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ALL STORYLINES AND IMAGES IN THIS WORK ARE FICTITIOUS.

ANY SIMILARITIES ARE COINCIDENTAL.

Do you know who I am?

ADAPTED FROM THE PERIOD HORROR NOVEL BY THAO TRANG

However many lives you took, that much cost you'll pay.

You're a demon. I will kill you.

You're a demon, I will kill you!

Am I the important one or are they?

IN THE LAST EPISODE

There's still more to happen here.

Look, she's eating people!

Is that Granny's body?

Mr. Thap! The paralytic blend is wearing off.

It won't be long before Madam Lam and her kids come to.

Mr. Thap!

Mr. Thap!

Mr. Thap!

We've always trusted you

as the village chief.

MR. TE - FATHER OF DUC AND MAY

But

when deaths keep on occurring

and answers keep on vanishing,

how is it that you aren't anxious

or hurt, huh, Mr. Thap?

You are the only one who can scale the mountain,

while we year after year are clueless about the outside world!

You see him?

-And now… -Look at Mr. Thap!

Your reaction is to just stand there?

Who can we trust now?

That's right, you must find a way!

Or is Madam Lam allowed to be wild and mad…

and cause chaos in the whole village?

-That's right! -Yes!

She has become fully demonic!

Her cloud-soul or white-soul aren't snatched.

But since she can't even let the dead rest…

This bitch,

this monster must be buried alive.

-Yes! We have to bury her alive! -Alive! Bury alive!

Bury her alive!

-Live burial! -That's right!

Let all five of them drown in the dirt!

The kids too. It's too late to save them!

What has gotten into you all?

Please have some fucking control! Stop now!

Mr. Thap!

Are you turning a blind eye to all of their actions, Mr. Thap?

-Bury them! -Bury them!

Everyone be calm! All of you, listen! Please calm down!

Please calm down!

Madam Lam

even if she has lost her sanity,

she is still a part of the community.

Recall, everyone,

how it was just yesterday,

that all of you would still console her and share things with her.

And now,

you find it fitting to bury her and her kids alive?

You all take a hard look at yourselves,

into your own souls, and see if that is something you genuinely want to do!

Huh?!

So how do we answer the evil of Granny's death, huh?

Madam Lam murdered and ate her!

If that wasn't evil, what was it? Huh?!

-Mr. Thap! -That's right, evil!

-Bury them! Bury them alive! -Settle down, all!

-I will get to the bottom of this. -Bury them alive!

-We will not calm down! -Please, settle down.

We will not calm down!

Are you waiting for us all to die

and then you will act, Mr. Thap?

Please let me work this out.

Five have gone. Five lives, gone.

I need everyone to control themselves so I can find the right answers.

-We must bury her! -Everyone be calm!

-Please stay calm! -Live burial!

-Please calm down, all! -Live burial!

Just look!

Look at what that monster has done!

What are you saying, Madam Tu?

It has eaten, swallowed Granny.

And…

And now

you all just look.

Little Hach

dead, broken and in tatters,

and she wouldn't let her rest.

-Such evil, we must bury alive! -Live burial!

-Bury it alive! -Everyone, settle down! Settle down!

-Bury that bitch! -Alright!

You all want to…

bury Madam Lam and the kids alive, right?

First answer me this question.

Then I'll let you do what you want.

In all our time here,

are any of you willing to tell me,

without the specter of doubt,

that you have never sinned?

Huh?

To be born in this village

is itself a sin!

It is a sin!

And enough talking.

At all costs,

at any cost we must bury that bitch alive!

-Live burial! -Stay calm, all.

Let me go!

-Let go! -Bury her!

-Everyone be calm. -Start burying!

-Stop! -Bury here!

Please listen to me first.

-Stop this! -Live burial!

-Live burial! -Stop this! Enough!

-Quickly, quickly! -Stop!

Hurry up! Quickly!

What is all this, Sir Kham?

So it's true that the thirst for blood

can be passed down then, sir?

So it's true that we must forever be branded

as thieves and killers?

I can't take it.

I won't take it.

I just won't, oh, sir!

Mr. Thap!

You stand up now!

The thing to do right now

is to know what is happening?

I fear that,

our reckoning is upon us.

What do you mean?

Do you know something?

Do you know something?

Follow me!

Sir, but I…

Everything pains me so much!

But when people

are demanding blood,

whatever you say or do,

will just make things worse.

Go!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Thap,

I…

I have something to say.

As things have come to this,

I find no reason to hide it any longer.

I too, have something to say.

Just follow me then!

Could they hold a grudge for that long?

Who are "they"?

It makes sense that you don't know.

But, Mr. Thap, you do remember

who your ancestors are, right?

How things have been,

secrets are no longer safe.

But also they should stop being secrets.

There are things

that people really believe

they can speak less and less of as time passes.

But as they are needles,

at some point they will stick out.

Do you know why

we all are living like rats and roaches?

Sir!

I do!

You only know one,

and one is not all.

Mr. Tam.

Back then,

our forefathers were bandits.

All of them would

flood to the Ho barrens.

They were infamous at one point.

Specifically,

they were known to carry out terrible crimes.

So that they could avoid Imperial pursuit

and folks looking for revenge.

You all can never imagine

how grave they were, the sins of our forebears.

They killed an entire clan.

Not a single survivor.

Children would also fall.

At the time,

I, and Madam Phong,

your grandmother,

were just kids.

Even today, I can never forget

the stench of blood, from nearly a hundred lives.

Folks often say,

"You reap what you sow."

How right they are.

Not long after that,

Imperial guards ambushed our ancestors.

They were outnumbered,

so they were captured.

Survivors would drift to towns, to the country.

But they wouldn't stay long.

For should they be identified,

their death would be imminent.

I still have no idea

what gods or ghosts guided us then.

But ultimately,

Madam Phong discovered the way here.

Everyone then chose to settle here.

We cleared out the trees, built Hellbound Village.

The thing is,

"Fathers do ill,

sons pay the bill."

This is the reason we,

their descendants, all,

are kinder in nature

and live out of sight.

Even someone like you

could never have known,

that before the bandits broke up

they had eradicated a clan of traders.

There is one thing

that I've hidden these many years,

that only I and my father know.

While the clan was ill-fated,

there was one survivor.

All of you creeping, sneaking rats,

how could you ever know the pain of a mother

who has to

sacrifice her own child.

My dear,

to avenge our clan,

this is something I must do.

Ho barrens' bandits,

you are crueler than beasts.

I curse all of you,

for life, for eternity, without an heir.

Even if you have younglings,

their lives, like yours, will be worse than death.

What this means then

is that everything that's happening

is far from random.

Could it be, your ancestors,

committed a great sin?

But if my beliefs are true

then this person

must be excellent in the dark arts.

Like those snakes

that Mr. Tam saw in Tutor Lam's house.

I'm certain they were controlled by Wu magic.

Wu magic?

It's the power to control creatures

that not many can master.

Back then,

the bandits themselves

were known to amass much Wu magic.

But,

I believe that

none in the generation who built this place

knew anything about Wu magic

let alone being great at it.

I remember now!

When I was young,

my grandmother told me about Wu magic

and Gu magic.

But at the time I thought

all those stories were to tease children.

You were right.

When Madam Phong and I were young,

we used to snoop and see the bandits' Wu Master

practicing this magic.

At the time I thought

if there was such a magic that could influence people

it would be most dangerous.

-Kill it! -Wu magic.

-Can it really control others, Sir? -Grab its neck and then squeeze tight!

For that,

I…

Just kill it!

I have yet to witness it, so it's unclear.

-Kill it! -But I wouldn't discount it.

Grab it!

-First grab its neck. -I could indeed be true.

-Then I would understand it. -Then squeeze it tight!

That which is happening in the village.

So the most important thing now.

-It's to find the culprit. -Kill it!

How will you find this person?

I think

we go look for the old cripple first.

Bury alive! Bury her!

Bury alive!

Live burial!

Let me go!

-You demon! -Damn you!

Let me go!

Live burial!

You must die!

Damn demons!

Bury it!

Bury it now!

Everyone!

This has never happened in Hellbound Village before.

But it must be done

to avoid calamity.

Bury them alive!

-Live burial! -Bury them alive!

-Bury her! -Bury it alive!

Bury!

You're an eater of meat,

and a drinker of blood, right?

Drink up! Drink it!

You drink it! Drink!

Drink all!

Fuck you.

You!

Go on, drink!

Drink some blood!

Drink it!

-Live burial! -Bury them alive!

Bury them alive!

Bury them alive!

-Let go! -Bury them alive!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

Sir!

Mr. Tam!

-How is he? -His pulse is all wrong.

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

You were in a delirium!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

I'll return to the mad boy's house first.

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

Bury them alive!

Bury that woman!

-Live burial! -Wicked!

Bury it alive!

Bury them all alive!

Bury them all!

Demons!

Curse you all!

Bury them alive, everyone!

Bury them all!

If you,

choose to bury us all alive,

I will return,

and I will steal all of your children's souls.

You'll get to see

all of your children

turning dumb, turning wild.

They'll be better off dead.

Bury them!

Bury them alive!

Bury all of them alive!

-Bury it! -Live burial!

Bury it!

Live burial!

You must all be buried!

Stop!

Please!

Don't bury my kids alive.

Please let them go.

What you ask, I'll do.

You can kill me.

But let my kids go.

No!

Bury alive!

-Bury them alive! -Live burial!

-Bury them alive! -Live burial!

-Bury them alive! -Bury now!

Live burial!

All of you people,

damned villagers.

All of you will be barren, be empty.

I curse all of you,

karma will get you all!

Just you wait!

Just you wait!

Kill!

Bury her alive!

Bury them! Live burial!

All of you shall

never see an heir.

Hear ye, hear ye

A poem of Tet

When all are dead

We shall then feast

-Bury it! -Live burial! Bury them!

Don't!

Don't!

Don't!

-Stop! -Madam Tu just got me some.

New herbal blends.

As long as we have a kid.

Our village has been…

far from a fertile place.

I curse all of your souls!

For life and forever, you shall see no heir!

The lives you live will be worse than death!

Don't…

Stop looking at it!

We all should go home!

Kill it!

Just grab its neck and then squeeze tight!

You kill it!

Kill it!

Just grab its neck

and then squeeze tight!

You kill it!

Leave! Be gone!

-Ghost! -Mr. Tam!

-Ghost! -Mr. Tam!

-Ghost! -Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam!

I am here! Mr. Tam!

Mr. Tam.

What's wrong, Mr. Tam?

Mr. Tam!

What is with you?

I'm getting rid of

whatever badness was in me.

What are you talking about?

Only you and I are here!

What are you saying?

Mr. Tam!

Be calm, Mr. Tam!

The culprit is a woman.

The thing upsetting the village,

it is a woman.

The stupid old cripple.

Those idiotic mortals.

They all think that,

to practice skull wine,

you only need skulls.

The wine you've heard of,

it is worthless.

To brew the kind of skull wine

that can also summon its guardians,

you need five body parts

and the blood of a maiden.

Let me show you here.

The head

of a smart soul.

The feet

of a fast soul.

The liver

of a brave soul.

The heart of a wicked soul.

Fresh blood

of a fair maiden.

All are here.

All are here.

At last, I have them.

This skull wine here

will empower me.

I will kill the children of those bandits.

Blood for blood,

flesh for flesh.

O, holy wine guardians,

I beckon your presence.

I am ready to annihilate Hellbound Village.

They will be killed,

none shall survive.

It's too horrible, Duc!

The killer has yet to be found

but already we're hurting each other.

I think

things aren't as simple as they look, May.

Why must we endure this?

One death after another, and another.

I'm so scared!

It's only the Second Day of the New Year,

but look at how many things have happened.

Could this even be

the very last Tet of our village?

At dawn, I'll find the cripple.

Where are you planning to go?

I have a feeling

that he couldn't have gone far.

Yes, given his state and all.

And your village, what of it?

I wish

I'd been able to split myself up.

One half tending the village,

the other searching for him.

But what to do now?

His disappearance,

there must be a reason for it.

I think

if we can find the old cripple,

then everything will make sense.

Yes.

Let me come with you.

Aren't you afraid?

Why the hell should I be?

Every day there's a death here, and I'm still fine.

Your words are bold.

I'll leave you by yourself then.

Let me rush home and see the wife.

I get anxious when she's by herself.

Ah, Mr. Thap!

I haven't seen your wife in a while.

Might as well follow you, just so I can greet her.

I see that you're tired. You should rest.

Staying here tires me!

Darling!

Why haven't you gone inside?

What if you catch a cold?

I've been waiting for you.

I beg your pardon.

Too many things have been happening.

And so it's been befuddling.

My dear! I'm so afraid!

Madam Lam…

My dear. Be calm.

It's all behind us now.

Darling.

My dear!

Darling!

Darling!

My dear!

How are you feeling?

Darling! My dear!

Darling!

Darling!

Sir Kham's herbal mix, is not working for you?

Go!

Darling!

Darling!

What is wrong?

Skin…

Why did your skin get worse

and yet you didn't tell me?

Since Little Hach died, our village

has never seen a calm day.

Besides, I can still take it,

so you needn't worry.

How fortunate

that I still have you.

Are we supposed to endure this?

I'm most certain the culprit is in this village.

I've heard whispers about a woman.

She matches Mr. Tam's description.

To infiltrate this village,

that person must have had some help.

She's been killing us so savagely!

Or you are also behind all this?

Him!

Him and the old cripple!

They are in it together!