House on Haunted Hill Page #5

-- he's cut off by a loud GROANING sound like metal under

stress.

BENNY:

What the hell was that?

PRICE:

(all confidence)

Growing pains:
new steel's gotta bend

and stretch a little before finally

settling in.

Another GROAN. A yelp escapes from Kirsten's mouth.

PRICE:

Don't worry. In the fifteen year history

of Price Amusements we've yet to lose a

single customer.

The GROANING stops. But Kirsten and Benny remain nervous.

KIRSTEN:

First time for everything.

PRICE:

I've designed and built six of these

places -- take my word for it,

everything's fine.

BENNY:

(nervous)

How long 'til we're out of this thing?

PRICE:

Five, ten seconds, we're almost to

the top --

-- the elevator LURCHES to a DEAD STOP.

Kirsten and Benny look at each other -- anxiety on overdrive.

Price tries to reassure them, but he's not looking real

relaxed anymore, either.

PRICE:

Look:
even if, God forbid, something

...unexpected...should happen, there's

always the safety cable --

-- and now the cabin is rocking: sharp and nasty spasms that

are buffeting them into each other --

BENNY:

-- that does what?

PRICE:

Keeps the cab from just --

-- he sees something out the window --

PRICE:

-- oh, sh*t --

A loud CRACK! The cabin starts dropping -- fast. All three of

them scream.

OUT THE WINDOW:
we see the SUPERSTRUCTURE of the roller

coaster flying by. The sound of cables screeching free of

pulleys.

Benny's camera is wrenched from his hands and bounces around

the cabin. Kirsten's eyes are crazed with terror.

KIRSTEN:

Do something!

PRICE:

Like what?? This isn't supposed

to be happening!!

The scenery outside the window is a blur.

BENNY:

OhJesusohChrist!

The ground is coming up to meet them; the noise inside the

cabin is deafening.

Benny starts jumping up and down; Kirsten is pounded to the

floor. Price braces himself for impact.

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