Troll 2

Peter was a courageous boy,

but that dawn, he could feel fear

stick to his skin like dew on leaves.

The fog was thick enough to make him lose his way home.

Then he began to hear strange noises

coming from the depths of the forest.

He noticed a presence.

Small shadows that seemed to giggle

as they followed in his footsteps.

Who were they, Grandpa?

Cruel, deformed forest dwellers,

haughty creatures, spiteful and impudent.

They are the vengeful and evil goblins.

The little people of the night.

What did they want with him? What did Peter do to the goblins?

That's the point.

Goblins don't need to justify their cruel acts.

They're evil creatures. But let me go on, please.

Okay. I won't interrupt you anymore.

To make a long story short,

Peter started to run and run and run.

Poor Peter remained on the ground, unconscious for a long time.

Finally, when he opened his eyes,

he saw her in front of him, just a few inches away from him.

A goblin?

She was a lovely girl with huge eyes the color of the sea.

She looked at him kindly, her expression full of love.

Peter immediately fell in love with her.

She caressed him, and offered him something to eat and drink.

The strange concoction she offered him was delicious.

Peter ate and drank without ever taking his eyes off her.

He was bewitched by that gaze,

and it was that look that deceived him.

I bet it was a goblin in disguise.

Those evil creatures can transform themselves,

into flesh-and-blood people whenever and however they want.

You're making a mistake, Grandpa. You said, "They can."

You should have said, "They could,"

or what kind of fairy tale is it?

They can. They can. Goblins still exist.

Your Grandpa Seth is telling you.

And, how did Peter end up?

He began to feel ill, very ill.

He was sweating chlorophyll green.

Green?

That's right. The color of the goblins. The color of sap.

Then she appeared to him as she really was.

Horrible and mocking.

Changed into what?

Half man, half plant, the goblin's favorite food.

Food? Don't tell me they ate him, Grandpa.

That's exactly what happened. With a voracity that has no equal on Earth.

What are you doing still up, Josh?

Grandpa Seth was telling me a...

Still telling the same story, Josh?

I know, Mommy. I told you it would never happen again.

But you see, it's not a dream for me.

I see him in front of me, and he's so real.

And he tells me stories from just like before.

Grandpa Seth has been gone for more than six months now.

You were at the funeral, and I know it was very difficult for you.

It was also very difficult for your father

and for Holly, and for me, his daughter.

He was an amazing man.

Grandpa Seth has remained in all our hearts.

But you must banish him from your mind.

Remember what the doctor said?

Of course. Grandpa Seth is just

an invention of my subconscious.

That's right.

But he's so real that...

That's enough. Try to go to sleep.

We're going on a vacation tomorrow.

A month in the country will do us all good.

Good night, dear.

Mom? Yes?

Do goblins exist?

No, dear, they don't exist.

Now, try to go to sleep.

Yeah, John, that's "Nilbog," right. Spell it? Yeah. N-I-L-B-O-G.

Yeah. We'll be gone around a month. That's right.

Yeah, can you take care of that business for me while we're gone?

Yeah.

That's great. Okay. See you, John. All right. Bye.

Are the kids sleeping?

No. They're more awake than we are.

They're probably excited about the trip.

Do you know how many people live in Nilbog?

No. How many?

Twenty-six, including the Presents. Isn't that wonderful?

Come on to bed.

Just think, we'll be living like our ancestors did.

Yeah, we'll be peasants and farmers

just like people did a century ago.

Hey. What's the matter?

I'm worried about Joshua. He's still seeing Grandpa Seth.

When I was a kid, I had an imaginary playmate, too.

But it wasn't your dead grandfather.

It'll end.

This trip will make him forget about your father.

Michael? Yeah?

Who are the goblins?

The goblins?

You fell! What a jerk!

He pointed the light right at me.

Goblins don't exist. Goblins don't exist.

Elliott. What kind of idiotic joke is this?

You scared the shit out of me!

I'm the victim of a nocturnal rapture.

I have to release my lowest instincts with a woman.

Release your instincts in the bathroom.

Are you nuts?

Are you trying to turn me into a homo?

Wouldn't be too hard.

If my father discovers you here,

he'd cut off your little nuts and eat them.

He can't stand you.

And you?

I like you.

But my family doesn't like you.

They say you're good for nothing

and that you spend way too much time with your friends.

But I swear, I never see them.

Elliott, how long is this going to take?

We're sick of waiting for you.

Don't you want to come to Tonino's with us, Holly?

Don't you want some pizza?

You know, these are cute. These are cute.

Do you see?

What's wrong with having friends?

Nothing, if you want to remain a virgin for life.

You take them to bed with you, too,

and I don't believe in group sex.

Is it true that your family's going on vacation tomorrow?

Yes. I'll come with you.

Okay. I'll tell my father that you're coming with us tomorrow.

Where are we going?

Nilbog, a wonderful, half-empty town. It's an exchange.

A family from the country is coming to live here,

and we're going to live in their house.

Oh, Elliott, it will be wonderful.

You and me in the woods.

This time, we'll be able to be together for sure.

And my boys?

If you bring them with you, I never want to see you again.

Okay, I'm going now, and I'll tell them.

I'll see you tomorrow morning?

At 8:00, on the dot.

Okay.

Elliott.

Yeah?

Alone?

Of course. I'll see you tomorrow morning.

Finally.

Please don't do this, Holly.

We could have waited another 15 minutes. I'm sure he would have come.

We left at 9:30, an hour and a half off schedule,

and we never saw a sign of your beau.

Elliott's not my beau. He's my boyfriend.

And he told me last night that he loves me,

and that he wanted to come on this trip with me and my family.

Evidently, he preferred his friends to you.

That's not true!

Yes, it is! You should listen to reason.

Elliott is a good-for-nothing!

Now stop it, both of you!

I have no intention of having my vacation ruined just for this.

I never liked that kid. I never did.

I'm the one who has to like him, Dad, me alone.

Stop it, please!

Joshua, start singing. Come on, sing that song I like so much.

I don't feel like singing, Mom.

Just sing.

Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream

Where in the hell is Nilbog? It's not even marked on the map.

It's got to be there somewhere. Just look closer, dudes.

Here it is, but it's just a speck.

Are you sure it's full of beautiful girls, Elliott?

Lots of them, free and unattached.

Yeah!

Yeah!

I don't feel good.

Stop the car, Dad! I'm sick!

You stuffed yourself like a pig, Joshua.

I would love to see you get sick. You ate too much.

Dad, stop the car. Joshua's ready to be eaten.

Don't eat me!

Joshua!

Was I dreaming?

Who wanted to eat you, little brother?

Nobody.

We're only a few miles away, Josh.

Speaking of eating, do you want some, Joshua?

No, thanks.

Stop the car, Daddy. Stop!

What's wrong?

Do you have to throw up?