My mind plays tricks on me.
There's so much of my life I don't remember.
When I was small, we came from England on a big boat.
Imagine, my whole family.
Two weeks on a big boat, and I don't remember.
We landed, and our American dream
became a nightmare.
And mom changed.
One morning, she just woke up and everything was different.
She acted different,
smelt the world differently.
She acted differently to those closest to her.
My grandma told me how in love my mom and dad were,
but I don't remember that.
When the war started,
Dad wanted to fight for the country he left behind.
Grandma said he preferred fighting there to fighting here.
I never saw him again.
Grandma told me that I was a happy child,
that my mother loved me.
I don't remember that.
All I knew was solitude and desolation.
Sadness, loneliness.
And then Chloe came.
Beautiful, delicate, precious Chloe.
She changed everything.
It was the first time I felt complete,
first time I felt love.
First time I felt happy.
But it didn't last.
So, how's Mother?
Is she better?
Yeah, I guess so.
It was a bit of a shock, with everything that happened.
But there's nothing you could have done.
I feel I could have.
Ellie, be gentle with her.
She can't cope with much at the moment.
Let's just enjoy tonight,
and we'll find another time to sort everything out.
Finding the right time is what worries me.
But I trust you.
After all, you're closer to Mother than me.
Did she say anything about me coming tonight?
Does she know I'm coming?
Yes, of course.
Do I look okay?
Yes, you look great.
Now, will you stop worrying?
Mother will be fine.
Is she here?
Yes, of course.
Stop with the paranoia, will you?
She's cooking, I bet you.
Here, I have some spare keys for the back door.
Mother?
We're here.
Ellie?
Frank?
Mom?
Ellie!
THE HAUNTING OF ELLIE ROSE
Ellie!
Hey.
Hey!
Get off. Get off!
Frank.
Am I early?
Of course not.
Come in.
Thank you.
So, how's Mother?
Is she better?
Yeah, I guess so.
It was a bit of a shock with everything that happened,
but there's nothing you could have done.
How've you been?
Just fine.
Why wouldn't I be?
Here I stand at 56, without a care in the world.
I feel the most liberated I've ever been, Frank.
Ellie, be gentle with her.
She can't cope with much at the moment.
Let's just enjoy tonight,
and we'll find another time to sort everything out.
And how's Ellie?
Forget about Ellie.
Here's to us.
But I trust you.
After all, you're closer to Mother than me.
Did she say anything about me coming tonight?
Does she know I'm coming?
Yes, of course.
Do I look okay?
Yes, you look great.
Now, will you stop worrying?
Mother will be fine.
Is she here?
Yes, of course.
Stop with the paranoia, will you?
She's cooking, I bet you.
Here, I have some spare keys for the back door.
Mother?
We're here.
Mother?
Ellie?
Frank?
Mom?
No! No!
God!
Ellie!
Chloe, it's so beautiful here.
You'll love the sea and the cliffs.
It's nature at its finest.
It's paradise here.
I never remember it being so nice.
Do you remember coming here when you were younger?
Actually, I think it was before your time.
I was quite young myself.
Is it just us?
What about mom?
This is a holiday for us.
So he tried to kiss you? that's cute.
No, it's not.
You're not listening. He isn't a sweetheart.
Far from it.
My advice, never marry.
Much safer.
Stick with me, we can have way more fun.
Ellie.
It's morning.
Ellie.
Rise and shine.
Today is the day we take that long walk across the beach.
It's perfect.
The water will be warm.
We can build sandcastles.
No. Stay right where you are.
I am going to take care of you today.
You've spoilt me rotten so far.
I'm going to get you a cup of coffee.
And I have a surprise for you.
Frank is here.
He's making you some breakfast.
What's he doing here?
I thought you'd be happy to see him.
Good morning, Ellie.
I cooked you a full breakfast.
I even managed to get fresh eggs.
Done them just as you like.
Slide up some more.
The coffee's still brewing.
But you best start before it all gets cold.
Hope you like it.
What's the matter, my dear?
What is it? Did I miss something?
Goddamn. I know what I forgot.
How could I have?
Shame on me. Let me see what I can do.
Chloe, can you help me here?
Thank you.
Ellie.
It's morning.
Ellie.
Rise and shine.
Today is the day we take that long walk across the beach.
It's perfect.
The water will be warm.
We can build sandcastles.
No. Stay right where you are.
I am going to take care of you today.
You've spoiled me rotten so far.
I'm going to get you a cup of coffee.
And I have a surprise for you.
Where's the axe?
The axe?
What's the surprise, Chloe?
Where's the axe?
Ellie, you're scaring me. Stop it.
That walk along the beach today will be perfect.
I'll make you some coffee.
So I have our route planned.
I really want to show you somewhere I found
that's not too far, but very beautiful.
I think it's best we go this morning,
before we get too tired, as we won't be able
to cover much ground when we're exhausted.
It's pretty tough climbing around here.
Sounds great.
Thanks.
Ellie?
I love you.
Same to you, sweetie.
My neck hurts.
I have to stop.
Okay.
Here, take a drink.
How long have you been here?
A few days.
Why are you here, Ellie?
Like I said, a holiday.
We all need to get away sometimes,
and what better place to do that
than somewhere as open and peaceful as this?
No one to disturb you.
Right.
Come on. Keep moving.
Come on. I've got an idea.
Do you remember when you took me to my first day at school?
Yeah, I do.
With that little hat you had to wear.
That damn hat.
it was so uncomfortable.
I kept trying to take it off
but Mother always put it back on.
What I'd do to be that age again.
Life was more simple then.
Well, at least it seemed that way.
Hey!
That's horrible.
I don't know how you can drink that stuff.
I need your help tomorrow.
There's things that need doing.
Like what?
We'll build a gate.
A gate?
What's all this for?
We're making a safe.
Why?
We're going to keep someone inside here,
and we don't have a lot of time.
-Who? -A visitor.
Someone's coming to visit us?
Someone you don't want to be left alone with.
Who is it, Ellie?
It's Frank.
Why does something change one day
and you don't know why?
All the people around you act different.
You smell the world differently.
You see another side to the people that are closest to you.
It was like that with Frank.
Eight years of marriage to one day find a man
that wasn't the same man you went to bed with
the night before.
A violent, unstable maniac, running around your home.
It used to take weeks for some of the bruises to heal up.
That's why I couldn't leave the house for days on end.
God, Ellie. Why didn't you tell someone?
How could I?
All I know is we have to be ready for when he gets here.
He said he would find me.
I'll help you now.
When he comes, we kill him.
I wish I never had a daughter like you.
Ellie!
What? What's wrong?
Need anything?
Where have you been?
Just checking outside.
You've never done that before.
Good night.
Frank.
Am I early?
Of course not.
Come in.
Thank you.
So how's Mother?
Is she better?
Yeah, she's okay, I guess.
But it was a bit of a shock with everything that happened.
There's nothing you could have done.
So...
How've you been?
Just fine.
Why wouldn't I be?
Here I stand, at 56, without a care in the world.
I feel the most liberated I've ever been, Frank.
Be gentle with her.
She can't cope with much at the moment.
Let's just enjoy tonight,
and we'll find another time to sort everything out.
Good.
And how's Ellie?
Let's not go there tonight, hey?
This should be a night where we all get along,
without any tensions.
To an uneventful future.
Do I look okay?
Yes, you look great.
Now, will you stop worrying?
Mother will be fine.
Is she here?
Yes, of course.
Stop with the paranoia, will you?
She's cooking, I bet you.
Here, I have some spare keys for the back door.
Mother?
We're here.
Ellie?
Frank?
Mom?
Ellie, are you okay?
I'll get you some water.
Chloe?
You never could handle family gatherings.
Come and join me at the table.
Come on.
Sit.
Let's finish the dinner we never started,
while we're all together.
Motherfucker!
Now, that wasn't too bad, was it?
So what do you suggest now?
Me?
Well, do we leave him there to die, or do something?
You're the one who locked him up.
What's that meant to imply?
You helped me get into this.
Doesn't he deserve another chance?
No!
Talk to him.
Fuck, Chloe, you're the one that wanted to kill him!
Well, what are you going to do then?
Okay.
Okay. I need to talk to him.
You're always so violent.
You need to keep an eye on your temper.
Why did you come here?
What choice did I have, Ellie?
What you did has put us both in a situation
neither of us would like to be in.
Can't you see that?
You should have left me alone.
You need to let me out of here.
There really isn't any need to lock me up.
We both know you should be in here.
So what do we do now?
We could both walk out.
I can't do that.
You're going to have to stay there.
I always knew you'd come here.
You're very predictable, you know.
But I didn't think you'd bring your dead family along with you.
That was a surprise for me.
I didn't see that one coming.
You made a nice job of cleaning up your mother's house.
You could never tell it was the scene of a murder.
And I am impressed with this prison cell you built for me.
Although I doubt its strength.
I can't stay here, can I?
You can't kill me while I'm in here.
You do want to kill me, don't you?
Stop talking.
You were always such a wonderful wife.
Looked after me well, didn't you?
We had a good relationship, right?
So what happened?
Where did the love go, my darling?
Or was it the routine that led our love to failure?
Imagine, one day, you woke up,
and we're different.
How would you cope with that?
All the people around you act different.
You smell the world differently.
You see another side of the people that are closest to you.
You bastard. How dare you say that?
I never gave up on you, Frank.
You knew it was coming.
I knew all along what was happening.
I should have done it sooner.
What? What, Ellie? What was happening?
Give me an idea.
Shut up!
You killed our chance at a family.
Our one chance to bring a life in this world
was destroyed by you!
If there's anyone that should be sorry, it's you!
Stop living in your world and embrace the truth.
What?
The truth that you were fucking my mother?
You admit the truth.
Is he dead?
Did you kill him?
How did he find you here?
What happened?
Ellie, what will that do?
It's the only right thing to do, Chloe.
It's the only way all this will end.
Ellie, tell me what happened that night.
Tell me what happened.
Chloe!
Come here. Get behind me.
No, Ellie, that's it now.
Get behind me! Frank's gone. He's here somewhere.
Frank's always been here.
I've always been here.
We arrived together with you, remember?
Look around you.
It's mother's kitchen.
It's just the same.
You came to see us.
Remember, that night?
A family meal, to put the past behind us,
and move on?
You promised you'd try.
And now you tell me you can't remember what happened.
You can remember.
I was here, Frank was here.
We were all here.
Mother.
She cooked you your favorite meal.
It was supposed to be perfect.
What happened?
I was excited.
But I knew it wouldn't be good.
I'd hoped for years that we could be a family.
It's what I saw that made me do it.
I couldn't let you do that to me.
You're my fucking mother.
You gave birth to me.
That doesn't make a difference to you though, does it?
I wish I'd never had a daughter like you.
You have the devil inside you.
Your father knew it, and he was right.
And I'd do it again if I were in the same position.
And how's Ellie?
Forget about Ellie.
No! No! No!
You didn't take long to make your move, did you?
Or did it all start before that?
How was he, Mother?
Was he a good fuck?
Did you enjoy my husband?
Was it everything you'd hoped for?
I should have put you up for adoption
as soon as I realized you cursed our family.
Does that feel better, killing her again?
What did it feel like killing me, Ellie?
Shoot me, why don't you?
Show me the kind of sister you really are.
Put the axe down, Ellie.
Put down the axe.
I beg you, put the axe down.
No one else needs to be hurt.
I promise you, Ellie, no one else needs to be hurt.
Ellie, put down the axe.
Put the axe down.
Go, get out!
Don't do it, Ellie!
-Ellie. -Ellie?
No one else needs to be hurt.
-Ellie. -Get out.
Don't do it, Ellie!
-Ellie? -Ellie!
Shoot me, come on!
Shut up!
Back where we last met.
You, with a weapon, just killed your own family.
Me...
Ready to defend myself.
Funny how history repeats itself, how...
people repeat themselves.
I'm dying to use this thing.
Shoot me.
Come on, Ellie!
Shoot him, Ellie!
That's what you want, right?
Do it, kill him.
Kill him, do it!
Do it. Finish him off!
Now...
Shoot me!
You cursed our family.
What did it feel like killing me, Ellie?
Run away again, you coward!
You've always been a bitter disappointment to me!
Run! Run!
Run, run, coward, run.
Shoot me!
No! No! No!
No! No!
I'm so sorry.
Ellie!
This is the State Police!
Ellie!
We are armed and coming in.