American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 472 The cabin in the woods
"Ladies and gentlemen, since there are twelve more sacrificers this time, we have added two more items! The betting method is also different this time. Everyone can choose three items to bet on. The odds for guessing one item correctly are 1.5 times, the odds for guessing two items correctly are 3 times, and the odds for guessing all three items correctly are a real 10 times!"

What are you waiting for? Place your bets now!

Sitson stood on the stage and passionately began announcing the betting rules, and the people below immediately began to wail and scream.

To the untrained eye, this might look like an underground casino, but upon closer inspection, you'll notice that everyone present is wearing white coats, resembling doctors or researchers.

That's exactly what happened.

This scene is actually very similar to the underground base at Crystal Lake Camp. The Wood House organization holds similar events every year.

This is the only time that researchers working in the underground base all year round can relax.

However, back then, Reed and Erica were in charge of keeping watch at the Crystal Lake underground base, but now it's Mr. W and Amera.

However, their jobs remained the same: to ensure that nothing went wrong at the base, especially since this base was quite special, as something extremely dangerous was sealed beneath it, and there was no room for error.

That's why Mr. W brought Amelia to the event in person.

"Amella, go check the monster room again. This sacrifice must succeed."

Mr. W watched the chaotic scene below for a while, then gave orders to the blonde beauty beside him.

Amera hesitated for a moment, clearly reluctant, because the monster room was just too terrifying, and she was a little scared.

Didn't you hear me?

"Yes, Mr. W!"

Hearing Mr. W's tone become more serious, Amera dared not delay any longer. She left the office in her high heels and headed towards the monster room.

As he walked, he kept muttering to himself.

"Damn W, making a lady do this kind of thing! Even Reed wouldn't make me do anything! Is this guy gay? Otherwise, why hasn't he touched me in a year?"

Muttering to herself, Emera arrived at the Monster Room, a place that housed countless dark creatures contained within the wooden cabin.

After swiping her ID card, Emera was able to enter the monster room under the protection of the mercenaries to inspect the equipment inside.

As they passed a containment cube, the monster inside suddenly bared its teeth at Amera.

"Get out of here, you damned monster! Disgusting! This is not the kind of work a lady should be doing!"

(Monster Room)
An angry Emera kicked the special glass, but the attack was no match for it and only made her toes hurt.

"Madam, please don't do this!"

The mercenary standing nearby saw Amelia's actions and offered a word of advice.

"Don't worry about it!"

Unfortunately, a woman in a fit of anger cannot be calmed down with just a few words.

Amella grinned and sped up her inspection of the equipment.

When they arrived at the last room, Amera suddenly noticed that the back of one of the staff members looked very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Hey you, haven't I seen you before? Turn around and look at me!"

"Ma'am, are you sure you want me to turn around?"

The staff member was wearing a full set of protective clothing, which made him look somewhat bulky, and his voice sounded strange.

Amera crossed her arms, looking somewhat impatient.

"Just turn around when I tell you to, stop talking nonsense!"

"as you wish."

The staff member turned around, and Amera saw a toad's face, along with red hair and a beard.

Amera stared wide-eyed in disbelief, a name she had almost forgotten coming to mind.

"Yes!"

On the other side, the men and women inside the cabin were somewhat surprised and uncertain when they saw the wooden planks suddenly sticking up (this scene in the movie is probably a tribute to "Evil Dead").

After a long pause, Martin exhaled a smoke ring and spoke.

"Hey! Is it any wonder that there's a problem with the wooden planks of this old house?"

This explanation is somewhat reasonable, but Jennifer, Nydy, Heather, and Penny, these four seasoned women, still kept their guard up.

Kurt, being quite bold, stepped forward and took a look, then suddenly exclaimed "Wow!" startling Dana and Julie.

"It's so dark down there!"

"You bastard! You're trying to scare us, aren't you!"

Diana couldn't resist picking up a cushion from the sofa and throwing it at Kurt. Kurt caught the cushion without dodging, pretending that he had been hit hard.

"Ouch!"

"Come on this!"

At this moment, Julie, who was standing nearby, made a suggestion.

"This looks like a basement. Shall we go down and take a look? We can't afford to lose a little time just to sleep!"

That makes sense; several ladies were interested, so Jennifer readily agreed.

"Alright then, let's go down and take a look."

Since we're going camping and hiking, we'll definitely bring lights.

The two female guides quickly brought flashlights and distributed them to everyone.

Kurt and Holden volunteered to lead the way for the ladies, but when they reached the end, their flashlights shone on a black and white photograph. The woman's eerie smile in the photo startled them.

"Wang Defa!"

At that moment, Nidi found the light switch and turned on the basement light, and everyone realized that the two men had been frightened by the photo.

"Huh? Are you guys that timid?"

Julie looked at Kurt and Holden with a mocking expression, the ridicule quite obvious.

Kurt quickly explained that he didn't want to damage his image in the eyes of his goddess.

"In that environment just now, suddenly seeing that smiling face, anyone would be scared, right?"

Indeed, if someone with a heart condition were to suddenly see a black and white photograph in dim lighting, they might faint.

But that didn't stop Dana and Julie from mocking Kurt and Holden.

By this time, the other ladies had begun to examine the furnishings in the basement.

"It looks like a room used to store miscellaneous items."

Penny picked up a white conch shell and held it to her ear to listen; the sound of the conch shell was rather strange.

(Used to summon the Merman mermaid; the summoning method is probably by playing a musical instrument.)
Claire noticed a strange, pale mask hanging on the wall and couldn't resist taking it down to examine it.

"This mask makes me feel uncomfortable."

(Used to summon the Dolis masked killer; the summoning method is probably to wear it on the face.)
(This is it)

Amy, who was standing nearby, leaned over and took a look.

"Maybe it would be better to wear it on my face?"

"no way!"

Claire quickly hung the mask back on the wall.

"Even if it's just a place to store odds and ends, this place is really weird, isn't it?"

As she spoke, Heather picked up an old-fashioned diary from the table and glanced at it, but she couldn't understand the writing on the first page.

What kind of script is this?

"let me see!"

Nidy walked over and took the diary from Heather's hand. (It was used to summon the Zombie Redneck Torture Family, the rural zombie family that was tortured in the movie. The summoning method was to recite the Latin incantation in the diary.)
(This is the one; the picture was found on Baidu Tieba.)

"Hmm, does that sound like a Latin phrase?"

However, Nidi didn't know much about Latin, but Mary immediately raised her hand after hearing Latin.

"I speak Latin!"

Western legal systems all originated from Roman law, so Latin is a required subject for studying law.

Heather and Nydy handed the diary to Mary, who quickly read aloud the Latin text inside.

"Does it sound like a spell?"

Claire couldn't help but come closer after hearing Mary recite the Latin, which made Holden burst into laughter.

"Ha! Claire, do you still believe in this kind of thing?"

This guy probably wanted to show off his masculine charm in front of Meryl, which is why he went so far.

However, these exaggerated expressions and words only aroused the dissatisfaction of ten women, including Mary and Claire, who had all experienced many supernatural events.

That's why Holden couldn't laugh anymore.

Inside the underground base, the staff who had placed their bets in the diary cheered immediately, but some were very frustrated.

"Wuhu! I guessed right!"

"Fuck! Why is that woman listening to a conch shell instead of blowing one?!"

"Yeah! I thought the merman would finally make an appearance this time!"

Mr. W, looking through the floor-to-ceiling window in his second-floor office, glanced at his watch and realized that Emera had been gone for a long time and hadn't returned.

"What the hell? Why aren't they back yet? Damn it! I should suggest to the organization that that stupid woman be replaced!"

At this moment, the screen in the lobby showed that someone else had triggered the summoning token.

It was a simple yet beautiful white wedding dress, with a pendant made from a ring on it.

Diana couldn't resist taking the pendant off, putting it around her neck, and reading aloud the words engraved on the inner band of the ring.

"Until death do us part?"

(Used to summon The Bride, the summoning method is probably to wear the necklace around your neck)
"Ladies and gentlemen, the second project is out: the ghost bride!"

Several more people started wailing and howling, one of whom was particularly excited because he had guessed both of the questions correctly.

"Great gift! Now we only need one more project!"

The surrounding staff immediately gathered around.

"Wow? So what's the last project you're guessing?"

The man picked up the note and glanced at it.

"Toy house".

"A toy house? Then you're out of luck. The trigger conditions for a toy house are too demanding."

The people surrounding them immediately dispersed.

However, Sitson on the podium seemed to have a different opinion.

"Not necessarily! They seem to have already noticed the toy house!"

On the screen, Martin was seen walking towards a large toy house model.

"Wow! It's so beautiful! I've wanted such a pretty toy model since I was little! Unfortunately, my dad thinks playing with toys is a waste of time and never buys me any!"

Martin's dazed eyes cleared up for once. His childhood seemed unhappy, which was why he looked so indifferent now.

(I wonder if anyone can recognize which movie this house is from.)

"If I remember correctly, we just need to do this, this, and this again to open this toy house!"

Martin expertly pressed a few buttons, and the ceiling of the toy house was removed, revealing its interior structure.

The toy house has many rooms, and its structure resembles a hotel. However, the hotel rooms are not harmonious, as murders occur in almost every room.

In the corridor, there was a pair of twin sisters holding hands and looking up, as if they were looking at Martin.

This scene startled Martin, who nearly dropped the ceiling of the toy house onto the floor.

"Wortfalk!"

The others were still examining the displays in the basement when they heard Martin's voice and found it odd.

"Martin, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Martin quickly pressed the ceiling of the toy house back down, trying to calm himself down, but he still couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Phew! It must be a hallucination!"

Among the murder scenes we just saw, one was very similar to a scene Martin witnessed in his childhood: his father hacked his mother to death with an axe.

The trauma from that scene has stayed with Martin to this day and is a major reason why he has become so despondent.

Hey Martin, something's not right with you!

As a friend, Kurt came over to check on him, holding a roll of film tape in his hand.

"It's nothing, maybe it's just from smoking too much?"

"Dude, you really should smoke less! Take a look at this roll of film tape for me. I'm starting to suspect that the cabin that Holden's relatives left him might have belonged to a director before. Everything in this basement looks like a movie prop!"

Kurt's words resonated with many of the women, as the basement was filled with things that were not typical of a home.

"Shall we take a look at this roll of film tape?"

Julie then made another suggestion.

"Isn't this a bit much? A movie takes at least an hour, that would be too late!"

Jennifer refused without hesitation, but Julie still had her own ideas.

"In that case, we'll take the film tape and screen outside and play it. Anyone who wants to sleep can just go to sleep."

Kurt and Holden readily agreed, since watching a movie late at night is very effective in enhancing the relationship between men and women.

However, Martin wasn't in the mood to watch the movie; he just wanted to find a secluded spot with his hookah to have some EMO fun.

As a result, only four people wanted to watch the movie, so naturally the movie couldn't be played.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, it's about time. Everyone should get some rest."

Having spent half an hour in the basement, Jennifer suggested that everyone go upstairs.

Just then, everyone heard a dull thud coming from upstairs.

"What is this sound?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, but the two female guides came up with a possibility.

"Perhaps a brown bear from the mountains has smelled the scent and is coming to knock on the door. We'd better be careful!"

Bears have a sense of smell that is just as good as dogs'; they can smell things from several kilometers away. Lanny's words make a lot of sense.

"Oh no! All our hunting rifles are in the car!"

Another female guide, Mara, was getting anxious. It was impossible to climb the Americas without a gun. Even if you encountered a psychopath, a brown bear or a cougar could still kill you.

Fortunately, Claire flashed the pistol on her waist.

"It's alright, I brought a handgun. If it really is a brown bear, I can shoot it to scare it away!"

(End of this chapter)