Have They Arrived? "Alien Invasion" Mini Marathon (Cosmic Terror)

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1:25 Speaker 3: Okay, we have a caller on line seven. You are live and welcome to the show.

1:30 Speaker 4: They are already here.

1:32 Speaker 2: Well, we are.

1:33 Speaker 3: Talking about the so-called lights in the sky that so many people are seeing tonight. So, caller, what do you mean that they are already here?

1:43 Speaker 4: I'm telling you. They landed a long time ago. They've been setting up for.

1:51 Speaker 2: Hello?

1:53 Speaker 6: Are you still there?

1:54 Speaker 4: They are already here.

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3:00 Speaker 2: In October of 1938, a brilliant young producer named Orson Welles terrified America with his broadcast.

3:10 Speaker 8: Of The War of the Worlds by H.G.

3:14 Speaker 2: Welles. Martians had come to invade and destroy, and within the space of one hour, police lines were flooded and panic ruled the streets.

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3:40 Speaker 3: You are listening to KRB Late Night Talk Radio. I'm Jay Griffin, your host for We Are Not Alone, a series that explores the wonderful and wacky world of UFOs. Now, in the last few nights, people have been reporting mysterious lights in the sky that seem to just appear and then zoom off at these lightning speeds. Now, personally, I've never seen anything like that, but I want to try and keep an open mind. So let's get right to the phones and we'll see what you have to say.

4:15 Speaker 6: Caller on line one, you are live. So tell me what you think.

4:18 Speaker 4: Hi, Jay.

4:19 Speaker 10: Long time listener. First time caller.

4:22 Speaker 6: I appreciate that.

4:24 Speaker 5: My name is Nancy and I have seen those lights.

4:27 Speaker 6: Well, Nancy, what do they look like to you?

4:29 Speaker 1: Well, they look like popsicles.

4:32 Speaker 2: What flavor?

4:34 Speaker 4: Maybe orange sherbet.

4:36 Speaker 6: Thank you, Nancy. Next caller, you're on.

4:39 Speaker 11: You know, Jay, you got the dumbest show on the air. Jay, your listeners are brain-dead morons who... And hey, thank you for listening. Next caller, you're on the air.

4:50 Speaker 4: They are already here.

4:52 Speaker 6: Well, who's here?

4:55 Speaker 4: They have been here for a long time. They've been waiting for years. They are very patient.

5:05 Speaker 3: Well, there's been a lot of talk about objects in the sky, but I think that you were the first person to actually say that they are here.

5:15 Speaker 6: What's your name, man?

5:17 Speaker 4: Just call me Max.

5:19 Speaker 6: Okay, Max, how do you know that they are here?

5:22 Speaker 4: Look around, man. They've been coming for years. I mean, all the technology that we suddenly got in the last 20 years, and you don't think that we had help?

5:33 Speaker 6: Well, you know, Max, I grant you that science has come a long way, but.

5:37 Speaker 4: They have a plan.

5:38 Speaker 6: Okay, what's the plan? I.

5:40 Speaker 8: I.

5:42 Speaker 4: Gotta go.

5:44 Speaker 2: Wow.

5:46 Speaker 3: Okay, that was kind of unusual. Let's go ahead and take another caller. Caller, you're on the air.

5:52 Speaker 11: Hey, Jay.

5:53 Speaker 12: If you want a weird story, I got one for you.

5:56 Speaker 6: All ears.

5:57 Speaker 12: I live out in the country. I was driving along one night, and all of a sudden there was these really bright lights behind me.

6:05 Speaker 6: Bright lights?

6:07 Speaker 12: You know, I didn't know what was going on, and it was kind of strange to me because there was hardly ever anybody on that road.

6:12 Speaker 6: Uh-huh.

6:13 Speaker 12: I signaled for them to go around me, but they just sat there and they followed me for a good couple of miles. And then finally, they just went up. up into the sky and I pulled over and was trying to figure out what it was and by the time I got pulled over and looked up they just completely vanished like there was no trace of them I've told everybody about it my wife my friends family and nobody believes my story I still can't make any sense out.

6:43 Speaker 3: Of it that is one unusual story I must say well uh well what do you think Let's take a quick commercial break and we will be right back.

6:58 Speaker 6: Or not.

7:00 Speaker 9: Across the planet. This is your number one radio station.

7:10 Speaker 4: Now that was freaky.

7:12 Speaker 6: Oh, hey, as long as the ratings stay up.

7:15 Speaker 1: Speaking of that, old man Schwab wanted to talk to you today.

7:19 Speaker 6: Oh, couldn't be about a raise.

7:21 Speaker 4: Doubtful.

7:23 Speaker 1: Seems that some of the parents did not like your take on discipline.

7:27 Speaker 6: Hey, it was only my opinion.

7:29 Speaker 1: Hanging them up by their toes I do not believe is conducive to deterring bad behavior.

7:35 Speaker 6: Yeah, it keeps them out of the way, though.

7:38 Speaker 8: Five seconds.

7:40 Speaker 10: Four.

7:41 Speaker 4: Three.

7:45 Speaker 3: And we are back on KRB Late Night Talk Radio with our program We Are Not Alone and I want to say a special thank you to Tess, who's our engineer tonight. She's the one that handles the phones and makes sure I don't over-modulate or anything like that. She is in charge of all those dials in there. Thank you, Tess, for being here this evening. Now, our topic is, we are not alone. And let me just tell you what our government says.

8:17 Speaker 2: Oh, wait.

8:18 Speaker 6: They don't know either. They have all this video footage. From pilots and ships. And they have no idea. Now, come on, people. Wake up. Let's get to the phones. Caller, you're on the air.

8:35 Speaker 4: They want you to see them.

8:37 Speaker 6: Hey, Max. Haven't heard from you in about three minutes. How's it going, kid?

8:43 Speaker 4: I had to move. I'm calling from a pay phone.

8:47 Speaker 6: You mean you actually found a pay phone? That right there is amazing in itself.

8:52 Speaker 4: I don't want to use the cell phones. They monitor those.

8:56 Speaker 6: Who monitors? What, the government?

8:59 Speaker 4: No, the aliens. Don't you understand? They've been here, just waiting for the right time.

9:08 Speaker 6: And so tonight is the right time.

9:11 Speaker 4: Yes, they are getting ready.

9:13 Speaker 6: Well, listen, Max, do you think they can wait until after the show?

9:17 Speaker 4: Wait, I see one. I gotta go. Wow.

9:22 Speaker 6: All I can say is, wow. All right, next caller, you are on with Jay.

9:28 Speaker 13: Hi, Jay.

9:29 Speaker 10: I'm Linda.

9:30 Speaker 6: Well, how are you doing tonight, Linda?

9:32 Speaker 10: I think that I know Max.

9:33 Speaker 6: Really?

9:34 Speaker 2: From where?

9:35 Speaker 10: When I was on board the ship.

9:37 Speaker 6: Oh, you mean like a cruise ship?

9:38 Speaker 10: No, the alien ship. You see, I was abducted last January, and Max's voice sounds very familiar.

9:46 Speaker 6: Oh, so did they perform experiments on you?

9:50 Speaker 10: No, they were getting me ready.

9:51 Speaker 6: Getting ready. Ready for what?

9:55 Speaker 10: I have to go.

9:57 Speaker 6: And our next caller, you are on the air.

9:59 Speaker 14: Paige.

10:00 Speaker 8: It's me.

10:01 Speaker 6: Leo, our friendly neighborhood police officer.

10:03 Speaker 8: And it's just as weird out here as it is on your show tonight.

10:07 Speaker 2: There goes another one.

10:09 Speaker 8: I'll call you back later.

10:11 Speaker 3: Looking forward to it. And, you know, I just thought of a quote that Einstein had. A question that sometimes drives me hazy, am I or are the others crazy? Why don't we go ahead and take another break. You are listening to Jay Griffin on We Are Not Alone on radio station KRB Late Night Talk.

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11:38 Speaker 2: Jay Griffin, a late night talk show host on radio station KRB, who is discussing the possibility of alien lights in the sky. After the last caller, he is starting to get an uneasy feeling.

11:58 Speaker 9: Across the planet, this is your number one radio station.

12:07 Speaker 3: And we are back on KRB Late Night Talk Radio.

12:11 Speaker 6: I'm Jay Griffin. My engineer is Tess. And she's doing a fantastic job. You know, I find it rather amazing that the only photos or video of these objects are just so grainy and blurry that no one can distinguish what the object is. I mean, don't we have HD video now?

12:41 Speaker 3: It's like those pictures of someone who has robbed something, some store or something.

12:45 Speaker 6: Now, you would think that the cops would want to catch the thief. But from those photos, you can't tell if it's a male, a female, or an eight-foot-tall alien from the pictures they show on TV. All right, so... Let's get back to the phones. Hello, caller. You are on the air.

13:07 Speaker 4: I did know Linda.

13:09 Speaker 6: Well, hello again, Max.

13:13 Speaker 3: I mean, I know it's two in the morning, but are there not any other callers out there?

13:19 Speaker 4: They don't matter. In a little while, nothing will matter anymore. How can I make you understand that?

13:27 Speaker 3: Okay, let's start with, I did know Linda. How did you know Linda?

13:32 Speaker 4: I saw her. She had escaped from them. Although, that is not the easiest thing to do.

13:40 Speaker 3: Well, I guess not, since she says that she was on a spaceship. I mean, you can't exactly stick your thumb out and hitchhike home.

13:49 Speaker 4: I wonder how she did it.

13:51 Speaker 6: Well, maybe you should ask her.

13:53 Speaker 4: Maybe I can.

13:56 Speaker 6: And the night gets weirder and weirder. I love these kind of shows. Caller, you are on.

14:04 Speaker 4: Oh my god.

14:05 Speaker 1: Jay, you gotta help me.

14:07 Speaker 6: What can I help you with, caller?

14:08 Speaker 10: I'm Nancy.

14:10 Speaker 1: Something is outside. I don't know what it is.

14:13 Speaker 6: Well, have you called the police?

14:15 Speaker 1: I thought that I had, but then I got you.

14:17 Speaker 4: Oh, please.

14:19 Speaker 1: You have to help me.

14:20 Speaker 4: They're here.

14:21 Speaker 1: Max is right there already.

14:25 Speaker 2: Hello?

14:26 Speaker 6: Caller, are you there?

14:28 Speaker 15: Hmm.

14:30 Speaker 2: Okay, uh.

14:32 Speaker 3: Let's go ahead and take a commercial break. This is Jay Griffin on KRB.

14:38 Speaker 8: This is your number one radio station.

14:43 Speaker 1: That was a bit intense.

14:46 Speaker 6: Yeah. Hey, are you watching the news in there?

14:49 Speaker 4: Of course.

14:50 Speaker 6: Is there, like, anything going on?

14:53 Speaker 1: Same old crap, different night.

14:55 Speaker 6: Well, keep an eye on it, will you?

14:57 Speaker 1: Hey, you okay?

14:59 Speaker 6: I don't know. Just getting a kind of a creepy feeling, you know?

15:04 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was going to say something, but ten seconds.

15:08 Speaker 16: Five, four, three.

15:17 Speaker 6: And we are back.

15:18 Speaker 3: You're on KRB. This is Jay Griffin on We Are Not Alone. Let's just go right to the calls. Caller, what's your name?

15:24 Speaker 8: Hey, Jay. It's your friendly neighborhood cop on the beat.

15:29 Speaker 6: Leo, hey, my man. Hey, what's happening up on 4th Street?

15:34 Speaker 8: Uh, a whole lot of nothing. You got one heck of a show tonight.

15:40 Speaker 6: Well, glad to know you're listening on the job.

15:42 Speaker 8: Every night.

15:44 Speaker 3: Hey, for those who don't know, Leo is a police officer who patrols my neighborhood. Now, he's the one who keeps the streets safe at night.

15:53 Speaker 8: Thank you for that.

15:54 Speaker 6: Hey, Leo, breakfast, my treat.

15:57 Speaker 8: As it should be.

15:59 Speaker 6: Okay, so what do you think about aliens from another world?

16:02 Speaker 8: I think that if they were here, they would have done something a long time ago. Like, why is my cell phone bill higher in the summer?

16:13 Speaker 6: Leo, that's a great question. Maybe Max could answer that one.

16:16 Speaker 8: Hang on, Jay. I may have a public drunk. Give me a sec, will you?

16:22 Speaker 6: Hey, no problem if you don't mind us listening in.

16:25 Speaker 8: You mean I'm a radio star?

16:27 Speaker 6: You are a star anyway, my man.

16:31 Speaker 8: I'll leave the phone on. Hey, make a copy of the tape.

16:35 Speaker 6: You got it.

16:36 Speaker 8: Hey, buddy. You got ID? Hey, I'm talking to you. Show me your hands. Show me your hands or I'll blow you away. What the hell are you?

16:54 Speaker 2: Leo?

16:56 Speaker 6: Jake?

16:57 Speaker 8: Leo!

16:57 Speaker 4: Help!

17:01 Speaker 6: Hello?

17:02 Speaker 1: Is no one there, Jay?

17:04 Speaker 2: Yeah.

17:06 Speaker 3: Okay, let's just take another caller.

17:09 Speaker 6: Hello?

17:10 Speaker 4: I told you. It's starting.

17:13 Speaker 2: Max.

17:15 Speaker 6: Max, what do you know?

17:16 Speaker 4: Everything. I'm on the move.

17:21 Speaker 2: Okay.

17:22 Speaker 6: Alright, let's just stop and back up a second. I'm not sure.

17:27 Speaker 3: If someone is trying to pull one over on Jay Griffin, but I think it's gone just a little too far.

17:33 Speaker 1: Jay, all the phone lines went dead.

17:35 Speaker 6: They're what? Hello? Hello, caller? You're on. What's your name?

17:41 Speaker 1: It's no use. There's no one on the line.

17:46 Speaker 6: Okay. Okay, let's just stop.

17:50 Speaker 3: Tess, our beautiful engineer, is going to check and make sure we don't maybe have a broken phone line or something's disconnected somewhere.

18:02 Speaker 6: Let's just go ahead and take a commercial break.

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18:08 Speaker 2: Tess looks at Jay through the window of the production room. She shrugs her shoulder. and Jay sits in his chair, staring at the dead phone. We shall stare into Act 3.

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18:51 Speaker 2: An uneasy feeling has begun to creep into the broadcast studio of KRB. Jay Griffin has been trying to call someone for the past ten minutes without any luck.

19:04 Speaker 1: The phones are dead, Jay.

19:06 Speaker 2: Yes.

19:08 Speaker 6: Yeah, but are we still on the air? Oh, okay.

19:11 Speaker 3: Alright, so I'm going to give out my cell phone number. If anyone is out there, please give me a call. 555 0929.

19:20 Speaker 6: Tess, can you patch my phone into the board?

19:23 Speaker 1: Does a cat have an ass? Does a bear.

19:26 Speaker 6: I will take that as a yes. Okay. So, listen, we have had a lot of strange phone calls tonight. Tess, is there anything on the news?

19:36 Speaker 1: I just realized something.

19:38 Speaker 6: What's that?

19:39 Speaker 1: The news channel's been showing the same story over and over for the past half hour.

19:44 Speaker 6: What story?

19:46 Speaker 1: Something about A bright light over the center of the city?

19:51 Speaker 8: Hang on.

19:52 Speaker 1: It's getting towards the end of.

19:53 Speaker 8: Holy.

19:57 Speaker 6: Tess, what is it?

19:58 Speaker 1: I never noticed it before. The camera just stopped filming. Like it got swiped away by something. Then the whole loop starts all over again.

20:07 Speaker 6: So for the past hour... You've been watching the same news story over and over?

20:15 Speaker 1: Jay, I'm getting a little frightened.

20:19 Speaker 6: Can someone please call me? This is Jay on KRB. You're on the air.

20:26 Speaker 10: It's me, Linda. Are you okay?

20:28 Speaker 6: Yes, Linda.

20:30 Speaker 2: Wow.

20:31 Speaker 6: Any idea what's going on?

20:33 Speaker 10: I don't know. I'm at my neighbor's place. Jay, they are all gone.

20:39 Speaker 6: What do you mean, gone?

20:41 Speaker 10: Just gone. I've checked all the bedrooms. There's no one here.

20:45 Speaker 4: I'm scared.

20:46 Speaker 6: Have you at least called the police?

20:48 Speaker 10: I can't get through to them.

20:50 Speaker 4: Wait.

20:51 Speaker 10: I don't think I'm alone.

20:53 Speaker 4: Oh, God. Oh, hi.

20:57 Speaker 10: I remember you.

20:57 Speaker 13: Wait.

20:59 Speaker 10: You told me I was the chosen one when you picked me up. No, no, stop! Stop!

21:06 Speaker 4: No, stop!

21:13 Speaker 2: Linda?

21:15 Speaker 6: Linda?

21:16 Speaker 10: What happened?

21:19 Speaker 6: I don't know. Can anyone please call me? Hello?

21:25 Speaker 4: I told you, they were already here.

21:28 Speaker 6: Max? Max, where are you?

21:30 Speaker 4: They started taking out the communications network. That's why the TV is running the same thing over and over.

21:39 Speaker 6: Max, what's going on?

21:41 Speaker 4: Don't you know? It's really happening this time.

21:45 Speaker 1: Jay, maybe we should.

21:47 Speaker 10: Get out of here.

21:48 Speaker 6: Hang on, Tess. Max, what's happening?

21:52 Speaker 4: They... We are taking over. We are invading. It was so easy.

22:01 Speaker 1: Max.

22:03 Speaker 6: You're one of them?

22:05 Speaker 8: Of course.

22:06 Speaker 4: It was my job to take care of the radio communication.

22:10 Speaker 6: What are you talking about? Where are you?

22:17 Speaker 8: Jay?

22:20 Speaker 1: Someone? Something's at the door.

22:24 Speaker 8: Mr.

22:24 Speaker 4: Jay Griffin, where do you think I am?

22:40 Speaker 2: Jay and Tess look at the door to the broadcast booth in horror as it begins to melt away within a few moments the station goes off the air I will be back shortly In 1938, Orson Welles terrified the nation with his famous.

23:24 Speaker 6: War of the Worlds broadcast.

23:28 Speaker 2: Many said that something like that could never happen again. Yet, it did. And not just once. But three times. Right here in this country. Don't believe me? Look it up. And wonder. Would you be fooled? Our cast included Raven Adams, Crimson McKenzie, Raymond Gibson, Julia Sanders, Minerva Faith, Carter Sherriff, Mark Wheeler, and William Stafford. The story was edited by Crimson McKenzie and directed by By Winslow Swan. Doorway to Nightmare is brought to you in part by Swanage Press. This is your host, inviting you to return with us through the doorway to nightmare for another adventure into the world of your terrifying imagination.

24:29 Speaker 2: Until next time, slumber peacefully. Epilogue. The butler did it. With this key, you unlock the world to your dreams. What lies beyond could be the doorway to Nightmare. Nightmare Welcome. I'm your host for the Doorway to Nightmare. Have you ever looked up at the night sky, the billions of stars that surround our planet and the galaxy? Have you ever wondered in the vastness of space what could be out there?

25:56 Speaker 8: No.

25:57 Speaker 6: And this is why you called me up here?

26:00 Speaker 1: I know, I know. It sounds fantastic, Leo. But the math doesn't lie. I've checked the figures over and over again.

26:08 Speaker 6: Look, Pamela, you are one of the brightest and most brilliant astronomers that I know of. You actually believe that this meteor is heading towards the Earth?

26:21 Speaker 1: It's not a question of is it heading towards us. The question is, what is it?

26:27 Speaker 6: I don't understand.

26:28 Speaker 1: That's why I called you, Leo. I don't think it's a meteor at all.

26:31 Speaker 6: Then what is it?

26:34 Speaker 1: Something much, much worse.

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27:04 Speaker 1: It is in all of us. Waiting.

27:10 Speaker 17: Watching.

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27:35 Speaker 2: Astronomy is a very specialized field in the world of science. It takes approximately nine years to fully educate and prepare oneself to look up into the night sky.

27:51 Speaker 1: Jennifer, do you have last night's photos?

27:53 Speaker 4: Yes, Dr. Howler.

27:54 Speaker 5: I mapped out section 274 this afternoon.

27:57 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jen. What would I do without you?

28:00 Speaker 18: Run screaming into the night?

28:02 Speaker 1: You're probably right.

28:04 Speaker 5: I was also able to contact Dr.

28:06 Speaker 1: Fairfax.

28:07 Speaker 5: He said that he could be here this evening around 10.

28:09 Speaker 1: Oh, I almost forgot.

28:11 Speaker 18: How do you know Dr.

28:12 Speaker 4: Fairfax?

28:13 Speaker 1: He was the head of Polymar when I interned there. Leo and I became close friends, and he always told me to contact him if I ever had a problem.

28:21 Speaker 5: Do we have a problem?

28:23 Speaker 1: I'm not Sure. Did you also get batch 183 developed?

28:29 Speaker 5: I left them on your desk as you requested.

28:31 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jen. I need to take a look at them before Leo arrives.

28:35 Speaker 6: Ah, Pamela, Pamela. How is my favorite intern doing on such a beautiful evening?

28:48 Speaker 1: Oh, Leo. It's so good of you to come on such a short notice.

28:53 Speaker 4: Oh.

28:54 Speaker 6: I don't spend much time these days stargazing, unless it's in my backyard.

29:01 Speaker 1: You mean they finally ran you off, Apollo-Mar?

29:03 Speaker 6: Oh, no, no. I'm still the head honcho there. I just don't get to look into the big eye as much as I would like to.

29:13 Speaker 1: Their pet name for the telescope. I'm surprised that it's still in use.

29:18 Speaker 6: Well, the Hubble is fine, but I still prefer to gaze at the galaxy through the Big I.

29:25 Speaker 1: Not much for the digital age, are you, Leo?

29:28 Speaker 6: I still don't know how to send an email.

29:33 Speaker 1: Still the same old Dr. Fairfax I used to get coffee for.

29:38 Speaker 6: Speaking of which.

29:39 Speaker 1: Way ahead of you. Here you are. Three sugars, two creams.

29:42 Speaker 2: You remembered.

29:47 Speaker 6: Delicious. Now tell me, what was so urgent that you needed me here tonight?

29:54 Speaker 1: It's almost 1113. We have already opened the dome and the computer is taking tonight's readings.

29:59 Speaker 6: What is so special about 1113?

30:03 Speaker 1: I want you to see it for yourself.

30:05 Speaker 6: Have you discovered some new star that we can name after you?

30:10 Speaker 1: I'm not quite sure what I have discovered. All that I do know for certainty is that it is heading straight for Earth.

30:26 Speaker 18: We have the coordinates programmed in, Dr.

30:28 Speaker 4: Haller.

30:28 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jennifer. Oh, this is Jennifer Maynard. She's up for her master's and is interning here. Jen, this is Dr. Leo Fairfax.

30:37 Speaker 18: It's an honor to meet you, sir.

30:39 Speaker 6: Oh, the pleasure is all mine. Now, what am I supposed to be looking at?

30:44 Speaker 1: I don't want to simply point it out.

30:47 Speaker 6: The student becomes the teacher, eh?

30:49 Speaker 1: Just look in the southern quadrant.

30:52 Speaker 6: All right. All right. I don't see anything unusual.

31:00 Speaker 1: Keep looking.

31:00 Speaker 5: 45 seconds.

31:02 Speaker 6: What happens in 45?

31:04 Speaker 1: Just keep looking.

31:08 Speaker 6: I still don't see... Wait. What is that?

31:14 Speaker 18: 1113 on the dot, Dr.

31:17 Speaker 4: Haller.

31:17 Speaker 6: Why, it's incredible. It seems to be glowing a green... Wait, wait. What happened?

31:27 Speaker 1: What did you see, Leo?

31:28 Speaker 6: I'm not sure. But whatever it was, it has simply vanished.

31:46 Speaker 1: I think you might need a little something stronger than coffee.

31:49 Speaker 6: Oh, thank you. Now tell me, What exactly did I see?

31:57 Speaker 1: First, I want you to take a look at these. I'm giving them to you in reverse order.

32:04 Speaker 6: It's the same thing.

32:05 Speaker 1: Exactly. And it's getting closer to Earth by the day.

32:09 Speaker 6: A comet? Or a meteor?

32:12 Speaker 1: That's what we thought at first.

32:15 Speaker 6: When was first?

32:16 Speaker 1: About two weeks ago. Jennifer was monitoring that part of the sky when the telescope first picked it up. Of course, when she came to me, the thing was already gone. After a few days, we realized that it only appears at 1113. And then, for no known scientific reason, it simply vanishes. As if it had never been there to start.

32:39 Speaker 6: You do realize that what you are saying is quite impossible.

32:44 Speaker 1: Don't you think I know that? But the pictures and the math don't lie.

32:48 Speaker 6: So, Pamela, what do you think that it is?

32:51 Speaker 1: Take a look at the pictures again.

32:53 Speaker 6: All right, but what am I supposed to be?

32:56 Speaker 1: Look at them very carefully.

32:58 Speaker 7: I still.

33:00 Speaker 6: Don't understand.

33:01 Speaker 2: Wait.

33:03 Speaker 6: But that is impossible.

33:04 Speaker 1: What do you see now?

33:05 Speaker 6: It's just not possible. Whatever that thing is, it seems to be changing its shape.

33:15 Speaker 1: Exactly. We know that a meteor will rotate and we can get a different angle, but completely change its shape?

33:22 Speaker 6: Have you talked to anyone else about this?

33:24 Speaker 1: If you mean NASA or the White House, forget it. That's why I called you first. They would never believe me.

33:31 Speaker 6: What are those things surrounding this shape?

33:34 Speaker 1: In my honest opinion, they appear to be something like... like tentacles.

33:42 Speaker 6: Oh, gases exploding from the meteors?

33:46 Speaker 1: Gases that keep their shape? And is it just me, or does that resemble an eye?

34:04 Speaker 2: Astronomy is probably the few exact sciences in the world today. Using mathematical equations and measurements, over 90% of the known galaxy has been mapped. But what, you may ask, could lie in the unknown 10%? I'll be back shortly with that too. Meet Jerry Connors. Family man.

34:38 Speaker 6: Business man.

34:39 Speaker 2: Psychopathic Killer. The Convincer by Winslow Swan. Now available on Amazon. Jerry Connors. He can convince you to do anything. Even die.

35:12 Speaker 2: Stephen Hawking once said, look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

35:30 Speaker 5: It's almost 1113, Doctor.

35:32 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jen. Well, Leo, would you like to do the honors tonight?

35:37 Speaker 6: I believe so. Are all of the video stations running?

35:42 Speaker 18: Yes, Doctor.

35:43 Speaker 6: Why don't you just call me Leo? There are too many doctors around here.

35:49 Speaker 5: All right, Leo.

35:50 Speaker 18: Two minutes before our friend appears.

35:52 Speaker 6: Pamela, have you given it a name yet?

35:55 Speaker 1: Not really. Its designation is X4390. Almost time.

36:01 Speaker 18: Wonder what it will look like tonight.

36:03 Speaker 1: Anything, Leo?

36:04 Speaker 6: Not yet. Perhaps it has somehow changed its course. Oh, there you are. Can we get a little more magnification?

36:16 Speaker 5: Coming right up. I'm increasing it ten times.

36:18 Speaker 6: Ah, yes. There it is. What the hell is that?

36:27 Speaker 1: What do you see?

36:28 Speaker 4: No. No.

36:30 Speaker 6: It can't be!

36:31 Speaker 1: Now I need a drink.

36:48 Speaker 5: Here are the latest pics. I've also transferred the video to your station in here.

36:52 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jen.

36:53 Speaker 5: Pamela, may I ask you something?

36:55 Speaker 4: Of course.

36:56 Speaker 5: What do you think that it is?

36:58 Speaker 6: My dear Jennifer, that is what we're going to try to determine tonight.

37:03 Speaker 1: What did you see tonight, Leo?

37:04 Speaker 6: I can only think of one word to describe what I saw.

37:09 Speaker 1: Which is?

37:09 Speaker 6: A nightmare. Alright, pause the video right there. Do you see it?

37:19 Speaker 1: I see it. I just don't believe it.

37:23 Speaker 6: What exactly do you see?

37:25 Speaker 1: It's almost like a A gigantic octopus with hundreds of tentacles.

37:31 Speaker 6: Anything else?

37:32 Speaker 1: Yes.

37:34 Speaker 14: Eyes.

37:35 Speaker 1: Millions of eyes.

37:37 Speaker 6: Jennifer, do you see it as well?

37:39 Speaker 10: Yes, I do, Leo.

37:40 Speaker 18: But like Dr. Howler, I don't believe it.

37:43 Speaker 17: All right.

37:45 Speaker 6: What do we know and what do we think that we know?

37:49 Speaker 5: We know that there is something in the southern quadrant of the galaxy that only appears at 1113 each evening. We know that it is traveling at a high rate of speed and heading.

37:57 Speaker 1: Towards the Earth.

37:58 Speaker 6: And at an accelerated speed. Pam, have you managed to do the calculations as to when our visitor will arrive?

38:06 Speaker 1: Working on them now. But they make no sense.

38:10 Speaker 18: Does any of this make sense?

38:12 Speaker 6: Let me know as soon as you get those figures.

38:14 Speaker 1: Leo, I've seen that image somewhere else, but I can't place it.

38:19 Speaker 6: Oh, I've seen it as well. It's in my library at home. It used to hang in my office at Palomar.

38:28 Speaker 1: That's it! Some sort of weird pang you had that always seemed to give me the shivers. I often wondered why you even put up such a grotesque thing in your office.

38:39 Speaker 18: To make the interns nervous?

38:42 Speaker 6: I simply thought of it as a work of art.

38:45 Speaker 18: What was it?

38:45 Speaker 6: An artist's rendering of The Old Ones.

38:51 Speaker 18: What are The Old Ones?

38:52 Speaker 1: Now wait a minute, Leo. It's only a story.

38:55 Speaker 6: Are we so sure? You know, most fiction has a small hint of fact about it. How do we know that they did not exist?

39:08 Speaker 18: But what are they?

39:09 Speaker 6: The old ones were considered gods. According to legend, they were the ones who created this planet. And if you delve deep enough into theology... you will find that each religion contains a bit of similarity. But no one really knows which is the truth.

39:28 Speaker 18: But what happened to them?

39:29 Speaker 6: Well, it depends on who you ask. They simply disappeared. It wasn't until the early 1900s when they began to appear in stories, mostly written by H.P. Lovecraft.

39:41 Speaker 4: Who?

39:41 Speaker 1: A writer of horror who began publishing in 1923. He had an entire mythos about the old ones. These gods that gave us this planet.

39:52 Speaker 18: And that's what our meteor looks like?

39:55 Speaker 6: Can you deny the fact that it changes form each night? I've never known a meteor to do that.

40:04 Speaker 1: All right, Leo. Let's just say that whatever that thing is out there, it's coming to Earth. Why? After all these billions of years, if you believe the stories, why would they come now?

40:17 Speaker 6: That is the question, isn't it? More importantly, what would be their purpose?

40:31 Speaker 2: What could be the purpose for any being not of this earth to come? Looking at the latest pictures, Leo's hands begin to shake. The answers that his mind are coming up with are creating a fear inside that he has never known before. I shall return with Act 3 shortly.

40:57 Speaker 1: Mystery. Horror. Thriller.

41:01 Speaker 7: Suspense.

41:02 Speaker 1: Novels and short story collections from Winslow Swant now available from Amazon.

41:22 Speaker 2: For the past two nights, Leo, Pamela, and Jennifer have been seeing something that defies all scientific logic. They are currently waiting for the time of 1113, when they will see the meteor again.

41:40 Speaker 18: Everything is ready.

41:42 Speaker 1: About a minute to go.

41:43 Speaker 6: Did you get those calculations?

41:45 Speaker 1: If it stays on course, it should reach the Earth in about six months.

41:49 Speaker 6: With it constantly changing each night, I don't think there is any way to tell how big it actually is.

41:57 Speaker 5: It's almost time.

41:58 Speaker 8: I'm ready.

41:59 Speaker 2: What the hell?

42:03 Speaker 6: That's just not possible.

42:04 Speaker 1: What is it, Leo?

42:05 Speaker 6: It seems to be much closer than it was last night. Give me the readings as soon as you can, Jennifer.

42:25 Speaker 1: Well, Leo, your calculations are correct.

42:29 Speaker 6: As well as yours from last night. You tell me six months, but where that thing is at now, it's only a matter of six days. Perhaps less than that.

42:42 Speaker 10: Shouldn't we call someone?

42:43 Speaker 1: And tell them what, Jen? A fictional god from the imagination of a horror writer is coming?

42:49 Speaker 6: Thousands of meteors hit the earth every day, Jennifer.

42:52 Speaker 5: But you said that it wasn't like a meteor at all.

42:55 Speaker 6: I'm not sure what it is. Perhaps by tonight, we will know.

43:04 Speaker 1: Leo, tell me straight. What do you really think?

43:07 Speaker 6: Pamela, Lovecraft believed in cosmicism. The belief that mankind is really insignificant in the grand scheme.

43:19 Speaker 2: Of the universe.

43:20 Speaker 1: So what do you think is going to happen?

43:22 Speaker 6: Well, if you believe in the mythos behind what Lovecraft wrote, then the gods are coming back. Perhaps to reclaim this planet that they once called their own.

43:36 Speaker 1: And what happens to us?

43:39 Speaker 6: I don't know.

43:40 Speaker 13: Leo, why are you outside?

43:58 Speaker 6: I don't think that we will need to use the telescope tonight, if our calculations are correct.

44:06 Speaker 1: So we just stand here and wait?

44:09 Speaker 6: I cannot think of anything better to do.

44:11 Speaker 2: Where is Jennifer?

44:14 Speaker 1: She said something about going to see her parents before... Before....

44:22 Speaker 6: Every religion on Earth. holds some belief in how the planet was created. Even science has its own theory. Of course, we will never actually know, since none of us were there.

44:41 Speaker 1: It's almost 1113. What do we do?

44:44 Speaker 6: Whatever it is, it should appear in the skies. Over in that direction, I believe. I can only speculate as to why they have decided to return to the Earth.

44:58 Speaker 1: Only a couple minutes to go. Your theory?

45:03 Speaker 6: Perhaps they have been watching us for a long time. They saw what we have done to this paradise. Maybe, just maybe, they thought to themselves... That they had been, and they will be again.

45:23 Speaker 1: And so what happens to us?

45:27 Speaker 6: In the grand scheme of the universe, does it really matter?

45:41 Speaker 7: H.P.

45:41 Speaker 2: Lovecraft once wrote, The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind... is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. You have no fear that I'll return shortly.

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46:32 Speaker 2: There have been many stories that depict the annihilation of our planet from aliens to asteroids and even mankind itself I try not to dwell on it too much and look forward to yet another day another month another year Our cast included Crimson McKenzie, Brenna Faith, and Winslow Swan. The story was edited by Crimson McKenzie, and the entire production was under the direction of Winslow Swan. This is your host, inviting you to return with us through the doorway to nightmare for another adventure into the world of your terrifying imaginations.

47:23 Speaker 2: Until next time, slumber peacefully. Epilogue. The butler did it. Doorway to Nightmare is brought to you in part by Swanage Press. It lies in wait. amidst your dreams, where nothing is ever how it seems. It is a portal to a terrifying world beyond the doorway to nightmare.

48:19 Speaker 8: Come in.

48:22 Speaker 2: Welcome. I'm your host through the doorway to nightmare. Throughout the history of our species, war has been an integral part. Countries have gone to war with each other for various reasons. Crowds have cheered their young as they prepare to be killed in battle. Protests have been held to try and stop the madness. And yet, on our tiny planet, war still exists.

48:59 Speaker 1: What happened, Eric?

49:02 Speaker 6: I'm not sure, Andrea.

49:04 Speaker 1: The lightning? It looked like it was fighting with itself.

49:12 Speaker 7: Oh, God.

49:14 Speaker 6: I think I may know what happened. And I'm scared.

49:19 Speaker 4: Scared?

49:20 Speaker 1: Of what?

49:21 Speaker 6: What will happen next.

49:28 Speaker 2: Our mystery drama, The Beginning of the End, was written especially for Doorway to Nightmare by Winslow Swan and edited by Crimson McKenzie. Our stars include Winslow Swan, Crimson McKenzie, Will Dorman, and Dave Archipa. I'll be back shortly with Act One.

49:49 Speaker 1: It is in all of us.

49:51 Speaker 6: Waiting. Watching. Growing.

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50:18 Speaker 2: The wise warrior avoids the battle. A quote from Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War. And yet, with each passing generation, the battles continue.

50:40 Speaker 1: Eric, where are we going?

50:43 Speaker 6: It's a surprise, Andrea. Come on, try to keep up.

50:47 Speaker 1: I'm trying. Just slow down a little.

50:50 Speaker 6: Okay, okay.

50:53 Speaker 8: We're here. We're here. See? Here?

50:56 Speaker 6: But I thought... I know, I know. We can't afford it. But this is our anniversary. And it is time that I did something very special for you.

51:07 Speaker 1: Oh, Eric. I love you so much.

51:12 Speaker 6: Oh, I love you too. Now, come on. We have a reservation in about 20 minutes.

51:18 Speaker 1: The glass elevator?

51:20 Speaker 4: No.

51:21 Speaker 6: Only the best for you.

51:27 Speaker 19: Good afternoon, folks. Welcome to Wilkins Tower. This is the express to floor 125.

51:33 Speaker 1: But I thought the restaurant was on 130.

51:36 Speaker 19: Oh, yes, ma'am, but the elevator only goes to 125. You have to walk up the rest of the way.

51:42 Speaker 6: Oh, I think our little bones can manage five floors.

51:48 Speaker 1: Are you sure, Eric? My rheumatism's been acting up lately.

51:54 Speaker 6: How long does this trip take?

51:56 Speaker 19: Only a couple of minutes. Hey, did you hear the news? They're talking about a big push at the front lines.

52:02 Speaker 6: Please, could we not? Talk about that.

52:06 Speaker 8: Oh, sure.

52:07 Speaker 19: Yeah, I understand. My wife doesn't like talking about it either. She says that if the idiots running things would just.

52:14 Speaker 6: If you don't.

52:14 Speaker 1: Mind, it is our anniversary.

52:17 Speaker 19: Well, happy anniversary.

52:19 Speaker 2: Which one is it?

52:20 Speaker 6: It's our fifth.

52:21 Speaker 19: Congratulations. My wife and I just celebrated our 13th. So I guess that makes us very lucky.

52:30 Speaker 1: Do you have any children?

52:32 Speaker 19: Ma'am?

52:33 Speaker 2: I've got six of them.

52:35 Speaker 6: Andrea, it's okay.

52:38 Speaker 1: Have you and your wife ever been to the restaurant?

52:41 Speaker 2: Only once.

52:42 Speaker 19: Our first anniversary. Of course it has gotten more expensive now. I suggest the surf and turf.

52:48 Speaker 1: Maybe we could split the plate between.

52:51 Speaker 6: Oh, no, no, no. Split a plate? No, I won't hear of it. You get whatever you want.

53:00 Speaker 19: Stairs are just to the right. Enjoy your meal.

53:03 Speaker 2: And the view.

53:09 Speaker 6: Well, are you ready?

53:12 Speaker 1: Eric, about what he was talking about. You know, the war?

53:17 Speaker 6: Now, I thought that we had agreed we were going to be staying away from that subject.

53:22 Speaker 13: This is our night.

53:23 Speaker 4: I know.

53:25 Speaker 1: But if I don't talk about it, I'll go crazy. Your job.

53:31 Speaker 6: All right.

53:32 Speaker 4: All right.

53:34 Speaker 6: Before we go upstairs, we'll talk about it. Look, I can't control what the government decides to do with what I give them.

53:47 Speaker 1: But don't you think that you're just promoting more violence?

53:53 Speaker 6: I'm a scientist, Andrea. I always have been. You knew what I did when you agreed to marry me five years ago.

54:00 Speaker 1: We weren't at war then.

54:02 Speaker 6: Yes, but We are now. Look, for years, the hope was that whatever weapon was developed, it would be so devastating, so terrifying, that it would never be used.

54:19 Speaker 1: But what if someone decided to use it? What then? I mean, do scientists, do you simply throw your hands up and say, it wasn't my fault? I just invented the thing.

54:35 Speaker 6: Don't you think I don't agonize over that every day? Look,

54:42 Speaker 6: if it were up to me, I would work my own farm, raise cattle, grow vegetables and grain. I'm not thinking about the horror that we are facing now. And those fools who think that you can actually win a war. Well, they don't realize that they win a destroyed countryside, a disenfranchised population who hates you, and complete disrespect from all the other countries. No, there is no winning a war.

55:21 Speaker 1: I understand, my love. So, let's go up and have a lovely dinner and not think about it anymore. Wow, this is really nice. You can see the entire city from up here.

55:39 Speaker 6: No, the food isn't bad either. Hey, how was your steak?

55:46 Speaker 1: Delicious. Thank you.

55:50 Speaker 6: Well, I have one more surprise for you.

55:52 Speaker 1: Oh, now you are just spoiling me.

55:57 Speaker 6: Now, it does require another flight of stairs, though. Do you think that rheumatism can handle that?

56:06 Speaker 1: Oh, I think I might be able to manage. Where to?

56:14 Speaker 6: One floor above us is an observation booth. It's usually closed off to the public, but with my job, I get access to it.

56:31 Speaker 1: This is spectacular. It's like we're on top of the world.

56:36 Speaker 6: Look, see? Over there. That's the park near our apartment.

56:40 Speaker 1: Oh, wow. I wonder if old man Chalmers is taking his walk right now.

56:48 Speaker 6: And look, over there, the university.

56:51 Speaker 1: Wait, what's that?

56:53 Speaker 2: What?

56:54 Speaker 1: Over there. Don't you see it?

56:56 Speaker 6: What are you looking at?

56:58 Speaker 1: Those clouds. Just... Right at the state building.

57:03 Speaker 6: I don't see any... Oh, wait. Well, that's funny. Is it just.

57:09 Speaker 1: Me, or are they getting darker and darker?

57:13 Speaker 6: There must be a storm coming.

57:15 Speaker 1: Are we safe up here if there's a storm?

57:18 Speaker 6: Oh, I'm sure that we are.

57:21 Speaker 4: Look, Eric.

57:22 Speaker 8: Look.

57:23 Speaker 1: It's getting closer.

57:25 Speaker 17: Oh, wow.

57:25 Speaker 6: Look at that lightning.

57:27 Speaker 1: It's coming closer. Let's go.

57:30 Speaker 6: These clouds are getting darker. Lightning, it's more intense now.

57:35 Speaker 1: No, no, look at that. The whole storm is just under us.

57:39 Speaker 6: Get down! On the floor, just below the windows.

57:43 Speaker 1: Look at the lightning! Eric, what is happening?

57:47 Speaker 6: Just stay down!

57:49 Speaker 1: What is going on?

57:51 Speaker 5: Eric!

57:54 Speaker 4: Eric!

58:03 Speaker 1: Eric, are you okay?

58:05 Speaker 6: I'm fine. Are you okay?

58:07 Speaker 1: I'm okay. What happened?

58:10 Speaker 6: I'm not sure.

58:13 Speaker 2: Come on.

58:14 Speaker 6: Let's get back down to the restaurant.

58:21 Speaker 2: Eric and Andrea make their way to the staircase to return to their meal. Eric is worried now about what has just happened. But he is also afraid of it. I'll be back shortly with Act 2.

58:41 Speaker 1: Mystery. Horror. Thriller.

58:45 Speaker 6: Suspense.

58:47 Speaker 1: Novels and short story collections from Winslow Swan, now available from Amazon.

59:01 Speaker 7: Hello?

59:09 Speaker 2: Ponder and deliberate before you make a move, advises Sun Tzu. However, how many times has war been declared out of a hasty decision? And how many have perished because of it?

59:31 Speaker 1: Where is everyone?

59:32 Speaker 6: I don't know.

59:34 Speaker 1: Do you think that the building was evacuated because of the storm?

59:38 Speaker 6: No, I'm sure someone would have come for us.

59:41 Speaker 1: But you said it wasn't open to the public anymore. What if they forgot we were up there?

59:48 Speaker 6: Well, that is possible. Come on, get your things and let's just get out of here. Where the hell is that elevator?

59:59 Speaker 1: I'm sure it will be here shortly.

1:00:01 Speaker 6: I don't even know why they had an operator running the thing.

1:00:06 Speaker 1: Perhaps for the novelty of it.

1:00:08 Speaker 6: Even without an operator, the elevator should have been here by now.

1:00:12 Speaker 1: Eric, what do you really think that storm was?

1:00:17 Speaker 6: It was just a freakish storm, that's all.

1:00:20 Speaker 1: But you didn't see the lightning.

1:00:22 Speaker 2: What about it?

1:00:23 Speaker 1: It didn't look like regular lightning. At least, Not any that I've ever seen.

1:00:29 Speaker 6: What did it look like to you?

1:00:31 Speaker 1: It was as if the clouds were battling each other.

1:00:35 Speaker 6: Oh, come on, Andrea. Clouds don't have battles.

1:00:40 Speaker 1: But the lightning! It wasn't just flashing around. It was like it was targeting something.

1:00:47 Speaker 6: Where is that damn elevator?

1:00:52 Speaker 1: Maybe we should just take the stairs.

1:00:55 Speaker 6: A hundred and twenty-five floors?

1:00:58 Speaker 1: At least it's all downhill.

1:01:00 Speaker 6: Do you think you could manage it?

1:01:02 Speaker 1: With my rheumatism? I think so. What else is in this building?

1:01:11 Speaker 6: Offices, mostly.

1:01:12 Speaker 1: Maybe we should just go to the next floor and see if anyone is there. Floor number 85. Ladies fashion. Men's suits. Want to check this one?

1:01:34 Speaker 6: Andrew, we have checked every floor since 125. There isn't anyone in here.

1:01:45 Speaker 1: Maybe there is on this one. And maybe the phone works.

1:01:49 Speaker 6: But I've tried every time. There's no phone, no radios playing, no television station. Nothing.

1:01:59 Speaker 1: We can at least try. That's the only thing we have left. Besides, if we don't try, you'll think to yourself later, perhaps we should have.

1:02:12 Speaker 2: You're right.

1:02:12 Speaker 6: I guess if we don't look, we will never know, and that will keep me up at night. A lot of people. Not a soul here.

1:02:30 Speaker 1: I still think that when the storm hit, they evacuated the building. Perhaps there is a shelter nearby. Or the parking deck's below.

1:02:39 Speaker 2: Yeah, maybe.

1:02:42 Speaker 6: So what do you want to do?

1:02:43 Speaker 4: I don't know.

1:02:46 Speaker 1: Let's just go home.

1:02:49 Speaker 6: Okay.

1:02:49 Speaker 2: Home it is.

1:02:51 Speaker 6: After you, my dear lady.

1:02:57 Speaker 1: No one on the street? Look, the cars are just sitting there in the middle of the street.

1:03:06 Speaker 6: Except they were all abandoned.

1:03:08 Speaker 1: Eric, do you hear that?

1:03:11 Speaker 6: I only hear the wind blowing.

1:03:13 Speaker 1: That's what I mean. Only the wind. Remember when we got here? We could hear the cars, construction work, people all over the place. Now, nothing but the wind.

1:03:27 Speaker 6: There was an evacuation. It wasn't just the building.

1:03:30 Speaker 1: But how could they have moved so many people so fast? Remember that storm they thought was going to hit the city a few years ago?

1:03:38 Speaker 6: Oh, yeah, I remember. They told everyone to get out. Oh, what a nightmare that was. Roads were jammed. Looters destroyed half the city.

1:03:48 Speaker 1: That's what I mean! Even if ordered to evacuate, there would still be someone who's sticking around. No matter what is coming, there would be people.

1:03:59 Speaker 6: So what's your point?

1:04:01 Speaker 1: Where are they, Eric?

1:04:03 Speaker 7: Who?

1:04:04 Speaker 1: The ones that don't leave. The ones that wreck every building, stealing everything that they can. Where are they? How far have we walked? I.

1:04:21 Speaker 6: A couple of miles, I guess. We're almost to the outskirts of the city.

1:04:26 Speaker 1: And still haven't seen a soul? Something else I've noticed.

1:04:30 Speaker 6: What is that?

1:04:32 Speaker 1: Have you seen or heard a bird?

1:04:35 Speaker 6: Come to think of it, no, I haven't.

1:04:37 Speaker 1: Or a dog, a cat, or even a stupid gnat or fly or cricket.

1:04:43 Speaker 6: What do you think it means?

1:04:45 Speaker 4: No, Eric.

1:04:46 Speaker 1: What do you think it means?

1:04:50 Speaker 6: I think that those blasted fools finally did it.

1:04:58 Speaker 1: Eric, what are you talking about?

1:05:01 Speaker 6: The final solution. I think that they actually used it.

1:05:12 Speaker 2: As the day begins to fade away, Eric and Andrea continue to walk along the highway. the buildings growing more distant behind them. I'll be back with Act 3 shortly.

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1:05:59 Speaker 2: At the end of World War I, in November of 1918, the British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, said that he hoped that on that fateful morning came to an end of all wars.

1:06:19 Speaker 1: Can we rest here for a bit?

1:06:22 Speaker 8: Sure.

1:06:24 Speaker 6: Look at the city.

1:06:25 Speaker 1: Not a light on.

1:06:26 Speaker 6: Yeah, since there isn't anyone to turn them on.

1:06:30 Speaker 1: What was the name of that song?

1:06:32 Speaker 6: What song?

1:06:33 Speaker 1: In the restaurant. The one that was playing when we came down from the observation room.

1:06:38 Speaker 6: I don't remember. Why?

1:06:41 Speaker 1: No reason. Eric, what was the final solution?

1:06:49 Speaker 6: I've been thinking about it for a long time. It was one of the projects that they had me working on.

1:06:56 Speaker 1: But what was it?

1:06:59 Speaker 6: It was a weapon. Last week, we thought that we had finished it. We told them it could never be tested because of what might happen.

1:07:10 Speaker 1: Do you think that they may have tested it tonight?

1:07:15 Speaker 6: Just look around, Andrea. Listen. Not one sign of life. No insects, no birds, no animals, no people.

1:07:29 Speaker 1: So that would be a yes. But, I mean, there has to be other survivors, right? I mean, we are here.

1:07:39 Speaker 6: That's what I've been racking my brains about all this time. I mean, why us? Why did we survive?

1:07:49 Speaker 4: Oh, my.

1:07:50 Speaker 1: Do you think it's because we were above the clouds? I mean, could that have been the reason?

1:08:00 Speaker 6: I don't know.

1:08:01 Speaker 1: What did the weapon do?

1:08:04 Speaker 6: It used the weather, specifically a storm, and pretty much created missiles out of the lightning.

1:08:13 Speaker 8: You are right.

1:08:14 Speaker 6: The lightning was targeting.

1:08:17 Speaker 1: Targeting what? Do you think the entire city was a testing ground? Or just here? This place?

1:08:28 Speaker 6: That was the reason we told them never to test it. It couldn't be controlled. You couldn't just press a button, a bomb goes off, and that's that. This storm could travel all over the world, wiping out everything.

1:08:50 Speaker 2: And every one.

1:08:51 Speaker 1: But that's horrible!

1:08:54 Speaker 6: So horrible. So terrible that we, as scientists, thought... that no one would be crazy enough to try to use it.

1:09:05 Speaker 1: And you think this is what actually happened?

1:09:10 Speaker 6: I don't know.

1:09:11 Speaker 2: I really don't know.

1:09:12 Speaker 1: Eric, what are we going to do now?

1:09:17 Speaker 6: If this thing did destroy all life on our planet, And it is just you and me. I don't know what to do.

1:09:26 Speaker 1: I mean, since I cannot have any children, we won't be able to repopulate our world. When we die, it will be the end of our race. And our species.

1:09:43 Speaker 6: Oh, honey. It's okay. At least we have each other.

1:09:48 Speaker 4: No.

1:09:50 Speaker 6: However long that may be. Andrea? Do you see what I see? Well, I've been staring up at the night sky. And there was a star. Or at least I thought it was a star.

1:10:08 Speaker 8: But look.

1:10:09 Speaker 6: Right there.

1:10:10 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's probably one of our stupid satellites.

1:10:14 Speaker 2: No, no, no.

1:10:16 Speaker 6: It's moving. Like, closer. Look, it's getting bigger.

1:10:24 Speaker 1: Eric, I'm scared.

1:10:30 Speaker 6: It's a spaceship.

1:10:32 Speaker 1: Oh, my God.

1:10:33 Speaker 4: I'm scared.

1:10:33 Speaker 1: I'm scared. Hold me.

1:10:36 Speaker 6: It's landing. Greetings.

1:10:48 Speaker 20: We thought there wasn't anyone left.

1:10:50 Speaker 6: What?

1:10:51 Speaker 9: Who are you?

1:10:53 Speaker 20: We were scheduled to be on your planet within three days. We actually arrived earlier than planned. Before we arrived, we took note of the atrocities, not expecting any survivors.

1:11:06 Speaker 1: We can't be the only people that you've seen.

1:11:10 Speaker 20: Unfortunately, yes. We scanned the entire planet. We watched the weapons. as it traveled across your world. I blame myself for not making contact sooner than we did. Perhaps we could have helped prevent the weapon from being used.

1:11:28 Speaker 6: You scanned our entire planet and found no one else alive?

1:11:36 Speaker 20: Except you two. And the radiation level is rising. In another month, this planet will no longer be able to support any kind of life. Damn shame, too. Such a nice little world you had.

1:11:53 Speaker 1: So, what happens to us?

1:11:55 Speaker 20: Well, you can stay here, although I don't recommend it. Or you can come with us. Our planets that we've colonized over the last few years have ample room. By the way, you don't happen to know anything about farming, do you?

1:12:12 Speaker 6: Well, unfortunately, I was... Farmer!

1:12:16 Speaker 4: Yes.

1:12:17 Speaker 1: One of the best in this country.

1:12:19 Speaker 6: Andrew, what are you doing?

1:12:21 Speaker 20: Well now, that's wonderful. We sure could use more like you.

1:12:26 Speaker 1: You did say you could be a farmer, right?

1:12:29 Speaker 20: We should be going now. I've been informed that the storm from the weapon is coming back this way.

1:12:35 Speaker 6: We're ready when you are. Oh, by the way, where are you from?

1:12:41 Speaker 20: Oh, I do apologize. I'm Commander Fielding of the U.S. Space Federation. Our home base is a small planet called Earth.

1:12:58 Speaker 2: Albert Einstein once said, nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war. And perhaps one day, it will happen. I'll be back shortly with a final word.

1:13:18 Speaker 21: There, underneath your bed, there is some thing, and it's waiting, waiting for another story. No one is afraid of monsters anymore, and other stories to read to the thing under the bed by Winslow Swan. Paperback editions available at Amazon.com. Audiobook edition available at Spotify. No one is afraid of monsters anymore and other stories to read to the thing under the bed. Eight terrifying tales for you to enjoy and to read to the thing under your bed. Get it before the thing gets you.

1:14:22 Speaker 2: Our story tonight reminds me of a quote made by H.G.

1:14:26 Speaker 6: Wells.

1:14:28 Speaker 2: If we don't end war, war will end us. Something to think about, if not for yourself, for future generations.

1:14:44 Speaker 2: Our cast included Crimson McKenzie, Winslow Swan, Will Dorman, and Dave Arkapov. The story was edited by Crimson McKenzie and the production was under the direction of Winslow Swan. Doorway to Nightmare is brought to you in part by Swanage Press. This is your host, inviting you to return with us through the doorway to nightmare for another adventure into the world of your terrifying imagination. Until next time, slumber peacefully.

1:15:23 Speaker 1: Epilogue The butler did it.

1:15:35 Speaker 2: It lies in wait amidst your dreams, where nothing is ever how it seems. It is a portal to a terrifying world beyond the doorway to nightmare.

1:15:54 Speaker 4: Nightmare.

1:16:05 Speaker 7: Come in.

1:16:08 Speaker 2: Welcome. I'm your host, Artemis Black. In the last half century, the human race has made more technological advances than in any other time in history. From the miniaturization of computers to scientific discoveries, we have made leaps and bounds towards what many consider A brighter future.

1:16:36 Speaker 6: But it can't be that simple.

1:16:39 Speaker 1: It really is, Professor Stewart. You simply had two of the numbers transposed.

1:16:46 Speaker 6: It will take years before this could work. The computer matrix alone would be more than our current systems could handle.

1:16:55 Speaker 1: Sadly, it may never be used.

1:17:01 Speaker 6: What do you mean?

1:17:03 Speaker 1: I believe you know exactly what I mean.

1:17:06 Speaker 2: Our mystery drama, Second Chance, was written especially for Doorway to Nightmare by Winslow Swan and edited by Crimson McKenzie. Our stars include Winslow Swan, Crimson McKenzie, John Rosignol, and Mick Davis. I'll be back shortly with Act One. Meet Jerry Connors. Family man. Business man. Psychopathic killer. The Convincer by Winslow Swan. Now available on Amazon. Jerry Connors. He can convince you to do anything. Even die. Have you ever been outside on a cool, clear evening and looked.

1:18:19 Speaker 22: Up at the stars? Did you ever.

1:18:22 Speaker 2: Wonder what lies beyond our small part of the universe? The question of intelligent life.

1:18:30 Speaker 22: Somewhere other than our own small.

1:18:32 Speaker 2: And insignificant little planet has been pondered for generations. Is there an answer?

1:18:42 Speaker 6: And as you can see, ladies and gentlemen, if we continue down this road we call the human race, great strides can be made that will ultimately be for the better or it can be taken away please think about this lecture in the next few days and ponder upon the part you will play in the.

1:19:07 Speaker 16: Future Professor Stewart?

1:19:12 Speaker 2: Yes?

1:19:12 Speaker 16: I'm Robert Hanson.

1:19:14 Speaker 6: I'm sorry. Have we met before? You must forgive an old man and his memory.

1:19:20 Speaker 16: Well, I certainly know you. I was in your class about five years ago.

1:19:24 Speaker 6: Young man, many people have taken my class.

1:19:28 Speaker 16: I wrote my thesis on the vibrational frequencies created by the human race.

1:19:32 Speaker 15: You said, and I quote... That it was a brilliant piece, but needed to be researched a little more.

1:19:38 Speaker 6: It certainly sounds like something that I would say. What are you doing with yourself now? Did you go on to become a famous research scientist?

1:19:49 Speaker 16: Hardly.

1:19:50 Speaker 2: No.

1:19:50 Speaker 16: I work within the government as a consultant.

1:19:53 Speaker 6: What a shame. Yes, Mr. Hampson, I do recall you as a rather... headstrong sort of person. I believe you once called my class Oz and that I was the man behind the curtain.

1:20:09 Speaker 16: Oh, that you would remember.

1:20:13 Speaker 6: Do not be embarrassed, my young friend. The memory may not be as sharp as I would like it to be, but it does kick in occasionally.

1:20:23 Speaker 15: Well, I was invited to a conference next month and I have to... run a sort of class. I was wondering if you could give me any pointers. Any advice.

1:20:33 Speaker 6: Yes, I can. Don't do it. Run for the hills and never look back.

1:20:41 Speaker 16: But sir, I'm committed to it now. I can't just.

1:20:48 Speaker 6: Forgive me again, Mr. Hanson. Simply a little joke. What exactly are you asking of me?

1:20:55 Speaker 15: I just remembered how... fun your course was. I really wanted to know your secret.

1:21:00 Speaker 6: Secret? Well, there is no great secret to opening the minds of the youth.

1:21:06 Speaker 15: Sir, I've tried doing these things in the past, and I simply come off as, well.

1:21:13 Speaker 16: A boring student who's trying to impress.

1:21:17 Speaker 6: I'm sure it is not as bad as you let on.

1:21:21 Speaker 16: When you hear snores, it is that bad.

1:21:24 Speaker 6: Would you really like to know my secret?

1:21:28 Speaker 16: Yes, please.

1:21:30 Speaker 6: The imagination.

1:21:32 Speaker 16: I don't understand.

1:21:35 Speaker 6: Mr. Hanson, you said that you enjoyed my classes.

1:21:39 Speaker 16: Very much so. You seem to make the subject come alive.

1:21:43 Speaker 2: No, sir.

1:21:45 Speaker 6: You see, it was all you. Don't you see? I tried to spark the imagination in each of my students... Without that, we are all simply computers. You put data in and you spit data out. My phone can do the same thing. But with imagination, you can do anything.

1:22:10 Speaker 16: I'm beginning to see what you're talking about.

1:22:13 Speaker 6: Sadly, in the last several years, we have been told not to use that wonderful gift. It will be a sad day indeed when the imagination is completely taken away from us. Ah, such a beautiful night. I am incredibly lucky to live so far away from the city. The stars are so lovely.

1:22:59 Speaker 14: We interrupt our regular program to bring you an important news bulletin. The peace talks in Paris have completely broken down. The American ambassador was quoted as saying that if the Russians did not pull back its troops within 24 hours, the consequences would be severe. Meanwhile, the Russian spokesperson said that the ambassador was adamant in his demands for the Americans to pull their forces back. All hopes for a peaceful end have now faded.

1:23:26 Speaker 6: The fools. Do they not know we all live on this planet? Oh, well. Hey, what is that? Oh, dear God!

1:24:01 Speaker 4: Where am I?

1:24:04 Speaker 6: It is going to be okay. You are safe. I'm driving you to the hospital.

1:24:09 Speaker 1: You're Professor Abraham Stewart.

1:24:11 Speaker 6: Well, yes, I am.

1:24:13 Speaker 1: This is not the way that I wanted to meet you.

1:24:16 Speaker 6: Are you from the Air Force Base? I saw your plane crash and was afraid there would be nothing left.

1:24:22 Speaker 1: What is the condition of the craft?

1:24:24 Speaker 6: Well, I fear that our government has just lost another trillion dollars or whatever the cost of that thing was.

1:24:32 Speaker 1: No matter. It is of little consequence that it was destroyed. Please, can we now go to your domicile?

1:24:41 Speaker 6: I believe that you need medical attention.

1:24:44 Speaker 1: No, Professor. I am here to help you and possibly everyone else.

1:24:58 Speaker 2: Professor Stewart looks over at his passenger and wonders. He notices the wounds that he had seen before are no longer there. I'll be back shortly with Act 2.

1:25:14 Speaker 1: The only witness to her murder cannot speak. Until now.

1:25:20 Speaker 12: Click.

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1:25:28 Speaker 17: Is a dish best served cold.

1:25:50 Speaker 2: Jill Bolt Taylor once wrote, I am always in quest of being open to what the universe will bring me. for Professor Stewart. It has brought him an unexpected visitor.

1:26:04 Speaker 1: You have a very nice home, Professor.

1:26:07 Speaker 6: It suits me. I have the opportunity to observe the skies without light pollution from the city.

1:26:15 Speaker 1: I see you're still working on that equation.

1:26:18 Speaker 6: And how do you know about my theory?

1:26:22 Speaker 1: Please do not be alarmed.

1:26:24 Speaker 6: Well, can I at least offer you something to drink?

1:26:27 Speaker 1: I'm afraid there is little time.

1:26:30 Speaker 6: Oh, yes, of course. How stupid of me. You would like to make a phone call back to the base.

1:26:35 Speaker 1: If I were able to make a phone call, it would be much farther than the base.

1:26:41 Speaker 6: I do not understand. Where are you from?

1:26:46 Speaker 1: In normal circumstances, I would not have come to you this way. But now I have no choice. I am from a galaxy that is millions of light years away.

1:26:57 Speaker 6: Oh, I see. And I suppose that the wreckage is what is left of your spaceship?

1:27:06 Speaker 1: That is correct.

1:27:07 Speaker 6: And just what is your name?

1:27:10 Speaker 1: In my language, it would be impossible for you to speak. You may simply call me the Keeper.

1:27:21 Speaker 6: Did Mr. Anson put you up to this?

1:27:24 Speaker 1: I do not understand.

1:27:25 Speaker 23: Oh, play a little joke on the old man standing behind the curtain, eh? Well, tell him that I almost fell for it.

1:27:38 Speaker 1: Change the factor of X to 13 and Y to 27.

1:27:44 Speaker 6: Did you say.

1:27:45 Speaker 1: That is the problem that you are having with the equation. You simply have two of the numbers reversed.

1:27:55 Speaker 6: That would make it.

1:27:57 Speaker 1: Do you see it now, Professor?

1:28:00 Speaker 6: My God. There it is. But this equation... It would take years to figure out the matrix.

1:28:09 Speaker 1: Time. Such a fragile thing. And while it goes on, we never have enough of it. But we are always wanting more.

1:28:20 Speaker 6: So is this supposed to prove that you are from some distant planet?

1:28:25 Speaker 1: We have been coming to your small world for millions of years. At first to simply observe. Over time, we decided that it would be advantageous of us to... help you along.

1:28:39 Speaker 7: To.

1:28:40 Speaker 6: push us, so to speak.

1:28:42 Speaker 1: More like small nudges into the right direction.

1:28:45 Speaker 6: Oh, and how are we doing so far?

1:28:48 Speaker 1: There has been a faction of our society that wanted to advance your kind beyond what you were ready for.

1:28:56 Speaker 6: As in the last 50 years?

1:28:59 Speaker 1: We nudged before, and have on occasion, helped in ways that you would not understand. Chernobyl, for instance.

1:29:11 Speaker 6: Ah, yes. I remember reading about the strange object observed over the nuclear plant.

1:29:18 Speaker 1: We stopped what would have been a much greater disaster. Which would have had consequences well beyond the scope of what citizens, wildlife, even in the depths of the oceans, are dealing with now.

1:29:33 Speaker 6: So, is this the beginning of your invasion?

1:29:38 Speaker 1: Our purpose is not to invade. We know that in the distant future... Mankind will be making its way across the vastness of space. We were hoping that it would be in a friendly manner.

1:29:53 Speaker 6: But your kind has already done that. Why can't you just come down and introduce yourselves?

1:29:59 Speaker 1: We have. We made pacts with many of your leaders, which has only led your species to the atrocities of war, famine, and deceit, all on behalf of those same leaders. By giving to them, they took from you. Our efforts have only culminated in a better way to kill and destroy for their own profit. It is something that we will not allow to continue.

1:30:34 Speaker 6: So you have come to destroy us?

1:30:37 Speaker 1: No, Professor. You will annihilate yourselves.

1:30:47 Speaker 2: Abdul Kalam once said that.

1:30:49 Speaker 6: We are not alone, that the whole.

1:30:52 Speaker 2: Universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

1:31:01 Speaker 6: I'll be back shortly with Act 3.

1:31:13 Speaker 1: It is in all of us.

1:31:14 Speaker 6: Waiting.

1:31:15 Speaker 1: Waiting.

1:31:16 Speaker 6: Watching.

1:31:17 Speaker 7: Growing.

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1:31:24 Speaker 7: T.S.

1:31:42 Speaker 2: Eliot once wrote, This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.

1:31:51 Speaker 6: What exactly are you trying to say?

1:31:54 Speaker 1: We had such great hopes for your tiny planet, Professor. Our species was looking forward to a mutually beneficial meeting one day.

1:32:05 Speaker 6: But you are saying that day may never come.

1:32:10 Speaker 12: Why?

1:32:12 Speaker 1: I'm afraid I may have arrived too late.

1:32:15 Speaker 6: But why is it too late? What is going on?

1:32:19 Speaker 1: Your formula would have been used to thrust humans to the outer reaches of space in the next millennium. Unfortunately, there are too many short-sighted humans on this planet thinking only of.

1:32:39 Speaker 4: No.

1:32:39 Speaker 6: No, they couldn't have The fools!

1:32:48 Speaker 24: Special announcement. I repeat, this is a special announcement from the emergency broadcast system. All residents should take shelter immediately. All residents should take shelter immediately. The basement of your residence is the best.

1:33:03 Speaker 14: Best. Oh, Christ. It's happening. The bombs are coming. We are all going to.

1:33:21 Speaker 6: It will only be about 30 minutes before the first bombs arrive.

1:33:28 Speaker 1: 27 minutes and 13 seconds, to be exact.

1:33:32 Speaker 6: Isn't there anything?

1:33:34 Speaker 7: Ah, no.

1:33:39 Speaker 6: There is nothing that can be done now. Our world is doomed.

1:33:45 Speaker 1: Does this surprise you?

1:33:48 Speaker 6: No, it does not. Would you like a drink? I've been saving a rather rare brandy.

1:34:02 Speaker 1: Why are you crying?

1:34:04 Speaker 6: I'm thinking of all of the newly born and the unborn.

1:34:15 Speaker 14: No.

1:34:16 Speaker 6: No, it is so stupid. What could they have been thinking?

1:34:23 Speaker 12: No!

1:34:25 Speaker 6: That's not the problem. They never think. You are correct, Keeper. We do not deserve this planet we have called home.

1:34:39 Speaker 1: Professor, if you were given the opportunity to have a second chance, what do you think the human race would do?

1:34:48 Speaker 4: No.

1:34:49 Speaker 6: Well, it's all academic. You see, Keeper, our world has been plagued for centuries with tyrants and rulers who only think about themselves. A second chance? For what purpose? To have another group of leaders grow into greed and war again?

1:35:11 Speaker 1: Are you truly that pessimistic, Professor?

1:35:15 Speaker 4: No. No.

1:35:19 Speaker 6: I suppose not. If by some divine intervention the inevitable did not happen, I would hope that the world would learn its lesson.

1:35:33 Speaker 1: Do you believe this planet would ever learn?

1:35:36 Speaker 6: As I said, it's all academic now. I suppose that you have a way of escaping the destruction.

1:35:46 Speaker 1: Unfortunately, with the crash... My ship was destroyed.

1:35:51 Speaker 6: What exactly did happen with your ship?

1:35:54 Speaker 1: Perhaps a simple miscalculation in the guidance system. Or something to do with frequency disturbances.

1:36:10 Speaker 6: I'm sorry. I don't mean to laugh.

1:36:15 Speaker 1: What is it that you find so amusing?

1:36:20 Speaker 6: Oh, that even with such an advanced civilization, mistakes can be made.

1:36:28 Speaker 1: I suppose, to use your words, an advanced civilization is not infallible.

1:36:38 Speaker 6: Oh, thank you, Keeper. I'm glad to know that in the last few minutes of my life, There is always something to laugh at. What happened?

1:37:00 Speaker 1: Turn your radio on, Professor.

1:37:02 Speaker 14: Don't believe it. Can we get someone, anyone, who can tell us what happened?

1:37:09 Speaker 17: All right.

1:37:10 Speaker 14: All right. But no one is going to believe this. We are getting reports from, well, Everywhere. According to what we have learned, both the Russian and US forces launched multiple nuclear missiles. Just a minute ago, every last missile has been disabled. No one has been able to supply a reasonable explanation for.

1:37:39 Speaker 6: I don't believe it. Keeper, what happened?

1:37:45 Speaker 1: I shall be leaving you now, Professor Stewart. Make good use of that formula.

1:37:51 Speaker 2: No, wait.

1:37:53 Speaker 6: Where are you going?

1:37:54 Speaker 1: I do have to leave, but we will be keeping our eyes on you.

1:37:59 Speaker 6: Helping us out when necessary?

1:38:03 Speaker 1: Something like that, yes.

1:38:07 Speaker 6: Is that what happened with the missiles?

1:38:10 Speaker 1: Oh, and one more bit of advice. Your kind was given this planet with only one simple rule to live by. Something we believe you have forgotten.

1:38:22 Speaker 4: What rule?

1:38:23 Speaker 6: Do unto others what you.

1:38:30 Speaker 1: Would have them do unto you.

1:38:32 Speaker 22: A rather few simple words.

1:38:49 Speaker 2: With such a powerful meaning. And yet, have we forgotten.

1:38:55 Speaker 6: The power that they hold?

1:38:58 Speaker 2: You don't forget to return with me for a few final words.

1:39:03 Speaker 21: There, underneath your bed, there is some thing, and it's waiting, waiting for another story. No One is Afraid of Momsters Anymore, and Other Stories to Read to the Thing Under the Bed by Winslow Swan. Paperback editions available at Amazon.com. Audiobook edition available at Spotify. Eight terrifying tales for you to enjoy and to read to the thing under your bed. Get it before the thing gets you.

1:40:00 Speaker 2: I suppose the only way to end our play is with the words of Dave Wilson. Sometimes, life gives you a second chance. It is what you do with that second chance that counts. Our cast included Winslow Swan, Crimson McKenzie, Mick Davis, and Jonathan Rosignol. The story was edited by Crimson McKenzie and directed by Winslow Swan. This is your host, Artemis Black, inviting you to return with us through the doorway to nightmare for another adventure into the world of your terrifying imagination. Until next time, slumber peacefully.

1:40:48 Speaker 1: Epilogue The butler did it.