(enthralling music)
(soothing instrumental music)
- [Reese] This isn't gonna work.
- You don't know that.
- I know you believe in
this new doctor,
and I've indulged you, but she
doesn't want to get better.
- Don't say that.
She's beaten the odds before.
- This isn't like before,
and I don't like the
idea of you staying here.
- The doctor said that
me being here-
- Is good for her.
You need to come home.
(Angela sighs heavily)
(eerie music)
- She can't stay
here by herself.
- No.
I don't suppose she can.
- [Nina] Mom?
(eerie music continues)
- What did you do?
- God, Nina!
(upbeat suspenseful music)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(car door slams shut)
- Thanks
(car speeds off)
so much.
(bag thuds)
(phone buzzes)
- That's too bad, Johnny P.
(wind rustling)
(birds chirping)
(footsteps tapping)
- [Angela] Cassie!
- Hi.
- Hi, I hope you didn't have
too much trouble
finding the place.
- Well, I know the ad said
I was secluded,
but wow. (chuckles)
You must be Angela.
- Yes, I am.
Okay, well, why don't
we go inside
and we'll get
everything rolling?
- Cool.
- Watch your step.
- Oh.
- Come on in.
Nina!
Go ahead and set your bags down.
I'll show you to the
guest house.
It's right around the back.
- Oh, I didn't realize I
wouldn't be staying in the
house.
- Oh, honey. (chuckles)
When I said that Nina's
night terrors are bad,
I meant that you wouldn't
get a wink of sleep
if you were anywhere
in this house.
You still might not,
truth be told.
Nina!
Come on down!
Okay.
So, you will have the
run of the house
from sunup to sundown, but I
promised Nina some autonomy,
so not a minute more than that,
please.
She really just needs
someone to keep her company,
make sure she's eating well,
and let us know if her
treatments have any side effects
that we should be
concerned about.
You know, I would, I'd stay
myself, but my husband,
he thinks that some space
would do us all some good.
Nina!
I know you can hear me,
young lady.
(sighs) So, I'll expect you
to call and give me updates
about how things are
going every day
because if there's
anything concerning,
please call me right away.
- I'm sure it's gonna be fine.
It's only a few weeks.
I mean-
- Famous last words.
- Oh, for Christ's sake, Nina.
Don't be so dramatic.
- What?
She should watch more
horror movies
before saying sh*t like that.
- This is my daughter, Nina.
This is Miss Cassie Farrow.
- Yeah, I know.
- You're older than I expected.
- Yeah.
Old enough to be a
live-in babysitter,
not to have one.
- You should think about it
less as having a babysitter
and more like having
a new friend,
whom your father and I are
paying to hang out with you
since you have scared away
all of your other friends
with your bad attitude.
- For f*ck's sake.
- So, I think this went about
as well as could be expected.
If you still want the job-
- Oh, yeah.
I don't scare away that easily.
(Angela chuckles)
Okay.
Well, Micah's gonna pick
you up for your appointment
at eight, so you need
be up and ready.
(somber music)
- Mom.
You don't have to go.
I won't do it again.
(Angela sighs heavily)
(somber music continues)
- I'll take you to the
next appointment, okay?
Shall we?
(footsteps tapping)
There's one more thing
that's very important.
You need to lock the
door every time
you leave in the evening.
Every lock.
I know it seems like
overkill, but Nina's prone
to sleepwalking when
she has night terrors,
and the combination can be just
nasty for everyone.
(keys rattling)
(indistinct mumbling)
(door lock clicks)
(upbeat suspenseful music)
(music fades)
(distant eerie screaming)
(object banging)
(glass shattering)
(door squeaks open)
(door bangs shut)
(crickets chirping)
(footsteps crunching)
(suspenseful music)
(image flickering)
- Not now.
(objects breaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Cassie sighs)
(door squeaks open)
(door squeaks closed)
(keys rattling)
(suspenseful music)
- Nina?
(suspenseful music continues)
Nina?
(suspenseful music continues)
(Cassie knocking)
(door squeaks open)
Nina!
Nina?
(trunk creaking)
(Cassie gasps)
- You should leave.
- Nina, what happened?
- Night terrors, remember?
- This looks like more
than just night terrors.
Let me see this.
- No, I don't need your help.
Just go burn some
toast and watch TV
and wait for your paycheck.
sh*t! (breathing heavily)
(objects scraping)
It really isn't that bad.
It actually has nothing
to do with night terrors.
It's just I'm pissed off
that I have to be out here
in the middle of nowhere,
and it's really not something
you should tell my mom
about either,
or my brother because
he'll just tell my mom,
and then they'll
tell the doctors
and they'll tell-
- Nina.
Why don't you want them to know?
Okay.
Look, (sighs) get dressed,
clean up.
I'll talk to your brother.
Not about this.
(footsteps tapping)
(car door slams shut)
(footsteps tapping)
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
You must be Micah, right?
Nina's just getting dressed.
I'm Cassie.
- At your service.
- You're doing grocery
runs for us, right?
- Okay.
- I just need a few things,
if you don't mind.
- Doc's got my sister on
a strict diet.
No meat products in the house.
- They're just for me.
Promise.
- Never hurts to have a
pretty girl owe you a favor.
I'll think about it, huh?
(clicks tongue)
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
You know you're not supposed
to wear any of that sh*t.
- You know you're not my dad.
Hey, stop!
(Micah chuckles)
God, you are an as*h*le wh*re.
- Freak. (chuckles)
Later, Cass.
- [Nina] You're an as*h*le.
- Yeah, keep walking.
- Hey, don't f*cking touch me,
skinny peen.
- Such a f*cking idiot.
Go on, don't trip.
- You're gonna ruin my boots.
- Oh no, I'm so f*cking sorry.
- You ugly b*tch.
- [Micah] Oh.
(lively instrumental music)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music continues)
(lively instrumental
music fades)
- [Nina] Honestly, Micah,
the audacity.
You're short.
- Oh, shut up.
What do you want, me to
knock your teeth out?
- No, borrow my heels.
How about that?
- Oh, okay.
How about I shave your
head while you sleep?
- Shut the f*ck up.
My brother wants to f*ck you.
- He's a guy, of course he does.
- I swiped this from the
doctor's office.
One of those kinds where there's
like a secret compartment,
if you solve it.
I don't know, it's kind of lame,
but thanks for not
saying anything to Micah.
- Yeah, well, thank you
for stopping that trunk
from falling on me.
I mean, that was a
pretty cool trick.
Here.
(sighs) Those must be some
pretty bad night terrors
if they make you punch
holes in the wall.
- I told you,
I just, I'm frustrated and,
you know, I'm 19.
I'm allowed to have
inappropriate
displays of teen angst.
(Cassie chuckles)
- And your teen angst
bullshit has a body count?
You don't know what
movie that's from?
- No.
I'm exhausted.
- Take a nap.
If you're up for it, we
can play an intense game
of Jenga later.
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
(footsteps tapping)
(soda can clicking open)
(Cassie slurps)
(suspenseful music)
(heartbeat pounding)
(clock ticking)
(suspenseful music fades)
(heartbeat slowing)
(Cassie moans softly)
(eerie music)
(objects thumping distantly)
(eerie music continues)
Screw you.
(eerie music continues)
(Nina crying)
(Nina screaming)
(eerie music continues)
(Nina continues crying)
(Nina groaning)
(eerie music continues)
(Nina screaming)
(eerie music continues)
(Nina panting)
- Get out!
Please, get out! (groaning)
Get out!
(eerie music continues)
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
(keys rattling)
(eerie music continues)
(bushes rustling)
(Cassie breathes heavily)
(eerie music continues)
(Cassie slows breathing)
(eerie music fading)
(slow ominous music)
(slow ominous music continues)
(slow ominous music continues)
(slow ominous music continues)
(Nina breathes heavily)
(door slams shut)
Okay.
(Nina breathes heavily)
(water running)
(Nina slows breathing)
(slow ominous music)
(Nina moans)
(water continues running)
(slow ominous music continues)
(footsteps tapping)
(slow ominous music continues)
(Nina sighs)
(moves to somber music)
(Nina sighs)
(somber music continues)
(Nina sighs)
(somber music fades)
(rodent squeaks)
(Nina sighs)
(soft upbeat music)
- Hey!
(soft music stops abruptly)
I was thinking we could comb
through all the VHS tapes
and crank out a movie
marathon today, if you want.
We could do like best
of John Hughes
or some sort of deep dive
into obscure 1950's musicals.
There are pancakes on the stove.
- What about Stephen King?
- I didn't see any yesterday,
but we could check again.
(cutlery clinking)
(plate thuds)
What do you think?
- Is my mom coming today?
- Not that I know of.
Didn't you talk to her
this morning?
- No.
She said morning check-ins
don't really work
with her schedule, so.
- What about the police?
- I'm not calling the police,
Nina.
- An exorcist.
Or animal control.
Or what about those ghost
hunters on late night TV?
Or how about a quippy
cheerleader with a ragtag team
of vampire slayers?
(soft upbeat music)
(soft upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music stops abruptly)
(hammer knocking)
What are you doing?
Stop it!
f*ck!
They took down the curtain rods.
- Yeah, I see that.
- On purpose.
- [Cassie] Uh-huh, yeah.
- I need the sun, it's
supposed to make me better.
- Uh-huh, sure it is.
(suspenseful music)
(nail clanking softly)
Would you mind
getting that for me?
Look.
I'm not dumb, and I'm not blind.
(scoffing) And you, you clearly,
you're not ready to have
a conversation about this,
and that's fine, so I'm
just gonna keep on doing
what I told you I'm here for.
You say you need sunlight,
but you also apparently have
an extreme sensitivity to light,
so we are getting rid
of the light.
- No, that's it?
That's all you have to say?
- No, I have a lot more to
say, but for now, it's fine.
- You know, my parents
won't like that.
- Tough sh*t.
If they want to boss
around a grown-a*s woman,
which, that's you, by the way,
then they should be here
themselves, and besides,
this glare is totally
gonna f*ck up "16 Candles".
- We're not watching that.
- No?
Is "Breakfast Club"
more your jam?
'Cause that's totally
fine if it is.
- You're not what I expected.
- Neither are you.
Help a girl out and go
find some blankets.
And put on some music or I'm
gonna drive us both crazy.
(hammer knocking softly)
(upbeat rock music)
(upbeat music ends abruptly)
- Good?
- No, we need more.
(upbeat rock music resumes)
- Bro.
(upbeat rock music continues)
- Two, one, going.
(upbeat rock music continues)
Nina?
Nina, come on, what
are we doing?
- No.
(upbeat rock music continues)
- Thank you.
Hey.
(Nina chuckles)
What?
(upbeat rock music continues)
- Do we really need this
many blankets?
- No.
I just wanted you to
feel useful.
(upbeat rock music continues)
(upbeat rock music continues)
This is a better vibe,
don't you think?
- It's like living in a
b*mb shelter.
(Cassie chuckles)
Which sounds super cool.
I love it.
- Mm-hm.
Here.
Finish it.
- Wait, this isn't on my list
of approved dietary options.
- It's the last of my stash,
for now.
I gave Micah a shopping list.
I think he might come through.
- Micah?
- Mm-hm.
- Do something nice?
- For me, maybe.
- Ew.
(Cassie mimics Nina)
- Stop that.
- Ew! Ew! Ew!
Oh!
Oh, God, I hate this part.
No!
Why are we watching this again?
- You put it on.
- (sighs) Oh, I forgot.
Oh.
- Ah.
I really thought today
was gonna suck.
- Yeah, you keep on waiting
for the other shoe to drop.
For what it's worth, Nina,
I've seen a lot of weird, so.
- Weirder than skin
crawling, light-hating,
brother-biting freaks?
- You bit Micah?
- Yeah, just one time. (laughs)
But now I'm exiled.
(somber music)
I have this new doctor,
with this new treatment,
to fix me.
(somber music continues)
- It is kind of weird that
they sent you out here
by yourself without them,
without your family.
(Nina sighs heavily)
(somber music continues)
- Yeah, whatever,
whatever's wrong with me,
they said it's probably
gonna get worse
before it gets any better.
Case in point last night.
(somber music continues)
I think it's just too
much for them.
(scoffs) Lucky you.
(somber music continues)
- My best friend in college,
Jeremy.
(chuckling) He was the,
God, the skinniest,
most bull-headed little twerp
you could possibly imagine.
He was always getting us
into trouble, both of us.
He was always getting
us out of trouble, too.
But he was my family.
(somber music continues)
And the summer before
our senior year,
there was a fire, and he died.
(somber music continues)
- I'm so sorry.
- And I still see him.
- You see him?
- Mm-hm.
- Like?
- Like he appears
(chuckles) suddenly and,
ah, he never says anything.
He never gets too close,
but it's him.
(somber music continues)
Yeah, it's a version of him,
at least.
(somber music continues)
- That sounds super lonely.
You know, not being
able to let go,
but also never being
able to hold on either.
For both of you.
- Yeah.
(somber music continues)
- Well, you see, we both
have some weird,
and I don't see you
freaking out about mine,
so you can stop freaking out
that I'm going to be
weird about yours.
- Okay.
But, like,
having to tie yourself
up to your bed at night
because you don't want to
decapitate rodents with your
mouth
in the middle of the night
is definitely weirder.
No offense, but I'd
much rather have
a friendly ghost than
all of this sh*t.
(somber music continues)
(chuckles) Hey.
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
God, why did you do that?
Oh!
- I guess I'm just the worst.
- Oh, God.
(somber music continues)
You're not, by the way.
(Cassie sighs)
(somber music fading)
(water running)
(crockery clinking)
(bright instrumental music)
(Cassie sighs heavily)
(bright music continues)
(bright instrumental
music fading)
(footsteps tapping)
(Nina sighs heavily)
(cabinet squeaks open)
(soft suspenseful music)
(cabinet squeaks closed)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina sighs)
(pen clicks)
(paper crumpling)
(paper rustles)
(Cassie groans loudly)
(book thumps)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(bookshelf thumps)
(Cassie chuckles)
(door rattles open)
(eerie music continues)
(safe clicking open)
(Cassie exhales sharply)
(eerie music continues)
- (chuckles) I found you.
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music fading)
(blankets rustling)
(alarm clock banging)
(footsteps tapping)
(Cassie sighs)
- Morning, sunshine.
- Hi.
- Thought we'd let you
sleep in today
while Nina goes to town
with her mother.
You must be exhausted
with all the alterations
you've been making
around this place.
- All right, that's the
last of them.
(door bangs shut)
- My daughter is sick,
and we were very upfront about
that when we posted the ad
looking for help, right?
- Right.
- When there's something
wrong with your child,
you do what it takes
to give them
a fighting chance to get well.
But then, (sighs) someone
always comes along
thinking they know better,
questioning your parenting.
But they're your kids,
so you have to do what you
decide is best.
It sounds to me you've
been good company
for my daughter, Cassie
Farrow, and I appreciate that,
but that's all she needs.
- I was never trying
to undermine-
- Do you know why I hired you?
Because you're not
from around here.
You're really not from
anywhere, best I can see.
In my experience,
people like that,
you shake the tree,
something rotten
always falls out.
So, they mind their business,
hoping everyone else
does the same.
Are you gonna mind your
business, Cassie?
Or am I gonna have to shake
a few trees, see what I find?
- I don't know who
you think I am,
but I have nothing to hide.
- I think (sighs) you're
a lost little girl
with no one in the whole wide
world to look out for you.
And those are the only people
that end up doing
things like this.
Am I right?
So, let's all just keep
to ourselves.
Sound good?
- Sounds good.
- Good.
Oh, and keep telling my
wife there aren't screams
coming from this house
almost every single night.
Lies can be a comfort for some.
Not me, though.
I always sniff out the truth.
(footsteps thudding)
- You're cute when you sleep.
I hope you were dreaming
about me. (chuckles)
(footsteps tapping)
(door bangs shut)
(keys rattling)
(Cassie sighs)
- [Jeremy] Ethan's dead
set on going back home
for the summer.
I told him it's a bad idea,
but he's always been
such a mama's boy.
I might go back with him
just to make sure
he doesn't get into too
much trouble.
(somber music)
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
- Micah snitched.
(footsteps tapping)
- Yeah, I know.
(footsteps tapping)
You okay?
(Nina exhales deeply)
- Did my dad say anything?
- Nothing to be worried about.
Are you okay?
- (sighs) I'm fine, actually.
I think I'm actually just
gonna go back to my room
and (sighs) sleep or something.
You should probably head out.
- Oh?
Okay.
Yeah, yeah, I'll just,
I'll finish up a few things here
and I'll go.
(Cassie sighs)
(crockery clinking)
(liquid sloshing)
(knife chopping)
(soft ethereal music)
(frozen peas clinking)
(pressure cooker lid clicks)
(soothing music continues)
(Nina sighs)
(soothing music continues)
I am not the only traveler
(object thudding)
Who has not repaid his debt
I've been searching
for a trail
To follow again
Take me back to the
night we met
And then I can tell myself
What the hell I'm
supposed to do
(soothing music fading)
(suspenseful music)
(object thudding)
(Cassie exhales)
(object continues thudding)
(suspenseful music continues)
- She looked so humiliated.
It was so unbearable.
So, I walk up to the stage
and I go into (chuckles)
this seriously out of key
rendition of "We Can't Stop".
(Cassie laughs)
I mean, it was awesome.
- Oh, I'm sure you were awesome.
- What's up, ladies?
- You forgot the groceries.
- You know, mom and dad
finally decided
to let you just starve to death.
It's their early birthday
present to me.
I've always wanted to be
an only child. (chuckles)
You and me, we're
going for a ride.
- What's the occasion?
- I figured you might like
to hit up the grocery
store with me.
Doc's coming by for
an all-nighter.
He wants to see how those
treatments you've been doing
are going with all of your
night terrors and everything.
So, you get the
absolute pleasure
of spending the afternoon
with yours truly
and away from the ugly
princess of darkness over here.
So, let's kick it, shall we?
Bye, loser.
(footsteps receding)
- Dr. V mentioned
something about
revving things up.
(somber music)
He thinks I'm getting worse.
- What does that mean?
(somber music continues)
- He's just trying to help me.
I mean, I haven't even
been following
like half of his rules.
If I actually tried, I tried
harder, I'd get better.
- What if you are better,
just like this?
- As a monster?
(somber music continues)
- [Micah] Some of us actually
have places to be later.
(somber music continues)
- Cassie?
Your problems are way
bigger than mine are today,
so I'll be fine.
(somber music continues)
- You're not a monster.
Just remember that.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps receding)
Let me get my bag.
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Rubik's cube clattering)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music fades)
(footsteps tapping)
(Dr. V knocking)
- It's open.
(door squeaks open)
(door squeaks shut)
- What's up, Doc?
- Hey, Micah,
you get a haircut?
- I sure did.
What do you think?
- (chuckles) It's quite dashing.
- Oh, thank you, sir.
- Nina, you're looking well.
- (laughs) She looks
like a corpse's as*h*le.
- That doesn't even make sense,
dipshit.
- Hey, Doc, you got a
little something right here.
- Oh.
It's nothing to worry
about, it's just something
that happens when I'm
emotionally triggered.
This house holds a lot of
memories for me.
Not all of them good,
I'm afraid.
- Fortunate condition in
your line of work, huh, Doc?
- [Dr. V] Not really,
an ironic inconvenience.
- Oh, I'm out.
Be careful with this one,
she gets a little hangry
at the sight of blood. (growls)
(Micah chuckles)
- Nina, why don't you
make us some tea
while I get cleaned up?
(door slams shut)
- Yeah.
(footsteps receding)
(lively soft rock music)
(music quietens)
(car rumbling softly)
- How far is the grocery
store from the bus station?
- Maybe half a mile.
Why, you finally sick
of my sister?
(soft music continues)
(car continues rumbling)
- I lost something.
I just wanted to check.
I don't know if someone
turned it in.
- And take away from
our quality time?
- Is that gonna be a problem?
- No, no problem.
Just don't go
wandering off too far.
It's a long a*s walk
back to the house,
and you don't wanna get stuck
out here without a ride.
God, I can't wait to stop
coming out here.
- Then stop.
- Maybe I will.
Won't be any reason to soon,
anyway.
I heard my dad talking
about sending Nina away
if things with Doc don't stick.
- Sending her where?
- He told Doc that there's
places for people like her.
That's all I know.
- Places for people with
night terrors?
- Do you want me to
drop you off?
At the bus station?
- Forget it.
Forget it.
Let's just get back.
- Look, I know this probably
all seems ridiculous to you,
but you don't know what
she can be like.
It's not safe for
the rest of us.
(car continues rumbling softly)
- Mm, your vitals don't
seem to have improved.
Have you been doing
everything I asked?
An hour in the sun every day?
And you've been
meditating as well?
- Yeah, at night.
- Good.
Oh, your pulse is low
and thready.
You know, if you do
normal human things,
your body will learn to
react in normal human ways.
- I know.
- Sheer human willpower
is an amazing thing,
the key word being human.
Mind over body can't
cure every affliction,
but it can help you with this.
But you have to want it.
You have to will it.
Do you still want it, Nina?
- Yeah.
- Good.
Good.
We can't get started
for a few hours,
but I'd like to amp up
the aversion therapy
with some new, more
intense measures.
Now, they're not very
comfortable,
but they're very effective.
But first, let's get that
temperature up, shall we?
(shower running)
(eerie music)
(shower continues running)
(eerie music continues)
(shower switches off)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music continues)
(car doors open)
(car door closes)
- You're off the clock, and
they're probably still working,
so why don't you store
these at yours tonight?
- Or I could store them here
so that Nina actually
gets dinner.
- No, Doc doesn't like
to be disturbed.
- Well, then, Micah, I
won't disturb him.
- Cassie!
(door squeaks open)
(door slams shut)
(footsteps tapping)
(paper rustling)
(fridge door opens)
(fridge door closes)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(phone beeping)
- [Recording] Hi, you've
reached the office
of Dr. Ethan Verner.
Our normal hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m Monday through Friday,
and by appointment.
Please leave your name,
number, and a brief message.
(phone slams)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Cassie breathes heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
- The darkness is the
enemy of the light.
You have to learn to despise
it in order to be free from it.
(lights switch on)
(Nina breathes heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
(rod whips)
(Nina crying softly)
What do you despise, Nina?
(Nina continues crying softly)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Hurting people.
- Do you?
Your father told me you seemed
to enjoy hurting your brother.
Do you remember that?
Are you thinking about
it right now?
Good.
(rod whips)
- Despise it!
(Nina breathes heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
What is it?
(suspenseful music continues)
- Blood. (breathing heavily)
Don't.
Don't. (breathes heavily)
- We have to do this, Nina.
You can't function in the
world if you allow yourself
to be subservient to your
worst impulses.
To move forward, you
have to overcome them.
Mind over body.
Determination over desire.
(rod whips)
(Nina groaning)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina breathes heavily)
(rod whips)
(Nina groaning)
Hurting your brother was bad,
but it could have been worse.
Drink the wrong blood or
drink blood unlike your own
and you're lost to us forever,
Nina.
(suspenseful music continues)
We can finish later.
We'll do better tonight
when you trust me.
Do you still trust me, Nina?
(suspenseful music continues)
- If I get better,
what about all the sh*t
that was wrong
with me before, Dr. V?
'Cause it seems like
it's just coming back.
It just feels like
I'm still dying.
(suspenseful music continues)
- We're never given anything
that we can't handle.
Besides,
there are worse
things than death.
Now, what else do you despise?
(suspenseful music continues)
What else do you despise, Nina?
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina screaming)
(upbeat music)
- [Jeremy] I spoke with
Aunt Fi today.
I'm convinced she has no idea.
Uncle John keeps
talking about a cure.
I'm afraid if we stay
here too long,
Ethan may listen to him.
I was right, we shouldn't
have come here.
Cassie and Dawn are
picking us up.
I can't do this anymore.
I haven't seen him
drink in days.
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(Cassie screaming)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music continues)
(upbeat music fades)
(object thuds)
(distant traffic rumbling)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(door squeaks open)
(eerie music continues)
(door squeaks shut)
(eerie music fades)
(footsteps thudding)
(Nina screams)
(object thuds)
- Oh, f*ck.
What did you do?
What did you do, Nina?
- I couldn't see myself.
After all that, I still
wasn't there.
- Hey, you're right here.
Nina.
You're right here.
- I'm not gonna get better.
(water running)
- There.
You shouldn't be so reckless.
Hey, hey, hey, stop.
- It's not like some dumb
cut was gonna k*ll me.
I die all the time and
now I can't die.
- Don't be stupid,
everyone dies.
- What then?
Oh, right, decapitation.
Wooden stake.
Fire.
- Stop.
Stop.
- Sorry, I forgot
about your friend.
- Jeremy, yeah.
Yeah, he thought that nothing
could k*ll him either.
He was like you.
And that fire wasn't
an accident.
He died because,
because people who didn't know
a thing about him were afraid
of what they didn't understand.
His own family, just like
yours is afraid of you.
- Why didn't you tell me?
- Well, you were so f*cking
intent on hating yourself,
I didn't think you'd listen.
Maybe that was the wrong move.
Nina, this is the medical
treatment you've been getting?
Do you really want this?
You want this beaten out of you?
Look at me.
- Cassie, I have
to try something.
- Why?
- Why aren't you afraid of me?
I could k*ll you.
I could rip out your
throat right now
and I wouldn't even regret it.
- I don't believe you.
- I'd probably feel more
alive than I ever have.
- Go on then, do it.
- Now who's reckless?
- You said it yourself,
you can't control it.
When you're weak, when
you're strong.
Jeremy could for a while.
- How?
- Animal blood.
It's enough to just rein
in everything.
The urges, the impulses.
It would give you control, Nina.
I bribed the butcher and
there's some in the fridge.
Give you control.
You'll be able to see
what it's like
if you fully try it.
- No, I can't.
- What are you afraid of?
Huh?
You won't hurt anyone if
you have control.
Hurting someone is a choice.
This, this, this is a choice.
And what are you afraid of?
You can't change how
they see you.
- You don't know everything.
- Well,
I know that this isn't working.
So do you.
Jeremy had some friends
who could help you,
really help you if you
wanted them to.
But that has to be your choice.
- It's a big choice.
- I know.
(leaves rustling)
(car brakes screech)
(soft ethereal music)
(soft ethereal music continues)
(door slams shut distantly)
- Nina was always so
good at these as a kid.
Made me feel stupid.
But we're not kids anymore.
(scoffs) And I hate
feeling stupid.
- Well, Nina's an adult.
So, I think I should be-
- You think too much, Cassie,
and you suck at minding
your own business.
"You're not alone." (scoffs)
(suspenseful music)
Yeah, see, that sounds to
me like someone
who asks one too many questions.
- Micah.
- And to answer
your earlier question, no,
I don't tell my
folks everything.
And I think it's only
fair that you show
a little gratitude for
my discretion.
Finally repay back one of
those, one of those favors.
And then we'll see if I decide
that it's worth giving you
just one more.
- Your sister's upstairs.
- Yeah, sleeping, I bet,
like usual.
Otherwise, she'd be down here.
(suspenseful music continues)
Or is that what you meant?
That we have the whole
downstairs to ourselves?
- You don't wanna do this.
- I'm f*cking sick of people
telling me what to do.
- Last chance.
- (chuckles) Or what?
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina breathes heavily)
- m*therf*cker.
(breathes heavily)
- [Cassie] Nina.
(suspenseful music continues)
- Did he hurt you?
- No.
- Did I k*ll him?
- No.
No, hey, you did the
right thing.
I would've done the same if
you hadn't gotten here, okay?
- Oh, my God, my parents.
My parents are gonna k*ll me.
They're gonna-
- This isn't your fault, okay?
You have the choice to make,
Nina.
You gonna come with me?
'Cause, no, I don't
think you can come back.
(somber music)
- Good.
(footsteps tapping)
(door squeaks open)
- Oh!
- Hey.
Come on, come on.
(suspenseful music)
- Oh. (groans)
- Hey.
It's getting worse?
Here, hold on.
Close your eyes if you have to,
okay?
Come on, almost there.
(Nina groans)
Okay, we're almost there.
Lie down.
(Nina groans and
breathes heavily)
(car door slams shut)
(suspenseful music)
sh*t!
- What's wrong?
- I'll be right back.
(suspenseful music continues)
(Cassie groans)
- See?
Now I'm gonna have to
tell my folks.
(Micah grunts)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina breathes heavily)
(Micah grunting)
(Cassie coughing)
(Cassie continues coughing)
(Nina breathes heavily)
- Micah! (breathing heavily)
Stop!
- Guess either way you were
getting f*cked. (laughs)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina groans and
breathes heavily)
- Cassie!
Cassie! (continues
breathing heavily)
Cassie! (groans)
- Dad can deal with you.
I've wasted enough of my
f*cking time. (grunting)
(Nina groans)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina continues groaning)
(suspenseful music continues)
No, I don't know what she knows.
Obviously something.
Maybe Nina told her.
(Nina groans)
sh*t. (grunts)
I'm not her keeper.
Sorry, I shouldn't have.
Yes, sir.
(Nina moans softly)
Yes, sir.
No, that won't be a problem.
(suspenseful music continues)
(Nina moans softly)
(phone transmitter smashes)
(keys jangling)
(lock clattering)
(door opens)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Cassie moans softly)
(heartbeat thumping)
(Cassie exhales)
(suspenseful music fading)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(Cassie groans softly)
(cupboard door opens)
(packet rustling)
(cupboard door closes)
(fridge door opens)
(fridge door closes)
(Cassie slurping water)
(Cassie clears throat)
(fridge door opens)
Come on, Nina.
(fridge door closes)
(Cassie knocking)
(somber music)
Nina.
Hey, I keep on having to
come find you.
(footsteps tapping softly)
(somber music continues)
Hey.
You all right?
Did something happen?
(somber music continues)
- [Nina] Yeah, my brother
almost k*lled you because of me.
- I'm okay. (chuckles)
You can open the door.
(somber music continues)
- It's dark.
- You're not gonna hurt me.
- You don't know that.
- I trust you.
(somber music continues)
(door unlocks)
(door squeaks open)
- Why?
(somber music continues)
- Well, because the fact
that you opened the door
makes me think that, deep
down, you trust yourself.
That's good enough for me.
(somber music continues)
(cabinet closes)
(somber music fades)
- I trust you more.
- Nina, why do you have this?
(bed thuds)
(suspenseful music)
- Micah won't come while
the sun is down.
He wouldn't have locked
us both in here unless-
- Unless he thought one
of us wasn't coming out.
(suspenseful music continues)
Nina, what happens if
these treatments
don't go the way
your parents want them to?
- What do you mean?
- What's next?
(suspenseful music continues)
- I don't know.
When I was younger,
before all this,
if something didn't work, we
would just see new doctors
and wait for some new
breakthrough.
- Yeah, but this isn't
like last time, is it?
Or the time before.
There are no new doctors.
There are no more breakthroughs.
Micah heard your dad
talking to the doctor
about a place where they
send people like you.
- What?
(suspenseful music continues)
You really think...
You don't really think
they'd just...
They're my parents.
- I know.
- They've spent my whole life
trying to help make me better.
And I did everything
they ever asked of me.
I've gone to every
clinic, every drug trial,
every holistic f*cking healer.
And every time that something
sucked the sickness out of me,
I let them try to fix that, too.
And you really just think...
(suspenseful music continues)
Say it.
Say it.
- Nina.
- Say it! (breathes heavily)
(Nina continues
breathing heavily)
- Hey.
(somber music)
(Nina crying)
- I can't have this be
my whole life.
I can't, I don't even
know who I am.
I can't die without
knowing who I am.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey.
Look at me, look at me.
(Nina sniffles)
No one's going to die, okay?
No one's gonna die.
(somber music continues)
- God, how are you not
afraid of anything?
(somber music continues)
- Jellyfish.
Heights.
Forgetting,
being forgotten,
being insignificant.
I'm afraid of a lot of things.
But not this,
and definitely not you.
(somber music fades)
(both kissing)
- I'm sorry.
f*ck, I'm sorry.
Everything's just so
f*cked up right now.
- It's okay.
(Nina sighs)
- I just don't, (sniffs)
I don't want to feel...
- What?
- Alone.
- Hey, I don't want you
to feel alone either.
(somber music)
(Nina sighs heavily)
(car rumbling distantly)
(rumbling gets closer)
(Cassie groans softly)
- They're coming.
(footsteps tapping)
(soft suspenseful music)
(car door closes)
(front door squeaks open)
(suspenseful music continues)
(Reese sighs)
(footsteps tapping)
- This is a surprise.
How'd you two manage to
stay off in separate corners
of the house all night?
- We didn't.
- Are you bit?
You won't mind if Micah checks?
(suspenseful music continues)
- Don't touch me.
- That's enough, son.
(suspenseful music continues)
Check her arms.
- Nothing.
- Come here.
(footsteps tapping)
One more step.
(suspenseful music continues)
Go call Doc.
I want to see if I need
to buy the man a drink.
- The cord's still in my
car back home.
I ripped it out like you said.
(keys rattling)
You want me to leave
you out here with them?
After what they did to me?
- It's not my problem
you got your a*s handed
by your sister.
Now go, and bring Doc back here
by yourself if you have to.
(footsteps tapping)
Why'd you try to
leave yesterday?
- It was Micah.
He went after Cassie.
- I wasn't asking
about your brother.
I was asking about you.
- I don't want to be
here anymore.
- We all have to do
things we don't want to.
That's life.
(soft suspenseful music)
Would you excuse us?
- It's fine.
(footsteps receding)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Maybe there's
something your mother
and I could have done
along the way
to set you on a better path.
But damn it, we did the
best we could.
We can't be responsible
for you anymore.
You understand?
(suspenseful music continues)
- Yeah, I understand.
- For your mother's sake,
I hope there was some kind
of miracle that
happened overnight.
But if it didn't,
we're done with all this.
- What?
So I'll be free to leave?
(suspenseful music continues)
- Let's see what the doctor
has to say about all this.
The day we brought you home,
we were so happy.
You have my mother's eyes.
Thought you were gonna be
such a good kid.
(door bangs shut)
(suspenseful music continues)
(water running)
(kettle banging softly)
(plastic rustling)
(cabinet door closes)
(footsteps tapping)
- I made a choice.
- Mm-hm.
- But I don't know if it'll
be enough to convince them,
so if you have the chance,
you should go.
- Have a little faith
in yourself.
(birds chirping)
(distant traffic rumbling)
(footsteps tapping)
- [Reese] What'd you bring
your mother here for?
- I thought she'd want to know.
- What if this doesn't go well?
Did you think of that?
(footsteps tapping)
- I hear there's been progress.
- See for yourself.
(bat knocking on door)
- I guess it's too late
to ask if we have any more
of that good stuff, huh?
(chuckles)
Now you're the one that's
not looking too hot.
- It's fine.
I'm fine.
Plus, hey, you have a
show to put on.
- Yeah, I do. (chuckles)
(Dr. V sighs)
(bag unzips)
- Look, I don't want you
all to get your hopes up.
This process can take a
lifetime to make work.
A massive step forward
overnight is,
it's very, very unlikely.
(footsteps thudding)
Good afternoon, Nina.
I heard you're feeling better.
- That's the point, isn't it?
- Yes.
Yes, it is.
- Where's your friend?
- She's not a part of this.
(door opens)
- Nina, a massive step overnight
is just not very likely.
(chains rattling)
I hope you understand
we have to take
extra precautions
because of what happened
the other day.
- Do what you have to do.
(footsteps tapping)
(chains rattling)
- There are three tests.
The first test is the sun.
The one who stands in the light
proves that they have
nothing to hide.
The second test involves water,
blessed by the servants
of the light.
A pure source of life
that exposes
the impurities from within.
(suspenseful music)
For the final test, I'll
need some help.
Micah.
- You want me
to let him slice me?
Can't you do it yourself?
- An old man's blood isn't
quite as tempting, so I'm told.
(suspenseful music continues)
- [Micah] Ow!
(Micah groans)
- I can't watch this, I'm sorry.
(suspenseful music continues)
- Final test is to prove a
total control of your own urges.
A reconfiguration of
your very nature
using the power of
your own will.
Nina, step forward.
(chains rattle)
Again.
Again.
(chains rattle)
(suspenseful music continues)
I'm very proud of you.
- Micah!
Go check on your mother.
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Maybe hiring you was
the right move after all.
(suspenseful music continues)
(loud g*nsh*t)
(body thuds)
- No!
(sobs) No!
(crying) No!
(Nina grunts)
- What did you do?
(Nina breathes heavily)
- I was afraid of that.
- What the f*ck was that?
Oh, f*ck.
(Angela gasps)
Oh, f*ck!
- Micah, I told you to
check on her,
not bring her back!
Get the gas out the back.
Now!
- Reese!
- Don't do this.
We can still make progress.
- You had your f*cking
chance to make this right.
Now I'll burn this whole
g*dd*mn house down if I have to,
but we're not gonna
continue with this sh*t!
- She's your daughter!
- I have no daughter.
(dramatic music)
- (crying) No!
(Nina breathes heavily)
(gasoline splashing)
(dramatic music continues)
(gasoline continues splashing)
(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic music crescendos)
(moves to suspenseful music)
(blood dripping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(blood continues dripping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
- Cassie.
- (crying) No!
(Nina breathes heavily)
No!
(match lights)
(suspenseful music continues)
(crying) No, Reese, no!
- Ang, look away.
- [Angela] No, Reese, no!
- Reese.
- (crying) No!
- That's the way it's gotta be,
Doc.
(dramatic music)
(b*llet clanks)
(neck bones crack)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(g*n fires)
(footsteps thudding)
(Nina breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(g*n cracks)
(Nina continues
breathing heavily)
- Hey.
(suspenseful music continues)
(moves to somber music)
- But you walked in the
sun this whole time.
How did you not burn?
- Well...
(somber music continues)
You have a choice to make.
(moves to suspenseful music)
- Oh! (grunts)
(loud g*nsh*t)
- [Cassie] Ethan.
(Nina groans)
- Cassie. (chuckles lightly)
You haven't changed a bit.
- Well, I can hardly
recognize you.
You were here, weren't you?
You lit the match
when Jeremy died.
That's how you convinced all
of them you weren't like us.
- I did what I had to do.
- Really?
But at what cost?
- At what cost.
Oh, Cassie.
Yes, Jeremy's death was tragic,
but it served a purpose.
I found this treatment.
- God, what happened to you?
We were family.
We looked for you for years.
We loved you.
We all loved you, but Jeremy,
(sighs) him most of all.
He loved you!
- Don't say that.
(lighter flicking)
(Reese screaming)
(leg bone breaks)
- Aah, f*ck!
(Angela screams)
- You helped others?
Give me their names.
- In my black bag,
there's a book.
It's a list of names.
It's yours.
Cassie.
I helped them all.
Without me, they'd be lost.
(chains rattling)
- Reese!
(screaming) Oh, my God!
(rod cracks)
(suspenseful music)
(Dr. V grunts and
breathes heavily)
- You missed. (grunts)
- You don't get to
play the martyr.
This is just for Jeremy.
(Dr. V breathing heavily)
(flesh tearing)
(Micah screams)
- She bit me.
She f*cking bit me again!
- Oh, Nina!
(Reese groaning)
- You wanted to do that.
(Nina chuckling)
(chains rattling)
- How could you? (crying)
- How could I?
I'm sorry, did you miss
the part where they tried
to k*ll me?
- (crying) I didn't know!
I was just trying to help.
- I believe that you
believe that.
But for the record, this,
this did not help me.
- Nina.
- I'm ready to go.
(Angela crying)
- I think you owe me
a favor now.
(Reese breathes heavily)
- Nina.
- Nina.
Nina, come back!
- Nina!
- f*ck you!
(Reese breathes heavily)
(Dr. V groans)
(Dr. V breathes heavily)
- (grunts) No!
Fight it, fight it! (grunts)
(Angela gasping)
- Oh, f*ck.
(Angela crying)
(soothing instrumental music)
(soothing instrumental
music fading)
(water running)
- Wait, couldn't you have just,
like,
mind controlled them
in the start?
Wait, can we mind control?
- Well, life wouldn't
be much of a challenge
if we had all the cool
tricks, would it? (laughs)
- But I mean, we are
basically immortal, right?
- Yeah.
- Please tell me that
part's real.
- (chuckles) Yeah, somewhat.
(Cassie chuckles)
(Cassie clear throat)
(truck engine rumbling)
(truck brakes squeak)
- Come on.
(truck door opens)
(footsteps tapping)
(soft music)
- "It'll just be a couple
of weeks," she said.
(truck door slams shut)
"I'll meet up with you
in New Mexico," she said.
I knew I shouldn't have
let you come all this way
all by yourself.
(both groaning)
(Dawn sighs heavily)
We have some catching up to do.
- Yeah.
Nina, this is Dawn.
She's my oldest friend in
every sense of the word.
- That joke is
literally never funny.
- Isn't it, though?
- No, it's not.
(both chuckling)
- Yeah, we ran into some
unexpected complications.
- Clearly, I can see that.
- Yeah.
- It's nice to meet you.
- Oh, damn, baby.
You are brand new, aren't you?
Wait, did you find her
out at Ethan's old place?
- Yeah, long story.
- Damn!
Okay, well, come on.
I'm assuming you both would
like out of this hellhole.
- Yeah.
I knew you'd find me.
- Yeah, whatever.
- You wanna sit in the front?
Dawn doesn't bite.
(soft music continues)
Oh, go ahead.
Sit in the back. (chuckles)
It's a nice day.
- Hey, Nina.
You look like sh*t, girl.
- Oh.
- She means well.
(Nina chuckles)
(soft music continues)
(Nina groans)
- Hey.
I'm sorry I didn't get
you out of there sooner.
You shouldn't have had to
go through any of that.
- You had to make sure you
could trust me.
- No, it had to be your choice.
- I haven't had many of those.
(soft music continues)
- You do now.
(moves to upbeat rock music)
(laughing) Whoa!
Is this like a new
rental or what?
- Oh, you have more bad jokes.
- sh*t.
- Just when I thought you
were done, more bad jokes.
- Oh, you missed me.
- I'm gonna make you wash this
by hand when we get back.
(upbeat rock music continues)
You're disgusting.
- What, you're gonna focus
on the negative?
- You still owe me money,
by the way.
- I do not owe you money.
(chatter fades out)
Oh, ah, oh
I'm gonna catch ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya
Oh, ah, oh
I wanna taste the way
that you bleed
Oh, oh-oh-oh
You're my k*ll of the night
(upbeat rock music continues)
Now you're mine
But what do I do with you,
boy
I'll take your heart
To kick around as a toy
The danger is I'm dangerous
And I might just
tear you apart
Oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna catch ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya
Oh, ah, oh
I wanna taste the way
that you bleed
Oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna catch ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya
Oh, ah, oh
I wanna taste the way
that you bleed
Oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna catch ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya
Oh, ah, oh
I wanna taste the way
that you bleed
Oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna catch ya
I'm gonna get ya, get ya
Oh, ah, oh
I wanna taste the way
that you bleed
Oh, oh-oh-oh
You're my k*ll
Of the night
(upbeat rock music fades)
(upbeat suspenseful music)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful
music continues)
(upbeat suspenseful music fades)
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Death That Awaits, The (2024)
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