The American Scream Page #5

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"NO.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A SWING SE BECAUSE WHERE AM I GONNA PUT THE

CEMETERY?"

>> TINA, MY WIFE, DID NOT WAN THIS HOUSE.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A DREAM HOUSE

BY ANY MEANS.

>> I TOLD HIM WHEN WE GO MARRIED.

I SAID, "I WOULD LIKE A

TWO-STORY HOUSE.

I'D LIKE A BIG YARD."

I SAID, "I ALWAYS WANTED TWO

BATHROOMS."

WE ONLY HAVE ONE.

I MEAN, IT WASN'T THE HOUSE THA HE FELL IN LOVE WITH.

IT WAS THE AREA, THE

NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT'S WHY HE

WANTED THIS HOUSE.

>> SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.

IT'S A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE HOMES ARE RELATIVELY CLOSE

TOGETHER.

THAT'S IDEAL FOR

TRICK-OR-TREATING.

WHEN I FOUND OUT THIS HOUSE WAS

AVAILABLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,

I WENT NUTS OVER IT.

YOU KNOW, I KNEW I'D BE HAUNTING

EVERY OCTOBER.

>> HEADS OR TAILS, DANIEL?

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA

HAVE TO GO HOME, KATHERINE, SO

I'LL SEE YOU.

>> OKAY.

>> Both:
BYE.

>> SEE YA.

SEE YA.

>> OKAY, SO...

COME ON, MATT.

DID YOU HEAR THAT STORY ABOU THAT GIRL THAT GOT STOLEN WHEN

SHE WAS 8, AND THEN SHE WAS KEP IN A SHED ALL HER LIFE, AND THEN

SHE HAD LIKE THREE BABIES?

ME AND MY SISTER ALWAYS FIGHT,

SO I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM HER

SOMETIMES.

WE SHARE A ROOM, AND THIS ROOM

IS, LIKE, CLOSET SPACE.

EVERYTHING'S SHOVED IN.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE TO

MYSELF.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF SACRIFICES.

I COULD HAVE TAKEN ALL THIS

MONEY, AND I COULD HAVE DUMPED

IT INTO A NICE HOUSE.

AND WE WOULD LIVE COMFORTABLY,

BUT NOBODY WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED

US, YOU KNOW?

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

FACE DOWN.

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A

CLUBHOUSE, LIKE, MY ENTIRE LIFE.

SERIOUSLY, I PUT IT ON MY

CHRISTMAS LIST EVERY YEAR.

>> NO, THOSE ARE NEW.

THEY COME OFF THAT TREE DURING

THE HURRICANE.

>> IN THE CEMETERY?

>> YEAH, WE'RE GONNA USE THEM IN

THE CEMETERY.

THAT'S WHY I SAVED THEM.

>> BUT DADDY FORGOT ABOUT IT, SO

IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.

>> HOW YOU DOING IN THERE,

KIDDO?

>> GOOD.

>> YOU LIKE THIS LITTLE SPACE,

HUH?

>> YES. I DO.

I LIKED IT LAST YEAR, TOO.

>> I KNOW.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING

IN THE SPRING, OKAY?

DON'T LET ME FORGET.

>> THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN

HERE.

>> WELL, LET'S PUT UP THE TWO

WALLS, SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

>> THAT'S GOT TO BE OPEN.

>> THERE ARE LITTLE THINGS,

LITTLE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO

SACRIFICE TO KEEP THIS GOING.

BUT I THINK IT'S ALL WORTH IT,

AND I THINK MY FAMILY THINKS

IT'S ALL WORTH IT.

>> LET ME TALK YOU THROUGH THE

SCENES, AND MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE

ME SOME IDEAS, FINISHING

TOUCHES.

THERE'S GONNA BE A HALLWAY HERE

SO YOU WON'T SEE ALL THIS CRAP.

>> OH, THAT CAME OUT NICE!

YOUR FATHER DID A GOOD JOB.

>> WE BOTH DID.

>> [ SCREAMS ]

WHAT THE...

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

>> HOW YOU LIKE THAT?

>> OH, THAT'S AWESOME!

I LOVE THAT!

>> WE GOT A LOT OF NEW THINGS

THIS YEAR.

>> THAT'S CUTE.

>> SO, WHEN PEOPLE COME BY HERE,

BARBARA, THIS LIGHT WILL BE ON,

FLICKERING.

I HAVE IT SET TO FLICKER ON

CONSTANT.

>> I FIRST MET MATTY B. IN HIGH

SCHOOL.

HE GRADUATED THE YEAR BEFORE ME,

BUT WE KIND OF -- WE STAYED IN

TOUCH.

AND THEN I JUST STARTED HANGING

OUT WITH HIM MORE.

>> BOO!

>> AAH! [ LAUGHS ]

>> I THINK THAT'LL SCARE PEOPLE.

>> WHAT THE...

AND THEN THE WHOLE

GOING-OUT-TO-EAT STARTED.

AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT, I

ACTUALLY GOT TO VISIT HIS HOUSE

ON THE INSIDE.

NOT MANY PEOPLE DO, SO...

>> I AIN'T GOT NOBODY

NOBODY TO CALL MY OWN

SHE'S A FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY.

SHE HELPS ME OUT WITH THIS, AND

WE DO A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS.

SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND, AND SHE'S

ALWAYS THERE TO HELP, AND I

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I PROBABLY DON'T TELL HER

ENOUGH.

>> IT'S NOT THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE

ANY FRIENDS.

IT'S JUST THAT HE'S VERY CHOOSY

AS TO WHO HIS FRIENDS ARE.

MATT'S BEST FRIEND?

IT MIGHT BE HIS DAD.

MATT'S ULTIMATE BEST FRIEND IS

HIS DAD.

>> MATTHEW IS DEFINITELY MY BES FRIEND, THE BEST BUDDY I GOT.

THE ONLY TIME WE'RE NOT TOGETHER

IS WHEN HE GOES ON THE ROLLER

COASTERS, AND I WILL STAY ON THE

GROUND.

HE ALWAYS LOVED HALLOWEEN,

EVEN AS A YOUNG CHILD.

WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 7 OR 8, WE

WENT TO A HAUNT, AND

FREDDY KRUEGER JUMPED OUT AND

TRIED TO SCARE HIM, AND HE

PUNCHED HIM IN THE STOMACH.

OF COURSE, WE WERE ASKED TO

LEAVE THE HAUNT, 'CAUSE YOU

CAN'T TOUCH THE MONSTERS.

BUT THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE KID LIKE

THAT -- I THINK HE SHOWED A LO OF GUMPTION, YOU KNOW?

WHOOPS. I'M DROPPING THEM.

I'M A LITTLE EASIER-GOING.

IF SOMETHING AIN'T PERFECT, I'LL

SAY, "GOOD ENOUGH," AND HE SAYS,

"I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THAT."

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE

ALWAYS FIGHT ON.

>> SO, THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE

TO HELP ME TAPE THIS?

>> YES, SIR.

>> DOING THE HAUNT HAS REALLY

BROUGHT THEM CLOSER TOGETHER.

I MEAN, IT HELPS THEM MAKE

DECISIONS TOGETHER, AND I THINK

THAT THAT MAKES THEM ESSENTIALLY

CLOSER TOGETHER IN THEIR WAY.

>> I'LL DO THAT. YOU HOLD THAT.

>> OKAY. I'M TRYING.

>> NO MATTER HOW ANGRY WE GET A EACH OTHER SOMETIMES -- AND,

BOY, DO WE -- WE TRY AND

REMEMBER WHY WE DO THIS.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT US.

IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE...

THE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH THE

YARD AND ALSO THE KIDS THA WE'RE DOING THIS FOR.

[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]

LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE.

NO, NO, NO.

YOU GOT TO TAKE...

THE END'S GOT TO BE EXPOSED,

DAD.

THE ENDS ARE WHAT SHOWS.

THE ENDS ARE KIND OF LIKE THIS.

THEY'RE RIPPED.

YOU MISSED THE POINT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE

TRYING TO DO.

>> I TOLD YOU -- THE ENDS ARE

RIPPED.

>> I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.

>> I SHOWED YOU ON THE VIDEO

BEFORE.

>> NO, YOU DIDN'T SHOW ME.

>> MATTY B'S GOT A SHORT TEMPER

SOMETIMES.

LIKE, NOT LIKE A HORRIBLE, LIKE,

SHORT TEMPER.

>> [BLEEP]

>> HE DOES GET A LITTLE CRABBY

SOMETIMES WHEN HE GETS STRESSED

OUT.

>> YOU THERE?

DAD?

HELLO?

>> WAIT, I CAN'T SEE IT.

>> DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN

THERE, PLEASE.

>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I IS.

>> IT'S ON THE FLOOR!

FOLLOW THE WIRES.

SEE THE WIRE?

>> I SEE ONE WIRE, COMING UP TO

THIS.

>> AND FOLLOW IT DOWN.

>> YEAH, I DON'T SEE IT!

>> IT'S OVER HERE!

>> WELL, I DON'T SEE IT, MATT!

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THIS PLACE

SUCH A --

>> DON'T START.

>> I CAN'T SEE A THING DOWN

HERE.

>> BEND DOWN AND LOOK.

I FOUND IT.

>> I SEE ONE WIRE COMING OUT OF

THAT ROOM.

>> OKAY.

THEN FOLLOW THAT WIRE.

>> I AM.

>> HI.

AND WHERE DOES IT GO?

>> IT GOES UP TO THE CEILING.

>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER WAY?

IT JUST DOESN'T DISAPPEAR INTO

OBLIVION.

>> HERE IT IS. I FOUND IT.

[ GRUNTS ]

I CAN'T...

>> DON'T PULL.

>> I CAN'T REACH IT.

>> BEND DOWN AND DO IT.

>> YEAH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THEY COMPLEMENT EACH

OTHER.

THEY MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE IS

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