Possession of Mara (2025) Movie Script
(ominous music)
(music continues)
[Iblis] The one and only one.
I am Lucifer, Iblis.
I'm one and the same
in texture, sin and beauty.
To you, I will give all this glory
and I give it to anyone I please.
(cricket chirps)
(ominous music)
Mom!
[Iblis] Come here!
No, no!
No!
No!!
(breathes deeply)
Christopher... are you okay?
I heard you scream.
I had that same dream again.
I understand what you're going through.
I was in that dark cave, and
that horrible man was there.
He took Mom away.
Nothing I could do to save her.
Your subconscious is not
accepting your mom's death.
Mom was the only family I had.
I have no family left.
I never met Dad.
Why did he have to leave us?
I can't keep living like this.
Christopher, I am your
family. We grew up together.
I appreciate you, Matthew.
But why am I having these dreams?
Why do I keep seeing
that ugly man in my dream?
You're reading the Bible too much.
Mom used to read it to me all the time.
I'm just trying to find comfort.
I just feel suffocated.
You need to get out of
this room, Christopher.
You need fresh air. You
need to meet somebody.
You can't just be sitting
like this all the time.
I wonder if I'll ever meet anyone.
Is my mom trying to tell me something?
Do you think that ugly man
in my dreams is the devil?
The devil is a human made character.
I don't believe that.
Whatever you believe in,
I'm always here.
[Chris sniffles]
Thank you, Matthew.
(piano music)
(ominous music)
Hey, how are you doing?
We got three new check-ins
and nine checking out today.
Oh, a pretty busy day for you.
I don't know, but where are you going?
Sutro Trail.
Cool.
Don't forget the wrench.
I'll take care of it.
See ya.
(traffic noise)
(waves splashing)
(background chatter)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
You can't escape me.
You're mine.
(suspenseful music)
(struggles breathing)
(Mara sobs)
Hey... hey...
- What are you trying to do?
- Go away. Please go away.
Just go away.
Are you trying to kill yourself?
Yes. I am trying.
I can't do this anymore.
He won't leave me alone.
- Who's not going to leave you alone?
- The Devil!
The Devil?
(sobs)
Everyone uses me.
Nobody loves me.
I'm all alone.
Don't touch me.
If you think you can tell me
you're going to kill yourself
and expect me to walk
away, that's not happening.
I'm just so confused.
Whatever you're going
through, you deserve a chance.
You're not alone in this.
Come down from there.
[Mara] My purse.
[Chris] I got you. I got you.
Let's take a walk.
(music)
Hey, what's your name?
Mara.
Mara, where are you from?
Calaveras.
Calaveras - down by Sacramento?
I grew up there all my life.
Do you live with your parents?
My dad left me when I was born.
My mom died when I was nine.
I'm so sorry.
My mom's boyfriend, Hayden, raised me.
Hayden?
I'm so tired.
Well, I can walk you home.
I don't have a home.
You don't have a place to live?
I have nowhere to go.
Well, I have a place you can stay at.
I'm not sure.
[Chris] It's going to be okay.
Come.
(music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
Come to us, Mara. Come to the dark side!
(woman laughing)
(laughs)
(suspenseful music)
(woman laughing)
[Iblis] Come to me, Mara.
I want you so bad.
Come to me...
Come to me...
Hey, you okay?
Uh...
What just happened?
(music ends)
(traffic noise)
Here it is.
You live in a hotel?
I work for a buddy of mine,
and it comes with an apartment.
Come on.
It'll be fine, I promise.
Here.
[Matthew] Hey.
Matthew, this is Mara.
Mara, this is Matthew.
Oh - nice to meet you.
I'm - I'm sorry for the hesitation.
You're very beautiful.
Um, where's - where's your restroom?
Oh, straight down there to your left.
(piano music in background)
Dude.
What was the first rule I told?
No pets.
That's right, no pets. Don't you know
there's a homelessness epidemic?
Who is she?
I met her near the Golden
Gate Bridge this morning.
She was going to jump.
Jump? (Chuckles)
- Did you fish her out of the bay?
- Just about.
You gotta be careful, bud.
Don't let her good looks get to you.
(laughs)
I appreciate your concern,
Matthew, but right now, no more talk.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Did you get the wrench?
I forgot. I'll get it today.
(door opens and squeaks)
(door opens and squeaks)
(haunted music, electric buzzing)
(water tap runs)
(flushes)
(Iblis breathing)
(water running)
(door creaks open)
(heartbeat)
You are mine.
Oh, no.
(Iblis laughs)
(breathing heavily)
Oh, please, please...
Please...
(Mara breathes heavily)
(ominous music)
(gasps)
(toilet flushes)
(heart thumping)
(door opens and squeaks)
Hey. You alright?
Okay, then. This way.
(ominous music)
Hey, Mike.
- [Mike] How are you, sir?
- I'm good, thank you.
This is the Butterfly Lounge.
It also has a great restaurant.
Cafe Majestic.
Over 20 people work here.
(piano music)
This way.
(music continues)
It's okay. You're welcome here.
Um
this is nice.
This is not my apartment,
heh. I couldn't afford this.
This is Amit's.
He owns the Hotel
Majestic and the apartment.
The two buildings are interconnected.
Who's Amit?
Oh, me and Matthew watch over
Amit's properties while he's in Europe.
Matthew works the front
desk, and I'm a handyman.
He has the same deal.
I don't make a lot of money,
but... it's a pretty good gig.
After my mom's death,
my best friend Matthew,
he brought me to San Francisco.
I really appreciate
everything you've done for me.
[Mara] Um,
but you understand that this isn't a
this is a no-strings-attached
arrangement, right?
Yeah. No strings. I promise.
(sighs)
What is that?
I picked it up at the flea market.
(ominous music)
I have to go to Chinatown
to pick up a wrench,
so why don't you make yourself at home?
I'll be back.
(ominous music)
(silence)
(ominous music resumes)
(music ends)
(music)
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the
Majestic Hotel. How can I help you?
Uh, we're checking in.
Uh, can you believe it?
It's already our third time.
Oh, well, Majestic Hotel
appreciates you being our loyal patron.
- Uh, may I have your name, please?
- Yes, my name is James Stierenkamp.
[son] Hey, hey, Dad. Hey, Dad
did you see the... the man over there?
Uh, no.
Well, but Dad, look! He's right there!
Um, son, let me focus
on checking in, please.
But, Dad, he's right there. Trust me.
- Room 786, just up the stairs.
- Thank you so much.
- Mm-hm. Enjoy your stay.
- Son, let's go. Come on.
(water dripping)
(loud exhale)
(gasps)
(gasps)
(sigh of relief)
That was weird.
Hey, what's up?
Just fixed the faucets.
-Great. You look happier.
-I am happy.
- Mmm, Christopher found a girlfriend.
- Yeah, she's actually really nice.
She talks about deep stuff,
like the soul and all that.
Mmm, so she is your kind of girl.
(laughs) I think so.
Wonderful. Well, happy for you, bro.
Hey, man, could I crash
in your room tonight?
So what, like your girl
kicked you out of your place?
Gosh, you ever heard of being a gentleman?
So, bro, are you telling me
that you have a girl in the room,
and you're not trying to do anything?
Come on, man, I don't
want to scare her off.
I will never understand your generation.
- You are my generation!
- [Matthew] Well, I'm an old soul.
You look 16.
-I'm 25.
-Okay.
(ominous music)
No.
No... no...
(suspenseful music)
[Mara] No.
No, stop, stop.
What are you doing?
(stuttering) I was trying to...
I know what you men want.
You stay away from me.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean
to hurt you in any way.
(dramatic music)
Um
Hayden used to come into
my room when I was sleeping.
(sigh) I was - I was really scared.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to wake you up.
Please, get some rest.
I'm sleeping in Matthew's room tonight.
Stay.
Just until I fall asleep.
Yeah.
Yeah.
(dramatic music continues)
(music ends)
Hi, welcome to Majestic
Hotel. How can I help you?
Hi, we booked a room online.
- Hm. Uh, what's your name?
- Michael Mahoney.
Let me see what I can do for you.
Dad? There's a guy
over there staring at me.
Stella, stop kidding around.
(scary music)
He's still staring at me.
Stella, stop, please.
Okay, I got you.
Here we go. So, room 506,
just go up the elevator, and the
room is going to be right in front of you.
Thank you.
(ominous music)
(Iblis laughs)
(Iblis laughs)
(street noises)
[Man] Hey!
You should come to this place.
Where?
Golden Gate Spiritualist Church.
You will meet her there.
(curious music)
(water running)
(scary music)
(Mara hums)
(Mara continues humming)
(scary music)
(Frog croaks)
(screams)
(Frog continues croaking)
Welcome to Majestic
Hotel. How can I help you?
We need a room.
- Mm-hm. Okay, a room for two?
- Isn't it obvious?
Yeah, pretty much. So, let's see.
We have room 306
available for you. Is that okay?
Anything with a 6 is good for us.
Beautiful, sounds good.
So, you're pretty much set.
Um-hmm.
There you go.
We also have the bar open right there.
So, if you would like to, you can
always have some fun there too.
Okay, thank you.
(whispers)
(chuckles) Maybe.
(the women giggle)
(soothing music)
(music continues)
This is the San Francisco Columbarium.
I come here all the time. Love this place.
My mom's resting here.
[Chris] My mom always
said that the soul never dies
that we're just souls
living in this body.
Want to meet her?
[Mara] Sure.
(music)
(music fades)
(thunderstorm)
(maniac laughing)
(Mara screams)
Stop! Stop! Stop!
(screams)
No! No! No!
No!
(gasps)
(scary music)
(gasps)
[Chris] Hey.
- How are you feeling this morning?
- (Chris exhales)
I saw my mom again in my dream.
[Matthew] Really?
The same man came and took her away.
I'm gonna go to that church tonight.
Okay.
(ethereal music)
(music continues)
Hello, everyone.
Welcome to our Sunday service
at Golden Gate Spiritualist Church.
Our church was founded in 1924
by Reverend Florence Becker.
Today, I'm happy to present our medium,
Reverend Hildegard Andropoulos, PhD.
Reverend Hildegard?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Welcome, everyone, both
those who are here in life,
and those who are here in
spirit, to our session today.
My name is Reverend Hildegard,
and I will be your receiver of
messages on this journey today.
I am a conduit to the other side,
where our loved ones who
have crossed over into spirit
can send us messages. Yes.
[Hildegard] Listen to me.
Feel with me.
Send them your thoughts, and
I will receive their messages.
(electricity crackling)
May I come to you? The lady
with the black scarf in the back here.
-What's your name?
-Victoria.
Oh, Victoria, I am sensing
the presence of a daughter.
She has dark curly hair
and glasses, is that right?
She is standing right behind you.
And she wants you to know
that she has healed herself,
and she loves you very much.
Thank you.
You are so welcome.
Oh, may I speak to you?
May I come to you, ma'am?
Yes, please.
[Hildegard] I am feeling very
strongly a son's presence.
I hope he's okay.
He wants you to know
that he will always love you.
And he thinks about you
every year on his birthday.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome.
I'm sensing another message for someone
here, If they are ready to receive it.
I see trees and... oh, and a dark shadow.
And I see a car.
There's a woman in the car.
Oh, she looks very nervous.
And there's an accident!
(car skids, then crashes)
Does that resonate for anybody here?
Yes, me.
Oh, yes, I am sensing a mother's vibration.
My mom, she passed away three months ago.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
That must be so hard for you.
But you know
she is here. She is
standing right behind you.
She's got brown hair, and...
and a white dress, and,
and she's surrounded by love.
She says... she says you're
going to meet someone.
Who is it?
Well, I don't know.
I mean, all I do is deliver the
message. I... I don't know the meaning.
That's for you to figure out, my son.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I can't see anymore right now.
Thank you, everyone.
(somber music)
(music fades)
My friends, after the service,
we gather for hands-on healing
here in the Healing Chapel.
Reverend, I'm praying for my
father to send me a message.
He passed away last year.
Oh, I am so very sorry.
Oh, dear, you keep on coming here
and I am certain that you will
get a message from your father.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Young man, what is your name?
Christopher Larkin.
Oh, Christopher
you remind me so much
of my dear departed son.
So
my mom was sending
me messages from the dead?
Yes, Christopher, she was.
It's hard to believe.
[Hildegard] I know, but it is true.
We are all spirits having
a bodily experience.
But your mother is contacting
you. It must be very important.
Oh, my.
Christopher
your mother is still with you.
Love never dies.
Your soul is connected
with your mother's soul.
Our doors are always open
for you here at the church.
I hope to see you again.
(somber music)
Hey, Matt.
I went to the Golden
Gate Spiritualist Church.
You did?
-And what happened?
-It was amazing.
Well, a medium gave me
a message from my mom.
- From your dead mom?
- Yeah, I know how it sounds, but
it was like she was right there,
right at the scene of the crash.
You're putting a lot of
stock in that, aren't you?
OK, well, if you experienced
the same things I experienced,
you'd feel the same.
Okay, what else did she say?
Well, she told me I'd meet someone.
Maybe it's Mara that she's talking
about. Maybe she sent me Mara!
I don't know if I want to believe that.
And don't tell that to your girl because
she might think that you're weird,
even for San Francisco, and leave you.
Hey, you should experience it for yourself.
It feels good to get a message.
I'm going to the Castro Theater
tonight to see the Silent Film Festival.
They're closing my favorite Castro
Theater for the whole year now.
Oh, why?
Renovations after a hundred years.
What movie are you going to see tonight?
Faust. 1926, directed by F.W. Murnau.
-The movie about the devil.
-Exactly.
Sounds great.
And he also directed
Nosferatu. You should know that.
Right.
Well, I picked up some sandwiches
for Mara, so I'd better get to it.
-Go get that sandwich.
-I will.
(piano music)
-Hey, you.
-[Mara] Hi.
How are you feeling?
Okay. I slept 10 hours, so I'm
I'm chipper.
I'm glad you got some rest.
I brought you some sandwiches.
Oh, thank you.
Rubens, my mom's favorite.
Yeah?
(somber music)
Christopher
you've done so much for me,
but I'm not worthy.
Worthy of what?
Love.
Please don't say that.
(music continues)
Ever since my mom died
I've felt this hole in me.
But when I'm with you, I don't feel that.
No one's ever said that to me.
I really like being around you.
(music continues)
-Hey, how's your girl?
-She's good.
She's been sleeping a lot.
So she just sleeps and
you stare at her for hours?
-What a love story.
-Stop!
She's actually been opening up to me a lot.
She's a really good
person who's just been hurt.
You get emotionally attached too much.
There's something about her.
Thinking about that message from my mom.
I want to help her.
Then take her to your spiritualist church.
I'm a little hesitant to ask her.
My friend, you're too much in love.
I don't know. I've never
felt this way before.
I don't feel so alone anymore.
Ouch, Christopher.
- I've been here for you all this time.
- Oh, you know what I mean.
I just hope you know what you're doing.
I think I do.
OK, Romeo, I'm going to Powerhouse tonight.
You got to bring me there sometime.
- You can come anytime you want to.
- (laughs)
(sinister music)
(birds chirping)
[Chris] It's my favorite spot. I
come here to study sometimes.
How are you feeling?
I'm okay.
I was thinking... I had this amazing
experience at the spiritualist church,
and I was wondering if
you'd want to come with me.
A spiritualist church?
What type of religion is that again?
They don't worship
any religion in particular.
They focus on communicating
with spirits from the dead.
This medium, Hildegard... she
gave me a message from my mom.
Message?
Wait, what type of message?
(chuckles)
You really have to experience
it for yourself by coming with me.
(sinister music)
[Chris] Mara?
Why are you telling me this?
Mara, I know it might sound
a bit unconventional, but...
I really feel like it could help you if
you got a message from your mom.
You want me to talk to my dead mom?
- I don't believe in that stuff!
- I didn't believe in it either!
I always thought that
talking to the dead was
black magic or voodoo,
candles and sacrifices,
but it wasn't like that at all.
(music intensifies)
(slow backwards speech)
(ethereal music)
(music fades)
Hey.
- Hey, Amit just came back from Rome.
- Are you kidding?
No, but look, he's only
staying here for one day,
and then he's going to,
uh, Mexico tomorrow.
Oh, okay.
-Hi, Amit.
-Hi!
[Amit] Hi. Matthew tells
me you're doing a great job.
Just trying to learn everything I can.
Well, I don't have to worry
about the hotel while I'm away.
You boys are great. I'll
be here for a few hours
if you want to take off.
- Thank you very much.
[Chris] Awesome!
-[Mara] Christopher?
[Chris] Hi.
This is Christopher's new girlfriend.
Matthew!
Beautiful lady.
Yeah. So a buddy of mine
actually invited me to a club.
So if you guys want to go...
- Yeah, we'll go.
- I don't really think that's a good idea.
Christopher, I really want to go.
- I guess we're going to the club.
- Right.
[Amit] Well, you guys can take off.
-I will take care of your shift.
-Thanks!
OK.
Be quick.
(club music)
[Matthew] Welcome, to the most
famous club in San Francisco.
[bartender] It is indeed.
Welcome to the Savoy Tivoli.
[Mara] Hi.
And it's San Francisco voodoo night.
[Mara] Ooh!
What would you guys like to drink?
Uh, can I get a whiskey sour?
Whiskey sour for the lady.
-I'll get a Cosmopolitan.
-Cosmo.
I'll do a vodka cranberry.
A vodka cranberry.
- [Mara] Thank you.
- [bartender] Great. Thank you.
I wouldn't take you
somewhere bad, you know.
- This music is really good too.
- Oh, I love this song.
(club music continues)
- Listen to Matthew here, okay?
- Okay, we'll listen to Matthew.
- [Matthew] Mm-hm. Thank you.
- You didn't want to come here.
But I'm here now, so be grateful. Okay?
I'm having a great time. I feel like I
haven't partied like this in a long time.
Oh, so now we're having fun. Okay.
- [Chris] You want to go dance?
- Um... not right now, no.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Yeah, yeah.
Um, so you don't have a girlfriend?
Um. No, I don't.
Um, you know, with the job.
So, I don't really have that much time,
(club music continues)
(dance music)
- Can I have another one? Thank you.
- [bartender] Yep.
- It's not a race, you know?
- [Matthew] Yeah, I know.
What do you mean? I'm just having fun.
I bet. I bet she can hold
her drink, you know?
I can hold my drink. Yeah.
I know. I trust Mara.
I trust Mara with all my heart.
- Can I have another one? Thank you.
- [bartender] My pleasure. Yeah.
You guys are not, like,
drinking your drinks at all!
I mean, you know, I like
to savor my drinks. Yeah.
(pop song)
Like you look really cute.
Thank you Mara, you
look wonderful yourself.
(pop song continues)
(no audible dialogue)
-I have to go to the bathroom.
-Okay.
I'll be back. Excuse me.
(pop song continues)
(door creaks and shuts)
I've never felt a woman's touch.
How does it feel - like, how
does it feel in your heart and soul?
I get nervous.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
That's good. That's good. I think
it's good to be nervous, honestly.
(pop song fades)
-(ominous music)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
Did you miss me?
You look so beautiful today.
Just perfect. Ripe for picking.
(Mara hyperventilates)
Can't you feel how bad I want you?
You are Eve...
God's perfect creation.
And I'm a serpent in your garden.
Give me some fruit from your tree, Mara,
and I will eat it.
(music continues; Mara hyperventilates)
(upbeat music)
(music fades)
(Mara breathes heavily)
(upbeat music resumes)
-Matthew.
-Hey, what's up?
Stop. Stop! What are you
doing? Stop! No, no, no! Chill out!
What's wrong with you? Chill out!
My God...
(upbeat music continues)
(music fades)
-(Italian dance song)
(Italian dance song continues)
(Italian dance song continues)
(no audible dialogue)
(Italian dance song continues)
[Taylor] What's your name?
Eve. And you must be Adam.
[Taylor] No, I'm Taylor.(Mara laughs)
Okay - okay - okay, Taylor... "Not Adam"...
Would you like to take a bite of my apples?
[Taylor] Excuse me?
You want to take a bite out
of these delicious apples?
I think maybe you've
had a little bit too much.
Excuse me?
Ow!
Fuck!
Fucking Christ! What's
your fucking problem, lady?
(Mara laughs)
Hey, she's with us.
She just drank a little bit too much.
- Get her a fucking rabies shot!
- Watch your mouth!
- [Taylor] You better watch hers.
- (yelling, grunting)
Stop, stop, stop, Guys, stop.
(indistinct blabbering; Mara laughs)
- [bouncer] Walk. Walk.
- [Matthew] Okay, okay.
(ominous music)
(crickets chirping)
[Chris] Okay. Care to
explain what all that was about?
-I don't know.
-Huh.
You don't know. Really?
(slurs speech) I don't.
You know, I was just
drinking and having
fun, and enjoying myself.
(scoffs) By hitting a guy? By biting a guy?
By almost having the cops called on us?
I don't remember.
Heh. You don't remember. Really?
I don't.
I'm tired.
(sigh)
(ominous music continues)
(music fades)
[Matthew] I'm on my lunch break.
Okay, this is serious.
Sit down right there.
-We need to talk about last night.
-I know.
You need to cut her loose,
Christopher. She's not the one.
She's just going to hurt you
emotionally and physically.
I don't know. I think we're
close to a breakthrough!
A breakthrough? Are you
still trying to pursue her?
There's something
deeply wrong with this girl.
She needs serious mental help - a
help that you're not equipped to provide.
I can't just kick her to the curb, Matthew.
Not with what she's been going through.
So how many chances are
you going to give this girl?
Until you make yourself
go crazy? I am going crazy!
I think you've done all you can.
And at this point, this girl
needs a full medical checkup.
Maybe an exorcism.
Exorcism. You're a genius!
She needs an exorcism.
Maybe Hildegard can do it!
(sinister music)
(music intensifies)
Welcome, everyone. Let's
begin with a little meditation.
Close your eyes... and take
some deep, cleansing breaths.
I like to breathe in for four,
hold for four, and release for four.
(somber music)
(church bells toll)
Are you ready?
Once you're inside,
you'll see. You'll be fine.
(music continues)
And now we'll have our
medium ship with Reverend Hildegard.
Reverend Hildegard?
Thank you.
For those of you who are new to our church,
what we do here is we make
connections with the spirit world,
and we deliver their messages to you.
And right now... oh my, I'm sensing
a new presence here among us.
Oh, oh, I see a shadow!
Oh my. It's not quite clear! It's
hazy! I can't quite see it clearly, child!
-I'm not a child!
-Mara, are you OK?
(Mara hyperventilates)
-What are you staring at?
-Mara, stop.
(Mara hyperventilates)
-Mara, listen!
[Hildegard] All right, everybody, just
settle down. Sometimes this happens.
- Mara! Mara, what - what happened?
- What happened?
- You're overreacting.
- I'm not overreacting.
Don't let one bad experience
cloud your judgment.
-You don't understand.
-Understand what?
- Me!
- Okay, what about you don't I understand?
- Let me go. Let me go.
- Hey, hey, what are you doing, man?
This has nothing to do
with you! Stay out of it!
You're crazy, man. You're crazy.
Mara!! Mara!!
(intense music)
(music continues)
(music fades)
Hey, how did church go?
-Where's Mara?
-Gone.
-Gone?
-She's gone, Matthew!
She just freaked out
and ran out of the church!
I looked everywhere for her,
and she's just disappeared.
- Maybe that's for the better.
- How can you say that?
With all the craziness,
getting into fights,
and you obviously believe that
she's possessed by something!
I just thought that something was there.
You know, I just thought
that she needed me.
You existed before her.
You'll exist without her.
That's just it, Matthew.
Before Mara, that's all I
was doing! Just "existing"!
- The devil took her too.
- You're obsessed with the devil.
-I can't believe you!!
-Christopher!
Calm down! Just come back!
Wait!
(ominous music)
(music fades)
(intense music)
(music continues)
(music fades)
(sad piano music)
Matthew, will you please help me?
I told you that girl was trouble.
What? Are you trying to die for that girl?
I can't lose her. I love her.
You're out of your mind, Christopher.
-You know, I trusted you.
-Oh, what
what's so special about that
girl, huh? Why do you care so much?
There's something about
her that - that touches me.
Matthew, you've given me so much strength.
And maybe I need to give a
little bit of that strength to her.
Hey, right now, I don't
understand what you're saying,
but I will help you.
(sad music continues)
(music fades)
(soothing music)
[Chris] Mara.
(sobbing) Please don't run.
I'm sorry. I was just
trying to protect you.
Christopher, no one can protect me.
Not you, not the church,
not a therapist. I'm all alone.
If you're alone, then I'm alone too.
I just didn't realize how
alone I was until I met you.
And I know it doesn't seem
like it, but I see you, Mara. I do.
(Mara sobs)
-[Mara] I'm so sorry.
-Why?
The way I treated you at the church.
I know.
If you need to leave,
I don't... I... I don't
- I don't judge you.
- I'm not giving up on you. Ever.
I love you.
(music continues)
Wanna go back?
-Where?
-Home.
Okay.
(music continues)
(music fades)
(crickets chirping)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
(sinister music)
God loves you, Christopher.
But you'll never get her.
(choking, gasping)
(choking, gasping)
(Chris grunts, Iblis yells)
(Iblis laughs)
(spooky ambience)
(laughs)
(screams)
No! Stop! Stop!
(screams) No!
(spooky ambience)
(ambience continues)
(ambience continues)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
(footsteps approaching)
[Iblis] Come down, Mara.
Come to me. Come down.
(sinister music)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
[Iblis] Where are you going,
Mara? You belong to me.
(Iblis breathes loudly)
You are of your father... the Devil!
And your will is to do
your father's desires.
(Mara laughs)
"I am a murderer... from the beginning..."
(Mara laughs)
"for I am a liar
and the father of lies."
John 8:44.
(music continues; Iblis breathes loudly)
(Mara hyperventilates)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
(Mara sobs)
(footsteps)
(music continues)
(music continues)
(metal clanks)
(music continues)
(music fades; Iblis breathes loudly)
[Chris] Mara... what happened to your face?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay. Are you okay?
(Mara struggles)
(music intensifies)
You need serious help!
(both grunting)
Mara, no!(Laughs)
(laughs)
(Iblis breathes loudly; Chris groans)
(groans)
(music de-intensifies)
(suspenseful music)
[man] Don't be afraid of the shadow.
Bye-bye. See you later.
- Reverend Hildegard, I need your help!
- Oh, Christopher. What - what's wrong?
It's Mara.
It's like she's fighting against
something dark, something unseen.
Oh, Christopher, the
wounds of the soul run deep.
You can't just pull them out in a few days.
It takes time and patience and trust.
You helped me get a message from my mom.
If Mara won't come here, then maybe
maybe we can meet at my
place for a one-on-one session?
A one-on-one session?
I don't know. I mean...?
Yes! She needs an exorcism.
Oh, an exorcism? Oh my.
We do not do exorcisms
at this spiritualist church.
That's not what we do here.
Please, Reverend Hildegard,
there must be something you can do.
[Hildegard] But if it's an exorcism
that you want, we do not do that.
I came to you with great hope.
Oh my. You know, I once dealt
with someone who was possessed.
And oh my, it was so hard.
It takes so much
energy. It nearly killed me.
I - I don't think I can
do that again, honey.
So you won't help me?
(violin music)
(ominous music)
Mom.
Christopher...
"Talbis Iblis"?
(rumbling)
- "Talbis Iblis"?
- Yeah, my mom, she showed me a book.
Every time I opened that book,
something terrible happened.
And the first time I opened it, a
few days later, my daddy died.
And then when I opened
it the second time
my dear son passed away!
I have not touched that book in
20 years. It's somewhere in my
in my attic or my library. I
don't... I cannot do that for you, honey.
Hildegard. Please.
I think that book holds the secret.
Oh, Christopher.
Since you remind me so
much of my dear late son
all right, I will do this for you.
Thank you, Hildegard.
(suspenseful music)
(music fades)
All right, come here. I
know it's here somewhere.
Oh my! I think - I think that's it!
- Honey, can you - can you reach that?
- Yeah.
Oh, Christopher, this is it. Tablis Iblis.
Oh my. Here, you hold it,
honey. It's very powerful.
"Talbis"?
Yes. It's got the spells
necessary to reveal the demon,
but it always must be
done on the full moon.
(ominous music)
Oh, lord, that's tonight! I'll
tell you what, you go now.
I will come to your room in two hours.
I have to call Sanjay. I have
to get him to bring the drum.
We have so many things to get
ready, for the spells, the candles.
Oh my. It's going to be hell.
(music continues, then fades)
(suspenseful music)
[Hildegard] Oh my. Hurry.
Hurry, hurry. Go, child.
Where is she?
-[Chris] She's in the room.
[Hildegard] Oh, Sanjay, get
the dhol. Get everything ready.
[Sanjay] Sure.
Hurry.
(music continues)
(music fades)
(bones cracking, Mara gasping)
[Hildegard] Oh, dear. Let
us begin with an invocation.
This katar was passed
down to me by my forefathers,
from generation to generation.
(Mara gasping)
[Hildegard] It has spiritual power.
Start the drum.
(Sanjay drums a rhythm)
(Mara gasps, screams)
No! (Screams)
[Mara] What are you doing?
- Mara, there's something inside of you!
- No, you're freaks!
You're crazy! You're all crazy!
(screams) What are you doing?
(Sanjay resumes drumming)
By the power of Mekail, by
the archangel of the watchtower,
of the north, of the south,
the east, and the west,
of the fire and the water, come
down and descend and help us!
(drumming stops)
You're kidnapping me! You're
hurting me! Get off of me! Go away!
(screams)
(sinister music)
[Hildegard] Oh my!
St. Michael, leader of the heavenly army,
help us in the battle against the powers
of darkness and the evil
and wickedness in the world.
[Mara] See! (Screams)
Order him. Summon him.
Appear! Appear now! Show yourself!
[Hildegard] I am ordering
you! Appear, whoever you are!
(music continues)
[Hildegard] Oh!
What is your name?
I am Iblis
Adu Allah, Al-Adu, Al Shytan.
I was cast down from heaven
because I refused to bow down to man.
- And now I make man bow down to me.
- [Hildegard] What do you want with Mara?
Mara's body was
sacrificed to me in a ritual.
(music continues)
She is mine.
No, she's not! You don't
have control over her body!
Look who found his tongue.
Oh, you think your
mommy's going to save you?
Mara must look him in the
eye, and kill him with the dagger.
(Mara gasps)
You can do this, Mara. You can do it!
(Chris breathes)
[Chris] Mara, you can do it!
You can't control my body anymore.
You can't control my womb anymore!
It's my body! And in the power
of the light, you will be gone!
(Iblis groans, screams)
(Iblis expires)
(music fades)
[Chris] Are you okay? Mara? Mara?
I feel... I feel powerful.
(they breathe, sigh of relief)
(somber music)
Oh, you're back. Oh!
Welcome home, my friends. Our doors
are always open for you. Come on in.
(music continues)
(wind blowing)
One day they'll have a baby.
That baby is mine.
(sinister music)
(music continues)
[Iblis] The one and only one.
I am Lucifer, Iblis.
I'm one and the same
in texture, sin and beauty.
To you, I will give all this glory
and I give it to anyone I please.
(cricket chirps)
(ominous music)
Mom!
[Iblis] Come here!
No, no!
No!
No!!
(breathes deeply)
Christopher... are you okay?
I heard you scream.
I had that same dream again.
I understand what you're going through.
I was in that dark cave, and
that horrible man was there.
He took Mom away.
Nothing I could do to save her.
Your subconscious is not
accepting your mom's death.
Mom was the only family I had.
I have no family left.
I never met Dad.
Why did he have to leave us?
I can't keep living like this.
Christopher, I am your
family. We grew up together.
I appreciate you, Matthew.
But why am I having these dreams?
Why do I keep seeing
that ugly man in my dream?
You're reading the Bible too much.
Mom used to read it to me all the time.
I'm just trying to find comfort.
I just feel suffocated.
You need to get out of
this room, Christopher.
You need fresh air. You
need to meet somebody.
You can't just be sitting
like this all the time.
I wonder if I'll ever meet anyone.
Is my mom trying to tell me something?
Do you think that ugly man
in my dreams is the devil?
The devil is a human made character.
I don't believe that.
Whatever you believe in,
I'm always here.
[Chris sniffles]
Thank you, Matthew.
(piano music)
(ominous music)
Hey, how are you doing?
We got three new check-ins
and nine checking out today.
Oh, a pretty busy day for you.
I don't know, but where are you going?
Sutro Trail.
Cool.
Don't forget the wrench.
I'll take care of it.
See ya.
(traffic noise)
(waves splashing)
(background chatter)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
You can't escape me.
You're mine.
(suspenseful music)
(struggles breathing)
(Mara sobs)
Hey... hey...
- What are you trying to do?
- Go away. Please go away.
Just go away.
Are you trying to kill yourself?
Yes. I am trying.
I can't do this anymore.
He won't leave me alone.
- Who's not going to leave you alone?
- The Devil!
The Devil?
(sobs)
Everyone uses me.
Nobody loves me.
I'm all alone.
Don't touch me.
If you think you can tell me
you're going to kill yourself
and expect me to walk
away, that's not happening.
I'm just so confused.
Whatever you're going
through, you deserve a chance.
You're not alone in this.
Come down from there.
[Mara] My purse.
[Chris] I got you. I got you.
Let's take a walk.
(music)
Hey, what's your name?
Mara.
Mara, where are you from?
Calaveras.
Calaveras - down by Sacramento?
I grew up there all my life.
Do you live with your parents?
My dad left me when I was born.
My mom died when I was nine.
I'm so sorry.
My mom's boyfriend, Hayden, raised me.
Hayden?
I'm so tired.
Well, I can walk you home.
I don't have a home.
You don't have a place to live?
I have nowhere to go.
Well, I have a place you can stay at.
I'm not sure.
[Chris] It's going to be okay.
Come.
(music continues)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
Come to us, Mara. Come to the dark side!
(woman laughing)
(laughs)
(suspenseful music)
(woman laughing)
[Iblis] Come to me, Mara.
I want you so bad.
Come to me...
Come to me...
Hey, you okay?
Uh...
What just happened?
(music ends)
(traffic noise)
Here it is.
You live in a hotel?
I work for a buddy of mine,
and it comes with an apartment.
Come on.
It'll be fine, I promise.
Here.
[Matthew] Hey.
Matthew, this is Mara.
Mara, this is Matthew.
Oh - nice to meet you.
I'm - I'm sorry for the hesitation.
You're very beautiful.
Um, where's - where's your restroom?
Oh, straight down there to your left.
(piano music in background)
Dude.
What was the first rule I told?
No pets.
That's right, no pets. Don't you know
there's a homelessness epidemic?
Who is she?
I met her near the Golden
Gate Bridge this morning.
She was going to jump.
Jump? (Chuckles)
- Did you fish her out of the bay?
- Just about.
You gotta be careful, bud.
Don't let her good looks get to you.
(laughs)
I appreciate your concern,
Matthew, but right now, no more talk.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Did you get the wrench?
I forgot. I'll get it today.
(door opens and squeaks)
(door opens and squeaks)
(haunted music, electric buzzing)
(water tap runs)
(flushes)
(Iblis breathing)
(water running)
(door creaks open)
(heartbeat)
You are mine.
Oh, no.
(Iblis laughs)
(breathing heavily)
Oh, please, please...
Please...
(Mara breathes heavily)
(ominous music)
(gasps)
(toilet flushes)
(heart thumping)
(door opens and squeaks)
Hey. You alright?
Okay, then. This way.
(ominous music)
Hey, Mike.
- [Mike] How are you, sir?
- I'm good, thank you.
This is the Butterfly Lounge.
It also has a great restaurant.
Cafe Majestic.
Over 20 people work here.
(piano music)
This way.
(music continues)
It's okay. You're welcome here.
Um
this is nice.
This is not my apartment,
heh. I couldn't afford this.
This is Amit's.
He owns the Hotel
Majestic and the apartment.
The two buildings are interconnected.
Who's Amit?
Oh, me and Matthew watch over
Amit's properties while he's in Europe.
Matthew works the front
desk, and I'm a handyman.
He has the same deal.
I don't make a lot of money,
but... it's a pretty good gig.
After my mom's death,
my best friend Matthew,
he brought me to San Francisco.
I really appreciate
everything you've done for me.
[Mara] Um,
but you understand that this isn't a
this is a no-strings-attached
arrangement, right?
Yeah. No strings. I promise.
(sighs)
What is that?
I picked it up at the flea market.
(ominous music)
I have to go to Chinatown
to pick up a wrench,
so why don't you make yourself at home?
I'll be back.
(ominous music)
(silence)
(ominous music resumes)
(music ends)
(music)
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the
Majestic Hotel. How can I help you?
Uh, we're checking in.
Uh, can you believe it?
It's already our third time.
Oh, well, Majestic Hotel
appreciates you being our loyal patron.
- Uh, may I have your name, please?
- Yes, my name is James Stierenkamp.
[son] Hey, hey, Dad. Hey, Dad
did you see the... the man over there?
Uh, no.
Well, but Dad, look! He's right there!
Um, son, let me focus
on checking in, please.
But, Dad, he's right there. Trust me.
- Room 786, just up the stairs.
- Thank you so much.
- Mm-hm. Enjoy your stay.
- Son, let's go. Come on.
(water dripping)
(loud exhale)
(gasps)
(gasps)
(sigh of relief)
That was weird.
Hey, what's up?
Just fixed the faucets.
-Great. You look happier.
-I am happy.
- Mmm, Christopher found a girlfriend.
- Yeah, she's actually really nice.
She talks about deep stuff,
like the soul and all that.
Mmm, so she is your kind of girl.
(laughs) I think so.
Wonderful. Well, happy for you, bro.
Hey, man, could I crash
in your room tonight?
So what, like your girl
kicked you out of your place?
Gosh, you ever heard of being a gentleman?
So, bro, are you telling me
that you have a girl in the room,
and you're not trying to do anything?
Come on, man, I don't
want to scare her off.
I will never understand your generation.
- You are my generation!
- [Matthew] Well, I'm an old soul.
You look 16.
-I'm 25.
-Okay.
(ominous music)
No.
No... no...
(suspenseful music)
[Mara] No.
No, stop, stop.
What are you doing?
(stuttering) I was trying to...
I know what you men want.
You stay away from me.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean
to hurt you in any way.
(dramatic music)
Um
Hayden used to come into
my room when I was sleeping.
(sigh) I was - I was really scared.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to wake you up.
Please, get some rest.
I'm sleeping in Matthew's room tonight.
Stay.
Just until I fall asleep.
Yeah.
Yeah.
(dramatic music continues)
(music ends)
Hi, welcome to Majestic
Hotel. How can I help you?
Hi, we booked a room online.
- Hm. Uh, what's your name?
- Michael Mahoney.
Let me see what I can do for you.
Dad? There's a guy
over there staring at me.
Stella, stop kidding around.
(scary music)
He's still staring at me.
Stella, stop, please.
Okay, I got you.
Here we go. So, room 506,
just go up the elevator, and the
room is going to be right in front of you.
Thank you.
(ominous music)
(Iblis laughs)
(Iblis laughs)
(street noises)
[Man] Hey!
You should come to this place.
Where?
Golden Gate Spiritualist Church.
You will meet her there.
(curious music)
(water running)
(scary music)
(Mara hums)
(Mara continues humming)
(scary music)
(Frog croaks)
(screams)
(Frog continues croaking)
Welcome to Majestic
Hotel. How can I help you?
We need a room.
- Mm-hm. Okay, a room for two?
- Isn't it obvious?
Yeah, pretty much. So, let's see.
We have room 306
available for you. Is that okay?
Anything with a 6 is good for us.
Beautiful, sounds good.
So, you're pretty much set.
Um-hmm.
There you go.
We also have the bar open right there.
So, if you would like to, you can
always have some fun there too.
Okay, thank you.
(whispers)
(chuckles) Maybe.
(the women giggle)
(soothing music)
(music continues)
This is the San Francisco Columbarium.
I come here all the time. Love this place.
My mom's resting here.
[Chris] My mom always
said that the soul never dies
that we're just souls
living in this body.
Want to meet her?
[Mara] Sure.
(music)
(music fades)
(thunderstorm)
(maniac laughing)
(Mara screams)
Stop! Stop! Stop!
(screams)
No! No! No!
No!
(gasps)
(scary music)
(gasps)
[Chris] Hey.
- How are you feeling this morning?
- (Chris exhales)
I saw my mom again in my dream.
[Matthew] Really?
The same man came and took her away.
I'm gonna go to that church tonight.
Okay.
(ethereal music)
(music continues)
Hello, everyone.
Welcome to our Sunday service
at Golden Gate Spiritualist Church.
Our church was founded in 1924
by Reverend Florence Becker.
Today, I'm happy to present our medium,
Reverend Hildegard Andropoulos, PhD.
Reverend Hildegard?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Welcome, everyone, both
those who are here in life,
and those who are here in
spirit, to our session today.
My name is Reverend Hildegard,
and I will be your receiver of
messages on this journey today.
I am a conduit to the other side,
where our loved ones who
have crossed over into spirit
can send us messages. Yes.
[Hildegard] Listen to me.
Feel with me.
Send them your thoughts, and
I will receive their messages.
(electricity crackling)
May I come to you? The lady
with the black scarf in the back here.
-What's your name?
-Victoria.
Oh, Victoria, I am sensing
the presence of a daughter.
She has dark curly hair
and glasses, is that right?
She is standing right behind you.
And she wants you to know
that she has healed herself,
and she loves you very much.
Thank you.
You are so welcome.
Oh, may I speak to you?
May I come to you, ma'am?
Yes, please.
[Hildegard] I am feeling very
strongly a son's presence.
I hope he's okay.
He wants you to know
that he will always love you.
And he thinks about you
every year on his birthday.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome.
I'm sensing another message for someone
here, If they are ready to receive it.
I see trees and... oh, and a dark shadow.
And I see a car.
There's a woman in the car.
Oh, she looks very nervous.
And there's an accident!
(car skids, then crashes)
Does that resonate for anybody here?
Yes, me.
Oh, yes, I am sensing a mother's vibration.
My mom, she passed away three months ago.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
That must be so hard for you.
But you know
she is here. She is
standing right behind you.
She's got brown hair, and...
and a white dress, and,
and she's surrounded by love.
She says... she says you're
going to meet someone.
Who is it?
Well, I don't know.
I mean, all I do is deliver the
message. I... I don't know the meaning.
That's for you to figure out, my son.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I can't see anymore right now.
Thank you, everyone.
(somber music)
(music fades)
My friends, after the service,
we gather for hands-on healing
here in the Healing Chapel.
Reverend, I'm praying for my
father to send me a message.
He passed away last year.
Oh, I am so very sorry.
Oh, dear, you keep on coming here
and I am certain that you will
get a message from your father.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Young man, what is your name?
Christopher Larkin.
Oh, Christopher
you remind me so much
of my dear departed son.
So
my mom was sending
me messages from the dead?
Yes, Christopher, she was.
It's hard to believe.
[Hildegard] I know, but it is true.
We are all spirits having
a bodily experience.
But your mother is contacting
you. It must be very important.
Oh, my.
Christopher
your mother is still with you.
Love never dies.
Your soul is connected
with your mother's soul.
Our doors are always open
for you here at the church.
I hope to see you again.
(somber music)
Hey, Matt.
I went to the Golden
Gate Spiritualist Church.
You did?
-And what happened?
-It was amazing.
Well, a medium gave me
a message from my mom.
- From your dead mom?
- Yeah, I know how it sounds, but
it was like she was right there,
right at the scene of the crash.
You're putting a lot of
stock in that, aren't you?
OK, well, if you experienced
the same things I experienced,
you'd feel the same.
Okay, what else did she say?
Well, she told me I'd meet someone.
Maybe it's Mara that she's talking
about. Maybe she sent me Mara!
I don't know if I want to believe that.
And don't tell that to your girl because
she might think that you're weird,
even for San Francisco, and leave you.
Hey, you should experience it for yourself.
It feels good to get a message.
I'm going to the Castro Theater
tonight to see the Silent Film Festival.
They're closing my favorite Castro
Theater for the whole year now.
Oh, why?
Renovations after a hundred years.
What movie are you going to see tonight?
Faust. 1926, directed by F.W. Murnau.
-The movie about the devil.
-Exactly.
Sounds great.
And he also directed
Nosferatu. You should know that.
Right.
Well, I picked up some sandwiches
for Mara, so I'd better get to it.
-Go get that sandwich.
-I will.
(piano music)
-Hey, you.
-[Mara] Hi.
How are you feeling?
Okay. I slept 10 hours, so I'm
I'm chipper.
I'm glad you got some rest.
I brought you some sandwiches.
Oh, thank you.
Rubens, my mom's favorite.
Yeah?
(somber music)
Christopher
you've done so much for me,
but I'm not worthy.
Worthy of what?
Love.
Please don't say that.
(music continues)
Ever since my mom died
I've felt this hole in me.
But when I'm with you, I don't feel that.
No one's ever said that to me.
I really like being around you.
(music continues)
-Hey, how's your girl?
-She's good.
She's been sleeping a lot.
So she just sleeps and
you stare at her for hours?
-What a love story.
-Stop!
She's actually been opening up to me a lot.
She's a really good
person who's just been hurt.
You get emotionally attached too much.
There's something about her.
Thinking about that message from my mom.
I want to help her.
Then take her to your spiritualist church.
I'm a little hesitant to ask her.
My friend, you're too much in love.
I don't know. I've never
felt this way before.
I don't feel so alone anymore.
Ouch, Christopher.
- I've been here for you all this time.
- Oh, you know what I mean.
I just hope you know what you're doing.
I think I do.
OK, Romeo, I'm going to Powerhouse tonight.
You got to bring me there sometime.
- You can come anytime you want to.
- (laughs)
(sinister music)
(birds chirping)
[Chris] It's my favorite spot. I
come here to study sometimes.
How are you feeling?
I'm okay.
I was thinking... I had this amazing
experience at the spiritualist church,
and I was wondering if
you'd want to come with me.
A spiritualist church?
What type of religion is that again?
They don't worship
any religion in particular.
They focus on communicating
with spirits from the dead.
This medium, Hildegard... she
gave me a message from my mom.
Message?
Wait, what type of message?
(chuckles)
You really have to experience
it for yourself by coming with me.
(sinister music)
[Chris] Mara?
Why are you telling me this?
Mara, I know it might sound
a bit unconventional, but...
I really feel like it could help you if
you got a message from your mom.
You want me to talk to my dead mom?
- I don't believe in that stuff!
- I didn't believe in it either!
I always thought that
talking to the dead was
black magic or voodoo,
candles and sacrifices,
but it wasn't like that at all.
(music intensifies)
(slow backwards speech)
(ethereal music)
(music fades)
Hey.
- Hey, Amit just came back from Rome.
- Are you kidding?
No, but look, he's only
staying here for one day,
and then he's going to,
uh, Mexico tomorrow.
Oh, okay.
-Hi, Amit.
-Hi!
[Amit] Hi. Matthew tells
me you're doing a great job.
Just trying to learn everything I can.
Well, I don't have to worry
about the hotel while I'm away.
You boys are great. I'll
be here for a few hours
if you want to take off.
- Thank you very much.
[Chris] Awesome!
-[Mara] Christopher?
[Chris] Hi.
This is Christopher's new girlfriend.
Matthew!
Beautiful lady.
Yeah. So a buddy of mine
actually invited me to a club.
So if you guys want to go...
- Yeah, we'll go.
- I don't really think that's a good idea.
Christopher, I really want to go.
- I guess we're going to the club.
- Right.
[Amit] Well, you guys can take off.
-I will take care of your shift.
-Thanks!
OK.
Be quick.
(club music)
[Matthew] Welcome, to the most
famous club in San Francisco.
[bartender] It is indeed.
Welcome to the Savoy Tivoli.
[Mara] Hi.
And it's San Francisco voodoo night.
[Mara] Ooh!
What would you guys like to drink?
Uh, can I get a whiskey sour?
Whiskey sour for the lady.
-I'll get a Cosmopolitan.
-Cosmo.
I'll do a vodka cranberry.
A vodka cranberry.
- [Mara] Thank you.
- [bartender] Great. Thank you.
I wouldn't take you
somewhere bad, you know.
- This music is really good too.
- Oh, I love this song.
(club music continues)
- Listen to Matthew here, okay?
- Okay, we'll listen to Matthew.
- [Matthew] Mm-hm. Thank you.
- You didn't want to come here.
But I'm here now, so be grateful. Okay?
I'm having a great time. I feel like I
haven't partied like this in a long time.
Oh, so now we're having fun. Okay.
- [Chris] You want to go dance?
- Um... not right now, no.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Yeah, yeah.
Um, so you don't have a girlfriend?
Um. No, I don't.
Um, you know, with the job.
So, I don't really have that much time,
(club music continues)
(dance music)
- Can I have another one? Thank you.
- [bartender] Yep.
- It's not a race, you know?
- [Matthew] Yeah, I know.
What do you mean? I'm just having fun.
I bet. I bet she can hold
her drink, you know?
I can hold my drink. Yeah.
I know. I trust Mara.
I trust Mara with all my heart.
- Can I have another one? Thank you.
- [bartender] My pleasure. Yeah.
You guys are not, like,
drinking your drinks at all!
I mean, you know, I like
to savor my drinks. Yeah.
(pop song)
Like you look really cute.
Thank you Mara, you
look wonderful yourself.
(pop song continues)
(no audible dialogue)
-I have to go to the bathroom.
-Okay.
I'll be back. Excuse me.
(pop song continues)
(door creaks and shuts)
I've never felt a woman's touch.
How does it feel - like, how
does it feel in your heart and soul?
I get nervous.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
That's good. That's good. I think
it's good to be nervous, honestly.
(pop song fades)
-(ominous music)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
Did you miss me?
You look so beautiful today.
Just perfect. Ripe for picking.
(Mara hyperventilates)
Can't you feel how bad I want you?
You are Eve...
God's perfect creation.
And I'm a serpent in your garden.
Give me some fruit from your tree, Mara,
and I will eat it.
(music continues; Mara hyperventilates)
(upbeat music)
(music fades)
(Mara breathes heavily)
(upbeat music resumes)
-Matthew.
-Hey, what's up?
Stop. Stop! What are you
doing? Stop! No, no, no! Chill out!
What's wrong with you? Chill out!
My God...
(upbeat music continues)
(music fades)
-(Italian dance song)
(Italian dance song continues)
(Italian dance song continues)
(no audible dialogue)
(Italian dance song continues)
[Taylor] What's your name?
Eve. And you must be Adam.
[Taylor] No, I'm Taylor.(Mara laughs)
Okay - okay - okay, Taylor... "Not Adam"...
Would you like to take a bite of my apples?
[Taylor] Excuse me?
You want to take a bite out
of these delicious apples?
I think maybe you've
had a little bit too much.
Excuse me?
Ow!
Fuck!
Fucking Christ! What's
your fucking problem, lady?
(Mara laughs)
Hey, she's with us.
She just drank a little bit too much.
- Get her a fucking rabies shot!
- Watch your mouth!
- [Taylor] You better watch hers.
- (yelling, grunting)
Stop, stop, stop, Guys, stop.
(indistinct blabbering; Mara laughs)
- [bouncer] Walk. Walk.
- [Matthew] Okay, okay.
(ominous music)
(crickets chirping)
[Chris] Okay. Care to
explain what all that was about?
-I don't know.
-Huh.
You don't know. Really?
(slurs speech) I don't.
You know, I was just
drinking and having
fun, and enjoying myself.
(scoffs) By hitting a guy? By biting a guy?
By almost having the cops called on us?
I don't remember.
Heh. You don't remember. Really?
I don't.
I'm tired.
(sigh)
(ominous music continues)
(music fades)
[Matthew] I'm on my lunch break.
Okay, this is serious.
Sit down right there.
-We need to talk about last night.
-I know.
You need to cut her loose,
Christopher. She's not the one.
She's just going to hurt you
emotionally and physically.
I don't know. I think we're
close to a breakthrough!
A breakthrough? Are you
still trying to pursue her?
There's something
deeply wrong with this girl.
She needs serious mental help - a
help that you're not equipped to provide.
I can't just kick her to the curb, Matthew.
Not with what she's been going through.
So how many chances are
you going to give this girl?
Until you make yourself
go crazy? I am going crazy!
I think you've done all you can.
And at this point, this girl
needs a full medical checkup.
Maybe an exorcism.
Exorcism. You're a genius!
She needs an exorcism.
Maybe Hildegard can do it!
(sinister music)
(music intensifies)
Welcome, everyone. Let's
begin with a little meditation.
Close your eyes... and take
some deep, cleansing breaths.
I like to breathe in for four,
hold for four, and release for four.
(somber music)
(church bells toll)
Are you ready?
Once you're inside,
you'll see. You'll be fine.
(music continues)
And now we'll have our
medium ship with Reverend Hildegard.
Reverend Hildegard?
Thank you.
For those of you who are new to our church,
what we do here is we make
connections with the spirit world,
and we deliver their messages to you.
And right now... oh my, I'm sensing
a new presence here among us.
Oh, oh, I see a shadow!
Oh my. It's not quite clear! It's
hazy! I can't quite see it clearly, child!
-I'm not a child!
-Mara, are you OK?
(Mara hyperventilates)
-What are you staring at?
-Mara, stop.
(Mara hyperventilates)
-Mara, listen!
[Hildegard] All right, everybody, just
settle down. Sometimes this happens.
- Mara! Mara, what - what happened?
- What happened?
- You're overreacting.
- I'm not overreacting.
Don't let one bad experience
cloud your judgment.
-You don't understand.
-Understand what?
- Me!
- Okay, what about you don't I understand?
- Let me go. Let me go.
- Hey, hey, what are you doing, man?
This has nothing to do
with you! Stay out of it!
You're crazy, man. You're crazy.
Mara!! Mara!!
(intense music)
(music continues)
(music fades)
Hey, how did church go?
-Where's Mara?
-Gone.
-Gone?
-She's gone, Matthew!
She just freaked out
and ran out of the church!
I looked everywhere for her,
and she's just disappeared.
- Maybe that's for the better.
- How can you say that?
With all the craziness,
getting into fights,
and you obviously believe that
she's possessed by something!
I just thought that something was there.
You know, I just thought
that she needed me.
You existed before her.
You'll exist without her.
That's just it, Matthew.
Before Mara, that's all I
was doing! Just "existing"!
- The devil took her too.
- You're obsessed with the devil.
-I can't believe you!!
-Christopher!
Calm down! Just come back!
Wait!
(ominous music)
(music fades)
(intense music)
(music continues)
(music fades)
(sad piano music)
Matthew, will you please help me?
I told you that girl was trouble.
What? Are you trying to die for that girl?
I can't lose her. I love her.
You're out of your mind, Christopher.
-You know, I trusted you.
-Oh, what
what's so special about that
girl, huh? Why do you care so much?
There's something about
her that - that touches me.
Matthew, you've given me so much strength.
And maybe I need to give a
little bit of that strength to her.
Hey, right now, I don't
understand what you're saying,
but I will help you.
(sad music continues)
(music fades)
(soothing music)
[Chris] Mara.
(sobbing) Please don't run.
I'm sorry. I was just
trying to protect you.
Christopher, no one can protect me.
Not you, not the church,
not a therapist. I'm all alone.
If you're alone, then I'm alone too.
I just didn't realize how
alone I was until I met you.
And I know it doesn't seem
like it, but I see you, Mara. I do.
(Mara sobs)
-[Mara] I'm so sorry.
-Why?
The way I treated you at the church.
I know.
If you need to leave,
I don't... I... I don't
- I don't judge you.
- I'm not giving up on you. Ever.
I love you.
(music continues)
Wanna go back?
-Where?
-Home.
Okay.
(music continues)
(music fades)
(crickets chirping)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
(sinister music)
God loves you, Christopher.
But you'll never get her.
(choking, gasping)
(choking, gasping)
(Chris grunts, Iblis yells)
(Iblis laughs)
(spooky ambience)
(laughs)
(screams)
No! Stop! Stop!
(screams) No!
(spooky ambience)
(ambience continues)
(ambience continues)
(Iblis breathes loudly)
(footsteps approaching)
[Iblis] Come down, Mara.
Come to me. Come down.
(sinister music)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
[Iblis] Where are you going,
Mara? You belong to me.
(Iblis breathes loudly)
You are of your father... the Devil!
And your will is to do
your father's desires.
(Mara laughs)
"I am a murderer... from the beginning..."
(Mara laughs)
"for I am a liar
and the father of lies."
John 8:44.
(music continues; Iblis breathes loudly)
(Mara hyperventilates)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
(Mara hyperventilates, sobs)
(Mara sobs)
(footsteps)
(music continues)
(music continues)
(metal clanks)
(music continues)
(music fades; Iblis breathes loudly)
[Chris] Mara... what happened to your face?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay. Are you okay?
(Mara struggles)
(music intensifies)
You need serious help!
(both grunting)
Mara, no!(Laughs)
(laughs)
(Iblis breathes loudly; Chris groans)
(groans)
(music de-intensifies)
(suspenseful music)
[man] Don't be afraid of the shadow.
Bye-bye. See you later.
- Reverend Hildegard, I need your help!
- Oh, Christopher. What - what's wrong?
It's Mara.
It's like she's fighting against
something dark, something unseen.
Oh, Christopher, the
wounds of the soul run deep.
You can't just pull them out in a few days.
It takes time and patience and trust.
You helped me get a message from my mom.
If Mara won't come here, then maybe
maybe we can meet at my
place for a one-on-one session?
A one-on-one session?
I don't know. I mean...?
Yes! She needs an exorcism.
Oh, an exorcism? Oh my.
We do not do exorcisms
at this spiritualist church.
That's not what we do here.
Please, Reverend Hildegard,
there must be something you can do.
[Hildegard] But if it's an exorcism
that you want, we do not do that.
I came to you with great hope.
Oh my. You know, I once dealt
with someone who was possessed.
And oh my, it was so hard.
It takes so much
energy. It nearly killed me.
I - I don't think I can
do that again, honey.
So you won't help me?
(violin music)
(ominous music)
Mom.
Christopher...
"Talbis Iblis"?
(rumbling)
- "Talbis Iblis"?
- Yeah, my mom, she showed me a book.
Every time I opened that book,
something terrible happened.
And the first time I opened it, a
few days later, my daddy died.
And then when I opened
it the second time
my dear son passed away!
I have not touched that book in
20 years. It's somewhere in my
in my attic or my library. I
don't... I cannot do that for you, honey.
Hildegard. Please.
I think that book holds the secret.
Oh, Christopher.
Since you remind me so
much of my dear late son
all right, I will do this for you.
Thank you, Hildegard.
(suspenseful music)
(music fades)
All right, come here. I
know it's here somewhere.
Oh my! I think - I think that's it!
- Honey, can you - can you reach that?
- Yeah.
Oh, Christopher, this is it. Tablis Iblis.
Oh my. Here, you hold it,
honey. It's very powerful.
"Talbis"?
Yes. It's got the spells
necessary to reveal the demon,
but it always must be
done on the full moon.
(ominous music)
Oh, lord, that's tonight! I'll
tell you what, you go now.
I will come to your room in two hours.
I have to call Sanjay. I have
to get him to bring the drum.
We have so many things to get
ready, for the spells, the candles.
Oh my. It's going to be hell.
(music continues, then fades)
(suspenseful music)
[Hildegard] Oh my. Hurry.
Hurry, hurry. Go, child.
Where is she?
-[Chris] She's in the room.
[Hildegard] Oh, Sanjay, get
the dhol. Get everything ready.
[Sanjay] Sure.
Hurry.
(music continues)
(music fades)
(bones cracking, Mara gasping)
[Hildegard] Oh, dear. Let
us begin with an invocation.
This katar was passed
down to me by my forefathers,
from generation to generation.
(Mara gasping)
[Hildegard] It has spiritual power.
Start the drum.
(Sanjay drums a rhythm)
(Mara gasps, screams)
No! (Screams)
[Mara] What are you doing?
- Mara, there's something inside of you!
- No, you're freaks!
You're crazy! You're all crazy!
(screams) What are you doing?
(Sanjay resumes drumming)
By the power of Mekail, by
the archangel of the watchtower,
of the north, of the south,
the east, and the west,
of the fire and the water, come
down and descend and help us!
(drumming stops)
You're kidnapping me! You're
hurting me! Get off of me! Go away!
(screams)
(sinister music)
[Hildegard] Oh my!
St. Michael, leader of the heavenly army,
help us in the battle against the powers
of darkness and the evil
and wickedness in the world.
[Mara] See! (Screams)
Order him. Summon him.
Appear! Appear now! Show yourself!
[Hildegard] I am ordering
you! Appear, whoever you are!
(music continues)
[Hildegard] Oh!
What is your name?
I am Iblis
Adu Allah, Al-Adu, Al Shytan.
I was cast down from heaven
because I refused to bow down to man.
- And now I make man bow down to me.
- [Hildegard] What do you want with Mara?
Mara's body was
sacrificed to me in a ritual.
(music continues)
She is mine.
No, she's not! You don't
have control over her body!
Look who found his tongue.
Oh, you think your
mommy's going to save you?
Mara must look him in the
eye, and kill him with the dagger.
(Mara gasps)
You can do this, Mara. You can do it!
(Chris breathes)
[Chris] Mara, you can do it!
You can't control my body anymore.
You can't control my womb anymore!
It's my body! And in the power
of the light, you will be gone!
(Iblis groans, screams)
(Iblis expires)
(music fades)
[Chris] Are you okay? Mara? Mara?
I feel... I feel powerful.
(they breathe, sigh of relief)
(somber music)
Oh, you're back. Oh!
Welcome home, my friends. Our doors
are always open for you. Come on in.
(music continues)
(wind blowing)
One day they'll have a baby.
That baby is mine.
(sinister music)