An American Haunting Page #2
ghosts or spirits.
I do now.
- John.
- Father, you all right?
- Yeah.
- We got it, Father.
- The wolf?
- Wolf?
We shot a deer.
Come see it, Father.
(low growling)
Father!
- I heard it.
- Back there.
(low growling)
(growling)
- Keep your eyes peeled,
it's black as night.
(growling)
(growling)
(snarling)
(growling)
(thumping)
(young boy):
Momma! Momma! Momma!
- Oh, let me hold you.
(panting)
(banging)
(growling)
(panting)
(growling)
(crashing)
- Betsy, what was that crash?
- Mother, there's something in my room!
There's something in my room!
- Oh, the wind blew the window open.
I'll close it.
- No! There's something in here.
It got inside.
- Well, there doesn't seem
to be anything in here now, Betsy.
It was probably just mice, darling.
- I don't think so, Mother.
- Let's go find your brothers.
Come along.
(snarling)
Let's go find that big, scary mouse!
(boys ):
Yeah!(footsteps )
(door creaking)
- Everyone all right?
- We're fine.
Let's get back to bed.
- Yeah, it was young John.
- He shot a musket into the house.
- It discharged accidentally.
- He shot a musket
into the house, John!
- We were taken aback.
I can't get Kate Batts
out of my head.
- What's done is done!
The church has had its say
and that's that,
so just put it out of your mind!
(whispering sound, building)
(eerie music)
(eerie, discordant sounds )
- Now, class,
who were the couriers
ordered to ride to Concord
to warn that the British were coming?
Yes, Theny.
- Paul Revere,
Samuel Prescott and William Dawes.
- Right, Theny.
And did they succeed, Betsy?
Betsy?
All right, class,
let's leave this for a moment.
It's time for your physical exercise
Fifteen minutes only.
You all right, Betsy?
- I'm tired.
Our house makes...
strange noises at night.
It's hard to sleep.
(child):
Pass it to me, quick!(creaking)
(creaking)
- Betsy!
- Betsy? You hurt?
- W-where'd she go?
- Who?
- The girl who was swinging with me.
- You were swinging alone, Betsy.
(crying)
- Did you see a girl?
- No.
("screaming")
(clomping)
(creaking)
(creaking)
(creaking)
(gasping)
(panting)
(blowing sound)
(heavy-breathing sound)
(screaming)
- Betsy! I'm here, darling.
- Momma! Momma!!!
Momma!!!!!!!! Momma!!!!!!!!!!
- It's me! Betsy!
- Momma!!!!!!!!!!!
- Betsy, Momma's here!
- Momma!!!!!
(John):
Betsy!!Betsy! Betsy.
- It touched me.
- Where?!
Who touched you?
- I don't know.
I couldn't see.
(John exclaiming)
- It was just a bad dream, darling.
- But it was so real.
- It's all right, John.
She's had a bad dream.
- Let's just get you back to sleep.
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