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The Dead Are Transformed Beyond Recognition
Taglines
Where the dead are no longer that way...
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The Finality of Intent in Confrontation
Jody Pearson
Now, remember: you don't aim a gun at a man unless you intend to shoot him. And, you don't shoot a man unless you intend to kill him. No warning shots. Hey, you listening to me? No warning shots. Warning shots are bullshit. You shoot to kill, or you don't shoot at all.
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Facing Fear and Mortality
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If this one doesn't scare you, you're already dead!
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Discomfort with Funerals and Their Atmosphere
Jody Pearson
I just don't get off on funerals, man, they give me the creeps.
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Skepticism Amidst Strange Experiences
Mike
I know you're not going to believe this, but these things were here, right in the garage, and they were going to get me!
Jody
Aww, give me a break, would you?
Mike
They were jumping on the car and making these weird sounds!
Jody
You're sure it wasn't that retarded kid, Timmy, up the street?
Mike
No, it was the same thing that chased me last night!
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Curiosity about the hidden door
Mike Pearson
There's this door down here. And I bet there's something behind it.
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Reggie Invites Mike for an Ice Cream Run
Reggie
Hi guys. Heh heh, just thought I'd come over and see what was going on before the kids got out of summer school. Hey Mike, you want to ride along with me today? It's pretty warm outside and the ice cream's going to be flying fast and furious. Remember how good you were at crowd control last time? Hey, what's going on here?
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Confronting a Powerful Adversary
Reggie
Okay. I see it, I see it all now. What we gotta do is we gotta snag that tall dude and stomp the shit out of him, and we'll find out what the hell is going on up there. Yeah! We lay that sucker out flat and drive a stake right through his Goddamn heart!
Mike
You gotta be shittin me, man! That mother's STRONG!
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Warnings of the Tall Man and the Ball
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Beware the ball, beware the tall man, beware the never dead.
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Unidentified creature sparks humorous speculation
Jody
What's out there?
Mike
I don't know. It was little, brown and low to the ground.
Jody
Ahh, it was probably just a gopher in heat.
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Funeral Scene in Phantasm
The Tall Man
The funeral is about to begin... Sir!
Jody
Okay! Sir.
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The Tall Man's Emphatic Exclamation
The Tall Man
BOYYYYY!!!
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Confronting Grief and Misunderstandings
Mike
First he took mom and dad, then he took Jody, now he's after me.
Reggie
Mike, that tall man of yours did not take Jody away. Jody died in a car wreck.
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Game Over for the Boy
The Tall Man
You play a good game boy, but the game is finished. Now you die!
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