt something

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big and heavy slam hard into me. Next thing I knew,

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I was screaming in pain as this fast moving delivery

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truck was running me over, crushing me. I felt my

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spine snapping in several places. The truck stopped suddenly after

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it finished with me. I was in so much pain

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that I screamed and cried. I couldn't even move to

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stand up or get out of the way of the

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other vehicles. Even the slightest movement was unbelievable intense pain.

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I managed to see that Dave guy. He just looked

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down at me, but never moved to help or even

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call an ambulance. But someone did for sure, because I

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heard one eventually coming to me, even though I was

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in serious, serious pain, and I made myself look at

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Dave longer. I swear to fucking Christ, I'll be back.

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I'll fucking get you and your staff for what you

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did to me. I don't care what it takes. I

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will get you. Dave grinned and knelt down beside me.

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He ain't gonna do shit, kid, not when you're all

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fucked up like that. You should have just taken the hint.

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Now you'll be spending the rest of your life in

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a nursing home. That's just too bad. I cried out

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when I was put on the stretcher and lifted up.

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Then I called out, You're dead, you hear me, son

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of a bitch. Dead. Present day Terry Witherspoon and James Turner,

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a Grim were just outside the main doors. Oh yes,

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I made it a point to learn the names of

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all the staff I was targeting, including you, David Mellikant.

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Now Grim was lighting up a cigarette. That storm's coming

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tonight supposed to be bad. He told Terry that's what

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I heard. He agreed. Damn, that gust nearly knocked me

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on my ass. He reached over and tapped Grim on

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the arm. We'd better get back inside before we get

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blown out to that ski jump. Right then, Grim stopped,

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Ah shit, I think I left my window down in

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my car. Terry gave him a dumb look. Seriously, Yeah,

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I know it sounds stupid. I drove up here with

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the window down because I like the winter cold. Terry

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lightened up. Okay, buddy, see you back inside. When Terry

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turned and went back in, I followed Grim at a

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safe distance to where he parked his car. He checked

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his watch. I knew it was almost three o'clock. The

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dealer room would be opening in another hour. I could

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hear him pissing and moaning about how Dave told the

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staff to park all the way out in the back

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of the lot, saying the main spots should be fully available.

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For the convention and lodge patrons. Grim finally reached his car.

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Sure enough, his window was down. When he started shivering,

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he pulled his cigarette pack out of his coat and

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lit another one. It was when he was taking his

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first puff that I moved up behind him and grabbed

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the back of his jacket. What the fuck, he cried out.

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As I was pulling him down, Grim hit the back

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of his head hard on the landing. He was a

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little dazed when I got on top of him. Then

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I hit him with my fist a second time. A

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third made him spit blood. He was seeing stars. Now.

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Grim was heavy since he was a tall dude, but

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I managed to get him up and into his car. Yeah,

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you're right, we'd better close this window, huh, I said,

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with a chuckle. But first I pulled out a hack saw.

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Grim barely comprehended what was happening until I moved the

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blade to his neck and started working it fast. He

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tried to scream, but only got out a wet gurgle.

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I got in and pinned him down as I kept

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on working. Then his head dropped into the back seat.

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First you, James, I said, Then the rest of you,

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who fucked me over back at Ridgeway Heights, then David Mellikant,

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and finally Darcy Hart herself. I took a deep breath,

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but I'm not finished with you yet. Grim almost forgot

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the most important part. Then I went back to work

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after I closed up the driver's side window perspective Vicki Valentine.

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I'm driving in the scenic state known as Michigan. I

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had to leave Strickfield, Ohio early enough to be able

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to make good time, making minimal stops for fuel and food.

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According to the GPS on my phone, I should be

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crossing into the Upper Peninsula soon. This journey is mine

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alone this time. Bethany Miren, my wife, could not accompany me,

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since she was required to appear at a convention for

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adult stars that she couldn't get out of her contract

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for The convention that I am to appear at is

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known as the first Annual Horror snow In and will

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take place in a ski lodge rather than a hotel

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or convention center. From what I understand in researching the event,

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the promoter David Mellikant, is putting his show on after

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a seven year hiatus. He used to run the Ridgeway

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Heights Horror con before he was forced to sell the

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current promotions in order to pay off some debts. The

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Corgan twins have told me that it was regarding some

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incident involving a patron that ended horribly. I believe Enrique

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Couto said that the patron's name was Robbie Reddin. It

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seems that Reddin had a confrontation with the convention staff

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that resulted in him being struck down and rolled over

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by a delivery truck. I had also heard rumblings that

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David Melikant himself was forced to pay for the many

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surgeries that Reddin had to undergo to help him make

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as much of a full recovery as possible, thereby bankrupting Melikant.

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Darcy Hart was the convention's top guest at the time.

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She was an A list actress. After the incident, she

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was fortunate if she was able to find work again,

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her name having been tarnished. She was lucky that she

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was not involved in the Robbi Reddin lawsuit. The more

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more I see of the mortal realm, the more I

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long to return to the night realm. Once I was

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the queen who gained the respect of her people. Then

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there was an uprising that led to my being violated

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and injured to the point I nearly lost my head

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and my kingdom. In order for me to fully recover,

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it was suggested that I go into hiding here in

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the mortal Realm. I reluctantly agreed and allowed myself to

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be transformed into the form that I now am. My

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former memories were suppressed with new ones. I became Jennifer

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Smith by legal documents, but I would gain status and

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fame as a porn star named Vicki Valentine. In time,

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I would leave sex work to become a legitimate act

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interress in fantasy storytelling known as horror films. Apparently I

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have the gift of acting, because I became in high demand.

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In time, I attended horror conventions to meet those who

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were fans of my work. Then, on Halloween of last year,

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Bethany and I were close to ending our relationship. On

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that day, my people from the Night Realm returned for me.

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My memories were restored, as was my identity. I answered

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to the name of Vicky Valentine here in the Mortal Realm,

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but my true identity is that of a gorgon. Named Veranda. Yes,

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a fantasy horror film was made of my namesake, which

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is quite popular with audiences, likely the main reason why

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I am summoned and paid to a tend these events,

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my usurper Paladin had returned to try and claim both

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my head and my throne. Lusting for vengeance. I met

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the fool in combat. I gained my revenge and allowed

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him to live, but my would be conqueror took advantage

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and had slain Bethany. After she and I married in

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the Ways of the Night Realm, my sorceress Meridian knew

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of a way to return Bethany to me. It would

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cost me my immortality and reduce me to a mortal,

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but I loved Bethany, so I gave it unto her

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without a second consideration. Bethany was restored to me, and

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now as a mortal, I knew that I could no

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longer serve as Queen of the Night Realm. Bethany and

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I both abdicated our thrones to my and my handmaiden, Seraphina.

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From there I returned to the mortal realm with Bethany.

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Not too long after, we made our marriage official by

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the laws of this country. Once I held great power

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thanks to a fight to the death with hell Weaver herself.

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In desperation, I had bitten her and drank some of

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her blood. This transformed me into a monster with reptilian skin,

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blank yellow eyes, and even snakes for hair. I had

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gained great strength and immortality, and could even turn enemies

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to stone with my gaze. All of this, I surrendered

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to have Bethany again, an action which to this day

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I will never regret. And then I am overcome with

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me negative emotions and suddenly stop my car. I miss

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Bethany greatly and wish to drive to be with her.

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Truth be told, I do not wish to attend my

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convention given what I know about this. David Mellikant. The

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only reason that I even considered doing it was because

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Bethany encouraged me. She understands that I am having great

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difficulty transitioning to living full time in the mortal realm. Lately,

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I have also come to be closer to Enrique Cuto,

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who has directed me in many movies working Relationship Only

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Mind You. I love Bethany far too much to ever

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betray her. In fact, I'm part of the panel for

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Cuto's next film, in his Babysitter Massacre franchise, which is

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called Christmas Splatter, I reprise my role as Larkin Combs

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from the David O'Hanlon novels. I go home for Christmas,

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a broken mortal trying to rebuild her life. Unfortunately, the

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killer in this latest movie does not wish for me

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to do so. The Corgan Twins did the special effects.

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Unfortunately they are not going to be at this convention,

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as they are currently tangled in another film. Truly, I

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detest my life as a mortal. Although I have both

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my memories of being Veranda, I also possess those of

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Vicky Valentine. You would think that I could easily transition,

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but it has proven difficult. If it were not for Bethany,

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I would return to the night realm and live as

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the warrior woman that I once was before becoming altered

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by hell Weaver's blood. I resume my journey until I've

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finally arrived in Binnock, Michigan, and come to the high

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Point Ski Lodge. There are already plenty of horror fans

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arriving for the convention. Every instinct keeps telling me to

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just leave here right now and go to Bethany, but

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seeing these fans tells me I'm here for them. I

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understand that they are the reason that I continue to

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gain bigger and better roles as an actress. I absolutely

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refuse to return to being a sex worker ever again.

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I get out of my car and grab my luggage.

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I walk into the ski lodge and look to check

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into my room for the weekend. I'm not even to

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the front desk when a man approaches me. He's wearing

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a hoodie and a trucker's hat, both displaying different horror movies,

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a pair of jeans and shoes. He also has a

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short beard. Based on the photo enriquet Kuto sent me,

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this is David Melikant, himself, the promoter of his latest

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attempt to enter the convention scene again after several years.

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It's about goddamn time you got here, he says, rudely.

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What did you do? Take the scenic route? Hope you

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enjoyed it. I narrow my eyes upon him. I may

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not have my powers, but I am still a warrior woman.

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This imbecile shall pay for insulting Veranda. But as I

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form my fists, this man stumbles over to Melicant, you

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wanted to see me, Dave. He turns to him, Who

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are you? What the fuck do you want? The man

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is thin, has a longer beard, and is wearing a

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convention T shirt with a lanyard. Unlike Mellicant, this man

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has a full head of hair. He's also younger, though

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I do not know by how much. The name on

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his lanyard is Beaton. Terry said, you wanted to see me, Dave,

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he says. Melicant looks at Beaton as if he's wasting

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his time. Then he softens up. Yeah, I remember now.

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He points to me. You're gonna be her handler this weekend.

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I do not require a handler. I protest. He turns

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to me. Every guest gets a handler at my show.

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He points to Beaton. He'll be right there with you

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to make sure nobody gives you any shit. He'll also

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get you to your panels when it's time again, No,

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I say, Melicant looks at me angrily. Clearly this man

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does not like having his authority contradicted. Then I look

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at Beaton and see the worried look upon his face.

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Even though it is clear to me that he is strong,

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this Beaton seems to be fearful of Melicant. Very well,

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you are my handler, I tell Beadon you sure, he asks,

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before Melikant can cut in, I take Beaton's hand and

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bring him to me. Yes, let us get to know

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one another. You and I. Melicant points to Beaton. Hey,

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pay attention. You're here to be Valentine's handler, not drool

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all over her fun bags. I ignore, Melikant. Tell you

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what if you do an excellent job for me, I

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will be more than happy to sign whatever you desire.

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I'll even take photographs with you. Does this sound agreeable?

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I won't mess up. Beat On tells me quickly promise here,

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every wish is my command. Melakant points at him, Hugh, sniveling,

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little bitch. Only reason I'm even letting you on my

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staff is because the person I originally assigned to Valentine

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never showed up. You fuck up, you fuck up, You'll

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be out on your ass. I tighten my jaw. He

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gets the point. Now, be gone. Melicant stares at me.

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Be gone. Are you fucking serious? Right now? Now? His

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eyes grow wide as he gazes upon my abundant cleavage.

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He raises his hand as if he intends to lay

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hold of my breasts. I quickly reach out and tap

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Melican't under the chin. My eyes are up here, look

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into them when you address me. Melikant shakes his head

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quickly whatever. Then he finally leaves us. When I look

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upon Beatone, he has my duffel on his shoulder and

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is handling my suit case. I am a proud and

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independent Gorgon female of the Night Realm and do not

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require assistance. Clearly Bedone wishes to please me, so I

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will allow it. I extend my hand Vicki Valentine, He

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shakes it. Betone Debreer, and I am looking forward to

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working with you all weekend. Very well, I agree. After

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checking into the lodge, Bedone accompanies me to my room.

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He brings my luggage inside and lays it upon my bed.

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He watches as I unpack my clothing, including my black

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ball gown to portray the Mortal Realm version of Veranda,

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my horror host persona. When I finish setting up in

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the bathroom, I'm aware of how much warmer it is

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and remove my jacket after placing it upon my bed.

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I notice beat On regarding my bear cleavage in the

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Night Realm. Absolutely no one gave my large breasts a

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second thought. Here in the mortal realm, however, it seems

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they easily mesmerize men. I smirk and snap my fingers.

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Shall I sign all of my nude pictures for you

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on Sunday? Beat On gulps nudes. I raise an eyebrow.

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I used to be an adult film actress before transitioning

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into horror films. Now, he looks upon me with wide eyes.

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You were I nod once, and now that I've given

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you some knowledge, I point to the metal suit case.

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You shall bring that one with you. Escort me to

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the dealer room. Please, sure thing, VICKI, he replies. Once

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we are inside, Beaton tells me to follow him. I

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allow him to escort me to my assigned booth. Clearly,

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the fool who put the designations on my table could

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not spell my name correctly and forgot the E at

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the end of my first name. No matter. When Beaton

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places my metallic suit case upon the table, I open

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it to set up my photos to be purchased and autographed.

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In no time, I'm ready for when the convention begins.

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Since there is time before the event opens, Beadon helps

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me cover up my table. Even though I do not

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have my jacket, I still make my way to the

453
00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:12.360
door and go outside. I can go back to your

454
00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:16.360
room and get your jacket for you. Beadone offers no

455
00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:20.719
need I return. I don't plan to be out here long.

456
00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:25.400
I walk across the snowy parking lot to take a

457
00:35:25.440 --> 00:35:28.880
better look at the high Point Ski Lodge. As I

458
00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:32.360
round the building, I can see the hills where people

459
00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:37.079
are skiing. The lifts are in operation and take skiers

460
00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:41.199
to where they desire. Even though I find the idea

461
00:35:41.320 --> 00:35:46.360
of having a horror convention here to be preposterous, there

462
00:35:46.559 --> 00:35:51.119
is great beauty in Binnock, Michigan. I myself enjoy the

463
00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:55.920
snow and colder climate, for there is none in the

464
00:35:56.000 --> 00:36:02.960
night realm, aren't you cold? Beaton asks? It's freezing out here,

465
00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:07.679
especially with these winds. We're supposed to have a bad

466
00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:13.079
snowstorm coming through here this weekend starting tonight. If I

467
00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:16.480
were any other woman, I am certain I would be cold.

468
00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:22.159
But I am Veranda. I glance at him. I've seen

469
00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:25.960
enough for now. Let us return to the warmth of

470
00:36:26.039 --> 00:36:31.599
the lodge. Beidone and I walk back inside and return

471
00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:36.000
to the dealer room. Before too long the convention will begin.

472
00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:39.199
I believe that I shall have a great deal to

473
00:36:39.280 --> 00:36:43.400
do here. With a snowstorm in the area, the two

474
00:36:43.440 --> 00:36:46.920
of us talk at my table. Baton tells me that

475
00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:51.360
he's a fan of my horror movies. He's still surprised

476
00:36:51.360 --> 00:36:55.239
that I've performed in explicit movies as the Queen of

477
00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:59.599
Porn prior to being re christened as the Scream Supreme

478
00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:04.760
by my my multitude of horror fans. And then I

479
00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:11.599
see Enrique Cuto. He approaches my table. Hey, guess we're

480
00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:14.320
sitting next to each other. You ready for the weekend?

481
00:37:15.039 --> 00:37:18.960
I raise an eyebrow. Do we have a choice? He

482
00:37:19.079 --> 00:37:23.800
laughs a little, No, it doesn't look that way. Enrique

483
00:37:23.880 --> 00:37:27.800
and I talk shop as he unpacks his belongings. Unlike

484
00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:31.159
everyone else who has crossed me, Cuto is the only

485
00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:34.079
one who looks me in the face when he speaks

486
00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:38.280
to me, probably because he's seen my naked form enough

487
00:37:38.360 --> 00:37:42.440
times for his movies. I've even let him photograph me

488
00:37:42.599 --> 00:37:48.039
for his Patreon on a few occasions. Nothing explicit as

489
00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:51.559
for our conversation. He asks me about the scripts he

490
00:37:51.719 --> 00:37:55.320
sent me and if I'm okay shooting here at the convention.

491
00:37:56.480 --> 00:38:00.920
Bidone just watches Enrique and I speak In time the

492
00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:06.159
first annual Horror snow In begins. Many fans are walking

493
00:38:06.199 --> 00:38:10.239
around the dealer's room. I have a line forming in

494
00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:13.639
front of my table. I already talked to Beaton and

495
00:38:13.719 --> 00:38:18.360
told him what I expected so far, he pleases me.

496
00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:24.000
Beaton speaks kindly to the fans. I see his questioning

497
00:38:24.119 --> 00:38:28.000
expression when he realizes that I do not charge for

498
00:38:28.119 --> 00:38:32.119
my autograph on items that fans bring. The only money

499
00:38:32.159 --> 00:38:36.719
that I make is on my photographs. Bedone is more

500
00:38:36.760 --> 00:38:40.480
than happy to take photos of me with fans. He's

501
00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:43.599
even snapped a few where Enrique and I both pose

502
00:38:43.719 --> 00:38:49.320
with fans together. Now be Done. Suddenly seems upset with me.

503
00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:54.079
I'm surprised you're not charging for your autograph, Beatone says,

504
00:38:54.599 --> 00:38:59.639
when the line is currently empty. Why. I answer, I

505
00:38:59.719 --> 00:39:03.239
make more than enough money being in movies. I point

506
00:39:03.280 --> 00:39:07.800
to Enrique in case you haven't noticed, he doesn't charge either.

507
00:39:09.360 --> 00:39:12.800
David Mellikant has been past my table on a few occasions,

508
00:39:13.679 --> 00:39:17.880
no doubt, to check on my handler. He even asked

509
00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:23.119
me how Beaton was doing, not having great expectations of him.

510
00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:28.519
After Mellicant walks away. Beaton sighs. I take his hand

511
00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:33.840
and hold it comfortingly. You're doing just fine, Thank you,

512
00:39:34.559 --> 00:39:39.000
he says with relief. This is my first convention as staff,

513
00:39:39.639 --> 00:39:41.639
and I don't want it to be my last one.

514
00:39:42.719 --> 00:39:45.519
I can't promise that Mellikant will keep you after this

515
00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:50.280
show is concluded, I say, but you may continue to

516
00:39:50.280 --> 00:39:55.440
be my assistant all weekend long, regardless. A new line

517
00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:59.760
begins forming in front of my table. Then I see

518
00:39:59.800 --> 00:40:05.360
the sneering vermin before me in Cody King. I remember

519
00:40:05.440 --> 00:40:10.239
working with him in the Slasher series. In the original film,

520
00:40:10.320 --> 00:40:14.000
Bethany was interested in him. For a time. They were

521
00:40:14.039 --> 00:40:19.920
a couple. Then Bethany discovered his infidelity and ended things

522
00:40:20.000 --> 00:40:23.599
with him. I remember coming to her aid, even though

523
00:40:23.639 --> 00:40:26.280
we were not the best of friends at the time,

524
00:40:27.079 --> 00:40:29.559
she had been living with him until the break up.

525
00:40:30.360 --> 00:40:32.400
I offered to let her stay with me at my

526
00:40:32.519 --> 00:40:37.199
apartment at Strickfield Cove. Little did I realize how much

527
00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:40.000
Bethany and I would come to care for one another

528
00:40:40.679 --> 00:40:45.639
once the barriers between us were torn down. Now she's

529
00:40:45.719 --> 00:40:51.199
my wife. You selling any nasty porn movies here? Cody

530
00:40:51.280 --> 00:40:56.000
asks crudely. I stand up, does it look like it.

531
00:40:56.760 --> 00:40:59.719
Beadone is ready to defend me, but I hold up

532
00:40:59.719 --> 00:41:05.280
my head and I've got this. Where's your WiFi? Cody sneers,

533
00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:08.760
I thought you two would be here making porn together.

534
00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:13.599
Believe me, I'd love to make porn with you two ladies. Now,

535
00:41:13.679 --> 00:41:18.280
he points to Enrique Kuto and fuck you. Thanks to you,

536
00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:22.719
I can't even get another acting job like me. Enrique

537
00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:27.199
is not perturbed. He shrugs and tells Cody, you were

538
00:41:27.199 --> 00:41:29.719
the one who couldn't be bothered to show up on time.

539
00:41:30.760 --> 00:41:32.679
You were the one who let a cop catch you

540
00:41:32.760 --> 00:41:35.360
doing coke in your van. And don't even get me

541
00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:37.920
started with what I saw you trying to do to

542
00:41:37.960 --> 00:41:41.800
Bethany Mirran when you two were on set. Cody points

543
00:41:41.840 --> 00:41:44.400
at him, HI had to come back there and knock

544
00:41:44.599 --> 00:41:52.199
your fucking teeth in Bedone comes in between Cody and Enrique.

545
00:41:53.039 --> 00:41:55.960
Kuto has a handler, but he sent her to go

546
00:41:56.039 --> 00:41:59.360
get sodas in food. Either you back off or I

547
00:41:59.400 --> 00:42:03.719
can get some security. Cody does not regard him. Don't

548
00:42:03.760 --> 00:42:08.239
try talking tough with me, you whimp. Suddenly, Cody lashes

549
00:42:08.280 --> 00:42:11.480
out and strikes beat On, making him fall into my

550
00:42:11.559 --> 00:42:16.639
display behind us now Cody has incurred the wrath of Veranda.

551
00:42:17.400 --> 00:42:20.400
He shall learn this day that I am more than

552
00:42:20.559 --> 00:42:25.559
capable of handling cretans such as him. I put my

553
00:42:25.639 --> 00:42:29.039
hands on my table and flip forward to the other side.

554
00:42:29.719 --> 00:42:33.039
Cody is quite astonished, at least until I use my

555
00:42:33.119 --> 00:42:37.159
warrior skills to force him to his knees. He cries

556
00:42:37.199 --> 00:42:41.039
out with pain as I barely turn his wrist. Okay,

557
00:42:41.480 --> 00:42:46.599
I give up, he yells. Stop. I release Cody's wrist

558
00:42:47.360 --> 00:42:51.400
just as two staff members approach our table. Soon David

559
00:42:51.440 --> 00:42:55.119
Melikant is there with us as well. He points to me,

560
00:42:56.079 --> 00:43:00.880
you okay, nothing I couldn't handle, I assure him. Then

561
00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:05.280
I turn and help beat On to his feet. Melikant scoffs,

562
00:43:05.800 --> 00:43:08.440
and you couldn't even keep that piece of shit off VICKI,

563
00:43:09.079 --> 00:43:11.800
you know what, Get the fuck out of here right now,

564
00:43:12.320 --> 00:43:16.519
you're done. I step up to Mellikant. If you wish

565
00:43:16.599 --> 00:43:19.400
to fire beat On, I shall return the money you

566
00:43:19.519 --> 00:43:23.719
wired into my account and leave. He sees that I

567
00:43:23.760 --> 00:43:27.360
am most serious. I know what I'm worth at these

568
00:43:27.480 --> 00:43:31.400
conventions today, and I am easily the top draw here

569
00:43:31.519 --> 00:43:37.400
this weekend. Melikant does not like be encountered. I myself

570
00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:41.320
am not concerned with his wishes. He points to beat On,

571
00:43:42.159 --> 00:43:45.760
looks like God is with you this weekend. Fine, you

572
00:43:45.840 --> 00:43:50.119
can stay with Vicky Valentine, but you're still a fucking pussy.

573
00:43:50.719 --> 00:43:53.960
You let a woman fight your battles for you, a woman.

574
00:43:54.639 --> 00:43:59.039
He throws up his arms and walks away angrily. The

575
00:43:59.079 --> 00:44:02.960
two guys that walked Cody out return, Terry and Rob.

576
00:44:03.599 --> 00:44:06.920
They both shake their heads at Beaton before they walk away.

577
00:44:07.960 --> 00:44:12.960
He looks sad. Now, I'm really sorry, VICKI. I raise

578
00:44:13.039 --> 00:44:16.719
my hand in front of me, not accepted. You are

579
00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:21.039
my handler, not security. You did your job at trying

580
00:44:21.079 --> 00:44:24.519
to keep the peace and stand up for Enrique and I.

581
00:44:24.519 --> 00:44:28.239
I do not expect you to fight my battles for me. No,

582
00:44:29.000 --> 00:44:33.079
you remain at my side during this event. Beaton looks

583
00:44:33.119 --> 00:44:36.199
comforted at knowing that I had both spoken for him

584
00:44:36.320 --> 00:44:41.119
and spoke to him with kindness. Aside from Cody King,

585
00:44:41.280 --> 00:44:45.599
the rest of Friday night went without further incident, at

586
00:44:45.719 --> 00:44:49.519
least while the dealer room was still open. Bedone even

587
00:44:49.679 --> 00:44:52.800
escorted me to my first panel, where I would sit

588
00:44:52.840 --> 00:44:57.519
among other horror hosts such as Joe Bob Briggs. Spengouli,

589
00:44:57.760 --> 00:45:01.760
Rhnda Sheer, and even Count Gore of all. When I

590
00:45:01.960 --> 00:45:04.639
was finished, I was able to look through the main

591
00:45:04.760 --> 00:45:09.719
doors and see that the snowstorm had indeed commenced. Everyone

592
00:45:09.760 --> 00:45:13.480
would likely be snowed in until the end of the convention.

593
00:45:13.639 --> 00:45:21.800
On Sunday night Perspective Robbie Reddin. I followed that prick

594
00:45:21.960 --> 00:45:25.239
Terry Witherspoon as he walked out to Grim's car. He

595
00:45:25.360 --> 00:45:28.599
was cussing up a storm. Then he finally reached it.

596
00:45:29.360 --> 00:45:33.599
The driver's side window was still closed. Terry knocked on

597
00:45:33.639 --> 00:45:38.639
the window. Hey, asshole, you sleeping in there? What the fuck?

598
00:45:39.559 --> 00:45:41.960
The window was clear enough to where he could see

599
00:45:42.000 --> 00:45:46.519
Grim sitting behind the wheel. Of course, he wasn't moving.

600
00:45:47.320 --> 00:45:51.639
Terry knocked again, asshole. You were supposed to run security

601
00:45:51.679 --> 00:45:55.079
with me during show hours. Dave's gonna lose his shit

602
00:45:55.119 --> 00:45:57.079
when I tell him you've been out here all this time.

603
00:45:58.360 --> 00:46:02.320
When Grim still wasn't moving, Terry finally opened the door.

604
00:46:02.920 --> 00:46:05.360
I had to keep myself from laughing my ass off

605
00:46:05.679 --> 00:46:09.840
when Grim's head rolled right along his left shoulder and

606
00:46:09.960 --> 00:46:18.000
into Terry's waiting hands. Jesus Christ, he screamed and dropped

607
00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:23.480
the head. Terry cautiously looked inside and saw Grim's coat

608
00:46:23.639 --> 00:46:28.159
was unzipped and his convention T shirt torn open. His

609
00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:31.800
chest was all bloody, But I had no doubt Terry

610
00:46:31.920 --> 00:46:38.239
could easily read the word I carved into Grim's chest, banned.

611
00:46:41.239 --> 00:46:46.079
Then Terry dropped to his knees and threw up. Guess

612
00:46:46.119 --> 00:46:55.239
it's going to be a pretty interesting weekend after all. Well,

613
00:46:55.320 --> 00:47:00.199
my spookyas, don't get too coozy just yet, because up

614
00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:04.800
and tonight was the opening move. The blizzard isn't just weather,

615
00:47:05.400 --> 00:47:11.079
it's a lock turning. The phone's dying, the roads disappearing

616
00:47:11.719 --> 00:47:15.440
under the snow like they never existed in the first place.

617
00:47:16.079 --> 00:47:20.519
And that word banned. It wasn't a joke, It wasn't

618
00:47:20.559 --> 00:47:25.880
a tantrum. It was a promise. Next week. In part two,

619
00:47:26.280 --> 00:47:30.800
the convention weekend really begins, and so does the body count.

620
00:47:31.280 --> 00:47:35.239
More guests arrive, more egos flare, more secrets come crawling

621
00:47:35.280 --> 00:47:39.320
out of the warmth and into the cold, and the killer, well,

622
00:47:40.039 --> 00:47:44.280
the killer isn't done leaving messages because now you've been

623
00:47:44.360 --> 00:47:48.559
marked and there's no way out. So come back here

624
00:47:48.599 --> 00:47:52.000
next Wednesday for Banned Part two, and a big thank

625
00:47:52.039 --> 00:47:54.559
you to everybody for joining us. I'm so excited for

626
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a new year and new fear here at Weekly Spooky

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and I want to say an extra special thank you

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two bonus shows every single week. But now it's time

640
00:48:36.280 --> 00:48:38.280
for me to get back to work because on Friday

641
00:48:38.320 --> 00:48:41.159
we have another best of twenty twenty five that I

642
00:48:41.280 --> 00:48:42.960
know will keep you chilled.

643
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So until next time. For myself, for my executive producers

644
00:48:46.360 --> 00:48:50.519
Rob Fields and Bobbletopia dot Com, my creepy composer Ray Mattis,

645
00:48:50.559 --> 00:48:53.559
and of course my producer Dan Wilder. I will be

646
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talking at you very very soon.

647
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Thank you for listen.

648
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Phase Grease makes you ought to find your way back

649
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next week, but for now you are safe. Trust me.