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(Customize
place names to suit the occasion)
Note:
Props will definitely add to the effect! Take a ping-pong ball. Cut
it in half. Color a small dark pupil on each half. These will be your
"eyes". Keep them concealed in a closed hand. When the time is
right, pop them on over each eye.
There
on that side of the lake (point) is where this story took place. As you
all may know, the Interlakes area was a busy place 100 years ago due to
the Goldrush. Miners turned this whole region upside down in a quest for
GOLD!
Greed
can be a dangerous thing, especially where Gold is involved. To find more
gold meant faster production, and digging deeper underground. It also
meant sacrificing safety, but that was OK ‘cause there were lots of
foolish men around looking to make a quick buck.
Well,
one day an underground mine collapsed with 16 men still waiting to come up
from a full day’s work. Hour after hour went by as they awaited their
rescue. The conditions were terrible. It was pitch-black dark, and very
hot, dry and dusty down deep in that shaft. The men collected droplets of
water that seeped down the tunnel walls in an attempt to satisfy their
dying thirst. Days went by and still no rescue. To stave off hunger, they
ate rats, mushrooms, and eventually… their dead co-workers.
(Throw
a log on the fire for dramatic effect! Poke away at the embers.)
Despite
their hopelessness, they scraped away at the rock and debris to try and
dig their way out, confident that others would be digging from the surface
as part of the rescue attempt. They dug and they dug, day after day,
frantically hoping to see daylight from the surface. The days stretched
into weeks, and then from there, the few men left alive lost track of
time, and started losing their minds (coyote howls or loon laughter for
effect).
An
eternity later, the survivors finally broke through, and made two very
surprising discoveries. One: there was no search party. The mining company
had abandoned the mine, and simply walked away. And two… all that time
underground had affected their eyes… Their eyeballs were all white,
except for an itty bitty black pupil. And they could no longer tolerate
sunlight.
Being
left for dead was bad enough. Turning into some sort of White-eyed freak
was too much. They snapped. In their rage they made a pact to hunt down
every man who abandoned them in that old mine. And soon after, mysterious
instances of men being killed in the mountains ‘round here started.
The
locals at first thought it was a bear or a cougar doing all the killing.
The victims were usually found mauled, bloody and torn. But; Closer
examination showed the teeth marks on the bodies… were from human
teeth!!
(Throw
log on the fire!)
One
by one, those white-eyed freaks killed off every miner, and any other man
they could find in this area. And to this day, you won’t find any mining
around these parts. Keep in mind this all happened 100 years ago. You’re
probably wondering what happened to those white-eyes?? They should all be
gone now due to old age, or at least that’s what they thought… until a
few weeks ago. I heard on the radio, they found a hiker mauled on that
trail on the backside of the lake. And on that dead man’s neck… human
teeth marks!!!
Heed
my words, kids: As long as you’re close to the fire, the light will
scare ‘em away, but if you need to go into the dark… (pop in the
ping-pong ball props)
BEWARE
of the WHITE-EYES!!!!
(prepare
for the loud screaming)
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