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[KIDS SHOUTING]
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[MAN]: YOU TOLD ME ON THE PHONE
THAT YOU WERE TERRIBLY AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
[WOMAN]: YES.
[QUIET CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN HERE
WHEN GRANDPA HAS A PATIENT.
SHH! GO BACK UPSTAIRS IF YOU'RE SO WORRIED.
[CONVERSATION CONTINUES]
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS.
THAT'S NOT CRAZY.
SHH!
CAN'T YOU JUST PRESCRIBE SOMETHING, DR. HANSEN?
PENELOPE. YOU CAME TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I DO.
I HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR FEARS.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FEAR OF SPIDERS.
IS THAT A TAPE RECORDER?
YES.
STRANGE LOOKING.
YES, IT IS UNUSUAL.
TELL ME ABOUT THE FEAR.
WELL, I BELIEVE IT STARTED WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
MY BROTHERS USED TO--
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW THE FEAR STARTED.
JUST TELL ME THE IMAGE YOU HAVE IN YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU ARE TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS.
THIS IS BORING!
...AND THE SHADOWS CAST ON THE WALL--
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
UH-OH. GO! GO, GO, GO!
DINNER!
I'M AFRAID IT'S MACARONI AND CHEESE AGAIN.
YOU'RE AFRAID OF MACARONI AND CHEESE?
HE DOESN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY.
I KNOW. I'M JOKING.
GRANDPA'S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT YOU HELP PEOPLE GET OVER THEIR FEARS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
TONIGHT IS MY RETIREMENT DINNER.
YOUR GRANDPA IS BEING HONORED TONIGHT
FOR "A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY."
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF GRANDPA?
I'M AFRAID THAT
WHEN YOUR PARENTS GET BACK FROM THEIR TRIP,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAD AT ME FOR NOT FEEDING YOU BETTER.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
REALLY, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
AS JACK SAYS,
NOTHING.
SEE? TOLD YA.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PATIENTS TO GET OVER THEIR FEARS?
I GET THEM TO FACE THEM.
WE HAVE TO FACE OUR FEARS TO CONQUER THEM.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR PATIENTS JUST SAY WHAT THEIR FEAR IS
INTO A TAPE RECORDER.
HOW IS THAT FACING THEM?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN EAVESDROPPING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO LEARN.
I WANT TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST WHEN I GROW UP.
JENNY, I'VE TOLD YOU,
MY SESSIONS WITH MY PATIENTS ARE PRIVATE.
BUT YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION.
MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE A PSYCHIATRIST,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BECOME A DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WHAT'S EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS DO.
[BROTHER]: YEAH, JENNY. GRANDPA'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT, JACK.
JENNY IS SMART ENOUGH
TO BE ANYTHING
SHE WANTS TO BE.
BUT SOME THINGS CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD
WHEN YOU'RE A BIT OLDER, THAT'S ALL.
[JACK]: HEY!
WHAT?
YOU SHOULDN'T BE GOING IN THERE.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. I'M NOT GOING TO HURT ANYTHING.
BUT GRANDPA SAID IT'S PRIVATE.
HE SAID HIS SESSIONS WITH HIS PATIENTS ARE PRIVATE.
WE'RE NOT HIS PATIENTS.
COME ON. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
COME ON.
I'LL BE THE PSYCHIATRIST. YOU BE THE PATIENT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SIT OVER THERE.
COME ON, IT'LL BE FUN.
FINE.
OKAY, NOW... TELL ME YOUR FEARS.
MY FEARS?
WAIT!
WE HAVE TO RECORD THE SESSION.
THAT THING RECORDS?
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ME NEITHER.
LET'S SEE.
OH!
OOPS. WAIT.
[PENELOPE]: ...AND I CAN'T GET SLEEP
BECAUSE I THINK A SPIDER IS GOING TO CRAWL INTO MY EAR.
EW!
[GRANDPA]: PENELOPE,
YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE THAT FEAR BEHIND
WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT HERE AND WALK AWAY.
AND WHEN YOU GET HOME,
IT WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE.
JACK, DON'T MOVE!
WHAT?
NO! NO! FORGET THAT. MOVE!
WHERE DID IT GO?
[JACK]: I DON'T KNOW.
I MUST HAVE KNOCKED IT OFF THE CHAIR.
THAT IS SO WEIRD.
THE LADY WAS TALKING ABOUT SPIDERS
AND THEN I SAW ONE.
DEFINITELY A BIZARRE COINCIDENCE.
TOTALLY BIZARRE.
ANYWAY, GO SIT BACK DOWN.
GO ON, THE SPIDER'S GONE.
CAN I STAND?
NO.
OKAY, I'M THE PSYCHIATRIST.
NO. I WANT TO BE GRANDPA.
ME FIRST, THEN WE'LL SWITCH.
THEN WE'LL LISTEN BACK TO WHAT WE SAID.
OKAY. COOL.
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
MY WORST FEAR?
WELL, THAT'S EASY.
MY WORST FEAR IS THIS KILLER DOG.
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK I WAS SIX.
I SAW THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG, AND IT WAS EVIL,
AND IT COULD, LIKE, RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE THAT IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE THAT FEAR IN THIS OFFICE.
AND WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, THE FEAR WILL BE GONE.
REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT GRANDPA SAYS.
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT WORKS.
ME NEITHER.
OKAY, MY TURN TO BE GRANDPA.
NOW...
TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
IT'S THIS NIGHTMARE I HAVE SOMETIMES.
I DREAM THAT THERE IS SOMEONE IN MY CLOSET.
A CRAZY LADY.
LIKE... LIKE A MANIAC.
WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?
I CAN NEVER SEE HER FACE
BECAUSE IT'S COVERED BY A STOCKING.
BUT I KNOW SHE HAS LONG, SHARP RED FINGERNAILS.
[EVIL LAUGHTER]
AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO SCRATCH OUT MY EYES.
AND I KNOW SHE'S IN THE CLOSET, BUT I GO TO THE CLOSET ANYWAY.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S PART OF THE NIGHTMARE.
AND I OPEN THE CLOSET...
[DOOR CREAKS]
AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER,
AND SHE'S THERE,
AND SHE CHASES ME.
AND SOMEHOW I KNOW
IN THE DREAM
THAT WHATEVER I DO TO GET HELP WON'T WORK.
AND THEN I WAKE UP.
BUT WHEN I DO...
I'M AFRAID THAT I'LL SEE HER IN REAL LIFE,
AND THEN IT WON'T BE A DREAM, AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO WAKE UP.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[JENNY]: TELL ME YOUR WORST FEAR.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!
[JACK]: MY WORST FEAR...
IS THIS KILLER DOG.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WHEN DID YOU SEE A KILLER DOG?
HEAR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
NOTHING...
[JACK]: ... AND I SAW THIS OLD MOVIE ON TV.
AND THERE WAS THIS DOG...
IT WAS EVIL.
AND IT COULD, LIKE, RIP YOUR THROAT OUT.
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SHADOW AT NIGHT,
I'M POSITIVE IT'S THE DOG.
THE KILLER DOG.
[JENNY]: I OPEN THE CLOSET, AND AT FIRST, I DON'T SEE HER,
BUT THEN I MOVE SOME CLOTHES OVER...
IS IT OVER?
STOP BEING SUCH A BABY.
JENNY, PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JACK]: I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE!
[JENNY]: BUT I WANT TO HEAR WHAT OUR VOICES SOUND LIKE.
[TURNS RECORDER OFF]
IS IT OVER?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL BETTER.
IT'S NOT WORKING.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEITHER DO I.
I DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER IN HERE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
COME ON, HELP ME WITH THE DISHES.
YOU KNOW,
I WISH THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS FEAR.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING,
YOU'D DO STUFF LIKE WALK OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK.
YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE.
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT--
YOU NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT?
[SCREAMING]
IT'S THE DOG!
JENNY, IT'S THE KILLER DOG!
[JENNY]: YEAH.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
GRANDPA'S TAPE RECORDER.
JACK, REMEMBER THE SPIDER?
WE PLAYED THE TAPE
OF THAT LADY TALKING ABOUT HER FEAR OF SPIDERS,
AND THEN WE SAW A SPIDER?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A COINCIDENCE.
BUT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN,
BECAUSE WE PLAYED BACK WHAT WE RECORDED--
AND I SAID I WAS AFRAID OF THE DOG,
AND THEN THERE WAS A DOG.
BUT THAT WOULD MEAN...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP IT!
STOP STARING LIKE THAT.
I ALWAYS DO.
[JACK]: PLEASE.
JUST DON'T-- DON'T OPEN THE CLOSET!
PLEASE, PLEASE, JUST, JENNY, DON'T!
I HAVE TO, JACK.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
THE DREAM.
IT'S HOW IT GOES.
[JACK]: NO!
[DOOR CREAKS]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
NOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
WAKE UP!
[CLAPS HANDS]
[CLAPS HANDS] JENNY! JENNY! WAKE UP!
IT'S JUST A DREAM, REMEMBER?
WAKE UP!
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
I CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR.
JUST LIKE MY DREAM. NOTHING WORKS.
I'M GOING TO CALL GRANDPA.
[CRAZY WOMAN CACKLES]
I CAN'T BREATHE. I CAN'T BREATHE.
FACE YOUR FEARS. ISN'T THAT WHAT GRANDPA SAID?
YOU HAVE TO FACE YOUR FEARS TO CONQUER THEM?
I AM FACING THEM.
AND THERE THEY ARE...
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE...
BUT IT MUST MEAN...
FACE THEM CALMLY.
BREATHE.
JACK, IF YOU BREATHE SLOWLY, IT WORKS.
FEEL HOW I'M BREATHING.
JUST BREATHE.
IN, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
OUT, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
STEADY AND SLOW,
JUST LIKE THE OCEAN TIDE COMING...
AND GOING OUT...
THEY'RE GONE.
[MAN]: NICELY DONE.
WHO ARE YOU?
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT GOING AWAY,
NO MATTER HOW DEEPLY YOU BREATHE.
[INHALING AND EXHALING]
SEE?
I'M STILL HERE.
YOU CAN'T THINK ME AWAY.
SO, WHERE IS DR. HANSEN?
MY GRANDFATHER?
YEAH.
HE'S...
HE'S DOWNSTAIRS.
AND HE'S GOT A SHOTGUN.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU ARE A PEACH.
THE OLD MAN WOULDN'T KNOW A SHOTGUN
FROM A SHOEBOX.
NOW, I SUPPOSE HE'S STILL AT HIS RETIREMENT DINNER.
LAPPING UP ALL THE PRAISE
THE OTHER FOOLS ARE DISHING OUT.
DOESN'T MATTER,
I DON'T NEED HIM.
I ONLY NEED THE BOX OF FEARS.
WHERE IS IT?
DON'T ACT DUMB,
LITTLE GIRL.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH IT.
NOW TELL ME WHERE IT IS
BEFORE I DO SOMETHING UNPLEASANT.
THE BOX OF FEARS?
DIDN'T YOUR GRANDPA TELL YOU ABOUT THAT?
DO YOU THINK THAT HE'S BECOME A SUCCESSFUL DOCTOR
BECAUSE OF HIS SKILLS AND HARD WORK?
GRANDPA SAYS HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
JACK!
WELL...
YOUR GRANDPA...
IS A FRAUD,
A CHEAT.
WHAT YOU CHILDREN
WOULD CALL "BOGUS!"
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
JACK!
GRANDPA!
PLEASE TELL HIM IT'S NOT TRUE.
IT IS TRUE, JACK.
I AM "BOGUS."
I TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S FEARS,
BUT I'M THE ONE WHO IS THE MOST FEARFUL OF ALL.
35 YEARS AGO--
WASN'T THAT WHEN WE MADE OUR BARGAIN, DOCTOR?
THAT'S WHEN I RECEIVED
MY LICENSE TO PRACTICE PSYCHIATRY.
AND I SHOWED YOU THAT WONDERFUL BOX,
AND HOW, WITHOUT ANY EFFORT OR SKILL ON YOUR PART,
IT COULD TAKE AWAY YOUR PATIENT'S FEARS
AND MAKE YOU A SUCCESSFUL MAN.
I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE, BUT I WAS...
AFRAID?
YES.
THAT YOU WOULD FAIL?
YES.
REALLY?
STOP IT! LEAVE MY GRANDPA ALONE.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
I AM FEAR ITSELF.
I AM THE GREAT BLACK RIVER OF TERROR,
SUSTAINED AND NOURISHED BY ALL YOUR LITTLE TREMBLINGS.
FEAR FEEDS ON FEAR.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE BOX!
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
THE BOX... PLEASE.
HE CAN'T GIVE IT TO YOU.
I HID IT.
I'LL BRING IT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'M WAITING.
TICK-TOCK.
TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK,
LITTLE GIRL.
GRANDPA!
OH, JACK,
THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE,
WHEN THAT DOG'S JAWS WERE CLOSING IN.
THE FACE OF FEAR.
I WANT A PICTURE OF THAT ON MY WALL!
AH! THE LITTLE GIRL WITH MY BOX.
JUST IMAGINE, DOCTOR,
THE TERROR I CAN UNLEASH UPON THIS WORLD
WITH ALL THAT DARK ENERGY
YOU HAVE SO KINDLY COLLECTED FOR ME.
TAKE IT AND LEAVE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO INVITE ME
FOR A LITTLE LATE SUPPER.
GIVE ME THE BOX, BRAT.
I CAN'T.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WILL DO TO ALL OF YOU
IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT TO ME?
THAT DOG
AND THAT MANIAC IN THE CLOSET
WILL SEEM LIKE BABY TOYS
COMPARED TO WHAT I WILL LET LOOSE
UPON THIS HOUSE.
JENNY, GIVE IT TO HIM, JENNY. GIVE HIM THE BOX.
GIVE HIM THE BOX AND HE'LL LEAVE.
I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID.
MUSIC TO MY EARS.
TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF, MY DEAR?
I'M AFRAID OF FEAR. OF FEAR ITSELF.
I'M AFRAID OF YOU!
CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN?
[KNOCKING] [JAKE]: JENNY? CAN I COME IN.
YEAH.
I CAN'T SLEEP.
ME NEITHER.
IS GRANDPA A BAD MAN?
NO.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
OKAY.
JENNY?
WHAT?
THE MAN WHO SAID HE WAS FEAR,
IS HE GONE?
IS FEAR GONE?
YES.
HE'S GONE.
OKAY.
NOW I CAN SLEEP.
GOOD NIGHT.