The Dead Matter (2010) Movie Script
1
This is my final entry.
I've seen a darkness
overturn the natural order.
WoKill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Aaaah!
Aaah!
Shit.
There is a place,
a mystical nexus
where this unholy relic
can be destroyed.
I only hope we can get there
before Vellich.
Is this the place?
Aaah!
Run like hell!
Ian, Ian, Ian....
Where do you think
you are going?
Get out of here, mark!
He's not going anywhere.
Fight it!
I believe you have
something of mine.
I believe you're right.
I can keep this up
all night, Vellich.
Scorpio is rising.
There's nothing you can do
to stop its destruction.
Run, mark!
Aaahh!
You should have heard the crack
of your friend's skull.
Such a racket.
Piss off.
Why do I even bother?
One should never
fraternize with the food.
You really need to pick
your friends more carefully.
Where is the scarab?
Mike says hi.
Can I have a moment?
Soon.
To Rebecca and frank,
for saving our asses...
And the project.
I want you to see this.
Great job, frank.
"A new beginning"...
I like it.
Well, congrats, guys.
I mean, Luxnul is pretty much
the company at this point.
Thanks. Should we go out
for a drink tonight
and celebrate?
I can't.
Jill's picking me up. I'm free.
What do you have planned?
We're meeting up
with some friends.
Jill's calling it a field trip.
Something about
expanding my horizons.
Sounds like you're finally
gonna get laid.
We'll celebrate another time.
I said I'm free.
I know.
Hey.
I guess I'll just
stay here
and back up the drives.
You're just gonna
surf for porn all night.
Yeah, pretty much.
Just don't crash
the server again.
Whoops!
You all right?
Yeah.
Come on, you're
lagging a bit here.
Sorry, Mike, it's just
the anticipation.
Can you feel the energy?
It's everywhere.
You sure you want to do this?
It'll be different up here.
Come on.
So what do you think?
Amazing.
So, Mike, if you
hate this stuff so much,
how come you know
about this place?
We used to come up here
and drink back in high school.
So what you're saying is,
the only spirits here
are liquid.
Pretty much.
Jerks.
Guys...
I want to have a seance tonight.
Come on, It'll be fun.
Yeah, that sounds like
a lot of fun.
If only I brought
my Ouija board.
What was I thinking?
We don't need
an Ouija board.
Jill's got something better.
My grimoire.
Gretchen's been
getting better at this.
Great.
I've already
taken the day off...
I'll stick around.
To prove a point?
Didn't say that.
Didn't have to.
It's just that in science,
those things
we don't understand yet
are just those things
we need to study more.
What's that?
Looks like a scarab.
It's pretty.
Here.
You can add it to
your collection
of trinkets.
Two more murders in Shardner,
and both appear to be
drug-related.
Channel three's Joe Philips
was out in Shardner today.
He's back with the very latest.
Drugs and talk of
a blood-drinking satanic cult...
Two things the quiet town
of Shardner
are definitely
not familiar with.
The latest victim
is 26-year-old Brenda Hine.
Her body was found
at seven o'clock this morning
behind the old baseball diamond.
She's the fourth victim
of what authorities believe
is a satanic cult...
Perhaps the spirits remembered
that they don't exist.
Something's wrong.
I need everyone
to clear your thoughts.
Should be easy for you,
Mike.
Heh heh.
Come on, don't give up.
I can feel it.
I can feel the energy.
Everyone join hands.
Hik caucutis
intermundos palpitat.
Eggoprekko vos.
Petamus communitatum ku manibus.
Pemititee lekatum.
Naratay!
Sean?
Gretchen.
Sean...
Can you hear me?
Shit!
Stop!
Come on, let's get out of here.
Hey, let's go.
Gretchen.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Come on. Guys,
let's go.
Hold up.
Oh, my god.
Jesus!
Aaaah!
Aaaah!
Hey.
It's okay.
It's all right.
So you had to carry me
back to the car?
Sorry I gave you a scare.
You need to eat something.
Thanks.
Last night was incredible.
We did it.
We broke through.
Did you see them?
See who?
I was too busy
trying not to piss myself.
Amazing.
Crazy.
That was crazy.
It's just the beginning.
How long you gonna keep
doing this to yourself,
Gretchen?
Sean would have never...
don't.
You have no idea.
Come on.
I'm just saying that
whatever happened last night...
Yeah, it was weird...
I just don't know
what it proves.
If you contacted
something last night,
it sure as hell
wasn't your brother.
Maybe there is
something after this life.
Isn't knowing that enough?
Look, I just want to
understand what happened.
And I want you with me
when I do.
Something wonderful
is going to happen.
Ray?
Where are you, man? I'll be in late.
Sorry. As soon as you can, okay?
We had a system-wide
power failure last night,
so everybody has their knickers
in a twist.
All right, I'm on my way.
Thanks, man.
I-I need it.
It's being refined.
You'll have to be patient.
I can't wait.
I need it now!
That's unfortunate.
You'll have to
come back later.
You can't do this to me, man.
You can't do this!
No....
Name?
You don't recognize me?
Nope.
I am firstborn
of the coffin womb...
Son of hell...
I am Vellich.
You need to make...
Ooh ooh ooh.
Always so melodramatic.
Perhaps next time
he will show the proper respect.
I believe he did.
There's nothing sadder
than someone
who won't accept
their day is done.
Unless you've changed your mind.
You Sully the bloodline
with your drugs.
This... is your
final warning.
Too bad.
I guess you won't be
joining me on the veranda
for lunch, then.
You eat what the food eats.
Soon you won't even be
taking the blood fresh.
There have been rumors
of a synthetic.
Cease this abomination...
Sebed.
Yes?
I understand.
Tell me, Vellich,
why are you really here?
All our battery backups failed.
Wonderful.
How bad is it?
All the drives are...
Where's Rebecca?
She's out there
making a call.
Ask her if she can come in here.
Ray, fire up the coffee maker.
Right on, boss.
I'm sorry.
All of our computers
are down.
The card catalogue
is on the third floor.
Thanks.
Necromancy was a forgotten art.
"In 1890, Jacob Havergast,
founder of the infamous asylum,
was tried and imprisoned
for digging up..."
"Katalama, the fenenga,
all are names for the
vampire..."
"special variety are
maintained in Tibet
for the sole purpose..."
"Repeat after me...
"Sean is in the ground.
Sean is in the ground..."
All singing:
Sean is in the ground
Sean is in the ground
Sean is in the ground
And what should Gretchen do
with the amulet?
Chester.
Put it back.
It's a bad thing.
No...
I'm afraid that's
the wrong answer.
You may eat him, children.
Hello?
You know what to do
at the tone.
Eeeeeeee!
Mike, call me as soon
as you get this. Please!
Man's voice: Now, that's
a tasty treat. Yeah!
Gretchen?
Mike?
Come in.
What's up?
You've got your Bauhaus,
sisters of mercy,
midnight syndicate...
Oh, and the carpenters.
I love the carpenters.
Oh, so do I.
Really?
No.
What do you like?
Stephen Hawking's
greatest hits??
He does do a killer
"Stairway to Heaven,"
but I'm more of
a Nietzsche-on-the-bongos
type of guy myself.
Mmm.
You don't want to
talk about it, do you?
What's this supposed to be?
I thought I'd draw
what I saw last night.
Lovely.
What do you remember?
I remember being bored,
and then everything
went to hell.
You have to be open to
the emotion of the moment.
Gretchen wanted to contact Sean.
I know.
Come on,
let's get a drink.
All right.
Is this anybody we know?
Children.
What?
Vellich... is a disruption.
I need you to find out
what He's really doing here.
There'll be more of this...
Upon completion.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Ow!
Why'd you do that?
Let me kiss it all better.
Holy shit!
Holy shit!
Get out of here!
What the hell?!
Hold on, Mike.
What?!
Wait!
Wait?
What the hell are you doing?!
Hold it!
Stop!
Stay back.
Get the hell out of here!
Go!
Don't you see?
Gretchen.
Gretchen!
What the hell are you doing?!
It's okay, Mike.
Okay?!
It's okay.
Jill, where are you?
Yeah.
I can barely hear you.
Stop it.
Jill? Yeah, listen.
Hello? Jill?
Where are they?
The tavern.
Are they coming?
I don't think so.
She could barely hear me.
I told you, Mike.
I knew something big
was going to happen.
I knew it.
Now what?
We're going to
the tavern.
Are you insane?
We're not taking this thing.
He's not a thing.
He's a goddamn zombie.
Come on.
No.
No way.
All right.
Hey.
So...
You find anything out?
We need to talk.
Now, this is
going to sound crazy...
What?
Our seance last night...
Brought someone back
from the other side.
And this scarab controls him.
And He's outside right now.
That's it.
Well, that's fantastic news.
A zombie?
Actually,
they prefer the term
"postmortem-Americans."
Gretchen?
Okay, so you control him
with the trinket.
It is a he?
Unfortunate. I was hoping
to get in a little necrophilia
this weekend.
Take a look.
Why don't I
call him in here?
Okay, Mr. Zombie.
Come on in, sit down,
and have a drink with me.
Assholes.
Who did his makeup?
It's fairly impressive.
I applaud your dedication
to the role.
Rolling around in sewage
gives it just the right panache.
This is wrong.
This is some bad shit,
Gretchen. It goes even...
Seriously,
this is impressive,
but you can stop.
Take his pulse, frank.
What?
Take his pulse, frank.
Oh, for Christ's sake.
Last night I dreamt about him.
He was lying a few yards
from where we had the seance.
Oh, my god.
Has he said anything?
No. Not yet.
Why does he keep drinking?
I can't believe this.
You better start
from the beginning.
Okay.
We need to get him
to the lab.
Gretchen: No. No tests.
He's not for tests.
Frank.
We need to study him.
If we take him to the lab...
Frank! Okay.
I can come right over...
Not tonight. Tomorrow.
Why?
But if we do it
tomorrow...
First thing tomorrow.
Okay, okay.
Let me just get
a skin sample.
Frank.
I really don't understand
your reaction to all this.
Come on, what's wrong?
Well, first, thanks for noticing
me getting sick in there.
I'm sorry. I-I...
You have to understand...
He's a friggin' zombie!
This is the most
incredible...
It's dangerous.
Why? I mean, sure,
There's the question
of disease...
That's not what I meant.
What she did is wrong.
Can't you see that?
Why?
We shouldn't even be
letting them go.
That's what I've been saying!
We should be taking him
to the lab!
You were right.
About what?
About what I want.
Now I know I can do it.
Do what?
Contact Sean.
Maybe even...
Gretchen.
That's...
Crazy?
Impossible?
We don't even know what
We're dealing with here.
Promise me You'll
help me with this.
I love you, Mike,
but I can't do this
on my own.
Promise me.
Promise You'll
help me with this.
We'll get through this...
Somehow.
Mike.
Mike?
Stop!
We need to talk.
Sure.
Alone.
Okay.
Good morning.
Still can't believe it.
What the hell are you doing?
Someone has to document this.
I was thinking
of calling it
"Lazarus 2.0."
Hell, I forgot the tripod.
You're gonna have to
hold the camera steady.
Come on. Do you know
how fortunate we are?
We're like Niels Bohr
in Copenhagen.
Do you understand?
No.
Now, you can stay and watch,
so long as you are quiet.
I've thought about this
all night.
Me too.
It's a miracle.
We have to send him back.
What?
I know why
you're doing this,
and it's not gonna happen.
You don't know.
What I want.
No one comes back from the dead.
He did.
There's no one in there.
She's right, Gretchen.
So now you're taking her side.
This Isn't about taking sides.
It's about doing
the right thing.
Neither of you understand...
Ow.
Hey...
What the hell are you doing?
Leave us alone.
What have you got for us?
All right.
I'm gonna go
check on her.
I'll come.
I got it.
Doesn't anyone understand
That's happening here?
I mean, look at you.
The whole time
we've been dating,
you've been telling me
to open myself up
to the world of the occult.
Well, now we have a zombie...
An actual zombie, Jill!
And all I get from you is,
"I'm scared. Frank. It's wrong."
This is black magic.
It's different.
How?
If you weren't being
to selfish...
Can't you see this
is doing to her?!
She's gone!
What do you mean?
We have to find her.
Well,
Where's the zombie?
I need you to help me.
I lost my brother
in a car wreck.
We were pretty close.
Always looked out
for each other.
Anyway...
Please let me
talk to my brother.
Is there something there?
How do I bring him back?
Please!
Gretchen?
I know.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop it!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop! Stop it!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer...
Kill me!
Aaaah!
Still nothing?
I'm sorry about before.
I just...
don't want to spend
the rest of my life
making diet pills.
I think I found a way
to send him back.
Wait. Wait, wait.
I mean, now, look,
I'm not saying that
we keep him here indefinitely,
okay? I'm just asking
that you give me a chance
to try to understand
how this happened
and what it means.
Come on!
He needs to be at rest.
So what's your plan?
We'll do a disenchantment.
A seance brought him
back to life...
If we do another one tonight,
we might be able
to send him back.
All right. As soon
as Gretchen's ready we'll...
Who's there?
I know you have the scarab.
I'm here to help.
I'm sorry if I scared you.
I had no way to...
Mark.
Sean!
Jill:
His name is mark?
I'm sorry.
How, Sean?
It was you.
You called me back.
It was your love.
I missed you so much.
You're so cold.
You're all
in terrible danger.
Where's the scarab?
Gretchen's got it.
I'll go get her.
You blame yourself
for my death, don't you?
I'm so sorry, Sean.
Well... you're right.
It was your fault.
What?
It was all your fault.
You're hurting me.
I know.
Gretchen.
Frank! Mike!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!!!
Haven't we met before?
Nice to see you again.
Aaahh!
Mike!
Aaaaah!
Sleep.
Sleep.
You have to give me the scarab.
I came here to destroy it.
Vellich will be
coming back for it.
Please.
I don't have much time.
I'll be back
to take care of him.
In case anything else happens...
We all hope for
a kiss from the unknown...
Even something as dark as this.
At the end of the day
I'd like nothing more
than to sit down
with a couple of pints
and discuss the mysteries
of God's creation.
I'm so sorry you all
got caught up in this.
Come to destroy me, I see.
I need... a place to rest.
Of course.
No, wait. First...
Vellich is gonna
tell us more about
that scarab.
You didn't think
I'd find out about that,
did you?
You're gonna take us to it.
Will you renounce the old ways?
Join us in the new covenant.
Do it!
Do it.
Yeah...
Good, isn't it?
This is just the beginning,
my friend.
Serve with me.
Yeah?
Frank, its Rick.
I need you in here right now.
I don't think so.
Sorry.
You don't understand. The lab
was broken into last night.
What? They tried
hacking into Rebecca's terminal.
Security systems
has everything in lockdown.
We can't access anything!
Frank...
Please.
I really need you in here.
Okay.
They need me.
You win again, Gretchen.
Purple is my lucky color.
Frank wants to
play this game again,
don't you, frank?
"In what year was beyond good and evil
published?"
I... I don't know.
The answer is "death."
You shoulda known
that one, frank.
Don't look behind you.
Ha ha ha ha!
"How many pages are in
the Oxford English dictionary?"
I don't know.
The answer is "death,"
Frank.
"Who, in 1975,
designed the formula
for evaluating
veterinarian practices?"
I don't know.
Can we please stop?
No. Ha ha ha!
The answer is...
"Death."
Yes, I know. I know.
"What is the chemical equation
for sodium benzoate?"
Please stop.
He's right behind you, Frank.
You're so funny, frank.
Well, frank?
I don't know.
The answer is "toast."
Toast?
I meant "death."
Stop!
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is...
Aaahhhhh!!!
Where's frank?
He had to go to the lab.
We have to go there. Now.
God, am I glad
to see you, man.
Did they get anything?
Not that we can tell.
Where have you been?
I was fighting a vampire.
Okay. And last night
I was drinking
with yeti.
They did a real number on us.
The whole system's locked down.
Hey. I gotta
go to the bathroom.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Go ahead.
Come on.
I think I'm able to access
some of your files.
Type in your password.
What the hell is that?
It "s something Rick" s
been having me work on.
Hello?
Jill?
Binheena farkan...
Alwudjud Van
al allam ataragak.
What the hell?!
What's wrong?
Get off me! Get off me!
Get off me! Get off me!
Make it stop!
Make it stop!
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay...
Oh, my god!
Get it off me!
Call an ambulance, now!
It's beautiful.
Ray: Angela?
Angela!
Just let me try to...
Angela!
Angie?
Oh, shit!
Oh, shit!
Shit!
Shit!!!!
Gretchen!
Fuck!
Don't be afraid, frank.
Aaaah!
It's okay.
Stop her.
No.
Franklin...
I'm really gonna enjoy
watching him drain you.
That was lovely, frank.
I'm so sorry.
Forget her.
No! No!
No! No...
No.
Not anymore.
And to think...
You...
Were a part of it.
You have no idea
how good this feels.
Luxnul. It's not really
a diet pill.
Well, an interesting side effect
is the reduction of
the humans" appetites,
but what it really does...
Well...
Nice.
The others would love
to pick your brain,
Franklin.
Apparently they had to
settle for your computer
instead.
It was vampires.
They find luxnul
highly addictive.
Which is perfect
when you're the one
controlling the supply chain.
You're gonna love
being one of us.
And to think
i thought the scarab
was just a myth.
It'll prove interesting
to study.
Think of it...
As our next project,
moving on to something...
Bigger.
I'll you show you pleasure
upon pleasure...
Without end.
Yes.
Aaaaah!
Aaaah!
Aaaaaahh!!!
Hey, everyone.
I got pizza.
Vampires! They"re inside!
Yes!
Go to hollows point.
Do we form a circle?
No.
I'll read this passage,
the sunlight web will open,
Gretchen stands in the middle,
and all this will be over.
She"ll be okay, right?
She"ll be free.
I'm standing in
the center with her.
No. She has to
do it alone.
I'll be okay.
I'm ready.
Good.
Hurry!
That"ll be enough.
The great alchemist.
Familiar with my work?
I've heard rumors of a drug.
I'm the savior of my kind.
You and Vellich are relics
of a time long since passed.
Has he mentioned that
destroying the scarab
will kill you?
Just curious.
There is a small chance.
No.
Guess not.
I'm sorry.
There's no other way.
Run!
Lovely.
Aaah!
Allow me.
Frank, no!
Aaaah! Frank!
Frank!
At last.
No....
No...
No.
Stop.
No, frank!
No! No!
No...
Gretchen...
Gretchen?
Mike.
Pick... it... up.
Put... it... in... your... mouth.
Gretchen.
You need to stand in the middle.
I don't think so.
Listen to him!
I don't want to hurt you.
No...
Aaaaaah!
No! No!
Stop it!
Don "t! don" t!
Don "t! don" t!
No!!!
Please!
Do you know
the only part of human hair
That's alive is the root?
Stop!
Sean...
Stop it!
Ha ha ha ha!
Stop it!!!
Aaah!
Unhh! Unhh!
Unhh!!!
Gretchen, please!
Michael...
Aaah! Ohh...
Sean will...
I'm trying to stop it!
Sean will be here soon.
Stop it!
No!!!
Menanaha...
Haja zalas al abanee.
Oh, Michael...
You shouldn't have done that!
Menanaha
haja zalas al abanee!
Please.
Mike... I'm so sorry.
Aaah! Aaah!
Aaah! Aaaah!
Dance around
feel the sound
stomp your feet
on the ground
raise your hands
bow on down
ignite the spark
from all around
you can't see it
you can't hear it
if you know
you can heal it
you can feel it
clearly from
what we know...
This is my final entry.
I've seen a darkness
overturn the natural order.
WoKill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Kill me!
Aaaah!
Aaah!
Shit.
There is a place,
a mystical nexus
where this unholy relic
can be destroyed.
I only hope we can get there
before Vellich.
Is this the place?
Aaah!
Run like hell!
Ian, Ian, Ian....
Where do you think
you are going?
Get out of here, mark!
He's not going anywhere.
Fight it!
I believe you have
something of mine.
I believe you're right.
I can keep this up
all night, Vellich.
Scorpio is rising.
There's nothing you can do
to stop its destruction.
Run, mark!
Aaahh!
You should have heard the crack
of your friend's skull.
Such a racket.
Piss off.
Why do I even bother?
One should never
fraternize with the food.
You really need to pick
your friends more carefully.
Where is the scarab?
Mike says hi.
Can I have a moment?
Soon.
To Rebecca and frank,
for saving our asses...
And the project.
I want you to see this.
Great job, frank.
"A new beginning"...
I like it.
Well, congrats, guys.
I mean, Luxnul is pretty much
the company at this point.
Thanks. Should we go out
for a drink tonight
and celebrate?
I can't.
Jill's picking me up. I'm free.
What do you have planned?
We're meeting up
with some friends.
Jill's calling it a field trip.
Something about
expanding my horizons.
Sounds like you're finally
gonna get laid.
We'll celebrate another time.
I said I'm free.
I know.
Hey.
I guess I'll just
stay here
and back up the drives.
You're just gonna
surf for porn all night.
Yeah, pretty much.
Just don't crash
the server again.
Whoops!
You all right?
Yeah.
Come on, you're
lagging a bit here.
Sorry, Mike, it's just
the anticipation.
Can you feel the energy?
It's everywhere.
You sure you want to do this?
It'll be different up here.
Come on.
So what do you think?
Amazing.
So, Mike, if you
hate this stuff so much,
how come you know
about this place?
We used to come up here
and drink back in high school.
So what you're saying is,
the only spirits here
are liquid.
Pretty much.
Jerks.
Guys...
I want to have a seance tonight.
Come on, It'll be fun.
Yeah, that sounds like
a lot of fun.
If only I brought
my Ouija board.
What was I thinking?
We don't need
an Ouija board.
Jill's got something better.
My grimoire.
Gretchen's been
getting better at this.
Great.
I've already
taken the day off...
I'll stick around.
To prove a point?
Didn't say that.
Didn't have to.
It's just that in science,
those things
we don't understand yet
are just those things
we need to study more.
What's that?
Looks like a scarab.
It's pretty.
Here.
You can add it to
your collection
of trinkets.
Two more murders in Shardner,
and both appear to be
drug-related.
Channel three's Joe Philips
was out in Shardner today.
He's back with the very latest.
Drugs and talk of
a blood-drinking satanic cult...
Two things the quiet town
of Shardner
are definitely
not familiar with.
The latest victim
is 26-year-old Brenda Hine.
Her body was found
at seven o'clock this morning
behind the old baseball diamond.
She's the fourth victim
of what authorities believe
is a satanic cult...
Perhaps the spirits remembered
that they don't exist.
Something's wrong.
I need everyone
to clear your thoughts.
Should be easy for you,
Mike.
Heh heh.
Come on, don't give up.
I can feel it.
I can feel the energy.
Everyone join hands.
Hik caucutis
intermundos palpitat.
Eggoprekko vos.
Petamus communitatum ku manibus.
Pemititee lekatum.
Naratay!
Sean?
Gretchen.
Sean...
Can you hear me?
Shit!
Stop!
Come on, let's get out of here.
Hey, let's go.
Gretchen.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Come on. Guys,
let's go.
Hold up.
Oh, my god.
Jesus!
Aaaah!
Aaaah!
Hey.
It's okay.
It's all right.
So you had to carry me
back to the car?
Sorry I gave you a scare.
You need to eat something.
Thanks.
Last night was incredible.
We did it.
We broke through.
Did you see them?
See who?
I was too busy
trying not to piss myself.
Amazing.
Crazy.
That was crazy.
It's just the beginning.
How long you gonna keep
doing this to yourself,
Gretchen?
Sean would have never...
don't.
You have no idea.
Come on.
I'm just saying that
whatever happened last night...
Yeah, it was weird...
I just don't know
what it proves.
If you contacted
something last night,
it sure as hell
wasn't your brother.
Maybe there is
something after this life.
Isn't knowing that enough?
Look, I just want to
understand what happened.
And I want you with me
when I do.
Something wonderful
is going to happen.
Ray?
Where are you, man? I'll be in late.
Sorry. As soon as you can, okay?
We had a system-wide
power failure last night,
so everybody has their knickers
in a twist.
All right, I'm on my way.
Thanks, man.
I-I need it.
It's being refined.
You'll have to be patient.
I can't wait.
I need it now!
That's unfortunate.
You'll have to
come back later.
You can't do this to me, man.
You can't do this!
No....
Name?
You don't recognize me?
Nope.
I am firstborn
of the coffin womb...
Son of hell...
I am Vellich.
You need to make...
Ooh ooh ooh.
Always so melodramatic.
Perhaps next time
he will show the proper respect.
I believe he did.
There's nothing sadder
than someone
who won't accept
their day is done.
Unless you've changed your mind.
You Sully the bloodline
with your drugs.
This... is your
final warning.
Too bad.
I guess you won't be
joining me on the veranda
for lunch, then.
You eat what the food eats.
Soon you won't even be
taking the blood fresh.
There have been rumors
of a synthetic.
Cease this abomination...
Sebed.
Yes?
I understand.
Tell me, Vellich,
why are you really here?
All our battery backups failed.
Wonderful.
How bad is it?
All the drives are...
Where's Rebecca?
She's out there
making a call.
Ask her if she can come in here.
Ray, fire up the coffee maker.
Right on, boss.
I'm sorry.
All of our computers
are down.
The card catalogue
is on the third floor.
Thanks.
Necromancy was a forgotten art.
"In 1890, Jacob Havergast,
founder of the infamous asylum,
was tried and imprisoned
for digging up..."
"Katalama, the fenenga,
all are names for the
vampire..."
"special variety are
maintained in Tibet
for the sole purpose..."
"Repeat after me...
"Sean is in the ground.
Sean is in the ground..."
All singing:
Sean is in the ground
Sean is in the ground
Sean is in the ground
And what should Gretchen do
with the amulet?
Chester.
Put it back.
It's a bad thing.
No...
I'm afraid that's
the wrong answer.
You may eat him, children.
Hello?
You know what to do
at the tone.
Eeeeeeee!
Mike, call me as soon
as you get this. Please!
Man's voice: Now, that's
a tasty treat. Yeah!
Gretchen?
Mike?
Come in.
What's up?
You've got your Bauhaus,
sisters of mercy,
midnight syndicate...
Oh, and the carpenters.
I love the carpenters.
Oh, so do I.
Really?
No.
What do you like?
Stephen Hawking's
greatest hits??
He does do a killer
"Stairway to Heaven,"
but I'm more of
a Nietzsche-on-the-bongos
type of guy myself.
Mmm.
You don't want to
talk about it, do you?
What's this supposed to be?
I thought I'd draw
what I saw last night.
Lovely.
What do you remember?
I remember being bored,
and then everything
went to hell.
You have to be open to
the emotion of the moment.
Gretchen wanted to contact Sean.
I know.
Come on,
let's get a drink.
All right.
Is this anybody we know?
Children.
What?
Vellich... is a disruption.
I need you to find out
what He's really doing here.
There'll be more of this...
Upon completion.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Ow!
Why'd you do that?
Let me kiss it all better.
Holy shit!
Holy shit!
Get out of here!
What the hell?!
Hold on, Mike.
What?!
Wait!
Wait?
What the hell are you doing?!
Hold it!
Stop!
Stay back.
Get the hell out of here!
Go!
Don't you see?
Gretchen.
Gretchen!
What the hell are you doing?!
It's okay, Mike.
Okay?!
It's okay.
Jill, where are you?
Yeah.
I can barely hear you.
Stop it.
Jill? Yeah, listen.
Hello? Jill?
Where are they?
The tavern.
Are they coming?
I don't think so.
She could barely hear me.
I told you, Mike.
I knew something big
was going to happen.
I knew it.
Now what?
We're going to
the tavern.
Are you insane?
We're not taking this thing.
He's not a thing.
He's a goddamn zombie.
Come on.
No.
No way.
All right.
Hey.
So...
You find anything out?
We need to talk.
Now, this is
going to sound crazy...
What?
Our seance last night...
Brought someone back
from the other side.
And this scarab controls him.
And He's outside right now.
That's it.
Well, that's fantastic news.
A zombie?
Actually,
they prefer the term
"postmortem-Americans."
Gretchen?
Okay, so you control him
with the trinket.
It is a he?
Unfortunate. I was hoping
to get in a little necrophilia
this weekend.
Take a look.
Why don't I
call him in here?
Okay, Mr. Zombie.
Come on in, sit down,
and have a drink with me.
Assholes.
Who did his makeup?
It's fairly impressive.
I applaud your dedication
to the role.
Rolling around in sewage
gives it just the right panache.
This is wrong.
This is some bad shit,
Gretchen. It goes even...
Seriously,
this is impressive,
but you can stop.
Take his pulse, frank.
What?
Take his pulse, frank.
Oh, for Christ's sake.
Last night I dreamt about him.
He was lying a few yards
from where we had the seance.
Oh, my god.
Has he said anything?
No. Not yet.
Why does he keep drinking?
I can't believe this.
You better start
from the beginning.
Okay.
We need to get him
to the lab.
Gretchen: No. No tests.
He's not for tests.
Frank.
We need to study him.
If we take him to the lab...
Frank! Okay.
I can come right over...
Not tonight. Tomorrow.
Why?
But if we do it
tomorrow...
First thing tomorrow.
Okay, okay.
Let me just get
a skin sample.
Frank.
I really don't understand
your reaction to all this.
Come on, what's wrong?
Well, first, thanks for noticing
me getting sick in there.
I'm sorry. I-I...
You have to understand...
He's a friggin' zombie!
This is the most
incredible...
It's dangerous.
Why? I mean, sure,
There's the question
of disease...
That's not what I meant.
What she did is wrong.
Can't you see that?
Why?
We shouldn't even be
letting them go.
That's what I've been saying!
We should be taking him
to the lab!
You were right.
About what?
About what I want.
Now I know I can do it.
Do what?
Contact Sean.
Maybe even...
Gretchen.
That's...
Crazy?
Impossible?
We don't even know what
We're dealing with here.
Promise me You'll
help me with this.
I love you, Mike,
but I can't do this
on my own.
Promise me.
Promise You'll
help me with this.
We'll get through this...
Somehow.
Mike.
Mike?
Stop!
We need to talk.
Sure.
Alone.
Okay.
Good morning.
Still can't believe it.
What the hell are you doing?
Someone has to document this.
I was thinking
of calling it
"Lazarus 2.0."
Hell, I forgot the tripod.
You're gonna have to
hold the camera steady.
Come on. Do you know
how fortunate we are?
We're like Niels Bohr
in Copenhagen.
Do you understand?
No.
Now, you can stay and watch,
so long as you are quiet.
I've thought about this
all night.
Me too.
It's a miracle.
We have to send him back.
What?
I know why
you're doing this,
and it's not gonna happen.
You don't know.
What I want.
No one comes back from the dead.
He did.
There's no one in there.
She's right, Gretchen.
So now you're taking her side.
This Isn't about taking sides.
It's about doing
the right thing.
Neither of you understand...
Ow.
Hey...
What the hell are you doing?
Leave us alone.
What have you got for us?
All right.
I'm gonna go
check on her.
I'll come.
I got it.
Doesn't anyone understand
That's happening here?
I mean, look at you.
The whole time
we've been dating,
you've been telling me
to open myself up
to the world of the occult.
Well, now we have a zombie...
An actual zombie, Jill!
And all I get from you is,
"I'm scared. Frank. It's wrong."
This is black magic.
It's different.
How?
If you weren't being
to selfish...
Can't you see this
is doing to her?!
She's gone!
What do you mean?
We have to find her.
Well,
Where's the zombie?
I need you to help me.
I lost my brother
in a car wreck.
We were pretty close.
Always looked out
for each other.
Anyway...
Please let me
talk to my brother.
Is there something there?
How do I bring him back?
Please!
Gretchen?
I know.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop it!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Stop! Stop it!
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer.
Death is the answer...
Kill me!
Aaaah!
Still nothing?
I'm sorry about before.
I just...
don't want to spend
the rest of my life
making diet pills.
I think I found a way
to send him back.
Wait. Wait, wait.
I mean, now, look,
I'm not saying that
we keep him here indefinitely,
okay? I'm just asking
that you give me a chance
to try to understand
how this happened
and what it means.
Come on!
He needs to be at rest.
So what's your plan?
We'll do a disenchantment.
A seance brought him
back to life...
If we do another one tonight,
we might be able
to send him back.
All right. As soon
as Gretchen's ready we'll...
Who's there?
I know you have the scarab.
I'm here to help.
I'm sorry if I scared you.
I had no way to...
Mark.
Sean!
Jill:
His name is mark?
I'm sorry.
How, Sean?
It was you.
You called me back.
It was your love.
I missed you so much.
You're so cold.
You're all
in terrible danger.
Where's the scarab?
Gretchen's got it.
I'll go get her.
You blame yourself
for my death, don't you?
I'm so sorry, Sean.
Well... you're right.
It was your fault.
What?
It was all your fault.
You're hurting me.
I know.
Gretchen.
Frank! Mike!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!!!
Haven't we met before?
Nice to see you again.
Aaahh!
Mike!
Aaaaah!
Sleep.
Sleep.
You have to give me the scarab.
I came here to destroy it.
Vellich will be
coming back for it.
Please.
I don't have much time.
I'll be back
to take care of him.
In case anything else happens...
We all hope for
a kiss from the unknown...
Even something as dark as this.
At the end of the day
I'd like nothing more
than to sit down
with a couple of pints
and discuss the mysteries
of God's creation.
I'm so sorry you all
got caught up in this.
Come to destroy me, I see.
I need... a place to rest.
Of course.
No, wait. First...
Vellich is gonna
tell us more about
that scarab.
You didn't think
I'd find out about that,
did you?
You're gonna take us to it.
Will you renounce the old ways?
Join us in the new covenant.
Do it!
Do it.
Yeah...
Good, isn't it?
This is just the beginning,
my friend.
Serve with me.
Yeah?
Frank, its Rick.
I need you in here right now.
I don't think so.
Sorry.
You don't understand. The lab
was broken into last night.
What? They tried
hacking into Rebecca's terminal.
Security systems
has everything in lockdown.
We can't access anything!
Frank...
Please.
I really need you in here.
Okay.
They need me.
You win again, Gretchen.
Purple is my lucky color.
Frank wants to
play this game again,
don't you, frank?
"In what year was beyond good and evil
published?"
I... I don't know.
The answer is "death."
You shoulda known
that one, frank.
Don't look behind you.
Ha ha ha ha!
"How many pages are in
the Oxford English dictionary?"
I don't know.
The answer is "death,"
Frank.
"Who, in 1975,
designed the formula
for evaluating
veterinarian practices?"
I don't know.
Can we please stop?
No. Ha ha ha!
The answer is...
"Death."
Yes, I know. I know.
"What is the chemical equation
for sodium benzoate?"
Please stop.
He's right behind you, Frank.
You're so funny, frank.
Well, frank?
I don't know.
The answer is "toast."
Toast?
I meant "death."
Stop!
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is death.
The answer is...
Aaahhhhh!!!
Where's frank?
He had to go to the lab.
We have to go there. Now.
God, am I glad
to see you, man.
Did they get anything?
Not that we can tell.
Where have you been?
I was fighting a vampire.
Okay. And last night
I was drinking
with yeti.
They did a real number on us.
The whole system's locked down.
Hey. I gotta
go to the bathroom.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Go ahead.
Come on.
I think I'm able to access
some of your files.
Type in your password.
What the hell is that?
It "s something Rick" s
been having me work on.
Hello?
Jill?
Binheena farkan...
Alwudjud Van
al allam ataragak.
What the hell?!
What's wrong?
Get off me! Get off me!
Get off me! Get off me!
Make it stop!
Make it stop!
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay...
Oh, my god!
Get it off me!
Call an ambulance, now!
It's beautiful.
Ray: Angela?
Angela!
Just let me try to...
Angela!
Angie?
Oh, shit!
Oh, shit!
Shit!
Shit!!!!
Gretchen!
Fuck!
Don't be afraid, frank.
Aaaah!
It's okay.
Stop her.
No.
Franklin...
I'm really gonna enjoy
watching him drain you.
That was lovely, frank.
I'm so sorry.
Forget her.
No! No!
No! No...
No.
Not anymore.
And to think...
You...
Were a part of it.
You have no idea
how good this feels.
Luxnul. It's not really
a diet pill.
Well, an interesting side effect
is the reduction of
the humans" appetites,
but what it really does...
Well...
Nice.
The others would love
to pick your brain,
Franklin.
Apparently they had to
settle for your computer
instead.
It was vampires.
They find luxnul
highly addictive.
Which is perfect
when you're the one
controlling the supply chain.
You're gonna love
being one of us.
And to think
i thought the scarab
was just a myth.
It'll prove interesting
to study.
Think of it...
As our next project,
moving on to something...
Bigger.
I'll you show you pleasure
upon pleasure...
Without end.
Yes.
Aaaaah!
Aaaah!
Aaaaaahh!!!
Hey, everyone.
I got pizza.
Vampires! They"re inside!
Yes!
Go to hollows point.
Do we form a circle?
No.
I'll read this passage,
the sunlight web will open,
Gretchen stands in the middle,
and all this will be over.
She"ll be okay, right?
She"ll be free.
I'm standing in
the center with her.
No. She has to
do it alone.
I'll be okay.
I'm ready.
Good.
Hurry!
That"ll be enough.
The great alchemist.
Familiar with my work?
I've heard rumors of a drug.
I'm the savior of my kind.
You and Vellich are relics
of a time long since passed.
Has he mentioned that
destroying the scarab
will kill you?
Just curious.
There is a small chance.
No.
Guess not.
I'm sorry.
There's no other way.
Run!
Lovely.
Aaah!
Allow me.
Frank, no!
Aaaah! Frank!
Frank!
At last.
No....
No...
No.
Stop.
No, frank!
No! No!
No...
Gretchen...
Gretchen?
Mike.
Pick... it... up.
Put... it... in... your... mouth.
Gretchen.
You need to stand in the middle.
I don't think so.
Listen to him!
I don't want to hurt you.
No...
Aaaaaah!
No! No!
Stop it!
Don "t! don" t!
Don "t! don" t!
No!!!
Please!
Do you know
the only part of human hair
That's alive is the root?
Stop!
Sean...
Stop it!
Ha ha ha ha!
Stop it!!!
Aaah!
Unhh! Unhh!
Unhh!!!
Gretchen, please!
Michael...
Aaah! Ohh...
Sean will...
I'm trying to stop it!
Sean will be here soon.
Stop it!
No!!!
Menanaha...
Haja zalas al abanee.
Oh, Michael...
You shouldn't have done that!
Menanaha
haja zalas al abanee!
Please.
Mike... I'm so sorry.
Aaah! Aaah!
Aaah! Aaaah!
Dance around
feel the sound
stomp your feet
on the ground
raise your hands
bow on down
ignite the spark
from all around
you can't see it
you can't hear it
if you know
you can heal it
you can feel it
clearly from
what we know...