Cabinet of Curiosities: The Viewing (2022): Hey what's up guys. Today I'll show you a horror
series: "Cabinet of Curiosities, The Viewing"! Spoilers ahead; watch out and take care!
The story begins with the narrator asking us what may happen if the collector becomes the collected.
After expressing his fear over the prey becoming even greedier than its hunter, the narrator pulls
out an invitation card, and tells us that the name of today's story is The Viewing.
Now, we see the same invitation card lying on a desk. A woman reads it out loud to tell us that
the billionaire host named Lionel, has kept a viewing party at his Sandpiper house. Now,
we shift to a panicked female Scientist, driving her car with chaotic synth music
playing in the background. She eventually reaches her destination, and meets a group of people. They
include a bearded Writer, a hairy Musician, and a tantric Psychic, who has extra sensory perception.
The group doesn't seem to understand why they've been invited to this spot, and can only establish
that they've all been on late-night TV shows. Now, a security Guard shows up, and asks everyone to
hop inside his van, so that they can be taken to Lionel's Sandpiper house. On their way, Writer
asks for a smoke, while Psychic asks Scientist about what she does for a living. She says that
she's an astrophysicist; but Psychic says that she should follow her zodiac sign more than science.
the Guard doesn't like Psychic's bullshit, so he asks the group to keep their smelly mouth shut,
and then he turns on the audio program. It's just scary synth music, but the group has no other
choice but to listen to it, because that's what Lionel has instructed. Then, we see a Boss lady
appearing in front of Lionel. She opens up her bag, and asks Lionel if he would like it softer,
brighter, or cleaner. He simply smiles, and says that he wants to be surprised. The Boss lady
then whips out her needles, and proceeds to give Lionel a dose of psychedelic heaven on earth.
later, the Guard and the group reach the sandpiper house, which opens up in grand
fashion. Scientist is visibly amazed to see the flowers on display, and then Psychic compliments
the music playing in the car. However, Writer isn't surprised, because Psychic
would naturally love vibrating crystal music. Now, the group is led to a rather vibrant room,
where boss lady is chilling by herself on the couch. Then, the Guard tells each of the group
members to sit next to their favorite drink. To their surprise, all their favorite drinks
have been laid out in front of them, including Musician's favorite tea and cigarettes. Psychic
says that this is a sign for Musician to continue smoking; but he gets cut off, when Lionel's
voice tells the group to make themselves at home. Psychic and Writer get into a brief war of words,
where they ridicule each other's achievements and abilities. That's when Lionel makes an appearance,
and shows off a 50-year-old bottle of Japanese whiskey that survived all kinds of tragedy,
only for it to be served today in 1979. A fancy sequence follows, where everyone is poured a
drink; but Writer comments that he and the other invitees might find themselves naked in a ditch
after this. After sipping on the whiskey, Lionel tells Writer that he's going to help him achieve
his best writing potential, which he seems to have lost. Next up is Psychic, who is told that
his extra sensory perception will also be enhanced after his experience tonight. After him, Lionel
shifts to Scientist, whose astrophysical research has given rise to much controversy worldwide,
especially with all her theories on aliens. Lionel wants to compare Scientist to the great
philosophers of the world; but she says that she's barely completed her first thesis. Despite her
humility, Lionel says she's worthy of his praise, and then he compliments Musician for being a great
musical artist. Writer tries to land a sneaky comment on Musician, but Lionel tells him to be
respectful. Musician confesses that he's worried about how his new album will be perceived by the
general audience. Lionel motivates him by saying it's going to be a hit; but Scientist says nothing
can predict the future state of a particle. Now, Musician lights a cigarette; after which,
Boss Lady and Lionel, both ask him to try his whiskey drink. He does so immediately, and then
Lionel kicks off some disco music. Scientist likes the groove, but Lionel says he has an Italian
producer making this music exclusively for him; so she can't buy it anywhere. Lionel apologizes to
Musician, for not letting him make the music for the Sandpiper house, but he promises to give him
the job for his upcoming Ecuador house. On top of that, Lionel also says the architect of this place
is someone nobody knows of, because he collects things beyond the known. This intrigues everyone;
so the question finally arises as to how Lionel made his fortune. He explains that he invested in
Uranium at the right time, and became rich because of the war. Now, Boss Lady starts a cigarette,
much to Psychic's discomfort; but she convinces him to smoke it up. Then Lionel asks Musician what
it would take for him to make music exclusively for him. He's unable to answer at first; but then,
he states that he wants something that cannot be attained. Basically, Musician wants to fill
the void in his soul, which exists like a black hole, despite his success. This
isn't something that Lionel appreciates, so he changes the music and the mood.
Afterward, The group spots a golden gun on display; so Lionel says it has something to do
with the Guard, who looks a little absent-minded. However, he maintains that he's not a man of
violence, as he's seen things that would make the group shit themselves. He also states that
Boss Lady has a very interesting story. Scientist is interested in hearing something unique about
Boss Lady, so she says that she used to work for Gaddafi, the former dictator of Libya. Lionel is
shocked to see how willingly she gave this information to Scientist; but Boss Lady says
she senses a connection with her. After giving an emotional speech about Gaddafi, Boss Lady looks
at Lionel, who claims she's the one keeping him alive. He clarifies that he's the one who
serves Boss Lady, not the other way around. After that topic, Boss Lady changes the music,
and takes out some custom-made substance. Psychic is skeptical about it, but Lionel tells him to
act like a cowboy, not a chicken boy. Boss Lady adds an extra powder to the substance that makes
Scientist conscious. However, Boss Lady reassures her that she's created this new powder to be used
in specific ways. It will rather enhance everyone's sensing abilities, and make them
in tune with the same wavelength. Lionel tells them to live their lives because they only have
one. They hesitate at first, but finally give in after being pushed to take a try by Lionel,
even though they do not know what it will cause to take this kind of hallucinating substance.
Everyone starts tripping for a bit, and then Lionel explains that he brought them
here because of their skills and achievements in their respective careers, which will help them
understand what he's about to reveal. Finally it's showtime, and Lionel opens up a secret passage,
that leads to a room called the Obelisk Chamber, which has a mysterious rock inside. Everyone walks
around the rock, and is confused as to what it might be. Psychic thinks that it's a power totem;
but Scientist believes this might be an asteroid. Lionel states that the rock is impervious to X
Rays. he then spots Musician lighting a cigarette, so he also asks Musician not
to smoke in the chamber, possibly because it will affect the demonstration of the mysterious rock.
After further observation, Scientist is shocked to learn that carbon dating is also ineffective
against the rock, while Psychic says that he can feel tremendous energy from it. However, Writer
gives his beardy comment, saying this is just a normal rock, but nothing special. Musician can't
control himself, and lights up a cigarette, much to Lionel's disappointment, possibly because he
totally ruined the mysterious atmosphere. Despite the warnings, Musician blows smoke into the rock,
and it abruptly absorbs the smoke like a living organ, much to everyone's shock. What's more,
The rock gets triggered, and starts to emit a strange glow that seems beautiful at first,
but is followed by a deafening screech. Everyone suffers from the noise, and then the rock breaks
down. It then gives birth to a demonic entity with horns that puts everyone in a state of trance.
This becomes a bit too much for the sensitive Psychic, causing him to drop dead to the ground;
and even Writer gets probed by the demonic entity; after which, his head and beard explode into ashes
in front of the others. This sudden horror sends chilling hormones down Musician and Scientist's
spines; so they pound at the door, begging to be let out in a chicken voice. In the middle of this,
Boss Lady tries to feel the demonic entity, trying to calm the raging monster down using her muscles;
but it melts her bossy body and smelly parts right away in a painful sequence. the Guard opens the
door, allowing the survivors to escape, while the demonic entity melts and starts to absorb Lionel's
body. Now, Lionel turns into a demon, so the Guard pulls out the golden machine gun, and tries to
kill him. However, it's of no use as Demon Lionel resists the bullets with its bullet-proof muscles.
it then kills the annoying Guard with a lightning blast, frying his body to a crisp. Meanwhile,
Scientist and Musician manage to escape the Sandpiper house after a hectic sequence,
where they manage to drive away in a sports car. However, Demon Lionel manages to find a sewer,
and he makes his way through it. The movie ends with Demon Lionel entering the city area,
with his powers affecting the electricity around him, indicating a coming doom day
of human civilization, caused by human's never-satisfied desires and curiosity.
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