Ghouls

Release me.

Heads up!

Hey, watch out!

Ah!

Not bad for a girl.

Hm!

Oh!

At least I don't throw like one?

Oh, God!

Daddy, you scared me! What are you doing here?

You're so popular I can't get through on your cell.

Well, I turned it off for my run.

It's not like I got a million guys calling me or something.

Take a walk with me?

Sure.

So what's up, Dad?

Your grandmother died yesterday.

I'm so sorry. I wish I could've met her.

Well, every family has its issues.

But she was a remarkable woman.

And... I was wondering.

I think it's time you met your Uncle Vlad and the rest of the family.

Such as they are, and... would you like to come back with me?

I would love to. You know I've always wanted to meet your side of the family.

I guess this makes you an orphan.

Yes.

I guess it does.

Come on.

Huh?

Maybe they're gone.

No. They don't give up that easily.

Where?

Up there.

Three of them. Come on.

It's a trap.

They know what we've got.

So let's set it.

Wait. Wait. Wait. In time. Wait for them.

Okay. Go. Go. Go!

Come on. Let's go. Let's go!

Go. Go. Go.

One o'clock!

Got it!

Come on. Let's go.

Oh!

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Get up. Let's go.

Well done.

Come on. Come on!

Just go. Come on.

Get down. Get down.

Let me see this. Oh, man!

Wasn't this the plan?

I'm supposed to play dead.

No. Not like this.

Maybe I'm getting too old for this.

Come on!

Protect this... with your life.

No. No! I'm not leaving you!

The reclamation is days away. It's up to you.

Now that we have this...

No.

It's our only chance to stop it.

You must find the vessel...

and stop the reclamation. Ah!

I can't do it alone.

Trust in your training.

You learned from the best, didn't you?

No.

Now go.

Go!

I'll delay them.

Okay.

Now go.

I'll meet you at the river.

Sure.

Okay.

Go.

You can smell my blood, can't you?

Come and get it.

It seems kind of deserted.

Romanians consider your father's village cursed.

Why is it that I always find out the important details

after I've already agreed to come?

It's a myth. Made by good travel agents.

Hm.

What happened to them?

They're runaways.

Kids afraid of working the mines.

If you look closely, you'll find your father's poster.

Are you giving me a hard time?

Yes.

See what you get when you bring your daughter and your girlfriend?

You know I've never really believed in this kind of thing.

Ancient gifts carry amazing powers.

Now ask a question.

Okay. How's my father?

Hm. Ah.

The hermit and the well.

Your father is preoccupied.

Many thoughts on his mind.

Guilty thoughts.

And he's burdened.

Okay.

Ask another question.

beautiful there going to be great shopping on this trip?

Ah-ha!

Strength, independentness.

Strong character.

But then we knew that already.

Hey!

Ho. Ho.

So, my brother Vladimir.

Your uncle Vladimir.

Hi.

Hi. Photos did not do you justice.

My brother is a lucky man.

Such a beautiful woman is his girlfriend.

Thank you. Oh!

Oh, thank you! Did you hear that, Stefan?

He said, " Don't flirt with my girlfriend."

But it's true!

And you. You must be Jennifer.

Beyond beauty.

Okay.

Please come.

I apologize for our transport.

Not as comfortable as your cars in America. Yes.

Come, Stefan.

No Starbuck's, huh?

No.

Yes. But I tell you my wife makes better coffee anyway.

Come. Hey!

Wow, this place just seems lost in time.

There's never a change on the outside but we accept a few modern conveniences.

So I guess the Internet is kind of too much to hope for?

It's coming.

Maybe soon, maybe not.

That's another thing they left out of the travel brochure.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Ho. Ho.

Come. I will show you around.

Everyone waits for you. Yes.

They're very excited to see you.

You are too skinny.

Too skinny for what?

You look like your mother.

I hope so. And like my father, I hope, too.

Is not good. No.

She was the town beauty, but now you've replaced her.

Dementia.

Ah. Ohh.

Okay. We meet them.

This is Mihal and the beautiful Adriana.

Alexa.

Tosha.

Tosha.

Radu.

Eat.

I'll get you something to eat.

No. No. No. Daddy. It's okay.

It's very kind, thank you.

Um, okay!

Yeah.

Mm. Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.

Mm.

You know you handled that very well?

Well, thanks.

You know, it's really weird being stared at so much.

Yeah, well it's always hard meeting a family you've only heard about.

What's your family like?

I never really knew my mother.

I mean, I knew her, but there was never a mother-daughter bond.

Which is why I never had children.

Luckily, your father came with a daughter.

So I could avoid becoming a selfish, evil witch.

"Avoid" turning into?

Ooh, that's nasty.

Hey, Liz.

What does this mean?

Oh!

These are ancient runes!

Correct. Yes.

It means, "The world belongs to the masters."

Wrong. It means, "The world shall return to the masters."

Very good. Your research must be excellent.

Well, I did a little homework on your village.

And there seems to be more secrets than just the runes.

Really? And what secrets do you know?

Well, they're just theories,

there are two books actually written about the time of the plague...

This is getting to be very all Discovery Channel to me.

So I'm gonna go wander around a little bit, okay?

Okay.

Alright.

And, um,

what about these secrets?

Forgive me.