As the furious bully advances, Andy peddles for dear life. Next morning, while Koda's father sets him to work scrubbing steps, Andy, on his paper round, flings a newspaper which bounces off Koda's door and knocks into his bucket, dousing him with soapy water. She puts down the spooky voice to something on the radio. Down in the basement, she flings open the door, to reveal a small, empty chamber, set with a bare light bulb: the root cellar. Staggered with fear, Andy fetches his mother, who, wary of rats, takes a hockey stick. A deep, softly echoing voice invites Andy in. In the impenetrable darkness within, two glowing, entirely red eyes flash into being. Of its own accord, the metal latch flies upwards, and the heavy wooden door swings open. He tunes back in, and the creaking resumes. As it plays, behind him creaks the metal handle of a wooden door. On a cluttered worktop, he finds an ancient radio tunes in, and finds some upbeat electronic music.
Andy slowly approaches the door of the basement, and descends into its darkened depths. That evening, as Andy helps unpack, Mrs Carr, struggling with window blinds, asks him to see if the basement has a ladder. Cycling through the new neighbourhood, Andy knocks into local bully Koda, who, among the scattered newspapers, lays a boot on Andy's chest, and curses the memory of his "nutbag" uncle. One day, his mother inherits the house of her recently deceased uncle Miles. With finances low, he takes a paper round. Shortly after his parents' divorce, Andy Carr lives with his mother and younger sister Christina. Submitted for the approval of Midnight Society, he calls this story "The Tale of the Dark Music." Everyone knows the dark holds no real threat - most of the time. Frank’s vengeance will have to wait, says Gary, as Eric is telling tonight's story. Eric mockingly unveils Frank’s aversion to the dark. "Everyone knows that there's nothing in the dark that can hurt you.most of the time."Frank rails at Eric, who, having forgotten to meet as arranged, left Frank to make his unlit way through the dark.
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