Equinox (1970) - full transcript

Susan?

Susan!

Su...

Year ago, a year ago

yesterday as a matter
of fact, they brought

David Fielding to the hospital.

He'd been hit by a car
when he was yelling

his head off about the forces of
evil and they're out to get him

he said.

Nutty stuff.

The kind of thing that happens
to people's mind sometimes.



But when the police
started checking,

they found three bodies and
another guy was missing,

a Dr. Waterman, a kind
of weirdo over professor

from the University.

I covered the story
from my paper,

but I couldn't come up with
any satisfactory angle.

Is that David?

Yes, it is.

Where has he been?

Electrotherapy.

He's been a complete depressive
since my first interview

with him a year ago.

So, as I told you
on the telephone,

I'm afraid you're in
for a disappointment.



Yeah.

I suppose so.

But I wanted to
give it another try,

see if anything new had
developed in the last year.

The case is so bizarre,
it kind of fascinates me.

And frankly, things are kind
of slow in the news business.

What do you do with
a guy in that shape?

Well,
at this point,

we're looking for anything
that will elicit a response,

some reaction to give us a
starting point for therapy.

We administer mild
electric shock, stimulants,

and this little room down here.

It's something new.

I'll show you.

It has one red wall
and a light switch.

He can choose to turn
the light on or off,

or either face the red wall
or turn his back to it.

So
what does he do?

Well,
he has yet to do

anything of his own volition.

The only thing he
pays any attention to

is that little cross he carries.

He got violent when the police
tried to examine the cross,

and we had to put
him under sedation.

Since then, he's been
a complete melancholic.

If he's faking, could he
possibly get away with it?

Please, Mr. Sloan, be
aware that conjectures

about illness and the
human mind are the province

of the psychiatrist.

David, you have a visitor.

The intercom is on, Mr. Sloan.

We can hear you if you need us.

Thanks.

I won't be long.

How are you feeling, David?

Uh, what's the, uh, cross for?

To protect you from the curse?

Dave, I've got
something to show you.

Get...
Get him off of me!

Get him off!

Here.

This will make you feel better.

I thought you said
he was the quiet type.

Yes.

Well, you never know.

All right.

Thank you, nurse.

Yes, sir.

Oh, uh.

Here's the cross.

Somehow I wound up with it.

My cross!

I hope I didn't
mess up your therapy, doc.

We'll see.

This is the tape I made the day
after they brought David in.

The
one the cops had?

That's right.

This is a copy.

June
18... initial interview

with David Fielding.

David, I am Dr. Johanssen.

Do you remember me?

We met yesterday
down in receiving.

Well, I'm not
surprised if you don't.

You were pretty upset.

You kept insisting that
someone was after you.

You said they were
going to kill you.

Who are they, David?

Now, we're all here
to help you, David.

We all want to help you.

This gentleman is
Detective Harris.

Hello, David.

We can't help
you if you won't let us, David.

I think you're well enough
to tell us about it.

Why don't you try?

I... all right.

I'll try.

I suppose I've got
to tell someone

even if they think I'm crazy.

How did it start, David?

Saturday, I got a
call from Dr. Waterman.

Who is Dr. Waterman?

He was my
geology professor.

And
why did he phone you?

He wanted to
see me right away.

His mountain cabin...
Something important.

Jim Hudson was with me.

I asked if he could come along.

He said, OK.

I told him we'd be there
the next afternoon.

There were two
girls with you, weren't there?

Yeah.

Jim's girlfriend, Vicki,
had a picnic planned.

They decided to keep it on.

Didn't tell me until
the last minute.

Even had a blind date for me.

So
there was Jim and Vicki.

And what was your
blind date's name?

Susan... Susan Turner.

She was just down
here from New York.

I w... I was worried the
professor wouldn't like it.

Why, David?

Well, he sounded
so strange, kind of

mysterious, and, well, nervous.

Did you
explain this to your friends?

Yeah.

I told Jim.

He said the girls could wait
in the car if necessary.

We took my car and drove
into the mountains.

Could you change that
awful station, Susan?

And then here's the shutter.

Now, you press this button,
and it takes the picture.

Last picnic, you
brought your camera

and then forgot all about that.

And now you probably
forgot to load the camera.

Uh-uh. No.

No this time.

Uh-huh.

You sure this
is the right road?

Yeah.

I think so.

Looks like we
took the wrong road.

Maybe we didn't.

We might have to
walk to get there.

Dr. Waterman's place is
in the woods a little ways.

Why don't we walk
up there and see if we

can get a Coke or something?

Don't you think we ought to let

Dave see Dr. Waterman since we
don't know what his plans are?

Water jug's in the car.

What did you put in it?

Nothing.

I thought you were supposed
to put something in it.

Well, I thought you were
going to put something in it.

Ah, I don't believe it.

- Why was I supposed to...
- Come on.

We'll go see.

It's very pretty up here.

Yeah.

Great place for a picnic
with nothing to drink.

You know, with all
these trees around here,

seems like there should
be a stream somewhere.

There is.

Near the cabin.

Watch your step.

Oh.

Oh, darn.

Jim!

Wow!

What happened?

Is that Dr. Waterman's cabin?

Explosion.

Stove or water heater maybe.

No.

It's caved in, not blown out.

Doesn't look like he was
there when it happened.

No signs of life.

Can I help you?

Oh. Hello.

Are you the ranger here?

That's right.

Name's Asmodeus.

You looking for someone?

Yeah.

Dr. Waterman.

That was his cabin.

What happened to it?

I'm not sure.

Could have been a
boulder from up above.

Have you seen Dr. Waterman?

Are you friends of his?

Yeah.

We had an appointment today.

He's not here.

I haven't seen him.

Anything I can do for you?

No.

Thank you.

We brought a picnic.

I guess we'll have it
and go back to town.

Well, have fun.

See you later.

You'll probably find Dr.
Waterman back in town.

Right.

Thank you.

Where's Vicki?

Hey.

What are you do... hey.

Tell me I don't see that.

A castle.

I asked you
not to tell me that.

I've only been
here once, and I'm

not sure it's the same area.

I sure never saw or
heard of a castle.

Far out.

Looks like a picture
on a travel folder.

Yeah.

For Transylvania.

Let's go take a look at it.

Yeah!

How the heck do we get there?

Well, we can... we can hike
over that way and take a look.

Might be an entrance on the
other side, but it's too far.

This side's too steep
for the girls to climb.

Would like to get to it though.

Might be where Dr. Waterman is.

Well, doesn't cost
anything to try.

Susan?

I'm with you.

This is the best way.

See the road?

Some picnic, huh?

It came from in
there, in the cave.

Well...

What was that?

How should I know?

Anyone want to go in there?

Well, I'd like too
if we had some way to see.

Have you got a
flashlight in the car?

No.

I haven't.

Matches.

All right.

We'll... we'll make some torches.

Torches.

All right.

Hey!

Come here!

Come on!

Hey, babe.

What do you got here?

Well, look at this.

What a pair of gun bolts.

You're a geologist, Dave.

What do you think?

Ever unearth anything like this?

I think what we're
about to unearth is a practical

joker who plans phony footprints
and makes weird noises

in caves to put people on.

Now, Watch your step.

There's a lot of junk in here.

Yeah.

There's something right here.

Well, come on, dummy.

That's why I gave
you the torch so you

wouldn't break your neck.

Well, my eyes
haven't adjusted yet.

Just take your time.

Jim?

Jim?

Jim!

Dave?

Jim?

Vicki!

Jim!

Where are you?

Jim, where are you?

This way, Jim.

Down this way.

Vicki, where are you?

Oh, Jim!

Hurry!

We're coming, Vicki!

Stay where you are.

You're getting farther away.

Dead end.

Turn back.

This is the
right one, Dave.

To the left.

Here.

Around this bend.

Don't get too
far in front of me, Jim.

Oh, Jim!

Jim!

Vicki.

Oh, Jim!

Jim.

You all right, babe?

Who the heck are you?

The book.

That's what you're after.

We aren't looking for a book.

You're here.

You have to take it.

Come on.

Come on.

Wow.

Is this weird.

Well, let's follow him.

This way.

Do you really think
we ought to follow him?

Well, he can't hurt us.

Come on.

Come on.

Here it is.

The
book... the real book.

Now it's your book.

Take it.

Don't you want it back?

Jim.

Jim, there was a
skeleton in there.

Don't you think...

A skeleton?

What's this about a skeleton?

I saw one in there,
just before the old man...

What kind of skeleton?

Human!

Oh, come on.

You didn't see a human skeleton.

It was just...

Don't tell me what I didn't see.

It was right in front of me.

In that torchlight?

It was probably some
animal or some rocks.

It was human.

Well, we could go back and see.

Oh, not this kid.

No matches.

Now, look.

We'll tell somebody
back in town about it

and let them take care of it.

OK?

Feel any better?

Oh, I'd love to
get this book open.

Well, let's have the
picnic and examine the book.

OK.

You hungry?

Frankly, I'm starved.

But let's do find a more
wholesome atmosphere.

Boy, I can't believe that
crazy old man has really

been living in that cave.

Yeah.

Looked like he was.

How do you suppose
he exists in there.

Doubt we'll ever know.

Well, I took
care of the beverage,

fresh mountain stream water.

And I just hope you
can cook chicken.

I'll have you know my
chicken is a world renowned.

Voila.

Saved by the Colonel.

Look at this.

Yep.

Must be that pioneer
stock in your background.

Oh.

Lunchtime.

No.

I want to get this open first.

You're sure fighting that thing.

The old man neglected
to give us the key.

Would you like to go
back and ask him for it?

Hmm.

Here.

Try this.

Well, well, we brought
a Boy Scout with us.

Yes, we did.

Wait. Now wait.

Now be... now wait a minute.

You're going to break
the point of that thing!

Let me do it.

OK? Here.

Catch.

Ah!

I think I got it.

Pretty clever.

No springs.

Just two interlocking...

OK.

Open it, Jim.

Oh.

Phew.

Wow.

What a stink.

Where'd he keep this thing?

In a sewer?

Smells more like
rotten eggs, sulfuric.

Hey.

What's this?

Well, what is it?

Somebody's notes.

Well, what's it say?

Hmm.

Unknown preservative.

It talks about the excellent
condition of the book.

A couple of chemicals
that might be involved.

Very knowledgeable,
very scientific.

So?

So if this is more of
the old man's put on,

at least it's getting
more interesting.

Hey.

I didn't make all this
stuff for the ants.

She didn't make all
that for the ants.

OK.

Be right there... if
the smell this book

doesn't make me
lose my appetite.

Huh.

Look at this character.

That one.

Yeah?

Wow.

This is some piece
of literature,

only it's going to be a little
difficult to follow the story

without a translation.

Come on, you guys.

Let's have our picnic
and go see that castle.

A lot more interesting
than some smelly, old book.

Dear Harp, why
don't you dummy up.

She's right, Jim.

We should try to find out
where Dr. Waterman is.

We can examine the book later.

OK.

All right.

Who made the potato salad?

Joe's Delicatessen?

I made it myself.

Then I'll stick
with the chicken.

Say, here's something I
can read, pretty well anyway.

It's in Latin.

forever
glory the and.

Must mean and the.

Power the and kingdom
the is thou thine.

Yeah?

The is thine kingdom
the is thine.

Hey.

Wait a minute.

Don't read any more.

I know what that is.

That's the Lord's
Prayer backwards.

You know, I still keep
thinking about that skeleton.

Oh boy.

Well, it's nice you have
something to occupy your mind.

Heh heh.

Come on, Dave.

Hey!

What happened?

Dr. Waterman.

You sure? Yeah.

I got a glimpse of him.

He has the book.

You stay here.

Oh!

Dr. Waterman!

Doc... Doctor Waterman!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean...

What happened?

Must've hit his head on a rock.

I c... I can't feel
any... Jim, he's dead.

I can't believe it.

It was just a fall.

Dave, are you sure?

Yes. Yes.

I'm sure.

I've seen dead bodies before.

Come on.

Let's get him out of the water.

We'll go back and tell the girls

and we'll go to the
police and make a report.

Dave, listen.

I know you and Dr.
Waterman were close,

but you can't blame
yourself for his death.

It was an accident.

The way he ran from us.

He did it himself.

Now he's not exact...
Where you going?

He's gone.

This is the place.

If he got up, there would
have been footprints.

It's as though he
just disappeared.

Yeah.

If anyone else
were here, we would

have seen them, wouldn't we?

I think so.

Those footprints are our own.

Dave, a minute ago, Dr.
Waterman was lying here dead,

and now he's gone.

Flesh, bones, blood... all are
gone, if he really was dead.

Sulfuric acid.

Can you smell the sulfur?

Yeah, but what does that mean?

He burned up in a bed of sulfur.

Lose something?

Uh, hi there.

Say, have you seen Dr. Waterman?
- No.

I'm afraid not.

I thought we agreed
he was back in town.

Well, he was just here...

Well, he was just here
yesterday when he phoned.

We wondered if you'd
seen him since then.

No.

If he were around here,
I think I'd know it.

Did you have your picnic yet?

Yeah. Back there.

Well, I'd like to ask
you to leave the area

like you found it if you will.

People camp and
picnic around here,

and they sometimes
leave an awful mess.

Yes, sir.

We cleaned up.

Never know we were there.

By the way, in a
cave back up that way,

we ran into some weird
old character and a book.

Yeah.

He was a weird old character
right out of a book

like he said.

He gave us quite
a scare at first.

That cave... I should
have warned you.

Now, that place is
really dangerous.

You shouldn't go in there.

Well, we're about
ready to leave anyway.

Well, there were some
footprints... really big,

like nothing you
ever saw before,

like a monster or something.

Monster?

Well, there used to be a few
brown bears around here, maybe

an occasional mountain
lion, but I'm afraid we're

fresh out of monsters.

It was probably that crazy
old man's idea of a joke.

Well, maybe I'll just
look in on your friend.

See you later.

Right.

Oh.

I forgot to ask him
about the castle.

What are you going to do now?

I just want to think
about it for a minute.

Listen.

If those guys start yakking
with Dr. Waterman or somebody,

we could still be here
this time tomorrow.

I think we ought to find them.

Well, they might come
back a different way

and we could miss them.

I'll stay here if you want
to go ahead and find them.

OK.

You hold the fort.

I'll bring them right
back by the ears.

OK.

OK.

I can understand not telling
him about Dr. Waterman.

But why shouldn't I
have mentioned the book?

It may be an important find.

I just don't think we
should advertise it.

But what's a ranger going
to do with an old book?

Jim, I don't know.

I just want to try and figure
out this Dr. Waterman thing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, the girls are
going to be frantic,

and I think we ought
to get back to them.

All right.

Let's go.

Hey, listen man.

This thing is getting
pretty far out.

You think Dr. Waterman
was sick or anything.

I don't know of any chronic
condition Dr. Waterman might

have had that could have put him
in a catatonic coma like that

to make him appear dead.

That kind of stuff
is out of my league.

I wouldn't know a catatonic
coma if it bit me.

Have you thought of anybody
back in town you could talk to?

Do you know who his doctor is?
- No.

But if we don't
find him ourselves,

we'll have to tell the police.

And they'll do all that.

Oh, Mr. Asmodeus.

You startled me.

What are you doing?

Susan!

Susan!

Susan, are you all right?

Oh, David. Yes.

I'm fine.

What happened?

I don't know.

I... I guess I just fell.

Here.

You better sit down.

What's this.

Oh, my cross.

I guess I've broken the chain.

I'm all right, really.

Susan, something's happened,
something really strange.

We were chasing Dr.
Waterman, and he fell.

And we thought he was dead.

We were going to go back to
town and call the police,

but I just couldn't
leave him there.

And so we went back,
and he was gone.

Gone?

But...

I... I don't know.

I don't have a single theory.

I've never known him to do
anything strange like the way

he took that book and ran.

It could be brain damage or
mental disorder of some kind.

Or, uh, maybe he was in that
house when it was wrecked.

That's the only thing that
could explain his behavior,

some mental aberration.

He might even be
suffering from...

Look!

It's... here's Dr.
Waterman's name.

What?

I found this piece of paper
in the book with his name on it.

Well, what does it say?

Well, listen to this.

It's Dr. Waterman all right.

It's his notes about this book.

Translation goes along smoothly
then completely bogs down

as the book indiscriminately
changes languages.

I believe tests will prove the
book to be 1,000 years old.

Not as old as the
Dead Sea Scrolls.

Evidently from
the opposite camp.

Absorbed in the difficult
task of translation,

I was at first
unaware of the meaning

of this rare and unique text.

It seems to be a very veritable
Bible of evil, witchcraft,

or demonism, as it was
practiced in the remote area

of the Persian Gulf
where the book was found.

From the time I first
laid hands on the book,

I heard nothing but rumors and
vague warnings of its danger

all from the superstitions
people of the area.

Quite different than
anything else I have seen.

It approaches the subject very
methodically as an absolute,

as though its
doctrines were widely

practiced in its era and place.

I have also found the philosophy
of the book to be fascinating,

considering its ancient origin.

The forces of good and evil
coexist throughout the universe

and in the minds of men.

The object of each force
and its practitioners

is to lessen or cancel as much
as possible the effectiveness

of the opposite force.

The adept demonologist held
a position of high honor.

The practice of
evil and destruction

is put forward as a joy
and reward in itself.

The practitioners of evil
who compile this book

use symbols to counteract
the effectiveness of good.

Many combinations of
symbols for both forces

are listed, however, as
the practitioner needed

certain symbols of good to
protect himself from the demons

he brought forth and created.

Manipulation of these
symbols is treated exactly

like the science of chemistry.

This element changes that
one... one symbol is a catalyst.

Another is an agent
or a counteractant.

Strangely enough in the
list of symbols for good

are some very familiar
ones... the cross

and the double triangle
star of David...

If made of certain
metals... are among them.

Hmm.

In actual practice of course,
the science of demonology,

as outlined in the book,
is much more complicated

than I have indicated
here, which brings me

to the point where I now stand.

In full scientific
skepticism, but

with much personal
curiosity, I have set up

and executed some experiments
as diagrammed in the book.

In a nearby secluded
area, I followed

to the best of my
knowledge the instructions

for some of the
simpler manifestations,

the last of which produced
fantastic results.

It worked.

I had felt as though I had
found the fabled touchstone.

I could see myself changing
the entire structure

of modern science.

More recently however,
I've come to feel

that my experiments
were somewhat premature

of my knowledge on the subject.

There is instability.

I am unable to control
what I have created.

There's some other
writing here that looks

like a scrawl... Pandora's box.

They are attracted to
the book like flies.

No.

I... I... I can't read it.

That's pretty heavy stuff.

Well, what do you
make of it, Dave?

I don't know.

Unless we talk to Dr.
Waterman, we may never know.

Well, so what are
we going to do now?

I'd still like
to try that castle.

All right.

You don't think he's
still up there, do you?

Jim, I don't know.

But if we can't
find Dr. Waterman,

I'd like to at least
find someone who's

seen or talked to him lately.

OK?

OK.

It's gone!

This is the place, isn't' it?

- I think so.
- Yes!

Yes it is!

It was right over
there when I saw it.

OK.

OK!

Try to maintain, will you?

Well, what now, maestro?

Looks like we have to
give some credence to Dr.

Waterman's notes, doesn't it?

Huh?

He means we have to
believe the man now.

Let's go up there, Jim, and
see if we can find anything.

OK.

It's pretty steep.

You girls wait here.

Now, wait a minute.

Uh, you guys may enjoy
this open air magic show,

but I'm getting the creeps.

Take it easy, love.

We're OK.

Come on.

Can't we just go home?

We can.

But if we leave here without
trying to find out what's going

on, I for one am going
to feel very foolish when

we tell our story back in town.

Uh, speak for
yourself, Sir Lancelot.

Hey. Hey.

Look here in the book.

In Dr. Waterman's notes, he says
there were symbols that protect

a person from... from whatever.

Let's see.

Susan has a cross.

Does anyone else have a
cross or a star of David?

No.

Well, let's see
what we can find.

Here it is.

Here's one we can make.

How?

Some willow twigs.

That's neat.

Your major was basket weaving.

Yes.

Put them inside your shirts.

They have to be
next to your body.

Gee.

I feel kind of left out.

Bless you my child.

If the rest of us
weren't such heathens,

I wouldn't have had to
go to all this trouble.

Well, you can thank
me for the thread

that's holding it together.

Now I just hope I
don't fall apart.

Oh, I don't know.

Seems like a pretty nice place
to start a nudist colony.

Keep your
eye on that, will you?

Hey, look.

Don't horse around up there, OK?

Just do your thing long
enough to feel real manly,

and then let's get out of here.

Please?

Boy, you could grow up
to be a real fussbudget.

Look.

Promise me you'll be
a good girl and don't

get Susan all upset too.

All right?

Well, what
are we going to do now?

Find a comfortable rock,
sit back, and wait for them.

Watch those yuccas vines.

They stick like crazy.

Just around that cliff.

Hey.

Come on.

I'll take your picture.

You sure you know how to use it?

Yeah.

Jim showed me how.

OK.

The light's not very good here.

Why don't you sit
over by the stream?

No.

It's not here. Get out!

Get out!

I ain't got it, I told you.

No.

No.

It was about... about 20
feet from here, wasn't it?

I think so.

This is the most live thing
I've seen around here all day.

Hey!

Dave!

Come here.

This is it. Hold it.

Can you see it? - See what?

What are you talking about?
- Wait.

I'll show you. Watch this.

Watch what?

What in the... I can see it now.

Dr. Waterman's
notes... instability.

This thing must fluctuate.

Wow.

Davey boy, figure
this one out, and

our fortune is made in showbiz.

The Rover Boys and their
disappearing castle.

Now you see it.

Now you don't.

I wonder if that
castle's still there.

Yeah.

And or Dr. Waterman.

There you are.

Is that OK?

OK.

Now just a second.

Help!

Save me.

Help me!

Help me!

Help!

The girls!

Throw rocks.

Get his attention.

Susan, help!

Keep it up.

I'll go after the girls.

Jim!

Over here!

Try to find a long stick.

I got it!

Hold it.

You go up on top.

Throw rocks down.

Try to get his attention.

Get back.

Get back!

Wait there.

Dave?

What happened?

Where is he?

There.

He's not moving.

I think you killed him.

Better go see.

My God!

Whose nightmare is that thing?

That's a whole
lifetime of nightmares.

Dave, did you notice?

One of the pictures in the
book, it looks like this thing.

Yeah.

I wonder if that's one of
Dr. Waterman's experiments

that went haywire.

That poor old man!

Jim!

That thing!

Oh!

It killed the old
man from the cave.

What?

It was chasing
him when we saw it.

It... it caught him.

Let's go.

Let's get out of here!

No.

No.

First, we have to take
care of the old man's body.

Then we'd better
notify the authorities.

Oh!

Can't we just tell that ranger
and let him take care of it?

Yeah.

If we knew where to find him.

We don't even know
where the station is.

Yeah.

And that ranger would try to
tell us it was Smokey the Bear.

He's going to sure
think we're crazy when

we tell them about this thing.

My camera.

I'll get it and take a picture.

Good.

Oh darn.

Jim... that... it moved!

It must have been a
reflex or something.

It's dead, honey.

We're safe.

I'll go this way.

I'll take a picture
and meet you later.

I don't like all
this splitting up.

No. No.

No.

This is the quickest way.

Now, you go with Dave and Sue
and see about that old man

and help take the picnic
gear back to the car.

You hear? - Oh boy.

I knew you'd find a way to
get out of all the work.

It was around here
someplace, wasn't it?

Yeah.

It was right over there I think.

Uh, I'd better go alone.

I just don't believe this day.

You know, I keep thinking
that pretty soon I'll wake up.

Susan, Vicki, what...

She's gone crazy.

She's an animal.

Hello?

Anybody here?

It's a shame, isn't it?

I mean, the way people mess
up the countryside like that.

Mr. Asmodeus, I was
just looking for you.

Yeah.

Well, I was just looking
for you too, kid.

You people have the
book, don't you?

Wh... wh... wha...

You have the book, and
you're going to give it to me.

If you knew what was in that
book, you'd turn to jelly.

It's not meant for
worms like you.

What did you think you
were going to do with it?

Sell it to a museum?

Why didn't you tell me you
ha... Damn!

Heaven!

All right.

I underestimated you.

Put it away.

You're safe.

Put it away.

I got
to hand it to you, kid.

Not many people could've
come up with that.

So we'll make a deal, huh?

Let me tell you, I can make a
deal like nobody you ever saw.

Who are you?

It's not who I am.

It's what I can do for you.

What do you want?

Anything in the world, name it.

Money?

Prestige?

Girls?

You could have all the things
you've ever dreamed of.

You want proof.

Well let's see.

There ought to be some proof
walking around here somewhere.

Or maybe you've seen it.

My large simian friend,
the 3o-foot ape.

I see you have.

Let me tell you, kid.

The supply is limitless.

Now, if I can create
creatures like that,

you know if I can
fulfill my promise.

All you have to do
is give me the book

and discredit any story your
friends tell back in town.

And you can have anything
in this world you want.

Why is that book
so important to you?

Listen, kid.

You've got some
protection right now.

But don't think
that can save you.

You've been lucky so far,
but I haven't tried yet.

So make up your mind.

Which one of those
girls is yours?

The tall one?

The other one.

Well, I haven't got to
her yet, but I will.

You better think fast, kid.

Take my offer or you and your
friends are as good as dead.

All the money you'd
ever want, kid.

It'll be all right.

Susan, remember what Dr.
Waterman said in his notes?

He said that good and evil
coexist throughout the universe

and in everybody's mind.

No.

Not what was in my mind.

Nobody has thoughts, feelings
like that, nobody human anyway.

Listen.

What was done can be undone
if you have the knowledge.

And we have it.

Or we will have with the book.

That man, that
whatever he is, how

could he do a thing like this?

Dave, I didn't even
remember it until just now.

Well, maybe that's a good sign.

Oh, damn!

Here.

Let me help you.

Oh, it's no use.

They just break.

Where is Jim?

We've got to get out of here!

Take it easy, Vicki.

Jim will be back.

He has to come this way.

Vicki, any one symbol
or Susan's cross

will protect the entire
group from... from whatever.

It's only when we
separate that we're...

Oh yeah?

Then why'd you
spend all that time

trying to find Susan's cross?

You've got a symbol.

Well, take my symbol.

No.

I don't know what I'm saying.

Take care of Susan.

Oh, Vicki.

I'm so...

Don't apologize again, Susan.

Please.

I'm all right.

It wasn't you... oh God.

I've got to find Jim.

Vicki!

Vicki, stop.

Stop!

We've got to stick together.

If you run after
Jim, we'll lose him.

He'll be back this way.

David, I'm so scared!

We're going to make it, Vicki.

He'll be along.

We'll be all right, Vicki.

I'm sorry.

Susan, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to make
it worse for you.

Here comes Jim.

Oh, Jim!

We've got to get out of
here now and leave that book.

What?

That mister has motives.

He was the one who made that...
- Yeah.

We know.

He's done something
to Susan, but we're

not leaving that book.

We've got to.

He says he'll kill
us if we don't.

He made the monster.

Like it or not, we
have a responsibility

to ourselves if no one else.

What he did to Susan...
Well, with the book,

she can be helped.

But without it, it just...

What did he do?

Never mind that.

Let's get the book
and get out of here.

Yes. But what if he comes back?

We're going to be...

If Asmodeus comes
back, we... Asmodeus!

I just remembered.

Asmodeus is another
name for the devil.

The devil?

I believe it.

You should have
seen him in action.

Oh my God.

Go get the book, and
let's get out of here.

OK.

Jim, look!

Over there!

Stay back here out of the way.

Jim!

Jim, use your symbol.

His back's to me.

Mr. Asmodeus.

Mr. Asmodeus, where are you?

You can have...

He disappeared!

Oh my God!

He disappeared!

Dave, what are we g...

You stay here.

I'm going through the barrier
to see if I can help Jim.

Dave!

Dave! Here quick!

The book!

Grab me!

Grab his arms!

Hurry!

No!

No!

No!

Jim!

Oh, Jim!

We've got to
get out of here quick.

Take the car and get help.

- No!
- He's right, Vicki.

Come on.

Jim!

Jim!

Over here!

Here.

Let me help you.

OK?

Where did the girls go?

Well, they have... I sent
them back to the car to go

to the police or get help.

With the book?

Mm-hmm.

Well, let's stop them.

Jim?

Hold it!

Hold up.

No use running.

I forgot to give them the keys.

Which one of them has the book?

Susan, but...

Which way is the car?

Well, that way. But we...

Good.

We'll split up. - No.

I don't think we should.

If you find them first, yell.

Jim?

Jim?

You're not Jim, are you?

What have you done to Jim?

What are you?

You were all such fools, you
and your friend Waterman who

was handed the secrets
of the powers of darkness

and then didn't know
what to do with them.

That barrier is the
result of his work.

Ha!

Now do you see how
helpless you are?

And now for those two girls.

David!

David.

David!

David.

Oh, David!

David, wake up!

David.

Wake up please.

David.

David!

Susan?

Susan, the cross!

David?

Susan, you OK?

Come on!

David.

David, those feelings!

Into the woods!

David.

David, those feelings
are coming back.

Hang on, Susan.

We'll make it.

We'll be all right.

I've got the cross.

If we can just get to the
highway, we will flag a car.

Oh, David.

My head!

David!

Oh, David!

Come one!

You will not escape.

In one year and one
day, you will be dead.

Is that
the whole story, David?

Yes.

That's all of it.

I'll have to
take that cross with me, David.

The crime lab wants it.

No.

No!

No, you can't!

You'll get it back.

No! No!

You can't take my cross.
He'll kill m...

Nurse!

Did you hear anything usable
for your newspaper story?

Uh, I'm afraid not.

What about the police?

No.

I was there first.

I was in hopes
something would happen,

something I could
get a story out of.

But this, it's a year old.

So what did you
expect to happen?

I don't know, but
it's been exactly a year

and a day since that made news.

My editor wanted a follow-up.

Well, then this is
it, a year and a day.

That's right.

But it doesn't look like
he's going to do anything.

My cross!

My cross!

Thanks for your time, doctor.

My cross.

My cross.

Where is my cross?

My cross.