:30:15
Nightmarish, yes,
but not a nightmare.
:30:18
They're quite real,
I'm sorry to say.
:30:20
But what are they, doctor?
:30:22
Human beings.
:30:24
Very unfortunate human beings.
:30:26
They were born mutated.
:30:28
You see, Mrs. Ward,
:30:30
it requires an extraordinary
combination of elements...
:30:32
to form a normal person.
:30:34
In their case,
the combination was wrong.
:30:37
They were gathered
by Weeden, of course...
:30:39
for the purpose
of frightening you away.
:30:41
But why, doctor?
:30:42
Why should we be treated
as though we have the plague?
:30:45
Because you do.
To these people, at any rate.
:30:48
Understand, Mr. Ward,
Arkham is a strange community.
:30:51
You see, it's haunted.
:30:52
Not by ghosts,
but haunted nonetheless.
:30:55
By fear, by guilt...
:30:59
and by the memory
of a particular night.
:31:02
Particular night?
:31:05
But what has this to do with us?
:31:08
You see, 150 years ago...
:31:11
a man named Joseph Curwen
moved to this village...
:31:14
and built this palace.
:31:16
His first wife died
in childbirth, so he selected...
:31:19
the most beautiful woman
in the village...
:31:21
and took her for his mistress.
:31:23
Unfortunately,
she was engaged to marry...
:31:25
an Arkhamite named Ezra Weeden.
No, thank you.
:31:28
You spoke with
his descendent yesterday.
:31:31
- The man at the inn.
- Yes.
:31:34
According to legend,
a number of strange things...
:31:36
occurred when Curwen
moved into the village.
:31:39
Terrible noises
were heard in the night.
:31:41
Thank you.
:31:42
Young girls were said to have
disappeared from their homes...
:31:45
to be gone until dawn...
:31:46
and then reappear with no memory
of their whereabouts.
:31:50
Weeden wasted no time...
:31:52
in placing the blame
directly on this doorstep.
:31:55
He and his coterie of friends...
:31:57
claimed that Curwen
was a warlock.
:31:59
Warlock?