Don't Look Under the Bed Page #3

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BUT FRANCIS, I WAS JUS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING

MS. READLE SAID.

YOU KNOW, ABOU REPRESSED ANGER.

OH, MOM, NO!

IS THERE ANYTHING

YOUR FATHER AND I

COULD POSSIBLY--

PLEASE, PLEASE LET'S NO GET FREUDIAN, OK?

THIS IS NOT SOME

KIND OF ADOLESCENT--

THING.

WELL, HONEY...?

I DIDN'T DO IT!

SHE RAN INTO HER ROOM LIKE SHE

WAS STILL JUST A LITTLE CHILD.

OH, WHAT IF SHE'S NO EMOTIONALLY MATURE ENOUGH

TO START HIGH SCHOOL?

OH, COME ON. WE HAVE

THOUGHT ALL THE WAY

THROUGH THIS.

I KNOW, BUT WHAT IF

WE MADE A MISTAKE?

WELL, MAYBE SHE'S

UNHAPPY, MICHAEL.

MAYBE SHE'S BLAMING US.

OH! OH!

SO YOU THINK OUR DAUGHTER

IS EXPRESSING HER

RESENTMENT TOWARDS US

BY WRITING THE LETTER "B"

ALL THROUGH THE TOWN.

LET'S BE THE ADULTS

HERE, MICHAEL, SHALL WE?

NO. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY SHE'S

NOT DOING EVERYTHING ALONE.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT IF SHE IS UNHAPPY,

THAT COULD MAKE HER VULNERABLE,

AND MAYBE SHE GOT INVOLVED IN...

SOME KIND OF--OH, I

DON'T KNOW, SOME--

MIND CONTROL.

YOU KNOW, SHE MENTIONED

BEING HYPNOTIZED

IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME.

AND THERE ARE:

INCIDENTS OF:

MASS HYPNOSIS:

THAT HAVE OCCURRED

ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WHAT IF:

SOMEONE IS CONTROLLING

THE MINDS OF CHILDREN

ALL OVER MIDDLEBURG?

TELLING THEM TO EGG CARS,

AND SET CLOCKS BACK--

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT SOMEONE

IS COMING INTO THIS HOUSE

TO CONTROL OUR:

CHILDREN'S MINDS?

HOW COULD:

THEY DO THAT?

SO REMEMBER, MY FRIENDS, WHEN

YOU ARE READY TO MAKE--

WE ARE HAVING AN

IMPORTANT DISCUSSION

HERE, BERT!

ABOUT FRANCIS.

WHAT? YOU GUYS THINK

SHE'S THE ONE DOING

ALL THAT STUFF?

THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY

AT SCHOOL SAYS.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE,

LIKE, THE RINGLEADER OR

SOMETHING.

TO BREAK THIS ACCURSED

SPELL, HMM?

BE MASS HYPNOSIS.OTTA

BE MASS HYPNOSIS.OTTA

IT'S THE ONLY

POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

[ Sighs ]

AAAAH!

DARWIN!

ARE YOU SURE THERE ISN' REALLY A BOOGYMAN?

WHAT?

SOME KIDS AT THE

PARK SAID THERE IS.

BUT IF YOU PULL THE COVERS

OVER YOUR HEAD AT NIGHT,

THE BOOGEYMAN:

CAN'T GET YOU.

DARWIN, THE BOOGEYMAN

IS JUST SOMETHING

THAT SOMEBODY MADE

UP TO SCARE CHILDREN.

YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY OLDER

AND WISER NEEDS TO TELL

THOSE KIDS THE TRUTH.

IT WAS A BIG BOY WHO TOLD

THEM ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN.

WELL, HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR

SCARING CHILDREN LIKE THAT.

THEY SAID HIS NAME WAS LARRY.

HEY! HEY, DARWIN!

WHAT DID HE:

LOOK LIKE?

THE GUY WHO TOLD THEM

ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN.

I DON'T KNOW. THEY SAID HE

WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL.

BUT I COULDN'T SEE HIM.

COME ON. GIVE

ME THE BALL.

GIVE ME THE BALL!

GIVE ME THE BALL!

WOOOWWWW!

WOOOOWWWOWWW!

AND HE SCORES!

HYYYEEEE YA!

WOOWOOOOO!

YOU MISSED THE SHOT.

WHAT ARE YOU? THE REFEREE?

GAMES OVER,

LARRY HOUDINI.

ARE YOU MAD:

ABOUT SOMETHIN'?

YEAH! ACTUALLY

I'M FURIOUS!

YOU HAD ME THINKIN' I WAS

SEEING THINGS, OR SOMETHING.

FOR TELLING ME YOU'RE SOME

KIND OF IMAGINARY PERSON.

FRAN! GET IT RIGHT.

WELL, ALL YOU REALLY

DID WAS JUST HYPNOTIZE

THE PRINCIPAL:

AND MS. READLE

TO MAKE THEM THINK THA THEY COULDN'T SEE YOU.

WHAT?

YEAH.

GIRL! I DON'T KNOW HOW

TO HYPNOTIZE PEOPLE.

I CAN DO A MAGIC TRICK.

HERE YOU GO, FRAN.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NO FOR REAL THEN WHY--

WHY COULD THE KIDS

IN THE PARK SEE YOU?

THOSE WERE LITTLE

KIDS, FRAN.

THEY CAN SEE:

ANYTHING THEY WANT.

JUST LIKE I SEE:

THESE MONKEY BARS.

[ Makes Monkey Noises ]

YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU

TO TELL MY PARENTS,

AND THE PRINCIPAL,

AND MS. READLE...

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

LARRY?

THEY CAN'T SEE ME, FRAN. OK?

[ Continues Making

Monkey Noises

ARE YOU THE ONE WHO'S BEEN

CAUSING' ALL THE WEIRD STUFF

THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND HERE?

YEAH, LIKE THE GRAFFITI,

AND THE VANDALISM,

AND THE DOGS?

WHY ARE YOU DOING

THIS TO ME?

I TOLD YOU.

THE GUY IN MY HEAD.

HE SENT ME HERE.

YOU DON'T LISTEN.

I GET IT. I GET IT.

YOU'RE TRYING TO GE ME INTO TROUBLE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO BLAME

EVERYTHING ON ME.

SHHHHH.

WHAT?

SHHHHHH.

WHAT?

CAN YOU HEAR 'EM?

NO! I DON'T HEAR VOICES!

[ Baby Cries ]

I JUST SEE THINGS.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ONE YET?

CHECK IT OUT, FRAN.

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

WEEEEEE!

AHH.

DO YOU HAVE A:

LIBRARY CARD?

WHAT?

"The pirates have

captured them, they said.

"The pirates have captured them!

"Peter excitedly snatched up his

sword, ready and eager for--

HEY! WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

HEY, YOU AND YOU AND YOU!

TAKING CARE OF THAT LIZARD?

HOW'S THAT LIZARD?

"But suddenly, he

remembered Wendy's caution:

"Not to forget his medicine.

"Tinkerbell saw Peter as

he lifted the cup.

WHERE'S THE BOOK?

WHERE'S THE BOOK?

OHH, WHICH BOOK? WHICH BOOK?

YOU KNOW, THERE IS SUCH A

THING AS A CARD CATALOG?

SSSHHHPP!

"Tinkerbell flew between

Peter and the medicine,

and as he lifted it--"

YOU LOOK UP THE TITLE

OF THE BOOK YOU WANT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT BOOK I WANT.

GUY IN MY HEAD JUS SAID I NEEDED A BOOK.

HE DIDN'T SAY WHICH ONE.

SSSHHHPP! THE LIBRARIAN.

WHY IS IT SO:

BRIGHT IN HERE?

SOME PEOPLE, THEY

LIKE TO READ IN HERE.

GO FIGURE.

WHAT'S WITH

YOUR EYES?

OK. IT'S NOT THA BRIGHT IN HERE.

EUREKA!!!

"Do you believe in

fairies? Do you?

THE LIBRARIAN IS GOING

TO THROW US OUT IF YOU

DON'T BE QUIET!

"There came an echo of sound--

LE LIVRE DE BOOGEY!

THE BOOGEY BOOK?

BY WHO?

BY GUY N. HEAD.

NO! IF THIS IS SUPPOSED

TO CONVINCE ME THA YOU'RE FOR REAL--

YOU MEAN NOT FOR REAL.

READ THE DEDICATION.

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO--

LARRY.

HA HA. TO LARRY. OK.

SO LET'S SEE WHAT THE

HEAD HONCHO HAS TO SAY.

HEAD. HONCHO.

NO! NO! THIS DOESN' PROVE ANYTHING.

SSSHHHHPP!

THERE ARE PLACES

WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A

PHONEY BOOK PRINTED.

"Do you believe?

YEAH!

YEAH! YEAH!

"If you believe, then

clap your hands.

"Save poor Tinkerbell. Clap your

hands as hard as you can!

SSSSHHHHHPPP!

UH-OH.

QUIET!

"...the sound of millions

of little hands clapping.

HOLD MY BOOK.

"Of course, they

believed in fairies.

HEY! HOW YOU DOING?

[ Kids Laughing ]

ARE YOU ALL DAA DAA DAA?

[ Kids Talking ]

BOOM!

HE'S MAGIC.

[ Kids Laughing ]

IF YOU'RE LARRY AND YOU

KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS

IMAGINARY AND YOU KNOW

IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS

IF THE BOOGEYMAN IS SCAREY

THEN JUST ASK HELP

FROM LARRY:

IF YOU NEED ME AND YOU KNOW

IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS

WHAT THE--

YAH!

ALL RIGHT!

SSHHHHHPP!

SSSSSHHHHHP!

SSSHHHHHPP!

SSSSHHHHHHHHPP!

SSSHHHHHP!

SSSHHHP! SSHHHHP!

SSSHHHHP! SSSHHHHHPP!

SSSHHHP! SSSHHHHP!

SSSHHHPP! SSSHHHHPP!

HOOOOO! HOOOOOOOOOO!

[ Locomative Train Sounds ]

[ Children Laughing ]

WHO TURNED OFF STORY TIME?

HE DID.

HE DID.

DO NOT TOUCH THE AUDIO

VISUAL EQUIPMENT.

HERE'S LARRY.

SO, WHO WANTS TO

HEAR THE STORY...

...ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN?

OH, I'M GETTING SCARED

JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

OH, HI, FRANCIS. HOW YOU DOIN'?

ANYWAY,

THE BOOGEYMAN IS A VERY BAD MAN.

SO, IF HE EVER TRIES TO

COME INTO YOUR HOME,

AT NIGHT, INTO YOUR ROOM,

MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE

COVERS OVER YOUR HEAD.

THAT WAY HE CAN'T GET YOU.

I THINK I'D LIKE

TO CHECK THIS OUT.

OH! THIS IS IT!

THIS IS IT!

CHAPTER TWO. FIFTY WAYS

TO BUST YOUR BOOGEY.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD

BE AN ASTRONAU FROM A GALAXY

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