"I don't like this." "I just don't like this." " You think that..." " My friend is right." "I don't like this." "The seats are too hard." "I don't know but there's something unpleasant in the air." "What could it be?" "We've been told that it's dangerous to travel these roads by night." "Don't listen to him, Miss." "He's superstitious." "You heard it too." "There have been several crimes in the region." "What?" "We've been told there's an strange beast that kills horribly." "If you keep talking, you'll be the one to kill her." "Beware, Miss, he's the beast." "What was that?" "I'll go check." "Driver!" "Driver!" "Is something wrong, Driver?" "Driver?" "T H E C U RS E O F T H E C RYI N G WOMAN" "Since the crime was committed nearby, close to the Real Road..." "I felt it was appropriate to visit you in case you had heard anything." "I did not hear anything." "I'm sorry I cannot help you, Captain." "The number of crimes committed in the region is enormous." "We've been trying to catch the murderer for some time now... but up to now it has been useless." "How do you know you're dealing with a person?" "Couldn't it perhaps be an animal?" "No, Ma'am... an animal wouldn't dry up every drop of blood in his victims." "Nor would he throw a knife." "The author of these murders is a criminal without a conscience... a madman thirsty for blood!" "If you'd seen the mutilated bodies... the expression of terror In their eyes!" "I'm sorry I cannot give you any information, Captain." "Some day, that beast will fall into my hands... and I swear that I shall have no mercy." "I understand your feelings." "Forgive me for wasting your time." "Good night, Captain." "Thank you for everything, Ma'am." "Did you discover anything?" "There is much about this woman that I just can't understand." "Alone in this huge house and not a servant in sight." "Will you be needing anything, Ma'am?" "Did you prepare the room for my niece's arrival?" "Yes, Ma'am." "I hope she will be here no later than tomorrow." "Tell her I won't be back till evening." "Don't offer an explanation." "The town fears it, hardly anyone has seen it..." " but there are many legends." " Yes, I've heard them." "Since her husband, Dr. Jaramillo, died, she lives here alone in this house... and she has no family except a niece who left some time ago." "Who knows where she may be?" " Excited?" " To be honest, yes." "I haven't seen Aunt Selma in 15 years." "Ever since Uncle bought this huge house... to prepare a book on the history of medicine... and Aunt Selma came to live with him... and they sent me overseas to school." "She never allowed me to come." "That's why it seems so strange that she sent for me urgently." "And on the eve of your birthday." "Maybe she wants to throw a party for you." "My family has never been much for parties." "I have very sad memories of my childhood." "Well, it seems worse that we imagined it." "The good thing is that at night it inspires more fear." "Take them inside, please." "No, sir, it's more than enough that I came all the way up here." "Nothing in the world could make me go into the cursed house." "That's foolish!" "It may be foolish but people say many things about it." "What do they say?" "You'll soon find out, Miss." "What did he mean by that?" "I don't know." "But don't listen to him, it must be some silly superstition." "What horrible animals." "Madam..." "Will be back later tonight." "You are her niece, are you not?" "Yes." "Come in." "She said for you to wait." "He's my husband." "I'll take them to your room." "This is all so strange." "The driver's words, that servant..." "I don't understand why Aunt Selma isn't here to greet me." "When they moved to this house, they brought all their servants." "That was many years ago, Amelia." "Perhaps your aunt replaced them." "Yes." "But with whom?" "We've seen only that monstrous being." "The others must be somewhere around the house." "I'll be right back." "Don't be long." " The mirror, Jaime!" " What?" "I was looking in the mirror... and suddenly these eyes were staring at me!" "Come!" " No, I won't return to the bedroom." " Come with me." "I swear it's true, Jaime." "It was right here." "There's nothing there." "It must have been a figment of your imagination." "I guess everything in this house makes us jittery." "I'm frightened." "What was that?" "It sounds like a woman." "I must know what's going on." " No, please." " Don't be afraid." "It's coming from up there!" "We're going up." "No." "Stand aside." "Madam doesn't like anyone going up there." "Please, Jaime, I'll speak to my aunt later." "All right." "What time will my aunt arrive?" "When she deems it appropriate." "Distinguished Lady of Darkness!" "You shall soon return from oblivion... and come to life once more... and bestow on me the omnipotence I have wished for!" "Ever since we got here, I feel someone is spying on us." "You know what, Amelia?" "I've been thinking that perhaps... it was a mistake to accept your aunt's invitation." "You're right!" "We must leave this house." "We'll go as soon as I see my aunt." "You'll think I'm foolish but I feel something horrible will happen." "Those screams have upset you." "No, it feels too real." "I can't explain it but it's awful." "They are eyes... the same ones I saw in the mirror... that plague me, that pursue me!" "I feel them burning inside me." "So she has married." "Yes, Ma'am, your niece is very pretty." "Her fate is set." "Only four hours to go till midnight." "And time passes quickly." "It is time to speak to her." "Shall I tell her to come?" "No, there's no need." "Leave!" "Yes, Ma'am." "That must be her!" "Shall we go?" "Aunt Selma?" "I'm so happy to see you after so many years." "Welcome home." "I'm so happy to have you back." "I've always wanted to visit you." "That's why I came as soon as I got your message." "I asked you many times to let me come." "The time wasn't right." "Is this your husband?" "Why didn't you write to me that you had married?" "We've been married only a few days and I wanted to surprise you." "Yes, it's truly a surprise." " Welcome." " Thank you, Ma'am." "I like to see a happily married couple... since I wasn't so lucky." "I was very sorry to hear of your husband's death." "I would have made it in time for the funeral... but your letter said you preferred to be alone." "The pain is more intense when I'm alone... and I needed to suffer." "You never told me what Uncle Daniel died of." "An unfortunate accident." "Have you found this house very gloomy and sad?" "We wanted to ask you about that." "What is going on here?" "What are those screams?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "It sounds like a woman's wails." "It must have been the wind." "When it blows... it sounds like screams." "I'm sorry, Aunt Selma... but there are many things I don't understand." "Why do you have that monster with you?" "Juan?" "That must be his name." "I saved his life just as he was about to be hanged." "Hanged?" "Since then, he's like a faithful dog." "But why did you do it?" "Was there anything to stop me?" "I don't understand, Aunt Selma." "Everything is so strange." "When I was a child, you looked exactly as you do now." "You haven't aged at all." "But at times you don't seem to be the same person." "People and things change." "The only one who remains unchanging... is time." "We have so much to talk about." "Yes, of course." "I'll leave you two alone, Ma'am." "Madam's husband." "The doctor?" "Yes." "Why so much mystery?" "What is going on?" "That's precisely why I suggested to your husband that he leave us alone." " To tell you the whole truth." " What truth?" "You were very young when you became an orphan." "I sent you to a boarding school far away from here." "I didn't want you interrupting my husband's research." "I already know all of that." "Back in colonial times... there was a woman who shocked the people with her terrible power." "I mean her!" "Madam Marina..." "The Crying Woman!" "Yes!" "That's how they named her." "She was terrifying because she wanted power." "She sacrificed everything to achieve it." "She scorned even love." "What are you trying to say?" "While my husband wasted his time researching... to write a treaty on the historical evolution of Therapeutics..." "I found her fascinating life in these books." "I learned her secrets... but everything has a price." "I am already like her!" "I relinquished all worldly possessions." "I destroyed love... and I wiped out everything that was Good." "But I have the power and I'll have more and more!" "Thanks to you." "You don't believe me." "Haven't you noticed that all the mirrors are covered?" "Look!" "You can see your reflection in the mirror... but can you see mine?" "It's not possible!" "Do you know why you'll never find me during the day?" "Because I must take care of her!" "Don't you feel it?" "She's here with us now." "She awaits the great moment I Come... you shall know it all." "Come." "Look at her!" "I n the world of mortals... everything has a beginning and an end." "I n our world... nothing begins and nothing ends." "Look at her." "I received her legacy." "I'm as powerful as she was." "And I'll be even more powerful... when she comes back to life." "I didn't want you to discover my secret till the time was right." " And that time has arrived." " What do you mean?" " She is not dead." " Are you insane?" "A court of law sentenced her to death." "But I... have fed her immortality with the blood of the descendants... of the ones made up that jury." "It is written in the old books... the youngest of the dynasty who shall inherit her power... shall bring her back to life." " And you are the youngest!" " No!" "I'll never do it!" "You will... even if you refuse to." "What you desire is not important." "I'm leaving this cursed house right now." "Wait!" "There's something I haven't told you, Amelia." "Do you know why you'll do it?" "Do you know why you won't refuse?" "Because her blood runs through our veins." "We are direct descendants of The Crying Woman... and the curse Is also on you I" "It's not true!" "You're lying!" "I n a few hours, you'll be 25 years old... and the prophecy will come true." "You shall discover a new world!" "At exactly midnight tonight... the bell in the tower... will ring for the first time since her death." "During those twelve strokes... you'll remove the spear from her body!" "At that moment... she will finally rise from the dead... and I will finally have the omnipotence." "And you... you cannot escape your fate." "It is useless to rebel... the curse is stronger than us!" "That is how it has always been... and shall continue to be so for centuries to come." "You won't be able to control yourself." "You'll feel in your veins something stronger than yourself..." " you'll be compelled to do it!" " Why do you condemn me?" "You call being immortal and all powerful, condemnation?" "Any moment now you'll begin to notice the first symptoms." "Your thoughts will begin to change... you'll forget your past, even your most intimate feelings." " You'll feel the desire for blood!" " Damn you, damn you!" "It's only a few more hours, Amelia... at twelve midnight sharp... the bell will ring announcing the life and death of our dynasty." "Jaime!" " Jaime, what happened to you?" " He fainted." "You!" "You did it!" "No, Ma'am, I was just taking him to his room." "Allow me, he's too heavy for you." "Jaime, my love, can you hear me?" "It's her fault!" " My fault?" " You did this!" "No, it was Daniel." "Uncle Daniel?" "He is not dead." "Now a days, he is just a crazed beast." "It's the fate that falls to the men in our lives." "U p there, my husband awaits yours." "No, I must do something." "I have to get Jaime out of here." "Go ahead, but I'm warning you, it's useless." "Your time has almost come." "I hold you responsible for him." "Soon, the blood will disappear from her veins... and she will need it... she won't be able to tell between Good and Evil... time draws on... and nothing will be able to stop the Curse of the Crying Woman!" "Distinguished Lady of Darkness... it is almost time." "You shall soon return from oblivion... and come to life once more... and bestow on me the omnipotence I have wished for!" "That is your Mission and you shall fulfill it." "Your curse has fallen upon her... the youngest of my dynasty... and It Is she who will give you back your being... at the last stroke of midnight." "It is written in Time." "Excuse me, sir... my husband is hurt and must be taken into town immediately." "Would you be so kind as to take him?" " Where is he?" " At the house nearby." "The cursed house?" "I'm sorry, lady, but I'm in a hurry." "Didn't you hear me?" "My husband has to get to town!" "I'm sorry, I can't take him." "Yes you will, do you hear me?" "You will take him!" "Leave!" "Leave quickly!" "No!" "No!" "Not yet!" "Not yet!" "You will look deep into my eyes." "You will see the birth and infinity of night." "The shadows take over everything... defeating life and death." "There is only one light in the darkness... a distant and bright point that shines like will-o'- the-wisps." "Draw closer, go to that light, don't be afraid." "Yes, closer... reach out, you can almost touch it." "You're entering the Kingdom of the Supernatural... the origin of Evil!" "One century follows another... repeating them selves time and again." "Each moment we live has already existed before... and will exist again." "But everything Is recorded In the mirror of oblivion... with the flame of time." "Many years ago... my mother made a pact with death." "To keep her soul, the essence of being... the vital breath of the human spirit... even though the body Is reduced to ashes... but being able to rise again to reach immortality..." "In exchange for eternal existence... she had to turn Into the spirit of Evil." "She had to harm others... and do as many evil deeds as possible." "Her life turned Into a series of crimes and blood... her law was to kill In order to live." "Exorcism and witchcraft... were the tools she used to do her will." "As In Sodom and Gomorrah, her Instincts ran rampant... galloping toward total destruction I" "She would have the earth once more In a ball of fire and pain." "The kingdom of blood." "The so-called wise men, Intellectuals, all-powerful... condemned my mother... using the cruelties she herself had employed... and they tortured her seeking her death... without knowing that she was immortal." "When they exhausted her capacity for suffering... they drove a spear Into her heart, leaving her body still, Inexistent... awaiting her time... to rise once more In all her Infinite power... with all her terrible wickedness... and now that time has arrived." "Jaime!" "Jaime!" "It doesn't matter anymore." "You will do It yourself." "The time is drawing near, Amelia." "Jaime, honey, what happened?" "I was up in the bell tower... someone hit me and I fell down the stairs." "But how did you get here?" "I left you in the bedroom, in bed and unconscious." "I don't know, I must have fainted." "I had a terrible nightmare." "No, it wasn't a dream." "I must tell you... a horrible curse weighs upon my life." " I must pay for it." " What happened?" "Quickly, there is no time to explain!" "It will happen at midnight." "Don't be afraid." "I'm at your side and nothing will happen to you." "Now, we have to get out of this cursed house immediately." "Come." "You say it was somebody from the house?" "That's what she said, Captain." "And she tried to kill me!" "Very well, go to the infirmary." "Yes, Captain." "Let's go." " To the cursed house?" " Yes." " Yes, my Captain." " Finally, proof against her." "You'll forget all this when we're far way." "No, the curse is already in my blood." "I feel it running through my veins!" "What's wrong?" "!" "You're reflected in the mirror, but I'm not." "It's useless!" "I'll have to do it, I don't want to..." " but I'm compelled to do it." " No, you won't..." " I won't let you." " I need to do it!" "No!" "Amelia!" "Wait!" " Amelia!" " No, let me go!" "Amelia!" "Amelia!" "Jaime!" "Jaime!" "She sent me to punish you." "It wasn't my fault, Ma'am." "I couldn't stop him from escaping." " Find him and lock him up!" " Yes, Ma'am." "Wait." "She... warns me of danger." "Someone's coming!" "Set the dogs free!" "Yes, Ma'am." "How strange, no-one seems to be home." "Help me up." "What was that?" "Here I am, Selma." "Amelia?" " I knew you'd come." " Don't let her do it!" "She will give us the sign." "The bell!" "No, Amelia!" "Don't do it!" "For God's sake, no!" "No, Amelia!" "Amelia, it's me, Jaime, your husband." "No, Amelia." "Now!" "Fulfill your Mission!" "I love you, Amelia." "Run away from this hell, do it for my sake!" "Quiet!" "I'll die with you if necessary but for God's sake don't do it!" "Do it!" "You must do it!" "Only one more stroke to go!" "No!" "No, Amelia!" "Why?" "Why didn't you do it?" "Jaime!" "Jaime!" "Destroy them!" "Daniel!" "Stop, Daniel!" "Stop!" "Amelia!" "Jaime!" "T H E E N D"