Madman
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Long long ago
The fifth wind blew
Stole the man's mind
Left him blood mad
He hid amongst the trees
Appeared with the breeze
He killed them
And dragged off their bodies
A chill in the air
Full moon's a witness
As one by one, they
trespassed his ground
And chose to take chances
Dragged into the black
Arose in the ground
Dragged into the night
Their bodies never found
On the night of the fifth wind
Nothing could
save them, there was
No protection from the
darkness and the doom
The wind held his mind
a' And a man turned to murder
Black gusts in the night
Damp with their blood
Death's breath in the night
Dripping their blood
Dripping their blood
Dripping their blood
Now it's time for my story.
My story deals with a man who
used to live in that
old dilapidated house
behind those trees.
We're not supposed to
be this close to it
because many strange things
happen around here.
He was a farmer with his family,
wife and two children.
He was an evil man.
Ugly and mean.
He'd beat his wife.
Brutally punish his children.
He'd drink at the tavern and...
Fight all the time.
He once had a piece of his nose
bitten off in a brawl
and didn't feel a thing.
It was a night like tonight.
Many many years ago.
Wait a minute, now
that I think about it,
it was the same
night as tonight.
The woods, quiet and dark.
The farmer, for no
apparent reason,
went stark raving mad.
He walked into his bedroom
with an axe in his hand and
chopped his sleeping
wife into little pieces.
Then with his
bloodlust awakened,
he walked down the
hall to his son's room
and took an axe to him,
but he still wasn't finished.
He walked across the hall
to his daughter's room.
And without so much as a word,
he chopped her into
little pieces too.
Then he calmly walked
into the tavern,
lifted the bloody
axe onto the bar,
and ordered himself a beer.
Well it wasn't long before
the town found
out what happened,
and when it did, it was all over
for the mad farmer,
or so they thought.
Ten men jumped him and dragged
him screaming to
the nearest tree,
where they quickly
looped a thick
rope around his neck and hoisted
him high into the air.
One of them grabbed
the bloody axe
and swung it at the
farmer's head leaving
a deep, bloody gash at
the side of his face.
They left him there
hanging for dead.
Next morning, when they
went to cut him
down, he was gone.
It was then they noticed the
bodies of his wife and
children were missing.
And their bodies have
never been found.
Oh Max, come on, how could
their bodies never be found?!
I mean where could they be?
I don't know, Richie.
All I do know is that
on certain nights,
when the moon is full, he's out
there stalking in the woods.
Searching for people so he
can chop their heads
off with an axe.
Or hang them from a tree.
You trying to be
funny or something?
What's this farmer's
name anyway?
Richie, I have a good reason
I haven't told you his name.
A very good reason.
You see, it is said also that
if you say his name above
a whisper in the woods,
he will hear you because he can
be anywhere anytime.
And if he hears
you call his name,
he'll come for you.
And if he comes for
you, he'll get you.
One by one, you'll start
to fall before night's over.
"Ru get you all."
His name is Madman Marz.
What'd he
say, I couldn't hear him.
His name is Marz.
Madman Marz.
Hey Marz, Madman Marz,
here we are, come
and get us, Madman!
Madman Marz!
Oh Richie, now you've done it!
Don't you realize you're fooling
with things beyond
your control?!
The Madman Marz doesn't
understand anymore!
Madman Marz thinks
you're making fun of him.
He didn't mean it, Marz!
He's young and foolish and
doesn't know what he's doing!
Stay where you are,
we mean you no harm!
Let's hope that
stopped him in time.
If not, no one is safe
in the woods tonight.
Anyone alone in the woods.
You can't hear him,
you can't see him.
You smell his odor of death,
and you turn
around, and suddenly
this horribly mutilated
face stares down at you.
It's the last thing
you see before zap!
Off goes your head.
I hope you enjoyed
my little story.
It's my way of saying goodbye
and good luck to you children.
Tomorrow, your
parents will be up
to spend the last weekend
before Thanksgiving,
and my winter
vacation down South.
I enjoyed your company-
Okay, when we break,
TP and the boys
will have the responsibility
of killing the fire.
Everybody else will get
ready for the walk back
and remember, don't walk in
the woods alone 'cause...
The Madman Marz will get you!
That's right.
Betsy, what's a Madman Marz?
It's nothing, honey,
it's just a figment
of Max's imagination, something
he made up to scare
you, that's all.
Oh, he sure did that all right,
I was so scared I
couldn't open my eyes.
And it's all right,
nobody's gonna
come and get me and
chop off my head?
Don't worry, honey, nobody's
gonna hurt you, I'll
make sure of that, okay?
Now you join the other girls
and don't worry
about a thing, huh?
Tonight, same time?
Well if it isn't
the big brave man
who scares little
girls to tears.
Proud of yourself?
What's the matter?
to death, that's
what's the matter.
Come on, Betsy, it's all
in fun, they enjoyed it.
Now what about tonight?
Same time?
No, TP, I don't think
so, not tonight, okay?
We don't have many nights left.
Yes we do, we
have the rest of our lives.
Come on, Betsy, you know you're
not gonna wanna see me once
we get back to the city.
I'm sorry, TP let's just say
I hate saying
goodbye, that's all.
Hey, you two, you're making
this public knowledge,
save it for later?
You never give up, do you?
What's that supposed to mean?
Give her room to
make up her own mind.
If you really love her, the
biggest test is letting
go, not holding on.
Come on, you guys, let's go,
we don't have all night.
Jimmy, grab some dirt over
there and get that end.
Tommy, kick the stones
a little closer.
Richie, come on,
Richie, come on,
move it, move it,
move it, Richie!
I'm moving, I'm moving!
What'd you say?
I didn't say anything,
I was talking to the fire.
He didn't say
nothing, I heard him.
Yeah, he lies and
you swear to it.
Okay, that looks good.
Let's line up.
All right, get ready for
a little double time.
I wanna catch them before
they reach the bungalows.
Double time in place, go!
One, two, one, two,
one, two, one, two,
one, two, one, two,
move out, let's go!
All right, you guys,
you're released.
Finish packing, clean
up's in a half hour.
Who is it?
It's me, Stacy.
Come on in!
What's up?
Nothing.
You feeling okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I always get quiet when
it's over for the season.
He never lets go, does he?
No, he doesn't.
He wants it to go
on and on and on.
Are you gonna see him in town?
I don't know, maybe.
I need some breathing room.
Well I'm happy to hear that you
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