19 Nocturne Boulevard
Julie Hoverson
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19 Nocturne Boulevard reissue of the week: TROPHY CASE
Inspired by the classic 1920s Shudder Pulps, a mad scientist has captured a set of victims and forces them to play his hideous game! Warning: Mature themes and brutal violence- Seriously Three men, chained in a dungeon! Beautiful women in peril! An evil genius doctor! Villanous minions! Written and produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Garth Jenkins - Chris Stockett Klaus Heinz - Lothar Tuppan Luigi Marconi - David Collins-Rivera Dr. Chnossos - Chris Stockett Grace - Risa Torres Nathalia - Tanja Milojevic Amelie - Julie Hoverson Susanne - Sara Falconer Helga and Oda - Julie Hoverson Mongrel Henchmen - Danar Hoverson & Reynaud LeBoeuf With thanks to The Vault of Evil - where I encountered the dreaded Shudder Pulps!!! Music by Conspiracy (via Jamendo) Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Design: Brett Coulstock "What kind of a place is it? Why it's a dank dungeon room, sometime in the 1920s, can't you tell?" **************************************************************************** TROPHY CASE Cast: Garth Jenkins, American athlete 25 Klaus Heinz, Prussian pilot 27 Luigi Marconi, Italian strong man 30 Dr. Chnossos - wheelchair nutjob 60 Amelie, French girl 20 Nathalia, Russian girl 20 Grace, British girl 20 Susanne, American girl 20 Helga, German girl 20 Oda, Swedish girl 20 MONGREL HENCHMEN [any age] OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's a dank dungeon room, in the early 1920s, can't you tell? ROOM WITH BOX, TEASER MUSIC SOUND DOOR SLAMS GARTH See if there's something to bar the door with! AMELIE I can't see - it's too dim in 'ere! SOUND [outside] YELLS! THUMPING ON DOOR GARTH [grunts, holding door shut] ODA They are right behind us! NATHALIA We should kill them. Then they will never catch us. GARTH We gotta try and stay ahead of them. GRACE There's a box over here! GARTH Can you move it in front of the door? GRACE Help me, someone! ODA [plaintive] Is it heavy? GRACE It's big. Need to get it away from the wall. ODA [uncertain] I'll help. SOUND GRIND OF WOOD ON STONE GRACE and ODA [grunt, pushing] SOUND SWOOSH OF BLADE ODA [SCREAM, gurgle] GRACE [Scream of fear] SOUND BODY DROPS ODA [whimpers, expires] GRACE [covering mouth, trying to stop screaming] NATHALIA [excited, but not afraid] She is dead! GRACE [hiccuppy gasp, gets control] That blade just came out of the wall when we pushed the box! AMELIE [to Grace] You come with me. We will 'old the door and let monsieur look. [up to him] Je ne sais - eh - we do not even know your name! GARTH Garth. Garth Jenkins. AMELIE I am Amelie. [hinting] And this is--? GRACE [almost composed again, but still sniffling] Grace. I can't believe it. [starting to lose it again] How could something like that... happen..? AMELIE 'ere. Lean on the door with me. GARTH Well... Stay back, ladies. NATHALIA I can see perfectly well from here. GARTH Ok. She's dead, all right. That blade must have been on a tripwire of some kind. NATHALIA It cut her nearly in half. AMELIE What is this tripwire you speak of? GARTH A trap. He said there would be traps. I guess you need to know why we're here... MUSIC FLASHBACK DUNGEON SOUND CHAIN, SCUFFLE, ECHO, DRIP LUIGI [muttered, in pain] Mamma mia! GARTH Wowsers. My aching head. KLAUS [snort of indignation] SOUND CHAINS RATTLE LUIGI Hey now! This is an outrage! Who are you to do this-a to me! GARTH Do what? I can't see a thing. What's someone doing? KLAUS [calm, superior] Someone has locked us all in chains. CHNOSSOS [over intercom] Yes. [evil chuckle] You are all my prisoners. GARTH Wowsers! LUIGI It is an outrage! CHNOSSOS Yes, yes. I am outrageous. GARTH [to doc] You should let us go. The American government won't like this one bit. No sir. LUIGI [to doc] You watch yourself, funny guy! You come-a let us out now, and maybe we don’t-a kill you dreadful! KLAUS Shut up! [they do] I wish to hear what this man has to say. CHNOSSOS Very good. I said I am your captor, and this is true. GARTH Hey! LUIGI Outrage! CHNOSSOS I have brought you here to play my game. [evil chuckle] I thought that would silence you. I am Doctor Chnossos. Perhaps you have heard of me? [waits, no reply, then grumpy] Probably for the best. I am a secretive genius. [upbeat again] You see, I have it in mind to find the perfect male human specimen in the entire world, and have narrowed it down to you three. GARTH Specimen? I ain't no specimen! LUIGI Mamma mia! Look no further! I am the strongest man alive! No one can stand before me! KLAUS [musing] Fascinating. CHNOSSOS Through exhaustive research, I have narrowed it down to you. Garth Jenkins, All-American football star, Olympic runner, and gold medal swimmer. GARTH I can hold my breath for three minutes! CHNOSSOS Luigi Marconi, European strongman and champion wrestler. LUIGI I snap you like a twig! CHNOSSOS And Klaus Heinz, fencing master, ace pilot, and big game hunter. GARTH Really? LUIGI Pilot, like the Red Baron? KLAUS I see no point in denying it. CHNOSSOS The game is simple. See who makes it out of my little labyrinth alive. GARTH Wowsers! KLAUS Hmph. LUIGI Santa Maria! CHNOSSOS There is only one exit. Somewhere out there in my maze. And only one of you may leave. [ominous] Ever. GARTH You want us to... kill each other? LUIGI I'm not-a that kind of feller. KLAUS It could not be so simple. CHNOSSOS You are right. It is not that simple. I do not care who dies, only who escapes. Kill or do not kill - that is no concern of mine. GARTH Good. CHNOSSOS BUT... whichever ones are left inside will surely die, for I will seal the door the minute an escape is made. KLAUS Of course. LUIGI Dios mio! CHNOSSOS And, of course, my beloved maze - it is full of traps! MUSIC Box room AMELIE They 'ave stopped. At the door. NATHALIA Should we open the door and look? GARTH I don't think so. It could be a trap. GRACE [cold] If what you say is true, this entire place is a trap. I for one would rather die than fall into their hands, if they're anything like the fellows I saw [falters] before... before-- AMELIE oh! Moi aussi! GARTH Nobody's dying! NATHALIA [snort] GARTH Nobody else! SUSANNE [distant] [horrible screams!!! THEY GO ON A LONG TIME] AMELIE Mon dieu! NATHALIA We need weapons. GRACE I wish she would stop! GARTH Well, I've checked everything I can think of on this box. Looks like I can open it, though after what happened, I wish I had a good old pool cue or something to let me stay back. AMELIE We will stay by the door. GRACE Out of your way. SOUND SLOW CREAK OPEN BOX GARTH I just wish I knew what that crazy doctor wants with-- [breaks off in surprise] What the hay? NATHALIA What is it? GARTH The box is full of ... [a little worried] weapons. MUSIC FLASHBACK DUNGEON GARTH Why in blazes are you doing this? CHNOSSOS As I said, I must see who is the most perfect male. Since you each have your own strengths-- LUIGI Strength! That is what I have. CHNOSSOS --there is no direct comparison except through competition. To begin with, those chains-- SOUND CLANK, CLATTER AS CHAINS FALL AWAY CHNOSSOS --must come off. There is no contest in watching strong men starve to death. Speak amongst yourselves. I must go and prepare the next challenge. [evil laugh] SOUND NOISE TO INDICATE SPEAKING SYSTEM IS OFF GARTH You! Fellows! KLAUS Ja? LUIGI Donchoo come-a no closer! GARTH See here, we should work together. If there's danger here, cooperation will be the best thing for it. KLAUS [considering] But this voice - he said that only one can win. LUIGI And that one - its'a gonna be me, by all the saints! GARTH That's all fine and dandy, but right now we're just three fellers in a dark room. Let's at least stick together til we find a way out. Or some light. SOUND DOOR GRATES OPEN KLAUS I think you get both of your wishes. SOUND KLAUS WALKS GARTH Hey, not so fast! It could be a trap! KLAUS I think it is too early in the game for that. No. This is merely an opening move. I will make the first counter move. SOUND LUIGI GETS UP LUIGI I'm-a gonna wait and see what happens to that bosch before I step up. No sense a-both of us getting killed alla the same time, eh? GARTH It looks safe ...so far. MUSIC BOX ROOM NATHALIA Weapons? Guns? GARTH No, no guns. Hold on. SOUND STUFF BEING MOVED, JUST A LITTLE GARTH Huh. [almost a chuckle] A good old pool cue. Stay back! AMELIE Why? Should we not 'elp? GARTH I saw something move. I'm gonna see what I can... SOUND SOMETHING FLOPS ON THE FLOOR NATHALIA A whip! I'll take that. GARTH You know how to use it? NATHALIA I had a very unusual ... boyfriend. AMELIE 'Ow unusual? NATHALIA [laugh] Oh! Your face! He worked with the circus. Trained animals. GRACE I don't suppose there might be a riding crop in there? I'm a dab hand with close cuts. GARTH Stay back! SOUND THUMP ON THE DOOR AMELIE 'Elp me 'old the door! GRACE [grunt, she throws herself against the door] Find us someth
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