Carmichael

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Carmichael

Background

Carmichael is a mesmerist in Massachusetts.

During the events of Tales of Terror (1962) played by Basil Rathbone

Valdemar is sitting in bed while Carmichael mesmerizes him. Carmichael then makes Valdemar's pain go away. Helene asks Valdemar if he is okay and Dr. James looks over Valdemar and says that Valdemar seems okay. They toast, but James says his reservations of the bad side effects of mesmerist control. Valdemar tells Helene and James that Carmichael has taken away his pain and all Carmichael asks is for a slight favor before Valdemar dies. Carmichael tells them that Valdemar has agreed to be mesmerized at the point of death to see how long death can be stalled. James asks Valdemar to refuse Carmichael's offer, but Valdemar refuses. On Valdemar's death bed, Carmichael arrives and mesmerizes Valdemar. Carmichael speaks to Valdemar and Valdemar asks to not be awoken. Carmichael flirts with Helene. Valdemar starts to moan and says that he is dead. Carmichael realizes that Valdemar is dead, but still able to hear and Carmichael asks him to describe his surroundings. Valdemar describes darkness and James begs Carmichael to let Valdemar truly die. Valdemar says that he sees darkness and multitudes of people and starts to moan again. Some time later, a Servant brings Carmichael a whiskey and the Servant stops when he hears Valdemar moaning and Carmichael yells at the Servant to leave. Carmichael goes into Valdemar's room and Valdemar begs Carmichael to release him. Helene and James return to the house and James orders Carmichael to release Valdemar. James pulls out a gun and Carmichael has Valdemar tell Helene that he wants her to marry Carmichael. Helene asks James to leave and he does. Helene offers to marry Carmichael if she sets Valdemar free. He tells her that he is in command and then starts to sexually assault her. She screams and the body of Valdemar rises from the bed and starts to rot and attacks Carmichael. James hears Carmichael scream and runs back to the room and carries Helene out of the room after seeing the melted corpse of Valdemar on top of the now dead Carmichael.


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