"Dr. Harris
Our "magpies" have been at it again. This time they SWALLOWED the damn keys for Archives and the Basement.
Don't worry... Gary has taken Mr.Magpie to the TB Ward and I'm taking Mrs. Magpie to hydrotherapy.
We'll make them spit the keys out!

This job would be great if it weren't for the patients!

Clem"

"Out of Use

In light of the recent accident I am barring the use of the iron lung equipment.
This applies to all staff, including senior nurses.
Patient deaths during therapy are not to be treated lightly.
I find it hard to believe that someone could "accidentally" overload every valve on the equipment and so, until the enquiry has concluded, I must assume the equipment itself is at fault.
These precautions are essential - we owe a duty of care to all our patients, even the difficult ones.

Dr. Harris"

"9:30 am: Administered medication to the seclusion patients. There were no incidents.

11:46 am: Accompanied Dr. Harris on his morning rounds.
No incidents of note.

3 pm: Visit for Mrs. ______ from her husband.
Took her into the empty dorm room so she would feel more comfortable.

3:46 pm: Mrs.______ has attacked her husband. During the visit she had a violent episode and attempted to throttle Mr.______. She was heard screaming by myself and then attending orderdly and we managed to restrain her -- though it took three of us, despite her being a female of slight build.
After we sedated her and took her back to her room, Dr. Harris examined her and decided to reinstate her dose of Epolineum.

5:12 pm: After incident with Mrs. ______ the other patients have become agitated and restless.
Harris has ordered a lock down."

"Patient: Mrs: ______ _______
Age: 35
Examining Doctor: Dr. Harris

Notes: Mrs. ______ condition has degraded dramatically in the last few months.
Her fantasies of a "mirror world" have become more acute, and she spends more and more time in an apparent catatonic state.
She claims that during this time she is in the "other world".
She now has full recollection of her attack on her son, but shows no remorse for the incident.
Indeed she seems proud, almost smug of her attempted filicide!
I am worried that this behavior could be a side effect of the increased doses os Epolineum that patient has been prescribed.
I have asked for her dose to be halved and hope to see positive results shortly."

"Attending Officer's Report

11/4/1959 INo: VA4545-10

When I arrived at the ______ House, the ambulance was already at the scene. The neighbour Mr.Bryant (who first called in the incident) had restrained Mrs. _______ and the paramedics were tending to the child. The husband, Mr._______ had not yet arrived back from his place of work.
Thanks to Bryant's intervention, the gas had been turned off and the house ventilated -- however, there was still a strong smell and I deemed it necessary to call the fire department as a precaution.
It appeard that Mrs._____ had attempted to gas herself and her child.
When I spoke to the suspect, Mrs. ______ she was uncooperative and seemed enraged.
She demanded I realease her so she could "kill the devil child".
She was clearly not in control of her mind.
Mr.Bryant commented that several times in the previous weeks, he had heard loud arguments and screams from the house.
He said "Helen has not been well for a while"."

"Reporting Staff Member : Simons

Incident Description: A male child entered into the sanitarium unchallenged and got through into female seclusion (doors were left unlocked).
He entered Female Seclusion Room 5, at which point orderly Michaels observed him and alerted me. The boy was the child of a visitor and was taken away by his father.

Failures: The doors to Female Seclusion were left unlocked by the orderly, and the staff in the lobby failed to notice the boy when he arrived in the mezzanine area.

Recommendation: All staff to be reminded of the importance of locking ward doors.
Review of staff to be conducted by duty managers."

"The new patient, Helen Grady arrived today. I was surprised to see how calm and well behaved she was.

After reading her notes, I was worried that she might be something of a handful.
The woman is in complete denial and claims no recollection of the incident which saw her commited. Indeed, she has asked repeatedly to be allowed to see her son!
I have agreed with her husband that it is best that the boy be kept away from his mother.
While there seems little hope for any long term recovery, I look forward to spending some time with Mrs. Grady -- her condition is most fascinating."

"Daddy, Momma and Travis."

"(Someone has written on the cap)
HELP ME"

"(Someone has written on the newspaper)
WHY ARE YOU HELPING HER, TRAVIS? DID YOU SEE THAT NURSE?"

"(Someone has written on the napkin)
SOMEONE MADE A HOLE. GO HOME TRAVIS."

"...folk legends. Take the costume for CALIBAN. The designer Bill Ortega HAS taken a native buffalo spirit, fusing IT with the stark, iconic images seen IN the ancient local cult of Valtiel.
HIS set design for its dark, cavernous CAVE was inspired by "Owl Cave", a local historical --"

"Peter,

Good luck getting ANYTHING to work. This place was wired by IDIOTS!
The safety curtain is on the same circuit as the spotlights.
If a light blowa, the whole thing fuses and you can't move the safety curtain.
IDIOTS. Safety inspectors would blow a fuse (literally!) if they saw this stuff.
Wouldn't happen in the city!
See you when I get back.

Eric"

"Jack says the town is located on old "spiritual ground"... hopefully we will be blessed!!!

Prospero = Shaman. Feathers, smoke, totemic magic.

Ariel = Air spirit. Flight? Projection? Puppets?

Caliban = Buffalo spirit.

Skins+Berfhoffian performance.
On all fours. Poor actor!"

"Monday: Rehearsals -- fantastic. New costumes -- fantastic. All in all -- fantastic.

Tuesday: Strong day.
Girl suck into theater today. Playing hooky no doubt!
Took pity, let her sit and watch the run through.
Very useful feedback -- terrified by Caliban (good job costume dept!)!
Proceedings brought to premature end by poor Tony getting a shocking nosebleed during act 1,
Scene 2. Will continue tomorrow!"

"Peter,

As expected, the spotlights are as SCREWY as the rest of this place.
Finally got them working. My trusty voltmeter saved the day again!
Remember, you need ALL the lights working, otherwise the circuit blows.
Throwing the circuit breaker gets old FAST. Here are my notes :
Bhas to be half the wattage of D
A+B must not exceed C
Wattage of D must not exceed A
Break a leg!

Eric"

"Since what happend to Tony, I've dreamt about HIM more and more!
THE BUTCHER !
He looks just like that monster, the executioner!
Now I've seen him when I'm awake. He's at my motel!
It's HIM I swear it!"

"...amongst the tribes who have developed the ability to control and focus their projections, there exists one that is feared throughout the whole community.
Their shaman claims to have the ability to kill with thought alone, projecting his desire to kill into the body of the victim."

"Chapter2 : Repression and Coercion.

It is a fact well known to intelligence services and military agents: the more controlled a mind, the more a mind censores itself, the easier it is for outside influences to take hold and piggyback such mental programming.
This is why these agencies choose for their powns those individuals most compromised by their own mental issues."

"Throughout these case studies, we see the victims brains struggling to cope with the conflict caused by abuse at the hands of a loved one.
In many of the cases, the abused child's self appears to split in two.
One personality continues to love the abuser and seeks their approval.
The other personality contains all the rage and anger of the abused and in many ways becomes a mirror of the abuser, seeking to inflict its pain on others.
Sadly, it is often this self that becomes dominant."

"CHAPTER 3:

Manifestations of delsuions.

...phenomena such as telekinesis ("poltergeists" to use a popular term) often accur.
These seen fregnent alongside negative emotions (fear, worry, stress) suggesting it is these emotions which are manifesting as external energy with physical effects.

Nightmares are specially strong triggers. In all cases, these phenomena arise from children or adolescents and the overwhelming majority of subjects are female."

"Andy,

Everything is fine. Sold lots of books! Have locked your keys in the cash register (the combination is your GREENFIELD APARTMENT number).
Hope you enjoyed your vacation!

Dharma"

"(Someone has written on the receipt)

Here comes a candle to light you to bed
Here comes the butcher to chop off your head"

"(The pages are torn out, leaving only the entry)

Room 500
Name: Mr. R Grady
Other Occupants: Son
Reason for visit? Business/ Pleasure
Check in Date: _____ ___ _____"

"I miss you so intensely.
Watching them take you away was like a dagger through my heart.
It had to be done, but now I am so alone.
At the doctor's advice, I told Travis you were dead. Maybe it would be better if you were...
Helen, will you ever come back to me?

Yours forever, Richard"

"... it is believed a being of tremendous mental energy may become a vessel capable of giving birth to Samaeal, the God worshipped by this cult.

Samael's arrival will bring forth paradise on Earth.

(Something has ben added in the margin)

Given that this vessel is to be molded with " suffering and pain" just what kind of God and what kind of "paradise" would result?"

"Juana,

One of the laundry machine is busted again. The weird guy in Cleopatra was shouting at me, wanted me to go fix it but I couldn't leave the reception.

Anyhow, after getting all red in the face, the fella just ran off.
Hasn't been back since -- up and drove off.

Could you take a look at the machine when you get a minute?
Stick a token in it and do the reset thing (Set to low spin, 60 wash, drain them pre-rinse).

Put anything you find inside in the lost and found.

Thanks, Ed"

"Cause of death SHOTGUN"

"Christ alive. One of the cleaners called me over, said there was something wrong with room 500.

Door was open. Inside, sweet Jesus! Stench made me puke. The kid, man. The kid! Just stood there. They said he'd been there for ten hours! I ended up crying my eyes out. Shit like this shouldn't happen.
The police have got the room locked up for now, I'm going home.

"I know that whatever hell I am enduring, yours is worse.
But damnit, this is so hard. It's like you're dead but you're not.
The Helen I loved is gone, but your body is still here!
I have slept alone for the last two years.
I've become so bitter, so sleazy!
I'm no father to Travis. I can't even look at him some days.
What is it going to take to bring you back?

Yours forever, Richard"

"Cause of death SNAKEBITE"

"Kaufmann,

We are almost ready, but must hurry!
I sense our hold on her power weakening. I worry that she draws strenght from the core I hold. I will leave it behind, hidden in this darkness. It will be safe.
Grady is unlikely to return here, he is still running around town chasing after ghosts.
He is ignorant of the bigger picture anyway.
I will wait for you here, finish your business and join me soon!
The time approaches, the Flauros is shattered, thrown to the wind, and her will is still burried deep in a sleeping mind.
This time the ritual WILL succeed!

Dahlia"

"Cause of death OVERDOSE"

"Cause of death STABBING"

"Cause of death BROKEN HEART"

"There's no pretending now is there?
We both know that thing at Cedar Grove isn't you. You died the day you tried to kill our son.

When I brought your gift today, when you smashed it, I finally woke up.

I've been dreaming all these years, kidding myself that you'll be right one day.
The Helen I loved is dead.

I try to remember how it was, all those years ago today when we got married.
I can't remember anymore. I'm tired. I know Travis will be fine on his own.
I'm going to see you again, Helen.

Yours in forever, Richard"

"Flauros Device: Origin unknown

The device is first mentioned in the poetry of Chang Ch' ien, an advisor to members of the early Han dynasty. In one of his tracts, Chang Ch'ien jokes he trapped a demon inside his "three sided box".

When Chang Ch' ien died in a terrible fire at the imperial palace in 115 BC, the device appeared lost.

It was later rumored to be in possesion of Lutheran monk M.G.Lewis, who in 1796 spoke of its ability to control and amplify thought.
It was Lewis who linked it not to a demon, but to God himself, claiming it was a weapon left by angels as a force for good."