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Tempus Tormentum (2018)
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Welcome home, step right in. Hear my breath, feel my skin. Welcome home, step inside. Watch me dance or watch me die. There to waste and simmer in hell If you do not avail yourself unto Jesus If you do not repent your sins You will reside in chains and steel and curse and silver You can be absolved of yours All because you are a tragedy All because you never repented Came unto you and you turned away Now you are forever damned You are sentenced to an infinity of anguish and torment For all that your human soul All right, this is where you get out. About a mile and a half up those tracks, there's a town. Thanks for the lift. Desire Desire is the devil's pitchfork Fountains of wicked sinners - Howdy partner. - Howdy. Can I help you? Yes, I need a room, the cheaper the better please. It seems you've come to the right place. Rooms are $25 a night. Cash only. Okay. Just a moment. I know, you don't have to tell me every time. Room number five. No shower and you gotta wiggle around the toilet handle a little bit or it'll run all night and check-out time is at 11 a.m. Okay, thank you. Hey, is there like a good place to get a bite to eat around here at this late hour? Up on the highway there's the all night diner. You can't miss it. Okay. Thanks. Hey cutie, I already closed down the grill but I can offer you a hamburger. Oh, a hamburger would be great. Okay great, and what do you want to drink? - Just a water please. - Okay, sounds good. - Comin' right up. - Thanks. I'm just a cowboy Traveling all alone You can be my cowgirl I will let you ride Be my cowgirl missy - There you go honey, enjoy. - Thank you, looks good. Thanks hon. That song always reminded me of her and I'll always remember her. Here's an old favorite, Moonlight Bay by the Crane Yard Quartet. - All finished? - Mm hmm. There you go. - The restroom? - Right down there. Voices hum Crooning over Moonlight Bay Banjos strum Tuning while the moonbeams play People hear the voices ringing Oh. Don't you want any change? Hey babe. I had to. Well, it's done now. Yeah. Well, I'll see you soon. Time to play. How the fuck did you find me? You've got the devil in you, Mr. Mouse. Mr. Mouse. Keep running, Mr. Mouse? Someday I'll find my love again And then I'll make you mine I may not know the where or when Will you come running Leave me wandering My darling, if you're looking If you're looking In valleys deep And oceans wide from now Until the end of time I'll turn the whole world on its side And find you love I'll find you and make you mine You left me feeling sad and blue How can you hurt me so But what glad things we're sure to do Oh, when I've finally found you I'll wrap my arms around you Wandering, I'm still wandering Looking high and low for you I'm still wandering, my darling If you're looking If you're looking for me In valleys deep From now until the end of time I'll turn the whole world on its side And find you love I'll find you and make you mine Hey darling. Why are you so shy? Huh? I'm thinking maybe it's all an act. Yeah. Slippery, slippery. Fuck are you looking at? Mr. Mouse. Is it seeing things yet? Things get more interesting when it's seeing things. Every dead thing has thoughts. Every dead thing has thoughts. Every dead thing has thoughts. Anyone home? Do I know you? No, no and I'm so sorry but there are some guys that are chasing me right now. - Yeah, I'm not interested. - No no please, please. It's an emergency, I'm not trying to do anything funny. I just need to get someplace safe and call the cops, please. How do I know you're not some nutcase? You don't and I totally understand that but if these guys track me here, you could be in just as much trouble as I am right now. For Christ's sake, come on in. Thank you, thank you. Shut the door for Christ's sake. Down with you, down with you, down with you These are the screams of rage - You can have a seat. - Thank you. Rise up like a demon and drag you down To the darkest and most unfathomable horrors Every dead thing has thoughts. So, what exactly is all this trouble you got coming? I don't even know. I just got here today and these guys in masks, they broke into my motel room and they injected me with something and that's why I'm still fuckin' messed up. They started chasing me all over town. I don't know who these guys are or what they want. Oh really? Let me get this straight, some wackos from town got you high and then started chasing you around. Yeah but no, not like that, these guys are serious. They have weapons, they're psychotic. I'd offer you a drink but I think you've had enough. What you need is Jesus. Everyone could use a little bit more Jesus and everybody asks for a little bit more Jesus. Can I have a little bit more Jesus? Just a little more Jesus? But you gotta wonder, what in the hell is in it for Jesus? All right, that's enough of this shit. I'm gonna see what these clowns want. No, I don't think you wanna go out there. I'm serious, just let the cops handle it. No one's gonna come onto my land and fuck with me. Stupid bastards brought a bat and a crowbar to a gun fight. Sons a bitches. Hello? Is anybody here? Yes. - Can I help you? - Oh, thank God. I need you to call for help, there are some men that are chasing me right now. Okay, okay, are you sure you're okay now son? You seem to be in a bit of a state. Yeah, no no, they drugged me. I know what it seems but I'm not imagining things. They just killed some man, I saw it and now they're after me. Okay, okay, okay, it's all right now. Just sit down, this is a sanctuary. No one's gonna harm you here. These kinda guys don't care about your sanctuary. It's okay son, you just wait here now. I'm gonna go in the back and phone the police. Just remember this is the House of God, no harm will come to you here, okay? - Thank you, hurry. - I will, I will. Could you come right away? I think he's on drugs and he may become violent. Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Sanctuary! - Sanctuary! - Sanctuary! Hello there. - Honey, we've got a guest. - Well, let him in. - It's chilly out there. - Yes, of course. Come in please, you must be chilled. I'm make you some hot cocoa. Thank you. Thank you. You look familiar, like we've known each other in a past life maybe. I don't think so. Yes, I see it too. We're always meeting people from past lives. Different stories, you know? Yes, different stories. I'm sorry, this is a real emergency. I need you to phone the police, some guys are chasing me okay? Did you hear that, Eliot? Someone is chasing him. I just need to use your phone for... Whoa, I'll call the police. You just sit down and have yourself some hot cocoa. Yes, police? Yes, I've got a man with me who says that people are chasing him. Yes. Yes of course. Yes. 1023 Oak Lane. Okay, see you soon. There we are, they're on their way and we can all relax. This is so exciting. A drifter being chased, the police. Think of the stories I'll have to tell the girls. - How's your cocoa? - Cocoa? I'm sure it's good, I'm just not really interested in cocoa. You know, we did know each other in a past life. We were together, you and me. You were an awful man. Now honey, be reasonable. You can't hold him responsible for past lives. No Eliot, he was horrible. He was a horrible, horrible man. No no, I don't know you, I don't know her. - I've never, ever known you. - Now honey, stop it. You're startling our guest, you don't want him to leave. Not yet. Please, stay awhile longer, at least until the authorities arrive. It's amazing. It's the solo of being between lives. What? The true all and unyielding, unleaking universe. I don't understand. Every dead thing has thoughts. God, I'm so happy you're here. I've missed you so much. You're so beautiful. Yours is a wounded happiness. I still don't understand. But how could you? You're already dead. What the fuck is that thing? Why? Why are you guys doing this to me? It doesn't need a reason. Because you're the mouse and we're the cat. You wanna play? Or should we finish it now? I'm gonna kill you. That's what they all say. Come on, we've still got miles to go. Hey, in ya go. - Is it scared? - Is it scared? Watch your head, don't want you go get hurt. The world is wrought with you fucking people. You think we're the bad guys? We're the fucking entertainment. You think wearing a mask makes you a fuckin' entertainer? It's better than being fucking boring. - You're fucking insane. - I am insane. Boring Mr. Mouse, just like all the other boring fucking people. Weak-willed, pathetic, impotent, sick with desire and fastened to a dying animal. Shut the fuck up! You see? That's fucking entertaining. That's what I want from you. Ha ha. Run Mr. Mouse, run! Don't worry, calm down. They just think you're joking around. What's the problem, maybe I can help. Look, I know what this looks like all right? But I'm not crazy, they drugged me. Everything I'm about to say is the absolute truth. There are fucking psychopaths there and they got weapons and they're hunting me down right now. This is a small town, everybody knows everybody. I can understand if it seems a little strange. I don't care what it sounds like, all right? And I don't even think anyone's from this fuckin' town. It's okay, calm down. - Can you describe them to me? - Yeah. Yeah, the leader, he's like a biker with long hair and he's got a clown mask on and a baseball bat and... Fuck, the other guy is, I don't know, he's wearing a devil's mask and they're driving a convertible, one of those old ones. Blue I think. That's funny, that sounds exactly like somebody I know, Mr. Mouse. Shit, no, no. Fuck, fuck! Then it gets in the cage. Fuck you. It gets in the fucking cage! Did I stutter? You're fuckin' crazy. We're taking you for a ride, Mr. Mouse. You're fucking crazy! A handsome little mouse for delivery. Are we like the man in the cage? No, we are not like the man in the cage. Are we controlled by the fates around us? No, we are free to choose our own fate. And what fate do we choose for the man in the cage? What the hell is wrong with you people? Let me outta here! Let me outta here! Please. Guys, guys, you don't have to do this okay? We can talk about it, what do you guys want? I'll do anything you need me to do. Stop! Woo, that was rocking! Fuck. - You broke my cage. - Was all you mother fucker. The storm's a-brewing Mr. Mouse. That's the spirit, run! Hello Mr. Mouse. I see you got yourself into a little maze. Does it think it can find its way out? You know, it's only a matter of time before you stop playing. Fuck. What the fuck? I'm done fuckin' around with this guy. Smoke him out. Fuck. Fuck. I can't take it. Fuck. Get me the fuck outta here! Whoa whoa whoa, whoa. What's the matter, you don't like the company? Come on, get out. Get out. Welcome to the hangar. Ah. I love that industrial smell. It smells like shit's gettin' dark. Time to get shit done. Move. You can move or you can end up like your trunk buddy over there. Move. Don't you wanna see how it ends? Move. Keep moving. Move. Move. I said... You think I'm fuckin' around? You think I'm fuckin' playing, huh? - What the fuck! - We need to keep him alive and conscious, otherwise all this was for nothing. Let's just get him to the chair. I've hacked this unit to create a feedback loop between your brain, the sound and the lights. It causes quite exquisite hallucinations. But we're gonna give you a little help with that too. The more you panic, the more you struggle against your thoughts, the worse it's gonna get. And that's the beauty of it. You're torturing yourself. Just kill me already. More Jesus. Can I have just a little bit more Jesus? Jesus, can I have a little more? Please Jesus. Don't you judge me! Fuckin' Mouse. What it is, Mr. Mouse? I'm gonna call them immediately. Every dead thing has thoughts. It's the solo of being between lives. Welcome home, step right in. Hear my breath, feel my skin. Welcome home, step inside. Watch me dance or watch me die. |
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