Ghost Project (2023)

[bunniefuu]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

What time did you say?

5:00 to 12:00.

It started when they d*ed?

That's when the fire started.

According to the paper, the

exits were blocked in purpose.

How many dead?

They hid the number.

[CLANK]

sh*t.

Mike, come on.

Let's get out of here.

Come on, guys.

I need to do this.

[DEVICE BEEPING]

[DISTANT CLATTER]

[DOOR CREAKING]

[CLATTERING]

[DEVICE BEEPING INTENSELY]

[DOOR BANGS]

Come on.

No, no, no.

Come on.

Come on.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Wait.

[GROWLING]

[CLANKING]

[DEVICE BEEPING]

[GHOULISH VOICES]

[BULB CRACKLES, SHATTERS]

[INTENSE BEEPING]

[DEVICE SHATTERS]

[MIKE GROANS]

Mike.

You bleeding.

What's happening?

Let me see.

My eyes.

I can't see.

Mike, I'm here.

[GHOULISH VOICE]

[DEVICE BEEPS INTENSELY]

[YELLING]

Tom.

Andy.

Guys.

Washed all your

clothes last week.

No, everything except

your purple sweater.

Still has your perfume on it.

I just... I miss it so much.

I just bought the

scooter as well, finally.

Obviously I tweaked it.

I changed the

battery to 500 watts.

I know what you're thinking, I

should save up for a rainy day.

But I also know you

want me to be happy.

I... I'm... what?

Where did you go?

f*ck.

Ain't you going to last?

[UPBEAT TECHNO MUSIC]

Hey, Brian.

Hey, Alice.

Huh.

Mocha?

Yeah.

Do you want some?

I don't want.

You drink up.

Sure.

Next time.

Next time what?

You will avoid drooling it?

Drive your scooter holding

two cups of coffee?

Or you're going to

buy me breakfast?

[ELEVATOR CHIMES]

[ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN]

Good morning.

Did you and Alice

get here together?

You came 5 seconds after her.

That means you took

the elevator together.

Am I wrong?

Shouldn't you be working?

I can.

I'm uploading files.

If I look at the screen,

they upload things longer.

Scientifically proven.

Very true.

So Alice, what are you up to?

Deal with that heart stuff?

Heart rate monitoring, Heart Up.

No, it's got a name now.

That's all the progress I made.

It needs set up, testing.

Best case, 12 month

till it's published.

What?

Really?

There goes our last chance of

getting into the CS Tech Fair,

I guess.

Not to mention

that my scholarship

is hanging by a thread.

Worse even, we won't

be trending topic.

Not everything is

fame and money, Sysop.

Tell that to this bloodsucker,

manipulative prick.

Do you prefer sausage

or banana shake?

What?

Hey.

Yeah.

What are you working on?

Oh, nothing interesting.

He's hiding something,

and I'm the selfish one?

It's not that.

It's your virtual reality thing?

Augmented reality.

There is a difference, you know?

Well, we are going to the bar.

It's Friday.

Yeah, man, and it's happy hour.

I've seen your happy hour.

It's way too happy.

And we all know the outcome.

Ah, yes.

Very tempting, but I really

want to try these wireless guys.

I need the empty space.

Why don't you try

the old building?

I run there.

The old building?

Why would you run there?

What is wrong with the parks?

To test my Heart Up, honey.

The place is always empty.

It's also good for f*cking.

Ugh, gross.

So I heard.

Apparently no one goes there

since that maintenance guy

got electrocuted.

What?

This guy, this janitor, he

d*ed a couple of years back.

Some say that when

they found him,

his eye had popped

out of his head

from the electricity

going through his body.

Really creepy sh*t.

Some swear they can

still hear him scream.

That's supposed to scare us?

Sysop, if I ever hear

you screaming or moaning,

ugh, I will be

traumatized forever.

OK, you know where to find us.

Good luck.

See you later, man.

Yeah.

[SCOOTER BEEPS]

[HEADSET BEEPS]

[DISTANT YELLING]

Huh?

[YELLING CONTINUES]

[DOOR CREAKS]

Hello?

"Sonar magnetic detection."

[STATIC FREQUENCY]

Hello?

[GHOULISH CHATTER]

[DEVICE BEEPING, CLICKING]

Who's there?

[CLATTERING]

[CLACKING]

[GHOULISH VOICES INTENSIFY]

[GASPS]

[BEEPING]

[UPBEAT CLUB MUSIC]

I can't imagine how it feels

to see you girlfriend die.

I mean, Andrew just left me,

and I can't even get over that.

What happened?

Nothing.

When he achieved his goal, he

thought he deserved someone

better than me, so he left.

I was talking about Brian.

Of course.

Why would you care

about my personal life?

Oh, Sysop, it's the 10th time

you told me about your story

with Andrew.

I know in my heart.

Fine.

Brian was driving

when they crashed.

Apparently, was

snowing that night.

And Ellen asked him

to leave the next day,

so he convinced her

of driving back home.

The road was made of ice.

The car slip at a curve

and fell down the cliff.

God.

Yeah.

She d*ed instantly.

He survived.

That's what's k*lling him.

Poor guy.

Just know that you're

handling damaged goods.

So I forgot my wallet.

I didn't know what to do.

Hey.

Are you crazy?

You just stole property

from the institute.

Well, it was just lying there.

Plus I had to, OK?

There's something

really strange about it.

Why, because your phone

flew off the table?

No.

Well, yeah, but

something else happened.

What do you mean?

It was this presence, and I

guess the device reacted to it.

Oh, check this out.

I looked up this address.

f*ck.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Wait a minute.

Are you telling me you found

the most expensive ouija

in the world?

I don't know.

And that what you

felt was a ghost?

I don't know, Sy.

It's possible.

Possible?

Why not?

Because, A, they don't exist.

And B, they don't f*cking exist.

Well, if I recall

correctly, I wasn't

the one going on

about people hearing

a dead janitor screaming.

I mentioned a

bullshit urban legend.

That doesn't mean it's real.

I mean, we are tech engineers.

Practically scientists.

Exactly.

Aren't you curious?

I think you have to put that

back where you found it.

Why?

We could have potentially

detected something here, Alice.

Something you can't

explain but a ghost?

Well, a ghost is a

very ambiguous term.

We don't know what it is,

but we can try and prove

its existence, try

and explain it.

It could be unknown energies.

It could be an interference

from a parallel universe.

We have to stop now.

I don't like this at all.

Why?

Because you don't

believe in afterlife, OK?

You don't mess with

the spiritual world.

I do believe in

ghosts, and I don't

think they are crazy energies.

I think they are dead people.

Well, if there is

something strange...

Shut up.

With your neighbor who...

It's not funny.

Two people d*ed

because of things you

can't explain or understand.

Brian, please.

Fine.

Take it back.

[WHISTLING]

[DOOR CREAKING]

Hello?

Hello?

[WHISTLING]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[SQUEALING]

[MAN GROANING]

[YELLS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[STATIC FREQUENCY ON DEVICE]

Come out.

f*ck.

Come on.

Come on.

Why won't you...

Why won't you work?

Come on.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey.

I didn't see you

at the institute,

and you weren't

answering your phone.

I was dating this guy, this

very rich and spoiled kid,

and one day we had

a stupid fight.

And the assh*le hit me,

and he hurt me pretty bad.

I told my parents, but

instead of defending me,

they say that was

probably my fault

and that I have a

very bad temper.

What did you do?

I run away and

never looked back.

Well, it's not the same, Alice.

I didn't get to make a decision

like you did or apologize.

That's what you're

trying to do, apologize?

Maybe.

Spirits don't work like that.

If they are here is because

they have unfinished business.

There is no technology to bring

her back if she passed on.

I daresay that if

she's not among us,

it's because she

was happy with you,

and there's nothing to forgive.

How can you be so sure?

Also why do you know so much

about ghosts all of a sudden?

[DOOR LOCK RATTLING]

What?

This?

Nothing's going to

happen while we're here.

[THUMP]

What?

When I first came, I rent

a room in Keyra's house.

Obviously the

bookshelf was there,

but it belongs to

Keyra's mother.

The first time I saw the book on

the floor, I did what you did.

Does it always come back?

It doesn't come back.

Someone puts it back,

which is not the same.

A ghost then?

A dead person?

Any other idea?

Some energies from

another dimension

particularly interest in

children's literature.

Wait.

Does Keyra know?

No.

You never told her.

Tell her what?

One of your dead relatives

is messing with your books?

You could start by asking

her to lower your rent.

He does have a point.

It's not funny.

OK, let's say I believe you.

We have to test this machine

and see what happens.

In my house?

Yeah.

If it is a ghost detector,

it's the only place

we know for sure it would work.

Come on.

Weren't you worried

about your scholarship?

This could change

your life, Alice.

And ours.

sh*t, and the lives of

people we don't even know.

Hell, we could change history.

All right, I'm up for it.

Come on, Alice.

Your room-mate's harmless.

Honestly, it is the

safest way to do this.

It's just like a lab,

but you know, paranormal.

Promise me that if anyone gets

hurt, even a scratch, we'll

give it all up, OK?

OK.

It's 8:00 PM, September 29.

I'm Sysop Chen.

I'm with Alice Ortiz

Leon, and Brian Douglas.

Today we will be

testing this device.

Apparently, a ghost detector.

Yes, I know.

It's me saying this,

believe it or not.

But stranger things

are happening.

Brian spent long hours

in here in Alice's room,

but they didn't make out.

Hey, Alice.

Do you think we should

keep the lights on?

No, let's keep the routine.

At this time, the

house is always dark.

Let's go.

3, 2, 1.

[DEVICE WHIRLING]

OK.

You don't want me to go?

No, it's my house.

It knows me.

Are you sure?

Yes, I did this 100 times.

OK.

Take this.

If you feel anything unusual,

just say the word pretzel,

and we're turning

the dice right off.

Pretzel?

That's an S and M safe word.

Yeah, everything is with you.

Alice, Alice.

Alice.

Just be careful, yeah?

Yeah.

Can you hear me?

Yes.

OK, I'm right here.

So?

I see the book.

It's still there.

I'm putting it back.

And?

Nothing yet.

Nothing's happening.

Come back.

[STATIC FREQUENCY ON DEVICE]

[DEVICE BEEPING]

Brian.

Wait.

There's something.

[GHOULISH VOICES]

Alice.

Alice, can you hear me?

We've lost you.

What's going on?

Where she go?

This doesn't make sense.

Talk to me.

f*ck it.

I'm going.

Wait.

Brian, wait.

Pretzel.

Alice.

Alice.

[DEVICE BEEPING]

[GHOULISH VOICES]

[BULB CRACKLING]

Guys, there's a lot of

activity going on here.

[LIGHTS CRACKLING]

[DOOR BANGS]

[GASPS]

Guys, get out there now.

Let's go.

[SHUDDERING]

sh*t.

Brian.

No!

Wait.

What?

Let me help you.

What?

Why?

I'm fine, Alice.

Don't be such a baby.

You don't need to do this.

Wait.

OK.

Really, I feel fine.

But you look like sh*t.

[WATER GUSHING]

Brian, where do you

keep your aspirins?

Hi.

How are you?

What time is it?

You don't want to know.

How are you feeling?

It still hurts.

You should have seen

the other guy, though.

Hey.

We have to try this again.

You promised me that if anything

went wrong, we'd give it up.

It's just a bruise, Alice.

It seems more like

a warning to me.

This stops here, OK?

[PHONE RINGING]

Why would...

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

They have not a clue who

or what k*lled the guy.

But it was no accident.

That's for sure.

Apparently the machine

upsets them somehow.

Spirits in my house had never

shown hostile behavior before

until we turned on the device.

Let's find out why.

Mr. Turner.

Who are you?

Journalists?

No.

YouTubers?

Instagrammers?

sh*t talkers?

What?

No.

We're from the institute.

ITT.

I see.

Well, now will be

about a good time

to get the hell

off of my property.

I don't want anything

to do with that place.

We found your device.

Shoes.

I'm Brian.

This is Alice and Sysop.

What kind of name is that?

What?

Brian, Celtic, means brave.

But anyone can use it, even him.

Sysop stands for

system operator.

Is that what you do,

computer engineers?

No, I am designing an

app for cell phones.

You obviously all hot

sh*ts, so you here.

That means either, A, you have

no idea what the device is for,

or B, you're already

in deep sh*t.

Pardon my French.

Well, we are a

little closer to be.

The institute was the

facade of the government

during the Cold w*r.

They developed all

sorts of new technology

there, things that even today

sound like science fiction.

We worked on radar

above all else.

But by chance,

something unexpected

appeared, an electromagnetic

manifestation,

a presence from no

visible or nearby source.

The ghost?

Perhaps.

But it interacted with the

environment and with us.

And what happened?

Apparently, the electromagnetic

waves bounced back against it,

hurting it and pissing it off.

We decided to ignore it.

I decided to ignore it, and

we paid the consequences.

We have to stop right now.

Every time we turn on the

device, we will be at risk.

Unless... unless

we go unnoticed.

I can soften those

waves, digitize them.

If you could do that, you'd

not only go unnoticed,

you could do anything

with the data.

Guys, we're going to see actual

ghosts on our cell phones.

We can now receive the data,

turn it into video signals.

That thing is from 1970.

Are you suggesting it will

be able to detect, send,

and receive a video

signal in real-time?

Yes, with my terabyte

data transmission device.

OK, I'm in.

If you guys promise to keep

it confidential, I'm in too.

All right.

But if we're going to do this,

Alice, think it's about time

you had that chat

concerning your rent.

Sy, is this fully infrared?

Last time we didn't

have enough signal.

Sy.

Sy.

Dude, not right now.

Is it true?

It is.

Are you sure these guys

aren't doing dr*gs?

What?

No.

I'd give anything

to see my mom again.

We are not sure if it is her.

But is there a better

reason to test this device?

OK, I pair your phone

to the VR glasses.

And this is the attenuator.

It will make the entire system

work in the lowest range.

You will be able to see

ghost, but they won't see you.

Come here.

[HEADSET BEEPS]

This is crazy.

Are you sure it'll even work?

Its my tech.

Of course, it's going to work.

Just in case, move carefully.

Don't be afraid.

OK?

Here, I installed

the same app for you

to monitor along the way.

If something should come

near you, well, you'll know.

Thanks.

Now I feel much safer.

OK, let's do this.

OK.

Receiving video and sound.

Can I have that?

Remember, pretzel.

Yeah, thanks.

Easy, Brian.

So you didn't know about this?

No.

My mom and I didn't end

up on the best of terms.

I guess I always felt

her presence here.

That's probably why

I rented the room.

[DEVICE CHIMING]

Brian, the temperature

is dropping.

I don't see anything.

Do you see a dark shape?

It's nothing.

It's just a coat.

[STATIC FREQUENCY]

It has to be there.

Maybe this isn't working, guys.

OK, come back.

[GHOULISH VOICE]

What's the matter?

Mom.

Keyra, no.

Keyra.

Wait, wait.

Mama?

[UPBEAT CLUB MUSIC]

Time for the reward.

Yeah.

Time to get wasted.

We do a little ghost toast.

Cheers.

Oh, my god, I love this song.

Well, off you go then.

OK.

Come on.

So I know lady

living in my house.

Yeah, it seems so.

What's next?

[ELEVATOR CHIMES]

Shall I ask?

No.

I can do it.

With more power, I

can amplify the signal

from the device like

a Wi-Fi network.

Then we improve the

app, and we will

be able to see ghosts on our

phones from a much wider range.

I don't know.

We're going to be rich.

Just imagine.

Apparition available

on Play Store.

Apparition?

OK, marketing is not

my thing, I admit it.

But that's not the point.

The point is the clock is

ticking now, and we can't stop.

If we don't take this

opportunity, someone else will.

I get it, Sy.

I really do.

But we're just not

ready to test the app.

What do we do if...

What do we do when we

encounter more than one ghost?

More than one ghost?

What are the odds

of that happening?

Of what?

Of there being more

than one dead person?

Look, I came to this

institute because I

wanted to create

amazing technologies,

things that could change

the world, go beyond.

This is going beyond.

And if the next level

is multiple objectives,

then so be it.

Fine.

Well, we're going

to test it then.

The factory was taken for

weeks during a strike.

There were families there.

Apparently the owner decided

to light the basement on fire

to force them out, but somehow

they got trapped inside.

They all b*rned alive.

How many dead?

The newspapers didn't say, but

I hacked the public records.

Don't forget Mike's friends.

Yeah, whatever.

It's the only place

we can do this.

I can take the risk.

If the system fails, you will

be att*cked by a dozen ghosts.

Yeah, if he's lucky.

Why would it fail?

We just found the thing.

Oh, I see.

You all got what you wanted.

That's why you don't

care stopping now.

We're not going to quit.

We're just trying to

avoid an unnecessary risk.

I shared my work.

You owe me.

We don't ask you for anything.

It was your decision.

You say that because

you're only contribution

was emotional support.

Is that what you think I did?

I don't know.

You tell me.

I brought the first ghost,

but most importantly, I

took care of you

from the beginning.

So believe it or not, that turns

me into the smartest person

here.

The machine is in the trunk.

Good luck.

Oh, here.

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

Apparition.

[DRILL WHIRRING]

[GROWL]

[WHIRRING]

[CLATTER]

[PHONE VIBRATES]

What?

Sysop, what the f*ck?

[WHIRRING RESUMES]

[GASPS]

[GROWLING]

[DRILL WHIRRING]

[SCREAMING]

Brian.

Mike.

Mike, it's me, Alice.

Mike.

Brian.

Yeah.

If anything goes wrong, I

just want you to know that...

Wait.

Are you getting all

emotional on me?

What?

No, dude.

I was going to tell

you that I have

all the data from this

project ready to be uploaded

to the web.

See?

One click away.

What are you doing here?

What the bloody hell

happened to you?

I think I made a mistake.

What do you mean?

I came hoping you would

help me stop my friends,

but you never stopped.

I stopped.

Really?

When?

When your friends got k*lled?

You could destroy that

machine, but you left it there

in the basement hoping that some

young, reckless, ambitious kids

do what you don't dare to

do, take the risk so you can

see your parents again, right?

And my sister.

They all d*ed in that fire.

Now my friends are

in danger, and you're

going to help me stop them, OK?

I don't get it.

The ghost in your

house is harmless.

Do you think they

are in my house?

We have to stop them now.

I know.

No, you don't understand.

This is why I stopped.

The cell phone

companies took advantage

that the factory was closed,

and they put antennas there.

That's for interference.

Yeah, the data transmitter,

the attenuator, it'll

all malfunction.

And the system may collapse.

Damn, why are they

not answering?

You OK?

What time is it?

11:50 PM.

Help me with this.

Yeah.

Ready?

Yup.

Lead the way.

Can you hear me?

Yeah.

You all right?

Yeah, but my butt

is freezing here.

[BEEP]

[WHIRRING]

Brian, there's something wrong.

I don't see anything, Sy.

[STATIC FREQUENCY]

Was it you?

No.

[SLAMMING]

[GASPS]

Come on.

You coming?

I have to shut it down.

Here, go get my friends.

You OK?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You sure you OK?

Yeah.

You seen something?

No.

Guys.

Brian.

Sysop.

What's going on?

Can we see them?

I don't know, Sy.

Maybe we should leave.

[DEVICE BEEPING]

[CLATTER]

[BIKE SQUEALING]

Yep, we're leaving.

[GHOULISH GROWLS]

[PHONE VIBRATES]

What the f*ck.

Holy sh*t.

Help me, Sy.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, guys.

[GROWLING]

[SCREAMING]

What was that?

I don't know, man.

But we have to

find another exit.

[SHRIEKS]

Where are they?

I don't know.

What the hell?

[INTENSE BEEPING]

[SHRIEKS]

[SCREAMS]

[THUD]

Sy.

Sysop.

Don't move.

They're all around us.

That's impossible.

What did you do?

Nothing.

Nothing, man.

Oh, my god.

Sy, wait.

Run!

Sy!

Sysop!

Wait.

You shouldn't be here.

Come on.

We will k*ll you.

Help!

Somebody, help!

[GHOULISH VOICE]

[ZAPPING]

[GROANING]

Alice.

Alice.

We have to get out of here.

Where'd you go?

No.

No.

Please.

Please.

Please.

f*ck.

f*ck!

Alice...

[GHOULISH GROWLS]

Brian.

[SCREAMING]

[m*nled BREATHING]

[GROWLING]

[BEEP]

[PHONE VIBRATES]

Apparition.

Hey, girl, what up?

Hey.

Do you know who Sysop Chen is?

I just got this email, and...

No, never mind that.

I mean, all my friends

at the institute

got spammed with that email.

Oh, did anybody open it.

Yeah, of course, I did.

What is it?

Nothing, really.

I mean, it's a

strange app that has

an empty interface

that is supposed

to be a ghost detector.

But nothing in that app works.

Oh, cool.

[CLATTER]

[PHONE BEEPING]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[GROWLING, SCREAMING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]