"Help!" "Marie!" "Dr. Carrol?" "I'm sorry to disturb you at this ungodly hour." "But there's been an accident." "My wife has broken her leg." "Come in." "Where is she now?" "At home." "Well, sit down and I'll call an ambulance." "No!" "You must come back with me yourself." "She is in great pain." "Well, if she broke her leg, she'll need a cast." "A hospital's the best place for that." "She's terrified of hospitals." "Please." "Her bones are so brittle." "Try to understand." "The hospital has facilities." "Doctor, she's old and set in her ways." "She won't go." "Your wife?" "Yes." "Please don't take this the wrong way." "I know it sounds completely unprofessional," "But your wife is..." "Astonishing." "That's why I married her." "I thought you said she was old." "She's aging gracefully, isn't she?" "She's got no pulse." "There's no heartbeat." "The woman is dead." "Doctor, you alarm yourself needlessly." "Marie is a deep sleeper with very sluggish circulation." "As cold as she is, she must have been dead for hours." "Far from it." "Death has no power over Marie." "Edmund?" "Oh, my god." "Here, my dear." "This is dr." "Carrol." "I asked him to look at your leg." "But he became taken with the idea that you were dead." "Doctor, please." "I'm sorry." "I couldn't find a pulse." "You were so cold." "The pain." "Help me." "Yes." "All right." "How did you do this?" "I stumbled." "In the moonlight." "Does this hurt?" "yes." "You've torn some cartilage." "I'll give you a temporary bandage, but when I" "Straighten that knee, it's going to hurt." "I'll try to be quick." "The knee has to be immobilized." "Otherwise, it may not heal properly." "Doctor, there can be no disfigurement of her leg." "Marie has to be beautiful for all eternity." "She needs care." "The answer is simple." "You can stay here" "And help her convalesce." "I can't do that." "I've got an office, patients." "Nonsense." "You will be our guest." "I insist that you stay." "Are you kidding?" "ow!" "Be seated, doctor, now!" "Edmund, don't hurt him!" "Am I hurting you, doctor?" "Who are you?" "How do you do that?" "My name is Edmund Alcott." "I was born in the same year as your country." "1776." "My wife and I are vampires." "Creatures of the night." "Forever undead." "This is America, not Transylvania." "It's 1935." "You may not believe in us, but we are here." "We exist." "And we are your masters." "You see, doctor, how much easier it is when you obey?" "You'll find we're really fair masters." "Fair but strict." "Good night, doctor." "Try to have a pleasant day." "We'll see you when the sun sets." "Good evening, doctor." "How are you feeling?" "Still sane after all these lonely hours?" "I hope so." "I don't believe this." "How can she walk on that leg?" "Vampires drink, doctor." "We make rapid recoveries" "Provided there's an adequate supply of blood." "Come." "Duty calls." "Yes." "And don't be sullen" "Or I'll have to chastise you." "Amazing!" "The swelling is almost gone." "Marie," "Since you won't be dining out tonight," "I'll bring you back something nice and hot to drink." "How does that sound?" "I haven't any appetite." "Don't worry about the doctor being offended." "I'm sure he understands our dietary requirements." "Edmund, you can be so vulgar." "Now who's being vulgar?" "I don't know" "How you can stomach that stuff." "I won't provide it." "Well, I'm off." "To bring you back some decent human blood" "Like a civilized vampire." "Oh, doctor," "You don't mind a hamburger, do you?" "There's an all-night stand near my hunting ground." "Oh, mortals" "Are so hard to entertain." "One never knows what to serve them." "Edmund loves to show off." "He could just as easily have walked out," "But he wouldn't." "Sometimes I think he became a vampire" "Just so he could perform his little tricks." "Light the candles, Philip." "He's going to kill someone, isn't he?" "Come." "Sit by me." "He usually kills when he takes blood." "But that's just it." "How long have you been with him?" "Since he made me a vampire." "Just after the civil war." "That's incredible!" "Did he force you?" "I asked him..." "To take me!" "Did you think all the vampires in the world" "Were helpless victims?" "One bite on the neck" "And we succumb?" "You don't know anything about us, Philip." "If you did, you would understand." "Try imagining being immortal." "Never knowing age or death or decay." "Always being young," "And strong and handsome." "And that's not all." "We can fly." "We can transform ourselves." "We can do things with our bodies" "Beyond your wildest imaginings." "There's more, Philip." "A vampire's mind has incredible power." "It's not hypnosis that forces you to obey me." "It's sheer power." "A vampire's life is all power and beauty." "Don't judge it by Edmund." "He squanders it all on petty cruelty." "Would you mind looking at my leg now?" "You must be so careful." "Stop!" "I'm sorry." "He's coming." "Get away from the couch, doctor." "Now." "Sit in your place." "What's the matter with you?" "I had a rotten dinner and I'm a little drunk." "There was nothing to feed on out there." "I had to take a bum with alcohol" "In his blood." "Here, it's barbaric but that's all we've got." "I don't want it." "Take it away." "I have no patience with your squeamishness tonight." "Leave her alone." "She doesn't want it." "Oh?" "You presume to defend my bride?" "What would you do if I forced her to obey?" "Unchain me, Alcott, and I'll show you." "Stop it." "This is ridiculous." "There goes five feet of your freedom, doctor." "I said I would chastise you." "Edmund, no!" "It's time we spruced you up, doctor." "Right, dear?" "Whatever you say." "Why so testy?" "Is it because your leg is better?" "And we'll be killing the doctor" "And drinking his blood for supper?" "I know you've grown fond of him." "But you must think of him as a pet." "Like a duck or a" "Rabbit." "Cute and entertaining." "But in the end, just food." "For god's sakes, Edmund," "He's been with us for two weeks." "Be decent." "Oh, I will be." "I'm planning a lovely farewell for him." "Oh, I'm sorry, I cut you." "It's nothing." "Oh, no." "It's..." "Sublime." "As the condemned man," "You must be served a last meal." "What shall I bring you?" "Nothing, Alcott." "I'll take a smoke if you've got one." "You know, I could kill you now if I wanted." "And in two minutes" "I could drain every drop of your blood." "That wouldn't be stylish, would it?" "No." "You're quite right." "Now, I'll get your dinner ready." "And then we'll have our ceremony." "Edmund, I want to talk to you." "I want you to let Philip go." "You don't have to kill him." "He's helped us." "He's helped you" "Because he was chained and had no choice." "Besides, he knows about us now." "We can't let him go." "We can leave." "Keep him chained here and then" "Call the police after we're gone." "Are you mad?" "Even if he tells the truth, no one will believe him." "I am not leaving my home" "To preserve the life of one insignificant mortal." "He's an instrument, Marie." "We use him and then dispose of him." "This is what comes of feeding on rats" "And cats and rabbits instead of on humans." "It'll do you a world of good" "When we dine on the doctor together." "And don't question my decisions again." "Ever." "He's really gonna do it." "Philip, stop." "I can't bear to see you like this." "I'm afraid." "He can kill me, I know it." "And I'm afraid to die." "I'm even more afraid of never seeing you again." "You'd forget me once you were free." "Oh, Marie, can't you tell when a man's crazy about you?" "We have a few hours until he comes back." "There's still a lot I can do for you." "Don't be afraid." "Love and pain are so close." "He's coming." "I know." "Get ready." "Doctor!" "Marie..." "Marie..."