Pokémon's Lord of Fear

Chapter 28: Dead Silence Screening

What is the fastest courier in the Pokémon League?
no doubt.

Alakazam Express.

As a courier service that allows purchases to be made at 10 a.m., shipment at 11 a.m., and direct delivery to the local courier terminal at 11:01 a.m., Hudi Express is recognized throughout the alliance as the most stable and fastest courier service. Its only drawback is that it is relatively expensive and cannot transport goods that are too heavy.

The farther the city and region of express delivery is, the more expensive the charge will be. However, the efficiency of express delivery is still guaranteed. After all, they all deliver express through super energy, so there is no need to consider the distance during delivery.

However, compared with the current popularity of Silent, the delivery fee of Hudi Express is simply not worth mentioning.

Soon, copies of Dead Silence were shipped to various cities and regions in the Pokémon League, and various theaters and ticket sales websites posted Dead Silence's posters and release date. At the same time, the company's official social account also released the Dead Silence's release date and an announcement that one dollar from every movie ticket would be donated to the homeless Pokémon charity organization.

For a while, the popularity of Dead Silence increased further. Many people booked movie tickets for Dead Silence at a price of 33 Alliance Coins, thinking that "it's not a big deal to watch it and it can also do charity."

And amidst such great anticipation, the dead silent release day arrived.

"I want to see if this horror movie can really surprise me." In Kuye City in Kanto, Tian Juan, the host of Tian Juan Movie Talk who has nearly 10 million fans on the Internet, has already got the movie tickets he had booked and walked into the busy cinema.

The release of Dead Silence was on Saturday, which resulted in a lot of people filling the cinema. Couples could be seen everywhere, and some people brought their Pokémon to watch the movie. Tian Juan also bought some popcorn and a drink, checked his ticket and walked into the cinema.

"There are quite a lot of people watching this movie." Tian Juan looked at the packed theater and couldn't help but feel curious. You know, horror movies don't have that many audiences. Unlike mainstream movies on the market, horror movies have always been a niche movie genre because of their more formulaic routines and the clichéd ending of [the trainer captures a funny ghost Pokémon].

The last time Tian Juan saw so many people watching a horror movie was when "My Ghost Bride and I - Gardevoir Special Edition" was released. However, the theater was packed only on that day, and the plot was too shocking, with many people dying violently.

"As long as I can enjoy the movie, I'll feel that my ticket price is worthwhile." Tian Juan sat in his seat with this thought in mind. Soon, the lights in the theater were turned off, and the movie "Dead Silence" officially began playing.

The first is the new LOGO of Tengshu Company. A man is walking in the ruins and looking back. A hideous ghost shadow is imprinted in his pupils, and then it turns into the words "Ghost Film Company".

Tian Juan raised his eyebrows. He had never heard of this company. It seemed to be the first debut work of a brand new director and a director from a new company.

[At the beginning of the alliance, people believed that the souls of the dead could speak through the abdomen of the living.]

A strange screen, strange fonts, but the music that followed made Tian Juan tremble all over. He subconsciously sat up straight. The music was a bit weird and carried an inexplicable sense of mystery, which made Tian Juan focus a lot. On the screen, a picture of a woman making a puppet appeared.

When the puppet was given an eye, Tian Juan had an inexplicable feeling that the other party was watching him. The shaking camera and the cold color firmly grasped Tian Juan's heart, making him inexplicably nervous.

The camera finally stayed on the eyes of the finished puppet Mimicryuu, then kept zooming in, and finally turned directly into a scene where Jamie was holding a flashlight to check the hole in the pool. This transition also made Tian Juan feel very smooth.

The strange puppet that was delivered, Jamie who left, the puppet that turned its head by itself, the sudden sound of the speakers, and the disappearing background music all made the theater quiet. People grabbed each other and their breathing gradually became heavy.

After that, the first frightening shot of dead silence made many people scream out, but Tian Juan managed to hold it back. After all, he had seen many horror films. What he paid more attention to at this moment were the two zooms in, using the previous scene as the scenery in the pupils, and then zooming out to Jamie's current situation. This shooting method made Tian Juan feel comfortable watching.

"This director is talented," a thought flashed through Tian Juan's mind.

However, the story that gradually progressed afterwards, and Jamie's decision to go home to investigate the puppet, firmly grasped Tian Juan's heart. When he saw the house where the male protagonist went, the spoof video he had seen before suddenly flashed through his mind. Could it be that the spoof video was filmed here?

But after Jamie went in, Tian Juan realized that the set was different, which made him feel relieved.

Jamie left after arguing with his father. When he went downstairs, a person's back appeared on the screen, causing a small excitement in the theater, because everyone could see that this person was Jamie's dead wife.

Jamie naturally knew this as well. He stood in the stairwell, watching the scene in horror. He turned his head and wanted to go back, but found that his wife also appeared behind him with her back to him.

For a moment, Jamie was in a dilemma, and then his wife slowly turned her head. She looked at him with an incomprehensible look. His wife's chin and tongue were gone, which made Jamie fall to the ground in panic. As his stepmother came over, his wife's figure also disappeared.

From time to time, people's screams of fear could be heard in the cinema, as well as the sound of a man pinching his legs to force himself not to scream. However, Tian Juan did not think that these people ruined the atmosphere because he had also contributed to the screams several times.

Until the end, the detective who fell was tackled by Mary Shaw, and his appearance when he came out reminded countless people of the frightening plot in the spoof video, but Tian Juan always felt that something was missing.

Watching Jamie burn Mary Shaw's last Mimicry Chubby doll, Mary Shaw wailed and flew backwards, and Tian Juan's heartbeat calmed down a little.

“Although it’s very exciting, it still seems a bit clichéd. Justice will always triumph over evil.” Tian Juan began to think about how to tell the next video.

But as Jamie discovered his father's true identity, the familiar music sounded again, and countless previous clues were pieced together. This reversal made Tian Juan's eyes widen.

　I originally considered telling the story of Dead Silence again, but after all, not much has changed, so I won’t describe the plot of Dead Silence in detail. If you are interested, you can go and have a look, but I recommend watching the uncut version [狗头]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)