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In the nineties and early two thousands, there was very
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little less troublesome than heading out to a video store
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on Halloween night to rent something scary for you and
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your friends. But what happens when the videotape you've rented
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turns out to be something more than you could ever
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bargain for indescribable horror?
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There's a shill in the air, must be fall Join
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me for a tale of Falloween. You will experience tales
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for over ghosts, and it is not recommended for the
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week at heart.
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Join me for.
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A tale of Fallowey. This is Weekly Spooky.
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Hello, my Spooky's it's October, which means here at Weekly Spooky,
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it's Halloween. I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and
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right here we're giving you thirty one shows to enjoy
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in thirty one days of October. Yesterday you got to
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listen to myself and my good buddy David Deniger talk
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about the Halloween classic in the making, Cobweb. Well, that
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was a very scary film, and tonight we have a
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very scary story. This one is a novella just for you.
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It's got lots of extra fear for you to enjoy
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as well as that fun, nostalgic feeling that Halloween always
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brings out in me. But before we get to that,
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I want to say a big welcome to all of
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you out there who are enjoying Weekly Spooky for the
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first time as part of your Halloween celebration. You know,
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we do this all year long, a little Spooky in
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your weekly no matter what time of year, but right
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now we go all out just for you guys who
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from you. Tomorrow's release, by the way, is going to
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be the first of three Halloween story compilations from the
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six years that we've been doing Weekly Spooky. It's a
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hell of a lot of fun, so if you need
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a refresher or it's your first time listening. I know
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you'll enjoy it. Everything else you need to know you
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can find out at Weeklyspooky dot com, including our Patreon,
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where you can get extra content for as little as
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one dollar a month. But now it's time for the
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story after these quick words. Erasure by Morgan Moore. Joey McGhee,
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his brother Chris, and Chris's friend Mac walked down Main
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Street on a Chris October afternoon as normal. Joey was
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forced to walk behind them, the other two not willing
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to admit it, but it was due to them being
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afraid of being seen out and about with a little kid.
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They were at the age where all any kid cared
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about was being cool and in. Joey didn't get it,
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and usually when he said as such, his parents would
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say that he would understand when he was older. Chris
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usually said it was just because he was a seven
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year old baby. Even if he had to stay in
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the back, Joey didn't mind, since it meant he got
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to hang out with his brother. They never did anymore
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unless their parents made them, and Joey missed having fun
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with Chris. It just sucked that they were out and
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about with Mac, a kid. Joey thought was the embodiment
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of the Big Dumb Dog from the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Besides,
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Joey kept reminding himself that while Mac was hanging out
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with them right now, it wasn't going to take away
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from their weekend together. Mister and Missus McGee were going
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away for the weekend to visit some of their extended family.
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They initially intended to bring Joey and Chris with them.
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That was until Chris threw a fit, begged and pleaded
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to stay home alone, and Dad agreed that it wasn't
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something they were extremely open to doing, especially with it
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being the weekend of Halloween, when Lord knows what could
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happen to their boys, let alone what they might get into.
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But they also agreed that Chris, now being twelve, was
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old enough to stay home alone, as that was the
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age they had been allowed to start being left alone themselves,
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and so they made the decision to let Chris stay
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home while they were gone, but only under one condition.
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Joey got to stay and Chris had to watch him
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for the entirety of the time they would be gone.
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Chris naturally threw a fit, but eventually agreed to the condition.
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Joey was excited when he heard the news. Finally he
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could spend some time with his big brother, and maybe
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the two away from Chris's friends or school, could finally reconnect.
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Their parents had even given them some cash so they
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could run a movie and order some pizza. It was
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the movie in question that brought the two in Mac
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out and walking. They were headed to their local rental store,
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Binford Video. The mc geese had been going there since
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Chris was little, and while there were a few big
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name rental stores around the area, they preferred the personal,
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homey feeling of Binford's. The trio stopped as they reached
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the door of the video store. Well here we are,
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Chris said to Mac. You ready, he asked, Of course,
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Chris answered, ready for what? Joey asked. The younger mc
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gee went unanswered as the older boys gave each other
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high fives, fist bumps, and friendly shoves to amp each
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other up. When done, the two of them looked at
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the video store in silence. So who's goin in? Mac questioned,
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You mean you're not. Chris responded, why would I be
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the one doing it? His friend retorted, doing what? Joey
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asked again, getting no answer. Quit being a wimp and
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go in, Chris commanded his friend. Hell no, it was
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your idea to begin with. Mac shot back, guys, Joey shouted.
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What the two older boys shouted at their young companion.
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Joey shrank back some at the two on one verbal attack.
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What are you guys even talking about? I thought we
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came here to rent a movie. Why does it matter
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who goes in? Joey asked, now that he had their attention,
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because we're not just getting any movie, twerp, We're renting foot.
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Mac begins to explain before catching one of Chris's elbows
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in his gut. Shut up, Chris intervened, No, tell me,
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I can handle it. Whatever it is, Joey insisted. The
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two older boys looked at each other. Chris sighed and
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turned his back to his little brother. We're getting flesh
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for the android. Mac is spending the night, and we're
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gonna watch it. Joey frowned as disappointment set in. He
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should have known Chris was going to have his friend
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over instead of spending time with him. But while disappointment
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took hold, a sudden realization came to Joey and his
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eyes and mouth widened in shock. But but that's a
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horror movie, an R rated horror movie, Joey stammered out,
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Uh huh, and we're gonna get it. Mac chimed in,
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and you're not going to say anything to mom and
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dad about it. Of course, somebody has to stop being
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a pussy and go in and get it, Chris explained
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before shoving Mac. Oh, screw you, Chris. It's your plan,
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so you should do it. Mac shot back. Joey watched
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the two argue and thought it was one thing that
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his weekend with his brother was going to be taken
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away from him. It was another thing that the two
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were going to get a movie that Joey would didn't
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even want to watch. Horror movies scared Joey to death,
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whether they were old ones with no sound, kooky three
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D ones from the fifties, or some more gruesome ones
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that came out anymore. It was also that gruesomeness that
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made Joey even more uncomfortable. Chris had been begging and
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pleading to watch Flesh of the Android from the moment
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it hit theaters, but while his begging got him his
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way every so often, it wasn't working this time. Their
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parents held strong The movie was rated R, and from
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what they had seen of trailers and promotional images, was
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nothing more than a gross garbage heap of celluloid. Everything
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Chris found attractive about the film, their parents found repulsive.
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Joey supposed it wasn't too surprising that now that the
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movie was on video, Chris was going to try and
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watch it, but from what he was seeing of the
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two boys arguing, it seemed like neither one of them
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wanted to go through with whatever it was they were planning.
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How are you going to get it? Anyways? There's no
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way mister Binford is going to rent either one of
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you a movie. That's righted r. Joey asked, that's the
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genius part of our plan. We're going to take the
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tape for Flesh of the Android and put it in
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a case for a movie he would let us rent.
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Mac explained, with excitement and accomplishment. Mac shut the hell up.
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Chris nearly screamed at his friend, clearly upset that his
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little brother now had even more info on their scheme.
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What he was bound to figure out? What we did
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when we took it back to your place, Besides, at
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this rate, we aren't going to get it, since you're
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too chicken to go in and do it, Mac argued.
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The two boys fought more. While Joey pondered the situation.
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A light bulb went off in his head. Then an
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idea to get his time with his brother that he
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desperately wanted. I'll do it, he announced. The two older
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kids looked at the younger one and burst out laughing.
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You're serious, Chris asked, in between laughter. Why not, Joey asked,
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Cause you're a baby. Mac answered, at least I'm willing
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to do it, unlike you two, Joey said. The two
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bigger boys looked at him in annoyance. Joey knew that
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while they had to be mad for what he said,
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that they couldn't admit that he was indeed right. While
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they bickered about who was going to do it, he
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had volunteered. Let's say we let you go do it. What?
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Then Chris asked, you get the movie you want, but
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there's a price. Joey told his brother that being Chris questioned,
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I get to watch it with you too, Joey explained.
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Chris laughed uncontrollably and was eventually joined by Mack. You
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you're going to watch Flesh of the Android with us?
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Get real? Why not? Kid? That movie is supposed to
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be like the grossest thing ever. Mac told Joey. You're
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scared of Frank and Weeney. Hell, you're scared of Garfield's Halloween.
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Yet you're going to watch this, Chris questioned mockingly. Yes,
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Joey stated, doubt it. Chris retorted, well, I don't think
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you have much of a choice if you want to
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watch the movie unless the two of you grow a
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set of balls and do it yourselves. Besides, mister Binford
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likes me more anyways, Joey said angrily. Mac gasped and
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softly laughed in surprise at the younger McGee's sudden exclamation.
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Chris stared down at his little brother. Knowing that Joey
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had him beat, Chris pulled cash out of his pocket
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and shoved it into Joey's hand. All right, then, since
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you think you're some hot tough shit, you do it.
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Grab the movie and swap its tape into another case.
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Simple as that, in and out, Chris explained, Easy peasy.
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Joey said, uh huh, we'll see you don't exactly have
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a good track record of not spilling the beans or
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folding under pressure. Chris responded, I won't this time, I promise.
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Joey insisted. You better not, little man, or else your
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ass will be in some deep trouble. Mac told Joey
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he means it too. If you mess this up, mister Binford,
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won't be who you'll be in trouble with the most.
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Mom and Dad won't even be the worst you could
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be in trouble with. Not even the police'll be because
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for all intents and purposes, you'll be stealing. Nah, bro,
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I will be the one to be afraid of, especially
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if you wrap me out. You screw this up in
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any way, shape or form, and I'll make you pet,
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Chris explained intensely and menacingly to his little brother. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
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Joey said, as he pushed past the two toward the
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door of the video store. He stopped and stared into
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the glass door hazily, able to make out the insides
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of the lobby. Joey turned around and looked at Chris
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and Mack. The two of them made a shoeing motion
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with their hands, gesturing for him to hurry up. Joey
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looked at the front door and gulped before grabbing the
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handle and pulling the door open.
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More scarce to come, weekly, Spooky, We'll be right back.
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A bell rang as the door to the video store
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opened and Joey stepped inside. The interior was the same
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as it always had been since Joey and his family
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had started going there, Walls lying with film reels, posters,
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and various cutouts of movie scenes and stars. Shelves were
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placed in almost every nook and cranny, and were organized
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in ways Joey could only call weirdly specific. The owners,
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mister and Missus Binford, were both film lovers and wanted
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the store to reflect that love. Well, would you look
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at that, Joey McGhee, my favorite customer, the old shop
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keep called out as he watched the seven year old
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walk in. Hi, mister Binford, Joey replied, this is probably
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a silly question since you're in the shop, But what
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brings you in today? Mister Binford looked around as if
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trying to find somebody alone too at that? Oh, is
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that a problem? My brother and his friend are outside.
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I could go get them if you need me to,
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Joey said, with a blush. Oh, it isn't a problem
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at all. I'm just not used to seeing you by yourself.
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So what brings you in? Mister Binford asked with a
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My parents are away for the weekend, so we're using
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some of the money they left us to get a movie.
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Joey explained, this year guy's first time being left alone.
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The shop keep asked, yeah, big milestone for kids to
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be left alone for the weekend, right in time for
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Halloween too. Got any scary movies in mind to rent,
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mister Binford asked, with a grin. The Benfords liked all
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kinds of movies, but from what little Joey knew of
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the couple, it was horror movies mister Binford liked, especially
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the old ones. I don't know. Chris just sent me
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in to get a movie, didn't say what he wanted.
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Joey felt a tinge of pain at lying to the
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old man. I see well, I'm running a special right
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now for the holiday. Rent one horror movie and get
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one with the price slashed in half, mister Binford said
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with an excited menace, before slamming a fake meat cleaver
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down onto the counter. Surprised by the sudden action, Joey
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jumped back a little before smiling and laughing a little bit,
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the old man laughing along with him. Right, I'll have
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to see if I find anything I like, the seven
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year old said. Can never go wrong with the classics.
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But that's a ramble for another time. I'm holding you
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up while your brother and his friend wait outside. Mister
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Binford jabbed a thumb toward the door the two older
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boys peered in through its glass. I'll be up here
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rewinding some tapes if you need anything, kiddo. Thanks, mister Binford,
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Joey said, before heading off into the maze of shelves.
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Despite boasting about how he would do it, Joey couldn't
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help but feel bad about the whole thing, especially after
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talking to mister Binford. He really liked the guy and
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didn't want to disappoint him. Joey shook his head and
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took a deep breath. Come on, McGhee, we have a
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mission to do. Joey walked through the shelves and looked
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at case after case and thought about his mission in question.
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It certainly was an easy enough plan. Swap the cassette
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of flesh of the android with another movie, any movie,
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and it would look like he was renting anything other
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than an R rated horror film. Only problem was trying
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to pick out a movie to do it with. It
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couldn't just be any movie. Joey needed a movie that
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mister Binford wouldn't think twice about him renting. He was
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hesitant to make it be another horror film. Mister Binford
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had to have remembered he didn't like scary movies. Renting
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two of them might make him suspect something was going on. Mindlessly,
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Joey wandered into the action section and looked around. He
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was about to turn a corner and leave when he
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had an idea. Joey turned around and smiled a bit
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as he stared at the case for a movie called
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Quantum Cop. It was a film he had seen loads
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of times, and while he hadn't seen too many movies
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in his life to make a definitive statement, he did
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consider it his favorite. It was one that he and
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his family rented numerous times, and if he saw it
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was going to be on TV, he would drop everything
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to watch it. He had toys for it and even
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acted it out with some of his friends. Most importantly,
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it was rated PG. Joey knew if he did the
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swap with Quantum cop mister Binford would expect nothing. Joey
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took the tape off the shelf and made his way
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to the horror section. Like the rest of the sections,
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it was decorated to its theme, with cobwebs and masks
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and cutouts of various monsters and other things from horror films.
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It amped up even more so with the rest of
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the store for Halloween. Joey was always intimidated by the decorations,
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but this was worse. Whether it be its crank to
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eleven nature for the holiday, or because of what he
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was planning, He found himself deathly frightened of walking through
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through it. He gulped and started down the path, making
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sure he didn't look around too much so that he
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wouldn't see something he didn't want to. The way the
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horror section was set up, Joey went from classic horror
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movies up through to current ones, the boxes getting more
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and more intense as he went along, shielding his eyes
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as they did so. And yet you're wanting to watch
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a gross out movie just to be with your brother,
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he told himself. Joey stopped when he came to his destination.
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In front of him on the rack was a shiny,
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near brand new VHS tape. It was Flesh of the Android.
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The front cover depicted what he could only describe as
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a mix between a zombie and a robot ripping its
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way through a person, blood and viscera flying every which way,
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while the title was printed in such a way that
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it looked like it had been carved into human flesh. Joey,
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hand shaking, turned it around to look at the back,
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while the front had been drawn or painted artwork. Joey
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was greeted by images from the movie showing the creature
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chained to a wall and on fire, people looking afraid
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and huddled together, a scientist with an eye gouged out,
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and a girl with no shirt having what looked like
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her chest but more balloon shaped, being squeezed while puss
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oozed out of it. Joey quickly put it back on
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the shelf and covered his mouth with his now free
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hand while he gagged, get it together, Joey, it's only
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a movie. It's only a movie. It's only a movie.
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The young boy gathered his composure and took the film
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off the shelf, He stared at it and the other
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movie in his hand. One was a simple and fun
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action movie. The other contained images that, based on the box,
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were going to live up to how Chris and Mac
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had been describing it. Quantum Cop in one hand and
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Flesh of the Android in the other. Joey looked back
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and forth between the two. He sighed and placed Flesh
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of the Android back on the shelf. Afterward, he pulled
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the cassette of Quantum Cop out and laid it on
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another movie. Joey then repeated the action for Flesh of
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the Android before slipping its cassette into the case for
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Quantum cop. He sighed after doing so and paused for
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a second before sliding Quantum cop into the case of
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Flesh of the Android. The deed was done. Joey had
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successfully completed Chris and Max's plan to rent an R
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rated horror movie right under the nose of mister Binford.
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Joey smiled faintly at having completed his task, but could
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already feel the guilt eating him up inside. All right, McGhee,
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you did it. Now, you just have to check out
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and get it out of the store. Joey turned around
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and started back down the horror section. As he walked,
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he suddenly remembered mister Binford's words, rent one horror movie
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and get one with the price slashed in half. The
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old ShopKeep might find it weird that Joey had only
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grabbed not just one movie, but a non horror title.
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At that, he began to feel anxiety at how his
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plan might crumble. Joey stopped when he got to the
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classic horror section. Maybe if I rent one of these,
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mister Binford won't suspect anything. Joey looked over the movies
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and blindly picked one. After all, it didn't really matter
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what the movie was, just that he had another one
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to distract from the ruse he was attempting to pull.
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Newly satisfied, Joey made his way out of the horror
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section and through the maze of shelves and movies until
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he reached the front counter. A couple of moments, mister
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Binford turned around from his task of rewinding tapes. The
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customers hadn't ah, if it isn't mister McGhee back with
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some plunder. Let's see what you got, the man said,
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with a smile, holding out his hand for the tapes.
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Joey returned the smile and handed him the movies. Mister
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Binford looked at the two tapes. Let's see what we
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have here, quantum cop my Mi. You never tire of
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this one, do you? With how many times you rent it?
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You should save up some allowance and buy yourself a copy,
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mister Binford said, with his usual friendly smile. Yeah, maybe,
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Joey responded, And let's see. We also have Ooh, Phantom
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of the Opera, the nineteen forty three version starring Claude Rains.
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Very very nice choice here, Joey. It's a personal favorite
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of mine. I remember seeing this in the theater when
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I was close to twenty years old and before I
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got shipped off to Europe. Binford explained with a glee
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and twinkle in his eye that Joey never remembered seeing before.
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That's really cool, mister Binford. Joey said he genuinely enjoyed
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seeing the shop owner talk about his childhood. Indeed, those
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were the days. Oh, I'm sorry, Joey, I'm rambling and
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getting nostalgic again. I'll make sure these are rewound and
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then get you checked out and on the way. Mister
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Binford explained. Joey's mind went blank and then flooded with
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a surge of anxiety. Rewinding the tapes that meant mister
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Binford would have to take the tapes out of their cases.
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That meant he would have to see the cassettes, and
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that he would see the titles of the movies on
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the plastic shells. Joey's plan was about to crumble. That
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would mean he'd get in trouble with mister Binford, with
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his parents, maybe with the police. Worst of all, he
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knew that when they asked him about why he did
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the switch, he would eventually crumble and reveal that it
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was Chris's idea, and then he'd be in deep, deep trouble.
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Joey nervously stood watching as mister Binford began the process
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of checking the tapes and where or if they had
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been rewound. He paused at one point and turned to
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look out the glass door, catching Chris and Max staring
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in and quickly disappearing when they knew they had been
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seen by the shop owner. Mister Binford turned his attention
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back to his task and started humming. While doing so.
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After what seemed like an eternity to Joey. Mister Binford
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turned around, holding both movies in their cases in his
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hand and stared at Joey. Joey, we have a problem here.
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Are you afraid? Good? Weekly spooky, We'll be right back.
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The young McGee gulped and could feel his heart starting
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to pound faster and faster. What problem, he stammered out, Well, Joey,
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you only have one horror movie here. Remember the special
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is if you rent one horror movie, you get another
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horror movie half off. Oh guess I wasn't thinking. Joey said,
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mm hm, Well tell you what. Since you're my favorite customer,
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I'll let you have the deal anyways, Just don't go
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telling anybody. How's that sound, mister Binford asked with a smile.
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Joey felt a wave of relief come over him. He
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smiled and nodded his head. Sounds great, Mister Binford smiled
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and nodded his head in agreement. Joey handed the cash
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for the movies to the shop owner and watched as
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mister Binford bagged up the two movies and handed them
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over to his young patron. You boys enjoy yourselves, to
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old Joey, as the young McGhee headed toward the door.
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Joey turned around and waved goodbye with a smile before
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leaving the store. He walked away to where Chris and
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Mack were standing well. The two asked in both curiosity
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and simmering agitation. Joey pulled out the case for Quantum
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cop then slid out the cassette that sat inside of it.
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Chris and Mack looked at the tape and grinned like
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a cheshire cat when they saw flesh of the Android
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printed on the black plastic in stuttered white. All right,
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way to go, Joe, Mac cheered, before giving Joey a
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playful punch. Good job, little bro, Good job, Chris told
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his brother with a smile. Joey's face grew warm and
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he smiled, nearly tearing up and hearing his brother giving
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him praise. All right, girls, let's go get some pop
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and pizza and head back, Chris said, Mac and Joe.
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Joe nodded in agreement, and the three walked off towards
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their next destination before what was sure to be a
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terrifyingly fun night. After the video store, the boys made
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their way to the supermarket and filled a cart with soda, popcorn,
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and everything they needed to make nachos. Once done, they
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went down the street to a pizza joint called Haha Pizza.
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They argued over what to get until they eventually settled
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on extra cheese with sausage, onions, and banana peppers. With
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pizza and various snacks in hand, the trio headed on
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back to the McGee's. Once they arrived, the boys got
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to work on setting up shop for the night. The
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pizza box got tossed onto the coffee table along with
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the sodas, while the kitchen became an aroma of salt, butter,
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tortilla chips, cheese, jalapinos, and tomatoes. Done in the kitchen
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and with the suns starting to set, the trio headed
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into the living room with their plunder of buttery, greasy goodness,
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the older McGee instructed Mac to put out a bowl
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of candy their parents left for tricker treaters and turn
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off the porch lights so that when the sun went
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down they wouldn't be disturbed. With that taking care of,
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Mac returned and handed Chris their feature presentation. He pulled
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out the in disguise flesh of the Android and headed
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toward the VCR. What about the other movie, Joey asked,
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what about it? Chris countered, aren't we going to watch it?
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As if? Chris and Max said in unison, why not?
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Joey questioned, who wants to watch an older than dirt movie?
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Not us, that's for sure, Chris explained, what if I
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wanted to? Mister Binford said it was really good, Joey said, please,
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As if mister Binford knows anything about quality, the man
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is older than time it's self. Mac said, tauntingly. Besides,
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we have more important things to do, like watching this awesomeness,
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Chris told his companions as he held up the flesh
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of the android tape as if it was a trophy.
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Aren't you scared of these kinds of movies? Anyway? Squirt?
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00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:22.079
Why do you want to watch that one? Mac asked mockingly.
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I don't know. I guess I just wanted to try
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00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:30.960
mister Binford's suggestion, Joey explained as he bowed his head. Well,
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00:31:31.240 --> 00:31:34.960
we're going to show you real horror, that is, if
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you can make it past the trailers, Chris said, with
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a snicker that was soon followed by Mac. Shut up,
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Joey shouted as he plopped himself down on the floor
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in front of the coffee table play the movie. Chris
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and Mac pretended as if they were intimidated by the
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youngest of the group before having another chuckle. Chris slid
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the cassette into the VCR and turned on the television.
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The older boys settled in on the couch and relegated
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Joey to turning off the lights. He sighed and reluctantly
491
00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:10.200
did so before sitting on the floor in front of
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the couch. Chris powered on the VCR using the remote
493
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hit play, and the trio waited for the tape to start.
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Staticky Black faded into pitch black before the logo of
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the video company appeared with its jingle. The boys were
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00:32:26.960 --> 00:32:31.119
then shown trailer after trailer of various movies the company
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is about to release or has released. Genres ranged from
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the expected horror, to drama, to sci fi, and even
499
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to romance, albeit of a steamier variety. Joey found the
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majority of the trailers not to his liking. He had
501
00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:50.200
to grit his teeth to make it through the horror trailers,
502
00:32:50.640 --> 00:32:53.440
but he stuck through them. If he backed out now
503
00:32:53.559 --> 00:32:56.519
because of some trailers he would never hear the end
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00:32:56.559 --> 00:33:00.480
of it. Once the trailer stopped, the company logo appeared
505
00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:05.000
again and gave way to the opening credits. Blood curdling
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red splashed onto a black as night background. Then the
507
00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:12.720
title appeared, with a shriek that Joey could only liken
508
00:33:12.839 --> 00:33:17.200
to a small dog having its tail stomped on. When
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00:33:17.200 --> 00:33:20.599
the movie proper started up, Joey found himself able to
510
00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:23.960
handle it for the most part, having not seen a
511
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lot of horror. It seemed boring to him that there
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was a bunch of talk about science and not having
513
00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:34.160
any viable options left, and some other junk about morality
514
00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:37.319
and stuff he didn't understand, but seemed to make Chris
515
00:33:37.359 --> 00:33:41.599
and Mack excited and what Joey assumed meant embarrassed with
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00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:45.880
how red they got. But once the horror started, Joey
517
00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:48.839
quickly concluded that despite how much he wanted to show
518
00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:52.640
the two older boys how tough and brave he was,
519
00:33:53.400 --> 00:33:56.039
and especially how much he wanted to spend time with
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00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:59.759
his older brother over the weekend, he simply couldn't handle
521
00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:03.519
the horror in the film. The way everything looked dark
522
00:34:03.559 --> 00:34:08.960
and grimy, the music, and the special effects, By god,
523
00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:13.079
the special effects were simply too much for him. From
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00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:17.360
the crazed doctor dissecting and then forming his abomination, to
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00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:21.239
how that creature looked once completed, and moving around to
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00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:25.079
the red oozing blood and the tortuous cries of agony.
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Joey did his best to watch as much as he could. However,
528
00:34:29.360 --> 00:34:32.119
when the creature skinned an arm and ripped open the
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victim's veins to feed on their blood, Joey could take
530
00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:39.880
no more. He ran out of the living room hand
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over mouth. Chris and Mack laughed hysterically while he fled.
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I told you he wouldn't be able to handle it.
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00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:51.400
Mac Shrilly said through his laughter. That's my baby brother
534
00:34:51.480 --> 00:34:56.519
for you being a big fat baby. Chris mocked, and
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00:34:56.719 --> 00:34:59.840
like a baby, I think he crapped himself too, Max
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00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:03.679
shouted in humored excitement. The two continued to watch the
537
00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:06.039
movie and make fun of Joey As he made his
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00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:09.960
way upstairs. Tears flowed from his eyes and he was
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00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:12.599
doing his best to not let out the sobbing whimpers
540
00:35:12.639 --> 00:35:15.679
building up in his throat. In the safety of his
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00:35:15.719 --> 00:35:18.719
own room, he buried himself under his comforter with his
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00:35:18.800 --> 00:35:22.960
face and his pillow. Then Joey let out his embarrassment
543
00:35:23.239 --> 00:35:26.519
and sadness, Confident that the two wouldn't be able to
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00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:30.519
hear him now, he screamed and sobbed and cursed what
545
00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:34.000
little curse words he knew. Joey swore that he hated
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the two of them, his brother in particular, for ruining
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what was supposed to be their weekend together. It was
548
00:35:40.880 --> 00:35:43.760
just like Chris to twist everything into what he wanted
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00:35:44.079 --> 00:35:48.599
and not what others or Joey wanted. I hate you,
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I hate you, I hate you, Joey shouted into his pillow.
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He turned to stare at the clock on his bedside table.
552
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To him, knowing what time it was didn't really matter.
553
00:36:00.760 --> 00:36:03.639
It was simply something to look at to help him
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00:36:03.639 --> 00:36:07.599
fall asleep. He certainly wanted to, but every time he
555
00:36:07.679 --> 00:36:11.400
closed his eyes, the images of flesh of the Android
556
00:36:11.559 --> 00:36:15.079
where he played in his mind distorted in even more
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00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:19.559
nightmarish ways. Joey cursed Chris for wanting to watch such
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00:36:19.599 --> 00:36:23.000
a thing, but equally cursed himself forgetting the tape for
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00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:26.360
them and watching something that he knew he couldn't handle.
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Their father would say he had polluted his mind and
561
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that it would poison him for the rest of his life.
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Garbage in, garbage out, his father would say. Joey continued
563
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to stare blankly at the clock as he sobbed. The
564
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red glow of the numbers began to blur from the tears,
565
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before blurring more so from an inability to keep his
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eyes open. Eventually, mercifully, even Joey fell asleep.
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You're not safe yet, weekly Spooky will be right back.
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A loud thud woke Joey up from his slumber. Dazed
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from the sudden awakening, he sat himself up and stared
570
00:37:13.239 --> 00:37:17.599
off into the darkness of his room. His eyes, half shut,
571
00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:23.599
widened quickly when screams filled his ears. Joey turned to
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00:37:23.679 --> 00:37:29.519
his clock. Midnight too late for tricker treaters to still
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00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:32.880
be out having fun. It could be older kids trying
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to scare people. Joey tried to think it through logically
575
00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:41.320
so that his mind his imagination wouldn't kick in due
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00:37:41.360 --> 00:37:44.760
to the influence of the movie. Maybe it's Chris and
577
00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:47.880
Mack trying to have more fun at my expense, he
578
00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:52.000
told himself. Joey laid back down and closed his eyes.
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The sound of something crashing, followed by shrieks disturbed Joey
580
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from his attempt to sleep. He bolted up right in
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00:38:00.239 --> 00:38:04.440
his bed, eyes wide open. The thudding and crashing was
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00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:07.639
one thing, It was the shrieks that had Joey upright
583
00:38:08.039 --> 00:38:11.840
and starting to be afraid. They sounded too close to
584
00:38:11.880 --> 00:38:15.000
be coming from outside the house and didn't sound as
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00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:18.519
if they were emanating from the television, which left only
586
00:38:19.000 --> 00:38:25.960
Chris and Mac. Are they pretending? Or is it? Joey
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00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:28.639
found his train of thought cut off as the sound
588
00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:32.440
of footsteps pounding up the stairs assaulted his ears at
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00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:35.679
the top. They continued down the hall and only ended
590
00:38:35.719 --> 00:38:39.639
once a door was slammed shut. Shocked from the sudden
591
00:38:39.800 --> 00:38:43.960
and frantic sequence of events, Joey sat stunned and unsure
592
00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:46.880
of what to do. The boy, who was known to
593
00:38:46.920 --> 00:38:50.760
be greatly susceptible to fear, was equally horrified at what
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00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:55.559
he had heard, but was also curious. It could well
595
00:38:55.599 --> 00:38:58.840
be Chris and Mac simply messing with him as one
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00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:02.400
final Halloween frank and to taunt him for being unable
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00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:06.920
to handle the movie despite all his boasting. But what
598
00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:11.480
if it wasn't. What if something really did happen that
599
00:39:11.840 --> 00:39:15.159
was so horrific that it scared even his older brother
600
00:39:15.239 --> 00:39:20.400
and Mac. Joey weighed his options and eventually took a calming,
601
00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:24.920
deep breath before climbing out of bed. He squeezed his
602
00:39:24.960 --> 00:39:28.039
fingers into his palms as he walked towards his bedroom door,
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00:39:28.840 --> 00:39:31.599
the only action he could do to keep himself steady
604
00:39:31.960 --> 00:39:35.199
in his decision to investigate and not just hide under
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00:39:35.239 --> 00:39:39.840
the covers. Whatever was going on, Joey was determined to
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00:39:39.960 --> 00:39:42.880
not let it get to him as much as possible.
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00:39:44.320 --> 00:39:46.639
You can do it. You can do it. You can
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00:39:46.679 --> 00:39:50.039
do it. You can do it. The young McGhee reached
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00:39:50.079 --> 00:39:54.079
his bedroom door and stared at it. Doubt crept into
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00:39:54.079 --> 00:39:57.840
his mind. It has to just be a trick, just
611
00:39:57.880 --> 00:40:00.840
a trick to scare me one more time. Don't let
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00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:04.039
them get the satisfaction, joe Just climb back into bed
613
00:40:04.159 --> 00:40:08.280
and go back to sleep. Yet, even with the doubt,
614
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Joey's curiosity was too much to not indulge in. He
615
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unclenched his right hand and took hold of the doorknob.
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Joey took several deep breaths, turned the knob, and pulled
617
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his door open. He stuck his head out dark nothing
618
00:40:27.480 --> 00:40:31.360
but darkness in the hallway. The shapes of picture frames
619
00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:35.400
were there, but the images inside were hidden. Not only that,
620
00:40:36.039 --> 00:40:39.960
but so was the light switch. Sure Joey knew where
621
00:40:40.039 --> 00:40:43.440
in theory it should be, but with the pitch black
622
00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:47.159
blanket of darkness, it was as lost as those images
623
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in the picture frames. He looked to where the stairs
624
00:40:50.519 --> 00:40:54.719
were nothing, or at least nothing that seemed to be
625
00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:58.519
lurking or out of place. Joey turned his head to
626
00:40:58.559 --> 00:41:01.760
the other side of the hall, where hiding behind closed
627
00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:07.480
doors were the remaining rooms, a bathroom, Chris's room, and
628
00:41:07.519 --> 00:41:14.639
their parents room, along with a closet. Again nothing, What's
629
00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:19.400
going on, Joey wondered aloud. He shrugged as he continued
630
00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:22.639
to stare in the darkness. The door to a room
631
00:41:22.719 --> 00:41:26.360
down the hall burst open and out flew a body
632
00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:29.880
into the wall across from it. Joey screamed in response
633
00:41:29.960 --> 00:41:32.519
to the suddenness of the event and ran back into
634
00:41:32.559 --> 00:41:36.840
his room. His mind screamed at him to hide, but
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00:41:37.000 --> 00:41:41.000
one thought shut down that idea. He didn't know who
636
00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:45.079
it was he saw flung into the wall. It could
637
00:41:45.159 --> 00:41:50.000
be Mac, it could be his brother. Joey scrambled to
638
00:41:50.039 --> 00:41:53.280
his bedside table and opened the drawer under the top
639
00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:57.119
of it. He searched frantically and sighed until his hand
640
00:41:57.199 --> 00:41:59.800
found the shape of the object he was looking for.
641
00:42:00.679 --> 00:42:04.199
Joey pulled his hand out a flashlight grasped in it.
642
00:42:05.000 --> 00:42:07.880
He pushed the power button on and a yellowish white
643
00:42:07.960 --> 00:42:11.880
light shined out from it. Joey ran into the hallway
644
00:42:12.320 --> 00:42:15.519
and shined the light down where the body was. The
645
00:42:15.599 --> 00:42:20.840
light revealed that the body was of Mac. He rushed
646
00:42:20.840 --> 00:42:24.400
to the older boy and kneeled down by his side. Mac,
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00:42:25.000 --> 00:42:28.920
what happened? What's going on? Joey asked, in a frantic manner.
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Mac looked at Joey, his movement slow and pained. His
649
00:42:34.519 --> 00:42:38.320
eyes were partially glazed over and showed to be unaffected
650
00:42:38.360 --> 00:42:42.159
by the light being shined directly into them. Mac's lips
651
00:42:42.239 --> 00:42:45.840
moved in an attempt to speak, but no sound came out.
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Joey didn't know much about injuries outside of scrapes, cuts,
653
00:42:50.480 --> 00:42:53.480
and bruises, but he had heard and seen his dad
654
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care for Chris and himself if they got hit roughly
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on their head. He remembered the word he heard his
656
00:42:59.679 --> 00:43:07.079
father used in those situations, concussion. Joey set the flashlight
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00:43:07.159 --> 00:43:10.559
down and put his hands on Mac's shoulders gently. He
658
00:43:10.679 --> 00:43:14.320
tried to remember everything his father would do in situations
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00:43:14.400 --> 00:43:18.840
like this. Come on, Mac, stay with me. What's your
660
00:43:18.880 --> 00:43:23.119
full name? Where are you countdown from twenty? Who's your
661
00:43:23.119 --> 00:43:27.679
best friend? Who am I? Joey asked each question frantically,
662
00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:30.719
but also with brief pauses to try and give Mac
663
00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:36.480
an opportunity to answer. Mac's eyes slowly became less glazed
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as Joey talked to him, repeating each question in no
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particular order. He stared at the younger McGhee and tried
666
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to gather strength to speak. His eyes widened suddenly, as
667
00:43:48.199 --> 00:43:49.960
if he had awakened in the middle of the night,
668
00:43:51.079 --> 00:43:55.360
not unlike Joey had earlier. Max stared at Joey and
669
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gulped Mac. Joey asked, surprised at the old old boy's
670
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sudden awareness and expression, run, Mac stammered out. Joey blinked,
671
00:44:07.880 --> 00:44:11.639
confused by the statement. Before he could respond, Mac was
672
00:44:11.679 --> 00:44:16.159
suddenly pulled away by an unseen force, his body being
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dragged forcefully down the stairs, screaming all the way. Joey
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screamed in shock in horror, and ran back into his
675
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bedroom and quickly shut the door. He ran to and
676
00:44:27.239 --> 00:44:31.039
then jumped into his bed, hiding under the covers. What
677
00:44:31.119 --> 00:44:34.800
the what the heck just happened? How can somebody just
678
00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:36.880
fly out of a room and then get pulled away?
679
00:44:37.639 --> 00:44:41.159
Whatever the answer was, Joey could definitely say that Mac
680
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and Chris were not playing a joke. How could they?
681
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There was no way they could have done all that.
682
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Maybe Chris could have pushed or thrown Mac out of
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00:44:50.400 --> 00:44:53.960
a room, but pull him down the stairs without being seen,
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Not even with a rope or a cable could his
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00:44:57.360 --> 00:45:01.760
brother do that. Seeing what happened to Mac only moments ago,
686
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left Joey unsure what to do next. Every fiber of
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00:45:05.920 --> 00:45:09.280
his being screamed in fear and told him to simply
688
00:45:09.320 --> 00:45:14.559
stay in his room and hide, stay unseen, and eventually
689
00:45:14.599 --> 00:45:18.280
the sun would come up and all the darkness would
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be gone. Then he could explore the house and see
691
00:45:22.440 --> 00:45:26.039
what exactly was going on, or at that point, what
692
00:45:26.159 --> 00:45:30.719
all had happened. However, Joey knew that as much as
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00:45:30.760 --> 00:45:34.079
he wanted to do just that, there was something that
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would not let him do it. The knowledge that it
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was Mac who ran upstairs to hide before being pulled
696
00:45:39.480 --> 00:45:45.079
away meant that Chris was likely still downstairs. Joey wasn't
697
00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:47.800
sure what had caused Mac to be thrown from whatever
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00:45:47.880 --> 00:45:50.079
room he had hid in, and even less of a
699
00:45:50.119 --> 00:45:52.199
clue as to how he had been dragged down the
700
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stairs by an unseen force, even with Joey having a
701
00:45:56.159 --> 00:46:00.440
flashlight handy to illuminate the darkness. But he did know
702
00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:03.679
that meant Chris was downstairs where all the commotions started,
703
00:46:04.039 --> 00:46:08.960
and was likely where whatever had taken Mac was now at. Chris,
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Joey's older brother, one of the people who he loved
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00:46:12.639 --> 00:46:15.760
most in the world, was down on that first story
706
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with some unknown being that had hunted down Mac and
707
00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:24.840
dragged him downstairs without being seen. Joey crawled out from
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under his blanket and stared at his door again. He
709
00:46:28.639 --> 00:46:32.400
couldn't begin to imagine what was happening to Mac let alone.
710
00:46:32.440 --> 00:46:36.599
In general, however, Joey did know that none of it
711
00:46:36.719 --> 00:46:39.480
was good, and that most likely what happened to Mac
712
00:46:39.599 --> 00:46:43.119
was bound to happen to his older brother. Normally, when
713
00:46:43.159 --> 00:46:46.000
the two boys were in trouble or something bad happened,
714
00:46:46.280 --> 00:46:48.599
they would turn to their father and mother to help them.
715
00:46:49.480 --> 00:46:52.920
They weren't in the house, though they were miles away
716
00:46:53.079 --> 00:46:57.039
visiting family. Joey couldn't even recall who they had gone
717
00:46:57.079 --> 00:47:00.559
to see. No phone call would likely bring him back.
718
00:47:01.440 --> 00:47:04.880
Chris was in an unknown state, and Mac was likely
719
00:47:04.920 --> 00:47:08.440
no longer able to help. That left only one option,
720
00:47:09.079 --> 00:47:12.719
and Joey, while aware of it, did not want to
721
00:47:12.760 --> 00:47:15.800
admit it. If there was going to be any happy
722
00:47:15.920 --> 00:47:18.880
ending to what was going on, it was up to
723
00:47:19.000 --> 00:47:23.519
Joey to do it. Trepidaciously, Joey climbed out of bed
724
00:47:24.000 --> 00:47:27.400
and walked back to his bedroom door. He was not
725
00:47:27.440 --> 00:47:30.320
sure as to what was down there, and even less
726
00:47:30.320 --> 00:47:32.559
so that he would be able to do much of
727
00:47:32.599 --> 00:47:35.920
anything to either help Chris and Mac or stop whatever
728
00:47:35.960 --> 00:47:40.000
it was, but Joey knew deep down that he had
729
00:47:40.039 --> 00:47:43.920
to at least try, both for his brother and perhaps
730
00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:49.039
even more so for himself. After all, if his parents,
731
00:47:49.320 --> 00:47:52.480
Mac and Chris weren't going to save him, then he
732
00:47:52.519 --> 00:47:55.639
had to do it himself. Just like switching from a
733
00:47:55.679 --> 00:48:00.000
tricycle to a bicycle, Joey couldn't rely on training wheels
734
00:48:00.480 --> 00:48:05.039
in this case others to help him get along. Joey
735
00:48:05.079 --> 00:48:09.119
told himself that was a pretty cheesy and probably dumb comparison,
736
00:48:09.880 --> 00:48:13.679
but it was a way to motivate himself. Maybe he
737
00:48:13.760 --> 00:48:17.039
needed that silly level of TV sitcom Dad Pep Talk
738
00:48:17.519 --> 00:48:22.360
to do what he knew he had to do. Joey
739
00:48:22.440 --> 00:48:26.440
closed his eyes and prayed for protection and the courage
740
00:48:26.480 --> 00:48:29.079
to get through the night and protect his brother and
741
00:48:29.159 --> 00:48:32.599
himself from whatever it was that had come into the
742
00:48:32.679 --> 00:48:37.760
McGee's house. The youngest McGhee opened his eyes, took a
743
00:48:37.800 --> 00:48:42.199
deep breath, and grasped the knob of his door. He
744
00:48:42.320 --> 00:48:47.719
twisted it, and with a newfound courage and intent, pulled
745
00:48:47.719 --> 00:48:52.840
open his bedroom door and stepped out into the hallway.
746
00:48:54.559 --> 00:48:58.960
There's more scares where that came from. Weakly, Spooky will
747
00:48:59.000 --> 00:48:59.840
be right back.
748
00:49:02.719 --> 00:49:05.480
Joey looked up and down the hallways for any sign
749
00:49:05.639 --> 00:49:09.000
of whatever it was that was inside the house and
750
00:49:09.159 --> 00:49:12.960
terrorizing the boys. He couldn't see anything that looked out
751
00:49:13.000 --> 00:49:15.880
of place, nor could he see anything that looked like
752
00:49:15.960 --> 00:49:20.000
it was moving. Thinking through the sequence of events that
753
00:49:20.079 --> 00:49:23.840
had happened only minutes ago, Joey came to the conclusion
754
00:49:23.920 --> 00:49:27.760
that unless this presence had come back upstairs to get him,
755
00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:32.440
it was most likely downstairs where Chris was. Joey thought
756
00:49:32.480 --> 00:49:36.000
briefly about why it hadn't come back upstairs to get him.
757
00:49:36.360 --> 00:49:39.760
After all, whatever it was must have seen or sensed
758
00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:42.800
or had some way of knowing he was there when
759
00:49:42.840 --> 00:49:46.679
it took Mack not to mention that if Joey's worst
760
00:49:46.760 --> 00:49:49.840
fears were true and the presence had already done something
761
00:49:49.880 --> 00:49:53.800
to Chris, then why not come back upstairs and finished
762
00:49:53.840 --> 00:49:57.159
the trio off. Maybe Chris had ran out of the
763
00:49:57.199 --> 00:50:01.519
house and whatever it was had chased after him. Perhaps
764
00:50:02.039 --> 00:50:06.320
it wanted to save Joey for last. Maybe it didn't
765
00:50:06.320 --> 00:50:09.880
want Joey at all. All of these possibilities the young
766
00:50:09.960 --> 00:50:15.079
McGee thought about. Joey shook his head. While his thoughts
767
00:50:15.119 --> 00:50:17.679
were of genuine concern as to what was going on
768
00:50:17.840 --> 00:50:21.920
and why this thing hadn't come back for him, he
769
00:50:22.039 --> 00:50:25.119
also knew it was partially him trying to talk and
770
00:50:25.320 --> 00:50:29.760
psych himself out of going downstairs. Get it together, Joey,
771
00:50:30.159 --> 00:50:33.639
you can do this. You can do this. The young
772
00:50:33.719 --> 00:50:37.039
McGee headed to the stairs and started to descend them.
773
00:50:37.639 --> 00:50:40.960
He briefly considered going back up to retrieve his flashlight,
774
00:50:41.360 --> 00:50:44.440
but opted not to, if only because he suspected Chris
775
00:50:44.480 --> 00:50:48.880
and Mack had continued to watch TV after finishing Flesh
776
00:50:48.880 --> 00:50:52.480
of the android, and thus the television would still be
777
00:50:52.599 --> 00:50:56.760
on and provide some form of light that or at
778
00:50:56.760 --> 00:50:59.559
the very least the windows that were peppered on the
779
00:50:59.559 --> 00:51:02.199
first floor, or would allow light from the moon and
780
00:51:02.280 --> 00:51:05.840
street lamps to illuminate the house just enough for Joey
781
00:51:06.440 --> 00:51:10.239
to make his way through. Joey continued down the stairs,
782
00:51:10.239 --> 00:51:13.880
and when at the bottom looked into the entryway and
783
00:51:13.920 --> 00:51:18.280
to the front door, the door was shut, meaning either
784
00:51:18.400 --> 00:51:21.199
Chris was still in the house somewhere or he had
785
00:51:21.320 --> 00:51:24.519
left and closed it on his way out. If the
786
00:51:24.599 --> 00:51:27.079
latter was the case, then it must have been before
787
00:51:27.159 --> 00:51:31.400
this thing had gone after Mac. Joey wasn't quite sure
788
00:51:31.440 --> 00:51:34.960
which option seemed more likely. He thought about it and
789
00:51:35.000 --> 00:51:39.039
how to proceed. Ultimately, Joey landed on continuing to look
790
00:51:39.079 --> 00:51:42.760
around the house for Chris and to see what had
791
00:51:42.800 --> 00:51:46.880
happened to Mac. Joey made his way toward the living room.
792
00:51:47.800 --> 00:51:51.480
There he found, as he suspected, the television was on
793
00:51:52.360 --> 00:51:55.719
its screen a bright blue, the default sign for when
794
00:51:55.719 --> 00:52:00.039
the VCR was on, but no tape was playing. He
795
00:52:00.119 --> 00:52:02.400
looked around the room and saw no sign of his
796
00:52:02.480 --> 00:52:06.519
brother or of Mac. However, Joey did see that a
797
00:52:06.599 --> 00:52:09.440
lamp had been knocked over, as had the coffee table.
798
00:52:10.039 --> 00:52:12.840
Picture frames and other various objects in the room were
799
00:52:13.400 --> 00:52:18.360
strewn about. The couch itself had its cushions half off
800
00:52:18.360 --> 00:52:22.320
the frame. Broken bottles of pop lined the floors, with
801
00:52:22.400 --> 00:52:25.480
the glow of the television showing where the fragments of
802
00:52:25.519 --> 00:52:30.480
glass were. What in the world happened here? The younger
803
00:52:30.559 --> 00:52:35.360
McGhee questioned both himself and the room. With the living
804
00:52:35.440 --> 00:52:38.400
room empty of his brother and Mac, that left only
805
00:52:38.440 --> 00:52:43.679
the kitchen, the downstairs bathroom, and the garage of his options.
806
00:52:43.920 --> 00:52:48.719
Joey decided to check the bathroom first, empty with no
807
00:52:48.920 --> 00:52:52.719
signs of a disturbance like in the living room. One down,
808
00:52:53.199 --> 00:52:56.679
two to go. The young McGhee walked to the kitchen,
809
00:52:57.519 --> 00:53:00.360
light faintly shining through the window over the st sink
810
00:53:00.840 --> 00:53:03.519
and the glass sliding door that led to the backyard.
811
00:53:04.320 --> 00:53:08.039
With this, Joey was met with a mess. Parts of
812
00:53:08.079 --> 00:53:10.679
it were clearly left over from when he, Chris and
813
00:53:10.800 --> 00:53:15.119
Mac had prepared the food for their movie, but containers
814
00:53:15.119 --> 00:53:18.800
of flour and sugar, a cutting block and board, pots
815
00:53:18.800 --> 00:53:23.119
and pans, dishes, and a nearly tipped over refrigerator were
816
00:53:23.199 --> 00:53:26.719
not something that the three boys had caused at least
817
00:53:26.840 --> 00:53:29.079
Joey and the other two hadn't caused it when they
818
00:53:29.119 --> 00:53:32.840
were prepping for the movie. Did Chris and Mac do this?
819
00:53:33.719 --> 00:53:39.480
Or did whatever this thing is do this? Joey scratched
820
00:53:39.480 --> 00:53:42.239
his head and felt his brain starting to hurt from
821
00:53:42.280 --> 00:53:46.440
trying to deduce what exactly was going on. He could
822
00:53:46.480 --> 00:53:49.920
also feel himself tensing up as he hadn't found his
823
00:53:49.920 --> 00:53:55.079
brother yet, which meant all that was left was the garage.
824
00:53:56.639 --> 00:53:59.159
He turned and looked down a small hallway on the
825
00:53:59.239 --> 00:54:02.800
left hand side of the kitchen. There he saw the
826
00:54:02.840 --> 00:54:07.320
outline of the door that led to the garage. Joey
827
00:54:07.360 --> 00:54:10.559
gulped and felt a chill run down his spine and
828
00:54:10.599 --> 00:54:14.599
the cold stickiness of sweat starting to drip down his face.
829
00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:19.320
With another gulp, to regain his composure and summon some bravery,
830
00:54:19.920 --> 00:54:23.400
Joey headed down the hall, stood at the door to
831
00:54:23.440 --> 00:54:27.800
the garage and clutched the knob and threw it open.
832
00:54:29.039 --> 00:54:32.320
Stepping into the garage, Joey was once more met with
833
00:54:32.559 --> 00:54:35.800
darkness that was darker than the darkness he had been
834
00:54:35.840 --> 00:54:39.199
met with upstairs. How much of his fear was from
835
00:54:39.199 --> 00:54:41.880
the unknown, and how much of it was the usual
836
00:54:42.000 --> 00:54:45.400
unsettling feeling he always had when he was in the garage,
837
00:54:46.119 --> 00:54:49.440
or maybe the real fear was of not finding Chris
838
00:54:49.480 --> 00:54:53.119
in this final room, of having no real answers as
839
00:54:53.159 --> 00:54:57.559
to just what was going on in their house. Unlike
840
00:54:57.599 --> 00:55:00.079
the other rooms in the house, the garage did not
841
00:55:00.199 --> 00:55:02.880
have a light switch to flip. The only way to
842
00:55:02.960 --> 00:55:05.599
have light on in the garage was to either pull
843
00:55:05.639 --> 00:55:07.840
a cord attached to the ceiling to turn on a
844
00:55:07.920 --> 00:55:10.880
light bulb, or to open the garage door and let
845
00:55:10.960 --> 00:55:14.559
light in. The latter option was not possible in the
846
00:55:14.559 --> 00:55:17.280
dead of night. Joey would need to turn on the
847
00:55:17.320 --> 00:55:19.639
light in the garage if he had any hope of
848
00:55:19.679 --> 00:55:24.119
actually seeing what all was inside. Joey held his arms
849
00:55:24.159 --> 00:55:26.679
straight out and started to walk toward the center of
850
00:55:26.719 --> 00:55:30.840
the garage, where the cord should be. While walking, he
851
00:55:30.880 --> 00:55:34.280
moved his hands in twisting motions to try and find
852
00:55:34.360 --> 00:55:37.880
and grab onto the cord. After what seemed like an
853
00:55:37.920 --> 00:55:41.320
eternity to him, he found the cord with his left hand.
854
00:55:42.159 --> 00:55:45.119
He let out a sigh of relief and yanked on it.
855
00:55:46.480 --> 00:55:51.599
Nothing no light came on. Joey looked up in surprise.
856
00:55:52.400 --> 00:55:57.400
He pulled again. Nothing. He pulled a third time, this
857
00:55:57.519 --> 00:56:03.760
time harder, and once more nothing happened. Joey felt an
858
00:56:03.840 --> 00:56:07.400
unsettling feeling flood his whole body, a dread of not
859
00:56:07.519 --> 00:56:10.440
being able to search the basement and being stuck in
860
00:56:10.519 --> 00:56:14.960
pitch blackness. Along with that, he felt an anger he
861
00:56:15.000 --> 00:56:19.360
couldn't remember ever feeling before. In that anger, Joey thought
862
00:56:19.400 --> 00:56:21.840
about moments he had seen his father and even his
863
00:56:21.920 --> 00:56:26.519
grandfather angry had something that wasn't going their way. Shit,
864
00:56:27.440 --> 00:56:29.960
he shouted in the same way he heard his father
865
00:56:30.079 --> 00:56:34.880
and grandfather do so when they were upset. Joey thought
866
00:56:34.880 --> 00:56:38.000
about what to do next. I guess I could turn
867
00:56:38.039 --> 00:56:40.679
on all the lights in the house. I could get
868
00:56:40.719 --> 00:56:43.880
my flashlight, and then I could see in the garage.
869
00:56:43.920 --> 00:56:46.800
With a new on the fly plan made, Joey turned
870
00:56:46.840 --> 00:56:51.920
to leave. As he exited, facing the door, Joey saw
871
00:56:51.960 --> 00:56:55.840
a face illuminated in yellowish white light that was coming
872
00:56:56.440 --> 00:57:01.519
from a flashlight. Joey, a voice said in relief, it
873
00:57:01.639 --> 00:57:05.920
was Chris. Chris. Joey cried in enjoy at being reunited
874
00:57:05.960 --> 00:57:08.679
with his brother. He flung himself into him and the
875
00:57:08.719 --> 00:57:13.440
two hugged. Where have you been Chris asked, looking for you.
876
00:57:14.199 --> 00:57:18.880
Where have you been? Joey responded, hiding. I was hiding
877
00:57:18.920 --> 00:57:21.440
for a while in the pantry. Then I remembered you
878
00:57:21.440 --> 00:57:23.880
were upstairs, and so I went to get you, but
879
00:57:24.239 --> 00:57:27.079
you weren't there. I found the flashlight in the hallway
880
00:57:27.079 --> 00:57:29.360
and saw some of Mom and Dad's pictures knocked off
881
00:57:29.400 --> 00:57:34.559
the wall. Chris explained. Joey remembered what had happened upstairs.
882
00:57:35.119 --> 00:57:38.800
Mac he he came flying up the stairs and then
883
00:57:38.800 --> 00:57:45.559
he Chris, what's going on? Joey asked his brother. I
884
00:57:46.719 --> 00:57:49.840
don't even know how I could explain it. We watched
885
00:57:49.960 --> 00:57:54.079
Flesh of the Android, rewound the tape and watched it again. Well,
886
00:57:55.039 --> 00:57:59.599
we tried to. We fell asleep, and then Jesus, I can't.
887
00:57:59.840 --> 00:58:03.000
Just out of nowhere, this thing or or force or
888
00:58:03.079 --> 00:58:07.320
whatever it is appeared and came after us. I ran
889
00:58:07.360 --> 00:58:10.599
and hid, and Mac ran the other way. Chris explained
890
00:58:10.639 --> 00:58:14.519
as best he could, his voice heavy with terror, something
891
00:58:14.519 --> 00:58:18.760
that Joey had never heard before. What do we do,
892
00:58:19.519 --> 00:58:23.119
he asked his older brother. I don't know what to
893
00:58:23.159 --> 00:58:26.840
tell you, Joey. Mom and Dad aren't here. It's too
894
00:58:26.920 --> 00:58:29.519
late to go to any of the neighbors too. We
895
00:58:29.639 --> 00:58:34.719
can't really call the police either, So what do we do?
896
00:58:35.320 --> 00:58:39.199
Joey asked again. I guess just go to our rooms,
897
00:58:39.280 --> 00:58:43.719
turn on a light, and then wait until morning. Chris suggested,
898
00:58:44.920 --> 00:58:49.199
And then what, Joey asked. I don't know. Let's just
899
00:58:49.239 --> 00:58:52.039
get through the night and go from there, Chris said.
900
00:58:52.719 --> 00:58:57.159
Joey nodded in acceptance, and he and Chris left the garage.
901
00:58:57.320 --> 00:59:00.760
The brothers walked through the house, passing the entryway to
902
00:59:00.800 --> 00:59:03.559
the living room. Joey turned his head and saw the
903
00:59:03.559 --> 00:59:08.400
television was still on. He stopped. Chris noticed and looked
904
00:59:08.440 --> 00:59:13.159
at his brother, then the TV, then back to his brother.
905
00:59:14.119 --> 00:59:18.519
What is it, Chris asked, shouldn't we turn the TV off?
906
00:59:19.000 --> 00:59:24.360
Joey said, does it matter? Chris asked, in honest confusion
907
00:59:24.360 --> 00:59:26.440
as to why his brother felt the need to turn
908
00:59:26.480 --> 00:59:31.840
off a television. I mean, I guess not, but it's
909
00:59:31.840 --> 00:59:34.280
something we always do before we go to bed if
910
00:59:34.280 --> 00:59:38.519
we've been watching it, Joey explained. Chris looked at his brother.
911
00:59:39.280 --> 00:59:44.079
He smiled at the simplicity of his brother's explanation. Okay, squirt,
912
00:59:44.400 --> 00:59:47.880
I'll humor you. Joey smiled, and Chris returned it with
913
00:59:47.960 --> 00:59:51.920
a loving punch. The two walked to the television and
914
00:59:52.000 --> 00:59:56.400
Chris turned off the VCR and then the TV. Joey
915
00:59:56.440 --> 00:59:59.199
and Chris walked out of the living room into the staircase.
916
01:00:00.079 --> 01:00:03.639
Suddenly they heard the click of both the TV and
917
01:00:03.719 --> 01:00:07.159
the VCR turning on, and the glow from the television
918
01:00:07.239 --> 01:00:11.519
shining into the hallway. The brothers McGhee looked at each
919
01:00:11.519 --> 01:00:16.719
other in surprise and growing dread. They cautiously walked into
920
01:00:16.760 --> 01:00:19.519
the living room and stared in awe at the sight.
921
01:00:21.840 --> 01:00:27.960
How Joey started, I don't know, Chris stammered out. Chris
922
01:00:28.000 --> 01:00:31.119
grabbed the remotes to both the TV and VCR and
923
01:00:31.239 --> 01:00:34.639
powered both of them. He then threw the remotes into
924
01:00:34.639 --> 01:00:37.960
the hallway. Not even a minute later they powered back on.
925
01:00:38.679 --> 01:00:41.960
The blue of the VCR screen started to distort in colors.
926
01:00:42.440 --> 01:00:45.360
Flesh of the android flickers on and off in its
927
01:00:45.400 --> 01:00:49.519
glorious moments, the screen eventually turning into black and white static.
928
01:00:50.880 --> 01:00:54.199
Joey and Chris stare at each other in surprise and
929
01:00:54.360 --> 01:00:58.960
horror at the scene unfolding before them. They turned their
930
01:00:59.000 --> 01:01:01.800
attention back to the television and see the black of
931
01:01:01.840 --> 01:01:04.320
the static dripping down to the bottom of the screen
932
01:01:04.760 --> 01:01:08.679
until none of it is left only white. The dust
933
01:01:08.679 --> 01:01:11.559
cover of the VCR shoots open, and the boys watch
934
01:01:11.599 --> 01:01:15.079
in horror as a blackish brown substance begins to drip
935
01:01:15.119 --> 01:01:18.760
out of it. At first liquid and substance, it begins
936
01:01:18.800 --> 01:01:24.400
to solidify and become almost transparent. As it solidified, it
937
01:01:24.440 --> 01:01:28.719
took on monstrous and exaggerated human qualities. Joey and Chris
938
01:01:28.760 --> 01:01:32.199
watched as a black and nearly transparent hand reached out
939
01:01:32.239 --> 01:01:36.000
of the VCR and dug into the carpeted floor. In
940
01:01:36.039 --> 01:01:39.199
a violent, jerky motion, the hand pulled the rest of
941
01:01:39.239 --> 01:01:42.039
the growing form out of the VCR and onto the
942
01:01:42.039 --> 01:01:45.800
floor of the McGee's living room. Joey and Chris stood
943
01:01:45.840 --> 01:01:48.639
in shock and horror at the scene that was unfolding.
944
01:01:49.039 --> 01:01:52.159
Joey tried to gather the strength to say something, but
945
01:01:52.360 --> 01:01:56.679
was quickly silenced by the form shooting itself upright. The
946
01:01:56.760 --> 01:02:00.920
creature stood almost to the ceiling and say, for its limbs,
947
01:02:01.119 --> 01:02:05.519
had no other features recognizably human. Both Joey and Chris
948
01:02:05.559 --> 01:02:08.119
saw from the glow of the television that the creature
949
01:02:08.199 --> 01:02:11.920
still had a transparent nature to it. However, they also
950
01:02:12.039 --> 01:02:15.599
saw that all over the creature's body. It looked as
951
01:02:15.599 --> 01:02:22.039
if something was moving back and forth. Joey, in shocked,
952
01:02:22.079 --> 01:02:25.599
awe and unable to think of anything else, likened it
953
01:02:25.639 --> 01:02:28.639
in his mind to a video cassette being re wound
954
01:02:28.840 --> 01:02:33.199
and fast forwarded to him. It made sense considering where
955
01:02:33.239 --> 01:02:39.239
this thing had come from. Chris. Joey started, Yeah, Joey.
956
01:02:39.760 --> 01:02:44.719
Chris stammered out, what do we do? The younger McGee asked,
957
01:02:45.400 --> 01:02:48.559
Almost exactly at the end of Joey's question, the creature
958
01:02:48.639 --> 01:02:52.599
leaped to the ceiling and began crawling around on it. Run.
959
01:02:53.119 --> 01:02:55.599
Chris shouted and shoved Joey out of the living room
960
01:02:55.639 --> 01:02:58.800
and towards the stairs. Joey looked back toward the room
961
01:02:59.159 --> 01:03:02.840
and started to head back. Chris was no longer in sight,
962
01:03:03.159 --> 01:03:06.079
but he heard him, and the sounds emanating from Chris
963
01:03:06.320 --> 01:03:09.880
were inhuman and the most pained and terror filled noises
964
01:03:10.000 --> 01:03:15.039
Joey had ever heard. Joey Run, Run, goddamn it, run.
965
01:03:16.320 --> 01:03:18.800
Joey began to tear up at his brother's words as
966
01:03:18.800 --> 01:03:21.159
he turned around and rushed up the stairs and into
967
01:03:21.199 --> 01:03:23.960
his bedroom. He slammed the door shut and moved his
968
01:03:24.039 --> 01:03:26.400
dresser and anything else he could get in front of
969
01:03:26.440 --> 01:03:29.840
the door as a barricade. He then ran to and
970
01:03:29.920 --> 01:03:33.360
slid under his bed. The young McGee curled up in
971
01:03:33.400 --> 01:03:37.599
a ball and continued to cry, hearing the sounds of
972
01:03:37.599 --> 01:03:42.239
the living room and likely his brother being torn apart.
973
01:03:43.519 --> 01:03:46.400
It's only a dream, It's only a dream. It's only
974
01:03:46.440 --> 01:03:51.079
a dream, Joey shouted to himself, repeating the statement until finally,
975
01:03:51.719 --> 01:03:54.920
due to exhaustion and the stress of what was happening,
976
01:03:55.760 --> 01:04:00.239
he fell asleep.
977
01:04:00.280 --> 01:04:05.280
That was scary. Just you wait, weekly, spooky, We'll be
978
01:04:05.400 --> 01:04:06.000
right back.
979
01:04:09.360 --> 01:04:13.239
Joey woke up, gasping for breath and covered in sweat.
980
01:04:13.639 --> 01:04:17.159
He looked around, remembering that he had hid and spent
981
01:04:17.239 --> 01:04:21.119
the remainder of the night under his bed. He remembered
982
01:04:21.159 --> 01:04:25.239
watching Flesh of the Android until he ran out, nearly vomiting.
983
01:04:25.880 --> 01:04:29.440
He remembered seeing mac throne and dragged around in the
984
01:04:29.519 --> 01:04:34.519
darkness Chris, not even knowing what ultimately happened to Chris
985
01:04:35.199 --> 01:04:39.280
and that creature, that thing which came spilling out of
986
01:04:39.280 --> 01:04:44.920
the VCR. Joey started to hyperventilate and felt tears starting
987
01:04:44.960 --> 01:04:49.159
to run down his face. The young McGhee caught himself
988
01:04:49.639 --> 01:04:53.239
and started to take slow and deep breaths and counted
989
01:04:53.280 --> 01:04:58.199
back from ten to rein in his panic attack. When
990
01:04:58.199 --> 01:05:01.800
the anxiety was at a manageable level, Joey crawled out
991
01:05:01.800 --> 01:05:05.960
from under his bed and slowly stood up. His eyes
992
01:05:06.039 --> 01:05:08.840
blink and then widen as he sees that his room,
993
01:05:09.599 --> 01:05:13.639
barricaded to protect him from whatever that thing was, was
994
01:05:13.679 --> 01:05:20.039
back to normal. Every piece of furniture, every item, everything
995
01:05:20.159 --> 01:05:24.320
was as it was before the horror had happened. Joey
996
01:05:24.360 --> 01:05:30.920
turned to look at his clock nine to thirty am. Noises.
997
01:05:31.760 --> 01:05:37.440
Joey heard noises emanating from downstairs. Was it Chris mac,
998
01:05:38.440 --> 01:05:43.360
the creature, somebody or something else. He had to know
999
01:05:43.400 --> 01:05:46.880
what it was and perhaps figure out why his room
1000
01:05:47.079 --> 01:05:51.159
was back to normal. Joey quickly got dressed and rushed
1001
01:05:51.159 --> 01:05:55.440
out of his bedroom and down the stairs. Once downstairs,
1002
01:05:55.559 --> 01:05:58.760
Joey immediately went to the living room and found it
1003
01:05:58.840 --> 01:06:01.320
not in the state of chaos it was last night,
1004
01:06:02.400 --> 01:06:07.280
but in a state of ideal cleanliness and organization, just
1005
01:06:07.440 --> 01:06:10.280
like it was before the boys took it over for
1006
01:06:10.360 --> 01:06:16.880
their movie. This is surreal. The young McGhee heard noises
1007
01:06:16.920 --> 01:06:21.519
emanating from elsewhere in the house. He followed them, deducing
1008
01:06:21.559 --> 01:06:24.920
that the noises are coming from the kitchen. Joey slowly
1009
01:06:25.000 --> 01:06:29.280
moved closer and closer to the kitchen, readying himself in
1010
01:06:29.360 --> 01:06:33.159
case the creature was back. His heart drummed fiercely in
1011
01:06:33.199 --> 01:06:35.400
his chest to the point where he could hear it
1012
01:06:35.440 --> 01:06:37.599
in his ears. Over the sounds that were coming from
1013
01:06:37.599 --> 01:06:42.159
the kitchen, Joey stopped right near the entryway. He closed
1014
01:06:42.159 --> 01:06:45.239
his eyes and let out a breath before jumping into
1015
01:06:45.239 --> 01:06:48.639
the kitchen with what he thought was a battle cry.
1016
01:06:49.440 --> 01:06:53.480
What was that about, Joey, an older male asked. That's
1017
01:06:53.519 --> 01:06:55.920
certainly a way for you to say good morning, sweetie,
1018
01:06:56.320 --> 01:07:00.559
an older female said. Joey opened his eyes and found
1019
01:07:00.599 --> 01:07:03.760
his mom and dad in the kitchen. His father sat
1020
01:07:03.800 --> 01:07:06.280
at the kitchen table, a cup of coffee in one
1021
01:07:06.320 --> 01:07:09.239
hand and a pencil in the other. He used it
1022
01:07:09.280 --> 01:07:12.599
to work on a crossword. His mother was hopping between
1023
01:07:12.599 --> 01:07:17.920
the stovetop and the fridge in preparing breakfast. Mom, Dad,
1024
01:07:18.119 --> 01:07:22.079
why what I thought you guys were out of town,
1025
01:07:22.800 --> 01:07:27.079
Joey questioned, in utter confusion. We were until we got
1026
01:07:27.079 --> 01:07:31.280
home last night, his father explained. But I didn't see
1027
01:07:31.280 --> 01:07:35.000
her hear you, guys, Joey said, you were out cold
1028
01:07:35.000 --> 01:07:38.679
in bed when we got home. His mother added, what
1029
01:07:38.800 --> 01:07:42.719
time did you get home? Joey asked, oh, about eleven,
1030
01:07:43.320 --> 01:07:47.199
his mom answered. Joey walked to the kitchen table and
1031
01:07:47.239 --> 01:07:50.239
took a seat across from his father. His head hurt
1032
01:07:50.280 --> 01:07:53.199
from the shock of seeing his parents and the revelation
1033
01:07:53.360 --> 01:07:57.800
that they had been home last night. Joey's thoughts swirled
1034
01:07:57.880 --> 01:08:00.800
with the possibility that the creature might have gone after
1035
01:08:00.880 --> 01:08:07.400
them first before Mac and Chris. If so, why, Maybe
1036
01:08:07.440 --> 01:08:09.880
it was surprising that two people came into the house
1037
01:08:10.079 --> 01:08:13.320
and attacked them in response, But that left the question
1038
01:08:13.960 --> 01:08:17.439
that plagued Joey from the moment the horror started and
1039
01:08:17.520 --> 01:08:20.800
still had yet to be answered. Why did it go
1040
01:08:20.880 --> 01:08:26.159
after them and seemingly left Joey alone? Are you okay? Sport,
1041
01:08:26.720 --> 01:08:33.079
Joey's dad asked, yeah, Why, Joey said, you look clammy.
1042
01:08:33.520 --> 01:08:38.640
His father replied, oh, I I didn't sleep that well,
1043
01:08:39.000 --> 01:08:42.399
Joey offered as an answer, I think it's more that
1044
01:08:42.479 --> 01:08:45.039
you ate too much candy and junk food for Halloween.
1045
01:08:45.640 --> 01:08:50.039
Does your stomach hurt? His mother asked him, yeah, Joey
1046
01:08:50.079 --> 01:08:53.920
answered it was the truth. Though Joey didn't think he
1047
01:08:53.960 --> 01:08:56.640
had eaten too much junk food and was chalking it
1048
01:08:56.720 --> 01:08:59.119
up to how anxious and scared he had been and
1049
01:08:59.159 --> 01:09:03.439
still was. I think your mother's right then. That isn't
1050
01:09:03.439 --> 01:09:06.000
to say you didn't toss and turn, but eating all
1051
01:09:06.039 --> 01:09:09.079
that crud won't do you any favors, his father said,
1052
01:09:10.000 --> 01:09:14.399
I guess you're right, Joey responded. Joey looked around the kitchen.
1053
01:09:15.000 --> 01:09:18.039
Everything was put back in place and clean, just like
1054
01:09:18.079 --> 01:09:21.079
it had been in the living room. If the creature
1055
01:09:21.119 --> 01:09:24.399
had gone after his parents before Chris, Mack and himself,
1056
01:09:24.960 --> 01:09:28.760
then who did the cleaning. Did Chris survive his encounter,
1057
01:09:29.159 --> 01:09:33.359
defeat the creature and then clean up? How did his
1058
01:09:33.399 --> 01:09:35.880
parents come back if the thing had gotten hold of them.
1059
01:09:36.479 --> 01:09:39.520
If they were back, did that mean so was Mac.
1060
01:09:40.239 --> 01:09:43.800
It was in this avalanche of thoughts that something struck Joey.
1061
01:09:44.680 --> 01:09:48.000
Chris wasn't down yet. Sure, it was still the weekend
1062
01:09:48.039 --> 01:09:51.159
and his brother usually slept in, but their mom was
1063
01:09:51.199 --> 01:09:54.159
making her homemade biscuits and gravy, and that was one
1064
01:09:54.159 --> 01:09:56.800
of the few things Chris would wake up for no
1065
01:09:56.920 --> 01:10:03.079
matter the time. Where's Chris, Joey asked his parents. I
1066
01:10:03.119 --> 01:10:08.359
don't know who's Chris. His mom answered, and then asked
1067
01:10:08.760 --> 01:10:13.439
the question hit Joey like a freight train. Who's Chris?
1068
01:10:14.359 --> 01:10:19.880
You know Chris? Chris McGee my brother, Joey said. The
1069
01:10:19.960 --> 01:10:24.640
older McGee's chuckled a little at what their son was saying. Oh, Joey,
1070
01:10:24.720 --> 01:10:29.039
you don't have a brother, his father explained, But I do.
1071
01:10:29.239 --> 01:10:34.560
It's Chris, Joey stated, Oh, Bill, maybe this is Joey's
1072
01:10:34.560 --> 01:10:37.239
way of telling us he wants to be a big brother,
1073
01:10:37.840 --> 01:10:41.880
his mother suggested. Joey's father snapped his fingers to what
1074
01:10:41.920 --> 01:10:44.880
his wife was saying, that's gotta be it. Are you
1075
01:10:44.920 --> 01:10:47.640
ready to be a big brother, Joe? How can I
1076
01:10:47.680 --> 01:10:50.520
be a big brother to Chris? He's older than me.
1077
01:10:51.560 --> 01:10:55.399
Is this Chris maybe an imaginary friend that you believe
1078
01:10:55.520 --> 01:11:00.119
is your big brother? His mom asked. It's okay if
1079
01:11:00.119 --> 01:11:03.560
you have an imaginary friend, Joe. We all did. After all,
1080
01:11:03.600 --> 01:11:06.960
it can be lonely being an only child, his father explained.
1081
01:11:07.840 --> 01:11:12.119
Joey cannot believe what he's hearing. An only child, How
1082
01:11:12.199 --> 01:11:15.600
is that possible. I've known Chris my whole life. Mom
1083
01:11:15.640 --> 01:11:19.640
and dad know him too. What's going on? Joey stood
1084
01:11:19.720 --> 01:11:21.680
up from the table and ran out of the kitchen,
1085
01:11:22.079 --> 01:11:25.560
his parents, shrugging at his action. His feet carried him
1086
01:11:25.600 --> 01:11:27.640
back to the living room and right up to where
1087
01:11:27.640 --> 01:11:31.319
the family's fireplace was. Joey looked at the mantle above
1088
01:11:31.399 --> 01:11:35.119
it and the row of family photos. There were the
1089
01:11:35.119 --> 01:11:38.079
ones of just Joey and Chris's parents, the ones of
1090
01:11:38.159 --> 01:11:40.840
Joey as a baby and a school photo, and the
1091
01:11:40.840 --> 01:11:44.039
ones of their other family members. But photos that were
1092
01:11:44.039 --> 01:11:46.680
supposed to have Chris in them, whether it was of
1093
01:11:46.840 --> 01:11:52.119
just him or with other family members, were missing. Chris
1094
01:11:52.199 --> 01:11:55.159
was somehow now absent in all the photos he was
1095
01:11:55.199 --> 01:12:00.720
supposed to be in. This, this can't be happening, Joey
1096
01:12:00.800 --> 01:12:04.640
choked out. The young McGhee bolted upstairs to where Chris's
1097
01:12:04.720 --> 01:12:07.680
room should be and flung open the door, only to
1098
01:12:07.760 --> 01:12:11.560
discover the room was filled with various supplies and stations
1099
01:12:11.560 --> 01:12:15.640
for his mother's sewing and crafting. Normally, Joey had seen
1100
01:12:15.680 --> 01:12:19.319
these items in the downstairs office where his father usually worked,
1101
01:12:19.920 --> 01:12:23.520
apparently having been moved from where Joey's room was. After
1102
01:12:23.560 --> 01:12:27.680
the mcgees found out they were expecting this isn't right,
1103
01:12:28.640 --> 01:12:31.479
Joey ran back downstairs to the office and found it
1104
01:12:31.560 --> 01:12:34.680
filled with everything he knew should be there that belonged
1105
01:12:34.680 --> 01:12:37.520
to his father, and only those items that belonged to
1106
01:12:37.600 --> 01:12:41.079
his father. No cramp, tight space, no room divided by
1107
01:12:41.159 --> 01:12:44.359
sports memorabilia in his father's work area along with his
1108
01:12:44.439 --> 01:12:48.439
mother's sewing and crafts. What the hell is going on?
1109
01:12:49.159 --> 01:12:52.840
Joey asked the room, Finding the situation appropriate for what
1110
01:12:52.920 --> 01:12:55.880
he was told was a curse word but frequently heard
1111
01:12:55.920 --> 01:13:00.279
and saw in church. A thought shot through Joey's mind,
1112
01:13:01.239 --> 01:13:05.520
the tape flesh of the Android. The boy walked to
1113
01:13:05.520 --> 01:13:08.920
where the TV stand was. Joey kneeled down and looked
1114
01:13:08.920 --> 01:13:12.399
at the VCR. Sweat started to drip down his face.
1115
01:13:13.079 --> 01:13:15.920
Joey hit the eject button, not sure if he wanted
1116
01:13:15.960 --> 01:13:19.199
flesh of the Android to pop out, have another movie
1117
01:13:19.239 --> 01:13:23.680
be ejected, or have nothing happen at all. The VCR
1118
01:13:23.800 --> 01:13:27.439
made various worrying and clicking sounds before ejecting the cassette.
1119
01:13:28.039 --> 01:13:31.000
With his hand shaking, Joey took hold of the videotape
1120
01:13:31.359 --> 01:13:33.840
and pulled it out. He moved it to where he
1121
01:13:33.880 --> 01:13:37.560
could read the label. His mouth gaped and a sound
1122
01:13:37.640 --> 01:13:41.720
of horror and confusion came from his throat. Flesh of
1123
01:13:41.760 --> 01:13:45.720
the Android was printed in blood red on a bright
1124
01:13:45.760 --> 01:13:52.640
white label. How, Joey questioned, how was any of this possible?
1125
01:13:53.000 --> 01:13:55.439
If Chris no longer existed to the point that he
1126
01:13:55.560 --> 01:14:00.399
wasn't in pictures or more shockingly, their parents' memory, then
1127
01:14:00.920 --> 01:14:03.159
that would mean the trio of the two McGee and
1128
01:14:03.319 --> 01:14:06.920
mac never went to Biinford's video to get the movie.
1129
01:14:07.760 --> 01:14:10.560
So how was the tape? How was flesh of the
1130
01:14:10.600 --> 01:14:16.520
android here Binford's video. Joey sprinted upstairs and hastily put
1131
01:14:16.560 --> 01:14:19.520
on and then tied his shoes. He threw on a
1132
01:14:19.600 --> 01:14:23.359
zip up hoodie before rushing back downstairs, through the kitchen
1133
01:14:23.680 --> 01:14:28.960
and into the garage. Whoa speed racer, Joey's dad called out.
1134
01:14:29.600 --> 01:14:32.199
Joey ignored his father as he hit the button to
1135
01:14:32.239 --> 01:14:36.000
open the garage door. Once opened, Joey hopped on his
1136
01:14:36.039 --> 01:14:39.439
bike and sped out of the garage, hands clasped on
1137
01:14:39.520 --> 01:14:42.399
the handlebars, with the tape gripped in his right hand,
1138
01:14:43.279 --> 01:14:47.479
high hose silver away. His feet pedaled harder and harder
1139
01:14:47.479 --> 01:14:50.720
to build up speed, Joey leaning forward to try and
1140
01:14:50.800 --> 01:14:55.279
do so even more. Joey kept pedaling down his street
1141
01:14:55.319 --> 01:14:58.079
and through the town. The seven year old paid no
1142
01:14:58.199 --> 01:15:01.640
attention to anybody on the sidewalk or even traffic lights
1143
01:15:01.640 --> 01:15:05.680
and cars. He heard the screeching of tires and disgruntled
1144
01:15:05.720 --> 01:15:08.319
drivers shouting and cursing at him as he rode on.
1145
01:15:09.399 --> 01:15:12.039
Joey had only one thing on his mind, and that
1146
01:15:12.239 --> 01:15:15.720
was Binford's video, and he was hell bent on getting there.
1147
01:15:16.279 --> 01:15:18.800
Everything seemed as if it could be traced back to
1148
01:15:18.920 --> 01:15:23.800
flesh of the Android. But why and how? How was
1149
01:15:23.840 --> 01:15:26.399
it that a movie played in theaters and had been
1150
01:15:26.439 --> 01:15:29.359
seen by others on tape? But yet this happened to
1151
01:15:29.439 --> 01:15:33.079
Joey and his family. Has it happened to anybody else?
1152
01:15:33.880 --> 01:15:36.760
Joey didn't know for sure if mister Binford could give
1153
01:15:36.800 --> 01:15:39.279
him the answers he wanted, but it was his best
1154
01:15:39.399 --> 01:15:43.159
chance of figuring out what was going on, if only slightly.
1155
01:15:44.279 --> 01:15:48.000
Joey approached a hill that, once descended, would take him
1156
01:15:48.039 --> 01:15:51.319
to Binford's video. The young boy pedaled as hard as
1157
01:15:51.319 --> 01:15:55.039
he could before beginning to go downhill, letting his momentum
1158
01:15:55.119 --> 01:15:58.600
carry him down. His left hand poised over the break
1159
01:15:58.640 --> 01:16:02.239
on the left handle. Joey winced as he flew downhill,
1160
01:16:02.760 --> 01:16:06.399
hoping that he wouldn't crash. When he braked. When close
1161
01:16:06.520 --> 01:16:10.359
enough to the bottom, Joey began to slowly break, making
1162
01:16:10.439 --> 01:16:13.119
sure to not do it too hard or too fast
1163
01:16:13.560 --> 01:16:15.800
and cause him to go flying off of the bike.
1164
01:16:16.479 --> 01:16:19.479
Just before he reached the end of the hill, Joey
1165
01:16:19.520 --> 01:16:24.159
gave one final break, this time harder than before. He
1166
01:16:24.279 --> 01:16:27.359
breathed a sigh of relief as he successfully came to
1167
01:16:27.399 --> 01:16:31.880
a stop at the bottom of the hill. With the
1168
01:16:31.960 --> 01:16:35.640
video store in sight, Joey went back to pedaling and
1169
01:16:35.800 --> 01:16:38.640
raced up to the storefront. He hopped off of his
1170
01:16:38.760 --> 01:16:43.000
bike and let it fall to the ground. Videotape in hand.
1171
01:16:43.479 --> 01:16:47.600
Joey ran to the door, threw it open, and then
1172
01:16:48.159 --> 01:16:50.399
rushed inside.
1173
01:16:51.079 --> 01:16:55.039
You're not safe yet, Weekly Spooky will be right back.
1174
01:17:00.439 --> 01:17:03.359
The bell to the store rang as Joey rushed inside
1175
01:17:03.680 --> 01:17:06.960
and went straight to the counter. Mister Binford stared at
1176
01:17:06.960 --> 01:17:10.760
the boy in surprise. Why if it isn't Joey mc ghee,
1177
01:17:11.439 --> 01:17:13.720
what has you up this early? And out of breath,
1178
01:17:14.119 --> 01:17:18.359
the man asked his patron. Joey nearly slammed the tape
1179
01:17:18.399 --> 01:17:21.159
for Flesh of the Android down on the counter while
1180
01:17:21.159 --> 01:17:24.600
he tried to catch his breath. Mister Binford stared at
1181
01:17:24.640 --> 01:17:28.279
it while Joey composed himself before his eyes shifted to
1182
01:17:28.359 --> 01:17:31.279
the boy. Joey stared at the elder man until he
1183
01:17:31.399 --> 01:17:35.479
was back to a relatively normal state. What is this tape,
1184
01:17:36.079 --> 01:17:39.479
Joey asked. It looks like a videotape for a movie,
1185
01:17:40.359 --> 01:17:43.359
horror movie at that, and one which is rated are
1186
01:17:44.319 --> 01:17:47.319
I'm actually curious as to why you have it both
1187
01:17:47.399 --> 01:17:49.960
the movie itself and why you don't also have a
1188
01:17:50.000 --> 01:17:54.479
case for it. Mister Binford responded, no, I mean, what
1189
01:17:55.119 --> 01:17:59.560
is this tape? Joey asked again, I don't know if
1190
01:17:59.600 --> 01:18:05.039
I follow. Mister Binford said in a calm and collected manner. Look,
1191
01:18:05.560 --> 01:18:08.239
me and my brother and his friend came here yesterday.
1192
01:18:08.760 --> 01:18:11.399
They wanted to rent this stupid movie, but were too
1193
01:18:11.520 --> 01:18:14.119
chicken shit to come in and do their stupid plan
1194
01:18:14.239 --> 01:18:16.880
to swap it with another movie so they could rent it.
1195
01:18:17.560 --> 01:18:20.079
So I said I would do it, and I came
1196
01:18:20.159 --> 01:18:22.520
in and I did it by swapping it with Quantum
1197
01:18:22.560 --> 01:18:24.680
cop because I knew you wouldn't bat and eye at
1198
01:18:24.720 --> 01:18:28.159
me renting that again. We went home and put it on,
1199
01:18:28.800 --> 01:18:31.600
but I couldn't finish it because it was too terrible,
1200
01:18:31.800 --> 01:18:34.479
so I went to bed then in the middle of
1201
01:18:34.520 --> 01:18:37.520
the night, my brother and his friend started screaming and
1202
01:18:37.600 --> 01:18:40.239
running all over the place and woke me up doing it.
1203
01:18:40.920 --> 01:18:44.319
Some thing got spat out or crawled out of the
1204
01:18:44.399 --> 01:18:48.720
VCR and attacked us. It did who knows what to
1205
01:18:48.880 --> 01:18:52.560
Mack apparently also did something to my mom and dad,
1206
01:18:52.600 --> 01:18:55.439
And then I don't know what it did to Chris
1207
01:18:55.520 --> 01:18:58.760
because he told me to run, so I did. I
1208
01:18:58.840 --> 01:19:01.920
hid under my bed until morning, but then I woke
1209
01:19:02.000 --> 01:19:05.319
up to find my house not in a mess. It
1210
01:19:05.479 --> 01:19:08.960
was last night, my parents going about their day like normal,
1211
01:19:10.039 --> 01:19:13.960
but they don't remember Chris. His room's now my mom's
1212
01:19:14.000 --> 01:19:16.720
sewing room, and he isn't in any pictures that he
1213
01:19:16.760 --> 01:19:20.960
should be in. And guess what, this stupid movie was
1214
01:19:21.039 --> 01:19:24.239
still in the VCR, So what is this damned thing?
1215
01:19:25.560 --> 01:19:28.399
Mister Minford looked at Joey as he unloaded the whole
1216
01:19:28.439 --> 01:19:32.439
story on him. He watched as when finished, Joey had
1217
01:19:32.479 --> 01:19:36.000
to catch his breath again and cool off. He hadn't
1218
01:19:36.000 --> 01:19:38.520
meant to get as fired up as he did, but
1219
01:19:38.720 --> 01:19:40.600
it was the only way he could think to get
1220
01:19:40.640 --> 01:19:44.439
mister Binford's attention, and he found it came naturally. As
1221
01:19:44.439 --> 01:19:47.800
he went on about the previous day. The elder man
1222
01:19:47.840 --> 01:19:50.479
looked at Joey, then at the tape of flesh of
1223
01:19:50.479 --> 01:19:54.119
the android, then back at Joey. He took a deep
1224
01:19:54.159 --> 01:19:59.560
breath before leaning his elbows onto the countertop. I know, Joey,
1225
01:19:59.680 --> 01:20:05.960
he said. Joey blinked. What I know everything that you
1226
01:20:06.119 --> 01:20:10.439
just said. I know what happened. Actually, it's more accurate
1227
01:20:10.479 --> 01:20:15.119
to say I knew it would happen, mister Binford explained.
1228
01:20:15.960 --> 01:20:19.720
Joey's face went blank, then a scowl formed and tears
1229
01:20:19.760 --> 01:20:25.159
started to bubble up. What mister Binford gave a smile
1230
01:20:25.760 --> 01:20:31.039
the kind only an older person could. Let me explain, Joey,
1231
01:20:31.840 --> 01:20:35.520
I knew exactly what was going on yesterday. I might
1232
01:20:35.600 --> 01:20:38.760
be getting older and losing some of my faculties, but
1233
01:20:38.880 --> 01:20:42.439
my peepers worked just fine. I saw that you would
1234
01:20:42.479 --> 01:20:45.399
swap the movie with quantum cop, and I saw how
1235
01:20:45.479 --> 01:20:48.560
Chris and his friend were acting. I've seen a lot
1236
01:20:48.560 --> 01:20:51.239
of kids, both here and in general over my years,
1237
01:20:51.720 --> 01:20:55.800
people too, so I know when a person, especially a kid,
1238
01:20:56.239 --> 01:20:59.239
is trying to do something they shouldn't. So I let
1239
01:20:59.279 --> 01:21:01.880
you take the movie and I let them have it.
1240
01:21:02.600 --> 01:21:07.680
Mister Binford explains, I don't get it. What did you
1241
01:21:07.760 --> 01:21:09.880
let them have? And what does this have to do
1242
01:21:10.000 --> 01:21:13.720
with what happened to us? And why Chris is just gone?
1243
01:21:14.600 --> 01:21:19.239
Joey asked, What you saw was an eredaire or if
1244
01:21:19.239 --> 01:21:22.800
you don't want to use Latin and erasure. It's a
1245
01:21:22.840 --> 01:21:26.239
creature that has been used throughout history to eliminate things
1246
01:21:26.319 --> 01:21:29.920
that have been deemed unneeded or for a multitude of
1247
01:21:29.960 --> 01:21:33.920
other uses. It depends entirely on who the summoner needs
1248
01:21:33.960 --> 01:21:38.479
it for, Mister Binford explained, like a teacher explaining history
1249
01:21:38.600 --> 01:21:41.680
or any other subject. Joey stared at the old man,
1250
01:21:41.800 --> 01:21:47.359
open mouthed and visibly confused. In simpler terms, Joey, it's
1251
01:21:47.399 --> 01:21:51.039
a monster that people have used to make things disappear completely.
1252
01:21:52.800 --> 01:21:59.000
But but how Joey started but trailed off. The monster,
1253
01:21:59.159 --> 01:22:02.359
once summoned, goes after who or what it has been
1254
01:22:02.399 --> 01:22:05.960
told to erase, and it does not stop until its
1255
01:22:06.079 --> 01:22:09.760
task is done. When it erases something, it does so
1256
01:22:09.960 --> 01:22:14.560
completely from existence and history. In this instance, it erased
1257
01:22:14.600 --> 01:22:20.079
Chris and Mack, mister Binford told Joey. So that means
1258
01:22:20.640 --> 01:22:25.239
Joey started, they have been utterly erased from existence. That's
1259
01:22:25.279 --> 01:22:28.199
why your parents don't remember Chris and why he isn't
1260
01:22:28.239 --> 01:22:31.439
in photos, and all of his belongings are gone, the
1261
01:22:31.520 --> 01:22:35.800
same with Max family. Joey wanted to throw up. He
1262
01:22:35.880 --> 01:22:38.880
felt his stomach churning and his body began the motions
1263
01:22:38.920 --> 01:22:42.840
of heaving before vomit would be produced, but nothing came up.
1264
01:22:43.640 --> 01:22:46.520
Joey dropped to his knees while he continued dry heaving,
1265
01:22:46.920 --> 01:22:49.239
and only stood up once he was able to control
1266
01:22:49.279 --> 01:22:56.399
his body again. That's that's terrible. Why why did you
1267
01:22:56.520 --> 01:23:03.359
do this, Joey demanded mister Binford side. I've seen how
1268
01:23:03.399 --> 01:23:06.359
people act over the years. There are those that are
1269
01:23:06.399 --> 01:23:09.520
some of the finest examples of goodness and humanity you'll
1270
01:23:09.560 --> 01:23:13.840
ever see. Some are so so or middle of the road.
1271
01:23:14.720 --> 01:23:17.319
Some aren't the best, but you can tell there's some
1272
01:23:17.439 --> 01:23:21.199
good deep down. But then there are those you can
1273
01:23:21.239 --> 01:23:25.319
look at and just tell their bad apples. I hate
1274
01:23:25.359 --> 01:23:27.239
to say this so matter of fact to you, but
1275
01:23:28.000 --> 01:23:31.960
Chris was the latter. I've known him since he was little,
1276
01:23:32.000 --> 01:23:34.960
and over the years I've seen him act like to
1277
01:23:35.039 --> 01:23:39.560
be frank and utter brat. I've seen how he manipulates
1278
01:23:39.560 --> 01:23:42.439
your parents and how he treats you when the three
1279
01:23:42.439 --> 01:23:44.760
of you came yesterday. I saw how they were acting,
1280
01:23:45.159 --> 01:23:48.039
in particular, how they were when I looked out my
1281
01:23:48.119 --> 01:23:51.439
window when I was rewinding the tapes. I had seen
1282
01:23:51.479 --> 01:23:54.079
what the movie was, and once I saw them, I
1283
01:23:54.159 --> 01:23:58.960
knew what was up. Joey, You're a good kid, a
1284
01:23:59.000 --> 01:24:02.319
good person, one of the kindest and most honest I've
1285
01:24:02.359 --> 01:24:06.359
ever seen. I know you would never do anything wrong purposefully,
1286
01:24:07.039 --> 01:24:09.119
so it was easy to piece together that you had
1287
01:24:09.119 --> 01:24:11.840
been put up to this. I know you said you
1288
01:24:12.000 --> 01:24:15.439
volunteered to do it, but I know deep down you
1289
01:24:15.520 --> 01:24:18.600
wanted to impress your brother so he would like you more.
1290
01:24:19.119 --> 01:24:23.479
That is why I gave you the movie. But how
1291
01:24:24.680 --> 01:24:28.960
how are you able to do this? Joey questioned. Back
1292
01:24:29.000 --> 01:24:30.920
when I was a younger man, I served in World
1293
01:24:30.920 --> 01:24:33.760
War Two over in Europe. While we were in Italy,
1294
01:24:33.840 --> 01:24:37.079
I had found a book containing old dark magic, A
1295
01:24:37.079 --> 01:24:40.640
combination of my natural curiosity and the pool I've always
1296
01:24:40.720 --> 01:24:44.880
had to things otherworldly or dark or horror. I've had
1297
01:24:44.920 --> 01:24:48.119
an interest in the occult. Once I moved out on
1298
01:24:48.199 --> 01:24:51.560
my own, I slowly started to practice it. So when
1299
01:24:51.560 --> 01:24:54.399
I found the book, I couldn't just leave it there.
1300
01:24:54.880 --> 01:24:56.840
I put it in my bag. And brought it home.
1301
01:24:57.680 --> 01:25:01.439
I studied it and found out about the air spell
1302
01:25:01.520 --> 01:25:04.600
and all. At first, I tried it out on a
1303
01:25:04.640 --> 01:25:07.920
random drunkard at a local bar. When I saw that
1304
01:25:08.000 --> 01:25:11.319
it did, in fact work, I started using it more.
1305
01:25:12.239 --> 01:25:15.520
Despite my interest and practice of the occult, I still
1306
01:25:15.520 --> 01:25:17.920
believe in doing right and being the best you can be.
1307
01:25:18.800 --> 01:25:22.039
So when I would observe the worst of humanity and
1308
01:25:22.119 --> 01:25:25.479
felt that something needed to be done, I did something
1309
01:25:25.960 --> 01:25:29.720
and used the eradaire, mister Binford explained to the boy.
1310
01:25:30.800 --> 01:25:35.079
Joey listened and took everything in. He didn't fully understand
1311
01:25:35.119 --> 01:25:37.800
all of it, nor could he believe what he was hearing.
1312
01:25:38.520 --> 01:25:40.520
Stuff like this was the kind of thing he would
1313
01:25:40.520 --> 01:25:43.439
find in books or movies. Not to mention, it was
1314
01:25:43.479 --> 01:25:46.199
hard for him to believe that mister Binford would be
1315
01:25:46.239 --> 01:25:49.800
into stuff like that or do something that was so terrible,
1316
01:25:50.840 --> 01:25:54.439
erasing people completely from the world to where nobody could
1317
01:25:54.439 --> 01:25:57.800
remember them and there were no signs that they ever existed.
1318
01:25:58.840 --> 01:26:02.279
Joey looked mister Binfa in the eyes and took a
1319
01:26:02.319 --> 01:26:07.479
deep breath to calm and assure himself. So my parents,
1320
01:26:08.000 --> 01:26:12.399
Joey said, it never went after them. Why was the
1321
01:26:12.399 --> 01:26:16.880
tape still there this morning, Joey asked. The Aradare was
1322
01:26:16.920 --> 01:26:19.840
simply placed into the tape by me using the spell.
1323
01:26:20.560 --> 01:26:22.359
At the end of the day, it is still just
1324
01:26:22.399 --> 01:26:26.399
a videotape of flesh of the Android. Usually, if the
1325
01:26:26.399 --> 01:26:30.239
Aradare is placed in an object, the object still remains
1326
01:26:30.760 --> 01:26:33.760
unless the summoner wants that object to vanish as well,
1327
01:26:34.399 --> 01:26:38.000
mister Binford told the boy. Joey thought for a second
1328
01:26:38.239 --> 01:26:42.680
and then gulped. So why didn't it come after me?
1329
01:26:44.159 --> 01:26:48.720
And why do I still remember him? Joey asked. Mister
1330
01:26:48.760 --> 01:26:53.640
Binford smiled sweetly as I said a moment ago. You
1331
01:26:53.720 --> 01:26:56.079
are one of the best kids I've ever seen or met.
1332
01:26:56.640 --> 01:26:59.000
You're as pure and honest as anybody I've ever had
1333
01:26:59.000 --> 01:27:02.119
the pleasure of meeting. And while you could, in theory
1334
01:27:02.279 --> 01:27:05.000
use the creature to go after anybody, I don't like
1335
01:27:05.159 --> 01:27:08.319
using it for just anybody, only for those that are
1336
01:27:08.359 --> 01:27:11.960
examples of the worst of humanity, or those I think
1337
01:27:12.039 --> 01:27:16.159
need to learn their actions and character have consequences. In
1338
01:27:16.199 --> 01:27:19.119
this case, Chris and how he treated you in your
1339
01:27:19.159 --> 01:27:23.800
parents and probably others. As for his friend, well, let's
1340
01:27:23.880 --> 01:27:27.680
just call that a bonus. Bad apples tend to attract
1341
01:27:27.720 --> 01:27:32.399
bad apples after all. For your other question, I suppose,
1342
01:27:32.439 --> 01:27:34.880
if anything, it's so that you can remember how he
1343
01:27:35.079 --> 01:27:38.319
was and where it led him. I know he had
1344
01:27:38.359 --> 01:27:41.560
his moments of being good, most likely, but he still
1345
01:27:41.720 --> 01:27:44.960
chose to be the way he was. Think of it
1346
01:27:45.560 --> 01:27:50.600
in a way as a cautionary tale. Joey wasn't really
1347
01:27:50.680 --> 01:27:53.479
sure what to think. He loved his brother and had
1348
01:27:53.520 --> 01:27:56.960
looked up to him even when Chris wasn't being that great.
1349
01:27:57.439 --> 01:28:00.800
Life without him, especially having the knowledge of what happened
1350
01:28:01.279 --> 01:28:04.720
was something Joey didn't know if he could handle. He
1351
01:28:04.800 --> 01:28:07.560
had just been told that magic and monsters were in
1352
01:28:07.600 --> 01:28:10.680
fact real, and that it was because of this his
1353
01:28:10.800 --> 01:28:14.520
brother was gone in every sense of the word. But
1354
01:28:14.640 --> 01:28:17.319
Joey had to admit that Chris wasn't always the best
1355
01:28:17.319 --> 01:28:21.720
to him, let alone how he might be toward other people. Still,
1356
01:28:21.760 --> 01:28:24.439
it was hard to fathom that he would never see
1357
01:28:24.520 --> 01:28:29.560
Chris again. Joey turned away from mister Binford and started
1358
01:28:29.600 --> 01:28:34.399
to head to the door. Hey, Joey, mister Binford called out.
1359
01:28:35.159 --> 01:28:37.840
Joey stopped at the sound of his name. He turned
1360
01:28:37.880 --> 01:28:41.000
around and looked at mister Binford. The old man using
1361
01:28:41.000 --> 01:28:44.840
a hand to beckon the young McGee over. Joey walked
1362
01:28:44.840 --> 01:28:49.039
back to the counter and stared at mister Binford. What
1363
01:28:49.159 --> 01:28:54.000
is it, mister Benford? He asked, Well, I was wondering
1364
01:28:54.039 --> 01:29:01.039
something what, Joey asked? You know, Joey, you remind me
1365
01:29:01.079 --> 01:29:03.479
a lot of me when I was younger. Back when
1366
01:29:03.520 --> 01:29:05.880
I was a kid, my father got me a job
1367
01:29:05.920 --> 01:29:08.880
at a general store. I didn't earn much of anything,
1368
01:29:08.920 --> 01:29:11.479
but it did teach me about how to work hard,
1369
01:29:11.840 --> 01:29:15.000
and it helped me build my character. So I was wondering,
1370
01:29:15.600 --> 01:29:17.319
would you like to work at the store with me,
1371
01:29:18.079 --> 01:29:22.479
mister Binford questioned. Joey was dumb struck by the offer
1372
01:29:23.479 --> 01:29:30.000
me work here. I couldn't. Why not, mister Binford asked,
1373
01:29:30.840 --> 01:29:33.479
I'm only seven and I don't know anything about movies.
1374
01:29:34.079 --> 01:29:37.000
What would I even do, Joey asked the old man.
1375
01:29:37.960 --> 01:29:40.680
I can teach you about movies. As for what you
1376
01:29:40.720 --> 01:29:43.199
would do, you could help me put the movies back
1377
01:29:43.239 --> 01:29:45.600
and make sure they're in the right spots and help
1378
01:29:45.640 --> 01:29:48.880
me tidy up a little bit. What about how old
1379
01:29:48.920 --> 01:29:52.359
I am? That is true, but I'm sure if I
1380
01:29:52.439 --> 01:29:56.079
explained my reasoning to your parents they would understand. Besides,
1381
01:29:56.359 --> 01:29:58.840
I would make your pay free rentals of any movie
1382
01:29:58.840 --> 01:30:05.239
you like. Mister Binford elaborates, I don't know, Joey said, well,
1383
01:30:05.279 --> 01:30:05.880
I'll tell you what.
1384
01:30:06.000 --> 01:30:06.199
Then.
1385
01:30:06.760 --> 01:30:09.039
How about we call this an offer for down the
1386
01:30:09.119 --> 01:30:11.800
road when you're a little older. But if you still
1387
01:30:11.800 --> 01:30:14.199
want to come in every so often and learn about movies,
1388
01:30:14.640 --> 01:30:16.960
I'll talk to you about them, and if you want
1389
01:30:16.960 --> 01:30:18.760
to do some stuff to help out, I can pay
1390
01:30:18.800 --> 01:30:23.359
you with those free rentals. How's that sound, mister Binford asked,
1391
01:30:23.600 --> 01:30:28.119
with a hand outstretched to Joey. Joey stood there thinking
1392
01:30:28.880 --> 01:30:31.239
he liked the idea of being able to rent movies
1393
01:30:31.279 --> 01:30:33.760
free of charge, and he was sure his parents would
1394
01:30:33.840 --> 01:30:37.560
enjoy it too. He also liked mister Binford and liked
1395
01:30:37.560 --> 01:30:39.800
that he might be able to learn more about movies.
1396
01:30:40.720 --> 01:30:43.159
At the same time, though, he thought it would be
1397
01:30:43.239 --> 01:30:46.640
weird working with the man who made his brother disappear
1398
01:30:47.279 --> 01:30:50.479
and had apparently been using some creature to do the
1399
01:30:50.520 --> 01:30:53.640
same for others in any story that he had ever
1400
01:30:53.720 --> 01:30:56.720
been told that would make mister Binford a bad guy.
1401
01:30:57.399 --> 01:31:00.760
Yet Joey could understand mister Binford's reasoning for doing it,
1402
01:31:01.159 --> 01:31:04.640
and if he was being honest with himself felt a
1403
01:31:04.680 --> 01:31:07.399
pool to, wanting to be able to do the same.
1404
01:31:08.920 --> 01:31:11.159
Could I ask for an extra way of being paid?
1405
01:31:11.760 --> 01:31:16.479
Joey asked mister Binford, chuckled. Only seven years old and
1406
01:31:16.520 --> 01:31:20.239
already negotiating for pay. What do you have in mind?
1407
01:31:21.359 --> 01:31:25.880
Joey looked the old man in the eyes. Well could
1408
01:31:25.960 --> 01:31:32.159
you teach me about this magic of yours? Mister Binford
1409
01:31:32.199 --> 01:31:38.439
smiled widely, My boy, I would gladly do that. Joey
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01:31:38.479 --> 01:31:41.880
smiled in return and took mister Binford's hand with his.
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01:31:43.000 --> 01:31:46.359
Then you have a deal, did you hear that?
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01:31:46.840 --> 01:31:50.920
Better check the locks on your doors weekly, Spooky, We'll
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01:31:50.920 --> 01:31:51.760
be right back.
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01:31:55.920 --> 01:32:00.840
Nine years later, Joey stood behind the counter of Binford's
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01:32:00.920 --> 01:32:06.000
video organizing tapes that had been recently returned. Mister Benford
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01:32:06.039 --> 01:32:11.000
sat on a stool behind him, rewinding tapes. Now sixteen
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01:32:11.119 --> 01:32:14.399
years old, Joey had been officially working at the store
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01:32:14.560 --> 01:32:18.439
for about two years. Up until that point, Joey would
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01:32:18.479 --> 01:32:20.399
go into the store once a week to help mister
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01:32:20.439 --> 01:32:23.680
Binford with some odd tasks and talk movies with him,
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01:32:24.159 --> 01:32:29.199
along with learning other nuggets of information. Surprisingly, his parents
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01:32:29.199 --> 01:32:32.119
were okay with him having a job. His father even
1423
01:32:32.159 --> 01:32:34.680
saying it made sense, as he too had worked as
1424
01:32:34.720 --> 01:32:37.760
early as eight years old with a paper route. The
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01:32:37.880 --> 01:32:40.640
only thing they probably didn't enjoy was the love of
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01:32:40.720 --> 01:32:45.159
collecting films Joey now had. Mister Binford once said he
1427
01:32:45.239 --> 01:32:48.439
had become quite the cinophile, and it certainly showed in
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01:32:48.479 --> 01:32:52.119
his bedroom that had become cramped with a TV VCR,
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01:32:52.520 --> 01:32:57.159
LaserDisc player and shelves and stacks of videotapes, laser discs
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01:32:57.199 --> 01:33:00.199
and books about film, as well as walls that were
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01:33:00.279 --> 01:33:04.600
covered with posters. The bell on the door rang, letting
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01:33:04.640 --> 01:33:09.800
the two know they had a customer. Welcome to Binfred's video,
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01:33:09.960 --> 01:33:13.560
Joey started to greet, before stopping mid sentence. A group
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01:33:13.600 --> 01:33:15.880
of teenagers had walked in, and it was a group
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01:33:16.079 --> 01:33:19.479
Joey knew well. They were a bunch of kids from
1436
01:33:19.520 --> 01:33:22.600
his class in high school, mostly a mix of quote
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01:33:22.640 --> 01:33:26.600
unquote cool kids. Leading the pack was a wrestler named
1438
01:33:26.680 --> 01:33:31.479
Fred Tennyson and his girlfriend Cameron Collins. Joey was frequently
1439
01:33:31.520 --> 01:33:34.119
bullied by most of the kids in the group, but
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01:33:34.319 --> 01:33:38.720
was tormented the most by Fred. If a person could
1441
01:33:38.800 --> 01:33:41.319
name the things a typical bully would say and do
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01:33:41.560 --> 01:33:45.560
to somebody, Fred had done them to Joey. The animosity
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01:33:45.640 --> 01:33:49.479
stemmed from Joey being labeled a weirdo, but Joey knew
1444
01:33:49.560 --> 01:33:52.039
it was most likely due to the fact that he
1445
01:33:52.079 --> 01:33:55.680
had a crush on Cameron. For every bit of bad
1446
01:33:55.800 --> 01:34:00.640
Fred was Cameron was that good? Hey, there, it's the
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01:34:00.760 --> 01:34:05.199
film fairy, Fred called out to Joey. The kids laughed,
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01:34:05.279 --> 01:34:08.880
save for Cameron. She gave Joey a small smile and
1449
01:34:08.960 --> 01:34:12.680
a wave. What do you want, Fred, Joey asked, in
1450
01:34:12.720 --> 01:34:16.279
as flat and annoyed a tone as he could a
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01:34:16.319 --> 01:34:21.119
movie duh, A kid said mockingly, didn't know you were
1452
01:34:21.159 --> 01:34:26.840
that stupid Josephine. Another taunted, don't give me shit McGee.
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01:34:27.079 --> 01:34:29.359
I don't want to be here either, but Blockbuster in
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01:34:29.399 --> 01:34:33.000
Hollywood Video didn't have what we wanted, so unluckily for
1455
01:34:33.119 --> 01:34:38.159
me and you, we came here. Fred explained he matched
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01:34:38.239 --> 01:34:41.079
Joey's tone, but with the upped ante of getting in
1457
01:34:41.119 --> 01:34:44.680
his face. Well, then get whatever it is you want
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01:34:44.720 --> 01:34:47.359
and get out. I don't have time for your bullshit,
1459
01:34:47.880 --> 01:34:51.800
Joey countered. Behind him, Mister Binford turned his head to
1460
01:34:51.880 --> 01:34:55.960
the conversation behind him. Fred gave Joey a push before
1461
01:34:56.000 --> 01:34:59.119
he Cameron and the rest of their group headed to
1462
01:34:59.199 --> 01:35:02.840
a wall of new releases. Mister Binford joined Joey at
1463
01:35:02.880 --> 01:35:06.439
the counter and watched the group with him. What was
1464
01:35:06.479 --> 01:35:11.199
that all about, he asked his young employee and friend. Oh,
1465
01:35:11.439 --> 01:35:15.680
just some blowhards from school. Joey told him. They give
1466
01:35:15.720 --> 01:35:21.279
you trouble always, well, all of them, but one, Joey said,
1467
01:35:21.319 --> 01:35:24.920
as he pointed to Cameron. Mister Binford smiled at Joey.
1468
01:35:25.880 --> 01:35:29.560
Is she somebody that you're sweet on? Joey blushed and
1469
01:35:29.640 --> 01:35:33.840
smiled a little. I wish you should tell her sometime,
1470
01:35:34.359 --> 01:35:39.439
mister Binford told Joey. I can't. She's taken by Fred,
1471
01:35:39.600 --> 01:35:43.439
the guy I had in my face, Joey explained, And
1472
01:35:43.520 --> 01:35:46.279
that means you can't, at the very least talk to her.
1473
01:35:46.880 --> 01:35:51.319
Mister Binford asked, pretty much, She's off limits unless I
1474
01:35:51.319 --> 01:35:54.000
want to get put in an early grave. The two
1475
01:35:54.079 --> 01:35:57.479
return their attention to the group. They watch as Cameron
1476
01:35:57.520 --> 01:35:59.600
pulls a movie off of the shelf and shows it
1477
01:35:59.600 --> 01:36:03.159
to Fred. Unable to hear them, Joey can only make
1478
01:36:03.199 --> 01:36:06.159
an educated guess as to what was being said, but
1479
01:36:06.359 --> 01:36:09.279
was able to clear his day see that she said
1480
01:36:09.399 --> 01:36:13.199
or did something to tick Fred off. The next thing
1481
01:36:13.239 --> 01:36:15.840
the two clerks knew they were watching as the two
1482
01:36:15.920 --> 01:36:18.800
started to have an argument that ended with Fred chewing
1483
01:36:18.840 --> 01:36:23.479
his friends away. Believing that no one was watching, Fred
1484
01:36:23.479 --> 01:36:26.880
smacked Cameron with the tape she had picked out. Joey
1485
01:36:26.920 --> 01:36:30.319
clenched his hands into tight fists at the scene. It
1486
01:36:30.399 --> 01:36:32.720
was not the first time he had observed how Fred
1487
01:36:32.760 --> 01:36:35.760
treated her when he believed no one was paying attention.
1488
01:36:36.640 --> 01:36:39.359
Mister Binford watched the scene unfold in front of him
1489
01:36:39.720 --> 01:36:43.920
and how his protege was reacting. You never know, Joey,
1490
01:36:44.560 --> 01:36:49.239
things change. Sometimes people are into something one day and
1491
01:36:49.359 --> 01:36:53.960
then simply forget about it the next, mister Binford explained,
1492
01:36:54.319 --> 01:36:57.560
he giving Joey a pat on the back. Joey looked
1493
01:36:57.560 --> 01:37:00.479
at his mentor a small smirk on it his mouth.
1494
01:37:01.359 --> 01:37:05.319
Excuse me, geezer and nerdor rama. The two returned their
1495
01:37:05.319 --> 01:37:08.079
attention to the counter. It was Fred with a movie
1496
01:37:08.119 --> 01:37:11.840
in hand. You found what you're looking for, son, mister
1497
01:37:11.880 --> 01:37:17.600
Binford asked. Finally, Fred said, in his usual gruff fashion, Well,
1498
01:37:17.640 --> 01:37:19.720
I'll get you checked out while Joey here make sure
1499
01:37:19.760 --> 01:37:24.319
the movie's been rewound. Mister Binford tells the teen, Yeah, yeah, Yeah,
1500
01:37:24.439 --> 01:37:27.680
just make it snappy, all right, Fred told the two
1501
01:37:27.760 --> 01:37:31.960
before shoving the movie into Joey's hands. Joey turned around
1502
01:37:31.960 --> 01:37:35.039
and headed for the tape rewinder. He slid the movie
1503
01:37:35.079 --> 01:37:38.319
out of its case and popped it into the machine.
1504
01:37:38.399 --> 01:37:42.359
As he watched the tape rewind, mister Binford's words echoed
1505
01:37:42.399 --> 01:37:46.159
in his head. Sometimes people are into something one day,
1506
01:37:46.720 --> 01:37:52.560
then they simply forget about it the next forget. Joey
1507
01:37:52.640 --> 01:37:56.119
hung on that word. He thought back to everything mister
1508
01:37:56.159 --> 01:37:59.279
Binford had taught him, both for movies and for what
1509
01:37:59.359 --> 01:38:04.279
the two decided to refer to as extracurriculars. A grin
1510
01:38:04.439 --> 01:38:09.039
formed across Joey's lips. He held a hand over the rewinder,
1511
01:38:09.560 --> 01:38:13.199
and under his breath he uttered a series of words
1512
01:38:13.199 --> 01:38:17.319
in Latin that mister Benford had taught him, and all
1513
01:38:17.399 --> 01:38:21.039
two important string of words Joey had learned about all
1514
01:38:21.119 --> 01:38:25.319
those years ago. Once finished with the string of words,
1515
01:38:25.359 --> 01:38:29.439
the taper winder stopped and popped open. Joey took the
1516
01:38:29.479 --> 01:38:33.000
tape out and slid it back into its case. He
1517
01:38:33.079 --> 01:38:35.800
returned to the register and placed it on the counter.
1518
01:38:36.640 --> 01:38:38.680
That'll be two dollars and fifty cents for the night,
1519
01:38:39.079 --> 01:38:42.159
Joey tells Fred. Fred fishes the money out of his
1520
01:38:42.239 --> 01:38:46.199
pocket and pushes it towards Joey before picking up the tape.
1521
01:38:46.840 --> 01:38:49.960
As the two finish their transaction, Cameron and the other
1522
01:38:50.079 --> 01:38:53.600
kids walk back up to Fred. Enjoy your movie night,
1523
01:38:54.079 --> 01:38:59.640
Joey tells them. Whatever freak Fred said, Is it good?
1524
01:39:00.239 --> 01:39:04.000
Cameron asked, in her always cheerful but matter of fact voice,
1525
01:39:04.399 --> 01:39:08.159
a voice that Joey compared to Barbara Stanwick. What do
1526
01:39:08.239 --> 01:39:13.079
you mean, Joey replied the movie? Is the movie any good?
1527
01:39:13.680 --> 01:39:18.760
She asked him again. Joey smiled at her, Yeah, I
1528
01:39:18.760 --> 01:39:22.479
think you'll like it. That doesn't tell us if it's good.
1529
01:39:22.840 --> 01:39:27.760
Dumbass a kid said, yeah, you only said she'd like it.
1530
01:39:28.239 --> 01:39:32.920
What about the rest of us? Fred questioned, Oh, don't worry.
1531
01:39:33.479 --> 01:39:36.840
You have my word that it's something you'll never forget.
1532
01:39:37.439 --> 01:39:42.399
Joey told them, with his best customer service smile, whatever
1533
01:39:42.960 --> 01:39:46.239
Fred said, before he and the others head towards the door.
1534
01:39:47.279 --> 01:39:51.239
Mister Benford stood beside Joey, whose smile was turning into
1535
01:39:51.279 --> 01:39:57.239
a smirk. What's you thinking about, my boy, he asked Joey. Oh,
1536
01:39:58.279 --> 01:40:01.520
just something my father used to tell me. What was
1537
01:40:01.560 --> 01:40:06.880
that garbage in Joey started as the bell to the
1538
01:40:06.960 --> 01:40:10.319
door rang as the group of teenagers left the video store,
1539
01:40:10.800 --> 01:40:21.840
the door closing behind them, garbage out. Well, my spookeys,
1540
01:40:21.920 --> 01:40:24.640
I hope you enjoyed this terror tale and be aware
1541
01:40:25.159 --> 01:40:25.680
there are.
1542
01:40:25.640 --> 01:40:31.439
Four more novellas for your listening displeasure as October continues
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01:40:31.680 --> 01:40:36.039
to unwant, so make sure you're subscribed you won't want
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to miss it. Also, I want to mention on Friday,
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we have a very special Halloween flavored story from our
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good buddy Michael Kelso don't miss it or you'll regret it.
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And speaking of regrets, if you miss out on all
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it's time for me to get back to work. There's
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