Death Ph.D (2024) Movie Script
Hendersons
[Announcer] Tag.
You're it. (Laughs)
(suspenseful music)
Dr. Van Buren, you wanted to see me?
Yes.
Dr. Sanchez, have a seat.
I have some amazing news.
And I would love to hear it,
but can we reschedule?
I have class in less than an hour,
and tardiness goes against everything
that I will believe in.
Yes, I'm aware.
But this is about your class.
You see, we have been approved entry
back into the Sugar Land House.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
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[Justice] Namaste.
Namaste.
(birds chirping)
I don't know how you smoke
first thing in the morning.
Mm, I dunno how you don't smoke.
(Keni scoffs)
I can't figure out how you
are in the top of the class
yet you purposefully fry
your brain cells daily.
I can't understand how
you in the top the class
and you don't fry your brain cells daily.
I'm just trying to... (sighs)
Wait, are you just gonna keep
repeating everything I say?
I mean, really, I'm just trying to...
You asked a new question?
My bad. (Chuckles)
I go on autopilot with you.
Sometimes, um, you say the
same thing over and over again.
Hey, be nice.
(Justice laughs)
That was the nicest
version I could come up with.
(both laugh)
No, but seriously,
congrats on graduating
number two in the class.
It was a fight to the finish.
Your mom would have been proud.
Thanks.
All I wanna do is make her proud.
It's been three years
since she's been gone.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
Anyway, I would say congrats
for being number one in the class,
but it ain't over yet and
I'm coming for your spot.
Uh, I wouldn't it
expect it any other way.
We gonna fight to the finish. (Laughs)
Indeed we will.
(Justice laughs)
Ooh, perfect timing.
- Oh yeah.
- What do you say
we drop off these mats,
grab a cup of coffee, and head on over?
Mm, I say we drop off these mats,
go grab a coffee,
you finally hit the blunt,
and we had on over.
Mm, I couldn't.
I couldn't.
You can and you should.
(birds chirping)
Sorry, I can't. (Laughs)
Ken
Girl, don't you run for me, Keni!
Has President Obama taught us nothing?
Yes you can!
This girl got me out here
running first thing in the morning.
See, this is why I need to smoke.
This why I started my with
a smoke, exactly like this.
This is exactly why I
smoke in the morning!
I'm so excited that we get to extend
this opportunity to our students.
Hmm.
Yes, it is a rare experience
indeed.
Most don't get the honor to partake in it.
Now, I have spoken to the powers that be
And who are they?
(suspenseful music)
Nevermind that.
(suspenseful music continues)
Oh, I don't mean to offend.
It's just that it's a new
opportunity for me as well,
and I wanna make sure that
I have all the information
that I can have for our PhD students.
(ominous music)
I have all the information
that you will need
inside of this paperwork.
Review it before class
and consider yourself informed.
(ominous music continues)
Oh, yes sir.
Thank you, Dr. Van Buren.
Have a good day.
(ominous music continues)
(door shuts)
Who, ey, okay
Whoa, ey, okay
Whoa, ey, okay
(door banging)
Whoa, ey, say
(door banging)
Peter Piper picked a
cup of pickled peppers
Can you tell by his pocket
(Kenidi groans)
Tranquilo, ladies.
Let Kenidi handle this.
(door banging)
(muffled rap music)
(door banging)
Oh, shit, man.
It's Jontaye.
(muffled rap music)
(Kenidi sighs)
What's up, Jontaye.
Uh, you know, we're still kind of busy.
Busy flunking out.
Look at this.
Y'all are never ready.
Ladies!
I know you had a dope time last night,
but it's officially over.
Get out.
(slap smacks)
All right, man, we heard you.
And don't be feeling on my girl.
Oh, so now she your girl?
(muffled rap music)
Don't worry about it.
You know the truth.
He's right, though.
We need to get up.
Come on, baby girl.
You too.
Get up, get up.
How you lose a shoe, girl?
You party, party.
Look, you cute.
Call me.
- Bro.
- What?
You ready for today?
Come on.
Look at Kenidi.
I'm always ready.
Kenidi, get your ass up!
And put the bottle down!
Come on, man, let's go.
No, th
No, no. (Indistinct)
(unsettling music)
Quan, you have to get dressed.
We're gonna be late!
It is literally 8:15.
All I gotta do is throw my
sweats and shirt and we can go.
Unless
you wanna mess this bed up again.
(JT moans)
No!
We don't have time,
and she already don't like me.
Who, JT?
Who don't like you?
You know who.
She always got something to say.
"Jordan Ty, have you
completed your assignment?"
Jordan Ty, these are
not the correct forms.
Jordan Ty, you have to
remember to stay on course.
Jordan Ty!"
- JT, JT.
Okay.
Okay, okay.
Okay. Look.
Have you ever thought that maybe
she's just trying to ensure
that you're the best that you can be?
First of all,
it seems that you're standing
on the wrong side of history,
because is it me or are
you taking her side?
Second, how do you figure
she knows anything about me?
You know,
I think I may wanna
change my shirt, actually.
Why?
Who you trying to get cute for?
I'm standing right here.
[Quan] Oh, boy.
It better not be Morgan.
Ooh, you are pushing all
the wrong buttons today.
Well, I was trying to
push the right buttons,
but you're focused on
the wrong thing as usual.
Quan!
All right.
Let's just go
'cause I don't think I'm gonna win today.
Come on.
You've already won.
I am standing right here.
(Quan laughs)
- Crazy.
- I swear.
[Morgan] She's a little crazy.
- She's crazy.
- She doesn't let anybody in
past nice o'clock.
She is a freaking psycho, okay?
Girl, well,
thank you so much for
breakfast this morning.
You are a lifesaver.
Now you know better.
Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day.
- Yeah.
- I just gotta be ready.
I gotta be ready for you.
I gotta be ready for the foolishness.
I gotta be ready for this professor.
I just got to be ready.
Me? Wait a minute.
What do I got to do with it?
Well, it's not you, really.
It's JT who gets on my nerves.
She's always coming for you
and then you just sit back and take it,
so I'll be ready.
Listen, God told me you gotta give grace
to those who need it the most.
And, honey, she needs it the most,
she needs it the most.
Girl, you ought a bust JT's head open
and think about heaven later.
"The Color Purple," though?
(both laughing)
Girl.
Aunty, when it fits, it fits.
"The Color Purple" will
get you through something.
Like what?
Like having a mean left hook
so I can punch JT like Sofia did Squeak.
What in the world is wrong with you?
JT is gonna be okay
'cause I have the peace of God
that surpasses all understanding.
And what she needs to understand is,
is that Quan and I are just friends.
I mean, yeah, we dated
freshman year of college,
but we figured out real quick
that we make better friends than lovers.
I mean, how many times I gotta say it?
Friends, nothing more,
nothing less, you know?
Yeah, for you, Morgan.
But does he know that?
I can't speak for him, Blake,
but we're friends till the end.
What?
Bitch, did you just call Chucky?
I mean...
This is not gonna end well.
(birds chirping)
(bell ringing)
(suspenseful music)
[Student] What's up, fellas?
[Student] What's up, man?
[Student] Hey, ladies.
Nylah, please stand by the door.
With pleasure.
There she go.
Ready to (faintly speaking).
10, 9, 8-
[Nylah and Dr. Sanchez]
Seven, six, five,
four, three, two
One.
Sorry, guys.
Class starts at 9:00 AM, not 9:01,
so try again tomorrow.
Toodles.
[Student] This is bullshit.
[Dr. Sanchez] Thank you, Nylah.
Will you please hand out
these forms on the table?
Grab a rule sheet and a drop clause.
Don't forget to take one for
yourself and have a seat.
First, I would like to thank Morgan
for ensuring that last month's event
went off without a hitch.
(class applauding)
You truly make my life easier.
Now, today is a special
day for some of you.
You all are just one decision away
from completing your
PhD in parapsychology.
For some of you,
you've been struggling to get
your dissertation approved,
and for others you've gotten it approved,
but you're struggling
to find the information
to make your topic meaningful.
But here we're always trying to find ways
to ensure your success.
So I'm here to offer you a
once-in-a-lifetime chance
to bypass your dissertations
and guarantee completion
to the PhD program.
- What?
- You will walk in the fall.
How many of you know about
the Sugar Land house?
(eerie music)
Okay, okay.
I will be thorough.
The Sugar Land house is known
to have the highest paranormal
activity in this area.
It has been deemed to some as a farce.
Others gather for tourism.
But for us,
those that actually
study paranormal activity
have found that the levels
that we've experienced
inside of this house,
groundbreaking.
Yes, Nylah.
Um, is this the house that
makes people drop outta school?
Okay.
Let me explain what
Nylah is speaking about.
Every couple of years,
we rent out the Sugar Land house
to study the paranormal
activities that lies within.
And we give our PhD
students the opportunity
to either complete their
dissertation as designed
or forfeit it all, stay
a night in the house,
record your findings and turn that in.
Now, as you know, recording
findings is much more simple
than completing a dissertation.
And you just have to answer
basic questions like:
In which room did you
experience the most activity?
Were there more visual
sightings than audio?
Or did you experience moving articles
or spirits in the room, et cetera?
Nothing that you haven't done before.
Dr. Sanchez?
Yes, Keni.
That sounds too good to be true.
What is the catch?
(suspenseful music)
Well, you just have to spend
the night inside the house.
Oh, I don't know about that.
You don't know about much.
Blake, stop it.
What?
(suspenseful music continues)
It's gonna be a hard no for me.
I'm in.
I've been struggling.
I just knew you was gonna deny me.
Are you crazy?
You're gonna spend the night
at the Sugar Land house?
Hell, I'd spend the night in Alcatraz
if I could be done with this.
Way to count yourself out, Dane.
Thanks.
Well, I can't let my boy go alone.
[Dane] Come on, man.
And Jordan Ty, don't count yourself out.
You just need to focus.
Oh my goodness!
Out of everything that we just heard,
and you wanna only address me?
Oh, um,
my bad.
You will be staying
after class, Jordan Ty.
Ooh. (Laughs)
(students murmuring)
Now, as you were.
Do we have any questions or concerns?
Yes.
What is the exact length
of the stay in the house?
See?
Now, that's why you're
the top of your class.
You would have to arrive by 5:00
and then you will meet a caretaker
by the name of Kameron,
Kameron Gassana.
He will be there to greet you.
He will give you all the rules
and regulations of the home.
If you look at the sheets
that were passed out to you,
that explains all the
things that you should do
to prepare before getting
inside of the house.
There's an NDA that states
whether you leave the
house early or if you stay,
you can't discuss what
happened in the house
besides the specific questions
that are listed on the finding sheet.
The most important one is the drop clause,
and I need that one back today.
If you choose to go into the house,
once the doors are locked
and you leave before the night is over,
then you are automatically
dropped from the program.
There will be no discussion,
no debate, no explanation.
So this is what Nylah was
speaking about earlier.
So this form is the most important.
But everyone will sign it
and I will get a list from Mr. Gassana
saying who decided to stay in the house.
Yes, Morgan.
So if we don't show up, we risk nothing?
We can just continue working
on our dissertation as normal?
Yes, ma'am.
But if we do show up,
our name goes on the list
and there's no turning back?
Well, not quite.
You can show up, but if
you change your mind
Or if you chicken out
(students chuckling)
If you change your mind for any reason,
then you just default back
to your PhD requirements
because technically you
wouldn't be on the list.
So how do we know we
can trust this dude?
What do you mean?
Yeah, like, what if
he lies about the list?
[Dr. Sanchez] And why would he do that?
I don't know.
People be tripping.
(Dr. Sanchez chuckles)
Okay, so let's just say whoever decides
to stay in the house,
you can pick one person
to text me the list of those people
and then I'll take Mr. Gassana's list
and I'll compare the two,
checks and balances,
and then everyone's covered.
How's that?
Okay. Great.
Last but not least, we ask
that you use a car service
or that you carpool.
We don't wanna bring a lot
of attention to the house.
But I'll leave that to
you guys to figure out.
Oh, no, we definitely driving.
Yeah, 'cause you got
the car, so for sure.
Okay, I will give you all a minute
to decide what you're going to do.
If you know that you're
going into the house,
then you're free to go.
If you need to speak to me,
I'll be available shortly.
Jordan Ty, I will speak
to you outside now.
(students murmuring)
(JT sighs)
See what I mean?
Look, nothing that I say
will be significant right now.
Just try not to get into an
actual argument with her.
I mean, you are almost done.
You're damn right I'm almost done.
Okay, so just
I'm going to that house.
I'm done dealing with her. (Sighs)
Wow. Okay.
Then it's, it's, it's final.
We're going the house.
Are you sure?
Your dissertation is airtight?
Yeah, no, I'm, I'm positive.
Plus who's gonna protect you?
You are.
Of course.
That's right.
So go and have this conversation
so we can get up outta here
and finally mess up that bad.
All right?
- Okay.
- All right.
Just don't say nothing.
(door clicks)
Jordan Ty, what seems to be the problem?
First of all,
why can't you call me Jlike the rest of the world?
Because I'm not the rest of
the world, I'm your family.
Ugh.
Why does everyone keep
reminding me of that?
(door clicks)
See you, Dr. Sanchez.
Thanks for the bailout.
Don't thank me yet.
Be safe, fellas.
(door shuts)
I keep reminding you because
clearly you keep forgetting.
What is so wrong with me
wanting what's best for you?
What makes you think
that you want better for me
than I want for myself?
I never said that.
Is that what you heard?
That's exactly what I heard.
I've made my mistakes in the past, sure.
Who hasn't?
But you and the rest of the family
act as though a person can't change,
like I'm not better.
(mellow music)
(students whispering)
- Hey, y'all.
- Hey.
So ladies, what are we thinking?
Hmm.
I don't know about this, Keni.
I mean, really, we're
the top of the class.
What reason do we have to go?
It's not like we aren't ready to graduate.
I mean, to do something different, okay?
To be the best of the best.
To know we completed this
course on all levels.
Like you said, we already
know we're gonna graduate,
that's easy.
Do something different
like die from heart palpitations?
I started panicking as soon as
she just mentioned the house.
I should have drank less
so that I could concentrate more.
Don't matter to me.
Drunk or not, I'm not going.
I've heard terrible
things about that house.
Facts.
I heard most people that go in,
they don't come back.
Yeah, that's true.
That's why they only
do it every few years,
for liability.
Oh, I heard it was
because so many people
leave in the middle of it
that it dropped our graduation
rate for our program.
Remember, if you leave
in the middle of it,
you will be dropped immediately.
But this is our job.
This is what we signed up for.
Come on, what's the point
of getting a degree in parapsychology
if you're too afraid to use it?
Uh, well, I was gonna be
teaching for the most part.
Guys, the more we talk about it,
the more excited I get!
And I heard it so
freaky inside that house
that you can't even
sleep if you wanted to,
and a girl like me needs her beauty sleep.
I like a full eight hours.
Again,
too hungover to think this through.
Well, I don't know what
conversation you're listening to
because I literally said
I've died multiple times
since we started talking
about the stupid house.
You did not say that.
Well, if you spoke Blake,
you would know that's what she meant.
We speak English around here.
I'm
Dang.
What did you guys do last night?
Just a little kickback.
No invite?
Oh, he was with, uh
A group of guys.
You wouldn't have fun.
Next time, though.
It's a date.
That's how you do it girl. (Laughs)
And I'm still not going inside that house.
Hell, me neither.
So I guess it's a date on
this side of the realm.
I'm looking forward to it.
[Student] Mm.
Well, whatever. I'm going.
It sounds interesting.
Justice?
I gotta smoke on it first,
but the odds looking good.
(Justice chuckles)
Ladies. (Chuckles)
I'm not saying that you haven't changed.
What I am saying
is that when you hear
the words stay focused,
then you remember to do just that.
You remember to take your meds
when you hear stay focused.
You remember to show up
for your appointments
when you hear stay focused.
You asked-
I know what I asked for.
Please don't interrupt me.
You asked for those exact words
and I honored that,
and ever since I've been
getting punished for using them.
What do you want from me? Huh?
You wanna be best friends?
You wanna hang out like we
used to when we were younger,
I call you and we talk on the
phone all hours of the night?
Jordan Ty, it's the
least that you can do.
That and take your pills
so that you don't hurt someone again
by not doing it.
Wow. (Scoffs)
I can't believe you went there.
Well, just for the record,
I love your mother.
It was never my intent to hurt her.
I freaked out.
And that was before I was diagnosed.
But I'm better now.
Damn it, I'm better!
(Justice clear throat)
I know it'll be the best date ever,
but can we concentrate?
Sugar Land house.
No, that's what I'm saying.
I can't concentrate.
They're the top two in the class.
And if they go and we don't,
then we stay number three
and number four by default.
You know that I need to be able to
Compete with the best.
Yeah, I know.
But you already work as
Dr. Sanchez's assistant.
You should be good.
I don't wanna be good
'cause of connections.
I wanna be good because I did the job.
If I wanted connections,
I would've stayed home and
run my father's business.
I wanna make it on my own.
Well, let's go back to the house
and I'll make a light salad or something,
'cause I can't think anything
without food in my stomach.
Ma'am, we just had
breakfast like an hour ago.
Correct. That is why
I said a light salad.
You gotta listen better.
(Morgan chuckles)
[Quan] Hi, Morgan.
[Morgan] Hey.
[Quan] Hey, what's up?
Hey, Quan!
You wanna help us figure this out?
[Quan] Oh, yeah, of course.
Come through.
(Morgan whispering)
What you guys talking about?
- Hey.
Just about the house.
Are, are you going?
Yeah, of course.
Yeah, you guys going?
Is JT going?
I know that you are better,
and I want you to stay there.
We were supposed to do this together.
We were gonna be teaching
at the same time at the same school.
We were a force!
We were gonna take on the world,
the youngest to graduate undergrad
and then our master's.
Listen, I know that we grew up as cousins,
but we were more like sisters,
and now you
Can't do this.
(pensive music) =
I'm sorry for lashing out in class.
Can I go?
Sure.
But before you do,
don't go into that house.
You don't need it.
You graduate next year anyway.
But if you have to go,
just listen to the rules.
I've read the files,
and everybody who makes
it through the night
follow the rules.
I'm only stressing this
because I really love you.
I want you to be great.
Yeah. Okay.
Can I go?
Going to the house?
- Yes.
- Quan!
You better go.
Yeah.
- Catch you guys later.
Yeah, see you later.
[Quan] All right.
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
[Morgan] It give,
like, old architecture.
16, 1700s at least.
This will be fun.
It will be fun
(students scream)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Kenidi] He just came from a tree?
No, he came out the tree.
- He just-
- He came out.
(suspenseful music continues)
Quan.
- All right, let's go.
- We got the blood of Jesus.
Come on.
You are.
Okay, all right.
[Morgan] Yeah, it's
what we came here for.
It's gonna be fine.
[Dane] Let's find out.
- Hi, sir.
- We just go.
He just need to tell us to go, we go.
[Student] He doesn't talk.
(suspenseful music)
My name is Kameron Gassana.
Welcome to the Sugar Land house.
(ominous music)
I have been the caretaker for
this house for many years.
It was passed down to me
through my family's lineage
for over 10 generations.
As you may imagine,
I am very attached to the property.
(ominous music continues)
I expect you all
to be on your best behavior
in the house.
(ominous music continues)
I would like for you to treat it
as if it were your own.
(ominous music continues)
You have been set up properly.
There is food for you to last
you throughout the night.
There are towels, bedding,
personal hygiene products,
so on, and so forth.
(ominous music continues)
But before we move forward,
I must get the names of everyone here.
I must turn in the list
immediately when you are settled.
(ominous music continues)
You, sir,
give me the names of everyone here
and then I can check them off the list.
Oh, okay.
Well, I'm Jarvis,
always down for whatever.
There's my right hand man, Dane.
And that's Kenidi, he's
cool, but he drinks a lot.
We got the princess JT and
the papa Quan by default.
And that's Keni, who I
like to call Brandy Smurf,
and her bestie Justice,
who I've referred to as Bob Marley,
if you know what I mean.
That's Morgan.
She's sweet as pie and she loves the Lord.
And that's Blake,
who I'm pretty sure is still
thinking about the fact
that you said there's enough
food to last through the night
because she is forever hungry.
But that, sir, is the lot of us.
Thank you, Mr. Jarvis.
Apparently I know how
to pick them. (Laughs)
Err, indeed you do, sir.
I'm here for you.
Thank you again.
So let us go inside the house
and take a brief tour.
There's not much it.
(suspenseful music)
[Dane] You don't wanna shake that hand
(suspenseful music continues)
Over there is the dining area.
Over there is the lounging area.
Upstairs are the bedrooms.
There are multiple bathrooms,
two being downstairs,
three being upstairs.
We have enough bedrooms for you all,
so choose whichever you like.
(suspenseful music continues)
You are the princess, right?
The spot closest to the door
is better for your reception.
It is uncommon, though.
This house was built many years ago.
Cellphone towers and the outside world
was not in consideration.
(suspenseful music continues)
This house
was built to keep people in,
not let them out.
(object bangs)
(Justice screams)
I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.
Oh, that's all me.
My bad.
Sorry, my bad.
Now, there are a set of rules
that will help you get through the night.
They are always and always have been
kept in the kitchen in the drawer.
They will help you to navigate
in the most successful way.
(suspenseful music)
Are there any questions?
It is almost time for me to look up.
Uh, hey, man, why you in such a hurry?
I mean, you're acting like
you gotta be out of here
before a certain time.
Oh, I do.
I would never stay the night.
[Jarvis] Never?
[Kameron] Never.
[Jarvis] Um, and how
much time you got to spare?
(suspenseful music)
I have about seven
minutes before my exit.
[Jarvis] Hey, uh, look
I don't think I'ma be able to do this.
What you mean?
This don't seem weird to you?
I mean, I've been paying attention
to that man this whole time.
Hell, he act like he's scared
to stay in the damn house.
You so damn scary.
He's supposed to be that way.
He in on it.
He probably work for the
university or something.
Mm-mm, it don't feel right.
I ain't doing it.
So you just gonna leave me?
No, I'm trying to tell
you to come with me.
We still got time.
Look, we can scratch
our names off the list,
keep working on your dissertation.
It ain't that bad.
You right.
[Jarvis] See?
Nah, it ain't that bad
'cause I haven't done nothing.
I keep submitting for approval
and I keep getting trash.
This is my last hope.
My parents, they gonna freak
out if I don't do this.
They calling me a career
student at this point.
Look, I'ma be honest.
I found out they took out a
second mortgage on the house
after I ain't graduate last year,
and I was already a year behind.
I gotta stay.
I cannot keep disappointing them.
Why didn't you say something?
I could have helped.
Shit, you the reason I made it this far
in the first place.
Look, it's all good, bro.
It's about the time I
do something on my own.
Hey, but can you come pick me up?
Oh, of course.
I'ma be here bright and early.
My dog.
Last minute, ladies and gentlemen.
I will lock the door at 6:00 PM.
If you choose to be on
this side of the door,
I will not reopen it until 10:00 AM.
Again, I will not open it until 10:00 AM,
so you will be here until then.
Take heed to the rules.
Be smart.
Be safe.
And take care of my home
or else it will take care of you.
Good day.
Oh, no.
Hell no!
I'm, I'm coming with you.
Can you take my name off that list?
Jarvis, right?
Yes sir.
(suspenseful music)
Smart man.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen.
I hope to see you in the morning.
(suspenseful music continues)
(door slams)
(Keni laughs)
I don't know about this, man?
All right, uh,
let's get a good start
and finish the tour of the house.
You have sound, I have...
I think we may be able
to get through our list
of answers fairly quickly.
I'm on it. That's what we do.
(both laugh)
Quan!
Let's go find our room.
All right, let's go.
What up, Dane?
Uh, roomies?
Yeah, man.
Why not?
Okay.
(floor creaking)
(Morgan indistinctly whispering)
(suspenseful music)
(Morgan chuckles)
(Morgan gasps)
The rules.
(suspenseful music continues)
Yes!
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps clicking)
Oh, ma'am, can you stop long enough
to help me find the rules?
Fine.
(suspenseful music continues)
Is this what you're looking for?
[Morgan] Oh, yeah.
(Justice screaming)
Oh.
(Justice screaming)
[Morgan] Hey.
Hey, what happened?
I, I, I, I heard kids laughing, just,
just all of a sudden a burst of laughter.
Did you see anything?
(suspenseful music)
I don't think so.
Let me check again.
(ominous music)
Well, let us hear the recording.
I, I wasn't actually
recording at that moment.
I was, I was checking the levels
because the equipment was
doing something weird,
and then bam!
Jesus.
Voices.
It's okay.
Hey, hey, Morgan,
are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for checking.
Yeah, you know I'ma
always check up on you.
[JT] Quan!
Guess you gotta go.
Yeah, but that don't change what I said.
- I know.
- All right?
- Thanks.
- Okay. Alright.
(Morgan sighs)
[Morgan] Nothing?
[Dane] Nothing.
I didn't see anything, did you?
I'm sorry, but you can't just leave.
We gotta look at it together.
How long do you wanna look, Big Dane?
What, what, don't, you
can't call me Big Dane man.
(ominous music)
[JT] So what happened?
[Quan] Well, you would've
known if you came downstairs.
So now you mad?
(Quan chuckles)
I don't connect with these people.
You know that.
JT, you also don't even try.
Well, I could focus more
on them and less on you.
(Quan chuckles)
Yeah?
(door knocks)
Mm.
Yeah?
[Kenidi] Are you guys
gonna come down to eat?
There's food for days down there.
Yeah, we'll be down.
Just give us a second.
Can you just put that on hold for me?
Did you say hold?
(Quan chuckles)
Come here, girl.
(Quan indistinctly whispers)
(Morgan screaming)
Ugh.
We haven't even been here an
hour and already two screams?
Is it even dark outside?
(Quan sharply exhales)
JT, you know,
I really don't get why
people don't get you, babe.
Oh, hush.
Let's go see.
Oh, you coming this time?
How sweet.
(Morgan whimpering)
(tense music)
What happened?
I just found her there.
Is she did?
I don't know. Somebody needs to check.
I, I don't want to do it.
Please don't make me do it.
How about...
- Don't look at us.
- Don't look at us.
I'll check for you, Morgan.
Um, no.
You won't be doing anything for her.
I'll do it.
(suspenseful music)
She act like she ain't never
seen a dead body before.
Most people haven't,
with your unsensitive ass.
Hell.
We study the paranormal.
You can't be comfortable with the dead
once they've crossed over if
you're not comfortable now.
It's our job to understand the voyage
from beginning to end.
(suspenseful music)
Well, if she ain't the
Harriett Tubman of ghosts.
Oh, this is a whole nother
meeting of let my people go.
(suspenseful music continues)
(all screaming)
(students crying)
What's going on?
Please tell me the university
is playing a trick on us, please.
(Morgan crying)
Maybe she just choked on something
and no one was here to
do that Heimlich shit.
Hey, hey.
It's okay. It's okay.
W- what happened?
Did you just find her like that?
[Morgan] Mm-hmm.
So,
you're making clear decisions now.
Come on, JT, not now.
(Morgan crying)
We need to call someone.
Yeah.
Let Kenidi handle this one.
I always gotta come save the day, huh?
Kenidi is here to save the day,
always making moves out here, huh?
(door banging)
Well, the door's definitely locked
and the reception's real spiraling,
maybe half a bar.
Ain't time for running
I did my part.
(Kenidi sighs)
I'm back.
It's okay.
(Morgan whimpering)
Kenidi is disturbed.
Blake was a cool chick.
I second that.
Agreed.
W-we can't just leave
her laying there like that.
She is right.
Somebody gotta move her.
I think that's a crime,
to move a body before the cops come.
Man, well, look, man,
the cops ain't going to
be here for a long time.
We gotta eat!
And I for one am not about to eat
with no damn body at the table.
Well, how do we know that she choked?
How do we know that the
food didn't kill her?
I'm not eating that.
[Keni] But I'm really hungry.
It's dinner time.
I didn't eat before I got here.
I am too. Something gotta give.
Can we, can we just,
can we just move the body first?
A- a- and try to be respectful.
She was a person
and Morgan's best friend.
(Morgan whimpering)
I'm sorry, Morgan.
Yeah.
My bad, Morgan.
Kenidi, help me move the body.
Nope.
Oh, Kenidi will not be
taking care of that.
I'll help you move the body.
Thank you.
If you would just stop
speaking in third person.
Kenidi will.
My bad, homie.
I, I'll try.
[Quan] Don't worry about it.
(Morgan whimpering)
(ominous music)
Where are you taking her?
Somewhere close.
We won't, won't travel too far.
Okay.
Oh, there's a bathroom off the foyer
that would be the best,
and we can close the door.
(ominous music continues)
Okay. Yeah, sure.
All right.
Um. (Groans)
Just, just push her towards
[Dane] All right, here we go.
Let me grab legs.
[Kenidi] Up higher.
There you go.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Oh yeah. Just follow me.
Just follow my voice.
Careful, okay?
Easy guys. She's been through enough.
Oh, Blake.
[Kenidi] All right, guys, be gentle.
Good job. Good work.
Come on, Big Dane, you strong, man.
Come on.
- Come on, Kenidi, shut up!
[Kenidi] Straight through.
(students indistinctly chattering)
[Dane] Get the, get the door.
Get the door.
- I got it,
I got it, I got it.
Come on in.
(ominous music)
(door creaks)
[Quan] Got it.
(ominous music continues)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, we gotta...
[Dane] Catch her, catch, catch her hand.
[Quan] Slide her back.
(ominous music continues)
[Dane] Is she good?
(object rattles)
[Quan] Okay.
Let's, let's get outta here.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
Hey, great job, guys.
You didn't drop her or anything, not once.
Um, thanks.
Yeah. Appreciate it, man.
(children laughing)
(unsettling music)
Quan, do something.
(ominous music)
[Ms. Mollie] What do
we do before we eat?
[Child] We pray first?
[Ms. Mollie] That's right.
(ominous music continues)
[Child] Always say your grace.
It'll help you get to heaven.
(ominous music continues)
Hey!
(students scream)
What's going on?
(Morgan bawling)
(Morgan crying)
Why are you still crying?
(Morgan crying)
Because.
I asked her to come,
and now she's dead
and it's all my fault.
Get over it.
Everyone dies. (Chuckles)
And the way she used to shove food
in her mouth daily, (laughs)
It would've happened sooner or later.
(Justice sighs)
- Seriously?
- I'm so sick of you!
Then do something.
(Morgan grunts)
[Quan] JT!
(Morgan groaning)
[Justice] Chill.
Let's go!
She's not worth it.
Who's not worth it?
Okay, we need to figure this shit out.
People are dying,
kids are laughing and talking
and disappearing and shit,
and now you're fighting?
Okay, I came here to guarantee
that I stay at the top of the class.
Do you know what my future
job opportunities are
because of that?
Hmm? Hmm?
Hmm?
I have a meeting with
Theresa Capputo next week!
The Long Island medium, for God's sake.
I've been working my entire
life to ensure my future
and now death is in this
all playing peekaboo!
I need to smoke.
All right, everybody, stop.
Okay, stop.
Justice, you not the only
one with shit at stake, okay?
Now, no one is leaving this living room
until we figure out what's going on.
We need a clear plan
'cause I for one just know
shit's gonna get worse.
Dane, you might be able to tell
those flunkies what to do,
but not me.
Quan, I'm going upstairs
and I suggest you follow me.
I don't like her.
(Quan sighs)
Look, I'm gonna handle this.
But I agree,
we need to come up with a plan.
Okay, well, can you at
least come to my room with me?
I really need to smoke.
My nerves are bad.
I can just get it and
we can come back down.
All right.
Okay.
Okay.
(student sighs)
[Morgan] God forgive her.
[Dane] Come on. We gotta go.
Do you have no compassion?
Morgan just lost her best friend
and all you can think
about is your jealousy.
You couldn't even stay
downstairs long enough
to find out the plan.
You know we have to do
more than just sleep here.
We have work to do.
(JT scoffs)
Yes, we do.
JT, look.
(ominous music)
(JT screaming)
(ominous music intensifies)
Help!
Help me, please.
(JT crying)
(ominous music continues)
Please.
Help me.
Help me.
Help!
Help me, please.
JT!
(JT crying)
(crying drowns out rap lyrics)
[Children] 100 lashes. 100 lashes.
100 lashes. 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
[Apparition] 100 lashes.
[Children] 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(apparitions indistinctly speaking)
[Apparitions] 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(Quan groaning)
100 lashes
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(Quan panting)
(door banging)
Help me.
[Apparitions] You've
sinned against your body,
sinned against your body,
sinned against your body.
[Apparition] I'll take down.
(unsettling music)
[Child] Ready?
[JT] I'm so sorry
for whatever I've done.
Please, you don't have to do this.
(unsettling music)
(JT crying)
JT!
JT!
No!
No!
No!
(eerie music)
JT.
JT.
No!
(eerie music continues)
Where's JT?
(eerie music continues)
(JT whimpering)
She gone!
(eerie music continues)
(Quan screams)
- He's not here.
- God.
[Dane] Yo, what is going on?
- No, no, no, no.
- Where did he go?
(lighter clicks)
Sorry, but I need this.
[Dane] Hell, we all do.
I'm next.
[Justice] Uh, no.
I'm next because it's mine.
(Keni coughing)
[Dane] That's fair.
Now, what the hell?
We need to figure this thing out,
'cause is it me
or did we just see them
disappear under a bed?
I can't believe they killed JT.
Why?
Out of everyone,
she's the only one who
actually deserved to die.
Justice.
Mm?
The only one that's gonna miss her
is pulled under that bed
right along with her.
Justice!
I'm so sorry, Morgan.
This is definitely not your day.
(pensive music)
You know what?
I'm really starting to
believe this is real.
No shit, Sherlock.
Don't take it out on me.
Ain't nobody taking out on
your overly emotional ass.
You know what? (Coughs)
First off, I'm recanting my
roommate invitation, okay?
And second, you the one
that's being emotional.
All I did was make a statement.
I'm not the one pulling
nobody ass up under the bed,
so don't take it out on me.
This is not what I
thought this was gonna be.
Well, I didn't sign up for any of this.
Actually you did.
That's the issue.
None of us knew what to
expect, not any of this.
And to answer your question, Dane,
it's all feeling really real
and it sucks.
I don't like it.
I'm not sure what to believe,
but I know paranormal
activity when I see it.
And since I'm not the only
one who's getting a degree
in parapsychology,
we all know that we have to believe
what we see with our own eyes.
(thunder rumbling)
Now, the last thing we have time for
is long-ass conversations
and huggy moments,
but you two need to hug this shit out
because we need to regroup
so that we can survive this night.
I said hug this shit out!
Man, I ain't hugging
Hug!
Man!
(thunder rumbling)
Better.
Now, let's make this
next move our best rules.
We need the rules.
What did that weirdo
guy say before he left?
Does anyone remember?
He said we need the rules.
I was checking my
equipment at that point,
so I missed most of the opening speech.
He said we need the rules!
Well, where are the rules?
Oh, the kitchen.
I remember.
All right, look.
Well, number one rule from here on out
is we stick together, okay?
I don't care about girl parts,
I don't care about boy parts, all right,
I'm holding on to all of y'all.
Does anyone have tequila or vodka?
Hell, I'll drink rum at this point.
[Dane] Here you go.
I don't know if I'll ever sleep again,
but I'm right there with your, brother.
All right, let's go.
(dramatic techno music)
(objects clattering)
It is not here.
[Keni] It has to be.
He specifically said in the kitchen.
[Morgan] Blake.
Oh, I know, sweetie.
We're gonna let the
authorities know about Blake.
No, Blake has the rules.
(suspenseful music)
Blake has the what?
The rules.
Come on, man!
This too much!
I could have flunked out for this!
(suspenseful music continues)
Damn.
Is it like that, Dane?
Exactly like that.
Blake already found them.
She has them.
Like, physically?
Yes.
- Oh.
- Oh my God.
You gotta be kidding me.
[Morgan] I'm not!
[Keni] Who's going in there?
(suspenseful music)
No, I'm not going in there.
No, I already told you I'm not doing it.
Wait, wait a minute.
What do you mean?
Blake didn't have anything in her hand
when they carried her out.
I know, but it has
to be on her somewhere.
We, we gotta look for it.
Shit!
Shit, shit, shit!
"Get your PhD," they said,
and for what?
I would've been just fine on my master's.
"If you can't be a real
doctor, get your PhD."
I hate the sight of blood, man.
Shit, shit, shit!
I, I really need a drink right now.
I really,
I just really need a drink.
- Hey, hey!
Pull it together, man.
We here now.
Pot.
Kettle.
If we find the rules,
we can survive this house.
Okay?
(suspenseful music)
(Kenidi snickers)
Okay.
- Okay.
- All right, everyone,
just stay calm.
Let's just, we'll find,
we'll figure out something.
(unsettling music)
(Morgan screams)
Oh, Jesus.
(children laughing)
[Dane] Why the hell
are they always laughing?
I don't know, because ain't shit funny.
Okay.
(unsettling music continues)
Thing one, two, and three,
listen to Kenidi because Kenidi knows.
Let's just be civil about this.
All we need to do is
get into the bathroom.
[Apparitions] Do you
see a man who is wise
in his own eyes?
There's more hope for a fool than for him.
(students screaming)
[Dane] Oh, whoa!
(eerie music)
You see how I handled that?
Yeah, but can you handle the bathroom?
I'm feeling confident.
(ominous music)
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Come on, come on.
(ominous music continues)
Come on.
[Morgan] May Jesus be your fence.
(ominous music continues)
(Justice gasps)
(group chattering)
Don't do that,
don't do that.
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
[Morgan] The blood Jesus.
[Keni] Anybody in here?
[Morgan] Oh, the blood of Jesus.
The blood Jesus.
(Kenidi faintly speaking)
(students indistinctly chattering)
Okay, I'm good.
Kenidi's good.
Kenidi's got...
Kenidi's got this.
Kenidi's got this.
(students indistinctly chattering)
Just, just stay here, okay?
Okay, okay, you can do this.
You got this.
- Okay.
Don't, don't leave.
Do not leave.
- Be careful.
- Be careful.
[Student] Okay, okay, okay, okay.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
W-What side did you say it was on?
(ominous music)
- K-Kenidi, Kenidi.
- Oh my God.
[Student] Kenidi, come back.
Kenidi, Kenidi!
(ominous music)
[Apparition] One,
two,
three.
(students screaming)
[Kenidi] Kenidi!
Someone help me.
Please help.
(unsettling music)
(Kenidi crying)
[Dane] Kenidi!
[Student] Whoa!
(ominous music)
(handle squeaking)
(door creaking)
Where'd he go?
No, no, no, no, man.
Come on.
I'm so sick of this.
Ain't nothing about this fun no more.
Just forget it, man.
I quit. I quit.
I don't care about any
of this anymore, man.
I'm out.
I'm gone. I'm gone.
(door banging)
Yo, let me out.
Come on.
Yo, let me out!
Come on, open here.
(door banging)
That's not how this works.
We need the rules.
Yeah, we already tried that.
But just case you haven't noticed,
Kenidi's gone,
disappeared, vanished, poof.
[Morgan] I'll do it.
No, I'll do it.
(Dane sighs)
I should have did this the first time,
but I need you to follow
directly behind me,
all right?
We go as a group.
I just need you to stand by the door
just in case they try to do
that laughing trickery stuff.
Okay.
When Kenidi asked, "What side is it on?"
Blake raised her right hand.
Blake is dead.
Yes.
I meant the
The girl, right.
She meant the girl raised her right hand.
So you were saying, Keni?
I was just saying that you should start
on that side first.
So are we supposed to
trust the laughing trio.
It's our best lead.
Or you can pat her down
and hope for the best.
[Justice] Sorry, Morgan.
(Dane sighs)
All right.
Right side it is.
(suspenseful music)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music intensifies)
(eerie music continues)
- Here we go.
- Okay.
[Kameron] If you're listening to this,
congratulations on paying
attention to my introduction.
I'm positive that you will have a safe
and eventful stay in the Sugar Land house.
Well, it's too late for safe.
He nailed eventful on the head.
[Dane] Mm-hmm.
[Kameron] There are a
few things you must know
to have a successful night.
While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, gave
thanks, and broke it.
Two.
God's will is for you to be holy.
So stay holy.
Stay away from all sexual sin
and each of you will control his own body
and live in holiness and honor.
Three.
Do you see a man who is
wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
Four.
Do you not know that you are God's temple
and that God's spirit dwells in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy him
for God's temple is holy,
and you are that temple.
Five.
For you were called to freedom
as an opportunity for the flesh,
but through love serve one another.
Six.
His master said to him,
"Well done, good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful over a little.
I will set you over much.
Enter into the joy of your master."
All this for some damn riddles.
What does that mean?
This is a setup.
I think they're playing with us.
We weren't meant to leave this house.
And we all signed the drop clause paper.
No one from the university
will even come looking for us.
They'll just think we quit the program.
No, they're scriptures.
W- we gotta listen to 'em again,
one at a time.
What?
(Morgan sighs)
Go back.
They're scriptures.
The rules are in the words.
(suspenseful music)
[Kameron] While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, gave
thanks, and broke it.
Two.
Stay away from all sexual sin,
then each of you will control his own body
and live in holiness and honor.
Three.
Do you see a man who is
wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
Four.
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy him,
for God's temple is holy,
and you are that temple.
Oh no.
I knew I shouldn't have smoked!
I'm not a smoker!
Calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down.
I went my whole life without smoking,
and the one time that I
do is do gonna kill me?
(all yelling)
(ominous music)
They're coming of us.
It's our turn.
[Justice] Yeah. Well, I ain't going.
(ominous music continues)
Shit. Okay.
Get, get behind me.
If they take you two,
they gotta take all of us.
Hold on to one another.
(ominous music continues)
(unsettling music)
(ominous music)
(Dane sighs)
Oh, thank God.
What do we do now?
Well, I for one could use a bite to eat
while we figure everything out.
Seriously?
I'm just saying
we already know there's
nothing wrong with the food
and all we gotta do is thank God,
and I was gonna do that regardless, so...
I'm not against that.
I've been hungry since we got here.
As long as we go together.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
What are you doing?
I came in here as a student
and I plan to leave with my PhD.
The only thing standing in the way of that
is that door opening
and us filling out these forms.
Now, I don't know why I'm still here
after violating rule number four,
but in the case that we survive the night,
I want everything to be completed.
Our equipment?
It's in the dining room.
Okay.
Well, let's go.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
(suspenseful music)
Okay, so we had some wild activity.
(group indistinctly chattering)
All right. (Groans)
Good job, ladies.
I'm exhausted.
Well, if nothing else,
we have proof of the
activity inside the house.
Yeah.
[Morgan] Anyone wanna
try for some sleep?
- Yeah.
- Mm.
Especially before it gets too dark
and we can't see anything.
Altogether.
One room, one bed.
That's been my number one rule.
But look, no funny business, all right?
I'm not in the mood tonight, ladies.
Shut up.
(Morgan faintly speaking)
Okay.
(suspenseful music)
(Morgan faintly speaking)
[Dane] Yeah.
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Dane] Wait, are we
taking our shoes off?
[Justice] Hell no.
[Morgan] Mm.
(suspenseful fades)
(ominous music)
(all screaming)
For you were called
to freedom, brothers
But do not use your
freedom as an opportunity
for the flesh,
but through love serve one another.
(ominous music continues)
I ain't taking nobody hand.
I'll do it.
(ominous music continues)
I got this scary little girl.
Oh, man.
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(footsteps plodding)
(ominous music continues)
Breakfast.
You want us to make breakfast?
I actually had a lot to eat last night,
so I'm pretty full.
I'll pass on
Breakfast!
A-a-are you hungry?
Do you want us to make
you something to eat?
One breakfast!
Okay.
All right, one...
You think they like eggs?
[Student] Thank you, uh...
(ominous music)
(Keni sniffling)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(student whimpering)
(child laughing)
(group screams)
(tense music continues)
(unsettling music)
(group screams)
(tense music)
(apparition indistinctly speaking)
(Justice crying)
[Child] Stop!
(Justice cries)
(tense music)
(tray rattling)
(Keni whimpering)
(footsteps pattering)
(Keni whimpering)
(tense music)
I'm sorry.
(tense music continues)
(footsteps pattering)
(Keni whimpering)
(tense music continues)
I can't do it. (Crying)
I can't move.
You can do it, Keni?
(tense music)
It's like my feet won't
move from where I'm standing.
A "Color Purple" reference.
Blake would have really appreciated that.
(ominous music)
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He make maketh me lie
down in green pastures.
(ominous music continues)
Ooh.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He maketh...
(Morgan groans)
He leadeth me down paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
(ominous music continues)
I can do it.
I'll do it
(ominous music continues)
Though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
for thou are with me.
Ooh.
Thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Thou prepareth the table for me
in the presence of mine enemies.
(ominous music continues)
Thou anointed my head with oil.
My cup runneth over.
(ominous music continues)
Surely goodness
and mercy shall follow me
all the days of life.
(ominous music continues)
And I will dwell in the
house of the Lord forever.
Amen.
(ominous music continues)
Good morning.
Here's your breakfast.
(eerie music)
Pinky, Sky, Olive,
let us pray.
(eerie music continues)
Let us pray!
(students screaming)
Let us pray.
(eerie music continue)
(Keni whimpering)
Let us pray.
(Keni whimpering)
(Morgan whimpering)
Let us pray.
(eerie music continue)
(Justice crying)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
Thank you, Heavenly Father,
for the food that was
prepared for me today,
for nourishment, O God.
(students crying)
(eerie music continues)
(students crying)
(Keni whimpering)
No, no, no.
(students crying)
[Dane] No, no, no, no!
(Dane yelling)
(Ms. Mollie sniffling)
(students whimpering)
(Justice crying)
(unsettling music)
Let's pray.
(Ms. Mollie indistinctly yells)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
In the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit,
let us all say.
[All] Amen.
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(students whimpering)
Let's get ready, children.
(students whimpering)
(chair creaking)
Get dressed.
(apparitions laughing)
Well, (laughs)
It's been a while
since we've had this
many visitors at one time
come the morning.
(children laughing)
So I'm pleased with the amount of work
we can get done today.
I'm expecting 100 pounds
of cotton picked per person
to avoid any kind of lashin'.
You wouldn't wanna end up
like that heathen child Quan
who chose to fornicate in
my home, now, would you?
[Children] Fornication, fornicator.
I asked you a question!
[Students] No.
What a horrible thing to have happen.
But rules are rules for a reason.
How on earth would we get along
if there was no order?
(bell tolling)
[Children] It's time.
Ah, it's to go to the fields.
Let's go up and open the door.
(ominous music)
(bell tolling)
(children laughing)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(ominous music continues)
[Ms. Mollie] His master said,
"Well done, good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful over little.
Enter into the joy of your master."
(ominous music continues)
Walk through the door
two at a time.
Walk slowly, but with haste.
(ominous music continues)
(Morgan whimpers)
Oh, man.
Look, I can't tell you right now,
but you were right,
I should have listened to you.
It's a good see man.
You too.
You two, come on out.
(ominous music continues)
(tense music)
(Keni and Justice screaming)
No, no!
Oh, no.
Help us, please.
There's nothing we can do now.
You can open the door.
I can't open the door until 10 AM.
I already told you that.
Well, what are we supposed to do now?
We wait.
[Morgan] No.
(ominous music)
We have 25 minutes.
(ominous music continues)
(Keni and Justice gasp)
(eerie music)
I knew we wouldn't make it.
I'm so sorry.
Time to get to work.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
[Child] Sit!
(suspenseful music)
This is it.
I love you.
I'm so sorry.
I love you too.
Close your eyes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(bowls thud)
(suspenseful music continues)
(knives clatter)
Get to work!
(suspenseful music fades)
I've always loved my home
and took pride in taking care of my slaves
and my property.
I was known on other plantations
as the nicest owner in the land,
so much so that other slaves were grateful
when they were sold to me.
All I required was for
them to obey my rules,
six simple rules.
However, there is always someone
who does not want to obey,
like your friends,
like those rebellious slaves
that decided to poison my food.
Do you know how hard it
is to die in your home
when you yourself have honored the rules?
No, you do not!
But my babies, my babies
are so faithful to me,
they stayed here with me the whole time.
And every so often we get visitors,
selfish,
little mongrels that
take advantage of my home
and do with it as they please.
They have no idea the hard work
and dedication I've taken
in preparing it for you,
and being here working
my babies to the bone
so that it may present itself worthy
and appropriate for viewing.
(faint suspenseful music)
And yet all that hard
work is tossed aside,
and I would like to know why.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Um, we don't know.
Of course you two can
present me with some insights.
I watched you two walking
around with your gadgets
and your gadgets.
But you were the only two
who tried to understand what I do here.
Why?
We, we're, we're students,
students of the unknown.
We,
(eerie music)
We just wanna understand
what happens in this house.
We needed to document
if the house is as haunted as people say.
Haunted?
Why earth would anyone
think my house was haunted?
Well, we're having a
conversation with a dead person,
that qualifies as haunted.
And those three
have been taunting us the entire time.
(Ms. Mollie chuckles)
You silly children.
I sent them to help you,
to guide you through the nots,
that you'd have some assistance.
It wasn't until your simple friends
started violating my rules
that things turned sour.
Well,
can I ask a question?
(faint suspenseful music)
No one's ever asked me that before.
Feel free.
Are we stuck here?
No.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Are we gonna die here?
That's two questions!
Sorry.
Well, can I ask one?
Fine.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Did we violate the fourth rule?
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(apparitions laughing)
Well, I'll tell you this much.
(suspenseful music)
(bell tolling)
(chair scrapping)
(bell tolling)
(all scream)
- Shit.
- We're here.
We made it.
Oh, thank God.
What happened in there?
How'd you get out?
Nothing but God.
Oh, thank you, Jesus.
What do you mean?
Every moving thing
[Both] That lives shall be food for you.
As I gave you the green grass,
I give you everything.
Genesis 9:3.
Oh, my God.
(lighter clicks)
(Justice deeply exhales)
You know, Genesis 9:3, the plants:
"Thou shalt smoke."
What the hell happened in there?
Why are y'all dressed like this?
Wait a minute.
Where's everybody else at?
What's going on?
(chair creaking)
(dramatic music)
What are y'all looking at?
(dramatic music continues)
[Student] We gotta go.
Sorry.
- Oh, hell no.
(dramatic music continues)
They didn't do Too bad
this time, Ms. Mollie.
I'll make sure that
they clear the property
and get everything ready
for the next group.
(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic music fades)
(hip hop music)
It's murder
God, forgive me
I was trying to be low key
But the enemy clapped on me
So now it's murder
Ain't no time for running
I'ma hold my hood down
When I see the ops I'm gunning
'Cause it's murder
(hip hip music continues)
(footsteps clicking)
(Morgan clears throat)
Well, welcome back, doctors.
How did it go?
Here are your forms.
Thank you.
Where's Jordan Ty?
Did you know?
Did I know what?
Do you know what actually
goes on in that house?
Yeah, were you in on it?
Do you know what happens to students
when they go in there?
What are you guys talking about?
Dr. Sanchez, we need to talk to you.
Okay?
I have a plan,
but we need you to get
us back into that house.
[Group] What?
For every one true friend
I got two that pretend to be
For every good moment
I got two bad memories
For every foolish enemy
It's five people kin to me
That'll mow the grass down
Just for tweaking with my energy
It's a few choices I
wish I could make again
But it ain't no sense
In trying to blame the
world for how it's been
Ain't no point in saying something
You ain't ready to draw down for
Apologies and police ain't
no sit we stick around for
You, you, you can say whatever
If it ain't no repercussions
But if you call me on my name
I'ma call to see who bluffing
We ain't jumpin', huffin', puffin'
We will stomp another coward
Don't piss on our parade
And we won't fly into your towers
Oops
Does my aggressiveness offend you
Good
[Announcer] Tag.
You're it. (Laughs)
(suspenseful music)
Dr. Van Buren, you wanted to see me?
Yes.
Dr. Sanchez, have a seat.
I have some amazing news.
And I would love to hear it,
but can we reschedule?
I have class in less than an hour,
and tardiness goes against everything
that I will believe in.
Yes, I'm aware.
But this is about your class.
You see, we have been approved entry
back into the Sugar Land House.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Justice] Namaste.
Namaste.
(birds chirping)
I don't know how you smoke
first thing in the morning.
Mm, I dunno how you don't smoke.
(Keni scoffs)
I can't figure out how you
are in the top of the class
yet you purposefully fry
your brain cells daily.
I can't understand how
you in the top the class
and you don't fry your brain cells daily.
I'm just trying to... (sighs)
Wait, are you just gonna keep
repeating everything I say?
I mean, really, I'm just trying to...
You asked a new question?
My bad. (Chuckles)
I go on autopilot with you.
Sometimes, um, you say the
same thing over and over again.
Hey, be nice.
(Justice laughs)
That was the nicest
version I could come up with.
(both laugh)
No, but seriously,
congrats on graduating
number two in the class.
It was a fight to the finish.
Your mom would have been proud.
Thanks.
All I wanna do is make her proud.
It's been three years
since she's been gone.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
Anyway, I would say congrats
for being number one in the class,
but it ain't over yet and
I'm coming for your spot.
Uh, I wouldn't it
expect it any other way.
We gonna fight to the finish. (Laughs)
Indeed we will.
(Justice laughs)
Ooh, perfect timing.
- Oh yeah.
- What do you say
we drop off these mats,
grab a cup of coffee, and head on over?
Mm, I say we drop off these mats,
go grab a coffee,
you finally hit the blunt,
and we had on over.
Mm, I couldn't.
I couldn't.
You can and you should.
(birds chirping)
Sorry, I can't. (Laughs)
Ken
Girl, don't you run for me, Keni!
Has President Obama taught us nothing?
Yes you can!
This girl got me out here
running first thing in the morning.
See, this is why I need to smoke.
This why I started my with
a smoke, exactly like this.
This is exactly why I
smoke in the morning!
I'm so excited that we get to extend
this opportunity to our students.
Hmm.
Yes, it is a rare experience
indeed.
Most don't get the honor to partake in it.
Now, I have spoken to the powers that be
And who are they?
(suspenseful music)
Nevermind that.
(suspenseful music continues)
Oh, I don't mean to offend.
It's just that it's a new
opportunity for me as well,
and I wanna make sure that
I have all the information
that I can have for our PhD students.
(ominous music)
I have all the information
that you will need
inside of this paperwork.
Review it before class
and consider yourself informed.
(ominous music continues)
Oh, yes sir.
Thank you, Dr. Van Buren.
Have a good day.
(ominous music continues)
(door shuts)
Who, ey, okay
Whoa, ey, okay
Whoa, ey, okay
(door banging)
Whoa, ey, say
(door banging)
Peter Piper picked a
cup of pickled peppers
Can you tell by his pocket
(Kenidi groans)
Tranquilo, ladies.
Let Kenidi handle this.
(door banging)
(muffled rap music)
(door banging)
Oh, shit, man.
It's Jontaye.
(muffled rap music)
(Kenidi sighs)
What's up, Jontaye.
Uh, you know, we're still kind of busy.
Busy flunking out.
Look at this.
Y'all are never ready.
Ladies!
I know you had a dope time last night,
but it's officially over.
Get out.
(slap smacks)
All right, man, we heard you.
And don't be feeling on my girl.
Oh, so now she your girl?
(muffled rap music)
Don't worry about it.
You know the truth.
He's right, though.
We need to get up.
Come on, baby girl.
You too.
Get up, get up.
How you lose a shoe, girl?
You party, party.
Look, you cute.
Call me.
- Bro.
- What?
You ready for today?
Come on.
Look at Kenidi.
I'm always ready.
Kenidi, get your ass up!
And put the bottle down!
Come on, man, let's go.
No, th
No, no. (Indistinct)
(unsettling music)
Quan, you have to get dressed.
We're gonna be late!
It is literally 8:15.
All I gotta do is throw my
sweats and shirt and we can go.
Unless
you wanna mess this bed up again.
(JT moans)
No!
We don't have time,
and she already don't like me.
Who, JT?
Who don't like you?
You know who.
She always got something to say.
"Jordan Ty, have you
completed your assignment?"
Jordan Ty, these are
not the correct forms.
Jordan Ty, you have to
remember to stay on course.
Jordan Ty!"
- JT, JT.
Okay.
Okay, okay.
Okay. Look.
Have you ever thought that maybe
she's just trying to ensure
that you're the best that you can be?
First of all,
it seems that you're standing
on the wrong side of history,
because is it me or are
you taking her side?
Second, how do you figure
she knows anything about me?
You know,
I think I may wanna
change my shirt, actually.
Why?
Who you trying to get cute for?
I'm standing right here.
[Quan] Oh, boy.
It better not be Morgan.
Ooh, you are pushing all
the wrong buttons today.
Well, I was trying to
push the right buttons,
but you're focused on
the wrong thing as usual.
Quan!
All right.
Let's just go
'cause I don't think I'm gonna win today.
Come on.
You've already won.
I am standing right here.
(Quan laughs)
- Crazy.
- I swear.
[Morgan] She's a little crazy.
- She's crazy.
- She doesn't let anybody in
past nice o'clock.
She is a freaking psycho, okay?
Girl, well,
thank you so much for
breakfast this morning.
You are a lifesaver.
Now you know better.
Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day.
- Yeah.
- I just gotta be ready.
I gotta be ready for you.
I gotta be ready for the foolishness.
I gotta be ready for this professor.
I just got to be ready.
Me? Wait a minute.
What do I got to do with it?
Well, it's not you, really.
It's JT who gets on my nerves.
She's always coming for you
and then you just sit back and take it,
so I'll be ready.
Listen, God told me you gotta give grace
to those who need it the most.
And, honey, she needs it the most,
she needs it the most.
Girl, you ought a bust JT's head open
and think about heaven later.
"The Color Purple," though?
(both laughing)
Girl.
Aunty, when it fits, it fits.
"The Color Purple" will
get you through something.
Like what?
Like having a mean left hook
so I can punch JT like Sofia did Squeak.
What in the world is wrong with you?
JT is gonna be okay
'cause I have the peace of God
that surpasses all understanding.
And what she needs to understand is,
is that Quan and I are just friends.
I mean, yeah, we dated
freshman year of college,
but we figured out real quick
that we make better friends than lovers.
I mean, how many times I gotta say it?
Friends, nothing more,
nothing less, you know?
Yeah, for you, Morgan.
But does he know that?
I can't speak for him, Blake,
but we're friends till the end.
What?
Bitch, did you just call Chucky?
I mean...
This is not gonna end well.
(birds chirping)
(bell ringing)
(suspenseful music)
[Student] What's up, fellas?
[Student] What's up, man?
[Student] Hey, ladies.
Nylah, please stand by the door.
With pleasure.
There she go.
Ready to (faintly speaking).
10, 9, 8-
[Nylah and Dr. Sanchez]
Seven, six, five,
four, three, two
One.
Sorry, guys.
Class starts at 9:00 AM, not 9:01,
so try again tomorrow.
Toodles.
[Student] This is bullshit.
[Dr. Sanchez] Thank you, Nylah.
Will you please hand out
these forms on the table?
Grab a rule sheet and a drop clause.
Don't forget to take one for
yourself and have a seat.
First, I would like to thank Morgan
for ensuring that last month's event
went off without a hitch.
(class applauding)
You truly make my life easier.
Now, today is a special
day for some of you.
You all are just one decision away
from completing your
PhD in parapsychology.
For some of you,
you've been struggling to get
your dissertation approved,
and for others you've gotten it approved,
but you're struggling
to find the information
to make your topic meaningful.
But here we're always trying to find ways
to ensure your success.
So I'm here to offer you a
once-in-a-lifetime chance
to bypass your dissertations
and guarantee completion
to the PhD program.
- What?
- You will walk in the fall.
How many of you know about
the Sugar Land house?
(eerie music)
Okay, okay.
I will be thorough.
The Sugar Land house is known
to have the highest paranormal
activity in this area.
It has been deemed to some as a farce.
Others gather for tourism.
But for us,
those that actually
study paranormal activity
have found that the levels
that we've experienced
inside of this house,
groundbreaking.
Yes, Nylah.
Um, is this the house that
makes people drop outta school?
Okay.
Let me explain what
Nylah is speaking about.
Every couple of years,
we rent out the Sugar Land house
to study the paranormal
activities that lies within.
And we give our PhD
students the opportunity
to either complete their
dissertation as designed
or forfeit it all, stay
a night in the house,
record your findings and turn that in.
Now, as you know, recording
findings is much more simple
than completing a dissertation.
And you just have to answer
basic questions like:
In which room did you
experience the most activity?
Were there more visual
sightings than audio?
Or did you experience moving articles
or spirits in the room, et cetera?
Nothing that you haven't done before.
Dr. Sanchez?
Yes, Keni.
That sounds too good to be true.
What is the catch?
(suspenseful music)
Well, you just have to spend
the night inside the house.
Oh, I don't know about that.
You don't know about much.
Blake, stop it.
What?
(suspenseful music continues)
It's gonna be a hard no for me.
I'm in.
I've been struggling.
I just knew you was gonna deny me.
Are you crazy?
You're gonna spend the night
at the Sugar Land house?
Hell, I'd spend the night in Alcatraz
if I could be done with this.
Way to count yourself out, Dane.
Thanks.
Well, I can't let my boy go alone.
[Dane] Come on, man.
And Jordan Ty, don't count yourself out.
You just need to focus.
Oh my goodness!
Out of everything that we just heard,
and you wanna only address me?
Oh, um,
my bad.
You will be staying
after class, Jordan Ty.
Ooh. (Laughs)
(students murmuring)
Now, as you were.
Do we have any questions or concerns?
Yes.
What is the exact length
of the stay in the house?
See?
Now, that's why you're
the top of your class.
You would have to arrive by 5:00
and then you will meet a caretaker
by the name of Kameron,
Kameron Gassana.
He will be there to greet you.
He will give you all the rules
and regulations of the home.
If you look at the sheets
that were passed out to you,
that explains all the
things that you should do
to prepare before getting
inside of the house.
There's an NDA that states
whether you leave the
house early or if you stay,
you can't discuss what
happened in the house
besides the specific questions
that are listed on the finding sheet.
The most important one is the drop clause,
and I need that one back today.
If you choose to go into the house,
once the doors are locked
and you leave before the night is over,
then you are automatically
dropped from the program.
There will be no discussion,
no debate, no explanation.
So this is what Nylah was
speaking about earlier.
So this form is the most important.
But everyone will sign it
and I will get a list from Mr. Gassana
saying who decided to stay in the house.
Yes, Morgan.
So if we don't show up, we risk nothing?
We can just continue working
on our dissertation as normal?
Yes, ma'am.
But if we do show up,
our name goes on the list
and there's no turning back?
Well, not quite.
You can show up, but if
you change your mind
Or if you chicken out
(students chuckling)
If you change your mind for any reason,
then you just default back
to your PhD requirements
because technically you
wouldn't be on the list.
So how do we know we
can trust this dude?
What do you mean?
Yeah, like, what if
he lies about the list?
[Dr. Sanchez] And why would he do that?
I don't know.
People be tripping.
(Dr. Sanchez chuckles)
Okay, so let's just say whoever decides
to stay in the house,
you can pick one person
to text me the list of those people
and then I'll take Mr. Gassana's list
and I'll compare the two,
checks and balances,
and then everyone's covered.
How's that?
Okay. Great.
Last but not least, we ask
that you use a car service
or that you carpool.
We don't wanna bring a lot
of attention to the house.
But I'll leave that to
you guys to figure out.
Oh, no, we definitely driving.
Yeah, 'cause you got
the car, so for sure.
Okay, I will give you all a minute
to decide what you're going to do.
If you know that you're
going into the house,
then you're free to go.
If you need to speak to me,
I'll be available shortly.
Jordan Ty, I will speak
to you outside now.
(students murmuring)
(JT sighs)
See what I mean?
Look, nothing that I say
will be significant right now.
Just try not to get into an
actual argument with her.
I mean, you are almost done.
You're damn right I'm almost done.
Okay, so just
I'm going to that house.
I'm done dealing with her. (Sighs)
Wow. Okay.
Then it's, it's, it's final.
We're going the house.
Are you sure?
Your dissertation is airtight?
Yeah, no, I'm, I'm positive.
Plus who's gonna protect you?
You are.
Of course.
That's right.
So go and have this conversation
so we can get up outta here
and finally mess up that bad.
All right?
- Okay.
- All right.
Just don't say nothing.
(door clicks)
Jordan Ty, what seems to be the problem?
First of all,
why can't you call me Jlike the rest of the world?
Because I'm not the rest of
the world, I'm your family.
Ugh.
Why does everyone keep
reminding me of that?
(door clicks)
See you, Dr. Sanchez.
Thanks for the bailout.
Don't thank me yet.
Be safe, fellas.
(door shuts)
I keep reminding you because
clearly you keep forgetting.
What is so wrong with me
wanting what's best for you?
What makes you think
that you want better for me
than I want for myself?
I never said that.
Is that what you heard?
That's exactly what I heard.
I've made my mistakes in the past, sure.
Who hasn't?
But you and the rest of the family
act as though a person can't change,
like I'm not better.
(mellow music)
(students whispering)
- Hey, y'all.
- Hey.
So ladies, what are we thinking?
Hmm.
I don't know about this, Keni.
I mean, really, we're
the top of the class.
What reason do we have to go?
It's not like we aren't ready to graduate.
I mean, to do something different, okay?
To be the best of the best.
To know we completed this
course on all levels.
Like you said, we already
know we're gonna graduate,
that's easy.
Do something different
like die from heart palpitations?
I started panicking as soon as
she just mentioned the house.
I should have drank less
so that I could concentrate more.
Don't matter to me.
Drunk or not, I'm not going.
I've heard terrible
things about that house.
Facts.
I heard most people that go in,
they don't come back.
Yeah, that's true.
That's why they only
do it every few years,
for liability.
Oh, I heard it was
because so many people
leave in the middle of it
that it dropped our graduation
rate for our program.
Remember, if you leave
in the middle of it,
you will be dropped immediately.
But this is our job.
This is what we signed up for.
Come on, what's the point
of getting a degree in parapsychology
if you're too afraid to use it?
Uh, well, I was gonna be
teaching for the most part.
Guys, the more we talk about it,
the more excited I get!
And I heard it so
freaky inside that house
that you can't even
sleep if you wanted to,
and a girl like me needs her beauty sleep.
I like a full eight hours.
Again,
too hungover to think this through.
Well, I don't know what
conversation you're listening to
because I literally said
I've died multiple times
since we started talking
about the stupid house.
You did not say that.
Well, if you spoke Blake,
you would know that's what she meant.
We speak English around here.
I'm
Dang.
What did you guys do last night?
Just a little kickback.
No invite?
Oh, he was with, uh
A group of guys.
You wouldn't have fun.
Next time, though.
It's a date.
That's how you do it girl. (Laughs)
And I'm still not going inside that house.
Hell, me neither.
So I guess it's a date on
this side of the realm.
I'm looking forward to it.
[Student] Mm.
Well, whatever. I'm going.
It sounds interesting.
Justice?
I gotta smoke on it first,
but the odds looking good.
(Justice chuckles)
Ladies. (Chuckles)
I'm not saying that you haven't changed.
What I am saying
is that when you hear
the words stay focused,
then you remember to do just that.
You remember to take your meds
when you hear stay focused.
You remember to show up
for your appointments
when you hear stay focused.
You asked-
I know what I asked for.
Please don't interrupt me.
You asked for those exact words
and I honored that,
and ever since I've been
getting punished for using them.
What do you want from me? Huh?
You wanna be best friends?
You wanna hang out like we
used to when we were younger,
I call you and we talk on the
phone all hours of the night?
Jordan Ty, it's the
least that you can do.
That and take your pills
so that you don't hurt someone again
by not doing it.
Wow. (Scoffs)
I can't believe you went there.
Well, just for the record,
I love your mother.
It was never my intent to hurt her.
I freaked out.
And that was before I was diagnosed.
But I'm better now.
Damn it, I'm better!
(Justice clear throat)
I know it'll be the best date ever,
but can we concentrate?
Sugar Land house.
No, that's what I'm saying.
I can't concentrate.
They're the top two in the class.
And if they go and we don't,
then we stay number three
and number four by default.
You know that I need to be able to
Compete with the best.
Yeah, I know.
But you already work as
Dr. Sanchez's assistant.
You should be good.
I don't wanna be good
'cause of connections.
I wanna be good because I did the job.
If I wanted connections,
I would've stayed home and
run my father's business.
I wanna make it on my own.
Well, let's go back to the house
and I'll make a light salad or something,
'cause I can't think anything
without food in my stomach.
Ma'am, we just had
breakfast like an hour ago.
Correct. That is why
I said a light salad.
You gotta listen better.
(Morgan chuckles)
[Quan] Hi, Morgan.
[Morgan] Hey.
[Quan] Hey, what's up?
Hey, Quan!
You wanna help us figure this out?
[Quan] Oh, yeah, of course.
Come through.
(Morgan whispering)
What you guys talking about?
- Hey.
Just about the house.
Are, are you going?
Yeah, of course.
Yeah, you guys going?
Is JT going?
I know that you are better,
and I want you to stay there.
We were supposed to do this together.
We were gonna be teaching
at the same time at the same school.
We were a force!
We were gonna take on the world,
the youngest to graduate undergrad
and then our master's.
Listen, I know that we grew up as cousins,
but we were more like sisters,
and now you
Can't do this.
(pensive music) =
I'm sorry for lashing out in class.
Can I go?
Sure.
But before you do,
don't go into that house.
You don't need it.
You graduate next year anyway.
But if you have to go,
just listen to the rules.
I've read the files,
and everybody who makes
it through the night
follow the rules.
I'm only stressing this
because I really love you.
I want you to be great.
Yeah. Okay.
Can I go?
Going to the house?
- Yes.
- Quan!
You better go.
Yeah.
- Catch you guys later.
Yeah, see you later.
[Quan] All right.
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(ominous music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
[Morgan] It give,
like, old architecture.
16, 1700s at least.
This will be fun.
It will be fun
(students scream)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Kenidi] He just came from a tree?
No, he came out the tree.
- He just-
- He came out.
(suspenseful music continues)
Quan.
- All right, let's go.
- We got the blood of Jesus.
Come on.
You are.
Okay, all right.
[Morgan] Yeah, it's
what we came here for.
It's gonna be fine.
[Dane] Let's find out.
- Hi, sir.
- We just go.
He just need to tell us to go, we go.
[Student] He doesn't talk.
(suspenseful music)
My name is Kameron Gassana.
Welcome to the Sugar Land house.
(ominous music)
I have been the caretaker for
this house for many years.
It was passed down to me
through my family's lineage
for over 10 generations.
As you may imagine,
I am very attached to the property.
(ominous music continues)
I expect you all
to be on your best behavior
in the house.
(ominous music continues)
I would like for you to treat it
as if it were your own.
(ominous music continues)
You have been set up properly.
There is food for you to last
you throughout the night.
There are towels, bedding,
personal hygiene products,
so on, and so forth.
(ominous music continues)
But before we move forward,
I must get the names of everyone here.
I must turn in the list
immediately when you are settled.
(ominous music continues)
You, sir,
give me the names of everyone here
and then I can check them off the list.
Oh, okay.
Well, I'm Jarvis,
always down for whatever.
There's my right hand man, Dane.
And that's Kenidi, he's
cool, but he drinks a lot.
We got the princess JT and
the papa Quan by default.
And that's Keni, who I
like to call Brandy Smurf,
and her bestie Justice,
who I've referred to as Bob Marley,
if you know what I mean.
That's Morgan.
She's sweet as pie and she loves the Lord.
And that's Blake,
who I'm pretty sure is still
thinking about the fact
that you said there's enough
food to last through the night
because she is forever hungry.
But that, sir, is the lot of us.
Thank you, Mr. Jarvis.
Apparently I know how
to pick them. (Laughs)
Err, indeed you do, sir.
I'm here for you.
Thank you again.
So let us go inside the house
and take a brief tour.
There's not much it.
(suspenseful music)
[Dane] You don't wanna shake that hand
(suspenseful music continues)
Over there is the dining area.
Over there is the lounging area.
Upstairs are the bedrooms.
There are multiple bathrooms,
two being downstairs,
three being upstairs.
We have enough bedrooms for you all,
so choose whichever you like.
(suspenseful music continues)
You are the princess, right?
The spot closest to the door
is better for your reception.
It is uncommon, though.
This house was built many years ago.
Cellphone towers and the outside world
was not in consideration.
(suspenseful music continues)
This house
was built to keep people in,
not let them out.
(object bangs)
(Justice screams)
I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.
Oh, that's all me.
My bad.
Sorry, my bad.
Now, there are a set of rules
that will help you get through the night.
They are always and always have been
kept in the kitchen in the drawer.
They will help you to navigate
in the most successful way.
(suspenseful music)
Are there any questions?
It is almost time for me to look up.
Uh, hey, man, why you in such a hurry?
I mean, you're acting like
you gotta be out of here
before a certain time.
Oh, I do.
I would never stay the night.
[Jarvis] Never?
[Kameron] Never.
[Jarvis] Um, and how
much time you got to spare?
(suspenseful music)
I have about seven
minutes before my exit.
[Jarvis] Hey, uh, look
I don't think I'ma be able to do this.
What you mean?
This don't seem weird to you?
I mean, I've been paying attention
to that man this whole time.
Hell, he act like he's scared
to stay in the damn house.
You so damn scary.
He's supposed to be that way.
He in on it.
He probably work for the
university or something.
Mm-mm, it don't feel right.
I ain't doing it.
So you just gonna leave me?
No, I'm trying to tell
you to come with me.
We still got time.
Look, we can scratch
our names off the list,
keep working on your dissertation.
It ain't that bad.
You right.
[Jarvis] See?
Nah, it ain't that bad
'cause I haven't done nothing.
I keep submitting for approval
and I keep getting trash.
This is my last hope.
My parents, they gonna freak
out if I don't do this.
They calling me a career
student at this point.
Look, I'ma be honest.
I found out they took out a
second mortgage on the house
after I ain't graduate last year,
and I was already a year behind.
I gotta stay.
I cannot keep disappointing them.
Why didn't you say something?
I could have helped.
Shit, you the reason I made it this far
in the first place.
Look, it's all good, bro.
It's about the time I
do something on my own.
Hey, but can you come pick me up?
Oh, of course.
I'ma be here bright and early.
My dog.
Last minute, ladies and gentlemen.
I will lock the door at 6:00 PM.
If you choose to be on
this side of the door,
I will not reopen it until 10:00 AM.
Again, I will not open it until 10:00 AM,
so you will be here until then.
Take heed to the rules.
Be smart.
Be safe.
And take care of my home
or else it will take care of you.
Good day.
Oh, no.
Hell no!
I'm, I'm coming with you.
Can you take my name off that list?
Jarvis, right?
Yes sir.
(suspenseful music)
Smart man.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen.
I hope to see you in the morning.
(suspenseful music continues)
(door slams)
(Keni laughs)
I don't know about this, man?
All right, uh,
let's get a good start
and finish the tour of the house.
You have sound, I have...
I think we may be able
to get through our list
of answers fairly quickly.
I'm on it. That's what we do.
(both laugh)
Quan!
Let's go find our room.
All right, let's go.
What up, Dane?
Uh, roomies?
Yeah, man.
Why not?
Okay.
(floor creaking)
(Morgan indistinctly whispering)
(suspenseful music)
(Morgan chuckles)
(Morgan gasps)
The rules.
(suspenseful music continues)
Yes!
(suspenseful music continues)
(footsteps clicking)
Oh, ma'am, can you stop long enough
to help me find the rules?
Fine.
(suspenseful music continues)
Is this what you're looking for?
[Morgan] Oh, yeah.
(Justice screaming)
Oh.
(Justice screaming)
[Morgan] Hey.
Hey, what happened?
I, I, I, I heard kids laughing, just,
just all of a sudden a burst of laughter.
Did you see anything?
(suspenseful music)
I don't think so.
Let me check again.
(ominous music)
Well, let us hear the recording.
I, I wasn't actually
recording at that moment.
I was, I was checking the levels
because the equipment was
doing something weird,
and then bam!
Jesus.
Voices.
It's okay.
Hey, hey, Morgan,
are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for checking.
Yeah, you know I'ma
always check up on you.
[JT] Quan!
Guess you gotta go.
Yeah, but that don't change what I said.
- I know.
- All right?
- Thanks.
- Okay. Alright.
(Morgan sighs)
[Morgan] Nothing?
[Dane] Nothing.
I didn't see anything, did you?
I'm sorry, but you can't just leave.
We gotta look at it together.
How long do you wanna look, Big Dane?
What, what, don't, you
can't call me Big Dane man.
(ominous music)
[JT] So what happened?
[Quan] Well, you would've
known if you came downstairs.
So now you mad?
(Quan chuckles)
I don't connect with these people.
You know that.
JT, you also don't even try.
Well, I could focus more
on them and less on you.
(Quan chuckles)
Yeah?
(door knocks)
Mm.
Yeah?
[Kenidi] Are you guys
gonna come down to eat?
There's food for days down there.
Yeah, we'll be down.
Just give us a second.
Can you just put that on hold for me?
Did you say hold?
(Quan chuckles)
Come here, girl.
(Quan indistinctly whispers)
(Morgan screaming)
Ugh.
We haven't even been here an
hour and already two screams?
Is it even dark outside?
(Quan sharply exhales)
JT, you know,
I really don't get why
people don't get you, babe.
Oh, hush.
Let's go see.
Oh, you coming this time?
How sweet.
(Morgan whimpering)
(tense music)
What happened?
I just found her there.
Is she did?
I don't know. Somebody needs to check.
I, I don't want to do it.
Please don't make me do it.
How about...
- Don't look at us.
- Don't look at us.
I'll check for you, Morgan.
Um, no.
You won't be doing anything for her.
I'll do it.
(suspenseful music)
She act like she ain't never
seen a dead body before.
Most people haven't,
with your unsensitive ass.
Hell.
We study the paranormal.
You can't be comfortable with the dead
once they've crossed over if
you're not comfortable now.
It's our job to understand the voyage
from beginning to end.
(suspenseful music)
Well, if she ain't the
Harriett Tubman of ghosts.
Oh, this is a whole nother
meeting of let my people go.
(suspenseful music continues)
(all screaming)
(students crying)
What's going on?
Please tell me the university
is playing a trick on us, please.
(Morgan crying)
Maybe she just choked on something
and no one was here to
do that Heimlich shit.
Hey, hey.
It's okay. It's okay.
W- what happened?
Did you just find her like that?
[Morgan] Mm-hmm.
So,
you're making clear decisions now.
Come on, JT, not now.
(Morgan crying)
We need to call someone.
Yeah.
Let Kenidi handle this one.
I always gotta come save the day, huh?
Kenidi is here to save the day,
always making moves out here, huh?
(door banging)
Well, the door's definitely locked
and the reception's real spiraling,
maybe half a bar.
Ain't time for running
I did my part.
(Kenidi sighs)
I'm back.
It's okay.
(Morgan whimpering)
Kenidi is disturbed.
Blake was a cool chick.
I second that.
Agreed.
W-we can't just leave
her laying there like that.
She is right.
Somebody gotta move her.
I think that's a crime,
to move a body before the cops come.
Man, well, look, man,
the cops ain't going to
be here for a long time.
We gotta eat!
And I for one am not about to eat
with no damn body at the table.
Well, how do we know that she choked?
How do we know that the
food didn't kill her?
I'm not eating that.
[Keni] But I'm really hungry.
It's dinner time.
I didn't eat before I got here.
I am too. Something gotta give.
Can we, can we just,
can we just move the body first?
A- a- and try to be respectful.
She was a person
and Morgan's best friend.
(Morgan whimpering)
I'm sorry, Morgan.
Yeah.
My bad, Morgan.
Kenidi, help me move the body.
Nope.
Oh, Kenidi will not be
taking care of that.
I'll help you move the body.
Thank you.
If you would just stop
speaking in third person.
Kenidi will.
My bad, homie.
I, I'll try.
[Quan] Don't worry about it.
(Morgan whimpering)
(ominous music)
Where are you taking her?
Somewhere close.
We won't, won't travel too far.
Okay.
Oh, there's a bathroom off the foyer
that would be the best,
and we can close the door.
(ominous music continues)
Okay. Yeah, sure.
All right.
Um. (Groans)
Just, just push her towards
[Dane] All right, here we go.
Let me grab legs.
[Kenidi] Up higher.
There you go.
- Oh.
- Okay.
Oh yeah. Just follow me.
Just follow my voice.
Careful, okay?
Easy guys. She's been through enough.
Oh, Blake.
[Kenidi] All right, guys, be gentle.
Good job. Good work.
Come on, Big Dane, you strong, man.
Come on.
- Come on, Kenidi, shut up!
[Kenidi] Straight through.
(students indistinctly chattering)
[Dane] Get the, get the door.
Get the door.
- I got it,
I got it, I got it.
Come on in.
(ominous music)
(door creaks)
[Quan] Got it.
(ominous music continues)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, we gotta...
[Dane] Catch her, catch, catch her hand.
[Quan] Slide her back.
(ominous music continues)
[Dane] Is she good?
(object rattles)
[Quan] Okay.
Let's, let's get outta here.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
Hey, great job, guys.
You didn't drop her or anything, not once.
Um, thanks.
Yeah. Appreciate it, man.
(children laughing)
(unsettling music)
Quan, do something.
(ominous music)
[Ms. Mollie] What do
we do before we eat?
[Child] We pray first?
[Ms. Mollie] That's right.
(ominous music continues)
[Child] Always say your grace.
It'll help you get to heaven.
(ominous music continues)
Hey!
(students scream)
What's going on?
(Morgan bawling)
(Morgan crying)
Why are you still crying?
(Morgan crying)
Because.
I asked her to come,
and now she's dead
and it's all my fault.
Get over it.
Everyone dies. (Chuckles)
And the way she used to shove food
in her mouth daily, (laughs)
It would've happened sooner or later.
(Justice sighs)
- Seriously?
- I'm so sick of you!
Then do something.
(Morgan grunts)
[Quan] JT!
(Morgan groaning)
[Justice] Chill.
Let's go!
She's not worth it.
Who's not worth it?
Okay, we need to figure this shit out.
People are dying,
kids are laughing and talking
and disappearing and shit,
and now you're fighting?
Okay, I came here to guarantee
that I stay at the top of the class.
Do you know what my future
job opportunities are
because of that?
Hmm? Hmm?
Hmm?
I have a meeting with
Theresa Capputo next week!
The Long Island medium, for God's sake.
I've been working my entire
life to ensure my future
and now death is in this
all playing peekaboo!
I need to smoke.
All right, everybody, stop.
Okay, stop.
Justice, you not the only
one with shit at stake, okay?
Now, no one is leaving this living room
until we figure out what's going on.
We need a clear plan
'cause I for one just know
shit's gonna get worse.
Dane, you might be able to tell
those flunkies what to do,
but not me.
Quan, I'm going upstairs
and I suggest you follow me.
I don't like her.
(Quan sighs)
Look, I'm gonna handle this.
But I agree,
we need to come up with a plan.
Okay, well, can you at
least come to my room with me?
I really need to smoke.
My nerves are bad.
I can just get it and
we can come back down.
All right.
Okay.
Okay.
(student sighs)
[Morgan] God forgive her.
[Dane] Come on. We gotta go.
Do you have no compassion?
Morgan just lost her best friend
and all you can think
about is your jealousy.
You couldn't even stay
downstairs long enough
to find out the plan.
You know we have to do
more than just sleep here.
We have work to do.
(JT scoffs)
Yes, we do.
JT, look.
(ominous music)
(JT screaming)
(ominous music intensifies)
Help!
Help me, please.
(JT crying)
(ominous music continues)
Please.
Help me.
Help me.
Help!
Help me, please.
JT!
(JT crying)
(crying drowns out rap lyrics)
[Children] 100 lashes. 100 lashes.
100 lashes. 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
[Apparition] 100 lashes.
[Children] 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(apparitions indistinctly speaking)
[Apparitions] 100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(Quan groaning)
100 lashes
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
100 lashes.
(Quan panting)
(door banging)
Help me.
[Apparitions] You've
sinned against your body,
sinned against your body,
sinned against your body.
[Apparition] I'll take down.
(unsettling music)
[Child] Ready?
[JT] I'm so sorry
for whatever I've done.
Please, you don't have to do this.
(unsettling music)
(JT crying)
JT!
JT!
No!
No!
No!
(eerie music)
JT.
JT.
No!
(eerie music continues)
Where's JT?
(eerie music continues)
(JT whimpering)
She gone!
(eerie music continues)
(Quan screams)
- He's not here.
- God.
[Dane] Yo, what is going on?
- No, no, no, no.
- Where did he go?
(lighter clicks)
Sorry, but I need this.
[Dane] Hell, we all do.
I'm next.
[Justice] Uh, no.
I'm next because it's mine.
(Keni coughing)
[Dane] That's fair.
Now, what the hell?
We need to figure this thing out,
'cause is it me
or did we just see them
disappear under a bed?
I can't believe they killed JT.
Why?
Out of everyone,
she's the only one who
actually deserved to die.
Justice.
Mm?
The only one that's gonna miss her
is pulled under that bed
right along with her.
Justice!
I'm so sorry, Morgan.
This is definitely not your day.
(pensive music)
You know what?
I'm really starting to
believe this is real.
No shit, Sherlock.
Don't take it out on me.
Ain't nobody taking out on
your overly emotional ass.
You know what? (Coughs)
First off, I'm recanting my
roommate invitation, okay?
And second, you the one
that's being emotional.
All I did was make a statement.
I'm not the one pulling
nobody ass up under the bed,
so don't take it out on me.
This is not what I
thought this was gonna be.
Well, I didn't sign up for any of this.
Actually you did.
That's the issue.
None of us knew what to
expect, not any of this.
And to answer your question, Dane,
it's all feeling really real
and it sucks.
I don't like it.
I'm not sure what to believe,
but I know paranormal
activity when I see it.
And since I'm not the only
one who's getting a degree
in parapsychology,
we all know that we have to believe
what we see with our own eyes.
(thunder rumbling)
Now, the last thing we have time for
is long-ass conversations
and huggy moments,
but you two need to hug this shit out
because we need to regroup
so that we can survive this night.
I said hug this shit out!
Man, I ain't hugging
Hug!
Man!
(thunder rumbling)
Better.
Now, let's make this
next move our best rules.
We need the rules.
What did that weirdo
guy say before he left?
Does anyone remember?
He said we need the rules.
I was checking my
equipment at that point,
so I missed most of the opening speech.
He said we need the rules!
Well, where are the rules?
Oh, the kitchen.
I remember.
All right, look.
Well, number one rule from here on out
is we stick together, okay?
I don't care about girl parts,
I don't care about boy parts, all right,
I'm holding on to all of y'all.
Does anyone have tequila or vodka?
Hell, I'll drink rum at this point.
[Dane] Here you go.
I don't know if I'll ever sleep again,
but I'm right there with your, brother.
All right, let's go.
(dramatic techno music)
(objects clattering)
It is not here.
[Keni] It has to be.
He specifically said in the kitchen.
[Morgan] Blake.
Oh, I know, sweetie.
We're gonna let the
authorities know about Blake.
No, Blake has the rules.
(suspenseful music)
Blake has the what?
The rules.
Come on, man!
This too much!
I could have flunked out for this!
(suspenseful music continues)
Damn.
Is it like that, Dane?
Exactly like that.
Blake already found them.
She has them.
Like, physically?
Yes.
- Oh.
- Oh my God.
You gotta be kidding me.
[Morgan] I'm not!
[Keni] Who's going in there?
(suspenseful music)
No, I'm not going in there.
No, I already told you I'm not doing it.
Wait, wait a minute.
What do you mean?
Blake didn't have anything in her hand
when they carried her out.
I know, but it has
to be on her somewhere.
We, we gotta look for it.
Shit!
Shit, shit, shit!
"Get your PhD," they said,
and for what?
I would've been just fine on my master's.
"If you can't be a real
doctor, get your PhD."
I hate the sight of blood, man.
Shit, shit, shit!
I, I really need a drink right now.
I really,
I just really need a drink.
- Hey, hey!
Pull it together, man.
We here now.
Pot.
Kettle.
If we find the rules,
we can survive this house.
Okay?
(suspenseful music)
(Kenidi snickers)
Okay.
- Okay.
- All right, everyone,
just stay calm.
Let's just, we'll find,
we'll figure out something.
(unsettling music)
(Morgan screams)
Oh, Jesus.
(children laughing)
[Dane] Why the hell
are they always laughing?
I don't know, because ain't shit funny.
Okay.
(unsettling music continues)
Thing one, two, and three,
listen to Kenidi because Kenidi knows.
Let's just be civil about this.
All we need to do is
get into the bathroom.
[Apparitions] Do you
see a man who is wise
in his own eyes?
There's more hope for a fool than for him.
(students screaming)
[Dane] Oh, whoa!
(eerie music)
You see how I handled that?
Yeah, but can you handle the bathroom?
I'm feeling confident.
(ominous music)
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Come on, come on.
(ominous music continues)
Come on.
[Morgan] May Jesus be your fence.
(ominous music continues)
(Justice gasps)
(group chattering)
Don't do that,
don't do that.
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
[Morgan] The blood Jesus.
[Keni] Anybody in here?
[Morgan] Oh, the blood of Jesus.
The blood Jesus.
(Kenidi faintly speaking)
(students indistinctly chattering)
Okay, I'm good.
Kenidi's good.
Kenidi's got...
Kenidi's got this.
Kenidi's got this.
(students indistinctly chattering)
Just, just stay here, okay?
Okay, okay, you can do this.
You got this.
- Okay.
Don't, don't leave.
Do not leave.
- Be careful.
- Be careful.
[Student] Okay, okay, okay, okay.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music continues)
W-What side did you say it was on?
(ominous music)
- K-Kenidi, Kenidi.
- Oh my God.
[Student] Kenidi, come back.
Kenidi, Kenidi!
(ominous music)
[Apparition] One,
two,
three.
(students screaming)
[Kenidi] Kenidi!
Someone help me.
Please help.
(unsettling music)
(Kenidi crying)
[Dane] Kenidi!
[Student] Whoa!
(ominous music)
(handle squeaking)
(door creaking)
Where'd he go?
No, no, no, no, man.
Come on.
I'm so sick of this.
Ain't nothing about this fun no more.
Just forget it, man.
I quit. I quit.
I don't care about any
of this anymore, man.
I'm out.
I'm gone. I'm gone.
(door banging)
Yo, let me out.
Come on.
Yo, let me out!
Come on, open here.
(door banging)
That's not how this works.
We need the rules.
Yeah, we already tried that.
But just case you haven't noticed,
Kenidi's gone,
disappeared, vanished, poof.
[Morgan] I'll do it.
No, I'll do it.
(Dane sighs)
I should have did this the first time,
but I need you to follow
directly behind me,
all right?
We go as a group.
I just need you to stand by the door
just in case they try to do
that laughing trickery stuff.
Okay.
When Kenidi asked, "What side is it on?"
Blake raised her right hand.
Blake is dead.
Yes.
I meant the
The girl, right.
She meant the girl raised her right hand.
So you were saying, Keni?
I was just saying that you should start
on that side first.
So are we supposed to
trust the laughing trio.
It's our best lead.
Or you can pat her down
and hope for the best.
[Justice] Sorry, Morgan.
(Dane sighs)
All right.
Right side it is.
(suspenseful music)
(eerie music)
(eerie music continues)
(eerie music intensifies)
(eerie music continues)
- Here we go.
- Okay.
[Kameron] If you're listening to this,
congratulations on paying
attention to my introduction.
I'm positive that you will have a safe
and eventful stay in the Sugar Land house.
Well, it's too late for safe.
He nailed eventful on the head.
[Dane] Mm-hmm.
[Kameron] There are a
few things you must know
to have a successful night.
While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, gave
thanks, and broke it.
Two.
God's will is for you to be holy.
So stay holy.
Stay away from all sexual sin
and each of you will control his own body
and live in holiness and honor.
Three.
Do you see a man who is
wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
Four.
Do you not know that you are God's temple
and that God's spirit dwells in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy him
for God's temple is holy,
and you are that temple.
Five.
For you were called to freedom
as an opportunity for the flesh,
but through love serve one another.
Six.
His master said to him,
"Well done, good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful over a little.
I will set you over much.
Enter into the joy of your master."
All this for some damn riddles.
What does that mean?
This is a setup.
I think they're playing with us.
We weren't meant to leave this house.
And we all signed the drop clause paper.
No one from the university
will even come looking for us.
They'll just think we quit the program.
No, they're scriptures.
W- we gotta listen to 'em again,
one at a time.
What?
(Morgan sighs)
Go back.
They're scriptures.
The rules are in the words.
(suspenseful music)
[Kameron] While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, gave
thanks, and broke it.
Two.
Stay away from all sexual sin,
then each of you will control his own body
and live in holiness and honor.
Three.
Do you see a man who is
wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
Four.
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy him,
for God's temple is holy,
and you are that temple.
Oh no.
I knew I shouldn't have smoked!
I'm not a smoker!
Calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down.
I went my whole life without smoking,
and the one time that I
do is do gonna kill me?
(all yelling)
(ominous music)
They're coming of us.
It's our turn.
[Justice] Yeah. Well, I ain't going.
(ominous music continues)
Shit. Okay.
Get, get behind me.
If they take you two,
they gotta take all of us.
Hold on to one another.
(ominous music continues)
(unsettling music)
(ominous music)
(Dane sighs)
Oh, thank God.
What do we do now?
Well, I for one could use a bite to eat
while we figure everything out.
Seriously?
I'm just saying
we already know there's
nothing wrong with the food
and all we gotta do is thank God,
and I was gonna do that regardless, so...
I'm not against that.
I've been hungry since we got here.
As long as we go together.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
What are you doing?
I came in here as a student
and I plan to leave with my PhD.
The only thing standing in the way of that
is that door opening
and us filling out these forms.
Now, I don't know why I'm still here
after violating rule number four,
but in the case that we survive the night,
I want everything to be completed.
Our equipment?
It's in the dining room.
Okay.
Well, let's go.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
(suspenseful music)
Okay, so we had some wild activity.
(group indistinctly chattering)
All right. (Groans)
Good job, ladies.
I'm exhausted.
Well, if nothing else,
we have proof of the
activity inside the house.
Yeah.
[Morgan] Anyone wanna
try for some sleep?
- Yeah.
- Mm.
Especially before it gets too dark
and we can't see anything.
Altogether.
One room, one bed.
That's been my number one rule.
But look, no funny business, all right?
I'm not in the mood tonight, ladies.
Shut up.
(Morgan faintly speaking)
Okay.
(suspenseful music)
(Morgan faintly speaking)
[Dane] Yeah.
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Dane] Wait, are we
taking our shoes off?
[Justice] Hell no.
[Morgan] Mm.
(suspenseful fades)
(ominous music)
(all screaming)
For you were called
to freedom, brothers
But do not use your
freedom as an opportunity
for the flesh,
but through love serve one another.
(ominous music continues)
I ain't taking nobody hand.
I'll do it.
(ominous music continues)
I got this scary little girl.
Oh, man.
(ominous music continues)
(ominous music continues)
(footsteps plodding)
(ominous music continues)
Breakfast.
You want us to make breakfast?
I actually had a lot to eat last night,
so I'm pretty full.
I'll pass on
Breakfast!
A-a-are you hungry?
Do you want us to make
you something to eat?
One breakfast!
Okay.
All right, one...
You think they like eggs?
[Student] Thank you, uh...
(ominous music)
(Keni sniffling)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(student whimpering)
(child laughing)
(group screams)
(tense music continues)
(unsettling music)
(group screams)
(tense music)
(apparition indistinctly speaking)
(Justice crying)
[Child] Stop!
(Justice cries)
(tense music)
(tray rattling)
(Keni whimpering)
(footsteps pattering)
(Keni whimpering)
(tense music)
I'm sorry.
(tense music continues)
(footsteps pattering)
(Keni whimpering)
(tense music continues)
I can't do it. (Crying)
I can't move.
You can do it, Keni?
(tense music)
It's like my feet won't
move from where I'm standing.
A "Color Purple" reference.
Blake would have really appreciated that.
(ominous music)
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He make maketh me lie
down in green pastures.
(ominous music continues)
Ooh.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He maketh...
(Morgan groans)
He leadeth me down paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
(ominous music continues)
I can do it.
I'll do it
(ominous music continues)
Though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
for thou are with me.
Ooh.
Thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Thou prepareth the table for me
in the presence of mine enemies.
(ominous music continues)
Thou anointed my head with oil.
My cup runneth over.
(ominous music continues)
Surely goodness
and mercy shall follow me
all the days of life.
(ominous music continues)
And I will dwell in the
house of the Lord forever.
Amen.
(ominous music continues)
Good morning.
Here's your breakfast.
(eerie music)
Pinky, Sky, Olive,
let us pray.
(eerie music continues)
Let us pray!
(students screaming)
Let us pray.
(eerie music continue)
(Keni whimpering)
Let us pray.
(Keni whimpering)
(Morgan whimpering)
Let us pray.
(eerie music continue)
(Justice crying)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
Thank you, Heavenly Father,
for the food that was
prepared for me today,
for nourishment, O God.
(students crying)
(eerie music continues)
(students crying)
(Keni whimpering)
No, no, no.
(students crying)
[Dane] No, no, no, no!
(Dane yelling)
(Ms. Mollie sniffling)
(students whimpering)
(Justice crying)
(unsettling music)
Let's pray.
(Ms. Mollie indistinctly yells)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
In the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit,
let us all say.
[All] Amen.
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(students whimpering)
Let's get ready, children.
(students whimpering)
(chair creaking)
Get dressed.
(apparitions laughing)
Well, (laughs)
It's been a while
since we've had this
many visitors at one time
come the morning.
(children laughing)
So I'm pleased with the amount of work
we can get done today.
I'm expecting 100 pounds
of cotton picked per person
to avoid any kind of lashin'.
You wouldn't wanna end up
like that heathen child Quan
who chose to fornicate in
my home, now, would you?
[Children] Fornication, fornicator.
I asked you a question!
[Students] No.
What a horrible thing to have happen.
But rules are rules for a reason.
How on earth would we get along
if there was no order?
(bell tolling)
[Children] It's time.
Ah, it's to go to the fields.
Let's go up and open the door.
(ominous music)
(bell tolling)
(children laughing)
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(ominous music continues)
[Ms. Mollie] His master said,
"Well done, good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful over little.
Enter into the joy of your master."
(ominous music continues)
Walk through the door
two at a time.
Walk slowly, but with haste.
(ominous music continues)
(Morgan whimpers)
Oh, man.
Look, I can't tell you right now,
but you were right,
I should have listened to you.
It's a good see man.
You too.
You two, come on out.
(ominous music continues)
(tense music)
(Keni and Justice screaming)
No, no!
Oh, no.
Help us, please.
There's nothing we can do now.
You can open the door.
I can't open the door until 10 AM.
I already told you that.
Well, what are we supposed to do now?
We wait.
[Morgan] No.
(ominous music)
We have 25 minutes.
(ominous music continues)
(Keni and Justice gasp)
(eerie music)
I knew we wouldn't make it.
I'm so sorry.
Time to get to work.
(footsteps clicking)
(floor creaking)
[Child] Sit!
(suspenseful music)
This is it.
I love you.
I'm so sorry.
I love you too.
Close your eyes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(bowls thud)
(suspenseful music continues)
(knives clatter)
Get to work!
(suspenseful music fades)
I've always loved my home
and took pride in taking care of my slaves
and my property.
I was known on other plantations
as the nicest owner in the land,
so much so that other slaves were grateful
when they were sold to me.
All I required was for
them to obey my rules,
six simple rules.
However, there is always someone
who does not want to obey,
like your friends,
like those rebellious slaves
that decided to poison my food.
Do you know how hard it
is to die in your home
when you yourself have honored the rules?
No, you do not!
But my babies, my babies
are so faithful to me,
they stayed here with me the whole time.
And every so often we get visitors,
selfish,
little mongrels that
take advantage of my home
and do with it as they please.
They have no idea the hard work
and dedication I've taken
in preparing it for you,
and being here working
my babies to the bone
so that it may present itself worthy
and appropriate for viewing.
(faint suspenseful music)
And yet all that hard
work is tossed aside,
and I would like to know why.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Um, we don't know.
Of course you two can
present me with some insights.
I watched you two walking
around with your gadgets
and your gadgets.
But you were the only two
who tried to understand what I do here.
Why?
We, we're, we're students,
students of the unknown.
We,
(eerie music)
We just wanna understand
what happens in this house.
We needed to document
if the house is as haunted as people say.
Haunted?
Why earth would anyone
think my house was haunted?
Well, we're having a
conversation with a dead person,
that qualifies as haunted.
And those three
have been taunting us the entire time.
(Ms. Mollie chuckles)
You silly children.
I sent them to help you,
to guide you through the nots,
that you'd have some assistance.
It wasn't until your simple friends
started violating my rules
that things turned sour.
Well,
can I ask a question?
(faint suspenseful music)
No one's ever asked me that before.
Feel free.
Are we stuck here?
No.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Are we gonna die here?
That's two questions!
Sorry.
Well, can I ask one?
Fine.
(faint suspenseful music continues)
Did we violate the fourth rule?
(Ms. Mollie laughing)
(apparitions laughing)
Well, I'll tell you this much.
(suspenseful music)
(bell tolling)
(chair scrapping)
(bell tolling)
(all scream)
- Shit.
- We're here.
We made it.
Oh, thank God.
What happened in there?
How'd you get out?
Nothing but God.
Oh, thank you, Jesus.
What do you mean?
Every moving thing
[Both] That lives shall be food for you.
As I gave you the green grass,
I give you everything.
Genesis 9:3.
Oh, my God.
(lighter clicks)
(Justice deeply exhales)
You know, Genesis 9:3, the plants:
"Thou shalt smoke."
What the hell happened in there?
Why are y'all dressed like this?
Wait a minute.
Where's everybody else at?
What's going on?
(chair creaking)
(dramatic music)
What are y'all looking at?
(dramatic music continues)
[Student] We gotta go.
Sorry.
- Oh, hell no.
(dramatic music continues)
They didn't do Too bad
this time, Ms. Mollie.
I'll make sure that
they clear the property
and get everything ready
for the next group.
(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic music fades)
(hip hop music)
It's murder
God, forgive me
I was trying to be low key
But the enemy clapped on me
So now it's murder
Ain't no time for running
I'ma hold my hood down
When I see the ops I'm gunning
'Cause it's murder
(hip hip music continues)
(footsteps clicking)
(Morgan clears throat)
Well, welcome back, doctors.
How did it go?
Here are your forms.
Thank you.
Where's Jordan Ty?
Did you know?
Did I know what?
Do you know what actually
goes on in that house?
Yeah, were you in on it?
Do you know what happens to students
when they go in there?
What are you guys talking about?
Dr. Sanchez, we need to talk to you.
Okay?
I have a plan,
but we need you to get
us back into that house.
[Group] What?
For every one true friend
I got two that pretend to be
For every good moment
I got two bad memories
For every foolish enemy
It's five people kin to me
That'll mow the grass down
Just for tweaking with my energy
It's a few choices I
wish I could make again
But it ain't no sense
In trying to blame the
world for how it's been
Ain't no point in saying something
You ain't ready to draw down for
Apologies and police ain't
no sit we stick around for
You, you, you can say whatever
If it ain't no repercussions
But if you call me on my name
I'ma call to see who bluffing
We ain't jumpin', huffin', puffin'
We will stomp another coward
Don't piss on our parade
And we won't fly into your towers
Oops
Does my aggressiveness offend you
Good