Chapter Ninety-Seven: Return to Belsen

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**Chapter Ninety-Seven: Return to Belsen** is the seventeenth episode of Season 7 of *Tales From The Darkside,* and the ninety-seventh overall. The episode serves as the eighth episode of the Belsen Arc.

Also known as **Tales From The Darkside Movie: The Other Universe,** it is a science-fiction comedy-drama film and the fifth film of *Tales From The Darkside.* It premiered on December 20, 2023.

## Synopsis

**THE QUEST TO RESURRECT THE DEAD** — After killing a majority of The Group, Jennifer begins her reign of terror over the town. Meanwhile, Carson and Summer venture into a different universe to hopefully find a way to save their fallen allies.

## Plot

The Group bury all the dead. Jennifer returns and begins a reign of terror over Nelson now that a majority of The Group are dead. Carson and Summer use Katie’s powers to open a portal, and teleport into Belsen.

Writer Bryson sees the two appear, and is surprised, remarking, “Woah. What are you guys doing here?” Carson is offended, but tells him, “We have a major problem. So we might have gotten a bad case of ‘Witch has killed our friends and we need them back.‘“ Writer Bryson asks, “So, what does that have to do with Belsen? You guys are in the Nelson universe. There’s rules surrounding the multiverse.” Summer yells out, “We need our friends back. Jennifer Weston has killed them.” Writer Bryson is confused. “Wait, did you say Jennifer Weston?” Summer agrees. “Oh, that chick. She was here a few weeks ago. Seems nice. Got someone arrested and killed.” Summer whispers, “Donny.” Carson asks, “Do you know if there’s any way we can resurrect someone? Our friend who can doesn’t have the same amount of power as before, and the other one is, well dead.” Writer Bryson shakes his head, when Narrator Katie comes in, giving Writer Bryson a burger, and sees Carson and Summer. She, too, is confused.

Meanwhile in Nelson, Jennifer has gained immense power, and strikes down (“Revived”). Evan tries to help, but is simply turned away. At the Island Prison, Allison is finally released, and returns to Nelson, where she sees Jennifer terrorizing the town. She finds The Group, and gets caught up in the mess.

Narrator Katie asks Carson and Summer numerous questions, including, “How did you get here?” “Why are you here?” “Who died?” “Who’s Jennifer Weston?” Eventually, Narrator Katie and Writer Bryson explain the rules of the Belsen universe.

* Everyone almost does not have the same life as they did back in Nelson. The only few exceptions are Carson and Veronica, Yasmin, Annalise and Marina.
* The deceased. A majority return to life. The obvious exception is Olaf.
* Bryson. He is the writer and living battery of the universe.

Carson and Summer understand, but do ask about the deceased return to life rule. Summer asks, “Do you think? If we bring the dead here, they can magically return to life. Just like that!?” Narrator Katie answers, “Possibly. The only possible flaw is they can turn out differently than they did before. Look at Gordon, who doesn’t feel like destroying the town again, thankfully.” Carson tells Summer to stay, and returns to Nelson.

Annalise asks, “Carson, have you found anything?” He answers, “Yes. Belsen helped us. I think we got this, but I’ll need everyone’s bodies. And someone to take each person.” Annalise agrees, and gathers everyone and informs them of the plan. Carson takes Veronica, Annalise takes Bryson, Sabrina takes Yasmin, Katie takes Kendra, Ethan takes Chloe and Johnathan takes Rachel. Writer Bryson writes while Narrator Katie narrates, “The Group brought forth their deceased friends, and with Belsen’s rules of life, the friends rose from the dead.” And so, that happens. Bryson, Yasmin, Veronica, Kendra, Chloe and Rachel all rise, alive and well. The movie ends with Bryson asking, “What happened?” Carson answers, “We have an enemy to deal with.”

## Revivals/Resurrected

Bryson Martinez, Yasmin Gutierrez, Veronica Cortez, Chloe Vamp, Rachel Payton, Kendra Brates: All resurrected

## Trivia

* The episode title references Carson and Summer venturing into Belsen.