by Rodanex » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:27 am
Think I figured it out...fire, burial, or dismemberment only saves the soul of the initial person to be possessed. This individual acts sort of like a hub for whenever Deadites try to break through into our world.
So first the girl in the beginning is possessed, she's the first hub. She kills her mother, sending her soul to hell. The daughter is then burned, and thus saved.
Then Mia is possessed, becoming the second hub. Natalie, Eric, Olivia, and David are killed as a result, and their souls are sent to Hell. Mia is buried, so her soul is saved, but even though her friends are burned in the cabin, they still stay in Hell and add to the 5 souls.