Tape 9

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## Overview

Tape 9 - titled *She\_C4n't\_Sle3p.mp4 | Lost VHS Tapes* - was posted on YouTube on June 14th, 2020. The tape stars Martin, Gloria and Macy Greywhinder with her and and her father preparing for the next day. When asked to sing a lullaby to help her sleep, he offers another solution to the predicament, leading to the creation of Sofia The Singing Marionette.

## Summary

In this tape, there is a conversation between a father and a daughter within her room. From the dialogue, this takes place during the evening (most likely past 8PM) due to her being tucked in for bed. This is revealed shortly to be between Macy and Martin Greywhinder. In the room, there is a large lamp along with a drawing of Sofia The Singing Marionette (presumably drawn by Macy herself).

He explains how he and her mother (Gloria) won't be around for long during the night due to a "*business-meeting*". Macy asks her father to sing her a lullaby before he goes on the business meeting with her mother to which he declines. However, she is stubborn, continuing to plead for a lullaby to help her sleep since both of her parents are away on business.

As a response, Martin asks if she would like him to make a toy that can sing forever, hoping it would make her feel better. With this, the screen fades to black.

When a new scene opens, a repeat of the Sofia The Singing Marionette jingle/poster appears, leading to a zoomed in view of her. At first, she lacks eyes before they form soon after. However, they are more realistic than they are cartoon-ish. In the background, an instrumental for "Doris Day" by Que Sera Sera plays (which she begins to sing the lyrics to).

At the lyric "*Here's what she said to me...*" a jumpscare occurs where the tape glitches as her mouth opens up, revealing a pair of eyes and grin inside. Distorted screams replace the music before another glitch transitions to the next scene.

This takes place during a later time in the night (presumed during or after midnight). In this instance of Macy's room, Gloria is heard waking her daughter in a panicked state. Macy - both startled and tired from the sudden intrusion - asks where her father is only for her mother to ignore and impulsively take her daughter out from the room entirely. Shortly when escaping through the hallway, something is heard blocking their path and causing Macy to scream.

Another glitch occurs before she has the last conversation with her mother. She informs her to stay in the closet whilst she tries to leave. This - as to be expected - is futile, leading to a gunshot off-screen and Martin soon calling out to Macy as heard in "*D0n'T\_CrY.Mp4 | Lost VHS Tape*". Suddenly, with another glitch, a view of a new aspect of the house appears. And, shockingly, this scene is revisited in "THE\_PERFECT\_PET" where Officer Jeremy and Officer Jameson investigate the Greywhinder residence (suggesting this shot of the home is taken from the perspective from at the top of the stairs looking down). At the bottom of the stairs, there's a pair of unblinking eyes which are accompanied by disturbingly quiet ambiance (e.g gentle breathing). This is interrupted by rapid footsteps, leading into a transition for another scene.

In this new perspective, this supposedly takes place in Macy's view from the closet. Inside alongside her is a Sofia doll sat upright in a wooden chair surrounded by lit candles and a upside down cross behind her head. It calls out "*Mama*" whilst strange chanting at be heard either inside the closet or outside. But, since it seems to be done in a masculine tone, this could be Martin finalizing the ritual needed to create the "perfect" toy. There's frequent bangs/knocks against the closet as well. Music distorts during Macy's panic, the camera panning over to the Sofia doll once more which now is standing up straight with its mouth partially open towards the closet door right beside her.

Surprisingly, Henry makes an appearance within this tape. In this scene, he is visible within a completely blackened room. The chanting heard from before continues in this moment too. Dialogue between him and The Jester is only available when using the English captions which go as follows:

> "***Henry:** Dad? Dad I can't see. I can't see you.*
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> ***The Jester:** ...*
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> ***Henry:*** *He's mad at you. Everyone is. I'm sorry I made you mad. I'm sorry, I won't ask again. Just please fix my eyes. Please, everything hurts. Daddy?*"
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The tape reveals another jumpscare involving a Satanic goat which shakes violently on the screen as a loud distorted cry is heard among the visuals. Faded but still somewhat visible scenes from Macy trapped in the closet appear as well before the screen cuts to black.

For the remainder of the tape, there is a repeat of the zoomed in shot of Sofia with her mouth open, revealing the disturbing face within. Unlike the previous scene however, a distorted jingle/tune is the only audio present.

## Trivia

* In the description of this video, there are several dots and a link to a viewable/downloadable folder of ".zip" files. The downloaded/unzipped images can be seen below.
* This tape confirms suspicions regarding the main factor to Martin's descent into madness (as seen by the usage of Satanic imagery).
* This tape also confirms the suspicions regarding the fates of both Gloria and Macy Greywhinder, having been killed off-screen by either Martin or his creations to avoid them becoming distractions/witnesses.
* The line "*Now your mom and I are gonna be on a business meeting...*" could have been foreshadowing to the events later heard in the tape. Reasons for this is due to the lack of any babysitters or even Arthur himself to watch over the children. This and the fact Macy wouldn't have suspected her mother's and father's disappearances later on in the night. However, this is just speculation.
* In another tape (D0n'T\_CrY.Mp4 | Lost VHS Tape), we can hear Martin tempting his daughter to come out of her hiding-place shortly before finding and killing her in the closet, finalizing the Sofia toy's design and completing the project.
* Henry's segment within the tape serves both as possible interaction after the transformation of the family as well as the reflection of the relationship between a father and his son.
	+ According to Henry, he bears little to no resentment towards Martin, instead pleading with him to "*fix his eyes*" and how "*everything hurts*". He also mentions that "*everyone is mad*", implying those Martin harmed/abused want retribution for his sins against them.
* Despite the popular theories suggesting Martin was responsible for finding/killing Macy, the Sofia doll might have caused her off-screen death before Martin attempted to combine the two into Sofia The Singing Marionette (now referred to as Magical Sofia).

## Gallery

A photo presumably of the family dog: Banzo.A photo of the M&A HarmonyToy's franchise: the Ice Cream Man.A photo of the M&A HarmonyToy's franchise: Henry the Puppet Doll.A photo of the M&A HarmonyToy's product: Sofia The Singing Marionette.A photo of the family's mother/wife: Gloria Greywhinder.A photo of the family father/husband: Martin Greywhinder.A photo of the family baby: Ava Greywhinder.