The Cursed (2021) Movie Script
(rumbling)
(otherworldly whispering)
(guns cocking)
(dull rumble of falling bombs)
Captain.
(man coughing)
Captain.
Thanks, Captain.
(artillery exploding)
(coughing)
(coughing, gagging)
(explosions)
(whistle blows)
(yelling, shouting)
(yelling intensifies
as men draw near)
(gunfire)
(screaming)
(groaning, yelling)
(coughing)
Captain.
Hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
(pained groaning)
(sawing, screaming)
Right, bring him to.
Come on, hurry up! Hurry up.
All right, all right.
Bring him over here.
Come on, line him up,
line him up, line him up.
One, two, three, come on.
Bring him over.
Hello, sir.
My name is Dr. Cummins.
I'm going to be
taking care of you.
- (cloth ripping)
- Four for a boy...
Okay, we have three shots
in the abdomen.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth...
- What's he saying?
- Six for a birth.
Sounds like a nursery rhyme.
I'm gonna have to go in
and get these.
Hold him down.
Okay, here we go.
(grunting)
(groaning)
(exclaiming)
One.
Going in for the second.
- Stay with me.
- Five for a wedding.
- Five for a wedding.
- Two.
(clatter of metal on metal)
(cacophony of men
grunting, yelling)
Uh, uh, it's shattered.
I'm gonna have to go in
a second time.
- Okay, last one.
- Five for a wedding...
Wait a minute,
there's something else in here.
Okay, here it comes.
(squirting, groaning)
Okay.
That's not a German bullet.
Eight for silver.
(shrill pang)
(crows cawing)
(rumble of engine)
(engine puttering)
(clock ticking)
(door unlatches)
(engine stops)
(crows cawing)
How is he?
Not so good, ma'am.
(crows cawing)
(clock ticking)
(footsteps)
(bird chittering)
(children giggling)
(running footsteps)
(creaking floorboards)
Charlotte!
I have your book.
Edward, that's my book.
Give it back.
- Give it back!
- Edward, stop this at once!
Charlotte.
Please.
(door closes)
You must stop teasing
your sister.
(chopping)
Delicious.
Thank you.
Anais, would you mind
preparing me some hot water?
- I'd like to take a bath.
- Yes, ma'am.
(dog barking)
(gunshot)
(gunshot)
(thud)
(water splashing)
(door opens)
(door closes)
(retreating footsteps)
(grunting)
(gasps)
(wagons trundling, rattling)
(indistinct conversation)
Hey, you two
better knock it off!
(indistinct yelling, talking)
(otherworldly whispering)
(coins jangling)
(otherworldly whispering)
(whispered incantation)
(indistinct conversation)
- It's the elders.
- Let's go down and listen.
(indistinct conversation)
(wind blowing)
Yes, we need to find
a solution.
In the last three weeks,
more have joined them.
And do we know
where they are?
They are camped
between Wood Field
and Dei's Rock.
They claim the land
belongs to them.
Has anyone looked into
the validity of this claim?
There does seem to be
some validity to the claim
that dates back 80 years,
but there is nothing
on record
that can't be changed
in our favor.
Has anyone tried
to negotiate with them?
(sardonic chuckling)
They're Gypsies, Seamus.
They're laying claim
to a sizeable amount
of our shared lands
and we've made them
an offer to walk away.
The offer was substantial.
They want the land.
That can't be allowed
to happen.
We all have something
to lose in this room,
so what I'm suggesting
stays in this room.
Charlotte, Edward, off you go.
Off you go. Go, go.
The money that was offered
is used to hire mercenaries
to remove them
from the land.
In my experience,
the threat of the stick
is normally enough.
(door creaks)
(grass rustling in the wind)
(thunder of galloping hooves)
(horse whinnying)
(horse nickers)
(horse whinnying)
(thunder of galloping hooves)
(indistinct yelling)
(indistinct chatter)
This land is not yours.
(indistinct conversation)
You're being told
this land is not yours!
Gather your people,
get off the land!
(speaking in Romani language)
(gunshot)
(screaming, commotion)
(gunshot)
(gunshots, commotion)
(screaming)
(fires roaring)
(gunshots)
(screaming)
(woman sobbing, wailing)
(indistinct talking)
Here we go.
(indistinct talking)
(flash explodes)
Let's take another one.
(laughing)
Caught these two
trying to escape.
Woman had these.
Old whore tried
to fucking bite me with them.
- And did she?
- Nah.
You think you can just
waltz into my country
with your spells and magic
and take whatever land
you fancy?
(spits)
(chuckles)
(speaking in Romani language)
Make an example of them.
A warning. His kind
aren't welcome 'round here.
Make sure you bury these
with her.
You sure?
Silver.
Worth a pretty penny.
There's no worth in it.
Just death.
Get 'em outta my sight!
Come on!
Put him there.
Now, let's get you
in a nice coat.
(grunting)
Yeah, put that on.
There we go.
We don't want you
getting cold, do we?
You're gonna be out here
a while.
(yelling)
(laughing)
(heavy breathing, crying)
Now, this'll teach you
to run your filthy Gypsy mouth
to my captain.
Let's get this on you.
(she sobs)
(screaming, crying)
(squelching thuds)
(sobbing, groaning)
(she screams, cries)
(wind blowing)
(she cries)
Come on! Dirt soon enough.
(sobbing)
Shut it.
(crying)
- (whispering)
- Come over the hills
My bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love,
and I'll make the vow
And I'll be
your true love forever
Very nice.
Now time for bed.
(footsteps)
(birds chittering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(cracking, whispering)
(panting)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain pelting)
(indistinct singing, talking)
(door slams open)
(conversation quiets)
(he clears his throat)
I'd like a room
for the night.
All guests must
sign in here.
State where you've been,
where you're going,
and state your business.
Town rules.
(murmur of conversations)
Any reports of Gypsies
in the area?
Like I said,
state your business here.
Other than that,
food and ale are included
with the room.
Take a seat,
I'll bring you some food.
(groans)
(clears throat)
That didn't take very long.
What gave me away?
Other than the fact
you're asking about Gypsies
and you stated
your profession as pathologist
in the guest book,
not much.
Doesn't the good constable
have matters to attend to?
It's lieutenant.
Oh, climbing
the promotion ladder.
I'm impressed.
I heard what happened
in Gvaudan.
I'm sorry.
How have you been?
(he clears his throat)
How long will you
be staying?
We could use
a good pathologist 'round here.
Cholera got the last one.
Well, if cholera's the only
thing you have to police,
then you don't need
a pathologist, do you?
(soft tapping)
(birds chittering)
(birds chittering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(birds chittering)
(whispering continues)
(echoed screaming)
(whispering continues)
(raspy growl)
(shrill screaming)
(screaming)
Edward!
- Edward!
- Edward!
(screaming continues)
Edward!
Edward, come inside.
Cover yourself!
What happened?
(crows cawing)
Four for a boy. Five for a
wedding, six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the Earth.
Eight for silver,
nine for gold.
Ten for a wolf
and you won't die old.
Come on, Timmy,
it's your go.
(crows cawing)
One for sorrow,
two for joy,
three for a girl,
four for a boy.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the Earth.
I've seen it.
Seen what?
(leaves crunching)
Before we go any further, you
must swear not to tell anyone.
I mean it, your father
will banish my family
from the settlement
if he finds out.
- I swear.
- We swear.
(crow cawing)
(crows cawing)
We're not supposed
to be here.
- The elders forbid it.
- They have forbid it
ever since the night
this field was on fire.
But since then...
how many of you have dreamt
about the scarecrow
and the silver teeth?
Let's dig up
the box of treasure.
- You're scared.
- Am not!
Yes, you are.
- Scaredy-cat.
- Leave him alone.
Are you gonna
dig it up?
If you're so brave,
why don't you dig it up?
All right.
- I will.
- No, Timmy, don't.
(otherworldly whispering)
Timmy.
(whispering continues)
Timmy, don't.
(whispering intensifies)
Don't touch him, Eddie!
- (gnashing of teeth)
- (screaming)
Run, Charlotte, run!
Get out of here, run!
(echoed screaming)
(sheet flaps)
(faint scream)
(banging, jostling)
Help!
(crow cawing)
- (Charlotte whimpers)
- Charlotte!
Charlotte,
what's the matter?
What is it?
What's happened?
Fetch the doctor.
(Edward gasps for breath)
What's happened?
What happened to him?
Darling,
just be brave, dear.
Here.
(carriage trundling,
hooves clopping)
(clears his throat)
(knocks softly)
It's very dark in here.
Yes, the light,
it was hurting his eyes.
Right.
Let's have a look,
shall we?
- (labored breathing)
- Mm-hm.
Edward has been bitten
by some kind of wild animal.
The wound does seem
to be infected
and he has a fever.
I've treated the wound
and given him
something to, uh,
calm him down.
I shall come back in a day
or two and check on him.
Thank you.
This way.
Thank you, Doctor.
(door opens, creaks, closes)
(faint conversation)
(echoed)
Run!
(indistinct whispering)
- (sharp thwack)
- (gasp)
(faint noises)
(knocking)
Edward?
(gasping and muttering)
Edward?
(breathing rapidly)
Eddie?
(ominous, squelching rumble)
(screaming)
It's Edward.
There's something wrong
with him.
Stay here.
(echoing)
Edward?
Edward?
Edward!
(searchers calling "Edward!")
(dog barking)
Edward!
Edward!
Edward!
(searchers calling "Edward,"
dogs barking)
(soft weeping)
(utensils clinking)
(three soft knocks)
Molire.
Come to boast about
another promotion, have you?
There's a manor house
half a day's ride from here.
They've sent for me
regarding their son
who's gone missing.
And what's that
to do with me?
There was a Gypsy problem
that way not so long ago.
It may be connected
to what you've been looking for.
(carriage trundling)
(wind faintly whistling)
Psst!
- (window cover sliding)
- Timmy?
What happened to Edward
in the field?
You don't remember?
What I remember
was the silver teeth
and then a nightmare,
and then...
and then,
I woke up on the ground.
You used the teeth
to bite Edward.
Did you and the others
tell them what happened?
No.
We took an oath,
remember?
"And Judas asked,
'What are you willing
to give me
if I deliver him
over to you?'
And they counted out
for him
30 pieces of silver."
It is the same silver
that was given to Judas.
(tears page)
Take this,
you may need it.
Where's the silver?
It's here.
On holy ground.
I saw the flames
in my nightmare.
We will all pay for the sins
made by our elders.
We're all going to die.
(door opens)
Charlotte!
What did Timmy want?
Come.
Edward!
Edward!
(otherworldly animal cries)
- (urgent rustling)
- (sharp thwack)
(moist gurgling)
(breathing heavily)
(snuffling growl)
(carriage trundling,
hooves clopping)
Good day, sirs.
Please, follow me.
(footsteps,
door closing)
Mr. Laurent will be
with you shortly.
(door closes)
(door opens)
Gentlemen.
Seamus Laurent.
Lieutenant Alfred Molire.
- This is the pathologist.
- John McBride.
We have prepared
guest rooms for you
in case you need to stay.
Mr. Laurent,
you sent for us
about an urgent matter
regarding the disappearance
of your son.
Yes.
But since
we sent for you,
things have gotten
a lot worse.
Jesus.
(Molire clears his throat)
(grunts)
(flies buzzing)
(exclaims)
Cause of death is consistent
with attack by a wild animal.
A wild animal?
Size and shape
of the bite marks
suggest a wolf.
Who is he?
The Adams boy.
And your son
is still missing?
Yes.
Well. That's that.
I'll head back to the department
and file a report.
Is that it?
You have an attack
by a wild animal.
Your boy's missing.
I don't mean
to be insensitive,
but the country's in the middle
of a cholera pandemic.
Thousands are dead.
Many towns are
closing their gates.
Trade routes heavily affected.
I'm sorry.
There's nothin' more
I can do.
No, I'd like to stay on
for a few days,
if that's all right.
Let me know
if your boy shows up.
(echoed footsteps)
(church bell tolling)
So you knew the boy.
My son Edward
and my daughter Charlotte
often play with the children
from the settlement.
And on the day
Edward went missing,
what do you remember?
A group of them
had been in the woods
with the Adams boy.
Something had happened
and Edward had been hurt.
And by the time we got him
back to the house,
he had developed
a terrible fever.
Mm.
Something had attacked Edward
in the woods.
An animal.
He, uh... he had bite marks
on his, um...
Yes, they had to have come
from an animal.
Charlotte seemed to be in shock.
She couldn't tell us anything.
Later that evening,
I went to check on him
but his bed was empty
and he was nowhere to be found
in the house.
We haven't seen him since.
A few days later,
the body of the Adams boy
was found in the woods.
Mr. McBride, the families in
the settlement are frightened.
They are in my employ,
they live on my land,
and I am responsible
for them.
They're looking to me
to resolve this.
(door opens)
May I present
my wife, Isabelle.
This is Mr. John McBride.
Very pleased to meet you,
Mrs. Laurent.
I'm so sorry to hear
your Edward is missing.
Is it possible
- he's just run away?
- No.
That wouldn't be
like Edward.
You see,
he is a very happy child.
Besides,
we have searched everywhere.
And we are still
looking for him.
Please help us find him.
Why, yes... uh,
may I see his room?
Of course.
We had to clean
the sheets.
Edward, he was, um...
he was unwell.
May I see
the rest of the house?
Of course.
When I came down,
this door was wide open.
(animal-like cries)
We need to board all the windows
on the ground floor shut.
Why?
It's just a precaution.
(utensils softly clinking)
Come over the hills,
my bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love,
and I'll...
(Charlotte begins to weep)
Anais.
Charlotte.
(door opens, closes)
(sharp slam, hammering)
(echoed scream)
(birds scuffling, squawking)
(otherworldly whispering)
John?
(otherworldly whispering)
(inaudible yelling)
- (scream)
- (gasp)
(breathing heavily)
(strikes match)
(door creaks, closes)
(faint arguing)
(door slams shut)
(utensils softly clinking)
Are we going to die?
Of course not!
I will not stand
for such talk at the table.
Mr. McBride is here
to help us find Edward,
and we can help him
by maintaining our strength
and remaining steadfast.
Now, eat, please.
(wind whistling)
(gently scraping)
(door closes)
(animal-like cries)
Hm.
(softly grunts)
(indistinct thudding)
(growl)
McBride?
Seamus, fetch a rifle.
What kind of animal
tries to break into houses?
There are some things
I'm going to need from you.
(cocks gun)
What's happening here?
Can't be sure until I set up
a hunting ground.
You're gonna hunt it?
Mm.
I'll need to gather the elders
and tell them of your plans.
We own all the land
in this region.
Make sure they travel
under armed guard.
(animal-like growl gives way
to carriages trundling)
Gentlemen, you're all aware
of the unfortunate circumstances
that have brought us here
this evening,
the killing
of the local child
and the disappearance
of my own son, Edward.
Mr. John McBride
has kindly offered
to help capture the animal
that killed the Adams boy.
You are sure that this is
some kind of animal,
not the work of a madman?
After examining the body,
I concluded
that the cause of death
had been consistent
with an animal bite.
What kind of an animal
are we talking about?
Wolf.
You're a pathologist.
That's correct.
What does that mean,
exactly?
Our body speaks
even after our death.
I listen.
Isn't it a job
for hunters?
I'm sure we've all read about
the Beast of Gvaudan,
perhaps heard the stories.
You see,
I was stationed there
during the troubles
with the army.
You think what happened
in Gvaudan is happening here?
It might very well be.
Then, isn't this a job
for the army?
Unfortunately,
the army can... will...
only be deployed
if there is confirmation
that the same thing is happening
here as in Gvaudan.
Are you suggesting
that we stay inside our house
and board the windows shut?
I would strongly advise it.
(sighs)
(bell tolling)
(wind howling)
No one should be
out in the field
until that madman is caught.
There's no use
complaining.
We drew the short straws.
We get this done,
we get ourselves home,
all right?
Jakob,
you take the far side.
We'll work inwards
till we meet in the middle.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Stay in sight.
All right?
(wind howling, creaking)
(growling, shrieking)
Calum?
(rustling)
Calum!
Calum!
(breathing heavily)
(rustling)
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
(vicious biting)
(blood dripping)
(gasping)
(snarling)
(muffled gasps)
- (tearing)
- (screaming)
(footsteps chasing)
Jakob?
(screaming)
(panting)
(snarling)
(groaning)
(screaming, panting)
(screaming, biting)
(grunting, smacking)
(panting)
Run!
(screaming, biting)
(gasping)
Help!
Somebody help!
(screaming)
(washing)
Help!
(commotion)
(panting)
This is all we found.
Anne-Marie was working
the fields with Calum and Jakob.
She made it back to the
settlement and raised the alarm.
We came back here
and...
no Calum and no Jakob.
Did the girl see
what attacked them?
Well... she's in shock.
What... what she says
makes no sense.
What did she say?
She said it was a dragon.
She's in a bad way,
she... she's lost a lot of blood.
She was bitten?
Where is she?
(squawking)
She... she was just here.
Everyone must leave.
We can't protect them
in the field or in the village.
It's no longer safe here.
- And go where?
- Take them to the church,
barricade the door shut.
Food and water
can be fetched for,
but under armed escort only.
It is imperative
that we limit this exposure.
Exposure?
- Exposure to what?
- Seamus,
you and your people
are being hunted.
Water, I need water.
(groaning)
(screaming)
(groaning)
(screaming)
(moaning)
(screaming)
(water bubbling)
(muffled screaming)
(footsteps scuffling)
(water pouring)
(match striking, gasps)
Sorry.
Oh.
Can't sleep.
Oh, me neither.
Drink?
Yes.
(pouring)
Who's Edith?
My wife.
Do you have children?
Seems a long time ago now.
Are they no longer
with you?
We'd been stationed
to Gvaudan.
They were plagued
by a wolf.
Two people had been killed
in the first week,
six the following.
That's when the army
had been drafted in.
There was talk
that the wolf was a curse,
and if people need to know.
The first time I saw it,
it was covered
in fresh blood,
just outside our village.
By the time I got back there,
it was... too late.
Thirteen people
had been killed by the beast.
My wife and daughter
were among them.
I'm so sorry.
Did they ever catch
this wolf?
Shortly after that,
a band of traveling gypsies
came to Gvaudan.
They said the curse
had had its revenge
and was to be contained
in gypsy silver.
They then traveled northwest,
but the trail went cold
in Le Malzieu.
Well, the gypsies had a claim
on my husband's land.
My husband and the elders...
That's enough!
That's enough.
I want no more talk
of curses.
We've locked everybody
in a church,
and I have nobody
working the fields.
If you're here to help,
then please help.
I just want this beast
or this wolf or whatever it is
captured and killed.
Tomorrow
I will set the traps.
(carriage rattling)
(squawking)
(mud squelching)
(metal rattling)
(squawking)
(metal rattling)
(wings flapping, squawking)
(wind howling)
(shriek)
(wind howling)
(metal rattling)
(clearing throat)
(digging)
(grunts)
(hammering)
(wood slicing)
(leaves rustling)
(digging echoes)
(whispering)
(digging intensifies)
(gasps)
(breathing heavily)
(shattering, thud)
(snarling)
(gasping)
(door crashing open)
(snarling)
(beast shrieking)
(labored breathing)
(gunshot echoing)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain pouring)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(thud)
(thunder rumbling)
(groaning)
What in God's name is it?
Gentlemen,
I must warn you,
this won't be easy.
(thunder rumbling)
(clattering)
(stabs)
(tearing)
(groaning)
(exhales)
(stabs)
(groaning)
- (squelching)
- (grunting)
- Oh, Jesus.
- Oh, my God.
(squelching)
- It's Anne-Marie.
- Don't touch it!
She's gone.
They never come back
the same.
It's the kindest thing
we can do for her now, Saul.
I've known her
since she was a baby.
Saul.
- (growling)
- Saul!
(screaming)
- Saul!
- Saul!
(screaming intensifies)
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Saul!
(screaming)
Saul, shoot her!
Do it now!
(gunshot)
(gasping)
(breathing heavily)
Is this a fate
that has befallen my son?
(thunder rumbling)
Isabelle must never know
about this, I beg you.
What else
doesn't she know about?
Do you dream much,
Seamus?
The land of Gvaudan
had been cursed.
At night, everyone had
the same dream.
Who is she?
What?
The woman buried
in the field.
Woman... I don't know
what you're talking about.
She cursed the land.
That's absurd.
Is what you just saw absurd?
The dreams, the beast.
You were cursed,
and it started with Edward.
Edward? Edward had
nothing to do with this.
He will kill
and keep on killing.
- Edward is innocent.
- Anyone who survives an attack
will change until the curse
has had its revenge.
Revenge? I am the one
seeking revenge
for what this thing
has done to my family!
(breathing heavily)
I started this,
so I will finish it.
I will hunt it myself and put
an end to it once and for all.
Now you burn
this thing...
...whatever it is.
(thunder rumbling)
Get the torch.
(door closing)
(cloth smacks)
(squawking)
(rain falling)
Please don't leave us,
Nana.
(sobbing)
Go on, Charlotte.
(sobbing)
- (door creaking closed)
- (sobbing)
(door locking)
(wood sliding)
Isabelle...
Who is the woman
buried in the field?
It's the only trophy
that's kept locked in a drawer
and not displayed
on the wall.
We must find
what was buried.
(dogs barking)
We've all dreamt of the silver
that has cursed this land.
On the body of Timmy, I found
a page torn from the Bible.
He knew something
about the silver,
as there was
a passage underlined.
"As silver is melted
in the furnace,
so will you be melted
in its midst;
and you shall know
that I, the Lord,
have poured out My fury
upon you."
(rumbling of hooves)
Ezekiel 22:22.
Charlotte...
is there anything
you can tell us?
Anything at all?
(drawer opening)
(paper rustling)
"And Judas asked,
'What are you willing to give me
if I deliver Him over to you?'
So they counted out for him
30 pieces of silver."
The silver from the dream.
You believe it was
the same silver given to Judas.
Where is the silver?
(knocking furiously)
McBride, open the door!
We've all prayed
for your safety.
Some of the men
have joined Seamus
to go and hunt the beast.
We cannot control
what Seamus
is doing or has done.
I believe there is
a way to stop this.
Charlotte...
where is it?
(door opening)
(otherworldly whispering)
Saul,
send word to Molire.
The army must
be deployed immediately.
And, Saul,
I need a blacksmith.
(dogs barking)
(horn blowing)
(dogs barking)
(wind howling)
(gasps)
(hurried footsteps)
(squawking)
(wind howling)
(gasps)
(squawking)
(dogs barking)
(wind howling, sheets flapping)
(breathing heavily)
(wind howling)
(panting)
(snarling)
(screaming)
(attacking)
(screaming)
(horn blowing)
(gasping)
(dogs barking)
(groaning)
(panting)
(gasping, water dripping)
(groaning)
(panting)
(groaning)
(sobbing)
(hissing)
(sizzling)
(clanking)
(scraping)
(otherworldly whispering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(dogs barking)
We'll try again tomorrow
at first light.
Isabelle?
(footsteps approaching)
Isabelle?
Have you seen my wife?
I'm sorry, sir.
What's the matter with you,
are you sick?
No, I'm fine.
Go and clean yourself up.
(footsteps echoing)
(door closes)
(distant shrieking)
(distant shrieking)
(water pouring)
(silverware clinking)
(banging)
(panting)
(gasping)
One hundred.
Two hundred.
Three hundred.
Four hundred.
Five hundred.
(wind blowing)
(footsteps approaching)
Is anyone missing?
Everybody's here.
What is it?
- Where is the maid?
- (uneven breathing)
She's in the kitchen,
why?
I think
you should leave here.
Charlotte, darling,
please go to your room.
- Tomorrow.
- No, Seamus.
We need John's help.
We'll hunt again
at first light
and put an end
to all this.
And come back
empty-handed
just like you did today.
Like all the weeks
the army tried
to hunt
the Beast of Gvaudan.
It's you it wants,
Seamus.
You and your kin.
Dead or chains
makes no difference.
You don't have
to go hunt for it,
because it will hunt you
for what you've done.
What I did I did
for my family.
The gypsies, they had a claim
to the land, didn't they?
- It was my land.
- And you stole it from them!
- And I lost my son!
- Now you know the cost of greed.
My wife and child paid the price
because of men like you!
Please, please.
I just want
to find my Edward.
(silverware clinking)
Yes.
Why don't you ask
your husband where he is?
Get out.
You know, Seamus,
all this time
I thought I was tracking
the beast that took my family.
But now I realize
I got it all wrong.
I'm just the caretaker,
making sure it all
gets put back in the box
before any more
innocent people are killed.
I'm staying here
until the army arrives.
(footsteps retreating)
(indistinct arguing)
(striking a match)
(door creaking)
I miss Edward.
Can you stay with me
here tonight?
Of course, darling.
(hyperventilating)
(distant howling)
(distant shouting)
(moaning)
(growling)
(groaning)
(door creaking)
(thudding)
(footsteps)
(wind howling)
Anais?
(metal scraping)
(kettle whistling)
(wind howling)
Anais?
(door creaking)
(wind whooshing)
(snarling)
(grunting, clattering)
(groaning, biting)
(kettle whistling)
(thudding)
(kettle whistling)
(thudding)
(kettle whistling)
(gasping)
(kettle whistling)
(snarling)
(water pouring)
Have you seen Seamus?
(snarling)
(gunshot)
(gasping)
(coughing)
(grunting)
(panting)
(screaming)
Isabelle!
Isabelle!
(indistinct shouting)
Charlotte!
Charlotte, Isabelle!
Isabelle!
(banging)
Seamus!
It's Seamus,
he's gone outside.
He's out...
Find Charlotte.
The house is on fire, go!
Seamus!
Seamus!
Seamus!
(panting)
(coughing)
Charlotte.
Charlotte,
we must leave the house.
Seamus!
Seamus.
It was Anais.
I shot it.
I see the flames
every night, John.
I was bitten.
I'll change.
Tell Isabelle and Charlotte
I'm so, so sorry.
No, no, wait, wait!
(screaming)
(gasping)
(whimpering)
(breathing shakily)
(footsteps approaching)
(growling)
(snarling)
(distant clattering)
(heavy breathing)
- (screams)
- Isabelle, Charlotte.
Come on!
Wait, where's Seamus?
(horses whinnying)
We have to get
to the church.
It's the only
safe place. Let's go.
Come on!
Let's go!
Come, come, come.
(whimpering)
(gasping)
Nana?
Get down, get down.
(whimpering)
Stay still, stay still.
(rustling)
(crying)
Nana?
Charlotte,
you must be quiet.
(loud clang)
(screaming)
Stay right there.
(crying)
(snarling)
Silver.
Get up, get up!
Come on, move, go!
Come.
Stay behind me
and move towards the church.
Move, go, go.
(shrieks)
(panting)
(banging)
Let us in!
(shrieks)
Let us in!
(banging)
- Let us in!
- Open the door!
Open the door!
Close the door.
(whimpering)
What's happened?
The manor is on fire.
And Seamus?
He didn't make it.
We barely made it here.
It stalked us
the whole way.
Were you all that is left?
Aye.
So what do we do now?
- We wait.
- Wait?
Wait for what?
No, no,
I'm tired of waiting,
hiding.
We're like sheep.
If you're telling me
the thing that killed my son
is just outside
those doors, I say,
I say we go outside
and we kill it.
You go out those doors
and you will be dead.
How come you made it here?
You're not dead.
I have something
it's afraid of.
What?
I have the silver bullet.
But we have to wait
for daylight,
draw it into the open
and have a clean shot.
That is our only hope.
We got word to Molire.
The army will be here
by morning.
- That's good.
- Now rest.
We've got a long night
ahead of us.
I believe this belonged
to your boy.
(wind howling)
What happened to Seamus?
It was Anais.
He was badly wounded
when I got to him.
He told me to tell you
and Charlotte...
that he was sorry.
Is Edward lost
to this nightmare?
I can't say.
(screaming)
The sins of my people
have soiled.
But now I come to you
as a mother,
aching the weight
of my grief, please.
Anything I can give,
any path,
please show me,
I beg you.
Show us mercy, if there is
any hope, please show me.
I beg you, Lord,
show us mercy.
(shouting, gasping)
(wind howling)
(howling)
(wind howling)
(indistinct shouting)
Please don't leave us,
don't go!
Please, Mother!
Edward.
Mother, please, please,
come get me!
Mother!
Edward.
Edward, I'm coming.
(clanging)
Isabelle!
No!
(indistinct murmuring)
Mother!
(growling)
(gasping)
(snarling)
Get back!
(snarling, screaming)
Move!
(gunshot)
(screaming)
(gunshot)
(screaming)
(groaning)
(gun clicks)
(biting)
(screaming)
(clattering)
(snarling)
(gun cocking)
(snarling, screaming)
(heartbeat pounding)
(muffled screaming)
(baby crying)
Enough!
- Isabelle.
- Edward.
Move out of the way.
(growling)
Please come get me!
(snarling)
No.
I'm sorry.
(gunshot, groaning)
(growling, groaning)
(soft clang)
(uneven breathing)
(gasping)
(crying)
(gasping)
(crying)
(hammer banging)
Picked them up
off the church floor.
(wind blowing)
He doesn't remember
anything.
Edward.
Son.
You and your sister are going
to come and live with me now.
All right?
None of this
was your fault, son.
All right.
Up you go.
Charlotte.
Charlotte.
It's time.
Come over the hills
My bonny Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love
And I'll make a vow
That I'll be
your true love
forever
(otherworldly whispering)
(guns cocking)
(dull rumble of falling bombs)
Captain.
(man coughing)
Captain.
Thanks, Captain.
(artillery exploding)
(coughing)
(coughing, gagging)
(explosions)
(whistle blows)
(yelling, shouting)
(yelling intensifies
as men draw near)
(gunfire)
(screaming)
(groaning, yelling)
(coughing)
Captain.
Hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
(pained groaning)
(sawing, screaming)
Right, bring him to.
Come on, hurry up! Hurry up.
All right, all right.
Bring him over here.
Come on, line him up,
line him up, line him up.
One, two, three, come on.
Bring him over.
Hello, sir.
My name is Dr. Cummins.
I'm going to be
taking care of you.
- (cloth ripping)
- Four for a boy...
Okay, we have three shots
in the abdomen.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth...
- What's he saying?
- Six for a birth.
Sounds like a nursery rhyme.
I'm gonna have to go in
and get these.
Hold him down.
Okay, here we go.
(grunting)
(groaning)
(exclaiming)
One.
Going in for the second.
- Stay with me.
- Five for a wedding.
- Five for a wedding.
- Two.
(clatter of metal on metal)
(cacophony of men
grunting, yelling)
Uh, uh, it's shattered.
I'm gonna have to go in
a second time.
- Okay, last one.
- Five for a wedding...
Wait a minute,
there's something else in here.
Okay, here it comes.
(squirting, groaning)
Okay.
That's not a German bullet.
Eight for silver.
(shrill pang)
(crows cawing)
(rumble of engine)
(engine puttering)
(clock ticking)
(door unlatches)
(engine stops)
(crows cawing)
How is he?
Not so good, ma'am.
(crows cawing)
(clock ticking)
(footsteps)
(bird chittering)
(children giggling)
(running footsteps)
(creaking floorboards)
Charlotte!
I have your book.
Edward, that's my book.
Give it back.
- Give it back!
- Edward, stop this at once!
Charlotte.
Please.
(door closes)
You must stop teasing
your sister.
(chopping)
Delicious.
Thank you.
Anais, would you mind
preparing me some hot water?
- I'd like to take a bath.
- Yes, ma'am.
(dog barking)
(gunshot)
(gunshot)
(thud)
(water splashing)
(door opens)
(door closes)
(retreating footsteps)
(grunting)
(gasps)
(wagons trundling, rattling)
(indistinct conversation)
Hey, you two
better knock it off!
(indistinct yelling, talking)
(otherworldly whispering)
(coins jangling)
(otherworldly whispering)
(whispered incantation)
(indistinct conversation)
- It's the elders.
- Let's go down and listen.
(indistinct conversation)
(wind blowing)
Yes, we need to find
a solution.
In the last three weeks,
more have joined them.
And do we know
where they are?
They are camped
between Wood Field
and Dei's Rock.
They claim the land
belongs to them.
Has anyone looked into
the validity of this claim?
There does seem to be
some validity to the claim
that dates back 80 years,
but there is nothing
on record
that can't be changed
in our favor.
Has anyone tried
to negotiate with them?
(sardonic chuckling)
They're Gypsies, Seamus.
They're laying claim
to a sizeable amount
of our shared lands
and we've made them
an offer to walk away.
The offer was substantial.
They want the land.
That can't be allowed
to happen.
We all have something
to lose in this room,
so what I'm suggesting
stays in this room.
Charlotte, Edward, off you go.
Off you go. Go, go.
The money that was offered
is used to hire mercenaries
to remove them
from the land.
In my experience,
the threat of the stick
is normally enough.
(door creaks)
(grass rustling in the wind)
(thunder of galloping hooves)
(horse whinnying)
(horse nickers)
(horse whinnying)
(thunder of galloping hooves)
(indistinct yelling)
(indistinct chatter)
This land is not yours.
(indistinct conversation)
You're being told
this land is not yours!
Gather your people,
get off the land!
(speaking in Romani language)
(gunshot)
(screaming, commotion)
(gunshot)
(gunshots, commotion)
(screaming)
(fires roaring)
(gunshots)
(screaming)
(woman sobbing, wailing)
(indistinct talking)
Here we go.
(indistinct talking)
(flash explodes)
Let's take another one.
(laughing)
Caught these two
trying to escape.
Woman had these.
Old whore tried
to fucking bite me with them.
- And did she?
- Nah.
You think you can just
waltz into my country
with your spells and magic
and take whatever land
you fancy?
(spits)
(chuckles)
(speaking in Romani language)
Make an example of them.
A warning. His kind
aren't welcome 'round here.
Make sure you bury these
with her.
You sure?
Silver.
Worth a pretty penny.
There's no worth in it.
Just death.
Get 'em outta my sight!
Come on!
Put him there.
Now, let's get you
in a nice coat.
(grunting)
Yeah, put that on.
There we go.
We don't want you
getting cold, do we?
You're gonna be out here
a while.
(yelling)
(laughing)
(heavy breathing, crying)
Now, this'll teach you
to run your filthy Gypsy mouth
to my captain.
Let's get this on you.
(she sobs)
(screaming, crying)
(squelching thuds)
(sobbing, groaning)
(she screams, cries)
(wind blowing)
(she cries)
Come on! Dirt soon enough.
(sobbing)
Shut it.
(crying)
- (whispering)
- Come over the hills
My bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love,
and I'll make the vow
And I'll be
your true love forever
Very nice.
Now time for bed.
(footsteps)
(birds chittering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(cracking, whispering)
(panting)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain pelting)
(indistinct singing, talking)
(door slams open)
(conversation quiets)
(he clears his throat)
I'd like a room
for the night.
All guests must
sign in here.
State where you've been,
where you're going,
and state your business.
Town rules.
(murmur of conversations)
Any reports of Gypsies
in the area?
Like I said,
state your business here.
Other than that,
food and ale are included
with the room.
Take a seat,
I'll bring you some food.
(groans)
(clears throat)
That didn't take very long.
What gave me away?
Other than the fact
you're asking about Gypsies
and you stated
your profession as pathologist
in the guest book,
not much.
Doesn't the good constable
have matters to attend to?
It's lieutenant.
Oh, climbing
the promotion ladder.
I'm impressed.
I heard what happened
in Gvaudan.
I'm sorry.
How have you been?
(he clears his throat)
How long will you
be staying?
We could use
a good pathologist 'round here.
Cholera got the last one.
Well, if cholera's the only
thing you have to police,
then you don't need
a pathologist, do you?
(soft tapping)
(birds chittering)
(birds chittering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(birds chittering)
(whispering continues)
(echoed screaming)
(whispering continues)
(raspy growl)
(shrill screaming)
(screaming)
Edward!
- Edward!
- Edward!
(screaming continues)
Edward!
Edward, come inside.
Cover yourself!
What happened?
(crows cawing)
Four for a boy. Five for a
wedding, six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the Earth.
Eight for silver,
nine for gold.
Ten for a wolf
and you won't die old.
Come on, Timmy,
it's your go.
(crows cawing)
One for sorrow,
two for joy,
three for a girl,
four for a boy.
Five for a wedding,
six for a birth.
Seven for a curse
that's buried in the Earth.
I've seen it.
Seen what?
(leaves crunching)
Before we go any further, you
must swear not to tell anyone.
I mean it, your father
will banish my family
from the settlement
if he finds out.
- I swear.
- We swear.
(crow cawing)
(crows cawing)
We're not supposed
to be here.
- The elders forbid it.
- They have forbid it
ever since the night
this field was on fire.
But since then...
how many of you have dreamt
about the scarecrow
and the silver teeth?
Let's dig up
the box of treasure.
- You're scared.
- Am not!
Yes, you are.
- Scaredy-cat.
- Leave him alone.
Are you gonna
dig it up?
If you're so brave,
why don't you dig it up?
All right.
- I will.
- No, Timmy, don't.
(otherworldly whispering)
Timmy.
(whispering continues)
Timmy, don't.
(whispering intensifies)
Don't touch him, Eddie!
- (gnashing of teeth)
- (screaming)
Run, Charlotte, run!
Get out of here, run!
(echoed screaming)
(sheet flaps)
(faint scream)
(banging, jostling)
Help!
(crow cawing)
- (Charlotte whimpers)
- Charlotte!
Charlotte,
what's the matter?
What is it?
What's happened?
Fetch the doctor.
(Edward gasps for breath)
What's happened?
What happened to him?
Darling,
just be brave, dear.
Here.
(carriage trundling,
hooves clopping)
(clears his throat)
(knocks softly)
It's very dark in here.
Yes, the light,
it was hurting his eyes.
Right.
Let's have a look,
shall we?
- (labored breathing)
- Mm-hm.
Edward has been bitten
by some kind of wild animal.
The wound does seem
to be infected
and he has a fever.
I've treated the wound
and given him
something to, uh,
calm him down.
I shall come back in a day
or two and check on him.
Thank you.
This way.
Thank you, Doctor.
(door opens, creaks, closes)
(faint conversation)
(echoed)
Run!
(indistinct whispering)
- (sharp thwack)
- (gasp)
(faint noises)
(knocking)
Edward?
(gasping and muttering)
Edward?
(breathing rapidly)
Eddie?
(ominous, squelching rumble)
(screaming)
It's Edward.
There's something wrong
with him.
Stay here.
(echoing)
Edward?
Edward?
Edward!
(searchers calling "Edward!")
(dog barking)
Edward!
Edward!
Edward!
(searchers calling "Edward,"
dogs barking)
(soft weeping)
(utensils clinking)
(three soft knocks)
Molire.
Come to boast about
another promotion, have you?
There's a manor house
half a day's ride from here.
They've sent for me
regarding their son
who's gone missing.
And what's that
to do with me?
There was a Gypsy problem
that way not so long ago.
It may be connected
to what you've been looking for.
(carriage trundling)
(wind faintly whistling)
Psst!
- (window cover sliding)
- Timmy?
What happened to Edward
in the field?
You don't remember?
What I remember
was the silver teeth
and then a nightmare,
and then...
and then,
I woke up on the ground.
You used the teeth
to bite Edward.
Did you and the others
tell them what happened?
No.
We took an oath,
remember?
"And Judas asked,
'What are you willing
to give me
if I deliver him
over to you?'
And they counted out
for him
30 pieces of silver."
It is the same silver
that was given to Judas.
(tears page)
Take this,
you may need it.
Where's the silver?
It's here.
On holy ground.
I saw the flames
in my nightmare.
We will all pay for the sins
made by our elders.
We're all going to die.
(door opens)
Charlotte!
What did Timmy want?
Come.
Edward!
Edward!
(otherworldly animal cries)
- (urgent rustling)
- (sharp thwack)
(moist gurgling)
(breathing heavily)
(snuffling growl)
(carriage trundling,
hooves clopping)
Good day, sirs.
Please, follow me.
(footsteps,
door closing)
Mr. Laurent will be
with you shortly.
(door closes)
(door opens)
Gentlemen.
Seamus Laurent.
Lieutenant Alfred Molire.
- This is the pathologist.
- John McBride.
We have prepared
guest rooms for you
in case you need to stay.
Mr. Laurent,
you sent for us
about an urgent matter
regarding the disappearance
of your son.
Yes.
But since
we sent for you,
things have gotten
a lot worse.
Jesus.
(Molire clears his throat)
(grunts)
(flies buzzing)
(exclaims)
Cause of death is consistent
with attack by a wild animal.
A wild animal?
Size and shape
of the bite marks
suggest a wolf.
Who is he?
The Adams boy.
And your son
is still missing?
Yes.
Well. That's that.
I'll head back to the department
and file a report.
Is that it?
You have an attack
by a wild animal.
Your boy's missing.
I don't mean
to be insensitive,
but the country's in the middle
of a cholera pandemic.
Thousands are dead.
Many towns are
closing their gates.
Trade routes heavily affected.
I'm sorry.
There's nothin' more
I can do.
No, I'd like to stay on
for a few days,
if that's all right.
Let me know
if your boy shows up.
(echoed footsteps)
(church bell tolling)
So you knew the boy.
My son Edward
and my daughter Charlotte
often play with the children
from the settlement.
And on the day
Edward went missing,
what do you remember?
A group of them
had been in the woods
with the Adams boy.
Something had happened
and Edward had been hurt.
And by the time we got him
back to the house,
he had developed
a terrible fever.
Mm.
Something had attacked Edward
in the woods.
An animal.
He, uh... he had bite marks
on his, um...
Yes, they had to have come
from an animal.
Charlotte seemed to be in shock.
She couldn't tell us anything.
Later that evening,
I went to check on him
but his bed was empty
and he was nowhere to be found
in the house.
We haven't seen him since.
A few days later,
the body of the Adams boy
was found in the woods.
Mr. McBride, the families in
the settlement are frightened.
They are in my employ,
they live on my land,
and I am responsible
for them.
They're looking to me
to resolve this.
(door opens)
May I present
my wife, Isabelle.
This is Mr. John McBride.
Very pleased to meet you,
Mrs. Laurent.
I'm so sorry to hear
your Edward is missing.
Is it possible
- he's just run away?
- No.
That wouldn't be
like Edward.
You see,
he is a very happy child.
Besides,
we have searched everywhere.
And we are still
looking for him.
Please help us find him.
Why, yes... uh,
may I see his room?
Of course.
We had to clean
the sheets.
Edward, he was, um...
he was unwell.
May I see
the rest of the house?
Of course.
When I came down,
this door was wide open.
(animal-like cries)
We need to board all the windows
on the ground floor shut.
Why?
It's just a precaution.
(utensils softly clinking)
Come over the hills,
my bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love,
and I'll...
(Charlotte begins to weep)
Anais.
Charlotte.
(door opens, closes)
(sharp slam, hammering)
(echoed scream)
(birds scuffling, squawking)
(otherworldly whispering)
John?
(otherworldly whispering)
(inaudible yelling)
- (scream)
- (gasp)
(breathing heavily)
(strikes match)
(door creaks, closes)
(faint arguing)
(door slams shut)
(utensils softly clinking)
Are we going to die?
Of course not!
I will not stand
for such talk at the table.
Mr. McBride is here
to help us find Edward,
and we can help him
by maintaining our strength
and remaining steadfast.
Now, eat, please.
(wind whistling)
(gently scraping)
(door closes)
(animal-like cries)
Hm.
(softly grunts)
(indistinct thudding)
(growl)
McBride?
Seamus, fetch a rifle.
What kind of animal
tries to break into houses?
There are some things
I'm going to need from you.
(cocks gun)
What's happening here?
Can't be sure until I set up
a hunting ground.
You're gonna hunt it?
Mm.
I'll need to gather the elders
and tell them of your plans.
We own all the land
in this region.
Make sure they travel
under armed guard.
(animal-like growl gives way
to carriages trundling)
Gentlemen, you're all aware
of the unfortunate circumstances
that have brought us here
this evening,
the killing
of the local child
and the disappearance
of my own son, Edward.
Mr. John McBride
has kindly offered
to help capture the animal
that killed the Adams boy.
You are sure that this is
some kind of animal,
not the work of a madman?
After examining the body,
I concluded
that the cause of death
had been consistent
with an animal bite.
What kind of an animal
are we talking about?
Wolf.
You're a pathologist.
That's correct.
What does that mean,
exactly?
Our body speaks
even after our death.
I listen.
Isn't it a job
for hunters?
I'm sure we've all read about
the Beast of Gvaudan,
perhaps heard the stories.
You see,
I was stationed there
during the troubles
with the army.
You think what happened
in Gvaudan is happening here?
It might very well be.
Then, isn't this a job
for the army?
Unfortunately,
the army can... will...
only be deployed
if there is confirmation
that the same thing is happening
here as in Gvaudan.
Are you suggesting
that we stay inside our house
and board the windows shut?
I would strongly advise it.
(sighs)
(bell tolling)
(wind howling)
No one should be
out in the field
until that madman is caught.
There's no use
complaining.
We drew the short straws.
We get this done,
we get ourselves home,
all right?
Jakob,
you take the far side.
We'll work inwards
till we meet in the middle.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Stay in sight.
All right?
(wind howling, creaking)
(growling, shrieking)
Calum?
(rustling)
Calum!
Calum!
(breathing heavily)
(rustling)
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
Jakob?
(vicious biting)
(blood dripping)
(gasping)
(snarling)
(muffled gasps)
- (tearing)
- (screaming)
(footsteps chasing)
Jakob?
(screaming)
(panting)
(snarling)
(groaning)
(screaming, panting)
(screaming, biting)
(grunting, smacking)
(panting)
Run!
(screaming, biting)
(gasping)
Help!
Somebody help!
(screaming)
(washing)
Help!
(commotion)
(panting)
This is all we found.
Anne-Marie was working
the fields with Calum and Jakob.
She made it back to the
settlement and raised the alarm.
We came back here
and...
no Calum and no Jakob.
Did the girl see
what attacked them?
Well... she's in shock.
What... what she says
makes no sense.
What did she say?
She said it was a dragon.
She's in a bad way,
she... she's lost a lot of blood.
She was bitten?
Where is she?
(squawking)
She... she was just here.
Everyone must leave.
We can't protect them
in the field or in the village.
It's no longer safe here.
- And go where?
- Take them to the church,
barricade the door shut.
Food and water
can be fetched for,
but under armed escort only.
It is imperative
that we limit this exposure.
Exposure?
- Exposure to what?
- Seamus,
you and your people
are being hunted.
Water, I need water.
(groaning)
(screaming)
(groaning)
(screaming)
(moaning)
(screaming)
(water bubbling)
(muffled screaming)
(footsteps scuffling)
(water pouring)
(match striking, gasps)
Sorry.
Oh.
Can't sleep.
Oh, me neither.
Drink?
Yes.
(pouring)
Who's Edith?
My wife.
Do you have children?
Seems a long time ago now.
Are they no longer
with you?
We'd been stationed
to Gvaudan.
They were plagued
by a wolf.
Two people had been killed
in the first week,
six the following.
That's when the army
had been drafted in.
There was talk
that the wolf was a curse,
and if people need to know.
The first time I saw it,
it was covered
in fresh blood,
just outside our village.
By the time I got back there,
it was... too late.
Thirteen people
had been killed by the beast.
My wife and daughter
were among them.
I'm so sorry.
Did they ever catch
this wolf?
Shortly after that,
a band of traveling gypsies
came to Gvaudan.
They said the curse
had had its revenge
and was to be contained
in gypsy silver.
They then traveled northwest,
but the trail went cold
in Le Malzieu.
Well, the gypsies had a claim
on my husband's land.
My husband and the elders...
That's enough!
That's enough.
I want no more talk
of curses.
We've locked everybody
in a church,
and I have nobody
working the fields.
If you're here to help,
then please help.
I just want this beast
or this wolf or whatever it is
captured and killed.
Tomorrow
I will set the traps.
(carriage rattling)
(squawking)
(mud squelching)
(metal rattling)
(squawking)
(metal rattling)
(wings flapping, squawking)
(wind howling)
(shriek)
(wind howling)
(metal rattling)
(clearing throat)
(digging)
(grunts)
(hammering)
(wood slicing)
(leaves rustling)
(digging echoes)
(whispering)
(digging intensifies)
(gasps)
(breathing heavily)
(shattering, thud)
(snarling)
(gasping)
(door crashing open)
(snarling)
(beast shrieking)
(labored breathing)
(gunshot echoing)
(thunder rumbling)
(rain pouring)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(thud)
(thunder rumbling)
(groaning)
What in God's name is it?
Gentlemen,
I must warn you,
this won't be easy.
(thunder rumbling)
(clattering)
(stabs)
(tearing)
(groaning)
(exhales)
(stabs)
(groaning)
- (squelching)
- (grunting)
- Oh, Jesus.
- Oh, my God.
(squelching)
- It's Anne-Marie.
- Don't touch it!
She's gone.
They never come back
the same.
It's the kindest thing
we can do for her now, Saul.
I've known her
since she was a baby.
Saul.
- (growling)
- Saul!
(screaming)
- Saul!
- Saul!
(screaming intensifies)
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Saul!
(screaming)
Saul, shoot her!
Do it now!
(gunshot)
(gasping)
(breathing heavily)
Is this a fate
that has befallen my son?
(thunder rumbling)
Isabelle must never know
about this, I beg you.
What else
doesn't she know about?
Do you dream much,
Seamus?
The land of Gvaudan
had been cursed.
At night, everyone had
the same dream.
Who is she?
What?
The woman buried
in the field.
Woman... I don't know
what you're talking about.
She cursed the land.
That's absurd.
Is what you just saw absurd?
The dreams, the beast.
You were cursed,
and it started with Edward.
Edward? Edward had
nothing to do with this.
He will kill
and keep on killing.
- Edward is innocent.
- Anyone who survives an attack
will change until the curse
has had its revenge.
Revenge? I am the one
seeking revenge
for what this thing
has done to my family!
(breathing heavily)
I started this,
so I will finish it.
I will hunt it myself and put
an end to it once and for all.
Now you burn
this thing...
...whatever it is.
(thunder rumbling)
Get the torch.
(door closing)
(cloth smacks)
(squawking)
(rain falling)
Please don't leave us,
Nana.
(sobbing)
Go on, Charlotte.
(sobbing)
- (door creaking closed)
- (sobbing)
(door locking)
(wood sliding)
Isabelle...
Who is the woman
buried in the field?
It's the only trophy
that's kept locked in a drawer
and not displayed
on the wall.
We must find
what was buried.
(dogs barking)
We've all dreamt of the silver
that has cursed this land.
On the body of Timmy, I found
a page torn from the Bible.
He knew something
about the silver,
as there was
a passage underlined.
"As silver is melted
in the furnace,
so will you be melted
in its midst;
and you shall know
that I, the Lord,
have poured out My fury
upon you."
(rumbling of hooves)
Ezekiel 22:22.
Charlotte...
is there anything
you can tell us?
Anything at all?
(drawer opening)
(paper rustling)
"And Judas asked,
'What are you willing to give me
if I deliver Him over to you?'
So they counted out for him
30 pieces of silver."
The silver from the dream.
You believe it was
the same silver given to Judas.
Where is the silver?
(knocking furiously)
McBride, open the door!
We've all prayed
for your safety.
Some of the men
have joined Seamus
to go and hunt the beast.
We cannot control
what Seamus
is doing or has done.
I believe there is
a way to stop this.
Charlotte...
where is it?
(door opening)
(otherworldly whispering)
Saul,
send word to Molire.
The army must
be deployed immediately.
And, Saul,
I need a blacksmith.
(dogs barking)
(horn blowing)
(dogs barking)
(wind howling)
(gasps)
(hurried footsteps)
(squawking)
(wind howling)
(gasps)
(squawking)
(dogs barking)
(wind howling, sheets flapping)
(breathing heavily)
(wind howling)
(panting)
(snarling)
(screaming)
(attacking)
(screaming)
(horn blowing)
(gasping)
(dogs barking)
(groaning)
(panting)
(gasping, water dripping)
(groaning)
(panting)
(groaning)
(sobbing)
(hissing)
(sizzling)
(clanking)
(scraping)
(otherworldly whispering)
(otherworldly whispering)
(dogs barking)
We'll try again tomorrow
at first light.
Isabelle?
(footsteps approaching)
Isabelle?
Have you seen my wife?
I'm sorry, sir.
What's the matter with you,
are you sick?
No, I'm fine.
Go and clean yourself up.
(footsteps echoing)
(door closes)
(distant shrieking)
(distant shrieking)
(water pouring)
(silverware clinking)
(banging)
(panting)
(gasping)
One hundred.
Two hundred.
Three hundred.
Four hundred.
Five hundred.
(wind blowing)
(footsteps approaching)
Is anyone missing?
Everybody's here.
What is it?
- Where is the maid?
- (uneven breathing)
She's in the kitchen,
why?
I think
you should leave here.
Charlotte, darling,
please go to your room.
- Tomorrow.
- No, Seamus.
We need John's help.
We'll hunt again
at first light
and put an end
to all this.
And come back
empty-handed
just like you did today.
Like all the weeks
the army tried
to hunt
the Beast of Gvaudan.
It's you it wants,
Seamus.
You and your kin.
Dead or chains
makes no difference.
You don't have
to go hunt for it,
because it will hunt you
for what you've done.
What I did I did
for my family.
The gypsies, they had a claim
to the land, didn't they?
- It was my land.
- And you stole it from them!
- And I lost my son!
- Now you know the cost of greed.
My wife and child paid the price
because of men like you!
Please, please.
I just want
to find my Edward.
(silverware clinking)
Yes.
Why don't you ask
your husband where he is?
Get out.
You know, Seamus,
all this time
I thought I was tracking
the beast that took my family.
But now I realize
I got it all wrong.
I'm just the caretaker,
making sure it all
gets put back in the box
before any more
innocent people are killed.
I'm staying here
until the army arrives.
(footsteps retreating)
(indistinct arguing)
(striking a match)
(door creaking)
I miss Edward.
Can you stay with me
here tonight?
Of course, darling.
(hyperventilating)
(distant howling)
(distant shouting)
(moaning)
(growling)
(groaning)
(door creaking)
(thudding)
(footsteps)
(wind howling)
Anais?
(metal scraping)
(kettle whistling)
(wind howling)
Anais?
(door creaking)
(wind whooshing)
(snarling)
(grunting, clattering)
(groaning, biting)
(kettle whistling)
(thudding)
(kettle whistling)
(thudding)
(kettle whistling)
(gasping)
(kettle whistling)
(snarling)
(water pouring)
Have you seen Seamus?
(snarling)
(gunshot)
(gasping)
(coughing)
(grunting)
(panting)
(screaming)
Isabelle!
Isabelle!
(indistinct shouting)
Charlotte!
Charlotte, Isabelle!
Isabelle!
(banging)
Seamus!
It's Seamus,
he's gone outside.
He's out...
Find Charlotte.
The house is on fire, go!
Seamus!
Seamus!
Seamus!
(panting)
(coughing)
Charlotte.
Charlotte,
we must leave the house.
Seamus!
Seamus.
It was Anais.
I shot it.
I see the flames
every night, John.
I was bitten.
I'll change.
Tell Isabelle and Charlotte
I'm so, so sorry.
No, no, wait, wait!
(screaming)
(gasping)
(whimpering)
(breathing shakily)
(footsteps approaching)
(growling)
(snarling)
(distant clattering)
(heavy breathing)
- (screams)
- Isabelle, Charlotte.
Come on!
Wait, where's Seamus?
(horses whinnying)
We have to get
to the church.
It's the only
safe place. Let's go.
Come on!
Let's go!
Come, come, come.
(whimpering)
(gasping)
Nana?
Get down, get down.
(whimpering)
Stay still, stay still.
(rustling)
(crying)
Nana?
Charlotte,
you must be quiet.
(loud clang)
(screaming)
Stay right there.
(crying)
(snarling)
Silver.
Get up, get up!
Come on, move, go!
Come.
Stay behind me
and move towards the church.
Move, go, go.
(shrieks)
(panting)
(banging)
Let us in!
(shrieks)
Let us in!
(banging)
- Let us in!
- Open the door!
Open the door!
Close the door.
(whimpering)
What's happened?
The manor is on fire.
And Seamus?
He didn't make it.
We barely made it here.
It stalked us
the whole way.
Were you all that is left?
Aye.
So what do we do now?
- We wait.
- Wait?
Wait for what?
No, no,
I'm tired of waiting,
hiding.
We're like sheep.
If you're telling me
the thing that killed my son
is just outside
those doors, I say,
I say we go outside
and we kill it.
You go out those doors
and you will be dead.
How come you made it here?
You're not dead.
I have something
it's afraid of.
What?
I have the silver bullet.
But we have to wait
for daylight,
draw it into the open
and have a clean shot.
That is our only hope.
We got word to Molire.
The army will be here
by morning.
- That's good.
- Now rest.
We've got a long night
ahead of us.
I believe this belonged
to your boy.
(wind howling)
What happened to Seamus?
It was Anais.
He was badly wounded
when I got to him.
He told me to tell you
and Charlotte...
that he was sorry.
Is Edward lost
to this nightmare?
I can't say.
(screaming)
The sins of my people
have soiled.
But now I come to you
as a mother,
aching the weight
of my grief, please.
Anything I can give,
any path,
please show me,
I beg you.
Show us mercy, if there is
any hope, please show me.
I beg you, Lord,
show us mercy.
(shouting, gasping)
(wind howling)
(howling)
(wind howling)
(indistinct shouting)
Please don't leave us,
don't go!
Please, Mother!
Edward.
Mother, please, please,
come get me!
Mother!
Edward.
Edward, I'm coming.
(clanging)
Isabelle!
No!
(indistinct murmuring)
Mother!
(growling)
(gasping)
(snarling)
Get back!
(snarling, screaming)
Move!
(gunshot)
(screaming)
(gunshot)
(screaming)
(groaning)
(gun clicks)
(biting)
(screaming)
(clattering)
(snarling)
(gun cocking)
(snarling, screaming)
(heartbeat pounding)
(muffled screaming)
(baby crying)
Enough!
- Isabelle.
- Edward.
Move out of the way.
(growling)
Please come get me!
(snarling)
No.
I'm sorry.
(gunshot, groaning)
(growling, groaning)
(soft clang)
(uneven breathing)
(gasping)
(crying)
(gasping)
(crying)
(hammer banging)
Picked them up
off the church floor.
(wind blowing)
He doesn't remember
anything.
Edward.
Son.
You and your sister are going
to come and live with me now.
All right?
None of this
was your fault, son.
All right.
Up you go.
Charlotte.
Charlotte.
It's time.
Come over the hills
My bonny Irish lass
Come over the hills
to your darling
You choose the road, love
And I'll make a vow
That I'll be
your true love
forever