Here\u2019s part 2. I actually got to do these in front of an audience for a live taping. I was the SFX guy, which was boatloads of fun.
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\nEpisode Two<\/u><\/p>\n
(Into music, as before)<\/i><\/p>\n
NARRATOR
\nTurn down the lights and lock the doors, gentle listeners. It’s time for another episode of… Boring Science Fiction Theatre!<\/i>
\n(Burst of thunder…)<\/i>
\nThis week’s episode… The Curs\u00e9d Necklace!<\/i>
\n(Music fades out, replaced by sounds of an outdoor marketplace.)<\/i>
\nWe introduce Charles Montgomery, browsing for knick-knacks in the many booths at a local community flea market. Little does he realize he’s about to make a bargain… with the unknown!<\/i><\/p>\n
(The clatter of boxes of trinkets being picked through.)<\/i><\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nExcuse me, Old Gypsy Woman?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nYes sir?<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nHow much for this book of ancient spells?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nTwo dollars, sir.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\n(muttering to self)<\/i>
\nHm… Too expensive.
\n(picks through a bit more)<\/i>
\nHow much for this monkey’s paw?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nOne dollar and fifty cents, sir.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nNah.
\n(picks though a bit more)<\/i>
\nSay… This<\/i> is nice!<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\n(sinisterly)<\/i>
\nI urge you to be very careful with that necklace you are holding, mister. Very, very careful…<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nWhat beautiful stones! And this chain looks like real gold!<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nI assure you, mister, it is indeed real gold.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nHow much?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nI don’t think you want that necklace, sir.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nCome on, how much is it?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nThirty-five cents. But I really must warn you-<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nThirty-five cents! Why so cheap?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nSome say this necklace carries with it a horrible, ancient curse!<\/p>\n
(organ chord)<\/i><\/p>\n
CHARLES
\n(amused)<\/i>
\nA curse, huh? What kind of curse?<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nIt is said that whomsoever owns that necklace will be cursed with thirty seconds of bad luck!<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nWell, it just so happens I don’t believe in curses, lady. Here’s your thirty-five cents…
\n(clink, clink)<\/i>
\n…and I’m taking the necklace!<\/p>\n
GYPSY
\nVery well. You have been warned.<\/p>\n
(organ chord)<\/i><\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nWell, I’d better get back home. The basketball game will be on soon.<\/p>\n
(A few footsteps on gravel, and when they stop…)<\/i><\/p>\n
OLD GUY
\nCan I help ya, mister?<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nI’d like a ticket on the 2:10 bus into town please.<\/p>\n
OLD GUY
\n‘Fraid you just missed it.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\n(perturbed)<\/i>
\nNonsense! It’s only…
\n(panicked)<\/i>
\nOh no! My watch has stopped! The batteries must have run out!<\/p>\n
(organ chord)<\/i><\/p>\n
OLD GUY
\nNext bus won’t be along for another twenty minutes.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nYou mean I’m stranded here? Until 2:30?? I’ll miss the first ten minutes of the basketball game!<\/p>\n
(organ chord)<\/i><\/p>\n
OLD GUY
\nSorry, fella.<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\nOh no… Well, I may as well get a Diet Pepsi while I pass the time…
\n(A few footsteps. The clink of two or three coins into a vending machine. A pregnant pause.)<\/i>
\nOh, no!!
\n(organ chord)<\/i>
\n“Diet Pepsi Sold Out”?? I’ll have to settle for a Dr Pepper!
\n(A vending machine button pressed, the clunk of a can emerging from the machine and being removed by CHARLES. The “kshkt” noise of the pop-top being opened. Then CHARLES\u2019s cry of agony.)<\/i>
\nArgh!
\n(organ chord)<\/i>
\nThe Dr Pepper was so disturbed in its journey through the insides of the machine that a few drops spilled out onto my pant leg!
\n(Wailing)<\/i>
\nThe old Gypsy woman was right!!!<\/p>\n
(MAUD, a young WOMAN, approaches)<\/i><\/p>\n
MAUD
\nExcuse me… Where did you get that lovely necklace?<\/p>\n
CHARLES
\n(harried)<\/i>
\nHere, take it! Take it! Release me from its hideous spell!<\/p>\n
(The clink of the necklace being handed to MAUD, followed by CHARLES’s footsteps running away.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MAUD
\nThis is lovely… And it looks like real gold… Oh! My nail… It’s broken!!!<\/p>\n
(Creepy organ music bursts in. NARRATOR speaks over it.)<\/i><\/p>\n
NARRATOR
\nBe sure to tune in for nest week’s horrifying episode… The Werefish!<\/i><\/p>\n
(Music fades)<\/i><\/p>\n
KEVIN
\nDoctor, have you found any explanation for the scales I keep finding on my pillow and my strange cravings for plankton?<\/p>\n
DR. JUDITH ALBRIGHT
\nMr. Brumm, I’m afraid that when the moon is full, you become an enormous fish, writhing in your bed and gasping for air until morning. I have to kill you with this silver hook.<\/p>\n
(Organ music flourish and out)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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