The 'Burbs

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. He's a man of peace in a savage land: Suburbia. When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evil doings and commence an investigation.But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers to drink beer, read his newspaper, and watch a ballgame on the tube, expected to spend his vacation. —purstris This story takes place in a typical American neighborhood, when new neighbors come to live in the house next to Ray Peterson. These new people are really strange: nobody has ever seen them, their house is a real mess, and during the night weird noises keep coming from their basement. The only thing they know is their name: Klopek. One day Walter (an old man of the neighborhood) suddenly disappears and everyone starts to suspect the Klopeks. —Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com> Ray Peterson takes a week off from work just to walk around in pajamas all day, read the newspaper, and lie low. However, Ray has some very peculiar neighbors. He actually has no "normal" neighbors, but one particular neighbor is especially strange. Therefore, Ray and the other neighbors decide to investigate what's wrong with the Klopeks, and the relaxing week off from work becomes something far from relaxing. —Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no> The Klopek family moves into an old house in a new neighborhood and act in very unusual ways. Everyone nearby is concerned about why these new people are acting strangely and the people have never seen them before. Plus, no one has greeted them for the month they've moved in there. Then three neighbors team up to see if they can figure out what is really going on with the Klopeks. —Atariman