The Sacrifice (Fear Itself episode)
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The Sacrifice is the first episode of the television series Fear Itself
, the episode originally aired on June 5, 2008. It was based on Del Howinson's
short story titled "The Lost Herd". The plot revolves around four men who become stranded in an old fort, to find that it is home to an ancient vampire.
Virginia asks Diego to help her with something in the barn; she points to a blanket on the floor, and Diego gets her drift. He steps on the blanket and falls into a deep pit, and Virginia shuts the metal door. He uses his lighter to look for an escape but finds a skull and begins to panic. The metal door then opens, Diego looks up hopefully but screams in terror instead as something jumps in the pit and devours him.
Virginia then turns to Lemon (AKA Lemuel), luring him into the skin house and seducing him. He is then knocked out and wakes up hanging upside down by a chain among the skinned rabbits. Point has had enough of the women's secrets and finds Navarro dead from a stake in the heart. He hears a strange growling and helps the Reverend, who is chained to his bed. The creature drags the Reverend by the chain out of sight and kills him. Point goes to find Lemon. Chelsea discovers the Reverend is dead and begins to cry as his corpse rises up behind her, she whispers a prayer and then swings an ax at him, cutting off his head.
Tara, who doesn't speak, shyly goes into the skin room and shows Lemon a picture she made of him as he begs her to let him down. She hears the creature growling and backs up to the door as Lemon screams for her to help him. Outside, Point was yelling for Lemon and heard screaming coming from the barn. When Point entered it, he saw a creature hanging onto his brother. The creature turned around and went for Point. Point began shooting it, scaring it off. Tara sees Lemon's wounds and grabs an ax as Chelsea did. Point thinks she's attacking him and he pushes her, impaling her on a spike. Point lets Lemon down. He finds the remaining two women and threatens them to tell him what's going on.
Chelsea explains that when her people came to America from Romania, the creature hid among them. It is a vampire. In order to protect the world outside, the group decided to build the fort in their attempt to keep the creature it. Eventually, the vampire picked off each member of the town until only the three girls and their father, the Reverend, were left. The Reverend allowed the creature to feed off him slowly until visitors came. The only way to kill it, or those infected by its bite, is either burning, a stake in the heart, or chopping off its head. Virginia sees Lemon's bite and tries to kill him but Point aims his gun at her, not allowing them to kill his brother, He tries to comfort Lemon as they beg him to kill Lemon.
A moment after Lemon dies he rises as a vampire and attacks Virginia and bites her, and he is killed by Point. Chelsea is forced to use Virginia as bait for the creature so she and Point can kill it. They lower her into the pit. Sure enough, the creature comes to the pit. Point can't wait and knocks the creature in as Chelsea shuts the door. Point uses an ax to make holes in the door, pours gasoline in and throws a lamp on it as Virginia shrieks from being attacked and then burned.
Chelsea and Point escape and watch the town burn down, Chelsea takes Point's hand and he complies. The next morning she opens the doors to finally leave the town but notices Point is bleeding. It is a bite, either from Lemon or when he pushed the vampire. He looks at her in horror; she miserably shuts the doors, knowing it isn't over.
, including the main fort and several other buildings.
with 5.2 million viewers.
Fear Itself (TV series)
Fear Itself was a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC....
, the episode originally aired on June 5, 2008. It was based on Del Howinson's
Del Howison
Del Howison is an American horror author, editor and actor.-Life and career:Howison was born in Detroit, Michigan but moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting; with his distinctive long white hair, he was a natural for low-budget horror films, and has since played the character "Renfield"...
short story titled "The Lost Herd". The plot revolves around four men who become stranded in an old fort, to find that it is home to an ancient vampire.
Plot
Four criminals are hiding from the cops after a robbery. Navarro is injured from a bullet wound. Soon, they discover a seemingly abandoned town. Three beautiful sisters, Chelsea, Tara, and Virginia live there with Reverend, an old man who stays in bed all day. Chelsea nurses Navarro by stitching up his wound, then sews his mouth shut. Point, the leader of the criminals, has suspicions about the women, while his younger brother Lemon and partner Diego, are infatuated with them.Virginia asks Diego to help her with something in the barn; she points to a blanket on the floor, and Diego gets her drift. He steps on the blanket and falls into a deep pit, and Virginia shuts the metal door. He uses his lighter to look for an escape but finds a skull and begins to panic. The metal door then opens, Diego looks up hopefully but screams in terror instead as something jumps in the pit and devours him.
Virginia then turns to Lemon (AKA Lemuel), luring him into the skin house and seducing him. He is then knocked out and wakes up hanging upside down by a chain among the skinned rabbits. Point has had enough of the women's secrets and finds Navarro dead from a stake in the heart. He hears a strange growling and helps the Reverend, who is chained to his bed. The creature drags the Reverend by the chain out of sight and kills him. Point goes to find Lemon. Chelsea discovers the Reverend is dead and begins to cry as his corpse rises up behind her, she whispers a prayer and then swings an ax at him, cutting off his head.
Tara, who doesn't speak, shyly goes into the skin room and shows Lemon a picture she made of him as he begs her to let him down. She hears the creature growling and backs up to the door as Lemon screams for her to help him. Outside, Point was yelling for Lemon and heard screaming coming from the barn. When Point entered it, he saw a creature hanging onto his brother. The creature turned around and went for Point. Point began shooting it, scaring it off. Tara sees Lemon's wounds and grabs an ax as Chelsea did. Point thinks she's attacking him and he pushes her, impaling her on a spike. Point lets Lemon down. He finds the remaining two women and threatens them to tell him what's going on.
Chelsea explains that when her people came to America from Romania, the creature hid among them. It is a vampire. In order to protect the world outside, the group decided to build the fort in their attempt to keep the creature it. Eventually, the vampire picked off each member of the town until only the three girls and their father, the Reverend, were left. The Reverend allowed the creature to feed off him slowly until visitors came. The only way to kill it, or those infected by its bite, is either burning, a stake in the heart, or chopping off its head. Virginia sees Lemon's bite and tries to kill him but Point aims his gun at her, not allowing them to kill his brother, He tries to comfort Lemon as they beg him to kill Lemon.
A moment after Lemon dies he rises as a vampire and attacks Virginia and bites her, and he is killed by Point. Chelsea is forced to use Virginia as bait for the creature so she and Point can kill it. They lower her into the pit. Sure enough, the creature comes to the pit. Point can't wait and knocks the creature in as Chelsea shuts the door. Point uses an ax to make holes in the door, pours gasoline in and throws a lamp on it as Virginia shrieks from being attacked and then burned.
Chelsea and Point escape and watch the town burn down, Chelsea takes Point's hand and he complies. The next morning she opens the doors to finally leave the town but notices Point is bleeding. It is a bite, either from Lemon or when he pushed the vampire. He looks at her in horror; she miserably shuts the doors, knowing it isn't over.
Deaths
- Tara (Michelle MolineuxMichelle MolineuxMichelle Molineux is a Canadian actress and singer. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and attended the University of Alberta. Michelle is best known for her role as an Awesome Alien Seductress in Decoys 2: Alien Seduction released in 2006...
), impaled on a spike by Point. - Virginia (Mircea MonroeMircea MonroeMircea Monroe is an American actress and model.Monroe's first professional acting job was in the New Line film, Cellular. Since then, Monroe has appeared in various films, and pilots for The WB and Fox, starred in the Fox show Drive, and guest starred on TV shows, including Freddie, Scrubs, and...
), bitten by vampire Lemon, then burned alive (off-screen) and killed (off-screen) by the vampire inside the pit. - Reverend Janos (Bill Baksa), dragged away and killed (off-screen) by the vampire, then turned into vampire and Chelsea chopped off his head.
- The Vampire (Walter Phelan), burned alive (off-screen) inside the pit, along with Virginia.
- Lemon (Jesse PlemonsJesse PlemonsJesse Plemons is an American film and television actor best known for playing Landry Clarke on NBC's Friday Night Lights.-Career:...
), bitten by the vampire, then turned into vampire and Point shot him. - Diego (Stephen MartinesStephen MartinesStephen Scott Martines , is an American actor and former model. Martines is sometimes credited as Coltin Scott.- Early life :...
), killed (off-screen) by the vampire inside the pit. - Navarro (Reamonn Joshee), all face sewed up by Chelsea, also he has an stake in the heart.
- Chelsea (Rachel MinerRachel MinerRachel Miner is a Broadway, film and television actress, born in New York City.-Personal life:A third generation Miner in show business, she is the daughter of director and teacher Peter Miner and the granddaughter of director/producer Worthington Miner and actress Frances Fuller...
), possibly killed (off-screen) by Point, who haves a vampire bite.
Filming locations
The episode was primarily filmed at Fort Edmonton ParkFort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by area...
, including the main fort and several other buildings.
Ratings
The Sacrifice premiere episode came in second next to SwingtownSwingtown
Swingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key...
with 5.2 million viewers.
External links
- Scribd.com - The Lost Herd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/20144108/The-Lost-Herd