The Unnamable Page #2

Sorry.

Howard, you are so naive,

even for a freshman.

In these matters, day or night,

it makes no difference.

Don't worry about Joel. He's probably

hiding, hoping that we'll think he's in trouble.

Or he's waiting in the house for us to come

back for him, so he can have a laugh.

But what if he isn't?

Thanks for the tip, Carter.

- Oh, no charge.

- Hello, Wendy.

- Hi, Howard.

- Hm?

Uh, hi.

Better yet, he went home for the weekend,

so we'd have plenty of time to worry.

Uh...yeah.

But I don't like it, not knowing.

As I said before.

I have no intention of going in there.

- I don't like it.

- Howard...

Let me put it to you this way.

Do you believe in the supernatural?

- No.

- Well, then, what are you worried about?

I'm worried that he's hurt.

Well, then, trundle over there

and check it out for yourself, by yourself.

You really think he's trying

to scare us into going there?

He's just that crazy.

Yeah.

- How come you treat Howard like that?

- Cos he's a dork. And he's a freshman.

So are we. I think he's completely cute.

If you want to make it at this college,

you don't date the freshmen.

- Why?

- Cos that's the way it works.

What works?

Look, old girl, you have to use

what you've got to get ahead.

If you know what I mean.

I guess.

What do you mean?

Honestly, we are the official

Miskatonic University welcoming committee.

- I'm John Babcock. This is Bruce Weeks.

- I'm Wendy Barnes.

- Nice to meet you, Wendy.

- Tanya Heller.

I love your accent.

- Obviously, southern France.

- A lot you know.

She was raised all over, England,

Switzerland and Germany.

Her father is the ambassador

to the court of St James.

Actually, he's the first secretary.

That's pretty impressive.

Bruce's father's Secretary of the Navy.

- So how do you like Miskatonic University?

- It's great.

But Arkham is a bore. Are you going

to Boston for the Harvard game?

- Of course. We've got a bus chartered.

- We might have extra room.

Really? Tanya and I would like to go,

but we don't have a ride.

We'd love to give you one, but technically

we're taking the girls from Kappa Alpha.

- Ah, yeah. That's right.

- We were thinking of pledging there.

- Really? Excellent choice.

- Maybe you could give us advice.

- What to expect about the pledging.

- They're picky about members, but...

If you're going to pledge

Kappa Alpha Theta sorority,

they'll be using the same initiation we use.

- I don't think we should discuss this.

- Come on. It's not going to hurt.

Look, they're shoo-ins.

What's it going to hurt?

We won't put it all over campus.

- Well...

- We'll check out the location tonight.

See if it's safe.

There's this old house across the graveyard.

- Sounds pretty kinky.

- Sounds like hazing.

Young lady, Miskatonic frats

do not stoop to such behaviour.

- So what about this house?

- It's a must.

Been deserted for years.

We need to chart the inside layout.

- lt'll be a hoot exploring it.

- Let's go for it.

- What?

- So we get a jump on the other girls.

I hope you fellas don't scare too easily.

Yeah.

You have not heard a ghost story

until you've heard one of mine.

- The guy is the master.

- I'm sure he is.

- What time?

- Why don't we meet there at eight?

- We'll bring the Buddies.

- All right, but no frat pranks.

No pranks. Honest.

- We'll see.

- We'll catch you later.

That's how you get invited

to the big weekend.

- But an old dark house at night?

- Come on. It'll be neat.

Bruce is completely cute

and he's captain of the rowing team.

- lt'd be quite a coup for you.

- I'm not so sure.

If you don't want to be a campus

bore, you get in with the right people.

- Well, it's just...

- No guts, no glory.

- Why not?

- Excellent.

I've read enough.

I wonder who he was.

At least he had a name.

- I am psyched.

- This place gives me the creeps.

- You ever been inside?

- No. You?

No.

Look, you want to pull out now

before you get your wick wet?

- You really think they'll show?

- Yes.

Look, nothing gets a woman

more excited than a good scare.

They need that so that

they can get close and horny.

When you get them scared enough,

they'll do anything.

- Kind of perverted psychology.

- Hey, if it works, use it.

What do you think of Wendy?

- Huh, the top on her.

- I wouldn't throw yours out of bed either.

What do you mean, mine?

Well, this place isn't real

conducive to horizontal dancing anyway.

Hey, don't get soft on me.

Now, come on. Divide and conquer. OK?

Divide and conquer.

- Hi, guys.

- Hey, you made it.

Bruce was beginning

to think you wouldn't show up.

- Eerie place.

- Yeah, wild, huh?

I'm glad it's not Halloween yet.

- Shall we go in?

- Yeah. Let's go in.

Maybe we should just stay outside.

Oh, come on. It's just an old house.

See?

Just a little ghost house humour.

Sure.

Look. This is gross.

Hey, look, sneaker tracks.

Somebody's been here.

Maybe somebody lives here.

- Nothing can live here.

- Cut it out.

Bruce, I suggest we find a good spot

to get our attitudes adjusted.

John?

Yeah?

- Very childish.

- I found the living room.

- The door's locked.

- It's probably sticking.

Sh*t.

Come on.

Howard.

I, uh... Give me a second.

Take all the time you need, old boy.

His parents called the dorm. He was

supposed to go home for the weekend.

- But he didn't.

- Who?

Joel Manton, our friend who we left

last night in that damned house.

Are you ready to take this seriously?

Joel's still there and I don't think it's a joke.

Look, if he's waiting to scare us, then fine,

but I'm going back there, with or without you.

Then we must go,

but let's go by my place first.

I have a flashlight or two

and a few of the things we may need.

Well, it's about time.

So she uncovered her eyes

and spotted a policeman.

The policeman said

everything would be OK.

As she got out of the car, the policeman

tried to keep her from looking back,

but she did.

Hanging, upside down,

from a tree branch over the car,

was her boyfriend, his bleeding fingernails

scraping over the roof of the car.

- You're sick.

- lsn't it getting late?

I have an idea.

Why don't we explore the house?

Why don't you two go?

We're all right here.

Oh, come on. It'll be neat.

- That's what we came here for anyway.

- Yeah, let's go.

Jeez, look at all this crap.

Better keep moving.

Hey, there must be a basement.

- I'd rather go up than down.

- Yeah, I don't care much for rats either.

It seems bigger inside than it looks.

Wouldn't it be weird

to find a dead body under this?

Don't.

Something's out there.

Come here.

Something is out there...and it's us!

I know. Don't say it.

I'm afraid of my own reflection.

Yeah. Something like that.

Hey, look.

I'm sure there's a lot

of good antiques around here.

It's amazing no one's taken anything.

- Hell, who knows what we're going to find?

- Yeah.

That's what I'm afraid of.

Let's cut away and circle around.

We can give them a real scare.

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