H. P. LOVECRAFT’S FROM BEYOND SENTENCE STARTERS, PART TWO.
* taken from the 1986 movie from beyond, based on the short story by h.p. lovecraft. general content warning for discussion of death / gore / violence. feel free to change pronouns!
“hi, you must be dr. _____?”
“i used to play pro football.”
“sorry about that. childproof lock.”
“last stop. everybody out.”
“would you care to show us/me around?”
“if you’re telling us/me the truth, the only way to free yourself is to go back.”
“the only way to free yourself is to go back through this door.”
“c’mon, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
“electrical cables. we needed more power so i rewired the whole house.”
“he knows this place better than we do.”
“first thing’s to find the power.”
“first we find our missing mental patient.”
“this guy was into some weird shit.”
“i don’t care about his private life.”
“is that how you hacked up _____?”
“what do you want me to do with him?”
“let him go. he’s re-living it.”
“he’s re-living it. the night of the murder.”
“yes. this is how it was.”
“that’s where it ate him.”
“wait a minute, where what ate who?”
“we can start in the morning, _____.”
“all this talking about eating is making me hungry. how about getting some dinner, huh?”
“how about getting some dinner?”
“the real danger here is starving.”
“so, how’s it goin’? need some help?”
“he used to bring beautiful women here.”
“they’d eat fine meals, drink fine wine, listen to music.”
“but it always ended with screaming.”
“and i would just lie there and listen to them.”
“your boss had some screws loose.”
“it’s just that the five senses weren’t enough for him. he wanted more.”
“i had to bypass the computer because the magnetic field erased the program. “
“i had to bypass the computer because the magnetic field erased the program. and of course the monitor is completely useless.”
“and of course the computer monitor is completely useless.”
“the entire system has to be manually operated.”
“listen to me. don’t move.”
“don’t move when we’re in the field of the vibrations.”
“you move and they may see you.”
“what is this ‘it’ anyway?”
“pray you don’t see for yourself.”
“i’m staying right by this switch. if it appears, i’m shutting down.”
“are you sure we’re ready for this?”
“yes, these things are around us all the time.”
“lost a little piece but i’ll be fine.”
“when you move in the field it can sense you.”
“how far does the field extend?”
“i’m glad you came back.”
“who’s the lovely woman?”
“you have me at a disadvantage, my dear.”
“____, where are your manners?”
“no, not die. just pass beyond.”
“move toward me, my dear. i want to see you.”
“is it really you, _____?”
“touch me, if it pleases you. if it helps you understand.”
“it’s just the body. but my mind is indivisible.”
“that will be quite enough of that.”
“incredible creature. it must have total bodily control on a molecular level.”
“he’s become the thing that ate him.”
“we’ve proved you’re not insane.”
“you faced your fear and you overcame it.”
