The Mangler Page #3

his butt, that'll be the end, right?

Man, this stuff's for real.

I'm serious about this.

Check it out. This

stuff is for real.

If you just look in here, I

mean, everything is pointing...

Mark...

Check it out.

First there is god,

then there's country,

and then there's the law.

Alright?

The rest is bullshit.

O.K.?

This is bullshit, mark.

Reality, bullshit.

Bullshit, reality.

This is bullshit.

Aah! Help!

Whoa! I got you.

I got you.

Aah!

Aah!

It's O.K.

It's O.K. Shh.

It's alright.

It's alright.

You'll be O.K.

You'll be O.K.

Bring her up here, George.

But, Mr. Gartley,

she's hurt, sir.

Mr. Gartley, she needs a doctor.

She needs help.

My finger!

Bring her to me.

All spells can be reduced

to simple common denominators.

European spells mention

the hand of glory,

and that's real trouble.

Spells need a catalyst...

Either herbal or human or both.

The answer is in that book.

Just go for it!

Carry on. Come on. Come on.

Read on, man.

Belladonna, hand of glory...

Blood of a virgin!

Now, that's supernatural.

Supernatural is a really

misleading word, man.

Witches, demons, spirits...

All part of nature.

Like, um... O.K.

A demon is a kind of

energy like electricity...

Or fire.

Sometimes it gets out of

control, and people get hurt.

Thought you might

want something to eat.

Thank you.

The most powerful spells

always incorporate belladonna.

What is belladonna?

The hand of glory,

or deadly nightshade.

The plant?

Yeah.

And the most common ingredient

in all these spells

is, uh, the blood of a virgin.

You must admit the way

Annette describes Sherry,

she sounds the type.

Oh, come on. Come on.

Go with the flow.

Think of the possibilities.

Could be fun, huh?

Alright. Hey, mark,

tell you what.

I'll run right on over

to Sherry Ouelette's house, O.K.?

Knock on the door.

"Sherry? Hi.

"My name is officer John Hunton.

"I'm with the police

department here,

"and I am investigating

"a laundry machine

"with a bad case

of demon possession,

"and I need to examine you

to determine whether or

not you're a virgin."

Right?

Mmm... mm-hmm.

Huh?

Mark, I could

just see my report.

They would tar and feather me

and run me out of

this town on a rail.

You think so?

Ha ha ha!

That sounds like a whole

lot of fun to me.

Oh, yeah!

Oh, boy!

Why don't we just go

there and talk to her?

Do it for me.

Come on.

Johnny? Johnny,

I got that info for you.

Yeah, Molly, go ahead.

Let's see.

Sherry Ouelette...

Parents died in a car

accident on 7-10-83.

William Gartley

is her legal guardian.

Is that it?

Yeah. Who's picking up

the tab for my overtime?

Take it out of my pension.

You're the best, Molly.

You got that right.

Oh, man.

So who's going to

pop the ques...

You don't say a word.

Right? Not a word.

Far out.

Gothic.

Who is it?

Sherry? Hi.

It's officer John Hunton

from the police department.

Hi. Remember me?

Mm-hmm.

I'm here to ask you

some questions

about the accidents that have been

happening at the blue ribbon laundry.

Are you a policeman, too?

No. I'm

a theoretical...

Um, this is mark Jackson.

He's a student...

An observer.

Then I guess it's alright.

Thank you.

It won't take long.

Is your uncle here?

I'm alone.

Oh, hey, look at those.

They're beautiful.

Look at that little face!

Are they yours?

No, they're not really mine.

My uncle says they'll

be mine someday.

Um...

Sherry, I'm really sorry to

disturb you at a time like this.

I just have

a few questions. O.K.?

O.K.

It's O.K.?

Alright.

Now, Annette said that you

cut your hand on a clamp.

How did that happen?

Getting out of the

way of that icebox.

These two guys lost control.

I guess it...

It hit the feed belt.

On the mangler?

Yeah. Then it bounce off

and almost hit me.

Did this icebox

hit the safety bar?

I think it did.

There were bright

sparks everywhere.

What? Sparks like

a wire had been cut?

I saw a big flash like

lightning or something.

That's it, then.

There it is.

I really loved

Mrs. Frawley.

Shh.

She was like a mother to me.

I tried to help her.

I pulled as hard as I could,

but I was too weak.

It's O.K.

Sherry, Sherry.

Sherry. Sherry, you're a

very brave young woman.

O.K.?

Sherry...

I just want...

Mark!

The icebox hit the safety bar.

That's it.

Thank you very much.

Bye-bye. It was

a short circuit.

That's all there is to it.

Let's go.

Mark! Mark!

Sherry, are you a virgin?

Excuse me?

What is this?

Just get out!

Just get the hell out!

What did I tell you?

What did I tell you?

I'm right!

I'm right.

She's definitely a virgin.

Jesus Christ! I can't

believe you did that...

Talk to a little girl like that.

God! Have fun? Sh*t,

I hope you had fun.

It's not a question of fun.

I know I'm right.

Shut up, goddamn it.

No more about virgins.

I'm right.

What are you... some

kind of pervert?

Doesn't matter

whether I'm a pervert...

What is this?

Oh, Christ.

What is going on

at Mrs. Smith's house?

Whatever it is, you stay

the hell out of it.

There he is!

There he is!

Stop him!

Mark!

Stay in the car.

Alright.

You stay in the car!

Alright!

Alright!

Hey, Steele, what is this?

Hi, Johnny. It's really bad.

The boy's suffocated.

It's Barry Ellenshaw.

Been missing all day.

Mrs. Smith just learned

10 minutes ago.

I found that icebox when

I got here this morning.

He never got in any trouble.

He'd no more play in a

refrigerator than...

Alright.

The boy's dog was barking

outside the icebox.

That's why I had a look inside.

Oh, Barry.

Suffocated, poor kid.

He's been missing

since 11:
00 this morning.

Come on, honey.

Rest in peace, Barry.

Barry Ellenshaw...

Oh, man.

Poor kid.

Hell of a shame, huh, Johnny?

Get him out of here.

Stand back there.

Stand back.

No! No!

No! No,

Maryanne. No!

Barry!

Stop! Oh, my baby!

Stay there.

Stay there.

No!

Barry!

It's not my fault.

I had nothing to do with it.

It was here when I

came home from work.

What?

It's not yours?

No. I don't know

where it came from.

Hey, Johnny,

come have a look at this.

Wait a minute.

What? This is

the son of a b*tch

that almost hit Sherry?

After it hit the mangler.

Transference.

It's transference of evil.

Oh, bullshit.

Evil. Bullshit.

Easy.

What?

Sh*t.

It's alright.

It's alright, little baby.

It's alright, baby.

Come on.

Aah!

Jeez!

Let go!

Aah! Aah!

Are you alright?

Yeah. I think so.

Oh, sh*t.

Jesus Christ.

A hammer...

You got a hammer?

It's in the garage.

Ow!

Miserable piece of dogfuck!

Goddamn you!

Oh, oh, god.

God!

Jesus Christ!

God!

Lend not thy sight to idols

nor make gods of thyself!

Nice work, Johnny.

I always knew you had it in you.

Where did you learn

to do magic tricks?

That was the first ghost

I have ever seen.

Thank you, my boy.

Just when you thought

you'd seen it all,

life bites you in the ass.

See you later, Johnny.

I'll be waiting for you.

What the f*** was that?

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