"Moon's fuller than usual tonight." "Ned." "A full moon cannot get any fuller." "nephew... you got to pay attention to the moon." "You gotta pay attention to the truck." "It's overheating again." "This is Satan's Den calling Aladdin's Ham." "Over." "Satan's Den." "Dixie on the horn." "Want me to tell you all a bedtime story?" "Over." "I think the radiator's had it." "somehow." "Over." "Good luck." "Just don't be late getting to Greenville." "Big day tomorrow." "Over." "sweetheart." "It's a small day tomorrow... when the accountants take over the carnival." "A small day indeed." "Over and out." "all right?" "It's the fullest moon I've ever seen." "nephew." "A magic moon." "In there." "Behind the door." "Damn." "Take a look around." "He's gotta be close somewhere." "Lord." "maker of Heaven and Earth... seed of the Devil!" "Almighty God... deliver us from the Devil-worshippers and Satanists... and loosed their evil on the world." "Hello?" "Is anybody here?" "We could use some help." "Nephew?" "Have they got any sealer in there?" "Can't tell." "Nobody's home." "We're gonna have to carry some extra water with us." "I hope we make it to Greenville." "Unc." " Are you with the carnival?" " Sir Nigel Penneyweight at your service." "I'm one of the denizens of Satan's Den." "you see?" "A den of death and transfiguration." "right?" " Indeed it is." "And yours truly is the chief author of those terrors." "Mr. Nigel." "That's Sir Nigel." "yes." "Tell everybody that Philip Hardin... would like to see them at the Ten and One in half an hour." "Thanks." "we've been expecting you." "They know not how their wits to wear... their manners are so apish." "Larry!" "He's here!" " Tough night." "We had trouble with the truck." " You mean he's bombed?" "You better get him up!" "Hardin is here... and he wants to see us all in 20 minutes at the Ten and One." "Uncle Ned." "All right." "I'm just getting up." "old boy." "Coffee." "caffeine." "It wakes you up." "I checked the lab and the tomb." "The place is almost ready." "Ready for what?" "Extinction?" "When the accountant gets here... you might just as well throw the switch on this thing." "Don't say that." " Why not?" " Because he's here." "Then we must greet the bugger." "son." "How's the rig?" "but I can do body work." "you wanna go into town and check it out?" "I've gotta rehearse." "I guess everybody's glitzing up their act?" "I'm Philip Hardin." "At present I'm head of accounting at Hardin Enterprises." " The company" " Company?" "You mean your father." "The company has asked for a complete audit of all Hardin Enterprises holdings... including this carnival." "by the company... to address any debit or shortfall with commensurate action." "What means "address debit"?" "in his ageless wisdom... you have to hit the road." "He's absolutely correct." "Let's get down to the bottom line." "If some of the attractions don't show a profit by the time we leave Greenville... they'll be closed down." "You can't just draw a bottom line in the dirt... and dare people to cross over it." "all our lives." "and it'll be run like a business." "Thank you." "A carnival runs on magic." "and a company owns this carnival." "Satan's Den's been losing money for 16 months." "Our money." "and that costs us." "You have till the end of the weekend to turn it around." "Satan's Den's been part of this outfit for 20 years." "I'm concerned with the future." "or you get out of the way." "Uncle Ned." "We gotta set up the Den." "Mr. Hardin." "This carnival would be nothing without Satan's Den." "Sir Nigel." "there's always room for you at the freak show." "not a freak." "I played the Fool in King Lear at the Old Vic." "Then you could be useful at the attraction we've contracted... to take the place of the spook house." "And what attraction is that?" " Mud wrestling?" " Quite." "He plans to replace Satan's Den... with a ladies' mud wrestling tent." "And he wanted me to be the referee." "not a mudslinger." "We won't be replaced." "We're gonna make money this weekend." "How do you expect to do that?" "The new sophisticated carnival audience... doesn't seem to find our horrors horrible enough any more." "Then I'll do what you said." "I'll give them real magic." "a little abracadabra... and up pops ghastly demons from Hell." "That'll really scare people." "Not like Nigel... who wears a stifling suit for six hours every night... running around trying to frighten children who laugh at beheadings... and the newest fashions in mutilations every week at the local cinema." "We'll add a magic show right after the torture chamber." "You can put up a spotlight and do your old act: the Great Fausto returns." "The Great Fausto has been dead for over 20 years." "I should never have let your parents send you here." "You can still do it." "You taught me magic all summer." "That's why I came here." " To learn from the master." " The master?" "That's great." "He can do anything." "He can even make this bottle disappear." "I need you for the late shift." "I can't." "I have a date." "An old flame." "You got more flames than Hell." "This one gave me the little gold coin." "and that putz in Texas gave you a little boot." "you're already packed." "So I'm popular." " You're fired if you don't show." " You wouldn't." "Try me." "where are you?" "Patty." "Where are you going?" " I'm leaving this dump." " Did you see my little Muffy?" " Who hasn't?" "musclehead." "Think I saw him by the Satan's Den." "kitty." "Are you in there?" "You silly little thing." "Where are you?" "I know you're in here." "I have Mr. Mouse." "Are you in there?" "Come on out." "Real magic." "all ye imps and sprites... and demons of the spirit world." "The Great Fausto commands you!" "I don't need any demons." "I got my own private ones." "The Great... fucking Fausto... will perform... one of the worst goddamn tricks... in the history of phony baloney magic." "He will pull a rabbit... out of his hat." "my God!" "I've got the DTs." "I'm seeing things." "I'm hearing things." "Imps?" "Demons?" "It worked." "The incantations." "They worked!" "it works." "I called you up." "the Great Fausto!" "I command you to do my bidding." "Stay right there." "Don't move." "come here for a minute." "You've got to see this." "I am better than thou art." "thou art nothing." "Where are you?" "The sweet and bitter fool will presently appear." "There you are." "I've done it." "man!" "Done what?" "Got stinking drunk before the show again?" "You have my congratulations." "I performed magic." "Real magic." "really?" "Did you make Philip Hardin disappear?" "Come on." "I'm gonna show you." "It's in the trunk." "What do you think of that?" " Think of what?" " In the trunk." "What's wrong?" "I know they were real." "What?" "Who?" "The demons." "I made an incantation." "And they appeared." "Little demons." "Ned!" "and you're so drunk you can't see." "Who's gonna be the barker?" "Nigel and I gotta work the gags." "can't you see that?" "He needs help." "they were real." "ladies... you all take tips by hand." "We're almost ready." "Miss Nicole La Fevre?" "It's pronounced "La Fay." "I wonder if I might talk to you for a moment?" "I wonder if I might talk to you for a moment?" "We're on in just a few minutes." "Perhaps after the performance?" "I have a few questions I'd like to ask." "I have five shows tonight." "I believe it's important for us to discuss your future with this organization." "then?" " I'll be here." " Thanks." "Ladies." "honey." "guys." "you guys." "You like?" "You see." "they talk... they crawl on their bellies like..." "Reptiles." "folks." "The most gorgeous reptiles in the whole world." "They sway." "They undulate." "They are irresistible." "And they'll be dancing inside in five minutes." "the show starts in five minutes." "And it all goes on... inside." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Behold the open gate to Hell!" "You never know what to expect on the inside." "Get your tickets now." "mister?" " I bet it's not." "I bet it's stupid." "you'll be all right." "My ass." " You have to leave your radio outside." " The hell I do." "He don't go nowhere without his tunes." "Merle." "but you must turn it down." "You'll be ruining other people's enjoyment." "Enjoyment." "We're gonna enjoy ourselves." "look at that!" "Look at the bat." "It's just stupid plastic." "look at that." "Don't go up there." "You're gonna get us in trouble." "Will you give me a break?" " Cheap piece of shit." " We better get out of here." "This place sucks." "Let's see the rest of it." "All right." "Don't tickle me." "friends." "I am so scared." "lover boy." "he's lost." "Let's ditch Merle." "You'll never see him again." "Bobby?" "Teddy?" "Guys!" "friend." "Fucking Dracula." "brother." " Crude." " But it's a good guillotine." "it's okay." "What's that?" "stupid." "It looks real." "Let's see." "it could have rabies or something." "Leo." "man!" "We better get out of here." "You're dead rat meat!" "Holy shit." "Did you see that?" "This place is better than Epcot Center." "let's go and get the guys." " We gotta show the guys this." "Torture chamber!" "Let's party!" "Are you ready for some rock 'n' roll?" "What the hell was that?" "I don't know." "Looked like a bat or something." "God damn it!" "What's going on?" " It broke my tunes." " What?" "or..." "I don't know what the fuck it was!" "please." "babe." "We're going." "bring my tunes." "God damn it." " I think we better go with them." " It's just a cat." "Don't worry about it." "Get it off!" "Then the rat caught the star in its mouth and started to chew on it." "Then it spit this gook all over me." "Sounds terrific." "Let's go and get some more tickets." "Come on." "all right." "don't shove." " I'm gonna sue their ass." "This place is dangerous." "Here we go." "Where the hell are you guys?" "Dude." "Your tunes." "guys." "Stop fooling around." "let me go!" "fuzzball." "ladies and gentlemen." "This pool is waiting for you." "That was great!" "Here you go." "For both of you." "Looks like you're having a good night." "An excellent night." "I'd like to see the receipts after you close." "I'll be staying in Mr. Penneyweight's trailer." "You'll like it." "It's very cozy." "What caused the turnaround?" "Magic." "man." "Where are they?" "I wanna see the bats." "Bats?" "Rats?" "Philistines." "there he is." "guys." " Here they are!" " Look." "See?" "They're all over the place." "They're really neat." "Terrific." " Isn't that clever?" " It must be remote control." "Rats!" "Miss La Fevre." "I might as well tell you right now." "The only thing I want... is to make enough money to leave this carnival as soon as possible." "Sorry to hear that." "Old Ray thinks you have potential as a specialty act." "I don't think so." "That's a shame." "It's gonna be difficult to make that kind of money... without unique talent." "my talents are strictly ordinary." "You're too modest." "Walking on a cable 50 feet above the ground without a safety net is extraordinary." "How did you find out about that?" "Hardin Enterprises bought out Kelsey's Carnival." "They acquired a wire-walking act." "The Fabulous La Fevres?" "Would you care to step inside and talk about it?" "That's Sir Nigel's trailer." "He was kind enough to let me use it during my stay here." "Mr. Hardin." "Mr. Hardin?" "Miss La Fevre." "They were real." "I'll show 'em." "Nigel." "Lawrence." "I wonder how our visitor is doing in the executive suite?" "I imagine he finds it a trifle..." "Lilliputian." "A wee bit wee." "A little bit little." "A tiny bit tiny." "A wee bit wee." "A tiny bit tiny." "yes." "It's been a pleasure." "Nice talking to you." "Good night." "Mr. Hardin." "One night's receipts." "but uncharacteristic." "Our records show Satan's Den's never made this in a weekend... much less a single night." "I'll reserve judgment till I see more figures." "You've already made up your mind." "I never close my mind to profit." "That's bad business." "Officer?" "They say their friend went in Satan's Den and never come out." "We were attacked by some big-ass mother bat." "sticky shit." "My tunes are still in there." "I don't know about your friends or your tunes." "boy." "I know these kids." "I don't know you." "I'm sure we can clear up this situation." "I'm gonna shut your ass down." "God!" "Don't let this be real." "It is real... and I'm responsible." "I called you up." "You must obey my bidding!" "I command you... go back to the Hell that spawned you!" "The book." "I need the book." "I've assured the officer that nothing out of the ordinary's happened here tonight." "And if that young man or the radio turns up... we'll notify the police immediately." " You sure there's nobody in there?" " Nobody at all." "Then how'd that happen?" "Magic?" "Divination... by genies." "Expulsion of demons... through demonic intercession." "Expulsion." "That's gotta be it." "you little bastard!" "Make a pentagram... on the floor." "you sons of bitches!" "You can't kill me!" "There's another switch in the back." "Maybe my uncle turned it on." "He was asleep when I left him." "Everybody stay close." " What the hell is going on here?" " I don't know." "That old drunk causes any trouble for this carnival..." " That's what shorted out the lights." " But what turned them on?" "Hold it!" "find that other switch." "boy." "Jesus!" "Don't touch anything." "There'll have to be an inquiry." "I'm afraid it's obvious what's happened here." "That's Ned Prentiss." "Everyone at the carnival will tell you that Ned had a drinking problem." "and had a tragic accident." "Lawrence." "I brought you some coffee." "Damn thing hasn't been tuned in ages." "No wonder we're always the last rig at every stop." "too." "and a trooper." "Don't let this place do to you what it did to him." "Did you clean up yet?" "No." "I have no intention of doing any such thing." "Why don't you let it rest?" "At least for today." "That's great!" "And what will you do when Hardin fires us?" "How many openings are there for second-rate hobgoblins?" "or what?" "and I for sorrow sung." "Your coffee's getting cold." "Shit!" "Damn piece of rubbish!" "Blood." "my God!" "You are real." "And you're everywhere." "Keep away from me!" "I'm so sorry about Ned." "you don't." "Do you wanna go someplace and talk about it?" "Why don't you talk to Hardin?" "Or did you tell him everything you had to last night?" "That's not fair." "He called me in to discuss a business proposition." "He's good at that." "He just offered to buy me out." " What'd you tell him?" " I told him to go to hell." "Wanna get some coffee?" "Thank you." "When I saw you standing in front of Nigel's trailer with Hardin..." "He found out I used to walk the wire for another carnival." "He wanted me to take up the act again." "I said no." "Why not?" "The money's good." " I'm afraid of heights." " You're kidding?" "I didn't used to be." "The act was a double." "My brother and I." "He used to ride a bike on the wire with me on his shoulders." "We'd also pass each other on the wire." "almost two years ago... we were making a crossing." "It was a tough one." "Outdoors in a wind." "I was so scared." "this big smile." "And then he was gone." "too." "I grabbed for the wire." "As I looked down... he missed the net." "I do know how you feel." "What the hell's going on?" "you buy a ticket just like everybody else." "I run this attraction." "Not according to the Greenville Circuit Court." "I've been thinking about this all day and I'm willing to sell... if you keep Nigel as part-owner." "He needs the bread and the gig." "I've been thinking about it too." "I don't think this company needs either of you." "Ned was right." "All you think about is your bottom line." "You've got until opening time to get off the lot." "What about Nigel?" "Sir Nigel can have his trailer back." "But if you see him... please tell him we put a lien on his car." "Where the hell is Patty?" "That broad's gonna be the death of me." "what are you doing?" "Are they still out there?" "Did you see them?" "They're everywhere." " What?" "What's the matter?" " The things." "like demons." " They're after me." " Is this another scene from Shakespeare?" "They were here." "I saw them." "Look." "I found this." "That's Patty's bracelet." "That's blood." "I think they must have done something to her." " Patty ran off with some guy from town." " I know what I saw." "there is no such thing." "Tell him." " They're vicious monsters." " How many?" "fifty..." "Who knows?" "Look at its teeth." "Remember the bites on Ned's neck?" "My God!" "I'm gonna kill them!" "Help!" "everybody!" "You've never seen a sight like this." "It's fantastic." " Where are you going?" " Our friend's in there." " You still got to have a ticket." " We don't." "There's demons in there!" "They're attacking Larry." "I tell you." " Demons?" "I don't know." "you must help him!" "I beg your pardon!" "Please put me down!" "squirt." "help him!" "There's trouble at the Den." "Better get over there." "They undulate... there's trouble in the Den." "Get your piece." "run the show till I get back!" "what is it?" " Just stay here." "We can handle it." " I'm coming with you." " If they need us they'll call." "It's the Den." "Real trouble." "Larry?" " I hope not." "You must stop selling tickets." "People could be killed." "Get lost!" "Satan's Den is closed." " Says who?" " Says this!" "This attraction is open for business." "You're trespassing." "You'll be prosecuted." "The rest of you get back to work!" "we come." "we go." "There's a serious problem there." "People are in danger in there." "shoot him!" " Then shoot me!" " Stop right there." "shoot a kid?" "You're fired!" "Help me!" "I am not kidding." "Come on." "Get me out of here!" "you fucking little kids?" "rats." "They're monkeys." "Get those kids out of here!" "get out!" "I'll get you out!" "Hold it." "man." "get out of here!" "come on!" " Where are they?" "No wonder you did such a great business." "Where'd you get them?" " From Hell." " That's very funny." "these things have got to be wiped out!" " No way." " They kill people!" "I don't see what you've got against..." "God in Heaven!" "It's Patty." "They're getting away." "before they kill again!" "000 to any man who brings me one alive." "You son of a bitch!" "What is that?" "It's a demon." "There's a bunch loose in the carnival." " They're real." " What happened to your hand?" "I burnt it trying to kill one." "Let's get the carnies together." "wimp." "sir." "You forgot your gloves." " I don't need no gloves." " That's the rules." "sugar?" "This one." "Looks just like you." "Baby." "You couldn't hit a bar with a bazooka." "loser." "Let some other guy have a chance." "you wouldn't have any." "the trick is not to look down and... look!" "We've tried everything!" "clubs." "Nothing seems to work." "Why don't we try magic?" "right?" "Then why don't we fight fire with fire?" "maybe you're onto something." "Come on." " What are you looking for?" " The grimoire." "The one Ned had in his hand when he died." "I know I put it back in this thing." " Here it is." " What is it?" " A book of magic spells and incantations." " This is crazy!" "but it's our only chance." "Ned's blood." "This is it." "Come on!" "I'm gonna kill the owner of this place." "I'll sue the son of a bitch." "Then I'll kill him." "It's not your fault." "You had nothing to do with it!" "Expulsion of demons through demonic intercession." This better work." " Make a pentagram on the floor." " What's a pentagram?" "It's one of these." "This looks like Latin." "This is your territory." "We gotta get that book back." "You'll never make it with your hand all burned." "I can do it." "Nigel." "I'm going up there." "I'll be okay." "are you all right?" " I'm okay." "Here it is." "It worked." "Real magic." "I hope that was the right spell." "He swallowed that thing whole." "but how do we get rid of him?" "I'm working on it." "Speed is of the essence." "I know it is." "I'm doing the best I can." "the behemoth returns." "Shit!" "old boy." "I'm just bone and gristle." "Help me out." "He's still hungry." "I'm doomed." "That's a rare burgundy." " Give me some kerosene." " What are you doing?" "Molotov cocktail." "Watch." " Here's the wick." " You've already tried fire." "they're tough on the outside." "But maybe they're soft on the inside." "All we need is a little appetizing ghoulie." "hold this." "Help me out with this." "Open the door when I tell you." "now." "motherfucker!" "it was those teenagers playing that heavy metal devil music." "You're sure it's okay if I just leave?" "there ain't nothing else left to tell the law." "You better get going." "Larry's waiting for you." "too." "I can't do nothing else but sling these old bones around." "I might as well stay here with all my friends." "I'll miss you." "Thanks for everything." "kid." "madame." "I'll never forget you." " Take good care of the Den." " I'll do Ned proud." ""Parting is such sweet sorrow that I..."" "you two."