Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Page #2

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Ja. It's just down the road,

across the bridge.

Copper barons?

You know, for years,

this little town was booming!

A lot of jobs. Lot of money.

The copper market collapses

and so does Purgatory.

Everybody leaves.

It's a town for ghosts.

And then, Jozek Mardulak,

he bought the whole town.

Lock, stock, and barrel.

- Now it's a town for...

- Otto.

Blood-makers, Anna.

Blood-makers.

Thanks to you, Dave Harrison.

Well, don't thank me yet.

There are a lot of needy people in this world

that could use that blood substitute.

And if I get the production going faster,

then you'll have that boom town again.

Excuse me.

Do you have any garlic?

Garlic?

Where?

Do we have any?

Garlic? No.

No! Never!

Was it something I said?

I don't... Well, they were friendly.

- Neat store!

- Did you get directions to the house?

Yeah. It's a breeze.

It's up there, past the bridge.

Okay, you can go with the groceries.

Two more. Those damn Bisbys.

I didn't hear any alarm.

This time, we're closed.

I'll phone the cafe and tell Sandy.

- It's late.

- I'm cold.

There's gotta be a police station

around here somewhere.

That's it!

I can't bear to look

at that hamburger another minute!

Food. Sh*t.

How'd I ever eat it?

Oh, you poor mofos!

All you gotta do is look at it.

I gotta cook it!

Hello?

Well, thanks.

Bye, Anna.

More people are coming into town.

Let's keep up appearances.

Bailey, sit back down.

We can't fool everyone forever.

Mardulak's gotta know that.

They look so...

so hungry.

Hey! Hey!

It's him! They caught him!

We saw it all, Officer!

This guy killed our friend!

That so, Mort?

You killed their friend?

I'm afraid so, Mr. Quinton.

I lost my head.

Hey, he's not in handcuffs.

Hey, man, what's going on?

Why isn't he in handcuffs?

That wouldn't do any good, man.

No good at all.

Okay. Got to lock you away.

Can't have a threat

to the population like yourself,

walkin' around the neighborhood.

So, you saw Mr. Bisby's

temper tantrum, eh?

Temper tantrum?

Yeah, Mort's always had a short fuse.

- Short fuse?

- He murdered our friend!

He was an a**hole!

Who else knows you've come to Purgatory?

What kind of question is that?

You haven't even asked what I saw yet!

I know exactly what you saw.

You do?

Well, good.

Good. Then we can go ahead

and leave town, right?

We can just go.

Not exactly.

The hell we can't.

We're gettin' out of here.

In the cell, please.

We haven't done anything!

Now don't make me use force.

- Okay.

- All right, who wants to be strong

- and carry the groceries?

- Me! Me! Me!

Not too bad for a two-week vacation.

- I wonder who got the big one?

- Yeah, I wonder.

- But ours isn't too bad.

- I wanna carry the bicycle.

Okay. Come on.

Okay. How about I take the heavy stuff?

- Good idea.

- All right.

Oh, gosh.

Well, it looks somewhat livable.

- Yeah, if you're a spider.

- Wow, Mommy, spider webs!

Damn it!

We strike tomorrow.

Everything is ready.

I hear the Harrisons have arrived.

I timed it perfectly.

Just don't let your lust

interfere with my plan.

It won't. I've waited this long.

I can wait one more night.

Where do you think you're going?

Just to pay a visit.

Naked?

All right, girls.

Time to go to bed now.

No! Mom! Mom!

- Mom!

- Mom!

Good night, girls.

Now I don't want to hear another sound.

Coming to bed?

You remember.

Four legs, springy mattress.

Oh, yeah.

Big day tomorrow.

Yeah? Well, it could be

your big night, tonight.

Mansion, candle light,

Wuthering Heights all over again.

I'll be up as soon as I'm finished.

You promise?

Threat.

Oh, David.

You don't know what you're missing.

David! David!

Mommy!

Okay, okay. Okay!

Come on. It's okay.

It's all right. It's all right.

Honey, I'm finished.

It's okay. I don't know.

It was a bird or something.

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Have the girls been fighting again?

This hick town sucks!

There's one hip club in town

and there's, like, this line!

Let's blow.

Let's go back to L.A.!

Right. Where your old man'll kill ya,

and mine will put me in a convent.

These people are gross.

That local geek Jeff's having

a party at his parents' house.

Supposed to have real ludes.

714s!

Dude.

Hey, you know what's supposed

to be fun on ludes, Chaz?

Laser tag.

Whoa. Pervert alert.

I didn't come here to harm you...

or your girl.

I came here to give you shelter.

A future. Succor.

Sucker?

I don't know, man.

Look at me.

Look into my eyes.

You'll never have to use that knife again.

Come with me and live forever.

Young forever.

Strong as the night.

Strong as eternity.

Stronger than death.

I promised you strength and more.

All you must do is fight, one night, for me.

One night, and eternity is yours.

Yeah, no... no problem.

Hey, can we still screw?

Mister, speaking of forever,

what can kill us, anyway?

- The sun?

- No longer.

Sunscreens have changed things.

Daylight is merely uncomfortable for us,

if we are protected.

What if you're not?

You fry like fat on a griddle.

- What else?

- Precious little.

A beheading,

a wooden stake through the heart.

What about a steamroller?

What about crosses?

I wouldn't recommend the church.

Come. See my army

that I've been gathering

from across the territory.

Meet our newest acquisitions.

Say hello to Chaz...

and Burgundy.

Tomorrow night, my friends.

We attack Purgatory tomorrow night.

Hello.

- Mornin'.

- Mornin'.

Do you have a...

a tow truck around here?

L... My car broke down, and...

I've been walking all night.

Sorry to hear it.

We ain't got no tow truck.

Do you have a phone?

This ain't your day, son.

I'm looking for a town called...

Purgatory?

Purgatory.

Never heard of it.

This old map says that it's...

that way, but,

well, it's not listed on any of the new ones.

Maybe it went down in the earthquake.

No, no. Highly doubtful.

There's no fault line in these parts.

How do you come to know so much?

I sort of make it my business.

I don't suppose you'd want to...

give me a ride?

Nope. Don't reckon so.

I didn't think you would.

Well...

Be seeing ya.

You think they're advertising this place

in some tourist brochure?

There's got to be a logical explanation.

Your wife was nearly raped by a bat,

while you sat downstairs working.

Logical enough?

I told you, Mommy!

It wasn't a bat!

It was a vampire!

Do you see?

Do you see what you're

turning your daughter into?

My daughter?

Gwen, why don't you take

your sister upstairs and play?

Okay. Come on.

But, Mommy,

I saw a vampire on top of you!

I saw it all!

Do you think we should

take Julie to a physicist?

Psychiatrist, darling.

No, Julie is fine.

Aren't you, sweetheart?

You've just been having

some nightmares, that's all.

You've all been watching

too many damn horror films.

Now, I am going to work.

And when I get back,

I don't want to hear any more of this.

All right?

Long time, no see.

Can't say I'd noticed.

I understand you have a problem here.

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