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(calming music)

(crow cawing)

(shushing)

(foreboding music)

(humming)

(child murmuring)

- It's okay, it's okay.

It's okay.

(animal squeaking)

- Lorie!

Girl, you better come get your critter

before I chop his head off.

Lorie, you better get out here!

- It's okay.

It's okay.

Let's go {flay-

It's okay.

- Well, you can't say I didn't warn you.

(animal squeaking) (ominous music)

- [Lorie] Daddy, I've got to talk to you.

It's Momma.

She's getting sick again, I think she needs to go back

to the hospital.

But she told me if I ever mentioned it again,

she was gonna give me.

Talk to me Daddy.

- Lorie.

You better answer me!

You hear me?

- I summon thee.

Ah...

I summon thee.

Spirits of beyond.

(eerie voices murmuring)

Show me a sign.

- I told you, I told you never, never to do, oh!

(ominous music) (ceramics shattering)

(screaming)

Oh...

Oh, 0h!

(shushing) (groaning)

(weeping)

(sirens wailing)

- [Man] Excuse me, look out.

Where is she?

- In here, follow me.

- Father, (muttering)...

- [CPR EMT] Coming through.

- Please, please baby, please, please.

- Take it off and, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, 10.

(machinery beeping)

Six, seven.

- [Defibrillator EMT] We got (mumbling). stand clear,

defibrillator on three.

One, two, three.

(gasping)

No pulse, continue CPR.

- [CPR EMT] One, two, three, four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine, 10.

- We still have (mumbling), stand clear.

Defibrillator on three.

One, two, three.

(weeping)

I'm sorry.

(gasps)

(ominous sting)

(car engine revving)

(siren wailing)

- I'm sorry Evelyn, how did it happen?

- There was an accident in the garden.

I don't quite remember.

- Sheriff, don't you think the lady is a little too upset

to be answering a bunch of questions?

(foreboding music)

- Are you a relative?

- I'm Reverend Bill McWilley, I was a friend of

her husband's before--

- Are you a guest here?

- Yes.

- Is that your old car out there?

- [Bill] Right.

- Did you witness the accident?

- I didn't see a thing, Sheriff.

- You'll be around a couple of days?

I'll have another question or two I'd like to ask you.

- I'll be around.

- Evelyn.

- And so we find it impossible to accept the death

of one so young, the Lord's reason for taking her from us

is beyond our comprehension, but within our faith.

Our faith not to question but to accept as is evident

in the song of Zechariah.

- [Ghostly Male Voice] She killed her didn't see?

- [Creepy Voice] Yes and she's still crazy.

- [Ghostly Female Voice] Mama says you're crazy.

- You'll be known as the prophet of High.

We'll have a moment of silent prayer.

(car engine revving)

Dear heavenly father, we commend to thy loving care

the body of this child, whom we loved so dearly.

Blessed (mumbling) that their sorrow may become bearable.

Forgive us of our sins and we will thank thee forever

and ever, amen.

(ominous music)

(car engine revving)

Look, I'll be in cabin three if you need me okay?

- Thank you, thank you.

- [Ghostly Voice] Mama!

Mama.

(ominous music)

(clock ringing) (bell ringing)

- Ma'am, y'all open?

Have you got a vacancy?

- Seven dollars.

Room two.

- Howdy.

- Howdy, sorry if I disturbed you.

- No, no.

It's just so spooky around here, I, I just wanted to come

out and see who's here.

Here for a while huh?

Thought I was the only one brave enough to stay

at this place.

- Yeah, (mumbling).

- You got it, I'm Bill McWilley.

- I'm Melvin Crenshaw.

- Hi, how are you? - Fine, how do you do?

- Can I help you with this stuff?

- [Melvin] Watch it, that's heavy.

- Right.

Well it's mighty good to have company around here.

- At least it's dry in here.

- Yeah, (mumbling) God's blessing before the night

is over with.

- Yeah it's close to suppertime,

wondering if they got a cafe around here?

- Forget about it, join me.

Old Crow, (mumbling) sausage.

- Hmm-mm!

(ominous music)

- [Man] Rain on the wedding, now that's supposed

to be bad luck ain't it?

- I wouldn't doubt it.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing.

- [Man] Are you sure?

- Hmm-mm.

(ominous music) (snake rattling)

Where are you going?

- This motel, it's where we're staying tonight.

- It's not even seven o'clock yet.

- Yeah, and it's my wedding night too.

(dog barking)

Hold on!

Are you all right?

Did you see that?

- I'm not sure what I saw!

- I could be a stuntman.

- Where's that dog?

- Hang on baby, you talk too much.

(groaning) (car engine revving)

J3 It's so sad to be alone

J3 Help me make it through the night

- Look out Loretta!

- Right.

Hey mister!

God, he's gonna die!

- I know we're gonna be the only people in the family

to ever make something of ourselves.

- I know it, I know, God.

- This is it?

- What the hell did you expect, a Holiday Inn?

You know I can't afford that.

(thunder rumbling)

- I'm sorry.

Really, I am.

Go on and check us in.

' [Man] Wow!

- My goodness, what a storm.

- [Man] Yes Ma'am.

- What can I do for you this evening?

- Uh, I'd like a room.

- Single or double?

- [Man] Single.

- Two of you?

- [Man] Uh, yes Ma'am, just me and my new wife.

- All right, that'll be seven dollars.

Thank you.

Room four, just married.

Well I'll see to it that you're not disturbed.

Oh and tell your little wife I'll have a surprise for her.

- Thanks.

- Oh just a moment.

Here, in case the lights go out.

- I'd imagine the lights could be out anywhere.

(foreboding music)

(groaning)

(car engine revving)

(ominous music)

(cheering)

- Woo!

Don't say it!

- I wasn't going to say a word.

I was taught if you can't say something nice,

don't say anything at all.

- Funny, very funny.

- Let's get in bed.

- Yeah.

Vernon.

Vernon what is this?

- Just an old sack, throw it in the corner.

(foreboding music)

- [Melvin] How long you been a preacher anyway?

- I been spreading the good news about 25 years.

And it beats the heck out of selling life insurance

or bibles, that's how it come I started preaching you know.

Selling bibles.

Two Sundays ago, way back to April in 1955,

I've saved over 500 people.

- Yeah but your preaching don't say nothing about drinking

does it?

- Sure it does.

(mumbling) forever.

A long slow process.

Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.

- No, (mumbling) in a night.

- The Kingdom of Heaven isn't some place up there

in the clouds, it's here and now in your heart.

- If the Kingdom of Heaven is in my heart,

where's the Kingdom of Hell?

- Well I uh, I guess it's there also.

I've seen your tools over there, I guess you're in

the construction business in some kind?

- Yep, journeyman carpenter.

- [Bill] I hope you're here for work.

- No, just looking.

- Business is kinda down out there isn't it?

- Man let me tell you something.

I haven't been outta work since I was 16 years old.

And I ain't never seen nothing like this.

- Well, to tell you the truth about it.

I ain't been exactly setting the woods on fire

and saving souls myself.

Well Melvin, I think I'll turn in.

Good night.

- Night, Bill.

- [Woman] Yes, hello?

- Louise, Al.

- [Louise] Al, where are you, it's late.

- Yeah I know, look I'm about 20 miles north of Mina.

I'm in a heavy rainstorm, I can barely see the drive.

Do you have a motel guide at the apartment?

- [Louise] Uh, yeah, I think so.

- [Al] Get it for me, would you?

See if you can find me the closest motel.

- [Louise] Do you know which highway you're on?

- Yeah, 71.

- [Louise] Okay, let's see here, 71.

Yeah, here we go, about 12 miles north of Mina,

there's one called Mountaintop Motel.

- Great, you're a sweetheart of a secretary, Louise.

- [Louise] Gee, thanks.

You're gonna like this motel, it's real cheap.

Must be a favorite stopover for advertising men.

- Oh are we a smartass now?

- [Louise] Drive carefully.

- Okay, thanks baby.

(women chattering)

- Why don't you ever watch where you're going!

- Sorry!

- Oh this is so dumb, (mumbling).

- You couldn't do any better!

- Oh this is so stupid we're out here in

the middle of nowhere.

- I know.

- Damn.

What are we doing out here anyway?

- Oh thank God a car, wave him down, wave him down,

maybe he'll give us a lift!

- Maybe he's a pervert. - Prissy, come on now be nice.

Hey stop!

- Get in.

- Will you give us a ride?

- Oh yeah, it'd be great (mumbling).

Thanks.

- [AI] That's no time and place to have a flat.

- Yeah well if you had stayed on the damn road!

- I tried to, I told you for the hundredth time.

- Give you girls a lift to the motel up the road?

- A motel, forget it.

- You don't have to bite his head off.

- No, no it's okay.

I'd be mad too if I'd been caught out in this rain,

(mumbling), like that.

My name's Al.

- I'm Tanya, this is my cousin Prissy.

- Cousins?

You kinda look like cousins.

- This sure is some car.

- Yeah and look a telephone, you must be rich or something.

- Oh no, nothing like that.

- [Tanya] Well are you a lawyer?

- No but I keep dozen of them working full time.

You girls ever hear of Columbia Records?

Well that's mine, that's my baby.

- My God, you must know Barbara Mandrell!

- [Al] Sure do, blonde's made a fortune.

- Well what are you doing down here.

- Uhm, on a talent search.

As a matter of fact I was heading down to Shreveport

to audition a group, if they're good enough

I'll give 'em a break.

- You know what?

' W] What?

- Me and Prissy sing too.

- [Al] No kidding.

- Oh Tanya shut up.

- Well we do, we sang in the Springfield Country Jamboree

last Saturday night.

' W] Really?

- Tanya the Jamboree is a long way from being able

to make records.

- I know, but it wouldn't do any harm,

maybe Al would listen to us at the motel.

- Oh shut up you're embarrassing me, he don't wanna listen

to us.

- Well it never hurts to ask, does it Al'?

- No, you can't be bash in this business.

- See there.

Well, how about it?

Will you listen to us.

- We'll see.

(thunder rumbling)

- Darn.

- [Vernon] Hey, hurry up before the lights come back on.

- [Mary] I'm coming.

- Oh I'm so horny, I can't stand it.

- [Mary] Down boy.

- [Vernon] That's easy for you to say.

- I'm not going to trodding in here and jump into bed

and lie back and one, two, three it's over?

Like when we were in your pickup truck at the drive-in!

- What do you want, champagne, soft music?

- [Mary] No, it is my wedding night, I want to be special!

- Oh yeah, how are you gonna do that?

- [Mary] Just leave that to me.

- What are you doing in there?

- [Mary] Hold your horses!

- It's not my horses bothering me.

(sudden music) (groaning)

- What is it!

(snake rattling)

(groaning) (thunder rumbling)

Oh my God.

- [Vernon] I've been bit, get some help.

- Hello, hello?

Damn.

Don't try to move, darling.

I'll be right back.

Hang on.

- Doesn't look too good, does it.

- Well let's turn back, I don't wanna get stuck again.

- Eh...

(thunder rumbling)

Hang on!

Geez!

- Oh God.

- That one almost got us.

- I think I wet my pants.

- Well they were wet anyway.

It doesn't look open.

- I'll get out and take a look.

- Rats.

- What's wrong?

- The money's in our purse.

The purse is in the car.

- Well don't y'all worry, you can stay with me,

you wanted to audition right, you can audition all night.

- Really?

- Hmm-mm.

- [Evelyn] Good evening.

- Can I have a room for the night?

(thunder rumbling)

Storm knocked your power out huh?

Now where the road narrows back, a tree fell down,

it's blocking the road.

Can I have a room please?

Thank you.

Candlelight.

Number one?

- [Evelyn] Hmm-mm.

- Excuse me, I think you have a spidervveb here in,

in your hair, thank you.

- Hey, hey!

Hey I need some help my husband's been snakebitten.

' [N] Where?

- He's in our room, number four.

- [Al] The snake was in your room?

- Yes, please help me, we need to get him

to a hospital, where's the nearest hospital.

- We can't there's a tree blocking the road.

I'll call a doctor.

- The phones are out!

- Got a phone in the car, you go back and take care of him.

I'll make the call.

- Well what was this going on over here?

- The girl's husband's been snakebitten.

When we get around to the room you two take the bags

on you, I'm gonna have to call the doctors.

(car engine revving) (ominous music)

This is it ladies.

Don't start without me.

- [Dispatcher] Sheriff's Department.

- Yes I need help, I'm at the Mountaintop Motel,

can you give me a doctor?

- [Dispatcher] Yes sir, but I'm only the night dispatcher.

Let me radio the sheriff, hold on.

- All right, please hurry.

- [Dispatcher] County base to unit one.

Clear all channels for a 10-9.

Clear for a 10-9.

County base to unit one, come on please.

- I need your cup, Sam.

Gimme the cup and let me get outta here.

- [Dispatcher] Sir, I'm sorry, but he doesn't answer

on the radio, I'll try him again in a couple of minutes.

What's your number so I can give it to him.

- Mobile number, 12163,

878-2238.

- [Dispatcher] What's your present location?

- I'm at the Mountaintop Motel.

- [Dispatcher] And what's the nature of the emergency?

- Snakebite victim.

- [Dispatcher] All right, I'll give him the information.

Now he'll get back in touch as soon as possible.

- Okay, keep trying please.

- I know he makes a lot of money if he has a car like that.

(muttering)

- Good God, this is gonna be like camping out isn't it?

- I wish we could build a fire in here.

' [Al] Yeah.

- I sure would like to get out of these wet things.

- Hey I've got some dry things you could slip into.

- Oh I'll bet you do.

- Thank you.

(groaning) (foreboding music)

- God, rats!

Damn.

Rats.

Where in the name of God's angels did rats come from?

(sudden sting)

(glass shattering)

- [Al] How about a drink?

- [Tanya] Sure, what have you got?

- Scotch.

' [Prissy] Yuck.

- [Tanya] Okay but I'm not heavy on the water.

- Me too.

What do you think about this guy?

- Are you kidding, Columbia Records?

- Well what if he's just saying that,

see what he can get?

- Yeah, and what if he's telling the truth?

- Well I don't think he is.

- Well all you've lost is a rump in the hay, big deal.

- Well I don't know.

- Well at least play along with him until

we audition for him, besides, he's kinda cute.

- My my, pretty angels.

Here's your drinks.

- I wonder who Lorie is.

- Hey uh, do you think we can audition for you after all?

- Yeah, over and over.

- How are you doing?

What, what's so funny?

- Aunt Betty used to tell me married life was gonna be

a pain in the ass.

- Oh, ssshht'.!

(groaning) (foreboding music)

- Did you find a doctor?

- Yeah.

- [Evelyn] And another angel came out of the temple of hell

and he too had a sharp sickle.

- [Ghostly Voice] Mama!

(ominous music)

(anticipatory music)

- Them damn roaches.

They ought to call this the Roach Motel.

J3 I don't care who's right or wrong

J3 And I don't try to understand

J3 Just let the devil take tomorrow

J3 For tonight, I need a friend

(phone dialing)

(groaning)

- Are you doing all right?

(murmuring)

What darling?

- How long have I been here?

- A couple of hours.

(foreboding music) - [Ghostly Voice] Mama!

You've got to kill 'em.

They know your (mumbling).

They're gonna send you back to the hospital.

Everyone must die.

Kill them, kill them, kill them...

- Sheriff's unit one to county base, come back.

- [Dispatcher] County base, over.

- I didn't get an answer from that call to

Mountaintop, I'm going over there to have a look, copy?

- [Dispatcher] Roger, I'll monitor your call,

county base out.

- Unit one out.

(car engine revving)

(foreboding music)

J3 Yesterday is dead and gone

J3 And tomorrow's out of sight

J3 And it's so sad to be alone

J3 Help me make it through the night

J3 And I don't want to be alone

J3 Help me make it through the night

(applauding)

- I wish I'd recorded that.

- [Tanya] He likes it.

- Oh I think one of us was a little sharp.

- [Al] I liked it, it was really good.

- Did you think it sounded professional.

- Oh Tanya, really?

- No I'm serious about my business.

It requires me to be totally honest with myself,

with everybody.

But you do need a little polishing.

But hey with the right Nashville producer,

a good vocal coach, background vocals.

Hey, I might be wrong, but, you girls

could be on the cover of our next major album release.

- Sweet, I can't believe it!

Our own record album!

Recorded in Nashville?

- Yup, with the A-Team.

Best musicians in the world.

You don't wanna make this a solo album do you?

(ominous music)

- [Ghostly Voice] Mama.

(ghostly voice murmuring)

- What's wrong?

- What's wrong, what's wrong with you?

Dropping your dress for a big phony like that!

- Ssshht, you don't know for sure he's a phony.

Look, we're staying here all night long,

and for all I care you can go through your whole

dull, small town life and never take a chance on anything.

But not me, boy.

If I see an opportunity, or what even slightly

resembles an opportunity, I'm gonna jump on it.

- You do that.

- With or without you.

- [Al] Don't want you to catch a cold.

(ominous music)

- I'm worried about Prissy.

- She's just hacked off.

I heard a string rip.

- Prissy?

I gotta go see.

- No, no, I'll go.

- [Tanya] Well, I'm going with you.

That's blood!

Prissy, Prissy!

Where is she?

- [Al] She's not in here.

' [Tanya] Prissy!

- [Al] Stop it!

- See anything?

Well what could, what could have happened?

How could she just disappear?

- I don't know Tanya, I'll find out, I'll find out.

(siren wailing)

I've got to go warn the others.

- Please don't leave me alone.

- I've got to.

- [Tanya] But?

- Chain-lock the door behind you,

I'll be back in a few minutes.

And don't go in there.

- Hey, did I hear screaming?

- There's been an accident.

- What, where?

- One of the girls in my room.

She's disappeared.

There must've been some kind of struggle

because of the blood everywhere.

- When?

- Just now, we need to let everybody know.

- [Melvin] Well wasn't your door locked.

- I could've sworn I locked the door myself.

Lightning knocked the tree down, it's blocked the road

a ways back, I'll tell the girl and her husband

in number four.

(door banging)

- Who is it?

Who is it?

- It's me Al!

How's he doing?

- He doesn't seem to be in much pain,

did you find a doctor?

- Yeah help's on the way.

- They'd better get here soon.

- I'm sure he'll be all right, something else

has happened.

- What?

- There's a girl missing.

Something's going around here,

you need to keep your door locked

and keep your eyes open, I'll be back later

to check on you.

There's a guy named Crenshaw two doors down if you

need anything, and don't open this door unless you

know who it is, all right?

- I asked him that, he said he locked his door personally.

- Tell you what, I'm getting outta here.

- No place to go, the road's blocked.

(door banging)

- ls there anybody else?

- Just the old woman in the office.

- Better stay on your toes, let me know

if you see anything.

- I'll be right next door if you need me.

- Look, wait a minute, let me get my shoes and I'll go

with you.

- Okay, see you in a second.

(foreboding music)

- Evelyn, how'd you get in here?

- Away Satan!

- [Bill] No! (sudden sting)

(eerie music)

(whimpering)

(door banging) (screaming)

- Tanya, Tanya, it's me, open the door.

There, there it's okay.

- Get us out of here!

- It's okay, I can't. - Why not?

- You saw the tree down, there's no way out of here.

- I can't stay here anymore.

- You've got to.

I'll be right here with you, I'll take care of you,

you've got to trust me.

(whimpering)

There's something I have to tell you.

I've been lying to you.

I don't own any record company.

I'm an advertising executive from Memphis.

I was just having a little fun.

- Prissy was right, you're just a big phony.

Congratulations, I hope you got what you wanted.

- If something's going to happen it would've

already happened.

- You're probably right.

The poison seems to be wearing off.

- What does it feel like?

- My face is so sore.

But the main thing is, (mumbling).

- Like what?

- [Vernon] Things don't look or seem like

they're supposed to.

- Don't worry.

I am not going to let anything else happen to you.

I wonder where the help could be.

I can't imagine what's keeping them.

- I'm tired of this bullshit.

People running around here with snakes,

roaches and rats.

Killing off one another.

No way Jose am I gonna stay here no more.

Where's the (mumbling) preacher?

Reverend, you better come on, because if you don't,

you're gonna miss me, I'm leaving, and I don't mean later,

I mean right now.

Hell I'll sleep in the truck first,

is what I'll do, I've slept there before,

and I'll sleep there again.

Thing is, that truck ain't got no crapper.

Well what the hell am I paying for this room anyway?

(eerie music)

(door creaking)

(police siren wailing)

Open up, it's Melvin!

Open up Bill I wanna talk to you!

Are you okay in there Reverend?

Okay, I'm coming in.

(ominous music)

- Who's there?

- Crenshaw.

I found out how've they been getting in,

and it hasn't been through the front door.

Come, let me show you.

- Geez, look at this.

(mumbling)

- That'll do it.

- How did you find it?

- I didn't, it found me.

- We've got to warn the others.

- No need to warn the preacher, he's dead.

- You know who's doing it?

- I think it's the old lady.

(mumbling)

Let's go find out.

- Tanya?

We found where she's getting in, do you hear me?

I've got to go, but I'll be back.

- But you promised not to leave me.

- I've got to, now you'll be safe, just don't panic.

(police siren wailing)

Hey, (mumbling) this.

(eerie music)

- [Melvin] Did it.

- Maybe she's trapped down there, we've got to go see.

- [Melvin] You mean we got to down there after her?

- We have to, it's her of it's us.

Come on, let's go back to the cabin.

- Why don't we just wait and let the law

go down and get her, shit they are the pros,

let them boys go down there.

- Look, we've gotta get to her before she gets to us.

- And get my ass killed by some old crazy white woman?

- Come on.

(foreboding music)

- And you think she's still down there?

- Don't know, you got any other suggestions?

- No.

- The young couple, we've got to get to them.

- If it ain't too late.

- Open up, it's Al and Crenshaw.

- What's wrong?

- Thank God you're all right.

- What is it?

A hidden door in the bathroom?

- I'm outta nails, get me that heavy chair

that's over there will you please?

- [Mary] What are you going to do with that?

- Keep her out of here, she can't get past this.

- That'll hold her, let's go.

- Thank you, for all you help.

- How you feeling buddy?

Hang in there, we'll get you out soon.

- Thanks again.

- Listen, lock the door.

(ominous music)

- Vernon!

(screaming)

- [Vernon] No...

- Aren't you a mess?

(groaning)

- Open up!

She was hiding over here before.

- I guess this is it.

- Yeah, she's down there all right.

- I'll start on this end in about 30 seconds,

and one of us ought to meet her.

- Good luck Crenshaw.

- [Melvin] Good luck.

(eerie music)

- Open up Tanya, it's me.

- Are they? - Yes.

- [Tanya] Where are you going?

- Down there.

- [Tanya] You'll get killed.

- Maybe.

(mumbling)

Here, lock yourself in the car.

If I'm not back in five minutes, take off,

drive it off in the woods somewhere,

get out and run, but get the hell outta here.

- Wait.

Be careful.

- You too Tanya.

Now go.

(ominous music)

- It's 30 seconds, Al should be here.

Al where are you?

~ Au

Al!

(ominous music)

(screaming)

- Crenshaw?

You down here?

You all right?

- Open up, open up I'm the sheriff, open up.

' [Tanya] NO!

- Look.

- Huh, oh!

Oh you got to help me, you've got to save AI, he's in there.

- What's wrong?

- Oh God she's got everybody.

- Calm down, what's wrong?

- Oh she's killing everybody.

- Is it Evelyn, look at me.

- I don't know.

- [Sheriff] Where is she killing everyone?

- In there.

- Take it easy, come on.

Are you okay?

- Yes.

She killed my cousin, she'll kill Al, please hurry!

Look what she did to my cousin.

They're down here.

They're down there.

(foreboding music)

- Evelyn?

Evelyn?

If you hear me Evelyn, come out.

(eerie music)

(thunder rumbling)

Evelyn?

(eerie groaning)

(growling) (eerie muttering)

(groaning)

(screaming)

(trapdoor clacking)

- Did you see anybody down there?

- Yeah I did.

- Was anybody alive?

- They're all dead.

(weeping)

Come on, I'll take you to my car.

(screaming)

~ Au

You made it!

- Hid my head when I heard the shot.

Is she?

- Yeah, the old lady's dead.

- Take me away from here.

- I'll be glad too.

(car engine revving)

(car engine revving)

(eerie music)