However, he regains consciousness and stands up. The Master severs and burns Torgo's left hand. Torgo runs off into the darkness with his stump of a wrist in flames, and the Master sacrifices his first wife. As Michael, Margaret and Debbie run through the desert, Margaret falls and says she can't go any farther. A rattlesnake appears in front of them and Michael shoots it, the noise attracting the attention of the deputies, who assume the noises came from Mexico and leave it at that. Margaret convinces Michael to return to the house, as the cult would never think to look for them there. They go back and find the Master and his dog waiting for them. The Master steps slowly towards them, and Michael fires his gun, to no effect. The film then cuts to another pair of travelers, two women starting their vacation and driving through a rainstorm, searching for shelter. When they find the Master's house, the entranced Michael greets them, telling them "I take care of the place while The Master is away." Margaret and Debbie have become wives of the Master, and all are asleep. Cast Harold P. Warren as Michael John Reynolds as Torgo Diane Mahree as Margaret Jackey Neyman as Debbie Tom Neyman as The Master Stephanie Nielson, Sherry Proctor, Robin Redd, Jay Hall, Bettie Burns, and Lelaine Hansard as the Master's wives Bernie Rosenblum as Teenage boy Joyce Molleur as Teenage girl William Bryan Jennings and George Cavender as Cops Pat Coburn as Girl in convertible History Production Warren was very active in the theater scene in El Paso, Texas, and he once appeared as a walk-on for the television series Route 66, where he met screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. While chatting with Silliphant in a local coffee shop, Warren claimed that it was not difficult to make a horror film, and he bet Silliphant that he could make an entire film on his own. After placing the bet, Warren began the first outline of his script on a napkin, right inside the coffee shop. Warren financed it with a substantial but insufficient amount of cash, . He hired a group of actors from a local theater, many of whom he had worked with before, and a modeling agency. Instead of any wages, Warren promised the cast and crew a share of profit. In mid-1966, it was filmed with the working titles The