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yes ladies and gentlemen it's more than
an entertainment it's a
Panacea well a tonic that's it ladies
and gents a tonic for jangled nerves and
tired blood there's nothing like a good
fright for toning up the circulation and
that's what you've got in here yes
ladies and gentlemen it's in here you'll
shriek you'll shudder you'll shiver it's
all in fun and no arm done so come along
ladies and gents get your tickets now
only half a crown half a crown for the
greatest thrill you've ever had in your
life
come along to the torture garden of Dr
Dio Dr
dialo
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torture
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yes my friends there is no end to man's
inhumanity to man you have seen
torture now I'm going to show you
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death the electric
chair it's
used for the execution of condemned
criminals in the United
States and in that chair has committed a
crime it's
murder he's going to pay for it strapped
and helpless in that mle chair the
creature awaits his
Doom perhaps you feel sympathy
compassion for him eh or not
me not me for reasons of my
own and soon thousands of volts of
electricity will sear every nerve and
every cell of his
body very civilized method of
Revenge that I approve of
you notice the bits of sponge here and
there where the electrodes touch the
flesh that is to prevent the gentl from
being burnt to a cinder before their
eyes but nevertheless he will burn
inside
inside you picture yourself in his
race let's try
that now in his final
moment his last
breath his last sweet second of
life now my friend in full payment for
what has passed I am going to pull the
switch
and that ladies and gentlemen concludes
our regular
performance but
wait there's more to
come what
what you have
seen are imaginary
Horrors but now I can let you experience
real ones yes ladies and gentlemen I do
have a uh private exhibit it is for the
true
connoisseurs right behind the U curtain
there you will find the real torture
it is not for the faint of
heart or what you find there will be
more terrifying more horrendous in your
deepest darkest dreams now then who has
the courage to
try how much's it cost well since this
exhibit is limited to special fuel
£55 you got a nerve and what about you
have you the nerve to face the thing
that lies waiting inside there eh it's
it's a thr of a lifetime I guarantee it
and if you don't agree with me
afterwards I'll cheerfully refund your
money well come on I all cowards is a
lot of
money that I'd like to
see what about you
mate I think he's a
fake still let's have a
go one moment there are others here who
may find this exhibit of special
interest these two
ladies come on I dare
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you yes thank you now step right inside
if you don't mind don't be afraid I'll
join you in a
moment is this all there
is there not much to look at is it not
for a f is
it you're American aren't you yes where
you from Hollywood your films yes my
cousin's visiting me on holiday I'm
afraid she must find it rather dull
here yes or
no is
he
that's just a wax Works a
dummy if you ask me where the Dum is
didn't quite what I expected what did
you expect I don't know
but where is he this what's he call
himself Theo you call
me who's your friend it's a good
question this is a figure from ancient
legend
atus goddess of Destiny in the left hand
ske of life in the right the Shears of
Fate each colored thread represents a
human life and the shears have the power
to cut it short oh come on it's just one
of those mechanical figures that tells
your fortune for Penny as you can tell
your fortune of course that's the least
of it no no no no no see I promised you
horror and I intend to keep that promise
this civil here is very strange magic
very strange power for she is able to
reveal to each and every one of you the
ultimate horror which is of course the
horror that you have hidden away inside
yourself the secret in fact of your own
evil a very oldfashioned word nowadays
evil you prefer I say the primordial
monstrosities that lur Beneath The Sur
of the mind but I prefer
evil just a minute is this all you've
got to show us no there is this also
that if you can gain a knowledge of your
inner Evil by then you will have been
for warned and perhaps I is perhaps you
can escape the Monstrous Act and the
Hideous consequences are you trying to
tell us this thing can really foretell
the future I'm simply trying to say that
what she foretells need not come to pass
not if you heed what you've learned not
if you shunn the evil that lies deep in
your nature I didn't pay5 to listen you
preach a sermon I think You' lost your
money friend come here young
man come
here are you
afraid you seem to doubt my word
how would you like to be the first to
learn what Fate has in store for you
what do I do asking questions it won't
be necessary just stand where you are
the figure will communicate with you oh
through your mind just look at the
figure look at the figure it can't hurt
you now look at the
shears look
deeply deeply deeply deeply deep deeply
deeply into the Shears of
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fate
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hello I'm Colin Williams I'm no Parker
yes your uncle said you might be coming
for a visit how is he his heart is very
weak doctor says it could be any time
now yeah I'll try not to tire
good I'll be off oh if there's any
change get in touch with Dr Silver Smith
in the village all right I will thank
you goodbye
goodbye well Colin it's been a long
time yes 3 years isn't it must be all of
that you're looking fit and you my time
on Earth is short
and since you're my sole living relative
yes I realize
that frankly I'm very grateful how you
know yeah it just so happens that right
now I'm in a bit of a fix financially I
didn't invite you here to discuss
money sit
down what I have to say
is far greater
importance this may be the last time we
shall ever meet and once and for all I
want to urge you again to mend your
ways you can't expect to go on like this
forever you must find a job settle down
make something of your
life if you could only understand this
if you could see the
light that would be the greatest Legacy
I could give
you you're absolutely
right these last three years haven't
been
easy believe me
I've learned my
lesson
good you have a job I got one promised
as soon as I've cleared up my
obligations oh it's not all that bad
it's just a matter of a few
th000 out of the question absolutely out
of the question Uncle Roger I don't have
the
money now what about your fortune my
inheritance there is no fortune
rubbish
everyone knows you got
money you've lived here on your own what
30
years you've never
worked how do you pay for it all that's
none of your business that's where
you're wrong it is my
business I've been asking
questions they say in the village that
everything you buy is paid for in cash
no no not just ordinary cash but coins
old gold coins you don't want to talk
about
it all right we talk about something
else this cottage for instance very old
isn't it they say in the village it was
deserted for years before you moved in
and renovated it there's some talk about
it belonging to a witch local gossip
Superstition is it surely you don't
believe in
witchcraft this Cottage was owned by a
harmless old woman an
eccentric you mean a m don't you a miser
with a hidden horde of gold and you
discovered it that's the truth stop
can't you see what you're doing to me
let me alone not until you tell me where
that money is
hidden
quickly
hurry the money
please I'll tell you
later
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no
call love of
God
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just handing him his medicine you had
this final spasm they go like that
sometimes one seen it
before um 7:00 you
said about I I really didn't check the
exact time oh Seven's near enough it's
just a formality for the
record I'll uh complete this in the
morning oh thank you Doctor you're
stopping for the funeral I take you
certainly don't mind spending the night
here alone no of course
not well look after
yourself
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for
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n
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h
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e
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real
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yes I can hear
you your
name is
Baza you've come to Stay With Me
to serve
me as you served my
uncle you
will reward
me as you rewarded
him in
return for things I must do for you my
uncle was was
ungrateful he
buried you away in the
darkness but now you are
free and
hungry
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you
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W
not
no
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dream
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h
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you've come to stay with me serve me as
you served my uncle you will reward me
as you rewarded
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him
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oh
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no not
her
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I'll do it I'll do
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it
Mr
Williams Mr
Williams
Mr
Mr there there's a man out there with
with his head
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all
good evening
sir not uh leaving us now are you sir I
got my living to earn you know well I
won't keep you but I thought you might
be able to give me some information
there's been some talk of a [ __ ] report
in this area harmless old chap
apparently but we on the lookout for him
you uh don't happen to have seen them
have you sir no I have seen no one all
day I if you'll excuse me oh let me give
you a hand for this
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sir why did you do it
Colin what made you kill
them bazer bazer who's he
I don't
know he takes the form of a
cat but he's not a cat he's inside
me he's in he's inside my
head see he's inside your head oh yeah I
know how it
sounds but it's
true balaza is
real how long's he been with you
since last
night and I've found the skeleton in the
cell in your uncle's house The Witch's
House don't you see Balthazar must have
been the witch's familiar
Spirit he made my Uncle Rich With The
Witch's
gold in return for murdering H but my
uncle tricked him he buried him away in
the
darkness no bazer said he was
ungrateful
anyway I freed
him and then he he wanted to have the
same agreement with
me that you don't you don't know what
it's like doctor have a a creature
Whispering inside your head giving you
commands and you got to
obey you got to obey all
or he
starts
scratching clawing
inside he forced me to kill the tra and
nurse Parker we found the bodies in your
trunk but there's one more thing you
must tell us Colin what happened to the
heads why did you not
me B
fazer that's what he feeds on when he's
hungry
you mustn't let him come back to me oh
please don't go I'll be back in the
morning you can't leave me here alone
not all night bazer will be hungry again
and if he isn't fed don't you understand
he'll be
hungry come
back come back
please please don't leave
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me
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let me out get me away from me get me
away R me let me out he's here he's
hungry now what's your
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problem there's nothing there now you
calm down and get some sleep oh don't go
away
it come back for
me it come back don't let it get at me
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help
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you all
right seem to be in a trance just
standing there and staring into space
for a minute
a
minute seem like
days I can't explain I
can there is a theory the past the
present in the future are merely
different aspects of the same moment in
time and space you understand that
theory then perhaps you can understand
that since a drowning man can view his
entire past in a few seconds he can also
view his future by the same rule yeah
particularly if he's
hypnotized that's all it was hypnosis
it's a trick no trick what then a
warning what exactly did you
see I rather not talk about it well was
there anything about it that was
true it's true I have an uncle lives in
the
country and I was going to see him to
ask so how did you know I never saw
before I know nothing about you you are
merely a customer who comes
next who is the next to meet atropus the
goddess of Destiny what about you young
lady surely an innocent young woman like
yourself has no deep dark secrets in her
mind why don't you after all it was your
idea to come come in
here it will show you nothing but what
is in your own
heart
now look at the
shears look closely at the shears Your
Eyes Are Fixed On The shears they can't
look away look deeply deeply deeply
deeply into the Shears of Fai
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what time is it 7:20 oh no he'll be here
in 10 minutes I'll never get this done
in time so let him wait a while who is
it Mike
Charles and he's not the kind you keep
waiting this dinner date could be
important you know what it can mean
going to the right places meeting the
right people I know it's the only way
for a girl to get ahead in this
town look at these wrinkles and I
haven't even had my shower
yet come on go take your shower let me
iron the dress oh would you call G
thanks you're an
angel what a roommates
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for
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finished oh Millie it's that darn
material the iron was too hot oh no I'm
sorry Milli well you can wear something
else maybe no I haven't got any wardrobe
I went without lunches a whole month to
buy this dress well i' let you have one
of mine only I've only got one good one
and I'm wearing that tonight oh no dear
oh k please do something make some
excuse I guess don't worry I'll handle
it hello I'm Mike
Charles hello I'm KLA Hayes Millie's
roommate won't you come in
thanks Millie almost ready well Millie
can't go out tonight she's in bed with
the flu well um can I just say hello I
don't think you should uh that flu is
kind of catching yeah yeah maybe I
better not go in
there gee I'm a sorry your evening's
ruined yeah it is kind of rough could
have been a real swinging scene table
for two at Danny's
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Danny's
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like it l all these
people isn't that Bruce Benton over
there where at the table in the corner
yeah NY storm he's a producer isn't he
the
biggest oh no Mike Charles of all
people but with any luck he'll be too
interested in his new friend to notice
us come on let's say hello
Edie how's it going my Mike Bruce my
Charles remember yes yes of course oh uh
Carla Hayes Eddie storm I guess you know
who this is won't you join us really we
don't want in true well go ahead and sit
down uh Eddie and I got some business to
talk over you go ahead and order I'm
buying Eddie a little
drink I can't believe
imagine me having dinner with Bruce
Benton you know I've had a thing about
you ever since I was ever since you were
a little girl go ahead and say it I
don't mind it just doesn't seem possible
what you're having dinner with me or
because I've been around so long ah
you're embarrassing me you'll feel
better after you've had a
drink what's with you I'm I've been
trying to get you on the phone for 2
weeks I'm lining up production on his
new picture you know how these things
are don't give me that you've been
freezing me look I've been knocking
around this industry for 25 years I
figure I'm entitled to a little
consideration I realize that you know
how important this business is to me
when do I get the word no if you like
great Edie baby I knew you wouldn't let
me down you talk to them what they say
nothing doing what do you mean nothing
doing you know the pictures i' made I've
got a right to belong you were voted
down but I do anything really I would
talk to them again I'm sorry you know
the rules don't take it so hard have
another drink where you going don't
worry about me I'll have another drink
lots of drinks and you can tell you
think friends for me they don't have to
worry about Mike Charles he knows how to
take care of himself but maybe they
ought to worry because Mike Charles is
just liable to take care of
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them
that's wonderful would you really do
that for me anybody who knows the titles
of all the pictures I've made since 1950
deserves a break it's hard to keep you
waiting where's Mr Charles oh he asked
to be excused another engagement hope
you don't mind that's quite all right
Bruce and I were just having a very
interesting discussion I was just
suggesting to Miss Hayes that she come
down to the studio on Monday and make a
test for that part we have
open you mean the
sister what do you
think well I don't know it's a second
lead what have you done television
mostly Bruce was just telling me about
the part it sounds fascinating I'm sure
I could handle it why don't we shoot
some film and
see all right let's do that thans a
whole lot of
thans you better believe me thans that's
what they are having in their top 10
what top 10
Stars
directors producers and big ones on will
stay on top year after year after year
you never seem to grow old never slow
down
brother I could tell you something about
that top 10 and don't think I won't tell
it in the right places I've had it up to
Here Eddie storm and all the rest of it
mean Eddie storm the producer
producer
list if you only knew the real story
behind that character I could tell
it
here on the
house you make yourself at home I got to
go out back for a
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minute you're not
eating I uh start filming next week
remember now you know how I keep my
boyish
figure and you I'm on a
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diet excuse me Mr storm there's a call
for
you I'll take it over there will you
Excuse me
yes well I never thought when I went out
tonight that all this would be
happening meeting you and get a chance
to be in a film with
you I thought you'd want to
know sure sure I understand don't worry
I'll handle
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it nothing important just a little
problem it's all been taken care
of where are we home in your own
garage oh you're a real pal thanks
hey
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Carla did you see this Mike Charles is
dead he was overcome by exhaust fumes in
his
garage happened last
night didn't he take you home
no we left the restaurant almost as soon
as we got there the paper says it was an
accident he'd been
drinking how could he take you to an exp
expensive restaurant and then just walk
out look Millie I hardly knew the man it
was your day let's talk about something
more
pleasant he made a good contact Last
Night Eddie Storm's testing me on Monday
for a part in the new Bruce Benton film
a good
part look I know that sounds cold
blooded but well if a girl wants to get
ahead in this town she's got to take her
chances when she gets them and not worry
about what happens to anybody
else I wouldn't want to get there that
way Millie dear I'm going to get
there
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anyway another day another dollar
tomorrow's call Mr Button thanks
red
well I see they've written an extra
scene for
you you look great in those shots today
I'd never have been in those shots if it
wasn't for you
I got you something to show you how much
I appreciate
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it you can't afford a present like this
but I want you to have it put it on
okay
thanks
it's quite a day
today I'm really beat where do you get
all your
energy clean living it certainly doesn't
come from overeating you didn't even
touch your lunch this noon I'll make up
for it tonight where are we
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going
not we
me I thought you said something about
going out
tonight I'm sorry about the hang up not
tonight tomorrow
night what kind of hangup is it blonde
or
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brunette two
brunettes
your
agents in a
way I'll see you in the morning good
night
where's Bruce you just missed him but
you
didn't Bruce now rehearsing our lines
for
tomorrow that's all right isn't it of
course rehearsals never hurt anybody
that's why I have them every day on the
set what's the matter Mr storm you have
some reason for disliking me I didn't
say that you I like you and Bruce bendon
together that's a bad scene take my
advice and lay off he not for
you there he is now Bruce Bruce
wait where'd he say he was going he
didn't he just said he had a business
appointment business appointment the two
the worst hoods in
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town Don't Panic he's all
right Leo help me get him up to the car
hurry where are you taking him the
sanatorium Sunset Crest
sanatorium what happened the operation's
over Dr Heim says he'll be all right
that's impossible oh no it's true Dr
Heim my dear young lady let me assure
you there is no cause for
alarm only for silence he's right we
can't have any any publicity bad for the
picture how can there be a picture with
with Bruce the bullet has been removed
he's resting comfortably but I saw him
he was
dead He's Alive Dr he is a great surgeon
he has his own techniques believe me
dear lady your friend is quite safe when
can I see him Monday he will be back on
the set
Monday
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cut
it great boot great okay
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boys something
wrong believe it Dr Heim told you he'd
be here
looks good doesn't
he I've got to talk to you pun in 5
minutes carer let's go
inside okay now take it in a fra right
that's
it somebody fix that backing
there when are you going to tell me the
truth all right you would find out
sooner or later
anyway the man we saw in the car the
other night was Bruce's double
his double look I know his stand in I
said double let's face it Bruce is
getting along he needs somebody to share
the load after all how' you imagine he's
kept going as a top star for over 30
years now you know the
secret but you still haven't told me
what
happened just what you saw Bruce's
double old gambling Debs he was taken
for a ride and
killed then uh Dr Heim didn't operate no
he merely disposed of the
body who is Dr Heim no more secrets you
know too much already perhaps I know
more than you think what are you talking
about I did a little reading over the
weekend at the newspaper office small
clippings they keep a file there you
know it's called a
morg it's very appropriate don't you
think what are you getting at I thought
I was getting it the truth about Dr
Heim but instead I found out something
else about
you on April 5th 1944 there was a
speedboat accident in the harbor off
Newport Beach you were thrown from the
boat when they took you to the hospital
they thought you were dying according to
the story you rushed from that hospital
to a private Clinic Sunset Crest
sanatorium the man who operated on you
there was a refugee physician
a Dr Heim two minutes Miss Hayes yes
it's true he saved me a wonderful
plastic surgeon he must have
been according to that newspaper story
your entire skull and chest had been
crushed Beyond
repair I don't see any scars Mr storm
I've had enough of this well I haven't
I'm going to see Bruce tonight and he'll
tell me the truth
have you seen Mr Benton I haven't seen
him leave yet thank
you
main
gate as soon as Dr Heim gets here send
him to stage
G it doesn't concern you don't you you
see I have to know the truth there's
nothing to tell you oh yes there is
Carla
please you were the one who was
shot you were the one that we took to
the sanatorium you'd better get out I'm
not going to talk about it but you've
got to talk about it Bruce don't you
understand I'm in love with you no you
can't be in love with me what happened
what is it about Dr
h
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it's
met all
right look at it take a good look you
wanted to know the secret of the top 10
the box office stars who seem to go on
forever and ever the ones who never age
The Immortals of the
screen well now you know the
secret they are Immortal it's Dr Heim
yes Dr Heim he found a way of preserving
the brain and its
abilities in a synthetic body he did
that to you and Eddie storm
yes there are a few of us but only a few
few and you don't have to have an
accident but you must be a very special
person with a very special hunger not
for food or drink or love you can't have
any of those you must live to feed only
on the Applause and the
fame for some of us it's
enough I'd rather be
dead so we are in
time you told
her then we have no choice what are you
going to do Mike Charles knew the secret
he wanted to be one of us when we
refused he threatened to talk we
couldn't risk that with him and we can't
risk it with you
wait there is another way you once told
me about your ambitions
that you do anything for Fame in
stardom you can have your
wish how soon can you
operate immediately no
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n and here are the stars of this
production Bruce button and the lovely
Carla Hayes oh Miss Hayes I understand
that your performance is this picture
indicates that you will soon be in the
top 10 and filmed
them look there's Carla Hayes isn't she
a doll a living
doll there there there that's all right
now don't be afraid that's all in your
mind that was a warning sounding in your
mind it's a warning of things that can
be of course but for the moment they're
without substance the images that the
kind of things that dreams are made of
oh the mind is a strange animal isn't it
it can turn on you like a panther but of
course like a panther it can be tamed by
certain people and that's a kind of a
blessing don't you agree I don't know
why we came here for the mystery and
excitement but you have obtained more
than you bargain for you've obtained
knowledge you're quite a philosopher as
I try to be now who is next who wants to
meet the goddess and take this
fascinating Journey you Dorothy don't
why I'm Not Afraid
ah look at the shears look at the
shears deeply deeply deeply you gaze at
the
shears look at the Shears of
fate
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you
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Miss endicar I'm Maxine Chambers Theo
Winston's manager I saw for Miss Dari
who was expecting you today I thought
you were interviewing him yesterday oh
yes but he had to rush off to a concert
as you know so we thought we'd continue
today I see well I'm afraid he won't be
able to spare you very much time he has
to rehearse this evening thank
you
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milk and sugar no thank
you I really hate to stop there's so
much more I'd like to know about you if
I gave your readers any more material
they complain of ice stream I wasn't
thinking of my readers Mr
Winston you're very
flattering
you really do love music don't You Yes I
do in that case perhaps you better meet
UT
tape
who come in here and I'll show
you oh you turpe the goddess of
Music
yes yes it was a present from my mother
before she
died ity and I have been together for
years
now shall we play something for the
lady
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I'm sorry I'm afraid that wasn't very
good I shouldn't have let you you must
be tired after last night's concert
no no it's not that
it's it's just that UT teria isn't used
to you yet please accept my apologies
for her perhap she doesn't like
me
well I
do I was just
thinking you're quite alone L person
aren't you what makes you say
that this habit you have of talking to
yourself I couldn't help noticing this
afternoon I was talking to you
tpy you mean I'm going to have a piano
for a
rival no
it's it's just that I haven't had time
to believe me Dorothy you have no
rivals it's no good I'm making too many
mistakes why I don't
know don't
you how many hours a day do you practice
quite enough until what time are you out
every night I can't see what possible
difference that makes Leo I'm sorry if
I'm speaking out of turn but well I'm
your friend I'm not just your manager
and I can't stand by and watch that girl
take over your life ruin your career you
sound exactly like my mother whenever I
used to bring a girl home all she would
ever say to me was that it was going to
ruin my
career you're in love with
her
yes and I think she loves me too well in
that case you're just going to have to
try and make her understand she just
can't go on being so
demanding look
Maxi you're a good manager and a good
friend but you don't have to worry about
me in either capacity Dorothy hasn't
ruined my life for the first time in
years I feel rarely
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happy Leo
Leo
Thea are you all
right yes of
course I was just working something out
for my next concert I know I shouldn't
have interrupted you but I've got
something for you and I couldn't wait to
give it to
you and we're invited to the hardcourts
tonight do you like it
yes yes it's
lovely uh
Dorothy about tonight he picked me up at
8:00
yes yes of
course let's go and have a
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drink
Leo what's the matter
nothing when I came in there you were
sitting as if you're in a
trance I was just
tired there's no need to worry about
me tell me the
truth oh very well I suppose you've got
to know sooner or
later it's you herp it she resents
you you see I've been trying to
communicate with
her she thinks you're hurting me and
preventing me from working she wants to
protect me is there some sort of joke
pretending that a piano is
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a no I haven't come here to talk about
myself but you've got to do something
about Leo you've got to cancel his tour
he's a no condition for it if we don't
do something he'll have a breakdown yes
I know if Leo isn't well it's because
you're smothering him you're smothering
him with your demands on his time your
possessiveness you just aren't the sort
of person Leo needs believe me I love
him do you or do you just love the idea
of being the wife of a world famous
pianist Is Your Love real or just
selfish you're the selfish one all
you're interested in is making money out
of Leo's career first his mother and now
you and this ridiculous story about
urpe urpe I pretend you don't know about
it you probably encourage it but it
won't work I'm not going to let it Leo
belongs to me
now
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Leo
I heard the piano
playing and then he wants the door
yes but that's not possible
you you couldn't have come from the
piano to the door so
quickly I wasn't playing it was your
tpet
Leo come here only a met name
yes and this is only a
piano there's nothing here but wood and
and metal and ivory it's got no life of
its
own and it can't interfere with
ours
you're tired we'll go away
together away from what about my concert
tour oh I spoke to Maxim today I told
her she'd have to postpone it well what
did she say she'll come
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around
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you're not angry with me are you no of
course
not I know I'm tired it's just that I've
never missed a tour before Leo you
better make up your mind either we go
away together
or I'll go by
myself you really mean that don't you
yes in that case I have no
choice when do you want to
leave well we could go
tonight we could ring Maxine
from wherever we are in the
morning you go and pack and then I'll
pick up my things
for
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Leo
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leoo
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no
no no no no
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no
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look what he's done he's frightened
you no I'm all right what did you
see Just an Illusion an
illusion that's very good
call it whatever you want an illusion a
fantasy a memory now that's very good
too A Memory but a memory of the future
a memory of the shape of things to come
now then which of you two gentlemen will
be next to take this plunge into the
river of
T oh not you afraid are you
afraid you
now as a matter of fact I've always
wanted to uh sample your
wares very
well very well then look at the
shears look at the
shears look at the shears deeper and
deeper and deeper look at the
shears look at the Shears of
fate
first edition isn't
it a great Rarity to The Collector of
edar alen Po yes I know oh might I ask
where you obtained it it doesn't mine
this gentleman owns the collection lelot
kenning this is Mr Ronald
Wyatt I I I was just admiring your
collection um does this volume happen to
be for sale oh I'm afraid not as you
probably know only six of these are
known to exist yes I'm I'm well aware of
that you are interested in P Mr canning
is probably the world's greatest
collector of Po memorabilia I'm um I'm
prepared to pay a a very good price I'm
sorry my collection must remain complete
Mr kenning has many other things besides
these books more than you can possibly
imagine
ala and Taman yes and collected poems
1829 Boston Edition has cost you $15,000
at least s the last year Pros romance
1843 sold in that year for 12 cents
value now
$50,000 we have much in common if if you
should ever come to the states perhaps
you might care to see my connection oh
you live in
America my whole life is centered around
Edgar alen in every respect well I will
most certainly take advantage of your
invitation when I'm in Maryland I shall
look forward to seeing you yes thank you
excuse
me
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Mr
wad I'm sorry to kept you waiting I must
admit I didn't expect to see you again
quite so soon interesting very
interesting my grandfather's idea he
built this house when he started his PO
collection my father and I merely
followed in his
footsteps let's post corette he wor it
in Baltimore during his last collect
your appearance you have uh other items
from his wardrobe as well my collection
is very
complete did you know that he uh played
the flute no did he
really there oh I'm sorry I should have
asked you before would you care for the
drink yes thank you chy yes sh oh yes
thank
you
now this is
lovely
yes to your
health and to your collection there
speaks the true collector my father was
like that and so was his today they both
be called
fanatics it's true collecting can become
a kind of
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mania what a strange man he was what a
Fascination he exerted over the minds of
those who love
fantasy or do you think it's because
people are fascinated by the mystery of
death no I'm I'll never equal his
knowledge of the secrets that lie Beyond
on the
grave let us drink to the immortal Edgar
Alan
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[Applause]
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Poe
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oh no thank you had enough I go on
drinking like this you think can pel
himself thank
you
uh do you want to see
downstairs why what's down there the
rest of my treasures that's why you
encouraged me to drink wasn't it you
wanted me to show you more oh really Mr
K it doesn't matter I was going to show
you
anyway well there's uh there's one thing
you must promise me first
what I'm going to show you now will
remain a secret between us oh yes of
course
good good
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that you're a very privileged man Mr W
no not a living Soul has been down here
since my father
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died
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this is fabulous absolutely
fabulous here are my real
Treasures
POS original
manuscript yes but I thought they were
all in University
collections see for yourself you saw his
letters upstairs you recognize his hand
writing this is the same yes but uh I
don't recognize the title The House of
the
worm is it
this an unpublished work mhm all these
is unpublished I've read everything ever
written about po I never had any mention
of of of unpublished stories nobody else
knows but you can see yourself this is
genuine I suppose you wouldn't be
interested in
uh parting with any of this that's right
I
wouldn't
oh what part of this box play in the
life of
Paul oh
nothing oh why is it
here I'll tell you about it when we get
upstairs but it's getting
late please please please no
I I must SE
more the Further Adventures of Arthur
Gordon
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P but look at that paper look look
at this paper
is so
a oh yes yes look
at look at the watermark we Sons
n
1966 it's impossible a
mistake just a trick of the lies oh it's
a trick all right and I want to know the
truth we must go upstairs now no you're
going to tell me you're going to tell me
R I'll break my promise of Silence now
what's the
secret
oh yes you wrote these stories didn't
you didn't you you wrote them didn't
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you no I didn't dve no Then Who did who
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did
this box now you told me it had nothing
to do with the life of Po that's right
it had nothing to do with his
life did had to do with his
death my grandfather made money by
selling cavas to medical students
robbing Graves one of the graves he
opened was the last resting place of
Edgar Alan PE the body of course had
crumbled to dust but he gathered that
just kept
it in this
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box so you see he really was the
greatest
collector he even collected Edgar Alan
Poe
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himself you're lying we both can see the
box is
empty ah but and this is the real
secret my grandfather was more than a
grave robber he was a student of the ult
did you know that there are ways to
raise the dead to reanimate the dust are
those stories by
po filled with nameless
Terrors are written on Modern paper
because po has been brought back to us
he's still alive you expect me to
believe that
that you can believe what you
like now you put those manuscripts
back they're going
upstairs there's a third key
here is it for that
door no
then what's it
for give me those
keys No you're hiding more Treasures
from me aren't you I want to see if
you've been telling me the truth I want
to
see me those go I won't
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go
what
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what
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Mr I am Ronald
Wyatt I want to help you
to to release all these new
works now
with your knowledge of the unknown
of of death
itself knowledge of
death I prayed to
die to
die again I sought and found the
unknown made a deal with the
devil eternal
life to preserve the works of Edgar
Allan PO for the world is the work of
God not the devil to condemn a man to
living hell is the work of the devil and
one's Soul can only be released if a
living Soul replaces his in the devil's
domain is there no other way to release
you there is another
way by
H I have the
means
here but in
return you must tell me more about the
unknown
yes yes I
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will
if you liberate one who has made a pact
with the devil you yourself become the
devil's
slave you are trapped my friend trapped
is that not a good ending for the last
story of Edgar Alan
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Poe
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you are
trapped
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[Applause]
trapped now it can't be what did you
see I can't believe
it what is it that you cannot believe my
friend
you it really
is what do you
mean you know what
Esau who are you me my name is Diablo my
friend Dr
Diablo I'm very well known for my
excursions into the unexplored regions
of the mine
now let's see who's next who is well you
are of course aren't you no not me oh
yes you paid your money you're going to
receive full value sir no I I I came in
here to see there's something going on I
don't want to know anything about I
don't care whether you want to know
anything about it you are going to face
that civil and you are going to walk
into the future you are going to do what
I tell you hear me you are going to do
what I did you're mad
mad Joe I'm not going to get away with
it
because I'm going to kill you I'm going
to kill
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[Applause]
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you come on let's get out of
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[Applause]
here
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[Laughter]
you look great tonight we gave him a
good show for that
money show that money couldn't buy it
doctor
well I better to get
outside get ready for the next
performance so you decided to wait hey
Mr W I was interested in um making a
deal with me
too oh
yes yes I think
so the right time
time you have a
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light
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of course I lose one or two along the
line this way but it's great for the
sport and then it's only fair you know
to uh give him a chance to escape my
domain
but will
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you