"Like a good, little soldier?" " Are you that desperate for his approval?" " This isn't you talking, sam." " That's the difference between you and me." " I have a mind of my own." " i'm not pathetic like you." " Before dad died, he told me something." " He said that i might have to kill you, sam." " What the hell is that supposed to mean?" " i don't know." " We're talking about the colt, right?" " If you are still set" "On the insane task of killing the devil," "This is how we do it." " You guys are larping, aren't you?" " excuse me?" " Live-action role-playing." " You're fans." " fans of what?" "" supernatural" by carver edlund." " Sera: his name's chuck shurley." " and he's a genius." " I'm dean." " this is sam." " The dean and sam you've been writing about." " Chuck: i write things and then they come to life." " Obviously i'm a god." " he's a prophet of the lord." " You.  you're..." "Carver edlund, yeah." " hi, becky." " I am your number-one fan." " But i know that "supernatural" is just a book, okay?" " becky, it's all real." " i knew it!" " You okay, lady?" "[  voice breaking ] sam...is it really you?" "[  breathing shakily ] [ laughing ] and you're so firm." " uh... [ engine revs, tires screech ]" "Dean.  come on!" " Chuck!" " there you are." " Guys." " What's going on?" " Uh, nothing." " You know, just, um, i was kind of hangin'." " What are you guys doing here?" " You told us to come." " Uh, no, i didn't." " Yeah, you did." " you texted me " "This address, "life-or-death situation."" " Any of this ringing a bell?" " No, i-i-i didn't send you a text." " We drove all night." " I'm sorry.  i-i-i don't understand what could " "Oh, no." " what?" " Sam!" " you made it!" " Ohh!" " Sam: oh, uh..." "Becky, right?" " Oh.  you remembered." " You've been thinking about me." " I..." "It's okay." " I can't get you out of my head, either." " Um, did you take my phone?" " I just borrowed it." " from your pants." "[  sighs ] becky." " what?" " They're gonna want to see it." " See what?" " see what?" " Oh, my god." " I love it when they talk at the same time!" " Hey, chuck!" " come on, pal.  it's showtime." " Guys, i'm sorry." " For everything." "[  chuck groans ] [ footsteps depart ]" "?" " i just found my way ?" "?" " but that's all i'm ever gonna change ?" "?" " and have a groggy day ?" "[  laughs ]" "Hey, dean!" " looking' good!" " Who the hell are you?" " I'm dean, too." " Duh. [  scoffs ]" "Uh-oh." " it's sam and dean." " I'm in trouble now." " have fun, you two." "[  growls ]" "?" " topsy-turvy, baby... ?" " What?" "?" " i say, miss topsy-turvy sure does got me in a spin ?" "?" " you got me... ?" " Becky, what is this?" " It's awesome!" " A "supernatural" convention." " the first ever." "[  indistinct conversations ]" "Welcome to the first annual "supernatural" convention." " At 3:45 in the magnolia room," "We have the panel" ""frightened little boy:" "the secret life of dean."" " And at 4:30," "There's the homoerotic subtext of "supernatural."" " Oh, and, of course, the big hunt starts at 7:00 p.m. sharp." "[  cheers and applause ]" "Whoo!" " Okay, but -- but right now " "Right now i'd like to introduce the man himself." " The creator and the writer of the "supernatural" books," "The one, the only..." "Carver edlund!" "[  cheers and applause ]" "Uh -- oh." "[  feedback squeals ]" "Uh, okay, good." " This isn't nearly as awkward as i -- [ clears throat ] it's a little dry mouth." "[  clears throat ]" "Okay, uh..." "[ clears throat ]" "So, i guess, uh..." "Questions?" " Um, you?" " Hey, mr.  edlund." " uh, big fan." " Wow.  okay." " i was just wondering " "Where'd you come up with sam and dean in the first place?" " Oh, uh, i, uh..." "It just...came to me." " Okay, uh..." "Yeah, the, uh..." "Hook man." "[  german accent ] uh, yeah." " Why, in every fight scene," "Sam and dean are having their gun or knife" "Knocked away by the bad guy?" " Why don't they keep it on some kind of bungee?" " Uh, uh..." "Yeah, i-i-i really don't know." " Yeah, follow-up " "Why can't sam and dean be telling that ruby is evil?" " I mean, she is clearly manipulating sam" "Into some kind of moral lapse." " It's obvious, nein?" " Hey!" " if you don't like the books, don't read 'em, fritz!" " Okay, okay, just, uh " "Uh, okay.  it's okay." " So, uh, so, next question." " Uh, uh, y-yeah, you." " Yeah, at the end of the last book," "Dean goes to hell." " So, what happens next?" " Oh, w-well, there lies an announcement, a-actually." " Um..." "You're all gonna find out." " Um, thanks to a wealthy scandinavian investor..." "We're gonna start publishing again." "[  cheers and applause ] [ whistling ]" "Man: sweet lord, yes!" " I got you a yellow-eyed cooler." " Thanks, chuck." " Sure." "[  clears throat ]" "So, becky, uh..." "I was wondering, um, are you doing anyth" "Oh, hi, sam!" "[  sighs ]" "In case you haven't noticed, our plates are kind of full." " Okay?" " finding the colt, hunting the devil." " We don't have time for this crap!" " Hey, i didn't call you." " He means the books, chuck." " Why are you publishing more books?" " Um, for food and shelter?" " Who gave you the rights to our life story?" " An archangel." " and i didn't want it." " Well, deal's off, okay?" " no more books." " Our lives are not for public consumption." " Uh, becky, would you excuse us for just a second?" " Uh-huh." " Do you guys know what i do for a living?" " Yeah, chuck, we know." " Then, could you tell me?" " 'cause i don't." " All right, i'm not a good writer," "I've got no marketable skills," "I'm not some hero who can just hit the road" "And fight monsters, okay?" " Until the world ends, i got to live, all right?" " And the "supernatural" books are all i've got." " What else do you want me to do?" "[  woman screams ]" "No.  guys!" " wait!" " Sam: hey, lady." " hey, you okay?" " I think so." " what happened?" " I saw a ghost." "[  as sam ] a ghost?" " Ma'am, could you tell us what it looked like?" " Why don't you leave this to the grown-ups, pal?" " A woman." " She was in an old-fashioned dress." " Really old." " Maid:" "like a schoolmarm or something." "[  as sam ] did she say something to you?" " Okay." " Gather close, everybody," "For a terrifying tale of terror!" " I saw a ghost." " None other than the ghost of leticia gore herself!" " I was on the third floor when i..." "Ooh, the larping's started." " The -- what is that again?" " Live-action role-playing." " it's a game." " The convention puts it on." " Maid: ...terror gripping my heart with its icy..." ""dad's journal -- dear sam and dean," ""this hotel is haunted." " you must hunt down the ghost." "" interview witnesses, discover clues," ""and find the bones." "" first team to do so wins a $50 gift card to sizzler." " Love, dad."" " You guys are so gonna win." "[  giggles ]" "Why, yes, agents lennon and mccartney," "As manager of this fine establishment," "I can assure you that it is indeed haunted." " This building was once an orphanage" "Run by mean, old leticia gore." " 100 years ago this very night," "Miss gore went insane" "And butchered four little boys" "Before killing herself." " Now folks say that the souls of those poor, little boys" "Are trapped here" "And that the evil spirit of miss gore punishes them" "To this...very...day." " Well, that's just about all the community theater" "I can take." " Yeah, this cannot get any weirder." "[  as dean ] dad said " "He said i may have to kill you." " Barnes:" "[ as sam ] kill me?" " What the hell does that mean?" " I don't know." " Ohh." " Both: i need a drink." " The emf's going nuts." " Woman: [ as leticia gore ] whoo-o-o-o-o!" " I'm mean, old leticia gore." " They buried me in the basement." " Whoo-o-o-o-o." "[ scoffs ]" "Ow.  you got me." "[  normal voice ] you're supposed to vanish." "[  normal voice ] how am i supposed to vanish?" "[  as sam ] yeah, okay, dean." " we'll see you in five." " Hey, but seriously, dude, don't eat my skittles." " Help us." " Help us.  miss gore won't let us have any fun." " This is part of the game, right?" " Holy mother of crap!" "[  breathing heavily ]" "That...was " "Aah!" " aah!" " ugh!" "[  grunting ]" "Naughty!" " naughty!" " naughty!" " Aah!" "[  breathing heavily ]" "?" " signin' autographs, makin' people laugh ?" "[  exhales sharply ] [ clears throat ]" "How you doin'?" " Busy." " Well, you sure look lovely tonight," "Especially for a dead chick." " Buddy, i have heard that line 17 times tonight, okay?" " And all from dudes wearing macgyver jackets." "[  chuckles ]" "But you seem different." " How so?" " Well, you don't seem scared of women." " Alex: for the last time, i'm not making this up, okay?" " She -- she's upstairs." " a real, live, dead ghost!" " Excuse me." " Look, i'm sure it was just one of the actors." " Who beat the crap out of me and then vanished?" " You saw something?" " Look, this isn't part of the game, jerk." " Tim, i'm getting out of here, and you should do the same." " Alex, wait.  i " "What do you think?" " I don't think that guy's a good enough actor to be acting." " Why, yes, agents jagger and richards," "As the manager of this fine establishment," "I can assure you it is indeed haunted." " The building was once an orphanage" "Run by mean, old leticia gore." " Excuse us.  mind if we ask you a few questions?" " Look, i don't have time to play "star wars," guys." " Go ask the guy in the ascot." " Actually, we, uh... really want to talk to you." "[  laughing ] okay." " you guys are really into this." " You have no idea." " What do you want to know?" " All this stuff they're saying " "Place being haunted, leticia gore." " Any truth to it?" " We generally don't like to publicize this" "To, you know, normal people." " But, yeah, in 1909, this place was called gore orphanage." " Miss gore killed four boys with a butcher knife," "Then offed herself." " And is tonight really the anniversary?" " Yep.  guess your convention folks wanted authenticity." " Huh." " There been any sightings?" " Uh, over the years, yeah." " A few maids have quit," "Saying they heard the boys or saw them." " A janitor even saw miss gore once." " Where did miss gore carve up the kids?" " Look, i don't want you stomping all over the joint." " A lot of this place is off-limits to nerds." " The attic." "[  sam grunts ]" "[ static hissing ]" "The emf's going nuts." " Great." " So, we got a real ghost," "And a bunch of dudes, pretending to be us, poking at it." " No way this ends well." " You know what?" " serves them right." " Dean." " Well, i'm just saying." "[  as dean ] it's got to be around here someplace." " Barnes: [ normal voice ] yeah, i don't know, man." " No one else is looking for the attic." "[  normal voice ] okay, all right, dude." " One, stay in character, all right?" " If it's just me, i look stupid." " And, two, you heard the guy downstairs." " I think this is part of the game." " Help us." " Oh, my god!" " That makeup is amazing." " Demian: amateur." " Stay...in...character." " Sorry. [  clears throat ] [ as sam ] sorry." " Help us.  miss gore won't let us have any fun." "[  as dean ] where's the body buried, kid?" " We'll light her up nice and toasty." " Yeah." " Wow.  fast runner." " Dude." " Check this out." " Oh, that is creepy." " Must've been what he was trying to tell us." " Gee, you think, sammy?" "[  normal voice ] okay, this is the coolest game ever." "[  both laughing ] [ clears throat ] yes." " My mommy loves me." " I said my mommy loves me." " I'm sure she does." " My mommy loves me this much." "[  exhales deeply ] [ indistinct conversations ]" "[ sighs ] [ sighs ]" "Awesome." " All right, so..." "That was a guy with the county historical society." " And?" " Not only did leticia gore butcher four boys," "But one of them was her own son." " Her son?" " yeah." " According to the police at the time," "She scalped the poor kid." " Oh, that's it.  i'm gonna deep-fry this bitch extra-crispy." " Dude say where she was buried?" " he doesn't know." " Barnes:" "[ as sam ] check it out." " There's the orphanage, here's the carriage house." " And right there, cemetery." "[  as dean ] you think that's where leticia's planted?" " It's worth a shot." " Hey.  ooh.  hey, hey!" " hey, do you mind?" " It's real." " a century old, at least." " And he's right.  there is a cemetery on the grounds." " Where'd you get that?" " It's called a game, pal." " It ain't called "charity."" " All right, give me the map, chuckles." " Oh, you're the chuckles..." "Chuckles." " Besides, dean don't listen to nobody." " Dean...cool it." " Dean." " What?" " they're friggin' annoying." " Look, guys, we all want to find the bones, right?" " We just thought it would go faster if we all work together." "[  clears throat ] [ normal voice ] we, uh, we get the sizzler gift card." " Fine." "[  normal voice ] and we get to be sam and dean." " Fine." " Yes." " Hey, rufus, bobby, would you hurry it up?" " You okay?" " I'm trying to be." " Barnes: so, where were we?" " Demian: uh, dr.  ellicott had just zapped your brain." " Right.  got it." "[  clears throat ] [ as sam ] why are we even here, dean?" " Do you just follow in dad's footsteps" "Like a good, little soldier?" " Are you that desperate for approval?" "[  as dean ] this isn't you talking, sam." " See, that's the difference between you and me." " I got a mind of my own." " i'm not pathetic." " So, what are you gonna do, sam?" " you gonna kill me?" " Man, i am so sick of you telling me what to do!" " Oh, you know what?" " that -- that's it." " That is it." "[  normal voice ] what's wrong, bobby?" " I'm not bobby, okay?" " You're not sam." " You're not dean!" " What is wrong with you?" " Why in the hell would you choose to be these guys?" "[  normal voice ] because we're fans, like you." " No." " I am not a fan, okay?" " not fans." " In fact, i think that the "dean and sam" story sucks!" " It is not fun." " it's not entertaining." " It is a river of crap" "That would send most people howling to the nuthouse!" " So, you listen to me." " Their pain is not for your amusement." " I mean, do you think that they enjoy" "Being treated like -- like circus freaks?" " Uh, i don't think they care," "Because they're fictional characters." " Oh, they care." " Believe me." " They care a lot." " Sam: he, uh..." "He takes the story really seriously." " Found the four boys." " and here's leticia gore." "[  demian clears throat ]" "Uh, what are you guys doing?" "[  as dean ] uh, we're looking for bones, genius." " They got to be around here somewhere." " Okay, generally, bones are in the ground." " Yeah." " I know that." " i'm just -- [ normal voice ] wait.  hold on." " Are you guys serious?" " deadly." " We're -- we're not really digging up graves, you guys." " We're just playing the game, so " "Trust us." " You want to win the game, right?" "[  dean grunting ]" "[ taps coffin ] [ wind whistling ]" "[ dean grunts ]" "Ohh!" " That's, uh, not a plastic skeleton." " that's a skeleton skeleton." " You just dug up a real grave." " Yeah." " You guys are nuts." " I thought you said you guys wanted to be hunters." " Hunters aren't real, man." " This isn't real." " oh, my god." " You guys have just seriously lost your grip on this " "What?" " Naughty!" " naughty!" " naughty!" "[  both screaming ]" "Barnes!" " Oh, my god!" " Naughty!" " naughty!" " naughty!" "[  barnes and demian screaming ]" "Aah!" "[  grunts ]" "Real enough for you?" "?" " well, she ought to come on home ?" "[  exhales sharply ]" "That was..." "Really..." "Awful, right?" " exactly." " Round's on us, guys." " See you around." " Hey.  how did you know how to do all that?" " We, um..." "We read the books." " Hey, chuck." " Good luck with the "supernatural" books." " And screw you very much." " Fans of yours?" " Hmm.  i'd say no." " That's weird." " Definitely." "[  grunts ] anything?" " Every exit's locked." " almost like something's keeping us in?" " yeah." " This is bad." " Gee, you think, sammy?" "[  woman screams ]" "Don't go in there!" " Get downstairs, okay?" " go.  go!" " Why'd you do that?" " Why did you send my mommy away?" " Uh, maybe because of the high-and-tight she gave you." " Yeah?" " how 'bout some thanks?" "[  clears throat ] well, i'm just saying," "A little gratitude might be nice once in a while." " My mommy didn't do this to me." " What?" " then, who did?" "[  creaking ] [ sighs ]" "Yeah.  how original." "" supernatural" bringing you more creepy children." " Sigh." " Miss gore wouldn't let us have any fun." " You look nothing like real ghosts." " Just telling you." " But miss gore's gone," "And now we can have all kinds of fun." " gott im himmel!" " Well, guys, i guess we're -- we're out of time." " So thank you for your incredibly probing and rigorous questions," "And have a good " "Hey." " What?" "!" " holy crap!" " You got to keep everyone safe in here, chuck." " This is life-or-death." " For how long?" " as long as it takes." " Well, how the hell am i supposed to do that?" " I don't know, man." " Just do it." " Okay, so, uh..." "Good news." " Uh, i got much more to tell you...i guess." " Awesome." " Buddy, i got work to do." " you're gonna want to see this.  trust me." " It's gonna be a hell of a show, huh?" " Here we go." " here we go." " Chuck: certainly, there are a lot of nice witches, too." " Uh, what does the future hold for sam and dean?" " Well, uh, how do you feel about angels?" " Yeah, you know, because, let me tell you," "They're not nearly as lame as you think." " Okay, new theory." " The legends about leticia are ass-backwards, obviously." " Yeah, so, all right, let's say those three orphans" "Were -- were playing cowboys and indians." " Larping as cowboys and indians." " Whatever -- and let's say they scalped leticia's son" "And killed him." " Mom catches them in the act, flips out," "Slices them, and dices herself." " If that's true, it means" "We got three bloodthirsty brats in the building." " Yeah, and leticia was the only one keeping them under control." " Until we took her out." " smooth move on our part." " All right, well, we got to get back to the cemetery" "And torch the kids' bones." " How?" " we're trapped." " We don't even have our guns." " The ghosts are running this joint," "And they were only scared of one thing." " Exactly." " You want me to do what?" " You're an actress, okay?" " we just want you to act." " I work at hooters in toledo." " You can forget it." " You'll be safe.  we promise." " But this is really important." " We want to help." " Just give her the puppy-dog thing, okay?" " Guys, no." " Why not?" " Because this isn't make-believe." " Look, we know." " we're not nuts." " We're freakin' terrified." " Yeah, but if all these people are seriously in trouble," "We got to do something." " Why?" " Because..." "That's what sam and dean would do." " Uh, no, there's really no such thing" "As a croatoan virus for, you know, down there." " Um..." "You really should see a doctor." " Uh..." "I-i don't want to do this." " I'm right here, sweetheart." " i got your back." " Trust me." " this is gonna work." " Boys!" " Boys!" " Come here, this instant!" " You come when i call you!" " Do you understand me?" "!" " Boy: miss gore?" " Push." " You boys..." "Have been very naughty." " Now, you open the doors." " Open the doors right now!" " Go, go, go, go, go, go!" " Go!" " You're very naughty." " you hear me?" "[  both grunting ]" "Naughty, naughty, naughty." "[  ringtone playing hip-hop music ]" "Ugh!" " damn it!" "[  ringtone continues ]" "[ ringtone stops ]" "Run." "[  gasps ]" "[ breathing heavily ] oh, my god." "" supernatural" makes digging graves..." "Seem so easy." " It's not, though." " I'm gonna throw up." " No, you're not." " Thanks." " Sam!" " Let's see.  uh, what else?" " I fell in love for the first time at 16." " Lost my virginity, actually." " But then she went around telling everybody it didn't count, so..." "That's kind of [clears throat] funny." " Uh...excuse me!" " Y-you really can't leave." " Please, sir." " Don't open that door!" " I said no one leaves, damn it!" " Now, somebody salt this door!" " How come dean can always light" "This stupid thing on the first freakin' try?" "!" " Come on!" " Dean!" "[  gasps ]" "You know, maybe that guy was right." " maybe we should put these things on a bungee." " And i got to hand it to you, guys." " You really saved our asses back there." " So, uh, you know..." "Thanks." " Gosh, i don't even know your names." " Oh.  well, i'm barnes." " This is demian." " What's yours?" " Dean." " the real dean." "[  snorts ] [ both laughing ]" "Yeah, right!" " me too!" " get the hell out of here, dean." " Well, anyway, uh, thanks." " Really." " Demian:" "you're wrong, you know." " Sorry?" " About "supernatural."" " No offense," "But i'm not sure you get what the story's about." " Is that so?" " All right, look, in real life," "He sells stereo equipment," "I fix copiers." " Our lives suck." " But to be sam and dean..." "To wake up every morning and save the world..." "To have a brother who would die for you... well, who wouldn't want that?" " Maybe you got a point." " Well, you know, you two don't make a bad team yourselves." " How do you know each other, anyway?" " Oh, uh, well, we met online." "" supernatural" chat room." " Oh." " Well, it must be nice to get out of your parents' basement" "And make some friends." " We're more than friends." " We're partners." " Oh." " Well..." "[ clears throat ]" "Howdy, partners." " Howdy." " Look, sam..." "I'm not gonna lie." " We had undeniable chemistry." " But like a monkey on the sun, it was too hot to live." " It can't go on." " Chuck and i -- we found each other." " My yin to his proud yang." " And, well, the heart wants what the heart wants." " I am so, so sorry." " Yeah, sam." " You know, sorry." " Will you be all right?" "[  sighs ]" "Honestly, i don't know." " I'll just have to " "To find a way to keep living, i guess." " God bless you." "[  both chuckle ]" "Okay, um, oh, hey, chuck," "Look, if you really want to publish more books," "I guess that's okay with us." " Wow.  really?" " No, not really.  we have guns, and we'll find you." " Okay, okay." " No more books." " See you around." " Sam!" " wait!" " one more thing!" " In chapter 33 of "supernatural:" "time is on my side,"" "There was that girl bela." " She was british and a cat burglar." " Yeah, i know." " She stole the colt from you," "And then she "said" she gave it to lilith, remember?" " Yeah." " Well, you know she lied, right?" " She never really gave it to lilith." " Wait, what?" " Didn't you read the book?" " There was this one scene" "Where bela gives the colt to a demon named crowley," "Lilith's right-hand man " "I think her lover, too." " Crowley?" " Didn't occur to you to tell us this before?" " I'm sorry." " i didn't remember." " I'm not as big of a fan as she is." " Becky..." "Tell me everything." "[  giggles ]" "You okay?" " Yeah, you know." " I think i'm good." " Well, you're not gonna believe it," "But i got a lead on the colt." " What?" " Long story." " tell you on the way?" " What are we waiting for?" "[  rock music plays ]" "Chuck:" "like a lot of authors," "I started writing because of love." " Yeah, i had a huge crush on nancy mckeon," "Who played jo on "the facts of life."" " I must have written her like 40 to 50 letters." " She never wrote back." " I don't think the benders made flesh suits" "Out of all their victims, so..." "Maybe just like a couple scarves." " Actually, my favorite movie was "beaches."" " Hillary and c.c.  were just..." "So brave." " So strong." " The way i look at it," "It's really not jumping the shark" "If you never come back down, you know?"