Dead Still (2014) Movie Script
1
[CHANTING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
BRANDON, NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU JUST WALK AHEAD.
PROMISE ME
YOU WON'T LOOK BACK.
OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
OKAY. ALL RIGHT?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[GASPS]
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
[PHONE RINGS]
[RINGING TONE]
[METAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[PHONE RINGING]
IVY MONROE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW EARLY IT IS?
HEY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA CALL ME ABOUT THAWEDDING GIG THIS WEEKEND.
OH. RIGHT.
SORRY. YEAH.
YOU SOUND TIRED.
ARE YOU GETTING
ENOUGH SLEEP?
NO, NO.
NOT SO MUCH.
BAD DREAMS AGAIN?
[SIGHS]
YEAH, YEAH.
SAME ONE. YOU KNOW,
MY DAD AND THE CAR CRASH.
[DOOR BUZZES]
IVY, I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
[PHONE DISCONNECTS]
NICE TALKING
TO YOU, TOO.
[DOOR BUZZES]
[DOOR BUZZES]
HANG ON, I'M COMING!
[DOG BARKING DISTANTLY]
"DEAR MR. DAVIS,
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU
OF YOUR GRANDFATHER'S PASSING.
YOU HAVE BEEN NAMED
EXECUTOR OF HIS ESTATE."
[LAUGHS]
I MISSED YOU, SON.
[TYPING]
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
I MISSED YOU TOO, DAD.
LATE...
AS USUAL, BRANDON.
YEAH. SORRY, JENNA.
HOW WAS YOUR MORNING?
MINE SUCKED.
FOUND OUMY GRANDFATHER DIED,
AND HE LEFT ME IN CHARGE
OF HIS WHOLE ESTATE.
I SEE.
THAT CREEPY OLD HOUSE?
DIDN'T YOU SHOOT THOSE OLD
DEATH PORTRAITS THERE?
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS
MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,
AND HIS WORK WAS
JUST GRANTED AN EXHIBIAT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
SO, HE'S QUITE RESPECTED
IN THE WORLD
OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
SPEAKING OF BEING
QUITE RESPECTED,
ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PAY SUPPORT THIS MONTH?
YOU KNOW BOBBY'S
GOT A BIRTHDAY COMING UP,
AND HIS SPEECH THERAPY BILLS
ARE OVERDUE AGAIN.
SON, YOU WANTO GET YOUR STUFF?
THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH HIM, JENNA.
IT'S JUSSOMETIMES IT SEEMS
LIKE HE DOESN'WANT TO SPEAK.
YEAH, WELL, MAYBE IF YOU'D
BEEN AROUND MORE OFTEN,
HE'D BE SPEAKING BY NOW.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS AGAIN?
LOOK, BOBBY REALLY
LOOKS UP TO YOU.
HE REALLY DOES.
HE EVEN ASKED FOR A CAMERA
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
JUST SO HE COULD BE
JUST LIKE YOU.
BOBBY.
I WILL ALWAYS CARE ABOUT YOU,
JENNA, ALWAYS.
I KNOW YOU DON'T APPROVE
OF ME CHASING MY DREAM...
BUT IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
I FEEL IT.
AND YOU MIGHT CALL IT DESTINY.
[TYPING]
DESTINY.
YOU'LL FIND YOUR DESTINY,
TOO, SON.
WELL, AS FAR AS DESTINY GOES,
MAKE SURE HE GETS
TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OKAY?
COME HERE, BABY.
HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
NOW...
YOUR MOM CAN'T KNOW
ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
RIGHT?
YOU READY?
OH, HANG ON.
YOUR VERY OWN CAMERA.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[DOOR CREAKS]
WOW.
IT'S QUITE A PLACE.
[LIGHT SWITCH FLIPPING]
GUESS IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
BOBBY.
[VOICES WHISPERING]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
DO ME A FAVOR, SON.
STAY HERE
WHILE I GO UPSTAIRS.
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
JUST STAY
WHERE I CAN SEE YOU.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
[VOICE, WHISPERING]
BOBBY...
HELP ME.
[WHISPERING CONTINUES]
[FLASHLIGHT CRACKLES]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
[CHILDREN GIGGLING]
[RINGS]
[RUMBLING]
BOBBY!
BOBBY?
BOBBY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I TOLD YOU TO STAY PUT.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[VOICES WHISPER]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
OH, MY GOD.
[GASPS]
THIS CAN'T BE.
THIS IS MY
GRANDFATHER'S CAMERA.
GOD,
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOOWITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS LIKE...
DESTINY.
DESTINY.
EXACTLY, BOBBY.
DESTINY.
SON...
WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
[BRANDON]
DESTINY.
EXACTLY, BOBBY.
DESTINY.
HEY.
TIME TO SHUT IT DOWN.
WHERE'D YOU
GET THAT?
THE HOUSE?
CAN I SEE?
WOW.
THAT IS REALLY OLD.
SAINT VINCENT'S CEMETERY.
SON,
YOU EVER HEARD THE TERM,
"SAVED BY THE BELL"?
WELL, A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN PEOPLE WERE BURIED,
THEY WEREN'T ENTIRELY SURE
IF THE PERSON WAS DEAD OR NOT,
SO, THEY TAKE A BELL
JUST LIKE THIS ONE,
AND THEY ATTACH A STRING,
AND IT'D GO ALL THE WAY DOWN
INTO THE GRAVE,
AND THE PERSON
COULD RING THE BELL--
[BELL RINGS]
AND THEY WOULD BE SAVED.
SAVED BY THE BELL.
YOU WERE REALLY SCARED TONIGHT,
WEREN'T YOU?
YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS
BE THERE FOR YOU, RIGHT?
SO, NO MATTER
WHERE YOU GO,
YOU TAKE THAT BELL,
AND YOU RING IT,
AND I WILL FIND YOU,
AND I WILL SAVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU TOO, SON.
NOW, GO TO SLEEP.
WOW.
THESE PHOTOS
ARE REALLY COOL.
THEY'RE SO CREEPY.
SO, YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER
WAS ACTUALLY WENTON DAVIS,
THE DEATH PORTRAIPHOTOGRAPHER?
HE WAS A GREAT TALENT.
HIS EYE FOR LIGHT,
SHADOW, COMPOSITION,
IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS LEGENDARY.
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
SEE, DEATH PHOTOGRAPHY
WAS VERY POPULAR
BACK IN THE LATE 1800'S.
IT COULD CAPTURE A PERSON'S
ESSENCE FOR LIFE.
IN FACT,
IT COULD MAKE THEM IMMORTAL.
HM.
HM.
[KISSES]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[LAUGHS]
SUBJECTS WERE POSED,
PROPPED UP WITH
INGENIOUSLY-MADE STANDS.
TOO TIGHT?
[LAUGHS]
NO.
[LAUGHS]
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
[BRANDON]
PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HE WAS CREATING LIFE.
LIFE AFTER DEATH.
WELL, THESE PHOTOS ARE WICKED.
MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE
PEOPLE USED TO
ACTUALLY DO THINGS LIKE THIS.
[BRANDON]
YEAH, WELL, EVENTUALLY,
IT BECAME OBSOLETE.
PEOPLE FOUND IT DISTASTEFUL.
[WENTON]
MY DEAR CHILD.
I'LL HELP YOU.
YES, I WILL HELP YOU.
BUT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER
WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE LAST DEATH PORTRAIT.
[IVY]
MM-HM.
THE SICKEST ONE, TOO.
WELL, SICK OR NOT,
IT WOULD BE NICE
TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT ATHE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM,
AND BE FAMOUS LIKE HIM.
WHATEVER.
YOU'RE FAMOUS TO ME.
SO, UM...
WHAT DID YOU WANTO SHOW ME SO BADLY
THAT YOU HAD ME DRIVE
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR?
OR DID YOU JUST MISS ME?
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
TA-DA!
OH, MY GOD.
IS THIS ACTUALLY
YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER'S CAMERA?
YEP.
THE SAME CAMERA THAT TOOK
THOSE DEATH PORTRAITS?
THE ONE AND ONLY.
MAN, THAT IS SO COOL.
DID YOU STEAL IT?
WHAT? NO, I DIDN'T STEAL IT.
I FOUND IT AMY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW
HOW TO USE THIS THING?
YEAH, OF COURSE
I KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
I TOOK A CLASS IN COLLEGE
ON PLATE GRASS PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH PROFESSOR JAY McKLAREN,
WHO'S A--
A FRIEND OF MY FATHER'S.
ACTUALLY, YOU MAY KNOW HIM.
HE'S, UM--
HE'S THAT CRAZY
PHOTO HISTORIAN.
WAIT, YEAH.
THE CREEPY OLD GUY
THAT LOOKED LIKE A WAX FIGURE.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE ONE.
[LAUGHS]
AND, UM...
I'VE ALREADY USED IT.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
I FOUND THIS HOMELESS GUY.
[DOG BARKING]
HE WAS ROUGH,
BUT HE WAS THE PERFECT SUBJECT.
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
DON'T MOVE.
PERFECT.
[CHANTING]
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
[CHORTLES]
AND ONE MORE THING.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
FOR THE WEDDING.
[MAN]
THEY ARE STILL.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THROUGH ME,
THEY BECOME IMMORTAL.
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
[DOGS BARKING]
[GATE CREAKS]
[CHANTING]
[BELL GONGING,
PEOPLE WHISPERING]
YES.
[SCREAMING]
[DANCE]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
THAT GUY ON THE RIGHIS BIG JIM JOHNSON,
AND HIS SON BILLY.
YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW HIM.
HE'S RICH
AND HE'S SINGLE.
YOU KNOW I ONLY LIKE
BROKE, MARRIED GUYS.
JIM,
STAND PERFECTLY STILL.
[MALE VOICE WHISPERING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[GRUNTS]
YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN
YOUR PORTRAIT.
BUT I THINK WE CAN FIX THAT.
TIME FOR YOU, MY DEAR.
UM, MAYBE-- MAYBE LATER.
GO AHEAD.
IVY, EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH.
NO, IT'S FINE.
I'M-- I'M GOING TO GESOMETHING TO DRINK.
BRIDE AND GROOM,
STAND PERFECTLY STILL.
[SCREAMS]
OKAY, THAT IS WHY
I DON'T DRINK ANYMORE.
DOCTOR MONROE'S IN THE HOUSE.
COME ON.
I HAVE THE PERFECT THING
TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
HANG ON.
WE'VE GOT TO GEBACK TO WORK.
UM-- I'M SORRY. I CAN'T.
YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE
WITH HER, YOU JERK.
GOD.
STUPID ME, I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.
IVY, I'M MARRIED.
HEY, YOU KNOW,
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.
I HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK
IS ALL.
GET BACK TO WORK.
[SIGHS]
[WHISPERING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[CHILD GIGGLING]
[CHANTING]
[IVY]
"CAMERA OBSCURA." WOW.
THIS PLACE IS GREAT.
[WOMAN ON RADIO]
BREAKING NEWS COMING RIGHT UP
AFTER SPORTS AND WEATHER.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
ON WRKJ NEWS TALK RADIO.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN HELP YOU FIND, MISS?
YEAH.
UM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE
OF THIS STUFF?
IN MAYBE A BIGGER A BOTTLE?
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS
IN FOREVER.
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
[CLERK]
PROFESSOR, HOW WAS LUNCH?
[SIGHS]
IT WAS GOOD.
HEY, HOW'S THABOOK OF YOURS?
JUST FINE, GEORGE.
WELL, I'M SURE
IT'LL BE A TOP SELLER.
[GIGGLES]
DON'T YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO, GEORGE?
I'LL GO IN THE BACK TO SEE
IF THERE'S A LARGER BOTTLE.
THANKS.
[GEORGE]
YOU'RE WELCOME.
DO I KNOW YOU?
McKLAREN.
PROFESSOR JAY McKLAREN.
IVY MONROE.
SO...
YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER?
OH, I WISH.
NO, I JUSWORK FOR ONE.
ANYONE I MIGHT KNOW?
BRANDON DAVIS?
DAVIS...
AS IN WENTON DAVIS?
YEAH, THAT'S
BRANDON'S GRANDFATHER.
HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER.
OH, YES, BRANDON.
HE WAS IN
MY PHOTOGRAPHY 101 CLASS,
I BELIEVE.
[LAUGHS]
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
ACTUALLY,
HE JUST MENTIONED YOU.
OH, QUITE THE COINCIDENCE.
I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT HIM, MYSELF.
YOU SEE,
I AM WRITING A BOOK
ABOUT THE GREAWENTON DAVIS.
QUITE A FASCINATING
FELLOW HE WAS.
WELL, BRANDON JUSGOT WENTON'S OLD CAMERA.
HE'S SO EXCITED.
YOU MEAN THAT DEATH CAMERA?
UH-HUH.
I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND
GIVING BRANDON MY CARD.
I WOULD LOVE
TO CHAT WITH HIM
ABOUT HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER.
[GEORGE]
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE
WE HAVE A 24-OUNCE BOTTLE.
HERE YOU GO, MISS.
OH...
AND MISS MONROE,
I'D STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA
IF I WERE YOU.
REALLY?
WHY'S THAT?
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
TEND TO DIE AROUND IT.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
KOO-KOO.
WRKJ NEWS TALK RADIO.
$10.
BREAKING NEWS JUST IN,
IT WAS A TRAGIC DAY HERE,
AS LOCAL RESIDENT JIM JOHNSON
AND HIS SON BILLY
WERE FOUND DEAD
IN THE HILLCREST PARK AREA.
POLICE REPORTS SAY
THE BODIES HAD BEEN MANGLED
AND SKINNED ALIVE.
[SCREAMING]
OH, MY GOD,
I KNEW THEM.
FURTHER DETAILS
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
JUST SEPARATE
ABOUT TWO INCHES.
THERE'S SOMETHING
CRAWLING ON MY LEG.
JENNA, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.
ESPECIALLY IN THIS PLACE,
AND, UH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
RIGHT HERE.
MM, THANKS, BRANDON.
IT'S CREEPY.
[JENNA]
YOU'RE SURE THAT THING
EVEN WORKS, ANYWAYS?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, IT WORKS.
WE JUST USED IAT A BIG WEDDING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN
THE FINAL PRODUCT, YET,
BUT I GUARANTEE YOU
IT'S A PORTRAIT TO DIE FOR.
[CHANTING]
[MOANS SOFTLY]
[BOTH MOANING]
[MATTRESS SPRINGS SQUEAKING]
[MAN GROANS]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[MAN GROANS]
[BOTH SCREAMING]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
BRANDON.
HEY, ARE YOU BACK YET?
HEY, BRANDON, YOU BACK?
WHAT THE HELL?
[REMOTE RINGING]
[RINGING]
JUST...
HOLD STILL.
BRANDON, THIS IS IVY.
LOOK, SOMETHING
REAL BAD IS HAPPENING.
JUST-- I--
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
JUST CALL ME BACK.
McKLAREN...
I'D STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA
IF I WERE YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND
TO DIE AROUND IT.
OH, MY GOD.
[WHISPERING]
McKLAREN.
PROFESSOR McKLAREN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTRUDE,
YOU WEREN'T HERE,
AND I REALLY THINK
I NEED YOUR HELP.
OH. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
I'M CRAZY OR ANYTHING.
CRAZY?
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY
USUALLY SAY ABOUT ME.
CRAZY?
OVER WHAT?
I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS.
NOT ALL IS AT IT SEEMS
WITH BRANDON AND THAT CAMERA
HE'S BEEN MESSING WITH.
OH, MY GOD,
SO YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING.
I THOUGHI WAS THE ONLY ONE.
I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS!
I USED TO KNOW
BRANDON'S FATHER.
SUCH A TRAGEDY,
HIS DEATH AND ALL.
YOU MEAN THE ACCIDENT?
ACCIDENT?
REALLY!
I WOULD HARDLY CALL DESTINY
AN ACCIDENT!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
DESTINY?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, PROFESSOR,
THERE'S SOMETHING
GOING ON HERE.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN,
BUT I THINK
YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
BRANDON FOUND THEM
IN HIS GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE
WITH THE CAMERA.
THESE ARE WENTON DAVIS'
ORIGINAL DEATH PORTRAITS,
AREN'T THEY?
I BELIEVE SO.
WENTON WAS A STRANGE MAN.
HE LOVED HIS WORK.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
[McKLAREN]
HE WAS OBSESSED WITH DEATH.
OH.
[McKLAREN]
AND CAPTURING IMAGES OF IT.
[WENTON]
OH, NICE.
[McKLAREN]
BUT SOMETHING
WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.
[HEART BEATING]
DAMN IT, GIRL!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUSSTAY DEAD STILL?
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M NOT SURE.
DO-- DO THESE PHOTOS
TELL YOU ANYTHING?
OH, YES.
DO YOU SEE...
HOW THE LIVING
IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE SLIGHTLY BLURRY,
WHILE THE DECEASED
ARE CLEARLY SHARP
IN EVERY DETAIL.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE DEAD
ARE STILL DEAD STILL.
NOT EVEN BREATHING.
YOU SEE, BACK THEN, TECHNOLOGY
WAS NOT AS IT IS TODAY.
THE CAMERA COULD ONLY CAPTURE
IMAGES THAT WERE
ABSOLUTELY STILL.
I BELIEVE...
THIS PROVES MY THEORY.
I'VE SEEN IT IN A LOOF HIS WORK.
PROVES WHAT THEORY?
PERHAPS OUR MEETING
WAS A MISTAKE, MISS MONROE.
IT'S PROBABLY BESTHAT YOU LEAVE NOW--
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!
LEAVE? WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, SOMETHING EVIL,
SUPERNATURAL EVEN, IS HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE THAT.
AND THE PEOPLE IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE DEAD NOW.
IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT THAWE MET THE OTHER DAY, WAS IT?
YOU FOLLOWED ME HERE,
DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHEN BRANDON
FOUND THAT CAMERA,
DID HE FIND
A JOURNAL AS WELL?
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT A JOURNAL.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHAT'S GOING ON IS...
THE PEOPLE IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE STILL BREATHING.
[WHISPERS]
OH--
FIND THE JOURNAL
AND DESTROY THE CAMERA.
BRANDON IS INNOCENT,
YOU'LL SEE.
YOU WILL NEVER WRITE
THAT JOURNAL.
I WILL STOP YOU.
JOURNAL.
BRANDON, WHERE ARE YOU?
THIS...IS ME.
[BRANDON]
DAMN!
WHY CAN'T YOU STAY STILL?
AND THE PEOPLE
IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE DEAD NOW.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
NO, THIS ISN'T REAL.
COME ON, BRANDON,
PICK UP THE PHONE.
IVY?
OH, THANK GOD
YOU ANSWERED!
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
NO, EVERYTHING IS NOT OKAY.
LOOK, WHATEVER YOU DO,
DO NOT USE THAT CAMERA.
THERE'S SOMETHING EVIL
ABOUT IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, STOP KIDDING AROUND.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
LOOK, WHEN YOU FOUND
THAT CAMERA,
DID YOU FIND
A JOURNAL TOO?
JOURNAL?
IVY...
I TALKED TO THE PROFESSOR.
[CELLULAR STATIC]
YOU TALKED TO WHO?
IVY? IVY, YOU'RE
BREAKING UP ON ME.
IVY?
[LINE CUTS OFF]
IVY, YOU'RE BREAKING UP ON ME.
[BELL DONGING]
[DIALING]
[BUSY SIGNAL]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
BOBBY...
HELP ME.
GET AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA!
YOU COULD HAVE BROKEN IT!
DID YOU REALLY NEED
TO DO THAT, BRANDON?
I'M SORRY.
[VOICE]
TAKE MY PICTURE.
[WENTON]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[WENTON CHUCKLING]
DETECTIVE CALHOUN
FROM HOMICIDE.
MR. DAVIS,
YOU LIVE HERE?
YEAH, I LIVE HERE,
OFFICER.
"DETECTIVE," MR. DAVIS.
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, DETECTIVE.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THIS
POOR YOUNG LADY WAS MURDERED.
SHE WAS MURDERED?
YEAH, AND WE FOUND THIS
NEXT TO THE BODY.
McKLAREN.
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
MR. DAVIS.
MR. DAVIS,
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
NO.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
DO YOU KNOW HER?
BOBBY, TAKE THE BACK WAY UP.
GO TO YOUR ROOM
AND WATCH T.V. OR SOMETHING.
DO NOT LEAVE
UNTIL I GET THERE.
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD.
CAN I HAVE A LOOK?
[GROANS]
YEAH.
HER NAME IS IVY MONROE.
SHE'S MY ASSISTANT AND...
GOOD FRIEND.
SHE JUST CALLED ME.
HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN?
WE DON'T KNOW YET,
BUT I'D LOVE TO GET MY HANDS
ON THE SICK PUPPY WHO DID THIS.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
DID SHE MENTION ANYTHING STRANGE
WHEN SHE CALLED YOU?
WHEN YOU FOUND THAT CAMERA,
DID YOU FIND A JOURNAL TOO?
JOURNAL?
NO. NOTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING, HUH?
IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO TELL ME, MR. DAVIS?
YEAH. I NEED TO GO UPSTAIRS
AND BE WITH MY SON.
HE'S SCARED.
SURE.
WE'LL NEED
A FULL STATEMENT LATER.
OH, AND, MR. DAVIS?
DON'T BE TAKING ANY TRIPS
ANY TIME SOON, OKAY?
THIS IS JUST GRUESOME.
YOU THINK THIS IS GRUESOME?
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN
THE HOMELESS GUY
THAT WE FOUND
IN THE ALLEY YESTERDAY.
HIS BODY WAS TURNED
INSIDE OUT,
TWISTED LIKE SOME
DIRTY, OLD DISHRAG.
I DIDN'T SHOOT THESE.
SUBJECTS WERE POSED,
PROPPED UP WITH
INGENIOUSLY-MADE STANDS.
HIS BODY WAS TURNED
INSIDE OUT,
TWISTED LIKE SOME
DIRTY, OLD DISHRAG.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
OH, MY GOD.
IVY.
[MAN]
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOOFOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
HOPE, DESTINY.
GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
HOLD STILL.
JENNA.
COME ON, JENNA. JENNA.
JENNA, PICK IT UP. PICK IT UP.
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[GRUNTS]
[BRANDON]
JOURNAL.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTERING]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
BOBBY.
[BELL GONGS]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
BOBBY.
[BELL RINGING]
[PHONE RINGING]
[PHONE VIBRATES]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[CONTINUES VIBRATING]
[BEEPS]
JEN, IT'S ME.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU HAVE RECEPTION
WHERE YOU ARE,
BUT JUST--
CALL ME.
I LOVE YOU.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
HELLO?
I KNOW THERE'S
SOMEBODY HERE.
McKLAREN, IS THAT YOU?
[WOMAN CHANTING]
HOW THE VILE AND THE DEPRAVED,
WASTE OUR PRECIOUS AIR,
BREATHING LIKE THEY COUNOR EVEN MATTER.
I'M DOING A GREAT SERVICE
FOR MANKIND.
I AM THE CLEANUP MAN,
CLEANING UP
EVERYONE'S UGLINESS...
AND CREATING BEAUTY.
WENTON.
THIS IS HIS JOURNAL.
[BRANDON GRUNTS]
WHO ARE YOU?
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU'RE JUST LIKE HIM.
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
YOU KILLED THEM.
YOU KILLED THEM ALL.
I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.
MEMENTO MORI.
REMEMBER,
NOW YOU TOO MUST DIE.
LOOK, I DON'T WANTO HURT YOU.
I JUST CAME FOR THE BOOK.
PROOF OF HIS EVIL.
PROOF OF WHAT?
PROOF THAHE IS A MURDERER.
AND NOW, SO ARE YOU!
BUT I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYBODY.
I JUST TAKE PICTURES.
MEMENTO MORI.
YOU HAVE THE BLACKNESS WITHIN.
YOU ALSO MUST BE BANISHED.
IT IS THE WAY
OF THE CURSE.
CURSE?
WHAT CURSE?
PEOPLE DIE, AND THEY END UP
IN THESE CRAZY, DEATH PORTRAITS.
EVERYONE I LOVE DIED.
YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW,
DO YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
WHO I AM IS NOT IMPORTANT.
IT'S WHO YOU ARE
THAT CONCERNS US.
MY NAME IS ZAMORA BRANISKI.
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON,
YOU AND I.
[SCOFFS]
I DOUBT THAT.
MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER
KNEW YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER.
SHE KNEW HIM VERY WELL,
IN FACT.
HE KILLED HER.
[WOMAN CHANTING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[ZAMORA]
IT WAS A SPELL OF CONTAINMENAND DAMNATION.
A LEGACY HANDED DOWN
THROUGH GENERATIONS.
YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY
IT WAS MY DESTINY.
WENTON WAS CURSED.
HIS LIFE'S ESSENCE WAS EXTRACTED
AND TRANSFERRED INTO THE CAMERA,
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
THERE,
HE WOULD REMAIN TRAPPED,
UNABLE TO HURT ANYBODY AGAIN.
HIS EVIL CONTAINED FOREVER.
HOW DO I STOP HIM?
IN ORDER TO STOP WENTON...
AND FREE THE INNOCENT SOULS
TRAPPED WITH HIM,
THE TRUTH MUST BE EXPOSED
THROUGH HIS OWN WORDS.
THE JOURNAL.
EXACTLY.
HOW DO I FIND HIM?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'LL FIND YOU.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
HELP US.
HELP US.
HELP US.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
THIS...IS...
OVER!
[GRUNTS]
DAMN YOU TO HELL, WENTON.
IT'S OVER.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES,
ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
WENTON MAY BE DEAD,
BUT HIS SPIRIIS VERY MUCH ALIVE
INSIDE THE CAMERA.
IT'S OVER.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
HEY. BOBBY, I'M HOME.
OH, SON OF A BITCH.
[WHISPERS]
[MUTTERS]
BOBBY?
BOBBY, WHERE ARE YOU?
BOBBY!
DAMN, I TOLD YOU TO STAY
IN THE HOUSE.
[DIALING]
COME ON, JENNA.
PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE.
BOBBY!
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[WENTON]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[ECHOING]
HELLO?
I CAN SPEAK.
HELLO?
BOBBY!
BOBBY.
BOBBY!
DAD!
HELLO?
[SCREECHING]
DAD!
[WATER DRIPPING, DISTANT]
[SCREECHING]
SHH.
STAY STILL.
WHERE ARE WE?
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
MY NAME'S BOBBY.
MY NAME IS LELA.
[SCREECHING]
WHAT WAS THAT?
THE NEGATIVES.
THE NEGATIVES?
YES. THEY'RE THE LOST SOULS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
THEY AREN'T LIKE YOU AND ME.
THEY'RE DEAD.
AM I STILL ALIVE?
YES, SILLY.
WE BOTH ARE.
IN HERE, I HAVE A VOICE.
I CAN SPEAK.
WELL, OF COURSE YOU CAN.
[SCREECHING]
WE NEED TO GO NOW.
THEY'LL BE AWAKE SOON.
[SCREECHING]
IT'S FEEDING TIME.
COME ON!
BOBBY!
DAD!
NO.
DAD, WHERE'S MOM?
OH, JENNA.
THROUGH YOU...
HE CAN NOW KILL AGAIN
AND CARRY ON WITH
HIS SICK COLLECTION,
HIS PRECIOUS
DEATH PORTRAITS.
[BELL RINGING]
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
HE'S IN HERE WITH US.
BOBBY?
DAMN YOU TO HELL.
DAMN YOU TO--
[BOBBY]
DAD?
DAD, PLEASE HELP ME.
BOBBY? YOU CAN SPEAK.
SON, WHERE ARE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S DARK. I'M AFRAID.
I HEARD THE BELL.
I-- I HEARD THE BELL.
YOU STAY PUT.
I WILL SAVE YOU.
YOU STAY PUT.
DAD, WHERE'S MOM?
SHE'S, UH...
SHE'S RESTING.
SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU CAN SPEAK.
DAD, PLEASE HELP ME!
HELP ME!
DAD, HELP ME!
HELP ME!
[BOBBY]
THERE'S SOMETHING COMING!
[SCREAMS]
NO!
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
COME AND GET HIM, BOY.
YEAH.
YOU WANT ME.
I'M COMING FOR YOU.
PORTRAIT TIME.
[WHISPERS]
BRING IT.
BOBBY!
[SCREECHING]
BOBBY!
SON?
YOU SHOULD WATCH, BOY.
ONE DAY, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE JUST LIKE ME.
OKAY, SURE.
I'LL TEACH YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
PROBLEM IS...
THEY ALWAYS JUST HAVE
TO START BREATHING.
THEN THEY RUIN
ALL OF MY PORTRAITS!
THERE.
HEAR NO EVIL.
SPEAK NO EVIL.
SEE NO EVIL.
YOUR DADDY'S COMING
FOR YOU, BOY.
HE'S COMING.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
BOBBY?
BOBBY?
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[ZAMORA]
THE CURSE WAS SUPPOSED
TO CONTAIN HIM,
BUT SOMETHING WENT WRONG,
TERRIBLY WRONG.
THE SOULS OF HIS VICTIMS
BECAME TRAPPED THERE AS WELL,
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
I WILL BE REMEMBERED.
BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH.
HE NEEDED A VESSEL.
A LIVING ENTITY
TO CONTINUE HIS DESTINY.
BOBBY?
BOBBY!
BOBBY!
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?
BOBBY.
YOU'VE SEEN MY SON?
HE'S MY FRIEND.
WHERE IS--
WHOA, WHOA.
YOUR NAME IS...
YOU'RE LELA, RIGHT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT'S MY NAME?
YOU HAVE A DOLL NAMED, UH...
DAISY.
DAISY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
ALL OF THIS?
I KNOW SOMEONE
WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
COME.
WE NEED TO FIND BOBBY.
COME ON.
[SCREECHING]
COME ON.
DON'T BE SCARED.
[SCREECHING]
LELA.
HE'S COMING, BOY!
HE'S COMING!
YOU'RE A PRETTY ONE,
AREN'T YOU, HUH?
LOVELY TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, MY DEAR.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU, GIRL?
YOU ARE MY GREATESMASTERPIECE.
[GROWLING]
[SCREAMS]
[BRANDON MOANS]
[MUFFLED MOANS]
MY PLAN WORKED PERFECTLY.
OH, THANK YOU, LELA,
FOR LEADING THEM TO ME.
YOU SHOULD THANK ME, BOY.
YOUR SON NOW HAS THE COURAGE
TO SPEAK AGAIN.
UNLIKE YOU,
HE HAS FACED HIS FEARS.
WELL, WE'LL JUSHAVE TO ROUGH IT.
PAIN CAN BE OUR FRIEND.
THEN AFTER THAT,
WE CAN RUN A LITTLE TESON YOUR SON'S
BRAND NEW VOICE,
WHILE HE SCREAMS
IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
HUH?
[MUFFLED MOANS]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
COME ON, THEY'RE COMING!
[LAUGHS]
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE!
DO NOT DENY
YOUR DESTINY.
AFTER ALL,
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
DESTINY?
WE'RE NOTHING LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE A COLD-BLOODED KILLER.
[WENTON]
I SEE PEOPLE AS THEY ARE.
MONSTERS.
MONSTERS?
THESE WERE INNOCENT PEOPLE!
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN.
THEY WERE ALIVE
WHEN YOU TOOK THEIR PORTRAITS!
OH, YOU'RE CRAZY, BOY.
REALLY?
YES.
REALLY?
COLLODION?
A CHEMICAL USED
TO DEVELOP NEGATIVES
IN GLASS-PLATE PHOTOGRAPHY.
CAN ALSO BE USED...
TO CAUSE RESPIRATORY
AND PHYSICAL PARALYSIS.
IT WOULD MAKE THEM
PERFECTLY STILL.
[WENTON]
SLEEP NOW.
SLEEP.
JUST LIKE THE DEAD.
BUT THERE'S ONE SMALL PROBLEM,
JUST A LITTLE ONE.
THEY BEGAN TO BREATHE...
AND MOVE.
DAMN IT, GIRL!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUSSTAY DEAD STILL?
I THINK WE CAN FIX THAT.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU, GIRL?
YOU ARE MY GREATESMASTERPIECE.
YOU, MY DEAR,
ARE MY MASTER PORTRAIT.
[VOICE WHISPERING]
HELP US. HELP US.
WHEN THEY ARE STILL,
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THROUGH ME,
THEY BECOME IMMORTAL.
YOU'RE INSANE.
YOU'RE A MURDERER.
I WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN
AS A GREAT ARTIST!
MY WORK WILL
LIVE ON FOREVER.
YOU KILLED
ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE.
SOME OF THEM
WERE BURIED ALIVE.
I READ YOUR JOURNAL.
I KNOW EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW NOTHING!
NOTHING!
WELL, YOU MAY HAVE
SOME SECRETS...
BUT I'VE GOT ONE
OF MY OWN.
I GAVE EVERYTHING...
THE JOURNAL,
THE PORTRAITS, ALL OF IT,
TO YOUR NEW BIOGRAPHER.
YEAH, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE FAMOUS AGAIN.
SUCH A SHAME.
YOUR REPUTATION DESTROYED,
YOUR LEGACY TARNISHED.
YOUR SECRETS ARE
NO LONGER SECRETS.
ONCE A GREAT MAN...
NOW THE FREAK.
THE WORLD WILL KNOW.
BOTH WORLDS.
MINE...
AND YOURS.
[SCREECHING]
[WENTON]
NO ONE WILL EVER
DESTROY MY CAMERA!
I WILL YOU ALL!
MEMENTO MORI.
REMEMBER,
NOW YOU TOO MUST DIE.
[LAUGHS]
THIS IS NOT THE END.
NO. THIS IS YOUR DESTINY.
ONE OF YOU IS GOING
TO STAY HERE.
SO CHOOSE.
[BRANDON]
I USED TO ADMIRE YOU.
NOW YOU DISGUST ME.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
YOU'RE NO BETTER
THAN ME, BOY.
YOU'RE A KILLER
JUST LIKE I AM.
YOU LET YOUR OWN DADDY DIE.
YOU LET YOUR WOMAN DIE.
YOU KILLED THE MOTHER
OF YOUR CHILD.
NOW YOU'LL LET YOUR SON DIE...
UNLESS YOU CHOOSE.
TIME'S UP!
I CHOOSE.
I CHOOSE BOBBY BOY.
NO!
YOU STAY BACK NOW.
OH...
LOOK AT YOU,
YOU'RE STILL A COWARD.
JUST LIKE WHEN
I KILLED YOUR DADDY.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
YOU'VE TAKEN
EVERYBODY I LOVE...
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TAKE MY SON.
NOT MY SON! DAMN YOU!
OH, I'M DAMNED, BOY!
I'M DAMNED!
SO ARE YOU!
[LAUGHS]
[SCREECHING]
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[MUFFLED]
BOBBY!
BOBBY!
BOBBY.
YOU OKAY?
BOBBY!
GO TO THE LIGHT.
ONCE YOU ARE INSIDE,
A GREAT SACRIFICE
WILL NEED TO BE MADE.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
PROMISE ME.
PROMISE ME, SON.
BOBBY.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
TAKE LELA'S HAND.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
PROMISE ME.
TAKE LELA'S HAND...
AND GO.
LELA?
IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN GO HOME.
DAISY IS WAITING.
DAISY.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
YOU GO FIRST.
I LOVE YOU, SON.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, DAD.
[WOMAN]
WE'RE READY FOR
OUR PORTRAIT, BOBBY.
NOW STAY STILL.
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
DEAD STILL.
[CHANTING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
BRANDON, NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU JUST WALK AHEAD.
PROMISE ME
YOU WON'T LOOK BACK.
OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
OKAY. ALL RIGHT?
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[GASPS]
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
[PHONE RINGS]
[RINGING TONE]
[METAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[PHONE RINGING]
IVY MONROE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW EARLY IT IS?
HEY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA CALL ME ABOUT THAWEDDING GIG THIS WEEKEND.
OH. RIGHT.
SORRY. YEAH.
YOU SOUND TIRED.
ARE YOU GETTING
ENOUGH SLEEP?
NO, NO.
NOT SO MUCH.
BAD DREAMS AGAIN?
[SIGHS]
YEAH, YEAH.
SAME ONE. YOU KNOW,
MY DAD AND THE CAR CRASH.
[DOOR BUZZES]
IVY, I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
[PHONE DISCONNECTS]
NICE TALKING
TO YOU, TOO.
[DOOR BUZZES]
[DOOR BUZZES]
HANG ON, I'M COMING!
[DOG BARKING DISTANTLY]
"DEAR MR. DAVIS,
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU
OF YOUR GRANDFATHER'S PASSING.
YOU HAVE BEEN NAMED
EXECUTOR OF HIS ESTATE."
[LAUGHS]
I MISSED YOU, SON.
[TYPING]
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
I MISSED YOU TOO, DAD.
LATE...
AS USUAL, BRANDON.
YEAH. SORRY, JENNA.
HOW WAS YOUR MORNING?
MINE SUCKED.
FOUND OUMY GRANDFATHER DIED,
AND HE LEFT ME IN CHARGE
OF HIS WHOLE ESTATE.
I SEE.
THAT CREEPY OLD HOUSE?
DIDN'T YOU SHOOT THOSE OLD
DEATH PORTRAITS THERE?
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS
MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,
AND HIS WORK WAS
JUST GRANTED AN EXHIBIAT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
SO, HE'S QUITE RESPECTED
IN THE WORLD
OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
SPEAKING OF BEING
QUITE RESPECTED,
ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PAY SUPPORT THIS MONTH?
YOU KNOW BOBBY'S
GOT A BIRTHDAY COMING UP,
AND HIS SPEECH THERAPY BILLS
ARE OVERDUE AGAIN.
SON, YOU WANTO GET YOUR STUFF?
THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH HIM, JENNA.
IT'S JUSSOMETIMES IT SEEMS
LIKE HE DOESN'WANT TO SPEAK.
YEAH, WELL, MAYBE IF YOU'D
BEEN AROUND MORE OFTEN,
HE'D BE SPEAKING BY NOW.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS AGAIN?
LOOK, BOBBY REALLY
LOOKS UP TO YOU.
HE REALLY DOES.
HE EVEN ASKED FOR A CAMERA
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
JUST SO HE COULD BE
JUST LIKE YOU.
BOBBY.
I WILL ALWAYS CARE ABOUT YOU,
JENNA, ALWAYS.
I KNOW YOU DON'T APPROVE
OF ME CHASING MY DREAM...
BUT IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
I FEEL IT.
AND YOU MIGHT CALL IT DESTINY.
[TYPING]
DESTINY.
YOU'LL FIND YOUR DESTINY,
TOO, SON.
WELL, AS FAR AS DESTINY GOES,
MAKE SURE HE GETS
TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OKAY?
COME HERE, BABY.
HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
NOW...
YOUR MOM CAN'T KNOW
ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
RIGHT?
YOU READY?
OH, HANG ON.
YOUR VERY OWN CAMERA.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[DOOR CREAKS]
WOW.
IT'S QUITE A PLACE.
[LIGHT SWITCH FLIPPING]
GUESS IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
BOBBY.
[VOICES WHISPERING]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
DO ME A FAVOR, SON.
STAY HERE
WHILE I GO UPSTAIRS.
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
JUST STAY
WHERE I CAN SEE YOU.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
[VOICE, WHISPERING]
BOBBY...
HELP ME.
[WHISPERING CONTINUES]
[FLASHLIGHT CRACKLES]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
[CHILDREN GIGGLING]
[RINGS]
[RUMBLING]
BOBBY!
BOBBY?
BOBBY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I TOLD YOU TO STAY PUT.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[VOICES WHISPER]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
OH, MY GOD.
[GASPS]
THIS CAN'T BE.
THIS IS MY
GRANDFATHER'S CAMERA.
GOD,
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOOWITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS LIKE...
DESTINY.
DESTINY.
EXACTLY, BOBBY.
DESTINY.
SON...
WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
[BRANDON]
DESTINY.
EXACTLY, BOBBY.
DESTINY.
HEY.
TIME TO SHUT IT DOWN.
WHERE'D YOU
GET THAT?
THE HOUSE?
CAN I SEE?
WOW.
THAT IS REALLY OLD.
SAINT VINCENT'S CEMETERY.
SON,
YOU EVER HEARD THE TERM,
"SAVED BY THE BELL"?
WELL, A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN PEOPLE WERE BURIED,
THEY WEREN'T ENTIRELY SURE
IF THE PERSON WAS DEAD OR NOT,
SO, THEY TAKE A BELL
JUST LIKE THIS ONE,
AND THEY ATTACH A STRING,
AND IT'D GO ALL THE WAY DOWN
INTO THE GRAVE,
AND THE PERSON
COULD RING THE BELL--
[BELL RINGS]
AND THEY WOULD BE SAVED.
SAVED BY THE BELL.
YOU WERE REALLY SCARED TONIGHT,
WEREN'T YOU?
YOU KNOW I'LL ALWAYS
BE THERE FOR YOU, RIGHT?
SO, NO MATTER
WHERE YOU GO,
YOU TAKE THAT BELL,
AND YOU RING IT,
AND I WILL FIND YOU,
AND I WILL SAVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU TOO, SON.
NOW, GO TO SLEEP.
WOW.
THESE PHOTOS
ARE REALLY COOL.
THEY'RE SO CREEPY.
SO, YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER
WAS ACTUALLY WENTON DAVIS,
THE DEATH PORTRAIPHOTOGRAPHER?
HE WAS A GREAT TALENT.
HIS EYE FOR LIGHT,
SHADOW, COMPOSITION,
IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS LEGENDARY.
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
SEE, DEATH PHOTOGRAPHY
WAS VERY POPULAR
BACK IN THE LATE 1800'S.
IT COULD CAPTURE A PERSON'S
ESSENCE FOR LIFE.
IN FACT,
IT COULD MAKE THEM IMMORTAL.
HM.
HM.
[KISSES]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[LAUGHS]
SUBJECTS WERE POSED,
PROPPED UP WITH
INGENIOUSLY-MADE STANDS.
TOO TIGHT?
[LAUGHS]
NO.
[LAUGHS]
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
[BRANDON]
PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HE WAS CREATING LIFE.
LIFE AFTER DEATH.
WELL, THESE PHOTOS ARE WICKED.
MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE
PEOPLE USED TO
ACTUALLY DO THINGS LIKE THIS.
[BRANDON]
YEAH, WELL, EVENTUALLY,
IT BECAME OBSOLETE.
PEOPLE FOUND IT DISTASTEFUL.
[WENTON]
MY DEAR CHILD.
I'LL HELP YOU.
YES, I WILL HELP YOU.
BUT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER
WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE LAST DEATH PORTRAIT.
[IVY]
MM-HM.
THE SICKEST ONE, TOO.
WELL, SICK OR NOT,
IT WOULD BE NICE
TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT ATHE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM,
AND BE FAMOUS LIKE HIM.
WHATEVER.
YOU'RE FAMOUS TO ME.
SO, UM...
WHAT DID YOU WANTO SHOW ME SO BADLY
THAT YOU HAD ME DRIVE
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR?
OR DID YOU JUST MISS ME?
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
TA-DA!
OH, MY GOD.
IS THIS ACTUALLY
YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER'S CAMERA?
YEP.
THE SAME CAMERA THAT TOOK
THOSE DEATH PORTRAITS?
THE ONE AND ONLY.
MAN, THAT IS SO COOL.
DID YOU STEAL IT?
WHAT? NO, I DIDN'T STEAL IT.
I FOUND IT AMY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW
HOW TO USE THIS THING?
YEAH, OF COURSE
I KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
I TOOK A CLASS IN COLLEGE
ON PLATE GRASS PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH PROFESSOR JAY McKLAREN,
WHO'S A--
A FRIEND OF MY FATHER'S.
ACTUALLY, YOU MAY KNOW HIM.
HE'S, UM--
HE'S THAT CRAZY
PHOTO HISTORIAN.
WAIT, YEAH.
THE CREEPY OLD GUY
THAT LOOKED LIKE A WAX FIGURE.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE ONE.
[LAUGHS]
AND, UM...
I'VE ALREADY USED IT.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.
I FOUND THIS HOMELESS GUY.
[DOG BARKING]
HE WAS ROUGH,
BUT HE WAS THE PERFECT SUBJECT.
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
DON'T MOVE.
PERFECT.
[CHANTING]
[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
[CHORTLES]
AND ONE MORE THING.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
FOR THE WEDDING.
[MAN]
THEY ARE STILL.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THROUGH ME,
THEY BECOME IMMORTAL.
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
[DOGS BARKING]
[GATE CREAKS]
[CHANTING]
[BELL GONGING,
PEOPLE WHISPERING]
YES.
[SCREAMING]
[DANCE]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
THAT GUY ON THE RIGHIS BIG JIM JOHNSON,
AND HIS SON BILLY.
YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW HIM.
HE'S RICH
AND HE'S SINGLE.
YOU KNOW I ONLY LIKE
BROKE, MARRIED GUYS.
JIM,
STAND PERFECTLY STILL.
[MALE VOICE WHISPERING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[GRUNTS]
YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN
YOUR PORTRAIT.
BUT I THINK WE CAN FIX THAT.
TIME FOR YOU, MY DEAR.
UM, MAYBE-- MAYBE LATER.
GO AHEAD.
IVY, EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH.
NO, IT'S FINE.
I'M-- I'M GOING TO GESOMETHING TO DRINK.
BRIDE AND GROOM,
STAND PERFECTLY STILL.
[SCREAMS]
OKAY, THAT IS WHY
I DON'T DRINK ANYMORE.
DOCTOR MONROE'S IN THE HOUSE.
COME ON.
I HAVE THE PERFECT THING
TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
HANG ON.
WE'VE GOT TO GEBACK TO WORK.
UM-- I'M SORRY. I CAN'T.
YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE
WITH HER, YOU JERK.
GOD.
STUPID ME, I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.
IVY, I'M MARRIED.
HEY, YOU KNOW,
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.
I HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK
IS ALL.
GET BACK TO WORK.
[SIGHS]
[WHISPERING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[CHILD GIGGLING]
[CHANTING]
[IVY]
"CAMERA OBSCURA." WOW.
THIS PLACE IS GREAT.
[WOMAN ON RADIO]
BREAKING NEWS COMING RIGHT UP
AFTER SPORTS AND WEATHER.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
ON WRKJ NEWS TALK RADIO.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN HELP YOU FIND, MISS?
YEAH.
UM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE
OF THIS STUFF?
IN MAYBE A BIGGER A BOTTLE?
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS
IN FOREVER.
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
[CLERK]
PROFESSOR, HOW WAS LUNCH?
[SIGHS]
IT WAS GOOD.
HEY, HOW'S THABOOK OF YOURS?
JUST FINE, GEORGE.
WELL, I'M SURE
IT'LL BE A TOP SELLER.
[GIGGLES]
DON'T YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO, GEORGE?
I'LL GO IN THE BACK TO SEE
IF THERE'S A LARGER BOTTLE.
THANKS.
[GEORGE]
YOU'RE WELCOME.
DO I KNOW YOU?
McKLAREN.
PROFESSOR JAY McKLAREN.
IVY MONROE.
SO...
YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER?
OH, I WISH.
NO, I JUSWORK FOR ONE.
ANYONE I MIGHT KNOW?
BRANDON DAVIS?
DAVIS...
AS IN WENTON DAVIS?
YEAH, THAT'S
BRANDON'S GRANDFATHER.
HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER.
OH, YES, BRANDON.
HE WAS IN
MY PHOTOGRAPHY 101 CLASS,
I BELIEVE.
[LAUGHS]
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
ACTUALLY,
HE JUST MENTIONED YOU.
OH, QUITE THE COINCIDENCE.
I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT HIM, MYSELF.
YOU SEE,
I AM WRITING A BOOK
ABOUT THE GREAWENTON DAVIS.
QUITE A FASCINATING
FELLOW HE WAS.
WELL, BRANDON JUSGOT WENTON'S OLD CAMERA.
HE'S SO EXCITED.
YOU MEAN THAT DEATH CAMERA?
UH-HUH.
I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND
GIVING BRANDON MY CARD.
I WOULD LOVE
TO CHAT WITH HIM
ABOUT HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER.
[GEORGE]
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE
WE HAVE A 24-OUNCE BOTTLE.
HERE YOU GO, MISS.
OH...
AND MISS MONROE,
I'D STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA
IF I WERE YOU.
REALLY?
WHY'S THAT?
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
TEND TO DIE AROUND IT.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
KOO-KOO.
WRKJ NEWS TALK RADIO.
$10.
BREAKING NEWS JUST IN,
IT WAS A TRAGIC DAY HERE,
AS LOCAL RESIDENT JIM JOHNSON
AND HIS SON BILLY
WERE FOUND DEAD
IN THE HILLCREST PARK AREA.
POLICE REPORTS SAY
THE BODIES HAD BEEN MANGLED
AND SKINNED ALIVE.
[SCREAMING]
OH, MY GOD,
I KNEW THEM.
FURTHER DETAILS
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
JUST SEPARATE
ABOUT TWO INCHES.
THERE'S SOMETHING
CRAWLING ON MY LEG.
JENNA, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.
ESPECIALLY IN THIS PLACE,
AND, UH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
RIGHT HERE.
MM, THANKS, BRANDON.
IT'S CREEPY.
[JENNA]
YOU'RE SURE THAT THING
EVEN WORKS, ANYWAYS?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, IT WORKS.
WE JUST USED IAT A BIG WEDDING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN
THE FINAL PRODUCT, YET,
BUT I GUARANTEE YOU
IT'S A PORTRAIT TO DIE FOR.
[CHANTING]
[MOANS SOFTLY]
[BOTH MOANING]
[MATTRESS SPRINGS SQUEAKING]
[MAN GROANS]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[MAN GROANS]
[BOTH SCREAMING]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]
BRANDON.
HEY, ARE YOU BACK YET?
HEY, BRANDON, YOU BACK?
WHAT THE HELL?
[REMOTE RINGING]
[RINGING]
JUST...
HOLD STILL.
BRANDON, THIS IS IVY.
LOOK, SOMETHING
REAL BAD IS HAPPENING.
JUST-- I--
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.
JUST CALL ME BACK.
McKLAREN...
I'D STAY AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA
IF I WERE YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND
TO DIE AROUND IT.
OH, MY GOD.
[WHISPERING]
McKLAREN.
PROFESSOR McKLAREN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTRUDE,
YOU WEREN'T HERE,
AND I REALLY THINK
I NEED YOUR HELP.
OH. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
I'M CRAZY OR ANYTHING.
CRAZY?
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY
USUALLY SAY ABOUT ME.
CRAZY?
OVER WHAT?
I HAVE MY SUSPICIONS.
NOT ALL IS AT IT SEEMS
WITH BRANDON AND THAT CAMERA
HE'S BEEN MESSING WITH.
OH, MY GOD,
SO YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING.
I THOUGHI WAS THE ONLY ONE.
I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS!
I USED TO KNOW
BRANDON'S FATHER.
SUCH A TRAGEDY,
HIS DEATH AND ALL.
YOU MEAN THE ACCIDENT?
ACCIDENT?
REALLY!
I WOULD HARDLY CALL DESTINY
AN ACCIDENT!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
DESTINY?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, PROFESSOR,
THERE'S SOMETHING
GOING ON HERE.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN,
BUT I THINK
YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?
BRANDON FOUND THEM
IN HIS GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE
WITH THE CAMERA.
THESE ARE WENTON DAVIS'
ORIGINAL DEATH PORTRAITS,
AREN'T THEY?
I BELIEVE SO.
WENTON WAS A STRANGE MAN.
HE LOVED HIS WORK.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
[McKLAREN]
HE WAS OBSESSED WITH DEATH.
OH.
[McKLAREN]
AND CAPTURING IMAGES OF IT.
[WENTON]
OH, NICE.
[McKLAREN]
BUT SOMETHING
WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.
[HEART BEATING]
DAMN IT, GIRL!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUSSTAY DEAD STILL?
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M NOT SURE.
DO-- DO THESE PHOTOS
TELL YOU ANYTHING?
OH, YES.
DO YOU SEE...
HOW THE LIVING
IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE SLIGHTLY BLURRY,
WHILE THE DECEASED
ARE CLEARLY SHARP
IN EVERY DETAIL.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE DEAD
ARE STILL DEAD STILL.
NOT EVEN BREATHING.
YOU SEE, BACK THEN, TECHNOLOGY
WAS NOT AS IT IS TODAY.
THE CAMERA COULD ONLY CAPTURE
IMAGES THAT WERE
ABSOLUTELY STILL.
I BELIEVE...
THIS PROVES MY THEORY.
I'VE SEEN IT IN A LOOF HIS WORK.
PROVES WHAT THEORY?
PERHAPS OUR MEETING
WAS A MISTAKE, MISS MONROE.
IT'S PROBABLY BESTHAT YOU LEAVE NOW--
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!
LEAVE? WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, SOMETHING EVIL,
SUPERNATURAL EVEN, IS HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE THAT.
AND THE PEOPLE IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE DEAD NOW.
IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT THAWE MET THE OTHER DAY, WAS IT?
YOU FOLLOWED ME HERE,
DIDN'T YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHEN BRANDON
FOUND THAT CAMERA,
DID HE FIND
A JOURNAL AS WELL?
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT A JOURNAL.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHAT'S GOING ON IS...
THE PEOPLE IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE STILL BREATHING.
[WHISPERS]
OH--
FIND THE JOURNAL
AND DESTROY THE CAMERA.
BRANDON IS INNOCENT,
YOU'LL SEE.
YOU WILL NEVER WRITE
THAT JOURNAL.
I WILL STOP YOU.
JOURNAL.
BRANDON, WHERE ARE YOU?
THIS...IS ME.
[BRANDON]
DAMN!
WHY CAN'T YOU STAY STILL?
AND THE PEOPLE
IN THESE PHOTOS
ARE DEAD NOW.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
NO, THIS ISN'T REAL.
COME ON, BRANDON,
PICK UP THE PHONE.
IVY?
OH, THANK GOD
YOU ANSWERED!
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
NO, EVERYTHING IS NOT OKAY.
LOOK, WHATEVER YOU DO,
DO NOT USE THAT CAMERA.
THERE'S SOMETHING EVIL
ABOUT IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, STOP KIDDING AROUND.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
LOOK, WHEN YOU FOUND
THAT CAMERA,
DID YOU FIND
A JOURNAL TOO?
JOURNAL?
IVY...
I TALKED TO THE PROFESSOR.
[CELLULAR STATIC]
YOU TALKED TO WHO?
IVY? IVY, YOU'RE
BREAKING UP ON ME.
IVY?
[LINE CUTS OFF]
IVY, YOU'RE BREAKING UP ON ME.
[BELL DONGING]
[DIALING]
[BUSY SIGNAL]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
BOBBY...
HELP ME.
GET AWAY FROM THAT CAMERA!
YOU COULD HAVE BROKEN IT!
DID YOU REALLY NEED
TO DO THAT, BRANDON?
I'M SORRY.
[VOICE]
TAKE MY PICTURE.
[WENTON]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[WENTON CHUCKLING]
DETECTIVE CALHOUN
FROM HOMICIDE.
MR. DAVIS,
YOU LIVE HERE?
YEAH, I LIVE HERE,
OFFICER.
"DETECTIVE," MR. DAVIS.
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, DETECTIVE.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WELL, IT SEEMS THAT THIS
POOR YOUNG LADY WAS MURDERED.
SHE WAS MURDERED?
YEAH, AND WE FOUND THIS
NEXT TO THE BODY.
McKLAREN.
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
MR. DAVIS.
MR. DAVIS,
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
NO.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
DO YOU KNOW HER?
BOBBY, TAKE THE BACK WAY UP.
GO TO YOUR ROOM
AND WATCH T.V. OR SOMETHING.
DO NOT LEAVE
UNTIL I GET THERE.
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD.
CAN I HAVE A LOOK?
[GROANS]
YEAH.
HER NAME IS IVY MONROE.
SHE'S MY ASSISTANT AND...
GOOD FRIEND.
SHE JUST CALLED ME.
HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN?
WE DON'T KNOW YET,
BUT I'D LOVE TO GET MY HANDS
ON THE SICK PUPPY WHO DID THIS.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
DID SHE MENTION ANYTHING STRANGE
WHEN SHE CALLED YOU?
WHEN YOU FOUND THAT CAMERA,
DID YOU FIND A JOURNAL TOO?
JOURNAL?
NO. NOTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING, HUH?
IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO TELL ME, MR. DAVIS?
YEAH. I NEED TO GO UPSTAIRS
AND BE WITH MY SON.
HE'S SCARED.
SURE.
WE'LL NEED
A FULL STATEMENT LATER.
OH, AND, MR. DAVIS?
DON'T BE TAKING ANY TRIPS
ANY TIME SOON, OKAY?
THIS IS JUST GRUESOME.
YOU THINK THIS IS GRUESOME?
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN
THE HOMELESS GUY
THAT WE FOUND
IN THE ALLEY YESTERDAY.
HIS BODY WAS TURNED
INSIDE OUT,
TWISTED LIKE SOME
DIRTY, OLD DISHRAG.
I DIDN'T SHOOT THESE.
SUBJECTS WERE POSED,
PROPPED UP WITH
INGENIOUSLY-MADE STANDS.
HIS BODY WAS TURNED
INSIDE OUT,
TWISTED LIKE SOME
DIRTY, OLD DISHRAG.
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?
OH, MY GOD.
IVY.
[MAN]
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOOFOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
HOPE, DESTINY.
GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
HOLD STILL.
JENNA.
COME ON, JENNA. JENNA.
JENNA, PICK IT UP. PICK IT UP.
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[GRUNTS]
[BRANDON]
JOURNAL.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTERING]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
BOBBY.
[BELL GONGS]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
BOBBY.
[BELL RINGING]
[PHONE RINGING]
[PHONE VIBRATES]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[CONTINUES VIBRATING]
[BEEPS]
JEN, IT'S ME.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU HAVE RECEPTION
WHERE YOU ARE,
BUT JUST--
CALL ME.
I LOVE YOU.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
HELLO?
I KNOW THERE'S
SOMEBODY HERE.
McKLAREN, IS THAT YOU?
[WOMAN CHANTING]
HOW THE VILE AND THE DEPRAVED,
WASTE OUR PRECIOUS AIR,
BREATHING LIKE THEY COUNOR EVEN MATTER.
I'M DOING A GREAT SERVICE
FOR MANKIND.
I AM THE CLEANUP MAN,
CLEANING UP
EVERYONE'S UGLINESS...
AND CREATING BEAUTY.
WENTON.
THIS IS HIS JOURNAL.
[BRANDON GRUNTS]
WHO ARE YOU?
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU'RE JUST LIKE HIM.
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
YOU KILLED THEM.
YOU KILLED THEM ALL.
I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.
MEMENTO MORI.
REMEMBER,
NOW YOU TOO MUST DIE.
LOOK, I DON'T WANTO HURT YOU.
I JUST CAME FOR THE BOOK.
PROOF OF HIS EVIL.
PROOF OF WHAT?
PROOF THAHE IS A MURDERER.
AND NOW, SO ARE YOU!
BUT I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYBODY.
I JUST TAKE PICTURES.
MEMENTO MORI.
YOU HAVE THE BLACKNESS WITHIN.
YOU ALSO MUST BE BANISHED.
IT IS THE WAY
OF THE CURSE.
CURSE?
WHAT CURSE?
PEOPLE DIE, AND THEY END UP
IN THESE CRAZY, DEATH PORTRAITS.
EVERYONE I LOVE DIED.
YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW,
DO YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
WHO I AM IS NOT IMPORTANT.
IT'S WHO YOU ARE
THAT CONCERNS US.
MY NAME IS ZAMORA BRANISKI.
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON,
YOU AND I.
[SCOFFS]
I DOUBT THAT.
MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER
KNEW YOUR GREAT GRANDFATHER.
SHE KNEW HIM VERY WELL,
IN FACT.
HE KILLED HER.
[WOMAN CHANTING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[ZAMORA]
IT WAS A SPELL OF CONTAINMENAND DAMNATION.
A LEGACY HANDED DOWN
THROUGH GENERATIONS.
YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY
IT WAS MY DESTINY.
WENTON WAS CURSED.
HIS LIFE'S ESSENCE WAS EXTRACTED
AND TRANSFERRED INTO THE CAMERA,
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
THERE,
HE WOULD REMAIN TRAPPED,
UNABLE TO HURT ANYBODY AGAIN.
HIS EVIL CONTAINED FOREVER.
HOW DO I STOP HIM?
IN ORDER TO STOP WENTON...
AND FREE THE INNOCENT SOULS
TRAPPED WITH HIM,
THE TRUTH MUST BE EXPOSED
THROUGH HIS OWN WORDS.
THE JOURNAL.
EXACTLY.
HOW DO I FIND HIM?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'LL FIND YOU.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[VOICE WHISPERING]
HELP US.
HELP US.
HELP US.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
THIS...IS...
OVER!
[GRUNTS]
DAMN YOU TO HELL, WENTON.
IT'S OVER.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES,
ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
WENTON MAY BE DEAD,
BUT HIS SPIRIIS VERY MUCH ALIVE
INSIDE THE CAMERA.
IT'S OVER.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
HEY. BOBBY, I'M HOME.
OH, SON OF A BITCH.
[WHISPERS]
[MUTTERS]
BOBBY?
BOBBY, WHERE ARE YOU?
BOBBY!
DAMN, I TOLD YOU TO STAY
IN THE HOUSE.
[DIALING]
COME ON, JENNA.
PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE.
BOBBY!
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING]
[WENTON]
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU FAMOUS.
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[ECHOING]
HELLO?
I CAN SPEAK.
HELLO?
BOBBY!
BOBBY.
BOBBY!
DAD!
HELLO?
[SCREECHING]
DAD!
[WATER DRIPPING, DISTANT]
[SCREECHING]
SHH.
STAY STILL.
WHERE ARE WE?
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
MY NAME'S BOBBY.
MY NAME IS LELA.
[SCREECHING]
WHAT WAS THAT?
THE NEGATIVES.
THE NEGATIVES?
YES. THEY'RE THE LOST SOULS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
THEY AREN'T LIKE YOU AND ME.
THEY'RE DEAD.
AM I STILL ALIVE?
YES, SILLY.
WE BOTH ARE.
IN HERE, I HAVE A VOICE.
I CAN SPEAK.
WELL, OF COURSE YOU CAN.
[SCREECHING]
WE NEED TO GO NOW.
THEY'LL BE AWAKE SOON.
[SCREECHING]
IT'S FEEDING TIME.
COME ON!
BOBBY!
DAD!
NO.
DAD, WHERE'S MOM?
OH, JENNA.
THROUGH YOU...
HE CAN NOW KILL AGAIN
AND CARRY ON WITH
HIS SICK COLLECTION,
HIS PRECIOUS
DEATH PORTRAITS.
[BELL RINGING]
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
HE'S IN HERE WITH US.
BOBBY?
DAMN YOU TO HELL.
DAMN YOU TO--
[BOBBY]
DAD?
DAD, PLEASE HELP ME.
BOBBY? YOU CAN SPEAK.
SON, WHERE ARE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S DARK. I'M AFRAID.
I HEARD THE BELL.
I-- I HEARD THE BELL.
YOU STAY PUT.
I WILL SAVE YOU.
YOU STAY PUT.
DAD, WHERE'S MOM?
SHE'S, UH...
SHE'S RESTING.
SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU CAN SPEAK.
DAD, PLEASE HELP ME!
HELP ME!
DAD, HELP ME!
HELP ME!
[BOBBY]
THERE'S SOMETHING COMING!
[SCREAMS]
NO!
[SYNTHESIZED VOICE]
COME AND GET HIM, BOY.
YEAH.
YOU WANT ME.
I'M COMING FOR YOU.
PORTRAIT TIME.
[WHISPERS]
BRING IT.
BOBBY!
[SCREECHING]
BOBBY!
SON?
YOU SHOULD WATCH, BOY.
ONE DAY, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE JUST LIKE ME.
OKAY, SURE.
I'LL TEACH YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
PROBLEM IS...
THEY ALWAYS JUST HAVE
TO START BREATHING.
THEN THEY RUIN
ALL OF MY PORTRAITS!
THERE.
HEAR NO EVIL.
SPEAK NO EVIL.
SEE NO EVIL.
YOUR DADDY'S COMING
FOR YOU, BOY.
HE'S COMING.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
BOBBY?
BOBBY?
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[ZAMORA]
THE CURSE WAS SUPPOSED
TO CONTAIN HIM,
BUT SOMETHING WENT WRONG,
TERRIBLY WRONG.
THE SOULS OF HIS VICTIMS
BECAME TRAPPED THERE AS WELL,
THE NEGATIVE WORLD.
I WILL BE REMEMBERED.
BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH.
HE NEEDED A VESSEL.
A LIVING ENTITY
TO CONTINUE HIS DESTINY.
BOBBY?
BOBBY!
BOBBY!
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?
BOBBY.
YOU'VE SEEN MY SON?
HE'S MY FRIEND.
WHERE IS--
WHOA, WHOA.
YOUR NAME IS...
YOU'RE LELA, RIGHT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT'S MY NAME?
YOU HAVE A DOLL NAMED, UH...
DAISY.
DAISY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
ALL OF THIS?
I KNOW SOMEONE
WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
COME.
WE NEED TO FIND BOBBY.
COME ON.
[SCREECHING]
COME ON.
DON'T BE SCARED.
[SCREECHING]
LELA.
HE'S COMING, BOY!
HE'S COMING!
YOU'RE A PRETTY ONE,
AREN'T YOU, HUH?
LOVELY TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, MY DEAR.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU, GIRL?
YOU ARE MY GREATESMASTERPIECE.
[GROWLING]
[SCREAMS]
[BRANDON MOANS]
[MUFFLED MOANS]
MY PLAN WORKED PERFECTLY.
OH, THANK YOU, LELA,
FOR LEADING THEM TO ME.
YOU SHOULD THANK ME, BOY.
YOUR SON NOW HAS THE COURAGE
TO SPEAK AGAIN.
UNLIKE YOU,
HE HAS FACED HIS FEARS.
WELL, WE'LL JUSHAVE TO ROUGH IT.
PAIN CAN BE OUR FRIEND.
THEN AFTER THAT,
WE CAN RUN A LITTLE TESON YOUR SON'S
BRAND NEW VOICE,
WHILE HE SCREAMS
IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
HUH?
[MUFFLED MOANS]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
COME ON, THEY'RE COMING!
[LAUGHS]
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE!
DO NOT DENY
YOUR DESTINY.
AFTER ALL,
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
DESTINY?
WE'RE NOTHING LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE A COLD-BLOODED KILLER.
[WENTON]
I SEE PEOPLE AS THEY ARE.
MONSTERS.
MONSTERS?
THESE WERE INNOCENT PEOPLE!
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN.
THEY WERE ALIVE
WHEN YOU TOOK THEIR PORTRAITS!
OH, YOU'RE CRAZY, BOY.
REALLY?
YES.
REALLY?
COLLODION?
A CHEMICAL USED
TO DEVELOP NEGATIVES
IN GLASS-PLATE PHOTOGRAPHY.
CAN ALSO BE USED...
TO CAUSE RESPIRATORY
AND PHYSICAL PARALYSIS.
IT WOULD MAKE THEM
PERFECTLY STILL.
[WENTON]
SLEEP NOW.
SLEEP.
JUST LIKE THE DEAD.
BUT THERE'S ONE SMALL PROBLEM,
JUST A LITTLE ONE.
THEY BEGAN TO BREATHE...
AND MOVE.
DAMN IT, GIRL!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUSSTAY DEAD STILL?
I THINK WE CAN FIX THAT.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU, GIRL?
YOU ARE MY GREATESMASTERPIECE.
YOU, MY DEAR,
ARE MY MASTER PORTRAIT.
[VOICE WHISPERING]
HELP US. HELP US.
WHEN THEY ARE STILL,
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THROUGH ME,
THEY BECOME IMMORTAL.
YOU'RE INSANE.
YOU'RE A MURDERER.
I WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN
AS A GREAT ARTIST!
MY WORK WILL
LIVE ON FOREVER.
YOU KILLED
ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE.
SOME OF THEM
WERE BURIED ALIVE.
I READ YOUR JOURNAL.
I KNOW EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW NOTHING!
NOTHING!
WELL, YOU MAY HAVE
SOME SECRETS...
BUT I'VE GOT ONE
OF MY OWN.
I GAVE EVERYTHING...
THE JOURNAL,
THE PORTRAITS, ALL OF IT,
TO YOUR NEW BIOGRAPHER.
YEAH, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE FAMOUS AGAIN.
SUCH A SHAME.
YOUR REPUTATION DESTROYED,
YOUR LEGACY TARNISHED.
YOUR SECRETS ARE
NO LONGER SECRETS.
ONCE A GREAT MAN...
NOW THE FREAK.
THE WORLD WILL KNOW.
BOTH WORLDS.
MINE...
AND YOURS.
[SCREECHING]
[WENTON]
NO ONE WILL EVER
DESTROY MY CAMERA!
I WILL YOU ALL!
MEMENTO MORI.
REMEMBER,
NOW YOU TOO MUST DIE.
[LAUGHS]
THIS IS NOT THE END.
NO. THIS IS YOUR DESTINY.
ONE OF YOU IS GOING
TO STAY HERE.
SO CHOOSE.
[BRANDON]
I USED TO ADMIRE YOU.
NOW YOU DISGUST ME.
[WENTON LAUGHS]
YOU'RE NO BETTER
THAN ME, BOY.
YOU'RE A KILLER
JUST LIKE I AM.
YOU LET YOUR OWN DADDY DIE.
YOU LET YOUR WOMAN DIE.
YOU KILLED THE MOTHER
OF YOUR CHILD.
NOW YOU'LL LET YOUR SON DIE...
UNLESS YOU CHOOSE.
TIME'S UP!
I CHOOSE.
I CHOOSE BOBBY BOY.
NO!
YOU STAY BACK NOW.
OH...
LOOK AT YOU,
YOU'RE STILL A COWARD.
JUST LIKE WHEN
I KILLED YOUR DADDY.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
YOU'VE TAKEN
EVERYBODY I LOVE...
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TAKE MY SON.
NOT MY SON! DAMN YOU!
OH, I'M DAMNED, BOY!
I'M DAMNED!
SO ARE YOU!
[LAUGHS]
[SCREECHING]
[WOMAN CHANTING]
[MUFFLED]
BOBBY!
BOBBY!
BOBBY.
YOU OKAY?
BOBBY!
GO TO THE LIGHT.
ONCE YOU ARE INSIDE,
A GREAT SACRIFICE
WILL NEED TO BE MADE.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
PROMISE ME.
PROMISE ME, SON.
BOBBY.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
TAKE LELA'S HAND.
GO TO THE LIGHT.
PROMISE ME.
TAKE LELA'S HAND...
AND GO.
LELA?
IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN GO HOME.
DAISY IS WAITING.
DAISY.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
YOU GO FIRST.
I LOVE YOU, SON.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, DAD.
[WOMAN]
WE'RE READY FOR
OUR PORTRAIT, BOBBY.
NOW STAY STILL.
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
DEAD STILL.