SCENECODING
Interior−I
Exterior−E
Day−D
Night−N
Twilight−T
LOCATIONCODING
CAR−Car
B−Bridge
CAB−Surroundingareaoutsidecabin
W−Woods
M.R.−MainRoom
D.R.−DiningRoom
K−Kitchen
C−Cellar
W.S.−WorkShed
L.B.−Linda'sBedroom
S.B.−Shelly'sBedroom
C.B.−Cheryl'sBedroom
B.T.R−Bathroom
EXAMPLE
12ID−D.R.
TRANSLATION
Scene12‚Interior‚Day‚DiningRoom
(1.
1 ED−W
Somethingevilislurkingdeepwithingthewoodedmou−
ntainsofTennessee‚andthecameratakesitspointof
view.Risingfromaswampybog‚themudslidesfromview
allowingittoseeearlymorningmisthangingaboutthe
forest.Creepingsilentlypasttrees‚glidingoversmall
shrubs‚itmovesonwardthroughthewoodsuntilamammoth
oakrestsdirectlyinitspath.Thetreeisuprootedby
thisunseenforce‚andfallswithadeafeningcrash.
2 ED−CAR
Nearby‚astretchofhighwaycurvesalongthebaseof
amountain.Theroadwindsoffintooblivionbeyondother
peaks.Frombehindview‚therumbleofanenginecanbe
heard.Itisalargeloggingtruckheadedsouth.Moving
away‚thetruckbecomessmalleruntilfinallyitdisap− 
pearsinthedistance.Fromwherethetruckemerged‚a
dilapidatedgold1973Oldsmobilecomesintoview.
3 ID−CAR
Inside‚fivepeoplecanbeseen.TheyarecouplesASHLY
andLINDA‚SCOTTandSHELLY‚andCHERYL‚ASHLY'ssister.
BothSCOTTandSHELLYwear"MichiganState"T−shirts‚
andarestudentsalongwiththeothersatthatuniver−
sity.SCOTTisdrivingandSHELLYsitsnexttohimup
front.ASHLY‚LINDAandCHERYLareinback.Theylisten
toanold" BabyMosesAndTheThrillers" songonthe
radio‚andSHELLYisslappingthedashboardasifit
wereadrum.
SHELLY
(Singingwiththemusic)...Together‚
forever...
SCOTT
Ash‚wherearewe?
ASHLY
I'lltellyainasecond.Nowwe' re
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3 CONTINUED
stillonseventy−fivejustpastthe
countyborder...
4 ED−W
Onceagain‚thecameratakesthepointofviewofthe
darkandbroodingforcewhichstopsatopaforestridge
topeerdownward.Itsviewfocusesuponthe1973Olds−
mobilespeedingalongthenarrowhighwaybelow.
5 ID−CAR
ASHLYtracesarouteonthemapwithhisfinger.
ASHLY
...Whichwouldputus...whichwould
putus...
SCOTT
JesusChrist‚justtellusalready
willya?
ASHLYzeroesinonthemapwithhisfinger.
ASHLY
...Right...
SCOTTisgrowingimpatient.
ASHLY
...Right...
SCOTT
Yes?
(3.
5 CONTINUED
ASHLY
Here!
Suddenly‚theradiostops‚andthesteeringwheeljerks
fromSCOTT'shand.
6 ED−CAR
Thecarscreetchesoutofcontrolintotheoppositelane.
Alargeoncomingtankertruckwithitshornscreaming
racestowardthecaronacollisioncoarse.
7 ID−CAR
SHELLY
Scotty‚watchout!
8 ED−CAR
Thetruckracescloser.
9 ID−CAR
Theirsteeringwheelislocked.
ASHLY
Turn!
10 ED−CAR
Atthelastpossibleinstant‚SCOTT' swheelagaincan

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10 CONTINUED
becontrolled‚andthecarswervessharplybackintoits
ownlane.
11 ED−CAR
Thetruckspeedsharmlesslypastthem.
12 ID−CAR
ASHLY
DamnitScott‚whatthehellwasthat?
Youtryingtokillus?
SCOTT
Don'tyellatme‚it'syourlousy
steeringwheel.Thedamnthingjerked
rightoutofmyhand.
ASHLY
Ican'tunderstandit.Ijusthad
thisthinginforatune−up.
SHELLY
Radio'sdeadtoo‚ace.
ASHLY
AndIjusthad' emtuneupthewhole
thingyesterday.
SCOTT
Well‚thentakeitback' causethe
damnthingdon'twork.Onlything
thatworksonthewholecaristhe
lousyhorn.
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12 CONTINUED
SCOTThonksthehorn.
13 ED−CAR
SeverallocalMENwalkingdownthehighwayrespondto
thehornbywaving.
14 ID−CAR
SCOTTyellsoutthewindowatthem.
SCOTT
Aw‚gotohell‚I'mnotwavingatya!
Helooksintherearviewmirror.TheMENarestillwav−
inginthedistance.SCOTTturnsbacktodrive.
SCOTT
JesusChrist.
SHELLYturnsaroundinthefrontseatandholdsupa
pintofScotch.
SHELLY
Well‚I'dliketomakeatoast.To
Scottwhoalmostkilledus.
SCOTT
Aw‚eatshitanddiewillya?
SHELLYandtheotherslaugh.
SHELLY
Okay‚okay−thentoawildweek−end
(6.
14 CONTINUED
inawonderfulcabinwithgoodfriends‚
(SheglancesatSCOTT)providedwe
livethatlong.
SHELLYcoolydrinksfromtheScotchandpassesthebottle
backtoASHLYandLINDA.ASHLYpoursLINDAadrinkinthe
bottlecapandkeepsthebottle.Theyraisetheirdrinks.
ASHLYANDLINDA
...Withgoodfriends.
Theytoast‚drinkandreacttothestrongliquor.ASHLY
triestohidehisreactiontotheScotchinfrontof
LINDA‚sinceSHELLYhadreactedsocalmly.ASHLYpasses
thebottletoCHERYLwhostopshimwithapolite"No‚
thankyou‚"thenbackupfronttoSCOTT.
LINDA
HeyScotty‚what'sthisplacelike
anyway?
SCOTT
Well‚theguythat'srentingitsays
it'sanoldplace‚littlerundown‚
butit'srightupinthemountains−
totallysecluded.(Hetakesadrink
fromthebottle)Bestpartis‚we
getitsocheap.
LINDA
Whyarewegettingitsocheap?
SCOTT
Idon'tknow‚mightbeinrealbad
shape.
CHERYL
Youmeannobody'sseenthisplace
yet?
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14 CONTINUED
SCOTT
Notyet.
ASHLY
Mightnotbetoobad.
LINDA
No...
ASHLY
Actually‚itmightbeverynice.
LINDA
Yeah...
SHELLY
It'sprobablyarealpit.
CHERYL
Ican'tbelievethatwe'rerenting
aplaceforaweek−endthatnobody' s
seen.
SCOTT
(Mumblingtohimself)JesusChrist‚
notthisagain...
CHERYL
(TurningtoASHLY)Youknow‚momand
dadwouldneverletusgouptoaplace
likethisiftheyknew−
ASHLY
−Whichisexactlywhytheydon' tknow.
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14 CONTINUED
I'lltellyouwhoIamgonnacall.
Theguysthatfixedupthiscar.
15 ED−CAR
Thecarapproachesanexitalongthehighway.
16 ID−CAR
ASHLYglancesatthemapagain.
ASHLY
Hey‚Ithinkthisiswhereweget
off.
17 ED−CAR
Thecarturnsoffthemainhighwayandfollowsseveral
backroadsuntilitapproachesanarrowdirtlanethat
windsupwardalongatwinsetofmountains.
18 ID−CAR
SCOTTglancesuptothepeaks.
SCOTT
Thesemountainsseemfamiliar.
LINDA
Whatdotheyremindyouof?Some−
thingmajestic?Adventure?
(9.
18 CONTINUED
SCOTT
Yeah‚morelikeadventure.
LINDA
Anyadventureinparticular?
SCOTT
Shelly'ssweater.
ASHLYandSCOTTlaughoutloud.LINDAlaughsquietly‚
andCHERYLletsoutanembarassedgiggletoherself.
SHELLY
(Teasing)Oooh‚you' regonnagetit
Scotty‚whenyouleastexpectit‚
you'regonnagetitgood.
19 ED−B
Finally‚thecararrivesatawoodenbridgeextending
overagreatchasm.Carefully‚thevehiclecrosses.
20 ED−CAB
Itislateafternoonwhentheyeventuallyarriveattheir
destination.Thesmallwoodencabinissurroundedby
thickdarkwoods.SCOTTshutsoffthecarbutitcontin−
uestosputterandbackfire.
21 ID−CAR
ASHLYreactstohiscar.
ASHLY
I...Isent'emacheckforthetune−up‚
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butI'mjustnotpayingforit.
LINDA
Thisplaceisperfect.
CHERYL
Thewoodscomeawfullyclosetothe
housedon'tthey?
SCOTT
Sowhat'swrongwiththewoods‚they
can'tbiteya.
CHERYL
It'sjustalittleclaustrophobic
that'sall.
LINDA
Well‚Ithinkit'sbeautiful.
SHELLY
Metoo‚it' sgonnabeabombweek−
end.
22 ED−CAB
SCOTTmovestothefrontdoorofthecabinwherehefinds
asmallringofkeysconcealedontheshelfabovethe
door.ASHLYunloadsthecartotheothers.
SCOTT
It'ssupposedtobeoneoftheseon
here.
Aftertryingseveralkeys‚heisabletounlockthedoor.
(11.
23 ID−M.R.
Theinteriorofthecabiniscompletelydark.SCOTT
opensthedoorandstandssilhouettedinthedoorway
foramoment‚thenenterstofindthelightswitch.
Theilluminationrevealsfloors‚walls‚andceilings
madeofcedar.Therearetwosmallbedrooms‚akitchen‚
andthemainroomwhichcontainsastonefireplaceset 
intothewall.Anoldgrandfatherclockstandssilently
inonecorner‚partiallyhiddenintheshadows.Adoor
intherearofthecabinleadstoasmallworkshed
containingaworkbenchandanassortmentoftoolsupon
thewall.Locatedcentrallyinthemainroomisatrap
doorleadingtothecellar.ThiscatchesSCOTT'seye.
SCOTT
Hey‚thisplacehasadungeon.
CHERYLputsdownacaseofartsupplies‚andmovesover
toSCOTTbythetrapdoor.Heunlocksachainsecuring
thetrapdoorwithoneofhiskeysandhandsthering
toSHELLY.
SCOTT
Putthesebackwillyou?
SHELLYleaveswiththekeys‚andSCOTTtriestoopenthe
hatchbutcannot.
SCOTT
Theynaileditshut.
CHERYL
Good‚Idon'tlikecellars.Probably
justsomegarbagedownthereanyways.
SCOTT
Cheryl‚theydon'tnailgarbagein
cellars.Imeanit'snotgoingto
tryandgetoutoranything.
(12.
23 CONTINUED
CHERYL
Well‚what'sdownthere?
SCOTT
Well‚couldbeanynumberofthings.
Oldbaseballcards‚mushrooms‚dead
bodies−
LINDA
Hey‚lookatthis!
LINDAisstandinginthecornernexttotheoldgrand−
fatherclock.Sherepositionsabalanceweight‚andit
beginstotick.
LINDA
Tadaaaaaa!
Theothersapplaudandwhistle.LINDAsmiles.
24 ET−CAB
Thecabinisseenfromtheoutside.Twilighthascome.
25 IT−M.R.
CHERYLsitsaloneinthelivingroomnearthewindow.She
isdrawingsketchesoftheoldclock.Assheworks‚the
tickingstopsunexpectedly.CHERYLputsdownherpencil
andlooksuptotheclock.Itstandssilentlyinthecor−
nerwithitshandsfrozeninposition.Thereisarust−
lingfromthewoods.CHERYLlooksoutthewindowbutcan
seeonlythetrees.Somethingismovingoutside‚yetre−
mainshiddenwithintheforest.Agustofwindfillsthe
room.CHERYLglancesdownatherhand.Itturnsapale
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whiteandbeginstoshakeandjerkaboutuncontrollably.
Shestaresonincredulouslyasherhand‚guidedbysome
unseenforcepicksupthepencilandbeginstosketch
afigureuponherpad.Thewindgalesthroughtheopen
windowbutdiesdownslowlyasherhandcompletesthe
drawing.Whateverwasattheedgeofthewoodshasnow
retreatedfurtherintothem.Herhandlosesthepale
castandisnowundercontroloncemore.CHERYLpicks
upherpadofpaper.Thelikenessofabookwithsome
formofancientwritingonitscoverhasbeensketched.
Shelookstothewoodswhicharenowsilent.Asnapping
ofwoodisheardfromthecellar.CHERYLquicklyturns
tothetrapdoorstillnailedshutinthefloor.Pos−
siblyjustamouse‚butshefixeshergazeuponit.
Anothersound‚almostlikefaintbreathingcomesfrom
thecellar.
26 IT−K/M.R.
ASHLYandLINDAenterfromthekitchen.ASHLYisdrink−
ingabeerandmovesovertoCHERYL.Hestandsbetween
herandthetrapdoor.
ASHLY
What'reyoudrawingCheryl?
Hepicksupthepieceofpaper.LINDAlooksoverhis
shouldertoglanceatit.
CHERYL
I...Idon'tknow.
ASHLY
Isitabible?
CHERYL
No‚noit'snobible.(Sheglances
againatthecellar‚knowingsome−
thingisdownthere)Idon'tknow
whatitis.
(14.
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LINDA
Well‚thisoneoftheclock' snot
bad.
LINDApicksupthesketchandwalksovertotheclock
withitafewstepsaway.Shestandscomparingitto
therealthingwithherbacktoCHERYLandASHLY.She
isonlyafewinchesfromthetrapdoor‚andCHERYL
wantstocalloutinwarningwhenASHLYkneelsinfront
ofhertospeaksecretly.
ASHLY
(Inawhisper)Igotitrighthere.
Hetapssomethinginhisshirtpocket.CHERYLislooking
pasthimpayingnoattention.ShewatchesonlyLINDA' s
feet‚waitingforwhateverisinthecellartograbthem.
LINDAlooksatthedrawingincomparison.
LINDA
Cheryl‚thisisreallygood.Ilike
howyoudidthenumbersinthatwood−
ishstyle.
ASHLYproducesasmallboxfromhisshirtandopensit
quicklytoshowCHERYL.Itcontainsagoldpendanton
anecklace.LINDAtakesastepclosertotheclock.She
isnowstandingalmostuponthetrapdoor.Although
nailedshut‚itopensslightly‚pullingthenailswith
it.CHERYLgasps.ASHLYispleasedwithherresponse.
ASHLY
(Stillinawhisper)Iknewyou'd
likeit.
Quickly‚heplacesitbackinhisshirtandtoucheshis
lipswithafingertoindicatethesecrecyofhissup−
rise.LINDAreturnswiththesketchandplacesitback
onCHERYL'ssmalldrawingtable.
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LINDA
It'sreallygoodCheryl.Veryclose
totheorigional.
CHERYL
(Inarelievedwhisper)Yes‚very
close.
LINDA
I'mgonnacheckdinner.
LINDAreturnstothekitchenandASHLYturnstoCHERYL.
ASHLY
Youbettergetwashedup.I'llsee
yainthere.
Hewinks‚thenfollowsLINDAintothekitchen.CHERYL
againlooksatthecellar.Slowly‚fromherpointof
view‚thecameramovesintowardthetrapdoor‚wait−
ing...waiting.
27 T−K
Ablenderscreamsasitmixesupadrinkinthekitchen.
HELLYshutsitoffandcarriesittothediningroom.
28 T−D.R.
Shejoinstheotherswhoarenowseatedatthedinner
ableandservesthemixture.SCOTTsitsbetweenLINDA
andCHERYL.HeleansovertoCHERYL.
SCOTT
(Inawhisper)Deadbodiesinthe
(16.
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cellar‚deadbodiesinthecellar...
CHERYL
Willyoustopit?
LINDA
Scott‚leaveheralonewillya?
SCOTTturnstowardLINDA.
SCOTT
Willyourelax‚I'mjustkidding
around.Shecantakeajoke−
Hestopstalkingashehearsthetricklingofwater.He
turnstoseeCHERYLfinishpouringaglassofwaterin
hislap.Theotherslaugh.SCOTTissilentforamoment‚
thenbeginschucklingtohimself.HeturnstoCHERYL.
SCOTT
(Jokingly)I' llgetya.
Withanapkin‚heblotsthewaterfromhispants.
SCOTT
I'llgetyaforthisCheryl.
ASHLYstandswithhisdrinkandraisestheglass.
ASHLY
I'dliketomakeatoastforall
herethisevening.Asagreekfriend
ofmineoncesaid‚" Nis−hat−nis−fert−
dis−ruben−tu−tar−im."
LINDA
Whichmeans?
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SCOTT
Partydown!
Thelaughterisstifledbyaloudsnapandcrackingof
woodheardfromthemainroom.
SCOTT
Whatthehell...
Allstandfromthetableandhurrytothemainroom.
29 IN−M.R.
Thenailsthathelddownthetrapdoorhavebeenripped
out‚andalthoughstillintact‚thehatchiswideopen.
Theystandsilentlyinfrontofit‚lookingblankasto
whatcouldhavedonethis.CHERYLisslighlymorenervous
thantheothers.ASHLYisthefirsttospeak.
ASHLY
(Slowly)Whatisthis?
SCOTT
Whateveritis‚it' sstilldownthere.
CHERYL
Idon'tlikecellars‚let'scloseit
up.(Shedoesnotwanttodealwith
it)It'sprobablyjustsomeanimal.
SCOTT
Ananimal?!Anan...ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
that'sthestupidestthingIever
heardinmylife.JesusChrist.
(18.
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SCOTTlocatesaflashlightandpeersintothehole.He
tracestheoldwoodenstepsintodarknesswithhislight.
LINDA
Maybeitisjustsomeanimal.
SCOTT
Yeah‚probablyright.It'sprobably
justsomeanimal.Uh...Cheryl‚why
don'tyoumakesure.
HehandstheflashlighttoCHERYLwhoquicklygivesit
back.
CHERYL
Scotty‚I'mnotgoingdownthere!
SCOTT
Okay‚okayyoucowards‚I' llgo.
LINDA
Scottydon't.You'recrazyifyou
godownthere.Whydon' tyouwait
untilmorning.
SCOTT
Look‚I'llbeallright.
SHELLY
Whatmelodrama!Whatcourage!Akiss
mybravehero.
SCOTTkissesSHELLYandwithflashlightinhand‚hedescends
thenarrowstepsintothecellarsblackness.
(19.
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SHELLY
I‚yourvirginqueeneagerlyawait
thepreciousmomentwhenyouwill
ascend.
SCOTT
Virginqueen?!Ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
Hedisappearsbelowthefloor.SHELLY‚CHERYL‚LINDAand
ASHLYwaitabove.
ASHLY
(Callingdown)HeyScott‚seeany−
thing?
Thereisnoanswer.
ASHLY
HeyScott!...Scott!
SHELLY
He'sjustkiddingaround.
Thereissilence.
SHELLY
Isn'the?
Nosoundscomefromthecellar.
ASHLY
Linda‚getmeaflashlight.
LINDA
That'stheonlyonewebroughtup.
(20.
29 CONTINUED
ASHLYspotsalanternonthefireplacemantle.
ASHLY
Thengetthatlantern.
LINDAbringsitover.ASHLYopensthekerosenevalve‚
lightsthewick‚anddescendsintothebasement.
30 IN−C
Downbelow‚ASHLYmovesquietlypasttheoldstonewalls
andwoodenbeamswhichsupportthemainfloorabove.In
frontofhimstandsanolddoorwhichleadstoanother
sectionofthecellar.Cautiously‚hemovestowardit.
Beforehecantouchit‚thedoorswingsopenslowlywith
amoan.ASHLYmovesthroughthedoorwayanddeeperinto
thecellar.Condensationfromwaterpipesaboveturnthe
cellarintoanechochamberasdripsfallintoshallow
poolsonthedirtfloorbelow.AsASHLYscanswithhis
light‚hespotsashadowmoveoutthecornerofhiseye.
ASHLY
Scott?
ASHLYbreaksintoacoldsweatashemovesawayfrom
theareawheretheshadowpassed.Hebackssqarelyinto
apairofarmswhichgrabhim.
ASHLY
Ahhhhhhh!
ItisonlySCOTTbehindhim.
ASHLY
Whatthehellareyoudoingdown
here‚jerkin'off?Howcomeyou
didn'tanswerme?
(21.
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SCOTT
When?
ASHLY
Justnow‚Imeanupstairs.
SCOTT
Ididn'thearyou.
ASHLY
Ohwell‚didyoufindanything?
SCOTT
Uh−uh.
ASHLY
What'sthis?
SCOTTsweepshislighttoanothercornerandreveals
severalitemsatopasmalltable.Beneathadustycloth‚
hefindsabookwhichappearstobecoveredinsomesort
ofanimalhide‚withanancientformofwritingonthe
cover.Alongwiththisbook‚SCOTTandASHLYuncover 
areeltoreeltaperecorder‚anancientdagger‚and
otherparapanaliaincludingaboxofrifleshells.
31 EN−CAB
Itiseveningasdarknesssurroundsthesmallcabin.
32 IN−M.R.
Thegroupsitshuddledaroundthefireplacetalking
quietlyaboutschool.ThesamebottleofScotchispassed
(22.
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around.ASHLYisrewindingthetaperecorder‚andonce
thisisdone‚heturnsiton.Thevoiceofanoldman
isheard.ASHLYturnstotheotherswhoaretalking.
ASHLY
Shhh‚listentothis.
VOICE
MynameisJulianKnowby.Iamapro−
fessorofancientEgyptianmythology
inDextinuniversity' sancienthistory
department...
ASHLY
ThisisthetapeIfounddownstairs.
VOICE
(Continuing)...Iamrecordingthis
entryfromasmallcabininthesouth−
ernmountainsofTennessee.Here‚Iam
stayingwithmywifeforafewweeks
sothatImaycontinuemyresearchun−
disturbed.SinceMay‚agroupofassoc−
iateprofessorsandmyselfhavebeen
excavatingtheruinsofCa' nDar.I
believeIhavemadeanimportantfind
inthatarea‚andthusthereasonfor
thislog.Withit‚Icankeepanac−
curaterecordoftranslationsfrom
mylatestfind:thefirstofsix‚the
othersstilllost‚volumesofancient
Sumarianburialpracticesandrites.
Basically‚itisabookofdo' sand
don' tsdealingwiththedeceaseden−
titled"NaturanDemanto"roughlytrans−
lated"BookOfTheDead." Itisbound
inhumanflesh‚andinkedwithblood
ofthedeceased...
SCOTT
Jeez‚I'dhatetofindoutwhatthey
usedforpens.
(23.
32 CONTINUED
VOICE
(Continuing)...Thisparticularvolume
dealswithdemonsanddemonresurrect−
ion.TheseareoftheKatardifamily‚
meaningthoseforcesbelievedtoinhab−
itthejunglesandwoodsofman'sdo−
main.ThefirstfewpagesthatIhave
translatedwarnthatthesedemonsare
dangerous‚everpresent‚andexist
primarilythroughthisbook.Aslegend
hasit‚onlythesacredhighpriests
oftheCa' nDartribecouldposess
thesebooks‚fortheyalonecould
properlycontroltheresurrectedde−
mons.Itisonlythroughtheactof
recitingtheresurrectionpassage
thatthesedemonswouldbeableto
posesstheliving.Formanyyears‚it
wasthoughtthatthislegend−
CHERYLturnsoffthemachineatthispoint.
SCOTT
Hey‚what'dyoudothatfor?Itwas
justgettinggood.
CHERYL
Ijustdon'twanttohearanymore
that'sall.
SCOTT
(Singing)Cheryl'sscared‚Cheryl's
scared.
ASHLY
Scott‚leaveheralonewillya?
SCOTT
JesusChrist.
Hemovestothetaperecorderandfastforewardsitfor
abitthenstops.
(24.
32 CONTINUED
SCOTT
She'sactinglikeababy−it'sno
bigdeal.
Heturnsthemachineon.Thepassagecontinues.
VOICE
Tantir−ah−mis−trobeen−ha−zar−ta
33 EN−CAB
Asthetapeplays‚allnaturalsoundsfromtheforest
dieout‚andtheautumncolorsinthetreesfadetoa
gloomygrey.
34 IN−M.R.
VOICE
Tantir−man−ov−mis−hazen−sober.
AlleyesexceptCHERYL'sturntothewindow.
35 EN−CAB
Outside‚cloudsrollinfromtheeast‚thunderboomsin
thedistance‚andasthewindpicksup‚itbeginstorain.
36 IN−M.R.
VOICE
Kanda!
(25.
37 EN−CAB
Asectionofgrounddeepwithinthewoodsbeginstocrack‚
andopens.Smokeseepsoutfromwithin‚asifsomeevil
forcewasnowbeingunleashed.
38 IN−M.R.
CHERYL
(Inawhisper)Shutitoff.
VOICE
Kanda!
39 EN−CAB
Thewindshowl‚andblackbirdsflyfromtheirnests‚
screaming.
40 IN−M.R.
CHERYL
(Loudernow)Shutitoff.
ASHLY‚hearingherforthefirsttime‚turnsfromthe
windowtoCHERYL.Sheisoverwhealmedwithfear.
VOICE
Kanda!
41 EN−CAB
Aboltoflightningstrikesverynearanditsthunder
crashisdeafening.
(26.
42 IN−M.R.
CHERYLcannolongercontrolherself.Shescreamsand
coversherears.
CHERYL
Shutitoffffff!
Thewindowshatterswhenabranchfromanearbytree
tearsthroughit.ASHLYrunstothetaperecorderand
turnsitoff.CHERYLiscryingnow‚andrunstoherroom.
ASHLYturnstoSCOTT.
ASHLY
Scott‚youknewnottoplayit‚I
mean...Imeanyouknewitwasupset−
tingher.Youjustdon'tknowwhen
you'recarryingsomethingtoofar.
SCOTT
(ToSHELLY)C'mon.(BacktoASHLY)
Bigdeal‚it'sjustajoke‚shit.
SCOTTandSHELLYheadfortheirbedroom.SCOTTmumbles
tohimselfalongtheway.
SCOTT
You'dthinkshe'sthreeyearsoldor
something.
SCOTTslamsthedoorbehindhim.ASHLYsighs.Hemoves
tothebrokenwindowandreachesthroughittoclose
theoutsideshutters.
LINDA
He'sreallybeenbotheringyouhasn' t
he?
ASHLYwalkstoachairneartheotherwindow.
(27.
30 CONTINUED
ASHLY
No.It'snotScott.Scotty' sokay.
It'sjustthateversincewecame
uphere‚thingshavebeenalittle
tootense.(Hesits)Allthesecrazy
thingsgoingon.Andlookatthat
window−we'regonnahavetopayfor
thatwindownow.
LINDA
It'llbebettertomorrow.Things' ll
smoothout‚you'llsee.
ASHLY
Ihopeso.
HelooksatLINDAlovinglyforalongmoment.
ASHLY
What'yasaywestayupforawhile
andlistentothestorm.
LINDA
Deal.LemmecheckonCheryl.I' llbe
rightback.
Fromacrosstheroom‚sheisseenopeningCHERYL'sdoor
acrack.LINDAasksifsheisallright‚andgetsa
muffledreply.Intheforeground‚ASHLYremovesthe
smallboxheshowedtoCHERYLearlierandplacesitin
hishand.HeglancesbehindtoLINDA.SheclosesCHERYL's
doorandwalksbacktofindASHLYsoundasleepwiththe
boxinhishand.ShereachesfortheboxandASHLYopens
hiseyestowatch.LINDAlooksathim‚buthiseyesare
closedagainintimetostillappearfastasleep.LINDA
turnsherattentionbacktothebox.ASHLYwatchesagain
wide−eyedassheremovesitfromhishand.Quickly‚
LINDAturnstohimbutasexpected‚ASHLYissleeping
likeababy.Shebeginstoturnbacktowardthebox
andASHLYopenshiseyes‚butLINDAturnsbackagain
intimetocatchhimwithhiseyeswideopen.
(28.
42 CONTINUED
LINDA
Ahha!
ASHLY
(Laughing)Stealingfromtheblind
eh?It'sforyou.
LINDAbeginstoopenthebox.
LINDA
Itbetterbegood.
Thegoldnecklaceisrevealedinside.
LINDA
OhAsh‚it'sbeautiful.
LINDAkissesASHLY.Heremovesthenecklacefromthebox
andholdsitaroundherneck.
ASHLY
(Fasteningitaroundherneck)Iwas
goingtogiveittoyoubeforewe
left‚butthingsgotsohectic‚this
isthefirstchanceI'vehad.Doyou
likeit?
LINDAmovestoamirror.
LINDA
It'sbeautiful.Ireallyloveit.
(SheturnstoASHLY)I' llnevertake
itoff.
43 EN−CAB
Lightningstrikesassomethinginthewoodsexaminesthe
(29.
43 CONTINUED
smallcottage.Throughtheoutsidewindow‚ASHLYand
LINDAcanbeseenembracing.Thisforcewatchingthem
movesaroundthehousetoanotherwindow.Thesilhouette
ofSCOTTandSHELLYundressingcanbeseen.Theforce
continuesaroundandarrivesatCHERYL' swindow.Inside‚
shebrushesherhairinfrontofthemirrorfora
moment‚thensetsdownherbrushandmovestothewindow.
Shestopstouncrumplethesketchdrawnearlier‚looks
atit‚thenouttothedarkwoods.
44 IN−C.B.
CHERYLcanfaintlyhearsomekindofsound.Itisthe
samesoundshehadheardearlierfromthecellar.A
noisealmostlikethatofsomethingbreathing.
45 EN−CAB
TheevilentityroundsthecornerofthecabinasCHERYL
walksthroughtheroomstothefrontdoor.Shecanbe
seensteppingoutthedoor.Itclosesbehindher.Wind
shakingthetreebranchessendsdeadleavesfluttering
about.
CHERYL
(Callingtothewoods)Isanybody
outthere?
Thereisnoanswer.CHERYLstepsawayfromthecottage
towardthewoods.
46 EN−W
Thebreezeanimateshernightgownandittooseemsalive.
CHERYLstops.
CHERYL
Iknowsomeone'soutthere...I
(30.
30 CONTINUED
heardyou...Iheardyouinthecellar.
Suddenly‚CHERYLbecomeschilled.Shefoldsherarms
aroundherselfandstandsatthewoodsedge‚listening.
Thereisonlydarknessandsoundsoftheeveningwind
blowingthroughthetrees.CHERYLstepsintotheforest
afewfeetthenstops.Acrydeepwithinthewoodscan
beheard.Shefreezes.Whisperinginthedistancegrows
somewhatlouderandasoftwailisheard−likethatof
somethinglongsincedead‚dredgeduptoroamtheearth
again.CHERYLisabouttoturnbacktowardthecabin
whenarustlingcomesfromagroupoftreesabouttwenty
yardsbehindher.Shestops.Nosound.Nothingmoves.
Severalyardstoherleftatwigsnapssuddenly.She
turnsbutthereissilenceagain.Thewindsdiedown‚
leavingadeathlystillnessthroughoutthewoods.Then‚
allatonce‚theentireforestbecomesaliveinaflurry
ofchaoticnoisesandmovement.Snake−likevineswrap
aroundheranklesandslitherupherlegs.Treebranches
nearbybegintoclawandrakeather.Theforceisnow
movingthroughthewoodstowardher.CHERYLisableto
breakthevinesandruntowardthecabin.Sheemerges
fromthewoodsandintotheclearing.Theforceis
stillfollowing.
47 EN−CAB
CHERYLreachesthecabindoorbutitislocked.She
beginspoundinguponthedoor.
CHERYL
Help‚help‚letmein.Openthedoor!
Theevilentitynowemergesfromthewoods.
CHERYL
Ashly!Linda!Openup!
CHERYLspotsthesmallkeyringabovethedoorwhere
SHELLYhadreturnedthemearlier.Onebyone‚shefran−
ticallyjamsonekeyafteranotherintothelock‚but
(31.
47 CONTINUED
stillcannotfindtherightone.Theforcecomescloser
witheachkey.
CHERYL
Please‚someoneplease!Helpme‚help
meeeee!
Theevilentityisalmostuponher‚butheractionsare
sofranticthattheringfallstotheground.Shebends
downtopickthemup‚butahandgrabsherarm.Itis
SCOTTwhohasopenedthedoorfromtheinside.She
pusheshiminthedoorandslamsittightly.
48 IN−M.R.
SCOTT
Whatthehellhapp−
CHERYL
(Inhysterics)It...ittriedtokill
me.I‚Iheardanoiseand...andI
ranandthetrees...thetrees!
SCOTT
Whatareyou−
HeiscutoffbyASHLYapproachingwiththeothers.
ASHLY
Cherylwhat'swrongwithyou?Did
somethinginthewoodsdothisto
you?
CHERYL
No‚no‚no...thewoodsthemselves−
Thetrees−they' realive...
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ShehugsASHLYtightlyandcriesinhystericalsobs.
CHERYL
They'realive...
LINDA
Ash‚whydon'tItakeherintothe
bedroomsoshecanliedownalittle−
CHERYL
(Cuttingheroff)−I'mnotlying
down!I'mnotstayinghere.We're
leavingthisplace‚we' releaving
thisplacerightnow!
SCOTT
Waitaminute‚I' msureashellnot
goinganywhere.
SHELLY
Cheryl−
ASHLY
Cheryl‚there'snothingoutthere.
Treesdonotattackpeople.
CHERYL
Ashly‚willyoudrivemeintotown
ornot?
ASHLY
(Lookingathiswatch)RightNow?
(Herealizeshowdesperatesheis)
Sure‚sureI' lldriveyouintotown.
Butifyou'lljustlistentowhat
you'resaying‚you−
(33.
48 CONTINUED
CHERYL
Idon'tcarehowitsounds.Iwantto
leavethisminute.Youcanbringback
mythingswhenyougo.
ASHLY
Okay−ifyoudon'twanttostay‚I
can'tmakeyou.
LINDAputsacoataroundCHERYLasASHLYhelpsherto
thedoor.
49 EN−CAB
ASHLYandCHERYLmovetothecar.ASHLYhelpsCHERYLin
thenthengetsinthedriversside.
50 IN−CAR
CHERYL
I'llstaysomeplaceintowntonight.
ASHLYtriestostartthecar.Thereisnoresponse.
CHERYLbecomessomewhatworried.ASHLYtriesagain.
Thecarwillnotturnover.Alookofdreadcomes
acrossCHERYL'sface.
51 EN−CAB
SCOTTandtheothersjointhetwooutside.
52 IN−CAR
CHERYL
It'snotgonnastart.
(34.
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ASHLYagaintriestheengine.
CHERYL
Iknowit'snotgonnastart.It's
notgonnaletusleave.
ASHLYkeystheengineanditturnsoverthistime‚start−
ingupwitharoar.ASHLY‚worriedbyCHERYL' scondition
glancesovertoher.Confusedandupset‚CHERYLturns
awayfromASHLYandlooksoutherwindow.Theydriveoff
intothenightthroughthewoodedmountainstowardtown.
ASHLYglancesatCHERYLwhoisstudyingtheforestin−
tenselyforanysignofmovement.Theconcernforhis
sisterismadeobviousbytheexpressiononhisface.
Theircarapproachesthenarrowbridgeareaandslows
down.
CHERYL
Whyareyouslowingdown?
ASHLYbringsthecartoahalt.
CHERYL
Whatisthis?
ASHLY'sgazeisfixeddirectlyahead‚andhismouthopens
slowly.Heflipsonthehighbeamswhichstabthroughthe
eveningmist.
53 EN−B
Thebridgeoverthechasmhasbeentornaway.CHERYLis
silentasASHLYwalkstotheravine' sedgetoexamine
anyremains.
54 IN−CAR
(35.
30 CINTINUED
CHERYL
(Mumblingtoherself)No‚no‚no‚no‚
no...it'snotgoingtoletusleave‚
it'snotgoingtoletusgo...it' s
notgonnaletusgooooo!
55 EN−CAB
Anaxeisraisedintotheair‚thenbroughtdownsmash−
inguponalog‚splittingitintwo.SCOTTischopping
woodoutsidethecabin.Behindhim‚throughawindow‚
CHERYLsitswithacupofteainherhandwatchinghim.
SCOTTsetshisaxedown‚gathersthewoodandmoves
away.CHERYLshiftshergazefromSCOTTtothewoods
beyond.ThecameramovesintowardCHERYLthenpast
hertoSHELLYandLINDAwhocanbeseenplayingcards
onthefloor.ASHLYisseatednearthefireplacewith
thetaperecorderinfrontofhim.Heplugsanearphone
insoonlyhecanhearit.SCOTTentersthecabinand
passesinfrontofASHLYtodrophiswoodtooneside
ofthefireplace.Hethrowsalogin‚andheadsback
outside.
56 IN−M.R.
Frominside‚LINDAspeaks.
LINDA
Cheryl‚wannaplaysomecards?
CHERYL
(Turningwithasmile)Uh−uh.
CHERYLturnstofacethewindowagain.
LINDA
Hey‚tomorrowmorning‚we' llfind
(36.
56 CONTINUED
somewayaroundthatcliffintotown
okay?
CHERYL
Okay.
Outsidethewindow‚SCOTTchopsmorewoodforthenights
fire.ASHLYturnsonthetaperecordertolistenwith
theearplug.
VOICE
March12th.Suzannecameafterme
andalmostmurderedme.Myownwife.
AtfirstIthoughtitwasamental
orphysicaldisorderbecauseofwhat
hadhappenedtohereyes‚butIwas
onlyfoolingmyself.Iknewwhatit
was.
Outsidethewindow‚SCOTTcontinuestochopandgather
wood.SHELLY‚stillengagedincardswithLINDA‚holds
uponeinparticular.
SHELLY
Okay‚guessthiscard.
LINDA
HowamIgoingtoknowwhatcard
thatis?
SHELLY
Guess‚I'mgoingtoseeifyou' re
psychic.
Thecardisatwoofclubs.
LINDA
Okaaaay...isitaqueen?
(37.
56 CONTINUED
SHELLY
Right!
LINDA
Really?
SHELLY
Yeah.
LINDA
HeyAsh‚Iguessedthecardright.
ASHLY
(indifferently)TrulyamazingLinda.
Heislisteningintentlytothelogasitcontinues.
VOICE
Threedayshavepassedsincethat
thinghasbeendownthere.Iwashop−
ingtoweakenitwithoutfoodor
water.Nothingworked.Finally‚in
desperationIdraggedherouttothe
shedanddismemberedhersothatwhat−
everitwascouldnotgetupagain.
SHELLY
Cheryl‚didyouseethat?
CHERYLremainswithherbacktothemstaringoutthe
window.
SHELLY
Trythisone.
Sheremovesanineofclubsfromthedeckandholdsitup.
(38.
56 CONTINUED
LINDA
Okay‚lemmethink‚uh...
Sheputsherhandstoherheadinacurvedfunnelform−
ationasiftodirectherthoughtstothecard.
LINDA
...Um‚it'saseven.
SHELLY
OhmyGod‚whatsuit?
LINDA
Diamonds‚nowait!Imeanhearts!
SHELLY
That'sright−sevenofhearts!
LINDA
HeyAsh‚didyouseethat?Iguessed
twocardsinarow.
ASHLY
(Stillnotpayingattention)Howdo
youdoitLinda?
Heisconcentratingonthetape.
VOICE
ThisiswhenIsawthedarkfigures
movingaboutinthewoods.Ishould
havenevertamperedwiththe"Book
OfTheDead."Inowknowthatwhat−
everitisIhaveresurrectedthrough
thisbook‚iscomingforme.
(39.
56 CONTINUED
LINDA
Youknow‚IalwaysthoughtIhad
somesortofextrasense.Youknow‚
likee.s.porsomething.
SHELLY
What'sthisone?
Sheholdsupthequeenofspades.
LINDA
Anotherseven!
SHELLY
Idon'tbelieveit!
CHERYL
(Stilllookingoutside)Queenof
spades.
SHELLYlooksathercardthenbacktoCHERYL.Sheholds
upanothercard.
CHERYL
Fourofhearts.
Thecardisafourofhearts.SHELLYbitesherlipin
fearandreachesforanothercard.ASHLYandLINDAlisten
insilence.
CHERYL
Eightofspades.
SHELLYpicksupthecard.CHERYLiscorrectagain.
(40.
56 CONTINUED
CHERYL
Twoofspades−jackofdiamonds−
jackofclubs−
Fasterandfastershecallsthemoff.EvenbeforeSHELLY
canflipthemtokeepup.Suddenly‚CHERYLturnstoward
thegroup.Hereyesarebonewhite.SHELLY' sdeckof
cardsslipfromherhandandscatteracrossthefloor.
CHERYL'sbodyishoisteduptoitsfeetandjerkedabout
likeawhite−eyedmarionette.Shespeaksinavoiceun−
likeherown.
CHERYL
Whyhaveyoudisturbedoursleep‚
awakenedusfromourancientslum−
ber?Youwilldie.Liketheothers
beforeyou.Wewilltakeyouoneby
one.Allofyouha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
Shescreamsinalowgruffvoiceandcollapsestothe
floor.
ASHLY
OhmyGod‚Shelly‚getScottinhere!
SHELLYdoesnotrespond.
ASHLY
Hurry!
Sheexitsthroughthefrontdoor.LINDAmovestoCHERYL
andliftsherheadgently.CHERYLappearsunconciousbut
behindher‚shereachesforapen.
LINDA
Didyouseehereyes?I' mscared.
What'swrongwithher?
(41.
56 CONTINUED
ASHLYbeginstospeakwhenSCOTTandSHELLYenter.
SCOTT
Whathappenedtoher?
CHERYL'shandclutchesthepentightly.
LINDA
Lookathereyes.
SCOTT'shandreachesforCHERYL' seyestoinspectthem‚
buttheyblinkopen.Thepeninherhandracesupward‚
thenslashesdown‚rippingintoLINDA' sachillestendon.
LINDAscreamsfiercelyandwithablur‚thebloodied
penisraisedagain.ASHLYgrabsCHERYL' sarmstopping
her‚butwithapowerfulswipe‚sheswingsherremaining
armatLINDAwhoissentsprawlingacrossthecabin
floor.CHERYLthenclutchesASHLYand‚almostlifting
him‚sendshisbodyreelingacrosstheroomintoabook−
casewhichtopplesover‚trappinghimbeneathitsweight.
SHELLYstandsscreamingasCHERYLnowadvancestoward
ASHLY'sfacewiththebloodypen.Hestrugglestopull
himselfoutbutcannot.CHERYLisalmostuponhimwhen
SCOTTgrabsherfrombehind.Effortlessly‚shetosses
himoffandmovestowardASHLYagain.SCOTTclimbsto
hisfeetandgrabstheaxe.CHERYLraisesthepenabove
ASHLY'sface‚andSCOTTgivesherasharpjabinthe
jawwiththewoodenhandle.CHERYLstumblespastLINDA
andfallsbackwards‚headfirstintothecellar.She
beginstoclimboutbutSCOTTslamsthetrapdoorshut
uponherhand.Itwon'tclose.CHERYLstartstopush
thetrapdooropenfrombelow.SCOTTclimbsontop
andisalmostthrownoffuntilheviciuoslyramsthe
buttofhisaxedownuponherprotrudinghand.Demented
screamsandmoansareheardfrombelowasCHERYL' shand
isfinallypulledbackandSCOTTmanagestosecurethe
chainacrossthehatch.
57 IN−LB
Laterthatevening‚LINDAisseeninherbed‚sleeping.
ASHLYcoversherwithablanket‚kissesher‚andwalks
tothedoor‚closingitquietlybehindhim.
(42.
58 IN−M.R.
ASHLYjoinsSCOTTandSHELLYwhositnearthefirein 
themainroom.Fromthecellar‚strangemoans‚sobsand
laughteremerge‚thenhorribleraspingsoundsfromCHERYL' S
breathing.Throughthenextsequenceofdialogue‚her
breathingbecomeslouderthensomewhatquiet.
SCOTT
She'llbeokayAsh‚shejusttooka
badbump.
ASHLY
(Quietly)Yeah.
SCOTTandSHELLYlistentothestrangenoisesfrombelow
asASHLYlooksoutthewindowtothewoodsbeyond.
ASHLY
We'vestillgotafewhoursbefore
morning.
SHELLY
Idon'tknowifIcanwaitthat
long.
SCOTT
Youhaveto.Weallhaveto.Then‚
onceit'slightout‚we'lltryto
findawaytogetaroundthatchasm.
SHELLY
(Coveringherears)Whydoesshekeep
makingthosehorriblenoises?
ASHLY
Idon'tknow.
(43.
58 CONTINUED
SHELLY
Andwhatabouthereyes?
ASHLYandSCOTTarequiet.
SHELLY
Whatabouthereyes?(Desperately)
ForGod'ssakewhathappenedtoher
eyes?!
CHERYLpatientlysitsinthecellarsdarknesswitha
streakoflightacrosshereyesfromthecrackinthe
trapdoor.Herheadisslightlytiltedasshewatches
andlistenstowhatissaidabove.Fromherpointof
viewwehearSCOTTspeaktoSHELLY.
SCOTT
Everything'sgonnabeallright.
CHERYL'slipspartslightlyandathickblackishyellow
liquiddroolsoutbetweenherteeth.Shegrins.
59 EN−CAB
Outside‚theforestisverydark.Theunseenforcemoves
fromthewoodedarea‚pushingoversmalltreesandshrubs
asitadvances.Thecottagecomesintoviewandtheevil
entityglidesuptoit.Thefigureofagirlinthecabin
windowcanbeseenlookingout.Theforcestopsandmoves
behindabush.
60 IN−M.R.
Inside‚SHELLYisstudyingthewoods.
(44.
60 CONTINUED
SHELLY
Scotty‚I...Ithinkthere' ssome−
thingoutthere.
SCOTTjoinsheratthewindowandlooksout.
61 EN−CAB
Fromwithinthewoods‚thisforcewatchesSCOTTpeerout‚
buthecanseenothing.Throughthewindowhesayssome−
thingtoreassureSHELLYandmovesaway.
62 IN−M.R.
Inside‚SCOTTcanbeheardinmidsentence.
SCOTT
...Istogetsomerest.AshandI
canstayupwithCheryl.
SHELLY
Okay.
SCOTT
Everything'sgonnabeokay.Come
morning−you'llsee.
SHELLYheadstoherbedroom.SCOTTwalksbacktothe
fireplaceandsits.Heslicestwigsfromabranchwith
theSumariandaggerandtossesthemintothefire.ASHLY
glancesattheBookOfTheDead‚thentotheoldclock.
Itstandssilent.
63 EN−CAB
(45.
63 CONTINUED
Again‚theevilentitywatchesfromoutside.Itsees
SHELLYleaveoneroomandturnthelightsoninanother.
Shebeginstoundressnearthewindow.Theforcenow
movesfrombehinditscoverandrushesattremendous
speedtoSHELLYwhoislookingoutherbedroomwindow.
Sheseesitandsheerterrorcoversherfaceasascream
stiflesitselfinherthroat‚butitistoolate.
64 IN−M.R.
AnoiseisheardfromSHELLY' sbedroom.SCOTTdropsthe
smallstickhewaswhittlingandlooksup.Heplaces
thedaggeronthefloorandwalkstowardSHELLY'sroom.
SCOTT
Shelly‚areyouokay?
Shedoesnotanswer.SCOTTapproachesherdoorandturns
toASHLY.
SCOTT
KeepaneyeonCherylforaminute.
65 IN−S.B.
SCOTTentersthedarknessofherroomandseesnothing
amidsttheshadows.
SCOTT
Shelly?
Helooksovertoherwindow.Itisopen‚andwindblows
uponthecurtains.
66 IN−S.BATH
(46.
66 CONTINUED
SCOTTstepsintoSHELLY'sbathroomandseesthatthe
showercurtainisdrawn.Cautiously‚hemovesuptoit.
SCOTT
Shelly?
Hepullsthecurtainbacktorevealanemptytub.SCOTT
turnsbacktothebedroomwhenSHELLYstepsintothe
doorway‚posessed.Withascream‚shelatchesuponSCOTT.
HereyeshavegonebonewhiteandsheclawsatSCOTT's
faceandclotheswithhernails.
67 IN−S.B.
Screaming‚SCOTTstumblesthroughherbedroomwithSHELLY
stilluponhimbitingathisthroat.
68 IN−M.R.
TheystaggerintothemainroomwhereSCOTTmanagesto
knockSHELLYoffhimselfandintothefireplace.She
remainsmotionlessasherheadsmoldersuponthehot
coals.SCOTTrushestoher‚grabsanarmandpullsher
out.SHELLY'sfaceandhairononesideofherheadare
searedandblackened.Sheblinkshereyesopen‚turns
hercharredheadtoSCOTT‚andspeaksinarasp.
SHELLY
Thankyou.Idon'tknowwhatIwould
havedoneifIhadremainedonthehot
coalsburningmyprettyflesh.You
haveprettyskin−giveittous!
Cackling‚SHELLYclutchesSCOTT'sneckandbeginsthrottl−
ingthelifeoutofhimwithavice−likegrip.Hetries
tobreaktheholdbutcannot.ASHLYalsotriesbutwith
abackhandblow‚SHELLYknockshimintoacabinet‚smash−
ingittobits.Agarbledcryforhelpescapesfrom
SCOTT'sfrothingmouth.SHELLYreachesdown‚picksup
(47.
68 CONTINUED
theSumariandagger‚andholdingSCOTTbyhisthroat
withonehand‚sheraisesthedaggerwiththeother.
ASHLY‚slightlyinjured‚crawlstohisfeet.SCOTT
grabsherraisedarmandalthoughchoking‚swings 
hiscampingknifefromitssidesheathandslices 
deepintoSHELLY'sraisedwrist‚almostseveringit. 
Amurkyblackoozepumpsfromthewound.Sheemits 
anearsplitting−howlandtightenshergriponSCOTT' s
throat.Hedropsthehuntingknife.ASHLYwatches
terrified‚unabletomoveasSHELLYraisesherdangling
hand(Stillclutchingthedagger)tohermouthand
bitesitoff.Theuselesspartfallstothefloor
withthedaggerstillfirmlyinitsfist.SCOTT‚now
almostdead‚grabsherseveredhandclutchingthe
daggerandinalastattempt‚swingsitaroundramming
thebladeintoherspine.
SHELLYscreetchesalongwithCHERYLinthecellar‚the
oldgrandfatherclockgongsandlightningstrikesall
atthesameinstant.SHELLYreachesaroundwithher
remainingarmtoclutchattheseveredhandandknife
protrudingfromherownback.Athickblackoozepours
fromthewoundasshebendsbackwardscreaming.ASHLY
standsinhorror‚clutchingtheaxe‚unabletomove.
BlackoozerunsfromSHELLY' smouthasherbodywrithes
aboutspasmaticallyuponthefloor.Gradually‚themove−
mentsceaseandsheisdead.AsSCOTTslowlystandsto
hisfeet‚SHELLY'sarmgrabshisleg.
SCOTT
Ahhhhhhh!
Someforcereanimatesher‚eventhoughthebodyis
dead.
ASHLY
No...no...no...
SCOTT
Hither!
SHELLY'sbodyishoistedup‚jerkingabouttoitsfeet‚
andlaughingmadly.
(48.
68 CONTINUED
SCOTT
Hitit!
SCOTTscreamsthisashebackstowardASHLYwhostands
withtheaxe‚paralyzed.Gurglingblackooze‚SHELLY
advancestowardthemwithoneremainingarm.SCOTT
grabstheaxefromASHLY‚pusheshimawayandslams
itintoher.Lightningflashes‚thunderbooms‚and
CHERYLscreamsfromthecellar.SCOTTbringshisaxe
downagainandagaininafrenzy.Then‚afterthe
finalchop‚thereissilence.
SHELLY'sbodyremainsonthefloorforquitesometime−
untilASHLYcancopewiththefactthatsheisdeadand
somethingmustbedone.
ASHLY
Uh...Scott.
SCOTT
Yeah.
ASHLY
Whatisuh...whatarewegonnado?
SCOTT
Buryher.
ASHLY
You...can'tburyShelly.She'safriend
ofoursisn'tshe?
SCOTT
Ash‚she'sdead.
ASHLYmovesawayfromSCOTT.
SCOTT
Shelly'sdead.We'regonnaburyher
now.
(49.
68 CONTINUED
ASHLYbiteshislipandlooksaboutblankly.
69 EN−CAB
Finally‚thebodyisdraggedoutsideandburiednear
theworkshed.Harshfloodlightsfromthehousemakethe
tasklookverystarkandbarren.
70 IN−M.R.
SCOTTandASHLYreturninside.ASHLYheadstoLINDA's
roomtocheckinonher.
71 IN−L.B.
HepeersintoseeLINDAsleepingpeacefully.
72 IN−M.R.
ASHLYquietlyreturnstothemainroom.SCOTTisload−
ingnewbatteriesintoaflashlight.
SCOTT
Isawanoldhikingtrailwhenwe
weredrivinguphere.NowIdon' t
knowifitgoesallthewayaround
thatgorge−
ASHLY
−Orifit'sevenstillintact.
SCOTT
Orifit'sevenstillintact.But
uh‚IguessI' llfindout.Takegood
careofLinda.
(50.
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ASHLY
Iwill.Doyouhaveeverything?
SCOTT
(Puttingonasmallbackpack)Yeah−
allset.
ASHLY
Listen...Scotty...I'msorryabout
fallingapartlikethatwhen−
SCOTT
Don'tbother‚really.
Hestepsoutthedoor.
SCOTT
IfIfindawayoutofhere‚I'll
markitandthencomeback.Thenif
I'mnotbackhereinafewhours...
ifforsomereason...well‚ifIdon' t
comeback‚grabLinda‚legandall‚
andjustgetherthehelloutofhere.
Theyshakehands.
ASHLY
You'reagoodman.
SCOTT
Good‚I'mthebest.
73 EN−CAB
ASHLYsmilesagood−byetoSCOTTandwatcheshimmove
offintothenight.HelingersforamomentbySHELLY' s
(51.
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grave‚thenslowlydisappearsintothewoods.
74 IN−M.R.
ASHLYclosesthedoorandturnsbacktothemainroom.
HeseesCHERYL' seyesthroughthecrackinthecellar.
Shehasbeenwatchingallofthisthroughaspacebe−
tweenthetrapdoorandfloor.ASHLYwalkspastherto
LINDA'sroom.
75 IN−L.B.
Heopensthedoorandacrackoflightfallsacrossher.
LINDAwakesup.
LINDA
Who'sthere?Ash?
ASHLY
It'smeLinda.
LINDA
Ash‚IhadabaddreamaboutLinda.
ASHLY
Youdidbaby?
LINDA
Yeah.She'sallrightisn' tshe?
ASHLY
Yeah.Fine.
(52.
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LINDA
IsShellyokaytooAsh?
ASHLYcannolongerhidehisfearandanxiety.Hespeaks
inawhispersoasnottolethisvoicequiver.
ASHLY
Yeah‚sure.She'ssleepingthat' s
all.
LINDA
Ash‚Iloveyou.(Sheturnsover)
ASHLY
Getsomerest.
ASHLYclosesthedoorbehindhimandthefearfromafew
hoursagoengulfshimoncemore.
76 IN−M.R.
ASHLYmovesintothemainroomandstopsdeadinhis
trackswhenavoiceinthecellarspeaks.
CHERYL
Youliedtoher.YouliedtoLinda.
Shelly'snotsleeping.She' sdead.
Don'tyouknowthedifference?You
killedher.YouandScottcutherup
withtheaxe.She' sdeadha−ha−ha−ha−
ha−ha−
ASHLYpicksuptheaxeandslamsitdownuponthetrap
door.CHERYLissilentfrombelowforamoment‚then
thehatchopensaninchorso.(Thelengthofthechain
securingit)CHEYL'swhiteeyescanbeseenagain.
(53.
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CHERYL
Ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
ASHLYtakestheaxeandstepsoutside.
77 EN−CAB
Hebeginstochopwood‚takingouthisemotionsupon
thelogswitheachblow.SHELLY' sbloodcanstillbe
seenonthebladeoftheaxe.
78 IN−M.R.
Fromherdungeon‚CHERYLwatchesASHLYchopwoodinthe
window.Theshadowofhisaxerisingthenstrikingis
seenoverherwhiteeyes.
79 EN−CAB
Exhausted‚ASHLYputsdowntheaxe.Helooksoffinto
thewoodsbutthereisnosignofSCOTT.Hereturnsto
thecabin.
80 IN−M.R.
CHERYLbeginshertauntingagain.
CHERYL
Soonallofyouwillbelikemeand
thenwhowilllockyouinthecellar?
Ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
CHERYLbeginstoviolentlyramherfistsagainstthetrap
door.ASHLYwalksbyhertoLINDA' sroom.
(54.
81 IN−L.B.
Sheisstillasleep.Quietly‚soasnottowakeher‚ASHLY
pullsbackherblanketexposingthebandagedleg.Here−
movesthewrappingsandlooksatthewound.Ashedoes
this‚itinfectswithablackenedcolorationatanin−
crediblespeed.ASHLYlooksuptoseeifLINDAisstill
sleepingandseesthatshehasbeenwatchinghimwith
whiteeyesandanevilgrimaceuponherface.Shelets
outalowgrowl.
82 IN−M.R.
ASHLYjoltsbackwardsoutofherroomtoescapethrough
thefrontdoor.Hestepsoutsideandstopstolookback
in.Hecanseethemainroom‚butfindsitdifficultto
seeinLINDA'sroom‚beinglostintheshadows.Something
raggedandbloodygrabshim.ItisSCOTT'smutilated
bodyrippedandtorntoshreds.Heisstillalive.ASHLY
looksbehindhimthroughthedoortoLINDA' sroom.He
canbarelymakeoutLINDAwhositsonthebedwatching
himwithglaringwhiteeyes.ASHLYhelpsSCOTTtothe
couchsohecansit.SCOTTisinagonyandcanbarely
speak.
SCOTT
Ash‚IthinkI'mdying.Jesus‚I
can'tfeelmylegs.
ASHLY
Uh...uhScottyyou'regonnabeokay.
You'regonnabejustfine−you' llsee.
Hethrowsanotherlogonthefire.
ASHLY
You'llsee.
HelooksoffintoLINDA' sbedroomagain‚butsheisgone.
Sheisnowsittinginthecornerofthemainroomwhere
ASHLYis‚watchinghim.SCOTTbeginstocoughwithhor−
ribleraspingsounds.
(55.
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SCOTT
It's‚it'snotgonnaletusleave...
Cheryl...Cherylwasright...we' re
allgonnadiehere...
ASHLY
We'renotgonnadie!
SCOTT
...Allgonnadie.Allofus.
ASHLYgrabsSCOTTandshakeshimviolently.
ASHLY
We'renotgonnadie!We'renotgonna
die!We'regettingoutofhere!Now
listentome−isthereawayaround
thechasm.
SCOTTpassesout.
ASHLY
Scotty.Scott!
ASHLYslapsSCOTT.Hestirsawakeandmumbles.
SCOTT
JesusAsh.Idon' twanttodie.So...
solonelytodielikethis.You' renot
gonnaleavemeareyou?AreyouAsh?
CHERYL
(ImitatingSCOTT)Idon'twantto
die.Solonelytodielikethis.You're
notgonnaleavemeareyou?Areyou
Ash?Ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
(56.
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ASHLY
Scott‚istheresomewayaroundthe
chasm?
SCOTT
Ash‚I'mscared−I...Ican'tfeel
mylegs.
ASHLY
Scott‚listentomeplease‚for
God'ssake.Isthereawayaround
thechasm?
SCOTT
Thereis...oneway‚thetrail...but
thetrees‚theyknow...don' tyousee−
they'realive!!They'reali−ahhhhhhh!
Hissentenceiscutshortashecriesoutinsharppain.
Blooddribblesfromhisnostrilsandhedoublesover
grabbinghisstomach.LINDAbeginstolaugh.ASHLYlooks
toher‚orratherwhatposessesherwithhatred.
ASHLY
Shutup!
Shecontinuestolaugh.CHERYLinthecellarjoinsin
thelaughter.ASHLYwalkstoLINDAandslapsherbut
shecontinues.Hegrabsahuntingriflefromarackon
thewall‚loadsitwithshells‚flipsoffthesafety
andplacesthebarrelsagainstLINDA' shead.
ASHLY
GodforgivemeLinda.
Thelaughterstopsandhereyesreturntonormal.It
isLINDAagain.ASHLYputsdowntherifle.
(57.
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LINDA
Ash‚ohAsh‚helpMe!Please.
Shehugshimtightly.
LINDA
Don'tletthemtakemeawayagain‚
please‚please‚please.
ASHLY
(Cryingandholdinghertightly)I
won't‚Iwon't−Ipromise.
CHERYL'svoiceisheardfromtheblacknessofthecellar.
CHERYL
Ashly?Ashly‚helpme.Letmeoutof
here.I'mallrightnow.
ASHLYreleasesLINDAandmovescautiouslytothecellar.
LINDAremainsbehindnervouslyfumblingwithhernecklace.
CHERYL
I'mallrightnow‚Ashly.I' mall
right.Comeunlockthischainand
letmeout.
ASHLY
Cheryl?
Thereisnoreplyfromthecellar.ASHLYlooksthrough
thecrackbutseesonlydarkness.Hereachesforthe
chainandbeginstounlockit‚butsensingsomething
wrong‚hestops.
ASHLY
Cheryl?
(58.
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Heputshiseartothefloorlisteningfortheslight−
estsound.CHERYL'sarmsripthroughthefloorboards
andgrabASHLY'shead.Hebreaksawayandherhand
reachesforthechainbutcannotquitegraspit.Slowly
itwithdrawsbeneaththefloor.
CHERYL
(Alittletoosweet)Ash‚whatareyou
doing?ThisisyoursisterCheryl.Don' t
yourecognizeme?
Hervoicedriftsoff‚andtheevilleughterresumesfrom
theceller.
ASHLY
(Cryingandyellingtothecellar)
Youbastards!Whyareyoudoingthis?
Why?
Thereissilenceforamoment.Laughterfrombehindhim
beginsagain.ItisLINDA.Hereyesarewhiteoncemore‚
andshelaughsatASHLY.
ASHLY
Oh...Linda.
Withnewlyfoundcourage‚ASHLYangrilygrabsLINDAby
thelegsanddragsheroutside.
83 EN−CAB
LINDA
It'suseless‚useless‚useless.In
timewe'llcomeforhim‚thenyou
ha−ha−ha−ha−ha−
ASHLYleavesherinthewoodsandrunsbacktothecabin‚
closingthedoorbehindhim.
(59.
84 IN−M.R.
SCOTTiscoughingagain.
SCOTT
Ash‚Ash‚please...Idon'twantto
die−but...butIcan'tstandthis
pain.IthurtsAsh.Gimmesomething.
Gimmesomethingtoputmeout.
ASHLY
Scott‚Ican't.I−Iknowit' sbad.
ButIcan'tbealonenow‚Ican't.
I'dlosemymind.
SCOTT
PleaseAsh‚please.
ASHLY
You'llgetbetter−you'llsee.
LINDA'slaughterisfaintlyheardoutside.ASHLYmoves
tothewindowandpullsbackthecurtain.LINDAisno
longerinthewoodsbutsittingattheedgeoftheclear−
ing‚watchingASHLYwithherglowingwhiteeyes.
ASHLY
Yeah‚tomorrow‚soon‚you'llbe
betterandwe'llbothgetoutof
heretomorrow.
SCOTT
Thereisnotomorrow!You−you' ve
gottokillherandcut−cutherup−
yoursistertoo.
ASHLY
No‚thatwasonlywithShelly.You
hadtowithShelly.You−Lindaloves
me.You'redelirious−I...I'llget
yousomewater.
(60.
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ASHLYplacesaglasstoScott' slips.
ASHLY
Now‚nowthesunwillbeupinan
hourorsoandwe' llgetoutofhere
...together.You‚me‚Linda‚Shelly−
n−nonotShelly‚she−we' llallgo
hometogether.Wouldn' tyouliketo
begoinghome?You' dlikethatI' d
bet‚wouldn'tya?
ThereisnoanswerfromSCOTT.Thewaterrunsoutof
hismouth.
ASHLY
...Scott.
SCOTTisdead.LINDA' slaughterisheardagain.ASHLY
walkstothewindowandpullsbackthecurtain.There
isnothingthere.Heturnsandsheisthere!Withthe
Sumariandagger‚LINDAripsintoASHLY' sshirt‚cutting
hisarm.Hescreamsandwatchesinhorrorassheruns
hertongueoverthedagger‚lickingthebloodfromit.
SheturnsherattentiontowardASHLYagainbuthegrabs
herandtheystruggle.LINDAbacksASHLYupagainst
SCOTT‚knockinghisbodytothefloor.CHERYL'sgnarled
armreachesupthroughthebrokenfloorboardsand
grabsatASHLY'sfoot.HemanagestoturnLINDA'sarm
sotheknifeisbehindherback.Forcefully‚ASHLY
pushesheroverthebodyofSCOTTandshefallsback−
warduponthedagger‚impalingherselfuponit.The
bladetearsintoherbackandripsthroughherstomach.
Lightningflashes‚thunderroars‚andLINDAscreamsin
adeepgrowlonce‚thenallisquiet.
ASHLYdragsLINDA'scorpsepastthecrumpledbodyof
SCOTT‚pastCHERYL‚whowatchesallofthisfrombelow‚
throughthebackdoorandouttotheworkshed.
85 IN−W.S.
Heliftsherupontotheworkbenchandsecuresherbody
(61.
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toitwithanumberofchainswhichhangfromnails
alongthewall.Heripsdownatarphangingonthe
walltorevealachainsaw.Hestartsitupandmoves
towardher.Buzzingmadly‚thesawisloweredtoa
positionseveralinchesaboveLINDA' sneck.ASHLYlooks
intoLINDA'sface.Hereyeshavegonebacktoblue.He
turnsoffthesaw.
ASHLY
(Inawhisper)Linda...
HedropsthesawandbreaksdowncryingoverLINDA' s
body.
86 EN−CAB
Aneveningmistdriftsoutofthewoodsandcloaksthe
shedasASHLYcarriesLINDA' sbodyoutsideforburial.
Helaysthebodyuponthegroundandpicksupashovel.
Harshfloodlightsfromthecornersofthecabincreate
strangeshadowsonthegroundasASHLYdigsLINDA's
grave.Sheliesonherbackduringthedigging.Oneof
hereyesopens.Itiswhite.ASHLYdropstheshovel
andlooksather.Sheappearstobedead.
87 IN−M.R.
Insidethecabin‚CHERYLbeginsslammingherfists
againstthetrapdoorinthecellaragain.Shewants
out.Thescrewsholdingthehatchinplacebeginto
loosen.
88 EN−CAB
ASHLYplacesLINDA'scorpseinthegrave‚obliviousto
CHERYL'spounding.Hebeginstocoverherwithdirt.
89 IN−M.R.
(62.
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CHERYLhasrippedoutallbutonescrewwhichholdsthe
trapdoorintact.
90 EN−CAB
ASHLYglancestothegraveandseesLINDA'snecklaceon
topofthedirtmound.Hereachesdowntopickitup
whenLINDA'shandshootsupfrombeneaththegraveand
grabshim!Shepullsherselfupoutofthegravescream−
ingandclutchesASHLY'slegwithablackandbloodied
hand.Hetwistsaround‚tryingtofreehimself‚butshe
willnotletgo.Bynow‚LINDAisalmostcompletelyout
ofthegrave.Withherfingernails‚sheripsintoASHLY' s
leg‚tearinghisskin.Screaming‚hepicksupalarge
lognearbyandswingsitroundhouseintoherfaceagain
andagain‚breakingthewoodintosmallerbits.Shegrabs
thelogwithhimclingingtotheotherend‚liftshim
upandthrowsASHLYlogandall‚awayfromher.ASHLY
hitsthegroundwithconsiderableforceandforthe
firsttimebeginstocomprehendthepowerofthisthing
heisdealingwith.ThickblackoozepoursfromLINDA's
noseandmouthassheturnstowardASHLYsprawledon
theground.
ASHLY
Stayback.
Hishandgropesforthehandleofthespade.LINDA
advancestowardhim‚laughing.
ASHLY
Lindaplease‚ifyoucanstillhear
me.Keepaway.
Hisfingerstightenonthewoodenhandle.Withascream‚
shelungestowardhim.Fromtheground‚ASHLYswingsthe
spadeupward‚loppingoffherhead.Theheadfallsinto
themud‚butthebodyfallsuponhim‚grabbingandjerk−
ingaboutspasmatically.Thickblackoozepumpsfrom
herneckandASHLYmanagestopullhimselfoutfrom
underneaththebody.Hebacksawayindisgustandfalls.
(63.
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HepickshimselfupagainandseesLINDA'snecklace
upontheground.ASHLYstashesitinhispocketand
staggersbacktothecabin.
91 IN−M.R.
Inside‚helookstothemainroombeyondSCOTT'sbody.
ASHLY
Oh.....
Itisamoanfromdeepinsidehim.Thetrapdoorisopen
andCHERYLisgone.ASHLYwalksoverandkicksitshut.
Aslightbreezesweepsthroughthefrontdoorcausing
SHELLY'sbedroomdoortocreakopen.ASHLYpicksupthe
rifleagainandcautiouslymovestothedoor.
92 IN−S.B.
Heenters.Theroomisdarkandtheclosetdoorbangs
backandforthbecauseofthebreeze.ASHLYmovestoward
it‚grabsthehandleandslowlyopensthedoor.Only
clothesareinside.Heturnstowardtheotherendof
theroomandCHERYLpopsupinthewindowrightbyhim.
Heswingsandfires‚shatteringthewindow.CHERYL
backsawayandspotstheopenfrontdoor.
ASHLY
Thedoor...
HemakesamaddashthroughSHELLY' sroom.
93 IN−M.R.
Inthemainroom‚ASHLYracesforthedoor.
(64.
94 EN−CAB
Outside‚CHERYLisalmostuponthedoor.
95 IN−MR
ASHLYarrivesintime‚butCHERYLhasalreadystarted
reachingin.Heslamsthedooronherfingersandrams
hisgunbuttdownuponthem.Horriblescreamsareheard
asCHERYLwithdrawsherhand.ASHLYisabletoslam
thedoorandboltit.Herunstothebackentrancelead−
ingtotheshedandlocksitalso.Onhiswaybackto
themainroom‚hepumpshisrifleinpreparation.Itis
hislastshell.
ASHLY
(Tohimself)Moreshells.Wheredid
Iseethatboxofshells?
96 IN−C
Fromthebasement‚thetrapdoorliftsopenandASHLY
decends.Thebottomstep‚nowrotten‚breaksunderhis
weight‚andASHLYsprawlstothefloor.Slowly‚hepicks
himselfupandwalksthroughthedividingstonedoorway
beneaththewaterpipestoasmalltable.Onit‚hefinds
theboxofshellsandquicklyloadsthemintothegun.
Heascendsthestepsandentersthemainroomoncemore.
97 IN−M.R.
ThesoundoftickingcatchesASHLY' sattention.Helooks
uptoseetheoldgrandfatherclockslowlywindingback−
wards.Hewatchesandwaitstensely.Turningcarefully‚
ASHLYtriestomonitorallthewindows.Thetickinggrows
louder.Ashadowpassesinthewindowbeforehimandhe
fires‚shatteringtheglassintoamillionpieces.Wind
whipsthroughthecabinswirlingglassandleavestothe
floor.ASHLYwaits‚leaningagainstthefrontdoorfor
somethingtohappen.Heistenseandmoredetermined
thanevertosurvive.Hewhisperstohimself.
(65.
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ASHLY
C'mon‚c'mon‚getitoverwith‚why
areyoutorturingmelikethis?
Placinghishandtohisside‚ASHLYdiscoverssomething
inhispocket.Heliftsittohiseyes.ItisLINDA' s
necklace.
ASHLY
...Linda.(Hewhispers)
Thetickingstops.Hetiltshisheadfortheslightest
sound.Allissilent.Frombehind‚twoarmsripthrough
thedoorandgrabhim.ASHLYtearsawayandfallsto
thefloor.Thenecklaceistossedawayintheconfusion.
CHERYL'shandspullawayandshelooksthroughahole
inthedoor.Fromthefloor‚ASHLYraiseshisrifleand
firesatherhead.
98 EN−CAB
Clutchingatherfaceandscreaminghorribly‚CHERYL
isjoltedfromthedoor.
99 IN−M.R.
ASHLYplacesadresserandchairagainsttheholesin
thedoor.BehindASHLY‚SCOTT' scorpsesitsupandopens
itswhiteeyes.ItstandsandmovestowardASHLY.He
turnswiththegun‚butSCOTTknocksitoutofhishands.
Desperately‚ASHLYgrabsatablelampandshattersit
acrossSCOTT'shead‚thenjamstheexposedsocketinto
hisface‚shockinghim.SCOTTstaggersbackseveral
steps‚thencontinuesafterASHLY.
100 EN−CAB
Outside‚Cherylisnowpoundingagainstthefrontdoor.
(66.
101 IN−M.R.
ASHLYpicksupasmalltableuponwhicharetheBookOf
TheDead‚andtheprofessorsjournal.Hethrowsitat
SCOTT.Thisdoesnotaffecthim‚andheadvancescloser.
TheBookOfTheDeadlandsnearthefireplaceandedges
ofthepaperdarkenfromtheheat.SCOTTpicksupASHLY
andbeginstothrottlehimasifhewerearagdoll.The
frontdoorbeginstogiveunderCHERYL' spounding.ASHLY
bringshishandstoSCOTT' seyes.Withacrash‚CHERYL
breaksthroughthefrontdoorandbeginstopushthe
dresseraway.PagesfromtheBookOfTheDeadaresmolder−
ingnow.ASHLYjamshisfingersintoSCOTT' seyesand
slipsfromthegrip.SCOTTclutcheshiseyesocketsand
hisbackbeginstosmolder.ASHLYnowseesthebook.Its
pagesburnattheedge.CHERYLtopplesthedresserand
enterstheroom.Herfaceispartiallytornawayfrom
theshotgunblast.ASHLYrushestothrowthebookonto
theburninglogs‚butCHERYL‚smolderingalso‚gives
himabackhandblowacrossthehead‚andheissent
sprawlingtothefloor.Shegrabsafireplacepokerwith
hercrushedfingersandturnsbacktoASHLYwhoiscrawl−
ingtowardthefireplace.Whenalmostinreachofthe
book‚SCOTTgrabshislegandbeginstopullASHLYback−
ward.CHERYLapproacheswithsmokepouringfromher
clothesandslamsASHLYacrossthebackwithherpoker.
ASHLYscreams.Aglittercatcheshiseye.ItisLINDA's
necklace.Grabbingit‚hetossestheendwithaclasp
towardthebook.Itslidesoffthecover.SCOTTpulls
himbackoncemoreasASHLYswingsthenecklaceina
lastdesperateattempt.CHERYLraisesthepokerforthe
finalblow.Thenecklacedrapesoverthebookandas
ASHLYisdragged‚theclasphooksthecoverandpulls
thebookwithhim.Withayank‚heseizesthebookand
tossesitupontheblaze.
CHERYLandSCOTTfreeze.TheBookOfTheDeadburnsin
abluishgreenflame.SmokepoursfromSCOTTandCHERYL
asdistantdemonicalscreamsareheardfromthewoods.
ThefireplacepokerslipsfromCHERYL' shandandsticks
intothewoodscarcelyaninchfromASHLY'shead.The
bodiesofSCOTTandCHERYLthenbegintocaveinward
uponthemselves‚collapsingtothefloorinsmoldering
heaps.Finally‚nothingisleftbuttheburntclothing
andablackishgreyoozeonthefloorwheretheirbodies
oncewere.
Theoldclockbeginstotickagain‚normally.ASHLYslowly
climbstohisfeettostandabovethefumingdebris.Open−
inghishand‚helooksdownatLINDA'snecklace.Theforce
retreatsfromhim‚outthedoor‚slowlyreturningtothe
darknessfromwhichitemerged.Gradually‚thenatural
soundsoftheforestswellandtreeslosetheirgloomas
Autumncolorsreturn.Thefirstraysofsunlightgleam
overthewoodsbeyondthecabin.Daybreakhasfinally
come.