Squatch (2026) Movie Script
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A long, long time ago, this
entire state
was filled with loggers and
trappers.
Michigan's white pine was the
most
sought-after lumber in the
country, but surprisingly, there
was no logging to be had in this
forest.
Oh, they came, those big men
with their
axes and machines, but they
didn't stay.
Legend says that these huge men
ran into
a number of giant, powerful
beasts.
That's not real!
No, seriously, Dawson,
show them what you found.
[rustling]
Oh, that's just an elbow.
I know that, because
Squatch bury their dead.
[thudding footsteps]
The loggers spoke of
creatures that they called
Squatch.
At night, these beasts would
terrorize
those logging camps.
Not only did they fill the woods
with
these strange,
horrifying sounds, but they
would
-throw massive rocks and
boulders straight
-[growling]
into the cabins,
sometimes destroying them
completely.
Within weeks, all of
the loggers were gone.
Sometimes, late at night, you
can still
hear the creatures calling out.
Whoop, whoop, whoop!
-[distant whooping sound]
-Whoop!
-[kids screaming]
-That's scary!
[fire crackling]
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[distant whooping]
What's that?
Guys!
[thudding footsteps]
Guys, wake up!
Scouts!
Guys!
-[boy] Go back to bed, Dawson!
-Guys!
Scouts!
-[grunting]
-[scout leader] Get to sleep!
It's real!
[thudding footsteps approaching]
It's real!
[screaming]
Aah!
-[scout leader screaming]
-[kids shouting]
[panicked breathing]
-[kids screaming]
-[roaring]
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Guys, look! A cabin!
[screaming]
-[screaming continues]
-[banging]
Aah!
-[kids screaming and banging]
-[dog barking]
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[man] Whoa, what's going on?
Come on!
What's going on?
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
-whoa, whoa, one at a time.
-[dog barking]
It's okay, Blue.
[indistinct shouting]
He killed our scout leader!
It was a squatch. A big fucker,
too.
Whoa, whoa, language, young man.
John, my friend John
here will take care of you.
You'll be safe. I'm gonna go
check on your scout leader.
-Mike.
-Yeah.
-Shotgun.
-Shotgun?
[chuckles]
-Okay.
-And load it.
Yeah, it's loaded.
Blue, let's go.
-Come on, Blue.
-[dog panting]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[gun cocking]
[crickets chirping]
[growling]
[dog whimpering]
-[distant banging]
-Blue! Blue, get back here!
-[dog barking]
-[ominous music]
God damn it.
Blue!
Here, boy.
[growling]
Blue!
[whistles]
Here, boy!
[dog barking]
[growling]
[dog whining]
[grunts]
[panting]
Blue!
Blue, come!
[leaves crunching]
[growling]
Come on, boy.
Come on!
Blue!
Come on, boy!
[growling]
-[thudding]
-[grunts]
[panting]
Blue! Fuck!
[panting]
[growling]
[panting]
[panting]
The fuck is--
Hey!
[ominous music]
-[squelching]
-[screaming]
[panting]
[growling]
-[thudding]
-[screaming]
[ominous music]
[man on radio] Good morning,
Motor City.
Thanks for waking up with
Cheener FM,
WKNR Detroit.
Here's a little Mo Town to
start your day.
[upbeat music]
-[clicks]
-[music stops]
[sighs]
[water running]
[somber music]
[faucet running]
[papers rustling]
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[smacks]
[light clicks on]
-Morning, Mom.
-Oh, hi, honey.
Um, let me make you some coffee.
-[son] I got it.
-Okay.
Uh, well, I hope it hasn't come
to that.
Not yet, but if I don't
figure something out soon.
Yeah.
[coffee pouring]
Hey, I was thinking maybe
I'll skip next semester and
we can use the money to stave
off the
wolves for the next couple of
months.
Seriously, look, it's super
nice of you to offer, okay?
But your education comes first.
I'll figure something out.
I always have.
[indistinct]
You're leaving early.
Oh, yeah, I gotta pick somebody
up.
Oh, why's that?
Well, uh, her car is in the
shop.
Oh! Oh, her car is in the shop.
Mm, I see how you are.
Oh, shoot. I gotta go. I love
you.
Love you, too.
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[papers rustling]
[somber music]
Think I've been here
Before
I know
That I must have met you in a
Past life
Got my heart on the floor
Go slow
Keep me falling for you all
Night
Tell me now you're the one
I've been dreaming about
For my whole life that you
Are the one
Thanks for the ride.
My pleasure.
Well, cool.
'Cause my frigging
transmission's
gonna cost me a small fortune,
so...
We may be carpool buddies for a
while.
If that's okay?
I thought you said it was the
brakes.
Uh...
Honestly, it was probably that,
too.
It's probably some of
everything.
The whole thing's a problem.
Yeah, okay.
Hey, look at this picture I just
took.
Oh, wow. That's really nice.
Thank you.
You taking photography classes
at C.C.
I do not want to go.
[upbeat music]
Shout-out to the world so
They know
My sweet baby love you so
She got me going, yeah, she
Turns me on
And she loves me
-[doors swing open]
-Peters!
Peters!
Peters!
Nick!
Yeah, boss, what's up?
This guy's been trying to find
you.
Says it's urgent. Watch him call
him.
Who is he?
A lawyer.
What's the lawyer got to do with
me?
Don't know, don't care.
Can I call him?
Yeah, sure. But do it
on your time, not mine.
Brakes in ten. Back to work.
[paper thuds]
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[roll sliding]
Really? And it has to happen
this week?
I'm really sorry to be the
one to drop this news on you.
Hey, what's up, Nick?
Yeah, I will personally drive
the keys
out to your cabin tonight.
That'll make it easier for you.
Yeah, okay.
All right, thank you, Mr.
Peters.
Yeah, thanks.
What's up?
Dude, you look like you
just saw a ghost or something.
I kind of did.
What?
That was really weird.
What?
My dad is dead.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
Yeah, dude, that sucks.
No, it's not even like
that. I didn't even know him.
Yeah, but still.
I guess he left me a bunch of
land in an old cabin up north.
Who gives a damn about the
cabin, dude?
Did he leave you any money?
I don't know. It doesn't matter
anyway.
I don't want nothing to do with
him.
What do they want you to go?
Right away.
You should probably go
then. At least check it out.
-[buzzer sounds]
-Well, it's time to make the
donuts.
Hey, wait, wait.
Nate, show him.
[Nate] All right, all right.
[girl] Okay, hold out your hand.
Show him what you can do. Ready?
[lighter flicks]
[laughs] No way.
Isn't that crazy?
Yeah, are we done here?
Yes. Thank you, sir.
Is that a cool superpower or
what?
Superpower?
Yeah, everyone's got one.
I bet you can't guess mine.
I can. She makes people like
me do
stupid shit like this.
[man] Peters!
I need those orders done today.
Production, please. Thank you.
[door closes]
Thank again for the
lift. See you in the morning?
No problem. I'll see you then.
Shoot!
Oh, hey, Cassie.
Oh, you forgot this.
Oh, right. So, what are you
gonna do?
You gonna check it out or what?
I know I couldn't resist if I
were you.
Ah, I don't really feel
like driving all the way up to
Maple Bluff, Michigan,
wherever the hell that is.
Did you just say Maple Bluff?
Like the Maple Bluff,
Michigan, home of the Squatch?
What?
Don't tell me. You don't know
the story about Maple Bluff.
All those Boy Scouts
got attacked by Bigfoot,
and they watched their scout
master get
dragged off into the woods
but like a ten foot tall hairy
beast?
Seriously?
Yeah. How do you not know about
this?
This is real as can be.
His body was never found,
and they even
ran a lie detector,
and like four of the five of
them passed.
What do you have to say to that?
Sounds like the fifth
one is the murderer.
How do you not know about this?
What, are you living under a
rock?
I don't believe that you believe
in this.
I...
No. No.
What is this?
Are you kidding me?
All right. You caught me.
But now you know that I
most certainly do believe.
So when do we leave?
We?
I'm not letting you go
Bigfoot hunting without me.
You wouldn't stand a chance.
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Come on. Let's do it. Road trip.
Well...
-Yay!
-[laughs]
We're going on a road trip.
And we're gonna see Bigfoot.
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From what I remember, the
cabin really was pretty nice.
I really think you
should go and look at it.
I mean, even just to find out
what the
attorney has to say.
What do I want with a cabin?
The land alone could be worth a
fortune.
What's the worst that can
happen?
I mean, consider it a
well deserved vacation.
I mean, Lord knows you've earned
one.
You know I need all
the overtime I can get.
And that's not even the point.
What is it then?
[utensil scraping]
I don't want anything to do with
him.
I mean, he never cared
about me or you or us.
Hey, it's complicated.
Look, he did care about you.
He loved you very much.
If he cared, he'd be here.
We wouldn't be living like this.
Barely able to make ends meet?
If it weren't for him,
you wouldn't be here.
Besides, I mean, we're doing
okay.
Okay.
I'm 24. I'm working my ass off.
I can barely afford classes at
a freaking community college.
Oh, and what's more, my
mother wakes up every day
for a job at the grocery
store... crying
because of the
situation that he left us in.
I say screw him.
But Nick, there's so
much more to it than that.
I mean, there's just so
much you just don't understand.
I don't need to understand
anything else.
I told you, it's complicated.
It's not complicated.
My dad was a piece of shit.
-Plain and simple.
-[smacks]
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I'm sor--
Nick, I'm so sorry. I just...
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2207 Trails and Road.
What the hell is Trails and
Road?
-It's not even on a goddamn map.
-[car horn honking]
Fuck you!
Wait. That was it. Shit.
Piece of shit.
Look at this thing.
[sighs]
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[phone beeps]
[phone keys clicking]
[phone beeps]
[phone beeps]
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
[engine revs]
[lawyer] It's the last time I
volunteer for this shit.
No. Of course I don't
mind leaving a little early.
Drop the keys off in
the middle of nowhere.
Not a problem. My pleasure.
Every goddamn road out here
looks like a trail's end to me.
[crickets chirping]
[distant whooping sound]
What the hell?
[engine revs]
-[thudding]
-Shit!
Mother.
[car door chimes]
-Shit.
-[car door slams]
What the fuck?
[ominous music]
The fuck is it?
[roaring]
[retching]
[splattering]
Fuck. Fuck.
[car door slams]
-[distant screaming]
-[growling]
What the hell?
[growling]
[smashing]
What the hell!
Come out here! Come on!
-What the fuck?
-[thudding]
-[growling]
-[dragging]
[footsteps]
[birds chirping]
[blinds rustling]
Oh no.
What have I done?
Oh, Nick.
Okay. I have a confession.
A confession?
Well, I don't want to
start this trip off with a lie.
Whoa. Whoa. Who's lying?
Me.
About what?
My car. It's totally fine.
I thought that there was
something wrong,
but there's not. It's totally
drivable.
-I knew it.
-[laughs]
Can you ever forgive me?
Yeah, I think I can.
Get in.
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[Cassie] What are you waiting
for? Let's get this show on the
road.
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[man on radio] Sheriff Greg?
Greg here.
[man on radio] We got a call
from a Shoemaker.
He said her husband
didn't come home last night.
Frank? The lawyer?
[man on radio] Yep. One in the
same.
What was he driving?
[man on radio] Silver Fusion.
Alright. I'll keep an eye out
for it.
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-[wind blowing]
-[birds chirping]
Whoa. Whoa. Nick. Stop. Stop.
Stop.
I have to get a picture of this.
Are you serious?
Look at those colors.
We'll never get there at this
rate.
Okay. Think about this.
We might be late, but we will
never be in this moment again.
Please.
My God.
You see, you can't deny me.
[laughs]
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Come on. Hurry up, mister.
[Nick] You gotta wait till I
park the car.
-[car door closes]
-[camera shutters]
-Wow. These are beautiful.
-[camera shutters]
[Nick] Yeah, it's nice.
-Thank you for stopping.
-No problem.
[camera shutters]
It's great.
It's really, really beautiful.
Go stand on that bridge.
[camera shutters]
-No.
-Yes.
No, I don't think so.
-Come on. Go.
-I don't like my picture taken.
Oh, come on. Let's go.
Yeah, you're very convincing.
I really hate having my picture
taken.
[camera shutters]
What do I do?
Do something model-like.
Take your jacket off your
shoulders.
[Nick] Okay.
-Yeah, take your shirt off why
don't you.
-[Nick] Yeah. Uh-huh.
Okay.
-[Cassie] Blue steel.
-Blue steel.
Yeah. Okay.
Now, do something un-Nick-like.
This is un-Nick-like.
[Cassie] Make a face like you
ate something disgusting.
Like you're gonna puke.
Oh.
Or, okay, now you just won the
lottery.
-[Cassie] Are you just...
-Whoo!
Oh, yeah. Let it flow.
Okay.
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[birds chirping]
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That was amazing.
Me and animals. We just clicked.
We always have...
I told you I had a super power.
Yeah, but I thought that was
getting
[Indistinct]
Oh, that? No, no, no.
That's just my way.
You can't count that
as a legit super power.
Okay.
So, now that I've shown you
mine,
you have to show me yours.
What?
Your super powers?
What do you got?
Oh, I got nothing.
Don't be so cynical.
I've met thousands...
Oh, thousands.
Okay. Maybe not thousands, but
certainly
hundreds, Mr. Stigler.
And every last one of
them had a super power,
whether or not they were
aware of it.
Well, that's what I got then.
A super power that's
never surfaced in my life.
Fine.
Be cynical if you
want, but mark my words.
One day, all will be revealed.
And you'll call me and you'll
say, "You were right, Cassie."
And do you know why?
Because you're always right.
That's right, Nicky boy.
And you can take that to the
bank.
Does that count as another super
power?
It sure does.
I'm a regular super girl.
-That's about three.
-[laughs]
You've got some catching up to
do.
[engine revving]
[crickets chirping]
Should be it up here.
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What are you doing? It's not
Blair Witch.
It's just really cool. It's
spooky here.
-[screams]
-[tires screech]
[gasps]
What the hell was that?
It was walking. I
mean, running on two feet.
That scared the shit out of me.
[panting]
No way.
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No way, right?
[Cassie panting]
It had to be a bear.
That was a bear, right?
I didn't get it.
Are you sure about this?
[engine revs]
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Are you sure that this is it?
I only know what they told me.
[window sliding]
Think that's a good idea?
[window sliding]
What's going on?
It's a car.
What?
Where are you going?
[car door shuts]
[Cassie] Oh!
What the hell is going on here?
Hello? Is anybody out there?
Shh.
Please don't yell like that.
-[door clicks open]
-[car door chimes]
Hello?
[car door shuts]
-Hello?
-[Cassie] Shh!
[whispers] What am I supposed to
do?
I don't know, but I don't
think that's a good idea.
We should call the police.
Then get in the car.
Check your phone for a signal.
[running footsteps]
Where are you going? We should
leave.
There's a lot of blood here.
Somebody's hurt.
We can't just up and leave them.
Yes, we can.
[sighs]
-[panting]
-[car door shuts]
No signal. Shit.
Hello?
Is somebody there?
Okay, Nick.
Okay, come on, Nick.
-[window sliding]
-[exhales]
-[growling]
-[whooshing thud]
Hello?
Hello?
What the...
[Nick] Who's out there?
-[whooshing thud]
-[Nick grunts]
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-[grunts]
-[running footsteps]
[Cassie panting]
[car door slams shut]
Oh my gosh.
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[engine revs]
[panting]
[panting]
-[thud]
-[screaming]
It's just a bird.
[panting]
No, seriously, look. Is just
a bird.
[exhales]
I gotta get out of here.
[engine revs]
[Nick] Stay calm.
[flapping noise]
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[gravel crunching]
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[crickets chirping]
[man on radio] Thank you for
listening to KSQT.
K-Squatch. Maple Bluffs own
easy listening station.
Home of, The Squatch.
And now, a little more music to
sooth your evening.
[music playing]
[passing traffic]
[music continues]
[door clicks open]
[panting]
[door clicks shut]
Nick?
What the hell was that?
No, seriously, I mean
that car, the noise.
We have to go to the police.
Hey.
Are you hurt?
I'm fine.
-Let me see.
-I'm fine.
Well, let me see.
That's not fine.
[grunts]
That's not fine.
Come here.
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That is not fine.
I don't want to go back there.
Never.
Promise me we don't
have to go back there.
No.
Never.
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[kisses]
[bell tolling]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
Unbelievable.
Don't be too nervous.
I just didn't know this guy.
This is all coming on kind of
quick.
I don't know what's going on.
I know, but just talk to him.
-You think?
-Yeah.
You'll be fine.
[exhales]
[door clicks open]
I had an appointment with Mr.
Schumacher.
Nick Peters? We've been
trying to get hold of you.
Mr. Peters, I'm Mr. Schumacher's
partner.
My name is Henry Thicket.
We found these keys
in his car last night.
Natalie, call the police.
-Where'd you find those?
-[Nick] Trails End Road.
Well, what's going on here?
That's what we're trying to find
out.
We haven't heard from Mr.
Schumacher in a couple days.
You mind telling me what's
happening here?
It was--
[Henry] It was what?
Too dark.
Yeah, it was too dark
and we weren't comfortable
going all the way to
the cabin, especially
after finding the car.
[Natalie] Thank you.
Sheriff wants to talk to you
too.
Stick around town.
[sighs]
All right, we've got some time.
You want to step into
Mr. Schumacher's office?
We can go over that trust if you
like.
-Sure.
-Sure?
Yes.
So, as you know, my
partner, Mr. Schumacher,
prepared this, so I'm not
that familiar with this
document.
So, you don't mind if I kind of
go through the go around?
Yeah, that's no problem.
Okay.
So, when did you get into town?
Last night.
Oh, yeah, you're going to
stay at that cabin, aren't you?
Yeah, I mean, we were, but--
Well, that's probably a
good idea that you didn't--
you don't know what
shaped that thing's in.
It's been a long time since your
father was up there and
disappeared.
Disappeared?
Well, yeah, you didn't know?
No, I guess not.
[sighs]
Nick, I don't know--
I don't know what my partner's
told you or what he's left out,
but look, your father
disappeared seven years ago.
Nobody knows what happened to
him.
He just vanished.
[sighs]
The body was never found,
nothing.
He was just gone. Poof.
This is crazy.
Well, it doesn't make any sense
then, so
you were never in
contact with your father?
No, he left when I was just
a baby, this whole thing is--
Yeah, right.
Well, I guess that makes sense.
Oh, hey, did you bring the
documents of--
Yeah.
[paper rustling]
Okay.
Two forms of ID and bank
statement with account numbers.
Okay, that's great.
All right, look, this
is pretty basic, really.
What your dad did is
he set up two documents.
The first document's
something we call a ladybird
deed.
The other is a simple trust, and
my law firm is the executor.
So we make sure everything's in
order,
everything's buttoned up.
We cross the T's, dot the
I's, that kind of thing,
and when it is all
buttoned up, we execute the
will,
or the trust in this case.
That sounds simple enough.
Yeah, it is pretty simple,
actually.
Oh, there is one stipulation,
you're gonna love this.
It says you have to spend
one night in that cabin.
[chuckles] You're kidding.
No, no, it says so right here.
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[Henry] Right there.
Why?
I don't know, probably wants
to make sure you appreciate it
before you go off and sell it,
maybe have
some time around it, so, yeah.
Oh, no, thanks.
I appreciate your time.
I'm sorry to have wasted it.
Oh, no, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Appears there's been a pretty
significant
amount of money that was left to
your
father from his father,
and that's all being
signed off to you on this.
How significant?
Just south of half a million
dollars.
Half a million dollars?
[Henry] Mm-hmm.
Well, it's up to you.
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[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
Order up!
I gotta do it. [indistinct]
No, we're not. If you're going,
so am I.
[waitress] Hey, guys, how are
you?
Welcome to the Berlin Diner,
[indistinct] two today.
All right, come on this way.
Yeah.
-Yes, I am.
-No, you're not.
Yes, I am.
Here you go. Is this okay?
-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah.
So...
Why would he have done that?
Well, maybe he didn't
want me to sell the place off.
Was it some kind of
test or like a sick game?
Sure feels like it. Maybe
there's something out there,
something that he wants me to
know.
I don't know, wishful thinking.
[waitress] Here you go.
I know it's none of my
business, but how much money?
-A lot.
-Like a lot, a lot?
A lot, a lot, a lot.
Like enough to change
a life, help my mom.
Then we have to do it.
No, we don't. I do.
It's too weird and dangerous.
I'm not taking a chance.
You might get hurt out there.
Me? What about you, tough guy?
You need someone to watch
your back and your front.
[laughs]
Come on. Let's do it.
We can cuddle up again.
Maybe there's a fireplace.
I'm not taking no for an answer.
There you go. Flexing
your superpower again.
I'm a lot tougher than I look.
[laughs]
You need me there.
You're getting sleepy. So
sleepy.
-So sleepy.
-[spoon clinking]
-Mm-hmm.
-You need Cassie by your side.
Okay, all right. You can come.
Yay.
[kisses]
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So what are you going to get?
[indistinct restaurant chatter]
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[sighs]
[sighs]
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[sighs]
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[passing traffic]
[Nick] Well, what do we need?
Oh, no. [indistinct]
-Sure. Well...
-We should look for Cheerios.
Cheerios.
See, I told you.
No way.
They're getting in the spirit,
huh?
[door clicks open]
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-Mothballs?
-Nope.
-Lightbulbs?
-Nope.
[sighs]
Extension cords?
No.
I don't think this place is
going to have what we need.
Uh, it doesn't look like
it. Why don't we just ask?
Yeah, okay.
You think one stop shop
in a small town like this?
Yeah, you know that.
-Hi there.
-Hi. How are you?
-Good, man.
-Good.
Uh...
Do you have any guns?
No guns.
What about Cheerios?
Oh, Cheerios. This is a hardware
store.
Anything else?
[bags rustling]
We'll take these.
[cashier] Okay.
[]
[Cassie] What is that?
What are they doing?
Damn, boys.
Finally got proof.
[indistinct radio chatter]
Ya'll throw it in the back of
the Jeep.
No report on this one.
Think it's a body?
Oh, and any boy goes to the
inquirer,
gets a bullet for me.
[]
[birds chirping]
Out of the car!
[indistinct radio chatter]
[seatbelt clicking]
[car door closes]
Don't tell me. Nick Peters?
Yes, sir.
You weren't supposed to
leave town, Nick Peters.
Sorry, I thought this
was a part of town.
Well, it's not.
There's no reason to be a
smartass, son.
I'll take you in just because.
Uh, wait a second, Sheriff.
Busey, you can't just do that.
Quiet, girl.
Or I'll take you both in.
What you got there, Sheriff?
It's a bear cub carcass.
This is an active crime scene.
You can't do that here.
Oh, I thought this was America.
I've got rights.
No, this is my jurisdiction.
You're already guilty
of not reporting a crime.
How would you like to
spend the next, I don't know,
12 weeks coming up here and
doing a
little community service?
Oh, okay, all right.
We just want to cooperate.
I think both of you better move
on.
Uh, don't you want to take our
statements, Mr. Officer, sir?
Not gonna tell you again.
Okay, look, we don't want any
trouble.
You know where to find
us if you need us, sir.
Indeed I do.
[]
[car doors closing]
[engine starting]
[]
That was weird.
What were you doing?
That cop was just
about ready to shoot you.
Screw that guy.
Community service, my ass.
He was obviously hiding
something.
I mean, where does he get off?
I was about to give him a piece
of my
mind if he hadn't stopped me.
-Don't let him get to you.
-I can't help it.
That guy just got to me.
You know, we may have
just found your superpower.
Calm.
And it's annoying as hell.
There you go again.
[]
[engine revs]
[]
[car doors closing]
What do you think?
It's not what I expected at all.
Yeah, me neither.
It's beautiful.
Now I know why he
wanted you to stay here.
Well, it's not the
cabin I'm worried about.
[gravel crunching]
[keys jangling]
[birds chirping]
[screen door squeaking]
[door squeaks open]
This is really nice.
[]
We could have a fire.
We could cuddle on the couch.
[floor creaking]
Nick?
[sighs]
He looks like a nice enough guy.
You all look so happy.
We probably were.
I never knew what he looked
like.
He's handsome. Like you.
-Could you?
-Of course.
"My dearest Nick,
know that writing this is the
second
hardest thing that I've ever
done.
In the beginning, your mother
and I were
so madly, passionately in love.
As much as any people
have ever been in love.
Then we had you and to our
surprise and
delight, our love increased
tenfold.
We were such a happy family.
And you were my pride
and joy, my perfect boy.
But as life would have it,
nothing that
good can last forever.
Suffice it to say that
things really fell apart one
day,
when Kate and I found ourselves
in the
worst argument of our young
lives.
It was completely out of
control,
screaming and shoving each
other,
escalating ugliness.
It ended with my losing control.
And before I knew it, in a flash
I...
struck her.
I actually hit your sweet
mother.
I was so ashamed that I could
not bear to
look into her eyes a second
longer.
And when I looked away, you were
there.
My sweet horrified boy.
And I knew in that instant that
I could
never face either of you ever
again.
My life was over.
I turned and I ran.
And for that, I'm eternally
sorry to your
mother and especially to you,
son.
I want you to know that I don't
expect
you to forgive me or to
understand.
But I did what I did and I've
lived with
the consequences every single
day since.
I always knew that someday your
mother
would meet someone special.
And have a wonderful life.
I think of you always.
And my greatest regret is
having missed
out on watching you become a
man.
You're forever in my heart."
He's wrong.
We wanted him to come back.
He didn't know.
[sniffs]
Thank you for being here.
I wouldn't want to be anywhere
else.
[]
[water running]
Nick, get the firewood!
[door creaks]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[footsteps]
[]
[cracking]
Easy, son.
I come in peace.
Your father and I didn't talk
much, but
we had a hunter's bond.
And we hunted these woods and
fished
these streams every chance we
got.
He was a good man, but he
carried a heavy burden inside.
I guess that's what we had in
common.
[fire crackling]
Anyway, the last time I saw him,
he was
headed out to find that scout
master.
I'm afraid that monster got him.
Monster?
Yeah.
Squatch.
[]
It is real.
And it killed your father.
[scoffs]
I don't believe that.
Those are just stories.
That's what I would have
thought too, but trust me.
It's out there.
[]
Look, we have an early morning,
and it's getting kind of late.
Oh, yeah. Right. Right.
Best be going before
it gets too dark out.
Thanks for the coffee.
[door creaks open]
[crickets chirping]
[creaking]
It was a nice meeting you.
[door creaking and slams shut]
[lock clicks]
That explains everything. All of
it.
The noises, the rocks throwing.
That explains
nothing. Bigfoot isn't real.
Are you kidding me?
For all we know, that guy killed
him.
Look, we're just going to hold
here for
the night, wait for the lawyer
to come in
the morning, verify we stayed,
and then get the hell out of
here.
After everything we'd been
through, did
you hear that guy? About your
dad?
It all makes sense. He even
mentioned the scout
leader and the one about the
car.
-[laughs]
-We drove through and
then we turned and
then we-- and I got him on my
phone--
[kisses]
[woman] Hello?
Is that lunatic back?
Hello?
Nick!
Mom?
You've got to be kidding me.
[]
[thudding]
Hello?
-[distant shriek]
-Hello?
Hello?
[roaring]
Nick!
Seriously, Nick, are you in
there?
Seriously, hey, what is going
on?
There are cop cars here. I
couldn't get through. Are you in
trouble?
-No.
-What did you do?
What? What? Can you just
tell me what's going on?
[door creaking]
Why? Don't you shush me?
What?
-Just tell me what's going on.
-[slamming]
What is that?
What? Stop pushing me!
Just sit there with
Cassie. Give me a second.
What? Will you tell me what's
going on?
What is going on? What is
going--
Will you just tell me what is
going on?
Hush, Mom. Be quiet.
[whispers] Hi. I'm Cassie.
[]
[growling]
[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-Oh my--
[]
Are you okay? Are you guys okay?
Yeah. Are you okay?
[mom] What's that? What is going
on?
-[growling]
-[gasping]
[lamp clicks]
-[growling]
-[thuds and slamming]
[]
[panting]
[screaming]
-[growling]
-[rock slamming]
-Stay here. Where it's safe.
-[mom and Cassie] No!
[mom] No, no, no, no. Where you
going?
[Nick] I just--
-[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[]
[growling]
-[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[growling]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[thudding]
[door creaks open]
-[growling]
-[gunshots]
-[growling]
-[screaming]
[gun cocks]
[]
-It's gone.
-[mom] What?
It's gone.
[]
[car doors slam shut]
[ignition clicks]
Nick!
[engine revs]
-[slams]
-[tires screeching and
screaming]
[]
[screaming]
[]
Nick, go faster! Nick, go
faster!
[engine accelerates]
[grunting]
[]
[grunting]
[growling]
It's gone. It's gone. I think it
stopped.
Yeah, but for how long?
[growling]
[engine clanking]
-[engine cranking]
-[panting]
[engine cranking]
No, no. Are you kidding me?
[]
-[grunting]
-[slamming]
God!
[panting]
Nick.
[distant screaming]
[]
-Nick.
-[distant screaming continues]
Now what?
-Nick!
-[car door shuts]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[car doors shutting]
[leaves rustling]
We got two choices.
One, we can try to make it to
main road.
Two, we go back.
Back to the cabin? Are you
crazy?
Look, if we try to go back to
the cabin, it's like a mile.
We're looking at five
maybe to get to the main road.
I think we should go back to the
cabin.
At least as a shelter.
Gotta go back.
[]
[footsteps]
[leaves crunching]
Yeah, this is good. We're about
halfway.
[]
-[thuds]
-Shit!
-I lost my shoe.
-[Cassie] Are you okay?
Fuck.
I'll look for it.
Okay.
-Okay?
-Yeah.
[]
[mom] Oh, I got it. I got it.
[Nick] Let's get back.
[screaming]
[roaring]
[screams]
Hey!
Hey!
[growling]
No!
-Hey!
-[footsteps thudding]
Hey!
Hey, you!
[thudding]
-[growling]
-[thuds]
[]
-[roaring]
-[footsteps thudding]
[]
[door rattling]
-[flare hissing]
-[roaring]
-[whooshing]
-[thuds]
[door creaks]
[door shuts]
[panting]
[]
-Okay?
-I need a cigarette.
Me too.
You don't smoke.
-I'll start.
-Right here.
Bad idea.
You think that thing
doesn't know where we are?
Yeah, I'm sure it does.
[growling]
[]
[fire crackling]
[match strikes]
[]
It should hold it off for a
while.
Can't take the stress.
Why did you come here?
When I found out you were
heading here,
I was flooded with a
million old feelings.
And I knew in my heart that we
had to
have that talk that we've been
avoiding,
that both of us have avoided.
God, I thought about
it the whole way here.
I mean, hell, for the
last 20 years, really.
I don't know how to say this to
you.
Just say it, Mom?
Your father was a good man.
We loved each other very much.
We were so happy.
Even with both of us having
jobs,
we couldn't seem to make ends
meet.
I mean, it didn't
matter what we were doing.
We just got further and further
behind.
And he was away for work all the
time.
And when he was home, he was
exhausted.
And I was picking up extra
weekend shifts,
and we just had so little time
together.
So little time.
And life was hard.
And I was lonely.
And in a moment of weakness...
-I cheated on him.
-No!
It was the worst thing I have
ever done.
I could have ever done to him.
To you, to us.
Oh, my God.
I mean, our love was still so
strong.
It broke him.
I don't believe this.
I loved your father so much.
Then why? Why would you do that?
Why am I just learning about it
now?
Because life is complicated.
We both made our share of
mistakes.
Like people make mistakes.
-It's not fair, Mom.
-I know it's not fair.
I know. And I tried to tell you
like a million different times,
but I just couldn't.
You deserved to know.
You're damn right I did.
All this time, all my life, the
parent
that I thought was the good guy,
you were the bad one.
No, no, Nick, there
are no bad guys in this.
Yes, Mom. You, you are the
reason.
No, no, I was just a kid, okay?
Maybe I wanted to make
him jealous. I don't know.
But I wanted him back.
You should have thought about
that.
Can you see how sorry she is?
I can't lose you like I lost
him.
He wanted you to forgive her.
What?
Your father in the letter.
We didn't finish it.
[letter rustling]
Look at it.
Read it.
"Nick.
This is ancient history.
There are no regrets to be had.
You need to forgive both of us.
You were conceived in love.
It was my stupidness, my vanity,
that kept your mother and I
apart.
You need to forgive her.
We all need to forgive each
other more.
The world would be such a better
place if
we all just gave each other
the benefit of the doubt."
[crying]
I'm so sorry.
Oh, of course.
Here.
Here, you take these.
Okay. I want you to have them.
Okay?
[man] Hello, you in there?
Get in here.
That thing's on a rampage.
It's been trying to get in the
cabin.
Holy shit.
[Nick] Yeah.
[Nick] I shot it.
Yeah.
I shot it.
Didn't even flinch.
With that, no wonder.
You'd be lucky to bag a
pheasant with that pea shooter.
I did manage to scare it off,
though.
Good, but not for long I'd
wager.
Well, what do you suggest we do?
I'll tell you exactly
what we're gonna do.
Just through those woods on
the logging trail is my truck.
Loaded with enough hardcore
firepower
that we could hold up here
for a week against a whole
pack of them hairy fuckers.
Oh, let's go then.
No.
You stay here with the ladies.
Hold the fort, son.
And the motherfucking cavalry
will be
back before you know it.
[door clicks open]
[door creaking]
[lock clicks]
[sighs]
[]
[fire crackling]
I have to stoke the fires.
Nick, don't go out there.
It's our only defense against
that thing.
I can't let them go out.
Lock the door behind me.
[]
[]
[cans thudding]
-[growling]
-[rock slamming]
[door creaks open]
[door creaks shut]
They're going good for now.
That should hold for a while.
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
[Nick] No!
-[screaming]
-[blood squelching]
[mom] What? What the fuck?
[crying]
[screen door creaking]
[Cassie] Is he...
Yeah.
[crying]
[]
[fire crackling]
[sobbing]
[]
So what do we do now?
Stay calm.
Just...
Stay calm and think.
That's all we can do.
What does this thing want from
us?
Why won't it just let us be?
What does it want?
Not what.
Who?
You mean...
It wants its baby.
That bloody mess was its baby?
That's what the police chief was
putting
into the trunk of his
car when we pulled up.
That's why he was acting so
weird.
So what do we do now?
I have to go back. I have to go
get it.
No, Nick, you cannot go back out
there.
What choice do we have?
That thing's gonna kill every
one of us
trying to get to that baby.
What? Are you crazy?
What are you gonna do once you
get this
thing back? What, just give it
back?
You got a better idea, Ma?
Uh, yeah. Sit here and
wait it out until morning.
[Nick] There's not gonna be a
morning.
This whole cabin wasn't built to
withstand the impact of a gravel
truck.
I've gotta go now.
Then I'm going with you.
No, Cassie.
You two need to stay together...
and keep the fires lit.
[exhales]
[sheets tearing]
[]
[flame crackling]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[footsteps]
[door creaking]
[mom groans]
Did he leave?
Yeah.
Where are you going?
The fires are dying.
So?
There's wood in the shed.
Don't go alone.
Please let me come with you.
Okay. Quiet.
I know.
Shh.
[gravel crunching]
[]
-[screaming]
-[gasping]
-[screaming]
-[gasping]
[screaming]
[gravel crunching]
[screaming]
[Cassie] Come on! Come on!
There.
Okay.
-Here, here.
-Yes.
Here, here. Take a couple more.
Shit. This is it.
[growling]
[Cassie] Okay. Let's go.
[running footsteps]
[screen door creaking]
[footsteps]
Hey, watch out.
[fire whooshing]
[fire crackling]
Hey.
Maybe we should go back inside.
I can't.
Not until he's back.
[footsteps]
[flame crackling]
[indistinct shouting]
[]
[jeep door clicking]
[coughing]
[]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[]
I'll split it with you.
You know, I don't think
that's a good idea. The gas.
Are you kidding me?
I've been a smoker for 30 years.
I mean, this is the most
stressed out
I've been in my entire life.
You don't think I
deserve one last cigarette?
I don't know. There's a lot of
things people do to relieve
their stress.
Try something else.
Like what?
Biting your nails.
I can't already do that.
Seriously? That's gross.
Funny, coming from
someone who just suggested it.
[grunting]
[crashing]
[]
[crashing]
[grunting]
[crashing]
[grunting]
[distant howling]
[fire crackling]
[]
[footsteps]
[distant growling]
[]
-[gun cocking]
-[gunshot]
Nick.
Nick.
[]
[]
[sobbing]
[thuds]
[]
[crying]
-[crickets chirping]
-[fire crackling]
[]
[leaves crunching]
[]
[roaring]
[roaring]
[]
[breathing heavily]
[exhales]
[growling]
Get down!
[growling]
[gunshot]
[grunts]
[screams]
[grunts]
-[grunts]
-[thudding]
[grunting]
-[thudding]
-[screams]
[growling]
-[crashing]
-[grunting]
[grunting]
[growling]
[grunting]
[]
[spits]
[screams]
[growling]
[]
[footsteps]
[silent dialogue]
[]
[growling]
[glass shattering]
[crashing]
You protect your baby.
I'll protect mine.
[growling]
[flame whooshing]
[spits]
[]
[]
No!
[grunts]
No, no, no, no, no.
[flames crackling]
No!
[flames crackling]
No!
[]
No!
[]
-[mouthing] I love you.
-[flames crackling]
No!
[]
[flames raging]
[]
[fire whooshing]
[flames crackling]
[grunts]
[]
[car approaching]
[]
[car door clicks open]
[birds chirping]
[car doors slam shut]
[engine revs]
-[footsteps]
-[bird cawing]
[]
[gate squeaking]
[]
[birds chirping]
[]
[roaring]
[whooping noise]
Is that one, I did not hear it
live.
That was actually recorded.
Because you're out there and
something
is making a noise that
sounds kind of like it's
talking.
You don't know if it's talking
to you.
And it's dark.
And so your mind is
automatically thinking,
oh, what's out here?
Is it a person, which is scary?
Is it a monster?
Is it a ghost?
Is it Bigfoot?
I don't want any of
those things in the woods.
Got me upside down spinning
Around you
Wanna taste the clouds, dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your
Body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed, got me starry
Eyed Starry eyed
Losing all my focus I can't
Even control it
You know lips are
Golden baby get me high
Touching me like lightning,
Yeah keeping it exciting
You know exactly what
To do to blow my mind
You're from another planet
I've never felt like this
I don't know how I ever
Survived without it
I'm starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your Body,
boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
This bed is outer space just
Keep painting constellations
You cover me in glitter till
I'm shining bright
I never wanna leave the sky,
The way make me feel alive
I was in the dark and
Baby you're the light
You're from another planet
I've never felt like this I
Don't know how I ever survived
Without it
I'm starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your Body,
boy I love the way you got Me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Couldn't fight if I wanted
Flying to places that I never
Thought I could go
You're meteor shower, fallin'
Down all over me
Yeah you're making me glow
Couldn't fight if I wanted
Flying to places that I never
Thought I could go
Starry eyed, got me
Starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' round you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
[music fades out]
[distant howl]
[]
[]
[]
A long, long time ago, this
entire state
was filled with loggers and
trappers.
Michigan's white pine was the
most
sought-after lumber in the
country, but surprisingly, there
was no logging to be had in this
forest.
Oh, they came, those big men
with their
axes and machines, but they
didn't stay.
Legend says that these huge men
ran into
a number of giant, powerful
beasts.
That's not real!
No, seriously, Dawson,
show them what you found.
[rustling]
Oh, that's just an elbow.
I know that, because
Squatch bury their dead.
[thudding footsteps]
The loggers spoke of
creatures that they called
Squatch.
At night, these beasts would
terrorize
those logging camps.
Not only did they fill the woods
with
these strange,
horrifying sounds, but they
would
-throw massive rocks and
boulders straight
-[growling]
into the cabins,
sometimes destroying them
completely.
Within weeks, all of
the loggers were gone.
Sometimes, late at night, you
can still
hear the creatures calling out.
Whoop, whoop, whoop!
-[distant whooping sound]
-Whoop!
-[kids screaming]
-That's scary!
[fire crackling]
[]
[distant whooping]
What's that?
Guys!
[thudding footsteps]
Guys, wake up!
Scouts!
Guys!
-[boy] Go back to bed, Dawson!
-Guys!
Scouts!
-[grunting]
-[scout leader] Get to sleep!
It's real!
[thudding footsteps approaching]
It's real!
[screaming]
Aah!
-[scout leader screaming]
-[kids shouting]
[panicked breathing]
-[kids screaming]
-[roaring]
[]
Guys, look! A cabin!
[screaming]
-[screaming continues]
-[banging]
Aah!
-[kids screaming and banging]
-[dog barking]
[]
[man] Whoa, what's going on?
Come on!
What's going on?
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
-whoa, whoa, one at a time.
-[dog barking]
It's okay, Blue.
[indistinct shouting]
He killed our scout leader!
It was a squatch. A big fucker,
too.
Whoa, whoa, language, young man.
John, my friend John
here will take care of you.
You'll be safe. I'm gonna go
check on your scout leader.
-Mike.
-Yeah.
-Shotgun.
-Shotgun?
[chuckles]
-Okay.
-And load it.
Yeah, it's loaded.
Blue, let's go.
-Come on, Blue.
-[dog panting]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[gun cocking]
[crickets chirping]
[growling]
[dog whimpering]
-[distant banging]
-Blue! Blue, get back here!
-[dog barking]
-[ominous music]
God damn it.
Blue!
Here, boy.
[growling]
Blue!
[whistles]
Here, boy!
[dog barking]
[growling]
[dog whining]
[grunts]
[panting]
Blue!
Blue, come!
[leaves crunching]
[growling]
Come on, boy.
Come on!
Blue!
Come on, boy!
[growling]
-[thudding]
-[grunts]
[panting]
Blue! Fuck!
[panting]
[growling]
[panting]
[panting]
The fuck is--
Hey!
[ominous music]
-[squelching]
-[screaming]
[panting]
[growling]
-[thudding]
-[screaming]
[ominous music]
[man on radio] Good morning,
Motor City.
Thanks for waking up with
Cheener FM,
WKNR Detroit.
Here's a little Mo Town to
start your day.
[upbeat music]
-[clicks]
-[music stops]
[sighs]
[water running]
[somber music]
[faucet running]
[papers rustling]
[]
[smacks]
[light clicks on]
-Morning, Mom.
-Oh, hi, honey.
Um, let me make you some coffee.
-[son] I got it.
-Okay.
Uh, well, I hope it hasn't come
to that.
Not yet, but if I don't
figure something out soon.
Yeah.
[coffee pouring]
Hey, I was thinking maybe
I'll skip next semester and
we can use the money to stave
off the
wolves for the next couple of
months.
Seriously, look, it's super
nice of you to offer, okay?
But your education comes first.
I'll figure something out.
I always have.
[indistinct]
You're leaving early.
Oh, yeah, I gotta pick somebody
up.
Oh, why's that?
Well, uh, her car is in the
shop.
Oh! Oh, her car is in the shop.
Mm, I see how you are.
Oh, shoot. I gotta go. I love
you.
Love you, too.
[]
[papers rustling]
[somber music]
Think I've been here
Before
I know
That I must have met you in a
Past life
Got my heart on the floor
Go slow
Keep me falling for you all
Night
Tell me now you're the one
I've been dreaming about
For my whole life that you
Are the one
Thanks for the ride.
My pleasure.
Well, cool.
'Cause my frigging
transmission's
gonna cost me a small fortune,
so...
We may be carpool buddies for a
while.
If that's okay?
I thought you said it was the
brakes.
Uh...
Honestly, it was probably that,
too.
It's probably some of
everything.
The whole thing's a problem.
Yeah, okay.
Hey, look at this picture I just
took.
Oh, wow. That's really nice.
Thank you.
You taking photography classes
at C.C.
I do not want to go.
[upbeat music]
Shout-out to the world so
They know
My sweet baby love you so
She got me going, yeah, she
Turns me on
And she loves me
-[doors swing open]
-Peters!
Peters!
Peters!
Nick!
Yeah, boss, what's up?
This guy's been trying to find
you.
Says it's urgent. Watch him call
him.
Who is he?
A lawyer.
What's the lawyer got to do with
me?
Don't know, don't care.
Can I call him?
Yeah, sure. But do it
on your time, not mine.
Brakes in ten. Back to work.
[paper thuds]
[ ]
[roll sliding]
Really? And it has to happen
this week?
I'm really sorry to be the
one to drop this news on you.
Hey, what's up, Nick?
Yeah, I will personally drive
the keys
out to your cabin tonight.
That'll make it easier for you.
Yeah, okay.
All right, thank you, Mr.
Peters.
Yeah, thanks.
What's up?
Dude, you look like you
just saw a ghost or something.
I kind of did.
What?
That was really weird.
What?
My dad is dead.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
Yeah, dude, that sucks.
No, it's not even like
that. I didn't even know him.
Yeah, but still.
I guess he left me a bunch of
land in an old cabin up north.
Who gives a damn about the
cabin, dude?
Did he leave you any money?
I don't know. It doesn't matter
anyway.
I don't want nothing to do with
him.
What do they want you to go?
Right away.
You should probably go
then. At least check it out.
-[buzzer sounds]
-Well, it's time to make the
donuts.
Hey, wait, wait.
Nate, show him.
[Nate] All right, all right.
[girl] Okay, hold out your hand.
Show him what you can do. Ready?
[lighter flicks]
[laughs] No way.
Isn't that crazy?
Yeah, are we done here?
Yes. Thank you, sir.
Is that a cool superpower or
what?
Superpower?
Yeah, everyone's got one.
I bet you can't guess mine.
I can. She makes people like
me do
stupid shit like this.
[man] Peters!
I need those orders done today.
Production, please. Thank you.
[door closes]
Thank again for the
lift. See you in the morning?
No problem. I'll see you then.
Shoot!
Oh, hey, Cassie.
Oh, you forgot this.
Oh, right. So, what are you
gonna do?
You gonna check it out or what?
I know I couldn't resist if I
were you.
Ah, I don't really feel
like driving all the way up to
Maple Bluff, Michigan,
wherever the hell that is.
Did you just say Maple Bluff?
Like the Maple Bluff,
Michigan, home of the Squatch?
What?
Don't tell me. You don't know
the story about Maple Bluff.
All those Boy Scouts
got attacked by Bigfoot,
and they watched their scout
master get
dragged off into the woods
but like a ten foot tall hairy
beast?
Seriously?
Yeah. How do you not know about
this?
This is real as can be.
His body was never found,
and they even
ran a lie detector,
and like four of the five of
them passed.
What do you have to say to that?
Sounds like the fifth
one is the murderer.
How do you not know about this?
What, are you living under a
rock?
I don't believe that you believe
in this.
I...
No. No.
What is this?
Are you kidding me?
All right. You caught me.
But now you know that I
most certainly do believe.
So when do we leave?
We?
I'm not letting you go
Bigfoot hunting without me.
You wouldn't stand a chance.
[]
Come on. Let's do it. Road trip.
Well...
-Yay!
-[laughs]
We're going on a road trip.
And we're gonna see Bigfoot.
[]
From what I remember, the
cabin really was pretty nice.
I really think you
should go and look at it.
I mean, even just to find out
what the
attorney has to say.
What do I want with a cabin?
The land alone could be worth a
fortune.
What's the worst that can
happen?
I mean, consider it a
well deserved vacation.
I mean, Lord knows you've earned
one.
You know I need all
the overtime I can get.
And that's not even the point.
What is it then?
[utensil scraping]
I don't want anything to do with
him.
I mean, he never cared
about me or you or us.
Hey, it's complicated.
Look, he did care about you.
He loved you very much.
If he cared, he'd be here.
We wouldn't be living like this.
Barely able to make ends meet?
If it weren't for him,
you wouldn't be here.
Besides, I mean, we're doing
okay.
Okay.
I'm 24. I'm working my ass off.
I can barely afford classes at
a freaking community college.
Oh, and what's more, my
mother wakes up every day
for a job at the grocery
store... crying
because of the
situation that he left us in.
I say screw him.
But Nick, there's so
much more to it than that.
I mean, there's just so
much you just don't understand.
I don't need to understand
anything else.
I told you, it's complicated.
It's not complicated.
My dad was a piece of shit.
-Plain and simple.
-[smacks]
[]
I'm sor--
Nick, I'm so sorry. I just...
[]
2207 Trails and Road.
What the hell is Trails and
Road?
-It's not even on a goddamn map.
-[car horn honking]
Fuck you!
Wait. That was it. Shit.
Piece of shit.
Look at this thing.
[sighs]
[]
[]
[phone beeps]
[phone keys clicking]
[phone beeps]
[phone beeps]
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
[engine revs]
[lawyer] It's the last time I
volunteer for this shit.
No. Of course I don't
mind leaving a little early.
Drop the keys off in
the middle of nowhere.
Not a problem. My pleasure.
Every goddamn road out here
looks like a trail's end to me.
[crickets chirping]
[distant whooping sound]
What the hell?
[engine revs]
-[thudding]
-Shit!
Mother.
[car door chimes]
-Shit.
-[car door slams]
What the fuck?
[ominous music]
The fuck is it?
[roaring]
[retching]
[splattering]
Fuck. Fuck.
[car door slams]
-[distant screaming]
-[growling]
What the hell?
[growling]
[smashing]
What the hell!
Come out here! Come on!
-What the fuck?
-[thudding]
-[growling]
-[dragging]
[footsteps]
[birds chirping]
[blinds rustling]
Oh no.
What have I done?
Oh, Nick.
Okay. I have a confession.
A confession?
Well, I don't want to
start this trip off with a lie.
Whoa. Whoa. Who's lying?
Me.
About what?
My car. It's totally fine.
I thought that there was
something wrong,
but there's not. It's totally
drivable.
-I knew it.
-[laughs]
Can you ever forgive me?
Yeah, I think I can.
Get in.
[]
[Cassie] What are you waiting
for? Let's get this show on the
road.
[]
[man on radio] Sheriff Greg?
Greg here.
[man on radio] We got a call
from a Shoemaker.
He said her husband
didn't come home last night.
Frank? The lawyer?
[man on radio] Yep. One in the
same.
What was he driving?
[man on radio] Silver Fusion.
Alright. I'll keep an eye out
for it.
[]
-[wind blowing]
-[birds chirping]
Whoa. Whoa. Nick. Stop. Stop.
Stop.
I have to get a picture of this.
Are you serious?
Look at those colors.
We'll never get there at this
rate.
Okay. Think about this.
We might be late, but we will
never be in this moment again.
Please.
My God.
You see, you can't deny me.
[laughs]
[]
Come on. Hurry up, mister.
[Nick] You gotta wait till I
park the car.
-[car door closes]
-[camera shutters]
-Wow. These are beautiful.
-[camera shutters]
[Nick] Yeah, it's nice.
-Thank you for stopping.
-No problem.
[camera shutters]
It's great.
It's really, really beautiful.
Go stand on that bridge.
[camera shutters]
-No.
-Yes.
No, I don't think so.
-Come on. Go.
-I don't like my picture taken.
Oh, come on. Let's go.
Yeah, you're very convincing.
I really hate having my picture
taken.
[camera shutters]
What do I do?
Do something model-like.
Take your jacket off your
shoulders.
[Nick] Okay.
-Yeah, take your shirt off why
don't you.
-[Nick] Yeah. Uh-huh.
Okay.
-[Cassie] Blue steel.
-Blue steel.
Yeah. Okay.
Now, do something un-Nick-like.
This is un-Nick-like.
[Cassie] Make a face like you
ate something disgusting.
Like you're gonna puke.
Oh.
Or, okay, now you just won the
lottery.
-[Cassie] Are you just...
-Whoo!
Oh, yeah. Let it flow.
Okay.
[]
[birds chirping]
[]
That was amazing.
Me and animals. We just clicked.
We always have...
I told you I had a super power.
Yeah, but I thought that was
getting
[Indistinct]
Oh, that? No, no, no.
That's just my way.
You can't count that
as a legit super power.
Okay.
So, now that I've shown you
mine,
you have to show me yours.
What?
Your super powers?
What do you got?
Oh, I got nothing.
Don't be so cynical.
I've met thousands...
Oh, thousands.
Okay. Maybe not thousands, but
certainly
hundreds, Mr. Stigler.
And every last one of
them had a super power,
whether or not they were
aware of it.
Well, that's what I got then.
A super power that's
never surfaced in my life.
Fine.
Be cynical if you
want, but mark my words.
One day, all will be revealed.
And you'll call me and you'll
say, "You were right, Cassie."
And do you know why?
Because you're always right.
That's right, Nicky boy.
And you can take that to the
bank.
Does that count as another super
power?
It sure does.
I'm a regular super girl.
-That's about three.
-[laughs]
You've got some catching up to
do.
[engine revving]
[crickets chirping]
Should be it up here.
[]
What are you doing? It's not
Blair Witch.
It's just really cool. It's
spooky here.
-[screams]
-[tires screech]
[gasps]
What the hell was that?
It was walking. I
mean, running on two feet.
That scared the shit out of me.
[panting]
No way.
[]
No way, right?
[Cassie panting]
It had to be a bear.
That was a bear, right?
I didn't get it.
Are you sure about this?
[engine revs]
[]
Are you sure that this is it?
I only know what they told me.
[window sliding]
Think that's a good idea?
[window sliding]
What's going on?
It's a car.
What?
Where are you going?
[car door shuts]
[Cassie] Oh!
What the hell is going on here?
Hello? Is anybody out there?
Shh.
Please don't yell like that.
-[door clicks open]
-[car door chimes]
Hello?
[car door shuts]
-Hello?
-[Cassie] Shh!
[whispers] What am I supposed to
do?
I don't know, but I don't
think that's a good idea.
We should call the police.
Then get in the car.
Check your phone for a signal.
[running footsteps]
Where are you going? We should
leave.
There's a lot of blood here.
Somebody's hurt.
We can't just up and leave them.
Yes, we can.
[sighs]
-[panting]
-[car door shuts]
No signal. Shit.
Hello?
Is somebody there?
Okay, Nick.
Okay, come on, Nick.
-[window sliding]
-[exhales]
-[growling]
-[whooshing thud]
Hello?
Hello?
What the...
[Nick] Who's out there?
-[whooshing thud]
-[Nick grunts]
[]
-[grunts]
-[running footsteps]
[Cassie panting]
[car door slams shut]
Oh my gosh.
[]
[engine revs]
[panting]
[panting]
-[thud]
-[screaming]
It's just a bird.
[panting]
No, seriously, look. Is just
a bird.
[exhales]
I gotta get out of here.
[engine revs]
[Nick] Stay calm.
[flapping noise]
[]
[gravel crunching]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[man on radio] Thank you for
listening to KSQT.
K-Squatch. Maple Bluffs own
easy listening station.
Home of, The Squatch.
And now, a little more music to
sooth your evening.
[music playing]
[passing traffic]
[music continues]
[door clicks open]
[panting]
[door clicks shut]
Nick?
What the hell was that?
No, seriously, I mean
that car, the noise.
We have to go to the police.
Hey.
Are you hurt?
I'm fine.
-Let me see.
-I'm fine.
Well, let me see.
That's not fine.
[grunts]
That's not fine.
Come here.
[]
That is not fine.
I don't want to go back there.
Never.
Promise me we don't
have to go back there.
No.
Never.
[]
[kisses]
[bell tolling]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
Unbelievable.
Don't be too nervous.
I just didn't know this guy.
This is all coming on kind of
quick.
I don't know what's going on.
I know, but just talk to him.
-You think?
-Yeah.
You'll be fine.
[exhales]
[door clicks open]
I had an appointment with Mr.
Schumacher.
Nick Peters? We've been
trying to get hold of you.
Mr. Peters, I'm Mr. Schumacher's
partner.
My name is Henry Thicket.
We found these keys
in his car last night.
Natalie, call the police.
-Where'd you find those?
-[Nick] Trails End Road.
Well, what's going on here?
That's what we're trying to find
out.
We haven't heard from Mr.
Schumacher in a couple days.
You mind telling me what's
happening here?
It was--
[Henry] It was what?
Too dark.
Yeah, it was too dark
and we weren't comfortable
going all the way to
the cabin, especially
after finding the car.
[Natalie] Thank you.
Sheriff wants to talk to you
too.
Stick around town.
[sighs]
All right, we've got some time.
You want to step into
Mr. Schumacher's office?
We can go over that trust if you
like.
-Sure.
-Sure?
Yes.
So, as you know, my
partner, Mr. Schumacher,
prepared this, so I'm not
that familiar with this
document.
So, you don't mind if I kind of
go through the go around?
Yeah, that's no problem.
Okay.
So, when did you get into town?
Last night.
Oh, yeah, you're going to
stay at that cabin, aren't you?
Yeah, I mean, we were, but--
Well, that's probably a
good idea that you didn't--
you don't know what
shaped that thing's in.
It's been a long time since your
father was up there and
disappeared.
Disappeared?
Well, yeah, you didn't know?
No, I guess not.
[sighs]
Nick, I don't know--
I don't know what my partner's
told you or what he's left out,
but look, your father
disappeared seven years ago.
Nobody knows what happened to
him.
He just vanished.
[sighs]
The body was never found,
nothing.
He was just gone. Poof.
This is crazy.
Well, it doesn't make any sense
then, so
you were never in
contact with your father?
No, he left when I was just
a baby, this whole thing is--
Yeah, right.
Well, I guess that makes sense.
Oh, hey, did you bring the
documents of--
Yeah.
[paper rustling]
Okay.
Two forms of ID and bank
statement with account numbers.
Okay, that's great.
All right, look, this
is pretty basic, really.
What your dad did is
he set up two documents.
The first document's
something we call a ladybird
deed.
The other is a simple trust, and
my law firm is the executor.
So we make sure everything's in
order,
everything's buttoned up.
We cross the T's, dot the
I's, that kind of thing,
and when it is all
buttoned up, we execute the
will,
or the trust in this case.
That sounds simple enough.
Yeah, it is pretty simple,
actually.
Oh, there is one stipulation,
you're gonna love this.
It says you have to spend
one night in that cabin.
[chuckles] You're kidding.
No, no, it says so right here.
[]
[Henry] Right there.
Why?
I don't know, probably wants
to make sure you appreciate it
before you go off and sell it,
maybe have
some time around it, so, yeah.
Oh, no, thanks.
I appreciate your time.
I'm sorry to have wasted it.
Oh, no, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Appears there's been a pretty
significant
amount of money that was left to
your
father from his father,
and that's all being
signed off to you on this.
How significant?
Just south of half a million
dollars.
Half a million dollars?
[Henry] Mm-hmm.
Well, it's up to you.
[]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
Order up!
I gotta do it. [indistinct]
No, we're not. If you're going,
so am I.
[waitress] Hey, guys, how are
you?
Welcome to the Berlin Diner,
[indistinct] two today.
All right, come on this way.
Yeah.
-Yes, I am.
-No, you're not.
Yes, I am.
Here you go. Is this okay?
-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah.
So...
Why would he have done that?
Well, maybe he didn't
want me to sell the place off.
Was it some kind of
test or like a sick game?
Sure feels like it. Maybe
there's something out there,
something that he wants me to
know.
I don't know, wishful thinking.
[waitress] Here you go.
I know it's none of my
business, but how much money?
-A lot.
-Like a lot, a lot?
A lot, a lot, a lot.
Like enough to change
a life, help my mom.
Then we have to do it.
No, we don't. I do.
It's too weird and dangerous.
I'm not taking a chance.
You might get hurt out there.
Me? What about you, tough guy?
You need someone to watch
your back and your front.
[laughs]
Come on. Let's do it.
We can cuddle up again.
Maybe there's a fireplace.
I'm not taking no for an answer.
There you go. Flexing
your superpower again.
I'm a lot tougher than I look.
[laughs]
You need me there.
You're getting sleepy. So
sleepy.
-So sleepy.
-[spoon clinking]
-Mm-hmm.
-You need Cassie by your side.
Okay, all right. You can come.
Yay.
[kisses]
[]
So what are you going to get?
[indistinct restaurant chatter]
[]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[]
[sighs]
[]
[passing traffic]
[Nick] Well, what do we need?
Oh, no. [indistinct]
-Sure. Well...
-We should look for Cheerios.
Cheerios.
See, I told you.
No way.
They're getting in the spirit,
huh?
[door clicks open]
[]
-Mothballs?
-Nope.
-Lightbulbs?
-Nope.
[sighs]
Extension cords?
No.
I don't think this place is
going to have what we need.
Uh, it doesn't look like
it. Why don't we just ask?
Yeah, okay.
You think one stop shop
in a small town like this?
Yeah, you know that.
-Hi there.
-Hi. How are you?
-Good, man.
-Good.
Uh...
Do you have any guns?
No guns.
What about Cheerios?
Oh, Cheerios. This is a hardware
store.
Anything else?
[bags rustling]
We'll take these.
[cashier] Okay.
[]
[Cassie] What is that?
What are they doing?
Damn, boys.
Finally got proof.
[indistinct radio chatter]
Ya'll throw it in the back of
the Jeep.
No report on this one.
Think it's a body?
Oh, and any boy goes to the
inquirer,
gets a bullet for me.
[]
[birds chirping]
Out of the car!
[indistinct radio chatter]
[seatbelt clicking]
[car door closes]
Don't tell me. Nick Peters?
Yes, sir.
You weren't supposed to
leave town, Nick Peters.
Sorry, I thought this
was a part of town.
Well, it's not.
There's no reason to be a
smartass, son.
I'll take you in just because.
Uh, wait a second, Sheriff.
Busey, you can't just do that.
Quiet, girl.
Or I'll take you both in.
What you got there, Sheriff?
It's a bear cub carcass.
This is an active crime scene.
You can't do that here.
Oh, I thought this was America.
I've got rights.
No, this is my jurisdiction.
You're already guilty
of not reporting a crime.
How would you like to
spend the next, I don't know,
12 weeks coming up here and
doing a
little community service?
Oh, okay, all right.
We just want to cooperate.
I think both of you better move
on.
Uh, don't you want to take our
statements, Mr. Officer, sir?
Not gonna tell you again.
Okay, look, we don't want any
trouble.
You know where to find
us if you need us, sir.
Indeed I do.
[]
[car doors closing]
[engine starting]
[]
That was weird.
What were you doing?
That cop was just
about ready to shoot you.
Screw that guy.
Community service, my ass.
He was obviously hiding
something.
I mean, where does he get off?
I was about to give him a piece
of my
mind if he hadn't stopped me.
-Don't let him get to you.
-I can't help it.
That guy just got to me.
You know, we may have
just found your superpower.
Calm.
And it's annoying as hell.
There you go again.
[]
[engine revs]
[]
[car doors closing]
What do you think?
It's not what I expected at all.
Yeah, me neither.
It's beautiful.
Now I know why he
wanted you to stay here.
Well, it's not the
cabin I'm worried about.
[gravel crunching]
[keys jangling]
[birds chirping]
[screen door squeaking]
[door squeaks open]
This is really nice.
[]
We could have a fire.
We could cuddle on the couch.
[floor creaking]
Nick?
[sighs]
He looks like a nice enough guy.
You all look so happy.
We probably were.
I never knew what he looked
like.
He's handsome. Like you.
-Could you?
-Of course.
"My dearest Nick,
know that writing this is the
second
hardest thing that I've ever
done.
In the beginning, your mother
and I were
so madly, passionately in love.
As much as any people
have ever been in love.
Then we had you and to our
surprise and
delight, our love increased
tenfold.
We were such a happy family.
And you were my pride
and joy, my perfect boy.
But as life would have it,
nothing that
good can last forever.
Suffice it to say that
things really fell apart one
day,
when Kate and I found ourselves
in the
worst argument of our young
lives.
It was completely out of
control,
screaming and shoving each
other,
escalating ugliness.
It ended with my losing control.
And before I knew it, in a flash
I...
struck her.
I actually hit your sweet
mother.
I was so ashamed that I could
not bear to
look into her eyes a second
longer.
And when I looked away, you were
there.
My sweet horrified boy.
And I knew in that instant that
I could
never face either of you ever
again.
My life was over.
I turned and I ran.
And for that, I'm eternally
sorry to your
mother and especially to you,
son.
I want you to know that I don't
expect
you to forgive me or to
understand.
But I did what I did and I've
lived with
the consequences every single
day since.
I always knew that someday your
mother
would meet someone special.
And have a wonderful life.
I think of you always.
And my greatest regret is
having missed
out on watching you become a
man.
You're forever in my heart."
He's wrong.
We wanted him to come back.
He didn't know.
[sniffs]
Thank you for being here.
I wouldn't want to be anywhere
else.
[]
[water running]
Nick, get the firewood!
[door creaks]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[footsteps]
[]
[cracking]
Easy, son.
I come in peace.
Your father and I didn't talk
much, but
we had a hunter's bond.
And we hunted these woods and
fished
these streams every chance we
got.
He was a good man, but he
carried a heavy burden inside.
I guess that's what we had in
common.
[fire crackling]
Anyway, the last time I saw him,
he was
headed out to find that scout
master.
I'm afraid that monster got him.
Monster?
Yeah.
Squatch.
[]
It is real.
And it killed your father.
[scoffs]
I don't believe that.
Those are just stories.
That's what I would have
thought too, but trust me.
It's out there.
[]
Look, we have an early morning,
and it's getting kind of late.
Oh, yeah. Right. Right.
Best be going before
it gets too dark out.
Thanks for the coffee.
[door creaks open]
[crickets chirping]
[creaking]
It was a nice meeting you.
[door creaking and slams shut]
[lock clicks]
That explains everything. All of
it.
The noises, the rocks throwing.
That explains
nothing. Bigfoot isn't real.
Are you kidding me?
For all we know, that guy killed
him.
Look, we're just going to hold
here for
the night, wait for the lawyer
to come in
the morning, verify we stayed,
and then get the hell out of
here.
After everything we'd been
through, did
you hear that guy? About your
dad?
It all makes sense. He even
mentioned the scout
leader and the one about the
car.
-[laughs]
-We drove through and
then we turned and
then we-- and I got him on my
phone--
[kisses]
[woman] Hello?
Is that lunatic back?
Hello?
Nick!
Mom?
You've got to be kidding me.
[]
[thudding]
Hello?
-[distant shriek]
-Hello?
Hello?
[roaring]
Nick!
Seriously, Nick, are you in
there?
Seriously, hey, what is going
on?
There are cop cars here. I
couldn't get through. Are you in
trouble?
-No.
-What did you do?
What? What? Can you just
tell me what's going on?
[door creaking]
Why? Don't you shush me?
What?
-Just tell me what's going on.
-[slamming]
What is that?
What? Stop pushing me!
Just sit there with
Cassie. Give me a second.
What? Will you tell me what's
going on?
What is going on? What is
going--
Will you just tell me what is
going on?
Hush, Mom. Be quiet.
[whispers] Hi. I'm Cassie.
[]
[growling]
[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-Oh my--
[]
Are you okay? Are you guys okay?
Yeah. Are you okay?
[mom] What's that? What is going
on?
-[growling]
-[gasping]
[lamp clicks]
-[growling]
-[thuds and slamming]
[]
[panting]
[screaming]
-[growling]
-[rock slamming]
-Stay here. Where it's safe.
-[mom and Cassie] No!
[mom] No, no, no, no. Where you
going?
[Nick] I just--
-[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[]
[growling]
-[rock slamming]
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[growling]
-[slamming]
-[screaming]
[thudding]
[door creaks open]
-[growling]
-[gunshots]
-[growling]
-[screaming]
[gun cocks]
[]
-It's gone.
-[mom] What?
It's gone.
[]
[car doors slam shut]
[ignition clicks]
Nick!
[engine revs]
-[slams]
-[tires screeching and
screaming]
[]
[screaming]
[]
Nick, go faster! Nick, go
faster!
[engine accelerates]
[grunting]
[]
[grunting]
[growling]
It's gone. It's gone. I think it
stopped.
Yeah, but for how long?
[growling]
[engine clanking]
-[engine cranking]
-[panting]
[engine cranking]
No, no. Are you kidding me?
[]
-[grunting]
-[slamming]
God!
[panting]
Nick.
[distant screaming]
[]
-Nick.
-[distant screaming continues]
Now what?
-Nick!
-[car door shuts]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[car doors shutting]
[leaves rustling]
We got two choices.
One, we can try to make it to
main road.
Two, we go back.
Back to the cabin? Are you
crazy?
Look, if we try to go back to
the cabin, it's like a mile.
We're looking at five
maybe to get to the main road.
I think we should go back to the
cabin.
At least as a shelter.
Gotta go back.
[]
[footsteps]
[leaves crunching]
Yeah, this is good. We're about
halfway.
[]
-[thuds]
-Shit!
-I lost my shoe.
-[Cassie] Are you okay?
Fuck.
I'll look for it.
Okay.
-Okay?
-Yeah.
[]
[mom] Oh, I got it. I got it.
[Nick] Let's get back.
[screaming]
[roaring]
[screams]
Hey!
Hey!
[growling]
No!
-Hey!
-[footsteps thudding]
Hey!
Hey, you!
[thudding]
-[growling]
-[thuds]
[]
-[roaring]
-[footsteps thudding]
[]
[door rattling]
-[flare hissing]
-[roaring]
-[whooshing]
-[thuds]
[door creaks]
[door shuts]
[panting]
[]
-Okay?
-I need a cigarette.
Me too.
You don't smoke.
-I'll start.
-Right here.
Bad idea.
You think that thing
doesn't know where we are?
Yeah, I'm sure it does.
[growling]
[]
[fire crackling]
[match strikes]
[]
It should hold it off for a
while.
Can't take the stress.
Why did you come here?
When I found out you were
heading here,
I was flooded with a
million old feelings.
And I knew in my heart that we
had to
have that talk that we've been
avoiding,
that both of us have avoided.
God, I thought about
it the whole way here.
I mean, hell, for the
last 20 years, really.
I don't know how to say this to
you.
Just say it, Mom?
Your father was a good man.
We loved each other very much.
We were so happy.
Even with both of us having
jobs,
we couldn't seem to make ends
meet.
I mean, it didn't
matter what we were doing.
We just got further and further
behind.
And he was away for work all the
time.
And when he was home, he was
exhausted.
And I was picking up extra
weekend shifts,
and we just had so little time
together.
So little time.
And life was hard.
And I was lonely.
And in a moment of weakness...
-I cheated on him.
-No!
It was the worst thing I have
ever done.
I could have ever done to him.
To you, to us.
Oh, my God.
I mean, our love was still so
strong.
It broke him.
I don't believe this.
I loved your father so much.
Then why? Why would you do that?
Why am I just learning about it
now?
Because life is complicated.
We both made our share of
mistakes.
Like people make mistakes.
-It's not fair, Mom.
-I know it's not fair.
I know. And I tried to tell you
like a million different times,
but I just couldn't.
You deserved to know.
You're damn right I did.
All this time, all my life, the
parent
that I thought was the good guy,
you were the bad one.
No, no, Nick, there
are no bad guys in this.
Yes, Mom. You, you are the
reason.
No, no, I was just a kid, okay?
Maybe I wanted to make
him jealous. I don't know.
But I wanted him back.
You should have thought about
that.
Can you see how sorry she is?
I can't lose you like I lost
him.
He wanted you to forgive her.
What?
Your father in the letter.
We didn't finish it.
[letter rustling]
Look at it.
Read it.
"Nick.
This is ancient history.
There are no regrets to be had.
You need to forgive both of us.
You were conceived in love.
It was my stupidness, my vanity,
that kept your mother and I
apart.
You need to forgive her.
We all need to forgive each
other more.
The world would be such a better
place if
we all just gave each other
the benefit of the doubt."
[crying]
I'm so sorry.
Oh, of course.
Here.
Here, you take these.
Okay. I want you to have them.
Okay?
[man] Hello, you in there?
Get in here.
That thing's on a rampage.
It's been trying to get in the
cabin.
Holy shit.
[Nick] Yeah.
[Nick] I shot it.
Yeah.
I shot it.
Didn't even flinch.
With that, no wonder.
You'd be lucky to bag a
pheasant with that pea shooter.
I did manage to scare it off,
though.
Good, but not for long I'd
wager.
Well, what do you suggest we do?
I'll tell you exactly
what we're gonna do.
Just through those woods on
the logging trail is my truck.
Loaded with enough hardcore
firepower
that we could hold up here
for a week against a whole
pack of them hairy fuckers.
Oh, let's go then.
No.
You stay here with the ladies.
Hold the fort, son.
And the motherfucking cavalry
will be
back before you know it.
[door clicks open]
[door creaking]
[lock clicks]
[sighs]
[]
[fire crackling]
I have to stoke the fires.
Nick, don't go out there.
It's our only defense against
that thing.
I can't let them go out.
Lock the door behind me.
[]
[]
[cans thudding]
-[growling]
-[rock slamming]
[door creaks open]
[door creaks shut]
They're going good for now.
That should hold for a while.
-[screaming]
-[slamming]
[Nick] No!
-[screaming]
-[blood squelching]
[mom] What? What the fuck?
[crying]
[screen door creaking]
[Cassie] Is he...
Yeah.
[crying]
[]
[fire crackling]
[sobbing]
[]
So what do we do now?
Stay calm.
Just...
Stay calm and think.
That's all we can do.
What does this thing want from
us?
Why won't it just let us be?
What does it want?
Not what.
Who?
You mean...
It wants its baby.
That bloody mess was its baby?
That's what the police chief was
putting
into the trunk of his
car when we pulled up.
That's why he was acting so
weird.
So what do we do now?
I have to go back. I have to go
get it.
No, Nick, you cannot go back out
there.
What choice do we have?
That thing's gonna kill every
one of us
trying to get to that baby.
What? Are you crazy?
What are you gonna do once you
get this
thing back? What, just give it
back?
You got a better idea, Ma?
Uh, yeah. Sit here and
wait it out until morning.
[Nick] There's not gonna be a
morning.
This whole cabin wasn't built to
withstand the impact of a gravel
truck.
I've gotta go now.
Then I'm going with you.
No, Cassie.
You two need to stay together...
and keep the fires lit.
[exhales]
[sheets tearing]
[]
[flame crackling]
[]
[crickets chirping]
[footsteps]
[door creaking]
[mom groans]
Did he leave?
Yeah.
Where are you going?
The fires are dying.
So?
There's wood in the shed.
Don't go alone.
Please let me come with you.
Okay. Quiet.
I know.
Shh.
[gravel crunching]
[]
-[screaming]
-[gasping]
-[screaming]
-[gasping]
[screaming]
[gravel crunching]
[screaming]
[Cassie] Come on! Come on!
There.
Okay.
-Here, here.
-Yes.
Here, here. Take a couple more.
Shit. This is it.
[growling]
[Cassie] Okay. Let's go.
[running footsteps]
[screen door creaking]
[footsteps]
Hey, watch out.
[fire whooshing]
[fire crackling]
Hey.
Maybe we should go back inside.
I can't.
Not until he's back.
[footsteps]
[flame crackling]
[indistinct shouting]
[]
[jeep door clicking]
[coughing]
[]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[]
I'll split it with you.
You know, I don't think
that's a good idea. The gas.
Are you kidding me?
I've been a smoker for 30 years.
I mean, this is the most
stressed out
I've been in my entire life.
You don't think I
deserve one last cigarette?
I don't know. There's a lot of
things people do to relieve
their stress.
Try something else.
Like what?
Biting your nails.
I can't already do that.
Seriously? That's gross.
Funny, coming from
someone who just suggested it.
[grunting]
[crashing]
[]
[crashing]
[grunting]
[crashing]
[grunting]
[distant howling]
[fire crackling]
[]
[footsteps]
[distant growling]
[]
-[gun cocking]
-[gunshot]
Nick.
Nick.
[]
[]
[sobbing]
[thuds]
[]
[crying]
-[crickets chirping]
-[fire crackling]
[]
[leaves crunching]
[]
[roaring]
[roaring]
[]
[breathing heavily]
[exhales]
[growling]
Get down!
[growling]
[gunshot]
[grunts]
[screams]
[grunts]
-[grunts]
-[thudding]
[grunting]
-[thudding]
-[screams]
[growling]
-[crashing]
-[grunting]
[grunting]
[growling]
[grunting]
[]
[spits]
[screams]
[growling]
[]
[footsteps]
[silent dialogue]
[]
[growling]
[glass shattering]
[crashing]
You protect your baby.
I'll protect mine.
[growling]
[flame whooshing]
[spits]
[]
[]
No!
[grunts]
No, no, no, no, no.
[flames crackling]
No!
[flames crackling]
No!
[]
No!
[]
-[mouthing] I love you.
-[flames crackling]
No!
[]
[flames raging]
[]
[fire whooshing]
[flames crackling]
[grunts]
[]
[car approaching]
[]
[car door clicks open]
[birds chirping]
[car doors slam shut]
[engine revs]
-[footsteps]
-[bird cawing]
[]
[gate squeaking]
[]
[birds chirping]
[]
[roaring]
[whooping noise]
Is that one, I did not hear it
live.
That was actually recorded.
Because you're out there and
something
is making a noise that
sounds kind of like it's
talking.
You don't know if it's talking
to you.
And it's dark.
And so your mind is
automatically thinking,
oh, what's out here?
Is it a person, which is scary?
Is it a monster?
Is it a ghost?
Is it Bigfoot?
I don't want any of
those things in the woods.
Got me upside down spinning
Around you
Wanna taste the clouds, dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your
Body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed, got me starry
Eyed Starry eyed
Losing all my focus I can't
Even control it
You know lips are
Golden baby get me high
Touching me like lightning,
Yeah keeping it exciting
You know exactly what
To do to blow my mind
You're from another planet
I've never felt like this
I don't know how I ever
Survived without it
I'm starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your Body,
boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
This bed is outer space just
Keep painting constellations
You cover me in glitter till
I'm shining bright
I never wanna leave the sky,
The way make me feel alive
I was in the dark and
Baby you're the light
You're from another planet
I've never felt like this I
Don't know how I ever survived
Without it
I'm starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds dance
With the moon
Take a trip around your Body,
boy I love the way you got Me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Couldn't fight if I wanted
Flying to places that I never
Thought I could go
You're meteor shower, fallin'
Down all over me
Yeah you're making me glow
Couldn't fight if I wanted
Flying to places that I never
Thought I could go
Starry eyed, got me
Starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' round you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
Starry eyed
Got me starry eyed
Got me upside down
Spinnin' around you
Wanna taste the clouds
Dance with the moon
Take a trip around your body
Boy I love the way you got me
[music fades out]
[distant howl]