Seance Games: Metaxu (2024)

[bunniefuu]

Damn, I've got no service.

-What?

-Yeah.

No service? How are we gonna

post anything if we don't have

-any service out here?

-Hey. Hey, Morgan.

-Watch your driving, okay?

-Relax.

What am I gonna hit?

We're in the middle

of flipping nowhere.

Yeah. And now

Google Maps isn't working.

I mean, how are

we supposed to find this place?

Um, it's okay. It's okay.

I-- I think I know

how to get there.

We just have to turn, turn.

-Okay. All right.

-Somewhere.

It's a start.

We'll find it.

It's gotta be

down this dirt road.

Or maybe it was

the other dirt road.

What's the street name again?

-Um, name?

-Yeah.

You know, actually,

I don't think I've seen like,

a single road sign for miles.

Oh, it has a name.

Um, I think it's--

It's just further

down this road.

I told you we should

have printed the directions.

Oh, please.

Who prints things anymore?

I don't even own a printer.

I-- I-- I think

it's like Shire or Shining.

No, no. Stop.

Okay.

Well, you know what?

We've gotta sh**t content now.

We'll post it later.

My 11 million follows

want content.

We gotta keep

the followers happy.

Yeah.

TikTok star cosplay

introducing real live ghost.

Yes. It's genius, I'd say.

Dangerous.

If we ever find the place.

Hello, all

you Magnificent Morganers.

As promised, here's an update.

We are on our way

to the most haunted,

the scariest place on earth.

I mean, check this out.

We are in the middle

of nowhere right now.

I'm traveling with

my beautiful car and my

very annoying bestie,

Katrina, the cat.

I'm in hell already.

But we are the winning team.

So keep following

Morgan Kat's spooky adventures.

Let the seance games begin.

And may the odds

be ever in our favor.

Mwah! Lots more to come.

I hope.

Well, now what?

The guys should

be driving by soon.

So maybe

we just wait here a bit.

I bet Steven

printed the directions.

- Yeah, I bet he did.

- Mm-hmm.

And he probably has

the longitudinals and latitides.

I bet

he itemized them too.

You know what? He's a great

tech guy. We're gonna need that.

Do you have service?

-No.

-No, I don't have service.

Yeah.

Wait, what?

-Crap. I need gas.

-No, Morgan.

I told you we needed

to get gas earlier,

but you wanted

to get there first.

-I know. I know.

-"We gotta beat the boys."

We will beat the boys.

Okay. Look, there

is a gas station right there.

See? All is well.

Oh, I don't

know if I'd say that.

-That's weird.

-What's weird?

Could have sworn

that wasn't there a second ago.

-It wasn't.

-What wasn't?

The gas station.

Nice.

Yes.

-Oh!

-No gas.

What kind of a gas

station doesn't sell gas?

This one.

What year model is this?

I've never seen

anything like it.

Um, I'm-- I'm not sure.

Horsepower?

-I'm-- I'm not sure.

-Where are you headed?

Uh, actually we're

headed to this old hotel.

I think it's on like Shire Road,

something like that.

We're a little lost.

Do you think

you could give us directions?

You're heading in

the right direction.

But then again, others would

say it's the wrong direction.

Either way you look at it,

you'll get there.

Everyone does.

You have a nice day.

Get in the car.

Get in the car.

-What the hell?

-What the hell was that?

It's like,

where did he come from?

Literally, the most bizarre

interaction I've ever had.

And there's no gas.

Hiya. How's it going?

Great. We're good. So good.

-We're really good. You?

-Yeah.

-Good. Drive was easy.

-Good. Yeah.

You ladies need anything?

No, no, no, no.

I, um, I pulled over so

I could put the--

the top back

up and then we'll be right

on our way back on the road.

Okay.

Are you getting

gas or are you lost?

-No.

-Yeah, actually,

so we have no cell service,

so Google Maps isn't working

and we're almost outta of gas.

And the creepy

guy who works here said

that they have no gas at all.

I mean, what kind of

gas station doesn't sell gas?

I mean, and-- and he wouldn't

even give us directions.

So we're really doing

great on all fronts, actually.

We're doing great.

You didn't get gas

at the 50-mile marker?

Of course.

Why would we? Yeah. No.

-Morgan.

-We didn't.

Oh, Steven, don't Morgan me.

Well, can you make it there?

It's only like a few more miles.

-It's not that far.

-Absolutely. We can.

Maybe. Hopefully.

I don't know. Probably not.

Well, according

to my calculations,

we're almost there.

I anticipated

the cell service drop.

So printed the directions.

-Follow us.

-Yeah. And I brought some

extra gas so I could give it to

-you when we get there.

-Of course, you did.

-Ow!

-That would be awesome.

Thank you. We will

take you up on that offer.

You just lead the way

and we'll follow you.

-See you there.

-Okay. Sounds good.

See you there.

So tell me, why are

you so competitive with Tommy?

I don't know.

He's so damn good

looking it's annoying.

Oh my God.

You've always liked him.

Hey, I don't

understand why you try

to pretend like you don't.

Okay.

Well, it doesn't matter anyways.

He's just doing this

competition with us to

steal my followers, so.

Okay. This is not just

for his social media. Excuse me.

-You're right.

-This is a team competition.

-Yes you're right. You're right.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-We need the team to win.

Yeah.

And to find

real answers for Julia.

Hey, try not

to get your hopes up, Kat.

Okay? This is just a game.

That's all.

All right, guys.

Looks like

have made it.

Woo!

Made it. Woo!

-You sure did.

-Okay.

So my map says the old

hotel is right down this path.

-Okay.

-Cool. All righty.

We'll get it started.

What is up, my powerful people?

We are--

We're actually

1.5 kilometers away from--

Okay, Steven.

They don't-- they don't

need to know every detail.

But we are going to

find some supposedly super

sketchy old hotel

and it's gonna be great.

We have the whole power

squad here...

and it's going to be amazing.

So keep commenting, liking,

subscribing,

all that good stuff.

Because there is so much more

spooky content to be coming.

See you soon.

Woo. Okay. Yeah,

we are-- we are somewhere.

Are we gonna be able to even,

like, get service out here?

Who do you think

you're talking to?

I brought my satellite

system right in the truck.

-Mobile, in fact.

-Let's go.

A mobile-- Sure. Whatever.

I don't know what that is.

Uh, do you

know where we're going?

Let's-- let's go.

Right down here.

-Okay.

-Come on. Come on.

It's not gonna hunt itself.

-Oh!

-Okay?

-Yeah, I'm fine.

-Okay.

Wow.

This...

Oh yeah.

It's locked.

Well, it's not like

we got permission to do this.

-It's true.

-Maybe we need to

-break a window or something?

-No.

Let me try.

Oh, sh*t!

Tommy, are you okay?

-Yeah.

-Oh!

No, keep rolling.

This is-- this is good.

-Look at this place.

-What the hell?

Whoa. Whoa.

It's like the entrance

to the mummy's tomb.

What's that sound?

I bet the door just

hasn't been open in a while.

Yeah.

Oh, let's just be

careful where we step.

-Okay?

-Yeah.

Wow.

Ouch. sh**t. My boots.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

You are really dressed

for the occasion. Huh, Morgan?

Thanks for noticing, Tommy.

Are we really supposed

to spend the night here?

This place is really grody.

Remember the rules people.

Two nights, two seances.

I know, I know. Two and two.

Cut the cameras.

Can somebody please tell me

why we had to choose this place?

Because

you wanted to win, Morgan.

And from what

Steven and I researched,

this place is really

supposed to be haunted.

Hey, I'm the one who found it.

-Due to our research.

-Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. You found it.

- Thank you.

- Good.

Yeah. I just was hoping more for

like a pretend scary, you know?

I mean, I can be

pretend scared anywhere.

Good. Then play it up, g*ng.

-Come on.

-You're right.

More followers

means higher points and...

- More money.

- Hey!

-Same page. Same page.

-More opportunities

to win Metaxu. Okay?

So if there's not

a real ghost anywhere,

then just act like it.

Be scared.

This place

is terrifying anyway.

More ghost sightings

can mean a real connection

-to the other side.

-Okay. Yeah.

-Camera's back on, right?

-Okay.

Let's get it.

We are hearing some crazy wild

and spooky sounds around here.

Can you hear it?

Metaxu will be ours.

Oh my gosh.

Please just tell me that's like

some old pipes or something.

Yeah, that's some

old pipes or something.

That's what

they always say.

-Who?

-You know, the people

in all those scary movies.

"We're gonna

need a bigger boat."

-"I see dead people."

-No!

Uh, guys,

all this talk about scary

movies is really

starting to get to me.

I could've sworn

that hall just stretched.

Classic horror movie gag.

No, no. I mean this

place is giving me the creeps.

-Like, for real.

-Come on.

I got this.

Oh.

Be afraid.

-Be very afraid.

-Okay. Okay.

-That's enough. That's enough.

-What?

-Shut up.

-Come on, it was funny.

-Yeah, kinda funny.

-Kinda funny.

Just keep going.

Whoa. Look at this.

This room is dope.

Do you think

that anybody still lives here?

No. I-- I mean,

look at all the dust.

Yeah, this place has

definitely seen better days.

Oh my gosh, Kat.

Check this out.

Oh my gosh.

Kat, look at this.

I don't think anyone has stepped

into this room for years.

What the hell are

you doing, man?

Put that back right now.

I said put it down right now.

No, wait, wait.

Oh, I got you.

I got you.

Oh, there you go.

There you go.

Now tell me, man, what

the hell are you doing here?

-Well, ma'am--

-Ma'am?

Dude, my name's Sally.

-Sally Ferguson.

-Okay.

Sally Ferguson,

we are playing a seance game.

A game?

It-- it's a social

media game called Metaxu.

Social media, what?

Are you guys on drugs?

Because I got some

really good sh*t, man.

No, no.

Let me try to explain.

It's a game where teams

livestream from the scariest,

most haunted

places in the world.

Two seances over two nights.

The team with

the most online follows,

likes and views wins,

$300,000 each.

We just need to set

up my satellite hookup so

that we can get

the internet running and--

I take that back.

I don't have drugs that good.

That's the craziest bunch

of far-out sh*t

I've ever heard, man.

We just need

a place to crash and film.

I've got two open rooms.

They've even got running water.

But the electricity

has a mind of its own.

Aren't they all open rooms?

We're booked

up through eternity.

I'd be careful with

that seance thing, though.

That'll bring him out.

Pretty gnarly, man.

-Are we following her?

-I mean, I gue-- I guess.

-Yes. Okay.

-Come on. Let's go.

-It is on fleek.

-I know.

Seriously.

Oh, you behave.

Oh.

Here you go, ladies.

Welcome to your lovely room.

I made the beds.

- Wow.

- It's great. Thank you.

Follow me, boys.

Your room is at the other

end of the hotel and it

used to be my room.

Oh, it used to be her room.

Isn't that great?

-I'm sure it's good.

-Have so much fun, guys.

-Congratulations.

-See you, guys.

She is so odd.

Yeah, she's just crazy.

That's all.

-Yeah.

-Oh gosh.

Did you hear that?

Here what?

That.

Okay, you stop.

Cut that out.

Save that for the live stream.

Can I just

rest for a little bit?

That drive was so damn long.

What are you doing?

I-- I-- I don't know.

I keep seeing this weird light.

Come on. Be serious with

me right now. You don't see it?

This is just a game, Kat.

Save the show for the followers.

I don't need to see that.

What if there was

actually some truth to

this whole seance business?

What if it was actually

possible to reach out to Julia?

She's gone, Kat.

It just never

made any sense to me.

That's all.

Well, she was drunk.

The detective said

she was high on drugs too.

She never took drugs.

Well, I guess she did

that night.

I mean, it was an accident.

It was a horrible,

terrible accident.

I mean,

it was a huge frat party.

How is it possible

that nobody could have seen her?

I never should have

left her that night.

Hey. No, no.

You cannot

blame yourself for this.

Okay? Come here.

I miss her too.

Ah sh*t!

What?

No cell service

and sketchy power.

-Perfect.

-Dude, don't worry.

Give me a minute to set

up my satellite hookup and

we will be

in business in no time.

With this baby, we can

livestream like flipping CNN.

We freaking CNN.

-Okay, Mr. Nerd.

-Yep.

And that's why we're gonna

win due to my genius nerdiness.

So kiss my flipping a*s, buddy.

Yeah. Okay, dude.

Oh, by the way, uh,

Mr. Nerd, there is one bed,

so enjoy the floor.

Love it.

Hola, geniuses.

Check out my ratchet cool tech.

This is the setup that we're

gonna use to win Metaxu, baby.

-Woo! Metaxu!

-Power Man in the house.

Yeah.

This place is sketchy.

Yeah. Steven, uh,

I'll go check this place out.

-Wanna come with?

-Uh, I'm all right,

I'm gonna finish

setting up the satellite.

All right. Sounds good.

Back to what I was saying.

This is definitely

the livestream that you want

to tune into

if you want to be scared.

Man, if you want to be

haunted to tune in tonight.

First seance, baby.

This place is actually sketch.

-Ah!

-Hey, hey, hey, hey.

It's me. What?

What happened?

Are you okay?

-I thought I saw--

-What?

What did you see?

-Nothing.

-Nothing?

What do you mean nothing?

The whole place was shaking.

You were screaming.

Nothing.

I just-- just destroyed

my flashlight is all. Okay?

I couldn't see clearly.

Guys, it was probably

just mild earthquakes.

Hopefully,

that's the last of them.

Earthquakes and ghosts.

-Perfect.

-Okay. Okay. Okay.

I think we're all just

getting a little worked up

about this

whole seance games thing.

Okay? It's just two nights

and then it's all gonna be over.

Yeah. Just two nights.

It's starting to get late.

We need to decide where

we're gonna set up the seance.

The table and the chairs

in the lobby should work.

Yeah, that sounds good.

Let's plan to meet back

in the lobby in a couple hours.

-Yeah?

-Cool. Okay.

Okay.

You are not real.

We are up and running.

Yes, we are.

Full bar. All right.

Katrina the Cat here

with the Magnificent Morgana.

-Time to get ready for Metaxu.

-Yes!

I am telling you guys,

this is going to be so gas.

I'm shook right now.

This place is for real scary.

Make sure you stay with

us because tonight we are going

to set up the very

first Metaxu seance game.

Trust me,

you won't wanna miss this.

We'll be livestreaming

on the Metaxu app,

so make sure you watch

our team with Morgana and I,

the Genius Brain Nerd,

and, of course, the Power Man.

The Power Man. You can

help us win Metaxu. How?

You can follow,

you can like, and you can

tune in tonight for

our very first seance.

And then tomorrow

night for our finale.

Woo! We are

the team to watch.

- Yeah!

- We can win this thing.

Make sure you turn

on your notifications,

keep them live, and that way

when we're live you can be too.

Okay? We'll

see you all soon.

- Yo.

- What's up, sir?

-How you feeling?

-Good.

I thought this

was gonna look dumb,

but it actually

looked kind of sick, right?

-You look pretty dope.

-Hello, boys.

Whoa.

- You guys look amazing.

- Wow.

-Hello. My goodness.

-Thank you. You too.

It looks really good in here.

Thank you. Thank you.

That would be my doing.

You know,

we have power, we have lights,

we have my

handy dandy high-powered

satellite internet,

main camera over there.

Oh my God,

you really are a genius.

Stop. Stop. Thank you.

Come on.

Don't tell him that.

-He's gonna get a big head.

-Okay.

At least my head

matches my body size, Power Man.

-"I'm Tommy."

-He's got you.

-"I'm Mr. Power Man. I'm Tommy."

-Somebody said it.

You see what I'm talking about?

I gotta walk like

I got a lot of power.

Get out of here, dude.

Okay, what are we doing here?

-We're all set to go.

-Yeah?

Yeah, let's go.

-All right. Take a seat.

-Let's do this. Sweet.

-Sweet.

-Okay.

-Take a seat there for me.

-My gosh, Tommy.

This costume

turned you into a gentleman?

Oh yeah, that's what it was.

-That's a surprise.

-Okay. Okay.

Connect to your phones

and pull up the Metaxu app.

Okay. We are all logged in.

The action

will play out together.

-Yes. Okay.

-Morgan, you wanna start us off?

Yes, of course.

And then you, Tommy. Yeah?

All right.

Going live in five,

four, three, two.

Hello, you magnificent

Morganers!

I'm here

with your winning team.

We've got Katrina the Cat,

the Power Man himself,

and our very

own Genius Brain Nerd.

Let me tell you that we have

definitely found

the scariest place on earth.

- Oh, yeah.

- I'm obsessed.

This

place is terrifying.

But be sure and like,

and follow and subscribe

all the way through this.

You can help

us win Metaxu, baby.

Just wanted to say

this isn't just a game for me.

I need to know if there

really is a spirit world.

Yeah.

I-- I think we all wanna know

if there's

really a spirit world.

So, are we ready?

Let's play Metaxu.

-Woo!

-Okay.

It's Brain Nerd here.

All cameras

are rolling and the website

says we're

supposed to hold hands.

-Cool with me.

-Okay.

-Cool with you?

-Yeah.

Nice grip.

Okay.

Spirits of the underworld.

Hear us. We summon you.

By the power

of the ultimate source

of universal energy,

Metaxu, we call on you.

Come forward now.

Reveal yourselves.

We call on you.

Come forward now.

Reveal yourselves. Metaxu.

The website says you're

supposed to chant that together.

- Metaxu.

- Metaxu. Metaxu.

Metaxu. Metaxu.

We have a million

followers watching live already.

- Yes, a million.

- Metaxu.

-Keep going. Keep going.

-Metaxu.

Metaxu. Metaxu.

Metaxu. Metaxu. Metaxu.

-Come on.

-Metaxu.

-Metaxu. Metaxu. Metaxu.

-What's that sound?

-Okay. Keep it together.

-Metaxu.

-Come on.

-Metaxu. Metaxu.

Metaxu. Metaxu.

-Ah!

-Oh my God!

-What the f*ck?

-You opened the portal.

He will come for you all.

All of you.

And you...

you will never leave this place.

Did you get all that?

Did that-- did that record?

-Yeah. I--

-How many views did we get?

-We're still live.

-I knew it.

It's real.

We have over 50

million live viewers right now.

That's insane.

Everyone, everyone,

did you see all that?

Oh my God,

the comments are pouring in.

The Kraken

says that has to be fake.

No, that was completely real.

We didn't stage anything.

Guys, this is really hot.

We need to shut all this down.

Uh, okay. Uh, yeah, we're

gonna-- we're gonna regroup.

Um, that was

totally and completely real.

Like 100%. No sh*t. Okay?

Uh, so what-- what

do I say? Uh.

Yes. Make sure you, uh,

come back tomorrow night

-for seance number two.

-Number two.

Two! Who knows

what we're gonna see.

-Woo!

-Um, and-- and turn

on your notifications

that you don't miss us.

-Yeah. Turn 'em on.

-You don't wanna miss it.

That was a real ghost.

Oh my God! You guys,

we're totally gonna win Metaxu.

Can you believe how many

livestream followers we had?

No.

-We did it.

-Yeah.

Are you guys seriously not

realizing what just happened?

Oh my God.

That was insane.

She like had red hair and

she just come out of nowhere?

It-- it was amazing.

-I mean-- I mean, scary. Sure.

-Yeah. Whatever.

- But everybody's okay, right?

- Yeah.

Right? I really

need this to work.

Yeah. Okay.

Um, one more night like

that and we are gonna win.

Like absolutely.

Okay. What? 300 grand each.

What is that, Steven?

-Like, 1.5--

-$1.2 million.

$1.2 million.

Okay? And the followers.

The followers are

worth millions, baby.

-Woo! I'm getting stoked.

-Okay.

-Okay.

-Getting stoked, man.

Okay. One more night. One.

Okay.

One more night.

Let's all, uh, head to bed.

Try to get some sleep. Okay?

- We got a big night tomorrow.

- Yeah.

Yeah. Okay.

I can't believe it.

It just came out of nowhere.

That's crazy.

-Jesus. We can't.

-Why? Yeah, we can.

Right here.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

Come with me.

-Morgan?

-Uh...

Yes. Kat.

Nobody can sneak past you,

can they?

It's none of my business,

but just be careful. Okay?

Kat, I'm fine.

Okay.

What?

I didn't say anything.

Yeah, no, you're just

thinking too damn loud.

-It's just that--

-What?

We saw a ghost, Morgan.

A real ghost.

And she spoke to us.

I mean, this is all real.

Okay.

Yes, I guess.

But we have

to document that we spent

the night here or

else we run the risk

of being disqualified and

we are so close to winning this.

I really need this, Kat.

My whole life is a farce.

No, it's not. What

are you talking about?

You are so much more than

you give yourself credit for.

No, no, I'm not.

I'm not smart like you.

I practically failed

most of my college courses.

You, you, Kat.

You can do anything

you want with your life.

Not me.

I drive a rented Mustang and

wear bargain basement clothes.

I'm-- I'm broke.

So I need sponsors.

Because without the money

and without the followers...

I'm nobody.

-That's not true.

-Yeah.

I just-- I just need to, uh,

believe that we're all gonna be

okay and that we're

gonna win $1.2 million.

Is it worth it if

something bad happens though?

I mean, you heard

what that ghost said.

Just try not to think about it.

Please.

Please.

Let's get some sleep.

Or at least let me.

Morg.

What?

My parents want me to

be a doctor or a lawyer

or some damn important thing.

But... it's not what I want.

At least, I don't think it is.

Morgan, you know

who you are and what you want.

I don't.

Julia?

Julia?

This isn't

a game. This isn't a game.

Julia.

Julia.

Julia, please stop.

Julia?

Julia.

Julia, wait, please.

I'm so sorry I left you there.

I never should have.

I never understood

what happened to you.

-I was pushed.

-What?

I was held down in

the water until I drowned.

The police thought you had too

much to drink and then you fell

into the pool and everyone

said it was an accident.

No accident.

I can't breathe.

I couldn't breathe, Kat.

-I couldn't breathe.

-Who did this to you?

Please, tell me

who did this to you.

Shh! Shh! Be quiet.

The k*ller is here.

What? What do you mean?

Julia?

Julia!

Wait, don't go.

Please, don't go.

Please.

-Hey, hey, hey.

-What?

Sorry.

Where is she?

Who?

-You were dreaming.

-No, it was Julia.

I was actually talking to her.

-Morgan, she was here.

-Hey, hey.

It was just a dream.

Morgan, she told me

that she was m*rder*d.

Okay.

You cannot keep doing

this to yourself.

There was a full investigation.

She drowned in the pool.

She had alcohol mixed

with some other sh*t

that she took at the frat party.

-Okay?

-Wait a second.

Who gave it to her then?

-Who gave her the drugs?

-What do you mean?

Wasn't Tommy giving

out Molly that night?

Yeah. Okay.

Um, now you're really

starting to piss me off.

-Morgan!

-Hey, um, the boys put together

some breakfast outside if--

if you're hungry.

She told me that somebody

held her head under the water.

-What if Tommy was--

-Oh, what the--

for f*ck sake, Kat?

Do you even hear yourself

right now?

Steven was at that party too,

you know.

And for that matter, so was I.

-Tommy was the only one--

-No, no, Kat, stop.

-You always do this to me.

-Do what to you?

Whenever I start liking guy,

you always find

something wrong with him.

Okay. I mean,

what the hell is with you?

-Good morning, Morg.

-Hey, Steven.

-Thank you.

-No problem. No problem.

-Gotta keep my crew fed.

-That's it.

How'd you guys sleep?

So good.

Like really good.

Right, Tommy?

What about you?

-Really well. Really, uh--

-Yeah.

-We got all eight hours.

-Good.

Tommy made me sleep

on the floor, so.

Oh, hotel room floor,

not as comfortable as you think.

Tommy.

There is one bed.

Good morning, sleepy head.

Want some eggs and bacon?

Uh, no, thanks.

-Not hungry yet.

-You sure?

Okay, thanks.

Can't seance

on an empty stomach.

-What's up, Kat?

-Nothing.

Just thinking.

Okay. About what?

The truth.

Oh. Damn it.

You're all good.

We got way more.

I've unsurprisingly planned

really well for this trip.

The truth is there's so much

we don't really know, right?

Perception and reality can be

two entirely different things.

Oh my gosh.

You are so whack.

You know what?

Yeah, maybe I am.

I'm going for a walk.

I need some more air.

-What is that all about?

-Don't ask.

It's just breakfast.

-That's lovely.

-Thanks.

I've gotta do something

to stay sane around here, man.

Are the ghost stories real?

What do you think?

What happened here?

Oh, it's a hell of a story.

A long, long time ago,

this place belonged

to a very wealthy man

and his beautiful wife.

They had a son,

but the husband was

so possessive that he couldn't

share her with anyone,

not even their own son, man.

So the boy was sent away.

And every single day,

the wife in all

of her loneliness

and sorrow would relentlessly

brush her long,

beautiful red hair

while he watched.

She was his greatest possession.

How did they die?

-A demon's curse.

-A demon's curse?

How do you fit into this story?

Oh, I'm just the manager.

I've seen it all.

I check them in,

but they don't check out.

What do you mean?

Who are you talking to?

I was talking to Sally. She's--

well, she was right here.

How did she--

Something going on

with you, Kat?

No, I'm fine.

You can take a step back, Tommy.

You had something to do

with what happened to Julia,

didn't you?

I always had my suspicions,

but I didn't wanna believe it.

What are you talking about?

I saw you at that party

hitting on her.

What did she do?

Did she turn you down?

Don't even think about

hurting Morgan.

Hurting Morgan? Okay.

I mean, come on.

Maybe I'll hurt you.

Okay. I'm just kidding.

Besides, what if I wanted you?

That doesn't matter.

You as*h*le.

Goddamnit. Morgan.

Morgan.

Wait a g*dd*mn minute.

Why should I?

It was Julia all along,

wasn't it?

-I was just convenient?

-No.

I heard what you said to Kat.

Come on.

That was bullshit.

She doesn't know what

she's talking about.

Okay.

Then tell me the truth.

From the beginning all

along was it me or Julia?

Come on.

Morgan, it was you.

Okay? It was always you.

And to tell you half the time,

I-I-I didn't know if

you actually liked me or not.

Are you kidding?

I've always liked you.

It has only ever been you to me.

And last night I thought

that we finally--

I'm such an idiot.

You know, Kat is right.

This isn't a game.

None of it.

It's not worth it.

And sure, I need the money,

but I don't need this.

-I'm leaving.

-What-- don't leave.

I'm getting

my stuff and I'm leaving.

Guys don't-- you can't leave.

sh*t!

Wait a second.

What happened?

Alright, f*ck it.

We'll have 1.2 million

to split two ways

instead of four.

No, we won't.

Morgan has the most

followers out of any of us.

If she leaves, we'll

have no chance at winning this.

Any other team

will be able to win.

-They're not leaving.

-What do you mean?

I won't let them.

No gas.

Her car isn't going anywhere.

We will do this the way

we planned and then

they can go wherever

the f*ck they want.

Tommy, this is not right.

-Do not do this. This--

-Get outta my way!

Are you sure you want to leave?

What the hell, Kat?

Make up your mind.

You were the one

who stirred all this up

in the first place

over a damn dream.

It wasn't just a dream.

Do you really think that Tommy

was the cause for Julia's death?

Maybe he's a jerk

but a m*rder*r?

I mean, I hate him right

now too, but come on.

Okay. Maybe you're right.

I just miss Julia a lot.

And all of this seance

sh*t is getting to me.

I just wanted to be able

to connect with her.

That's all.

Morg, Kat,

uh, can I come in?

Oh sh*t. Are you okay?

Oh my God. sh*t.

Is this Tommy?

Oh my. Oh, it looks like

you could use a stitch or two.

-Why would he do this to you?

-I don't know.

We just need to forget

all this crap and go home.

-No gas.

-What do you mean?

He is not gonna give me

any of his gas now?

I don't know.

He's out of his mind.

All the followers and

the money and everything,

it's-- it's gotten to his head.

That's bullshit.

I'm not taking any

of that sh*t from him.

I'll suck the gas out of

his f*cking truck if I have to.

-Going somewhere?

-f*ck, Tommy.

I wanna leave right now.

Yeah. Get out of my--

-No one is going anywhere.

-I wanna go!

Tommy, this isn't right.

Get ahold of yourself.

None of this is worth it.

This place is dangerous.

I can feel it.

We need to leave.

-Shut the f*ck up.

-I'll call the police.

You're not calling the police.

I took your little

satellite hookup. Okay?

No one is leaving

and we are doing

the second seance

like we planned.

No one is leaving.

Tommy. Tommy, come on.

Tommy?

Tommy, please. Stop.

Come on. Let me try.

sh*t.

Damn it!

The door.

It's moving.

It's the hotel.

It is time.

What have you been

doing, my love?

- Only this, my love.

- Have you had any visitors?

No. Never. As you wish.

You are my good

and faithful wife, are you not?

Yes. Always.

- Mm-hmm.

- For eternity.

You would never lie to me,

would you?

No, never.

Well, then,

what's wrong, my dear?

Why are you crying?

I'm not crying.

I'm-- I'm just,

I'm just so lonely. I --

But my darling,

I'm all that you need.

I've given you all of this.

I provide for you.

I care for you.

- Yes, but I--

- But what?

I just-- I just wish

that I could have one--

You would never betray me,

would you?

Never.

Hmm. Then who the hell

was the young man at this house?

Let me explain.

It's not what you think.

- Liar.

- No, listen, no, listen to me.

You need to know who he is.

This is your fault!

You betrayed me.

That's the one rule

that you could not break.

And yet you did. Believe me,

I will find him.

I will slice his throat

just like I did yours.

What did you do? He's your son.

No. No. That can't be.

Not my son.

He's our son.

My son. Anna. Oh, my Anna. Anna.

Oh my-- What have I done?

What have I done?

What was that? Okay.

What was that?

Okay, that's it. I'm leaving.

Uh, where's my phone? One bar.

One bar. I have one bar.

He turned off the satellite

connection, remember?

It's useless.

Just let me out here.

What the hell?

Let me try.

Let's just break the damn thing.

Okay.

Are you guys seeing this?

Mmm. Rye whiskey.

- It's you.

- Yes.

It's been a very long time.

They brought him out, man.

It's of their own doing.

Yes, I know.

Perhaps now we can be free. Yes.

Yes.

Why don't you try some of this?

Oh, I can't remember

the last time I could...

taste.

Cheers.

Cheers. Oh.

Mmm.

Let's go.

What-- what are we gonna do?

Let's just get out of

this hotel, and--

and we'll think of something.

Hopefully Tommy has come

to his senses by now.

It won't open.

Tommy? Buddy? Can you hear me?

You need to stop all

of this right now.

It won't open anymore.

But you're right.

You were the one who locked

it in the first place.

No, I-- it wasn't me, guys.

I swear.

I-- it was-- it was this place.

I think it wants us to

play the seance game.

- What wants us to?

- I don't know.

The-- the-- the hotel,

the-- the ghost

that made me do

what I f*cking did.

And now

we are all locked in here.

It's the story behind

this place.

The man and his wife.

Wait, what story?

The ghost that came through

in our seance last night.

Sally was telling me

about it yesterday.

The woman and her husband.

He m*rder*d her here, and now

it's like a curse or something.

Sounds like hell.

I think it is hell.

I wish I could say you all

sound crazy right now.

They won't let us leave

until we complete

what we came here for.

Tommy, just let me turn

on the satellite connection

so that we can get out of here.

I already tried that here.

- And call 911.

- I already tried that.

And you turned on

the satellite box?

- I did.

- Connection was live?

Yeah, I did. The phone

calls won't go through.

It disconnected.

The phone doesn't work.

See, they won't let us leave.

Well, the Metaxu app and

website is still up and running.

I told you.

Guys, this place wants

us to play the seance game.

Look, I'm-- Morgan,

I'm so sorry.

I am. I don't --

Guys, let's just complete

the second seance.

Okay?

And then hopefully

the doors will open again,

and we could get

the hell outta here.

Guys. We will win the game,

and we will win the money.

- I promise.

- I mean, it is a lot of money.

It won't matter if we all die.

No, it won't.

Well, I guess we really

don't have a choice.

Do we, Stephen?

Well, I guess we don't.

Take a seat, Stephen. Everyone.

Okay, since

I'm already logged in,

all I need to do is

start the live stream.

So are we ready?

- Yeah, let's do this.

- Okay.

Let's join hands.

Going live in five,

four, three, two.

We are back

with our second seance.

Now, of course,

you all saw last night

we conjured an actual ghost.

We are going to ask all

of you to help us win Metax --

We are in danger. This

isn't a game at all.

Somebody please send help.

We're at the old hotel

at the end--

Shut up!

They are watching

everything we're doing.

We already have way more

viewers than last night.

We have over 350 million

live viewers.

Holy crap.

Let's just do the seance.

We can win this money

and then get outta here.

I already told you.

It won't matter

if we're all dead.

The comments, "You guys

are our favorite team."

"How did you fake that ghost

illusion last night?"

No, it wasn't an illusion.

It was real.

Stephen,

let's do this.

Spirits of the underworld,

hear us.

We summon you.

By the power of the ultimate

source of universal energy,

Metaxu, we call on you.

Come forward now. Reveal

yourselves. Metaxu.

Metaxu.

Metaxu.

Metaxu. Come on.

Metaxu. Say it.

Metaxu. Metaxu. Metaxu.

- 400 million.

- Metaxu. Metaxu.

- Reveal yourself to us now.

- 550.

- Metaxu.

- 600 million.

Metaxu. Metaxu. Join us.

Everyone watching at home,

say it with us. Metaxu. Metaxu.

Everyone is saying

Metaxu online.

Metaxu. Metaxu. Metaxu.

666 million viewers are

watching us live right now.

Metaxu.

Guys, we're gonna crash

the internet.

Stop! Stop! Morgan.

Look at Tommy.

- Metaxu! Metaxu!

- Tommy, please,

let go of my hand.

You're hurting me.

Stephen, shut it down.

Don't you see what's happening?

All those millions of followers?

We've opened up the gate

to hell.

You have released us all.

A demon...for a demon.

My wife, a m*rder by my hand

crushed my soul for eternity.

- Please forgive me.

- We're all free now.

You m*rder*d her because

you could not have her.

Jealousy and m*rder

are the sins of the demon.

You have the demon's curse.

Tommy, let me go!

Let her go!

Stephen. Stephen, unplug.

This is dark.

Tommy!

It's unplugged.

Nothing's changing.

Let me go!

Tommy, let me go!

Let her go!

Tommy, please stop.

She said those same

f*cking words to me.

Please, stop. I hate

that. It's so damn annoying.

Tommy, stop! Tommy!

You all

are so easy to break.

Tommy! Tommy, let her go!

Oops. Look what you made me do.

- Kat. Kat, Kat.

- Morgan.

We-- we need to go.

- Morgan.

- We need to run.

Morgan! No! No!

Sorry.

We need to run. Go!

Stay-- stay away from us.

Leave--

Stay the f*ck

away from me. No.

How did you know?

How did I know

that you m*rder*d Julia?

Yeah, how did you know?

I handled everything perfectly.

She had a little fentanyl-laced

Molly in her system.

I gave it to her.

She was just supposed

to let me f*ck her, you know.

She didn't want you.

Oh, come on. I mean,

look at me. Who doesn't want me?

I'm the-- I'm the Power Man.

So, you know, I had to k*ll her.

And you know what the best

part about it was?

- No!

- Was how easy it actually was.

I just held her head

under the water and watched

her kick and squirm until

she was finally just...

Quiet. No noise. No bubbles.

Just a little guppy.

Tommy. Tommy, stop.

Tommy, please stop.

You are my friend.

- I never...

- No, no, Tommy, stop!

...was your f*cking friend!

I just needed your help

winning this game.

And now I'm sure we've won.

Woo-hoo! Teamwork. Oh, and I'll

take all that money, by the way.

Thank you very much, guys.

'Cause, after all,

you all were-- were k*lled

by the-- the ghosts,

the demons of this hotel.

And I, being

a superhero guy that I am,

I did my best to save you.

I did. I really tried. Boohoo.

You are a sick b*stard.

Well, maybe I am, Kat.

Maybe I am.

But that's

the thing about today.

You can be a crazy piece of

sh*t, but as long as you smile

and put on a good front,

nobody bats an f*cking eye.

And I'll probably gain what,

Stephen, like another

billion followers or so.

That's the best part about it.

I mean, just think

about what I could do.

I could do anything I wanted.

I could

rule the whole damn world.

The only thing standing

in my way is you, Kat.

No, no, no!

Somebody help me! Somebody

needs help! Sally! Someone!

I am so sorry.

Where did you hide

your car keys, as*h*le?

Please.

Sorry.

What's going on?

Your friends are guests

of the hotel now.

What are you?

I'm merely the manager

of this establishment.

Establishment?

Yeah. You know,

the gates of hell.

Please just-- just tell

me what I need to do now.

I just wanna go home.

You've got work to do.

You're the only one who can

save your friends now, man.

Save my friends? They're already

dead. What? Are you crazy?

Yeah, definitely have

been for decades, man.

I just wanna go home.

Just how do I get out of here?

The demon of the hotel

controls that now. Not me.

He's done. I saw him leave.

Him and his wife. They're gone.

Tommy's the demon now,

but he's still half-mortal.

He must die, and then he'll be

stuck here and pay for his sins.

He m*rder*d my friends.

The hotel must have

a demon, and then order

can return to the gates of hell.

He's here.

What have you been

doing, little mouse? Aha-aha.

You looking for these? Huh?

We are in the middle of nowhere.

So you are not getting

anywhere without these.

Should I snap your neck

like I did Morgan? Oh, oh.

Or maybe I'll break you

in half, like I did Steven.

Oh, no. I think I'll

drown you, just like Julia.

Hello, Tommy.

Look at you.

I'm so, uh, I'm so sorry.

- Are you?

- Yeah.

Really?

Stephen, I k*lled you.

I k*lled-- what?

I k*lled all of you.

I k*lled all of you.

Why won't you die?

Why won't you?

I had a Mustang back in my day.

Out of sight, man.

Best car ever.

And I got you just enough

gas to get outta here.

Courtesy of my husband.

I got to see him.

He can be

a bit stubborn at times.

I love him.

What the hell are you?

Not hell, at least not yet.

I'm Metaxu.

What does that

even mean? Metaxu?

The in between.

There is life, there is death.

I'm neither. I'm both, man.

What will happen to my friends?

Thanks to you,

they're gonna be just fine.

And Tommy?

Oh, he's our demon now.

- He's stuck here.

- Forever?

Until another

demon takes his place.

Someone very worthy.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I think you found your calling.

Wave to my husband

on the way out, okay?

Have a nice day.

Come back anytime.

Please, please,

please, please. Mom?

Mom, they're all gone.