(static crackles and swooshes)
(deep ominous music)
(metal creaks)
(metal clicking and creaking)
(static buzzing)
(deep eerie music)
(fire crackles) (soft haunting music)
(screen bangs swiftly)
- [Alice] Babe, are you gonna put this out?
- Yes. Yes, I will. - Oh, that was fun.
(overlapping chatter)
You should put this out though.
- [Alice] I don't wanna touch it. It's like--
- [Curtis] Yeah, I'm gonna put it out.
- [Annie] Oh my gosh. Alice, help your boyfriend.
- [Alice] I, he's doing it his self just fine.
- [Ross] I would help,
but my wrists are all-- - Of course.
- [Annie] I'll get your duffel bag.
- [Curtis] Of course, of course.
- [Annie] I'm sorry I didn't grab it before.
- [Alice] Did you get all water?
- [Ross] Yeah, Annie, where is our son? (chuckles)
- Ollie?
Ollie?
I found him, Ross. (chuckles)
What are you doin' down there, sweetheart?
- [Ollie] Hiding.
- Oh yeah? That's a great place to hide.
Come on, come outta there. - I'm not.
- Dad has a special plan.
Come on.
(car door thuds shut)
- [Ross] All right.
- Think we're ready. - Ready?
- [Annie] Oh, yeah.
- [Curtis] All right, let's go.
- So it's uh, back outta town, yeah?
- Yes. Yes.
- Like an hour, or more?
Or uh, I just don't wanna,
I just don't wanna drive
too, too long. - Look, look, it's--
- My wrists are sore.
- Yeah, okay, it's gonna be 60 clicks,
up that logging road. - 60 clicks? Yeah. Okay.
- And that is right here on the map.
- Okay.
- Cool? - Cool.
- All right. - Right?
- Hey buddy, No more hiding under the car, okay?
Please, we, we talked about that.
- [Ollie] Okay, Daddy.
- Hey Ollie, are you stoked
to get a couple more days camping?
- Uh-huh. - Yeah?
- So, you guys figure out where we're going next?
- Yeah. Uh, it's about 60 clicks.
- I think you've turned our life into a reality show.
(Ross chuckles)
- Yeah, well, maybe you'll be a famous filmmaker.
Huh, Ollie?
- [Ollie] Mm-hmm.
- We got a regular Marty Scorsese on our hands here.
(all chuckle)
- [Ollie] Who's that?
- He's a famous movie director, honey.
Okay, where are we going?
- Okay, well, I've only been once,
but Levi Lake back here has some really dope fishing spots.
- Hmm. - Mm.
- Wait, is that the one with the really creepy hike in?
- Yeah, uh, Stickman's Hollow, I think.
I think that's what the locals call it.
- Well, I hate that.
- Right, right, but the fishing is unreal,
and apparently back in the day, they used to use it
to hold baptisms.
Regular small town shit.
Oops, I mean, sorry, uh, uh, stuff.
- [Ollie] Nice one, Curtis.
- You know what? Don't worry about it.
Anyway, this weird trail has like,
marked figures and stuff on it.
- Oh-- - Marked fig?
And it's, and what, it's, it's accessible?
- Oh yeah, the car will be just fine.
I mean, it gets pretty tight up top of the trail,
but it should be doable.
- It is a really gorgeous hike in,
and the lake at the end is beautiful.
You're gonna love it. - Okay.
- I gotta show you pictures of these wild cutthroats I got.
- No, no, no fish.
Oh my god, that was so fun. - Mm.
- We should do that more often, right?
- Oh my god, your hair. - The trees and all that stuff
- Why do you look so gorgeous every time we go camping?
It's annoying. - Oh.
It's my only superpower.
- Ah, ah, okay, whatever.
Okay, call Mom, tell her that we're all good,
that we'll be back.
- Can do.
- Thanks for the camera.
Seriously, how much did that cost?
- Anything for my precious nephew.
- (chuckles) When do I get a nephew, hey?
(women laugh)
- She just threw you under the bus, dude.
(all laugh)
- Okay, let's go. Bye, Ross.
Oh, it was great to see you. - Bye, Curtis.
- It was so good seeing you.
- Take care of that. - Yeah, you too.
- Oh my god. - Try not to set anything
on fire.
- Oh well, we're gonna be having a campfire.
Set that on fire. - Oh, you guys
better watch that closely.
I will see you next week for dinner, okay?
- [Ollie] Okay.
- We'll have mac and cheese. - Enjoy your weekend
at the lake.
It's gonna be the bomb. - Yeah man, I'll send you tons
of pics while we're up there. - What do you say, Ollie?
- [Curtis] Not dick pics, I hope.
- [Ollie] Thank you for the camera, Auntie Alice.
- Wow, goddamn you're cute. Damn, you're cute.
(Annie laughs)
- Hey, Ali, don't get any ideas.
- Okay, bye guys. Love you. - Bye.
- Drive safe.
- Bye. - Bye.
- Ross, let's go. - Y'all buckled up.
Let's rock and roll, squad.
- Please, Dad.
Bye. - Bye.
- [Alice] Bye, everyone.
- Bye, Alice.
- [Alice] Looking good, guys.
Bye, love you. - Gotta go.
- Bye, bye. Love you. - Could you give the camera
back to my son now, please?
Thank you.
- [Alice] All right, here you go. Careful, bud.
- Okay. - Road trip.
- Let's hit it.
- [Ross] Hit it.
(Annie sighs)
(car beeps)
- [Annie] Taking this off.
- I'm not gonna hit these trees on the side.
- No, no, you're good, you're good.
- Can't quite tell the distance.
- So pretty though.
- Yeah, yeah.
We didn't, we didn't miss that turn off yet, did we?
- No, I think we're good.
- Okay.
- Yeah, this is nice. - Mom?
- Yeah, sweetheart?
- [Ollie] Can I have a bite?
- Of course. Do you want your own?
- [Ollie] Mm, no.
- Okay. Here you go.
Oh, careful with the new camera.
No, I'm falling.
- (laughs) I'm like, is that the,
that's the voice of the camera you're doing?
- Yeah. It's like a little old lady in the woods, you know?
- Nice. Yeah, no, I can see that, I can--
- What do you think, Ollie?
Yeah? - Definitely not.
- No, no? Oh, he doesn't--
- You don't think it sounds like that?
- He doesn't approve.
- Okay, well-- - You have not
passed the audition.
(pop music on radio)
- It's Americana. (Ollie mimics "Jaws" music)
- [Ross] Yeah, talking about country roads and stuff.
(Ollie mimics "Jaws" music)
- Turn. - Turn? Yeah.
- [Ollie] (sighs) Are we there yet?
(pop music on radio)
(car signals beeping)
- You gonna ask him for directions, or?
- Yeah, I just gotta make sure we're going the right way.
I, I do not wanna get
turned around here. - Oh, Ollie.
- Hey. - Don't film the stranger.
- [Ollie] Okay.
- Hey, how's it going? - Hi.
- Afternoon.
- Hey, we're, we're looking for a, a fisher,
a fishing trail.
It's called the Stickman's Trail, I think, I,
do you know if we're going the right way?
- Now, what are you doing wanting to go up to the Hollow?
- Wanted to pop a line in the water.
You know, reel a few in.
Just have uh, just have, just have some quality time
with my son and I.
- Well, I don't go up there much, not a lotta folks do,
except of course the Bible thumpers,
go up there to baptize their children,
or some such nonsense.
(fisherman spits)
- Okay, so we're headed the right direction then, yeah?
- Yeah, it's about uh, 20 minutes up the road
and then about 30 minutes up a narrow road.
- [Ross] 20 minutes, okay.
Great. - You'll know the trailhead
when you get to it.
- [Ross] Okay. How will we know?
- You'll know.
- Okay. - All right.
- Thank you. (both laugh)
Thank you so much.
- [Ross] That's great. Yeah, thank, hey, any luck out there?
- Take care of your family.
You watch yourself by those pines near the lake.
- Okay. - All righty. (chuckles)
- [Annie] Well, thanks a lot.
- Yeah, thank you so much, sir.
- Have a good one. - Yeah.
Well, that was a little bit weird.
- He was perfectly fine, Ross. We're just in the country.
- Some local color there for you, bud.
(wind whips)
I mean, Curtis and your sister did it,
so it's gotta be at least accessible.
- [Annie] I think we'll be fine.
- Are you worried at all about this?
- No. It's so pretty here.
- Yeah, but we are really, really up here.
(Annie laughs)
What? I can't help it.
- [Annie] Oh, geez.
- Hey, this is the man you married.
- I know.
- [Ross] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. What the?
- [Ollie] What's up, Dad?
- Uh-- - I, I think someone
was just in a rush to go fishing. (chuckles nervously)
Hey, Ollie, take a seat.
- [Ollie] Where did they go?
- I don't know.
Just a second. (brake engages)
- [Annie] Oh, Ross, don't go in there.
- Let me just take a look.
- [Ollie] That is so weird.
- Hey, Ollie, can I see the camera?
- [Ollie] Sure. What's wrong, Mom?
- [Annie] I don't know, it's just,
that's, strange.
- Have we seen this car before somewhere?
- [Annie] I don't know, Officer Ross.
- Looks familiar.
Ooh.
- [Ollie] What is that?
- [Annie] Ollie. Oh, god.
What is that?
- Ew! Wow, that stinks. (Ollie laughs)
- [Annie] Don't put your nose in it.
- Okay. - Okay, let's go.
- All right, yeah. Let's um, let's go.
(Ross exhales sharply)
(car rumbles)
- [Annie] Oh my god.
- What? Oh wow.
- Is-- - Mom, go back.
- [Annie] Yeah, yeah, sweetie. I, I see that.
- [Ollie] What was that thing?
- [Annie] I, I don't know.
Huh? - That is--
- Are we at the trail? - Yeah.
- [Ross] Wow.
- [Annie] I think this is what he was talking about.
- [Ross] Yeah, I think that's it.
- [Annie] Yeah. We're here.
- Weird. - Wow.
Okay. Hey.
- Pretty freaky, eh?
- [Annie] Yeah.
- What do you think, buddy?
- [Ollie] It's kinda like a big action figure.
(Ross and Annie laugh)
- Yeah, kinda. - Yeah.
It's a pretty cool piece though.
It's just...
- Just what?
- Just why-- - Why? Yeah.
Great question.
I'm gonna start grabbing some bags.
You wanna give me a hand, buddy?
- [Annie] Okay.
- [Ross] You bringing this fleece, babe?
- [Annie] Yeah, that'd be great if you could grab that.
- [Ross] Can't let me forget, after dinner today
I have to take those vitamins.
- [Annie] Yeah. Okay.
- [Ross] It's so dark. (figure creaks)
- [Ollie] Mom!
- Baby, what, what?
Hey. Sir?
See? Nothing. - Nothing.
- Yeah.
- I just don't, I just wanna make sure he's--
- It's okay, Ross. - Can enjoy himself.
- It's fine.
- Should we stay there the whole night?
- Yes. You promised him one more night, and some fishing.
- Yeah, I know. I know, yeah.
- Hey, come on. It'll be fun.
I'll protect you. (laughs)
- Give me a kiss.
- [Ollie] Ew. Mom, Dad?
- What, are you gonna film your parents making out?
Laced up good?
- Think so.
- Yeah, let me tie my shoes too.
- Uh-huh. Get it? - Real mature, Dad.
- 'Cause he's got no laces.
- [Ollie] Uh-huh. Classic.
- Let's do this thing, gang. - Your dad's funny, hey?
- Hilarious. - Yeah. I know.
Huh.
- (whistles) Seems as tall as you, buddy.
- [Ollie] Huh. Almost.
(footsteps patter)
Listen.
- [Annie] What is it, Ollie?
- [Ollie] Wait.
Wait.
- [Annie] Ollie?
- [Ollie] Wait, Mom.
- [Annie] Okay, let's keep going.
Ollie.
- He, he mentioned the figures, right?
He said that. - Yeah. Yeah.
- I think I didn't quite understand what he meant.
- [Annie] Wow.
- Yeah.
Careful on this log.
- [Annie] Oh, yeah.
Let's get going, hey? Like, how far is the lake?
- [Ross] Yeah, it should be just up ahead.
I went, I went forward a bit. There's a couple turns.
- [Annie] You saw it though, right?
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah. - Yeah?
- [Ross] I saw it. Well, I saw where it whipped.
- [Ollie] Mom, are we gonna be at the lake soon?
- Soon as your dad gets back.
He's just making sure we're on the right path.
You wouldn't wanna get lost out here, eh? Spooky. (laughs)
Oh, Ollie, I think we're here.
- Finally. - Oh, by George.
Look at this. (Annie laughs)
- [Annie] Wow.
- Oh, yeah. (Annie laughs)
(hands clap) This is it.
- [Annie] Good job, hun.
- [Ollie] Good job, Dad.
- [Annie] Brought us here.
(laughs) Slow down.
- Freaking cool. I'm, I'm sorry.
(Annie and Ross laugh)
- Whoo! - Oh my goodness. Wow.
Oh, Ollie, this is amazing.
- [Ollie] Yep.
- I knew it was gonna be nice. Didn't I tell ya?
- [Annie] (laughs) You did.
- There you go. - Oh babe.
- Oh my god-- - You gotta,
you gotta sketch this. - It's so peaceful.
- Yeah. Yeah. - Oh, I do. I do.
(wildlife quacks and chirps)
(brush crunches) (insects buzz)
(Annie and Ross laugh)
- I know what I'm doing.
I just did this two days ago, I swear.
- With maybe like a little help from my sister?
- I told her not to tell you
that I've never set up a tent before.
- [Annie] Oh my (laughs).
- She betrayed my trust.
- [Annie] You think after nine years of marriage,
I really don't know that you're bad with tents?
- Nine years. - Yeah.
- [Ross] Time flies. Has it been that long?
- [Annie] Yeah, it has.
- [Ross] You think we're married too long?
- [Annie] Oh, shut up.
- [Ollie] Mom, Dad?
- [Annie] Yeah, sweetheart?
- [Ollie] I'm just gonna go explore a bit.
- Oh, okay. Well, you stay close, okay?
- [Ollie] I know.
- [Annie] I don't want you to go too far.
- [Ollie] I know.
- [Annie] Okay, honey.
Watch where you're going with that thing. Okay?
Don't want you to trip while you're filming.
- [Ollie] Yep, I'll be careful.
- [Annie] Okay. Okay, as long as I can see you.
(brush crunches) (insects buzz)
Be careful.
- [Ross] I think they gave us too many poles.
- [Annie] Okay.
(wildlife chirps and buzzes quietly)
(brush crunches)
(stick taps) (Ollie vocalizing)
(wildlife quacks and chirps)
(water splashes)
(wildlife quacks and chirp)
(footsteps crunch)
(distant haunting music) (footsteps crunch)
- [Ollie] Who's there?
(soft haunting choral music)
I can hear you singing, you know.
(footsteps crunch)
Hey, Dad, I thought I heard someone singing in the woods.
- That's probably just the birds, bud.
Okay, what do you think? Hat, no hat?
- [Ollie] No hat.
- Okay, well I'm gonna wear the hat.
It's part of my dad's fishing attire.
It's part of the uniform.
What do you think we should use?
We got some shiny-looking guys.
We got some swimmy-looking bugs.
There's plenty of creepy crawlies here we can choose from.
- [Ollie] Dad, where's the hook?
- Well, they're hidden. See?
In there.
- [Ollie] So that hook goes in the fish's mouth?
- Yeah. Yeah, you cast it out, hook their lip, pull 'em in.
And then we let them go.
- [Ollie] What if they swallow it?
Does the hook get stuck in their throat?
- [Annie] Hey, you're the one who wanted to teach him
how to fish.
- [Ollie] Dad. I didn't know the fish would get hurt.
- Why don't I just show you how to cast.
I mean, honestly, that's the best part. That's the most fun.
That's my favorite part.
(insect buzzes) (frogs croak)
Yeah. I don't like seeing those fish get hurt either.
(fishing rod clicks)
All right, think I'm all set. You guys ready?
- Yeah. (laughs) - Okay.
- [Ollie] Action.
- Sound like a director already, bud.
(Annie laughs)
Oh, can't do it without that.
(Annie laughs) Huh.
- [Annie] That's so good.
- [Ollie] Go, Dad.
- You watching, bud?
(water laps) (wildlife chatters)
So it's all in the wrist.
You wanna let out a little bit of line, bring it back,
and then flick it out.
It's all in the wrist, okay? - Oh, that was very nice.
- So I'm gonna do a big one.
- [Ollie] Make it go really far.
- Oh yeah, here we go. (Annie laughs)
(fishing rod whirs) (wildlife chatters)
(water splashes)
(Annie and Ollie laugh) - Are you okay?
- Oh my god.
- [Ollie] As you can see,
Dad is wet. - What were you thinking?
Oh my god, come here. Come get a blanket.
- I think we should probably just
do some hot dogs then tonight.
(Annie and Ollie laugh)
Oh.
- You're soaked.
- I am wet.
- [Ollie] I can't explain, you're so wet.
- So wet. (Ross sputters)
So, so wet. Oh my (laughs).
- Oh my gosh. Did you get that?
I got it, I got it. I got it, I got it.
Oh, that's hot. - Oh, gosh.
- [Ollie] Hot dog is ruined.
- [Ross] Sorry, give me your bun, please.
- [Ollie] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
(Ross clears throat) - Okay.
- Your dinner, my lady.
- Oh, why, thank you, good sir.
- Chivalry is not dead, clearly.
(Ollie and Annie laugh)
- Where are the condiments?
- I put some in the bag there, beside you.
- Little bit of Parmesan.
- [Ollie] Mom, what are you doing?
- You just wait.
- [Ross] No, but please, not in front of our son.
- Little bit of peanut butter.
- [Ollie] Peanut butter?
- Yes, sweetie.
- [Ross] I can't even watch this. Ugh.
- It's so good. So, so good.
- [Ross] Ugh.
- Mmm, yummy.
- [Ross] (gags) Oh, I can't believe you eat that.
- Stop it, Ross.
Mm, it's so good.
- It is not. I guarantee you. (laughs)
- Ollie, when your dad and I first went camping,
I discovered this.
It's called the, the butter, the buttered parma-dog.
- [Ross] It was the dog-esan last year. (laughs)
- I like buttered parma-dog.
- [Ross] Okay, fine. Wonder what you'll call it tomorrow.
(Annie laughs)
Whatever it's called, I think it's a, it's a,
it's an abomination.
- [Ollie] I wanna try.
- Yeah. Come here. - No, no.
- Come here, Ollie.
- [Ross] Oh, what are you doing to our son?
- I'll show you how
a real corn dog is made. - Peanut butter does not
belong on a hot dog.
(distant twittering)
- [Annie] What was that?
- [Ross] Yeah, what the hell? That sounded human.
- [Annie] We must be hearing things.
What about that car we saw earlier?
Maybe there's people here?
- [Ross] What, in the forest at night?
- [Annie] I don't know, locals?
- [Ollie] I heard a girl singing in the woods today.
- [Annie] Okay, uh, let's go to bed. Ollie, it's bedtime.
- [Ross] Yeah, come on, bud.
- [Annie] Let's go. (sighs)
(zipper scratches)
Ollie? What are you doing out there?
Come here.
- [Ross] Come on, back to bed.
- It's okay. It was nothing to worry about.
Honestly, I think it was a twig or something.
Again, it's nothing. It's fine.
Let's get you tucked in.
- You gonna be running that camera all night, buddy?
- [Ollie] I don't know. Maybe.
- Okay, bedtime. Okay?
(zipper scratches)
- [Ollie] Fine. What about a story?
- I don't have a story for tonight,
but I do have my sketchbook.
Eh? You wanna look at that before we go to bed?
- Even filming the sketches, huh?
That's dedication.
(paper rustles)
- [Ollie] I like that one.
- [Annie] Me too. Okay, it's bedtime.
- [Ollie] Ah.
(Ollie yawns)
- Oh my god. Ollie, did you draw this?
- [Ollie] Draw what?
- Ollie, don't play games with me.
Did you draw this?
- [Ollie] Draw what, Mom?
- What is it? Let me see.
Oliver.
- [Ollie] I didn't.
- You have to ask before you use your mom's sketchbook.
What is this?
- [Ollie] I didn't draw anything in Mom's sketchbook.
- Oliver, you have to tell the truth. Did you draw this?
- [Ollie] No.
- Okay, it's bedtime. It's bedtime, so put the camera off.
We'll talk about this tomorrow. Camera off!
- Oh, boy.
- Ollie, bedtime.
(soft haunting choral music)
(light clicks)
(sleeping bag rustles)
- [Girl] Your name is Oliver, right?
- [Ollie] Yes. Are you okay?
- [Girl] I need your help, Oliver. Will you help me?
You must be very, very quiet.
(tent creaks)
Come meet me outside.
Can you do that, Oliver?
I don't wanna wake your mommy and daddy though.
That's it. Quiet now.
Quiet.
(zipper scratches)
(footsteps crunch) (Ollie breathes heavily)
(ghostly voice growls softly)
- Yes. (branch crackles)
(ghostly voice growls softly)
(zipper scratches)
- [Annie] Ollie, what are you doing, sweetheart?
Come back to bed.
- [Ollie] Mo, Mom? Mom, that's not me.
(object thuds repeatedly) Mommy, Mommy!
- Ollie! Ollie!
(Ollie gasping)
(camera thuds)
(Ross grunting)
(Ross gasps)
(footsteps crunch)
(static crackles)
(creature grumbles softly)
(screen swooshes)
(deep ominous music)
(car hums)
- [Peter] Is it all right if I'm rolling?
- Uh, yeah.
Sometimes a little context of the before and after
goes a long way.
Just roll on everything.
- [Peter] Yeah, of course. Right.
I've never done this before, uh, to be honest,
I'm not even sure I believe in it.
- Well, if you're lucky, you'll never have to believe in it.
- [Peter] How long have you been on the road?
- Um, I left yesterday around 6:00 AM,
crossed the border around midnight.
It's been a hell of a drive.
You?
- [Peter] Uh, wasn't too bad, actually.
They flew me in on a red eye.
(chuckles) I wasn't gonna sleep anyway.
Had to bus all the way to this town though.
It's barely even on the map.
Do you think it's the real deal?
- Yeah.
- [Peter] The priest from yesterday, he uh...
♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Is the loving Father, our children everywhere ♪
♪ Also loves the children who lived nextdoor to me ♪
- [Man On Radio] To me as a family man,
the answer is simple.
We have to look at it in the context of our modern day lives
and what that would mean.
(pages rustle)
- [Peter] Is this the neighborhood?
- Mm-hmm. No, I'm just checking something here.
- [Peter] Okay.
- Yeah. Um, you drink?
- [Peter] Oh, no. No, I don't.
- You smoke?
- [Peter] No, sir. Not cannabis or tobacco.
- What, not even drugs? Nothing over the counter?
- [Peter] Well, minor painkillers sometimes.
- Ah, that doesn't count.
- [Peter] Okay.
- Ah, just making sure you have all your vices
under control.
You need a clear head and a strong stomach
for this line of work.
(Monroe sighs)
Shit.
(car door bangs)
(birds chirp)
- [Peter] What is that, sir?
(Monroe sighs)
- (sighs) You document everything,
unless I tell you otherwise, understand?
- [Peter] Yes, Father.
- Are you all right?
- [Peter] Yeah, yeah. I'll be fine.
- Okay.
(knocking at door)
(footsteps clicking)
(door creaks)
- Father Monroe?
- Mr. And Mrs. Hall, may we come in?
Oh, this is my associate from the diocese.
He'll be uh, recording for the entire duration.
It's important we have a record of the uh,
well, the more unusual cases.
I'm afraid the church deems it necessary
in this day and age.
(door creaks)
- [Gabriel] Gabriel Hall. This is my wife, Selena.
Um, we're very grateful you could make it
on such short notice.
- [Monroe] Of course. Now the child is contained?
She's safe?
- [Gabriel] She is.
For now. Please.
(door creaks)
(static crackles)
- Now, that trinket out in the uh, tree, thank you.
May I ask where that's from?
- The little men. Clara makes them with her Sunday group.
They craft them up at the lake
when someone in the parish gets baptized.
- Right.
- [Peter] Okay. I think we're all set.
- [Monroe] Pay no mind to Peter.
Fairly soon, you won't even notice he's here.
Now before we begin, I have some questions.
It's important we have a thorough portrait
of the events leading up to today.
- Of course. Whatever you need, Father.
- [Monroe] Can you please just walk me through
the timeline here?
When did Clara start showing signs of suspected possession?
- Uh, I received a phone call at the store.
I own the hardware store in town,
and I got a phone call from her teacher, Mrs. Finley,
and she said that Clara was acting up
and being a, a bad kid--
- She was having behavioral issues.
- And then there, and then there was the incident.
I received another phone call and the school called me up
and they said that Clara was
throwing her feces at the other kids, and I uh,
and then she ran away from the school that afternoon.
And eventually we found her behind the diner,
rummaging through the garbage and eating scraps of meat.
- [Monroe] At that point, had it occurred to you
that perhaps an entity may have infested your child?
- I knew right away that it wasn't my daughter. I knew it.
My Clara would never throw her shit at, mm, I'm sorry.
- [Monroe] Yeah, you can, you can say "shit", Mr. Hall,
I'm a priest, I'm not your principal.
So once you got her home, you contacted Father Edwards.
- Only after she started speaking in another language. Yes.
- [Monroe] What language?
- Gaelic, he said?
- Yes, a primitive version.
- [Monroe] And as I understand it,
Father Edwards performed an exorcism
for two days, in an attempt to drive the entity
out of your daughter?
That is before Edwards was attacked yesterday
and hospitalized.
- That's correct.
- [Monroe] How old is your daughter?
(bang on door)
- She's awake again.
(Clara speaks indistinctly)
(banging on door)
(Clara yelling indistinctly)
(light switch clicks)
Something wrong, Father?
(glasses click)
(footsteps click)
- As uh, as soon as Father Edwards was taken away
in the ambulance yesterday,
Clara hid herself in the basement and I, I locked her in.
And she's not getting out either,
I put those hinges in myself.
I, I locked her down there for our own safety.
She was getting sadistic, father.
You must have seen what she did to Father Edwards.
- Father Edwards died last night in the hospital.
The infection from his wounds spread too quickly
and his heart gave out.
(footsteps clicking)
(Clara yelling muffled)
(footsteps clicking)
She's further along than I thought.
I need to see the room
where Father Edwards was attacked, please.
(door clicks)
Oh. (coughs)
(plastic rustles)
(soft eerie music)
(static crackles)
(Monroe breathes heavily)
Document everything.
(floorboards creak)
(insect buzzes)
(soft deep ominous music)
(insect buzzes)
- [Selena] She likes playing house a lot, having a family,
taking care of a baby.
(insect buzzes)
(music box twinkles)
- [Monroe] (sighs) When did Clara make this?
- [Selena] Yesterday.
- Do you even know what this is?
Gabe, grab the other side. Help me with this.
- [Selena] Father, why?
- [Monroe] You'll see.
Come on. (Selena whimpers)
(Gabriel sighs)
(insect buzzes)
- [Gabriel] My daughter's turning into a creature from hell.
- Perhaps, Mr. Hall.
There are far worse realms than man's simple dream of hell.
(deep scary growl)
- [Clara] (giggles) Oh, hello, Henry.
The Dr. Monroe is here to see me.
Doesn't that make me feel special. (giggles)
- Clara, is that you?
- [Clara] Mm-hmm. It's Clara, Henry.
- [Peter] How, how does she know your name?
(footsteps click)
- I am a servant of God. (creature growls)
I shall not speak your true name.
You have one last chance to release the innocent girl,
or you will pay a penance. (creature growls)
- [Ghostly Voice] Come closer, Henry. (growls)
Do you remember Scotty on the rocks?
You let him die, Henry.
He would've lived if you had let me stay inside of him.
I could've made him great. He would've made a village.
The village would've worshiped him.
- [Peter] Father, what is she saying?
(banging at door) What is she saying?
(Monroe clears throat)
- Norway, 1998. I was new to priesthood.
I was studying medicine in Oslo.
I had performed an exorcism, much like this one,
on a young man,
not much older than Clara.
What I did not know was he had been chosen,
chosen, Peter, to house this entity
by those that worshiped him.
I couldn't save him from the entity, or the followers.
So, how does this particular being know my name, Peter?
Because I met him before, a long time ago.
- [Peter] Father, what kind of followers?
- Uh, uh, there are hidden, secret sects of Christianity,
far older than you've ever studied, son.
Sects from when the gospels were
mixed with early Pagan beliefs.
They defy all our understanding of what is right,
what is wrong.
Their practices are profane.
Keep your eyes on Mr. And Mrs. Hall, Peter.
(Clara yells distantly)
- [Clara] Does no one wanna play with Clara?
Not even Henry? (yelling)
(Clara yelling)
(creature growling)
(Monroe clears throat)
- We going to do, Father? Is she too far gone?
- Not if she's still breathing.
(creature growls and grumbles)
(zipper scratches)
- What are you doing?
- We are going to sedate her,
just until we can bind her safely.
(banging at door) (creature growling)
Clara?
Follow me.
- [Peter] Father is this...
(footsteps clicking)
(door rattles)
(Monroe coughs)
(Monroe gasps)
(soft tense music)
(object smashes)
(Monroe whimpers)
(Monroe breathing heavily)
(objects clatter)
(Monroe breathing heavily)
(boards clatter)
(objects rumble)
(feet shuffle)
- Clara, sweetheart?
(objects clatter)
(footsteps crunch)
- [Peter] Father, Father. (gasping softly)
- Clara?
(static crackles)
(Monroe yells in pain)
- Father, it's okay. It's okay.
(Monroe gasps and yells in pain)
(Selena yells) (dogs bark)
- Let it bleed. - Oh Lord.
- Don't get it on you.
(Gabriel yells)
The infection will spread.
(Gabriel panting)
Listen to me. Listen to me carefully.
- Oh my god.
- Where was she baptized?
- Levi Lake, where all the children are baptized.
- Go get your daughter while she's unconscious.
Need you to get her to Levi Lake, baptize her again.
Go. Go!
(groans) Peter. (groaning)
Pete, Peter.
(groaning in pain)
Peter, Peter, Peter.
(Monroe groans)
(panting) Take the girl to the lake
and baptize her in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Do you understand me, Peter?
- I'm not leaving you here, Father.
- You need to go! Do not let her out of your sight, Peter.
There is something else afoot here.
(groans) Go, go. All of you.
Get her into the holy water!
Bind her, hide her, get her safely to the holy site.
(Monroe groans in pain)
Peter, Peter. (gasping)
(cross jingles)
(gasping) God be with you, son.
I'll, I'll be all right.
(dogs barking)
Peter, Peter, get me, get me a kitchen knife, if you will.
(panting) A bread knife.
(Monroe shuddering)
(Peter gasping)
(Monroe screams out in pain)
- [Gabriel] Hold on.
(car hums)
(bag rustles)
(car hums)
- [Selena] Stop it, it's not safe.
(horn honks)
- [Gabriel] Get off the road.
- [Selena] Sh, just wait.
- [Gabriel] Get off the road!
- Thank you. Thank you.
- [Peter] Are we almost there?
- Yeah. It's not much further now.
(car sputters)
Oh no, no! Not now.
- [Selena] I can feel him, Gabriel. I can feel him.
- What are you saying?
- Feel him moving through us, through our daughter.
He's awake in our daughter. (creature growling)
He's awake! He's here!
(Selena yelling)
- [Gabriel] Oh, god! (yells)
(creature gnashing)
(Gabriel groaning and gagging)
(creature gnashing)
(Gabriel's body scrapes)
(creature gnashing)
(soft deep ominous music)
(waves crash) (wind howls)
(waves crash) (birds chirp)
(waves crash)
(birds chirp and caw)
(waves crash)
(wind whips) (birds chirp)
(waves crash)
- [Henry] What is this place?
- This is where they would come, hundreds of years ago.
The place of worship.
Never dreamt it would still be active.
(Henry panting)
- I'm so sorry, Henry. There was nothing you could do.
(Henry breathing heavily)
You must leave this place.
Just be grateful that he's gone, for now.
(Henry breathing heavily) (wind whipping)
(soft deep ominous music)
(couple laughing)
- [Curtis] Sh. (laughs)
Just open the door. - Winner! (laughs)
Sh. - Come on. Sh.
All right.
(lock clicks)
- [Alice] Every time.
- [Curtis] Are you ready?
- Chicken dinner.
Oh, now you whip the camera out.
- [Curtis] Yeah, I gotta make sure I catch your surprise
on camera.
- There's a surprise?
- [Curtis] Check the table.
- Ah! Where?
Is it a puppy?
- Well, no-- - Here, boy.
- [Curtis] It's, it's probably not, I mean, it might,
might be a puppy. - Puppy, puppy, puppy.
Can I open it?
- [Curtis] Of course, baby, open it.
- Ah!
(Curtis sighs)
Oh, that's beautifully wrapped.
- [Curtis] Yeah? You're surprised, huh?
- (laughs) I am, actually.
(paper crumples)
- It's a blender?
- [Curtis] Yeah, baby, but it's not just any blender.
It's the blender that you've always wanted.
Right?
- Oh. Yeah.
Oh, my gosh. Wow. (Curtis laughs)
- [Curtis] Yeah.
- It's perfect, and I love it.
- [Curtis] And I spoke
to the salesperson-- - Thank you. I really do.
- [Curtis] And, he said that it's the quietest blender
out there, so now you can make smoothies anytime you want.
- Oh, you mean I can make you healthy smoothies
whenever you want them?
Like, when you're on work calls or working from home,
or playing video games or getting dressed or showering
or when you're asleep.
Like a perfect Stepford wife.
- Mm-hmm. - Hobily jobily.
- That's the new-- - Haberdashery.
- Oh, no. (cellphone vibrates)
- Oh my gosh.
Someone is really trying to get in contact with me tonight.
It's an unknown number. Who answers an unknown number?
- [Curtis] All right, well just, just answer it.
- In this day and age.
No, it's probably some, mm,
it's probably that creepy uncle,
or some relative just calling to wish us happy anniversary.
But I'm having a great anniversary
and I don't need any more wishes.
Oh look, it stopped. Problem solvered. (tongue clicks)
Did you get this--
- [Man On Phone] Lady from the news, right?
The sister to one of the victims
from the Levi Lake Massacre?
- That was five years ago.
But, yeah, I am. Why?
- [Man On Phone] I, there's, there's something
you might wanna know.
Police don't really look into it up here,
even though it happened a couple times now.
- What are you talking about?
- [Man On Phone] Well uh, myself
and some of the other locals, see, there,
there's been sightings of a kid near by the lake.
Maybe it's a teenager, I, I don't,
if it's a boy or a girl, um--
- What?
- [Man On Phone] But I, I, I've seen him once myself.
Others have seen him maybe a couple more times.
- That could easily be anyone's kid.
Look, my nephew and the Clara girl,
they were pronounced dead years ago.
So it's, it's over. It's done.
- [Man On Phone] Yeah, they, they never,
never found the bodies though, did they?
This isn't someone's kid on a hike, ma'am.
Like, no one's going up there,
no one's going up to Levi Lake anymore after what happened.
This, this kid, this thing, I don't know, it's, it's feral.
- I'm sorry. Is this a joke?
- [Man On Phone] No. No, ma'am.
Look, I swear on my life. Look, I gotta go.
I, I just, I thought someone should know--
- No. - I, I don't want
no part of this, but I, I thought you should,
I thought you should Know.
- No, uh, um, don't go.
- [Man On Phone] I, I gotta go. Take care.
- Wait.
What do we do?
- [Curtis] Babe, it's over.
(sighs) Search and rescue, they did a grid search up there
for weeks and they didn't come up with anything.
There's, there's nothing up there for you.
(sighs) Shit. I'm, I'm sorry.
Ah. (laughs)
- You put the tickets in the blender?
- [Curtis] You didn't think I just got you a blender
for our 10th anniversary?
I mean, I'm not a bum.
- (laughs) Baby, that's a disaster.
(Curtis laughs)
Recipe for a blender.
- Oh my god. - Ah.
- [Curtis] I was just, you know, waiting on the reveal,
but then we got a, that creepy phone call.
Kinda ruined my shot.
- I did think you just got me a blender.
(both laugh)
We've never been to Barbados.
- [Curtis] Uh-uh.
- Why have we never been to the Caribbean?
- [Curtis] I don't know. But it's gonna be perfect.
It's warm. - Yes.
- Open water. - Oh.
Wait, are you just gonna fish the whole time?
- [Curtis] No, no. I, I've got one day--
- Oh my god. - Just one day.
One day, baby, one day. - I knew it.
- [Curtis] Promise, promise. Cross my heart, hope to die.
Just one day of fishing.
- One day. - One day.
- You get one day.
- [Curtis] Thank you.
- Today's Friday.
We leave on Monday.
So, we have the weekend, right?
- [Curtis] Alice, no.
No, we can't.
Babe, are you sure you're okay with this?
And where's that old guy you mentioned? He's not on here.
- [Alice] Mysterious Father Monroe?
- [Curtis] Yeah.
- Yeah, the church isolated him from this mess
as soon as possible.
Even the lead detective on the case found it really hard
to get a one-on-one with Monroe.
But good luck getting anything
out of an old exorcist anyway.
My guess is he did it.
Apparently he uh, sawed off his own arm with a bread knife.
- [Curtis] Wait, what? You didn't tell me that.
Why, why would he do that?
- Your guess is as good as mine.
Nothing about this case really makes any sense.
- [Curtis] All right, but you still want me
rolling on all this, huh?
- Why not? Maybe we'll catch a feral kid on camera.
Maybe we'll get famous.
(car rumbles)
(car ignition clicks)
(car door bangs)
- [Curtis] (sighs) This was a bad idea.
(car dings)
(soft tense music)
- This is where they found Gabe and Selena Hall's car.
This is the only spot where they found blood,
right here on the road.
(car hums)
- [Curtis] Jesus.
- You were right. What are we doing here?
- [Curtis] You had a gut feeling, right?
It's always worth paying attention to.
- I'm sorry I ruined our anniversary.
- Stop, stop-- - No, I--
- Don't even. - I don't know.
I thought maybe, maybe there was some final clue, or
whatever closure looks like-- - Listen, baby, baby,
don't worry, all right?
What do you say we just, we just get outta here.
Get outta these woods, go to a white sand beach
and (laughs) put some sunscreen on you.
You know how you burn.
(both laugh)
All right?
Let's not worry about this.
- Yeah. Okay.
Can we stop at that super-greasy burger place
on the way home?
- [Curtis] (laughs) You got it.
And I'm gonna have like four of those, you know.
- (laughs) Oh, I know.
- [Curtis] I love you.
- I love you too.
- [Ollie] Auntie Alice.
- [Curtis] What the? What?
- [Alice] Curtis, did you hear that?
- [Curtis] Yeah. Yeah I did.
- [Ollie] Auntie Alice?
- [Curtis] (sighs) Oh, shit.
- Ollie? - Alice.
Alice.
- Ollie? - Alice, where you going?
- [Ollie] Alice.
- [Curtis] Baby...
- Alice. - Ollie?
Ollie, where are you?
Ollie?
Ollie. - Alice.
Babe, hold on for a sec.
- Do you think someone could be messing with us?
Someone could be messing with us, right?
- [Curtis] I mean, they gotta be.
It's gotta be the locals, you know,
they just wanna take advantage of us.
Lure us here and play us a fuckin' prank.
- Why would someone do something like that?
- [Ollie] Auntie Alice, I need your help.
- What the fuck? - Auntie Alice.
I need your help finding the camera you gave me.
I'm sorry I lost it.
- It's him. It's gotta be him.
I uh, Ollie?
Ollie, stay right where you, sweetheart.
- [Curtis] Alice.
- I need you, Auntie Alice. - Ah! Fast.
Ollie?
- [Curtis] Alice, just wait for a second.
- I know the sound of my nephew's voice.
Okay? Trust me.
Ollie, where are you?
- [Ollie] Alice!
- Ollie?
Ollie!
- [Curtis] Oliver.
- [Alice] Ollie, we're here.
- [Curtis] Oliver.
- Ollie, where are you?
Oliver?
How far is Levi Lake from here?
- I don't know. I mean, we're so far off the trail now.
(sighs) Fuck.
- [Alice] Babe, those are deer bones, right?
- [Curtis] Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
- [Alice] Let's keep going.
- All right.
(both breathing heavily)
Fuck!
(both breathing heavily)
- [Alice] Are we lost?
- I don't know.
(both breathing heavily)
We, we gotta keep moving.
- [Alice] Okay. Okay.
(both breathing heavily)
- Sun's going down.
(brush snaps)
- [Alice] What was that?
Ollie, we heard you.
- [Curtis] Oliver. Stay where you are, buddy.
- [Ollie] Auntie Alice!
- Ollie, we're coming.
Ollie?
- [Curtis] Baby, be careful.
(gasping) Shit. - Ollie.
(Curtis gasping)
Ollie!
(Curtis gasping)
- [Ollie] Auntie Alice, over here.
- What is happening?
- [Curtis] (gasping) Something's wrong.
This is not what it seems.
(Alice cries and gasps)
- [Ollie] I'm here, Auntie Alice.
- Oh, shit. - Did you hear that?
- [Curtis] Yeah.
- Ollie.
Ollie, we're right here. Where are you?
- [Annie] Alice, Curtis, please help us.
Please help us. - Is that Annie?
- Annie? - Annie?
- Annie! (gasping)
- I can hear her.
(Alice gasping)
I can hear your sister. I'm, I'm coming, Annie.
(Alice gasping)
- Help! Help! - She's over here.
Annie!
(Alice gasping)
- Ollie? - Annie?
- [Ollie] I'm scared!
- [Alice] Ollie, I'm coming.
I'm coming, honey, just keep talking to me.
(brush crunches)
(Alice breathing heavily)
Ow, ow.
(brush crunches)
(Alice breathing heavily)
Ollie?
Curtis?
(Alice gasping)
(brush crackles)
(gasps) Curtis?
(Alice shudders)
Curtis?
(creature growls)
(Alice gasps and cries)
(Alice sobbing)
(Alice breathing shakily)
(Alice gasps and pants)
(rain splatters)
(Alice gasps)
No, no. No, no, no.
No, no, no. No.
Oh, no, no.
(Alice gasps and pants)
Ollie?
(Alice gasping frantically)
- [Ollie] I'm in here.
- [Alice] Ollie?
(rain splatters)
Ollie?
- [Ollie] (cries) I'm stuck, Auntie Alice.
I need your help. My leg is caught.
(Alice gasping)
- [Alice] Okay.
(static crackles)
(rain splatters)
- [Ollie] You have to hurry, Auntie Alice.
Before she, before she,
comes back.
(footsteps patter)
- [Creepy Voice] I can make all sorts of voices, Alice.
(rain splatters)
(ghostly breathing)
(Alice cries out)
(creature growls softly)
(Alice gasps and pants)
Oh, Alice.
(Alice cries and gasps)
Alice, you have such pretty hair.
I'm so, so glad.
(footsteps patter)
(Alice cries and gasps)
Alice, I've been waiting for someone with very pretty hair.
My baby needs hair.
You must wanna meet my baby, Alice. Don't you?
I always wanted a perfect baby.
So I made one.
With eyes from Mommy, lungs from Ollie,
lips from Daddy, skin from Annie.
(soft tense music) (wind whips)
- [Creepy Child Voice] Now, I just need your pretty hair.
(footsteps patter) (wind whips)
(static crackles)
(creature growls) (Alice screams)
(creature grunting) (object thudding)
(creature gnashes) (Alice screams)
(footsteps patter)
- [Creepy Voice] Tell Father Henry Monroe, I live.
(footsteps patter)
(wind whips)
(Curtis panting)
- What the fuck?
(child laughs distantly)
(Curtis shudders)
Oh! (gasping)
(Curtis sobbing)
(haunting choral music)
(haunting choral music continues)
(deep mysterious music)
(static buzzes and crackles)
- Take my daughter, Clara, to be your loyal servant.
Take my daughter, Clara.
(camera clicks off)