[Hey, a thoughtful glower. While completely unnerving, that probably means that Dipper is about to have his questions answered. Excellent! He takes out a pencil and his journal, writing down notes while the Dead Man speaks.]

Okay, so you used to be dead, but now ... you're the undead. So you're just ... a really smart zombie. Are your friends also zombies of varying intelligence?

[And now, his eyes widen a little.] The Fade? Is that another dimension? Is that actually a Death Dimension -- man I wonder if Bill is there .... creepy.