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inside that cave...

the smell of meat cooking...

I thanked the Lord.

I thanked the Lord.

And then things got out of hand.

I ate sparingly.

Others did not.

The meat did not last us

a week...

and we were soon hungry again.

Only this time,

our hunger was different.

More...

severe...

savage.

And Colonel Ives, particularly,

could not be satisfied.

Janus was the first

to be killed.

Then Mr. MacCready.

That left Colonel Ives...

MacCready's wife, and I alone...

and I knew in that company

that my days were numbered.

I'm ashamed to say that I acted

in a most cowardly manner.

It would have been nobler,

I know...

to have stayed and protected

Mrs. MacCready from Ives, but...

I was weak.

I fled.

It was nothing less than pure

providence that I arrived here.

Mrs. MacCready...

is she still there?

And Colonel Ives,

as far as I know.

Let's pack up.

We've got to go up there.

We've got to go. It's our job.

- Why go?

- It's our job!

Here's you.

Here's Toffler.

Reich has got his own rifle.

I've got my pistol.

I think the cave's three

orfour days' march from here.

What is it, George?

What?

Weendigo.

Weendigo.

Weendigo.

It's an old

Indian myth from the north.

A man eats another's flesh.

It's usually an enemy.

And he, um, takes...

no, steals...

his strength, essence,

his spirit.

And his hunger becomes craven...

insatiable.

And the more he eats,

the more he wants to.

The more he eats,

the stronger he becomes.

George, people don't still

do that, do they?

White man eats the body

of Jesus Christ every Sunday.

Time!

Major Knox, we're leaving now.

You're going to be in charge

until I return.

Here's the key to the arsenal.

Martha and Cleaves will be back

in a few days.

Too much bourbon in his bourbon.

Will he be all right?

Yeah, he'll be fine.

Mr. Colqhoun...

uh... getting dressed?

I'm coming with you.

I must come with you.

You don't stand a chance

of finding her without me.

Well, you're right.

You're a good man. Thank you.

- Colonel Hart.

- Huh?

- Colonel Hart.

- What?

Oh, thank you, thank you.

I need that.

- Colonel Hart.

- Huh?

Where's my other glasses?

Holy Jesus.

Sorry.

O Lord

What great reward

Can you

Afford

A loy... a loyal ser-servant

Servant... servant...

lervant... dervant...

Fervent.

Who entrusts in you

Yourfaith so fervent

Fervent.

Wow, it's brilliant out here.

Watch out there.

Ow, drat!

Bourbon break.

Rest stop.

Want some?

Colqhoun?

Reich?

Mr. Colqhoun.

You... you said

that when you ate the man...

Do... do you mind if I ask?

You said that afterwards

your hunger was different...

that youfelt wanton.

Yes.

Did youfeel at all

physically changed?

Stronger?

I seem to remember

something like that.

A certain...

virility.

Why do you ask?

Hey!

Look, look, look! Look! Hey!

It's a bone!

It's a bone.

Whoa!

No, no, no!

He's all right!

Are you? You all right?

Mm-hmm.

I would very much appreciate

some of that bourbon now.

Bourbon now!

Boyd!

Would you administer

some of this to Toffler?

Thank you.

War hero,

afraid of the sight of blood?

War hero,

afraid of the sight of blood?

What? What? What?

What is it? What is it?

What is it? What is it?

Wake up! Wake up!

Wake up!

What's the matter?

Wake up, wake up.

Are you all right?

You all right?

He was licking me.

- What?

- He was... he was licking me.

No.

He was licking me!

- Reich!

- Yes! Yes!

Reich,

rebandage Toffler's wounds.

Mr. Colqhoun?

- Yes?

- You come outside.

Outside! You sleep outside!

Boyd, you, too.

- Stay there.

- Sick man outside!

- Colonel Hart, I can explain.

- Explain!

Um...

It's not what you think.

I... I was having a nightmare.

I was having a nightmare.

That young man screamed,

I awoke, I was on top of him...

my lips were on his wound.

Oh, Jesus Christ, I'm sorry.

Please, restrain me.

Restrain me, Colonel Hart.

I can't be trusted.

Please. I insist.

I insist.

Mr. Colqhoun.

Weendigo.

I take it that's the cave.

- Yeah.

- That's it.

All right.

George, come on.

No, please!

No, please!

No!

No, please!

No, please!

Flank on the left.

No, please! No, no!

Please!

Please, I don't want to go!

Please!

Boyd.

They'll kill me!

Please.

Please.

Mrs. MacCready!

Please, please.

They're going to kill me.

Shut up!

Colonel Ives!

Reich!

Reich, break out the lantern.

George, Toffler,

stand guard where you are.

Here.

You're going to have

to go in with Reich.

I'm sorry, but I need

an officer in there.

Here.

Just stay the hell

out of my way, all right?

She's not here,

we go back, right, Colonel?

We go back?

We go all the way back.

Well, well.

Blood.

Boyd.

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm sorry.

After you, Captain.

Captain.

Sorry.

Thank you.

Mr. Colqhoun!

Mr. Colqhoun!

He's spooked.

He's spooking me.

Reich!

- Boyd!

- Reich?

Reich, the colonel's calling us.

Reich!

Jesus!

Oh, God.

One, two, three, four, five.

How many did he say

was in the party? Six, right?

Why?

Who's this?

Ives. Oh, Jesus.

It's a trap!

Boyd!

He killed everyone.

Colqhoun killed everyone!

Colonel Hart!

Kill him!

Reich!

Ungh!

Ahh!

That's so annoying!

Run!

Run, run, run.

Run. Run!

Colonel Hart!

Col...

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Oh, God.

He got George.

- Sir.

- Toffler.

Where's Toffler?

Toffler!

There he is. Let's go, come on.

Go. Get him.

- Boyd!

- Reich!

You can't help him!

He's dead, soldier!

Now let's move!

Boyd!

Shh!

Die!

Ugh!

You loaded?

Of course.

Let's go kill that bastard.

Come on, move!

Move!

Reich. Reich.

I'm going to go back.

I'm going to go back.

Find him.

Jesus Christ.

Oh!

Come here.

Get away from me.

Get away from me!

Whoa!

Ohh!

You cold, Reich?

Mind if I take your coat?

I'm freezing.

Nice.

Oh.

What do you think, Major?

Should we stay here?

Or t-take the hill?

I need you to tell me

what to do.

I need...

I need you to tell me

what to do.

Tell me what to do.

Oh, God.

Oh.

God damn you.

God damn you, you're dead.

You're dead.

You're safe now.

You're safe now.

Boyd?

Martha, Knox, it's Boyd!

All right now, hold on there.

Martha, I need to talk to you.

I need to... Weendigo.

I need to know how to stop it.

I need you to help me.

I'm sorry about your brother...

but I did...

I did not kill him.

I did not kill him.

Martha, how do you st...

How do you stop it?

You don't!

You ever give yourself?

Weendigo eats.

Must eat more, more...

never enough.

He... he takes!

Never, never gives.

You stop weendigo...

you give yourself.

You must die.

There's no sign of anyone.

No sign of a sign of anyone...

not Colonel Hart's rescue party,

not the original party.

Youfound the cave?

There's nothing in there!

There's nothing inside.

There's no blood tracks...

no rope, no bodies.

You don't believe me, sir?

We have four missing soldiers,

Captain, and no bodies.

We need a supportable

explanation.

Now, your story, this...

windagee...

is the stuff of campfires.

Would you stop squirming,

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