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man, this is good. I'm glad you got me

out here.Yeah,

well, The cabin's

always been good for

that.

I don't know how you weren't crucified in high

school.

Easy. You just gotta be

devilishly handsome.

And Nimble.

Bare-ass naked!

And then--haha!--and then she had to climb that tree to get

her skirt!

Jesus, Ronnie. You pulled the meanest shit.

Been a while since you

were able to just kick back and

laugh?

Hell, I remember

when we were kids--

Wait, did you hear

that?

Hear what?

I think something's out there.

I don't know.

"Okay, so wait a minute. Just pause right there…"

You're telling me this is your

fourteenth time being a zombie?

Earlier that day.

Fourteen and counting,

brother.

Have you ever done anything

like this before?

Nah, not as a

zombie.

What? a creepy prank-job

reality show?

Okay?

Listen, kid, the only thing

you have to remember is don't

look at the cameras.

You look in the camera and that's unusable

footage.

As for myself, I'm not worried about

losing any airtime.

You get cut from the bits they put

on tv.

I'm the undead star of

the evening.

Oh, yeah? How you figure

that?

Tonight, it's going to be the Lee Adams show.

Just you wait and see.

easy. I've been tapped to activate the friend's blood

packets.

But don't worry, kid.

You'll get there someday.

All right, guys, we're pretty much

done.

How about you give us a preview of tonight?

Sure thing, Jess.

Now.

Come on, Tom! We gotta

move!

Ronnie!

Ronnie?

Jesus, we have to go,

man.

mmmrgg

...Ronnie.

What's that low

growling? Keep in character,

man!

GrAR!

Dude, you hear

that?

Please, don't hurt

me...

What the hell is this?

It's just a TV

show!We set

people up and try to scare

them.

Your friend-- Oh, God.

Your friend helped us put it

together.

Ronnie?

Listen, man. This doesn't

need to go any further.

My bloodline has kept this

condition secret for generations.

The last thing in the world I

want to do is talk about it.

Talk about it?

The last thing I want you

to do is talk about it. You or anyone

else.

He's going to kill us.

Let's just talk about it.

Okay?

W-we hear you, man. No one wants to talk about this.

Right, guys?

To--

What? No! He's not

going to--

Let me out!

No!

I'M NOT THIS

MONSTER.

Gup?

I don't indulge the

primal side of my nature...

All my family will be

seen as...

But if anything about tonight gets out, "that monster" is all

I'll be seen as. Do you understand?

I'm sorry. I just can't let that happen.