The Argo Goes West

33, Siren's Hills, part 4

Before the attack, the Edison engineers got to work quickly. It was a job to make a film and record of the Sirens. The Sirens' voices were recorded by Phonograph in a wax cylinder. The recording engineers were very surprised that the wax cylinder was shaved into the shape of the sensual waist of a woman. The Sirens seemed to welcome the filming and recording rather than bothering them, and continued singing with their mouths wide open and their upper bodies wriggling like snake. Eastman thought Sirens beautiful. The songs they sing must be heavenly music, and I would die if I could hear it! He made up his mind, removed his scarf, and removed the rags from his ears. Eastman was stunned. Because he couldn't hear the siren's song. What he listened to was a military band performance that was inferior to a country band, and clumsy soldiers' songs. It was atonal music devoid of tonality, cacophony, noise! It was too early for Eastman, who still sticks to romantic music. Eastman became furious and threw his flute away. Eastman pulled the cavalryman, who was singing out of tune loudly and pleasantly, off his horse and took his Springfield rifle. Eastman then shot at his fellow military band members playing disgusting music.

Immediately the cavalry was thrown into chaos. Of course they counterattacked Eastman, but some soldiers even attacked the Sirens. The three Sirens died singing without resistance.

The town was later revived with new settlers, but at that time the name of the town was changed from Melody Hills to Silent Hills.

(Where the Siren films recorded by Edison are now kept is a complete mystery. However, an interesting article appeared in the Daily Mirror. In 1958, a strange incident occurred in the town of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Twenty-five spectators and one projectionist died in the air-conditioned movie theatre called Colonial. Sergeant Jim Bert, who investigated the incident, determined that they all committed suicide for unknown reasons. But just before he announced it, the FBI intervened. An FBI agent asked the sergeant if he had seen anything in the screening room. The sergeant answered honestly. "There was an aluminum film can, but the title on the can wasn't 'Daughter of Horror' as it was shown. It said 'Siren'. The projectionist must have made a mistake showing a movie featuring firefighters." As a result, the incident was never publicly reported. The bereaved family was told that monoxide poisoning occurred in the theater, and a large amount of condolence money was paid.)