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Oh, my love.

No, please!

No!

In the name of god, help me, sir. Help me.

What's the matter?

I've been wounded, sir, by a highwayman.

No!

The wars were over.

Napoleon was locked with his ambition in an island prison

and the shattered remnants of his armies disbanded.

Some went peacefully home.

Others made the highways unsafe for travel.

There was no war, but the killing had not stopped.

What are you doing?

The devil take you!

In some provinces, no life was safe,

and the police were hard-pressed

to rid the country of lawlessness.

Public hangings were commonplace.

There's your culprit!

Get a good look at him before he dies.

There, now look at the monster who's terrorized

your wives and your children!

Now you'll watch him die as he deserves.

All right, you. Get up there.

- Where? - There, where I said!

Oh, please don't hang me.

Please, please don't hang me. Please.

Now listen to him plead.

They're all like that in the end.

Put your head in!

No, not like that!

Don't be a coward!

I'm sorry, but, but, but, it's not easy, believe me.

Come here!

Here, like that. Don't move, it's easy!

Yes, sir.

I said don't move!

There now.

That's better.

All right.

Ah! Idiot!

You're so stupid you can't even hang yourself.

It's the first time, excellency.

Well, watch me.

Now, put the rope firmly around your neck, see?

And then...

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Hey! How's that fella do that hanging trick?

I asked you a question!

He can't talk.

What's the matter with him?

He can't hear and he can't talk.

Freaks. Freaks.

Hey. If you're so smart, come on.

Suppose you tell me how he does it.

Ask him!

Give it here.

Give it back.

Here.

Oh!

Hey, sir.

From my master. - What is it?

- He will pay you well. - How much?

Three gold pieces.

Excuse me, captain.

It's all right.

Sir.

Wine!

More wine!

H ey, buy your own! _ ah!

Bring me some wine!

Oh, wench!

What is this?

From the man in the black carriage.

Read it to me.

You should've heard the crowd, Gianni.

They liked us the best.

The crest is a count's.

I'm impressed. What does he say?

That he will pay us well

to come to his castle

and perform!

- He'll pay us? - In gold.

Did you tell we'll come?

Mm-hm.

Where is it?

Near the north frontier. I think a day's journey.

How much?

Three gold pieces.

It's worth it.

It's a lot of money. More than we've ever seen.

That is a lot of money.

Speaking of money, I want my share, Bruno.

- You've got your share. - Not all of it.

I never get what's coming to me.

Every day we get our pay. How about it, Bruno?

Our share for the day is seven coffers,

but before you stole from the hat yesterday.

I'll take care of you and Gianni tomorrow.

If I pay you tonight, you'll only spend it.

Give it to them. If you don't, you will spend it.

Come on, Bruno, you can't take it with you.

Maybe he can't, but I bet he'll try.

Be fair, Bruno. One more.

Business is business.

- Give it back! - Not until I take my money.

Give it back!

Bruno.

Dart! Give him back his money.

You heard her! I run this troupe and I divide the money!

Listen, Laura.

I have more right to that money than he does.

You're hurting me!

Let go of her!

Dart, let go of her!

I don't take orders from you, Bruno.

I'm sick of being cheated by you and pushed around by you!

Go away from the table, Laura.

Don't be...

No, dart!

You pig!

That's enough for one night, harlequin.

Now leave this place in peace.

Next time, Bruno, I will kill you.

When you feel that rope around your neck,

you look for me, Bruno.

Get out of my sight, dart.

And don't let me catch up with you on the road.

Neep!

Laura.

Bruno.

Oh, Bruno.

Thank you for stopping that. It went quite far enough.

Next time you might try minding your own business.

This is a bar room, not a battlefield.

I'd have killed him.

They'd have hanged you for it, too.

- What's your name? - Eric, and who are you?

I'm Laura.

Bruno's sister.

We're all part of Bruno's troupe.

Captain, he took your horse!

That dart just stole your horse,

and he headed north out of town!

Honestly, neep, you could hurry.

I'm too cold to hurry.

Neep, the barrel. Come on!

Oh. All right.

Here, I'll do it.

Thank you.

Hey, you! Put that fire out.

You can't leave it burning like that.

I don't know why you were so stubborn.

You know perfectly well Eric will be a big help.

I agreed, didn't I?

What more do you want me to do?

But he can't earn his way fighting.

He'll learn dart's roles. He said he would.

Dart was a good actor. Even if he was a dirty, thieving-

- Eric is a gentleman. Don't forget that.

Careful!

You handle these horses fairly well.

What did you use to be, a coachman?

I was in the cavalry.

He's well-bred. More than anyone could ever say for you.

Oh, you must excuse my vulgar and crude manners.

I was only a common soldier fighting the common cause.

Go lie down, Laura. I'll take over.

Oh, thank you.

Whoa!

Whoa!

What did you, what did you stop for?

Listen.

Listen to what? I don't hear anything.

Wait.

I don't hear anything!

Not even a bird.

It's been like that for the past hour. Not a sound.

I don't like it.

What don't you like, neep?

He doesn't like the quiet,

so he had to wake me up just to tell me about it!

Nothing moved, either.

Hm, he's right. As if everything were dead.

It is strange.

Like another world.

What is it?

It's dead.

But how can you touch it?

The eyes are as hard as wood.

The whole body's rigid!

- Some kind of joke. - So it would seem.

- Maybe it is wood. - No, it's real enough.

- But it must be a joke. - Killing a raven's no joke.

It's bad luck! Well, it's not our bad luck.

This bird's been dead a long time.

It might bring us good luck.

Let neep take it along with him.

Now don't let's waste any more time looking at dead birds.

I wanna be at the castle before sundown.

- Eric! - What's the matter?

What do you want? Who are you?

I found the one!

Where did she come from?

Food. Some food!

Loaf of bread for an old woman?

For anything you offer me,

I pay with the gift of prophecy.

Pay!

It's been a good many years

since you could pay for anything, old woman.

Give something to eat to the old hag

and let's be on our way.

Hey!

Was it you who killed the bird, old woman?

Toads and snakes, I kill, to make my tea.

But birds fly free!

Their killers, this very night, you seek.

Can we go, Bruno?

You're a little light in the head, old woman.

Tell me, what madhouse did you escape from?

I went beneath the castle walls.

Behind the monster's face.

To save the bodies and the souls that leave this evil place.

What monster's face? What are you talking about?

Beware the castle of the living dead!

"The castle of the living dead."

I see all that lies ahead.

Some will live!

And some will die.

Before tomorrow's sun is high!

Touch me here, will bring you luck!

Take this charm and keep it near.

For your life, you may not fear.

Here. Here, old woman.

Neep!

Ready?

Let's go!

Look! There it is.

Come on, we're nearly there. Hah, hah!

The horses are frightened.

Come on, then! Come on!

I'll get them moving.

They're not gonna stay here all night.

Come on! Hah!

There's no one here.

Don't be ridiculous.

Hey, up there!

I can't see a thing.

Come on, neep!

Wait for me! Hey, wait for me!

Neep, the lantern.

It's deserted, Bruno.

They probably don't hear us.

We're making enough noise to wake the dead.

I don't like it all.

Let's go on.

The next town can't be far.

I'm not going anywhere.

We've a chance to make some real money here.

It's open!

Oh, don't you scream at me!

Don't hurt him, Bruno. We frightened him.

Can't we leave, Eric?

All these dead things.

The castle of the living dead, just as the old woman said.

Our host is very much alive.

If you please, I would like to present you my colleagues.

Mademoiselle Laura, the intrepid Bruno, jovial Gianni.

Where is Gianni? Outside, where he belongs.

And fearless neep.

So you see, we're here in response

to your generous invitation.

And my name is Eric. Can you say your name?

Count drago!

Welcome to my home.

I am most grateful to you for making this long journey

in response to my invitation.

I was working in my laboratory and did not hear you arrive.

We didn't mean to disturb you.

We were admiring your collection.

There are so many animals.

This is merely a small part of it.

I am lord of this castle and of these lands,

but I am also something of a scientist.

You have made all these by yourself?

Let us say rather that I have saved them.

Many men waste their lives searching for the secret of life.

It is the secrets of death that interest me.

It is really an answer.

Perhaps.

If it had not been for science,

these creatures would long ago have turned to dust.

They do look alive. Every one.

Yes, remarkable. They're all so perfectly done.

As if they were going to fly or jump from their perches.

They enjoy something that few of us ever attain.

The illusion of eternal life.

In death, they exist like this forever.

You said you were working on a new one when we arrived?

Yes, indeed.

The first of a new series of experiments

with a completely different chemical.

I should like to see it, sir.

You shall, my friend. You shall.

What kind of animal is it?

The most interesting and most dangerous animal of all.

I am sure that you are all far too exhausted

to consider performing this evening.

Nevertheless, I confess I would enjoy it.

For three gold pieces, we can perform any time.

Do you think of nothing else?

Well, we can!

We'll be ready in an hour. Oh, I wouldn't think of it.

You must first join me for dinner.

Must we do the show tonight?

If the count wants to see us tonight,

he'll see us tonight.

Tell Eric what he has to do.

Go along with him and take neep.

Sandro will assist you and see to your comfort.

I'd like to tell you how glad we were

to have your invitation.

I mean, it's a real pleasure to be here tonight.

Most kind of you.

I feel we already share a common point of view.

I had the same feeling, sir.

Yes, I noticed your interest in science immediately.

Did you really, sir?

If there is anything you wish, miss,

don't hesitate to ask.

It is the count's desire

that you be as comfortable as possible.

Thank you. I'll call if I need you.

I'll call if I need you.

Well done.

Mm!

Not bad.

Certainly better than those wagon benches.

It's all so elegant.

Well, for a count, he lives well enough.

But it all depends on what you're used to.

Our lady's used to the very best, sir.

In quarters and in company.

Oh, be serious.

Look here. Silk.

I feel like a Princess.

At least a countess. Do you suppose there is a countess?

Perhaps we will meet her at dinner.

Well, if there is one,

I hope she's more attractive than the other two occupants.

I think it's sad. The count is interesting.

A little strange, perhaps, but so,

so gallant and so charming.

I'm afraid I don't share his taste for all this

embalmed wildlife.

Oh, I know he's a little eccentric, poor man.

I feel sorry for him in a way, but you know,

the only thing that really worries me, Eric,

is what the old woman said.

The old woman's crazy.

There are lots of crazy old women in the world.

And a few young ones who just pay attention to them.

Hm.

I suppose you're right, but neep is nervous too

and his instincts are usually very dependable.

Surely you're not implying that the charming,

gallant count might be dangerous?

Come now, Laura.

No.

But the servant I don't like at all. He frightens me.

The poor fellow. No fine manners.

I dare say the count has noticed your charms as well.

Well, tell me, what is it that you admire most

about this odd nobleman?

His manners or his animal collection?

Since you bring it up, captain,

you should know that noble manners interest a woman

far more than common impertinence.

I may be forced to earn my way, but I have my standards.

1 didn't say anything about your standards.

- And my virtue! - Or your virtue.

Both of which, incidentally, interest me enormously.

Oh, that is quite enough!

If you don't mind leaving me alone, I should like to change.

Aren't you forgetting something?

Bruno wants help tonight.

How do you expect me to hang him properly at the

correct time if you don't show me what I'm supposed to do?

You could practice on yourself.

Here, put this on.

There is really quite a lot to harlequin, you know.

My father spent his life doing the part.

And Bruno, why didn't he learn it from your father?

Even since my father found him,

all Bruno cared about was money.

- But I thought that- - That he was my real brother?

No, he's just my protection against the rest.

Can he protect you against me?

Do I need protection?

Perhaps.

So I meet your standards after all?

Not quite!

So you won't make a bigger fool of yourself

than you already have,

this is the most important thing.

You must learn how to put this around Bruno's neck

to hang him without hurting him.

I don't mind saying, sir,

but that was the tastiest meal I've enjoyed in years.

We have been fortunate, sandro and I.

An exotic menu is one of the pleasurable

byproducts of our work.

A cognac, perhaps?

Oh, thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Aren't you having any?

Alas, no. My health forbids it.

I keep it only for my guests.

Well, I believe it's... It's time to start.

Of course, if you would rather not give the performance...

Oh, no, no! They should be ready.

I don't like to bring it up now, but, about the money?

Oh yes, of course.

Three gold pieces.

Strong, that Brandy.

We'll show you something you'll never forget.

You came to see.

Behold the man who follows me.

His mighty arms snap chains of steel.

The flames of hell make up his meal.

His strength amazes duchesses. His diet comes from the queen.

He eats his weight in wild cats and rows of burning beasts.

Oh, come to me, my prince!

Oh, my Sage!

My lover!

My divine service, I give you!

Oh, columbine.

Columbine!

Let's pray.

- Huh? - Let us pray!

Now I remember.

Come, come! Let us pray!

And so it was in harlequin's time,

that hanging changed a lot.

But for one unhappy hangman, there was a fateful flaw.

What's the matter with you?

I'm all right.

Can't you stand up?

I said I'm all right.

Poor servant of the crown will trust

that he could not go anywhere but down.

Now.

Go on, now. Get up there.

Where? This is my first time!

- Get there. - Here?

I can't! I'm trembling!

I'm out of practice. I can't see.

It's your horse.

I'm too stupid. Oh, you show me.

Stand up here!

You put the rope...

Get up.

You pull the rope around your neck.

Yes?

And then...

Stop, stop, stop, stop.

Bruno, Bruno!

Bruno, what happened?

Cut him down!

Oh, Bruno!

He's dead.

He has done the act a thousand times!

Perhaps he misjudged the distance he had to fall,

and his weight did the rest.

It's impossible.

Bruno, he has done it a certain way for the act!

It's impossible!

A blanket.

A blanket.

He seemed a little odd before we started.

I thought he'd been drinking.

Bruno couldn't die this way.

He always knew what he was doing in the act.

I can't believe this.

"Some will live.

And some will die."

She said so.

The witch said so.

"When you feel that rope around your neck, look for me."

What did you say?

Something dart said to Bruno.

A most tragic accident.

My deepest regrets.

It wasn't an accident. Can't you understand?

Bruno knew what he was doing.

Who is this dart you speak of?

Dart was just an agile thief.

He wanted revenge and that's what he got.

With your permission,

I shall remove the body to my laboratory.

We can arrange for a proper burial

tomorrow morning near the castle grounds.

Murder, I call it.

Murder?

Dart found a way!

The provincial police will be making

their routine call tomorrow, so I shall of course

have to report the accident to them.

I understand.

We shall try to assist you any way we can.

This man, dart. Was he a member of your group?

He played harlequin with Bruno and there was

a disagreement between them, so they just-

- they nearly killed each other!

A dangerous man?

There's no point, sir, in worrying about him now.

What is it? What happened?

Dart was here!

But there was no one in the hallway.

He was outside the window.

But that's impossible. It's 30 feet from the ground.

I'll have sandro make a thorough search.

I do hope you're all right, my dear.

He must have heard you and jumped.

We'll find him.

Neep, take Gianni and search around outside.

If you see anything of dart, shout. Take this.

And neep, if you have to use it, use it.

Eric. Don't leave me alone.

It's all right. I'll be in the next room.

It was how he looked at me.

Like a wild beast.

It was horrible.

This has been a tragic evening.

A tragic evening for us all.

But we shall apprehend this brute

and deal with him as he deserves, I promise you.

In the meantime, I suggest you get some sleep.

How can I sleep?

I will send up some cognac to you.

As soon as sandro is free.

Oh, no, sir. I'll bring it up myself.

As you wish.

Thank you. It's very kind of you.

Eric!

With the count's compliments.

Oh.

Sandro is searching the premises.

Well, try and get some sleep.

- No, wait. - Yes?

- Eric. - Yes?

Thank you.

What devilish business are you up to, old woman?

What a foul smell.

Do you have any food around this place?

I've been expecting you.

What are you talking about?

I didn't know you existed until two minutes ago.

Who are you?

The harlequin,

who eats my bread,

will soon be dead.

Hold your tongue, old hag.

You don't frighten me with your nonsense.

Look behind!

And death you'll find.

Ah, good morning.

I trust you were finally able to get some sleep last night?

- Oh, yes, a little. - And the young lady?

I suppose so. I knocked on her door a few moments ago.

There wasn't any answer. I see.

Well, we mustn't disturb her

sooner than is strictly necessary.

Would you care for some coffee?

Oh! Yes, sir, here.

No, thank you.

The events of last night were most distressing.

Sleep was impossible. Fortunately, work was not.

The long years of habit, I suppose.

Such knowledge is quite beyond me.

Until recently, I thought I had carried

my researches about as far as they could possibly go,

but then a simple discovery changed my entire approach.

Oh? What was that, sir?

Come. I'll show you.

Our techniques for the skinning, curing and mounting

of specimens had reached a point of refinement

which no one before us had ever achieved.

The mounting of a large mammal requires a thorough knowledge

of anatomy and a complete familiarity

with the habits of that mammal.

But always, the result had been a reconstruction.

Never an original.

I don't see why.

All of these creatures seem lifelike to me.

Merely painstaking recreations.

What I sought was an instant suspension of life

that would endure forever.

It sounds impossible.

Until recently, I believed that it was.

Merely a grandiose dream.

But in my search for a more improved embalming chemical,

I came across one that had remarkable powers

of preservation.

This.

Amazing. Where did you find it?

An aqueous secretion of a tropical plant.

Among its more beautiful characteristics,

it causes instant death.

But, uh...

How do you give it to the specimens, sir?

It's fairly simple.

Injected unto the flesh,

a minute quantity instantly stiffens the entire body.

You will recall a raven that you

and your friends saw beside the road?

With the glass eyes?

Your colleague, I think he mentioned something about it

before his unfortunate accident.

Oh, we thought it was some practical joke.

It was not a joke, I assure you,

and the eyes were not glass.

It was shot by sandro with a small dart.

It was dipped in the chemical.

Immediately afterwards, it became exactly as you saw it.

Then it's just a question of putting

the chemicals into the live specimen.

No skinning, no embalming.

Unfortunately not.

I have found that the doses for the larger animals

were far too weak.

An animal of his size or height could drink the poison,

but for a perfect result,

one must increase the concentration.

The last specimen took nearly one hour to die.

Oh?

It was perfectly painless. Perfectly humane, I assure you.

They are seldom aware of what is happening to them.

What animals are you using, sir?

That'll be the police, I imagine.

Good day to you, sergeant. Always a pleasure to see you.

My pleasure, sir.

These patrols are a fatiguing nuisance,

but I always look forward to my visits with you.

How's the work going, sir?

Well enough, sergeant, thank you. Well enough.

As I was saying to Eric here.

Eric, this is sgt. Paul with the provincial police.

Eric was a captain in the royal reserve, sergeant,

in the late wars.

Everything quiet here, sir? No thieves or poachers?

Yes, sergeant. Very quiet.

Until last night. - Oh?

Well, there was an accident during our performance.

Accident? What sort of accident?

Aman was hanged, sergeant.

Hanged?

Not the fellow who did the hanging trick?

Yes, I'm afraid so. Poor fellow.

Didn't I tell he'd try that trick once too often?

Yes, sir.

You're quite sure it was an accident, sir?

Perhaps you'd care to see the body?

No, no! If you're convinced, then so am I.

Very well, then. If you will excuse me, gentlemen.

I have a number of things to attend to.

A thief paid us a visit last night.

The man who stole my horse.

Can you give me a description of him?

Well, he was the harlequin player in the village and, uh-

- yeah, I saw him!

What?

You saw him and you didn't arrest him?

Well, I...

I met him, you might say,

but I mean I didn't know he was a horse thief.

But I hope that you got a good look at him.

- Oh, yes. - What did he look like?

Well, he was, um...

Small? Horse thieves are generally small.

Yes, he was on the, uh, small side.

Or was he large?

Modern criminals tend to be larger

than those of a few years ago.

Well, as a matter of interest, his overall size was,

you might almost say large.

I do hope you catch the fellow.

Tell the captain how many scoundrels we apprehended

on our last patrol! Seven, sir.

And tell him how many stretched their necks

on the king's rope. Eight, sir.

As you recall, sir, one was a mistake.

Oh, yes. Poor devil.

Well, they don't trifle with me.

Yes, sir, they don't trifle with you.

No, no.

For a thousand years in thy sight,

ah, but as yesterday when it has passed.

And as a watch in the night,

as soon as thou scatteredest them,

they are even as asleep and fade away suddenly

like unto the grass.

For in the morning, it is green and groweth up,

but in the evening, it is cut down, dried and withered.

Behold. I show you a mystery.

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed

in a moment, in the twinkling on an eye.

All right, men!

All right, men!

Leave it astray!

Far!

All right. Fill it in, men.

That won't be necessary, sergeant. Sandro will finish it.

I can't imagine what happened to Gianni.

Sandro will look for him, if you wish.

He thought that dart was inside the castle.

Then that's where he probably is.

I hope nothing has happened.

I wouldn't keep these players about any longer

than necessary if I were you, sir.

You've had enough trouble already.

I assure you, sergeant, they are perfectly harmless.

The captain. Now, there is a gentleman I can see.

But there's good and bad gentlemen, too,

if you get my meaning?

Mark my words.

If you don't send them on their way, you'll regret it.

Come, come, sergeant. I am sure you exaggerate.

I urge you, sir. Send those gypsies packing.

Before you return, sergeant, they will all be gone.

Thanks for your hospitality, sir.

Good luck to you, sergeant!

Thank you.

Men?

What'll happen to the harlequin if they catch up with him?

He will be hanged as a horse thief, presumably,

and from what I hear about him that is what he will deserve.

I suppose so, but now that I have my horse back,

I'd hate to see him hanged.

The other members of your troupe seem to be under

the impression that he is hiding in the castle.

I doubt it, sir.

If he is around and he sees us leave, he'll probably follow.

Oh, I'd appreciate if you'd send the dwarf and Gianni

to give me a hand.

But must you leave so soon?

We've disturbed you enough, sir.

Very well.

Where is the dwarf?

Searching for his dead friend.

- Any chance of finding him? - None at all.

Very well, but I want them all before the police return.

Carefully and quietly. You know how I dislike disturbances.

Laura. When you leave here, where will you go?

The next town or village.

Wherever we can do our show without the police bothering us.

And what will you do without Bruno?

We'll find someone else.

And that isn't easy.

And after that?

The next town?

The next village?

That's the way it's always been.

Ever since I was a little girl

I've dreamt of living in one place.

But it's only a dream.

Laura!

It would make me very happy

if you would stay here as long as you wish.

Thank you, but I couldn't consider it.

Because of Eric?

No, not really.

He only joined us recently.

You're a very beautiful woman, Laura.

You should never grow old.

You should stay...

You should stay like this forever.

Every young woman wishes that, sir.

To be old and ugly is what we all fear.

There is no need to fear, my dear.

There is no need to fear that, Laura!

Eternal life may be a dream,

but eternal beauty can become a reality.

Each one of these is a step towards immortality.

I don't suppose it made any difference

to this little fellow.

That kind of immortality.

Nothing ever made any difference to him, except his death.

But that is true of us all.

It isn't true of me.

Life is what I value.

If you will excuse me, sir, I think I'll go to my room.

Of course.

I must apologize, my dear,

but I don't often have such a charming audience.

Neep!

Some will live, and more will die,

but you between the clouds will cry.

Why?

Return and help the girl!

I know all.

I wait for you, neep.

Castle wall.

Sir, sir! There's been an accident!

What happened?

The dwarf fell helping me, in the great hall.

He may have broken something, but I can't tell.

I'm terribly sorry.

It's not your fault.

Where?

There.

There!

Eric?

Is that you?

Eric!

Neep, is it you?

Kitty, what are you doing here?

Most silly cat. You'll be drunk.

A cat is expected to drink milk, not Brandy.

That, it was for me.

The count sent that for me.

Psst!

It's only me.

You weird little man, where have you been?

And where is Eric?

Oh, neep, what can we do now?

The count tried to poison me. It was dreadful.

The quicker we get out, the better.

But what about Eric? We must try to find him!

Stay behind me and be quiet.

They'll see us, neep. We can't-

- he'll hear us if you don't hold your tongue.

Neep! Where are you going?

We're lost. - Follow me!

Neep.

Neep, wait.

It's been a few years since this room was used.

He was...

He was going to do that to me.

Oh neep!

Neep, where are you going?

Stay with me.

Did they disturb you, my dear?

It won't happen again.

Where did you put him?

In the laboratory. He's still unconscious.

The girl left her room and came here.

Then she knows.

Find her! Bring her to me.

Neep! Are you sure this is the right way?

I think there's a passage across the wall.

Don't come any closer!

The count would like to see you.

- There's no use, neep! - Run, Laura, run!

To the tower!

No, no!

No, no!

No.

No, no, no.

Oh, you will break bones,

but if you're not saved,

the smallest of the small,

the bravest of the brave.

Dart!

Dart!

What happened, dart?

It's only me.

Laura.

Eric!

Eric!

Here's your Eric!

Eric.

No.

Is this the way you follow my instructions?

I'm sorry, sir.

Where is the dwarf?

- Dead, sir. - I suppose he attacked you?

Put that thing away!

Why isn't he here? You know I want them all.

He's at the bottom of the tower, outside the walls.

Go and bring him here, immediately.

Quickly!

Eric.

Eric!

What have they done to you?

No!

It will help to revive him, my dear.

You murdered dart, froze his body.

And that woman, your wife. How did you kill her?

With the same poison you expected me to take?

- Calm yourself, I beg you. - But you killed dart!

He was a thief and a degenerate!

It was perfectly reasonable

that I should use him in my work.

You're no better.

You asked me to stay here,

and all the time, you wanted me dead!

I just wanted you to stay here with me forever.

And Eric?

Would you let him go if I agreed to stay with you?

Tell me, count. What's to stop us both from leaving now?

I abhor violence.

But I'm afraid I must insist.

You only have one bullet.

One is enough.

What are you going to do?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

Provided that you spare me any theatrical heroics.

And afterwards, will you let us leave?

Afterwards?

Afterwards?

But of course.

Some did live.

And some did die.

And you from the castle tower did fly.

I'm all right.

There's nothing the matter with me.

But Laura, what about Laura?

Girl, much death comes close tonight.

If you would help us all, avoid the light.

Why help me?

I was the first to suffer from his hands.

He failed.

And I escaped to roam the land like this!

My death was his desire.

May he burn in hell's everlasting fire!

Now leave this place

and roam the garden on this fearful night.

Quickly.

Go.

Sandro!

Sandro?

Sandro!

Sandro!

Sandro.

Sandro!

Sandro?

Sandro.

The other evening, you were good enough to entertain me,

and now it appears it is my turn.

I would like you to see how truly magnificent

are the new acquisitions to my collection.

Where are you taking us?

Gianni!

Gianni.

Sandro has an affinity for the bizarre forms of death.

Bruno!

The coffin was weighted when we buried it,

but not with him.

As you will have realized,

I wish the two of you to play the leading parts

in my eternal theater.

You, my friend...

No!

No.

Will never lose your youth.

You will be forever on the stage.

No!

And you, my dearest, you will be columbine.

Perfect, unspoiled into eternity.

But you said you'd set us free.

And so I shall.

You shall forever remain as you are now.

Laura!

Laura, run!

No. Come, quickly!

Hold it!

Eric!

Oh, Eric.

Drop it!

You lunatics! You clumsy, stupid fools!

Look what you've done to my work!

Every specimen a masterpiece!

The greatest collection in the entire world!

Watch him, sergeant! He'll kill us all if he can.

There won't be any more killing here.

Put that man in irons, marks.

Now, now just what happened, sir?

Why...

He tried to steal my most precious specimens.

That's what happened!

In the next room, sergeant,

you'll find the real collection.

His human victims.

Chain him outside with the others.

- Yes, sir. - Just have a look, sergeant.

They're all there, perfectly embalmed!

Every poor devil who ever fell into his hands!

Stay back!

Help me up, young man!

Are you all right? You could've got hurt.

He made me so.

My beauty withered in a day.

I swore the time would come

when he would pay.

- Release them. - Release them.

- Release them. - Release them.

We're free?

May we go?

Yes.

Satisfied, sergeant?

- It's all over now, marks. - Yes, sir.

It's all over now, sir.

My suspicions about the count were confirmed.

Suspicion?

Yes, I kept them to myself until I was certain.

One can never be too sure.

Yes, sir.

Remember that.

Yes, sir.

Good man.

Neep saved us all, Eric.

Indeed, he did.

Up you go, neep!

Just see that you don't forget it either, you two.

Can't you calm her down? She's your woman.

Neep called me your woman.

I like that, very much.

Whatever happens.

Forever?

Just one long lifetime will be enough.

Let's go!

Ho!