Fifty years
ago, a terrified child ran into an Arizona town, screaming that his parents
were now “underground…”
Today: Bruce Banner
wanders into the deserted Arizona town, with the porcelain doll that
contains the soul of his friend Charlie. Bruce enters the saloon and is startled
by an old man named Miguel. Miguel tells him that the town is a fake, built
decades ago for shooting Western movies. The place is deserted because the sun
has turned dark and the residents all fled. Bruce asks why then Miguel is still
here. Miguel responds with his story. Fifty years ago, he and his parents climbed
over the wall, entering the country from Mexico, seeking a better life. While
crossing the desert, vampires burst up from the ground, attacking the group and
dragging them underground to feast on; Miguel was the only survivor. He then
apologizes to Bruce—because the monsters are already there. They burst up
through the floor, dragging Bruce down into the pit where they tear his chest
open to eat. Bruce pleads with the Hulk to come to his rescue and then the
transformation begins. The Hulk tears into the vampires then breaks through to
the surface; he tears up two wooden poles and stakes as many of the monsters as
he can. The last one he nails to a wall turns out to be Miguel’s mother; she
asks how her son is and Hulk replies, “How should I know?” As he walks out of
the town, Miguel recovers the religious medal his mother wore….