Dan and Chris in “The Monster Under the Bed”

Monsters. They live under your bed, but they never kick in for the rent.

Are you ready to listen to me now? That creature was identical to the one in the book.

I'll admit, there was some passing resemblance.

If you don't get rid of that thing, it's going to devour you.

I just don't understand why he started terrorizing me. What did I ever do to Agsagoth?

[stops the car and shows Dan a page of the book] Does this look familiar?

No. Should it? [he and Chris both get out of the car]

This is the scratch you put in our car last week.

Allegedly.

Not allegedly, Dan. Actually. The scratch is identical to the Ancient Sumerian symbol. It must have caught the attention of Agsagoth the Devourer.

So? Fix it.

Dan! If you have read the book, you'd know it needs to be you that fixes the scratch, since you put it there.

Allegedly!

You called this creature here, and now it's marked you. Have you forgotten the next steps?

Physical agony, the mark changes, the beast eats me, blah, blah, blah.

So, do you want to get rid of the monster or not?

Of course I do! But I don't see how a scratch on YOUR car- [Dan's stomach growls] Ohh! My guts!

It's the second step! Let me see your forehead!

Let go, lummax.

Uh, Dan. Look.

How am I suppose to look at my own forehead, you jerk! [Chris lifts him and puts him in the car]

Okay, now look.

[sees his scratch in the mirror] Oh, come on!