The Devil's Candy Page #2

about the idea of the devil.

With the horns, and the tail,

and all that.

But that is Satan's lie

to distract us

from the reality of who He is.

He is no mask

in a Halloween store.

He's not what you see

in the movies.

He is an active, violent

anti-God personal reality.

And as much as we refuse to

admit it, He lives through us.

He uses us to carry out

His unspeakable deeds.

For we are His pawns,

we are His demons on Earth

we satiate His hunger.

If you have the slightest bit

of greed, in your heart

He will turn it into

an avalanche.

He will slither into your soul.

- That's really great Zooey

that's not gonna win you

any Academy Awards.

- It's not funny, you're not

supposed to go if you're sick

because everyone else

gets sick too.

- Well, it looks like we got

an outbreak on our hands.

-Oh, my God. Dad.

I said I wanted a flying V

and he's given me his.

And a Marshall, dad,

he's given me his Marshall..

Dad.

I can keep 'em right?

Please. Please.

-No.

I can't let you

keep this guitar.

Hey. Hey.

I'm gettin' you a guitar and an

amp for your birthday. Come on.

- Not a Flying V,

and a Marshall.

These seeds are

what you've sown

Never should have

lit that fuse

Enjoy your paradise

This hell is just for you

- I know that Leonard

already rejected my portfolio.

But I just need... -Leonard doesn't

look at artists twice, Jesse.

-Yes, I know, but please.

This is different.

I've never had a muse before.

I don't remember painting this.

It's like it's,

it's like somethin'..

It flowed through me.

-I'll see what I can do.

- Rocky?

Here, boy.

Come on, Rocky.

Just gonna go get Rocky.

Rocky.

Here, boy.

-What the f***?

I'm so sorry.

Hey..

Zo..

Okay, you know what..

I deserve that.

Okay, totally deserve that.

I'm really sorry, Zo.

-It's only my second day.

I don't know anyone.

And you just left me here.

-I was painting.

I thought that I was in there

for five minutes.

And I stepped outside

and the sun had gone down

and I panicked.

I didn't think that

I was in there for so long.

I just, I... I completely

got lost in it.

- Don't do it again.

- I won't.

- Swear.

- I swear.

-On my grave.

-I swear.

Can we please be friends again?

Please?

- Are you gonna let me keep

the guitar and amp?

Hello Austin, it's been a while,

but are you ready to get heavy?

I said, are you ready

to get heavy?

Scissor kick

off the Marshall stack.

Thank you, everyone.

- Throughout the ages, in all

the various religions of man

there is one constant.

The personality of the being

we call Satan.

In Samaria, He was Baal.

In Egypt, Set.

In Persia, Orin.

In China, He was chief

of the warlock, called Wu.

There is always the dark God.

The fallen God.

There's always Satan.

- Did you tell her that

she could keep the guitar

because, you know, I thought

that you said that you..

Oh, my God.

Is that..

-I didn't mean to do this.

-Okay, what's going on?

This, this is our daughter

on fire.

-She can never see this.

- Okay, well then destroy it.

- I can't.

-Why?

- Because it isn't finished yet.

- No, it is,

if you want it to be.

- No. No, it's not

that simple, Astrid.

It's like these children

are inside of me.

Begging, screaming

to be let out.

And I don't know why.

-Come on.

-He wanted it to be you.

I wouldn't let Him.

'Cause you're a special one.

No. No... no... no.

You can't be loud.

He'll make me do that thing

I don't wanna do

and I don't wanna

do that to you.

Please, please... please.

Please, be quiet.

If I take my hand away,

are you gonna be loud?

No.

- Mm-mm.

-Cross your heart?

And hope to die?

- Mm-hmm.

- Mm-hmm.

- Mm-hmm.

-Okay.

Help!

-Don't! Don't!

Oh, no!

-Get out!

Right now! Daddy!

Oh. Oh.

Ah.

-Were the doors locked?

-Uh, yes, they were

but, um, Jess went out

to the studio...

-I'm so sorry.

- It's not your fault.

It's his fault.

Now you mentioned that

he'd lived here before you all?

-Mm-hmm.

-Still the same locks?

-Yeah.

- Then there's every chance

that he has a key

which means you need

to change them locks.

-Okay.

- And I think it's best

if you folks move into a motel.

Even, just for a few days.

Give us some time

to run the prints

and take a real good look

into this guy.

I'll be stationed outside

all night.

Until you're up

and out in the morning.

So don't you worry.

You're gonna be alright.

-Try and get some sleep, okay.

It's gonna make you feel

a lot better.

-What if he comes back?

- Well, that's why

the police lady is outside.

-What if he gets past her?

-Oh, my gosh.

- Oh, my gosh.

- Astrid.

- I'm so sorry.

I thought that you were...

-I'm okay. I'm okay.

-I'm ready for school.

-Sweetie...

No, sw... sweetie, you don't,

you don't have to go

to school today.

-It's safer than here.

- If he comes back,

I'll smash him.

-I'm gonna be late.

Bye.

-Oh. Oh, f***.

Hey.

- Jesse.

- Yeah.

- It's Mara.

I showed Leonard your painting.

He approves.

-That's uh, that's...

- He'd like to come by

your studio.

See what you're working on.

-Yeah, yeah. No, definitely.

That's great, any... any time.

- Leonard's got an opening

at three.

- Wait, today?

- Yes.

-No, I... I can't.

I... I have... I have

to pick my daughter up at three.

-I can push it back to two.

But that's all I can do.

Take it or leave it Jesse.

-Come on.

- What this is, Jesse,

is a show of faith.

But I'm willing

to take that chance.

Because your latest work is..

Wonderfully disturbing.

- F***in' painting

nearly killed me.

- Le sang de la terre.

-I'm... I'm sorry.

-The blood of the Earth.

The world's oldest

unblended cognac.

That's what we've been sharing.

Beside the moment of course.

Now that you're being

represented by Belial.

It's time for you to start

getting used to nice things.

-Uh, Leonard

I'd love to sit here

and drink this whole bottle

with you right now,

really, I would

but I gotta pick my daughter up.

- I'm sure your daughter

won't mind

if you're one

or two minutes late.

-I'm already pushing it.

- What's a few minutes

in the grander scheme?

-Actually it's everything.

I'm not gonna get into it

right now, just trust me.

I can't be late.

- Well, as they say,

"nothing of true worth

"comes without some..

Sacrifice."

To sacrifice.

-Oh, no.

Come on!

Come on.

Zooey!

- He's right.

You are the sweetest candy

of them all.

I have to do that thing

I don't wanna do now.

-Please.

Please.

Let me go, please!

Please!

You swore on my grave.

- Look, um, I know it doesn't

seem like it right now

but...

she's actually very lucky.

When he was twelve,

he did the same thing

to a nine-year-old girl.

Hit her over the head

with a rock

and then he tried to bury her.

Case went to juvenile court

and he ended up

in state psychiatric

for 20 years.

- Does it say in there

why he did it?

"I have to feed Him children.

Because children

are His candy."

He goes on to clarify

who "He" is

none other than Satan himself.

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