Velvet Vampire, The (1971)

[bunniefuu]

(haunting music)
(heartbeat pounds)

(traffic hums)

(footsteps click)

(eerie electronic music)

(dramatic electronic tones)

(knife clicks)

- Ah!
(man groans)

(knife thuds)
(man screams)

("Evil Hearted Woman"
by Johnny Shines)

♪ Well you evil hearted woman

♪ And you study
evil all the time ♪

♪ You

♪ And you study
evil all the time ♪

♪ Well when you can't do evil

♪ You almost lose your mind

♪ Well you and the devil

♪ Walkin' side by side

♪ You

♪ And devil's walkin'
side by side ♪

♪ Well the devil said
if you're not evil ♪

♪ You're not satisfied

- You're a music lover, right?

- Yeah.

- As soon as I saw
you, I could tell.

You know, he used to
sing on street corners.

- [Susan] Yeah.

- [Lee] I remember
him when I just a kid.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

You're real easy to talk
to, do you know that?

- Yeah.

- Hey.

You come here often?

- Whenever I want some a*s.

- Wow, that's kinda
frightening, huh?

- I get a lot of
sensual energy from it.

- You mean, it's sexy?

- Yeah. (giggles)

- I think he sculpts death.

- Is that sexy?

- That depends on
your point of view.

- Susan.
- Oh!

- I'm glad you came.

- Hi, Carl.

- Have you all met?

- We've met, but we
haven't been introduced.

- This is Susan Ritter.

- And her husband.

- How do you know
that we're married?

- I'm Diane.

- Diane, would you like a drink?

- Yes.

- Excuse us.

- We?

I'd like one, too.

- [Lee] Sure.

- Who is she, Diane?

- Good customer.

- Oh, you cut yourself.

- Oh, that's not me.

- What do you
mean, it's not you?

- It's from a cat.

I found him in the
street bleeding,

and I couldn't just
leave him there,

so I took care of him.

- Tell me about her.

- I'd rather talk about you.

- How is he?

- He's all right.

- Hey.

I like you.

♪ Well in the daytime
you bury your body ♪

♪ Deep down in the
Mississippi mud ♪

♪ And night you
feast your eyes ♪

♪ On the sweetness
of human blood ♪

- Guess what, honey?

Diane has invited us to her
desert place for the weekend.

- Oh, I'd love to
have both of you.

- Well Susie'll love it,
she's crazy about the sun.

- Oh, you'll have all
the sun you can handle.

- Sounds cool, eh?

(water splashes)

How's the water?

- What do you want?

- Just passin' through.

- Good, 'cause this tub isn't
big enough for the both of us.

- Come on, move over
and make some room.

(water splashes)

What the hell are you doin'?

- I'm still waiting
for that drink.

- What drink?

Oh, so that's it.

I forgot, so what's
so wrong with that?

- She's pretty, isn't she?

- Susan, I only talked to her.

- She probably has a great body.

- Yeah, she probably has.

- Well, you'll have a chance
to find out, won't you?

- All right, I tell you what.

We'll forget the whole
thing and we'll stay home.

(engine hums)

- You're sure we
took the right turn?

- Check the map yourself.

I don't know, I thought it'd
look different than this,

more like Palm Springs.

- [Susan] Hm.

We haven't passed
a car in miles.

- I don't know what to tell you.

(engine hums)

(doors thud)

(wrench clicks)

How about some service?

- Sorry, can't help you.

- All I want is some gas.

- I don't give gas.

- Look, is it such a big deal

to get some gas around here?

- Look man, I'm a mechanic,
I mean, I'm a trained person.

And trained people
don't give gas.

- Ah, sh*t.

You got a real smart
a*s over there.

Give me a couple of bucks worth.

Pretty deserted
around here, huh?

- The way the desert is.

- Well, I'm lookin' for a house

that belongs to Diane
(fingers click).

What's her last name, honey?

- [Susan] How should I know?

- Well, there can't be that
many people around here.

- You know the house?

- Cash or charge?

- Charge.

- Can't you tell us
how to get there?

- Dead ahead, on
the first right.

- I hope the desert doesn't
do that to everybody.

(engine hums)

(tires screech)
(engine revs)

(hood thuds)

I knew we shouldn't have come.

- Well, there's plenty of sun,

you can help your tan along.

I don't know, maybe
I should start back.

- No, don't.

- Why not?

- It's too far.

(engine hums)
- Hear it?

A car.

Now you're sure
Amos'll tow the car in?

- Out here in the desert,
we help each other.

It'll be taken care of.

- How did you know
where we were?

- Just luck.

- Well, the important
thing is that you found us.

(gentle instrumental music)

- I'm sorry, I
don't care for any.

- I'll have Juan
fix you a salad.

- [Lee] Oh come on,
Susie, taste it.

- I don't care for steak tartar.

- [Lee] Well, how can you
tell if you haven't tried?

- Lee, I have tried it.

I just don't like the
taste of raw meat.

(phone rings)

- Susan doesn't have to eat
something she doesn't like.

Juan will fix you a salad.

- Thank you, Diane.

- You're right on time.

- [Mechanic] Always
for a few bills.

- Follow me.

- Have you ever
driven a dune buggy?

- No, but I'd like to try.

- No two are alike.

Take mine.

It's slow getting started.

At first it takes a
little manipulation.

But once it's warmed up,
it really comes alive.

Then, you have to watch
out, it's hard to control.

- Yeah, you have to give in.

- And then you feel
like it's driving you

as you move in rhythm with
it, up and down, in and out.

Through the dunes.

- Diane, I think I'd
like to drive your buggy.

- I think I can teach you how.

- I think I've had enough.

I'm going to bed.

- [Lee] What do you do
around here at night?

- Sleep.

Mostly.

- Well, if there's
nothing else, then.

- I'll make it up to
you tomorrow, I promise.

- I'll hold you to that.

- Good night, Diane.

(eerie music)

- A young man is here.

- Would I like him?

- He's the same age as Victor.

- You're good to me, Juan.

(footsteps click)

(door thuds)

(heartbeat pounds)

(footsteps click)

(tool clangs)

- Ow, baby.

That hurts.

I think you've
got the wrong guy.

- You don't want me,

maybe you'll like him.

(dramatic music)

(mechanic thuds)

(mechanic screams)

(mechanic groans)

(mechanic screams)

- What was that?

- Probably just a coyote.

- It sounded almost human.

- Sometimes they do.

- Lee, I'm scared.

- Come here.

Come on.

- Lee?

- What's the matter now?

- This place, I don't know.

This room, and that
mirror over there.

It's almost as if
someone were watching us.

- Someone is.

- Who?

- You, my own little voyeur.

- [Susan] Don't joke, Lee.

I feel strange here.

- Why, you've got a body guard.

I promise to take
real good care of ya.

(dark ominous music)

(Susan breathes heavily)

Please?

- I just don't feel like it.

(lamp clicks)

(gentle instrumental music)

No!

- What is it?

- A dream, nothing.

- Well come on, tell me.

- We were in bed.

In the middle of the
desert, making love,

and someone pulled you away.

What's wrong?

- Well, I was having
the same dream,

but you were pushing me away.

(door knocks)

Who is it?

- Good morning.

It's almost dawn, and if
you wanna see the desert,

we have to get started early

before the sun
becomes too strong.

And be sure to
cover yourselves up.

- I don't wanna see the desert.

- Susie, you don't
wanna do anything.

- Am I covered up enough, Diane?

- Remember, this is the desert,

and out here, the sun
can be destructive.

- You're not exactly
a nature lover, Diane.

- Oh, I am, but it can hurt
you, the sun, if you let it.

- Ya-hoo!

Woo-hoo!

(Susan yells)

(midtempo rock music)

(engine rumbles)

How long has this
mine been shut down?

- Almost 100 years.

- Why was it abandoned?

- [Diane] Some of the
miners started disappearing.

They sent search parties--

- Disappearing?

- Dying.

Being k*lled off.
- By what?

- Some people thought
it was done by a person

who went berserk, others,
from the wounds on the dead,

said it was a crazed animal.

But a few believed it was
neither human nor animal.

- Which was it?
- Who knows?

- Well, the wounds, what
kind of wounds were they?

- All the dead had large
gashes on their throats.

Ready?

(ominous electronic music)

There are lots of ribs running
off this spine, so keep up.

I wouldn't wanna lose you two.

- [Lee] Don't worry, you won't.

(object thuds)
- Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry.
- You okay?

- [Susan] Mm-hm.

- [Lee] Diane?

Diane?

Diane?

- [Susan] Which
tunnel do we take?

- [Lee] Honey, I want you
to wait right here for me,

and I'll go out and
try to find her.

And if I can't, I'll
come right back.

But I don't want you to go
anywhere, you understand?

- [Woman] Susan, Susan.

- [Women] Susan, Susan, Susan.

Susan, Susan,
Susan, Susan, Susan,

Susan, Susan,
Susan, Susan, Susan.

Susan, Susan,
Susan, Susan, Susan,

(Susan screams)
(dramatic music)

- Lee, Diane!

(Susan screams)

Oh, thank god it's you! (sobs)

- You were like someone
drowning, Susan.

I didn't mean to scare you.

- My flashlight went
dead, and I couldn't see.

- Juan probably left
them out in the sun.

You can't do that, it
kills the batteries.

- Yeah, but didn't you
hear me calling for you?

- I got too far ahead, I guess.

I must've been in
another tunnel.

But look what I found.

It's the same stone
as my necklace.

Bloodstone.

I couldn't help myself,
I had to have it.

There is no life without blood,

and here it is, trapped forever
in these tiny red veins.

(midtempo rock music)

- [Susan] You two go on,

I don't feel like
seeing anything else.

- [Lee] You wanna go
back to the house?

- [Susan] No, I'll get some sun.

I can do it here
as well as there.

- Do you mind if we go?

- Uh-uh, it's okay with me.

- What's your pleasure, ma'am?

- You know, this is
where the miners came

for rest and recreation.

- Oh yeah?

- But they did a lot more
than just drink here.

- What else did they do?

- [Diane] This.

(snake rattles)
(heartbeat pounds)

(suspenseful music)

(snake rattles)

(snake rattles)

(Susan screams)

- Jesus, a snake!

Susan, hold still and
do not move one muscle.

- It's bitten you.
- Honey, you're gonna be okay.

(Susan gasps)

- I'll help you cut
the puncture open.

- Now hold on, honey,
you're gonna be all right.

(Susan gasps)
Try to relax.

(Susan winces)

- If I don't suck out the blood,

(Susan gasps)
The poison'll spread.

- [Lee] That's a good
girl, honey, just relax.

(Susan whimpers)

- Don't worry, I'll
take care of you.

You're a very lucky
girl, it's not serious.

- Thank you for what you did.

- Well, when you
live in the desert,

you learn what to do.

Juan taught me.

Out here, a woman needs a
man like Juan to help her.

- How long has he been with you?

- Since he was a child.

- Did his parents
live here, too?

- His people died on
their reservation.

- Then your family raised him.

- Yes, he was like
a brother to me.

Now, I think the best thing
for you is a midday nap.

I always rest in the
hottest part of the day.

- All right.

- Thank you, Diane.

We can go home now if you want.

- No, I'm beginning
to like it here.

(gentle piano music)

(door knocks)

- Yes?
- I'm looking for a friend,

named Cliff?

He came out here last
night to work for--

- [Juan] No one came last night.

- [Woman] Are you sure?

It was about dinner time.

- [Juan] No one came last night.

(door thuds)

- Lee, Diane?
(suspenseful music)

Anyone here?

(Susan knocks)
Diane?

(door creaks)

- [Juan] Take your
hands off that.

- You're quite a watchdog, Juan.

Diane tells me you
grew up together.

What was your family like?

- There was no family.

There was only Diane,
and she took me in.

- Then she must
be older than you.

Where's my husband?

- With Diane.

Sightseeing.

- What are we coming here for?

- You'll see.

Tell me, could you
live in the desert?

- Not me.

I don't know how you
can, have you always?

- Always.

- What a waste.

- Oh, I'd leave if I could.

The truth is, I hate the sun.

- Well then why hang around?

- Because my husband
is buried here.

(gentle acoustic music)

- When did he die?

- About a week after
we were married.

- [Lee] Have you ever thought
about moving the body?

- I can't.

You see, when he died,

I had the Indians
prepare him for burial

because they know how
to preserve the dead.

- [Lee] Something
about the desert?

- Yes.

If he leaves the dry air,
he'll crumble to dust.

- (scoffs) You talk about him
as if he were still alive.

- [Diane] The dead can
live if you want them to.

- No, baby.

When you're dead, you're dead.

Life is for the living.

- [Woman] You're
Diane, aren't you?

- [Diane] Yes.

- That guy at your place
wouldn't let me see you.

- What do you want?

- I wanna know where Cliff is.

- Who's Cliff?

- He works at the gas station.

He came up here last
night to do some work

on your dune buggy and
he never came back.

And he's straight these days,

so something's gotta be wrong.

- My buggy was
acting up yesterday,

but it was a false alarm.

I called the station
just before dinner

and told Amos not to
send anyone after all.

- Cliff said he was
going to your place.

- Well, he didn't.

- That's a new grave
there, isn't it?

- How should I know,
I'm not the undertaker.

(suspenseful music)

(bird calls)

(wolf howls)
(birds chirp)

(dog barks)

(dramatic music)
(woman groans)

(woman screams)

(woman screams)

- Did you enjoy your afternoon?

- It was okay.

- You know, I was
wrong about Diane.

She's a remarkable woman.

- She sure knew what
to do with that knife.

- Yeah.

It didn't hurt a bit.

- Well that's because
you're so tough.

(Susan and Lee giggle)

- Lee, do you remember

that Diane said her
family raised Juan?

- Yeah.

- Well, this afternoon, Juan
told me Diane had no family,

that she raised
him all by herself.

- [Lee] So?

- [Susan] That would mean Diane

is a lot older than she looks.

- I don't get the
feeling that Juan

is someone to trust.

Goodnight, Susie.

- Goodnight.

(lamp clicks)
(eerie music)

(moves into gentle
instrumental music)

- Susie?

(lamp clicks)

(plate clatters)

(gentle instrumental music)

What the hell are you doing?

- What about you?

I thought you were
sleeping with Susan.

- How can you eat that stuff?

- You ate raw meat yesterday.

- Yeah, but that's
liver, that's raw liver.

- Ever notice people feed
their cats raw liver?

- Cats are animals.

- So are we, but it
must frighten us.

We try so hard to forget it.

Why fight it?

- Fight what?

- The animal in you.

(eerie instrumental music)

(footsteps click)

- I'll take that.

- Oh here, honey,
let me help you.

- Why isn't Juan doing that?

- I thought I'd help out.

Let's have breakfast
in the living room.

Sort of an indoor picnic.

Coffee?

- No.
- Yeah.

Diane, I need the
number of the station.

We have to leave this afternoon.

- [Diane] I don't think you can.

- Why not?

- Amos called earlier.

The part he ordered
hasn't come in.

Since today's Sunday, we'll
be here until tomorrow.

- Yeah, but I gotta get
back, I gotta see a guy.

- No hassle, call
and postpone it.

- Ah, I guess I could.

- Sure you could.

Anyway, we just got here.

It's not police to hit and run.

You know Diane, this
place grows on you.

I've seen things here
I've never seen before.

- Then you'll stay.

- Sure.
- Good.

I get to have you two
for another night.

But enjoy yourselves now

because I have to
leave for a while.

- All right, I got
laid last night.

That's what you wanna
hear me say, right?

- Right.

- Well now, will you stop
giving me such a bad time?

- Sure.

How can I put you down for
something I could do myself?

(footsteps click)
(eerie music)

- Hey, Susie.

Susie, I'm right here, so
don't play like I'm not.

Aw look, Diane
doesn't turn me on.

She's a desert freak,
and I'm a Susie freak.

You wanna see what she
showed me yesterday?

- Sure.

Anything Diane showed
you, I wanna see.

- Well, come on.

- You sure know
how to get to me.

- You're god damn right I do.

Come on. (laughs)

Come here, you little
beautiful little thing, you.

- What what?

Oh no, oh no!

Please don't!
(water splashes)

(eerie electronic music)

- Get out of here.

- [Juan] You need me.

- You're not what I need.

- Why did you k*ll your husband?

- I tried to leave him alone.

- Then why did you marry him?

- Why do you stay with me?

- Because I can't leave you.

You're suffering.

You need nourishment.

- I need more and more now.

Something is speeding
up inside me.

- Let me help you.

I'll get someone for you.

I'll bring one of my people

- You're good to me, Juan.

You've always been good to me.

(Juan screams)

(engine hums)

(birds chirp)

- This is the fourth one
that died in the 1870s.

- Must've been a bad year.

- Do you remember
what Diane said

about the killings at the mine?

- Yeah?

(eerie electronic music)

- Lee, let's go somewhere else.

- [Lee] Don't be afraid,
everybody here is dead.

Susie, come and look at this.

- (gasps) Lee!

(dramatic electronic music)

Maybe it was some
kind of animal.

- No animal kills like that.

- Did you see anyone around?

- No.

- Diane, there's one
thing I don't get.

The headstone said your
husband died in 1875.

- Easy, Lee.
- No, he's right.

I've wondered too.

You see, that was
originally the grave

of Victor's great-grandfather.

Now he's the one
that died in 1875.

Oh, years ago his body was
stolen by grave robbers,

and when Victor died, I
buried him in the empty grave.

- Why would anyone
rob the grave?

- Well, there's an
old belief around here

that people used to be
buried with their jewels.

- Yeah, but if they
wanted the jewels,

why'd they take the body?

- I don't know.

- And why wasn't there any
dirt in your husband's grave?

- Because if the dry air
doesn't reach him, he'll decay.

- Diane, what if someone
still believes that story

about the jewels?

And Juan caught them robbing
your husband's grave?

- Maybe.

Might even be a member
of his own tribe.

They can be very brutal.

Juan became an outcast when
he left them to live here.

He gave up so much for me.

He meant more to
me than he knew,

and I never got to tell him.

- What the hell
are we waitin' for?

I'm gonna call the police.

- No, no.

That's my responsibility, Lee.

I'll take care of it, excuse me.

- What's bugging you?

- I don't believe a thing
she said, that's what.

- What's this stuff about
dry air in the grave?

- Eh, she told me about she
made her husband into a mummy

and that the desert
air preserves him.

- How weird.

- Don't worry,
it's a lot of sh*t.

- [Susan] Well, I think her
feeling for Juan was real.

- [Lee] I wonder if
she can feel at all.

- You are really down on her.

- You know, the
first night we met.

- [Diane] It's from a cat.

- And then, last night.

- [Diane] You ate
raw meat yesterday.

- What about last night?

- Nothin', as soon as the
car's ready, we split.

(moves into gentle
instrumental music)

(lamp clicks)

- There's nothing.

Anyway, this one was my dream.

(gentle instrumental music)

(phone rings)

- Station.

- [Lee] This is Lee
Ritter, you got my car.

- Yep.

- [Lee] Is it ready?

- Nope.

- [Lee] It was supposed
to be ready this morning,

did you get the part in?

- What part?

- The part you ordered.

- [Amos] Don't need no part.

- Well then what
are you waitin' for.

- [Amos] Lady who called

told me to wait
for her go-ahead.

- What lady?

- [Amos] Didn't say.

- Look, how long will
it take to fix it?

- [Amos] Can have it tomorrow.

- I need it today!

- Mister, I don't like shoutin'.

Anyway, my mechanic
ain't around.

- Well when can I--
(phone clicks)

(phone thuds)

- [Diane] Susan?

Enjoying yourself?

- Sure.

- Tell me, how long have
you and Lee been married?

- Almost two years.

- Have you had another
man since then?

- I don't think that's any
of your business, Diane.

- Lee's nice, but--

- But?

- He's not very
observant, is he?

Susan, have you ever
noticed how men envy us?

- [Susan] Envy us how?

- The pleasure we have,
that only we can have?

We can't help it, it's just
our nature, the way we are,

and in their secret
hearts, they hate us for it

because they can never
know what it's like.

- Susan?

I wanna talk to you.

Alone.

Get your things packed.

- What's the rush?

- We're gettin' outta here.

I just talked to the guy at
the station, remember Diane,

she called and said she
took care of everything?

Well, she took care of nothin'.

She's tryin' to keep us here,

and I think that creep at
the station is helping her.

- Aren't you getting
a little paranoid?

- No, I'm not!

And I don't like
those dreams either,

they're turnin' out to be real.

- You mean for you.

You've gotten what
you want, so we leave.

- Okay, what do you want?

- To stay here a while.

- I think you want her.

- Maybe I do, how does it feel?

- Where is that b*tch?

(eerie electronic music)

Diane.

(gentle instrumental music)

- Close the door.

- That bed.

I called the station.

You told them not
to fix the car.

- [Diane] You're
afraid of me, Lee.

- No.

- Then why stay so far away?

- [Lee] Tell me, the car, why?

- Don't you understand?

You should after
the other night.

I want you here with me.

- I can't stay,
I've gotta get back.

- For a while at least.

Ever since that night at
the gallery, ever since,

I knew I wanted you.

I was hungry for you for as
long as I could have you.

You don't wanna go, you don't.

- No.

No, I.

- Lee.

Do you know who was always
buried in that grave?

- Your husband.

- Yes.

Only him.

You see, I'm really very old.

Do you care?

- No.

- Want me to?

- (sighs) Yes.

(Lee moans)

(Lee groans)

(door thuds)

- Diane?

(eerie electronic music)

(Susan gasps)

(dramatic electronic tones)

(Susan gasps)

(Susan knocks)
Lee!

Lee, where are you?

Lee!

Where's Lee?

- [Diane] He's left for the
station to see about your car.

Is something wrong?

- Your bed.

That sand.

- Close the door, Susan.

- You've been watching us
from that room, haven't you?

- [Diane] Yes.

- Why?

- Don't you know?

- [Susan] No.

- You should.

You did the same
thing the other night.

That was different,
it was an accident.

You could've turned
away, but you didn't.

- I saw Juan,
Diane, in that room.

Lee thinks you k*lled him.

- Yes.

- But you loved him.

- Yes.

He'll be with us now, always.

- With us?

- I want you here
with me, Susan.

Ever since that night at
the gallery, ever since,

I knew I wanted you.

I was hungry for you for as
long as I could have you.

Stay with me.

- Yes.

(object thuds)
What was that?

- Nothing.

Susan.

Come back!

(dramatic music)
(Susan screams)

(Susan gasps)
(Susan screams)

(Diane growls)

(Diane screams)

(frenzied electronic music)

(Susan gasps)

- Make up your mind, in or out.

I got things to do.

Travelin' light.

- [Susan] I forgot my coat.

- I got somethin',
back if you want.

- Didn't even thank
me for stoppin'.

- [Susan] Oh, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

- Where you runnin' from?

- No place.

- Wasn't you stayin' with her?

Don't have much to say, do ya?

How am I supposed to
know where you wanna go?

- Wherever I can get
a ride to Los Angeles.

(engine hums)

(bus hisses)

(dramatic electronic tones)

- [Announcer] May I have
your attention please.

Greyhound's Intra
Courier Express schedules

From Los Angeles
to New York City

is now available for boarding.

(travelers chatter)

- [Susan] Chief.

That woman, she m*rder*d my
husband, she'll k*ll me, too.

(announcer speaks
in foreign language)

- [Announcer] And if one
should become available,

every effort will be made to
make room for your departure.

Please board confirming
your destination.

Have a pleasant trip, and
thanks for going Greyhound.

(heartbeat pounds)
(haunting music)

(doors clatter)

(dial whirs)

- [Carl] Hello?

- Carl, it's Susie.

Listen, you've got to help me.

Lee's dead, and she's after me!

- [Carl] What are you
talking about, Susie?

Who's after you?

- That woman we met
at your place, Diane!

I know it sounds crazy,
but she's a vampire,

and she m*rder*d Lee!

- [Carl] Susie, tell me
what this is all about.

- Look, don't question me.

Help me!

- [Carl] All right,
come on over.

- [Susie] I can't, she's
still around someplace,

and she'll k*ll me, too.

- [Carl] Where are you?

- [Susie] In the bus station.

- [Carl] I'll be there
in a few minutes.

- Hurry.

(dramatic electronic music)

- [Diane] Get out!

(Diane groans)

(heartbeat pounds)

(announcer chatters)

- [Announcer] Some
schedules will be delayed.

(dramatic electronic tones)

(heartbeat pounds)

- Hey!
- Like to buy a present?

- [Susie] Help me, help me!

Please!
- Help with what?

- Please, help me.

Please, help me.

- [Man] She looks scared.

- [Man] Hey, hit
her with the cross.

- [Woman] Get her
with the cross.

- Yeah, get her.
- Let's get away.

- Get her!
- Get her!

- [Man] Hey, look at her go!

- [Man] Get her!

(heartbeat pounds)

- [Man] Get her!

- The sun!

Help me take off her cape!

(Diane gasps)

(Diane growls)

(fire crackles)

How long have I been asleep?

- Oh, a couple of hours.

- [Susan] Have the
police found Lee yet?

- Yes.

Some of her other victims, too.

- Don't they wanna question me?

- Tomorrow's soon enough.
(cat meows)

- Carl?

How well did you know Diane?

- Hm, pretty well.

- [Susan] She wasn't
just a customer?

- Yeah, she was just a customer.

But she told me a few things.

- [Susan] Like what?

- She had a rare blood disease.

Her body couldn't
manufacture its own blood,

so she needed
regular transfusions.

It's what she came
to town for, mainly.

- But why did she k*ll Lee?

And how do you explain her
fear of crosses and the sun?

- Well, I, I guess
she freaked out.

She probably needed
blood so much

she convinced herself
she was a vampire.

So she acted like one.

- [Susan] But what about
those dreams Lee and I had

that all came true?

How do you explain them?

- They were your dreams, Susie.

How do you explain them?

- This knife is
just like Diane's.

- Yes, I sold her one.

There are only five of them.

They're collector's items.

- She cut me with it.

Ow!

(haunting instrumental music)

Carl.