Jan. 14, 2026

BANNED! Part 2: Horror Convention Slasher Mystery Gets Bloodier!

BANNED! Part 2: Horror Convention Slasher Mystery Gets Bloodier!
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Horror podcast listeners—the snow keeps falling, the roads keep vanishing, and the High Point Ski Lodge is turning into a sealed box where a killer can work in peace. In BANNED! Part 2, the winter slasher at the Horror Snow-In doesn’t just strike again… he performs.

After James Turner is found with BANNED! carved into his chest, police push through the storm and start questioning attendees—while the convention stubbornly continues like nothing’s wrong.

Headliner Vickie Valentine tries to keep up appearances in the dealer room and on panels, but something darker is waking up inside her: the Hellweaver’s blood, the return of her night-vision, the creeping pull of Veronda of the Night Realm.

Then the killer makes his next move in front of an audience. During a panel, a staffer’s body is revealed in a horrifying display—hanged from above, with BANNED carved into him like a signature. Promoter David Melicant spirals, lashes out, and refuses to shut anything down, even as Vickie connects the dots: Robbie Redden is back, and this convention is his revenge.

Outside in the blizzard, Vickie is ambushed by a masked Redden—beaten, dragged toward the ledge, and stabbed when she gets too close to unmasking him. Redden admits she’s not meant to die yet. She’s meant to be last.

Back inside, the murders keep stacking. A blood-written note addressed to “Darci Heart” appears… and Vickie realizes another staff member has already been taken. In a packed movie room, a closet door bursts open—and the truth drops out in a brutal, unforgettable reveal: Kathleen Witherspoon’s corpse, her staff shirt cut open, the same word carved into her body.

The storm won’t let anyone leave. The crowd won’t stop watching. And Redden isn’t done banning people from this convention—one body at a time.

Banned! - Part 2 — by Rob Fields

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A blizzard seals the lodge, The cops finally arrive, and

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the killer answers with a message nobody can ignore when

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bodies start piling up. And now Vicky Valentine feels the

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monster inside her waking up because Band isn't a threat anymore.

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it is not recommended for the week at Heart listeners

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in the dark Park. It's more funny that way way way,

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know that this is where it's at. But now, as

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for tonight, imagine you're at a horror convention during a

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snowstorm so violent it erases the road back home, the

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kind of storm that turns a warm lodge into a prison.

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There's a killer, and it doesn't lurk in the woods,

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It lurks in the crowd, in the panels, in the

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movie rooms. In the moments, everyone thinks that they're safe

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because there are witnesses. But when the lights go down

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and the audience settles in for a scare, the real

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show opens somewhere else, because tonight the storm isn't the

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only thing trapping you inside. And every death, every tragedy

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has a sequel. Last time on Band years ago, at

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a horror convention in Ridgeway Heights, an autograph signing and

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photo op escalated into an altercation that got Robbie Redden

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ejected by security. During the incident, Reddin was severely injured

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and left humiliated, with band written across his forehead. Now

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years later, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the promoter of that

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disastrous event is launching a new convention at high Point

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Ski Lodge. Vicky Valentine headlines the show, driving up from Strickfield,

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paired with handler Bedonne Debreer and reconnecting with Enriquecuto. Just

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as a brutal snowstorm closes in on the weekend. Before

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the dealer room even opens Friday night, Robbie Redden strikes again,

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ambushing alone staffer. When the victim is finally discovered, band

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has been carved into his chest. What is Robbie Redden

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trying to say? And who is next? Perhaps there may

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be some answers in Band Part two by Rob Fields.

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Late Friday night perspective Vicki Valentine. Who would have thought

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a body was discovered way out in the back of

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the parking lot where David Mellikant, the promoter of the

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first annual Horror snow In, told his staff members to park.

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Melikant's eyes grew wide when Terry informed him that he

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had found the body of James Turner. As I now

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understand his name to be, Terry told Mellikant that he

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called the police. Much to my surprise, the police do arrive.

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In spite of the bad snowstorm. They are able to

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get the body of James Turner away from the High

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Point Ski Lodge. As for the police themselves, they are

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questioning Thens. Then they come and question me, but they're

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clearly wasting their time as I know nothing of the murder.

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I was in my Horror host panel when the body

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was found. When the panel was finished, beat on Debrer

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my handler returned and escorted me back to my table,

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where I uncovered my pictures. Even after learning that a

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murder had taken place, horror fans are forming a new line.

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How would they know James Turner was murdered the way

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the body was discovered, with the word banned carved into

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his chest, It's not something someone would just make up.

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He was also decapitated. Clearly someone had targeted Turner. I

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would wager that other victims will follow. Clearly I should

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investigate this. Bethany, my wife would worry if she knew

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what had just taken place. You okay, VICKI Bidonne asks,

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when the dealer room is closing, you look a little off.

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I give him a gentle smile. It's been a long day.

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Now that I'm free to move about, I think i'll

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do some exploring. You're free to go until tomorrow morning.

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Thank you. I allow Bidon to escort me to the

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main doors. Once we pass through them, we go our

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separate ways. Even though I'm not working my table, there

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are people who approach me to invite me to parties.

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When all I knew was being Vickie Valentine, I suppose

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I would gladly have taken drink among these people. But

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I am Veranda of the Night Realm, and I wish

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to run free outside. After thanking the patrons for their invitations,

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I walk back to my room. When I'm ready to

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open my door, I overhear a few patrons speaking more

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of James Turner. I think I shall investigate after all.

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I enter my room and I can see everything clearly.

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I have not turned on any lights. Night vision was

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a power that I had gained upon consuming the hell

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Weaver's blood those many years ago, when she invaded the

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Night Realm and slaughtered my gorgon people, leaving me as

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the last. I enter the bathroom and see myself in

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the mirror. My eyes have turned into their blank yellow appearance.

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What is happening to me? Am? I transforming back into

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my monster form once again. I open my mouth and

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see my glistening fangs. I should have expected that I

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would never be able to live among these mortals as

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one of them. For very long. I have been tainted

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by the hell Weaver's blood for far too long. No

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doubt it still circulates throughout my body in spite of

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my immortality. Being drawn to restore bethany last Halloween, after

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she had been slain in front of me. The only

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thing that I can ascertain is that the blood has

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taken a great deal of time for its power to grow.

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I should have expected it when I felt my strength returning,

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and now now I'm seeing my reptilian scales in patches

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upon my flesh. I feel my long red hair. It

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has become the snakes that it once was, but it

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is coiling, and the texture feels like that of a reptile.

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How long will it be before I am fully transformed?

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No sense remaining here in my room. Feeling sorry for myself.

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I remove my black ball gown and see even more

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of the reptilian flesh in patches upon my naked form.

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I apply more normal clothing and leave the room to

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slip out into the night and investigate James Turner's murder.

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Saturday in the morning, I'm on my way to the

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dealer room to get set up. I did go out

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to the staff parking lot to investigate. I had fully

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transformed into my monster form. Once I was outside, the

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snakes that became my hair hissed and moved freely once more.

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Finding James Turner's car was no problem. Unfortunately, there were

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no clues to indicate how he had been slain. I

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was too eager to rush outside and did not wear

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a jacket in the snow storm or shoes. Even before

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returning to my monster form, I found that I could

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still withstand the wintry cold even while being naked. Unfortunately,

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my returning to the lodge brought the patrons right to me.

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They had witnessed me without proper garments and soaking wet.

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My return to my monster form proved to be only temporary,

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meaning the hell weaver blood has not reached full power yet.

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I suppose you could say that I did attend a

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few parties after all, only because I might possibly have

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learned some vital information. I even showed a few of

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those mortals that I am still with great constitution. When

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it comes to drink, Just try and drink with Veranda,

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and you shall soon be put in your place. Unfortunately,

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my investigation into James Turner yielded nothing. As I crossed

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the lobby to enter the dealer room, I look through

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the main doors and see that the snow storm continues

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to throw its raging fury across Beinnock, Michigan. Yes, the

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storm indeed through its fury at Veranda last night, but

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I continue to endure. I am brought out of my

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gaze when someone takes hold of my arm. You okay,

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VICKI be done? Asks? I smile for him. Yes, I

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am merely enjoying watching the storm. He turns and looks outside.

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Holy shit, I'll be surprised if that blizzard doesn't blow

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the whole lodge apart. I do not foresee that, I reply,

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Shall we go? He accompanies me to my table. Once there,

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I see Enrique Couto setting up for the ten a

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m Until eight p m. Dealer room ours. He raises

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his finger. Oh hey, VICKI don't forget. We've got that

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panel in a little while for our new movie Christmas Splatters.

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I give him a gentle smile. I'm aware, thank you

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just the same. Then I raise an eyebrow. Shall I

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lay upon my table and display my breasts for you again?

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Now I narrow my eyes, or would you rather I

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just remove my black ball gown completely to pose nude.

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Kuto laughs and points a shaky finger at me. Only

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if your wife doesn't mind. I do not engage in

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humor very often, but I have learned to let loose

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a little. When Kuto and I are in each other's presence.

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Just then we see David Mellikant storming around. Before long,

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he stops and points right at us. Then he says, rudely,

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ain't you too ready yet? The dealer's rooms opening, many

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of the same people from Friday Night have returned to

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roam the room, some doing cosplay. This time. In just

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two hours, I've signed several autographs and posed for photos.

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Beatone informs me that he needs to escort me to

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my panel with Enrique Kuto and some of the other

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guests on his film. I cover up my table and

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allow him to escort me to my second and final

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panel of the first annual Horror Snow In perspective Robbie Redden,

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Who the hell did Darcy Hart think she was trying

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to kid? Did she really think she could just change

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her name to Vicky Valentine to hide from me? I

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didn't understand how she so quickly jumpstarted her failing career.

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Now she was sitting at the top of the horror world.

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All she had to do was just give me an

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autograph and a selfie that I had paid for. I

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guess money talked. Since Darcy let that loser, David mellikan't

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hire her again. That was okay. Then it saved me

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the trouble of having to hunt her down. Vicky was

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safe for now, but I would come for her when

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the time was right. Once I got Darcy, I planned

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on leaving Bennick Michigan with her heart. I figured I

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might as well own a piece of her right, But

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it was time to move things along. Killing James Turner

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alone wouldn't get that much attention. Right now, David Mellikant

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was conducting the panel Darcy was in and asking Enrique

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Cuto questions about their latest movie. I couldn't believe Darcy

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really chose Vicky Valentine. What a stupid fucking name. I

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saw Terry Witherspoon standing at the door and keeping an

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eye on things. Dave really thought the show was running smoothly. Well,

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he would find out just how wrong he was. Just

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as Dave was asking Vicky Valentine some dumb ass question,

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he learned he wasn't in full control of his convention.

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Everybody was screaming and getting up to run out of

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the room. Terry didn't even try to stop people from leaving.

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He just got out himself. So what did I do?

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I nailed the new convention staffer. Dave brought in his

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buddy Rob. Jesus fucking Christ. Dave yelled, not realizing he

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was still holding his microphone. Rob's body crashed through the

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ceiling fast, the rope around his neck caught. I didn't

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think people heard his next snap, but I could just

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imagine the sound. But seeing it snap priceless. I got

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Rob's room number and waited for the right time to

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make a copy of his key card. He was easy

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to get while he slept soundly, and I kept him

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out with some chloroform. While he was sleeping, I carved

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some artwork on his chest banned. After that, I got

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into his room and set everything up. I knew the

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ceiling would give way once Rob woke up and got scared.

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I also knew he wouldn't even feel for the rope

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around his neck. Now Dave was seeing the word on

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Rob's chest. Hey, when you worked for Dave, you were

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getting banned, plain and simple. But why wasn't Darcy scared?

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No worries. I knew sooner or later she would look

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exactly the way Enrique Kuto looked when he got an

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eye full of robs hanging corpse. In the meantime, I

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already knew who my next target would be and how

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she too would be banned perspective Vicki Valentine, the killer

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has made his presence known again. David Mellikant is losing

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his mind over what just happened, more so than the

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guests attending this panel. Are you all right, Enrique? I ask?

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He is a bit shaken, but nods. Normally he's quite outspoken,

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but is now at a loss for words. Just then,

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Mellikant points my way. Where the fuck were you? Before

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I can respond to him, I turned to see he

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points to be done. I was in here the whole time,

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he answers, yeah the hell you were. Melakan't yells, but

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I saw him. I say he was at the other

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door there, I point to it. Suddenly, Melikant picks up

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one of the microphones and is ready to swing it

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at one of us. Melikant stops himself and points at

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me stop covering up for that. Woos. Yeah, I saw

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him there too, Enrique says, backing me up. Melikant is

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flustered and points at Kuto. You do not argue with me.

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I turned to Bedon. Perhaps you should escort Enrique back

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to the dealer room. I turned to Kuto, if you

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want to go there? He nods. Then Bedon walks down

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to the floor and waits for him. I point to Bedon,

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also call the police. Oh I will, he is, Shah

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shures me, getting out his phone. From there, he escorts

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Kuto back to the dealer room. Melikant is just looking

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at me now. Oh, I'm so fucking sorry. I didn't

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know some big titted bitch was running my show. I

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move right up to him. Choose your next words carefully, idiot.

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You already have two dead bodies. I am certain that

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you will have more before the convention and the storm ends.

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But Melikant refuses to listen. I run my show here me.

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I am not intimidated. It seems to me like the

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only thing you care about in your convention is making money,

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and certainly not the safety of others. I fold my

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arms in front of me. I did some research into

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you after James Turner's murder. Why did the name Robbie

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Redden come up whenever I searched your name? Melikant grabs

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a chair and carelessly throws it out into the auditorium,

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then looks at me again, putting his finger in my face.

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Back the fuck off, bitch. But I forced myself to

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remain calm, even though I wish nothing better than to

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show him what happens when you incur the wrath of Verandah.

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It was you who caused Reddin's injuries? Was it not?

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I persist? Reddin and his family took you to court

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over the incident. The decision was for you to pay

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for the many surgeries he would require. I narrow my eyes.

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You could never have another convention, simply put, you had

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no money to be able to operate one. Yet here

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you are, after all these years, trying to make yourself

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relevant again. Melicant becomes more and more angry with my deductions.

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He wants to yell at me again. I believe he

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wants to eject me from the event entirely. However, I

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have the edge, since I am the featured guest here.

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I narrow my eyes upon him. You should just close

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your convention. Two of your staff have already paid the price,

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which poses the question, why does Robbie Redden return to

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strike back at you after all of these years, Melicant

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gives a sinister grin. You really think you know everything,

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you big titted bitch. You. I don't understand how you

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keep making it big in horror movies. You can't act,

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you never could. Your movies are fucking terrible, and now

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you want to tell me how to run my show.

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You think you're some detective. Now the only thing you're

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good for is being naked and flat on your back.

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Without warning, I lash out and clutch Melikant's throat. He

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gasps and tries to force me back. While I may

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not completely have my monster's strength, I am far stronger

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than I appear. Before Melikant can fight back, I use

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my hand to help raise him up over my head.

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Then I turn slightly and flip him so that he

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crashes right through one of the tables on the stage.

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He groans and has his eyes closed, but I know

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he can still hear me. You care nothing for the

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people here. This convention is just a means for you

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to make money and become established again. If you do

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not wish to close this show down and save lives,

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then it falls to me to find and stop Robbie Redden,

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Melikant says, you won't be here, He points to the doors.

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You're done, get out of my show, Just get the

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fuck out. I squat down to look him in the

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face and smirk. Now we both know that you cannot

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afford to send me away, not when I'm your featured guest.

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The patrons here paid good money to do meet and

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greets with me. If it becomes known that you removed

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me from your convention, imagine how much money you would lose,

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how much you would have to refund people. If you

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truly wish to remove me, then I dare you to

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even try. Or did putting you through a table not

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convey my point? I stand up straight, I take my

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leave of you, at least for now. I walk out

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of the auditorium. Beaton awaited me, and I allow him

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to escort me back to the dealer room. I smile,

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seeing that I'm right about these patrons. When there's yet

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another long line of them waiting for me, I give

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them a warm smile as I uncover my table. Once

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Beaton sits with me, I resume the meet and greets

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with my fans. As for finding Robbie Redden, he has

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quite succeeded in getting David Melikant's attention. I do not

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believe he shall attempt anything more until after the dealer

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room has closed, especially since the police have arrived to

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investigate the murder of the hanging man rob. I already

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have the feeling that Reddin shall come for me in

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due time. The dealer room closed at eleven. It would

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have closed at eight as scheduled, but with the blizzard,

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Melikant came around and told everyone the dealer room would

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be open extra hours, which was great for most involved.

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Now that the room is closed for the night, I

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am free to move about. I considered going to parties

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again to see if I could find any trace of

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Robbie Redden. But he will not strike where he can

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be easily identified. No, he sticks to the shadows. This

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is why I've deliberately ventured out into the storm. It

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seems that the High Point Ski Lodge has its own

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crew to keep the parking lot and the drive to

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the main road plowed at least as best they can

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during the storm. It still amazes me that the mortal

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Realm has weather conditions such as this. The most my

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beloved Night Realm has ever seen are the storms that

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rain blood. It never becomes as cold as this. Once more,

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I am without a jacket to protect my upper body.

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Though I feel the chill at first, I am quite

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comfortable in it. Now I am isolated outside and exploring

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more of the outer lodge. I soon reach the overlook.

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Even with the blowing snow, I am still able to

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look out and down. I keep my distance from the edge,

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for one hard gust to my back would be sufficient

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enough to send me falling to a possible death with

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my new found mortality, but I am still verandah. I

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believe it is my admiration for what is past the

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overlook that has caused me to lose my focus. When

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I am suddenly attacked from behind and knocked to the

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I groan when I'm kicked hard in the side. You

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goddamn bitch, I hear my attacker say, did you really

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think I wouldn't find you? I don't care if you

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call yourself Vicky Valentine. You can rewrite your own history

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to make yourself look good. But I know your darcy heart.

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This must be Robbie Reddin. I cannot return to my

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feet as he keeps attacking me at the same time

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he's giving me information. You can fool all those fucking

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sheep in there into thinking you're all nicey nice, Reddin

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continues when he kicks my mid section again, sending me

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flat on my back. I can finally see Robbie Reddin

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now he's fully dressed appropriately for this weather, including a

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ski mask. When he sees that I'm not afraid of him,

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he roars and grabs hold of the neck of my

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tank top and the belt on my caprice. He lifts

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me up over his head. I remember seeing pictures of

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him at the time. He was a scrawny little weakling,

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balding and had no beard. He does not appear to

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be scrawny, possibly because of the layers. He wears, you

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ruined my entire life in just one day, Redden tells me.

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He slams me down to the ground again. I'm near

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the ledge now. If I cannot retaliate, he will make

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certain that I fall to my death. He does not

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attempt to do so yet, and again grabs me to

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lift me over his head. He speaks to me, I

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paid good money to get your autograph and a picture

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with you, and you were so full of yourself you

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got me thrown out. I am not Darcy hart. I return.

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He slams me into the ground again. I groan when

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pain racks through my body. Liar, he screams. Liar. When

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he moves to kick me again, I quickly lift myself

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to my knees and catch his boot. Then I force

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him back and return to my feet. Now I meet

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his eyes. If it is a fight that you seek,

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then Veranda shall oblige you. I surprise him when I

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show great agility and leap to attack. Reddin is learning

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that Veranda is no mere woman of the mortal realm,

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even though I pass for one of them. I was

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many times stronger when hell Weaver's blood first flowed through

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my veins, and I could render a person to stone

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with my gaze. Soon I make Reddin fall. He truly

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does not know with whom he faces. There are two

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things that make me feel power. One is being close

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to my wife, and the second is being the mighty

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Gorgon warrior that I have become. I love the thrill

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of battle. I show Redden that I have not forgotten

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my training. Many times he has tried to strike me.

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I counter him and send him to the ground again

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and again. Your reign of terror ends this night, I

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promise him, I shall unmask you and return you to

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the lodge. All shall see who the killer is before

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their very eyes. From there, I shall detain you until

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the police return to take you into custody. No, Redden Wales,

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not when I'm this close to getting my revenge on

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Dave Mellikin. You have no idea the pain and suffering

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he caused me. I paid one hundred and forty dollars

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to meet dark see Heart and got a broken body

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for it. He screams when I seize the back of

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his jacket and yank him to me. He screams louder

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as I lay hold of his mask and pulled to

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remove it. It is not a normal cloth ski mask,

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but some kind of thicker material. The winter snow and

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winds continue to blow against me. Knowing that I am

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about to best Robbie Reddin, I look up to the

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sky and scream the Gorgon battle cry, you shall belong

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to Veranda this day. I declare, feeling that I have

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nearly removed his mask. Unfortunately I am too eager and

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have underestimated Robbie Reddin. He suddenly turns against me and

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causes me pain he has driven the blade of a

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knife deep inside me, just below my right breast. Curses,

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I was too drunk with the feelings of being in

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battle again that I forgot I am no longer the

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monster that I once was. I feel that I am bleeding,

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especially when Reddin removes the knife. He comes at me

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to stab me once more. I'll kill you, Darcy, you

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heartless bitch, he yells. I am not Darcy, heart I

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yell back. He screams and comes at me again. As

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I move to block his attempt to stab me, my

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high heeled shoe catches on a rock and causes me

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to fall backward. Then I see a bright flash of

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light and feel the back of my head hit hard

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against what must have been another rock. I am dazed

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and cannot focus. Now I feel redd In on top

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of me. He has the blade of his knife to

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my throat. No, Darcy, not yet, he tells me. It's

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00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:15.719
not time. I have others to get first. I want

453
00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:19.000
you to be the last one. You'll know when it's

454
00:35:19.039 --> 00:35:23.239
your turn. I saw you come out here and couldn't

455
00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:28.320
wait to finish you off. But I can't, not yet.

456
00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:35.239
That's not the plan. Reddin removes himself from my body.

457
00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:39.199
I'm still too dazed and can't return to my feet

458
00:35:39.320 --> 00:35:42.960
to pursue him. I remain on my back until I've

459
00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:47.280
regained my senses. I have to remove the snow from

460
00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:51.039
my body to be able to stand again. I have

461
00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:55.639
ceased bleeding and know that I am healing. I cannot

462
00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:59.280
heal as quickly as when I was immortal, but I

463
00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:03.480
can heal faster than any other from the mortal realm.

464
00:36:04.639 --> 00:36:07.840
I am with great anger at having been defeated by

465
00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:12.800
this accursed worm. I tighten my fists as I scream

466
00:36:12.920 --> 00:36:16.199
to the skies. I care not who may hear me.

467
00:36:17.079 --> 00:36:20.000
I am Veronda of the night Realm, and I was

468
00:36:20.079 --> 00:36:23.519
beaten by a wretched little man from the mortal realm.

469
00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:28.000
Make no mistake, Robbie Redden, you shall regret having not

470
00:36:28.159 --> 00:36:33.679
claimed Veranda when you had the chance. When we meet again,

471
00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:37.400
I shall beat you until your blood covers my fists.

472
00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:41.599
Then I will smear it upon my face and abdomen.

473
00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:46.000
I scream at the night skies once more before I

474
00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:50.000
return to the lodge. I must be discreet upon entering

475
00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:54.800
and return to my room. I remove my tank top.

476
00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:58.679
My blood is both wet and cold upon my flesh.

477
00:36:59.039 --> 00:37:02.400
At the same time, I use the sink in my

478
00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:05.840
bathroom to clean myself up, I have to do so

479
00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:09.239
without the use of the towels, provided as not to

480
00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:14.159
draw suspicion from the lodge staff. I do not wish

481
00:37:14.239 --> 00:37:28.960
to deal with the police perspective, Robbie Redden, Seriously, how

482
00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:32.480
did Darcy Hart get to be so strong? And where

483
00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:35.920
did she learn how to fight like that? She wasn't

484
00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:39.559
even bothered by that blizzard. She was only wearing a

485
00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:44.559
top that barely covered those big titties of hers and caprice.

486
00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:50.039
She was practically barefoot. Her feet should have been frostbitten,

487
00:37:50.599 --> 00:37:55.719
but she walked around there like it was summer. Doesn't matter, though,

488
00:37:56.159 --> 00:38:01.199
I still stabbed that bitch. I wanted to kill Darcy

489
00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:05.559
Hart so badly. I had her. I could have just

490
00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:10.320
cut her open and took her heart. But damn it,

491
00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:13.639
Why does she have to look so much like Jessica Rabbit?

492
00:38:14.480 --> 00:38:18.000
And why was there a part of me that still

493
00:38:18.039 --> 00:38:21.719
wanted her? That bitch caused the hell I went through,

494
00:38:22.360 --> 00:38:25.079
and she was still living in my head rent free.

495
00:38:26.280 --> 00:38:30.480
I still obsess over her by watching her movies. I

496
00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:33.840
could have had her. I could have taken my revenge,

497
00:38:33.880 --> 00:38:38.679
but I let her live. Okay, she would be the

498
00:38:38.800 --> 00:38:41.840
last one, but I needed to get another one of

499
00:38:41.960 --> 00:38:49.440
David Mellikant's staff, and I knew just the person. I

500
00:38:49.599 --> 00:38:53.199
was back in the lodge and looking around. I watched

501
00:38:53.239 --> 00:38:57.079
Melikant's staff enough to hear what everybody was doing. When

502
00:38:57.079 --> 00:39:00.840
the room closed, I acted on what I remembered, and

503
00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:06.880
sure enough I found Kathleen Witherspoon. I just happened to

504
00:39:06.920 --> 00:39:09.440
see her as I was passing by a room full

505
00:39:09.480 --> 00:39:13.239
of partiers on the second floor. I went into the

506
00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:17.519
room and mingled with people. Nobody knew who I was

507
00:39:17.800 --> 00:39:21.599
or gave me a second thought. I just mentioned a

508
00:39:21.639 --> 00:39:25.480
few horror movies here and there, or got in on

509
00:39:25.559 --> 00:39:30.320
a few conversations. All the while I was keeping my

510
00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:35.159
eye on Cat. Her husband, Terry was there with her,

511
00:39:35.880 --> 00:39:40.920
but I wasn't worried about him just yet. And then

512
00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:45.039
I finally got my break. I heard Cat say she

513
00:39:45.280 --> 00:39:49.400
was going back to her room. Terry told her he'd

514
00:39:49.400 --> 00:39:53.360
be there in a little while. I already slipped out

515
00:39:53.360 --> 00:39:57.079
of the room ahead of Cat. Before long, I followed

516
00:39:57.119 --> 00:40:02.960
her discreetly, got then the elevator with her. She didn't

517
00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:07.599
even remember me from Ridgeway Heights. As we were moving

518
00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:11.440
in the elevator, she started talking to me. For a moment,

519
00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:16.119
I talked to her. When the elevator stopped, I let

520
00:40:16.159 --> 00:40:19.119
her get out and pretended like I was staying on,

521
00:40:20.199 --> 00:40:25.639
But I did slip out and again followed her. As

522
00:40:25.679 --> 00:40:29.320
I turned the corner, she dropped her room key. She

523
00:40:29.400 --> 00:40:32.199
picked it up and waved it over the censer to

524
00:40:32.360 --> 00:40:37.840
unlock her room. That was when I struck. I shoved

525
00:40:37.920 --> 00:40:40.559
Cat right into the room as she fell to the floor.

526
00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:43.079
When she turned on to her back to get up,

527
00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:45.840
I was right on top of her. I slammed her

528
00:40:45.840 --> 00:40:49.639
head down, covering her mouth with my hand. She got

529
00:40:49.679 --> 00:40:54.639
real scared when I raised my knife. You remember me, now, Cat,

530
00:40:55.199 --> 00:40:58.480
I sneered, You're the one who sicked Grim and your

531
00:40:58.559 --> 00:41:03.719
husband on me that day back in Ridgeway Heights, fucking

532
00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:07.559
me out of my autograph and selfie with Darcy Heart. Well,

533
00:41:07.639 --> 00:41:11.320
now I'm taking my hundred and forty dollars worth of

534
00:41:11.440 --> 00:41:17.079
flesh right now. Cat screamed into my hand when I

535
00:41:17.159 --> 00:41:23.679
stabbed her, then again and again and again, and from

536
00:41:23.719 --> 00:41:27.639
there I worked to get Cat out of the room.

537
00:41:28.760 --> 00:41:32.719
It was time to set up my next surprise for

538
00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:44.079
Dave Mellikant perspective, VICKI, Valentine. My knife wound still pains me,

539
00:41:44.679 --> 00:41:48.280
but at least it heals. It shall take a few hours,

540
00:41:48.320 --> 00:41:52.559
but my flesh will be restored once more. I leave

541
00:41:52.679 --> 00:41:57.519
the bathroom and place suitable clothing upon my body. From

542
00:41:57.559 --> 00:42:01.760
there I leave the room. Plenty of patrons give me

543
00:42:01.920 --> 00:42:07.760
pleasant looks. I give them nods in return. I consider

544
00:42:07.880 --> 00:42:11.960
returning outside to resume the hunt, but I feel that

545
00:42:12.079 --> 00:42:18.119
Reddin shall strike again within these walls. Unfortunately, the only

546
00:42:18.199 --> 00:42:21.559
thing I know is that he will target another of

547
00:42:21.679 --> 00:42:26.440
David Melancant's convention staff. I will not know of Reddin's

548
00:42:26.480 --> 00:42:32.519
target until his next prey is revealed. Unfortunately, said person

549
00:42:32.599 --> 00:42:33.960
will likely be slain.

550
00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:35.360
Vicky.

551
00:42:36.320 --> 00:42:40.239
Someone calls to me. I stop upon reaching the lobby

552
00:42:40.760 --> 00:42:44.199
and see that it is beaton. Upon reaching me, he

553
00:42:44.320 --> 00:42:48.880
presents a sealed envelope. It has Darcy Heart written on

554
00:42:49.000 --> 00:42:54.440
it in blood. Where did this come from? I ask?

555
00:42:55.400 --> 00:42:59.480
Bidone looks concerned. I was passing by your room and

556
00:42:59.519 --> 00:43:04.199
saw this taped to your door. I'm surprised you didn't

557
00:43:04.239 --> 00:43:07.159
see it. I grabbed it and came looking for you.

558
00:43:08.199 --> 00:43:11.159
I accept the envelope and open it to see the

559
00:43:11.280 --> 00:43:17.519
note written within, also in blood. People paid in blood,

560
00:43:17.840 --> 00:43:21.960
sweat and tears for your autograph and your movies suck.

561
00:43:23.159 --> 00:43:27.119
I inspect the envelope and see that there are wet spots,

562
00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:32.440
not with blood, but with water. I determined that Reddin

563
00:43:32.559 --> 00:43:36.280
wrote this after he bested me. But the blood used

564
00:43:36.280 --> 00:43:40.679
to write the note is not my own. And then

565
00:43:41.199 --> 00:43:45.000
I fully understand what the note means. I turn from

566
00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:47.559
beat On and move to one of the two movie rooms.

567
00:43:48.320 --> 00:43:50.760
I reach the first one and look over the schedule.

568
00:43:51.559 --> 00:43:54.719
When I am satisfied, I turned and moved to the second.

569
00:43:55.760 --> 00:44:00.360
What's going on, VICKI Beaton asks, keeping up with me,

570
00:44:01.320 --> 00:44:05.639
he's taken another of Melikant's staff. I growl. He's waiting

571
00:44:05.679 --> 00:44:09.320
to give him another display. Beatone takes hold of my

572
00:44:09.400 --> 00:44:13.440
shoulder and forces me to stop. Before I found you,

573
00:44:13.639 --> 00:44:16.079
I saw Dave go into the movie room you're headed to.

574
00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:20.840
In fact, he sent me looking for you. You and

575
00:44:20.960 --> 00:44:23.639
Enrique Cuto are supposed to be there to introduce one

576
00:44:23.679 --> 00:44:27.519
of your babysitter Massacre movies. It's getting ready to start.

577
00:44:28.559 --> 00:44:31.920
I growl and resume going to the second movie room.

578
00:44:32.239 --> 00:44:34.679
When I reach it, the lights are on and the

579
00:44:34.719 --> 00:44:38.639
door is open. I'm quick to observe that Enrique Cuto

580
00:44:38.800 --> 00:44:42.840
is there and waiting. I had forgotten all about this obligation.

581
00:44:43.920 --> 00:44:47.679
Beatone spoke true in regards to David Mellikant being in

582
00:44:47.760 --> 00:44:51.119
the room. He does not hold back, even in front

583
00:44:51.119 --> 00:44:54.920
of the other patrons in attendance to see the film.

584
00:44:55.159 --> 00:44:58.000
What you too good to be here on time? Vicki,

585
00:44:59.119 --> 00:45:03.079
Kuto was on, So what's your excuse? I ignore him

586
00:45:03.119 --> 00:45:07.880
and quickly compose myself as I face the nearly packed auditorium.

587
00:45:08.400 --> 00:45:12.159
From there, Kuto and I introduce the new film. I

588
00:45:12.199 --> 00:45:16.079
feel the irony of remembering when my memories were only

589
00:45:16.119 --> 00:45:20.760
as Vicki Valentine. Many times I had a great many

590
00:45:20.840 --> 00:45:24.880
conflicts with Kuto over how much nudity I did for

591
00:45:24.960 --> 00:45:29.519
these movies. Now I no longer care about that. I'm

592
00:45:29.599 --> 00:45:34.119
quite proud of my body. After the introduction, Kuto and

593
00:45:34.199 --> 00:45:38.639
I answer a few questions. Upon finishing, the lights finally

594
00:45:38.719 --> 00:45:41.679
go down. We're both on our way to the door

595
00:45:42.360 --> 00:45:46.199
when we hear the attending patrons mumbling this ain't the

596
00:45:46.320 --> 00:45:50.639
Christmas Splatters movie. One of them calls out, this is

597
00:45:50.760 --> 00:45:57.679
Ernie's Movie Night. Another one joins bullshit. Another yells, Darcy

598
00:45:57.760 --> 00:46:03.360
Heart sucks. We want Vicky Valentine. I turn around. I

599
00:46:03.519 --> 00:46:07.760
myself have never seen Ernie's Movie Night, but I immediately

600
00:46:07.840 --> 00:46:12.840
see this Darcy Heart and understand why Robbie Redden believes

601
00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:17.519
me to be her. This woman could have potentially been

602
00:46:17.639 --> 00:46:22.159
my twin sister, except that she is nowhere near as

603
00:46:22.280 --> 00:46:26.679
endowed as I am. Melikant approaches the guy running the room,

604
00:46:27.079 --> 00:46:32.440
whose lanyard reads, Henry dumbass. The movies are clearly labeled.

605
00:46:32.840 --> 00:46:36.480
Do you know how to read? Huh? Do you? I know?

606
00:46:36.639 --> 00:46:40.719
I put the right film in. Henry returned, angry himself.

607
00:46:41.280 --> 00:46:44.400
Mellicant points out of the room. Well, go find the

608
00:46:44.440 --> 00:46:48.840
goddamn movie. Move it. He points to the screen, and

609
00:46:49.039 --> 00:46:54.360
stop that fucking Darcy heartshit. Mela Caan't growls and turns

610
00:46:54.400 --> 00:46:58.079
the lights back on, and then the patrons cause another

611
00:46:58.119 --> 00:47:03.280
commotion when a closet or suddenly springs open. The corpse

612
00:47:03.360 --> 00:47:09.559
inside falls forward, covered in blood. I immediately recognize her

613
00:47:09.639 --> 00:47:13.960
as cat Beatone told me that she was Terry's wife.

614
00:47:14.760 --> 00:47:17.639
I recall her being the handler for Fredol and Ray

615
00:47:18.320 --> 00:47:23.159
and was being quite rude to people. Oh God, beatone

616
00:47:23.239 --> 00:47:29.760
gasps behind me. Jesus H Christ. Mela can't yells. Then

617
00:47:30.039 --> 00:47:34.119
I noticed that Kat's convention staff t shirt is cut

618
00:47:34.159 --> 00:47:39.119
open at her midsection with a single word carved into

619
00:47:39.199 --> 00:47:49.239
her bann. All right, my spookys, the convention is still running,

620
00:47:49.480 --> 00:47:53.480
the bodies are still falling, and the killer just found

621
00:47:53.559 --> 00:47:59.159
his favorite part the audience. Because next week, in part three,

622
00:47:59.639 --> 00:48:04.039
the law doesn't just feel trapped, it starts to crack.

623
00:48:04.760 --> 00:48:08.199
The cops are coming back again, the staff is splintering,

624
00:48:08.440 --> 00:48:12.480
and the promoter is spiraling so hard he'd rather keep

625
00:48:12.519 --> 00:48:16.719
the lights on than admit what's really happening. Meanwhile, Robbie

626
00:48:16.800 --> 00:48:21.239
Redden stops playing coy and starts making sure everybody knows

627
00:48:21.360 --> 00:48:25.559
this isn't just murder, it's a message. And as for

628
00:48:25.639 --> 00:48:30.880
Vicky Valentine, that thing she's been keeping very well, it

629
00:48:30.960 --> 00:48:34.239
starts clawing its way up to the surface because the

630
00:48:34.360 --> 00:48:37.880
rules are changing and she may have to change with them.

631
00:48:38.360 --> 00:48:42.480
So be back your next Wednesday for band Part three.

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You will not want to miss it. And thank you

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guys so much for joining me on weekly spooky. I

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get back to it because there's so much fear for

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your ears that I'm working on right now. So stay spooky,

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Trust me,