Orson Welles' Microphone | |
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Origin |
Orson Welles |
Type |
Microphone |
Effects |
Descriptions become reality or highly surreal suggestions |
Downsides |
Delirium which incites mass panic and unruly behavior |
Activation |
Speaking into |
Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
Section |
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Aisle |
724299-1193 |
Shelf |
183492-4628-493 |
Date of Collection |
May 15, 1974 |
[Source] |
Origin[]
Caesar. Macbeth. Charles Foster Kane. Orson Welles has acted as the most notorious characters in film and theater during his career on stage and behind the camera. Before his transition from federally sponsored theater producer to sparse but acclaimed film director, Welles hosted radio broadcasts. For one performance, he voiced H.G. Wells "The War of the Worlds" so realistically, listeners genuinely believed an alien attack was occurring and clamored around in terror. Whether these events were unintentional or fabricated for ratings, Welles suddenly shot to the forefront of entertainment.
Effects[]
Descriptions made through the microphone become true or offer hallucinatory versions of the description. Those who witness the description appear erupt in a storm of panic, making quick thinking decisions and activate the fight or flight mode in their brains.