House of 1000 Corpses Page #32

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The ghouls slosh through the muck, moving in closer. Denise

frantically looks for an escape, nailed into the wall next

to her are planks of wood forming a ladder.

The ghouls are only a few yards away. Denise climbs up the

ladder. They move in, clawing at her legs and feet, trying

to pull her down. Denise digs at the wood and mud ceiling

above her, trying to break free.

Denise is bleeding severely from the chunks of flesh being

torn from her legs. She digs wildly at the ceiling, suddenly

a board falls free and mud rains down to reveal:

STARS, the sky above shines through the hole. Denise smashes

her fists at the rotted wood planks, pulling free another

piece.

With all her might Denise grabs hold and pulls herself up

through the opening.

EXT. PIT - NIGHT

Denise fights her way through the earth and pulls her body

up into the night air. The cool air rushes to her lungs. She

crawls free of the hole, gasping for air.

She is safe. Suddenly... SMASH! A ghoul has broken through

the surface. He grabs Denise by the leg and begins to pull

her back into the hole.

Denise screams and begins kicking violently at the ghoul.

She breaks and crawls from the ghoul's reach.

EXT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT

Rufus and Baby have pulled the police cruiser up by the stake.

Rufus and Baby stand on the hood.

Otis finishes his sermon, he raises his arm. Tiny raises the

torch. Otis drops his arm, signaling Tiny. Tiny throws the

torch onto the stake. The stake ignites into a huge FIREBALL.

EXT. FIELD - NIGHT

Denise pulls herself to her feet and begins to run.

The flaming object burns in the distance behind her.

Denise stumbles toward the road on two badly injured legs.

EXT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT

Rufus, Tiny and Baby jump up and down in celebration, smashing

the police car. Otis stands transfixed by the flames before

him.

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

Denise makes her way out onto the road. No cars are in sight.

In the distance headlights break through the darkness. Denise

stands in the middle of the road.

The TRUCK comes into view, it is a small cube truck.

Denise stands in the headlights, waving her arms for it to

stop. The truck comes to a halt.

She runs toward the passenger's side door and climbs in.

INT. TRUCK - NIGHT

Behind the wheel of the truck is Captain Spaulding.

Denise is shaking from shock.

DENISE:

Go, go! Drive... drive!

CAPT. SPAULDING

Hold on, girly, what's the problem?

DENISE:

(becoming hysterical)

Murdering... blood and Jerry...

(starts to cry

uncontrollably)

...monsters... I... I... I got away...

CAPT. SPAULDING

Well, I don't see what the f*** you're

getting at, but I got some friends

that live just up this road.

Starts to turn the truck up the road back towards the

farmhouse.

DENISE:

(screaming)

No! No, that's it... that house is...

(tries to open the

truck door)

...I gotta get out, I gotta get out!

Boom! The metal door leading to the back of the truck slides

open. Ravelli grabs Denise and pulls her back into the back

of the truck.

SLAM! The metal door shuts.

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

The truck quietly turns onto the dirt road leading up to the

farmhouse. The jack-o'-lanterns still burn in the windows,

grinning their evil grin.

THE END:

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