R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010–2014): Season 1, Episode 11 - Fear Never Knocks - full transcript
Siblings sneak into Grandpa's office to play with a mysterious old recorder. They record their worst fears and play them back. They will soon regret this decision.
[CHURCH BELLS CHIME]
[WIND BLOWING]
[KIDS SHOUTING]
[♪♪♪]
[MAN]: YOU TOLD ME ON THE PHONE
THAT YOU WERE
TERRIBLY AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
[WOMAN]: YES.
[QUIET CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE DOWN HERE
WHEN GRANDPA
HAS A PATIENT.
SHH! GO BACK UPSTAIRS
IF YOU'RE SO WORRIED.
[CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
THAT'S NOT CRAZY.
SHH!
CAN'T YOU JUST PRESCRIBE
SOMETHING, DR. HANSEN?
PENELOPE. YOU CAME TO ME BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT I DO.
I HELP PEOPLE
WITH THEIR FEARS.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR FEAR OF SPIDERS.
IS THAT
A TAPE RECORDER?
YES.
STRANGE LOOKING.
YES, IT IS UNUSUAL.
TELL ME
ABOUT THE FEAR.
WELL, I BELIEVE IT STARTED
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
MY BROTHERS USED TO--
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
HOW THE FEAR STARTED.
JUST TELL ME THE IMAGE
YOU HAVE IN YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU ARE TERRIFIED
OF SPIDERS.
THIS IS BORING!
...AND THE SHADOWS
CAST ON THE WALL--
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
UH-OH. GO! GO, GO, GO!
DINNER!
I'M AFRAID
IT'S MACARONI AND CHEESE AGAIN.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF
MACARONI AND CHEESE?
HE DOESN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.
I KNOW.
I'M JOKING.
GRANDPA'S NOT
AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT YOU HELP PEOPLE GET
OVER THEIR FEARS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
TONIGHT IS MY RETIREMENT DINNER.
YOUR GRANDPA
IS BEING HONORED TONIGHT
FOR "A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY."
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF GRANDPA?
I'M AFRAID THAT
WHEN YOUR PARENTS
GET BACK FROM THEIR TRIP,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAD AT ME
FOR NOT FEEDING YOU BETTER.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
REALLY, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
AS JACK SAYS,
NOTHING.
SEE? TOLD YA.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PATIENTS
TO GET OVER THEIR FEARS?
I GET THEM
TO FACE THEM.
WE HAVE TO FACE OUR FEARS
TO CONQUER THEM.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR PATIENTS JUST SAY
WHAT THEIR FEAR IS
INTO A TAPE RECORDER.
HOW IS THAT FACING THEM?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN EAVESDROPPING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO LEARN.
I WANT TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST
WHEN I GROW UP.
JENNY, I'VE TOLD YOU,
MY SESSIONS WITH MY PATIENTS
ARE PRIVATE.
BUT YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING
MY QUESTION.
MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE
A PSYCHIATRIST,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BECOME
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WHAT'S EVERYONE
TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS DO.
[BROTHER]: YEAH, JENNY.
GRANDPA'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT, JACK.
JENNY IS SMART ENOUGH
TO BE ANYTHING
SHE WANTS TO BE.
BUT SOME THINGS
CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD
WHEN YOU'RE A BIT OLDER,
THAT'S ALL.
[JACK]: HEY!
WHAT?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE
GOING IN THERE.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT ANYTHING.
BUT GRANDPA SAID IT'S PRIVATE.
HE SAID HIS SESSIONS
WITH HIS PATIENTS ARE PRIVATE.
WE'RE NOT HIS PATIENTS.
COME ON. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
COME ON.
I'LL BE THE PSYCHIATRIST.
YOU BE THE PATIENT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SIT
OVER THERE.
COME ON, IT'LL BE FUN.
FINE.
OKAY, NOW...
TELL ME YOUR FEARS.
MY FEARS?
WAIT!
WE HAVE TO RECORD THE SESSION.
THAT THING RECORDS?
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ME NEITHER.
LET'S SEE.
OH!
OOPS. WAIT.
[PENELOPE]:
...AND I CAN'T GET SLEEP
BECAUSE I THINK A SPIDER
IS GOING TO CRAWL INTO MY EAR.
EW!
[GRANDPA]: PENELOPE,
YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE
THAT FEAR BEHIND
WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT HERE
AND WALK AWAY.
AND WHEN YOU GET HOME,
IT WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE.
JACK, DON'T MOVE!
WHAT?
NO! NO! FORGET THAT. MOVE!
WHERE DID IT GO?
[JACK]: I DON'T KNOW.
I MUST HAVE
KNOCKED IT OFF THE CHAIR.
THAT IS SO WEIRD.
THE LADY WAS TALKING
ABOUT SPIDERS
AND THEN I SAW ONE.
DEFINITELY A BIZARRE
COINCIDENCE.
TOTALLY BIZARRE.
ANYWAY, GO SIT BACK DOWN.
GO ON, THE SPIDER'S GONE.
CAN I STAND?
NO.
OKAY, I'M THE PSYCHIATRIST.
NO. I WANT TO BE GRANDPA.
ME FIRST, THEN WE'LL SWITCH.
THEN WE'LL LISTEN BACK
TO WHAT WE SAID.
OKAY. COOL.
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
MY WORST FEAR?
WELL, THAT'S EASY.
MY WORST FEAR
IS THIS KILLER DOG.
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK I WAS SIX.
I SAW THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG,
AND IT WAS EVIL,
AND IT COULD, LIKE,
RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW
AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE THAT IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE
THAT FEAR IN THIS OFFICE.
AND WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE,
THE FEAR WILL BE GONE.
REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT
GRANDPA SAYS.
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT WORKS.
ME NEITHER.
OKAY, MY TURN TO BE GRANDPA.
NOW...
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
IT'S THIS NIGHTMARE
I HAVE SOMETIMES.
I DREAM THAT THERE IS SOMEONE
IN MY CLOSET.
A CRAZY LADY.
LIKE... LIKE A MANIAC.
WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?
I CAN NEVER SEE HER FACE
BECAUSE IT'S COVERED
BY A STOCKING.
BUT I KNOW SHE HAS
LONG, SHARP RED FINGERNAILS.
[EVIL LAUGHTER]
AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO
SCRATCH OUT MY EYES.
AND I KNOW SHE'S IN THE CLOSET,
BUT I GO TO THE CLOSET ANYWAY.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S PART OF THE NIGHTMARE.
AND I OPEN THE CLOSET...
[DOOR CREAKS]
AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN
I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER,
AND SHE'S THERE,
AND SHE CHASES ME.
AND SOMEHOW I KNOW
IN THE DREAM
THAT WHATEVER I DO TO GET HELP
WON'T WORK.
AND THEN I WAKE UP.
BUT WHEN I DO...
I'M AFRAID THAT
I'LL SEE HER IN REAL LIFE,
AND THEN IT WON'T BE A DREAM,
AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO WAKE UP.
I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[JENNY]:
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA, LA!
[JACK]: MY WORST FEAR...
IS THIS KILLER DOG.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
HEAR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
NOTHING...
[JACK]: ... AND I SAW
THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG...
IT WAS EVIL.
AND IT COULD, LIKE,
RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW
AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
[JENNY]: I OPEN THE CLOSET,
AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN
I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER...
IS IT OVER?
STOP BEING SUCH A BABY.
JENNY, PLEASE,
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JACK]: I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JENNY]: BUT I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[TURNS RECORDER OFF]
IS IT OVER?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL BETTER.
IT'S NOT WORKING.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEITHER DO I.
I DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER
IN HERE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
COME ON, HELP ME
WITH THE DISHES.
YOU KNOW,
I WISH THERE WAS
NO SUCH THING AS FEAR.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID
OF ANYTHING,
YOU'D DO STUFF LIKE
WALK OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK.
YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT--
YOU NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT?
[SCREAMING]
IT'S THE DOG!
JENNY, IT'S THE KILLER DOG!
[JENNY]: YEAH.
WHERE DID IT
COME FROM?
GRANDPA'S TAPE RECORDER.
JACK, REMEMBER THE SPIDER?
WE PLAYED THE TAPE
OF THAT LADY TALKING ABOUT
HER FEAR OF SPIDERS,
AND THEN WE SAW A SPIDER?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A COINCIDENCE.
BUT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN,
BECAUSE WE PLAYED
BACK WHAT WE RECORDED--
AND I SAID
I WAS AFRAID OF THE DOG,
AND THEN THERE WAS A DOG.
BUT THAT WOULD MEAN...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP IT!
STOP STARING
LIKE THAT.
I ALWAYS DO.
[JACK]: PLEASE.
JUST DON'T--
DON'T OPEN THE CLOSET!
PLEASE, PLEASE,
JUST, JENNY, DON'T!
I HAVE TO, JACK.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
THE DREAM.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
[JACK]: NO!
[DOOR CREAKS]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
NOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
WAKE UP!
[CLAPS HANDS]
[CLAPS HANDS] JENNY!
JENNY! WAKE UP!
IT'S JUST A DREAM,
REMEMBER?
WAKE UP!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR.
JUST LIKE MY DREAM.
NOTHING WORKS.
I'M GOING TO CALL GRANDPA.
[CRAZY WOMAN CACKLES]
I CAN'T BREATHE.
I CAN'T BREATHE.
FACE YOUR FEARS.
ISN'T THAT WHAT GRANDPA SAID?
YOU HAVE TO FACE YOUR FEARS
TO CONQUER THEM?
I AM FACING THEM.
AND THERE THEY ARE...
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE...
BUT IT MUST MEAN...
FACE THEM CALMLY.
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
JACK, IF YOU BREATHE SLOWLY,
IT WORKS.
FEEL HOW I'M BREATHING.
JUST BREATHE.
IN, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
OUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
STEADY AND SLOW,
JUST LIKE THE OCEAN TIDE
COMING...
AND GOING OUT...
THEY'RE GONE.
[MAN]: NICELY DONE.
WHO ARE YOU?
SOMEONE WHO IS
NOT GOING AWAY,
NO MATTER
HOW DEEPLY YOU BREATHE.
[INHALING AND EXHALING]
SEE?
I'M STILL HERE.
YOU CAN'T THINK ME AWAY.
SO, WHERE IS DR. HANSEN?
MY GRANDFATHER?
YEAH.
HE'S...
HE'S DOWNSTAIRS.
AND HE'S GOT A SHOTGUN.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU ARE A PEACH.
THE OLD MAN WOULDN'T
KNOW A SHOTGUN
FROM A SHOEBOX.
NOW, I SUPPOSE HE'S STILL
AT HIS RETIREMENT DINNER.
LAPPING UP ALL THE PRAISE
THE OTHER FOOLS
ARE DISHING OUT.
DOESN'T MATTER,
I DON'T NEED HIM.
I ONLY NEED THE BOX OF FEARS.
WHERE IS IT?
DON'T ACT DUMB,
LITTLE GIRL.
I KNOW
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH IT.
NOW TELL ME
WHERE IT IS
BEFORE I DO
SOMETHING UNPLEASANT.
THE BOX OF FEARS?
DIDN'T YOUR GRANDPA
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT?
DO YOU THINK THAT HE'S BECOME
A SUCCESSFUL DOCTOR
BECAUSE OF HIS SKILLS
AND HARD WORK?
GRANDPA SAYS
HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
JACK!
WELL...
YOUR GRANDPA...
IS A FRAUD,
A CHEAT.
WHAT YOU CHILDREN
WOULD CALL "BOGUS!"
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
JACK!
GRANDPA!
PLEASE TELL HIM
IT'S NOT TRUE.
IT IS TRUE, JACK.
I AM "BOGUS."
I TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S FEARS,
BUT I'M THE ONE
WHO IS THE MOST FEARFUL OF ALL.
35 YEARS AGO--
WASN'T THAT WHEN WE MADE
OUR BARGAIN, DOCTOR?
THAT'S WHEN I RECEIVED
MY LICENSE
TO PRACTICE PSYCHIATRY.
AND I SHOWED YOU
THAT WONDERFUL BOX,
AND HOW, WITHOUT ANY EFFORT
OR SKILL ON YOUR PART,
IT COULD TAKE AWAY
YOUR PATIENT'S FEARS
AND MAKE YOU A SUCCESSFUL MAN.
I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE,
BUT I WAS...
AFRAID?
YES.
THAT YOU WOULD FAIL?
YES.
REALLY?
STOP IT!
LEAVE MY GRANDPA ALONE.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
I AM FEAR ITSELF.
I AM THE GREAT
BLACK RIVER OF TERROR,
SUSTAINED AND NOURISHED
BY ALL YOUR LITTLE TREMBLINGS.
FEAR FEEDS ON FEAR.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE BOX!
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
THE BOX... PLEASE.
HE CAN'T GIVE IT TO YOU.
I HID IT.
I'LL BRING IT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'M WAITING.
TICK-TOCK.
TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK,
LITTLE GIRL.
GRANDPA!
OH, JACK,
THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE,
WHEN THAT DOG'S JAWS
WERE CLOSING IN.
THE FACE OF FEAR.
I WANT A PICTURE
OF THAT ON MY WALL!
AH! THE LITTLE GIRL WITH MY BOX.
JUST IMAGINE, DOCTOR,
THE TERROR I CAN
UNLEASH UPON THIS WORLD
WITH ALL THAT DARK ENERGY
YOU HAVE SO KINDLY
COLLECTED FOR ME.
TAKE IT AND LEAVE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO INVITE ME
FOR A LITTLE LATE SUPPER.
GIVE ME THE BOX, BRAT.
I CAN'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WILL DO
TO ALL OF YOU
IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT TO ME?
THAT DOG
AND THAT MANIAC IN THE CLOSET
WILL SEEM LIKE BABY TOYS
COMPARED TO
WHAT I WILL LET LOOSE
UPON THIS HOUSE.
JENNY, GIVE IT TO HIM, JENNY.
GIVE HIM THE BOX.
GIVE HIM THE BOX
AND HE'LL LEAVE.
I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID.
MUSIC TO MY EARS.
TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF, MY DEAR?
I'M AFRAID OF FEAR.
OF FEAR ITSELF.
I'M AFRAID OF YOU!
CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN?
[KNOCKING]
[JAKE]: JENNY? CAN I COME IN.
YEAH.
I CAN'T SLEEP.
ME NEITHER.
IS GRANDPA A BAD MAN?
NO.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
OKAY.
JENNY?
WHAT?
THE MAN WHO SAID
HE WAS FEAR,
IS HE GONE?
IS FEAR GONE?
YES.
HE'S GONE.
OKAY.
NOW I CAN SLEEP.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
[WIND BLOWING]
[KIDS SHOUTING]
[♪♪♪]
[MAN]: YOU TOLD ME ON THE PHONE
THAT YOU WERE
TERRIBLY AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
[WOMAN]: YES.
[QUIET CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE DOWN HERE
WHEN GRANDPA
HAS A PATIENT.
SHH! GO BACK UPSTAIRS
IF YOU'RE SO WORRIED.
[CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
THAT'S NOT CRAZY.
SHH!
CAN'T YOU JUST PRESCRIBE
SOMETHING, DR. HANSEN?
PENELOPE. YOU CAME TO ME BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT I DO.
I HELP PEOPLE
WITH THEIR FEARS.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR FEAR OF SPIDERS.
IS THAT
A TAPE RECORDER?
YES.
STRANGE LOOKING.
YES, IT IS UNUSUAL.
TELL ME
ABOUT THE FEAR.
WELL, I BELIEVE IT STARTED
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
MY BROTHERS USED TO--
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
HOW THE FEAR STARTED.
JUST TELL ME THE IMAGE
YOU HAVE IN YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU ARE TERRIFIED
OF SPIDERS.
THIS IS BORING!
...AND THE SHADOWS
CAST ON THE WALL--
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
UH-OH. GO! GO, GO, GO!
DINNER!
I'M AFRAID
IT'S MACARONI AND CHEESE AGAIN.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF
MACARONI AND CHEESE?
HE DOESN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.
I KNOW.
I'M JOKING.
GRANDPA'S NOT
AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT YOU HELP PEOPLE GET
OVER THEIR FEARS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
TONIGHT IS MY RETIREMENT DINNER.
YOUR GRANDPA
IS BEING HONORED TONIGHT
FOR "A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY."
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF GRANDPA?
I'M AFRAID THAT
WHEN YOUR PARENTS
GET BACK FROM THEIR TRIP,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAD AT ME
FOR NOT FEEDING YOU BETTER.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
REALLY, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
AS JACK SAYS,
NOTHING.
SEE? TOLD YA.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PATIENTS
TO GET OVER THEIR FEARS?
I GET THEM
TO FACE THEM.
WE HAVE TO FACE OUR FEARS
TO CONQUER THEM.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR PATIENTS JUST SAY
WHAT THEIR FEAR IS
INTO A TAPE RECORDER.
HOW IS THAT FACING THEM?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN EAVESDROPPING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO LEARN.
I WANT TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST
WHEN I GROW UP.
JENNY, I'VE TOLD YOU,
MY SESSIONS WITH MY PATIENTS
ARE PRIVATE.
BUT YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING
MY QUESTION.
MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE
A PSYCHIATRIST,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BECOME
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WHAT'S EVERYONE
TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS DO.
[BROTHER]: YEAH, JENNY.
GRANDPA'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT, JACK.
JENNY IS SMART ENOUGH
TO BE ANYTHING
SHE WANTS TO BE.
BUT SOME THINGS
CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD
WHEN YOU'RE A BIT OLDER,
THAT'S ALL.
[JACK]: HEY!
WHAT?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE
GOING IN THERE.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT ANYTHING.
BUT GRANDPA SAID IT'S PRIVATE.
HE SAID HIS SESSIONS
WITH HIS PATIENTS ARE PRIVATE.
WE'RE NOT HIS PATIENTS.
COME ON. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
COME ON.
I'LL BE THE PSYCHIATRIST.
YOU BE THE PATIENT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SIT
OVER THERE.
COME ON, IT'LL BE FUN.
FINE.
OKAY, NOW...
TELL ME YOUR FEARS.
MY FEARS?
WAIT!
WE HAVE TO RECORD THE SESSION.
THAT THING RECORDS?
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ME NEITHER.
LET'S SEE.
OH!
OOPS. WAIT.
[PENELOPE]:
...AND I CAN'T GET SLEEP
BECAUSE I THINK A SPIDER
IS GOING TO CRAWL INTO MY EAR.
EW!
[GRANDPA]: PENELOPE,
YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE
THAT FEAR BEHIND
WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT HERE
AND WALK AWAY.
AND WHEN YOU GET HOME,
IT WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE.
JACK, DON'T MOVE!
WHAT?
NO! NO! FORGET THAT. MOVE!
WHERE DID IT GO?
[JACK]: I DON'T KNOW.
I MUST HAVE
KNOCKED IT OFF THE CHAIR.
THAT IS SO WEIRD.
THE LADY WAS TALKING
ABOUT SPIDERS
AND THEN I SAW ONE.
DEFINITELY A BIZARRE
COINCIDENCE.
TOTALLY BIZARRE.
ANYWAY, GO SIT BACK DOWN.
GO ON, THE SPIDER'S GONE.
CAN I STAND?
NO.
OKAY, I'M THE PSYCHIATRIST.
NO. I WANT TO BE GRANDPA.
ME FIRST, THEN WE'LL SWITCH.
THEN WE'LL LISTEN BACK
TO WHAT WE SAID.
OKAY. COOL.
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
MY WORST FEAR?
WELL, THAT'S EASY.
MY WORST FEAR
IS THIS KILLER DOG.
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK I WAS SIX.
I SAW THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG,
AND IT WAS EVIL,
AND IT COULD, LIKE,
RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW
AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE THAT IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE
THAT FEAR IN THIS OFFICE.
AND WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE,
THE FEAR WILL BE GONE.
REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT
GRANDPA SAYS.
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT WORKS.
ME NEITHER.
OKAY, MY TURN TO BE GRANDPA.
NOW...
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
IT'S THIS NIGHTMARE
I HAVE SOMETIMES.
I DREAM THAT THERE IS SOMEONE
IN MY CLOSET.
A CRAZY LADY.
LIKE... LIKE A MANIAC.
WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?
I CAN NEVER SEE HER FACE
BECAUSE IT'S COVERED
BY A STOCKING.
BUT I KNOW SHE HAS
LONG, SHARP RED FINGERNAILS.
[EVIL LAUGHTER]
AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO
SCRATCH OUT MY EYES.
AND I KNOW SHE'S IN THE CLOSET,
BUT I GO TO THE CLOSET ANYWAY.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S PART OF THE NIGHTMARE.
AND I OPEN THE CLOSET...
[DOOR CREAKS]
AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN
I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER,
AND SHE'S THERE,
AND SHE CHASES ME.
AND SOMEHOW I KNOW
IN THE DREAM
THAT WHATEVER I DO TO GET HELP
WON'T WORK.
AND THEN I WAKE UP.
BUT WHEN I DO...
I'M AFRAID THAT
I'LL SEE HER IN REAL LIFE,
AND THEN IT WON'T BE A DREAM,
AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO WAKE UP.
I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[JENNY]:
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA, LA!
[JACK]: MY WORST FEAR...
IS THIS KILLER DOG.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
HEAR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
NOTHING...
[JACK]: ... AND I SAW
THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG...
IT WAS EVIL.
AND IT COULD, LIKE,
RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW
AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
[JENNY]: I OPEN THE CLOSET,
AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN
I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER...
IS IT OVER?
STOP BEING SUCH A BABY.
JENNY, PLEASE,
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JACK]: I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JENNY]: BUT I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[TURNS RECORDER OFF]
IS IT OVER?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL BETTER.
IT'S NOT WORKING.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEITHER DO I.
I DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER
IN HERE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
COME ON, HELP ME
WITH THE DISHES.
YOU KNOW,
I WISH THERE WAS
NO SUCH THING AS FEAR.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID
OF ANYTHING,
YOU'D DO STUFF LIKE
WALK OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK.
YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT--
YOU NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT?
[SCREAMING]
IT'S THE DOG!
JENNY, IT'S THE KILLER DOG!
[JENNY]: YEAH.
WHERE DID IT
COME FROM?
GRANDPA'S TAPE RECORDER.
JACK, REMEMBER THE SPIDER?
WE PLAYED THE TAPE
OF THAT LADY TALKING ABOUT
HER FEAR OF SPIDERS,
AND THEN WE SAW A SPIDER?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A COINCIDENCE.
BUT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN,
BECAUSE WE PLAYED
BACK WHAT WE RECORDED--
AND I SAID
I WAS AFRAID OF THE DOG,
AND THEN THERE WAS A DOG.
BUT THAT WOULD MEAN...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP IT!
STOP STARING
LIKE THAT.
I ALWAYS DO.
[JACK]: PLEASE.
JUST DON'T--
DON'T OPEN THE CLOSET!
PLEASE, PLEASE,
JUST, JENNY, DON'T!
I HAVE TO, JACK.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
THE DREAM.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
[JACK]: NO!
[DOOR CREAKS]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
NOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
WAKE UP!
[CLAPS HANDS]
[CLAPS HANDS] JENNY!
JENNY! WAKE UP!
IT'S JUST A DREAM,
REMEMBER?
WAKE UP!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR.
JUST LIKE MY DREAM.
NOTHING WORKS.
I'M GOING TO CALL GRANDPA.
[CRAZY WOMAN CACKLES]
I CAN'T BREATHE.
I CAN'T BREATHE.
FACE YOUR FEARS.
ISN'T THAT WHAT GRANDPA SAID?
YOU HAVE TO FACE YOUR FEARS
TO CONQUER THEM?
I AM FACING THEM.
AND THERE THEY ARE...
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE...
BUT IT MUST MEAN...
FACE THEM CALMLY.
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
JACK, IF YOU BREATHE SLOWLY,
IT WORKS.
FEEL HOW I'M BREATHING.
JUST BREATHE.
IN, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
OUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
STEADY AND SLOW,
JUST LIKE THE OCEAN TIDE
COMING...
AND GOING OUT...
THEY'RE GONE.
[MAN]: NICELY DONE.
WHO ARE YOU?
SOMEONE WHO IS
NOT GOING AWAY,
NO MATTER
HOW DEEPLY YOU BREATHE.
[INHALING AND EXHALING]
SEE?
I'M STILL HERE.
YOU CAN'T THINK ME AWAY.
SO, WHERE IS DR. HANSEN?
MY GRANDFATHER?
YEAH.
HE'S...
HE'S DOWNSTAIRS.
AND HE'S GOT A SHOTGUN.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU ARE A PEACH.
THE OLD MAN WOULDN'T
KNOW A SHOTGUN
FROM A SHOEBOX.
NOW, I SUPPOSE HE'S STILL
AT HIS RETIREMENT DINNER.
LAPPING UP ALL THE PRAISE
THE OTHER FOOLS
ARE DISHING OUT.
DOESN'T MATTER,
I DON'T NEED HIM.
I ONLY NEED THE BOX OF FEARS.
WHERE IS IT?
DON'T ACT DUMB,
LITTLE GIRL.
I KNOW
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH IT.
NOW TELL ME
WHERE IT IS
BEFORE I DO
SOMETHING UNPLEASANT.
THE BOX OF FEARS?
DIDN'T YOUR GRANDPA
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT?
DO YOU THINK THAT HE'S BECOME
A SUCCESSFUL DOCTOR
BECAUSE OF HIS SKILLS
AND HARD WORK?
GRANDPA SAYS
HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
JACK!
WELL...
YOUR GRANDPA...
IS A FRAUD,
A CHEAT.
WHAT YOU CHILDREN
WOULD CALL "BOGUS!"
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
JACK!
GRANDPA!
PLEASE TELL HIM
IT'S NOT TRUE.
IT IS TRUE, JACK.
I AM "BOGUS."
I TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S FEARS,
BUT I'M THE ONE
WHO IS THE MOST FEARFUL OF ALL.
35 YEARS AGO--
WASN'T THAT WHEN WE MADE
OUR BARGAIN, DOCTOR?
THAT'S WHEN I RECEIVED
MY LICENSE
TO PRACTICE PSYCHIATRY.
AND I SHOWED YOU
THAT WONDERFUL BOX,
AND HOW, WITHOUT ANY EFFORT
OR SKILL ON YOUR PART,
IT COULD TAKE AWAY
YOUR PATIENT'S FEARS
AND MAKE YOU A SUCCESSFUL MAN.
I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE,
BUT I WAS...
AFRAID?
YES.
THAT YOU WOULD FAIL?
YES.
REALLY?
STOP IT!
LEAVE MY GRANDPA ALONE.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
I AM FEAR ITSELF.
I AM THE GREAT
BLACK RIVER OF TERROR,
SUSTAINED AND NOURISHED
BY ALL YOUR LITTLE TREMBLINGS.
FEAR FEEDS ON FEAR.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE BOX!
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
THE BOX... PLEASE.
HE CAN'T GIVE IT TO YOU.
I HID IT.
I'LL BRING IT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'M WAITING.
TICK-TOCK.
TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK,
LITTLE GIRL.
GRANDPA!
OH, JACK,
THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE,
WHEN THAT DOG'S JAWS
WERE CLOSING IN.
THE FACE OF FEAR.
I WANT A PICTURE
OF THAT ON MY WALL!
AH! THE LITTLE GIRL WITH MY BOX.
JUST IMAGINE, DOCTOR,
THE TERROR I CAN
UNLEASH UPON THIS WORLD
WITH ALL THAT DARK ENERGY
YOU HAVE SO KINDLY
COLLECTED FOR ME.
TAKE IT AND LEAVE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO INVITE ME
FOR A LITTLE LATE SUPPER.
GIVE ME THE BOX, BRAT.
I CAN'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WILL DO
TO ALL OF YOU
IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT TO ME?
THAT DOG
AND THAT MANIAC IN THE CLOSET
WILL SEEM LIKE BABY TOYS
COMPARED TO
WHAT I WILL LET LOOSE
UPON THIS HOUSE.
JENNY, GIVE IT TO HIM, JENNY.
GIVE HIM THE BOX.
GIVE HIM THE BOX
AND HE'LL LEAVE.
I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID.
MUSIC TO MY EARS.
TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF, MY DEAR?
I'M AFRAID OF FEAR.
OF FEAR ITSELF.
I'M AFRAID OF YOU!
CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN?
[KNOCKING]
[JAKE]: JENNY? CAN I COME IN.
YEAH.
I CAN'T SLEEP.
ME NEITHER.
IS GRANDPA A BAD MAN?
NO.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
OKAY.
JENNY?
WHAT?
THE MAN WHO SAID
HE WAS FEAR,
IS HE GONE?
IS FEAR GONE?
YES.
HE'S GONE.
OKAY.
NOW I CAN SLEEP.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.