The Diamonds Of Death by The Hall Of Fantasy

Summary

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The Horror! (Old Time Radio)

Episode: The Diamonds Of Death by The Hall Of Fantasy
Date: August 16, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this thrilling installment of The Horror! podcast, RelicRadio.com revives The Hall Of Fantasy’s 1953 episode “The Diamonds of Death.” Set deep within the mysterious jungles of the Belgian Congo, the story follows an intrepid group whose quest for fortune uncovers dark secrets, lethal curses, and the perils of human greed. The episode encapsulates the archetypal old-time radio blend of supernatural suspense and morality tale, taking listeners on a journey marked by eerie drums, haunted diamonds, and chilling choices.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Progression

1. Mysterious Invitation and the Legendary Diamond (03:23–08:02)

• Vince Porter summons friends Sharon and Jeff Courtney, introducing them to Carl Von Onfit and revealing a giant diamond he received from a frightened man in Caracas.
• The diamond’s origin is detailed: a Frenchman, George Maupate, discovered a lost race in the Congo who worshipped a stone idol and offered diamonds as tribute.
• Maupate and his party stole the diamonds, but his companions died mysteriously—he fled, fearing he was cursed.
• Soon after entrusting the diamond to Vince, Maupate is found dead with no discernible cause. The shadow of supernatural vengeance is established.
• The group decides to seek the idol, lured by riches and a pact to share any further diamonds equally.

Notable Quote:

"He said he’d been with a hunting party... They made offerings to this idol, and the offerings were diamonds... But one by one, the men in his party died until he was the only survivor."
— Vince Porter (05:00)

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2. Into the Jungle: Foreboding Signs and Local Fears (08:18–12:14)

• After arriving in Africa, the party treks into the jungle, joined by nervous local guides who fear the idol’s curse.
• Night falls, filled with ominous animal sounds and the relentless pounding of distant drums, heightening tension and superstition among the explorers.
• Sharon is especially unnerved by the forbidding atmosphere and the uncanny changes in the diamond’s appearance.

Notable Quote:

"Somehow they break down ominous."
— Sharon Courtney (02:30)

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3. Arrival at the Idol and the Warning (12:23–17:27)

• The party stumbles upon the colossal idol along the riverbank, just as the mysterious figure Buta approaches and warns them.
• Buta is the leader of the tribe and speaks English, quickly identifying the greed that drives outsiders to the idol.
• The group is permitted to observe the diamond-offering ceremony but sternly warned that theft brings death (“For the fever of the curse will be upon you and you shall die.” 17:04).

Notable Quote:

"If you betray our trust, death will reach out and touch you. And the power of a diamond idol will destroy you."
— Buta (14:49)

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4. Temptation, Betrayal, and the Fatal Circle (17:36–22:17)

• Back at their hut, a divided group debates: Vince and Sharon want to leave empty-handed, while Carl reveals his intent to take all the diamonds and even contemplates murder.
• Armed and desperate, Carl forces the others to gather as many diamonds as they can, using their local porters as extra muscle.
• As they attempt to escape, the jungle seems to thwart them—they realize they are trapped in a circular path, returning again and again to the idol’s clearing.
• In the climax, an animal attacks and kills Carl, sealing the curse’s reality.

Notable Quote:

"When we got near the edge of the jungle, I was going to kill you... because I wanted them all."
— Carl Von Onfit (18:39)

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5. Denouement: Mercy and a Lasting Lesson (22:25–23:35)

• Buta confronts the survivors, acknowledging their initial greed but commending their ultimate restraint.
• He allows them to leave in peace, urging silence about the idol’s location to spare future victims. Still, he is fatalistic about human nature: others will surely come, and the curse will claim more lives.

Notable Quote:

"Let us hope they do as you have done. For if they steal from the diamond idol, death shall be visited upon them. And it may come in many forms, but it will come."
— Buta (23:14)

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Memorable Moments & Quotes with Timestamps

• Introduction to the diamond and its curse:
  "This is going to cost a lot of money. Where's it coming from?"
  — Sharon Courtney (07:16)
• The supernatural intensifies: "Look at the diamond. ... it's shining so strangely ... green and shining. As if there were something inside of it that was alive."
  — Sharon Courtney (07:39)
• The warning from the native guide:
  "Make no attempt to steal the diamonds. For the idol will raise up in wrath... there will be no escape from him."
  — Buta (17:04)
• Revealed motive of betrayal:
  "When we got near the edge of the jungle, I was going to kill you, because I wanted them all."
  — Carl Von Onfit (18:39)
• The story’s chilling moral:
  "For if they steal from the diamond idol, death shall be visited upon them. And it may come in many forms, but it will come."
  — Buta (23:14)

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Structure & Segment Timestamps

• Intro/Setup: 00:06–01:31
• Diamond’s origin & invitation: 03:23–08:02
• Jungle journey & building tension: 08:18–12:14
• Discovery, rituals, and warning: 12:23–17:27
• Greed, betrayal, and the jungle’s revenge: 17:36–22:17
• Resolution & lesson: 22:25–23:35

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Tone & Language

The episode maintains a classic old-time radio feel—formal yet lively, with dramatic shadow-and-light narration, eerie jungle ambiance, and character exchanges filled with suspicion, fear, and moral reckoning. The dialogue blends hard-edged skepticism with hints of fatalistic awe, befitting the supernatural adventure genre.

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Conclusion

The Diamonds of Death captures the timeless allure and danger of forbidden treasures, channeling suspense and supernatural dread through classic radio storytelling. The tale’s ultimate message is a warning against unchecked greed, reminding listeners that some mysteries—especially those encrusted in legend and terror—are best left undisturbed.

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Transcript

[Narrator]

Oh, stories.

[Vince Porter]

Weird stories. And murder too. Turn out your legs. Turn them out. Good evening. Come in, won't you? What's the matter? Surely you're not nervous. For that I tell you a story we are meant to call from out of the past.

[Narrator]

Stories strange, weird tales of mystery and terror by radio's masters of the macabre.

[Vince Porter]

Story of the supernatural, the supernormal dramatized.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Fantasy, the mysteries, the unknown.

[Vince Porter]

We tell you this Frank, frankly. So if you wish to avoid the.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Excitement of these magic play.

[Host]

This is the horror. Welcome back. Thanks for joining me this Saturday we'll hear from the hall of Fantasy this week. Series that aired over Mutual stations debuted in November of 1946. Aired for about six months before it disappeared. Reappeared again in December of 1949. And WGN in Chicago, where it aired until October of 1953. Our story today is the Diamonds of Death. This one aired August 31, 1953.

[Narrator]

And now, the hall of Fantasy. Welcome to the hall of Fantasy. Welcome to the series of radio dramas dedicated to the supernatural, the unusual and the unknown. Come with me, my friends. We shall descend to the world of the unknown and forbidden. Down to the depths where the veil of time is lifted and the supernatural reigns as king. Come with me and listen to the tale of the Diamonds of Death.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's that?

[Vince Porter]

A cat.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Probably a tiger. Somewhere in the jungle.

[Sharon Courtney]

Frightens me. Are you sure they won't attack our camp?

[Vince Porter]

The campfire alone is enough to keep them in a good position distance. Don't worry, Sharon, you'll be safe. Listen. Yes. Native drums.

[Sharon Courtney]

Somehow they break down ominous.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They only sound ominous if you believe.

[Vince Porter]

Them to be the diamond. Bring dead.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's going on out there?

[Carl Von Onfit]

Just a wounded animal screaming out.

[Sharon Courtney]

Oh no, no. There was something else.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Do you think the jungle has a voice, Frau Courtney? That is only for children to believe.

[Narrator]

In. Just a moment. The hall of Fantasy will present the Diamonds of Death. And now for our story. An original tale of fantasy by Richard Thorne entitled the Diamonds of Death.

[Vince Porter]

Vince Porter had just returned from a business trip to Caracas. He called me shortly after his plane landed and said that it was important that Sharon and I come over to his hotel that evening. I tried to get more information out of him, but had no success. At 8:30 that evening we were in his apartment. And there began the story I am telling you. Good to see you, Vince. Glad to be back, Jeff. Sharon, you're looking lovelier than ever.

[Sharon Courtney]

Oh, always there with a compliment, Vince. Now why don't you say nice things like that to me, Jeff?

[Vince Porter]

I'M married to you, darling. There's someone else here that I want you to meet. You sounded so mysterious over the phone. I'd almost think you were guarding some great secret. It's a secret, all right. I'm going to tell you what it's all about tonight. Oh, These are the people I told you about. Carl, a pleasure. Sharon and Jeff Courtney, Carl Von Onfit. How do you do?

[Sharon Courtney]

How do you do?

[Carl Von Onfit]

Have you told them anything yet?

[Vince Porter]

No. Sit down, kids. Make yourself comfortable. Now, what's it all about, Vince? I'll show it to them. Carl. Yeah?

[Sharon Courtney]

What is.

[Vince Porter]

Looks like a diamond. But it can't be. I've never seen a diamond that large. It not only looks like a diamond. It is one, Jeff. The largest diamond in the world. You're not trying to joke with us, are you, Vince? No, I'm not.

[Sharon Courtney]

Where did you get it?

[Vince Porter]

From a man I befriended in Caracas. He gave it to me. That's worth a fortune. What would he want to give it to you for? He certainly could use it himself.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Not where he is.

[Vince Porter]

What do you mean?

[Carl Von Onfit]

The man who gave the diamond to.

[Vince Porter]

Her porter is dead. Oh. I hope you'll excuse me if I seem a little dense. But I'd appreciate hearing the story from beginning to end. All right, Jeff. I met this man. His name was George Maupate, a Frenchman, at the hotel in which I was staying in Caracas. He was a strange man. Seemed to be afraid of his own shadow. One night, it was quite late, he knocked at my door. He asked me if I'd let him come inside for a while. That he had reason to believe his life was in danger. I couldn't refuse him, of course. That was the first time I saw the diamond. He said he'd been with a hunting party that had gone deep into the Belgian Congo. And stumbled upon a strange race of white men who worshipped a huge stone idol on the bank of the Congo river near the equator. They made offerings to this idol, and the offerings were diamonds. His party waited until the ceremony was over. When the people had gone, they took all the diamonds they could carry with them and started back to civilization. But one by one, the men in his party died until he was the only survivor. He felt sure that he was being followed and took passage for Caracas. That was when he met me. Then what happened? Well, two days later, he again came to my room. Carl was there with me. He gave me the diamond, said I was to keep it for him. That if anything happened to him, it was mine to do with as he wished.

[Sharon Courtney]

Well, evidently something did happen to him.

[Vince Porter]

Yes. Early the next morning they found him dead in his room. How had he died? No one knew. It was quite unusual.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Three doctors examined him and not one of them could tell us how he died or what caused his death. George Montbappe had just stopped living.

[Vince Porter]

And so you have the diamond? Yes, that's right.

[Sharon Courtney]

What are you going to do with it?

[Vince Porter]

Keep it and go into the Congo and look for these people he told me about.

[Sharon Courtney]

Won't it be dangerous?

[Vince Porter]

Yes, but I don't expect it to be too dangerous. We ought to be able to get back in one piece, eh, Carl? Yeah.

[Carl Von Onfit]

And when we come back, we will bring with us as many diamonds as we can carry.

[Sharon Courtney]

That's the reason you're going in?

[Vince Porter]

Yes. Why have you told us all this? Because I want you to go with us. What about? I don't know.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Think, Mr. Courtney. When we return, all of us will be millionaires.

[Vince Porter]

What do you think, Sharon?

[Sharon Courtney]

Your decision, Jeff, not mine.

[Vince Porter]

Well, Mr. Courtney, I'll go with you.

[Sharon Courtney]

Then I'm going, too.

[Vince Porter]

You'd better stay.

[Buta]

No, I won't be any trouble.

[Vince Porter]

Believe me, Vince, she can come with.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Us as long as she makes no trouble for us.

[Sharon Courtney]

No, don't worry. I can take care of myself.

[Vince Porter]

All right, then it's settled.

[Sharon Courtney]

I just thought of something.

[Vince Porter]

What?

[Sharon Courtney]

This is going to cost a lot of money. Where's it coming from?

[Carl Von Onfit]

From the diamond we already have. We are going to sell it.

[Vince Porter]

I guess that takes care of all the answers. All of them.

[Carl Von Onfit]

And it is agreed that we share in the diamonds equally. One quarter share for each.

[Vince Porter]

I like that. You bet you will. We'll leave as soon as we can get ourselves clear. What's the matter?

[Sharon Courtney]

Look. Look at the diamond.

[Vince Porter]

I don't see anything.

[Sharon Courtney]

It's shining so strangely. Before, it was dull in color, but now look at it. Green and shining. As if there were something inside of it that was a lung.

[Narrator]

Back now to our story, an original tale of fantasy by Richard Thorne entitled the Diamonds of Death.

[Vince Porter]

Months later, we took off from New York, bound for Dakar. There we changed planes and several hours later found us in Leopoldville, where we bought a car and a truck and our provisions, hired three native men to come with us and set out on the last leg of our trip. The roads were good for the first 500 miles, but eventually we were forced to abandon the car and truck and set out on foot.

[Sharon Courtney]

How much farther have we to go?

[Carl Von Onfit]

About 250km.

[Vince Porter]

I've been noticing the natives we brought with us. They seem to be getting nervous and afraid. Yes. They've heard stories about the idol in the jungle, and they're afraid of it. They say to go near it means misfortune. To steal from it means death.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's that?

[Vince Porter]

A cat.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Probably a tiger somewhere in the jungle.

[Vince Porter]

Who has just found his dinner.

[Sharon Courtney]

Frightened me.

[Vince Porter]

There's nothing to be afraid of, Sharon. We can protect ourselves. We have all the guns and ammunition we need. I was wondering, Vince, you don't think there's any danger of the natives taking off some night and heading back? I don't know. They don't know where we're heading, do they? No, but they do know it's in the general direction of the Stanley Falls. I think that's what's making them nervous. I should think the closer we get to the falls, the more apt they'll be to desert us.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They will die if they try to desert us. When we get close to the falls, I will see do that.

[Sharon Courtney]

You mean you'll shoot them down?

[Vince Porter]

Not really.

[Carl Von Onfit]

But I will say that to them if need be. They will think twice then before they try so foolish a thing.

[Vince Porter]

Elephant.

[Sharon Courtney]

Are you sure the animals won't attack our camp?

[Vince Porter]

The campfire alone is enough to keep them at a good distance. Don't worry, Sharon. You'll be safe.

[Sharon Courtney]

I hope so.

[Vince Porter]

Listen. Yes? Native drums.

[Sharon Courtney]

Somehow they. They sound ominous.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They only sound ominous if you believe.

[Vince Porter]

Them to be lion spraying dead.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's going on over there?

[Carl Von Onfit]

Not the wounded animal screaming out.

[Sharon Courtney]

Oh, no.

[Vince Porter]

No.

[Sharon Courtney]

There was something else.

[Vince Porter]

I heard it too. A voice that spoke from the jungle. You're imagining it. I don't know.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Do you think the jungle has a voice here? Courtney, that is only for children to believe.

[Vince Porter]

We pushed ahead. In the days that followed, the deeper into the jungle we went, the more difficult was it for us to travel. And the drums. The jungle messenger who throbbed out before us that we were coming. Coming to steal the diamonds from the idol.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Now, according to the map, we should reach the river tomorrow. This is the spot the Frenchman said where we would find the idol. This is the end of our trail.

[Vince Porter]

We'll all be rich.

[Sharon Courtney]

But will we be alive to enjoy it?

[Vince Porter]

Of course we will.

[Sharon Courtney]

I'm beginning to wonder. The drums. Those are the same drums we've heard ever since we started into the jungle. They know we're coming. They're waiting for us.

[Vince Porter]

Do you notice that every time those drums start up, it seems to drive the animals mad? Comparatively quiet until the drums start beating.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They do seem to get angry when the dramas Begin.

[Vince Porter]

I say to you, the diamond has brave dead.

[Sharon Courtney]

There it is again.

[Vince Porter]

There what is? The boy. Nonsense.

[Carl Von Onfit]

You had nothing but the animals and the drum.

[Sharon Courtney]

Didn't anyone else?

[Vince Porter]

Harry? I thought I heard something. I'm not sure. I think you're tired and nervous, Sharon. We all need a good night's sleep. In the morning you'll feel a great deal better, I'm sure. Keep moving. Keep moving. They're going as fast as they can, child.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They are afraid and their fear makes their feet lag.

[Vince Porter]

Why don't you relax, child? We're almost there. Of course, I won't be satisfied.

[Buta]

Look.

[Vince Porter]

The idol of the diamond.

[Sharon Courtney]

Why, it must be a hundred feet tall.

[Vince Porter]

Standing up with its legs outspread and its arms stretched forward as if it were waiting to greet us. There's something frightening about it.

[Sharon Courtney]

Look.

[Vince Porter]

Where?

[Sharon Courtney]

Over there. There's a man coming toward us.

[Vince Porter]

Put your gun down. Carl.

[Buta]

What do the train dogs want?

[Vince Porter]

We have come to see the idol.

[Buta]

The idol has seen you and you have seen it.

[Vince Porter]

You speak English?

[Buta]

Yes. Some of your countrymen have stumbled upon our secrets. From them we learned your talk.

[Vince Porter]

We come as friends.

[Buta]

Friends? Of all those who have come here, none came as friends. They came to steal. To steal the diamonds from the idol.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's that noise?

[Buta]

Time will teach you. You say you come as friends? If so, you will be treated as friends. If not, then the diamonds will be your death. Come, follow me. I shall take you to my village.

[Vince Porter]

I guess we're to spend the night here. Well, they seem friendly enough.

[Sharon Courtney]

Strange how they all disappeared when it became dark. The whole village seems to be deserted.

[Carl Von Onfit]

What fools we are.

[Vince Porter]

Of course, this is the night of the full moon.

[Carl Von Onfit]

This is the night they make the offerings to the idol. The village is deserted. Listen, I am going to see that ceremony.

[Vince Porter]

Well, I'll go.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Not make any noise.

[Vince Porter]

Then come. Alright, let's go. Don't go so fast. Be quiet.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They must not hear us. They must not know we are watching them.

[Vince Porter]

We must be getting close.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Yeah, we are.

[Sharon Courtney]

I can see something here.

[Vince Porter]

Yes, through the trees. The whole village is there.

[Carl Von Onfit]

And look.

[Vince Porter]

Each man walks to the iteration exits at its feet. Diamonds.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's the matter?

[Vince Porter]

They've stopped chatting.

[Buta]

Strangers, we know that you watch us. Step out into the clearing. But always remember that if you betray our trust, death will reach out and touch you. And the power of a diamond idol will destroy you. Even as it has destroyed all others who have betrayed us. Strangers. Step out into the clearing.

[Narrator]

Back now to our story. An original tale of fantasy by Richard Thorne entitled the Diamonds of Death.

[Vince Porter]

We had followed the sound of the chanting and it brought us to the riverbank, the clearing in which the idol stood. White and tall, rising up into the sky. We thought they weren't aware of our presence, but we were wrong.

[Buta]

Strangers, step out into the clearing.

[Vince Porter]

They know we're here. Let's do as he says. Right. Don't try anything, Carl.

[Buta]

That is as far as you can come. Stop there. You have followed us, strangers. You say you are interested in the idol of diamonds. Then you may stay here. You may watch the ceremonial offering.

[Vince Porter]

Sharing a diamond a place at the idol's feet.

[Sharon Courtney]

No expression on their faces. Just walking towards the idol as if they were hypnotized.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Later, when the village is asleep, we shall return to this place. And when we leave, we shall take with us all the diamonds we can carry.

[Buta]

And now I leave you. You will spend the rest of the night here.

[Vince Porter]

Thank you.

[Buta]

Make no attempt to steal the diamonds. For the idol will raise up in wrath and bring the fury of the jungle down upon your head. He will raise his voice in anger and there will be no escape from him. For the fever of the curse will be upon you and you shall die.

[Vince Porter]

I understand, Buta. It is my hope that you do.

[Buta]

May we meet again on the morrow.

[Vince Porter]

Well, I'll go inside the hut. What do you think, miss? I don't know, Jeff.

[Sharon Courtney]

He said the diamonds are stolen. Ida will cry out in anger and death will be our reward. I believe him.

[Vince Porter]

So do I. I think they're right, Karl. I think we should leave here just the way we came.

[Carl Von Onfit]

You think I came all this way so that I could turn around and.

[Vince Porter]

Go back to civilization empty handed?

[Carl Von Onfit]

You're mad if you think that.

[Vince Porter]

Think of George Mouperter.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Mouparte died of a fever.

[Vince Porter]

That's what we thought he died of. But it wasn't caused by the jungle. It was caused by the power of the diamond.

[Narrator]

I.

[Buta]

You are a superstitious fool.

[Vince Porter]

Quiet. Do you want the whole village down on our heads? All right.

[Carl Von Onfit]

I say to you, we came here for diamonds, we leave here for diamonds.

[Vince Porter]

I'm not taking any.

[Sharon Courtney]

That's right.

[Vince Porter]

And I agree with them. All right, let it be that way then. Perhaps it is better that way.

[Carl Von Onfit]

For in the end, I would have been the only one left.

[Vince Porter]

What do you mean?

[Carl Von Onfit]

That when we got near the edge.

[Vince Porter]

Of the jungle I was going to kill you.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Because I wanted them all.

[Vince Porter]

Not just one, four.

[Carl Von Onfit]

But now you have said you want.

[Vince Porter]

None of the diamonds.

[Carl Von Onfit]

That means I own them.

[Vince Porter]

All.

[Carl Von Onfit]

And you will help me carry my diamonds back. You and the native forces we brought with us.

[Vince Porter]

That's where you're mistaken, Karl. We're not going to help you carry them back. Oh, but you are.

[Sharon Courtney]

He has a gun.

[Carl Von Onfit]

And I will not hesitate to use it.

[Vince Porter]

You're a fool. You are a fool. Is not I? Now my gun is ready to talk for me. The village is asleep. Now we will go back to the clearing and get the diamonds. Move. I said move. That is correct.

[Carl Von Onfit]

The native workers we brought with us.

[Vince Porter]

Are in the next hut. You will get them.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Tell them that we are leaving. They will be more than glad to come with us.

[Vince Porter]

Now get your packs and we shall go. We can't possibly carry any more diamonds.

[Carl Von Onfit]

You are not carrying enough.

[Vince Porter]

It'll have to be enough, Carl. Yet. The natives are loaded down. They can hardly walk. Our packs are just as heavy. We can't take any more.

[Carl Von Onfit]

It is a shame to leave them here. But then one can always return without his companion. Companions, of course.

[Vince Porter]

It's a long trail back, von Arnberg, and you'll have to sleep sometime.

[Carl Von Onfit]

We shall see about that. Now let us go.

[Buta]

Move along.

[Vince Porter]

You think that you believe the story he told us?

[Carl Von Onfit]

What fools you all are.

[Vince Porter]

Maybe, maybe not.

[Carl Von Onfit]

They do not even know that we have gone.

[Sharon Courtney]

What's that?

[Vince Porter]

I don't know. And the idol shall raise his voice in anger and there will be no escape from him. Listen. They do know that we're gone, Carl.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Then you must hurry.

[Vince Porter]

The first one who slows down shall answer to me. Sounds that the whole jungle is awake. Hurry.

[Buta]

Move quicker. Start to run.

[Vince Porter]

We. We have to stop to rest. We've been traveling like this for two hours. You cannot rest even you're tired. Karl, we must rest or we won't be able to go on much longer.

[Sharon Courtney]

Oh, please.

[Vince Porter]

For your own good, too. We don't rest along the way. We'll drop down on our tracks and we won't be able to carry the diamonds out for you.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Stop then, and rest. But do not try anything.

[Vince Porter]

Don't worry, we won't. We won't have to. Shut up, Vince. Yes? Haven't we been here before? Don't get you. This is the spot we were in when they discovered us watching the ceremony. Are you sure? Yes. Just ahead of us there should be a clearing. The clearing in which the idol stands. And we've been traveling in a circle.

[Carl Von Onfit]

What did you say?

[Vince Porter]

We. We can go on now.

[Carl Von Onfit]

Then let us go.

[Buta]

Moulin. Move.

[Vince Porter]

Yes, you're right. The clearing is something is wrong. We have been here before.

[Buta]

We are back in the clearing. We have s in a circle. I must get away. I must.

[Vince Porter]

The animal, it jumped out from behind the trees. He didn't have a chance.

[Sharon Courtney]

How horrible.

[Buta]

Yes, it is horrible. But it was the death that he deserved.

[Vince Porter]

Lili didn't want to take the diamonds. Luther.

[Buta]

I know when you came here, the.

[Vince Porter]

Thought was in your mind.

[Buta]

But you were wise in that. You pushed it away from you.

[Vince Porter]

What. What are you going to do with this?

[Buta]

You and your party may leave this place in peace. And when you return to your world of civilization, it would be better if you did not tell them of what has occurred here. But there will be others. Even though you do not tell them, there will be others who come upon this place. Let us hope that they do as you have done. For if they steal from the diamond idol, death shall be visited upon them. And it may come in many forms, but it will come.

[Narrator]

So runs tonight's tale of the unusual, the terrifying, the unknown. Join us again when next we journey down the corridors of the hall of Fantasy to hear another strange tale of the supernatural. All characters and events portrayed in these programs are fictional, and any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

[Vince Porter]

Sam.