{"id":6079,"date":"1992-09-01T00:01:25","date_gmt":"1992-09-01T00:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2012-08-02T01:41:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T01:41:50","slug":"a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-5\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy&#8217;s Revenge \u2014 Adaptation Excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted by Bob Italia<br \/>\nTranscribed by Rob Nimmo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1562391577?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=thenightmaone-20&#038;linkCode=xm2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creativeASIN=1562391577\" target=\"_blank\">Order<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div style=\u201ddisplay:block;float:right;\">\n<div style=\"padding-left: 16px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0772942500851985\";\n\/* 250 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3976876457\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next night, Jesse went to Lisa\u2019s pool party. The entire pool area had been decorated lavishly. Japanese lanterns were strung above the fence that rimmed the back yard. A long table on the patio was covered with festively arranged salads and condiments. The bright underwater lights made the blue water shimmer crystal clear. And a Benny Goodman dance tune was blaring through some outdoor speakers. Scores of girls and boys scampered around, eating, swimming, and flirting with each other. Mr. Poletti stood over a gas grill, wearing a \u201cKiss the Cook\u201d chef\u2019s hat and apron, cooking up a mess of hamburgers and hot dogs. Lisa and Mrs. Poletti stepped from the house carrying more plates of food. Lisa saw Jesse sitting in a lounger, alone. He looked worried and detached. Mrs. Poletti stared at Lisa for a moment, then took the plates and set them on a table. Then she approached Mr. Poletti and began pulling him away from the grill. He finally relented and turned his spatula, hat, and apron over to one of Lisa\u2019s guests. Then Mrs. Poletti escorted him into the house. \u201cWe\u2019re going to bed now,\u201d she said to Lisa.<br \/>\n\u201cThanks, Mom,\u201d Lisa replied.<br \/>\n\u201cTwelve-thirty, Miss,\u201d Mr. Poletti said to his daughter. \u201cNo later.\u201d<br \/>\nLisa nodded. \u201cI promise.\u201d Then she approached Jesse. \u201cCan we talk?\u201d she said.<br \/>\nJesse reluctantly got up from the chair and led Lisa into a cabana. They sat on a wide wooden bench along the wall.<br \/>\n\u201cI think I\u2019d better go,\u201d Jesse said. \u201cI\u2019m just not into it tonight. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy won\u2019t you talk to me?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWill you leave me alone? Please.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re not being fair to me. I\u2019m worried about you and I want to help you et through this thing.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhat are you going to do? How are you going to help? I\u2019m losing my mind. I don\u2019t to have you watch me fall apart.\u201d<br \/>\nLisa put a comforting arm on Jesse\u2019s shoulder. \u201cIt\u2019s okay, Jesse.\u201d<br \/>\nJesse took her hand and held it tight. \u201cI\u2019m afraid to go to sleep. I\u2019m afraid to stay awake. I\u2019m ruining your party. They\u2019re gonna put me away for sure.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ll figure it out together. We\u2019ll stay up all night if we have to. I won\u2019t let anything happen to you.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lisa kissed him ever so gently, then again. Jesse embraced her\u2014then felt his body twitching. Jesse pushed himself away and scrambled to his feet. Lisa looked puzzled and upset. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d Jesse was visibly shaken. \u201cI\u2019ll see you.\u201d Lisa looked at Jesse helplessly as he slipped out the cabana door.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grady was in his bed, sleeping on his back, dead to the world. Suddenly, a hand clamped over his mouth as a light flicked on. It was Jesse. He had climbed in through the open bedroom window. \u201cHey, man, you scared me to death!\u201d Grady said, scrambling out of bed. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d \u201cYou gotta let me stay here tonight, Grady.\u201d \u201cAre you nuts or something?\u201d \u201cListen to me, Grady. This is serious. Something really weird is happening. It started out like just bad dreams\u2014but it\u2019s getting real bad!\u201d \u201cAw, will you get out of here! Go and take a sleeping pill or something.\u201d Grady flopped back down on his bed and put his arm over his eyes. \u201cIn fact, take a whole bottle and do the world a favor.\u201d Jesse sat on the edge of the bed. \u201cI killed Schneider, Grady.\u201d Grady lifted his arm from his eyes and stared at Jesse in disbelief. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly it wasn\u2019t me,\u201d Jesse continued. \u201cI was there but it was like something inside of me, moving me around. Then last night it made me go into my sister\u2019s room. And tonight, with Lisa in the cabana. I felt it happening again.\u201d He grabbed Grady\u2019s arm. \u201cIt wanted me to kill them, Grady!\u201d Grady frowned. \u201cYou\u2019re nuts, you know that?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m scared, Grady. I know it sounds crazy. But there\u2019s some thing trying to get into my body.\u201d Grady sneered. \u201cLook,\u201d said Jesse, \u201cI don\u2019t care if you believe me or not&#8230;\u201d \u201cI believe you. You had some scary dreams, okay?\u201d \u201cNo!\u201d Jesse shouted in frustration. \u201cI don\u2019t know\u2014everything\u2019s all mixed up! What difference does it make? I\u2019m in trouble here. I need your help!\u201d Grady nodded. \u201cOkay, schmuck. What do you want me to do?\u201d \u201cJust watch me. If anything weird happens\u2014like if I start dreaming weird or try to walk out of here, you gotta try to bring me out of it. Hit me over the head if you have to. Just don\u2019t let me leave.\u201d Grady looked down at the floor, sighed, and nodded. \u201cAnd Grady?\u201d Grady looked up. \u201cDon\u2019t fall asleep!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lisa sat on a lounge chair, her eyes red from crying. Her friend Kerry sat next to her, trying to offer comfort. It was getting late, and the party was winding down. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you just call him?\u201d said Kerry. \u201cHe won\u2019t talk to me,\u201d Lisa replied tearfully. \u201cWell, you\u2019re not doing him or yourself any good sitting here and worrying.\u201d Lisa looked at Kerry. \u201cI should go see him, but&#8230; I don\u2019t know, the party and all&#8230;\u201d \u201cGo ahead. I\u2019ll hold down the fort.\u201d Lisa smiled and got up. \u201cThanks, Kerry. You\u2019re a pal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grady sat on the bed, staring at the TV. He turned to Jesse, slumped in a nearby chair, asleep. He was wearing a filthy green and red sweater. Grady shook his head. \u201cSweet dreams, buddy.\u201d Grady turned off the reading light by the bed. He gave a final look at Jesse, then waved disgustedly at him before laying down. Suddenly, Jesse\u2019s eyes flew open. \u201cGrady?\u201d Grady mumbled, then faced Jesse. \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s happening again!\u201d Grady turned on the reading light in time to see Jesse curled up in pain on the floor. Then he flailed about as if shocked by 1000 volts. Grady scrambled out of bed and danced around Jesse, not knowing what to do. Suddenly, Jesse raised his hand and spread his fingers apart. Four steel razor-knives sprung from Jesse\u2019s fingers like long switchblades. It seemed like some crazed beast in Jesse\u2019s gut was trying to get out. A red cloud of powdery mist enveloped Jesse&#8230; then Freddy Krueger burst from the mist!<\/p>\n<p>Grady backed toward the door. \u201cNo\u2026no!\u201d he cried. Freddy just stood there with an evil smile. He put on his battered hat. Grady tried desperately to get out, but the door wouldn\u2019t open. Freddy cackled evilly as he cut off Grady\u2019s screams by grabbing his throat with his unarmed hand. He pushed Grady up against the door and lifted him off the floor. Then he drew back his knife-hand and prepared to strike. Grady\u2019s parents heard their son\u2019s screams. They rushed to the bedroom door and began pounding on it. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Mr. Grady shouted. \u201cOpen the door, Ronny!\u201d Mr. Grady threw his shoulder with all his might against the door, but it wouldn\u2019t budge. Inside the room, Jesse came to. He gazed in horror at Grady\u2019s body, slumped against the door. Then he saw the knife-blades on his right hand. Jesse saw his reflection in a full length mirror on the wall\u2014the image of Freddy Krueger! \u201cNo!\u201d he screamed. \u201cNo! No! No! You killed him!\u201d Jesse hurled the glove at the mirror, cracking it. Freddy\u2019s mocking image remained, his evil cackling laugh filling the room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-4\/\">Chapter 4<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-6\/\">Chapter 6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapted by Bob Italia Transcribed by Rob Nimmo Order FIVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[14,339],"class_list":["post-6079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge","tag-bob-italia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6240,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079\/revisions\/6240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}