Clawed Page #4

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Emma, you are in charge.

Why does anybody

have to be in charge?

(CHUCKLES)

What's so funny?

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

(EERIE MUSIC)

(BIRDS CAWING, CHIRPING)

Damn you, George.

This sucks.

I know it doesn't

make any sense.

I really want to get him

in for a full physical.

A CAT scan maybe?

I don't know.

Oh, um, I gotta go.

I'll talk to ya later, bye.

Oh, Jim.

Honey, are you, I don't think

you should be out of bed yet.

Who was that?

Honey, sit down.

I told her about

your remission.

She scheduled you for

a full exam next week.

She can schedule me all the

appointments she wants to.

I'm not going anywhere.

Honey, I don't think you

know how sick you really are.

I've never been better.

You don't remember anything

that happened last night?

I think you should leave.

(GRUNTING)

[TAMARA] It's okay,

it's just a sedative.

You sit down, then.

I just don't know

who I am anymore, Tam.

I don't know.

(WHOOSHING)

Bear Claw Mountain.

Yeah, I need the number

for the nearest hospital.

Okay, thanks.

This is way too fascinating.

Searching the area for

any possible booby traps.

Emma?

Emma, I found another one.

Do you know how big a

tremor it would have to be

to unearth a barrel that size?

Can you shoot it

from this angle?

[MIKE] What's that?

This is really nasty.

I need a closer look.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Well, that's interesting.

What?

Let me see.

This stuff actually has a

primitive cell structure, too.

Just like that other spooge.

Yeah.

Okay, so, that spilled this way,

mixed with that.

Let me try something.

[MIKE] What is it of?

Hang on.

(SPUTTERING)

(ROARING)

Did you, did you hear that?

Oh.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(WHOOSHING)

(GUNSHOTS)

(SCREAMING)

(CRUNCHING)

(BELL TOLLS)

Son of a b*tch.

(GURGLING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(SQUEAKING)

Come on, come on.

(GROWLS)

(BUZZING)

(SNIFFING)

(BUZZING)

Regina.

I found our missing hiker.

Have you heard back

from the college yet?

[REGINA OVER RADIO] Not yet.

Call Jerry.

Tell him to shut down the park.

We have a maniac loose

in here somewhere.

(BIRDS CAWING)

Oh, thank God, thank God.

(EERIE MUSIC)

(GROWLING)

(SPLATTERING)

(SCREAMING)

(COUGHING)

(SIREN BLARING)

(MELLOW HARP MUSIC)

Who's in charge, here?

(EERIE GONGING)

(FOOTSTEPS)

Anything?

Oh, uh, no, nothing yet.

This is an amazing

waste of time.

Well, Shiela,

complaining's not

gonna make it go any faster.

I've been thinking

about this stuff.

Maybe it's not what

we think it is.

Okay, I'm listening.

Dr. Jones said it had a

primitive cell structure, right?

What if it was a natural

defense to the chemical waste?

Oh.

That's a really

interesting theory.

(BEEPING)

Hold on.

Hey, we have seismic activity.

Finally.

That's strange,

it's, it's almost rhythmic.

Is it another earthquake?

No, not at all, it's um...

Oh my God!

(GROWLING)

(RIPPING)

(CHOKING)

Oh my God!

(GUNSHOTS)

(HEARTBEAT POUNDING)

(EERIE MUSIC)

Get away from it.

Are you alright?

Where's the rest of your group?

Where's your group?

Hello, hello, is anyone there?

[MAN OVER RADIO] Yeah.

This is Sheriff Reynolds.

I need you to

assemble your entire

group and get back

to the trail head.

- [MAN OVER RADIO] Something happen?

- Just do it!

This is an emergency.

Now!

Back to the trail head.

Get out of here, now.

Get out of here!

(GROWLING)

(GUNSHOT)

Fu...

(SLASHING)

(BEEPING)

I can't promise

complete accuracy.

We don't have the

latest equipment

out here in the sticks.

That's fine.

Let's see.

First pass seems pretty normal.

Red cell count is a bit high.

Elevated blood sugar but,

nothing out of the ordinary.

Hold on.

Let's go in for closer look.

(BEEPING)

Looks like the cells have

changed on a genetic level.

Wait, your sample.

(MUMBLING OVER RADIO)

No, we're on our way

back to the trail...

(SCREAMING OVER RADIO)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Holy f***, what the

f*** happened to my car?

You guys, you guys.

Don't ever scare

me like that again.

Ever!

Emma, it killed the

Sheriff and it killed Shiela

and it's gonna kill us!

Ance, calm down,

what is going on?

How do we get out of here?

How do we get out of here?

I think there's a

freeway right over...

Ance!!

[MIKE] What is going on?

[EMMA] Mike, come on!

(TENSE MUSIC)

(GROWLING)

What is going on?

I don't know, okay?

Something attacked

us and the Sheriff

thought he killed it but

it wasn't dead, okay?

Okay, what is it?

- What?

- I don't know!

Just hurry up!

Shut up, you got us lost!

Why, I didn't get you lost!

The freeway is right over there

and I'm not going anywhere until

you tell me what's going on.

It killed her!

What is it?

You keep saying it.

It's a monster.

It's the monster.

I don't know what it is!

What do you mean it's the...

(GROWLING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I know what I saw,

I know what I saw,

but it wasn't a monster, no way.

Victims were killed

by a man-beast

that was eight feel tall

and black as night, Ance.

Think about it, this

is the Shadow of Death.

No, Ance is right,

it can't be a monster.

No, you remember

what the Sheriff said?

You guys, I'm serious,

this is for real.

It's real.

There's not even

anything back there.

I didn't see anything

the whole time we ran!

You saying I'm lying?

(ROARING)

Did you guys hear that?

(RUSTLING)

(GROWLING)

(SLICING)

Mike, oh!

(GROWLING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(SCREAMING)

(THUDS)

Oh my god!

I tried not to hit him.

No, no, do not

touch him, please.

Alright, let me get his head.

Help me, I need

your help please.

We have to wait

for an ambulance.

No, we can't wait

for an ambulance.

That thing is gonna wake up.

Come on, Ance, I need...

[TAMARA] Stand up.

I know it hurts,

please stand up.

Come on.

(GROWLING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(TIRES SQUEALING)

Do you have a cell

phone I can use?

Thank you, thank you so much.

Hang on, Ance, hang on.

Hello?

Hi, hi, um, listen.

I am with a group of friends

up at Bear Claw Mountain

and some of my friends

have just been killed.

One of them is

injured and I need you

to send somebody right now.

No, it killed the Sheriff,

too, so I need you to send...

I don't know, just anybody

with a gun, please,

just send somebody now.

We are headed west

on Bear Claw Road.

No, no, no, the town's

the other direction.

Ah!

He's right,

he's right, we need

to turn this car around.

I have to go to my cabin first.

[EMMA] No, no,

we don't have time.

We have to get out of here.

My boyfriend is

still up there.

I won't leave him.

Please listen to me.

The police are on

their way right now

and they can help him much,

much more than we can.

I have to get my

friend to a hospital.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BRAKES SQUEAL)

Wait here.

Put this on.

She's gonna come back,

she'll come back.

Just put it on.

Jim?

Jim?

Oh my God.

Can you hear me?

Oh, Jim, we have to

get you out of here.

Can you stand up for me?

Can you do that?

Come on, honey, I need you

to stand up for me, okay?

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