american horror story

The limited-edition revival of the movie was scheduled to start at midnight. With half an hour to go, Roy and the others weren't in a rush to find their seats. Instead, they struck up a conversation with the three ticket sellers.

They were all around the same age, so naturally, they had a lot to talk about.

Roy learned that the woman with the somewhat "scene kid" hairstyle was called Rachel, and the other was Bridget. Both were new hires who had just been recruited.

The young male ticket seller was Sully, who had been working there for a year, making him the veteran.

All three of them were young people who had come to Hollywood from all over the country to pursue their dreams of becoming stars. They worked part-time to earn a living while looking for acting opportunities in Hollywood.

No wonder all three ticket sellers were quite attractive. The area around Hollywood really did attract beautiful young people from all over the world.

Hearing about their dreams, Penny couldn't help but sigh.

"I originally thought about coming to Hollywood to be an actress too, but reality hit me hard."

Roy was actually a bit curious about what had happened to Penny after she left her hometown, but seeing that she didn't seem to want to talk about it, he didn't ask.

Heather then asked,

"Are there many customers at the cinema tonight?"

Bridget shrugged.

"You guys are the earliest ones here."

Business was really bad!

However, as soon as Bridget finished speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in biker gear, riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, appeared at the cinema entrance.

Behind the middle-aged man was a middle-aged woman. They seemed to be a couple.

"Well, here comes the second batch of customers," Penny remarked.

The biker-dressed middle-aged man saw Heather and Penny next to Roy and couldn't help but whistle, which made Roy frown.

However, after the woman behind him pinched his waist, he immediately composed himself.

"Sorry, just a natural reaction! Hey, bro, are they all your girlfriends?"

"Yes!" Roy replied.

The biker middle-aged man gave Roy a thumbs-up and then bought his tickets and entered the screening room.

Okay, so this guy was a bit crude, but he didn't seem too bad. Roy decided to let it slide.

Immediately after, a child suddenly stood at the cinema entrance. Seeing this in the middle of the night was quite startling.

Penny was now a bit creeped out.

"Who is that kid?"

"Kid? What kid?"

Bridget leaned over the counter to take a look and immediately shouted angrily,

"Mario, what are you doing here!"

It turned out that the child was Bridget's younger brother, who had recently come to Los Angeles to visit her.

The little boy pushed the door open, holding a banknote in his hand.

"Sister, I want to see a movie!"

"No way! This movie tonight is rated R, you can't watch it! Don't make me lose my job! Now, you go home right now!"

Amidst Bridget's scolding, the little boy dejectedly left the cinema.

As soon as the child left, another young man arrived. Bridget's eyes lit up when she saw him, clearly someone she knew.

"Josh, why are you so late?"

The two hugged warmly, clearly a couple.

"Sorry, I got held up a bit on the way! Oh, by the way, I think I just saw your brother. He looked upset!"

"Don't worry about him, I just gave him a telling-off. Come on, let me get you a ticket!"

It seemed Josh was also here to watch the movie and was planning to watch it with Bridget.

Because there weren't many customers tonight, and they would close after the midnight showing, Sully agreed to let Bridget leave her post early.

Roy checked the time and saw that it was almost time for the movie to start. So, he bought popcorn and a soda, and with Heather and Penny, followed Bridget and Josh into the screening room.

"Rachel, why don't you go watch the movie too? I can handle things here by myself."

Hearing this, the woman with the scene hairstyle was a bit tempted. She did want to see the supposedly rare horror movie, but she was a little embarrassed.

"Wouldn't that be bad?"

"It's okay, I don't think there will be any other customers tonight."

Just as she finished speaking, another young couple walked in.

"Hey, Rachel, are there any interesting movies on today?"

These two seemed to know Rachel.

"You guys came at the perfect time! There's a limited-edition horror movie being re-released tonight!"

"Whoa, awesome! Two tickets, please!"

Then, Rachel went into the screening room with her two friends.

After everyone had left, Sully's expression suddenly turned cold. He glanced at his wristwatch and began to mutter to himself.

"It's time!"

Sully walked into the cinema's projection room. It turned out he wasn't just a ticket seller but also the projectionist, holding multiple roles.

After taking out a film reel from a heavily secured copy box protected by several locks, Sully placed the reel on the projector and started playing the film.

He glanced at the time; it was exactly 12 o'clock.

"Perfect timing!"

Sully revealed a strange smile, then quickly left the projection room and even went outside the cinema to lock the main door and hang up a "Closed" sign.

What was happening outside was still unknown to everyone sitting in the screening room.

Bridget and Rachel and their companions sat in the center of the screening room, the best spot for viewing.

Roy, Heather, and Penny, on the other hand, sat at the very back of the screening room, their minds clearly not on the movie.

The biker middle-aged man and his girlfriend sat a few rows in front of Roy.

The movie officially began playing. Roy initially wanted to watch the beginning. If it turned out to be boring, he could always play some "cinema games" with Heather and Penny.

Unexpectedly, it was a black and white movie, quite old judging by its style.

Roy didn't pay much attention at first, but as he watched, he actually found it decent and even forgot about playing games with Heather and Penny.

Luckily, the two girls were also engrossed in the movie, except their hands were still habitually placed on the "gear shift."

The movie's general plot was about four young and beautiful girls on a road trip. Because they hadn't calculated their gasoline supply properly, they ran out of gas and had to seek help at a farm.

Unexpectedly, this farm was inhabited by a family of deranged killers. So, the four beautiful girls had to use their wits to outsmart the family of deranged killers and get gasoline to escape the farm.

Yeah, a pretty classic American slasher film trope!

At the beginning of the screening, there was some noise and chatter, but as the plot progressed, everyone became immersed in the movie.

As Roy watched, he gradually felt that something was off. Although the movie was in black and white, the filming techniques and the actors' acting style didn't seem like those of the black and white era. He began to suspect that the movie was actually filmed in modern times and then intentionally converted to black and white.

The so-called limited-edition horror movie might be some kind of movie promotion strategy, just like that famous hoax movie "The Blair Witch Project."

Roy shared this thought with Heather and Penny, and the two girls agreed with his opinion.

However, even if it was a promotional strategy, the quality of this movie was still quite good.

Suddenly, a scream came from the front – it was Bridget.

Just as a bloody scene was playing on the screen, Bridget's scream startled everyone.

"Bridget, what happened?"

Bridget answered her boyfriend in a trembling voice.

"Just now, just now something touched my foot under the seat!"

Hearing this, Josh curiously bent down to look under the seat and was also startled.

There was actually a person lying under the seat!

Because the lights were turned off when the movie started playing, Josh didn't immediately see who was lying there.

After observing carefully, he realized it was Bridget's younger brother.

"Mario, what are you doing here?"

Yeah, Mario wasn't off fixing pipes; he'd actually appeared under a seat in the screening room.

But this wasn't too strange, after all, Luigi had gone to assassinate the CEO of the healthcare company.

Mario: Luigi did it too!

Bridget was very angry and pulled her brother out with one hand, pressing him into a chair.

Yeah, a sister might not be able to open a bottle cap outside, but she can definitely easily unscrew her brother's skull.

"Mario! Didn't I tell you to go home?"

Mario lowered his head, a little scared, but Bridget standing up made the biker middle-aged man behind them unhappy.

"Hey, you're blocking my view!"

"Sorry!"

Bridget quickly crouched down, glaring fiercely at Mario.

"I'm talking to you!"

Mario was overwhelmed by his sister's aura and was about to cry.

Luckily, Bridget's boyfriend Josh stepped forward to speak up for his future brother-in-law.

"Come on, let it go. Mario just wants to watch the movie."

Bridget was still a little angry, but out of respect for Josh, she didn't scold her brother.

"Hmph, didn't I tell you? This is an R-rated movie, there are bloody and nude scenes, kids can't watch it! You go home right now!"

At this moment, the scene kid girl Rachel chuckled.

"Come on, Bridget, didn't you sneak a peek at R-rated DVDs at home when you were little? If Mario wants to watch, let him watch. I'm just afraid he'll wet the bed tonight after watching it!"

This made the other young people laugh, and for a moment, the screening room was filled with laughter.

"Bridget, it's already past 12 o'clock. It's dangerous for your brother to go home alone. Why don't you let him stay here?"

What Josh said made sense, so Bridget had no choice but to leave her brother behind, albeit with a pout.

Maybe it was because they drank too much soda, but before the movie had even reached its halfway point, Rachel's couple friends wanted to go to the restroom.

"Rachel, we're going to the restroom, we'll be right back."

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

Rachel was eating popcorn, completely immersed in the movie's plot.

At this moment, a man holding a classic chainsaw and wearing a pig's head mask appeared on the big screen.

His burly figure exuded a sense of oppression. The four beautiful girls looked exceptionally fragile and vulnerable as they were chased by the pig-headed masked killer, making people worry about their fate.

Then, the camera angle changed, suddenly becoming a first-person perspective shot, seemingly from the pig-headed masked killer's point of view.

Accompanied by the constantly shaking first-person perspective and heavy breathing sounds, the audience watching the movie became even more tense.

However, Bridget felt something was strange because the scene in the shot looked very much like the cinema's restroom.

"Rachel, don't you think this scene looks a lot like our cinema's restroom?"

Rachel hadn't paid attention at first, but after Bridget pointed it out, she also felt it was quite similar.

"It really does look a bit like it!"

Suddenly, two familiar people appeared on the screen – it was Rachel's couple friends who had just said they were going to the restroom.

The man and woman on the screen weren't actually going to relieve themselves; they wanted to engage in some exciting restroom play. Both of them had already taken off their upper garments.

Although erotic and bloody elements are common in R-rated movies, Bridget immediately covered her brother's eyes.

"Kids can't watch this!"

But another problem arose: why were Rachel's friends in the movie?

Roy sensed something was wrong. He began to suspect that he had entered the story of some movie.

This was too outrageous!

He had just experienced the Willie's Restaurant incident the day before yesterday, had a quiet day yesterday, and now today he was dragged into a horror movie story?

Roy was speechless. Then, he patted Heather and Penny on the shoulders.

"We're in trouble!"

"Is it the movie?"

"Yeah, the situation isn't clear yet, but you guys should get the cursed daggers ready first."

On the screen, the unsuspecting couple, in the midst of their intimacy, were sawed in half at the waist by the pig-headed masked killer. The guy sawed them into pieces in a frenzy.

This close-up shot was incredibly realistic, as if they were watching someone being sawed into several pieces with their own eyes.

You should know that even in R-rated movies, the level of gore is limited, otherwise it would become the more restrictive NC-17 rating. Movies with this rating can only be watched by adults, and many cinemas don't even show them.

Moreover, as an expert in chainsaws, Roy could be sure that the pig-headed masked killer was definitely sawing through real flesh and blood.

The scene on the screen terrified Bridget and the others. Then, the scene changed back to a normal perspective, and the setting returned to the previous farm.

"Should we... should we go check the restroom?"

Rachel hesitated, starting to worry about her friends.

Bridget nodded.

"Let's go take a look!"

A large group, including the biker middle-aged man and his girlfriend, as well as Roy and his companions, all left their seats to go and investigate the restroom.

Arriving at the restroom door, the group saw blood flowing out. The scene inside made even Roy, who had seen his share of things, frown slightly.

"H-how could this be?"

Fear spread through the crowd. Except for Roy, Heather, and Penny, who were already somewhat accustomed to encountering such things, the others felt weak-kneed and were trembling all over.

Just at this moment, the sound of a chainsaw starting up echoed in the hallway. Everyone saw a tall figure appear at the end of the hallway.

It was the pig-headed masked killer from the movie!

The roar of the chainsaw grew louder, making Bridget and the others even more panicked. But at this moment, someone stood up.

Don't get the wrong idea, it was the biker middle-aged man. This guy was surprisingly brave, standing in front of everyone and glaring angrily at the pig-faced killer.

"Where did you come from, monster! If you have the guts, take off that mask and let me see what you ugly freak looks like!"

However, a moment of courage couldn't change the power imbalance between the two sides. The pig-headed masked killer was a physical evil spirit and also had a chainsaw as a weapon.

So, when the pig-headed masked killer was provoked and charged forward with the chainsaw, the biker middle-aged man's fate was sealed.

At the critical moment, Roy stepped forward and pushed the biker middle-aged man aside, facing the chainsaw swung down by the pig-headed masked killer.

Bridget (Rebecca Brandes)

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