Scorched Heat (1987) - full transcript

[ominous music]

[bird squawking]

[footsteps tapping]

[bird squawking]

- And you may ask yourself,
why can't I see the Lord?

[door slams]

Why doesn't he give me an
answer to all my questions?

But you see, the
Lord will answer you,

and when he does you must
taste the blood of His son

and the Holy Spirit.

You must feel that your
spiritual body is clean from sin



and never let the Antichrist
walk by your side.

Let your brother lead
your way through life

and together you will
see him rising out

of a white light,
a light so bright

you can not see
it with your eyes.

So do not let sin

break the mighty
bridge to holiness.

[ominous music]

Do not

because it will cost you

and one of you
know it quite well.

Don't ya?

Yes.

I can see your yellow
eyes spark from shame.



And that, my evil
brother, is because you

have committed the most
unbearable crime of all.

He murdered a
defenseless old man.

And you wanna know
the worst part?

He felt good when he did it.

Yes, didn't you, you creep?

Let me tell you
one thing, brother.

If he starts to haunt you I
won't fell sorry for your soul.

You deserve to be punished.

- No!

No!

No!

[parishioners chattering]

- [Man] Sir, are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

[dramatic music]

[evil laugh reverberating]

No!

No! [screaming]

- Jesus Christ.

[ominous synthesizer music]

[dog barking]

[keys clattering]

[Eric breathing heavily]

- [Eric] Dearest Steve, I know
we haven't been in contact

since you left Sweden with
your parents 20 years ago,

but I'm sure you remember me.

I was your best friend
when we were kids,

and if you don't have any
strong memories of me,

I'm sure you remember the
teacher we had in school,

[door creaking]

Mr. Andersson.

Mr. George Andersson.

I don't think anyone
can forget about him.

[ominous music]

[hand smacks]
[boy cries out]

[cigarette sizzling]
- Ow!

Ow!

- [Eric] He sure
made life hell for us

every time he got a chance.

[door slams]

I'm also very sure you
remember what happened

that late night in
October when we decided

to play a trick on him.

[dramatic music]

[ominous music]

[lighter clicking]

[firecracker thuds]

[lighter clicking]

[firecracker thuds]

[firecracker popping]

[dramatic music]

[Mr. Andersson crying out]

[fire crackling]

Maybe we were lucky then
that nobody discovered

you and I were responsible
for that awful fire.

Do you remember how we
used to go off together

and say to each other that
even if it was terrible

we were glad he
was gone forever?

Well, Steve, we're not
that lucky anymore.

Mr. Andersson is back.

I'm not crazy, Steve, and
I'm telling you the truth.

You'd better come
home immediately
before it's too late.

You've gotta believe
me when I write this.

It's my only hope.

Eric.

[upbeat synthesizer music]

- We can not have you
running around here.

We've listened to
everything you have to play

and it's no good.

Get out.

- [Man] I think he'll be
havin' lunch at Ruth's.

You'd better talk to Morgan
if you need that tape.

- [Woman] Uh-huh?

- Any calls for me?

- You need to call Rick
before one o'clock, okay?

- [Man] [mumbles] Crazy
Night's cover was okay.

Couldn't you talk
to Grace about it?

- [Man] Come on,
come on, one more.

[Steve knocking]

- [Man] So you're
afraid of the dark?

- Mornin', Steve.

- Hi Harry.

- [Man] Once and gagged
on its bitter aftertaste.

- Just wanted to see if
there's anything important

for me to know before I leave.

- [Harry] Leave?

- Yeah, you haven't
forgotten have you?

Vacation, tomorrow.

- Oh, Bermuda wasn't it?

- It was, but I think I'll
go home to Sweden instead.

[water sloshing]

- [Harry] What's your
wife say about it?

- [Announcer] Anheuser-Busch,
St. Louis, Missouri.

- I haven't told Linda yet.

- You haven't?

Well, good luck, buddy.

- Sure.

- Oh Steve, Mike Tylers from
The Bone Breakers called

and he's really pissed at you.

I don't know what
he was pissed about

because I couldn't'
understand him.

You know how he talks that
jive when he gets angry.

- What kind of bullshit is this?

- Sorry, what do you mean?

- Well, if you think
real hard now, sucker,

you just might remember
that I was told

I could re-record my
Fender for the new record

because the equipment
in your so-called studio

made it sound like shit!

[phone ringing]

♪ You I said

♪ [mumbles] from me

[phone clattering]

- [Operator] Operator.

- 842, yeah?

That's the number in Sweden.

Can you connect me, please?

- [Operator] Okay.

- Thanks.

[man cackling]

- Why do you have
to go to Sweden now?

I don't understand it.

- I just have to go.

He's my friend and
he needs my help.

- You haven't seen him
since you left Sweden.

You still call him a friend?

Steve, you could
at least tell me

why these change of plans
are so important to you.

- I wish I could.

I really wish I could.

All I can say is he's not okay.

- You mean he's critically ill?

- I guess so.

[siren blaring]

When will you leave?

- Well, he wants me
to come right now and

since there's a plane
leaving tomorrow I figured...

- I wanna come with you.

- With me?

- At least we'll
go away together.

And after all, Steve,
it's a good time

for me to see your home country.

- But why do you wanna
go to that small town?

There's nothing for
you to do there.

Besides, this time of
year it's always raining.

- I don't care
about the weather.

- You know, I remember Eric
as kind of a strange guy

and maybe he'd be a bit
embarrassed to meet you.

- Why don't you
tell it like it is?

You don't want me to come.

- Linda.

- And you don't see
that all I want is to be

with you sometime when you're
not working day and night,

taking those pills
to keep you awake.

But I always come
in second, don't I?

- Please!

- Well, you could always
bring a picture of me,

show it to him.

Or would he be embarrassed to
find out that you're married?

[ominous music]

[ominous music]

- [Pilot] [mumbles]
just now to Buffalo

on across Lake Erie, just to
the south of London, Ontario.

That's on our descent
at about [mumbles]

into the Detroit
Metropolitan Airport.

In Detroit--

- Eric isn't really
sick you know.

- [Pilot] Clear skies,
60 degrees [mumbles].

We'll update that weather
for ya prior to landing.

- In fact in the letter he says

he's being pestered by ghosts.

- [Pilot] In the
meantime, folks,

we hope you'll sit
back and relax.

- What kind of ghosts?

- Come on, Linda.

He must have gone
crazy some way now.

You understand?

That's why I didn't want
you to come with me.

- Well he's not
gonna kill me, is he?

Besides, I think
ghosts are fascinating.

- Maybe in the books you read.

- Relax, Steve.

You know I read in a novel
somewhere that if a ghost

haunts someone it's
only because it wants

to take revenge of some kind.

He's probably just having
some kind of drinking problem.

- I hope so.

[bell dings]

[speaking in foreign language]

[change rattling]

- [Eric] Hello.

- Eric?

- [Eric] Who is this?

- Is that you, Eric?

It's me, Steve.

I hardly recognize your voice.

[Eric whimpering]
[ominous music]

- [Eric] Go away!

Go away!

- [Linda] Is something wrong?

- [Eric] Go away!

Go away!

- I think I have to go
to him, immediately.

- Now?

- We'll catch a cab and
before I go out there

I'll let you off
at the hotel, okay?

- Steve?

Steve.

[ominous music]

- [Steve] Hi.

Are you free for a ride?

- Yes, sir.

Are you sure that's
the address, sir?

- Yeah, but can you stop
at the Center Hotel first

to let my wife off?

- No, just drive
straight to the house.

- Oh Linda, I told
you I'm going out.

- You're not going
out there by yourself.

I wanna know what
the hell is going on.

[ominous music]

[dog barking]

[ominous music]

[dog barking]

[Steve knocking]

[Linda sighs]

- [Linda] Maybe he's
not home right now.

We should've let
the cab wait for us.

- Well he answered
the phone, didn't he?

[Steve banging]

Eric?

- Are you sure this
is the right place?

The driver said something--

- Of course it is.

[dog barking]

[suspenseful music]

[floor creaks]

- Jesus.

Looks like he's been
huntin' in here.

- Maybe you were
right when you said

he could have a
drinking problem.

[dramatic music]
[Eric shouting]

[Eric grumbling]

[glass breaking]

[Eric groans]

- Is that him?

- Is that really you, Eric?

Why did you attack me?

Don't you recognize me?

- I do now.

- Sorry if we scared you.

This is my wife, Linda.

We've been married five
years and she kind of thought

it would be nice to meet
an old friend of mine.

Maybe...

I think she'd like a bath.

Yeah, wouldn't you, darling?

You know we traveled 24 hours.

Is that okay?

[ominous music]

- Why don't you take her up?

You remember the
place, don't you?

- Yeah, I know my way around.

- [Eric] Fool.

- I'll be right back.

Sure is nice to see
you again, Eric.

Can we turn the
lights on out here?

- If you wish.

- You don't see much
in the dark, you know.

- I know.

That's why the lights are out.

[ominous music]

- Well?

- I still wonder if this
is the right address.

- I told you, Linda, what
I thought it would be like.

Please don't argue with me.

- Well, are you
gonna talk to him?

- You got any better ideas?

- Well, why don't you go down

and talk some old
memories with him?

Just tell me when we're leaving.

I won't disturb you.

[door slams]

- Okay, I'll see if
I can calm him down.

[ominous music]

- Take a bath.

[rifle snapping]

- Hi.

[glass slams]

It's been a long time, Eric.

- Why did you
bring her with you?

- Look, we haven't
met in 20 years

and you haven't said hello yet.

- I asked you a question.

- All right then, I'll tell you.

We were on our way to Bermuda

when I got this letter of yours.

The least I could do
was to bring her along.

- If you think I invited
you on a vacation,

you might as well go
back to Dallas or Bermuda

right this minute and
find you two some time.

[ominous music]

[water running]

[Linda sniffs]

- You know what?

You disgust me.

You really are out of your mind.

- You think so, Steve?

You really think so?

Well look at me, goddamn it.

Do I look like I'm crazy?

- I didn't say that.

- If anybody is crazy, it's you.

He's back.

When we did that thing
you were so scared

you could shit your pants,
but now, just because

it's been such a long time ago

you seem to think of it like
it was no more than a gag.

I bet you told your
wife all about it.

- Well of course I
haven't told her.

I wouldn't tell anyone.

But when I got this
letter I was afraid

you might begin to talk.

[water running]

[dramatic music]

[Linda screaming]

What the hell are
trying to prove?

[fist banging]

Linda!

[metal clattering]

[water gurgling]

If you're trying to scare me,

you better stop it right
now because we ain't

stayin' here one more--

[Linda whimpering]

[Linda screaming]

Linda?

- I think this is...

[suspenseful music]

[wood creaking]

- Don't you touch her.

Oh.

What happened, Linda?

My God.

Will you go down and
call for an ambulance?

- I don't think that
will be necessary.

- I don't want
anymore of this, Eric.

Just get down and
do what I tell you.

Now.

[ominous music]

Please, darling.

I beg you.

Wake up?

Please, darling?

[suspenseful music]

[Linda vomits]

[ghost grumbling]

[ghost cackling]

[ominous music]

[gun fires]

- Look, she's okay.

[wood creaking]

[rain pattering]

- Since I understood
he was back,

I haven't dared show
myself outside this house.

I'm sure you can see why.

It can make you see
things, real bad things.

I remember the first
illusion he gave me.

It was in church and I--

- I don't wanna hear about it.

I don't want to.

[suspenseful music]

- It's just like
being real drunk.

Or high on drugs.

You see these horrible
things so clear

and you have to
concentrate so hard

to get the visions
away from you.

I think he wants to
make us go crazy,

just as he wanted
when we were kids.

Only now he seems to
succeed so much better.

I've been having
visions for so long now

you might think I've learned
how to look away from them.

But that's the worst part,

he doesn't just
make you see things,

he makes you believe in them.

[ominous music]

- You bastard.

You sound like you
think this is funny.

- Do I?

- So what about Linda?

Transmitted from the
bathtub up to the attic.

That's not what I
call an illusion.

- I'm aware of that.

Maybe he's getting
tired of illusions.

If it's so, then from
now on we don't know

what's real or not.

[ominous music]

[ghost cackling]

- [Linda] No.

- I got your little wife
- No.

- down here,
- No.

- Stevie.
- No!

[ghost cackles]
No!

[soft ominous music]

- How are you feeling?

- I'm okay.

Where's Steve?

[rain pattering]

- He'll be back in a minute.

Do you remember what happened?

- What do you mean?

Why do you wanna know?

- I believe you saw something.

Something that scared you.

Come on, we heard you screaming.

[ghost cackles]
- No!

- She's doing fine,
- No!

- my boy.
- Oh, no!

Oh no!
- I'm fucking your slut.

- [Linda] No!

- And she likes it.
- No.

No!
- I'm coming!

[gunk splashing]

[ghost cackling]

- You can't trick me.

You can't trick me.

You can't trick me!

[suspenseful music]

- It was burned.

[soft music]

It looked dead but it moved.

- And you can see him, too?

- Eric?

- Yeah?

- It said something to me.

- It did?

- He said you killed him!
[dramatic music]

How could you do such a thing?

- Linda, I beg you.

- If you wanna beg, you kneel.

- Listen, we--

- Kneel!

[suspenseful music]

- We were kids!

You tortured us in school
and all we wanted to do

was to play a
little boys' trick.

It just [mumbles].

- You think you can
play your tricks on me?

Well, suit yourself,
you bastard.

I'm not gonna fall for
your illusions again.

You know, it just
might work with someone

more easily
affected, but not me.

Cheers, you son of a...

[ominous music]

[glass breaking]

[ghost cackling]

[lights zapping]

- It was an accident,
just an accident!

[kick thuds]

- [Ghost] Accident?

- Well, he can kill
you just as easily.

- We didn't mean to kill him.

We didn't mean to!

- But he wants to play with you.

Or would you prefer to play
with firecrackers? [giggles]

[Eric screaming]

[ghost cackling]

[door creaking]

[suspenseful music]

[ghost cackling]

- [Ghost] Welcome home,
my boy. [cackling]

- Linda!

No, Linda!

Stop it, stop it!

We didn't mean it.

We didn't mean it.

We didn't mean it!

Look, we were kids.

He's playing trick with
you, don't you understand?

Please, please don't do that.

Don't come any closer.

No!

He's playing a trick with
you, don't you understand?

No, don't come any closer!

Stop it!

[hand slaps]

[suspenseful music]

[rain pattering]

- So that's what happened.

Why haven't you
told me about this?

Steve, I want an answer.

- It's a very hard
memory for me and...

I didn't see the use in
telling you about it.

- That's a great excuse.

Don't bother to tell me
I'm married to a killer.

- I'm no killer, goddamn it.

- Cut the crap, both of you.

- Oh, you wanna play bullheaded?

You didn't look so tough
when you were jumping around

up there screaming
like a stuck pig.

- You saw him yourself
in the bathroom

so you know what
tricks he can play.

Maybe you can tell me how
to stop an evil spirit.

Look, we can't sit here arguing.

[ominous music]
[dummy hisses]

Have you got any ideas, Steve?

- What?

How to stop him?

You would know
better, wouldn't you?

- That house he lived
in, is it still standing?

- Not exactly. Why?

- Well, I just thought about
a story I read before we left.

It was about a killer
who hanged himself

in a big apartment
building and his ghost

started to haunt the
people that lived there.

[ominous music]

The haunting didn't stop
until the whole place

was torn down.

- But Andersson's house
burnt down in the fire.

You know, he owned a very
big area out by the coast

and a couple of years later
they built this factory there

which had to be stopped because
of some pollution scandal.

[scratching on wood]

As far as I know there's
nothing but junk out there now.

- Well, was there a cellar?

- Maybe there was.

What do you mean?

- Well, you could blow it up.

- [scoffs] Blow it up?

- Well, I couldn't
help but notice

the stuff you keep in here.

Well it was just a thought.

What do you think I am,
a medium or something?

[dramatic music]

[Linda gasps]

- Didn't you see it?

The doll!

It was right over here, it
has this big knife drawn!

- For Christ's sake, be careful.

Don't you see what
he's trying to do?

That's the second time you
nearly killed your wife.

- But it was over here.

I can't possibly have been...

- I can't remember the
doll sitting there,

and I don't see
any knife either.

[ominous music]

Steve, we have to do
something right now.

Don't you see that?

- [Steve] Yeah, like blow
his cellar in the air, huh?

That's the most stupid
idea I ever heard.

- I've been in this
longer than you,

and I'll tell you, if we
don't do something right now

we'll be sent to nut
house, all three of us.

- I'll tell you one
thing for a fact,

I don't go out to
that spooky place

right in the middle
of the night.

- Everything looks
better in daylight.

We'll have to sleep now.

But in rounds.

[ominous music]

[thunder rumbles]

[thunder rumbles]

I thought you said you
didn't want anything.

- Just give me the
bottle, will you?

- I think she got
quite a shock, too.

- Jesus, Eric.

Do you think we've got one
single chance to destroy him?

- No.

[men laughing]

[thunder rumbles]

- Why are we laughing?

- I don't know. [laughs]

I think we're going nuts.

[visitor banging on the door]

[suspenseful music]

- Were you expecting
someone tonight?

- Stay here.

- Sure you wanna go
down there alone?

[visitor banging on door]

- Come on.

[visitor banging on door]

[thunder rumbles]

[visitor banging on door]

[thunder rumbles]

[rain pattering]

Oh, sorry officer.

I thought it was someone else.

- Do you speak English?

- No, oh well, yes.

I mean yes, I do.

- Well, I'm sorry to
bother you at this hour,

but you see we're
after a burglar

and he ran off in this direction

and we're just checking out

if you've seen or
heard anything.

Sir?

- No, I haven't.

But, no nothing.

[thunder rumbles]

[suspenseful music]

- [Ghost] Linda.

Come to me, Linda. [cackles]

[door creaking]

Come here, Linda.

[ghost cackling]

- [Officer] Is there
maybe someone else

in the house who could help me?

- [Eric] I'm afraid not.

I live alone.

- Hm, well if you see anything,

would you be kind
enough to contact us?

- Of course.

[floor creaks]

[suspenseful music]

[glass breaking]

Just my dog.

Go back into the kitchen!

[chuckles] Nasty little dog.

Officer, if anything happens,
I'll contact you, okay?

Hope you find the
son of a bitch.

[ominous music]

[ghost cackling]

Geez, that was close.

- I'm trying to stop Linda.

She just came down the stairs.

- What?

- [Ghost] Linda.

I'm here.

Come to me, Linda.

Come. [cackles]

[dramatic music]

[Linda screams]

[hand smacks]

- [Eric] Are you okay?

[thunder rumbles]

- Oh God, this is a nightmare.

Where's Steve now?

- [exhales] We'll find him.

Come on.

[dramatic music]
[ghost cackling]

[Eric screaming]

[hand smacks]

[ominous music]

- Eric?

Are you here, Eric?

What happened?

- Nothing.

Nothing.

[thunder rumbles]

[door creaking]

[ghost cackling]

Let's get out of here.

[metal clatters]

[ghost cackling]

- [Ghost] If you wanna get out,

you have to find
another way. [cackles]

You're dead, all of you.

- That's it.

I've had it.

- No, Steve, wait!

[water dripping]

[ghost cackling]

[water dripping]
[ominous music]

[water dripping]

[metal clattering]

[object banging]

[door banging]

[ominous music]

[ghost cackling]

- [Ghost] Hi, Stevie. [cackles]

- Don't!

[stereo clatters]

It's just a burglar, Steve.

[footsteps thudding]

Nothing but a burglar.

- I saw something else.

- I'm sure you did.

Give me that.

- I can't take this
anymore, Eric. [crying]

We haven't got a chance.

Why don't we just--

- Why don't you just
try to calm yourself?

Don't you realize
we've got no choice?

If you don't wanna
fight against it,

you might as well
go cut your wrists.

[ominous music]

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Steve.

In a couple of hours
the sun will rise.

If we get out to that place

I'm sure there's
some way to beat him.

- Everything looks
better in daylight, huh?

- Right.

[birds chirping]

- I won't ask you how
you got all this stuff,

but there's one
thing I wanna know.

- Yes?

- [Steve] We're
fighting a ghost,

why do we need
all these weapons?

I mean, what can
we use them for?

- Let's put it this way,
would you feel better

if we left without them?

[suspenseful synthesizer music]

Shit.

- Did you see any traces
from that thief last night?

- Sorry, officer, we didn't.

- That's funny, we caught
him a couple of hours later

and he was totally shocked.

He confessed that he
had broken into a house

and he told us that
somebody tried to shoot him

with a rifle.

- Is that so?

- As I understood it, he
referred to your house, sir.

- He did?

Look, that's impossible.

You must understand that.

- Do you mind if I take
a look at your car?

- Why?

Is there something wrong?

- That's what I
want to find out.

- Oh, yeah sure.

Check it out.

[suspenseful music]

- Miss, could you move
that blanket, please?

- This one?

Why?

- Because
[dramatic music]

to see what's underneath it.

[Linda screams]

[rifle fires]

- Come on!

What is this?

Oh shit.

[ominous music]

- It was the monster!

It was the monster!

- Yeah, yeah.

Hold on to yourself now.

[suspenseful music]

[Linda screams]
[ghost cackles]

Okay, Officer, take this.

[tires screech]
[officer cries out]

Sorry, Officer. [chuckles]

Oh shit.

[Linda groans]

[Linda cries out]

[Linda screeches]

- [Steve] What do you
think you're doing, man?

Are you crazy?

It's dangerous up there.

- No!
- Turn!

Turn, man!
- No!

No!

[car crashing]

[somber music]

[Eric chuckles]

[birds squawking]

- Come on.

Do you recognize it, Steve?

- [Steve] This is it?

- They started to
build something on it.

But I think these are remains
from his actual house.

- What kind of
people come out here?

- Gangs from all
around, but don't worry,

they're only here at nighttime.

- It's not gangs
I'm worried about.

- So you think the
cellar's down there?

- Oh yeah.

All houses built
back then had one.

If there's something
here we'll find it.

[ominous music]

- [laughs] If there's
something there you'll find it.

I think we've got ourselves
some American visitors.

- [Steve] We're here
for personal reasons.

- Why don't you come
along and meet our boss

and he'll tell you about
personal reasons. [laughs]

Move it!

[Linda gasps]

[broken glass rattling]

[ominous electric guitar music]

Boss!

Hey, Boss!

Look, got some
Americans for you.

- [chuckles] Americans.

Would you like to say
hello to Wissy and Lex.

Do you find it very
hard to say hello?

- Fuck you.

[gang leader clicks his tongue]

[gang leader laughs]

[gang leader chuckles]

[beer splashes]

[gang leader laughs]

I think you owe me an apology.

That is of course if you
don't wanna lose your tits.

[knee thuds]
[gang leader grunts]

[dramatic music]

[glass breaking]

Get them!

Get them!

- [Eric] I don't care
about how restricted

this area may be, you
better move out of here.

All of you!

[lighter clicking]

[ominous music]

- You're all dead, all
of you, and you know it.

[rifle fires]

[women crying out]

- You saw something, didn't you?

[birds squawking]

Let's find that cellar.

[ominous music]
[dogs howling]

[shovels scraping]

[debris clattering]

- Go on.

[shovel scraping]
[Steve grunts]

- It's no use!
[dog barking]

We're never gonna find it.

That's how it is.

[dog whimpering]

This was a stupid idea anyway.

Blowing his cellar in the
air, what good will that do?

[rocks clattering]

[dog barks]

[rocks clattering]

[dog whimpering]

[ominous music]

[dogs barking]

Hey, Eric.

Don't you think we should
be a bit careful here?

It could be
dangerous down there.

- [Eric] Bring
the dynamite down.

- Now?

Shouldn't we wait a bit?

- [Eric] Just bring
it down, will you?

[ominous music]

[glass breaking]

[footsteps tapping]

Hey, what are you waiting for?

- [Steve] Linda.

[bricks clattering]

[bricks clattering]

[suspenseful music]

- What is it?

- I can't get it loose.

- Just stop that.

You'll tear it off.

It's enough to light on.

- Um, how long is it gonna
take before it explodes?

- About six or seven minutes.

[suspenseful music]

All right, let's get the stuff!

Come on.

Hurry up!

[fuse hissing]

Come on, get it up.

- [Ghost] Linda. [chuckles]

Come to me now.

Linda. [chuckles]

[fuse hissing]

- All right, give me your hand.

She's not here.

Eric, she's not here.

[fuse hissing]

- Calm down for Christ's sake.

- What the hell do you mean?

She's down here, we
can't stop the explosion.

You know, this
was all your idea.

I demand that you--

- Stop it!

- I'll get you for this.

[fuse hissing]

Linda!

Linda!

Please, you've gotta
hear me, Linda!

- She's not here.

- What do you mean?

She must be.

Linda!

- She ain't here,
we gotta get out!

[fuse hissing]

[suspenseful music]

- [Steve] Linda!

- No, wait.

- Linda!

Linda!

I think you'd better hit me.

Real hard this time.

[ominous music]

- We have to escape this.

This can't be real.

- For God's sake, Eric,
we both see it, don't we?

Must be real.

[Linda screams]

She's alive.

She's alive.

[suspenseful music]

[Linda screams]

[ominous music]

[ghost cackling]

[suspenseful music]

[doors slam]

- [Ghost] [cackles]
Here, boys, catch it.

- Oh!

[firecrackers popping]

[ghost cackles]

- [Ghost] Boys, I
couldn't let you play

with such dangerous things.

Besides, Stevie, your
lovely wife told me

that you prefer to play
with firecrackers. [cackles]

- So you,

you hear that?

Fooled us for the last
time, you scumbag.

I'll finish you
right here and now.

Come on out and show me
your ugly face, you coward.

- Steve, we better...

- Get off my back.

I'll deal with him if he
just dares to show himself.

[ghost banging]
[suspenseful music]

[ghost chuckles]

[ghost cackling]

- Don't you recognize
me? [cackles]

- We know it's you.

What have you done to her?

- You got yourself a
lovely wife, Steve.

I think I intend to keep her,

but your time has come
I'm afraid. [cackles]

[Eric grunts]

[ghost grunting]
[dramatic music]

[Eric cries out]

[ghost grunting]

[ominous music]

[birds squawking]

[rocks clattering]

[water dripping]

[dramatic music]

- You did this.

You killed her!

- I [mumbles].

- She's dead!

She's dead!

She's dead!

- First they told us to leave

and when we came
back here at night

they were chasing that
girl all around here.

She screamed something about
it all was an illusion,

but it didn't help.

Jesus, Officer, what weirdos.

- I appreciate your help, but
will you please excuse me?

I've got lots of work to do.

[ominous music]

- Something wrong, sir?

- I thought I saw her moving.

Well, it was
probably an illusion.

- [chuckles] Sure it was, sir.

[bones crackling]

[ghost cackling]

[upbeat synthesizer music]

♪ Something's going on inside

♪ Many try to read my mind

♪ Travels to the Twilight Zone

♪ I have never
seen this before ♪

♪ What am I going to
see, I don't know ♪

♪ Lots of things
have changed around ♪

♪ Night will see the daylight

♪ Feels so real,
that's for sure ♪

♪ Illusions

♪ It happens in my brain

♪ Illusions

♪ They're not gone it's clear

♪ Sleep for reality

♪ I can't stand this fantasy

♪ Evil voices in my head

♪ Sometimes I wish I was dead

♪ Illusions

♪ It happens in my brain

♪ Illusions

♪ They're not gone it's clear

♪ I don't think I am alone

♪ The world is
full of lunatics ♪

♪ I want a normal life

♪ Without hallucinations

♪ Something's going on inside

♪ Making fire in my mind

♪ Travels to the Twilight Zone

♪ I have never
seen this before ♪

♪ Illusions

♪ It happens in our brains

♪ Illusions

♪ And we've got to explain

[ominous music]

[birds chirping]

[footsteps crunching]

- Hi, how are you?

You been reading one
of those books again?

Is it a good one, this one?

- Well I didn't like the ending.

- Hm.

I got something for you
that might cheer you up.

You wanna go to
Sweden this summer?

- No way.

- No way?

- I'd rather stay here with you.

[Steve grunts]

[upbeat music]

[ominous music]

- [Announcer] Scorched Heat.

It happened one
late October night.

[firecracker popping]

- Oh no!

- [Announcer] Steve and
Eric's little boys' trick

turned out in a
fire which killed

their hated school
teacher, Mr. Andersson.

But 20 years later, one of
them had strange visions.

- How could you do such a thing?

- [Announcer] Steve,
who had moved to Dallas,

could only draw one conclusion

when he got the message
from his old friend.

- He must have gone
crazy some way, you know?

Understand?

[Eric shouting]

If you trying to scare me,
you better stop it right now

'cause we ain't
stayin' here one more--

[Linda whimpering]

[Linda screams]

- If anyone is crazy it's you!

[dramatic music]

He's back.

[ominous music]

- [Announcer] Not only was
he back from the grave,

he was back with the power of
creating horrible illusions.

- He doesn't just
make you see things.

[glass breaking]

He makes you believe in them.

- My God.

- [Ghost] Welcome
home, my boy. [cackles]

- Did you see it?

- No!

- [Announcer] Now
their lives depended

on destroying that power,
but how can you kill

what's already dead?

Scorched Heat.

- Come on, what is this?

[rifle fires]

Oh shit.

- It was the monster!

It was the monster!

- Yeah, yeah.

Hold onto yourself now.

[car crashing]

Oh shit.

- [Announcer] What
you see can be real.

- And you know it.

[gang leader laughing]

- [Announcer] But it could be...

[rifle fires]

an illusion.

Deep down where the last
remains of his spirit

should be resting, they
searched for his soul

to destroy it.

[door squeaking]

- Let's get the stuff!

[door creaking]

Hurry up!

- [Announcer] But could they?

- Eric, she's not here.

[ominous music]

[ghost cackling]

[glass breaking]

- [Announcer] It's
not easy to destroy

when you don't know what's real.

Scorched Heat.

From Cobra Productions.

It will burn you

to the bone.