Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

Water from a nearby hot spring seeps into the mine area, triggering the hatching of graboid eggs. The hatchlings attack the miners, resulting in the deaths of 17 workers. The town realizes a deadly threat has emerged under its feet.

Juvenile graboids surface and strike without warning, attacking the camp and mining operations. The attacks reveal their ability to move underground and strike from below. Panic spreads through Rejection as more miners are killed.

Hiram Gummer, owner of the mine and Burt Gummer's ancestor, travels to Rejection to evaluate the situation. He is skeptical of frontier dangers and uncertain how to respond. His arrival sets the town's response in motion.

Juan Pedilla confronts a hatchling and kills it with a pickaxe, providing a rare moment of close-quarters bravery. The pair escapes as additional graboids close in. The danger becomes personal for them and a warning to the town.

Hiram places a call for help, prompting Black Hand Kelly to respond. The gunfighter's arrival introduces a different attitude toward firearms and survival. The uneasy alliance between Hiram and Kelly begins to form.

Kelly's practical wisdom about firearms and perseverance starts to resonate with Hiram. The two men learn to adapt under pressure as they prepare for the threat. The mentorship adds grit to Rejection's defenses.

In addition to earlier casualties, four graboids have hatched, including the one Juan previously killed. The group is overwhelmed as a fully grown graboid emerges and kills Kelly. The deaths escalate the town's fear and resolve.

Hiram decides to abandon the town and sell the silver mine, but residents refuse to leave and pressure him to stay. They threaten to inform potential buyers if he tries to sell out from under them. The community's stubborn attachment to the mine complicates any exodus.

In Carson City, a telegram reveals that the fully matured graboids have breached passes and are marching toward Rejection. Realizing the danger, Hiram decides to act rather than flee. He purchases weapons with his remaining valuables to defend the town.

Armed with new weaponry, Hiram returns to Rejection to organize the town's defenses. He urges the residents to stand together despite fear. The town prepares traps and defenses for the coming attack.

Two graboids are killed early in the confrontation, but the third adapts and evades their defenses. Hiram lures it to the surface and uses a flywheel-equipped steam traction engine to reel it in. The beast is slammed against wheels and boiler, exploding in a final collapse.

With the danger contained, the town agrees to keep the graboids secret to avoid scaring away settlers. They decide to use the mine's proceeds to pay for their belongings and future. Hiram settles in Rejection, integrating into the town's ongoing story.

Hiram establishes his home where his great-grandson Burt's will stand in the future, symbolizing a generational link. He is given a Colt 1865 Gatling gun and begins target practice, embracing weaponry as part of life in the town. The arrangement marks his lasting commitment to Rejection's survival.