The Norliss Tapes Page #5

Well, thank you.

Oh...

It's awfully late.

But I could give you

cabin number nine.

It's our best one.

New springs and mattress

in there.

Just a shower.

No tub bath.

Is that all right?

yeah, that's fine.

That's fine. Really.

I said we're closed.

Can't turn the girl

away, momma.

No harm in giving her 9.

well, give her

the key, and hurry up

about it,

And come to bed,

poppa. Now.

Momma. She gets

a little grouchy

after midnight.

I can handle her,

though.

Well, I hope so.

I don't wanna cause

you any trouble.

Oh, no trouble at all.

Now let's see.

That will be 10 dollars.

Thank you.

Ah, thank you.

Can I help you

with your things?

No. No, thank you.

I can manage.

Pleasant dreams.

no! No!

open up! It's the manager!

What's going on in here?

no, I didn't

get a good look at him.

He just came wailing out.

And he knocked me sideways.

And he carried her off

into the woods.

I knew

when she checked in

that she was no good.

All right. Tell me

what you did see.

Was he tall?

Was he short?

Was he thin?

Was he fat?

In what order

do you remember?

Tall. And all

wild in the eyes.

And he wore dark clothes.

All right. Now listen

to me, mr. Dobkins.

Mrs. Dobkins.

And listen very good.

I'm gonna take you

downtown, so that you

can see some mug shots.

Now in the meantime,

If word of what happened

here gets around,

This whole town's

gonna go into a panic.

I don't want the newspapers

to find out about it

Until I have a chance

to find the girl.

That means that you

don't see anybody,

And you don't talk

to anybody about

what happened here.

Do you understand that?

Oh, I won't say a word!

You understand that?

Oh, I do! I certainly do.

Sheriff, there's just

one thing I'd like to know.

Yeah?

What do I do

if he comes back?

helen, I just

wanted to call and tell ya

I'll be late getting

back there tonight.

Is your sister there?

marsha? No.

I thought she was

still in new york.

No, she tried to call me.

Got my service,

and left a message.

Said she was driving home

late last night.

I haven't

seen her.

Well, maybe she changed

her mind.

Thank you.

If she calls again,

I'll tell her where you are.

Now, look. I'm at

the architectural firm

Who originally designed

your place.

I found out how cort

got into the studio

Without unlocking the door.

He came up from below.

These blueprints I've been

looking at show

Some very curious construction

that went on back in the '20s.

Seems the people who

originally owned the place

Built a series of

underground tunnels.

Why would anybody

wanna build tunnels?

Well, during prohibition,

They probably stored

guns and liquor.

The plans also show

several entrances,

One of which

is in the crypt.

Now, I found the connection

Between cort and

The bloodless condition

of the parks girl.

I think the sculpture

is being done by cort.

And I think he needed

the girl. Needed to kill her.

But why?

For the clay

in the sculpture.

I just got the chemical

analysis back.

The clay is 40 percent

human blood.

Now look, ellen.

Stay put.

I have a few more

things to check on,

And I'll be done

as soon as I can.

Okay?

I've got to talk to you.

Now do you mind telling me

Why you have to see

david norliss?

I've got to break free.

I've got to strike

back at them.

The powers

of darkness.

They've controlled me.

Twisted me.

And I've done

their bidding.

Listen.

When I met your husband,

The thing he most wanted

In this world

Was that his crippled

body be healed.

And so...

I told him about

the osiris scarab.

I tried to convince him

About its power

over death.

Of a life beyond death.

But that only by

the use of his talent

Could it be purchased.

So we made a pact.

After death,

The ring would

allow him the power

To rise from his coffin,

To work on a figure

of sargoth.

Once the sculpture's

finished,

It'll have a physical form

In which to enter our world.

And in return for bestowing

life to sargoth,

Jim cort will be

granted immortality.

But we can stop him.

That's why I came here.

His powers take effect

after sundown.

If we can reach him

by sunset,

We can remove the ring

from his finger.

mr. Norliss?

I have a message

for you, sir.

Thank you.

When did mrs. Cort leave?

Hm. 15 or 20

minutes ago, I guess.

She and the other lady,

they left in a big hurry.

How long before

it gets dark here?

Mm...About a half hour,

I guess.

Entrance has got to

be here someplace.

Over here!

I think I found it.

I'll go first.

Maybe we should wait.

We don't have time.

We can't wait.

This way.

How do we know

which one to take?

We don't.

You take that tunnel,

and I'll take this one.

What if I find his body?

Then you remove the ring.

Let us go.

Ellen, I found him!

He's over here!

I can't get it off.

hurry...

Edith, hurry.

Hurry!

I can't get it-

No!

Ellen!

David! He killed marsha.

And jeckiel too.

Come on! Let's go.

I don't know why

he let me go.

I don't understand it.

It's no use.

Nothing's any use.

Can't get it open.

It's been moved.

It's almost finished.

everything

but the eyes.

We can't let him

come to life!

We've got to!

We've gotta let him

finish!

let me-!

Forget it!

It's the only thing

that can stop it.

What are you doing?

Making a blood circle.

According to

medieval alchemy,

You can enter

a blood circle.

But if it's on fire,

You can't get out.

what's that?

Hurry!

Quick. Quick!

I tried to explain

it all to sheriff hartley.

But he couldn't accept it.

The next morning,

they found the bones

Of a man in the ashes.

The remains

of james raymond cort.

And of the demon sargoth,

they found nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

sargoth.

Strange name.

I wonder.

I wonder if he was

truly destroyed.

Or could he be the key

To david's disappearance?

Well... Maybe

this will tell me.

chapter two.

December 4th.

It was a rainy afternoon

when I received the letter.

j.R. Media services, inc.

Burbank, ca

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