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CHAPTER 1
EVERYBODY READY? YOU'VE GOT YOUR SCRIPTS?
CRISTINA – ON MAKE UP - DUTY - HOW'S GOING?
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THEIR FAVORING EDDIE!
CAN YOU MAKE ME LOOK LIKE POWER SLAVE EDDIT?
OKAY-YOU'LL BE THE 2ND WAVE – IN LINE FOR ZOMBIE MAKE-UP.
DARYL AND JOHN- DID YOU FINISH EDITING THE NEW REEL?
GOT IT RIGHT HERE ON VHS
YEAH – GLEEN IS A VHS SNOB.
SPEAKING OF GLENN-DID YOU PREPARE THE FALLOUT SHELTER?
GLENN?
SIGH!
SOMEHOW HE ALWAYS MANAGES TO DIAPPEAR WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE PLANS.
MEANWHILE IN THE BASEMENT ...
IN NOMINE DEI LUCIFERI EXCELS!! IN THE NAME OF SATAN, RULER OF THE EARTH, KING OF THE WORLD. I COMMAND THE FORCES OF DARKNESS TO BESTOW THEIR INFERNAL POWER OF HELL UPON ME!
OPEN WIDE THE GATES OF HELL AND GRANT ME THE INDULGENCES OF WHICH I SPEAK!
KLAATU BARADA NIKTO!
WHAT'S, THIS FANATICS?! HENRY IS ORGANIZING A ZOMBIE ATTACK AND GLENN IS MESSING WITH THE DARK ARTS? READ ON, DEAR FANATICS AS THE ACTION UNFOLLS IN: PLAN 9: LONG WAY BACK TO HELL!
SHEMHAMFORASH! HAIL SATAN!
HAIL SATAN!
JEEZUS! THE GOAR OF MENDES HIMSELF! DO YOU ALWAYS SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE LIKE THAT?
IT AMUSES ME! AND THE NAME ISN'T JESUS-IT'S BAPHOMET.
OH GREAT LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD GRANT ME THIS WISH – TO RID THE QORLD OF MY MOTHER!
THAT'S A PRETTY TALL ORDER – WHAT SACRIFICE DO YOU OFFER?
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FIN A VIRGIN IN L.A. BUT I'VE GOT THIS GOAT.
BA-A-A-A-AH??
NO! WAIT, GLENN! DON'T DO IT!
HA-HA-HA! I'M SORRY, GLENN-IT'S JUST ME – KING! I JUST WANTED TO BORROW YOUR DEVIL RIDES OUT" MASK FOR HALLOWEEN.
AW, MAN – I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR REAL THIS TIME.
SORRY, MAN – BUT HENTY AND EVERYONE ARE WAITING FOR YOU.
YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE NECROMANCY SPELLS – TRUST ME, DUDE.
I KNOW, BUT I'M WORRIED HENRY'S PLAN WON'T WORK
OH- THERE YOU ARE. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THE BASEMENT?
JUST MAKING SOME LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS.
DID YOU DO EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST?
YES!
ARE YOU SURE?
YES!
DO I NEED TO GO OVER THE CHECKLIST?
NO!
YOU'VE SURE YOU DID EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST?
CAN WE NOT DO THIS IN FRON OF EVERYONE?!
OKAY – SORRY. NOW EVERYONE SYNCHRONIZE YOUR WATCHES – WE BEGIN AT 8:31 PM, WHEN SHE'S WATCHING HE FAVORITE T.V. SHOW.
HEY DOODZ – WE GOT A COUPLE OF HOURS TO KILL WANNA JAM IN MY GARAGE?
YEAH – AND SMOKE A FAT BOWL?
THAT SOUND ALRIGHT, MAN!
COOL!
I'M WORRIED IT'S NOT GONNA WORK, HANK!
TRUST ME - JUST STICK WITH Plan 9, babe.
THAT NIGHT
GLENN GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE SHOW IS STARTING.
SORRY, MA – I'M JUST SETTING THE VCR TO TAPE THAT METAL SHOW.
THEY'RE DOING THEIR "TOP 5 BEARS IN METAL" TONIGHT.
HANK – REMEMBER TO RESS-PAY LAY-PAY AT-UH ... THIRTY-ONE-EIGHT-AY?
I THINK RAYMOND IS SUCH A NICE YOUNG MAN!
HIS BROTHER'S A NICE SLAB OF BEEF.
FFSSSHHH!!
OH, DEAR - WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE PICTURE?!
GOOD EVENING – WE INTERRUPT YOUR T.V. PARTY FOR A SPECIAL BREAKING NEWS BULLETIN
THERE COMES A TIME WHEN ONE CAN'T BELIEVE HIS WON EYES – FLYING SAUCERS HAVE APPEARED OVER HOLLYWOOD.
THE INVADERS ARE RESURRECTING THE DEAD TO AMASS AN ARMY OF ASTRO-ZOMBIES TO DESTROY HOLLYWOOD.
I REPEAT: ALIENS HAVE LANDED AND THE DEAD ARE RETURNING TO LIFE ...
THE DEAD ARE RESURRECTING
THIS JUST IN – WE'VE RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE ALIEN:" PRIME DIRECTIVE – TO EXTERMINATE THE WHOLE FUCKING PLACE!"
OH, THIS IS EXCITING!
BREAKING NEWS: WE'RE FUCKED
SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR. I'LL GET IT.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MEET THE ALIENS!
MA! DI YOU MISS THE PART ABOUT RESURRECTING THE DEAD?
THIS IS NOT A TEST ... I REPEAT-ZOMBIES HAVE ...
HENRY! IT'S NOT WORKING!
I BELIEVE THE ALIENS ARE WERE ON A MISSION FROM GOD TO PREPARE THE EARTH FOR THE RAPTURE. AMD THEN THEY\LL TAKE US ALL AWAY IN THEIR SPACESHIPS TO ANOTHER PLANET WHERE JESUS LIVES.
HELLO, ROB! BOY, CAN I MAKE YOU SOME CHICKEN SOUP?
BRRAAAINSS
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