H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House (2021) Movie Script
1
(flames roar)
(ominous music)
(eerie music)
- I have searched the
heavens for the right
combination of stars,
angles and lines.
Everything you
have asked, Keziah.
Now grant me passage
beyond this world.
Allow me to see things
that cannot be seen.
(squelching)
(screams)
(squelching)
(dramatic music)
Now forwards and
backwards through time,
the pages of the
book have revealed
its countless horrors
and pleasures to those.
(sinister orchestral music)
(car door closes)
(footsteps clack)
(crickets chirp)
(distant dog barks)
(door closes)
- [Kelly] Alice?
- Yeah, I'm up here.
- What're you doin'?
- Readin'.
- What are you reading?
- (chuckles) It's a
H.P. Lovecraft story.
This mad mathematician
named Vespuli
just plucked his own
frickin' eye out.
- Nasty.
What's with the bags?
(Alice sighs)
- Here, read this.
- Hm.
Wow.
Drew's parents have
some nerve to send you
some snail mail letter
after what he did to you.
Mm-mm.
- I know, right?
- Yeah.
- Their precious little boy
beats the shit out of me,
makes me lose my
baby, and now this?
- You fucking bitch.
You really did it
this time, didn't you?
You...
Are nothing.
Without
me!
(somber piano music)
- I went and talked
to an old professor,
and he told me that there's
a place right by the campus
where I can get a room
and no one will find me.
- Oh, you're
perfectly safe here.
- (sighs) Look, Kel, I
really appreciate you
letting me stay with you
for the past few months.
- [Kelly] Of course.
- But I have to get out of here.
He's gonna find me and
he's gonna kill me.
I know he will.
- [Kelly] Oh, sweetheart.
I'm sorry.
Come here.
- Why is this
happening to me, Kelly?
(brooding orchestral music)
(birds tweet)
(knocks)
Hello?
Hello?
Anyone there?
(low-pitched piano keys drone)
- What're you doing in my house?
- Uh, sorry.
I knocked and no one came, so-
- And that gives you the
right to just walk in?
- Well, there must be
a misunderstanding.
Professor Sherfick
sent me and he said
that you might have
a room for rent?
Look, I have money, and please,
I need to be here,
I can feel it.
- (sighs) I suppose you can
stay in the attic. Follow me.
- Thank you.
- Don't say that yet.
You have not seen it.
(suspenseful music)
(keys clink)
There's a lot of junk in here.
Maybe an old bed or a
mattress you can use.
Most of the stuff can go out
to the dumpster for all I care,
but if you think you can
use somethin' up here,
you're more than welcome to it.
- I'll take it.
Thank you, I really-
- No loud parties, no beer
bottles, no squeaky mattresses.
Don't leave food out.
We have a corn field
across the street,
so you will see a mouse
from time to time.
- Do you, um-
- I stay in the
back of the house,
should there be an emergency.
My niece Tommi, she's
around here somewhere,
and my brother Joe
lives downstairs.
People say he's crazy. He just
loves Jesus and his whisky.
You don't bother him,
he won't bother you.
- Uh, do you have a key for me?
- [Etta] I'll get you
one made tomorrow.
Don't leave food out.
(door squeaks)
(door slams)
(brooding orchestral music)
(flask lid clacks)
(flask lid clacks)
- (gasps) Oh, hey.
Hi, I'm Alice.
I'm just moving into the attic.
- Have you been saved?
- Oh.
You must be Joe.
- Have you been saved?
- Uh, I need to go get
some stuff out of the car.
- Only the blood of
Jesus can save you now.
(lively electronic music)
Come on and
reach for the sky
With you and I
(book thuds)
I don't want to be alive
(muffled electronic music)
(paper flicks)
(ominous tones)
- So sorry!
I didn't mean to
scare you like that.
Really, I feel bad. I'm Tommi.
- (chuckles) It's
fine. I'm Alice.
- So what did you do
to get put up here?
- Your aunt said
this was all she had.
- Do you know how many
rooms are in this house?
She definitely could've
gotten a better one for you.
You know, I'm gonna
have her fix this.
- No, wait!
I wanna be up here.
- No, you don't.
This house is infested with
rats and probably most of 'em
are up here with
god knows what else.
- Oh.
This is perfect.
I mean, look at the
suggested geometric shapes.
It's perfect for my studies.
- Well, if it's any
consolation for scaring
the living shit out of you, uh,
I could help you
set up your room?
- Yeah, I'll just
take you up on that.
(jaunty arcade music)
(coins clink)
- Yeah!
- Look at that car right there.
- Yeah!
- It has like, you
could pick your-
- Come on, guys,
it's time for cake!
- [Boy] Yeah!
- Don't you wanna
open up your presents?
- Yeah.
- All right!
Come on, come on,
come on, come on!
- I'm actually tempted
to eat it right now.
Oh, hey, bro. Hey, guys.
- Hi, everybody.
- Hi.
- Can I pee first?
- Well, hurry up.
- Are you kidding me?
- The guests will wait on ya.
(jaunty arcade music)
(ominous music)
(boy groans)
Let the heat go to the top
Let the cold go down below
- There.
Feelings all around
- [Alice] Bend with the
knees, don't use your back.
- Eww.
(Alice laughs)
Gross.
Let your feelings
overtake you
Let your feelings
overtake you
Overtake you
- Come on.
(grunts)
Overtake you
Gotta be tough
Overtake you
Feel and change,
feel and change
- [Alice] Yeah, if you don't
mind, just stick it over there.
- What the hell's in this?
(grunts)
Oh, my god.
And let them overtake you
Let your feelings
overtake you
- All right, well, I'm
gonna go downstairs.
Do you wanna check
out the kitchen?
(Alice sighs)
- No.
I really need to get some
sleep. Maybe tomorrow.
I have a really important
meeting in the morning.
- All right.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
(brooding music)
(faint scratching)
(faint scratching)
(faint crunching)
(faint scraping)
(suspenseful music)
(Alice grunts)
(Alice blows)
- [Alice] Wow.
(keyboard clacks)
(keyboard clacks)
(keyboard clacks)
(birds tweet)
(distant chatter)
- Hey.
What's the matter?
Hi.
(distant chatter)
(heavy breathing)
(phone chimes)
Hey, where are you?
(birds tweet)
(heavy breathing)
Where are you guys?
Okay, I'll see you in a minute.
(ominous music)
(screams)
(knocks)
- Alice?
- Yes.
- It's a pleasure.
- Hey.
- Come on in.
- Well, first off, let
me start by saying, um,
that what a dream of a lifetime
it is to have you mentor me.
- I'm astonished with what
you've been able to accomplish.
- Thank you.
- Although your work does
border on science-fiction,
I am intrigued by some
of the connections
you were able to draw between
three-dimensional geometry
and the way we
perceive these angles.
- See, I am trying to prove
that structures are built
for several different reasons.
One, as a place, um,
for worship or living,
and two, as a gateway
to somewhere else.
Another plane, another
dimension, um...
(sighs) Like, the Egyptians,
the Druids and Stonehenge.
- Like the Nazis at Wewelsburg
in their magic castle?
- Yes, exactly!
These places exist and with
the use of sacred geometry
and architecture, I believe
these people gained certain
powers or abilities that we
don't quite fully understand.
- I do have a few concerns
and if you want my help,
you're gonna have to work
around my very busy schedule.
And, uh, one more thing.
- Uh-huh.
- Go over these notes.
- Okay.
- They will help
you get caught up,
as well as help you
with your research.
- Um, thank you.
I appreciate it.
- You're very welcome.
Just make sure you're
at my next lecture.
(dark orchestral music)
- I don't like
anyone being here.
Anyway, Thomasina, I'm going
to the back of the house.
Make sure you turn everything
off when you're done.
- Hey.
- How was your meeting?
- Oh, it went well, thanks.
- That's good.
- So, could I call
you Thomasina, too?
- No.
(Alice giggles)
- Oh, come on.
- No.
- So, why do you let her
talk to you like that anyhow?
Like, don't you
get sick of that?
- I just don't
let her bother me.
She's kind of my
only sane relative.
- All right, well,
(clears throat)
have you lived here
your whole life or what?
- Pretty much.
- Yeah?
So, does she...
Does your aunt know the
history of the house?
Can we maybe talk to
her about it sometime?
- I mean, she knows everything
about this house, but,
as you can see, she's not
really much of a people person.
I mean, I know some
things about the house.
I could take you on a tour.
- That'd be great, sure.
- All right.
- Right now?
- Yep.
- All right. I'm down.
Which way?
- Follow me.
And this is Keziah.
She was a servant
girl a long time ago.
- Why would they
paint a servant?
- I don't know.
But my aunt likes to come in
here and talk to it for hours.
- I thought you said
she was the sane one?
(chuckles) She's
talkin' to the painting?
- I don't know what she hears.
Oh, but come check this out.
Okay, so here's where Etta keeps
all the historic paperwork.
Why she hides it back
here, I don't know.
(switch clicks)
- Wow, that is so amazing.
Do you mind if I look around?
- Not at all.
- Yay.
- Just please be quiet.
If she knew that we were
up here, she'd kill us.
- Oh, of course. I'll
be quiet, I promise.
- Hey, I'm gonna get some
wine. Would you like some?
- Yeah, sure. That sounds good.
- All right, I'll be right back.
- All right. Thanks.
- Have fun.
- Oh, I will.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- I found some really
interesting stuff.
Check out these blueprints.
And, and...
Yeah, there's these
old newspaper articles
in there that have...
I think it was a murder
that actually happened here.
Was I reading that right?
And why wouldn't you
tell me about this?
- I already told you
that my Aunt Etta
is into all that stuff.
I think that you should
check out this room
with me across the hall.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
(dramatic music)
(moans)
You're so...
(moaning and panting)
(moaning and panting)
(ominous tones)
And then they say
It's all the same
(ominous music)
(creaking)
(reversed garbled chatter)
(distant sobs and wails)
(distant sobs and wails)
(music swells and intensifies)
(bed creaks)
(door squeaks)
(door closes)
(eerie string music)
(Alice sighs)
(Alice grunts)
(creaking)
(door closes)
(paper rustles)
(Alice gasps)
(door slams)
(eerie music)
(keyboard clacks)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(thunder claps)
(rain splashes)
(thunder claps)
(Alice gasps)
(thunder claps)
(thunder claps)
(rain patters)
(thunder claps)
(muffled wind moans)
(faint creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(creaking)
(rodent squeaks)
(creaking)
(rodent squeaks)
(crunching)
(rodent squeaks)
(cracking)
(squeaking)
(heavy breath)
(thunder claps)
(rain patters)
(ominous music)
(creaking)
(muffled wind moans)
- Sleep. (chuckles)
Sleep!
Soon, you will awake!
(baby cries)
(leaves rustle)
(baby cries)
(baby cries)
(owl hoots)
(leaves rustle)
(eerie music)
(Alice moans)
(wind howls)
(leaves rustle)
(scraping)
(garbled whispering)
(leaves rustle)
(Alice pants)
(leaves rustle)
(distant howls)
(garbled whispering)
(leaves rustle)
(baby cries)
(garbled whispering)
(baby cries)
(baby cries)
(tense music)
(heavy breaths)
(Alice gasps)
- Don't turn away!
We're doing all this,
all this, for you!
(ominous music)
(distant howls)
(ominous music)
(owl hoots)
(leaves rustle)
(ominous music)
- [Satan] Now,
Keziah.
With the blood of innocence,
bring forth the beast.
(garbled whispering)
(ominous music)
(heartbeat thuds)
(garbled whispering)
(cracking)
(cracking)
(muffled snarls)
(music swells)
(Alice grunts)
(Alice moans)
(Alice coughs and retches)
(Alice spits)
(Alice coughs)
- Oh, god.
(sighs)
(gasps) Shit!
God.
(sighs)
(suspenseful music)
That means space and
time are not inseparable
and if plotted on a graph,
the resultant curvature,
or frame shift that's
a part of each of us,
creates a weak spot in the
spacetime that surrounds us.
This is called the
Versiera, or Witches' Curve.
And certain geometric
shapes can magnify
the potential energy of human
thought, completely freeing us
from the constraints (clears
throat) of spacetime,
and making it possible to be
at any place or at any time.
This is why extra-dimensional
beings are so dangerous.
There's almost nothing
you can do against one.
If you're very, very lucky,
it won't notice you and
accidentally kill you,
and if you encountered
a structure built
by an extra-dimensional one...
(ominous music)
(demonic whispering)
- Alice? Alice.
(students gasp)
- [Student] Is she okay?
- Yo.
(students murmur)
(Alice moans)
- What happened?
What happened?
(breathes heavily)
- Is she all right?
- Yeah, it's okay.
I've got it, thank you.
Thank you.
- I don't know what's
happening to me.
I feel...
Like there's some
spiritual force using me.
I slip in and out of dreams.
I woke up at home and
thought I was here.
Even this could be a dream.
I don't even know
what day it is.
I...
- I know somebody and I think
that he can help us, okay?
We'll go.
- What seems to be
the problem, Kelly?
You seemed quiet
upset when you called.
- Are you familiar
with the Hannah house?
- There's a lot of stories
surrounding that place.
Why do you ask?
- Have you ever heard of
Keziah Mason, by chance?
- It says here she was
an immigrant servant girl
for the Hannah family.
You know, girls went missing.
The local people accused
her of using black magic
to lure them into the house
and kill them in the attic.
(Keziah screams)
So, she was burned at the stake.
Soon after death,
people found bones
under the floorboards of the
attic at the Hannah house.
We still have an unusual number
of children going missing
to this day.
She's more than a witch.
She's a Versiera. A
wife of the devil.
My advice to you girls is to
stay away from that house.
- You know, Alice,
I think you really need
to get out of that house.
- You know that's not gonna
happen right now. I can't leave.
- Did you not hear anything
that my friend was saying?
- Mm-hm, but I am this close
to proving my theory, so...
- (sighs) Please
listen to yourself.
I mean, I'm sorry,
but just yesterday, in class,
you had the most epic meltdown
and all of a sudden, today,
you're this witch house
detective and it kind of-
- Shh.
- Worries me.
- [Alice] Shh. I
wanna hear this.
- [Reporter] From
Hidden Pines City Park
near Miskatonic University.
She was wearing a orange
jumpsuit with matching headband.
Several search teams have
been combing Carson County
and surrounding woods.
Police aren't saying
if this is connected
to any other recent
missing children.
Nine-year-old Josh Gibson
is still missing...
- Wait. Did you hear that?
That's the missing kids.
That's what he was...
That's what he
was talking about.
(Alice sighs)
- I didn't wanna tell you this,
'cause I didn't wanna worry you,
and it's really messed up,
but I had this realistic,
like really real dream
that there was a baby
being sacrificed.
- What?
Oh, my god.
That's it. I'm
gonna call the cops.
- Wait, no. Why?
Like, seriously,
what're they gonna do?
You gonna tell them that
"my friend had a bad dream"?
Come on.
- It seems better than
nothing at this point,
with everything
going on, I think...
Alice, you need to get
out of that damn attic.
- That's not gonna
happen tonight, so,
I'm gonna go in and get some
sleep, I'm really tired.
We'll talk about this later.
- Well, can you at
least promise me
that you'll think about
it, about getting out?
- I promise, Kel.
Goodnight.
(ominous music)
(cracking)
(Kelly screams)
(crunching)
(brooding orchestral music)
- Commonly referred to
as the Markt Kirche,
or "the church on the market",
this striking 14th century
brick structure currently houses
the Marktkirche Church
in Hannover, Germany.
Thanks to its large-scale
flourishings of
ancient symbolism,
it was the subject of comments
and many conspiracy theories,
most commonly referred to
as "the giant pentagram"
on the church's western tower,
and as if that weren't enough
a giant hexagram surrounds
that tower's clock.
Of course, the truth of
the matter is that five
and six pointed stars have a
long fluid history in Germany.
First used by the
Teutonic pagans
and then adopted by the church
at the time of construction.
The pentagram in particular
was the symbol of the epiphany.
This church in particular,
with its grand organ,
is a striking
example of Germany's
rich gothic brick tradition.
(Alice breathes heavily)
(eerie music)
(water splashes)
(ominous music)
(Alice gasps)
- Oh, my god. What the...
(gasps)
(distant whispering)
(suspenseful music)
(distorted wails)
(creaking)
(shrieking)
(screams)
(pants) Oh, my god.
(ominous music)
(pants)
(pants)
(leaves rustle)
(leaves rustle)
(pants)
(ominous music)
(leaves rustle)
(gasps)
(flames crackle)
(water splashes)
(dark music)
(water rumbles)
(water splashes)
(pants)
(flames crackle)
(eerie music)
(flames roar)
(distant garbled chanting)
(tense percussive music)
(indistinct whispering)
(flames crackle)
(distant garbled chanting)
(creaking and cracking)
(distant chanting
in foreign language)
(creaking and cracking)
(distant wails)
(creature growls)
(distant chanting)
(creaking and cracking)
(wild screaming)
(cracking)
(screams)
- Alice! Wake up!
(Alice moans)
Alice!
(Alice moans)
Come on! Hey, it's Tommi!
- (moans) No!
(somber piano music)
- You're safe.
You had a fever.
I just need you to relax
so I can take care of you.
(Alice groans)
- [Alice] My head. (moans)
(groans)
I think I might have actually
proven my dissertation.
- What?
- Yeah.
My research is correct.
The geometry, it all adds up.
It's like I opened a portal
and it warped reality.
Something. I don't know what.
- You know I love this stuff,
but I think you might
still be a bit delirious.
(Alice sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(sobs)
(sobs)
(sobs hysterically)
(eerie music)
(ominous tones)
(distant distorted yelling)
(screams)
(screams)
(brooding music)
(pants)
(classical piano music)
(breathes sharply)
(breathe shakily)
(somber piano music)
- Alice?
Dr. Harmon is ready for you.
- Alice, thanks for coming in.
I wanted to discus with you
the results of your blood work.
According to the
test, you're pregnant.
(somber piano music)
- What?
- I understand your history,
but you're pregnant.
- No, that can't be.
I can't get pregnant.
I can't.
- Look, we have
somebody on our staff
who you can speak
with, if you like.
- No, that won't be necessary.
- Alice, take some time.
And take care of yourself.
- I have to go.
I have to go.
(door closes)
(sobs)
(somber orchestral music)
- [Joe] "And you shall loathe
yourselves in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
There, you shall remember
your ways and all your doings
with which you were defiled
and you shall loathe yourselves
in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
There, you shall remember
your ways and all your doings
with which you were defiled
and you shall loathe yourselves
in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall loathe
yourselves in your sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And there, you shall
remember your ways
and all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall loathe
yourselves in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And there, you shall
remember your ways
and all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall
loathe yourselves...
(suspenseful music)
(Alice gasps)
- Did you miss me?
(Alice pants)
- No, no!
Help!
(muffled screams)
(tense music)
Help!
Drew, stop!
I'm pregnant!
(ominous tones)
(Drew whispers)
- Don't you fucking lie to me.
You and I both know
you can't get pregnant.
I know, because I
made sure of it!
(thud)
(groans)
(tense music)
You son of a bitch.
(thud)
(groans)
(thuds)
(cracking)
(splutters)
(heavy thud)
(bat clunks)
(Alice gasps)
- Joe, I think you killed him.
- He isn't the only one
I've killed for you.
The covenant's been quiet
for a long time now.
And because of you, she's back.
(Alice gasps)
- You're the one that's
taken the children.
- She controls me.
(distant garbled wailing)
She makes me do it.
Hurry, Alice! The evil
grows inside of you!
(Alice pants)
(faint giggling)
(door creaks)
- Tommi?
How?
- Alice, you're still sleeping.
- You were there.
I saw you there.
You're a part of this.
- Keziah's been
using you as a vessel
for the birth of the antichrist.
- Tommi, help me.
- This is the
source of her power.
Open the gateway. Take it with
you and use it against her.
(rumbling)
(floorboards creak)
(eerie music)
(muffled wind moans)
- It has begun.
- What do we do about Tommi?
- She's made her choice.
- It will be taken care of.
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(creaking)
(chants in foreign language)
(door creaks)
(chants in foreign language)
(thunder claps)
(shouts in foreign language)
(creaking)
(garbled whispering)
(creaking)
(door creaks)
(squelching)
(garbled whispering)
(thunder claps)
(garbled whispering)
(garbled whispering)
(Alice gasps)
(ominous music)
- Kill yourself.
(Joe groans)
Kill yourself, Joe.
(Joe groans)
- Kill yourself, Joe.
- Kill yourself, Joe.
(Joe groans)
I know you can do it.
(thunder claps)
(distant whispering)
(lid clatters)
- Kill yourself, Joe!
- Grab the razor.
(garbled whispering)
- Grab the razor.
(thunder claps)
- Cut.
- Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
(blood sprays)
(Joe groans)
- Cut.
(Joe groans)
- Do it.
(flesh squelches)
Cut!
- Kill yourself, Joe.
- Cut.
(cracking)
(screaming)
(indistinct whispering)
(eerie music)
- [Etta] I love you.
But you betrayed the coven.
(kiss)
(ominous music)
(Tommi breathes shakily)
(Tommi splutters)
(flesh squelches)
(Tommi splutters)
(flesh squelches)
(brooding music)
(flesh squelches)
(floorboards creak)
(laughs)
(garbled whispering)
- No more desire.
(thunder claps)
(distorted howls)
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(garbled chanting
in foreign language)
(ominous music)
- What do you want from me?
(pants)
(groans)
(distorted wails)
(low-pitched laughter)
(thuds)
(grunts wildly)
(thuds)
(intense abrasive tones)
(rumbling)
(heavy breathing)
(screaming)
(indistinct whispering)
(heartbeat thuds)
(distorted wails)
(garbled singing)
No!
(ominous tones)
(pants)
(gasps)
(sharp thuds)
(screams wildly)
(ominous music)
(indistinct whispering)
(crows caw)
(pants)
- Alice.
(indistinct whispering)
(Alice pants)
(crows caw)
(leaves rustle)
(Alice pants)
Why are you running from me?
Just give me the knife.
(ominous music)
Just give me the knife.
- I know it's you, Keziah.
- Just give me
the fucking knife!
(sharp thud)
(shrieks)
(flesh squelches)
(distorted shrieks)
(cracking and creaking)
(distorted shrieks)
(distorted shrieks)
(rumbling)
(somber orchestral music)
(flames crackle)
(brooding piano music)
(Alice breathes heavily)
(Alice sighs)
(Alice sighs)
(suspenseful music)
- Alice.
Alice.
(Alice gasps)
Alice.
(Alice moans)
- Kelly, what...
What the... (pants)
What? (pants)
What?
Oh, my...
(ominous music)
(music swells and intensifies)
(peaceful acoustic music)
You paint your blue sky
An isolated gray
Your birthday party's now
A headless masquerade
Blood on the rocks
and sun-bleached
Bones upon the shore
My leather heart's beating
A pathway to your door
You can't hide
From who you really are
You can't deny now
Who you really are
Meat like a wax museum
A room with a thousand eyes
Your rival hands now peel
The skin off your disguise
These scars are deeper than
The footprints on the moon
Flies in the Milky Way
And no elephants in the room
Engage the alarms
And lock the world outside
You can't hide now
From who you really are
One foot in the grave
The cross you bear
is where you'll end
Cast out in a wave
Forget your past
and change your name
Witness protection
Is so much safer now
Pack up all your fears
And move 'em out
Lay your heart in a
casket and dig it a hole
Make a wish, crack the
bone, you can do it alone
Mice and men, charlatans
hide in petrified trees
Crucified and denied
sings the bird to the bees
One foot in the grave
The cross you bear
is where you'll end
Cast out in a wave
Forget your past
and change your name
You can't hide
From who you really are
You can't deny now
Who you really are
Engage the alarms
And lock the world outside
You can't hide now
From who you really are
Lock the world outside
Lock the world outside
Lock the world outside
(flames roar)
(ominous music)
(eerie music)
- I have searched the
heavens for the right
combination of stars,
angles and lines.
Everything you
have asked, Keziah.
Now grant me passage
beyond this world.
Allow me to see things
that cannot be seen.
(squelching)
(screams)
(squelching)
(dramatic music)
Now forwards and
backwards through time,
the pages of the
book have revealed
its countless horrors
and pleasures to those.
(sinister orchestral music)
(car door closes)
(footsteps clack)
(crickets chirp)
(distant dog barks)
(door closes)
- [Kelly] Alice?
- Yeah, I'm up here.
- What're you doin'?
- Readin'.
- What are you reading?
- (chuckles) It's a
H.P. Lovecraft story.
This mad mathematician
named Vespuli
just plucked his own
frickin' eye out.
- Nasty.
What's with the bags?
(Alice sighs)
- Here, read this.
- Hm.
Wow.
Drew's parents have
some nerve to send you
some snail mail letter
after what he did to you.
Mm-mm.
- I know, right?
- Yeah.
- Their precious little boy
beats the shit out of me,
makes me lose my
baby, and now this?
- You fucking bitch.
You really did it
this time, didn't you?
You...
Are nothing.
Without
me!
(somber piano music)
- I went and talked
to an old professor,
and he told me that there's
a place right by the campus
where I can get a room
and no one will find me.
- Oh, you're
perfectly safe here.
- (sighs) Look, Kel, I
really appreciate you
letting me stay with you
for the past few months.
- [Kelly] Of course.
- But I have to get out of here.
He's gonna find me and
he's gonna kill me.
I know he will.
- [Kelly] Oh, sweetheart.
I'm sorry.
Come here.
- Why is this
happening to me, Kelly?
(brooding orchestral music)
(birds tweet)
(knocks)
Hello?
Hello?
Anyone there?
(low-pitched piano keys drone)
- What're you doing in my house?
- Uh, sorry.
I knocked and no one came, so-
- And that gives you the
right to just walk in?
- Well, there must be
a misunderstanding.
Professor Sherfick
sent me and he said
that you might have
a room for rent?
Look, I have money, and please,
I need to be here,
I can feel it.
- (sighs) I suppose you can
stay in the attic. Follow me.
- Thank you.
- Don't say that yet.
You have not seen it.
(suspenseful music)
(keys clink)
There's a lot of junk in here.
Maybe an old bed or a
mattress you can use.
Most of the stuff can go out
to the dumpster for all I care,
but if you think you can
use somethin' up here,
you're more than welcome to it.
- I'll take it.
Thank you, I really-
- No loud parties, no beer
bottles, no squeaky mattresses.
Don't leave food out.
We have a corn field
across the street,
so you will see a mouse
from time to time.
- Do you, um-
- I stay in the
back of the house,
should there be an emergency.
My niece Tommi, she's
around here somewhere,
and my brother Joe
lives downstairs.
People say he's crazy. He just
loves Jesus and his whisky.
You don't bother him,
he won't bother you.
- Uh, do you have a key for me?
- [Etta] I'll get you
one made tomorrow.
Don't leave food out.
(door squeaks)
(door slams)
(brooding orchestral music)
(flask lid clacks)
(flask lid clacks)
- (gasps) Oh, hey.
Hi, I'm Alice.
I'm just moving into the attic.
- Have you been saved?
- Oh.
You must be Joe.
- Have you been saved?
- Uh, I need to go get
some stuff out of the car.
- Only the blood of
Jesus can save you now.
(lively electronic music)
Come on and
reach for the sky
With you and I
(book thuds)
I don't want to be alive
(muffled electronic music)
(paper flicks)
(ominous tones)
- So sorry!
I didn't mean to
scare you like that.
Really, I feel bad. I'm Tommi.
- (chuckles) It's
fine. I'm Alice.
- So what did you do
to get put up here?
- Your aunt said
this was all she had.
- Do you know how many
rooms are in this house?
She definitely could've
gotten a better one for you.
You know, I'm gonna
have her fix this.
- No, wait!
I wanna be up here.
- No, you don't.
This house is infested with
rats and probably most of 'em
are up here with
god knows what else.
- Oh.
This is perfect.
I mean, look at the
suggested geometric shapes.
It's perfect for my studies.
- Well, if it's any
consolation for scaring
the living shit out of you, uh,
I could help you
set up your room?
- Yeah, I'll just
take you up on that.
(jaunty arcade music)
(coins clink)
- Yeah!
- Look at that car right there.
- Yeah!
- It has like, you
could pick your-
- Come on, guys,
it's time for cake!
- [Boy] Yeah!
- Don't you wanna
open up your presents?
- Yeah.
- All right!
Come on, come on,
come on, come on!
- I'm actually tempted
to eat it right now.
Oh, hey, bro. Hey, guys.
- Hi, everybody.
- Hi.
- Can I pee first?
- Well, hurry up.
- Are you kidding me?
- The guests will wait on ya.
(jaunty arcade music)
(ominous music)
(boy groans)
Let the heat go to the top
Let the cold go down below
- There.
Feelings all around
- [Alice] Bend with the
knees, don't use your back.
- Eww.
(Alice laughs)
Gross.
Let your feelings
overtake you
Let your feelings
overtake you
Overtake you
- Come on.
(grunts)
Overtake you
Gotta be tough
Overtake you
Feel and change,
feel and change
- [Alice] Yeah, if you don't
mind, just stick it over there.
- What the hell's in this?
(grunts)
Oh, my god.
And let them overtake you
Let your feelings
overtake you
- All right, well, I'm
gonna go downstairs.
Do you wanna check
out the kitchen?
(Alice sighs)
- No.
I really need to get some
sleep. Maybe tomorrow.
I have a really important
meeting in the morning.
- All right.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
(brooding music)
(faint scratching)
(faint scratching)
(faint crunching)
(faint scraping)
(suspenseful music)
(Alice grunts)
(Alice blows)
- [Alice] Wow.
(keyboard clacks)
(keyboard clacks)
(keyboard clacks)
(birds tweet)
(distant chatter)
- Hey.
What's the matter?
Hi.
(distant chatter)
(heavy breathing)
(phone chimes)
Hey, where are you?
(birds tweet)
(heavy breathing)
Where are you guys?
Okay, I'll see you in a minute.
(ominous music)
(screams)
(knocks)
- Alice?
- Yes.
- It's a pleasure.
- Hey.
- Come on in.
- Well, first off, let
me start by saying, um,
that what a dream of a lifetime
it is to have you mentor me.
- I'm astonished with what
you've been able to accomplish.
- Thank you.
- Although your work does
border on science-fiction,
I am intrigued by some
of the connections
you were able to draw between
three-dimensional geometry
and the way we
perceive these angles.
- See, I am trying to prove
that structures are built
for several different reasons.
One, as a place, um,
for worship or living,
and two, as a gateway
to somewhere else.
Another plane, another
dimension, um...
(sighs) Like, the Egyptians,
the Druids and Stonehenge.
- Like the Nazis at Wewelsburg
in their magic castle?
- Yes, exactly!
These places exist and with
the use of sacred geometry
and architecture, I believe
these people gained certain
powers or abilities that we
don't quite fully understand.
- I do have a few concerns
and if you want my help,
you're gonna have to work
around my very busy schedule.
And, uh, one more thing.
- Uh-huh.
- Go over these notes.
- Okay.
- They will help
you get caught up,
as well as help you
with your research.
- Um, thank you.
I appreciate it.
- You're very welcome.
Just make sure you're
at my next lecture.
(dark orchestral music)
- I don't like
anyone being here.
Anyway, Thomasina, I'm going
to the back of the house.
Make sure you turn everything
off when you're done.
- Hey.
- How was your meeting?
- Oh, it went well, thanks.
- That's good.
- So, could I call
you Thomasina, too?
- No.
(Alice giggles)
- Oh, come on.
- No.
- So, why do you let her
talk to you like that anyhow?
Like, don't you
get sick of that?
- I just don't
let her bother me.
She's kind of my
only sane relative.
- All right, well,
(clears throat)
have you lived here
your whole life or what?
- Pretty much.
- Yeah?
So, does she...
Does your aunt know the
history of the house?
Can we maybe talk to
her about it sometime?
- I mean, she knows everything
about this house, but,
as you can see, she's not
really much of a people person.
I mean, I know some
things about the house.
I could take you on a tour.
- That'd be great, sure.
- All right.
- Right now?
- Yep.
- All right. I'm down.
Which way?
- Follow me.
And this is Keziah.
She was a servant
girl a long time ago.
- Why would they
paint a servant?
- I don't know.
But my aunt likes to come in
here and talk to it for hours.
- I thought you said
she was the sane one?
(chuckles) She's
talkin' to the painting?
- I don't know what she hears.
Oh, but come check this out.
Okay, so here's where Etta keeps
all the historic paperwork.
Why she hides it back
here, I don't know.
(switch clicks)
- Wow, that is so amazing.
Do you mind if I look around?
- Not at all.
- Yay.
- Just please be quiet.
If she knew that we were
up here, she'd kill us.
- Oh, of course. I'll
be quiet, I promise.
- Hey, I'm gonna get some
wine. Would you like some?
- Yeah, sure. That sounds good.
- All right, I'll be right back.
- All right. Thanks.
- Have fun.
- Oh, I will.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- I found some really
interesting stuff.
Check out these blueprints.
And, and...
Yeah, there's these
old newspaper articles
in there that have...
I think it was a murder
that actually happened here.
Was I reading that right?
And why wouldn't you
tell me about this?
- I already told you
that my Aunt Etta
is into all that stuff.
I think that you should
check out this room
with me across the hall.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
(dramatic music)
(moans)
You're so...
(moaning and panting)
(moaning and panting)
(ominous tones)
And then they say
It's all the same
(ominous music)
(creaking)
(reversed garbled chatter)
(distant sobs and wails)
(distant sobs and wails)
(music swells and intensifies)
(bed creaks)
(door squeaks)
(door closes)
(eerie string music)
(Alice sighs)
(Alice grunts)
(creaking)
(door closes)
(paper rustles)
(Alice gasps)
(door slams)
(eerie music)
(keyboard clacks)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(chalk scrapes)
(thunder claps)
(rain splashes)
(thunder claps)
(Alice gasps)
(thunder claps)
(thunder claps)
(rain patters)
(thunder claps)
(muffled wind moans)
(faint creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(creaking)
(rodent squeaks)
(creaking)
(rodent squeaks)
(crunching)
(rodent squeaks)
(cracking)
(squeaking)
(heavy breath)
(thunder claps)
(rain patters)
(ominous music)
(creaking)
(muffled wind moans)
- Sleep. (chuckles)
Sleep!
Soon, you will awake!
(baby cries)
(leaves rustle)
(baby cries)
(baby cries)
(owl hoots)
(leaves rustle)
(eerie music)
(Alice moans)
(wind howls)
(leaves rustle)
(scraping)
(garbled whispering)
(leaves rustle)
(Alice pants)
(leaves rustle)
(distant howls)
(garbled whispering)
(leaves rustle)
(baby cries)
(garbled whispering)
(baby cries)
(baby cries)
(tense music)
(heavy breaths)
(Alice gasps)
- Don't turn away!
We're doing all this,
all this, for you!
(ominous music)
(distant howls)
(ominous music)
(owl hoots)
(leaves rustle)
(ominous music)
- [Satan] Now,
Keziah.
With the blood of innocence,
bring forth the beast.
(garbled whispering)
(ominous music)
(heartbeat thuds)
(garbled whispering)
(cracking)
(cracking)
(muffled snarls)
(music swells)
(Alice grunts)
(Alice moans)
(Alice coughs and retches)
(Alice spits)
(Alice coughs)
- Oh, god.
(sighs)
(gasps) Shit!
God.
(sighs)
(suspenseful music)
That means space and
time are not inseparable
and if plotted on a graph,
the resultant curvature,
or frame shift that's
a part of each of us,
creates a weak spot in the
spacetime that surrounds us.
This is called the
Versiera, or Witches' Curve.
And certain geometric
shapes can magnify
the potential energy of human
thought, completely freeing us
from the constraints (clears
throat) of spacetime,
and making it possible to be
at any place or at any time.
This is why extra-dimensional
beings are so dangerous.
There's almost nothing
you can do against one.
If you're very, very lucky,
it won't notice you and
accidentally kill you,
and if you encountered
a structure built
by an extra-dimensional one...
(ominous music)
(demonic whispering)
- Alice? Alice.
(students gasp)
- [Student] Is she okay?
- Yo.
(students murmur)
(Alice moans)
- What happened?
What happened?
(breathes heavily)
- Is she all right?
- Yeah, it's okay.
I've got it, thank you.
Thank you.
- I don't know what's
happening to me.
I feel...
Like there's some
spiritual force using me.
I slip in and out of dreams.
I woke up at home and
thought I was here.
Even this could be a dream.
I don't even know
what day it is.
I...
- I know somebody and I think
that he can help us, okay?
We'll go.
- What seems to be
the problem, Kelly?
You seemed quiet
upset when you called.
- Are you familiar
with the Hannah house?
- There's a lot of stories
surrounding that place.
Why do you ask?
- Have you ever heard of
Keziah Mason, by chance?
- It says here she was
an immigrant servant girl
for the Hannah family.
You know, girls went missing.
The local people accused
her of using black magic
to lure them into the house
and kill them in the attic.
(Keziah screams)
So, she was burned at the stake.
Soon after death,
people found bones
under the floorboards of the
attic at the Hannah house.
We still have an unusual number
of children going missing
to this day.
She's more than a witch.
She's a Versiera. A
wife of the devil.
My advice to you girls is to
stay away from that house.
- You know, Alice,
I think you really need
to get out of that house.
- You know that's not gonna
happen right now. I can't leave.
- Did you not hear anything
that my friend was saying?
- Mm-hm, but I am this close
to proving my theory, so...
- (sighs) Please
listen to yourself.
I mean, I'm sorry,
but just yesterday, in class,
you had the most epic meltdown
and all of a sudden, today,
you're this witch house
detective and it kind of-
- Shh.
- Worries me.
- [Alice] Shh. I
wanna hear this.
- [Reporter] From
Hidden Pines City Park
near Miskatonic University.
She was wearing a orange
jumpsuit with matching headband.
Several search teams have
been combing Carson County
and surrounding woods.
Police aren't saying
if this is connected
to any other recent
missing children.
Nine-year-old Josh Gibson
is still missing...
- Wait. Did you hear that?
That's the missing kids.
That's what he was...
That's what he
was talking about.
(Alice sighs)
- I didn't wanna tell you this,
'cause I didn't wanna worry you,
and it's really messed up,
but I had this realistic,
like really real dream
that there was a baby
being sacrificed.
- What?
Oh, my god.
That's it. I'm
gonna call the cops.
- Wait, no. Why?
Like, seriously,
what're they gonna do?
You gonna tell them that
"my friend had a bad dream"?
Come on.
- It seems better than
nothing at this point,
with everything
going on, I think...
Alice, you need to get
out of that damn attic.
- That's not gonna
happen tonight, so,
I'm gonna go in and get some
sleep, I'm really tired.
We'll talk about this later.
- Well, can you at
least promise me
that you'll think about
it, about getting out?
- I promise, Kel.
Goodnight.
(ominous music)
(cracking)
(Kelly screams)
(crunching)
(brooding orchestral music)
- Commonly referred to
as the Markt Kirche,
or "the church on the market",
this striking 14th century
brick structure currently houses
the Marktkirche Church
in Hannover, Germany.
Thanks to its large-scale
flourishings of
ancient symbolism,
it was the subject of comments
and many conspiracy theories,
most commonly referred to
as "the giant pentagram"
on the church's western tower,
and as if that weren't enough
a giant hexagram surrounds
that tower's clock.
Of course, the truth of
the matter is that five
and six pointed stars have a
long fluid history in Germany.
First used by the
Teutonic pagans
and then adopted by the church
at the time of construction.
The pentagram in particular
was the symbol of the epiphany.
This church in particular,
with its grand organ,
is a striking
example of Germany's
rich gothic brick tradition.
(Alice breathes heavily)
(eerie music)
(water splashes)
(ominous music)
(Alice gasps)
- Oh, my god. What the...
(gasps)
(distant whispering)
(suspenseful music)
(distorted wails)
(creaking)
(shrieking)
(screams)
(pants) Oh, my god.
(ominous music)
(pants)
(pants)
(leaves rustle)
(leaves rustle)
(pants)
(ominous music)
(leaves rustle)
(gasps)
(flames crackle)
(water splashes)
(dark music)
(water rumbles)
(water splashes)
(pants)
(flames crackle)
(eerie music)
(flames roar)
(distant garbled chanting)
(tense percussive music)
(indistinct whispering)
(flames crackle)
(distant garbled chanting)
(creaking and cracking)
(distant chanting
in foreign language)
(creaking and cracking)
(distant wails)
(creature growls)
(distant chanting)
(creaking and cracking)
(wild screaming)
(cracking)
(screams)
- Alice! Wake up!
(Alice moans)
Alice!
(Alice moans)
Come on! Hey, it's Tommi!
- (moans) No!
(somber piano music)
- You're safe.
You had a fever.
I just need you to relax
so I can take care of you.
(Alice groans)
- [Alice] My head. (moans)
(groans)
I think I might have actually
proven my dissertation.
- What?
- Yeah.
My research is correct.
The geometry, it all adds up.
It's like I opened a portal
and it warped reality.
Something. I don't know what.
- You know I love this stuff,
but I think you might
still be a bit delirious.
(Alice sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(sobs)
(sobs)
(sobs hysterically)
(eerie music)
(ominous tones)
(distant distorted yelling)
(screams)
(screams)
(brooding music)
(pants)
(classical piano music)
(breathes sharply)
(breathe shakily)
(somber piano music)
- Alice?
Dr. Harmon is ready for you.
- Alice, thanks for coming in.
I wanted to discus with you
the results of your blood work.
According to the
test, you're pregnant.
(somber piano music)
- What?
- I understand your history,
but you're pregnant.
- No, that can't be.
I can't get pregnant.
I can't.
- Look, we have
somebody on our staff
who you can speak
with, if you like.
- No, that won't be necessary.
- Alice, take some time.
And take care of yourself.
- I have to go.
I have to go.
(door closes)
(sobs)
(somber orchestral music)
- [Joe] "And you shall loathe
yourselves in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
There, you shall remember
your ways and all your doings
with which you were defiled
and you shall loathe yourselves
in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
There, you shall remember
your ways and all your doings
with which you were defiled
and you shall loathe yourselves
in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall loathe
yourselves in your sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And there, you shall
remember your ways
and all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall loathe
yourselves in your own sight,
because of all the evils
that you have committed.
And there, you shall
remember your ways
and all your doings with
which you were defiled
and you shall
loathe yourselves...
(suspenseful music)
(Alice gasps)
- Did you miss me?
(Alice pants)
- No, no!
Help!
(muffled screams)
(tense music)
Help!
Drew, stop!
I'm pregnant!
(ominous tones)
(Drew whispers)
- Don't you fucking lie to me.
You and I both know
you can't get pregnant.
I know, because I
made sure of it!
(thud)
(groans)
(tense music)
You son of a bitch.
(thud)
(groans)
(thuds)
(cracking)
(splutters)
(heavy thud)
(bat clunks)
(Alice gasps)
- Joe, I think you killed him.
- He isn't the only one
I've killed for you.
The covenant's been quiet
for a long time now.
And because of you, she's back.
(Alice gasps)
- You're the one that's
taken the children.
- She controls me.
(distant garbled wailing)
She makes me do it.
Hurry, Alice! The evil
grows inside of you!
(Alice pants)
(faint giggling)
(door creaks)
- Tommi?
How?
- Alice, you're still sleeping.
- You were there.
I saw you there.
You're a part of this.
- Keziah's been
using you as a vessel
for the birth of the antichrist.
- Tommi, help me.
- This is the
source of her power.
Open the gateway. Take it with
you and use it against her.
(rumbling)
(floorboards creak)
(eerie music)
(muffled wind moans)
- It has begun.
- What do we do about Tommi?
- She's made her choice.
- It will be taken care of.
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(creaking)
(chants in foreign language)
(door creaks)
(chants in foreign language)
(thunder claps)
(shouts in foreign language)
(creaking)
(garbled whispering)
(creaking)
(door creaks)
(squelching)
(garbled whispering)
(thunder claps)
(garbled whispering)
(garbled whispering)
(Alice gasps)
(ominous music)
- Kill yourself.
(Joe groans)
Kill yourself, Joe.
(Joe groans)
- Kill yourself, Joe.
- Kill yourself, Joe.
(Joe groans)
I know you can do it.
(thunder claps)
(distant whispering)
(lid clatters)
- Kill yourself, Joe!
- Grab the razor.
(garbled whispering)
- Grab the razor.
(thunder claps)
- Cut.
- Cut.
Cut.
Cut.
(blood sprays)
(Joe groans)
- Cut.
(Joe groans)
- Do it.
(flesh squelches)
Cut!
- Kill yourself, Joe.
- Cut.
(cracking)
(screaming)
(indistinct whispering)
(eerie music)
- [Etta] I love you.
But you betrayed the coven.
(kiss)
(ominous music)
(Tommi breathes shakily)
(Tommi splutters)
(flesh squelches)
(Tommi splutters)
(flesh squelches)
(brooding music)
(flesh squelches)
(floorboards creak)
(laughs)
(garbled whispering)
- No more desire.
(thunder claps)
(distorted howls)
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(Alice chants in
foreign language)
(garbled chanting
in foreign language)
(ominous music)
- What do you want from me?
(pants)
(groans)
(distorted wails)
(low-pitched laughter)
(thuds)
(grunts wildly)
(thuds)
(intense abrasive tones)
(rumbling)
(heavy breathing)
(screaming)
(indistinct whispering)
(heartbeat thuds)
(distorted wails)
(garbled singing)
No!
(ominous tones)
(pants)
(gasps)
(sharp thuds)
(screams wildly)
(ominous music)
(indistinct whispering)
(crows caw)
(pants)
- Alice.
(indistinct whispering)
(Alice pants)
(crows caw)
(leaves rustle)
(Alice pants)
Why are you running from me?
Just give me the knife.
(ominous music)
Just give me the knife.
- I know it's you, Keziah.
- Just give me
the fucking knife!
(sharp thud)
(shrieks)
(flesh squelches)
(distorted shrieks)
(cracking and creaking)
(distorted shrieks)
(distorted shrieks)
(rumbling)
(somber orchestral music)
(flames crackle)
(brooding piano music)
(Alice breathes heavily)
(Alice sighs)
(Alice sighs)
(suspenseful music)
- Alice.
Alice.
(Alice gasps)
Alice.
(Alice moans)
- Kelly, what...
What the... (pants)
What? (pants)
What?
Oh, my...
(ominous music)
(music swells and intensifies)
(peaceful acoustic music)
You paint your blue sky
An isolated gray
Your birthday party's now
A headless masquerade
Blood on the rocks
and sun-bleached
Bones upon the shore
My leather heart's beating
A pathway to your door
You can't hide
From who you really are
You can't deny now
Who you really are
Meat like a wax museum
A room with a thousand eyes
Your rival hands now peel
The skin off your disguise
These scars are deeper than
The footprints on the moon
Flies in the Milky Way
And no elephants in the room
Engage the alarms
And lock the world outside
You can't hide now
From who you really are
One foot in the grave
The cross you bear
is where you'll end
Cast out in a wave
Forget your past
and change your name
Witness protection
Is so much safer now
Pack up all your fears
And move 'em out
Lay your heart in a
casket and dig it a hole
Make a wish, crack the
bone, you can do it alone
Mice and men, charlatans
hide in petrified trees
Crucified and denied
sings the bird to the bees
One foot in the grave
The cross you bear
is where you'll end
Cast out in a wave
Forget your past
and change your name
You can't hide
From who you really are
You can't deny now
Who you really are
Engage the alarms
And lock the world outside
You can't hide now
From who you really are
Lock the world outside
Lock the world outside
Lock the world outside