Trick 6 steps
Turning the Evil Thing's Two Heads Against Each Other
Cassie and Sean's plan exploits the Evil Thing's two-headed biology—one head sucks blood, the other eats flesh—by using blood from a roast as a catalyst. When Max overcomes his fear and hurls the blood onto the creature, the two heads turn on each other and the monster devours itself.
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The monster's divided biology
The Evil Thing
The Evil Thing has two heads with opposing appetites: one head sucks blood while the other eats flesh, a peculiarity the plan aims to exploit.
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Cassie and Sean devise the self-destruction plan
Cassie Keller · Sean
Armed with a riddle, Cassie and Sean form a fragile alliance to outsmart the monster, realizing they need a very specific kind of catalyst to turn the creature against itself.
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Blood from the roast is prepared as the catalyst
Cassie Keller · Eileen Keller
A crucial piece of the plan involves blood from the roast Cassie's mother Eileen made, intended to anoint the Evil Thing in a way that will trigger the two heads to attack one another.
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Max confronts his fear to act
Max Keller · Cassie Keller
Bolstered by Cassie's encouragement, Max confronts his fears to play his part in the plan.
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Max hurls the blood onto the Evil Thing
Max Keller · The Evil Thing
Inspired by Cassie's resolve, Max hurls the blood onto the creature, delivering the catalyst that sets the plan in motion.
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The heads turn on each other and the monster devours itself
The Evil Thing
The two heads turn on each other in a deadly internal struggle, and the Evil Thing devours itself, exploding in a shower of yellow blood and ending the immediate threat to the survivors.
