The Halloween Story
Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe,
as it happens, near Transylvania .
They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted
highway.
It was late and raining very hard. Bob could barely see the
road in front of the car. Suddenly, the car skids out of
control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail!
The car swerves and smashes into a tree!
Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed,
he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife
unconscious with her head bleeding!
Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he
must get her medical assistance.
Bob carefully picks up his wife and begins trudging down
the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads
toward the light, which is coming from a large, old house.
He approaches the door and knocks.
A minute passes.
A small, hunched man opens the door.
Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill and this
is my wife Betty. We've been in a terrible accident and my
wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?"
"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a
phone. My master is a doctor; come in, and I will get him!"
Bob brings his wife in.
An older man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant
may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a
scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and
I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do.
Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."
With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs,
with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in
the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries,
so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table.
After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried.
"Things are very serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion."
Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and
Betty Hill are no more.
The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly.
Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which
houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always
found solace.
He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills
the large house.
Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch
movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch,
keeping time to the haunting piano music. Stunned, he watches
as Bob's arm begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further
amazed as Betty and Bob both sit up straight!
Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the
conservatory.
He bursts in and shouts to his master:
"Master, Master!...The Hills are alive with the sound of music!"
