PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 9 - All Hallow's Eve - full transcript

SHOOT.

ALRIGHT!

RYAN?

RYAN,

DON'T DO THAT.

LET ME
KILL YOU;
NO.

THEN
LET ME KISS YOU.

YOU WILL SURRENDER

TO THE POWERS
OF TARANTULA MAN.

IT'S ONLY A QUESTION
OF WHEN.

I'M HERE
WITH REBECCA ROYCE,



TALKING ABOUT HER BOOK
THAT'S TERRIFYING THE NATION.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING.

MY PLEASURE
TO BE HERE.

REBECCA,
I UNDERSTAND...

WHAT'S IT TAKE
TO GET A BEER?

YOU'VE GOT 8 LEGS,
YOU COULD GET IT YOURSELF.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US
A LITTLE TASTE

OF WHAT'S ON
THE INSIDE?

THE STORY BEGINS
3 DAYS BEFORE HALLOWEEN.

THERE ARE
2 COLLEGE KIDS

DRESSED FOR
A COSTUME PARTY,

ABOUT TO MEET
THEY'RE WORST NIGHTMARE.

THE YOUNG MAN
IS GETTING



RATHER IMPATIENT.

RYAN,
I TOLD YOU--

*

*

KIDS.

COLLEGE STUDENTS.

KRISTINE PARKMAN
AND RYAN DONALD.

OH, GOD.

.ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS

WHERE DOES ARTISTIC INSPIRATION
COME FROM?

WRITERS OFTEN SPEAK
OF BEING VISITED BY A MUSE--

A SOURCE OF CREATIVITY
AND INSIGHT.

IN CASE FILE 659-311,
THE O.S.I.R. DISCOVERED

THE DEADLY ORIGIN
OF ONE AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION.

METRO POLICE CALLED ME,

THE ALARM SYSTEM JUST FAILED
AND THEY FOUND THIS.

WHAT'S PARANORMAL
ABOUT IT?

THE COPS SAY THERE'S NO WAY
THE KILLER COULD NEUTRALIZE

THE ALARM SYSTEM;
IT'S TOP NOTCH.

JUST LOOK AT THE WALL UNIT
AND IT STARTS BEEPING,

BUT TODAY
IT JUST TURNED OFF.

IT COULD BE SOMEBODY
WHO KNOWS THE CODE.

ONLY THE FAMILY,
THEY'VE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.

ALRIGHT,
THANKS RAY.

ELECTRONICS
ARE FRIED.

THE PORTABLE D.V.D.,
THE MICROWAVE, THE CENTRAL AIR

AND I'M PICKING UP
INTERESTING READINGS.

THERE'S FREON

IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

FEEL THIS,
IT'S A COLD SPOT.

RIGHT HERE.

DEFINITELY COLD.

IT'S DEFINITELY
DRAFTY.

MATT,
COLD SPOTS,

DEAD ELECTRONICS,

CLASSIC INDICATIONS
OF A POLTERGEIST.

OR A POLTERGEIST
WANNABE.

KRISTY PARKMAN'S
KNAPSACK.

HER WHOLE LIFE
IS IN HERE.

SHE WAS A COLLEGE KID
WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE,

WHAT ELSE
DO THEY NEED TO KNOW?

*

PETER,

LOOK AT THIS.

ALL HALLOW'S HORROR,
REBECCA ROYCE.

NEVER HEARD
OF HER.

I CAUGHT HER INTERVIEW ON THE
Di GENOVA SHOW THIS AFTERNOON.

THERE'S
HER ALIBI.

YEAH, SHE'S THERE ALL WEEK,
SOME HUGE PROMOTIONAL TIE-IN.

JUST GOES TO PROVE
MY THEORY.

WHICH IS?
TRASH SELLS.

THAT STUFF'LL
ROT YOUR BRAIN.

SO YOU'VE READ IT.

IS IT THAT GOOD?

SHHH, I'M ALMOST FINISHED
THE 1st CHAPTER.

AND?

AND THE CRIME IN THE BOOK
IS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

SO OUR MURDERER
WAS INSPIRED BY THE BOOK.

I DON'T KNOW.

POLTERGEISTS ARE OFTEN GENERATED
BY YOUNG GIRLS LIKE KRISTY.

AND CONTAINED TO LIMITED AREAS
LIKE A HOUSE.

I'LL CHECK
IF THERE'S ANY HISTORY THERE.

GOOD,
PETE, YOU'RE WITH ME.
RIGHT.

WHO DID THIS?
CLAIRE.

IT FIGURES.

THANKS.

OFFICIAL
CAUSE OF DEATH:

SHOCK.

HOW DO YOU THINK

THE SKIN WAS REMOVED,
WITH A LASER?

IT'S A ROUGH EDGE.

FROM THE CLOTTING PATTERNS I'D
SAY THEY'RE FACES WERE SKINNED

WHILE THEY
WERE STILL ALIVE.

IT'S AS IF THE KILLER DUG IN
HIS FINGERNAILS AND JUST--

PULLED.

WHO WOULD DO THIS?

SOMEONE

OR SOMETHING

WITH UNCONTROLLABLE
RAGE.

SADISTIC,
CERTAINLY.

BUT REMOVAL
OF THE FACE

INDICATES THE ATTACKER
HAS SEVERE IDENTITY ISSUES.

STILL GOT YOUR NOSE
IN THAT BOOK, HUH?

UM-HUM.

WELL,
I'VE STRUCK OUT HERE.

THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE AN ENEMY
IN THE WORLD.

WHAT ABOUT
THE POLTERGEIST ANGLE?

THERE'S NO RECORD
OF ANY DISTURBANCES.

NEIGHBOURS SAY
IT WAS A QUIET STREET.

BUT I DID FIND
SOMETHING--

WHAT?

IN THE LAND REGISTRY
OFFICE.

NOTE THE PREVIOUS OWNERS;
BACK IN 1959 THE HOUSE WAS OWNED

BY JOHN AND
ISABEL CHANNING.
WHO?

REBECCA ROYCE'S
PARENTS.

ROYCE IS A PSEUDONYM
LIKE RICHARD BACHMAN.

WHO?

YOU KNOW,
STEPHEN KING.
OH.

REBECCA GREW UP
IN THAT HOUSE.

I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SYMPATHY
TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES

AND ASK WHOEVER IS DOING THIS,
TO PLEASE STOP

AND SEEK HELP.

AT THE END OF THIS PROGRAMME
WE WILL RUN A PHONE NUMBER.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION
CONCERNING THIS CRIME

PLEASE CALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEDIA
AND THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE

FOR RESPECTING MISS ROYCE'S WISH
TO BE ALONE.

GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO BE
DISRESPECTFUL.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DECK HIM AGAIN, ARE YOU?

ONE LAWSUIT'S ENOUGH.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

MY PLEASURE.

THAT'S GREAT,

HIS AUDIENCE
IS HUGE.

MISS ROYCE, WE'RE WITH

THE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.

WE INVESTIGATE CLAIMS
OF THE PARANORMAL--

I'M SURE YOU DO,
MISS ROYCE HAS AN APPOINTMENT.

WE'RE WORKING
WITH THE POLICE

TO FIND OUT
WHAT KILLED THOSE KIDS.

REBECCA, PLEASE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

WHY?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME?

IT'S YOUR BOOK.

AND WE KNOW
YOU USED TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE.

THE BOOK
IS FICTION.

THE POLICE ARE SATISFIED
MISS ROYCE ISN'T RESPONSIBLE.

ARE YOU ACCUSING
MY CLIENT?

NOT YET.

LISTEN,
MY NAME'S PETER AXON,

CALL US,
PLEASE.

*

REBECCA,
I KNOW THAT THIS IS HARD ON YOU

BUT TRY TO SEE
A BRIGHTER SIDE.

SALES TO
ALL HALLOW'S HORROR

HAVE SKY ROCKETED, YOU CAN'T BUY
OR STEAL A COPY ANYWHERE.

PARDON ME?

THERE COULDN'T BE
A BETTER PUBLICITY EVENT.

I KNOW,
PEOPLE HAVE DIED.

THE VICTIMS
ARE KIDS.

WE'RE PROFITING
FROM THEIR DEATHS.

NO,
THIS IS MY FAULT.

NO, THE POLICE
WILL CATCH THE KILLER.

I KNOW YOU'RE UNDER STRAIN,
BUT YOU HAVE A HEAVY SCHEDULE

OF APPEARANCES
NEXT WEEK.

IT MIGHT HELP
TO FOCUS ON THAT.

HERE'S YOUR TEA
TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP.

*

I KNEW AN OLD LADY

WHO SWALLOWED A FLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
SHE SWALLOWED THE FLY...

PERHAPS SHE'LL DIE.

SORRY GUYS,

WE'RE CLOSED.

C'MON KRUSTY,
JUST 5 MINUTES.

THANK YOU;
THANKS.

THIS STUFF
IS GREAT.

A GORILLA
WITH WINGS.

*

THAT'S COOL.

LET'S GO,
KIDS.

BRING UP
WHAT YOU'VE GOT

SO I CAN
RING YOU UP.

I WANNA GO HOME.

WHAT WAS THAT?

*

WILL NICHOLS,
THE STORE OWNER.

JUST LIKE
IN CHAPTER 2.

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY

HITTING HOME RUNS
HERE.

I FOUND ANOTHER COLD SPOT
AND INTENSE LEVELS OF FREON.

I GET THE FEELING
WE'RE DEALING WITH SOMETHING

INHUMAN,
HERE.

POOR GUY,
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME.

IF OUR KILLER

OR ENTITY OR WHATEVER
IS TRUE TO FORM,

THERE'LL BE ANOTHER MURDER
HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

2 DAYS AWAY.

SO NO ONE
HAS SEX TILL THEN.

WHAT?

LOSE CONTROL, LOSE YOUR LIFE,
CLASSIC B-MOVIE STUFF.

IN THE NOVEL,
WHO WAS THE KILLER?

HE WAS NEVER CAUGHT.

PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR A SEQUEL.

*

THE NUMBER YOU HAVE DIALED
IS NOT IN SERVICE.

PLEASE HANG UP
AND TRY YOUR CALL AGAIN.

YOU HAVE REACHED THE OFFICE OF
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND--

JOHNNY'S FREE OF YOU NOW,
YOU LYING BITCH.

DON'T EVEN TRY
TO STOP ME!

SHE SWALLOWED THE BIRD

TO CATCH THE SPIDER.

SHE SWALLOWED THE SPIDER
TO CATCH THE FLY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY
SHE SWALLOWED THE FLY.

PERHAPS SHE'LL DIE.

STORE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
GOT IT ON TAPE.

MOST OF IT ANYWAY.

AND?

YOU BETTER SEE
FOR YOURSELF.

RIGHT HERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S DEFINITELY
ELECTRICAL.

AT THE COSTUME SHOP.

THEY NEVER
THREW ANYTHING OUT.

REBECCA ROYCE WORKED THERE
AS A TEENAGER.

SO SHE'S CONNECTED
TO THE LOCATIONS OF THE CRIMES.

IN THE NOVEL

THE NEXT MURDER'S
AT A HALLOWEEN COLLEGE DANCE.

WHERE DID REBECCA
GO TO SCHOOL?

HERE
AT U. OF T.

SHE'S CONNECTED TO THE PLACE BUT
IS SHE CONNECTED TO THE KILLER?

*

*

REBECCA SEEMS LIKE
A CONSCIENTIOUS PERSON

BUT HER BOOK
IS JUST SO...

WHAT INSPIRED HER?

WHAT DOES SHE DRAW FROM;
HER PAST?

I HAVE A CLIENT WHO WRITES
PRESCHOOLER BOOKS BY DAY

AND EROTIC FICTION
BY NIGHT.

I'VE GOT ANOTHER WHO
LOVES POETRY BUT HE WRITES T.V.

SO THAT HE CAN BUY HIS COTTAGE
IN THE MUSKOKAS.

WRITERS WEAR
A LOT OF DIFFERENT HATS.

OR MASKS.

THEY DRAW ON WHATEVER
DEEP FEELINGS THEY NEED

TO TELL STORIES.

WRITING ABOUT A PSYCHOPATH
DOESN'T MEAN THEY CUT UP DOGS.

I WILL SAY THIS,
THOUGH,

REBECCA IS MY MOST...

VERSATILE CLIENT.

12th GRADE
FINITE MATHEMATICS,

COMMUNING WITH ORCAS,

BUSTER'S DAY OUT,

...AND AS THE WAVES WASHED OVER
THEIR SUN-SOAKED BODIES,

SKYLAR THRUST HIS...

I DON'T THINK ANYONE
CAN BE THAT VERSATILE.

YOU THINK SHE USES
A GHOST WRITER?

OR A GHOST.

I'D LIKE
TO MEET HER.

5 MINUTES, PEOPLE.

YES.

MS. ROYCE,

THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE,
DR. ANTON HENDRICKS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

A DOCTOR.

HERE DARLING,
I'LL BE FINE.

DO YOU BOYS
LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME?

I THOUGHT AFTER THE SHOW
I'D GO OVER TO CLUB SODA

AND MAYBE DO
A LITTLE BIT OF DANCING.

CARE TO JOIN ME?

MS. ROYCE?

YOU ALRIGHT?

I'M SORRY.

MY MEDICATION.

REBECCA,

IT'S SHOW TIME!

WELL,

MR. PERSONALITY,

HIMSELF.

WANNA KISS

AND MAKE UP?

YOU CAN KISS MY--

MATT.

SUCH LANGUAGE.

I NEED MORE TIME
WITH HER.

IT'LL WORK.

IT'S NOT
A GOOD IDEA.

BELIEVE ME,
THIS IS GONNA WORK.

FRED,

I APOLOGIZE.

I THINK I'VE FOUND A WAY
WE CAN BOTH GET WHAT WE WANT

AND IT'LL MAKE
A GREAT T.V. MOMENT.

REALLY?

YOU FORGET
WHO'S SHOW THIS IS?

JUST ASK REBECCA
A SIMPLE QUESTION.

IT'S SWEEPS WEEK,
RIGHT?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE HERE AGAIN

WITH THE NEW QUEEN OF SCREAM,
REBECCA ROYCE.

REBECCA,
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT

THE MURDERS,
CAN I ASK YOU A CRAZY QUESTION?

SURE.

WHO WROTE THIS BOOK?

WELL, WHO'S NAME
DO YOU SEE ON THE COVER?

YOURS, OF COURSE,
BUT I KNOW YOU USE A PSEUDONYM.

TO PROTECT
MY PRIVACY.

OR THE WRITER.

THE REAL WRITER.

SHOULD I REPEAT
THE QUESTION?

NO,
I'LL ANSWER IT.

THE BOOK
WAS WRITTEN

BY...

THE BOOK
WAS WRITTEN BY ME!

JOHNNY.

THAT BITCH, REBECCA,
TOOK ALL THE CREDIT.

BUT I WROTE THE BOOK!

I'M TIRED
OF HER.

IT'S TIME THAT THE WORLD
TOOK NOTICE OF ME!

JOHNNY!

*

WHAT'S THAT,
THE NOTES FOR THE SEQUEL?

IT'S REBECCA'S
PSYCHIATRIC FILE.

SHE AUTHORIZED
ITS RELEASE TO ME.

SHE HAS
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER.

SHE PRESENTS 5 DISTINCT
PERSONALITIES AT VARIOUS TIMES.

WOW!

THAT'S 2 MORE
THAN MATT.

YEAH.

I'LL GO
TAKE CARE OF THAT...THING.

IS SHE ALRIGHT?

SHE'S RESTING
AT HOME.

SHE'S FAR FROM WELL.

WHAT WERE YOU AFTER,
MATT?

THE TRUTH.

AT WHOSE EXPENSE?

YOU EMBARRASSED HER
ON NATIONAL TELEVISION.

YOU MAY HAVE CAUSED HER
IRREPARABLE HARM.

HER CONDITION--

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

WHAT'S WITH YOU,
MATT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

NO ONE LIKES
THIS CASE.

SORRY,
MY WIFE DIED LAST MONTH.

I'LL TRY
TO BE CHIPPER.

I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

BUT YOU GOTTA LISTEN
TO YOUR TEAM,

THEIR ADVICE
AND EXPERTISE.

IN MY MEDICAL OPINION,

FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH,

YOU GOTTA
LET THIS GO.

MOVE ON.

MY DOOR
IS ALWAYS OPEN.

*

PRAEGER.

WE'VE HAD A SMALL
TURN OF EVENTS.

THIS GUY
SEES THE FRED Di GENOVA SHOW,

CALLS
THE POLICE TOLL-FREE NUMBER

AND HE CONFESSES
TO EVERYTHING.

*

*

LOOK,
I CONFESSED.

ARE YOU A NUT?

YOU'RE A...
YOU'RE A--

CRIPPLE?

A GIMP?

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SAY IT?

ALL THIS
POLITICALLY CORRECT CRAP,

IT'S A JOKE.

I WAS THERE.

WHAT MORE
DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU?

YOU CAN START WITH
WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW I KILLED THEM,

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
I DID.

AND I'M AFRAID
I MIGHT DO IT AGAIN.

LIKE ON HALLOWEEN?

SCREW YOU.

RAY?

LOOK, THERE'S NO WAY
THIS IS OUR GUY.

IT CAN'T BE; HE'S JUST
DESCRIBING WHAT HE READ.

EACH MURDER
HAPPENED IN A LOCATION

SIGNIFICANT
TO REBECCA,

MAYBE BART
WAS A PART OF HER LIFE.

THIS GUY'S JUST TELLING US
WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR.

MS. SIMMONS,
PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

SHE NEEDS
YOUR SUPPORT.

WHAT DO I DO?

JUST STAY

AND LISTEN
WITH AN OPEN MIND.

ALRIGHT, REBECCA.

HOW LONG AGO DID YOU
BECOME AWARE OF YOUR CONDITION?

MY ALTERS?

MY OTHER PERSONALITIES?

YEARS.

THERE ARE 5 OF US.

1st THERE'S SALLY,

SHE'S JUST
A LONELY LITTLE GIRL.

SHE WROTE
BUSTER'S DAY OUT.

I HELPED HER
WITH THE SPELLING.

MAY I SPEAK
WITH SALLY?

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE LITTLE OLD LADY

WHO SWALLOWED
THE FLY?

I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ME
ABOUT IT?

WELL,

I KNEW
AN OLD LADY

WHO SWALLOWED A FLY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY
SHE SWALLOWED THE FLY.

PERHAPS SHE'LL DIE.

UM,

AND THEN
THERE'S FRANKLIN.

HE DOES MY TAXES EVERY YEAR;
HE WROTE THE MATH TEXT BOOK.

THEN THERE'S SUSIE.

SHE'S THE TRAMP
WHO WROTE THE ROMANCE NOVEL.

SHE SWEARS
IT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MEET HER?

I BELIEVE WE'VE MET.

I'M SORRY,

I REALLY
HAVE TO BE GOING.

GOODBYE,
REBECCA.

ALRIGHT,
REBECCA,

LET'S CONTINUE, I WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO HEAR.

WHAT ABOUT JOHNNY?

ALL HALLOW'S HORROR.

JOHNNY DOESN'T LIKE
TO BE AN ALTER.

HE'D RATHER BE
THE ONLY ONE.

COULD I SPEAK TO HIM?

NO, NO,
JOHNNY'S NOT HOME RIGHT NOW.

SALLY?

WHERE IS HE?

IT'S LIKE
I FEEL A RUSH,

LIKE SOMETHING
TAKES OVER MY BODY.

THEN I BLACK OUT.

YEAH, SURE YOU DO.

HOW'D YOU END UP
IN THE CHAIR, BART?

YOU WRITING A BOOK?

JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION,
OKAY?

JOHNNY'S SO STRONG.

SOMETIMES HE'S HERE
AND SOMETIMES HE'S GONE.

SUPPRESSED?

NO,
JUST SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SEARCHING?

FOR WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I DO THINK
THAT HE KILLED THOSE KIDS.

HE'S HERE.

HELLO,
JOHNNY.

DO YOU KNOW
A MAN

NAMED
BART HAINES?

THAT UNGRATEFUL
LITTLE PUKE.

TELL ME ABOUT BART.

THE BITCH KNEW HIM
BACK IN COLLEGE.

BECKY CHANNING

AND HER FRAT BOY PALS.

THE "IN CROWD".

THEY TERRORIZED ANYBODY
WHO DIDN'T MEET THEIR STANDARDS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT WAS FROSH WEEK.

THE FRAT BOYS
THOUGHT IT'D BE FUNNY

TO HANG ME
UPSIDE DOWN OVER A STAIRWELL.

SHE JUST STOOD THERE
THE WHOLE TIME,

WATCHING.

BUT ONE OF THEIR HANDS SLIPPED
AND I FELL 3 FLIGHTS.

ENDED UP LIKE THIS.

DIDN'T REBECCA
HELP HIM?

CALL AN AMBULANCE?

OH, SURE.

THEY PULLED
THE FIRE ALARM

AND THEN
THEY SPLIT.

BART WAS IN A COMA
FOR 3 MONTHS.

ANOTHER CRIPPLE.

JOHNNY,

DID YOU KILL
THOSE PEOPLE?

WE DID.

AND YOU'LL
NEVER CATCH US.

*

BART?

JOHNNY.

HEY!

ALRIGHT,
I WAS WRONG.

NO.

*

SO, REBECCA AND BART
BOTH ATTENDED U. OF T.

AND TONIGHT,
GO FIGURE,

THERE'S A HALLOWEEN DANCE THERE
FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND BART OR JOHNNY
IS GOING TO TRY AND KILL

A YOUNG PROFESSOR
AND HER BOYFRIEND.

WHAT WERE THEY?

A PIRATE
AND A WENCH.

WHAT DO WE EXPECT

THE GUEST OF HONOR
TO COME AS?
A CLOWN.

KILLER CLOWN,

AIN'T SEEN THAT BEFORE.

*

*

*

ARRRRR!

HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN TO SEA, BILLY?

5 MINUTES,
I'M BACK IN MY JEANS.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

HEY!

LOOK AT CLAIRE.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?

A GIANT INVISIBLE EGG.

STAY OFF THE COUGH MEDICINE,
RAY.

*

OKAY YOU 2,
LISTEN UP.

"CHAD GAZED LONGINGLY
AT AMANDA."

THAT'D BE ME.

"HE WANTED TO DANCE WITH HER,
HOLD HER CLOSE.

SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE HIM
TOOK CONTROL AND HE

WHISKED HER
ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR."

YOU SURE?

WHISK AWAY.

IT SAYS YOU DANCE
OVER BY THE JACK-O'-LANTERN.

SHALL WE,
AMANDA?

OF COURSE,
CHAD,

HANDSOME,
DARLING.

COME WITH ME,
SOMEONE'S BROKEN INTO YOUR CAR.

COME ON.

GO, GO.

"LITTLE DID THEY KNOW

THE HORROR THAT WOULD SOON
SEPARATE THEM FOREVER,

FOR LURKING
IN THE SHADOWS

WAS THE MAN
IN A CLOWN SUIT."

*

IT FEELS LIKE I'M DANCING
WITH MY SISTER.

THANKS.

SO SERIOUS?

SOMEBODY'S
GOT TO BE.

WHERE ARE
YOUR FANGS?

THAT'S BETTER.

THANKS.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

I'LL GO
MAKE THE ROUNDS.

I THINK I NEED TO HEAR
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.

*

*

*

MATT.

MATT!

IN THE GYM,
THE CLOWN.

MATT.

MATT!

*

TIME FOR

A REWRITE.

JOHNNY'S GOT HER.

I CAN FEEL IT.

GOT WHO?

OH MY GOD,
HE'S GONNA KILL HER.

WHO DOES HE HAVE,
LINDSAY?

NO, UM,

ANOTHER WOMAN, SOMEBODY SMALLER,
WITH DARK HAIR.

REBECCA,

YOU'VE GOT TO FACE THIS,
THIS CAN'T GO ON.

JOHNNY
DOESN'T WANT TO COME HOME.

THEN YOU HAVE TO GO
AND GET HIM.

*

MATT, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM,
CLAIRE'S MISSING.

GET THIS PLACE
EVACUATED.

STORYTELLING 101,
REVERSE EXPECTATIONS.

IT'S BART,
ISN'T IT?

JOHNNY.

BY NOW,
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ME.

WE COULD GO TO THEM
TOGETHER.

WHY DON'T YOU
LET US HELP YOU?

YOU OBVIOUSLY
DON'T KNOW YOUR HORROR.

WHAT KIND OF ENDING
WOULD THAT BE?

A HAPPY ONE?

WE'RE GONNA WEAR
YOUR PRETTY FACE,

IF YOU DON'T STOP MESSING
WITH MY STORY.

CLAIRE!

BART!

THIS WASN'T
IN THE BOOK.

*

BART, YOU'RE NOT BOUND
BY THE BOOK ANYMORE.

YOU'RE IN CONTROL,
YOU CAN CHANGE THE ENDING.

NICE TRY.

WAY TOO EASY.

SHE'S HERE.

I KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE.

*

AUTHOR, AUTHOR!

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
FOR OUR LATEST

COLLABORATION.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
WHAT'S BEHIND

THE PRETTY LADY'S MASK?

JOHNNY,
I NEED YOU

TO LET BART GO.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO COME HOME.

NO,

WE LIKE IT HERE.

JOHNNY, I WANT
TO TALK TO BART ALONE.

I WANT HIM TO KNOW
HOW SORRY I AM

FOR EVERYTHING
THAT HAPPENED.

ANTON!

BART?

BECKY?

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,

A REALLY STUPID ACCIDENT.

BUT THAT DOESN'T
EXCUSE US

FOR WHAT WE DID,
FOR WHAT I DID.

I KNOW
I HURT YOU.

I WAS CRUEL TO YOU,

BUT JOHNNY
WAS INSIDE OF ME.

AND I DON'T NEED JOHNNY,
ANYMORE.

GOOD, GOOD.

WE DON'T NEED
YOUR PITY.

WE'RE IN CHARGE
HERE.

JOHNNY,

COME HOME,

NOW!

*

I'M SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

TRICK OR TREAT?

I THINK I'VE HAD
ENOUGH SURPRISES FOR ONE NIGHT.

YOU COULD GIVE UP PATHOLOGY
FOR A CAREER IN THE CIRCUS.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW,

ABOUT REBECCA.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT SOMEONE CAN LIVE

WITH SUCH A BLACK SPOT
ON THEIR SOUL.

HOW DO YOU
DEAL WITH YOURS?

I ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

I FIGHT IT.

AND I TRY NOT TO WALLOW
IN IT.

FINAL CASE LOG.

PRAEGER REPORTING.

DR. HENDRICKS CONTINUES
TO MONITOR REBECCA ROYCE

FOR ANY SIGNS
OF JOHNNY'S REAPPEARANCE.

WHO WROTE THAT BOOK?

WELL,

ONE OF
MY ALTER PERSONALITIES,

JOHNNY.

DOESN'T THAT MEAN,
YOU WROTE IT?

YES AND NO.

SHE'S EITHER

ON HER WAY TO A FULL RECOVERY
OR A VERY SKILLED PERFORMER.

PRAEGER OUT.

I'M WORKING
WITH MY THERAPIST

IN ORDER TO MERGE
THE PERSONALITIES TOGETHER.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

NOW,
TELL THE AUDIENCE

WHAT YOU TOLD ME
BEFORE THE SHOW.

THE PROCEEDS
FROM ALL HALLOW'S HORROR

WILL GO TO BENEFIT THE FAMILIES
OF THE VICTIMS.

IT'S THE LEAST
I COULD DO.

I HEAR SHE'S HELPING BART'S
ATTORNEY WITH HIS DEFENCE.

I'VE BEEN CALLED
AS AN EXPERT WITNESS.

I JUST HOPE
THEY UNDERSTAND.

IS YOUR NEXT BOOK
A HORROR NOVEL?

NO.

IT'S GONNA BE A WESTERN ACTUALLY.