The Blob Page #6

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Is every kid in town

in on this?

I don't know who this is,

but you're going to wish

you'd never thought of this.

Hello? Hello?

Big deal !

I'd like to take that dime--

- Bert?

- Yeah.

- Wouldn't you know it?

- [ All Groaning ]

All right, we tried to do it

the right way, now we're gonna

wake this town up ourselves.

- Yeah, yeah, but how?

- Yeah, how?

Any way we can think of.

We've got to stop being

a baby-sitting service and start

being a police department.

-Just kids, Jim.

-Just kids?

That's about he craziest

argument I've ever heard.

Every criminal in the world

was a kid once. What does it prove?

You know what I think?

I think they've got it in for me.

- You?

- Yeah.

They've heard about my war record,

and it bugs them.

They're trying to break me down,

see what makes me tick.

Anything they can try, they try.

Aw, I don't think so, Jim.

[ Car Horns Honking ]

- What the--

- Sounds like New Year's Eve.

[ Honking Continues ]

[ Phone Ringing ]

Hello?

I don't know either--

Lady?

- [ Phone Rings ]

- Police department.

Looks like everybody

in town's getting up.

[ Air Raid Alarm ]

What's going on here?

Why, that's an air raid !

[ Muttering ]

Pull yourself together.

Oh, it's probably only--

No, maybe it's the real thing.

It isn't a drill.

Where is my civil defense helmet?

Where is it?

Here we are.

[ Muttering ]

Here we go.

[ Sirens Wailing ]

- Fire.

- Fire?

This has never happened before.

What am I gonna wear ?

[ Sirens, Alarms, Horns Continue ]

[ Mrs. Martin ]

Henry, Danny's gone !

What?

And Jane too !

- Calm down, Elizabeth.

- I looked in their rooms.

They're both gone !

- Are you sure?

- Yes ! Yes !

Well, maybe they're down here.

Here's Danny.

Danny !

What are you doing here?

I'm guarding you.

Guarding us?

Guarding us

against what, darling?

I don't know.

Has everyone in this

fool town gone crazy?

Danny, do you know

where Janey is?

She's just gone.

I'm going to get to the bottom

of this right now.

- Come, Elizabeth.

- [ Horns Continue ]

[ Chattering ]

Hey, what's going on here?

What's the matter ?

All right now, kill the ho--

Kill the horns !

All right,

knock off the noise now !

[ Chattering, Shouting ]

Listen to-- Listen to me !

Now listen to me, everybody !

This town is in danger.

Several people have been killed already.

Now we had to make this noise so you'd

listen to us, so we could warn you.

If we're in trouble,

where are the police?

[ Chattering Continues ]

[ Bert, Indistinct ]

You ! Boy, this time

you've really hung yourself.

Now look-- Now look, sarge, just give

me a chance to talk to them, that's all.

I don't know what kind

of a game it is you're playing,

but whatever it is

it's gonna stop right now !

[ Tony ]

Here comes Dave.

What's going on here,

Jim? Steve !

Dave, make 'em listen to me !

There is a monster !

We saw it again in Dad's store.

Dave, it's bigger now.

Your story's gotten

bigger now, kid.

Dave, look at me !

Do I look like somebody who's

playing a practical joke?

Am I laughing...

or am I scared stiff?

- What are you gonna do?

- He's telling the truth.

Oh, wait a minute ! It's one thing

to make a fool out of yourself,

but it's another thing to make a fool

out of the police department

and the town.

- [ Man ] He's right, Lieutenant.

- You've been wrong before.

Maybe I have ! But as long as I'm

in charge of this town's police force,

I'm gonna handle this thing

the way I see fit.

And your job right now is to help me

restore some order around here.

Yes, sir.

- [ Shouting Continues ]

- Okay, everybody, quiet down a minute.

Quiet down, please !

Listen, this is an emergency,

and it can affect

every one of us.

That's all I can

tell you right now.

But we're trying to get

things under control.

In order to do that, we have to

clear this area immediately.

So please go home

and stay there.

We'll keep in touch with you

through your radio station.

Now, be careful pulling

your cars out of this area.

Go home slowly and quietly.

Just keep calm.

Everything's gonna be all right.

[ Chattering Continues ]

- Anything I can do to help?

- Lieutenant, what's going on?

Ask your daughter, Mr. Martin.

She can tell you more than I can.

- Phil, can your boys give us

a hand clearing this area?

- Sure.

- Do you have any guns?

- A couple of'em.

- Get 'em.

- Say, Dave, what is this thing?

I don't know. But if it's in the

market, we'll all know in a few minutes.

[ Man On Film ]

Now all the images of horror,

the demons of your mind

crowd in on you to destroy you.

[ Woman Screaming ]

[ Movie Soundtrack ]

[ Laughter Continues ]

[ Laughter Continues ]

[ Movie Stops ]

Phil, can you move your truck

over to the door...

and shine your big light

into the market?

- Sure, Dave.

- All right.

What the--

[ Steve ]

Hey, who's in the store?

Huh?

There's nobody in here

but us monsters.

[ Crowd Screaming ]

Dave, it's at the theater !

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Gunshots ]

Don't go in, Jim.

This won't do any good.

It's the most horrible thing

I've ever seen in my life.

- So what is it?

- Come on, we've gotta clear this area.

All right, step back !

Everybody step back !

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Man ]

Here it comes !

[ Steve ]

Danny !

[ Jane ]

No, Danny, wait !

What goes?

What happened out there?

Oh, I almost got it.

No, Danny ! Danny, we can't stay here.

Come with me, Danny.

Listen, it's too late.

Let's see if we can get out the back.

Wait a minute !

What's this?

- What happened?

- It's all over us.

- What do you mean?

What's the matter ?

- Take it easy !

Jim, get the telephone company. Have

them connect you with the diner, fast.

I'm not gonna stay here !

Now, wait a minute !

You open that door, and we've had it !

- You wanna die?

- What are we supposed to do?

[ Phone Ringing ]

- Hello? Yeah.

- [ Dave ] Steve?

- That thing is all over us !

- [ Jane ] Watch out !

[ Dave ]

I don't think it can be killed.

- We've gotta try one more thing.

- Okay.

- Is everybody all right?

- Okay, but not for long.

We can drop a power line on it.

Do you understand?

There should be enough juice in

that line to burn the thing to a crisp.

Yeah, get everyone

down in the cellar.

We'll do it

in 60 seconds, Steve.

Cellar !

Okay.

Jim, here's a rifle.

- Take the phone, Ritchie.

- All right.

Dave, this baby should do the trick.

It's all set to go.

Try not to miss, Jim.

[ Tires Screeching ]

Okay, let's have those lights !

- Fifteen seconds.

- [ Murmuring ]

It's quiet now.

I think the upstairs is clear.

Good. Keep your ear

to that phone, Ritchie.

Okay, Jim.

[ Gunshot ]

It didn't work.

Why don't you do something?

Do something !

- Elizabeth.

- [ Sobbing ]

The diner's on fire.

Can't we put it out?

Any suggestions how?

Anyway, not enough oxygen in there

to keep a fire going for ten minutes.

[ Speaking Italian ]

There's something burning.

[ Coughing ]

- Listen, is there

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