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An Adventure for Lost Souls

By Joe Williams & Kathleen Williams

Email me at: freeRPGs@comcast.net

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Night of the

Headless Biker

Background

“Name’s Paulie. Guess I got here the usual way,

by kicking the bucket. There anything to do around

here, or is it all like this?”

You guided him to the waiting room, where

your so called soul-mates sat on overstuffed chairs.

You never could believe this sorry crew was

cosmically linked to you. By the time you reached

the waiting room, Paulie had grown faintly

translucent. His ectoplasm trailed after him like a

wake of smoke.

Paulie flopped on an old bean-bag chair and

adjusted the knobs on the battered TV set. “Cool!

Can ya get Monster Vision on this thing? Does

being dead screw up the reception? How come it’s

in black and white?”

Paulie turned out to be a typical teenager,

obsessed with horror movies and gory special

effects. It was all he could talk about. The others

gathered around him, as curious to meet a

newcomer as you were. They bombarded him with

questions about sports and world events. Your

soul-mates always did have trouble letting go of

their earthly obsessions.

Paulie grew annoyed at the interrogation.

“Jeez, do you people always pick on the new guy

like this? I’m the one who just died. What about my

questions? Like, what did I do to deserve this

place?”

You asked Paulie to tell you about his death. If

he still had unfinished business, that would explain

everything.

“I was watchin’ the Midnight Monster Movie

on cable -- they had a triple Bruno Bonefield film

fest! Anyway, it was pretty late by the time the

movie I had been waiting for came on. It was The

Chopper Doctor with Sally Kincaid. Boy, is she

stacked! Anyway, I’m watching the classic bathtub

scene when the doc bursts through the door with

his bone saw and tries the old chop-chop action on

Sally, only this time the Doc comes chargin’ off the

The ghostly halls of Limbo are an eternal

mystery, even to those who dwell here. Some of the

doors you know. They lead to the rooms of your

friends, domains like your own which have been

sculpted by their personalities, revealing secrets

you wish you never knew.

Meeting in the waiting room is much less

embarrassing. But even that grows old. Listening to

the same stories over and over again, reading the

same magazines, watching the same shows on a

television that only seems to receive reruns from

twenty years ago. The magazines are equally old,

and never hint at current events. A new face would

be a blessing.

Which is why you prowl the halls, looking for a

way out of Limbo . . . a door your Mentor has

forgotten to lock, or a passage leading to one of

those Outer Planes you’ve heard so much about.

Paradise sounds like a nice place to visit, if for no

other reason than to break up the monotony.

It was in the halls that you first saw the pimply

youth. He wore a black t-shirt with the words,

Horror Haven written on it in blood red. His face

and torso were marred by gaping wounds, but the

young man didn’t seem bothered by his

disfigurement.

“Hey, dude,” he called in greeting. “Am I in

Hell?” From his grin, you thought he enjoyed the

possibility. You informed him that while some

might consider this Hell, it was officially Limbo.

“Sounds boring,” the youth observed, with

greater sagacity than you gave him credit for.

You asked him his name, and how he had

come to Limbo.

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TV right at me! Isn’t that weird? It wasn’t even a 3D

movie. And then I went through this tunnel and

next thing I knew I ended up here.”

Your face registered your surprise. The

Chopper Doctor came out of his television and

killed him?

“What, does being dead make you stupid?

That’s what I said. The Chopper Doc got me. Can’t

say it was such a bad way to go for a horror fan like

me.” Paulie groaned and held his head. His body

was now transparent, and tendrils of ectoplasm

drifted from him in all directions. “What’s

happening? I taste salt water and feel sand under

my legs. Where am I going?”

A tunnel of light opened beneath Paulie,

sucking him into its maw. The last shreds of his

ectoplasmic body ripped from him, and you saw

the spark of his lifeforce spinning into the vortex,

dwindling on its way back to Earth.

What new form of flesh would Paulie find

himself plunged into? Would he be a bathing

beauty reclining in the sun of some Hawaiian

beach? Or would he be a crab scuttling across the

sand? Having met him, the latter seemed most

likely. You shuddered, knowing your fate was just

as repulsive. You needed more Karma to escape

this cycle of rebirth, and that meant setting things

right on earth.

A boy killed by a character from a movie.

Surely an evil, supernatural force was loose in the

world. It presented you a definite opportunity to

gain some Karma, and thereby avoid Paulie’s fate.

The tunnel of light remained open, beckoning.

A hint, perhaps, from your reclusive Mentor? To

find out, all you had to do was make a ghostly vow

and step into the tunnel.

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At this point, the players must make ghostly

vows based on the back story. Some suggestions

include:

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I will not rest until I learn what killed

Paulie.

•

I will not rest until I stop Paulie’s killer.

•

I will not rest until I avenge Paulie’s death.

Once the vows are made, the characters can

step through the tunnel of light. After a brief,

psychedelic trip they find themselves standing on

the shore directly behind a beach house. A crab

scuttles into the darkness under the porch.

The characters are standing in direct sunlight,

and the shadows of the porch offer the only

protection. It is two in the afternoon on Friday,

June 21. The adventure now begins.

Beach House

This is the home of Paulie’s family. There is a

break in the latticework under the side porch,

leaving an opening big enough for a lost soul.

Under the porch, there is an open window that

leads to the basement of the house.

The house (see map below) is decorated with

expensive furniture. Dying funeral flowers clutter

the kitchen; otherwise the house is clean and well

tended.

There is a large pile of mail on the dining room

table. Paulie’s family left town immediately after

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his death, and the next door neighbor is caring for

the house. The top letter on the pile is from Horror

Haven and has a special sticker on it reading,

Supporter of WCH! It will take a supernatural

power to open the letter. Inside is a check for $210

and a note (see sidebar 1).

2. Online USA Messages

From: LadyFang

Re: The passing of Ghoulman

I don’t know how to tell all of you, but

Ghoulman is gone. A burglar broke into his house

and Paulie must have caught him in the act. I can

hardly believe it. The really sad thing is, now he’ll

miss the WCH. I don’t know if I should go without

him. It just doesn’t seem right.

1. Letter on Table

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Peters,

I was very sorry to hear about what happened

to Paulie. He was a real good kid and a good

worker. I’ve enclosed his final check, and all of us

at Horror Haven will miss him.

Yours truly,

From: Warlock

Re: LadyFang’s loss

Gee, Missy, I’m sorry to hear about Ghoulman.

He was a nice guy and would have gone far in the

f/x business if he had gotten a chance. I think

Ghoulman would have wanted you to go. After all,

the WCH only happens once every ten years - you

don’t want to miss it. Think of it as a sort of tribute

to Paulie - I do. Hope to see you there.

Tad Bradford

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This room contains a bed, dresser, portable TV

and a desk with a Macintosh computer sitting on

top. Clothing, magazines and books about special

effects and make-up are scattered around the

room. Posters of famous monsters adorn the walls.

Dried blood stains the walls and furniture. A

number of items of interest are in this room:

Photograph: A picture of a pretty young

woman sits on a nightstand. It is inscribed, To

Ghoulman, with Love, Missy. The picture is not

unusual except for the fact that the girl is sporting

vampire fangs.

The Computer: A neon post-it stuck on the

computer reads, OLUSA:Keyword:Horror. An

Online USA manual is nearby, giving instructions

on how to use this popular online service. It will

take a supernatural power to turn on the computer

and manipulate the keys. Paulie’s computer is set

up to automatically sign on; no password is

needed. Using the keyword Horror brings up the

Horror Fans bulletin board. The last few messages

are of interest (see sidebar 2).

From: LadyFang

Re: Something weird

I saw a man lurking outside my window. He

was bundled up like something out of a horror

movie. He disappeared when my sister came into

my room. Do you think he’s some creep in town for

the Con?

Monstro Magazine: A Monstro Magazine lies

prominently on the bed. Dated several years back,

one of the features listed on the cover reads,

Chopper Doctor is a Real Cut-up! Inside is a graphic

picture of the “classic” bathtub scene, with the

caption, Bruno Bonefield slices up the scenery as

Chopper Doc. The magazine gives a review of the

movie (see sidebar 3).

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3. Movie Reviews

Night of the Headless Biker (1957) This lost

film was banned by a group of parents and

clergymen for being “inherently evil.” Rumored to

be Bonefield’s most terrifying performance, it has

not been seen in over fifty years.

Faustos the Devil (1962) An early film by the

Master of Menace, Bruno Bonefield. He plays a

devil tempting young women to sell their souls for

love. When spurned by the voluptuous Virginia

(Sally Kincaid), Faustos goes into a rage and tries

to strangle her. Will her fiancé Roland arrive with

the Sacred Rune Cross in time to stop the

murderous beast?

Faustos the Devil is the first teaming of

Bonefield and Sally Kincaid, who went on to star

with him in over 21 horror films.

The Pharaoh’s Curse (1965) This is a movie

about a Pharaoh who defies his gods by falling in

love with a slave. He gives her a royal ankh

necklace, the Egyptian symbol of life. To punish

him, the high priests murder the woman, bake her

heart, and feed it to the unsuspecting Pharaoh.

When he learns of their treachery, he vows

revenge. The terrified priests overpower him and

mummify him alive. Centuries later, an

unscrupulous archeologist raises him from his

tomb by lighting a torch steeped in incense. In the

ensuing struggle, both the archeologist and the

Nameless Horror are burned to death in a fire

started by the torch.

Farmer Felix (1978) This popular series,

featuring a homicidal skull-faced farmer with a

pitchfork, spawned a Saturday morning cartoon

and a line of comic books. Farmer Felix, singing

“with a stab stab here and a rip rip there” is still Big

Moon’s most successful venture into mass

marketing. Farmer Felix was ultimately

decapitated by a scythe in Farmer Felix Buys the

Farm.

Wrath of Mordo Part II (1979) Incarcerated in

Lake Morose Asylum at the end of Part I, Mordo the

Magician re-assembles his man-made monster out

of the parts of fellow inmates and sends him to

seek revenge on the cruel asylum administrator.

Creepy Kelvin (Bruno Bonefield) is at his most

terrifying as he cuts his way though one blood

drenched scene after another. The ending, with

Creepy Kelvin clinging to the sheer cliffs of Lake

Morose, is a real heart stopper! Will Mordo risk

lacerating his hands to pull his creation to safety,

or will he let him plunge to his destruction in the

awful waters of the lake? Watch Wrath of Mordo

Part II and find out!

October Nightmare (1982) The Man in the

Mask returned four times in this annual horror-fest

from Big Moon Productions. An escaped convict

dons a different costume each episode before

unleashing his diabolical bloodlust upon the

unsuspecting co-eds of a small college town. In the

final installment, Werewolf’s Lust, he is shot down

by a policeman who has wisely loaded his gun with

silver bullets. Either the silver bullets or the

flagging revenues did the trick; this time, the Man

in the Mask did not return.

Chopper Doctor (1984) Chopper Doctor is a

movie filled with ghoulish delights. Surgeon Paul

Peterson (Bruno Bonefield) is attacked by vicious

space aliens on his way to an emergency operation.

With his mind completely warped, the doctor goes

on a killing rampage, massacring his way to the

Horroway Hospital where his patient awaits. It

seems that the President of the United States has

been injured in a car accident -- and only the

Chopper Doctor has the skills to save him! With the

love and good sense of his girlfriend Molly Majors

(played by scream queen Sally Kincaid) the doctor

is returned to his normal state just in time to

operate. But is he really cured? Only the sequel will

tell!

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