"THE CRYPT OF THE VAMPIRE" "That same night, many miles away... in the old Castle od Karnstein..." "Miss?" "Ms. Laura?" "Why are you crying?" "Get out of here!" "Get out!" "Laura, what happened?" "Tilda..." "My cousin..." "Is dead!" "Stay calm." "It's not possible." "Leave us alone." "Go back to your room." "Calm down." "I saw her..." "She fled..." "Screamed!" "Screamed!" "After..." "It was horrible!" "It might have been a dream." "No, Rowena, no!" "Believe me!" "It was like the other times." "You know it was not a dream." "You know." "I..." "I was there." "I..." " Yes, sir?" " I'm Klaus Friedrich." "Klauss?" "Ah, Mr. Count is waiting for you." "This way, please." "Come in!" "Mr. Count, Mr. Klauss is here." "Mr. Klauss, finally!" "I hope you has done a good trip." "Come on, please." " How are you?" " I'm fine, thank you." "Sit down." "The last time I went to London I was informed... about your extraordinary endowments of restorer." " That's why I asked you to come." " I am at your disposal." "What is it?" " A matter of life or death." " Tell me." "What I will ask you is difficult." "It comes to investigate from the darkness of the past the image of an ancestor of mine." "Sheena from Karnstein." "Of whom we know very little." "And if it's possible to reconstruct even some characteristics." "And you think I can do it?" " I'm sure." " Thank you." " Will you help me?" " Yes, I'll do anything to help you." "What I know is that Sheena was charged for witchcraft and died crucified." "What do you want to know specifically?" "For now I'd rather not to say." "Come, I'll accompany you." "I want to show you the library." "You will find many manuscripts and scrolls and unreadable." "But I trust in your restorer skills." "Please." "Mr. Count, I need to talk." "Cedric!" "With your permission, I will ask him to accompany you to the library." "I'll see you later." "Cedric, take Mr. Klauss to the library." " Talk." " She had another nightmare." " Who was this time?" " Tilda." "Thank goodness he came." "Yes." " The library, sir." " Thank you." "I have everything ready in the crypt." "Tonight we will know." "Rowena, I'm afraid." "All things are scary when you don't know about it." "You saw me born." "Knows me better than myself." "Why am I different?" "We are all different, Laura." "But you've got something else." "A gift, not a curse." "I don't want it!" "I want to be like all the others." "How was Tilda." "She was so happy." "She would come to see me within a few days." "My dear Laura, I don't want to bother you, but we have a guest." "Who is it?" "A friend of mine." "Will spend some days with us." "Okay, Daddy." "Rowena, Mr. Klauss is more than a guest." "Provide all." "Almost no one comes here." "We live as a tomb." "As if this were the end of the world." "I like places like this." "Full of silence, of mystery." "I could spend my whole life between these mountains and forests." "It has a romantic beauty that fascinates me." "Maybe I was born in the wrong century." "The past seems to continue living in this part of the world." "I live more in the past than at present." "How?" "Of course, Mr. Klauss, talking like this... is referring to his interest in archeology... and ancient history, that he is very passionate." "It will be exciting for him to see the manuscripts from our library." "Is that true?" "Yeah, right." "I like old stories." "Whence comes the sound of this bell?" "I have seen no village when I get here." "Existed, but was destroyed." "Just left the old bell." "When the wind is strong, like tonight, makes the bell ring." "By my hands, the strain of Karnstein will disappear from the earth." "And my blood shed will return to my veins." "And the children of traitors who killed me will be destroyed." "And for every moment of suffering..." "I promise centuries of revenge!" "So I promise, Sheena from Karnstein." "My sign is the five-pointed star." "The five-pointed star?" "Sheena of Karnstein, we invoke you." "Lie down." "Now, release your thoughts and let them wander." "How does the wind, in the sky with the clouds." "Sheena of Karnstein, we invoke you." "We invoke you." "Sheena..." "We, the Karnstein, condemn you to death by your sacrilegious crimes." "Your agony will be immense, as were your crimes." "You'll see the sun rise and set over several times." "Until your eyes off won't be eaten by the crows." "Then our revenge will be accomplished." " Damn you!" " Vade retro, Satan!" "Kill me unjustly, but will pay for it!" "My shadow won't let you in peace!" "One day, a Karnstein will born like me in their appearance... and at the bottom of their heart, I'll be there!" "And for every drop of my blood, one of you will pay with their life!" "Will be cursed forever!" "Damn!" "Damn!" "Laura." "Get up." "Come here." "Laura, come!" "What happened?" "Look!" "My hands are bloody." "As if it had been tied." "But I don't feel any pain." "Let's go." "We were wrong to come here." "You had another nightmare." "You said you were being crucified." "But I can't remember anything." "What happened, Rowena?" "I don't know, let's go." "No!" "You told me that tonight we would know everything." " You know!" " No, Laura!" "No!" "Don't cheat me, Rowena!" "I want to know!" "You were in contact with her." "You were Sheena in that moment." "Now, calm down." "Laura!" "Laura, please!" "Laura!" "Stop!" "Rowena." "If someday I'll make sure you was the victim of evil forces..." "I kill you myself!" " You promise me?" " Yes." "What are you thinking?" "I thought of Mr. Klauss." "He seems smart." "I believe he will be able to find something about Sheena." "Why are you worried?" "Until recently, I always laugh at Sheena of Karnstein and its prophecies." "Now..." "I don't know." "It really seems that a mysterious creature or a cruel fate... shall kill the Karnsteins wherever they are." "It's for Laura... that I'm afraid." "Do you believe that is she?" "Laura sees herself die in dreams." "As a kind of clairvoyance." "That's what worries you?" "Klauss will find Sheena's face." "And you'll see she doesn't look nothing like your daughter." "Not even with you." "Forget all this." "I need you to make me forget." "It's not true, you don't love me." "You want me only." "Not only that." "Why can't we marry?" "Because you could be my daughter." "So adopt me." "I would like to join for the family?" "Yes, I would." "But not by ambition or interest." "Just because I'd like to have this embroidered initial on my clothes." "Only for that?" "Go away!" "How many times do I have to tell you we don't want beggars?" "What looks ugly, sometimes brings good." "And the beautiful, sometimes takes the seed of evil." " Get out!" " Let him go, Cedric." "Come on, bum." "We were going after you." "It was time to leave you see the castle." "The herbs grow faster but dies more quickly." "The old oaks challenge time." "That health doesn't leave you, Rowena." "And you too, buddy." "Cedric, prepare something to eat for this man." "And for drinking too." "You who walks everywhere, heard of a young Karnstein?" "Tilda od Karnstein." "I walk and the news walk with me." "Good or bad." "So?" "People die everywhere." " She's dead?" " They say she was killed." "It's the third Karnstein who has passed away this year." "I thought of selling many of my amulets." "Good morning." " Good morning." " I see you're alone." " I'm always alone." " May I sit?" "As you wish." "Laura, there's something that haunts you." "You're very young and yet I haven't seen you smile once." "This loneliness is very difficult to be happy." "But you have your father." "It seems a very kind man." "My father doesn't worry about me." "No, this is not true." "I..." "Are you crying?" "Excuse me, Friedrich." "Laura." "Bring it here." " Is she hurt?" " I don't know, I hope not." "Bring her here." "Lie down on the floor." " It's nothing serious." " The culprit was my haste." "I'm conducting a very important trip." "And any delay can bring very serious consequences." "My daughter is very sick." "It should take her with me, but I can't force her to continue." "Could you tell me where I could leave her for a few days... with all tranquility?" "We could host her at the castle." "She recovered." "I am the daughter of the Count of Karnstein." "My father will feel very honored." "It's not necessary." "Thank you." "I feel better and I can continue the journey." "I'd be more quiet if you stay." "I don't know how to thank you." "Within a few days I'll come get her." "Now excuse me, I see that my carriage is ready... and I must go." "Take care, my daughter." "What is your name?" "Ljuba, and you?" "Laura." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "How beautiful you are." "Kind of you." "We will be good friends." "I'm sure." "I am happy to please you." "My mother may be delayed, I don't want to be an unwelcome guest." "Of course." "What are you looking?" "I?" "Nothing." "But I know what you're looking for." "Are you looking for a face." "It's my job, I am restorer." "The face of a woman who lived centuries ago, is not it?" "I believe that this castle the walls have ears." "Do you think that I was spying?" "I guarantee not." "I don't need it." "The Count told me everything." " Want some advice?" " Tell me." "Instead of breathing the dust of the Library... you should look more around you." "That face may be closer than you think." "Wait a minute!" "What do you mean?" "Nothing beyond what you heard!" "It's not enough." "Now I became curious." "I hate incomplete sentences, now speak!" "You are hurting me!" "I asked you a question, answer me!" "Let me go or I'll scream!" "As you wish." "But you'll have to answer in front of other people." "Come on, tell me the name!" "Laura." "Laura?" "Drink of this cup." "Kill your thirst." "Drink." "It's the blood of Karnstein." "Tilda..." "You need to say." " I killed you?" " Yes." "Who is it?" "Who is it?" "Who is it?" "It's me, Laura." "It's me." "I heard you scream." "I had a horrible nightmare." "Ljuba..." "a horrible nightmare." "I was afraid you were sick." "But if was only a dream, back to rest." "Stay with me tonight." "I'm afraid." "Please..." "Ljuba." " Good morning." " Good morning." "You spend your eyes and candles while the sun shines out there." "You are right." "Time flies." "Tell me, Rowena, how many pictures there are in the Castle?" "Pictures?" "Yes, like those." "I don't know, a hundred." "Between landscapes and portraits, perhaps more." "Tell me..." "What about Annette?" "A weed." "Such as those grow next the wheat to spoil it." "And what is the relationship between her and the Count?" "I don't know anything." "Good morning." "Good morning." " Have working?" " Ah, good morning." " This night you didn't go to sleep." " Indeed, and I found a clue." "Already?" " It's something that bothers you?" " No, it's not that." "I just didn't expect an answer so fast in so short time." "I have read and reread these documents and never found anything." "Perhaps because you didn't look through the transparence." "Last night I was watching one by the candlelight..." "I discovered that this old parchment has been written twice." "So I erased the first traces with a solvent..." "And what have you found?" "Only one track." "It seems that there's one picture representing Sheena of Karnstein." "But for some ignored reason it was covered by a new painting... with the portrait of another descendant." "Continue." "Well, probably this picture is still here." "But to be absolutely sure, will be necessary to seek... in all pictures of the Castle, one by one." " And maybe we'll find out..." " No!" "My collection of pictures is highly valued." "And you wants to destroy them looking for a portrait that may have been lost?" "Try to get at least a more accurate data." "The dimensions, for example." "We agree?" "You told me it was a matter of life or death." "Okay, I understand." "As you wish." " Good morning." "Where are you going?" " I'll put a shawl." " Good morning, Laura." " Good morning." "I'm glad to see you in a good mood." "Your eyes are more serene." "The company of Ljuba makes me remember that I am still young." "Was it even if I tried to convince you." "Yesterday everything was different for me." "Empty, without reason." "Loneliness doesn't help to live." "It's always good to have someone around in whom you can trust." "I'll do anything for you... to make you feel less alone." "Now I don't feel alone." "This morning Laura is different." "She's greatly improved." "The company of Ljuba made her back to reality." "I wish it were true." "But of course it's true." "Since Ljuba came, Laura is more peaceful." "Yes, maybe too much." "What do you mean?" "I don't like Ljuba." "Don't talk nonsense." "Perhaps it would be better dismiss Mr. Klauss." "Has nothing to look here." "I've been a fool to believe that old legend." "But you can't send him away." "You insisted on calling him... to convince me the absurdity of my suspicions." "I hoped that maybe they were justified." "I expected nothing." "You don't want the good of Laura, don't you?" "Your daughter hates me." "If wasn't her, we'd be married." "Now you wouldn't be ashamed to love me." "Ljuba..." "Ljuba..." "Ljuba!" "Ljuba!" "Ljuba!" "Laura!" "What happened?" "I killed her!" "I'm a monster!" "What are you saying?" " I want to die..." " What is happening?" "Laura, my daughter!" "Calm down, dear." "Rowena..." "Now is the time to fulfill its promise." "Only when I'm sure." "It was just a bad dream." "Go back to sleep." "You are very nervous." "Come." "Don't wake her now." "It's better that she doesn't know anything." "You're right." "I..." "I think you have the right to know." "I must also say that Laura interests me as much as you." "You told me that I was called by a matter of life or death." "You believed that Laura had reincarnated the spirit of Sheena of Karnstein." "And now you're afraid that I can confirm this." "Is that it?" "You also think that she could be guilty?" "Go to sleep." "You need to rest." "Blood!" "You got up early this morning." "I'm awake since dawn." "I felt very tired." "But I couldn't stay in bed." "How beautiful it's here." "Seems like the nature set the stage... and wait for the actor's entrance." "But it's unclear if whether they will represent a farce... or a tragedy." "This is a perfect place to live..." "or to die." "Ljuba." "A glass of love?" "A potion against those who want to hurt you?" "A amulet against the "evil eye"?" "Go away!" "Can't you see you're scaring my friend?" "Or a talisman against death... and another one to keep evil spirits away?" "I told you to leave!" "Take it, I don't want anything in return." "It's a gift." "Thank you." "But go away now!" "People die everywhere." "I met a girl a few days ago." "She looked like wax." "There was no drop of blood in her body." "That's enough!" "That's enough!" "Go away!" "Laura, calm down!" "He's just a bum who don't know what it says." "He knows so." "He knows!" "I walk everywhere, but always see the same faces." "Hundred years, two hundred, three hundred..." "Who are they?" "Just a glance compared to eternity." "Laura." "Laura." "What do you want?" "Get out of here!" "Listen." "Your father called me to find the face of their ancestor." "Now he's afraid that face could be equal to yours." "What if?" "You live an obsession, like your father." "If I found a picture, and if were different from you..." "It was all over." "And that picture is here, in the castle." "To shed light on the face of Sheena would have to look frame by frame." "You're very good, Friedrich." "But can't help me." "I think I can." "But you must trust me." "I don't know what happens to me." "I'm just tired, Friederich." "Very tired." "Laura, you have to tell me the truth." "Go away from this place." "While there is still time." "Leave me to my fate." "There is no even a name on my tomb." "Only a black stone." "I'll put their names on their tombstones... and they shall see my face on their graves." "I'll be she and she will be." "And centuries will not count for me." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Have you seen Laura?" "Yes, she is in her room." "What happened?" "I don't know." "An old tramp said weird stuff and nonsense... and she was very impressed." "Maybe Laura is sick." "Or maybe shet's just very sensitive." "But she likes you very much and you can help getting around." "She told me that has been having nightmares." "And also about an old legend." "I believe this is the cause of their fears." "She needs a lot of affection." "You're very kind, Ljuba." "Sometimes she looks at me in a manner which gives fear." "Then smiles and his face is glad." "It soon becomes quiet, normal." "Stay with her, she's desperate." "Stick around." "That's enough!" "I can't take it anymore!" "Who is it?" "It's me, Laura." "Ljuba, I thought for a moment having another nightmare." "Now calm down." "I'm here with you." "This sound of the bell is eerie, scary." "It impresses me since my childhood." "Whenever it's windy it starts to sound." " But there's no wind." " But the tower is far away." "Maybe it's a storm coming!" "So you don't see on the horizon a single cloud." "So..." "So someone is ringing the bell." "I'm afraid, Ljuba!" "Don't leave me alone!" "When I was little, was also very fearful." "To get to my room... had to go through a corridor full of old armor." "It gave me a great fear." "They looked like giant monsters, ready to kidnap me." "But one night my mother forced me to dismantle all the parts..." "And I saw that didn't contain anything." "The same thing happens to you." "I've never been to these ruins." "Nobody ever got." "I only know that long time ago, something terrible happened there." "And that place was abandoned for all." "Let's see?" "No, I'm afraid!" "Don't worry." "I am sure there's nothing, like the armor." "You must prove itself you're not a child anymore." "Come." " It's that bum!" " Let's get outta here!" "Look!" "They cut off his hand!" "Forgive me, bum!" "It was only to avenge me that I sliced off your hand." "Son of Light!" "My Lord..." "Satan!" "Grant me the power!" "Show me the truth!" "Vivifies the flames of this hand of glory." "I followed its will, Satan." "I took the hand of an executioner on a moonlit night... and lit their candles with a human arm." "Now show me the way!" "This is the hand of your glory!" "Light of glory!" "Flames of Satan!" "Guide me!" "Lead me to the killer of the poor bum!" "Make the blood of the innocent... fall on those who took his life!" "Guide me!" "Oh, no!" "It can't be Laura!" "Grant that I don't have to fulfill... my promise." "Help!" "No!" "No!" "Laura!" "She pointed at me!" "She pointed at me!" "Calm down!" " Don't be afraid!" " Let's take her to her room!" "My poor Laura." "My daughter." "You can go, I'll stay with her." "Better not leave her alone." "Thank you." "You're very kind, Ljuba." "Gotta get her out of here." "It will be better leave tomorrow." "Rowena was murdered." "Annette disappeared." "It can't be my daughter the responsible for these crimes!" "Annette may have killed Rowena and..." "Look!" "The picture on your desk is gone!" " Who might have done this?" " But don't you understand?" "That was the picture we were looking for." "And who took it away feared being discovered." "Who else but me knew you were looking for it?" "Your daughter, I told her." "And Annette too." "That knew from you." "And now what?" "Which one?" "That's what we have to discover." "I have to get up..." "They're calling me..." "Gotta go..." "Laura..." "It's me, Ljuba." "Its Ljuba." "Ljuba..." "Help me." "Yes, when my mother come back, I'll take you with me." "You'll see, we'll be fine together." "I will kill you." "Remember the promise." "My promise." "The letters examined refer to a hidden tomb." "Unnamed." "With a black stone as tombstone." "Do you know anything about this?" "No." "I know nothing." "It's a strange coincidence." "In Laura's room, I found..." "What happened?" "That mirror was moved." "Some days I was scared when I walked into my room." "It reflected my image, but in the dark it looked like a shade." "I'll bring some light." "Finally we'll know the truth!" "Come." "Although the reality may seem ugly... is always less astonishing than the phantom of fear." "I wasn't wrong." "There's another painting below." "Laura!" "Laura!" "Ljuba's room!" "They aren't here!" "The town!" "Here not." "Come." "Look!" "A symbol of black magic!" "I always believed that nobody had coming here for centuries." "This is an ideal place for certain ceremonies." "Now I understand the star cut from that parchment." "We have to find that tomb." "There's no black tombstones here." "We will never find them." "These underground are immense." "Now it's too late to turn back." "We have to look everywhere." "Look!" "It's open!" "This gate was never opened, there's not even a key." "Behind this gate begins the curse of my family." " Are you sure you want to follow me?" " Yes, I want." "Help me!" "Murderers!" "Damn murderers!" "You killed my daughter!" "You killed my Tilda!" "And I'm here to avenge her!" "You won't leave this place alive!" "This crypt will be your tomb and I'm going to bury you myself, damn you!" "Franz?" "Franz of Karnstein." "I've been expecting you for a long time!" "You killed my poor Tilda!" "Franz, don't you recognize me?" "I'm your cousin, Ludwig of Karnstein!" "Ludwig?" "Ludwig..." "You know who killed my daughter?" "You should know who killed her." "You should know." "Yes, Franz." "I know." " Will you tell me?" " Yes." "Count!" "Look!" "And we thought she was the culprit." "Poor Annette." "The black tombstone!" "Be careful!" "It must be very heavy!" "This is her tomb." "Come!" "Come!" "No!" "No!" "Damn killer!" "Will no longer hurt anyone!" "No!" "Not you, Franz!" "You're a Karnstein!" "Come!" "THE END"