Helloween (2025) Movie Script
1
Trick or treat, smell my feet
give me something good to eat
Let's try this next house.
Oh, Mummy, Mummy!
Look at the boy with the axe.
Cool clown costume.
The err, sweets are there.
You can help yourself.
Nice night for it.
Happy Halloween.
You too.
Kids.
Fucking kids.
What are you looking at?
Fuck it.
Fuck it.
Trick or treat.
It was Halloween night
1996,
when the ten year old
child
the press named Cane,
the Killer Clown,
decapitated his foster
parents
before taking the lives of
three more
on a bloody trick or treat
rampage.
That murderer resides
inside these walls
of Morton Down Psychiatric
Hospital.
But what drove a child
to commit such a atrocious
crime?
I'm John Parker
and this is "Why Kids Kill."
A thing like Carl Cane
is beyond logic.
You'll go crazy looking
for it.
I spent ten years trying
to understand him.
- The system is a
trick.
There is no treat.
They, will, pay.
Get out of here
Dr Marks!
- The next 10 years,
I made sure it would suffer.
Never see beyond
these walls.
Carl Cane's an
abomination.
It's evil beyond anything you
and me can comprehend.
Hello?
Hello? You ok?
We're talking about the wave
of creepy clown sightings
across the United Kingdom.
The craze started in late
August
and reports of threatening
clowns
has been on the increase
since.
- Once
again,
all the clowns were
reported
wearing the same lashes
and slashes makeup
that has become
their trademark look of
terror.
- Three red
eyelashes on one side,
and this red slash down the
other.
The clowns seem to be growing
in numbers,
and panic in the public is
rising.
- I have two kids
in junior high school,
and they are scared to
death.
The lashes and slashes
makeup
is a statement of
intimidation.
- A new report of
a clown pops up by the hour.
The police insist
the clowns pose no
immediate danger.
There's mounting
pressure
to arrest anyone wearing
the makeup.
You're not even safe online,
and the hashtag clownpanic
is trending daily.
- Clowns have been
Spotted at government
buildings and even
police stations.
- The creepy
clown craze
is no longer a laughing
matter.
- It's like a clown
cult,
and I believe the government
is neglecting something
that could be gathering
the power
to hurt us all.
- There's only
one word
to describe what the
country is
feeling this Halloween,
and that is afraid.
Okay, I'm driving, then.
You can't.
Err, why not?
You're drunk.
Not drunk enough.
Shots, come on.
No, Alice, we're going home.
I've got a better idea.
What?
Tequilas!
I bet you.
That's mum again.
Yeah, and she's going mental.
The woman is mental. Fuck her.
Alice!
Alright I'll stay out. You go
home.
Alice, I'm not leaving you
like this.
I'll be fine.
It's you she's worried about
anyway.
Alice, don't start this.
Start what?
Oi, start what?
What's so funny, fuckbag?
That wasn't me.
Okay, yeah, that was actually
pretty creepy,
clown boy.
Alice, let's just get to the
car.
I bet you that axe isn't even
real.
Shit, it is fucking real.
It's fucking real!
Ah, shit.
it is fucking real!
Get in!
Oh my god.
Where'd he go?
Okay, that's freaky.
Yeah.
Did you hear that?
What the fuck is that?
Fuck!
- Oh my god!
- Fuck!
What are you doing?
What? Everyone else is
doing it.
Why is he doing that?
I don't know.
- Why is he pointing at you?
- I don't know
Soon.
Weird.
Fucking clowns.
- It's one more day
to Halloween,
but it's looking more like
Helloween out there
with all these clowns
running around.
Have you encountered
one?
Do you know one?
Are you one?
Get in contact.
I want to hear everything
clown related.
- I can't believe you
didn't call the police.
The police? Seriously?
Oh, yeah.
You're all out of milk.
Well, then throw it away.
Jesus.
My point is you were attacked.
He scared us shitless.
That's all.
That's all?
They should arrest the lot of
them.
That'll put an end to this
clown thing.
Look. It's just a bit of fun.
It's getting out of hand.
A total waste of resources.
Here we go.
For you.
Thought your generation were
over letters?
Who's it from?
I can't believe you're not
watching this!
Check it out.
Ow.
Good morning, Leah.
Clown fear is gripping the
nation
and infecting the internet
with regular hits
to a top 10 sightings chart
dedicated to showcasing
the latest and scariest
encounters.
With this video
grabbing last night's number
one spot.
Yeah can you. Slow down.
I didn't quite catch that.
-Why is he looking at you?
-I don't know.
And that's the sound of
us going viral.
All right, I'll be there
in 10.
I've got to go to work, OK?
Love you both.
- Who are these
lashes and slashes clowns?
What do they want?
Is it a hoax or building a
threat?
No one knows.
But this Halloween
is certainly shaping up
to be all trick,
and no treat.
Last night's reports.
- Where is he?
- Your office.
You left him in my office.
I didn't know where
else to put him.
Try the visitor's waiting
room.
But he's from the US
government.
US government, really?
Ellen.
- Dr Carpenter, please
report to psychotherapy.
- Good to see you too.
This better be important,
John.
It is.
You're weak. Fucking weak!
You have no idea what's
coming.
We are the forgotten,
the unheard.
And society is going to
suffer.
You are going to suffer.
There's nothing,
that can stop Cane's path.
You think these clown
incidents are connected?
Not until my source sent me
this
and Cane's name came up.
Carl Cane has no ties
to the outside.
No visitors, no external
privileges.
That doesn't mean he hasn't
found a way to communicate.
I really doubt it, John.
But you have a story, so
what is it?
Now, those sightings,
they seem coordinated,
don't you think?
The same makeup,
masks,
Social media pranks.
A possibility, or,
they're preparing something.
They're preparing for what?
Have you noticed
if Cane's behaviour has
changed?
Has he said anything,
I don't know, unusual?
Everything about Carl Cane
is unusual.
Ellen.
I really need to see him.
Please.
Stay your side of the
red line.
Don't stand on it, near it,
or over it.
If it attempts to pass you
anything.
Do not accept it.
And do not pass it anything,
no matter how much it asks.
Cain can be very persuasive.
- Do you understand me?
- Understood.
And one more thing.
You could be an issue.
How's that?
You interviewed him.
Ellen, it was 20 years ago.
He'll remember you.
Carl Cain, I'm--
- John Parker.
Welcome back.
I had expected company
when they
put the costume on.
Dr Marks does insist
upon her,
petty little tortures.
I get it.
Creates...
an illusion of safety,
Much like the,
electronic lock,
on that door.
Do you feel safe, John?
I have some questions.
So do I.
How did my documentary
turn out?
They didn't let me see it.
Cane's path.
What does that mean to you?
Shall I repeat the question?
- Two hundred.
Two hundred and...
forty seven.
What?
- Two hundred and forty
seven pounds. Your weight.
You've added a bit around
the gut since we last met.
Are you avoiding the question
because it does mean
something?
- So what if I am?
Does it matter?
I'm in here.
Tucked away safely.
No harm to nobody.
- It doesn't mean you can't
have influence.
- Influence?
On what?
- You know what's going
on out there.
You know what day is
approaching.
- Do I?
What's the day, John?
- You know.
- Is it near Christmas?
I love Christmas!
Is it just a Thursday,
in which case it's porridge
for breakfast.
Dr Marks?
Dr Marks, may I remind you
that I hate fucking porridge!
Plays havoc with my gut.
- It's Halloween.
- Pardon me.
- It's Halloween.
So enlighten me, Carl.
What is Cane's path,
and why are they associating
you
with whatever the hell they're
doing?
- Ahhrrghhhhh!
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
I'm not playing your games.
Choose right,
and I'll tell you what you
need to know.
- So you admit you do
know something?
Choose, and you'll find out.
How do I know if you're
telling the truth?
If you don't play, you'll
never know.
Come on, man. Just tell me.
What is Cane's path,
and what the hell is going
on--
- Trick!
Or!
Treat?
Trick.
Yes.
Yes.
It is.
You're completely right.
I'm done here.
John,
a reign of fear
is coming for you.
What did you say?
What did you say?
What's up with those
square spirals that he draws?
- You think they're
relevant?
I got these from my police
source.
They think it's gang tags but,
tomorrow is Halloween,
and that's the anniversary
of that night, right?
You think that's a
coincidence?
I know when someone's lying.
Cane is hiding something.
What do you need from
me, John?
It's what I need from him,
and that's solid evidence
so I can expose whatever
he's trying to unleash.
Leave it with me.
- You know the drill,
front and centre.
- You didn't say the magic
word.
- I'm going to count to
five.
-Five
-Four, three, two, one!
You're going to sleep, boy.
Nap time.
A visit from the matriarch.
How is Alice?
Still your fucking problem
of a child?
I said forty milligrams, Rob.
- It was.
I bet you regret not aborting
that thing when you had the
chance.
Imagine if she ever found
out that
she wasn't wanted.
- I want everything from
this room taken.
Toss the bed, gut the
mattress,
strip the pictures and pens.
The ridiculous makeup on
that face.
- And how's your band-aid
kid, Leah, doing?
I am so looking forward
to meeting them both.
You'll never meet them.
- Dr Marks?
Dr Marks?
- Yes?
We're done here.
-OK, take everything to my
office.
-Will do.
...Making you crazy...
If you're going to drink
the wine
you can at least replace it.
For fuck's sake.
Leah, turn that music down.
- What was that?
- Budge up.
No, you don't have to go.
- I know where I'm
not wanted.
-John.
-So did you toss the cell?
Yeah, I took everything.
Can I get a look at that
stuff?
Where are you?
- Are you tailing me?
Ellen, I know you.
You never manage that balance
between work and life,
you know?
Right, like you're the expert
on it.
Still smoking?
No, I quit.
Where's your stuff?
What do you think this
all means?
Come on.
That he's fucking deranged?
Be professional, okay?
I want to find something as
much as you.
So you do feel that
there's something here, right?
Yeah.
It's more what he said,
like saying he's looking
forward
to meeting Alice and Leah.
Like it was a threat.
Cane's devious.
He's done many a thing
to get under my skin.
Well, why does he want
to get under your skin?
Where's your reason?
Two decades worth of reasons,
I'd imagine.
No, no, it's not that.
No.
We're not seeing the big
picture.
Do you see that?
That's a mouth.
That's that.
Here, here, here.
That's something.
Like that.
And there.
There it is.
That's it.
I'm your friend. Are you
my friend John?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
This is Thyodyne.
The right dose
will make every nerve in
your body
feel like it's being
scraped by a razor.
A milligram too much?
An excruciating death.
- Love it.
- Last time Cane,
your drawings
is the same face
they're all wearing
out there.
- A coincidence.
- It's not a damn
coincidence.
Now just tell me,
how were you communicating
with them?
- Communicating
with who, John?
I'm a prisoner.
Locked in concrete and steel,
segregated from civilization.
I have no
social privileges of
communication.
Isn't that right, Dr Marks?
Just say the word and I'll
dose it.
You're asking for permission
to hurt me now, Dr?
That's a first in,
what?
A decade?
You tell me
what's going to happen
later today,
and I'll make sure
you get your privileges.
It's already begun, John.
There's nothing you can
do to stop it.
Stop what?
So tell me, Ellen,
who are you going to
choose to save?
Mistake Alice?
Or,
The band aid, Leah.
-I'm done.
-No, no wait!
Wait, no, no no.
Please wait.
There's something you both
need to come and see.
Bye-bye.
Yellow balloons have
mysteriously appeared
at various locations
around the country.
A police statement identified
the main clusters
appeared at power
stations,
telecommunication
masts,
police headquarters,
and civil servant
households
of social workers,
headteachers,
psychologists,
and politicians.
Those are targets.
Police have been quick to
discount claims,
They're marks.
- Let me out!
What's he doing?
Get down there
and drill 20 cc's
of diazepam into him.
I want him out cold.
-I'm not qualified.
-Do it!
Michael?
Yeah, John Parker, can
you get me
Chief Superintendent
Robinson?
There's been sudden
widespread disruption
across the country
with a series of power
cuts and
phone network outages.
This is insane.
She's not picking up.
She's not picking up.
Yeah. Obviously.
I'll try again.
-Leah?
-Mum, mum, did you see it?
I sent you a photo. There's a
balloon outside our house.
What?
What's going on? What does it
mean?
Lock everything.
-Don't go out. And don't-
- Mum?
Mum, mum, mum?
-Leah?
-Mum?
Alice, have you got a signal?
No.
We interrupt
our programming.
This is an emergency
broadcast.
The prime minister has
declared
a serious threat to
safety.
Power grids have suffered
major attacks,
Are the cells on electrical
locking systems here?
We have emergency backup.
Too late.
All citizens, please stay
inside.
It will make it easier for
us to kill you.
Ha, ha, ha.
What the fuck?
What the fuck is going on?
I don't know.
Alice?
-What the fuck?
-OK, we're fine.
It's fine. It's just the
lights.
You're next, Ellen.
Danger. Locking
system failure.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Hello, Robert.
Happy Halloween.
I did what you needed.
I sent out all your letters.
I did as you asked.
I serve you.
Please.
No.
Thank you, Robert.
Trick or treat?
Punish Ellen.
Close your door.
Close your door now.
Ellen, the door.
These are the emergency
comms, right?
This is Morton Downs,
Psychiatric Hospital,
at 158 Oaks Avenue
requesting emergency
support.
Do you copy?
Do you copy?
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
We are requesting emergency
support.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Because we don't care!
The reign of fear is
here.
I have to get home.
Where's the nearest exit?
Here.
Okay. Okay.
All right. All right, Ellen.
Let me check the corridor
first, okay?
John?
John?
John?
It's all clear. It's okay.
Ellen!
- Come out, come out,
wherever you are.
Alice!
Mum!
Leah!
Let me in!
Grab anything sharp, blunt,
anything that could hurt.
Mum, seriously?
Yeah, I'm serious.
Whatever's going on
out there
is coming here!
Then let's just get in the car
and get the police station.
They've attacked the police.
They're attacking everywhere.
Fucking clowns!
Yes, the fucking clowns
we're in danger.
Hey the balloons.
-What about them?
-They were targets.
So why are we a target?
Carl Cane.
The fucking killer
clown kid?
Mum...?
What did you do?
Nothing.
Nothing?
You're his doctor.
You must have done something.
Thing doesn't need a reason.
It wants to inflict it's
pain on everyone.
That thing planned all
of this.
But he was locked away, Mum.
You just never suspected
what he was doing.
This is not my fault.
If we're the targets,
then we need to get away.
Get in the car and get
the fuck away.
Yeah, Leah's right, Mum.
No, I've seen what's going on
out there.
We stand a better chance
barricading ourselves
in here.
-What?
-No wait!
Alice, come on.
Let's get to Dad's, it's
remote and he's got
a shotgun.
- But it's over 30
miles to the city.
Then we run every clown fucker
down.
Mum, let's go.
Let's fucking go!
We have to leave!
Mum, let's go!
Mum, come on, let's go.
Let's go, come on.
Mum, hurry up.
I'm coming.
Mum come on!
So slow.
Come on, Mum.
Let's go, come on, let's go.
Okay, come on, hurry up.
Okay, let's go.
-Let's go.
-Okay, okay.
No.
Come on!
I'm going to go check the
engine.
Oh my God, try again, try
again.
Come on.
Alice?
Alice?
Get inside now.
The cable's, they're all cut.
Get inside now, now!
Come on.
Mum, quick.
Leah, get in.
Get in.
What do we do?
Look, I'm not going to let
anything happen to you, okay?
There's three of us.
We're going to keep it out,
barricade the doors,
block the windows,
-and we're gonna just hold
out.
-Yeah, until what?
Did you hear that?
Help me!
Help me!
Please, please help me!
Help me!
Please help me!
Help!
There.
Help me!
Please!
Please help me!
Yeah, it could be a trick.
She's hurt.
I've got to help her.
No, Alice, don't go.
-No, no, no, don't go, Alice.
-Mum, she's injured.
-We have to protect ourselves.
-What?
I'm going to help her.
We can't even leave her!
Yes, we can!
Get off me mum, she's injured.
-You can't leave her!
-I'm coming!
Stay with me, Leah.
Alice, quick!
I'm coming!
I've got you.
-Oh my God.
-They're close.
Grab onto me.
Alice, we're coming!
Come on!
-Come on!
-We're coming!
Come on, hurry!
Come on, come on,
hurry, hurry!
In, in!
Sit down.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Are you hurt?
They killed him.
They killed him.
You're okay now.
They're out there.
How many?
I don't know.
Did they follow you?
-Did they follow you?
-I don't know.
I was too scared to
look back.
It's okay.
You're okay.
It's them, isn't it?
-I'm Leah. What's your name?
-Candy.
You're safe in here, okay?
I'm not safe.
You didn't see what they did.
They...
They chopped him up.
Oh, I feel sick.
I'm taking her to the
bathroom.
Here, here, take this.
Take this.
Did you see it?
Mum! Mum, Alice!
Mum! Alice!
What's going on?
Stay up there, Leah!
Oh, trick or treat Dr Marks?
You won't get in here!
Oh, I don't need to.
You see, Dr Marks,
I,
am already,
in there.
Leah!
Leah!
See you soon.
Leah!
Leah!
Leah!
Oh, dear Alice.
So sweet to finally meet.
- Don't you speak
to her.
If you wanna talk,
you talk to me!
Ellen!
Playing the protective parent
doesn't suit you.
In fact, aren't you
missing a child already?
Oh, I'm sure Candy's
taking very good care of her.
Poor Leah.
Whether she lives or dies is
up to you.
Ellen, face me,
and I'll consider letting
her live.
Show yourself.
You go find Leah.
Go.
Find Leah.
Leah.
Ellen.
Ellen!
Oh, Ellen.
Oh you seem to be
feeling unwell.
No matter, we'll take very
good care of you.
Leah.
Leah.
Leah, Leah.
Oh my God.
Leah, you're okay,
you're okay.
You're okay, look at me,
look at me.
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
Sis, that's not true.
It's fine, I'm not going
to let anyone hurt you.
It's fine, Leah.
Alice.
Fuck, it means me.
It's mum, it's mum, okay.
The things she's done.
It's her fault that this is
happening.
Leah.
Leah.
I'm not gonna let anyone hurt
you.
Look at me, look at me.
Leah.
Leah, no, Leah.
Leah.
I'm gonna get you out
of this, I will.
I'm gonna get you
out of this.
Leah.
Leah, I'm gonna get you
out of this.
Dr Marks.
Dr Marks.
Tell me what's on your mind.
What have you done to
Alice and Leah?
Well they're not dead.
Yet.
If you hurt them!
If I hurt them,
what are you going to do about
it?
You have no power here,
Doctor.
Sit down.
Sit! Down!
My uhm,
foster parents.
My, uh...
My...
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
Parents?
No, those, uh...
things that the system
put me with,
they loved playing games.
Hide and Seek was
their favourite.
I'd have to count of 100
to hide.
Not that they ever counted,
of course.
It was just...
long enough to get another
drink.
Sometimes I'd hide so
well... that
they'd pass out before
they found me.
Other times they found me...
and played,
'Splat the Rat'!
Oh, what fun they had.
Until I cut off their
fucking heads.
Oh, that was fun.
Strangely enough,
so was playing the game.
The game part I liked.
Do you like games, Ellen?
Tell me about my girls.
What's that?
Oh,
Well, you're the doctor, you
should know.
But just to be clear...
it's the antidote.
Antidote for what?
For the toxins,
Being injected into
Leah and Alice,
right about...
now.
I'm gonna kill you!
Oh, save your energy, Ellen.
You'll need it for the game.
What game?
Hide and Seek.
Leah and Alice are hidden
somewhere in this place.
They've got ten minutes
until the poison kills them.
That is, of course,
unless you find them
and give them this.
This dosage is only enough
for one of them!
I know!
Fun, isn't it?
To make it even more fun?
Mainly for me.
You won't be alone out there.
So you better hope you find
your daughters
before you find one of ours.
What about these restraints?
Yes.
How rude of me.
Well, I have erm,
hidden the key somewhere
in here.
I'm, uhm,
checking out.
I won't be needing it anymore.
The er,
service leaves something
to be desired.
Let the games begin.
Help!
Leah!
Alice!
Leah?
Can you hear me?
Alice?
Leah?
Where are you?
Alice?
-Leah?
-Can you hear me?
Alice?
Alice, Leah?
Alice? Leah?
Can you hear me?
Where are you? Leah!
Alice, if you can hear me,
bang something!
Ellen.
Ellen!
Giving up, Ellen?
You're very, very cold.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
You're very cold.
Tick tock.
- Dr Marks,
please report to
psychotherapy immediately.
Oh, Leah.
It's mum. It's mum. I'm here.
-No.
-It's me.
-Mum?
-Yeah?
What did you do?
What?
What did you do?
Nothing.
Listen, we're gonna get
out of here.
Okay?
What does Alice mean?
What does she mean? The
letters?
What letters?
The letters from Carl Cane.
-There's no letters.
-From Carl Cane.
-No, no.
-Where's, Alice?
Alice...
Where?
Leah, Leah.
No!
Leah.
Hold on.
Leah, hold on, hold on.
It's gonna be okay,
it's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
All right, Leah.
- Mum?
Help, mum.
-Help me mum, please
mum.
Alice.
Hurry, mum.
-I gotta get Alice.
-Go.
I'll be right back.
Hold on.
Alice, where are you?
Alice.
Mum. Mum help!
Alice, I'm coming.
Alice, Alice, where are you?
-Mum.
-Alice?
Mum.
Alice.
Mum, help me.
Mum.
No, Mom.
Help me.
What's he done to you Alice?
What's he done to me?
You saved her, not me.
Alice.
No!
Alice?
Alice, stop please.
What's going on here?
You look so confused.
It's pathetic.
Alice, whatever he's told you,
Alice, don't listen to his
hate!
You never wanted me!
No, that's not the truth.
-Isn't it?
-No!
Look me in the eyes and
tell me that's not the truth.
He's manipulating you!
Shut up!
Fucking shut up!
Shh. Shush now, shush now.
Shush.
Sshhhh.
I want you to hurt.
I want you to feel pain
And suffer.
And before you die.
Look at me.
Know this.
The antidote,
that wasn't a fucking
antidote.
That was the fucking poison.
Yes, yes, yes!
Leah!
No!
No! Leah!
It would have been lovely
if you'd given a fuck
about me before
and now this is what
fucking happens!
What goes around goes
around mummy.
Cane's path is the way.
Yeah.
So it's time to spread
the suffering.
Alice.
Kill it.
Oh.
Please. Please Alice.
Oh please Alice.
No, no.
Alice, please.
Please.
Alice!
You killed her!
We did what you
wanted to do years ago,
Ellen.
You can't stop this.
It's already begun.
The reign of Cane
is coming for you.
Come on.
I don't feel good.
Dear Alice, I feel your
pain.
She never wanted you.
She never loved you.
You want to show her
suffering?
Punish her for her neglect.
Cane's path is the way.
Make the plans, Alice.
This Halloween
our reign of fear is coming.
Love, Cane.
It's gonna be okay.
No, it's not.
Trick or treat, smell my feet
give me something good to eat
Let's try this next house.
Oh, Mummy, Mummy!
Look at the boy with the axe.
Cool clown costume.
The err, sweets are there.
You can help yourself.
Nice night for it.
Happy Halloween.
You too.
Kids.
Fucking kids.
What are you looking at?
Fuck it.
Fuck it.
Trick or treat.
It was Halloween night
1996,
when the ten year old
child
the press named Cane,
the Killer Clown,
decapitated his foster
parents
before taking the lives of
three more
on a bloody trick or treat
rampage.
That murderer resides
inside these walls
of Morton Down Psychiatric
Hospital.
But what drove a child
to commit such a atrocious
crime?
I'm John Parker
and this is "Why Kids Kill."
A thing like Carl Cane
is beyond logic.
You'll go crazy looking
for it.
I spent ten years trying
to understand him.
- The system is a
trick.
There is no treat.
They, will, pay.
Get out of here
Dr Marks!
- The next 10 years,
I made sure it would suffer.
Never see beyond
these walls.
Carl Cane's an
abomination.
It's evil beyond anything you
and me can comprehend.
Hello?
Hello? You ok?
We're talking about the wave
of creepy clown sightings
across the United Kingdom.
The craze started in late
August
and reports of threatening
clowns
has been on the increase
since.
- Once
again,
all the clowns were
reported
wearing the same lashes
and slashes makeup
that has become
their trademark look of
terror.
- Three red
eyelashes on one side,
and this red slash down the
other.
The clowns seem to be growing
in numbers,
and panic in the public is
rising.
- I have two kids
in junior high school,
and they are scared to
death.
The lashes and slashes
makeup
is a statement of
intimidation.
- A new report of
a clown pops up by the hour.
The police insist
the clowns pose no
immediate danger.
There's mounting
pressure
to arrest anyone wearing
the makeup.
You're not even safe online,
and the hashtag clownpanic
is trending daily.
- Clowns have been
Spotted at government
buildings and even
police stations.
- The creepy
clown craze
is no longer a laughing
matter.
- It's like a clown
cult,
and I believe the government
is neglecting something
that could be gathering
the power
to hurt us all.
- There's only
one word
to describe what the
country is
feeling this Halloween,
and that is afraid.
Okay, I'm driving, then.
You can't.
Err, why not?
You're drunk.
Not drunk enough.
Shots, come on.
No, Alice, we're going home.
I've got a better idea.
What?
Tequilas!
I bet you.
That's mum again.
Yeah, and she's going mental.
The woman is mental. Fuck her.
Alice!
Alright I'll stay out. You go
home.
Alice, I'm not leaving you
like this.
I'll be fine.
It's you she's worried about
anyway.
Alice, don't start this.
Start what?
Oi, start what?
What's so funny, fuckbag?
That wasn't me.
Okay, yeah, that was actually
pretty creepy,
clown boy.
Alice, let's just get to the
car.
I bet you that axe isn't even
real.
Shit, it is fucking real.
It's fucking real!
Ah, shit.
it is fucking real!
Get in!
Oh my god.
Where'd he go?
Okay, that's freaky.
Yeah.
Did you hear that?
What the fuck is that?
Fuck!
- Oh my god!
- Fuck!
What are you doing?
What? Everyone else is
doing it.
Why is he doing that?
I don't know.
- Why is he pointing at you?
- I don't know
Soon.
Weird.
Fucking clowns.
- It's one more day
to Halloween,
but it's looking more like
Helloween out there
with all these clowns
running around.
Have you encountered
one?
Do you know one?
Are you one?
Get in contact.
I want to hear everything
clown related.
- I can't believe you
didn't call the police.
The police? Seriously?
Oh, yeah.
You're all out of milk.
Well, then throw it away.
Jesus.
My point is you were attacked.
He scared us shitless.
That's all.
That's all?
They should arrest the lot of
them.
That'll put an end to this
clown thing.
Look. It's just a bit of fun.
It's getting out of hand.
A total waste of resources.
Here we go.
For you.
Thought your generation were
over letters?
Who's it from?
I can't believe you're not
watching this!
Check it out.
Ow.
Good morning, Leah.
Clown fear is gripping the
nation
and infecting the internet
with regular hits
to a top 10 sightings chart
dedicated to showcasing
the latest and scariest
encounters.
With this video
grabbing last night's number
one spot.
Yeah can you. Slow down.
I didn't quite catch that.
-Why is he looking at you?
-I don't know.
And that's the sound of
us going viral.
All right, I'll be there
in 10.
I've got to go to work, OK?
Love you both.
- Who are these
lashes and slashes clowns?
What do they want?
Is it a hoax or building a
threat?
No one knows.
But this Halloween
is certainly shaping up
to be all trick,
and no treat.
Last night's reports.
- Where is he?
- Your office.
You left him in my office.
I didn't know where
else to put him.
Try the visitor's waiting
room.
But he's from the US
government.
US government, really?
Ellen.
- Dr Carpenter, please
report to psychotherapy.
- Good to see you too.
This better be important,
John.
It is.
You're weak. Fucking weak!
You have no idea what's
coming.
We are the forgotten,
the unheard.
And society is going to
suffer.
You are going to suffer.
There's nothing,
that can stop Cane's path.
You think these clown
incidents are connected?
Not until my source sent me
this
and Cane's name came up.
Carl Cane has no ties
to the outside.
No visitors, no external
privileges.
That doesn't mean he hasn't
found a way to communicate.
I really doubt it, John.
But you have a story, so
what is it?
Now, those sightings,
they seem coordinated,
don't you think?
The same makeup,
masks,
Social media pranks.
A possibility, or,
they're preparing something.
They're preparing for what?
Have you noticed
if Cane's behaviour has
changed?
Has he said anything,
I don't know, unusual?
Everything about Carl Cane
is unusual.
Ellen.
I really need to see him.
Please.
Stay your side of the
red line.
Don't stand on it, near it,
or over it.
If it attempts to pass you
anything.
Do not accept it.
And do not pass it anything,
no matter how much it asks.
Cain can be very persuasive.
- Do you understand me?
- Understood.
And one more thing.
You could be an issue.
How's that?
You interviewed him.
Ellen, it was 20 years ago.
He'll remember you.
Carl Cain, I'm--
- John Parker.
Welcome back.
I had expected company
when they
put the costume on.
Dr Marks does insist
upon her,
petty little tortures.
I get it.
Creates...
an illusion of safety,
Much like the,
electronic lock,
on that door.
Do you feel safe, John?
I have some questions.
So do I.
How did my documentary
turn out?
They didn't let me see it.
Cane's path.
What does that mean to you?
Shall I repeat the question?
- Two hundred.
Two hundred and...
forty seven.
What?
- Two hundred and forty
seven pounds. Your weight.
You've added a bit around
the gut since we last met.
Are you avoiding the question
because it does mean
something?
- So what if I am?
Does it matter?
I'm in here.
Tucked away safely.
No harm to nobody.
- It doesn't mean you can't
have influence.
- Influence?
On what?
- You know what's going
on out there.
You know what day is
approaching.
- Do I?
What's the day, John?
- You know.
- Is it near Christmas?
I love Christmas!
Is it just a Thursday,
in which case it's porridge
for breakfast.
Dr Marks?
Dr Marks, may I remind you
that I hate fucking porridge!
Plays havoc with my gut.
- It's Halloween.
- Pardon me.
- It's Halloween.
So enlighten me, Carl.
What is Cane's path,
and why are they associating
you
with whatever the hell they're
doing?
- Ahhrrghhhhh!
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
I'm not playing your games.
Choose right,
and I'll tell you what you
need to know.
- So you admit you do
know something?
Choose, and you'll find out.
How do I know if you're
telling the truth?
If you don't play, you'll
never know.
Come on, man. Just tell me.
What is Cane's path,
and what the hell is going
on--
- Trick!
Or!
Treat?
Trick.
Yes.
Yes.
It is.
You're completely right.
I'm done here.
John,
a reign of fear
is coming for you.
What did you say?
What did you say?
What's up with those
square spirals that he draws?
- You think they're
relevant?
I got these from my police
source.
They think it's gang tags but,
tomorrow is Halloween,
and that's the anniversary
of that night, right?
You think that's a
coincidence?
I know when someone's lying.
Cane is hiding something.
What do you need from
me, John?
It's what I need from him,
and that's solid evidence
so I can expose whatever
he's trying to unleash.
Leave it with me.
- You know the drill,
front and centre.
- You didn't say the magic
word.
- I'm going to count to
five.
-Five
-Four, three, two, one!
You're going to sleep, boy.
Nap time.
A visit from the matriarch.
How is Alice?
Still your fucking problem
of a child?
I said forty milligrams, Rob.
- It was.
I bet you regret not aborting
that thing when you had the
chance.
Imagine if she ever found
out that
she wasn't wanted.
- I want everything from
this room taken.
Toss the bed, gut the
mattress,
strip the pictures and pens.
The ridiculous makeup on
that face.
- And how's your band-aid
kid, Leah, doing?
I am so looking forward
to meeting them both.
You'll never meet them.
- Dr Marks?
Dr Marks?
- Yes?
We're done here.
-OK, take everything to my
office.
-Will do.
...Making you crazy...
If you're going to drink
the wine
you can at least replace it.
For fuck's sake.
Leah, turn that music down.
- What was that?
- Budge up.
No, you don't have to go.
- I know where I'm
not wanted.
-John.
-So did you toss the cell?
Yeah, I took everything.
Can I get a look at that
stuff?
Where are you?
- Are you tailing me?
Ellen, I know you.
You never manage that balance
between work and life,
you know?
Right, like you're the expert
on it.
Still smoking?
No, I quit.
Where's your stuff?
What do you think this
all means?
Come on.
That he's fucking deranged?
Be professional, okay?
I want to find something as
much as you.
So you do feel that
there's something here, right?
Yeah.
It's more what he said,
like saying he's looking
forward
to meeting Alice and Leah.
Like it was a threat.
Cane's devious.
He's done many a thing
to get under my skin.
Well, why does he want
to get under your skin?
Where's your reason?
Two decades worth of reasons,
I'd imagine.
No, no, it's not that.
No.
We're not seeing the big
picture.
Do you see that?
That's a mouth.
That's that.
Here, here, here.
That's something.
Like that.
And there.
There it is.
That's it.
I'm your friend. Are you
my friend John?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
This is Thyodyne.
The right dose
will make every nerve in
your body
feel like it's being
scraped by a razor.
A milligram too much?
An excruciating death.
- Love it.
- Last time Cane,
your drawings
is the same face
they're all wearing
out there.
- A coincidence.
- It's not a damn
coincidence.
Now just tell me,
how were you communicating
with them?
- Communicating
with who, John?
I'm a prisoner.
Locked in concrete and steel,
segregated from civilization.
I have no
social privileges of
communication.
Isn't that right, Dr Marks?
Just say the word and I'll
dose it.
You're asking for permission
to hurt me now, Dr?
That's a first in,
what?
A decade?
You tell me
what's going to happen
later today,
and I'll make sure
you get your privileges.
It's already begun, John.
There's nothing you can
do to stop it.
Stop what?
So tell me, Ellen,
who are you going to
choose to save?
Mistake Alice?
Or,
The band aid, Leah.
-I'm done.
-No, no wait!
Wait, no, no no.
Please wait.
There's something you both
need to come and see.
Bye-bye.
Yellow balloons have
mysteriously appeared
at various locations
around the country.
A police statement identified
the main clusters
appeared at power
stations,
telecommunication
masts,
police headquarters,
and civil servant
households
of social workers,
headteachers,
psychologists,
and politicians.
Those are targets.
Police have been quick to
discount claims,
They're marks.
- Let me out!
What's he doing?
Get down there
and drill 20 cc's
of diazepam into him.
I want him out cold.
-I'm not qualified.
-Do it!
Michael?
Yeah, John Parker, can
you get me
Chief Superintendent
Robinson?
There's been sudden
widespread disruption
across the country
with a series of power
cuts and
phone network outages.
This is insane.
She's not picking up.
She's not picking up.
Yeah. Obviously.
I'll try again.
-Leah?
-Mum, mum, did you see it?
I sent you a photo. There's a
balloon outside our house.
What?
What's going on? What does it
mean?
Lock everything.
-Don't go out. And don't-
- Mum?
Mum, mum, mum?
-Leah?
-Mum?
Alice, have you got a signal?
No.
We interrupt
our programming.
This is an emergency
broadcast.
The prime minister has
declared
a serious threat to
safety.
Power grids have suffered
major attacks,
Are the cells on electrical
locking systems here?
We have emergency backup.
Too late.
All citizens, please stay
inside.
It will make it easier for
us to kill you.
Ha, ha, ha.
What the fuck?
What the fuck is going on?
I don't know.
Alice?
-What the fuck?
-OK, we're fine.
It's fine. It's just the
lights.
You're next, Ellen.
Danger. Locking
system failure.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Hello, Robert.
Happy Halloween.
I did what you needed.
I sent out all your letters.
I did as you asked.
I serve you.
Please.
No.
Thank you, Robert.
Trick or treat?
Punish Ellen.
Close your door.
Close your door now.
Ellen, the door.
These are the emergency
comms, right?
This is Morton Downs,
Psychiatric Hospital,
at 158 Oaks Avenue
requesting emergency
support.
Do you copy?
Do you copy?
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
We are requesting emergency
support.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Please repeat what's your
emergency.
Because we don't care!
The reign of fear is
here.
I have to get home.
Where's the nearest exit?
Here.
Okay. Okay.
All right. All right, Ellen.
Let me check the corridor
first, okay?
John?
John?
John?
It's all clear. It's okay.
Ellen!
- Come out, come out,
wherever you are.
Alice!
Mum!
Leah!
Let me in!
Grab anything sharp, blunt,
anything that could hurt.
Mum, seriously?
Yeah, I'm serious.
Whatever's going on
out there
is coming here!
Then let's just get in the car
and get the police station.
They've attacked the police.
They're attacking everywhere.
Fucking clowns!
Yes, the fucking clowns
we're in danger.
Hey the balloons.
-What about them?
-They were targets.
So why are we a target?
Carl Cane.
The fucking killer
clown kid?
Mum...?
What did you do?
Nothing.
Nothing?
You're his doctor.
You must have done something.
Thing doesn't need a reason.
It wants to inflict it's
pain on everyone.
That thing planned all
of this.
But he was locked away, Mum.
You just never suspected
what he was doing.
This is not my fault.
If we're the targets,
then we need to get away.
Get in the car and get
the fuck away.
Yeah, Leah's right, Mum.
No, I've seen what's going on
out there.
We stand a better chance
barricading ourselves
in here.
-What?
-No wait!
Alice, come on.
Let's get to Dad's, it's
remote and he's got
a shotgun.
- But it's over 30
miles to the city.
Then we run every clown fucker
down.
Mum, let's go.
Let's fucking go!
We have to leave!
Mum, let's go!
Mum, come on, let's go.
Let's go, come on.
Mum, hurry up.
I'm coming.
Mum come on!
So slow.
Come on, Mum.
Let's go, come on, let's go.
Okay, come on, hurry up.
Okay, let's go.
-Let's go.
-Okay, okay.
No.
Come on!
I'm going to go check the
engine.
Oh my God, try again, try
again.
Come on.
Alice?
Alice?
Get inside now.
The cable's, they're all cut.
Get inside now, now!
Come on.
Mum, quick.
Leah, get in.
Get in.
What do we do?
Look, I'm not going to let
anything happen to you, okay?
There's three of us.
We're going to keep it out,
barricade the doors,
block the windows,
-and we're gonna just hold
out.
-Yeah, until what?
Did you hear that?
Help me!
Help me!
Please, please help me!
Help me!
Please help me!
Help!
There.
Help me!
Please!
Please help me!
Yeah, it could be a trick.
She's hurt.
I've got to help her.
No, Alice, don't go.
-No, no, no, don't go, Alice.
-Mum, she's injured.
-We have to protect ourselves.
-What?
I'm going to help her.
We can't even leave her!
Yes, we can!
Get off me mum, she's injured.
-You can't leave her!
-I'm coming!
Stay with me, Leah.
Alice, quick!
I'm coming!
I've got you.
-Oh my God.
-They're close.
Grab onto me.
Alice, we're coming!
Come on!
-Come on!
-We're coming!
Come on, hurry!
Come on, come on,
hurry, hurry!
In, in!
Sit down.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Are you hurt?
They killed him.
They killed him.
You're okay now.
They're out there.
How many?
I don't know.
Did they follow you?
-Did they follow you?
-I don't know.
I was too scared to
look back.
It's okay.
You're okay.
It's them, isn't it?
-I'm Leah. What's your name?
-Candy.
You're safe in here, okay?
I'm not safe.
You didn't see what they did.
They...
They chopped him up.
Oh, I feel sick.
I'm taking her to the
bathroom.
Here, here, take this.
Take this.
Did you see it?
Mum! Mum, Alice!
Mum! Alice!
What's going on?
Stay up there, Leah!
Oh, trick or treat Dr Marks?
You won't get in here!
Oh, I don't need to.
You see, Dr Marks,
I,
am already,
in there.
Leah!
Leah!
See you soon.
Leah!
Leah!
Leah!
Oh, dear Alice.
So sweet to finally meet.
- Don't you speak
to her.
If you wanna talk,
you talk to me!
Ellen!
Playing the protective parent
doesn't suit you.
In fact, aren't you
missing a child already?
Oh, I'm sure Candy's
taking very good care of her.
Poor Leah.
Whether she lives or dies is
up to you.
Ellen, face me,
and I'll consider letting
her live.
Show yourself.
You go find Leah.
Go.
Find Leah.
Leah.
Ellen.
Ellen!
Oh, Ellen.
Oh you seem to be
feeling unwell.
No matter, we'll take very
good care of you.
Leah.
Leah.
Leah, Leah.
Oh my God.
Leah, you're okay,
you're okay.
You're okay, look at me,
look at me.
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
Sis, that's not true.
It's fine, I'm not going
to let anyone hurt you.
It's fine, Leah.
Alice.
Fuck, it means me.
It's mum, it's mum, okay.
The things she's done.
It's her fault that this is
happening.
Leah.
Leah.
I'm not gonna let anyone hurt
you.
Look at me, look at me.
Leah.
Leah, no, Leah.
Leah.
I'm gonna get you out
of this, I will.
I'm gonna get you
out of this.
Leah.
Leah, I'm gonna get you
out of this.
Dr Marks.
Dr Marks.
Tell me what's on your mind.
What have you done to
Alice and Leah?
Well they're not dead.
Yet.
If you hurt them!
If I hurt them,
what are you going to do about
it?
You have no power here,
Doctor.
Sit down.
Sit! Down!
My uhm,
foster parents.
My, uh...
My...
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
Parents?
No, those, uh...
things that the system
put me with,
they loved playing games.
Hide and Seek was
their favourite.
I'd have to count of 100
to hide.
Not that they ever counted,
of course.
It was just...
long enough to get another
drink.
Sometimes I'd hide so
well... that
they'd pass out before
they found me.
Other times they found me...
and played,
'Splat the Rat'!
Oh, what fun they had.
Until I cut off their
fucking heads.
Oh, that was fun.
Strangely enough,
so was playing the game.
The game part I liked.
Do you like games, Ellen?
Tell me about my girls.
What's that?
Oh,
Well, you're the doctor, you
should know.
But just to be clear...
it's the antidote.
Antidote for what?
For the toxins,
Being injected into
Leah and Alice,
right about...
now.
I'm gonna kill you!
Oh, save your energy, Ellen.
You'll need it for the game.
What game?
Hide and Seek.
Leah and Alice are hidden
somewhere in this place.
They've got ten minutes
until the poison kills them.
That is, of course,
unless you find them
and give them this.
This dosage is only enough
for one of them!
I know!
Fun, isn't it?
To make it even more fun?
Mainly for me.
You won't be alone out there.
So you better hope you find
your daughters
before you find one of ours.
What about these restraints?
Yes.
How rude of me.
Well, I have erm,
hidden the key somewhere
in here.
I'm, uhm,
checking out.
I won't be needing it anymore.
The er,
service leaves something
to be desired.
Let the games begin.
Help!
Leah!
Alice!
Leah?
Can you hear me?
Alice?
Leah?
Where are you?
Alice?
-Leah?
-Can you hear me?
Alice?
Alice, Leah?
Alice? Leah?
Can you hear me?
Where are you? Leah!
Alice, if you can hear me,
bang something!
Ellen.
Ellen!
Giving up, Ellen?
You're very, very cold.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Tick tock.
You're very cold.
Tick tock.
- Dr Marks,
please report to
psychotherapy immediately.
Oh, Leah.
It's mum. It's mum. I'm here.
-No.
-It's me.
-Mum?
-Yeah?
What did you do?
What?
What did you do?
Nothing.
Listen, we're gonna get
out of here.
Okay?
What does Alice mean?
What does she mean? The
letters?
What letters?
The letters from Carl Cane.
-There's no letters.
-From Carl Cane.
-No, no.
-Where's, Alice?
Alice...
Where?
Leah, Leah.
No!
Leah.
Hold on.
Leah, hold on, hold on.
It's gonna be okay,
it's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
All right, Leah.
- Mum?
Help, mum.
-Help me mum, please
mum.
Alice.
Hurry, mum.
-I gotta get Alice.
-Go.
I'll be right back.
Hold on.
Alice, where are you?
Alice.
Mum. Mum help!
Alice, I'm coming.
Alice, Alice, where are you?
-Mum.
-Alice?
Mum.
Alice.
Mum, help me.
Mum.
No, Mom.
Help me.
What's he done to you Alice?
What's he done to me?
You saved her, not me.
Alice.
No!
Alice?
Alice, stop please.
What's going on here?
You look so confused.
It's pathetic.
Alice, whatever he's told you,
Alice, don't listen to his
hate!
You never wanted me!
No, that's not the truth.
-Isn't it?
-No!
Look me in the eyes and
tell me that's not the truth.
He's manipulating you!
Shut up!
Fucking shut up!
Shh. Shush now, shush now.
Shush.
Sshhhh.
I want you to hurt.
I want you to feel pain
And suffer.
And before you die.
Look at me.
Know this.
The antidote,
that wasn't a fucking
antidote.
That was the fucking poison.
Yes, yes, yes!
Leah!
No!
No! Leah!
It would have been lovely
if you'd given a fuck
about me before
and now this is what
fucking happens!
What goes around goes
around mummy.
Cane's path is the way.
Yeah.
So it's time to spread
the suffering.
Alice.
Kill it.
Oh.
Please. Please Alice.
Oh please Alice.
No, no.
Alice, please.
Please.
Alice!
You killed her!
We did what you
wanted to do years ago,
Ellen.
You can't stop this.
It's already begun.
The reign of Cane
is coming for you.
Come on.
I don't feel good.
Dear Alice, I feel your
pain.
She never wanted you.
She never loved you.
You want to show her
suffering?
Punish her for her neglect.
Cane's path is the way.
Make the plans, Alice.
This Halloween
our reign of fear is coming.
Love, Cane.
It's gonna be okay.
No, it's not.