Subtitles by explosiveskull
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SUSPENSEFUL TONE)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
MALE: Each dawn as we rise,
Lord, we know all too well.
We face only one thing, a pit filled with hell.
To scratch out a living best that we can,
but deep in the heart lies the soul of a man.
With black covered faces and hard calloused hands,
we work the dark tunnels unable to stand.
To labor and toil as we harvest the coals,
we silently pray, Lord, harvest our souls.
(SPIRITS HOWLING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(COW MOOING)
(HEAVY BREATHING)
It was just a dream.
Only a dream.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Am I still dreaming?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(FLIES BUZZING)
What done this to my Betsy.
I'm not sure.
Might have been some college kids playing a prank
or a mountain lion, maybe a bear.
No college kids did that.
No bear either.
Then who or what would have done this, Mr. Hagerdy?
Not sure, but it's not from this Earth.
What is that supposed to mean?
You mean it could be aliens from outer space?
Listen if you don't have something of substance to offer
I suggest you get the hell out of here.
Look at the groove markings on the bones.
Looks like a saw or a small pickax
was cutting in on them or some...
Or what?
Something with razor sharp teeth was gnawing at them.
Now I've seen what a bear and a mountain lion can do,
and I'm here to tell the both of you
this was not done by a bear or a mountain lion.
So we've ruled out bears,
and we've ruled out mountain lions.
Now we're back to aliens?
No, this is different.
I don't know what but I have a feeling
that something bad has fallen upon us.
Sheriff, you better get ready.
What do you think, sheriff?
I think Mr. Hagerdy's been hittin' the bottle
a little too much lately.
I heard that.
Yeah, I meant for you to.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Maybe it wasn't just a dream.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(BABY CRYING)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
Hold on there, little lady.
I could have killed you.
What are you doing sneaking up on me like that?
I wasn't sneaking.
You'd have to be damn near deaf not to hear me coming up.
Though I did see you're a little preoccupied.
Yeah.
I was deep in thought.
About what?
Why would you ask that?
Just curious what would bring a young lady
up to this spot in the middle of the woods.
Do you know what happened here?
100 years ago 12 people were forced
into this mine by a wealthy coal mining baron,
and the entrance was sealed off with dynamite.
12, I thought it was 13.
Well, yes and no.
You see, one of the women was eight months pregnant,
so really 13 souls were lost.
Back in the '70s state authorities
decided to open the mine
in order to remove the remains
of the people that were left there to die
and give them a proper final resting place.
The only problem was when they went in they didn't...
They never found the bodies.
Right.
Not one single shred of human remains was ever found.
They searched the mine for weeks but nothing.
So you're familiar with the story?
Yeah, I know the legend.
Legend.
It's documented historical fact.
History is open to interpretation.
Maybe so.
It can be unkind to those that have lived through it.
Those poor people.
They all perished here in a cold dark hole in the ground.
No one deserves to die that way.
I've seen you in the bar where I work.
Your name's Hagerdy, right?
That's right.
I'm Raven.
Nice to meet you Mr. Hagerdy.
Call my Hagerdy, just Hagerdy.
Well, then, Hagerdy
would you mind giving me a lift back into town?
My pleasure.
(SUSPENSEFUL TONE)
So how do you know so much about the mine?
I'm a PhD candidate.
I'm writing my dissertation on
20th Century workplace tragedies
that ultimately led to reforms
and safety guidelines to protect innocent
hard-working Americans from being taken advantage of
or even killed by greedy
entrepreneurs and corporate machines.
My major focus is on the coal mining industry.
Sounds like important work.
It is.
I'm hoping to give voice to the forgotten people
that gave their lives to help shape
important changes in this country.
They deserve to be heard and given their place in history.
So you wanna know the title?
Sure.
Money, Madmen, and Massacres:
The Tragic Events That Inspired Change
In The 20th Century American Workplace.
Catchy title.
Maybe it's a bit over the top.
It's a working title.
Anyway, I do a lot of research
trying to dig up the truth.
I tend to get caught up in all of it,
but that's how I know so much about the mine.
Huh.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Well, this is me.
Thanks for the ride.
Don't mention it.
If you get a chance stop by the bar tonight.
Your first beer is on me.
I just may do that.
Hey, one last thing.
Have you ever seen an old midget
with a long gray beard around here?
Can't say that I have.
Anything's possible in this town.
You okay?
Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
I'll catch you later.
(CAR ENGINE REVVING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
What are we gonna do to make sure
another one of my cows is not slaughtered?
Are our children safe?
Is there a killer on the lose, Mr. Mayor?
Now hold on everyone.
Let's get an update from Sheriff Starling
before the rumor mill runs out of control
and we throw a panic over our town.
Sheriff, what can you tell us?
Thank you, mayor.
The bottom line is we need to just not overreact.
Okay, everybody, we just have a simple case of a bear
or a wild animal that has attacked one
of Farmer Smith's livestock, that's it.
Farmer Smith indicated that there is in fact some
speculation that this is more than a mere wildlife attack.
That's right.
Hagerdy said it can be space aliens.
That's not what I said.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I did say that whatever this is
it's not from this Earth.
Meaning what then?
That (SIGHING) this is something dark,
something evil.
Evil, Mr. Hagerdy, how so?
One should be very careful throwing about such words.
Mr. Hagerdy, let's not get carried away
with your extreme notions.
We don't wanna needlessly frighten
the good people of this community.
You should be afraid.
You should all be afraid.
There's been a slow burning curse
on this town for a 100 years.
You know it.
You can feel it.
And now, there's a storm of evil that's come for us.
How do you know this, Hagerdy?
Have you seen this evil before?
You all know my story.
You know what I've been through.
No, father, I have never seen this evil
at least not face to face.
But I know it exists.
I have felt it.
Let me ask you something, father
have you ever seen God before
and I don't mean in the laughter of children?
I mean have you ever seen God before
and looked him in the eyes?
Yet, you still believe in his existence.
Yes, of course.
Mr. Hagerdy, your concern over this situation
and your theatrics are well noted as is your drinking.
I may be a drinker but no drunk.
I have said my peace here today and now I'm done.
This is all on you.
Well, let's say for the moment
that we're going to entertain your outlandish notion.
What would you have us do?
I don't know exactly.
But I would try to figure out a way to stop this,
to put an end to the evil chain that surrounds us.
I wouldn't even listen to this guy, dad.
This guy's just an old drunk.
This is what these kind of forums are for
to hear ideas and gather information.
As you will all agree some ideas are not very good ones.
Mr. Hagerdy for instance
seems to be reading too much fiction lately.
But there is nothing to be concerned about.
Our community, our families are safe.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(HEAVY SIGHING)
Thought I'd take you up on that beer.
Glad you came by.
Thanks.
Hey, I need to talk to you.
Not right now after my shift ends, okay?
Okay.
Oh, excuse me.
Mr. Hagerdy, I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to bump into you.
Glad to see you're out having a few drinks
getting those creative juices flowing, are ya?
Are you gonna tell us some more
of those camp fire stories (CHUCKLING).
Brad, I think it's time you get home now.
Or what?
What are you gonna do?
Scare me to death.
(HEAVY SIGHING)
Do you wanna take this outside Mr. Coal Mining tough guy?
Coal mining is dangerous and difficult work.
Compared to what I face, you and this situation are nothing,
So, I would strongly advice that you get
the hell out of here right now.
(SOFT CHUCKLING)
That's not very scary at all.
What are you a lawyer?
"I would strongly advise
"you get the hell out of here right now."
I'm gonna kick your ass, Hagerdy.
The only person that's gonna be doing any
ass kicking around here is me.
You got three choices.
Number one, I kick your ass.
Number two, I call the sheriff,
and you spend a night behind bars.
Or number three, you get the hell out of here right now.
Go home and sleep it off.
What's it gonna be?
Okay.
- Huh? - Alright.
Okay, cyclops.
(GRUNTING) I'll leave.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Yeah, well I was just blowing off some steam in there.
I really wasn't gonna hurt old Hagerdy.
Well, I had a good time tonight,
except for that last little bit.
Thanks for dinner and drinks,
maybe too many drinks.
You know, the night doesn't have to be over yet.
(SOFT TAPPING)
Did you just see that?
I didn't see anything.
The only thing I see is you.
I can think of a few other ways
that you can say thank you.
(SOFT RUSTLING)
That sounds nice.
But not tonight.
I have to get up early in the morning.
(TENSE MUSIC)
What if I don't wanna wait?
Well, waiting will make it that much sweeter
when it actually does happen.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I'm done waiting.
Come on baby.
This is gonna be so good.
Damn.
- No. - Just relax.
Stop.
Come on, baby, just relax.
It's gonna be so good.
What the hell are you supposed to be?
Halloween's over, man.
You're ruining my date.
Do you know who I am?
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SOFT GAGGING)
13 souls to pay the debt.
13 souls I will get.
(SOFT GAGGING)
OPERATOR: 911 what's your emergency?
(TENSE TONE)
That shit supposed to be so good.
I can't wait to try it.
Well, let's get some pizza and beer
and go back to the garage and spark one up.
Totally, good plan.
Wait let's just smoke one right now?
Even better plan.
(GLASS BREAKING)
What the hell, dude?
Douche bag, where you going?
Awesome costume, bro.
Yeah, where's the party?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(HEAVY BREATHING)
Surreal.
Hey, man, you want a hit?
Whatever.
Do you ever wonder why Raven wears that eye patch?
BILL: Wait Raven wears an eye patch?
You ready for another beer?
Well, after all the excitement, why not.
So, Raven, is there anything else
that needs to be done back here?
Hey, Alex, this is my friend Hagerdy.
Hagerdy, this is Alex.
Hello there, I'm Alex Niva.
It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Hagerdy, sir.
Nice to meet you kid, but call me just Hagerdy.
Yes, sir.
Hey, when you get a chance
please retook the first bar tab
and ice down everything.
I serve at your pleasure my royal princess.
Get out of here.
What's with the kid's accent?
He's a foreign exchange student from Finland.
He's a good kid, hard worker,
and smart as a whip.
He's a little sweet on ya?
Yeah, maybe just a little bit.
Well, who wouldn't be.
Hagerdy, are you flirting with me?
Hell no, I'm just making an observation.
Besides I'm old enough to be your father for Christ sakes.
Grandfather maybe.
Hey, I'm not that old.
Or am I?
(SOFT CHUCKLING)
(SIREN BLARING)
That was really close by.
I think we ought to check it out.
(CAMERA BULB FLASHING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Sheriff, I know it sounds crazy,
but that's what happened.
Alright thank you for your statement.
Would you be willing to come to the station tomorrow
sit with our sketch artist?
You can make a composite drawing of this male suspect.
Yeah, of course but I'm telling you this wasn't a man.
It was a monster.
Sheriff, do you have enough?
I'd like to get her to the hospital now
so the doctors can get her checked out.
Yeah, go head, bye.
Wait, sheriff, one more thing.
It's probably it nothing.
There was a little man in the alley
just before we walked in.
A little man.
Yeah, like a dwarf.
He had a hat and a beard sort of like
those statues people put in their front yard.
You mean a gnome.
Right like that
except without the pointy red hat.
He sort of looked old and out of place.
It was probably nothing.
No, no, no, I got it.
No detail's unimportant, okay.
Let's get her to a hospital.
Thank you.
Monsters, dwarfs this is just gettin' better and better.
They legalize marijuana in this state?
Sheriff, can you tell me what happened here?
Yes a very unfortunate
incident occurred here this evening.
There was one fatality.
It's an ongoing investigation...
Was this a accident or was it deliberate?
It's being ruled as a homicide.
Who was the victim?
That information's not being released
until the next of kin is notified.
REPORTER: Do you have any suspects?
No, like I said it's an ongoing investigation.
We're just gettin' started.
We'll learn more as the days come.
Okay, let's go home.
So there may well be a serial killer on the lose then?
No, one murder doesn't justify a serial killer.
The people have a right to know.
Hey, listen the body's not even cold yet.
Will you give us a chance to do our job?
So you'd rather people be left in the dark.
I want people to be informed by the facts.
Alright, we don't even know what the hell is going on here.
Masters, do me a favor don't make this
into something that it's not.
Okay, now that's enough questions.
You'll give me an exclusive when you know something.
Yes.
Goodnight.
(CAMERA BULB FLASHING)
Ah, Jesus.
Poor kid.
Hey, what are you two doing here.
This is a crime scene you know you can't be here,
and you this is the second time today
you've butted into police business.
At least I'm consistent.
If I need your help I'll ask for it, okay.
You two get the hell out of here.
One question.
JAKE: What?
Any idea what the miner's tag is about?
The what?
The brass plate on his forehead there.
I don't know what that is.
In the old days it was used to identity
anybody that was in the mine at any given time.
It acted like an accounting system
to keep track of the bodies.
Maybe whoever is doing this is trying to tell us something.
I've yet to assess the crime scene.
Okay, there's still a lot of evidence
that needs to accounted for, cataloged, and reviewed.
Like the bloody boot prints leading away from the body?
Yes, exactly.
Hey, Pam, come over here.
Let's get a shot of these.
(CAMERA BULB FLASHING)
Alright come on, guys, let's go.
Hey, listen we've never handled a murder before.
I don't know the last time something
like this has ever happened here.
I don't know that it ever has.
Hey, I understand that you and Brad exchanged words tonight?
Yeah, that's right.
Did you have something to do with this?
No.
But if I would have done it,
I would have taken his head clean off.
He didn't do it.
He was in the bar the whole night with me
and 50 other witnesses.
He never left.
Alright, I'm just doing my job, okay guys.
Do me a favor get home.
Please stay out of my way, all right.
What do you think?
(HEAVY SIGHING)
I think I need a drink.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
So whatever happened to you?
Why are you so bitter, so angry?
I pretty much hate the whole world.
Why?
What do you mean?
I was working the coal mines in Pennsylvania.
I was there for five years.
I had a great crew.
We were like family.
The company wanted us to work
farther and deeper than we've ever gone before
working faster than we should've.
The suits in the front office were trying
to make this big year end bonus.
I said, "No."
They insisted.
They even offered us additional
financial incentives to keep going.
My crew needed the money for their families
around the holidays, so we kept going.
The structural engineers said it was safe.
We hit such a sweet streak.
We pulled out more coal in three days
than most crews did in a month.
We were heroes.
Then the world fell in on top of us.
We all survived the cave in.
But it took them three weeks to finally reach us.
I was the only one that made it.
I told my men that we'd be okay.
That I would get them all out safely
and back to their families.
I failed them.
It wasn't your fault.
No, it wasn't.
It's the damn structural engineer's fault.
It only felt like my fault.
I should've died down there in that mine with my friends.
Part of me did die down there.
Empty on the inside, like a cold dark mine.
That is why I'm so bitter and so angry.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Does that help answer your question?
I know how you feel.
I've lost men too.
You can't just give up.
You have to keep living your life.
What honor the memory of my fallen friends?
Yes.
That's bullshit.
It doesn't work that way.
It's like blowing rainbow smoke up my ass.
No, it's not.
Do you think your friends would have
wanted it any different for you?
Don't you think they'd be happy you survived.
You have to honor their memory with your life.
Here's to.
To those that have gone before us.
To those who have gone before us.
So is this what you wanted to talk to me about?
The things you said at the town hall meeting
I believe you ever word of it.
You may be the only one.
Something bad has a hold on this place.
I think it has to do with the mine,
the tragedy that happened there.
I'm not sure why or how,
but it's linked together.
Why would you say that?
It's like this feeling that I have.
I had a dream about the mine last night.
That's why I went there today.
I wanted to see it.
I felt connected somehow.
That's very interesting.
When I was standing there,
it was like
I could feel the pain
and torture that those people experienced.
I could feel it coursing through my veins.
I could hear them suffering.
It was awful.
Certainly sounds that way.
So why were you there today?
Same as you I wanted to see it.
Why?
The mine is the key to the whole thing.
It has to be.
I just wanted to see it with my own eyes.
See if I could get a sense of something.
Did you?
I didn't have the same experience you did.
But I did feel something.
RAVEN: What?
Danger.
Evil.
Death.
Jane said she saw a little man.
That sounds like the same man that I saw last night.
He must be a part of this too.
I wonder who he is?
Actually it's not who he is
it's more like what he is.
How long have you been there?
Well, long enough.
Okay, kid, what is he?
They're called diggers.
They're kind of like leprechauns
or gnomes to the underground world.
Some miners believe they act like an early warning system.
They would, you know, make knocking sounds
for an explosion or a cave in.
Some miners believe they act as culprits
of incidents that have happened in the mines.
How do you know all this?
Well, my grandfather before he moved to Finland
to marry my grandmother and become a fisherman,
he used to be a coal miner in Wales.
He'd tell me all these stories
about his days working the mines.
So what about you, Mr. Hagerdy,
have you ever seen the diggers?
That's the stuff of coal miners folklore
like Santa Claus, the Easter bunny bullshit like that.
I never believed any of it.
Till I saw one.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
That digger saved my life.
Holy cow.
I keep it for luck.
Only these days I fill it with Bourbon.
Then that little man that I saw
he must be one of the diggers.
He's here to warn us.
But about what?
Something bad that's gonna happen.
What do you think we should do?
Research.
Sometimes you have to look back in order to move forward.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Jake, what's that son of mine done now?
Mayor Dickerson, I'm afraid I have some bad news.
What is it?
Brad is dead.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Just leave.
Come on in.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Sit down.
Tell me what happened to my son.
Based upon the information provided
by the young lady that was with Brad tonight,
he was murdered.
Murdered.
Why?
All the details are a little vague at this time.
Did she say who did it?
There's not much to go on.
She was injured at the incident, a concussion
so her vision was impaired.
Well, what did she say?
Well, sir, she said
a monster did it.
A monster.
What the hell does that mean?
Listen, sir, please,
understand there was some drinking involved too.
So between the alcohol and the injury
the details are a little sketchy.
No.
No, I don't understand at all.
My son is...
My son is dead.
I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor.
Please go.
Yes, sir.
How was he killed?
How?
His throat was cut.
Massive bleeding.
Do you think he suffered?
If he did it wasn't for long.
You find who did this?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Mayor, listen there's something else that I want you to
hear from me so you don't get blind sided by somebody else.
She's also claiming that Brad sexually assaulted her.
He tried to rape her.
Do you think she's telling the truth?
There's no reason to think otherwise.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Hey, babe.
Hey, baby.
Rough day at the office.
Yeah.
Mayor Dickerson's son Brad was killed.
What?
Oh, my god what happened?
I don't know.
We haven't put the pieces together yet but he was murdered.
Murdered, really?
Yeah.
Let's talk about something else, huh.
How was your day?
Oh, you know the usual,
ABCs, crayons, construction paper.
The kids are great.
They're excited about the school year ending
and going on summer vacation.
Yeah, when I was a kid this was my favorite time of year.
Finish your beer and come to bed.
Okay.
(SOFT MUSIC)
You know I thought I wanted something more from this job,
more adventure, more excitement, something.
But after today I realize I had it all wrong.
The grocery store, parking tickets,
the football games, the normal boring stuff
that's what it's all about.
The every day is perfect.
Baby,
I love you.
I love you too.
Will you marry me?
What?
I've been putting it off far too long.
I love you that's all that matters.
I don't have a ring for you yet, but I'll get you one.
I don't need a ring.
Yes, yes of course I'll marry you.
(CROWD CHEERING)
MALE: Got a man open.
He launches the ball and touch down
in 38-yard rocket speed.
MALE: The extra point to be down just by one.
Be a good time to get the ball back.
I don't know why we always have to watch sports.
Because it's history in the making.
We are watching history unfolding before our eyes.
History in the making so is the news.
Why don't we watch the news
and find out what's going on with the world.
The new is not history in the making.
It's sensationalistic reporting
real events that have already happened.
Plus, it's depressing.
With sports there's always hope.
Not with the teams you root for.
What.
One of these days I'm either gonna kill you
or you're gonna kill me.
One of us has to go.
Then there'll be one remote to rule the world.
How about some house wives?
Well, it's almost halftime.
We can watch a few minutes of your program.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SOFT TAPPING)
What was that?
Don't know.
TAMMI: Woodpecker maybe?
Be an awfully big woodpecker.
Problem the Miller kids messing around.
I'll go take a look.
No.
Sit down.
Eat your dinner before it gets cold.
It's your favorite Salisbury steak.
I do love Salisbury steak.
(LOUD THUD)
Now what was that?
It's probably your fat cat jumping off the bed.
You should probably put that thing on a diet.
Whoever heard of putting a cat on a diet.
(CAT PURRING)
(CAT GROWLING)
(CAT GROANING) (BONE SNAPPING)
I'm gonna get some hot sauce.
Want me to grab you anything?
No, thank you.
Did you put the game back on?
TAMMI: Sure.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GROANING) Tammi.
What is it?
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
MALE: Eight seconds left.
Norward lines up a 47 yarder for the win.
Here's the snap.
The kick is up, and it's good.
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
(SOFT MUSIC)
Hey, sheriff, what can I do you for?
Listen I got a witness coming in.
I need a sketch.
See, I've got a client.
I got rent and bills to pay.
Since what I do for you guys is free of charge,
I gotta put my clients first.
Yeah, but sweetheart I brought you coffee and donuts.
Aren't donuts really more your thing, sheriff?
Oh, an attempt at a cop and a donut joke, huh?
How original, Bill.
Don't worry, sheriff.
Bill's just getting warmed up.
I'm a muffin guy, blueberry actually.
I'd have pegged you more as a bran muffin kind of guy.
(PEOPLE LAUGHING)
Fiber joke he is just getting started.
Listen this is a murder case, okay.
I need that sketch now.
There better be a bear claw in there.
Of course, who you talkin' to?
JESSICA: You mind coming back for yours tomorrow?
No, Jes, it's all good.
Do you what you gotta do.
Alright, let me finish this.
I'll get cleaned up and I'll be right over.
Alright, I'll see you at the station, thanks.
Morning, Raven.
Morning, Marybelle.
What brings you in today, sweetheart?
I need to do more research on the mining massacre.
More than you've already done.
You've already read every book we have on that subject.
You know all of those inside and out.
I'm taking my research in a slightly different direction.
Really, how so?
Not exactly sure.
There's some details that I've missed,
something that will open the doors
to the answers that I'm trying to find.
I understand.
Well, you already know where all the books are,
so you'll let me know if I can help you?
Thanks.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Alright, Jane, this is Jessica.
She's our sketch artist.
She's one of the best.
All you gotta do is just tell her what you saw, okay.
All right.
Are you ready?
Yes.
(SOFT KNOCKING)
Sheriff, you got a minute?
Yeah.
Excuse me ladies I'll be right back.
What is it, Mills?
Got a report of some more bodies.
It's Ron and Tammi Wilson.
They live in the RV up on top of the mountain.
Yeah, yeah, yeah I know them.
What in the hell is happening to our sleepy little town?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Sheriff.
You should come see this.
Two more tags.
Two more bodies.
So, hey, what you got?
Seriously, is this some kind of joke.
Here's your suspect.
It's the boogie man.
Thanks for the bear claw.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I told you he's not a man.
He's a monster.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Who's there?
What you doing in my barn, little man?
Where'd you go?
You can't be in here.
This is my barn.
If you had anything to do with killing my Betsy,
I will string you up by your thumbs.
Jeez, you are a slippery little sucker, aren't you?
I'm gonna get you now you little shit.
There's no place left to hide.
Three strikes and you're out.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I'll be damned you went upstairs, didn't you?
You just disappeared into thin air.
How is that even possible?
(TENSE MUSIC)
What in god's name are you?
You the one that killed my Betsy?
No, no.
(LOUD GROANING)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(LOUD CRYING)
You demon from hell.
Not from hell from the evil that men do.
(BONES CRUSHING)
(MAN SCREAMING)
FARMER: Please stop.
(LOUD THUD)
(SOFT MUSIC)
(BELL RINGING)
Okay, kids, please put your drawings
in my basket before you leave
and don't forget to study for your spelling test.
Hi, sheriff.
JAKE: Hi, sweetie, how are you?
Good.
You have a good day today.
Thanks, you do too.
Okay.
Hey, you.
How are you?
Good, what are you doing here?
I was in the neighborhood I just wanted to stop by.
That's so sweet.
What is it?
No, nothing I just wanted to see you.
Is there something wrong?
I just wanted to make sure you're safe.
I'm fine, sweetheart.
What are these?
What is this?
NICOLE: My kids drew them.
Why?
We're reading a storybook in class about dreams.
I just told them to draw what they saw in their dreams.
What is it what's wrong?
Look at this.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
You don't believe in monsters, do you?
Oh, my god.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Jesus Christ.
Sheriff, you ever seen anything like this before?
No.
Never.
Not even close.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
And there's another one of them tag things
stuck in the wood over there.
It looks like he got one shot off.
Hit something over there.
I don't know.
Looks like blood.
It has like coal or oil in it.
I don't know, sheriff.
I'll have the boys bag, tag,
and photograph everything soon as they get here.
All right.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
CHILD: With a heart as dark.
CHILD: And black as coal.
CHILD: The monster from the mine.
CHILD: Is gonna steal your soul.
(MONSTER GROWLING)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(HEAVY SNIFFING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
That looks so bad ass.
Thanks, man.
Alright, you're all done.
Oh, thanks, Jess, that's awesome.
Check it out.
Dude, pay the lady, pay her.
Thanks, boys.
Thank you.
So, Jess, you wanna join us and smoke one up.
Tempting, but I've gotta stay here
and clean up my machines so sorry.
All right.
- Next time. - Next time.
- There you go. - Alright.
Alright, Jes, take it easy.
Goodnight.
See you around guys.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Sorry, I'm closed for the night.
I never should've shown you guys that sketch.
I'm impressed though.
What is that latex?
Which one of you knuckle heads is that anyway?
(TENSE MUSIC)
You are real.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Pulled an all nighter, huh?
Yeah.
Did you find what you were looking for?
No, not really.
What's all this stuff?
Here take it maybe it'll help you find some answers.
Hey, get away from my car.
What are you doing?
Don't go home.
What am I supposed to do go play miniature golf?
Where'd he go?
MALE: Here's another '80s classic from T Rock FM
Trinidad's classic rock station.
Our advice don't drink headlock and honey.
(BLARING HEAVY METAL MUSIC)
♪ You looked at me with those crazy eyes ♪
♪ The killing makes them a sexy vice ♪
♪ You leave me standing here with nothing to say ♪
♪ The sex is better without gloves anyway ♪
♪ Shouldn't have known better 'cause you're more ♪
♪ Than just a dangerous love ♪
♪ Don't mix headlock and honey ♪
♪ You can't be a fool by the sweet sight of sin ♪
♪ You don't mix sugar and poison ♪
♪ The taste on your lips like the fiery skin ♪
♪ You don't mix headlock and honey ♪
♪ You can't be fooled by the sweet sight of sin ♪
♪ Should've known better 'cause you're more ♪
♪ Than just a dangerous love ♪
♪ A dangerous love ♪
I love that song.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(CHAIN SAW WHIRLING)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
So this has happened before?
Oh, yes, it has.
Now it's happening again.
Why didn't you tell anybody about this?
I did, well, at least I tried.
50 years ago nobody believed me.
I tried telling everybody.
Nobody would listen to me.
Jasper Salt he took the fall for 12 murders.
They pinned the whole thing on him.
A swift trial, virtually no press
they swept the whole story under the rug and forgot it.
They threw Jasper away like an old newspaper
and left him to rot down in the state prison.
Who was he to you?
He worked in the mines back then.
He was the sweetest man that I ever met.
We were gonna be married, you know.
I'd visit him as often as I could in those first few years.
But then he made me quit coming.
He didn't want me to wait.
But, you know, Raven,
I've always held out hope.
When this started happening again,
why didn't you come forward?
Well, at first I didn't even think it was related,
and no one believed me 50 years ago.
Why would they believe me now?
The whole story sounds preposterous.
A monster from a coal mine, really?
I believe you.
Well, honey, I knew you would.
That's why I gave you my information.
If anybody can make sense out
of this nightmare, Raven, it's you.
So whatever happened to Jasper Salt?
He's still serving his life sentence down in the prison.
He's still alive?
Oh, yes, honey.
Yes, he is.
Today for your art assignment I want you to
draw something that makes you feel happy or safe
like balloons or puppy dogs or your mom and dad, all right.
Okay, get to work.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
With a heart as dark.
And black as coal.
The monster from the mine.
Is gonna steal your soul.
With a heart as dark.
And black as coal.
The monster from the mine.
Is gonna steal your soul.
GIRL: With a heart as dark.
CHILD: And black as coal.
CHILD: The monster from the mine.
GIRL: Is gonna steal your soul.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Okay, please put your work in the basket.
Thank you.
Bye.
Bye, have a good day.
CHILD: Bye.
Bye, bye.
Thank you.
Bye.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Well, at least this time it's a cute little elf.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CELLPHONE RINGING)
Hey, sweetie.
Jake.
What is it, what's wrong?
NICOLE: I saw the.
JAKE: Nicole, what did you see.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Monster.
(NICOLE SCREAMING)
Hey, no, Nicole, no.
(SIREN BLARING)
Code two, 217.
Elementary school stat.
Nicole's in trouble.
Dammit.
No.
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SOFT GAGGING)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(SOMBER MUSIC)
I'm sorry, Jake.
But there's nothing you can do here.
Please go home get some rest.
We'll take good care of her.
Why did he leave the tags?
I don't know.
Maybe he heard us coming and got careless.
What is it?
Another tag and another body on.
Who?
Susan Hartman.
Soccer mom?
Yeah.
I want everything, okay.
Forensics, photographs, prints
everything on my desk tomorrow morning, all right.
You got it.
We gotta stop this.
(SOFT SOBBING)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Look, say five our fathers.
Do some stuff with the rosary beads
and be nicer to your mother.
Thanks, father.
Yeah, yeah, yeah bless you my son.
Go with God.
Almost quitting time.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(SOFT KNOCKING)
Damn kids.
Come on, baby, you got work to do.
We're gonna do the lord's work.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
(PANTS UNZIPPING)
(LOUD THUD)
Bless me, father, for I'm about to sin.
About to sin.
My will be done.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(LOUD SCREAMING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Sheriff, are you sure you wanna do this?
Somebody has to officially identify her body.
Nobody's more qualified than me.
Okay.
Did you know that she was pregnant?
What?
No.
She was about six weeks along.
That's why he left two tags.
What's that?
Would you mind just giving us a moment alone please?
Yes, of course.
(SOMBER MUSIC)
(SOFT SOBBING)
You were gonna have a baby.
It would've been perfect.
You would be a good mom.
I got you something.
(SOFT SOBBING)
I'm gonna miss you.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CELLPHONE RINGING)
Yeah, hey, Mills.
MILLS: Father Fitzpatrick's been killed.
Is there a tag?
MILLS: Yes.
Alright, I'll be there in a minute.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
The similarities are haunting.
Back then things started off with a cow being killed too.
Some eye witnesses told the police about a creature.
Hello, sheriff.
We're all real sorry to hear about Nicole.
If there's anything we can do.
Thank you.
Listen we're dealing with some
screwed up supernatural shit here.
I'm just not equipped to deal with it by myself.
I need your help, so I'm asking for it.
Pull up a chair.
I was just starting to tell the guys
that this has all happened before.
The last time someone was murdered
in this town was 50 years ago,
and this creature did it.
He went on a killing spree
and 12 people were brutally murdered.
Miner tags were left with each body.
This man Jasper Salt was unjustly convicted of the crimes.
For some reason the town kept it all very hush, hush.
This dirty little secret
seemed to have been forgotten by time.
Until now.
How did you find that drawing?
This is Jasper Salt's journal.
He drew this 50 years ago.
Jessica drew this the other day.
HAGERDY: Wow.
That's the same creature.
That's what Jane said killed Brad.
That's what killed those other people,
and that's what killed my Nicole.
I just don't get it.
Why is it doing this?
Revenge.
I think this monster was created out of hatred or evil
when the original 13 were killed in the mining massacre.
It wants its pound of flesh.
It's just a theory.
A damn good one.
You know what that actually might work.
Jane said this thing said something to her.
13 souls to pay the debt.
13 souls I will get.
It's targeting people based on their date of birth.
I cross referenced the original 13
with the 12 people that died in 1965
and they matched up.
I then compared that against the eight people
that were killed over the last few days.
Nine.
Nicole was pregnant.
Nine people.
Those birth dates matched up too.
That means that it has four people left on its kill list.
We cross reference the remaining dates on the list
with the town's birth records and protect those people.
Right.
Only there's one small problem.
There's no birth date on file
for one of the original 13.
Yeah, but we can at least save three lives,
and in the meantime
maybe try to figure out how to stop this thing.
Jasper Salt's in the state pen.
Can you get us in?
Yeah, just let me make a call.
You know those guys don't listen to girls, but I do, I do.
Because if you listen, you can learn something.
Do you remember when we saw this
at the film festival, Phoebe?
You were so scared.
We had to leave the night light on for a week.
(DOG GROANING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
You want some popcorn?
MALE ON TV: So, they put her in a dumpster.
I don't remember this part.
This must be the director's cut.
I put her in a suitcase,
and I sent her on her way.
(TENSE MUSIC)
And so I...
I silenced you.
Oh, man, this is one of my favorite parts.
He's gonna get it.
MALE ON TV: Then I took that shit,
and I put it where it belonged.
Hey, what's this?
That's not your tag.
MALE ON TV: When I see your sister
(TENSE MUSIC)
I'm gonna make sure that you guys are reunited.
(DOG GROANING)
(DOG WHINING) Lexi.
What's going on?
(SOFT GIGGLING)
No.
Oh god.
God.
(MAN ON TV SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
He's coming for me, isn't he?
Stop or I'll shoot.
(GUN FIRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
No.
(GUN FIRING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(LOCKS DISENGAGING)
Mr. Salt, I'm Raven Kelly.
This is my friend Mr. Hagerdy.
I won't bite, Ms. Kelly.
Please have a seat.
Thank you for agreeing to meet with us.
I'm doing research on the massacre
that happened at the mine in Trinidad.
Are you familiar with that incident?
Yes, I know about the tragedy that took place there?
Would you find if we asked you a few questions about it?
Ms. Kelly, I appreciate your politeness
and your veiled attempt to make this about something
other than what it really is.
Sorry, but (STAMMERING).
Why would you come talk to a man
who's been locked away for 50 years
for crimes he didn't commit
and ask him questions about an event
that took place a century ago?
I thought perhaps you could shed some light
on a specific topic that might have something to do
with what happened at the mine and also with you.
You're not here to talk about the massacre.
You're here to talk with me about the monster, aren't you?
You're here to talk with me about Black Lung.
Black Lung.
That's the name I gave him, to the monster.
I've had a lot of time over the years to think about him.
He's the reason I'll die inside this hole.
I had to call him something.
Black Lung it seemed appropriate.
Mr. Salt, we don't think
you're guilty of these crimes either.
We think this Black Lung creature
was responsible for all those murders 50 years ago.
You're right he was.
Only there was no way I could prove it.
They called me a liar.
They called me crazy.
People would rather condemn an innocent man
than believe what they perceive to be an unbelievable truth.
I can't says I blame.
It still hurts though.
The real truth is evil exists I know it.
I've seen it.
We believe you.
That's why we're here.
Why now after all these years?
He's back, isn't he?
Yes.
Sometimes I think I see him in the shadows waiting for me
maybe coming back for me.
Coming back for you.
13 souls to pay the debt.
He only got 12.
I'm the one that got away.
Do you know how to kill it?
You can't kill something that's already dead.
But I suspect it can be destroyed.
Go on.
I don't think it's possible to confirm any of this,
but I have some ideas.
We're willing to take a leap of faith with you.
This is what I believe.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
What is it?
Why do things like this happen?
I just don't understand.
There is no why.
Things just happen.
It'll be like counting the rain drops in a thunderstorm.
It's not just possible.
You just accept the fact that it's raining.
You either get out of the rain
or you put your rain coats on
and you take care of business.
(LOCKS DISENGAGING)
Times up.
Visiting hours are over.
Mr. Salt, it was a pleasure.
JASPER: Take it for good luck.
Thank you,
and thank you for all your help.
I certainly hope it is,
and that our paths may cross again one day.
Good no meet you, sir.
We actually met once before.
You were just a baby then.
I knew your father.
I liked him.
He was a good man.
Thank you.
I read about your scrape back in
Pennsylvania in a newspaper.
That was a tough one.
Yes, it was.
Let it go.
One last thing
what do you think the deal is with the cows?
My best guess is
after you've done a 50-year stretch in a mine,
first thing you'd wanna do is get a good steak.
That's what I would do.
(DOOR SLAMMING)
(LOCKS ENGAGING)
(SOFT MUSIC)
Here's to you, son.
May you rest in peace.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Suffer not the same fate as your son.
What?
Who's there?
I'm not gonna suffer the same fate of my son.
That's all bullshit.
I don't buy into any of this.
What the hell is that?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BONES CRACKING)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(CELLPHONE RINGING)
We either take the fight to him
or we figure out a way to draw him out.
We don't need to attack him from inside the mine.
That's his territory.
We'd be at a disadvantage without any recon.
Okay, so we draw him out.
But how?
With me.
I'm the last target on the list.
What makes you say that?
The birth dates.
I was adopted.
I don't know when my real birthday is.
I was left on the steps at the church,
so that's the day that we celebrate my birthday.
So, it's me.
I'm the bait.
We bring the monster to us and we end this tonight.
Look, Alex, I know you're gonna wanna help.
No, I do not.
I'm going to wish you all good luck.
Go home, lock myself in the basement
and I'm going to see you all tomorrow
when this is all over.
(FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPOKEN)
You did say he was smart.
Go home.
I'll see you in the morning.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Black Lung.
Come out and play.
Come on you close now.
Huh, I know you can taste the blood.
Just one more kill to go, let's go.
I ain't going out without a fight.
You gone have to come and get me.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
50/50.
I'll take those odds.
(TENSE MUSIC)
I know this isn't gonna kill you.
But I hope it hurts like hell.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Dammit.
Hey, asshole.
How do you destroy coal?
You burn it.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Come on.
Come on, baby, don't fail me now.
What the hell, Hagerdy.
I thought you put lighter fluid in that thing.
I did it's probably the flint.
You didn't think to put any flint in there.
I was never a good boy scout.
Dammit.
Hey, Raven, do you need a light?
Throw me a lighter.
Dude, you throw like a girl, man.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Thanks, kid.
Whatever let's go get a pizza at Bella.
You're right Raven does wear an eye patch, huh.
HAGERDY: Come on.
- Hagerdy. - No.
Kid, take this go help Raven.
Hagerdy.
Go, go.
I thought you were gonna go home.
I changed my mind.
Let's do this.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Time to burn.
(MONSTER GROWLING)
Let's light up another one.
Let's hit him again.
Time to send you back to the hole you crawled out of.
(MONSTER SCREAMING)
- Raven. - Hagerdy.
We kicked his ass.
We sure did.
Sheriff Starling here.
I need an ambulance at Maine and Elm Street immediately.
An ambulance is on the way don't move.
I don't need an ambulance give me a minute.
Don't do that.
Give me a minute.
Oh, god.
It's empty.
Now I'm really pissed.
It's your lucky flask.
Hey, guys, look.
We sure make one hell of a team boys.
Yes, we do.
Now let's go get a drink and celebrate.
Now you're talking.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
JUDGE: Jasper Salt, you are cleared of all changes
previously held against you.
This court orders that you are to be processed
and released from prison immediately.
Never thought I'd see this place again.
It's been a source of so much pain for so many people.
It's finally over.
Over.
13 souls were lost in a massacre.
This could be just the beginning.
But now we know how to beat them.
I'm glad I'm going back to Finland.
Each dawn as we rise,
Lord, we know all too well.
We face only one thing,
a pit filled with hell.
To scratch out a living the best that we can,
but deep in the heart lies the soul of a man.
With black covered faces and hard calloused hands,
we work the dark tunnels unable to stand.
To labor and toil as we harvest the coals,
we silently pray, Lord, harvest our souls.
CHILD: With a heart as dark.
CHILD: And black as coal.
CHILD: The monster from the mine.
CHILD: Is gonna steal your soul.
(MONSTER GROWLING)
CHILD: With a heart as dark.
CHILD: And black as coal.
CHILD: The monster from the mine.
CHILD: Is gonna steal your soul.
(DRAMATIC HEAVY METAL MUSIC)
(SOFT MUSIC)
♪ Ashes to dust ♪
♪ He will come for us ♪
♪ A fire in ♪
♪ A fire in his soul ♪
♪ All these lives been lies ♪
♪ Such a painful cause ♪
♪ Hunting down taking all control ♪
♪ Long days ♪
♪ Long nights ♪
♪ Protests, mean fights ♪
♪ A mother's little baby cries ♪
♪ Another dies, another dies ♪
♪ Men worked to the bone ♪
♪ Not an ounce of mercy shown ♪
♪ Came the suits the dark ones ♪
♪ And another dies, another dies ♪
(GENTLE MUSIC)
MALE: This movie is dedicated to those
who lost their lives in the Ludlow massacre
and coal miners everywhere
who continue to harvest the coals.
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