The Howling Page #4

Karen, you sound fine.

God, no veggies.

I totally forgot about Bill and his dinner.

Bill, I'm really sorry.

I totally forgot about you not eating meat.

No sweat. It's terrific.

No, really. I get hungry enough,

I'll eat anything.

Give me this book here.

I just thought maybe we'd...

Your timing is incredible.

Sorry, honey. Those shots are...

We're just out of sync, aren't we?

We never want the same thing

at the same time.

Goodnight, Bill.

Turn around, Karen.

What do you see?

Can you see anything?

Bill, it's...

Screw you, then.

Jesus.

Over here, Terry.

Hello?

Anybody here?

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

No!

Come on, Christopher.

Christopher, you're not

going to believe this.

I'm in the bathroom.

I had that dream again.

This time I think you were in it.

No wonder, honey.

You've been asleep all day.

Jesus, where did you get

those scratches on your back?

I guess they're from the other night,

when I got attacked.

They weren't there the other night.

Karen, you're really getting paranoid.

- You've been with her, that Marsha girl?

- Don't lay your fantasies out on me.

- I'm not gonna take that...

- I know, it's all a big conspiracy...

You don't have one inch of backbone!

She walks by you like a b*tch in heat...

Don't touch me.

I'm going over to Doc's and call Chris.

He'll come pick Terry and me up.

You can do whatever you want.

- You don't know what it's like.

- I don't want to know.

... and Eddie Quist, he lives...

Calm down. You're not making any sense.

Eddie Quist is dead.

I saw pictures just like we saw in his room.

Christopher, the landscape...

it's here at the Colony.

It's real.

- Where are you, at Doc's?

- Yeah.

Christopher, I'll tell you something.

I think he's got to be a part of this.

Is there some kind of file cabinet there?

Are you sure you're all right?

Yeah, I'm okay.

It sure is good to hear your voice.

Look in the files under "Quist."

You won't hang up, will you?

I'll get the police there as soon as I can.

Just go look in the file.

Okay, hold on.

Never mind, you're coming with me.

"Quist, Marsha."

"Quist, T. C."

It's Eddie Quist.

Operator, get me

the County Sheriff's Department, quick!

No, don't bother.

I'll get hold of the state boys

and we'll meet you over at the center.

I wouldn't worry, Mr. Halloran.

I'm sure she's safe.

Those are real silver. I got to check

with a jeweler to find out what to charge!

Bill me.

Crazy f***.

I got to use your phone.

Jesus Christ, what happened in here?

- Hello, Karen.

- Eddie.

I'm glad you came.

I wanted to see you again.

I saw you die.

You said on the phone

that you wanted to get to know me.

Here I am, Karen.

Look at me.

I want to give you a piece of my mind.

I trusted you, Karen.

Take it easy, pal.

Not all of us got enough money for a Mazda.

Some of us have to work for a living.

I'm in a hurry here. This is an emergency!

Come on out of there now, miss.

We've been waiting for you.

Took some persuading, did she?

Where's Bill?

He's one of us now.

In time, he would have brought you

over to us. Our secret will be safe.

It's wonderful, Karen.

When I was first bitten, I fought against it.

So did Jerry. And then we found the doctor.

He helped us. He helped us to adjust.

You see, Karen,

he understands all about the gift.

He knows how to use it, how to control it.

You'd have Bill back.

There's still time if you accept the gift.

It was a mistake to bring her to the Colony.

We should have stuck with the old ways.

Raising cattle for our feed.

Where's the life in that?

- Humans are our cattle.

- Humans are our prey.

We should feed on them,

like we've always done.

Screw all this "Channel your energies" crap.

But the danger of exposure...

We need this shelter to plan,

to catch up with society.

Times have changed and we haven't.

Not enough.

Shut up, Doc!

You wouldn't listen to me. None of you.

"We can fit in," you said.

"We can live with them."

You make me sick.

You're through, Doc.

She's ours now.

See what your friend did to me that night?

What's the matter with you all? Have you

forgotten everything you've learned?

She can't disappear. She's well-known.

Right, we've got to make this

look like an accident.

I won't let you do this.

You can't tame what's meant to be wild.

It ain't natural.

Violence is part of the human condition,

as history shows us.

Coping with that fact,

living with it, presents each of us...

Fortunately, most of us are able

to deal constructively with those choices.

But for others, the animal lure of mayhem...

the physical sensation

of life-and-death struggle...

produces gratification.

According to the autopsy reports,

Eddie's victims were bitten...

almost as if

they had been attacked by an animal.

Doctor, what can you tell me

about lycanthropy?

Where did you learn that term?

- On the Late Late Show.

- It's a mental disorder.

There are dozens of cases.

People like to walk about on all fours...

to make bestial groans and sighs.

They prefer to eat raw meat.

That certainly seems like

an awfully big coincidence...

Karen being attacked by someone

with this kind of delusion.

You're not going to believe this.

I've been attacked...

Hello, brave boy.

Eddie?

You know me, and I don't know you.

- Now why is that?

- Where is she?

Why? Is she your girlfriend?

Where's Terry?

Just down at the ritual center,

down the path.

That's where Waggner sends us to...

unwind.

- He's so repressed.

- What did you do to her?

She's got a sexy voice.

I like a woman with a sexy voice.

Listen to this part here.

You are crazy.

I'm much more than that, bright boy.

I'm much more.

Here.

Take it.

Call it a gift.

Come on, bright boy.

Don't you know anything?

Put her and her friend in the car...

pour gasoline over them, set fire to them,

and push them off the Coast Road.

Chris, run! They'll kill you!

That gun won't do you any good, mister.

Don't come any closer.

I have silver bullets in here.

Silver bullets, my ass.

Get up, T.C.

They're real.

Don't come any closer, Doc, please.

Thank God!

Karen, get the door!

Take the rifle.

Come on!

- Is that the only door in the barn?

- Yeah, I think so.

- Where's Terry?

- They killed her.

And I think Bill.

Take this.

Get it started!

- How'd you find out about them?

- Terry called, right after...

Stop, it's Sam.

Duck!

I smell gas. Come on.

Give it to me.

Come on!

Lock the door!

Go!

We have to warn people, Chris.

We have to make them believe.

There! I'm an artist. You look terrific!

I know you are. Thanks.

If you're done, Fran, thanks a lot.

- I'm not sure I can go through with this.

- You have to.

Okay, stand by on the set.

Five, four, three, two...

Good evening.

More word on that fire that's burning

out of control up the coast tonight.

Firefighters have discovered the blaze

seems to have started at the Colony...

an experimental living community...

founded by author and behavior expert,

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