Nov. 27, 2024

The Real First Thanksgiving - A Pilgrim's Tale of Terror

The Real First Thanksgiving - A Pilgrim's Tale of Terror
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Discover the horrifying truth behind the first Thanksgiving in this blood-chilling story where dark traditions meet modern terror. As loner movie nerd Dan faces off against a sinister legacy of Pilgrim cannibalism. Will he escape their grisly fate, or become the next course at the Thanksgiving table?

The Real First Thanksgiving by Bruce Haney


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It's time to reveal the horrifying truth behind the first

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Thanksgiving in this dark story where tradition meets modern terror,

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as we find out the true and sinister origins of

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that all American holiday, where what the pilgrims were thankful

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for may not be what it seems.

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What's that you want to be scared to? Come with me.

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You will experience tales over opera, ghosts, and death death.

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It is not recommended for the week at heart heart.

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Listeners.

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In the dark it's more fun at that way way.

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This is Weekly Speaking, Hello, my Spookyes, it's Wednesday, and

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you know what that means. It's time for a little

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spooky in your weekly I'm your host and narrator, Enrique

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Kuto here with a little bit of a deeper rasp

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than you might be used to. I'm getting over a

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little bit of a cold, but I'm feeling better just

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in time to bring you something fun and scary to

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listen to before Thanksgiving tomorrow. So if you're playing this

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If everything you thought you knew about Thanksgiving was a lie?

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What if behind the cheerful feasts and warm traditions there

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was a dark and horrifying secret buried in the past. Dan,

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a lonely film buff, finds himself invited to the home

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of a mysterious old man on Thanksgiving evening. What starts

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as a kind gesture quickly turns into a chilling nightmare

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as he discovers the host isn't just celebrating Thanksgiving, but

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honoring a gruesome legacy dating back to the Pilgrims themselves.

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So get cozy and finish whatever you're eating before the

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story starts, because this one is a gruesome and nasty

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tale of a Thanksgiving from hell. And remember, if you

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I hope you brought your appetite after these quick words.

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The Real First Thanksgiving by Bruce Hayney. Sarah found herself

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locked in a room lit only by a television while

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her captors were out. Her time was spent trying to

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memorize details of the room for clues to where she was,

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in hopes that something would be helpful to the police

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when she escaped. She made a game out of it.

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She would close her eyes and repeat every fact she

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could about the room. Deep down, she knew it was

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a waste, but it kept her sane and kept her

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mind off the pain that came from being stuck in

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one position. She closed her eyes. The room appears to

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be painted flat black. There are no lamps or windows

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that I can see, and the single door I believe

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has she thinks for a moment, four locks on the outside.

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She had listened and counted them each time they entered

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and exited the room. The bed that I am tied

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to is brass. In front of me, sitting on the

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top of a cabinet is an old tube style TV,

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a twenty seven inch possibly. The TV was the closest

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thing she had to an exit plan if somehow she

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got free, she planned on grabbing that heavy looking thing

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and smashing it over anybody's head that got in her way.

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The television was left on station KPWN. She felt this

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was a weak detail, but one of the better ones

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she had. It was a local digital antenna channel. It

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came in clear, no digital brakes, so she hoped if

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she got out that fact, it might help them figure

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out where she had been. She had given up on

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antenna TV. It never came in well enough where she lived.

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As far as she could tell. Kpw N was a

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cheapy channel that mostly played licensed news content, except for

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in the middle of the night when they played old movies.

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That was her favorite time, a break from all the

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toxic political news. When she got there, she had wondered

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why it was left on that channel, why have a

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TV at all? But the purpose became clear. It was

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to intimidate her. She figured it out after she repeatedly

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saw the news talk about the Thanksgiving killings, how they

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had found three bodies already this fall, all missing parts

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of them, and what was taken out was replaced with

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that Thanksgiving meal staple stuffing. She believed this was connected

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to her situation because of the last thing she always

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repeated to herself about the room behind the television is

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a large painting of a ship. The frame is painted

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gold and it has a tag with the name of

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the painting, the Mayflower. This would be the first Thanksgiving

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that Dan Mullins didn't spend with his family. He hadn't

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even seen his father since the previous one. The crazy

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thing to Dan was that he didn't think that telling

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his parents that he was an atheist was that big

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of a deal. He wasn't keeping it a secret, and

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it wasn't like he sat his parents down to come

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out as one. It was just a casual conversation regarding

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some newspiece on television. Yeah, well, I think if you

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don't say under God when saying the Pledge of Allegiance,

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you're not a true American, his father said, regarding the

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report about a small group of people who had gathered

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to protest the under God part of the Pledge of

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Allegiance at that year's Thanksgiving parade. The person being interviewed

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had a sign that said which God. His mother just

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shook her head to show approval of her husband's opinion

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before taking a bite of mashed potatoes and gravy. You

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do know that under God wasn't a part of the

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original pledge, don't you. It wasn't added until nineteen fifty four?

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Your point, his dad asked, Then why do we need

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to say it not everyone believes in a God. This

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is a Christian nation? But is it? But is it?

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His dad said back, mockingly, What if I told you

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about that? But is it? Shit? You sound like a

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teenage girl. Dan always ignored the direct insults. You know

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I don't believe in God? Right? Do you think I'm

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not a true American? Dan asked his father, set down

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his fork, which had his next bite of turkey already

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on it, and stared at him. What do you mean

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you don't believe in God? His father asked, his voice

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getting louder as he spoke. Of course you do. We

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raised you right. Things got ugly from there. The father

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yelled and Dan yelled back. They both stood up from

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the table, and then, for the first time since Dan

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was a kid, his father laid hands on him. He

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pushed Dan, who stumbled back against the table hard enough

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to cause the pumpkin pie to slide off and land

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face down on the floor. That was the breaking point

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for Dan. I'm twenty years old. Don't touch me, he said,

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and then stormed out. He wasn't hurt physically, but those

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old memories came flooding back from his youth when his

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father would spank him for minor infractions, or at one time,

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the last time, when his dad punched him in the

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stomach for mouthing off to his mother and his teeth

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years That is how Dan found himself on the Thanksgiving

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the following year, with nowhere to go. Dan didn't have

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a lot of friends, and the ones he did have

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he felt weird trying to go to their family meals.

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He didn't have a girlfriend. He was still too awkward

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and struggled with that. Whenever he saw a girl he liked,

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he would think of all the reasons that she wouldn't

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like him. He felt like he was too thin, and

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he couldn't find a style that he thought would please

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the opposite sex, so he just wore what felt comfortable

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to him, a baggy movie graphic tea and blue jeans.

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It didn't help that he had long hair, which he

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used to hide behind. He never felt comfortable with his face.

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All of this kept him from ever approaching a girl. Hell,

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he thought, what would I say anyway? So instead of

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a cozy family dinner, he would be in public, and

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instead of corn on the cob, he would be eating

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corn that had been popped, but he would be doing

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one of his favorite things, going to the movies. Each year,

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the ash Street Theater held a three Stooges marathon on

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Thanksgiving for all the people who didn't have family to

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spend it with or didn't celebrate. The poster even said,

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so hey, losers, you know, the ones with no family

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or friends, come down to ash Street Theater on Thanksgiving

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to see a three Stooges marathon on grainy sixteen millimeter.

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Ash Street was already like a second home to him.

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Being the film nerd that Dan was, he had been

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to the theater enough times to make friends with the

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staff and some of the regulars, some of the only

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friends he had. Tonight, the box office was being run

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by Anna, another woman that Dan figured was way out

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of his league. She was a film nerd like he was,

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but she was also a punk, and Dan knew little

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about that music or subculture. Dan wasn't much to music,

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though he was starting to collect soundtrack records of his

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favorite movies. He only had a handful so far. Midsummer

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Long Legs, a vintage pressing of Star Wars, Saltburn, and

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Everything Everywhere all at once, Hi, Anna, Dan greeted her.

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Hey new buttons, Dan asked, while looking at her acid

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washed jean jacket covered in punk rock buttons. Nah, just

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changed out a few. Ah. I noticed they're mostly punk bands.

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I was checking out The sex Pistols last week. Their

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political stances, while outdated, combined with their raw sound make

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for an interesting record. Dan said, What did you read

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a Wikipedia article on them? I always read about the entertainment.

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I consume entertainment. That's right, Anna laughed. The sex Pistols

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are like a novelty band. If you really want to

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check old school British punk, check out The Damned. They

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are the real deal, she said, while pushing a few

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buttons on her point of purchase tablet. Twelve bucks for

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the movie. Okay, I'll check him out, Dan said, while

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handing her his card. Large coke and large popcorn, lots

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of butter. Dan smiled at her, and then, like answering

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a question she never asked, he added, it's a holiday,

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might as well. Anna looked at him with fake confusion.

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Is it? Yes? How do you not know that it is?

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It's even on the poster for the marathon. He looked

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up at her face. She was grinning. Oh, you're messing

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with me. Of course. Who do you think made the poster?

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You're so easy, Dan, men usually are, said an old

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man who had walked into the open doorway. Anna and

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Dan looked towards the door to see John Billington, a short,

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older man, Dan, who understood the world through film, thought

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he looked like he had just stepped out of the

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nineteen seventies prep school world that was represented in The Holdovers.

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He wore a green ivy cord suit jacket over a

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sweater vest, and even a vintage Trilby hat. What Dan asked,

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while grabbing his popcorn and soda from Anna, Nothing, John

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said and smiled. One for the show, Anna asked John.

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With their transaction done, Dan left to enter the theater,

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though Anna wouldn't have minded talking to him longer.

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Don't go away, Weekly, Spooky will be right back.

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In the theater, there was only a handful of other

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lost souls, mostly men. He was the youngest by thirty years.

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He found his usual spot in the center of the

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seventh row. It was the spot optimal for sound and picture.

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The only time he missed the seat was if had

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gotten to it first. He was surprised once again not

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to see Paul there. He usually showed up for the comedies.

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He had missed the screening of Harold and Maud earlier

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that week as well. The Old Man came in and

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sat in the back row. Dan of course knew who

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the three Stooges were, but he had never watched them.

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It only took a few shorts for him to realize

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he was not a fan and they were showing the

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best ones. The first short they showed had Curly's classic

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I'm Trying to Think But Nothing Happens bit. But only

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an hour into it, Dan was tired of the hijinks

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and slapstick routines. He decided to do something he never did.

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He walked out during the movie. He didn't notice how

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much the old man was laughing. He didn't notice that

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the old man kept looking at him either. Dan, who

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felt invisible, never expected people to pay attention to him,

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so he also didn't notice when the old man followed

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him out. When he walked out, Anna was leaning on

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the counter scrolling through her phone. She glanced up to

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see who came out, and seeing that it was Dan,

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she smiled. Not a three Stooges fan. John walked behind

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Dan and made his way outside. I guess not. I

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gave it a shot, though. If I can't appreciate it theatrically,

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it's probably not for me, he said, right with a

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slight smile. She added, you have an interesting perspective on things,

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do I, Dan asked. He knew he did. He understood

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that he had a personality that people thought was odd,

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but he didn't know how to change it. Just felt

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too weird to not be authentic to himself. Yeah, that's

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what I like about you, she offered. Are you coming

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to the Texas Chainsaw screening on Saturday? Of course, I'm

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not missing the chance to see Toby Hooper's classic on

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the big screen. Cool. I got stuck working that night.

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Always nice to see you. Yeah you too, he said,

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and smiled at her. While trying to think of something

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else to say back. He couldn't think of anything. It

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got awkward. Well, okay, see you Saturday by, he said,

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while he turned and walked out. He resisted looking back.

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He didn't want to see her confused face. The temperature

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had dropped, the sun was down for the night, and

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it was raining. Dan looked at his watch. It was

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four forty five. Most people hated how it got dark

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so early this time of year, but it didn't bother Dan.

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He had always been an indoor kind of guy. Across

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the road, he saw the old man. He appeared to

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be struggling to walk. Dan watched, trying to decide if

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he needed help. John glanced his way, then walked a

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little more and glanced back. After seeing the third time

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Dan wasn't coming to his aid, he threw himself on

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the ground. Dan saw him fall and ran across the

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street to help. Being that most people were already at

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their Thanksgiving meals, there wasn't much traffic to worry about. You, okay,

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Dan asked, I'm fine. I'm fine, just slipped in a puddle,

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he offered. Oh, Dan questioned, I've been living in this

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darn wet city for seventy five years. He would think

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I could handle walking on a wet sidewalk by now right,

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maybe you need shoes with more tread, Dan offered, Maybe, maybe,

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he said, then stared at Dan. Dan looked back. He

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knew he should be doing something else for the old man.

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But what John continued to stare. He wanted Dan to

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help him home, but he couldn't be the one to

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ask for it. That would be too suspicious. Well, thanks,

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my name is John. By the way, John held his

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hand out. Dan wiped his hand on his pants, worried

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that it might be greasy from the popcorn, then shook

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his hand. All right, you got it from here, Dan offered,

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all managed, John replied, then, for extra measure, added a

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bit of an old doe eyed look. This clued Dan in.

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Do you live near here? Dan asked? Third in Burnside, Oh,

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Dan said he knew that area. It was a place

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full of people down on their luck that and people

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looking to score both drugs and women. Dan didn't go

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to that side of town. It made him too sad.

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The idea of walking with this vulnerable man through all

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that was overwhelming to him. Yep, my family has owned

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a building there since the turn of the century, and

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I'm not talking about the twenty first, let me help

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you get there. Dan offered, we can get a ride chair.

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It's only half a mile. Yeah, but to be honest,

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I don't want to walk in that neighborhood. John laughed. Okay, okay,

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John offered, I got cash for the ride. It's all right,

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it won't be much. I got it. Dan took out

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his phone, and to his shock, he had an unread

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message from his father. He cleared it without reading it,

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then tapped on the ride chair app. No, no, let

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me put in something. Young men don't have the extra

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cash to be spending willy nilly, save yours for the

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movies and taking out girls. Dan was listening, but not responding.

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He was focused on navigating the app to get their

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car on the way. Dan wasn't planning on walking him

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up to his apartment, but John had worked on him

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the whole car ride. When we get there, you'll have

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to come up. Nobody should eat Thanksgiving dinner alone. Yeah,

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I don't know, Dan said, got something better to do.

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Maybe go back to the theater and ask that nice

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girl out. He asked, No, I don't think she likes

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me that way. Dan explained, you don't know that, won't

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know unless you try, John offered, Yeah, but she might

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laugh at me. And Ash Street Theater is the best

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art theater around here. It's not worth the risk of

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losing it by embarrassing myself. That place is a pit.

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Well there might be better preserved old theaters and cleaner ones.

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But where else can you see Texas Chainsaw on the

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big screen? Or see a retrospective of movies by Jim

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Jarmish Jim jar who Texas Chainsaw? You are a sick boy,

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John laughed. I'm just a student of pop culture. Okay,

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just help me up the stairs, my knees and backa

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just a little on the cranky side today, John complained, okay,

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Dan said. Dan was startled by the appearance of the

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old building. He couldn't believe that someone lived in it.

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The lack of paint and the old terra cotta stylings

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made it obvious that this structure was built a long

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time ago. After they both got out of the car,

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John waved to the rideshare driver to go. The driver

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took off. Why did you do that? I was just

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walking you upstairs, Dan asked, Ah, you can get another one.

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I see them driving all over town. Or I could

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order you a real, honest to god taxi, John laughed.

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John lived on the third floor. If there was an elevator,

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he didn't mention it. To get to his place, Dan

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found himself walking up cracked and dense steps, littered with

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paint chips from the walls that hadn't been repainted in decades.

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When they got up the first set of stairs, John

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pulled out a small flashlight. The light isn't working on

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the second floor, okay, Dan said, trying not to let

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on that he was beginning to feel a bit creeped out.

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Dan looked up at the center of the joining stairwells

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and saw very little light coming from any of the floors.

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The third floor only had one working light at the

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far end of the hallway. The paint, while not fresh,

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had been applied more recently than the stairwell though It

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was an ugly shade of green on the bottom with

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white on the top. Something about that combination made him uneasy.

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Dan could tell this was the floor that he lived

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on because the carpet had a worn path leading to

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a few of the rooms. It was like those were

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the only rooms that had been inhabited for the last

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few decades. All right, Dan said, I should get going.

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You got it from here, right, I guess. Thank you

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for bringing me this far. I'm just just John stopped

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and looked at Dan. He had a tear going down

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his face. This is the first Thanksgiving since my wife died.

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I apologize for holding you up. It's just it doesn't

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feel right being alone. Dan looked at John inside, I

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can I can come in for a minute. Excellent. John's

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mood changed in a second. I do have a few things.

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We can have a little feast. I have a pumpkin pie.

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Dan's mind flashed back to the pumpkin pie falling on

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the floor after his dad pushed him last year. I

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don't eat pumpkin pie. A short banging noise was heard

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to Dan. It sounded like it came from inside the

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apartment one of the other tenants, John explained. Dan didn't

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quite believe this, but he was already committed, so he

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watched as John unlocked his door and then followed him

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into the dark apartment.

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Did you hear that? Better check the locks on your

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doors weekly, spooky, We'll be right back.

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When the lights came on, Dan felt relief The apartment

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was well kept, especially compared to the rest of the building.

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Most of the items in the apartment were old but

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well taken care of. Much of the furniture was wood,

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but it shined like it had been recently cleaned and polished.

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On one wall was a large shelf of books that

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looked old but in great shape. On another was a

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large painting of a ship, and under it on a

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little shelf was the same ship in a bottle. Another

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thing of interest was a rather lo large curio cabinet

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full of things. Can I check it out? Dan asked,

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and pointed to the cabinet. Of course, that's what a

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curio cabinet is for, though not many have looked at

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it over the years. Sadly, is that a pilgrim hat,

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Dan asked, pointing to the old hat with a buckle

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on it? No, John laughed, Sadly, I just keep that

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old thing as a reminder to do your research before collecting.

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A man sold me that years ago, claiming that it

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was an authentic preserved pilgrim hat from the people who

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came over on the Mayflower. Wow. Only problem is that

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is a damn Puritan hat. The pilgrim's wearing buckles on

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their hats. Thing is a myth created in the nineteenth century.

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Still pretty cool, is it?

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Old?

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It is? And these other items, Dan asked, Some of

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them are family heirlooms, are general artifacts from the people

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that came over on the Mayflower. Wow, So why the

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obsession with the Pilgrims, Dan asked. I wouldn't call it

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an obsession. I just care about my heritage. Oh, okay,

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that's cool. You traced your family back to the Mayflower.

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I'm a Billington. John Billington is my tenth great grandfather.

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Oh and he was like a big deal on that ship.

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You could say that he's known as the first of something.

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But that's a bigger story. I'll tell you over our feast.

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Excuse me while I prepare the table, Okay, Dan said.

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John walked out of the room. A few moments later,

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Dan thought he heard a second voice in the kitchen.

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He began to worry and walked to the door to listen. Yes, yes,

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he'll be a good guest. Dan wondered who he was

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talking to, another loaner at the theater. The other voice asked,

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what is going on? Dan whispered to himself. This was

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the moment he decided to leave. He turned around, only

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to discover some kind of smoke or vapor coming through

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the vents of the floor. He looked back at the

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kitchen door and was thinking about knocking. Then he noticed

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that the door had rubber weather stripping around it to

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seal it off. I'm out, Dan said to himself, and

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then made his way to the front door. It was locked.

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He turned all the locks, but it wouldn't open. Then

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he noticed the keyhole, one of those old school ones

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that would need an actual key to turn. At that moment,

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Dan began to feel lightheaded. Dan fought against the door

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until he passed out. Besides memorizing the room, Sarah also

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looked around and plotted what she could use to her advantage.

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How could she escape? She was handcuffed to a solid

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bed frame, and even if she got past that obstacle,

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there were no windows and the door looked to be

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a challenge with its many locks, So she decided that

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her only solution was to attack with all she had

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when they released her for whatever the next phase of

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their plan was. She hoped and prayed that their plan

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wasn't to just leave her chain to this bed to rot,

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or that she would become another dead body on the

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street with organs missing. Stop stop, stop. You're not allowed

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to think that way, she told herself. All we are

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thinking about is escaping, she said to the empty room.

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She heard a noise just outside. Fuck, she murmured to herself,

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hoping they didn't hear her talking about escaping. The first

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lock was undone, then the second. She breathed in deeply,

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Then the third, then nothing. She knew there were four locks,

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and there hadn't been an attempt to open the door.

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She listened intently, nothing. Then she heard the footsteps heading

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away from the door. She cursed her bad luck. If

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only I could get away from this bed. There's only

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one lock holding the door. Fuck, she said out loud.

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All day. She had been fighting her tears back from

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her week in the bed. She learned how weird it

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feels to let tears dry on your face because you

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can't wipe them away. Oh no, she said, when she

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heard the footsteps again and knew she was in trouble.

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There was more than one set this time. She listened

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as that last lock was turned. She breathed in deeply,

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and when the door open, four people marched in, three

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males and one female. One of them was John. The

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other three appeared to be nearly as old. The names

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would never be known to her, but the tall one

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was named Isaac, the shorter, slightly chubby one was named Terry,

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and the woman was named Mary. All of them wore

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stereotypical pilgrim outfits, black clothes with white collars, and their shoes,

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as well as the hats that the men were wearing,

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of course, had buckles. The woman wore a white bonnet.

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Sarah looked them over, just as she had the room,

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trying to memorize their features. The one in the back, Isaac,

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was the one she noticed first because he was carrying

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a musket. He was thinner than John, and the tallest

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00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:58.599
of the four. He was clean shaven. She noticed all

463
00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:03.519
of them were. Terry was slightly younger. He wasn't fat

464
00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:06.799
per se, but she thought if he had come to

465
00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:10.039
her office for a general physical, he had just enough

466
00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:12.720
weight that at his age she would tell him that

467
00:31:12.799 --> 00:31:16.599
he needed to take off that extra fifteen pounds. She

468
00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:21.559
focused her gaze on the woman next, but was interrupted. Hello,

469
00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:26.880
dear John, said, Her eyes darted over to him. Please

470
00:31:26.920 --> 00:31:30.759
don't hurt me. We aren't here to hurt you. You

471
00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:34.400
are our guest of honor. The woman turned around and

472
00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:37.440
opened a drawer of the cabinet that the television was on.

473
00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:41.599
From inside of it, she pulled out a blanket. Terry

474
00:31:41.640 --> 00:31:44.799
stepped next to her to help open it. Inside was

475
00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:49.079
a Native American head dress. Once unwrapped, Mary held it

476
00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:54.920
towards Sarah. I can't wear that, Sarah said, you will,

477
00:31:55.240 --> 00:31:59.960
or you'll suffer the consequences. John said. Then he looked

478
00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:03.279
over at the tall one. Unbind her from the bed.

479
00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:06.759
She can join us at our table of thanks. As

480
00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:10.200
he unchained her foot, Sarah began to stretch it and

481
00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:13.920
move it back and forth. She did this for two reasons,

482
00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:17.160
one because it hurt in the position she was locked in,

483
00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:20.279
and two she wanted to get her limbs back to

484
00:32:20.359 --> 00:32:24.160
functional so she would be ready to fight. When the

485
00:32:24.240 --> 00:32:27.200
last one was done, she let them help her up.

486
00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:31.000
She moved her shoulders a bit and stretched her legs.

487
00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:36.759
She felt semi stable. She smiled at them. They smiled back,

488
00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:40.880
Come my dear, Mary said.

489
00:32:42.359 --> 00:32:46.279
You're not safe yet. Weekly Spooky will be right back.

490
00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:55.200
Sarah punched Mary in the face, grabbed the blanket and

491
00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:57.920
threw it over the tall one with the gun then

492
00:32:58.119 --> 00:33:01.720
ran for the television, which she just like she imagined

493
00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:04.400
she would if given the chance, and swung it into

494
00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:08.160
the slightly chubby man's face. It wasn't hard enough to break,

495
00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:11.319
but from the momentum and weight, she couldn't keep a

496
00:33:11.319 --> 00:33:14.799
hold of the TV, so as he fell, it fell

497
00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:18.920
with him. A loud cracking sound was heard. She thought

498
00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:22.400
it was either his skull or the screen. She hoped

499
00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:27.119
it was his skull. She turned to run, but Isaac

500
00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:30.519
had already freed himself from the blanket, and as she turned,

501
00:33:30.559 --> 00:33:35.359
she found her face right in front of the musket barrel. Don't,

502
00:33:36.039 --> 00:33:40.119
John yelled, but it was too late. He was already

503
00:33:40.119 --> 00:33:44.920
pulling the trigger. The musket ball flew through her skull,

504
00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.519
splattering blood on the mayflower painting behind where the TV

505
00:33:49.680 --> 00:33:54.359
had sat. Her body dropped to the floor. John shook

506
00:33:54.359 --> 00:33:57.400
his head as he watched her blood pull around her

507
00:33:57.440 --> 00:34:02.160
lifeless body. It's thanks Giving, you fool. You have any

508
00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:03.880
idea how hard it's going to be to get a

509
00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:07.880
new guest of honor, John kicked Sarah's body in frustration.

510
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:11.480
We don't even have any of the knockout needles left,

511
00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:20.239
John complained. When Dan woke up, he found himself chained

512
00:34:20.239 --> 00:34:23.119
to a brass bed. The view in front of him

513
00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:25.920
when he woke up was a television with a cracked

514
00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:29.320
screen sitting on top of a cabinet, and behind that

515
00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:33.159
was a large painting of the Mayflower. Both the TV

516
00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:37.159
and the painting had a red substance on them. Please

517
00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:42.639
don't be blood, Dan said, sorry to say it is

518
00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:46.239
a voice said. Dan turned his head quickly to the

519
00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:51.239
right to see John sitting there in his stereotypical Pilgrim outfit.

520
00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:54.880
I see you are awake. I was afraid we used

521
00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:57.519
too much of the gas. Didn't want you to be

522
00:34:57.599 --> 00:35:01.599
late for the Thanksgiving feast. What is the blood from?

523
00:35:02.639 --> 00:35:06.840
Are you going to kill me? Are you the Thanksgiving Killers?

524
00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:10.280
Why are you dressed like the stereotype with buckles on

525
00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:12.480
your hat and shoes when you just told me that

526
00:35:12.519 --> 00:35:17.719
the Pilgrims didn't really dress like that. John smiled, then

527
00:35:17.800 --> 00:35:22.320
gave a little laugh before answering the questions. The blood

528
00:35:22.360 --> 00:35:25.159
is from the lady that was in your position last.

529
00:35:26.119 --> 00:35:28.719
We didn't plan on killing her, as we don't plan

530
00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:34.079
on killing you, that is, if you cooperate. She did not.

531
00:35:34.360 --> 00:35:39.719
And yes, we are the Thanksgiving Killers. You might even say,

532
00:35:39.840 --> 00:35:44.320
my great great great great great great great great great

533
00:35:44.360 --> 00:35:50.800
grandfather was the original Thanksgiving killer. Finally, why are we

534
00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:56.840
dressed in the stereotypical, inaccurate Pilgrim dress? Well, because fuck

535
00:35:56.880 --> 00:36:01.360
the Pilgrims. They were a pious onlow group that killed

536
00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:06.760
my kin all those years ago. What are you talking about,

537
00:36:07.079 --> 00:36:10.679
Dan yelled. John stood up and walked to the door,

538
00:36:11.159 --> 00:36:14.880
opened it, and the three others walked in, each carrying

539
00:36:14.920 --> 00:36:18.800
a musket. This time, Mary and Terry had wounds from

540
00:36:18.840 --> 00:36:22.280
the Sarah incident. Mary had a black eye and Terry

541
00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:25.880
had a few butterfly bandages on his face. His nose

542
00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:28.960
had taken the brunt of the abuse. It was swollen

543
00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:33.960
and crooked. So the last one who didn't cooperate was killed?

544
00:36:34.519 --> 00:36:38.800
Is that what you want? The last one? There's been

545
00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:42.639
more than one. You've been littering the streets with dead bodies,

546
00:36:43.159 --> 00:36:48.960
Dan said, those, well, don't worry about those. They served

547
00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:52.679
a different purpose. I can promise you that you are

548
00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:56.320
merely the guest, the beneficiary of all our hard work.

549
00:36:57.000 --> 00:37:00.880
You should be grateful. Before continuing with Dan, he looked

550
00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:06.440
over to his group and said, everything ready, Everything is perfect.

551
00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:10.079
The woman said, then moved towards the cabinet to grab

552
00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:15.679
the headdress. Hold off, Let's get him settled first. John

553
00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:20.239
smiled then looked at Dan. Moment of truth time. Now

554
00:37:20.840 --> 00:37:23.840
fight us and you are dead. Go along and you'll

555
00:37:23.840 --> 00:37:33.800
have the finest Thanksgiving meal of your life. Dan didn't

556
00:37:33.840 --> 00:37:36.719
struggle as they led him into the dining room, which

557
00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:39.760
was set up with a mixture of sixteenth century furniture

558
00:37:40.239 --> 00:37:45.559
and nineteen fifties style decorations. The old furniture was complimented

559
00:37:45.639 --> 00:37:49.440
with paper cut Thanksgiving decorations on the walls, like you

560
00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:53.039
would make in school as a kid. Mary noticed Dan

561
00:37:53.199 --> 00:37:57.960
looking at the decor My grandchildren made those decorations in school.

562
00:37:58.440 --> 00:38:03.239
Aren't they festive? Dan didn't respond, just stared at the

563
00:38:03.280 --> 00:38:07.360
crazy lady, like how can you pretend everything is normal?

564
00:38:08.760 --> 00:38:12.280
The table was a large slab filled with covered trays,

565
00:38:12.320 --> 00:38:16.159
and a cornucopia was the centerpiece. This was the first

566
00:38:16.199 --> 00:38:20.800
horrific thing he saw. It had fruits and vegetables spilling

567
00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:24.639
out of it, as was tradition, but this one had

568
00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:27.760
a human skull in the center that looked as if

569
00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:32.239
the flesh had been removed with a knife. I made that,

570
00:38:33.159 --> 00:38:37.039
John said, proudly. Dan started to struggle to get out

571
00:38:37.079 --> 00:38:40.119
of their grip. The others looked at John, who gave

572
00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:43.079
them a nod, and they hurried Dan to his spot

573
00:38:43.119 --> 00:38:46.320
at the table. The chair was made of thick wood

574
00:38:46.360 --> 00:38:50.400
and looked ancient with its metal and leather straps. The

575
00:38:50.480 --> 00:38:53.719
three of them were able to secure him quickly. Dan

576
00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:57.239
had only struggled for a moment before realizing the futility

577
00:38:57.599 --> 00:39:01.079
of his efforts. Not getting up of that chair, that's

578
00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:05.320
for sure, that's what they call a dunking chair. John

579
00:39:05.360 --> 00:39:07.519
looked at Dan, waiting for him to ask what a

580
00:39:07.599 --> 00:39:13.320
dunking chair was. Dan said nothing. You see, they used

581
00:39:13.360 --> 00:39:16.440
to have chairs like that attached to large poles on

582
00:39:16.480 --> 00:39:19.679
a pivoting device that people would use to dunk sinners

583
00:39:19.679 --> 00:39:22.880
in the lakes until they promised not to sin anymore.

584
00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:26.679
I feel a bit bad because a similar thing happened

585
00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:30.920
to members of my kin at Plymouth Rock. John again

586
00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:35.440
looked at Dan for some kind of response. Dan just

587
00:39:35.519 --> 00:39:40.039
sat there, shocked by everything, trying to accept his fate.

588
00:39:41.119 --> 00:39:43.599
John grabbed a gun from the tall man and put

589
00:39:43.639 --> 00:39:46.960
it to Dan's face, who snapped out of it. I

590
00:39:47.039 --> 00:39:50.719
need a little more engagement from you. You are being

591
00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:57.519
a bad dinner guest. Okay okay, Dan said frantically. John

592
00:39:57.599 --> 00:40:02.039
pulled back the hammer of the gun. Okay, So if

593
00:40:02.079 --> 00:40:05.599
I said the first Thanksgiving wasn't the real first Thanksgiving,

594
00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:12.320
what would you say? Oh? That's interesting, Dan offered. John

595
00:40:12.400 --> 00:40:17.400
pressed the gun to Dan's forehead. Do better tell me

596
00:40:17.440 --> 00:40:20.840
about it? Dan asked, while he struggled to move his

597
00:40:20.920 --> 00:40:24.440
head away from the barrel of the musket. John removed

598
00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:28.400
the gun from his forehead. Oh, okay, I would love

599
00:40:28.480 --> 00:40:31.280
to tell you about it. Thanks for asking. And since

600
00:40:31.320 --> 00:40:34.840
you thought the pilgrim wore dumb hats like these, I'm

601
00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:37.519
going to assume that you know nothing about the great

602
00:40:37.559 --> 00:40:45.079
ship that brought most people's ancestors here. According to John,

603
00:40:45.320 --> 00:40:48.559
the first year after the Pilgrims arrived was a struggle.

604
00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:52.199
They had come in November, which wasn't enough time to

605
00:40:52.239 --> 00:40:56.079
get crops going to prepare for the rapidly approaching winter.

606
00:40:57.000 --> 00:40:59.840
Their arrival in the fall mirrored the situation of the

607
00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:05.719
first English settlement known as Jamestown. Modern archaeology has discovered

608
00:41:05.760 --> 00:41:09.599
that to survive their first winter, that settlement had resorted

609
00:41:09.599 --> 00:41:14.679
to cannibalism. John Billington, the first man executed for being

610
00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:19.239
the first murderer was John's tenth great grandfather and one

611
00:41:19.239 --> 00:41:23.480
of the people who signed the Mayflower Compact. The Billingtons

612
00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:27.280
were not pilgrims. They bought their passage onto the ship

613
00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:31.320
to immigrate to America. John Billington was one of the

614
00:41:31.320 --> 00:41:34.480
best hunters, and his wife Eleanor was known as a

615
00:41:34.480 --> 00:41:38.159
creative cook, so they took on the task of acquiring

616
00:41:38.199 --> 00:41:42.480
and preparing food for the starving and dying pilgrims. When

617
00:41:42.559 --> 00:41:45.599
John went out on that winter day, he already knew

618
00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:48.239
where he was going to hunt. He knew of a

619
00:41:48.280 --> 00:41:51.880
place where he had spotted something made of flesh before.

620
00:41:52.840 --> 00:41:57.000
He sat for hours in the cold until a young

621
00:41:57.079 --> 00:42:01.719
member of the nearby Wampa Noag tribe rode up. The

622
00:42:01.800 --> 00:42:05.679
young man didn't notice Billington hiding, so he got to

623
00:42:05.760 --> 00:42:09.800
his work of digging into the hard ground. John could

624
00:42:09.800 --> 00:42:13.159
have taken his shot then, but he was curious about

625
00:42:13.159 --> 00:42:17.119
what the boy was doing. After a few minutes, the

626
00:42:17.159 --> 00:42:19.360
boy was able to get a hole big enough to

627
00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:23.239
pull out a few frozen corn cobs. Then he covered

628
00:42:23.239 --> 00:42:27.159
it back up. John knew there was possibly more corn

629
00:42:27.199 --> 00:42:30.480
in that ground, maybe enough to feed his people for

630
00:42:30.559 --> 00:42:33.880
a little while, maybe by him enough time until he

631
00:42:33.920 --> 00:42:38.239
could get a deer, But he took his shot anyway.

632
00:42:39.000 --> 00:42:41.760
The single musketball hit the young man in the head.

633
00:42:42.480 --> 00:42:46.400
Once the body dropped, John's teenage sons came out from

634
00:42:46.440 --> 00:42:49.239
their hiding spot and made their way to the body.

635
00:42:50.239 --> 00:42:53.840
John followed. They wrapped the young man in a blanket.

636
00:42:54.639 --> 00:42:57.199
We are not done with the task yet. Did you

637
00:42:57.280 --> 00:43:02.599
see what he was digging up? Both boys shook their heads. Yes, Francis.

638
00:43:02.679 --> 00:43:04.639
May you go back to the house and grab a

639
00:43:04.679 --> 00:43:10.360
shovel without being seen. Yes. When Francis returned, they dug

640
00:43:10.480 --> 00:43:12.880
up as much of the wampano egg Winter's stash of

641
00:43:12.920 --> 00:43:15.840
corn as they could and added it to the blanket

642
00:43:15.880 --> 00:43:19.679
that they were carrying the young man in. This doesn't

643
00:43:19.719 --> 00:43:24.320
feel right, Francis said, when it comes to keeping your

644
00:43:24.320 --> 00:43:28.599
family safe, ill choices sometimes are the only choices ye have.

645
00:43:30.440 --> 00:43:34.679
More scares to come weekly, Spooky will be right back.

646
00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:41.599
John and his two boys carried the young man to

647
00:43:41.679 --> 00:43:44.760
their cabin, where they laid him on their kitchen table.

648
00:43:45.440 --> 00:43:48.760
Eleanor came into the room, excited at the prospect that

649
00:43:48.800 --> 00:43:51.880
the boys had come home with the deer. When the

650
00:43:51.880 --> 00:43:57.719
blanket was opened. She was mortified. John, what hast thou done?

651
00:43:58.320 --> 00:44:04.079
Eleanor asked? What needed to be done? John replied, how

652
00:44:04.360 --> 00:44:12.400
for what for food? That's cannibalism. Eleanor exclaimed, Calm down,

653
00:44:13.000 --> 00:44:16.559
It's not like thou art eating an Englishman. John said,

654
00:44:16.920 --> 00:44:20.320
and then looked to his boys. Go to the temple

655
00:44:20.360 --> 00:44:23.159
and tell them that we secured a deer and that

656
00:44:23.280 --> 00:44:27.800
we shall be having a grand feast at noon tomorrow. Fine,

657
00:44:27.840 --> 00:44:34.119
Father Francis said, all right, Father John Junior said. The

658
00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:37.960
two went to leave. Tell them that we won't accept

659
00:44:38.000 --> 00:44:42.119
help in preparation. Tell them we shall prepare it thyselves.

660
00:44:42.639 --> 00:44:45.440
I don't think that will stop them. Tell them it's

661
00:44:45.440 --> 00:44:48.039
our gift to make up for the trouble we have caused.

662
00:44:49.480 --> 00:44:53.840
Francis shook his head in understanding. He believed that would work.

663
00:44:54.480 --> 00:44:58.440
The Pilgrims weren't big fans of the Billington family. Their

664
00:44:58.480 --> 00:45:01.920
religious views weren't the same as theirs, and they refused

665
00:45:01.920 --> 00:45:05.639
to live a life guided by the pilgrim's morality. And

666
00:45:05.719 --> 00:45:08.960
then there was the incident on the Mayflower, where young

667
00:45:09.079 --> 00:45:12.599
Francis had shot off a gun on the ship near gunpowder.

668
00:45:13.400 --> 00:45:16.559
The gunpowder didn't go off, but it did cause a

669
00:45:16.599 --> 00:45:20.239
fire on the wooden ship. If they weren't such strong,

670
00:45:20.360 --> 00:45:24.000
religious minded people, they might have thrown the boy overboard.

671
00:45:29.039 --> 00:45:33.679
After many hours of labor and cooking time, everything was prepared.

672
00:45:34.679 --> 00:45:38.559
And if they shall question it, Eleanor asked, they won't

673
00:45:38.559 --> 00:45:42.400
crave to they are starving. John smiled as he looked

674
00:45:42.480 --> 00:45:45.679
upon the spread. It was so large that they had

675
00:45:45.760 --> 00:45:48.840
to borrow a neighbor's table to hold it all. At

676
00:45:48.840 --> 00:45:51.480
the center of the table was a large pile of

677
00:45:51.519 --> 00:45:54.639
cut meat, mostly from the thighs and buttocks of the

678
00:45:54.679 --> 00:45:58.719
young man, whose name they didn't know. There was also

679
00:45:58.800 --> 00:46:02.559
a large cauldron hanging over their fire that was filled

680
00:46:02.559 --> 00:46:06.599
with corn, kidney chunks, and the brains of the young man.

681
00:46:07.719 --> 00:46:11.320
It was a repellent sounding dish, but the high fat

682
00:46:11.400 --> 00:46:13.760
content of the brain with the sweet smell of the

683
00:46:13.840 --> 00:46:18.199
corn made for an appetizing scent that filled their whole home.

684
00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:24.119
Other dishes included corn bread, whole ears of corn, and

685
00:46:24.199 --> 00:46:28.440
meat pies. The pilgrims came and were ecstatic over the

686
00:46:28.519 --> 00:46:32.880
meal that was presented to them. Everyone sat ate, laughed,

687
00:46:33.280 --> 00:46:37.840
and told stories. Many speeches were made thanking the Billington

688
00:46:37.960 --> 00:46:41.840
family for acquiring the meat and preparing such a wonderful

689
00:46:41.880 --> 00:46:53.280
meal that they all so desperately kneeded. So you see,

690
00:46:53.519 --> 00:46:57.159
my family owes a lot to the indigenous people, John

691
00:46:57.239 --> 00:47:01.440
said and smiled at Dan. Every year we have our

692
00:47:01.480 --> 00:47:04.840
Thanksgiving so we can thank the sacrifices of that young

693
00:47:04.920 --> 00:47:09.360
man who died so my family and the ungrateful pilgrims

694
00:47:09.960 --> 00:47:16.000
could survive through the winter. Dan stared at him. They

695
00:47:16.039 --> 00:47:20.559
never figured it out. They did, and they killed him

696
00:47:20.599 --> 00:47:25.920
for it. About ten years later, John said, I have

697
00:47:26.079 --> 00:47:30.960
never heard about any of this. Dan replied, they covered

698
00:47:30.960 --> 00:47:33.760
it up. If you make it through this, which I

699
00:47:33.920 --> 00:47:37.480
think you will, you are well behaved. Look it up.

700
00:47:38.239 --> 00:47:41.119
They hung him for allegedly shooting a newcomer to the

701
00:47:41.159 --> 00:47:45.400
area named John Newcomyn and tagged him with the moniker

702
00:47:45.440 --> 00:47:49.519
of the first murderer in America. Think about it. The

703
00:47:49.519 --> 00:47:53.239
man he alleged killed is not on the records anywhere

704
00:47:53.280 --> 00:47:57.159
else except this one incident, and his name is new

705
00:47:57.199 --> 00:48:02.880
Coomen like new come man all bs. I don't believe

706
00:48:02.960 --> 00:48:06.559
John Newcoman was even a real person. They found out

707
00:48:06.599 --> 00:48:09.400
what he did to save them, and they killed him

708
00:48:09.400 --> 00:48:14.000
for it. Dan stared at him and contemplated the story.

709
00:48:15.159 --> 00:48:19.440
Get the headdress, John said. The woman held out the

710
00:48:19.480 --> 00:48:24.079
blanket and Terry helped her unwrap the headdress. John picked

711
00:48:24.159 --> 00:48:28.039
up a beautiful replica of a chief's headdress and placed

712
00:48:28.079 --> 00:48:32.280
it on top of Dan's head as he struggled against it. Dude,

713
00:48:32.559 --> 00:48:38.199
I can't wear this, why, John asked, Because I'm not Native.

714
00:48:39.239 --> 00:48:44.920
It's incredibly disrespectful to their culture and traditions. I disagree.

715
00:48:45.119 --> 00:48:48.039
You are here as a proxy, and this whole meal

716
00:48:48.119 --> 00:48:52.039
is to continue our tradition of celebrating that Native young

717
00:48:52.079 --> 00:48:56.079
man who gave his life was robbed of his life,

718
00:48:56.360 --> 00:49:00.280
Dan yelled. John waved his hand at Dan like he

719
00:49:00.320 --> 00:49:03.280
had no care for what he was saying. Are you

720
00:49:03.360 --> 00:49:05.719
ready to find out about the feast you are having?

721
00:49:06.960 --> 00:49:09.800
John walked over to the table, which was filled with

722
00:49:09.920 --> 00:49:14.280
silver serving plates, all covered. He reached for the smallest

723
00:49:14.320 --> 00:49:18.159
one first and pulled off the cover. You're going to

724
00:49:18.239 --> 00:49:21.639
love these. These are a rare meat. These are from

725
00:49:21.639 --> 00:49:23.840
the person who is supposed to be in your chair,

726
00:49:24.519 --> 00:49:28.599
and they're fresh too. Dan looked and was horrified by

727
00:49:28.599 --> 00:49:31.760
what he was seeing. It's not every day you get

728
00:49:31.760 --> 00:49:36.079
to have bacon covered, Lady, fingers. John laughed and then

729
00:49:36.199 --> 00:49:39.679
reached for the next dish. Here we have our oldest

730
00:49:39.719 --> 00:49:45.800
family recipe, brain stew Dan threw up on himself. The

731
00:49:45.840 --> 00:49:48.719
image of floating brain chunks and kidney pieces in a

732
00:49:48.719 --> 00:49:52.360
thick red sauce was too much for his soft sensibilities.

733
00:49:53.239 --> 00:49:57.039
John stared and waited for Dan to compose himself. He

734
00:49:57.119 --> 00:50:03.159
had seen this reaction before. You done, John asked. Dan

735
00:50:03.400 --> 00:50:07.239
just stared with anger and fear in his eyes. There

736
00:50:07.280 --> 00:50:10.519
has to be something you like on this table. John

737
00:50:10.599 --> 00:50:16.639
opened another tray. This time it looked nearly like a ham.

738
00:50:17.639 --> 00:50:24.519
Is that ham? Dan asked hopefully. Basically, it's the upper

739
00:50:24.599 --> 00:50:27.320
hind leg of an animal, but that animal is not

740
00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:30.880
a pig, in this case, a sacrifice from a young

741
00:50:30.920 --> 00:50:36.119
man named Steve. You know I'm not eating any of

742
00:50:36.119 --> 00:50:39.960
this right Within a second of this comment, that two

743
00:50:40.079 --> 00:50:42.639
other men put their muskets to the side of his head.

744
00:50:43.440 --> 00:50:49.119
You sure about that, John inquired. Dan didn't respond. He

745
00:50:49.280 --> 00:50:53.199
just waited for the horror show to continue. Other horrific

746
00:50:53.239 --> 00:50:56.440
dishes that John showed him included a meat pie and

747
00:50:56.480 --> 00:51:00.880
a bowl of meatballs, all weird looking and most likely

748
00:51:01.239 --> 00:51:04.599
made of humans. Then he was shown a bowl of

749
00:51:04.639 --> 00:51:08.880
creamed corn. Dan prayed that it didn't have any weird

750
00:51:09.039 --> 00:51:12.360
secret ingredients in it, because it looked like it was

751
00:51:12.440 --> 00:51:16.159
the only thing he would be willing to consume if forced.

752
00:51:17.519 --> 00:51:21.480
Then they revealed the main course to Dan. Sorry, no

753
00:51:21.679 --> 00:51:24.480
turkey this year, but we did save a leg for you,

754
00:51:25.599 --> 00:51:28.559
Isaac said, before he pulled the cover off the largest

755
00:51:28.599 --> 00:51:32.320
plate in the center, revealing a human leg prepared to

756
00:51:32.360 --> 00:51:36.920
look just like a giant turkey's leg. Dan, you have

757
00:51:37.000 --> 00:51:41.639
outdone yourself, John said to the woman no cursing at

758
00:51:41.639 --> 00:51:46.280
the dinner table. You're right, you're right. John turned towards Dan.

759
00:51:46.960 --> 00:51:52.239
So what shall you be eating? First? How can I

760
00:51:52.280 --> 00:51:57.159
eat with my hands bound? Dan asked that old trick,

761
00:51:57.800 --> 00:52:01.440
John laughed, you will be unbound for the meal. It

762
00:52:01.599 --> 00:52:04.480
just doesn't feel right enjoying a feast with one person

763
00:52:04.800 --> 00:52:09.119
unable to partake. But let's talk about consequences before we

764
00:52:09.159 --> 00:52:15.960
do that, fair, okay, Dan said, All right, So let's

765
00:52:15.960 --> 00:52:19.239
get the real bad truth out of the way first. We,

766
00:52:19.840 --> 00:52:23.039
and by we, I mean my lineage, have been doing

767
00:52:23.079 --> 00:52:27.480
this for hundreds of years. Some generations were more symbolic

768
00:52:27.679 --> 00:52:31.400
and didn't engage in the sacrifices and the captives, but

769
00:52:31.480 --> 00:52:34.960
a number have so just think about how many people

770
00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:38.800
have been in your seat over the years. Well, none

771
00:52:38.800 --> 00:52:42.960
of them have ever escaped. The only hope to survive

772
00:52:43.039 --> 00:52:47.760
this is assimilation. We could be your family. Think about it.

773
00:52:48.480 --> 00:52:53.880
You're alone on Thanksgiving. Wouldn't you feel less lonely? Terry

774
00:52:53.960 --> 00:52:57.960
once sat where you sit now? Terry waved at him.

775
00:52:59.320 --> 00:53:02.039
That is the only way to survive. I promise you

776
00:53:02.840 --> 00:53:07.039
we can't just let you go. Know this, human meat

777
00:53:07.079 --> 00:53:10.519
freezes just as well as any animal. We can eat

778
00:53:10.599 --> 00:53:13.320
you next year if we must kill you, If you

779
00:53:13.440 --> 00:53:15.960
try to escape or hurt one of us, As this

780
00:53:16.119 --> 00:53:19.480
is my family, you will suffer an awful fate.

781
00:53:21.760 --> 00:53:26.280
More scares to come weekly. Spooky will be right back.

782
00:53:30.119 --> 00:53:33.840
When it comes to keeping our family safe. Ill choices

783
00:53:33.880 --> 00:53:38.280
sometimes are the only choices ye have. Mary reminded him

784
00:53:38.360 --> 00:53:42.360
from the story of the real first Thanksgiving. Thank you, Ma,

785
00:53:43.159 --> 00:53:46.480
John said, and then grabbed a small covered dish off

786
00:53:46.480 --> 00:53:51.000
the table. The human body is so versatile. Do you

787
00:53:51.079 --> 00:53:53.920
remember in grade school when you used to draw turkeys

788
00:53:53.920 --> 00:53:59.079
by tracing your hand? Dan shook his head. Yes. John

789
00:53:59.199 --> 00:54:02.880
smiled and pulled the lid off to show a severed

790
00:54:02.960 --> 00:54:06.159
hand made to look like a kid's drawing of a turkey.

791
00:54:06.880 --> 00:54:10.039
The four top fingers were black and blue, and the

792
00:54:10.119 --> 00:54:14.440
little face was carved into the thumb. This person tried

793
00:54:14.440 --> 00:54:17.480
to hurt Terry. You see the coloring to make the

794
00:54:17.519 --> 00:54:21.039
fingers take on the look of feathers in school, you

795
00:54:21.199 --> 00:54:24.360
just color them with fall colors with your crayons. I

796
00:54:24.480 --> 00:54:27.320
had to be creative, just so you know. All that

797
00:54:27.440 --> 00:54:30.800
bruising was done to the hand while it was still attached.

798
00:54:31.920 --> 00:54:35.599
Oh how, he screamed. Once I had it just right,

799
00:54:36.079 --> 00:54:41.320
we removed it while the person was still conscious, So don't.

800
00:54:41.679 --> 00:54:44.000
John looked to the woman and then stepped a few

801
00:54:44.000 --> 00:54:46.840
feet away so he wouldn't be cursing at the table.

802
00:54:47.800 --> 00:54:52.119
So don't fuck with me or mine. John then walked back,

803
00:54:52.559 --> 00:54:54.800
made his way to the far side and sat down

804
00:54:55.800 --> 00:55:00.599
unchain him. I'm hungry, let's eat. Isaac walked to Dan,

805
00:55:01.079 --> 00:55:04.159
undid the straps that held his arms, and then went

806
00:55:04.199 --> 00:55:07.559
to sit down. Dan looked at him, and John caught

807
00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:12.000
his gaze. His legs too. This all starts with trust.

808
00:55:12.920 --> 00:55:16.320
Isaac did what he asked. John picked up a plate

809
00:55:16.360 --> 00:55:19.159
and put two of the lady fingers on it. Then

810
00:55:19.199 --> 00:55:22.400
a scoop of the creamed corn and handed it to Terry,

811
00:55:22.760 --> 00:55:25.440
who added a portion of the human ham to the plate.

812
00:55:26.519 --> 00:55:29.519
John suddenly stood up. He has to have some of

813
00:55:29.559 --> 00:55:33.119
the main course. He took the plate back and then

814
00:55:33.199 --> 00:55:36.000
walked around to the other side, where he had better

815
00:55:36.039 --> 00:55:39.559
access to carve the human leg. As he cut into

816
00:55:39.559 --> 00:55:43.880
the leg, it revealed moist perfectly cooked meat. If you

817
00:55:43.960 --> 00:55:48.039
didn't know it was human, it did look appetizing. Once

818
00:55:48.079 --> 00:55:50.559
he put the meat on the plate, he handed it

819
00:55:50.599 --> 00:55:52.719
to Mary, who set it down in front of Dan,

820
00:55:53.239 --> 00:55:57.440
next to his utensils. They all stared at Dan. He

821
00:55:57.519 --> 00:56:01.840
looked around, making notes of possible weapons with his cutlery.

822
00:56:02.239 --> 00:56:05.360
They did give him a knife, but they had muskets

823
00:56:05.400 --> 00:56:07.920
on the table in front of each of them. Look

824
00:56:07.960 --> 00:56:11.599
at me, John yelled and clapped his hands. The table

825
00:56:11.639 --> 00:56:13.960
is set. Where this goes from here is on you.

826
00:56:15.079 --> 00:56:19.519
We are ready, regardless, John said, and then gave a

827
00:56:19.559 --> 00:56:24.000
shit eating grin. Dan didn't have a plan, and he

828
00:56:24.079 --> 00:56:27.800
knew he needed to buy time, so he took a

829
00:56:27.840 --> 00:56:31.719
spoonful from the center of the creamed corn, making sure

830
00:56:31.800 --> 00:56:34.079
not to let his spoon touch any of the food

831
00:56:34.719 --> 00:56:37.920
made from humans. He was just about to put it

832
00:56:37.960 --> 00:56:43.320
in his mouth when he was interrupted. You're forgetting something,

833
00:56:43.960 --> 00:56:49.400
Mary asked what. John shook his head in disapproval. You

834
00:56:49.480 --> 00:56:53.199
can't have thanksgiving without thanks. We must pray and thank

835
00:56:53.280 --> 00:56:56.840
the Lord for this bounty. They all put their hands

836
00:56:56.920 --> 00:57:01.639
together and stared at Dan think of doing anything funny.

837
00:57:02.000 --> 00:57:04.079
I can't tell you how many people have been shot

838
00:57:04.159 --> 00:57:07.159
dead because they thought prayer time was the perfect time

839
00:57:07.320 --> 00:57:10.360
to try to escape. Bow your head and pray, or

840
00:57:10.400 --> 00:57:17.480
get shot. Dan bowed his head. Mary cleared her throat. O, Lord,

841
00:57:17.599 --> 00:57:21.280
our God and heavenly Father, we thank THEE for this feast,

842
00:57:22.039 --> 00:57:24.119
for you are the one that taught us that you

843
00:57:24.280 --> 00:57:28.719
help those who help themselves with thankful hearts. Let thy

844
00:57:28.800 --> 00:57:33.199
blessings rest upon these thy good creatures to our comfort

845
00:57:33.239 --> 00:57:37.360
and sustination, And grant we humbly beseech thee Good Lord,

846
00:57:37.679 --> 00:57:41.320
so our souls may earnestly long after the food of

847
00:57:41.400 --> 00:57:48.280
eternal life. Amen. Amen, the three other faux pilgrims said.

848
00:57:49.400 --> 00:57:53.880
Dan looked back up. They all stared at him. You

849
00:57:53.960 --> 00:57:59.480
didn't say amen, Isaac said, I don't believe in a god. Dan,

850
00:57:59.599 --> 00:58:06.599
confess what Isaac said, I Dan started. John patted Isaac

851
00:58:06.639 --> 00:58:10.559
on the back. It's fine. It's fine. That first native

852
00:58:10.599 --> 00:58:14.800
didn't have Christian beliefs either. It's good, it's good. Dan

853
00:58:14.920 --> 00:58:19.519
listened with the spoons still in hand. Without thinking, he

854
00:58:19.599 --> 00:58:22.480
put it in his mouth once he bit down, the

855
00:58:22.519 --> 00:58:27.679
first time he knew something wasn't right. It's good, isn't it?

856
00:58:28.440 --> 00:58:31.840
John gave him a shit eating grin. I always thought

857
00:58:31.920 --> 00:58:37.159
plain old cream corn was missing something. Dan stopped chewing

858
00:58:37.199 --> 00:58:40.599
and listened. Just a bit of ground meat and bone

859
00:58:40.639 --> 00:58:45.000
marrow to make it extra creamy. John said. Dan didn't

860
00:58:45.079 --> 00:58:48.400
dare swallow, so he spoke with the mouthful of corn

861
00:58:48.519 --> 00:58:52.400
still sitting on his tongue, as the sickening flavor spread

862
00:58:52.440 --> 00:58:58.000
over his taste buds. From what animal, don't worry, it's fresh.

863
00:58:58.440 --> 00:59:02.679
We just picked Paul up last week. Dan's eyes began

864
00:59:02.719 --> 00:59:08.079
to water. He was going to get sick swallow. John said,

865
00:59:09.400 --> 00:59:12.800
where did you pick up Paul? He asked, still holding

866
00:59:12.800 --> 00:59:15.719
the food in his mouth, hoping it wasn't his theater

867
00:59:15.840 --> 00:59:18.920
friend who always tried to get the best seat first

868
00:59:20.440 --> 00:59:24.400
the theater. Dan's chest began to heave, like he was

869
00:59:24.440 --> 00:59:28.159
going to throw up again. John picked up his musket

870
00:59:28.440 --> 00:59:31.559
and pointed it at Dan, boy, you're going to have

871
00:59:31.599 --> 00:59:34.159
to get past your gag reflex if you want to

872
00:59:34.199 --> 00:59:38.440
survive this night. Swallow. He looked at Dan, which showed

873
00:59:38.480 --> 00:59:41.960
he was no longer messing around. He was getting pissed.

874
00:59:43.360 --> 00:59:49.039
Dan swallowed. Now was that so bad? John asked with

875
00:59:49.079 --> 00:59:53.880
a smile. Dan didn't answer. John looked to the rest

876
00:59:53.920 --> 00:59:57.599
of them. Our guest has eaten. Now we can follow.

877
00:59:58.000 --> 01:00:01.679
Eat up everybody. The th oh pilgrims filled their plates

878
01:00:01.719 --> 01:00:04.960
in a hurry, nearly giddy with excitement to eat the meal.

879
01:00:05.880 --> 01:00:09.480
Dan was surprised at how full they filled their plates.

880
01:00:09.960 --> 01:00:14.199
The three ate greedily. Dan tried not to look. Instead,

881
01:00:14.280 --> 01:00:17.119
he studied the room, trying to find anything that would

882
01:00:17.119 --> 01:00:21.920
help him escape. You will be eating more, John said,

883
01:00:22.599 --> 01:00:24.920
if I don't see another bite in the next few minutes,

884
01:00:25.719 --> 01:00:31.079
John pointed his musket at him again. Cablamo, Terry and

885
01:00:31.199 --> 01:00:36.119
Isaac laughed at this. After that last bite, Dan knew

886
01:00:36.159 --> 01:00:39.880
that he wouldn't be consuming any more human flesh, even

887
01:00:39.880 --> 01:00:43.639
if it meant his death. This thought should have broken him,

888
01:00:44.599 --> 01:00:48.119
but it freed him. He realized that death was imminent,

889
01:00:48.599 --> 01:00:51.880
so whatever he did next didn't matter. He could take

890
01:00:51.920 --> 01:00:57.280
whatever risk because he had no delusions that he would survive. Okay,

891
01:00:57.440 --> 01:01:02.119
he thought to himself, what is the move? Maybe if

892
01:01:02.159 --> 01:01:04.760
I can't survive, I can at least do some damage.

893
01:01:06.239 --> 01:01:09.800
A sh it was only the wind. You are safe,

894
01:01:10.199 --> 01:01:12.280
weekly spooky, We'll be right back.

895
01:01:16.079 --> 01:01:18.360
Each one of them has a musket in front of them,

896
01:01:19.000 --> 01:01:22.239
and I believe they can only shoot one shot. The

897
01:01:22.320 --> 01:01:26.000
closest to me is the woman. John is the most dangerous,

898
01:01:26.440 --> 01:01:29.239
followed by the tall one. When each of them is

899
01:01:29.320 --> 01:01:32.039
chewing at the same time with more food on their forks.

900
01:01:32.639 --> 01:01:35.719
I grabbed the woman's gun, shoot the tall man, grab

901
01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:38.280
the human leg and throw it at John. Then grab

902
01:01:38.280 --> 01:01:41.400
the tall man's gun and shoot John. Then there are

903
01:01:41.480 --> 01:01:45.079
just John's and the chubby man's muskets. What stops the

904
01:01:45.119 --> 01:01:49.280
chubby man from shooting me during each phase? Well? He

905
01:01:49.320 --> 01:01:53.079
didn't have an answer for this, but it didn't matter.

906
01:01:53.840 --> 01:01:56.719
Fuck it, Dan said, and then he grabbed the woman's

907
01:01:56.760 --> 01:02:01.199
gun and pointed it at Isaac and fired but nothing.

908
01:02:02.400 --> 01:02:06.519
He forgot to pull back the hammer. As he did this, John,

909
01:02:06.639 --> 01:02:09.719
Terry and Isaac picked up their guns. Dan was able

910
01:02:09.719 --> 01:02:12.199
to get the hammer pulled back and squeezed the trigger

911
01:02:12.280 --> 01:02:15.039
before they could get their guns aimed at him. Being

912
01:02:15.079 --> 01:02:18.039
that muskets are inaccurate and that Dan had never handled

913
01:02:18.079 --> 01:02:20.679
a gun at all, it was no surprise that it

914
01:02:20.760 --> 01:02:23.480
wasn't the brain shot he had hoped for, but it

915
01:02:23.559 --> 01:02:26.719
did hit Isaac in the neck, taking a big chunk

916
01:02:26.760 --> 01:02:29.519
out of it and causing blood to cascade out of

917
01:02:29.519 --> 01:02:32.639
the wound. As he fell to the ground and died,

918
01:02:33.559 --> 01:02:36.239
Terry and John shot at Dan, but he had already

919
01:02:36.280 --> 01:02:39.039
made his next move. He let his knees buckle and

920
01:02:39.119 --> 01:02:43.400
drop to the ground just in time. Hell yeah, Dan yelled.

921
01:02:43.880 --> 01:02:46.920
Things weren't going as planned, but they were going better.

922
01:02:47.559 --> 01:02:51.800
Their wasted shots meant there was only one live gun left, Isaac's.

923
01:02:52.440 --> 01:02:55.039
Dan tried to grab it, but he held it strong

924
01:02:55.159 --> 01:02:58.920
in his dead arms. John, Terry, and Mary surrounded him

925
01:02:58.920 --> 01:03:01.679
and tried to grab at him. Dan grabbed John in

926
01:03:01.760 --> 01:03:04.719
Mary's hands and yanked them down with all his strength,

927
01:03:05.000 --> 01:03:07.840
causing them to smash their heads into each other. Then

928
01:03:07.880 --> 01:03:11.079
he grabbed the empty rifle from John's hands and hit

929
01:03:11.199 --> 01:03:15.320
Terry in the head with it, knocking him out. You motherfucker,

930
01:03:15.840 --> 01:03:19.840
John yelled, Wow at the Thanksgiving table, you're going to

931
01:03:19.920 --> 01:03:25.199
talk like that? Ha ha, John mocked Dan smashed the

932
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gun over John's head, knocking him out too, then moved

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towards the woman. Even though she was a cannibalistic murderer,

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Dan still felt a bit uneasy about smashing the butt

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of the rifle into the old woman's face. You were

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never good enough to be part of our family, Mary said,

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and then she spat at him. Dan smashed her face

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in with the butt of his gun. Blood poured from

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her nose, but this didn't knock her out. She spit

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a few teeth out at him and then gave him

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a bloody smile, so he swung the gun at the

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side of her head, hitting her temple as hard as

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he could. This dropped her. A splash to the face

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with water woke up John, who found himself strapped into

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the dunking chair. He looked around the room and saw

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that the woman was cuffed to another chair and that

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Terry was on the ground with a slit throat. Choices

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01:04:25.840 --> 01:04:29.199
had to be made, Dan offered, I was able to

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get the cuffs from when you chained me to the

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01:04:31.159 --> 01:04:34.400
bed To secure her. I tried to search for more rope,

951
01:04:34.400 --> 01:04:37.119
but I didn't find any, so I had to slash

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01:04:37.199 --> 01:04:40.960
terry's throat. Call me old fashioned, but I just couldn't

953
01:04:40.960 --> 01:04:45.599
slit an old woman's throat. You are dead, John yelled.

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01:04:46.360 --> 01:04:50.079
Dan waved his arm dismissively. So this is what's going

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to happen. I'm going to leave, and you're going to stay,

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01:04:53.840 --> 01:04:59.440
Stay and starve in front of your elaborate but disgusting feast. No,

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John yelled, Dan chuckled. Just think about the torture that

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will be starving to death while you stare at food

959
01:05:10.239 --> 01:05:13.639
that could have once nourished your body but will be

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01:05:13.760 --> 01:05:19.800
rotting just as you soon will. That's inhumane. John yelled,

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01:05:20.440 --> 01:05:24.280
So is eating humans. So was that hand Turkey Arts

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01:05:24.280 --> 01:05:29.159
and Crafts project you showed me. It's torture, like your

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01:05:29.159 --> 01:05:33.760
whole clan hasn't been torturing your guests for hundreds of years.

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I just wish your great great however many greats grand

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01:05:37.920 --> 01:05:40.199
fucker and his kin would have been the ones to

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starve at Plymouth Rock. John slumped in the chair. It's evil, right,

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01:05:46.760 --> 01:05:51.960
Dan said, Yes, that's why I'm not doing that. It

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would make me as bad as you. Dan said, then

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01:05:55.559 --> 01:05:59.039
grabbed a cell phone off the table. I called the cops.

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01:06:00.480 --> 01:06:05.159
John smiled at this was that so smart? Of course

971
01:06:05.199 --> 01:06:10.920
it is maybe? Why maybe do you want to be

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01:06:11.079 --> 01:06:15.960
known as a cannibal? Why would I be? Because I

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01:06:16.079 --> 01:06:18.920
will tell them that the big hero ate the meat.

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It won't matter that it was forced. You will still

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01:06:22.159 --> 01:06:25.960
be known as the guy who ate human flesh. Plus

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Terry was knocked out when you slid his throat. Do

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01:06:28.880 --> 01:06:31.320
you think a jury will really consider that to be

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01:06:31.440 --> 01:06:35.679
self defense? Then I'll leave now before they get here,

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01:06:36.119 --> 01:06:40.360
Dan offered. They'll find you. They'll trace the call to

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01:06:40.440 --> 01:06:44.719
your cell phone. This phone, Dan said, and then slid

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his phone into his pocket before reaching over the table

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and opening one of the silver platters, revealing a different phone. Thankfully,

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01:06:53.039 --> 01:06:56.280
I called with yours. I can't believe your lock pin

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01:06:56.559 --> 01:07:00.760
was sixteen twenty one, the year the Mayfe Hour landed.

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It wasn't too hard to crack. Dan put the lid

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back down, So you must excuse me, but I need

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01:07:08.880 --> 01:07:11.920
to get out of here. Don't come on, we can

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01:07:12.400 --> 01:07:16.039
we can make a deal, John said. Dan pulled out

989
01:07:16.039 --> 01:07:18.599
his phone and worked on getting a ride share. As

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01:07:18.599 --> 01:07:22.039
he walked to the front door and left, the old

991
01:07:22.119 --> 01:07:26.079
man yelled after him, I'll get you. While he struggled

992
01:07:26.079 --> 01:07:28.559
to try and get himself out of the straps. When

993
01:07:28.599 --> 01:07:33.000
he realized it was hopeless, he ceased struggling After a

994
01:07:33.039 --> 01:07:36.119
few minutes. The old man laughed. He knew he was

995
01:07:36.159 --> 01:07:39.480
going to jail, no way out of that, but he

996
01:07:39.559 --> 01:07:42.639
realized that he could bring Dan down with him easily enough.

997
01:07:43.400 --> 01:07:45.440
All he would have to do was let the officers

998
01:07:45.480 --> 01:07:48.880
know about the theater. The girl knew who he was,

999
01:07:49.559 --> 01:07:52.400
and also the police could probably press the ride share

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01:07:52.480 --> 01:07:56.960
company for who went from the theater to there. Now,

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01:07:57.039 --> 01:08:00.400
all that was left was to decide if that was

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01:08:00.440 --> 01:08:09.159
what he wanted to do. While he waited for the ride,

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Dan checked his messages. There were just a few from friends,

1004
01:08:13.199 --> 01:08:15.920
but after all he went through, he was focused on

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01:08:16.039 --> 01:08:18.840
checking that last message from his father that he had

1006
01:08:18.880 --> 01:08:24.680
dismissed earlier. It read, son, I am sorry. I was

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01:08:24.720 --> 01:08:28.279
wrong to treat you the way I did. Please forgive me.

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01:08:29.279 --> 01:08:33.720
Please come home for Thanksgiving. During the ride, all Dan

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01:08:33.760 --> 01:08:36.760
could think about was putting something in his belly that

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01:08:36.880 --> 01:08:39.840
was normal food. He hated that the last thing he

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01:08:39.880 --> 01:08:43.359
had ate had human in it, so he went to

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01:08:43.439 --> 01:08:45.800
the one place he could. At eleven thirty pm on

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01:08:45.840 --> 01:08:50.399
a holiday, his parents' house. He had his key still there,

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01:08:50.880 --> 01:08:54.760
so he let himself in. Dan went through the fridge

1015
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and made a proper Thanksgiving plate from the leftovers. When

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he went to sit down, he saw his father son.

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01:09:02.920 --> 01:09:08.039
He said, Dad, I'm glad you could make it. It

1018
01:09:08.119 --> 01:09:15.319
wasn't the same without you. Thanks Behind him, Dan's mother appeared, Son,

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01:09:16.039 --> 01:09:19.720
so glad you came. How could I miss Thanksgiving?

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01:09:20.640 --> 01:09:20.960
With that?

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01:09:21.199 --> 01:09:24.520
His mother came over and hugged him, Then his father

1022
01:09:24.640 --> 01:09:27.880
joined in on the hug. Afterward, the mother and father

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01:09:28.000 --> 01:09:32.119
prepared their plates and they sat with Dan, breaking bread

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01:09:32.640 --> 01:09:36.239
and smoothing out all of their issues. Dan would never

1025
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miss Thanksgiving with his parents ever again. Well, my spookies,

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I hope that story gave you something to chew on

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as much as it did me. And thank you so

1028
01:09:51.800 --> 01:09:56.079
much to Bruce Haney for this very special Thanksgiving episode.

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01:09:56.119 --> 01:09:57.760
I think he did a hell of a good job,

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And if you think so too, why not leave us

1031
01:10:00.239 --> 01:10:03.479
an email at Weeklyspooky at gmail dot com. We love

1032
01:10:03.520 --> 01:10:05.600
hearing from you, and anything you write to one of

1033
01:10:05.640 --> 01:10:09.640
our authors, I'll forward directly to them. But now, my

1034
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Spooky's I gotta be honest with you. This has been

1035
01:10:11.840 --> 01:10:15.039
an insane week between the hubbub of the holidays and

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getting a cold and a bunch of other things just

1037
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going Kaca cuckoo. I am exhausted, but I'm glad I

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could bring you this little piece of holiday fear because

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I really did enjoy it, and I hope you did too.

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And I want to say thank you all so much

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01:10:29.479 --> 01:10:31.520
for the over one hundred of you that have joined

1042
01:10:31.600 --> 01:10:34.239
us over on Patreon, supporting us for as little as

1043
01:10:34.279 --> 01:10:36.880
one dollar a month. It makes a huge difference by

1044
01:10:36.920 --> 01:10:40.680
going to Weeklyspooky dot Com slash join. And I want

1045
01:10:40.680 --> 01:10:43.399
to say an extra special thank you to our Patreon

1046
01:10:43.560 --> 01:10:46.520
podcast boosters, folks who pay just a little bit more

1047
01:10:46.800 --> 01:10:48.880
to hear their names at the end of the program.

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01:10:49.159 --> 01:10:53.880
And they are Jessica Fuller, Johnny Nix, Jenny Green, Amber Hansford,

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01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:57.680
Brent mccaullough, Karen Wee, met Jack Kerr, and Craig Cohen.

1050
01:10:57.760 --> 01:11:00.039
Thank you guys so much. I really am, from the

1051
01:11:00.039 --> 01:11:03.199
bottom of my heart, so thankful for all of you spookies.

1052
01:11:03.520 --> 01:11:06.399
And I know the holiday season can be rough for

1053
01:11:06.439 --> 01:11:09.279
some of us. Not all of us have a perfect situation,

1054
01:11:09.439 --> 01:11:12.000
not all of us have somewhere to be every holiday,

1055
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but I want you to know that there'll always be

1056
01:11:14.840 --> 01:11:17.359
a show to listen to, something to help you get

1057
01:11:17.399 --> 01:11:20.560
through the day, because, believe me, there have been many

1058
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times in my life where a podcast was one of

1059
01:11:23.279 --> 01:11:26.119
the few things I was truly thankful for. But now

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I'm thankful for all of you, and I'm going to

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get out of here now and hopefully have some stuffing

1062
01:11:30.479 --> 01:11:33.319
so for myself, for my producer Dan Wilder, my executive

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01:11:33.319 --> 01:11:36.760
producers Mark Shields, Robfields and babbletopia dot Com, and my

1064
01:11:36.880 --> 01:11:40.279
composer Ray Mattis. I will tell you that is not,

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01:11:40.800 --> 01:11:44.239
in fact cranberry sauce. Later, guys, thank.

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You for listening. Make sure to find your way back

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01:11:47.840 --> 01:11:54.439
next week week, but for now you are safe, trust me.