Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

I can feel him watching me.

He's been after me for years.

Ever since I was a boy.

First he took Mom and Dad.

Then he took Jody.

Now he's after me.

Mike, that Tall Man of yours did not take Jody away.

Jody died in a car wreck.

Reggie told me that it was all a dream.

And I was beginning to think that maybe he was right.

Boy!

Reggie saved me that time.

And we've been on the run ever since.

But somehow, he keeps coming back.

And just when we think we've destroyed him...

we must remember, we can never trust the things that we see.

Because nothing is ever as it seems.

Reg!

Reg?

Hey!

Oh, shit.

Mike. Come on, Mike, wake up.

Oh, shit.

Mike, come on, we gotta get out of here.

Come on.

Goddamn it!

Come on, buddy. Come on, Mike, put your arms around me.

Come on, buddy.

Come on.

- Eight seconds to hell, goddamn you! - (BLEEPING)

I don't want him in pieces.

It's the only way you're gonna get him.

Then I'll wait.

Take good care of him.

Still no change.

It's all right, it's natural.

Just relax.

You see the light now up ahead, don't you?

Go to it.

Go to the warmth of the light.

- Jody? - Yeah. It's me, little brother.

Don't be afraid. I'm here to take care of you and show you the way.

Mike, I want you to go back.

You're not with these others.

Stay away from the light.

Come back, Mike.

Boy!

Hi. Everything okay?

Come on, buddy. We gotta get the hell out of here.

All I know is, once you see one of those chrome brain drains,

the Tall Man is not far behind.

Mike...

- Stop the car! - (TIRES SCREECH)

It was Jody, I saw him.

Your brother's been dead for ten years, Mike.

Come on, Mike, we don't have time for this. Come on, let's go.

We gotta get out of here.

- (ELECTRICAL BUZZING) - Goddamn it!

Be careful, they could be anywhere.

Come on, there's more gear in the house. I'll go first.

Jody!

Jody, what the hell are you doing here? You're dead!

So, what else is new?

- No, you can't touch me. - Why not?

I haven't got the juice to stay long and you've gotta get out of here fast.

- What are you talking about? Why? - I don't want you to wind up like me.

What the hell?

I'm sorry, Mike. I knew he might lock onto me.

Shit. It's one of those things.

It's me, Mike. - Jody, what the hell happened to you?

- I'm in here, Mike. - Mike, get back, I can get a shot.

- In where? - Mike, who the hell are you talking to?

Can't you hear? It's Jody, he's in the ball.

He's talking to me.

Yeah, right, Mike.

Little brother, he's coming for you right now.

I can't stop him, but maybe I can slow him down.

Mike, stay behind me.

It's time now, boy.

Why?

Why do you want me? Why?

Well, Jody, I guess even you couldn't stop him.

Holtsville.

Holtsville?

What did you say?

Jody.

Did you say something?

Hell, now I'm talking to this damned thing.

Sure fucked up my hallway.

What's up Highway 32 here? Holtsville?

- You don't wanna be going up there. - Why not?

Toxic spill, a couple of years back.

That'll be 22 bucks.

Oh, yeah.

- There you go. Thanks a lot. - Yeah.

- What are you doing here? - (WOMAN GASPS)

Are you talking to me?

Well, I don't see anybody else around here.

Well, I'm just helping myself. These folks left all their stuff. Can you believe that?

Lord above!

Why, look what I just found.

- Do you think it's loaded? - Hey!

Ooh, that was fun.

Let me have it. Give me the gun. Give me the goddamn gun.

Thank you.

- (GROANS) - (MEN LAUGHING)

- What are we gonna do with him? - Take him outside of town.

Yeah, good. Then what?

Gut him and put him in the ground.

Got any gold teeth there, fella?

Let's stick him in the back of that muscle car.

I'm driving.

Boy, oh, boy. Today is my lucky day.

I bet there's lots of good stuff in there.

You two go ahead to the front and I'll take the back.

Just a couple of old folks, that's all.

Must be deaf.

You're in trouble! You're in trouble!

Rufus.

Christ, it's just a kid.

Well, he ain't never gonna grow up.

I got me a little rug rat here. The boy's a little fighter. I like that.

Don't hurt him yet, Henry.

Let's have a little fun with him first.

Stop, boy!

No!

Rufus, we gotta kiss it. Come on.

Stop! Or I'll throw this.

You think we're playing games, kid?

This is for real.

So is this.

Goddamn it, now you've done it, you little bastard.

- Hold still, you little fuck. - Okay.

Just you wait till I get up out of here, you son of a bitch.

What's going on out there?

- (BANGING) - Hey! Hey! What's going on out there?

Hey, hey, what's going on? Somebody let me out of here!

Who are you?

I own this car. Come on, let me out of here.

How do I know you're not one of them?

'Cause I'm in here, goddamn it.

Thanks. I owe you one.

These others your family?

No. The Tall Man got my family.

These are just scavengers that tried to hurt me.

Yeah.

Sundown.

We'd better get inside.

What's the rush? I thought you said the Tall Man had moved on.

Yeah. But he left these... things.

I call them Lurkers. They only come out at night.

Come on.

I've been on my own since my parents died.

Yeah, it must've been rough.

Yeah.

My father was the sheriff.

He was one of the first ones taken.

He'd gone to meet the new owners of the cemetery.

They found him the next morning in a ditch.

Said it was a heart attack.

Then they didn't cover him up right away. So I waited.

And I waited.

They forgot to cover him up.

It's just a mistake, honey. I'm sure they'll do it tomorrow.

Come on.

My mom was too upset to understand what was really going on.