Downstairs, Chloe picks up a kerosene lamp and heads out into the dark, ominous woods. On first viewing, I thought this was a dumb move, but now I realize she wasn't on the porch the night before when the innkeeper told them that screeching wolves live in the forest. Chloe follows a lighted path over a footbridge and sees a woman standing in the distance. Chloe calls out to her. Lightning flashes and the woman's face glows. Chloe makes her way closer to the woman, straining in the darkness for a better look. When Chloe reaches the spot where the woman was standing, she's gone. "So much for a relaxing walk to calm my nerves," Chloe says. As she turns to head back toward the inn, she trips over something in the leaves. It's the desiccated guy's leg. Chloe reaches down and pulls back a bit of wood, revealing his silently screaming, rotted face. The angry elephant trumpets a warning. Chloe gasps and jerks back. "That's definitely not calm!" she says for no reason, sounding a lot like Lois. She turns to get away but runs into the mystery woman. The skeleton mask beneath her skin glows. Chloe tries to run, but the woman grabs her shoulder. There's a flash of light and the bony face transfers to Chloe. A streak of her hair turns pale, although it's hard to tell because her hair's pretty light already. Newly possessed Chloe pants and grins with pleasure at this unexpected turn of events. Commercials!













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