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Steve...

What? - I thougtl heard something.

Probably just an armadillo. - No really, it sounded like something big.

All I hear is that thunder storm coming. Sounds like a big one.

Would you just take a look outside!?

Nothing. - Are you sure?

Well, I did see a one eyed monster,

but he didn't look very hungry sol wouldn't worry about it too much.

I'm serious. Will you just go get a flashlight...

...and go outside and look around. I know I heard something.

OK.

Coming live on the scene.

So far police have combed the area three times and the count is growing.

Sixteen bodies of the 37 people, who where camping in this vicinity last night.

No one knows, who or what could be responsible...

...for such a horrible tragedy as this.

Police could merely speculate,

that it appeared to be the work of a pack of viscous animals such as wolves.

However, there haven't been any wolves in this vicinity for 15o years.

Metro News, this is Jay Erin.

Miss Baxter, send him in.

Mr. Daniels? - Yeah, come on in, have a seat.

Clint have you heard about the massacre, that took place last night?

It was up north in New Orleans at some campground or something.

Yeah, I heard about it. In fact it's been on tv and it's been in all the papers.

I take it, that someone from the times is covered for us, right.

Well, you're right we do have it covered but my boss Don Jordon thinks...

...that this is one of the hottest stories...

...that' s happened in this area since our paper.

So... he wants us to dig a little deeper than everybody else...

...to see, if we can't find out what happened to those poor campers.

Well, that's interesting, but what's that have to do with me?

A lot. He gave me specific instructions to put you on it.

Me. You mean Mr. Jordan personally requested for me, to do this story?

Yes he did. He is well aware of your high success rate as an investigative reporter.

Well that's great. When do I start? - This afternoon if you like.

However, Mr. Jordon has an unusual proposition to offer,

that you might consider before you accept this.

You see one of our reporters did a little scouting around in that area...

...and found out about a legend or something...

...concerning an old mansion in the vicinity of those woods.

It seems, that a lot of local townspeople claim...

...that something or someone has been killing people in that area...

...for over a hundred years now.

Up to now, they've never said anything about it to the authorities.

But what does any of that have to do with some old house.

Well Jordan said, that he'd like for you and...

...a couple other guys to start by checking out this mansion.

In fact, he thought it'd be a good idea, if your started by spending the night in it.

Yeah I'd like to do it. When do I start? Now?

You mean you want to do it? - Sure why not,

it sounds exciting. We may find, what we're looking for.

Come on Clint, I thought you had better sense than that.

That's one of the stupidest ideas I've heard of since I've been on this paper.

You know, that Jordan's always coming up with these ideas...

...without any regard for anyones safety.

Yeah, I know Mr. Daniels, butl don't think, there's anything to worry about

OK, I think your both crazy. But if you really want to...

...he gave me orders to pay you guys over time all night...

...and to pick up all of your expenses.

Great, ifl can I'm going to start tonight.

Jordon has already asked those other two idiots,

who are supposed to go with you and they agreed to it also.

They work down in the print shop. They're, here it is.. Roger Morgan and Darryl Hogan.

Yeah I know who they are. Well I guess I'll just be seeing you tomorrow then.

I want you to understand, that I am totally opposed to this.

No story is worth getting hurt over.

I know Mr. Daniels I really appreciated the concern...

...but we'll be ok, really. See ya later.

Man I'm not sure where we're at.

Here let me see that. Didn't we just pass highway 78? - Yeah.

Look, well, there it is, we're almost there. - Think we'll find anything?

I doubt it. What difference does it really make.

I'm sure we can come up with something exciting...

...enough for Jordan to want to put in his papers.

Man, as long as he's paying us overtime, I'm game for anything!

Yeah and even, if we do come across something.

lt ain't nothing old faithful here can't handle.

Man I feel safer already.

OK, it's three miles in that direction. - What?!

Three miles, man you gotta be kidding. - Sure, what's the matter?

Are you sure we can't get any closer, than three miles before we have to start walking?

No, this is the closest road.

I mean, after all no one's been out to this place in a hundred years.

If we expect to get there before dark, we better get moving.

It can't be much further.

Hey, we're almost there. - That's what you said about a mile back.

Come on.

I do believe we found it.

Well lets go in. - After you.

Who's that? - I don't know.

Come on let's see what's up here.

Hey, what do you say, we set up in here for the night?

What do you say, we just go back home and tell them we spent the night?

This place gives me chills up and sown my spine.

What about old faithful? - Man, I don't know.

Well Roger what do you think?

I'm not to crazy about it, but if we chicken out now,

we'll never hear the end of it, when we get back to work.

Who said anything about telling them.

We can't do that. What do we have to worry about?

How is this place connected with a bunch of campers being killed five miles from here?

You mean getting massacred.

Whatever, it doesn't matter. Look if you both want to leave, I won't mind.

I'm staying. - Yeah, me too.

I knew you guys wouldn't chicken on on me.

Lets go ahead and set up in here and lets fix something to eat.

Yeah I'm starved.

Allright, I'll see you two and raise you two more.

That puts me out. - That does it for me too.

Ha! Alright thank you. Like getting candy from a baby.

Anybody got the time?

lt's about 11:15. Now l think one of us really ought to stay awake.

Yeah, that's whatl had in mind. I thought we could take turns.

You know, split it up into two hour shifts or something. - Sounds good to me.

I'll take first watch if you guys don't mind, I'm really not that sleepy yet.

Besides, I've ot to figure out, how I'm going to spend all this money I won.

Wake me up when you get tired. - You got it.

Look, go ahead and turn on that video camera just in case we see something.

Man we don't want to be fumbling around in the dark, when we need it.

You want it running all night?

Yeah, I brought more than enough video tape, besides, the papers paying for it.

Hey rise and shine big fella, It's your turn.

I got it.

Why don't you hang on to this. - No, I don't need that. I came prepared.

Why don't you go ahead and take it anyway.

Even if you don't want it, I think I'd sleep a lot betterjust knowing you had it.

You ain't scared are you?

No man, not at all. I love this.

In fact I'm thinking about coming back here on my vacation.

I'm just kidding. I'll hold on to it. lt don't matter, there ain't nothing out here.

Good night.

Roger? Darryl?

ok, I think we got everything smoothed over with the police.

While we were talking they sent a few men over to the house to check out your story.

They didn't find any evidence of Roger or Darryl.

As a matter of fact they didn't find any evidence...

...of the things you claimed to have left at the house.

The video camera or anything else.

There was no evidence, that anyone had been there recently.

Now Clint, you're going to have to level with me.

Did you guys really go out there,

or did something else happen that you aren't telling me about?!

To be perfectly honest, the police suspect foul play.

Right now they're listed as missing persons.

But I believe, if they were to find the bodies...

...they would book you with murder without any hesitation!

Murder?! - That's right, murder.

I mean, think about it Clint. What are they supposed to believe?

You go out there with two other guys, come back by yourself with this crazy story and...

...l mean, Clint, what would you believe, if you were in their place?

Are you suggesting I'm lying to try to cover up a murder or something?

Come on Mr. Daniels, you know me better than that.

Why on earth would I want to harm those two guys?

OK OK, I'm sorry, ifl came on too strong.

You're right, none of us can even begin to come up with a motive for you to kill anyone.

That's one thing in your favor.

My favor'? You're talking to me like I've already killed someone,

but they just can't prove it now.

Look, I'm just telling you what the police are thinking.

Did the guy, that questioned you say any of this?

No, he just smiled and walked off.

They weren't going to say anything to you Clint. I'm just trying to help.

Look, I didn't mean to get mad at you or anything.

You're right I really do appreciate the information.

Your overdue for a vacation. Mr. Jordan told me in light of everything...

...that's happened recently for me to give you three weeks off,

with pay and I am in complete agreement.

Clint you need to take some time off. - Yeah, your right.

Why don't you go home and get some rest.

And Clint, just forget about that crazy story.

I think old Jordan may have learned his lesson this time.

He's decided to treat it like any other story. It's over.

Here it is. - Thank you.

Jack, I think I found it. - Where?

Right here. - Can I help you?

Sorry for being rude, it's just, you have the document we've been looking for.

Well I'll probably be another hour.

So you're interested in the old Dansen place too, huh?

The what? - The old place built by Edward Dansen back in 179o

Yeah, it's all in there. - Well I guess I haven't gotten to that part yet.

Jack Richards, and this is my friend Greg Douglas. - Clint Harrison.

Look, I'm sorry if we came on too strong.

Its just that you're the only other person we found to take an interest in this place.

We're graduate students here at the university, doing research in Parapsychology.

Well, I work at the times. - You're a reporter.

Yeah, I'm on vacation now, I'm not working.

Well, what's your interest in the old Dansen place?

Look none of your... nothing special I'm just trying to do some research on my own.

It wouldn't have anything to do with all them campers being killed, would it?

Well you two seem to know more about this place than I do.

I knew it, you're the first person we've ever met,

who thinks there is a connection between the two.

What, between the house and those people getting killed?

Local legend has associated unsolved death with that house for 15o years.

Well, that was the same lead they gave me at the paper.

What's a surprise, I thought we were the only ones, who took that old legend seriously.

No, lately I began to take it quite seriously. - How do you mean?

Well a couple of clays ago the manager of our newspaper sent me...

...and two other guys there to spend the night,

...try to get some leads, snoop around. - You been there'?

Yeah. - We haven't made it there yet, but we're planning to go soon.

Well at first none of us believed we were going to find anything.

We got up there early and we started setting up before dark and well...

...what began to happen, is after we started setting up things...

...began to start deteriorating all of a sudden.

Has anyone else ever seen this? - Just us.

You know one thing I noticed,

was that it began to lightning right before the tragedy occurred.

Yeah now that you mention it, that's right, in fact that's what woke me up.

But what does that have to do with anything?

According to the legend...

...that's what happens before all the deaths and disappearances take place.

Why?

We don't know. In fact we've never had any evidence to support any of this. Except now.

It looks like all those old stories might be true.

Ok, look. I've shown you everything I've got. Now show me, what you've got.

Well not much really. We ran across this old man who had Dansen's ancestrial diary.

It contained information about the house and the family. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Edward Dansen came here from Norway in 179o.

He didn't like the king at the time so he just picked up and settled over here.

He seemed to be happy with the place he built his house,.

...except in the sommer time. There were a lot of unusually violent thunder storms.

What does that mean? - We don't know.

The only reason I mentioned it, is because he wrote about it in his diary a lot.

There didn't seem to be any reason for it. Just an obsession of his I guess.

That's what struck us as being so unusual.

Especially since the people in that area claim that, when the deaths occun

Only when there's lightning? - Yeah, it doesn't make much sense, but there it is.

We first suspected it to be a coincidence,

but with these campers being killed... and this.

It stormed that afternoon, the campers were out there?

Yeah, we checked it with local weather station.

Well, I was thinking of checking that campsite out myself.

You know where it's at?

Yeah, the police gave us a map at the paper, you guys in'? - Sure.

I thought, that we could start by working beyond the clearing.

The police have probably combed this area so thoroughly,

we'd just be wasting our time here.

You know, if they found anything? - No, just the bodies.

Hey Clint, that belong to one of those campers?

Yeah the police hauled them away, I quess they'll come back for this one later.

Greg, look at this. - Found something?

I don't know. What do you make of it?

These things are all over the woods.

Badger holes. Why do you suspect something different.

No, not really. It's just... - Never mind.

Hey you guys, find anything? - Nah, what about you?

Nothing, lets call it a day.

Hear that?

You want to wait it out in the camper? - Yeah, what do you think?

Yeah, I guess so.

It's getting closer now. It should be here any minute.

Clint are you ok'? - Yeah, I was just thinking about Darryl and Roger.

I'm real sorry about you friends.

I hope we can catch whatever killed them. I mean took them, I'm sorry.

No, you're right. I know they're dead.

You know, I really appreciate the help you guys have been.

You know, I was beginning to wonder, ifl was going crazy.

ok, here we go.

See anything? - No, what about you Greg?

Come on! You can sleep, when you get home.

Cover him.

Now look, we're going to have to bury him here.

...You're crazy!

Now listen, the police are already suspicious about me for something I didn't do.

Look, ifl go in with this... No, we're going to do this.

L... l don't know.

If we bring this body in they'll bring me in for sure.

Then who's going to help you find what did this?

What you say makes sense, but I've known Greg for years. I just can't leave him here.

Look he knew the risk when we started. This was his idea.

Look, if he were alive, he would want you to do everything to find out what caused this.

Well I'll just tell them what happened.

What makes you think the're going to believe you anymore, than they believe me?

Ok. I don't like this at all, but I'll do it for your sake. Man, Greg l', m sorry.

This is good right here.

Come on!

OK. That's enough.

Come on! Help me! - I can't!

Come on Jack!

Are you ok?

Look I... I know how you feel right now.

I mean, how do you think I felt, when Darryl and Roger were killed.

I mean at least Greg had some idea of what he was getting involved in.

I know, look you don't have to start over again.

You've already told me once. I don't need to hear it again.

I'm well aware that Greg realized what he was getting involved in,

but that doesn't change a thing.

He's still dead! Or what do you want me to say?

Look what's clone is clone. He's dead.

We're just gonna have to get over this thing right now.

I don't want anything from you. Leave me alone.

I'm through. I never want to see you again, you understand?!

This is useless.

Hello? - Hey pal how you doing?

Hey Mr. Daniels. Yeah I'm doing fine.

Ijust called to check up on you. To see how you were doing.

I'm doing great, feeling a lot better.

Well that's great. Look, you don't need anything. Do you?

No, really I'm fine, thanks. Listen, Mr. Daniels,

you haven't heard anything more about that story?

Any more leads or anything like that?

No Clint. I told you to forget all about that. That's all behind you now.

But since you asked, no we haven't got any more information.

Ok. Thanks. Bye.

Hello? - Clint this is Jack.

Jack, how are you? - l'm better, look I'm sorry about the way I acted the other night.

Can I come over and talk? - Yeah, whenever you want to, come on.

OK, thanks Clint. - You bet. OK Bye.

How's it going? - Better.

It's take awhile to get over Greg's death but,

well your right, he would have wanted me to continue. You ok'?

As good as can be expected. Considering the circumstances.

There is something else I need to tell you about. Did we ever mention Eric Dansen'?

No, not thatl recall.

Well, up until nowl neverthought of any reason to even mention him,

...but I'm beginning to think that he might be able to provided a clue to some of this.

Eric Dansen?

Yes, he was really the only one ever to leave the family...

...and have any contact with the outside world.

None of the local people liked the Dansen family ever since the clay they moved there.

They were considered to be a little unusual. There were a lot of rumors surrounding them.

Bad ones. About incest and intermarrying within the family.

Well anyway, when Eric came back from a semester at college,

he wasn't well received by the rest of the family.

In fact he died about three month later.

It looked like murder, but since no one liked him anyway, everybody called it an accident.

When did all this take place? - 1820.

Along time ago. How could that have any bearing on what's going on today?

Ever since Eric's death, everyone claimed, that his ghost had come back to haunt them.

What? - Look, I know..., but that legend persisted well into the 18oo's.

OK. So I still don't get it. What does that have to do with anything?

Other aspects of the legend seemed to be based on some fact.

I'm willing to believe that there might be something to this.

What, that Eric's ghost is running around killing people?

No, not necessarily, but it could be a clue to something.

When was the last time anybody heard of these characters. I mean where did they go?

Nobody knows. People saw lights on in the windows as late as 186o.

They claim they came on less frequently until they just stopped coming on all together.

Everyone assumed they left. No trace of any of them was ever found.

Killer ghosts, huh? - Come on, that's not what I said.

Hey, I'm sorry I didn't want to sound like I was making fun of you,

but what kind of clue does that give us?

A clue! You want a clue? I got an idea. - Really. Like what?

I think we should go dig up Eric Dansen's grave. - What? What for?

You got any better ideas? - No, not now, but I'm sure I can think of something.

Look, you owe me. I helped you bury my friend to save your neck.

You can at least help me do this.

OK. you know where it is?

Yes I do. The families grave yard is located about a mile from the house.

Not too many people know about it. It was in the diary.

Never been there'? - No butl got the old man, who had the diary show it to me on a map.

Jack, I don't see anything.

Are you sure this is the right place?

Well, this is the place on the map, but that doesn't mean anything.

I think the old man, who told you about this place just has a strange sense of humor.

Let me see that map. - Look, I happen to be very good with maps.

You have to be in my profession.

What's it say? - lt's real worn. It looks like Elizabeth.

Well there's bound to be more of these around here someplace.

Here's another one!

I can't believe we didn't notice them before now. Look here's one... no...

I found it! Look it says "Eric Dansen Died 1821".

I don't believe it. This is it. Let's go.

Great.

Did I ever mention anything to you about Fredrick Dansen'? - No.

He was Eric's cousin. They were real close.

In fact he went to college with Eric. But he never came back.

Well, what happened to him?

Don't know. He lost all contact with his familiy.

I guess he liked the outside world little more than Eric.

All we were able to pic up on was, that he eventually got married and had some kids.

No that's interesting. Do you know, if any of his descendants are still around?

No, that's about all we know.

What's the matter? - I think we've hit something.

Dig around the edges so we can get a hold of it.

Come on get it out. - What for? Come on!

Feels kind of light.

It's empty!

See I told you this was a waste of time...

Are you OK? - Yeah.

There's a tunnel in here. A what? - A tunnel.

Let's follow it. - I knew you were going to say that.

Well it was you idea, that got us here. You wanted a clue. Well now we've got one.

Yeah, but... - You got a flashlight? Yeah, but it's getting dark.

You'll never know the difference in there. - Cute. But we'll be ready this time.

How you doing? - Kind of tight, but I'll make it through.

How far do you think we've gone? - l'd say at least 7oo yards. Feels like 7oo miles.

You didn't bring any water did you? - No.

I think we've been climbing uphill.

I don't think we're any more than two feet from the surface.

Yeah well, I still want... wait listen...

Can you see it? - No. Not very well.

Shine the light on it. - I think I might provoke it, ifl do that.

We better do something.

Hand me the pistol, slowly.

ok, hand it to me.

Do you see it? No, but I think we ought to get out of here.

Well which way?

I've been trying to follow my compass. I think the car is that way.

That way.

I think we should have been there by now. - You saying we're lost?

Possibly. I tried to track our direction underground, butl guess it just didn't work.

Well, why don't we just go back through the tunnel to the grave yard.

Well I suppose so, but do you really want to crawl back in'? - No way.

Besides in the dark, I don't even know,

if we can find our way back to where the tunnel collapsed in on us.

Great, so what you're saying is we're lost?! Just admit it, we're lost!

Read my lips, we are lost! - Will you shut up! What do you want me to do?

Find a telephone, booth out here and call your mom to come get us?

We're just going to have to make the best of the situation,

until we can figure a way to get out of here.

ok, then what do you suggest?

Well since it stopped rainning I don't know... spend the night here?

Huh, great! You must be crazy with that thing running around out here?!

We have to wait for daylight.

In the dark we could just be walking further away from the car.

What was that?

I couldn't tell. I think it's what we're looking for.

It wasn't a wolf or anything like that, was it? - No.

It couldn't have been a man... - No way. I do know one thing though. - What?

That tunnel was headed directly towards the Dansen place.

You remember that mound with dirt in front of us, when we crawled out of the tunnel?

It looked just like the mound at the campsite, where those people were killed.

I think they"re entrances to the tunnel.

Those things are all over the these woods. - Exacfly.

I think this entire area is full of those tunnels...

...and I bet you they converge at the Dansen place.

Why the Dansen place?

Clint?

What time is it? - I don't believe it, it's 9:30.

Man, I'm hungry.

You ready to find the car? - Yeah, the sooner the better.

Hey wait a minute.

I owe you one. - You just get us out of here and we'll call it even.

I don't know, trying to keep my bearings in that tunnel...

...was harder than I thought it would be.

Don't worry, you did your best. Look I'm sorry about last night.

I didn't have any idea where we were.

At least you tried to keep track of it. I didn't even think to do that.

Gee you were probably right to keep me from...

...going in that stupid tunnel in the first place.

Well the forest can't keep going forever. We'll be out of here sooner or later.

Soonerl hope.

One clay we'll look back on this and laugh. - I hope you're right.

Is that. - Yes, that's it.

What do you want to do? - You really want to know?

At least you've been there before.

Well at least I know how to get back to the car from here.

Well how far is it? - About three miles.

You want to... - I guess so. That's why we came here in the first place.

You ok? - Yeah.

This is one of them. I don't know which one, but he's a Dansen alright.

How can you tell? - See those eyes, they're two different colors.

Every Dansen that ever lived had eyes like that. - One's blue and one's brown.

If those tunnels come back here,

we should be able to find an entrance somewhere in this house.

I'm almost certainly do.

If we could find where they come in...

we could come back with the police and track them down.

We got better than an hour of daylight. Let's start looking.

Yeah we'll find it. You still got that pistol?

Find anything? - No. Well I guess I was wrong.

Come on man, lets go out of here. - Listen.

I don't believe it. I've walked by that thing at least 100 times since we've been here.

We don't have time to run. We're going to have to hide.

Hello? - Mr. Dansen, I mean Mr. Daniels. Hey this is Clint.

Hey, listen you're not going to believe what I, found at that Dansen place.

Dansen place? - Well yeah, that's the people, who owned it, the Dansen's.

Right, listen, the're still there.

Yeah, in fact over the years they've changed into horrible creatures,

but yeah, they're still there.

Are you sure about that? - Yeah, it's them. Yeah, you can tell by their eyes.

Hey and listen I know, who's responsible for those killings.

Well let me guess, it wouldn'tjust happen to be the Dansen's would it?

Yeah could you. That'd be great.

Listen, I'm here most of the night working on the story,

so that would be great. Sure that'd be fine, bye.

Is there a problem? - No, why do you ask?

Well you seen upset. - No I'm not upset.

You certainly seem... - I said I'm not upset! Excuse me.

No, no I'm sorry. It's just there's a lot of pressure on down at the paper right now.

All these deaths and missing persons. The public has just got to hear something.

I'd just as soon drop it but, you know we can't do that.

Well let me fix you a drink and let's sit around and rest tonight.

No, thanks anyway, but I have to go down to the paper and straighten a few things out.

I'll probably be gone quite awhile,

so why don't you go on to bed and we relax together tomorrow. I promise.

OK, but remember, you promised.

Glad you could make it by Clint.

I thought we would be a little more comfortable,

if we would get away from the office for a while.

Besides it's been a long time. We just never had a chance to visit.

You're probably right.

To tell you the truth, I've been really jumpy lately...

...and that big office building didn't help much.

I know, what you mean Clint. I feel that way at times myself.

Does anybody else know about this? - No. Why do you ask?

Well you know how important it is...

...for the paper to run an exclusive on a story like this.

I was just hoping... I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked you that.

I know, you realized it's importance.

Hey pal, I didn't go through all of this for someone else to get a story this hot.

Yeah, that's what I like about you Clint.

Always on the ball. One step ahead of everybody else.

Well maybe I am, I've always been a workaholic.

There's nothing wrong with that, as long as you know,

where to channel your energy and when to quit.

Well maybe I don't know when to quit,

but I'm the best investigative reporter this paper has.

I'll dig all the way to China to get to the bottom of a story.

Or maybe you just don't understand that. I can't stop on this one.

I'm really on to something. Look, this thing keeps hunting me. I'm just so close.

I really appreciate your concern for my safety,

but I'm follovuing this one through, all the way to China.

Can't you see that? Yes Clint I see much better, than you think.

Well maybe you do at that.

Maybe you've understood a little more than you've led us on to believe.

Maybe I'm beginning to understand. How could I have been so blind?

It's not a matter of blindness. It gets so involved sometimes.

You ought to just put it aside. all this madness.

Take now for instance. It's fairly clear, that I care a great deal for you Clint.

You hard headed fool, you wouldn't listen to me,

you wouldn't stop when I told you to and now it's too late.

Clint do you realize, what you've done?

You see what I have to do. No where to go Clint.

You've got nowhere to hide, Clint.

Where are you Clint, where are you? Might as well come out Clint!

Where are you Clint? Might as well come out.

That story vuill never make it! You'll never get it out. Clint!

The've got to be stopped.

Please, it's got to stop!!

No! It's my family. lf you want to kill them, you want to kill me tool!

It vuill never be over. You can't kill us all, because I'm going to kill you!!!

Stop itl! Stop it!!!... Don't...

You're right. It had to stop.