The Sins Beneath (2025) Movie Script
1
[slow eerie music]
-[Darren] Hey, Pete.
-[Pete] Yes.
It's Darren. I looked
at the fixer-upper house
-on Winter Circle last week.
-[Pete] Of course.
[Darren]
I was wondering if you would
negotiate a little.
[Pete]
It's been empty
for some time.
I'd like to see the place
feel alive again.
[Darren]
Listen, I love the property,
and my family really needs
-a fresh start.
-[Pete] "Family"?
I think I can sweeten
this deal for you.
[Darren]
Really? So we can work
something out?
[Pete]
Hell yes, we can.
[Darren]
Thank you.
You won't regret this.
[Pete]
I know. I know.
Welcome to your forever home.
[sinister music]
[eerie music]
[transitions
into soothing music]
[soft rumbling]
[birds chirping]
-[Marie] All right, here we go.
-[Sally and Renee, weakly]
Yay, we're here.
-Do you need help
getting out, Mom?
-Uh, no. I'm not crippled.
-Come on, sweetie.
-[Brenda] Jesus.
-[Marie] Hope you're ready!
[chuckles]
-[Darren] Not too bad.
-What do you think?
-[Marie] I think it's perfect.
-[chuckles]
-I don't know,
it looks pretty rundown to me.
Ah, some work, a little love,
it'll be like new. Right, babe?
Better than new.
Sure is quiet out here.
That's the best part.
I miss my friends.
-[Darren] Aw.
-[Marie groans]
[Darren]
Sweetie,
-you'll make new ones.
-[Marie] Yeah.
And when they come visit,
there'll be plenty of room
to play.
[chuckling softly]
Let's have a look inside,
shall we?
[sarcastically] Oh, yay!
-[Renee] What is that?
-[Darren] Cicadas.
-[Renee] Ew. What are cicadas?
-[Brenda] Loud-ass bugs.
-[Renee] Yeah.
-Welcome to BFE.
-[Darren] Yeah.
-[Marie] What's BFE?
[Renee]
Bum Fuck Egypt.
[Marie sighs, chuckles]
Wow.
[chuckles softly]
-[Darren clicks light switch on]
-[Marie] I love it, babe.
-Right?
-[Marie] Mm-hm.
[Brenda]
Eh. It's about what I expected.
-[Darren sighs]
-[Sally] What's that smell?
That... [sniffs]
-That's history.
-[Marie chuckles]
-If these walls could talk, huh?
-Right?
-[Marie] Yeah. Hm.
-They'd probably tell us
to get the hell out.
Oh, look at this kitchen.
[Brenda]
Huh.
[Marie]
Yes.
-[Marie laughs]
-[strains playfully]
Like I said,
-a little work, a lotta love.
-[Sally giggles]
[scoffs] Yeah, a lot of work.
-[Marie sighs]
-Why doesn't everybody
go check out their rooms?
Come on, Sally.
[pensive music]
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just still takin' it all in.
I'm gonna go check out my room.
I think I will... Oh, yes.
I'm gonna take that with me.
[unenthusiastically]
Yippee!
[breathes deeply]
[clicks]
Well, what do you think?
I think it's a bedroom.
Mm. Well, you can decorate it
however you want.
Put a poster of Jon Bon Jovi
up over here.
[keypad clacking]
-[Renee] Who?
-Never mind.
[sighs]
We can paint if you want.
-[Sally grunts]
-I can help you with that.
-It'd be fun.
-[Renee] Whatever.
-Mom!
-I've seen enough
of the top of your head, Renee.
Don't make me take it away.
-You can't do that.
-Oh, yes, I can. I pay the bill.
-Darren pays the bill.
-Somebody say my name?
Mom's gonna take away
Renee's phone.
-[chuckling] Oh, no, she's not.
-She's always on it.
Come on, babe. She's 17.
That's what 17-year-olds do.
-Oh.
-[Darren] Isn't it?
-Duh.
-See? Duh.
Come on,
let's check out Sally's room.
Come on.
[eerie, suspenseful music]
[Marie sighs]
-[Marie sighs]
-But where is she?
I don't know, sweetie.
[Marie exhales]
-Everything okay?
-We can't find Molly.
I know she's in here somewhere.
We definitely packed her.
-[clicks tongue] She'll turn up.
-[sighs] Yeah.
Come on, babe,
we got some unpacking to do.
[sighs] We'll find her, sweetie.
[Marie chuckles]
[suspenseful music]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[Darren]
All right.
-Mm-hm.
-You ready?
-Come on. Come on.
-Yes, I'm ready.
-All right.
-[laughs]
Here you go.
-It's nice.
-Right? [chuckles]
[Darren sighs]
Uh...
You hesitated.
-No, I didn't.
-Yes, you did.
-You hesitated. What's wrong?
-Uh...
N-- nothing.
It's just... dark, heavy.
Little paint...
-...some curtains...
-Hm.
...it will lighten right up.
Next.
Okay,
where's the master bathroom?
I, I, uh...
-Babe, we got this
for a great price.
-[sighs]
-Um, co-- concessions
had to be made.
-Mm, for who?
Oh, come on. Oh, come here.
-I like the way you shake it.
-Shake it?
You know, that little strut
you do when you walk away.
You're not making this
any better.
I know.
It's gonna be great.
Promise.
[eerie music]
-Yes. Mwah.
-[chuckles]
I know you're gonna love it.
All right?
-All right.
-Sit back, enjoy paradise.
You're gonna love it, babe,
I promise.
All right, let's eat.
Still no Molly?
[smacks lips]
Don't worry, sweetie.
She's probably just put up
in one of these boxes.
We'll find her, okay?
So, Brenda,
how you liking your room?
Yeah, it's fine.
[clicks tongue]
It's a great opportunity
for you
to connect with the kids...
...and a new start for all of us
as a family, right?
Yeah, well, people my age
don't do new starts.
Oh, Mom, come on.
Dad wouldn't want you
to stay in Worchester
and freeze to death.
Yeah, well,
there's a lot of things your dad
wouldn't approve of these days.
[slow sinister music]
[Darren]
Yeah, I
hate I didn't get a chance
to meet him.
Yeah, I hate that too.
-Where's Renee?
-[hesitates]
[Marie]
I told her that... [sighs]
Sit tight. I'll be right back.
Renee, what are you doing?
-Just texting.
-Texting who?
-Emily. Why?
-It's dinner time.
-Okay.
-Come on.
-Okay.
-Now!
[slow, tense music]
[sighs] And we forgot to pray.
[inhales] Right. Hands.
[Darren clears throat]
Heavenly Father,
we thank you for fresh starts
and new scenery.
We thank you for protecting
our family during this move,
during this change of season.
And we pray
for your healing hand on Brenda.
-We ask you
to please bless this food...
-[splat]
...and the nourishment
of our bodies.
And our bodies
are always to your service.
In Jesus name, we pray.
[Marie]
Amen.
Sally, are you okay?
[slow eerie music]
-Sally?
-Yes, Mommy.
-Everything okay?
-Yes, ma'am.
Renee?
-Renee.
-What?
No phone at the table.
Come on, Mom.
Mom's right.
Dinner time is when
we should all be present.
Be present for what?
Talking.
Hearing about one another's day.
[clicks tongue]
I have been with all of you
all day.
-You know how my day has been.
-Renee.
Okay.
Okay. You wanna hear
about my day?
[clicks tongue]
Today, we moved into a place
that stinks,
is surrounded by loud bugs,
into a house
that gives me the creeps.
You've said it
time and time again, Darren,
"She's 17.
It's what 17-year-olds do."
Mom, stay out of this.
You know,
when Marie was Renee's age,
you'd be lucky to find her
at the dinner table.
She was always out with Ricky.
-[Marie] Mom.
-[Renee laughs]
Nana's got a point.
[clicks tongue]
At least I'm here
so you can keep tabs on me.
-Mom.
-[Marie] My house, my rules.
No phone at the dinner table.
[sinister music]
[cell phone vibrates]
[exhales]
[whispers]
There's nothing there.
There's nothing there.
[inhales deeply]
[eerie music]
[music intensifies]
[pleasant music]
Hey, um, I was thinkin' about
what mom said last night
at dinner.
-Mm-hm.
-Maybe I should talk to her.
Babe, what good would that do?
[sighs heavily] You can't teach
an old dog new tricks,
-even if you are married
to their daughters.
-Hm.
-You calling my mom a bitch?
-I didn't say that.
-You sorta did.
-I sorta did.
[chuckles]
-All right.
-Here.
-Have a good day.
-All right, I love you.
-I love you.
-I love you more.
[engine starts]
-Hi. Where are you going?
-To explore.
Okay, hold on.
Renee, come here.
I need you to go
with your sister.
-[clicks tongue] Why?
-I need you to watch her.
Mom, I gotta unpack.
I have stuff to do.
-I have things
that I wanna prep--
-I need you to go now,
and give me your phone.
-Are you serious?
-Mm-hm.
[sighs]
-Have fun.
-Thank you.
Come on.
-Love you.
-[Renee] Love you too.
[eerie music]
[Sally]
Why did Mom send you
to explore with me,
not Dad or Nana?
Why? You don't wanna
hang out with me?
He could have came.
Dad's gotta spend some time
with his daughters.
What's this?
Looks like an old garage.
You wanna check it out?
Looks scary.
Let's get Mom first.
Mom sent me.
Come on.
[garage door rattling]
[suspenseful music]
Look at all this stuff.
It's so dirty in here.
And gross.
-Put that back!
-Why?
-Because it's not yours.
-Then whose is it, then?
[Sally gasps]
-Nana!
-What are you two doing
in here?
Look at all this old stuff
we found.
[scoffs] Old? Honey,
you don't know what old is.
Oh, wow.
I'm older
than most of this crap in here.
-[Sally gasps]
-[Brenda gasps] What?
-You said "crap."
-[gasps] I did.
I've said a lot worse
than that in my lifetime.
[unsettling music]
Look at this!
-Wow.
-Another creepy doll.
My dolls aren't creepy.
[music turns eerie]
[music intensifies]
[water running]
[suspenseful music]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[music stops abruptly]
[birds chirping]
The fuck is that?
[suspenseful music]
God. I told them to have
the septic tank looked at
before they did anything, but...
Jesus, nobody listens to Brenda.
Just shove her in a damn corner
and tell her to be quiet.
[scoffs]
"How the hell
did you get here, Brenda?"
"Oh, there's a pool, Mom.
You can go swimming every day."
I hate fucking swimming.
[shouting]
Who wants to go swimming?
Mom, look what I found.
Oh. She's adorable.
Where'd you find her?
Found her in a box,
in the garage.
Oh. Well, she has pretty hair,
just like you.
[both chuckle]
She's gonna be my new friend.
[clicks tongue] Aw.
[chuckles]
-Bye.
-[Sally chuckles]
[laughs softly]
[wheels whirring]
[clicks tongue]
Definitely.
Call me.
-Hey.
-[man] Hey.
-How's it goin'?
-Good.
-You all moved in yet?
-Yeah, um, sort of.
-There's still boxes everywhere.
-[chuckles] Yeah, I'm sure.
So, uh, you wanna hang out?
Sure.
Cool. I'll see you soon.
[pensive music]
-Gotta go.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where are you going?
-[Renee] Out.
-How?
Friend's picking me up.
-[Brenda] Friend?
-Yeah, I met him online.
-[laughs] Oh.
No, we gotta meet him.
-Yeah.
-[Renee] Oh, my God... [mutters]
-What? I'm all for it. Just...
Seriously?
This is my friend.
Hi. I'm Ian.
Hi, Ian. Nice to meet you.
So, uh, what are your plans?
Oh, we were just
gonna go bowling,
get to know each other better.
No, nuh-uh.
I know what that is code for.
Co-- code? But, Mom, no.
It just means we're hanging out.
We're not trying to do
anything wrong. It's just...
We had some friends
who thought we'd be cool, so...
Bowling.
Bowling.
-[whispers] Bowling.
-Mom.
-That's it?
-Mom.
[sighs] Fine.
-Have fun, I guess.
-Thanks, Mom.
-Nice to meet you.
-Yep.
Bold move.
I wouldn't have let her go.
I mean, she just met the boy.
-Hm.
-I'm just saying
I wouldn't want,
I wouldn't wanna make
the same mistake twice.
[bird chirps]
[unsettling music]
You don't have a name.
[birds chirping]
Well, I never found Molly.
Maybe your name
can be Molly now.
[man whispering]
Sally.
Don't be afraid.
[sinister music]
[music intensifies]
[transitions
into tense music]
[heart pounding]
[pounding fades]
[unlocks car door, creaks]
[Darren]
Shit.
What is it?
There's no one here.
[door creaking]
It's just her imagination.
But it wasn't.
-Come on. Time to do homework.
-[Darren sighs]
The, the guy is real.
Time to go in
and do your homework.
-He's going to kill us.
-Sally!
There's no man.
There's no danger.
Time to go in the house
and do your homework.
Now!
[somber music]
[transitions
into suspenseful music]
[hisses]
[Darren grunts softly]
[Marie]
Mm.
Where's Renee?
On a date.
A date?
With a boy?
[clicks tongue]
Yes, and yes.
That was fast.
She say what time
she'd be back from this date?
No. Just that
they were going bowling.
Sure. Bowling.
-Mommy?
-Yes, sweetie?
Could I have some ice cream?
Mm, finish your dinner first
and you can have some
for dessert.
[upbeat music]
[cutlery clatters]
So...
So...
[Ian moans]
We'll make it up...
[Renee moans]
And see what we are
See, nothing ever
Turns out wrong...
[exhales]
Mm-mm, not so fast. [giggles]
What? I thought
we had a good time.
Yeah, so don't ruin it.
Come on.
Don't you want to?
You're gonna have to give me
more than bowling
and cheap Mexican food
to get there.
[Ian chuckles]
Okay.
I can do that.
Good.
Can we still kiss?
Hell yeah.
Nothing ever
Turns out wrong again
I don't wanna let you down
[music grows louder]
Yeah, I know
We have our doubts
Can make it out
Without your...
You said enough
About what we are
See, nothing ever
Could go wrong
Yeah, nothing ever
Could go wrong
[unzips]
Renee.
[Renee]
Shit.
[clicks tongue] "Shit" is right.
But not as much shit
if I hadn't already
told your mother to go to bed.
Is she pissed?
Am I grounded?
The answer would be different
if your mother
was down here right now.
[clicks tongue] But, no...
you're not grounded.
Not this time.
Thank you.
-Good night.
-Good night.
Renee.
What?
You know I love you, right?
Yeah. Love you too.
[slow eerie music]
[sighs]
[music builds]
[door lock clicks]
[door shuts]
Hi, there.
I'm Sally.
Hi, there.
Will you be my friend?
I like friends.
Me too.
-I have some nice ripe cherries.
-[object clatters]
You want one?
-They're yummy.
-[squelching]
[munching]
They go great with ice cream.
[otherworldly roar]
[man]
Wanna play with me?
[soft skittering]
Mommy.
Daddy!
[screams]
[door lock clicks]
-Mommy! Daddy!
-Yes.
-What's the matter, Sally baby?
-[Darren mutters]
Under my bed. There's a thing.
-[Marie] Uh...
-It was going to eat me.
[sighs] On my way.
-[sighs]
-Daddy's got us, okay?
Everything's gonna be okay.
[Marie mutters]
[Darren sighs]
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
[sinister sting]
[Darren snickers]
[music subdues]
[sighs in relief]
Now, how did you
get up under there?
You are one creepy doll.
[chuckles softly]
[sighs]
Hm.
[eerie music]
[cutlery scrapes]
Here you go, babe.
Thank you.
[Brenda]
Wow.
Good mornin'.
It's already playing, babe.
-How's the boyfriend?
-Nana.
[chuckling] What?
You're gonna miss me
when I'm gone.
-Gotta go.
-Hey, what about breakfast?
-We'll get something on the way.
-Who's "we"?
Ian. Who else?
Darren, are you gonna
say anything?
What was I supposed to say?
[scoffs]
"Well, Renee,
since you missed curfew
the other night,
maybe you can ride to school
with your boyfriend."
[scoffs] Who said
they were gonna go to school?
[chuckles]
I'll take my coffee to go.
Sorry.
[Marie sighs]
We gotta do something.
We gotta get on the same page.
[cutlery clatters faintly]
[birds chirping]
[door creaking]
-Mom.
-Hm?
You think you might
get dressed today?
[clicks tongue] I think not.
Why? Are we having company?
[chuckles]
Look, you got
a septic tank problem.
There's a bunch of black,
ugh, coming in,
up out of the ground over there.
-Oh, over there?
-Yeah, by the garage.
But the septic tank is on
the other side of the house.
Maybe we're sitting on some oil.
-Oh, yeah,
if we were only that lucky.
-Right?
[both laughing]
Oh, s-- shit. Company.
-[Marie mumbles]
-You handle it.
[Marie sighs]
[Brenda chuckles]
-[Marie] Hi. Can I help you?
-Hi.
I just wanted to welcome you
to the neighborhood.
-I'm Carol. [chuckles]
-Oh, I'm Marie.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
I-- I'm about a mile up the road
at, uh, 1400. [clicks tongue]
I saw the moving trucks...
[chuckles]
...and just wanted to know
who must have bought this place.
-Well... [chuckles]
-Yeah.
Any who... [chuckles]
I'm sure you're overwhelmed
with moving boxes and the rest,
so I just wanted to bring along
a little something for dessert
after your supper tonight.
Aw, that's so sweet.
It's peach cobbler. [chuckles]
Thank you so much.
Uh, you said you're at 1400?
-That's right.
-Can I get it
back to you tomorrow?
-That would be great.
-Great.
-Enjoy, and welcome!
-[chuckles] Thank you so much.
-Have a great day.
-[pleasant music]
-Hm. That was nice.
-[Brenda] Mm.
Marie, I wouldn't trust that.
I just hope her water
isn't the same as ours.
[laughs]
Smells good.
-That was...
-Smell it.
[hesitates] I'll pass.
Eh, I've had enough
smells this week to last me.
[laughs]
[man]
Thanks for calling
Premiere Plumbing.
I'm sorry, I can't come
to the phone right now.
If you'll leave your name,
number and address,
I'll get back to you
as soon as I can.
Thanks.
[eerie music]
[dryer humming softly]
[clicks]
[foreboding music]
[gasps]
Mrs. Jackson?
I am.
I'm Travis, Premiere Plumbing.
Call for some service?
Dirty lines or something.
Yeah. Sorry.
You kinda caught me off guard.
[sighs] Please come in.
I noticed black sludge
in the shower
and right here
in the laundry room.
Hm.
You like it out here?
So far, so good.
It's got an interesting history.
Interesting how?
Well, let's just say,
it ain't just water lines
under these grounds.
They used to bury
the help out back.
[Marie]
Hm.
Well, let me show you
the shower.
[suspenseful music]
[music fades]
I think this is a good spot.
[seat belts unbuckle]
[slow eerie music]
Uh, ew. Don't.
-"Ew"?
-I've only known you
a couple of weeks.
So what?
I mean, my grandparents
got married
after their first date,
and they've been together
ever since.
I-- I'm just not ready for that.
Okay?
Well, what if I am?
Um, maybe we shouldn't
talk anymore.
Uh, look, I'm sorry.
It's just, I...
You're so damn hot.
[snickers] Thanks.
You're not so bad yourself.
-[rain pattering]
-[Travis] Sorry, I couldn't find
the problem.
You can always call me
if it happens again, okay?
Okay.
Hey! This is my husband, Darren.
-Hey, hey.
-Sorry, man, my hands are dirty.
Working on them pipes.
Ah. You figure out the issue?
No, it seems to be
a little intermittent.
Couldn't duplicate the problem.
You know this house
sat up a long time, right?
Could be mud, could be sludge.
You had a home inspection,
didn't you?
Yeah, of course
we had a home inspection.
Hm.
You know what, uh, why don't
we just keep an eye on it,
give you a call
if it happens again?
All right, boss man.
Asshole.
-You hear that?
-Yes.
Let's get in the house.
[chuckles]
[unsettling music]
[rain continues pattering]
[wind whispering]
[slow uneasy music]
[floorboard creaking]
[heart pounding]
[sinister sting]
[eerie music]
[music ends]
[exhales]
[door opens]
Mommy.
Mommy.
Mommy.
-[exhales]
-Mommy.
You okay?
Yeah, honey.
I'm okay.
How was school?
-Good.
-Yeah?
Are you hungry?
-Mm-mm.
-No?
I made you some cookies.
-Cookies.
-[chuckles]
I know you'd like that.
[chuckles]
-Let's go get some.
-With milk?
Of course with milk.
Yes, you do.
-[chuckles]
-[Sally] Renee's on her phone.
Renee's on her phone, huh?
Mom. Mom, come on.
Mom. Come on, Mom.
Yeah, baby, I'm coming.
-[cutlery clattering]
-[Marie sighs]
Maybe you shouldn't
drink coffee this late.
-[Darren] Mm.
-[Marie] It doesn't bother me.
I like to have a little extra...
[sinister music]
[Darren laughs]
[Marie]
Mm-hm.
I picked some swatches
up of paint.
-Oh, yeah?
-Mm-hm.
How'd they look?
[Marie]
Well, I want you
to help me choose.
-Okay.
-I want some grays
and some blues.
[knock on door]
You expecting somebody?
[Brenda mutters]
[lock clicks]
Can I help you?
Yes. I'm Whitney, your neighbor.
My mother
brought a welcome dish.
She wanted me to come by
and retrieve it.
Sure.
Marie.
You got a dish
from the neighbor?
What was her name?
Carol.
Carol.
Can I come in?
-Excuse me.
-Let me in.
[Marie]
It's right here.
Please tell her
it was delicious.
-I know, I've been meaning
to get it back to her.
-Thank you.
-Let me in.
-[locks door]
[Darren]
Thank you.
Tell her it was great.
Have a good night.
-[locks door]
-[Marie sighs]
What the hell was that about?
What... what do you mean?
How'd she get here?
Ain't no car out there, baby.
Well, maybe she walked?
That freak you out?
Yeah, it's weird.
[sighs] What would really
freak me out is if
you let her in
when I wasn't home.
[chuckles] Let me in.
-[chuckles]
-Maybe later.
All right.
[faint upbeat music
playing over speakers]
Mm. Not yet.
[knock on door]
Shit. [clicks tongue]
-Yeah?
-[Darren] Can you turn
the music down?
You're gonna wake up
the neighbors.
-What neighbors?
-Yeah, I think that's the point.
Sure.
[turns off music]
You just have to be quieter.
I'll try my best.
[chuckles] I think you should
probably go home.
I'll see you tomorrow, though.
[softly] Definitely.
You're such a tease.
-You sure?
-Get some sleep.
[Renee chuckles]
I'll see ya.
-Wait.
-What?
Think about that
while you sleep tonight, hm?
I'll think about more than that.
Have a good night.
[chuckles] Yeah.
[pensive music]
[rustling]
-Psst.
-[eerie music]
You're Ian, right?
Yeah.
I'm Whitney,
Brian's older sister.
[chuckles] I didn't know
Brian had an older sister.
[chuckles]
What are you doing out here?
Wanna see something cool?
[Ian grunts]
[suspenseful music]
[squelching]
[tapping]
[sinister music]
What are you doing?
I see something outside.
No, the other window.
Mm, okay. [grunts]
Do you wanna
sleep in here tonight?
-Mm-hm.
-Yeah, I thought so.
You comfy?
Okay, good.
-Good night.
-Good night.
[slow unsettling music]
[music builds]
-[music fades]
-[insects chirping]
[Ian]
Where are we going?
What, you've never been
skinny dipping before?
[somber piano music]
[music grows unsettling]
Is that what you want?
It's exactly what I want.
Okay.
[groans] Wait.
[choking]
Stop!
[burbling]
[muffled screaming]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[gasping]
-[groans]
-[water burbles]
[music softens]
[heart pounding]
[eerie music]
I'm everything
you wish you could be.
[sinister music]
-[music ends]
-[toothbrush whirring]
[Whitney]
Can I come in?
Can I come in?
[echoing] Can I, can I, can I...
[Darren, echoing]
Excuse me, excuse me,
excuse me...
[Marie]
You sure do.
[echoing] It's right here.
It's right, right, right...
Please tell her...
[echoing] tell her, tell her,
tell her
I've been meaning
to get back...
[echoing] get back, get back...
[Whitney]
Let me in.
[Whitney]
Let me in.
[music rises, falls]
[music fades]
[sinister music builds]
[tense music builds]
-Come here.
-Hey!
Come here.
[Brenda sniffles]
I love you.
I love you too.
[Brenda sniffles]
Okay.
-You good?
-Yeah.
-Good.
-I'm fine.
-Okay.
-Okay.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[dog barking in distance]
Go on inside and play, okay.
Hi, Mrs. Jackson.
Hey.
I thought
they were sending Ricky.
Well, you got me.
I'm really sorry
about the other day.
I didn't mean
to cause any issues.
Uh, well, hm,
somebody's gotta figure out
what's going on with this place.
[chuckles]
Well, I'd love
to have another chance,
if that's okay with you.
Okay, I guess. Um, it'd be nice
to actually drink some water
for a change.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
Well, great.
Let me get my tools.
Okay.
[sinister music]
-[Renee] Nana.
-Jesus Christ!
Child, you scared
the shit out of me.
Sorry. I gotta take this. Hey.
How's it going?
Uh,
-I see what the problem is.
-Yeah?
-Can I show you?
-Sure.
You see, the people
who did this work before,
-they just didn't
really give a shit.
-Ugh.
Marie, what's the deal here?
Darren. Um...
What's he doing here?
I thought I asked you
to get a different plumber.
-He's fixing it.
-Fixing?
-I should go.
-Right. You should.
Worthless.
[Travis]
Dick.
[Marie]
Ugh.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Peachy.
[sighs]
[sinister music]
-Darren.
-What?
You embarrassed me.
You should be embarrassed.
[hesitates]
I called the company,
and they said they were sending
someone else.
-Uh-huh.
-What are you changing for?
'Cause I've got someone
on the way to help me.
-Why are you mad at me?
-Why do you think, Marie?
Oh. You think
I like the plumber?
Do you like the plumber?
No. I don't like
the plumber, Darren.
And I don't like you either.
It goes for both of us.
I don't understand
where this is coming from.
I got things to do.
Yeah.
[somber music]
[eerie music]
[transitions
into suspenseful music]
[keypad clacking]
Thanks for ghosting me, Ian.
I thought you were different.
[person exhales]
-[Darren] Tony.
-Hey, what's up, man?
-Give me a hand outta here.
-All right.
-Such a mess.
-[grunts]
-Thanks, man.
-[sighs]
-[chuckles]
-[Darren sighs]
Thanks for coming out, brother.
-No problem.
-The plumber I hired
was completely worthless.
I mean, this dude, Travis,
acted like he didn't even wanna
shake my hand, man.
This town is full of assholes.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
Yeah, you're right.
-[sighs]
-You wanna see some crazy shit?
All right.
[Tony]
Come on.
Come on.
[rustling]
What is this?
Some sort of graveyard?
Not some sort. It is.
Looks old.
Yeah.
Folks say that, uh,
spirits of those buried here
still roams the grounds.
Shit.
Let's get out of here, man.
This place gives me the creeps.
Hm. Yeah.
[Tony mumbles]
[both sighing]
Come on in, brother.
Make yourself at home.
Close the door behind you, man.
That is my mother-in-law,
Brenda.
Brenda, this is Tony.
Can I get you a beer
or something, man?
-Yeah, yeah, that sounds good.
-All right.
-[Tony] Appreciate it.
-Darren.
Can you come up here, please?
[Darren]
Yeah.
-All right.
-Give me a second.
So, he was about to show me
the outside irrigation.
You think you might be able
to show me?
Why not?
Come on.
Call me an asshole.
Frickin' fix their shit
and overflow
their damn septic tank.
[sinister music]
Is this guy with you?
-No.
-[Brenda] Hey, who the hell
are you?
Travis.
Travis who? I--
-He's not with you?
-Nope.
Now, what'd you do,
bring your boy with ya?
[scoffs]
-[smacks]
-[body thuds]
[shovel thuds]
You're mine now.
[neck snaps]
[thuds]
[grunting]
[voices whispering]
I like your eyes.
Wanna come outside with me
and play?
[knock on door]
Mommy?
[suspenseful music]
[birds chirping]
-[sinister music]
-Hi, there, Sally.
How are you?
Why did you leave me?
I forgive you.
I see you met Shelly Doll.
She loves all my children
and friends.
I have a surprise for you.
Yummy, right?
Our secret.
[eerie music]
Can I come inside
and bring my yummy treats?
I have a lot of ice cream
and cherries.
[Marie]
Sally!
[music builds]
[music fades]
Sally, come here.
What are you doing?
Hey.
Sweetie.
You okay?
Did you see something
at the door?
Baby, talk to me.
Come here.
Listen, I'm gonna
take you upstairs,
and we're gonna get ready
for bed, okay?
I'll read you a story, okay?
Come on.
Did you see something, baby?
Hey.
Sally, sweetie.
Baby, can you talk to us?
That man from earlier.
[suspenseful music]
You told us about him.
[Sally]
It wasn't a man.
[slurps]
Not a man?
Okay. What was it?
What was it?
Baby.
[Sally]
It's trying to come inside.
Don't let it inside.
Don't worry, baby.
Daddy will protect you.
Yeah, Daddy
will keep us safe, honey.
No. No.
He can't.
[music intensifies]
No one can.
Just don't let it inside.
-Please don't let it inside.
-I'm not.
[knock on door]
Who could that be right now?
I'm about to find out.
Stay right here.
With Mommy, okay?
Be right back.
[unlocks door]
Tony! What's up, man?
Yo, Tony.
[Darren shuts door]
Yo! Earth to Tony.
You all right, man?
-Tony.
-[Marie] Babe!
[Darren]
Sally.
Marie, what's wrong with Sally?
[sinister music]
[door creaking]
[music intensifies]
[crying]
Baby.
We're gonna get help, baby.
Hey, hey, what's goin' on?
Everything's okay.
Everything's okay.
There's no one at the door.
Sally, it's just
your imagination.
Can you get this together,
please? I'm trying to deal
with real problems right now.
Renee, we are having
a family crisis.
Go and get your sister's doll!
Oh, my God!
Enough with the doll, Mom--
Renee! Do it!
You will not disrespect
your mother another time
when you are
in my goddamn house!
You understand me?
Now, go get the damn doll!
[Sally crying]
Now!
[sinister music]
[music intensifies]
[Sally continues crying]
[thud]
-You okay, baby?
-[breathes heavily]
It's okay. It's okay.
All right?
Baby, I have to go check
on Tony in the bathroom.
-Right now?
-It'll be quick.
I'll have to be right back,
all right?
-I promise.
-[Marie shudders]
-I'll be back.
-[Sally sniffles]
[softly] Oh, baby. Baby.
[door shuts]
[music fades]
I never liked you.
[sinister music]
[transitions
into gripping music]
The shiver down your spine.
[Renee breathing heavily]
The chatter of your teeth...
Mom!
[sniffs]
I can smell the sin on you.
-Dad!
-What the heck are you doing?
What's going on here?
-[Renee hyperventilates]
-I did you a favor.
Favor?
What are you talking about, man?
That disrespectful bitch
got what was coming to her!
Renee, get out! Tony,
what's wrong with you, man?
-Calm down! Calm down!
-Stop
calling me Tony!
Oh, baby.
It's gonna be okay, okay?
Love you.
Okay?
I'm gonna go
and get you a blanket, okay?
Okay, sweetie.
You want some ice cream?
Huh, baby?
Sally.
Get on the floor.
Right there, now.
I need her for my collection.
-[Renee gasps]
-[footsteps]
I don't think
we've ever officially met.
[Renee gasps]
[Marie]
In here.
In here, baby. Okay.
-[breathing heavily]
-[gun clicks]
-Shit!
-[gun cocks]
Her soul...
...sweetens the cream.
[squelching]
Stop calling me Tony!
What do you want me to call you?
Fear.
-[breathes heavily] Why are you
thinking these things?
-Hey, man.
Calm down, Tony.
The fear...
What of the fear?
Yeah, what of it?
It consumes you.
-[gulps]
-Where's Brenda?
Open your eyes.
She's not hiding.
[Darren]
Get out of my house!
[Tony]
Your house?
My house!
You let me in!
[Darren]
Get out!
-Get away from my daughter.
-[Sally] Mom!
-[man whispers]
-[grunts]
I'm Whitney.
I'm Whitney.
[grunts]
[gun clicks]
You're just as bad as they are.
Who?
[whimpers]
Your masters.
[Darren shouts, gasps]
I like you.
You should stay.
[Tony exclaims, grunts]
[gun cocks]
I forgive you, Sally.
Baby... You okay, baby?
Come here. Come here.
Come here. Come here.
Come here.
[Marie grunts]
Darren!
Darren!
[Darren]
Marie!
Marie!
Darren.
-[Marie exclaims]
-Marie!
-Marie! What happened?
-[Marie mutters]
[breathes heavily]
I shot someone.
[Darren]
You shot someone?
Oh, my God!
-Get out of the house!
You gotta get out of the house.
-What?
-I'm not leaving you.
-Go, get out of the house.
-Dad, I'm not leaving you. Dad!
-Go! Go!
-[Marie] Come on.
-Marie?
Where's the shotgun?
I left it. I think it's, uh--
I don't know. It's on the bed.
[Marie cries]
[Renee]
We gotta go downstairs.
We gotta go.
You gotta hold my hand. Come on.
[Renee panting]
-[gasps] This way.
-[sinister music]
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
-[clicks]
-[clatters]
[Marie]
Darren!
Darren, there's somebody else
in this house! Darren!
Darren! [gasps]
Come on, come on.
We're gonna go out this way.
Go! Go in the car.
[Renee gasps, grunts]
Get in the car!
[breathing heavily] Go!
Go! Come on! Come on!
[Renee gasps, cries]
[shrieks]
[somber music]
[suspenseful music]
[Darren cries]
[somber music]
[inaudible dialogue]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[screams]
[screams, gasps]
[uneasy music]
[eerie music]
[pensive vocalizing]
[eerie music]
[sinister music]
-[woman] Hi.
-[Pete] Yes.
[woman]
I was wondering
if the Winter Circle property
was still available.
[Pete]
Of course.
["Willpower" by Castle Heist]
I'm a creature
With no skeleton
Inside your hands
Got no home address
I come and go
As you command
And it's fine with me
And it's fine
I'm a Band-Aid that you use
To keep from bleeding out
I'm the lover you don't love
But love to keep around
And it's fine with me
Promise that it's fine
Well, maybe I'm a fool
It's not like I'm expecting
Something new
You need examination
I'll be your medication
Whatever, whenever
I'll never tell you no
I'm a picture on your shelf
That some days
Makes you smile
Then I gather dust
And watch you go
About your life
And it's fine with me
I swear, it's fine
I'd be offended
If I still had any dignity
Instead of savoring the drink
That's slowly killing me
I said it's fine with me
Tell me that it's fine
[song fades]
[slow eerie music]
-[Darren] Hey, Pete.
-[Pete] Yes.
It's Darren. I looked
at the fixer-upper house
-on Winter Circle last week.
-[Pete] Of course.
[Darren]
I was wondering if you would
negotiate a little.
[Pete]
It's been empty
for some time.
I'd like to see the place
feel alive again.
[Darren]
Listen, I love the property,
and my family really needs
-a fresh start.
-[Pete] "Family"?
I think I can sweeten
this deal for you.
[Darren]
Really? So we can work
something out?
[Pete]
Hell yes, we can.
[Darren]
Thank you.
You won't regret this.
[Pete]
I know. I know.
Welcome to your forever home.
[sinister music]
[eerie music]
[transitions
into soothing music]
[soft rumbling]
[birds chirping]
-[Marie] All right, here we go.
-[Sally and Renee, weakly]
Yay, we're here.
-Do you need help
getting out, Mom?
-Uh, no. I'm not crippled.
-Come on, sweetie.
-[Brenda] Jesus.
-[Marie] Hope you're ready!
[chuckles]
-[Darren] Not too bad.
-What do you think?
-[Marie] I think it's perfect.
-[chuckles]
-I don't know,
it looks pretty rundown to me.
Ah, some work, a little love,
it'll be like new. Right, babe?
Better than new.
Sure is quiet out here.
That's the best part.
I miss my friends.
-[Darren] Aw.
-[Marie groans]
[Darren]
Sweetie,
-you'll make new ones.
-[Marie] Yeah.
And when they come visit,
there'll be plenty of room
to play.
[chuckling softly]
Let's have a look inside,
shall we?
[sarcastically] Oh, yay!
-[Renee] What is that?
-[Darren] Cicadas.
-[Renee] Ew. What are cicadas?
-[Brenda] Loud-ass bugs.
-[Renee] Yeah.
-Welcome to BFE.
-[Darren] Yeah.
-[Marie] What's BFE?
[Renee]
Bum Fuck Egypt.
[Marie sighs, chuckles]
Wow.
[chuckles softly]
-[Darren clicks light switch on]
-[Marie] I love it, babe.
-Right?
-[Marie] Mm-hm.
[Brenda]
Eh. It's about what I expected.
-[Darren sighs]
-[Sally] What's that smell?
That... [sniffs]
-That's history.
-[Marie chuckles]
-If these walls could talk, huh?
-Right?
-[Marie] Yeah. Hm.
-They'd probably tell us
to get the hell out.
Oh, look at this kitchen.
[Brenda]
Huh.
[Marie]
Yes.
-[Marie laughs]
-[strains playfully]
Like I said,
-a little work, a lotta love.
-[Sally giggles]
[scoffs] Yeah, a lot of work.
-[Marie sighs]
-Why doesn't everybody
go check out their rooms?
Come on, Sally.
[pensive music]
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just still takin' it all in.
I'm gonna go check out my room.
I think I will... Oh, yes.
I'm gonna take that with me.
[unenthusiastically]
Yippee!
[breathes deeply]
[clicks]
Well, what do you think?
I think it's a bedroom.
Mm. Well, you can decorate it
however you want.
Put a poster of Jon Bon Jovi
up over here.
[keypad clacking]
-[Renee] Who?
-Never mind.
[sighs]
We can paint if you want.
-[Sally grunts]
-I can help you with that.
-It'd be fun.
-[Renee] Whatever.
-Mom!
-I've seen enough
of the top of your head, Renee.
Don't make me take it away.
-You can't do that.
-Oh, yes, I can. I pay the bill.
-Darren pays the bill.
-Somebody say my name?
Mom's gonna take away
Renee's phone.
-[chuckling] Oh, no, she's not.
-She's always on it.
Come on, babe. She's 17.
That's what 17-year-olds do.
-Oh.
-[Darren] Isn't it?
-Duh.
-See? Duh.
Come on,
let's check out Sally's room.
Come on.
[eerie, suspenseful music]
[Marie sighs]
-[Marie sighs]
-But where is she?
I don't know, sweetie.
[Marie exhales]
-Everything okay?
-We can't find Molly.
I know she's in here somewhere.
We definitely packed her.
-[clicks tongue] She'll turn up.
-[sighs] Yeah.
Come on, babe,
we got some unpacking to do.
[sighs] We'll find her, sweetie.
[Marie chuckles]
[suspenseful music]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[Darren]
All right.
-Mm-hm.
-You ready?
-Come on. Come on.
-Yes, I'm ready.
-All right.
-[laughs]
Here you go.
-It's nice.
-Right? [chuckles]
[Darren sighs]
Uh...
You hesitated.
-No, I didn't.
-Yes, you did.
-You hesitated. What's wrong?
-Uh...
N-- nothing.
It's just... dark, heavy.
Little paint...
-...some curtains...
-Hm.
...it will lighten right up.
Next.
Okay,
where's the master bathroom?
I, I, uh...
-Babe, we got this
for a great price.
-[sighs]
-Um, co-- concessions
had to be made.
-Mm, for who?
Oh, come on. Oh, come here.
-I like the way you shake it.
-Shake it?
You know, that little strut
you do when you walk away.
You're not making this
any better.
I know.
It's gonna be great.
Promise.
[eerie music]
-Yes. Mwah.
-[chuckles]
I know you're gonna love it.
All right?
-All right.
-Sit back, enjoy paradise.
You're gonna love it, babe,
I promise.
All right, let's eat.
Still no Molly?
[smacks lips]
Don't worry, sweetie.
She's probably just put up
in one of these boxes.
We'll find her, okay?
So, Brenda,
how you liking your room?
Yeah, it's fine.
[clicks tongue]
It's a great opportunity
for you
to connect with the kids...
...and a new start for all of us
as a family, right?
Yeah, well, people my age
don't do new starts.
Oh, Mom, come on.
Dad wouldn't want you
to stay in Worchester
and freeze to death.
Yeah, well,
there's a lot of things your dad
wouldn't approve of these days.
[slow sinister music]
[Darren]
Yeah, I
hate I didn't get a chance
to meet him.
Yeah, I hate that too.
-Where's Renee?
-[hesitates]
[Marie]
I told her that... [sighs]
Sit tight. I'll be right back.
Renee, what are you doing?
-Just texting.
-Texting who?
-Emily. Why?
-It's dinner time.
-Okay.
-Come on.
-Okay.
-Now!
[slow, tense music]
[sighs] And we forgot to pray.
[inhales] Right. Hands.
[Darren clears throat]
Heavenly Father,
we thank you for fresh starts
and new scenery.
We thank you for protecting
our family during this move,
during this change of season.
And we pray
for your healing hand on Brenda.
-We ask you
to please bless this food...
-[splat]
...and the nourishment
of our bodies.
And our bodies
are always to your service.
In Jesus name, we pray.
[Marie]
Amen.
Sally, are you okay?
[slow eerie music]
-Sally?
-Yes, Mommy.
-Everything okay?
-Yes, ma'am.
Renee?
-Renee.
-What?
No phone at the table.
Come on, Mom.
Mom's right.
Dinner time is when
we should all be present.
Be present for what?
Talking.
Hearing about one another's day.
[clicks tongue]
I have been with all of you
all day.
-You know how my day has been.
-Renee.
Okay.
Okay. You wanna hear
about my day?
[clicks tongue]
Today, we moved into a place
that stinks,
is surrounded by loud bugs,
into a house
that gives me the creeps.
You've said it
time and time again, Darren,
"She's 17.
It's what 17-year-olds do."
Mom, stay out of this.
You know,
when Marie was Renee's age,
you'd be lucky to find her
at the dinner table.
She was always out with Ricky.
-[Marie] Mom.
-[Renee laughs]
Nana's got a point.
[clicks tongue]
At least I'm here
so you can keep tabs on me.
-Mom.
-[Marie] My house, my rules.
No phone at the dinner table.
[sinister music]
[cell phone vibrates]
[exhales]
[whispers]
There's nothing there.
There's nothing there.
[inhales deeply]
[eerie music]
[music intensifies]
[pleasant music]
Hey, um, I was thinkin' about
what mom said last night
at dinner.
-Mm-hm.
-Maybe I should talk to her.
Babe, what good would that do?
[sighs heavily] You can't teach
an old dog new tricks,
-even if you are married
to their daughters.
-Hm.
-You calling my mom a bitch?
-I didn't say that.
-You sorta did.
-I sorta did.
[chuckles]
-All right.
-Here.
-Have a good day.
-All right, I love you.
-I love you.
-I love you more.
[engine starts]
-Hi. Where are you going?
-To explore.
Okay, hold on.
Renee, come here.
I need you to go
with your sister.
-[clicks tongue] Why?
-I need you to watch her.
Mom, I gotta unpack.
I have stuff to do.
-I have things
that I wanna prep--
-I need you to go now,
and give me your phone.
-Are you serious?
-Mm-hm.
[sighs]
-Have fun.
-Thank you.
Come on.
-Love you.
-[Renee] Love you too.
[eerie music]
[Sally]
Why did Mom send you
to explore with me,
not Dad or Nana?
Why? You don't wanna
hang out with me?
He could have came.
Dad's gotta spend some time
with his daughters.
What's this?
Looks like an old garage.
You wanna check it out?
Looks scary.
Let's get Mom first.
Mom sent me.
Come on.
[garage door rattling]
[suspenseful music]
Look at all this stuff.
It's so dirty in here.
And gross.
-Put that back!
-Why?
-Because it's not yours.
-Then whose is it, then?
[Sally gasps]
-Nana!
-What are you two doing
in here?
Look at all this old stuff
we found.
[scoffs] Old? Honey,
you don't know what old is.
Oh, wow.
I'm older
than most of this crap in here.
-[Sally gasps]
-[Brenda gasps] What?
-You said "crap."
-[gasps] I did.
I've said a lot worse
than that in my lifetime.
[unsettling music]
Look at this!
-Wow.
-Another creepy doll.
My dolls aren't creepy.
[music turns eerie]
[music intensifies]
[water running]
[suspenseful music]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[music stops abruptly]
[birds chirping]
The fuck is that?
[suspenseful music]
God. I told them to have
the septic tank looked at
before they did anything, but...
Jesus, nobody listens to Brenda.
Just shove her in a damn corner
and tell her to be quiet.
[scoffs]
"How the hell
did you get here, Brenda?"
"Oh, there's a pool, Mom.
You can go swimming every day."
I hate fucking swimming.
[shouting]
Who wants to go swimming?
Mom, look what I found.
Oh. She's adorable.
Where'd you find her?
Found her in a box,
in the garage.
Oh. Well, she has pretty hair,
just like you.
[both chuckle]
She's gonna be my new friend.
[clicks tongue] Aw.
[chuckles]
-Bye.
-[Sally chuckles]
[laughs softly]
[wheels whirring]
[clicks tongue]
Definitely.
Call me.
-Hey.
-[man] Hey.
-How's it goin'?
-Good.
-You all moved in yet?
-Yeah, um, sort of.
-There's still boxes everywhere.
-[chuckles] Yeah, I'm sure.
So, uh, you wanna hang out?
Sure.
Cool. I'll see you soon.
[pensive music]
-Gotta go.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where are you going?
-[Renee] Out.
-How?
Friend's picking me up.
-[Brenda] Friend?
-Yeah, I met him online.
-[laughs] Oh.
No, we gotta meet him.
-Yeah.
-[Renee] Oh, my God... [mutters]
-What? I'm all for it. Just...
Seriously?
This is my friend.
Hi. I'm Ian.
Hi, Ian. Nice to meet you.
So, uh, what are your plans?
Oh, we were just
gonna go bowling,
get to know each other better.
No, nuh-uh.
I know what that is code for.
Co-- code? But, Mom, no.
It just means we're hanging out.
We're not trying to do
anything wrong. It's just...
We had some friends
who thought we'd be cool, so...
Bowling.
Bowling.
-[whispers] Bowling.
-Mom.
-That's it?
-Mom.
[sighs] Fine.
-Have fun, I guess.
-Thanks, Mom.
-Nice to meet you.
-Yep.
Bold move.
I wouldn't have let her go.
I mean, she just met the boy.
-Hm.
-I'm just saying
I wouldn't want,
I wouldn't wanna make
the same mistake twice.
[bird chirps]
[unsettling music]
You don't have a name.
[birds chirping]
Well, I never found Molly.
Maybe your name
can be Molly now.
[man whispering]
Sally.
Don't be afraid.
[sinister music]
[music intensifies]
[transitions
into tense music]
[heart pounding]
[pounding fades]
[unlocks car door, creaks]
[Darren]
Shit.
What is it?
There's no one here.
[door creaking]
It's just her imagination.
But it wasn't.
-Come on. Time to do homework.
-[Darren sighs]
The, the guy is real.
Time to go in
and do your homework.
-He's going to kill us.
-Sally!
There's no man.
There's no danger.
Time to go in the house
and do your homework.
Now!
[somber music]
[transitions
into suspenseful music]
[hisses]
[Darren grunts softly]
[Marie]
Mm.
Where's Renee?
On a date.
A date?
With a boy?
[clicks tongue]
Yes, and yes.
That was fast.
She say what time
she'd be back from this date?
No. Just that
they were going bowling.
Sure. Bowling.
-Mommy?
-Yes, sweetie?
Could I have some ice cream?
Mm, finish your dinner first
and you can have some
for dessert.
[upbeat music]
[cutlery clatters]
So...
So...
[Ian moans]
We'll make it up...
[Renee moans]
And see what we are
See, nothing ever
Turns out wrong...
[exhales]
Mm-mm, not so fast. [giggles]
What? I thought
we had a good time.
Yeah, so don't ruin it.
Come on.
Don't you want to?
You're gonna have to give me
more than bowling
and cheap Mexican food
to get there.
[Ian chuckles]
Okay.
I can do that.
Good.
Can we still kiss?
Hell yeah.
Nothing ever
Turns out wrong again
I don't wanna let you down
[music grows louder]
Yeah, I know
We have our doubts
Can make it out
Without your...
You said enough
About what we are
See, nothing ever
Could go wrong
Yeah, nothing ever
Could go wrong
[unzips]
Renee.
[Renee]
Shit.
[clicks tongue] "Shit" is right.
But not as much shit
if I hadn't already
told your mother to go to bed.
Is she pissed?
Am I grounded?
The answer would be different
if your mother
was down here right now.
[clicks tongue] But, no...
you're not grounded.
Not this time.
Thank you.
-Good night.
-Good night.
Renee.
What?
You know I love you, right?
Yeah. Love you too.
[slow eerie music]
[sighs]
[music builds]
[door lock clicks]
[door shuts]
Hi, there.
I'm Sally.
Hi, there.
Will you be my friend?
I like friends.
Me too.
-I have some nice ripe cherries.
-[object clatters]
You want one?
-They're yummy.
-[squelching]
[munching]
They go great with ice cream.
[otherworldly roar]
[man]
Wanna play with me?
[soft skittering]
Mommy.
Daddy!
[screams]
[door lock clicks]
-Mommy! Daddy!
-Yes.
-What's the matter, Sally baby?
-[Darren mutters]
Under my bed. There's a thing.
-[Marie] Uh...
-It was going to eat me.
[sighs] On my way.
-[sighs]
-Daddy's got us, okay?
Everything's gonna be okay.
[Marie mutters]
[Darren sighs]
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
[sinister sting]
[Darren snickers]
[music subdues]
[sighs in relief]
Now, how did you
get up under there?
You are one creepy doll.
[chuckles softly]
[sighs]
Hm.
[eerie music]
[cutlery scrapes]
Here you go, babe.
Thank you.
[Brenda]
Wow.
Good mornin'.
It's already playing, babe.
-How's the boyfriend?
-Nana.
[chuckling] What?
You're gonna miss me
when I'm gone.
-Gotta go.
-Hey, what about breakfast?
-We'll get something on the way.
-Who's "we"?
Ian. Who else?
Darren, are you gonna
say anything?
What was I supposed to say?
[scoffs]
"Well, Renee,
since you missed curfew
the other night,
maybe you can ride to school
with your boyfriend."
[scoffs] Who said
they were gonna go to school?
[chuckles]
I'll take my coffee to go.
Sorry.
[Marie sighs]
We gotta do something.
We gotta get on the same page.
[cutlery clatters faintly]
[birds chirping]
[door creaking]
-Mom.
-Hm?
You think you might
get dressed today?
[clicks tongue] I think not.
Why? Are we having company?
[chuckles]
Look, you got
a septic tank problem.
There's a bunch of black,
ugh, coming in,
up out of the ground over there.
-Oh, over there?
-Yeah, by the garage.
But the septic tank is on
the other side of the house.
Maybe we're sitting on some oil.
-Oh, yeah,
if we were only that lucky.
-Right?
[both laughing]
Oh, s-- shit. Company.
-[Marie mumbles]
-You handle it.
[Marie sighs]
[Brenda chuckles]
-[Marie] Hi. Can I help you?
-Hi.
I just wanted to welcome you
to the neighborhood.
-I'm Carol. [chuckles]
-Oh, I'm Marie.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
I-- I'm about a mile up the road
at, uh, 1400. [clicks tongue]
I saw the moving trucks...
[chuckles]
...and just wanted to know
who must have bought this place.
-Well... [chuckles]
-Yeah.
Any who... [chuckles]
I'm sure you're overwhelmed
with moving boxes and the rest,
so I just wanted to bring along
a little something for dessert
after your supper tonight.
Aw, that's so sweet.
It's peach cobbler. [chuckles]
Thank you so much.
Uh, you said you're at 1400?
-That's right.
-Can I get it
back to you tomorrow?
-That would be great.
-Great.
-Enjoy, and welcome!
-[chuckles] Thank you so much.
-Have a great day.
-[pleasant music]
-Hm. That was nice.
-[Brenda] Mm.
Marie, I wouldn't trust that.
I just hope her water
isn't the same as ours.
[laughs]
Smells good.
-That was...
-Smell it.
[hesitates] I'll pass.
Eh, I've had enough
smells this week to last me.
[laughs]
[man]
Thanks for calling
Premiere Plumbing.
I'm sorry, I can't come
to the phone right now.
If you'll leave your name,
number and address,
I'll get back to you
as soon as I can.
Thanks.
[eerie music]
[dryer humming softly]
[clicks]
[foreboding music]
[gasps]
Mrs. Jackson?
I am.
I'm Travis, Premiere Plumbing.
Call for some service?
Dirty lines or something.
Yeah. Sorry.
You kinda caught me off guard.
[sighs] Please come in.
I noticed black sludge
in the shower
and right here
in the laundry room.
Hm.
You like it out here?
So far, so good.
It's got an interesting history.
Interesting how?
Well, let's just say,
it ain't just water lines
under these grounds.
They used to bury
the help out back.
[Marie]
Hm.
Well, let me show you
the shower.
[suspenseful music]
[music fades]
I think this is a good spot.
[seat belts unbuckle]
[slow eerie music]
Uh, ew. Don't.
-"Ew"?
-I've only known you
a couple of weeks.
So what?
I mean, my grandparents
got married
after their first date,
and they've been together
ever since.
I-- I'm just not ready for that.
Okay?
Well, what if I am?
Um, maybe we shouldn't
talk anymore.
Uh, look, I'm sorry.
It's just, I...
You're so damn hot.
[snickers] Thanks.
You're not so bad yourself.
-[rain pattering]
-[Travis] Sorry, I couldn't find
the problem.
You can always call me
if it happens again, okay?
Okay.
Hey! This is my husband, Darren.
-Hey, hey.
-Sorry, man, my hands are dirty.
Working on them pipes.
Ah. You figure out the issue?
No, it seems to be
a little intermittent.
Couldn't duplicate the problem.
You know this house
sat up a long time, right?
Could be mud, could be sludge.
You had a home inspection,
didn't you?
Yeah, of course
we had a home inspection.
Hm.
You know what, uh, why don't
we just keep an eye on it,
give you a call
if it happens again?
All right, boss man.
Asshole.
-You hear that?
-Yes.
Let's get in the house.
[chuckles]
[unsettling music]
[rain continues pattering]
[wind whispering]
[slow uneasy music]
[floorboard creaking]
[heart pounding]
[sinister sting]
[eerie music]
[music ends]
[exhales]
[door opens]
Mommy.
Mommy.
Mommy.
-[exhales]
-Mommy.
You okay?
Yeah, honey.
I'm okay.
How was school?
-Good.
-Yeah?
Are you hungry?
-Mm-mm.
-No?
I made you some cookies.
-Cookies.
-[chuckles]
I know you'd like that.
[chuckles]
-Let's go get some.
-With milk?
Of course with milk.
Yes, you do.
-[chuckles]
-[Sally] Renee's on her phone.
Renee's on her phone, huh?
Mom. Mom, come on.
Mom. Come on, Mom.
Yeah, baby, I'm coming.
-[cutlery clattering]
-[Marie sighs]
Maybe you shouldn't
drink coffee this late.
-[Darren] Mm.
-[Marie] It doesn't bother me.
I like to have a little extra...
[sinister music]
[Darren laughs]
[Marie]
Mm-hm.
I picked some swatches
up of paint.
-Oh, yeah?
-Mm-hm.
How'd they look?
[Marie]
Well, I want you
to help me choose.
-Okay.
-I want some grays
and some blues.
[knock on door]
You expecting somebody?
[Brenda mutters]
[lock clicks]
Can I help you?
Yes. I'm Whitney, your neighbor.
My mother
brought a welcome dish.
She wanted me to come by
and retrieve it.
Sure.
Marie.
You got a dish
from the neighbor?
What was her name?
Carol.
Carol.
Can I come in?
-Excuse me.
-Let me in.
[Marie]
It's right here.
Please tell her
it was delicious.
-I know, I've been meaning
to get it back to her.
-Thank you.
-Let me in.
-[locks door]
[Darren]
Thank you.
Tell her it was great.
Have a good night.
-[locks door]
-[Marie sighs]
What the hell was that about?
What... what do you mean?
How'd she get here?
Ain't no car out there, baby.
Well, maybe she walked?
That freak you out?
Yeah, it's weird.
[sighs] What would really
freak me out is if
you let her in
when I wasn't home.
[chuckles] Let me in.
-[chuckles]
-Maybe later.
All right.
[faint upbeat music
playing over speakers]
Mm. Not yet.
[knock on door]
Shit. [clicks tongue]
-Yeah?
-[Darren] Can you turn
the music down?
You're gonna wake up
the neighbors.
-What neighbors?
-Yeah, I think that's the point.
Sure.
[turns off music]
You just have to be quieter.
I'll try my best.
[chuckles] I think you should
probably go home.
I'll see you tomorrow, though.
[softly] Definitely.
You're such a tease.
-You sure?
-Get some sleep.
[Renee chuckles]
I'll see ya.
-Wait.
-What?
Think about that
while you sleep tonight, hm?
I'll think about more than that.
Have a good night.
[chuckles] Yeah.
[pensive music]
[rustling]
-Psst.
-[eerie music]
You're Ian, right?
Yeah.
I'm Whitney,
Brian's older sister.
[chuckles] I didn't know
Brian had an older sister.
[chuckles]
What are you doing out here?
Wanna see something cool?
[Ian grunts]
[suspenseful music]
[squelching]
[tapping]
[sinister music]
What are you doing?
I see something outside.
No, the other window.
Mm, okay. [grunts]
Do you wanna
sleep in here tonight?
-Mm-hm.
-Yeah, I thought so.
You comfy?
Okay, good.
-Good night.
-Good night.
[slow unsettling music]
[music builds]
-[music fades]
-[insects chirping]
[Ian]
Where are we going?
What, you've never been
skinny dipping before?
[somber piano music]
[music grows unsettling]
Is that what you want?
It's exactly what I want.
Okay.
[groans] Wait.
[choking]
Stop!
[burbling]
[muffled screaming]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[gasping]
-[groans]
-[water burbles]
[music softens]
[heart pounding]
[eerie music]
I'm everything
you wish you could be.
[sinister music]
-[music ends]
-[toothbrush whirring]
[Whitney]
Can I come in?
Can I come in?
[echoing] Can I, can I, can I...
[Darren, echoing]
Excuse me, excuse me,
excuse me...
[Marie]
You sure do.
[echoing] It's right here.
It's right, right, right...
Please tell her...
[echoing] tell her, tell her,
tell her
I've been meaning
to get back...
[echoing] get back, get back...
[Whitney]
Let me in.
[Whitney]
Let me in.
[music rises, falls]
[music fades]
[sinister music builds]
[tense music builds]
-Come here.
-Hey!
Come here.
[Brenda sniffles]
I love you.
I love you too.
[Brenda sniffles]
Okay.
-You good?
-Yeah.
-Good.
-I'm fine.
-Okay.
-Okay.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[dog barking in distance]
Go on inside and play, okay.
Hi, Mrs. Jackson.
Hey.
I thought
they were sending Ricky.
Well, you got me.
I'm really sorry
about the other day.
I didn't mean
to cause any issues.
Uh, well, hm,
somebody's gotta figure out
what's going on with this place.
[chuckles]
Well, I'd love
to have another chance,
if that's okay with you.
Okay, I guess. Um, it'd be nice
to actually drink some water
for a change.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
Well, great.
Let me get my tools.
Okay.
[sinister music]
-[Renee] Nana.
-Jesus Christ!
Child, you scared
the shit out of me.
Sorry. I gotta take this. Hey.
How's it going?
Uh,
-I see what the problem is.
-Yeah?
-Can I show you?
-Sure.
You see, the people
who did this work before,
-they just didn't
really give a shit.
-Ugh.
Marie, what's the deal here?
Darren. Um...
What's he doing here?
I thought I asked you
to get a different plumber.
-He's fixing it.
-Fixing?
-I should go.
-Right. You should.
Worthless.
[Travis]
Dick.
[Marie]
Ugh.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Peachy.
[sighs]
[sinister music]
-Darren.
-What?
You embarrassed me.
You should be embarrassed.
[hesitates]
I called the company,
and they said they were sending
someone else.
-Uh-huh.
-What are you changing for?
'Cause I've got someone
on the way to help me.
-Why are you mad at me?
-Why do you think, Marie?
Oh. You think
I like the plumber?
Do you like the plumber?
No. I don't like
the plumber, Darren.
And I don't like you either.
It goes for both of us.
I don't understand
where this is coming from.
I got things to do.
Yeah.
[somber music]
[eerie music]
[transitions
into suspenseful music]
[keypad clacking]
Thanks for ghosting me, Ian.
I thought you were different.
[person exhales]
-[Darren] Tony.
-Hey, what's up, man?
-Give me a hand outta here.
-All right.
-Such a mess.
-[grunts]
-Thanks, man.
-[sighs]
-[chuckles]
-[Darren sighs]
Thanks for coming out, brother.
-No problem.
-The plumber I hired
was completely worthless.
I mean, this dude, Travis,
acted like he didn't even wanna
shake my hand, man.
This town is full of assholes.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
Yeah, you're right.
-[sighs]
-You wanna see some crazy shit?
All right.
[Tony]
Come on.
Come on.
[rustling]
What is this?
Some sort of graveyard?
Not some sort. It is.
Looks old.
Yeah.
Folks say that, uh,
spirits of those buried here
still roams the grounds.
Shit.
Let's get out of here, man.
This place gives me the creeps.
Hm. Yeah.
[Tony mumbles]
[both sighing]
Come on in, brother.
Make yourself at home.
Close the door behind you, man.
That is my mother-in-law,
Brenda.
Brenda, this is Tony.
Can I get you a beer
or something, man?
-Yeah, yeah, that sounds good.
-All right.
-[Tony] Appreciate it.
-Darren.
Can you come up here, please?
[Darren]
Yeah.
-All right.
-Give me a second.
So, he was about to show me
the outside irrigation.
You think you might be able
to show me?
Why not?
Come on.
Call me an asshole.
Frickin' fix their shit
and overflow
their damn septic tank.
[sinister music]
Is this guy with you?
-No.
-[Brenda] Hey, who the hell
are you?
Travis.
Travis who? I--
-He's not with you?
-Nope.
Now, what'd you do,
bring your boy with ya?
[scoffs]
-[smacks]
-[body thuds]
[shovel thuds]
You're mine now.
[neck snaps]
[thuds]
[grunting]
[voices whispering]
I like your eyes.
Wanna come outside with me
and play?
[knock on door]
Mommy?
[suspenseful music]
[birds chirping]
-[sinister music]
-Hi, there, Sally.
How are you?
Why did you leave me?
I forgive you.
I see you met Shelly Doll.
She loves all my children
and friends.
I have a surprise for you.
Yummy, right?
Our secret.
[eerie music]
Can I come inside
and bring my yummy treats?
I have a lot of ice cream
and cherries.
[Marie]
Sally!
[music builds]
[music fades]
Sally, come here.
What are you doing?
Hey.
Sweetie.
You okay?
Did you see something
at the door?
Baby, talk to me.
Come here.
Listen, I'm gonna
take you upstairs,
and we're gonna get ready
for bed, okay?
I'll read you a story, okay?
Come on.
Did you see something, baby?
Hey.
Sally, sweetie.
Baby, can you talk to us?
That man from earlier.
[suspenseful music]
You told us about him.
[Sally]
It wasn't a man.
[slurps]
Not a man?
Okay. What was it?
What was it?
Baby.
[Sally]
It's trying to come inside.
Don't let it inside.
Don't worry, baby.
Daddy will protect you.
Yeah, Daddy
will keep us safe, honey.
No. No.
He can't.
[music intensifies]
No one can.
Just don't let it inside.
-Please don't let it inside.
-I'm not.
[knock on door]
Who could that be right now?
I'm about to find out.
Stay right here.
With Mommy, okay?
Be right back.
[unlocks door]
Tony! What's up, man?
Yo, Tony.
[Darren shuts door]
Yo! Earth to Tony.
You all right, man?
-Tony.
-[Marie] Babe!
[Darren]
Sally.
Marie, what's wrong with Sally?
[sinister music]
[door creaking]
[music intensifies]
[crying]
Baby.
We're gonna get help, baby.
Hey, hey, what's goin' on?
Everything's okay.
Everything's okay.
There's no one at the door.
Sally, it's just
your imagination.
Can you get this together,
please? I'm trying to deal
with real problems right now.
Renee, we are having
a family crisis.
Go and get your sister's doll!
Oh, my God!
Enough with the doll, Mom--
Renee! Do it!
You will not disrespect
your mother another time
when you are
in my goddamn house!
You understand me?
Now, go get the damn doll!
[Sally crying]
Now!
[sinister music]
[music intensifies]
[Sally continues crying]
[thud]
-You okay, baby?
-[breathes heavily]
It's okay. It's okay.
All right?
Baby, I have to go check
on Tony in the bathroom.
-Right now?
-It'll be quick.
I'll have to be right back,
all right?
-I promise.
-[Marie shudders]
-I'll be back.
-[Sally sniffles]
[softly] Oh, baby. Baby.
[door shuts]
[music fades]
I never liked you.
[sinister music]
[transitions
into gripping music]
The shiver down your spine.
[Renee breathing heavily]
The chatter of your teeth...
Mom!
[sniffs]
I can smell the sin on you.
-Dad!
-What the heck are you doing?
What's going on here?
-[Renee hyperventilates]
-I did you a favor.
Favor?
What are you talking about, man?
That disrespectful bitch
got what was coming to her!
Renee, get out! Tony,
what's wrong with you, man?
-Calm down! Calm down!
-Stop
calling me Tony!
Oh, baby.
It's gonna be okay, okay?
Love you.
Okay?
I'm gonna go
and get you a blanket, okay?
Okay, sweetie.
You want some ice cream?
Huh, baby?
Sally.
Get on the floor.
Right there, now.
I need her for my collection.
-[Renee gasps]
-[footsteps]
I don't think
we've ever officially met.
[Renee gasps]
[Marie]
In here.
In here, baby. Okay.
-[breathing heavily]
-[gun clicks]
-Shit!
-[gun cocks]
Her soul...
...sweetens the cream.
[squelching]
Stop calling me Tony!
What do you want me to call you?
Fear.
-[breathes heavily] Why are you
thinking these things?
-Hey, man.
Calm down, Tony.
The fear...
What of the fear?
Yeah, what of it?
It consumes you.
-[gulps]
-Where's Brenda?
Open your eyes.
She's not hiding.
[Darren]
Get out of my house!
[Tony]
Your house?
My house!
You let me in!
[Darren]
Get out!
-Get away from my daughter.
-[Sally] Mom!
-[man whispers]
-[grunts]
I'm Whitney.
I'm Whitney.
[grunts]
[gun clicks]
You're just as bad as they are.
Who?
[whimpers]
Your masters.
[Darren shouts, gasps]
I like you.
You should stay.
[Tony exclaims, grunts]
[gun cocks]
I forgive you, Sally.
Baby... You okay, baby?
Come here. Come here.
Come here. Come here.
Come here.
[Marie grunts]
Darren!
Darren!
[Darren]
Marie!
Marie!
Darren.
-[Marie exclaims]
-Marie!
-Marie! What happened?
-[Marie mutters]
[breathes heavily]
I shot someone.
[Darren]
You shot someone?
Oh, my God!
-Get out of the house!
You gotta get out of the house.
-What?
-I'm not leaving you.
-Go, get out of the house.
-Dad, I'm not leaving you. Dad!
-Go! Go!
-[Marie] Come on.
-Marie?
Where's the shotgun?
I left it. I think it's, uh--
I don't know. It's on the bed.
[Marie cries]
[Renee]
We gotta go downstairs.
We gotta go.
You gotta hold my hand. Come on.
[Renee panting]
-[gasps] This way.
-[sinister music]
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
-[clicks]
-[clatters]
[Marie]
Darren!
Darren, there's somebody else
in this house! Darren!
Darren! [gasps]
Come on, come on.
We're gonna go out this way.
Go! Go in the car.
[Renee gasps, grunts]
Get in the car!
[breathing heavily] Go!
Go! Come on! Come on!
[Renee gasps, cries]
[shrieks]
[somber music]
[suspenseful music]
[Darren cries]
[somber music]
[inaudible dialogue]
[transitions
into sinister music]
[screams]
[screams, gasps]
[uneasy music]
[eerie music]
[pensive vocalizing]
[eerie music]
[sinister music]
-[woman] Hi.
-[Pete] Yes.
[woman]
I was wondering
if the Winter Circle property
was still available.
[Pete]
Of course.
["Willpower" by Castle Heist]
I'm a creature
With no skeleton
Inside your hands
Got no home address
I come and go
As you command
And it's fine with me
And it's fine
I'm a Band-Aid that you use
To keep from bleeding out
I'm the lover you don't love
But love to keep around
And it's fine with me
Promise that it's fine
Well, maybe I'm a fool
It's not like I'm expecting
Something new
You need examination
I'll be your medication
Whatever, whenever
I'll never tell you no
I'm a picture on your shelf
That some days
Makes you smile
Then I gather dust
And watch you go
About your life
And it's fine with me
I swear, it's fine
I'd be offended
If I still had any dignity
Instead of savoring the drink
That's slowly killing me
I said it's fine with me
Tell me that it's fine
[song fades]