 Finally at the edge of his sanity, Zé opens the coffins to prove to himself his victims are really dead, but instead sees that their eyes are open, and their faces crawling with spiders and maggots.Some time later, the villagers arrive at the mausoleum after hearing Zé's screams and find him lying on his back, horribly disfigured, his eyes bulging open.At that same time, the bells of the local church ring, announcing the stroke of midnight.