Lashing Rains and Howling Winds swept across the mountainside.
A solitary man approaches a large wooden door trimmed in iron.
Blinding Lightning Flashes. in the middle of the door is a circular knocker. Thunder Cracks overhead as if God himself was furious.
A hand grabs the knocker pounding it against the door.
Rain and Wind intensifies.
He continues to knock until the door mysteriously creaks open.
Stepping inside, Hello! Doc? You Home? the door slowly closes and locks muffling the intense storm outside.
Foot steps, rattling chains and the sound of something slowly being dragged across the floor is heard from above.
He looks up, while under his feet a rather small creature flashes its teeth before running out of the room and down the hall.
Hello?
Brushing water off his coat.
Crazy Storm, pouring down rain out there.
Listen, I was in town earlier buying some mutton and mead…where I overheard a couple of the townspeople talking see?
And Well, the thing is? They’re upset, really upset. and they’re coming over this evening to umm? talk to you, set things straight I heard someone say.
The gypsies are with them, and I don’t need to tell you what that means.
Low growling is heard in the next room,
Yeah…well? anyway….They’re gonna be here any minute. And they….
Uh Hey Doc? What’s with that growling? You got a dog ? Smells like a dog.
Geez Doc? forgive me, I gotta say, this place is a pit. You gotta a broom or something? I can sweep up this mess a little. You really need to do something about these floors. Somebody see’s this? will get you reported to the constabal. You gotta clean this place up and out.
So…
Ohh before I forget. I noticed a hole in your roof as I was walking up the path. Looks like a pretty big hole too. Listen I speak from experience, you get a large quantity of water up in there? next thing you know? you got mold. And I gotta say? it is pretty musty in here. mold remeditation is expensive doc. trust me it’s a mess. you’ll have to temporarily move out while they scrub this place down.
You better get that fixed before rainy season. I gotta friend who’s a roofer….if you want I can…call…
Seriously, What’s going on…I keep hearing……you sure you don’t have a dog?
Doc? Anybody Home?
Anywho. I got a friend who’s a roofer, I can call him if you want? where’s the phone man? Is it in here?
Opening a door into a large parlor.
Inside the room, a cage surrounded by stacks of old electrical equipment lining every wall of the room. all of it powered up and emitting sparks and loud static.
Wow Doc? that’s the biggest goddamn Lava lamp I’ve ever seen. what’s your electric bill look like? gotta be up there huh? once you get the roof fixed. you better get on the horn chop chop an call an electrician. confirm all those connections there are grounded.
I don’t know, might be a…co-inky-dink.
Though, Didja ever notice…Your house seems to get hit by lighting a lot?
Do you really need all those lightning rods on the roof? seems well…don’t buy trouble? is all I’m saying.
What’s with the jar of pickles?
Those are pickles aren’t they? ohhh gross, Doc??? What is that? That looks like…..
OK? forget the pickles. explain something to me. What is that in the next room? its getting louder. that dog better be chained up.
What are you hiding in there?
Uh Oh, There’s people outside, lot of em yelling your name. They got torches, rakes and shovels.
It Doesn’t look like they’re here for yard work Doc.
I’ll go let them in, For god’s sake man. try to be reasonable. listen to what they have to say, don’t say or do anything stupid OK?
Hide that goddamn jar of pickles and quiet your dog.
Or? We might have a big problem here.
Suddenly, Loud pounding from down the hallway, voices are heard shouting outside.
Hammers splinter and axes furiously chop away at the wooden door.
The Mob has forced its way inside, and are now coming down the hall.
From the other room the growling stops.
An Ear Shattering Howl echoes down the mountain side.