[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
[SINISTER LAUGHTER]
[DOORKNOB CLICKS]
[DOOR CREAKING]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[GASPS]
[RATTLES]
[THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING]
ELI: It's hard to fend off the dark.
Especially what hides within it.
I see it sometimes out of the corner of my eye.
Hear its footsteps, one behind mine.
I feel it every time I turn off the lights.
My fear only makes it stronger.
I know what it is.
It's evil.
And the evil I know has a name.
The Burghly Monster.
The Burglary what?
The Burghly Monster.
He collects kids' souls, and he's after mine.
If he gets my soul,
then he might come after one of you.
So if I don't show up for school one day,
-you'll know that the Burghly Monster got me. -[INHALES]
MISS PERRY: Yes, Hillary.
I think I need to go to the bathroom.
-[SNICKERS] -MISS PERRY: You may be excused.
Eli, put your drawings on my desk.
[SAM CONTINUES SNICKERING]
[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]
-GIRLS: You go first, I go last. -[CLAPPING RHYTHMICALLY]
Tell my ears anything.
-Unicorn. -Puppy.
-Cat. -Dog.
[CHILDREN CHATTERING]
BOY: Hurry, I'm coming.
Whoo-hoo!
-Bug. -Bat.
-Marmot. -Owl.
CHILDREN: [CHANTING] Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!
Hey, Eli, what the hell were you thinking?
Emily said that if I warned everybody about the Burghly Monster,
he might leave me alone and go after someone else.
Dude, it was show and tell.
It doesn't have to be so heavy.
Emily is clearly making it up.
Just think about it.
The Burghly Monster.
That's a super lame name for a monster.
Come on.
ELI: Sam, the name's not important.
I felt him.
He hides behind the furnace
and uses the vents to get around the house.
He watches me.
I think he's after my soul.
SAM: Dude, you got issues.
ELI: He's real.
So, what time's your mom picking us up?
She and my dad are in with Miss Perry.
Oh, man. You can kiss your weekends goodbye.
We appreciate your concern, Miss Perry.
To be honest, I still don't know what the big deal is.
So he told a ghost story, and a little girl crapped her pants?
The big deal, Mr. Braverman,
is that Eli felt the need to tell myself and the entire class
that he's being stalked by something "evil" in your basement.
Now, these subconscious associations
are usually indicative of a bigger problem.
But there haven't been any problems for a long time.
Hmm.
Are there any issues at home?
With the marriage?
[RICHARD CLEARS THROAT]
Perhaps it's a result of the change in medication.
I mean no disrespect, Mr. and Mrs. Braverman...
RICHARD: Listen, he's starting to feel like himself again.
We took him off the meds,
because we don't think he's got BPD in the first place.
I mean, these aren't some kind of subconscious manifestations.
There's real talent here. We should be encouraging this.
I'm not denying his talent, Mr. Braverman,
but that could be the problem.
Eli may be seeking refuge in his imagination.
It might be a good time for a clinical reevaluation.
I can set up an appointment with the school therapist.
Oh, we... You mean, you're not accredited?
RICHARD: That won't be necessary.
All right? We'll monitor his TV, we'll watch what he eats.
Limit the sugar. All right?
This won't happen again.
These kinds of drawings cannot be taken lightly.
I feel they are indicative of one of two things.
Either Eli is working through some traumatic childhood event,
or you have a monster living in your basement.
ELI: Yeah, that's the Matrix of Leadership.
If you take that out, he's just Hot Rod.
But if you leave it in, he becomes Rodimus Prime.
-Take it out? -No. No.
We gotta keep it in.
This guy is, like, a super awesome Transformer.
Like the best I've ever seen.
He just seems boring.
ELI: What do you mean? HILLARY: Hey, guys!
Hey, dude, your girlfriend's coming.
She's not my girlfriend.
Fine, your stalker's coming.
-Hi, Eli. -ELI: Hey, Hillary.
Eli, I believe you.
I think the Burghly Monster's after me, too.
I don't know. How could he be after both of us at the same time?
He's a monster, Eli.
He doesn't have rules.
I've been hearing strange noises under my bed
and having trouble breathing at night.
Do you keep your lights on? He's afraid of the light.
No. My mom won't let me.
But I found a way to stay safe.
I recite the same prayer every night.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
If you say that every night before you go to bed,
then nothing can get you.
Thanks, Hillary.
[HORN HONKS]
-SAM: Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Braverman. -Hi, Sam. Hey, bud.
Hi, Mom. Hey, Dad.
Hey, Sam, did you have anything to do with this?
No, Mr. Braverman. Not this one. I swear.
-Eli? -I don't want to talk about it.
RICHARD: I thought we were done with all the Burghly Monster business.
We are.
Then why would you curse the entire class?
Mr. Braverman, it was Emily.
She tricked him into doing it.
-Eli, is that true? -Yeah.
Some of these are worth framing.
Hold onto them, okay?
All right, boys,
what do you say we blow this popsicle stand?
Nobody says that anymore, Mr. Braverman.
LIZ: What time is your mom picking you up again?
SAM: I think she said around 6:00.
ELI: That's not a lot of time. We've got to get going. Come on!
We'll be in my workshop.
[LIZ SIGHS]
-He seems okay to me. -She's out of control.
She's just concerned about Eli.
No. [MOUTHING]
[CHUCKLING] Are we afraid to call her by name now?
The only evil possessing this house
is in the form of that 16-year-old girl.
Evil?
[SOFTLY] Emily is not the only one to blame here.
-You are, too. -Me?
Yes, you. It's your dumb story.
The Burghly Monster.
It was a dumb story,
but I didn't tell it to him.
Besides, she's your daughter, too.
Mmm.
I'd like to see them run the tests on that one again.
-[SONG PLAYING] -EMILY: ¶ Across the Earth ¶
[HUMMING ALONG]
SAM: Dude, this thing is killer.
You never told me you got a drone!
ELI: Yeah, I just got it.
Want to see something even cooler?
Set it down on the table.
Ready?
[DRONE CHIRPS]
[DRONE BEEPS]
Whoa! Dude, that was awesome.
This... changes... everything.
[DRONE CHIRPS]
¶ Shake it off Shake it off
¶ Shake it off Shake it off ¶
[SONG CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
[DRONE WHIRRING SOFTLY]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
[DRONE BEEPING]
-You little... -[DRONE WHIMPERS]
¶ What I'd do
¶ To run with you
Come back here, you pervert!
[GRUNTS]
SAM: No, dude. Left! Bottom! Go!
¶ Yeah, yeah
¶ Shake it off Shake it off
¶ I cry ¶
SAM: Awesome!
Ugh!
[WHIRRING]
SAM: Dude, come on. We gotta get out of here. Quick, kill the lights.
I'm coming for you.
[DOOR CLOSES]
I'm gonna break every munchkin bone
in your worthless munchkin body.
I know you're in here.
You're next.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
[FURNACE CLICKING]
SAM: Dude, that was close.
I can't believe she didn't see us.
She looked right at us.
She's in the shower, we got like 20 minutes. Quick, sign in.
ELI: No, you do it. SAM: Don't be a chicken.
You're a dead man.
ELI: I'm already dead.
Yeah, but I don't want this on my conscience.
Are you sure it was worth it?
Totally. Emily's a bitch.
-[COMPUTER CHIMES] -Hey, look!
We already got one view, and a comment!
ELI: Sweet!
Are you kidding me? She's totally stalking you, bro.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
SAM: I gotta go.
Wanna Facechat later?
Can't. Mom's got me on lockdown.
Again?
I told you how to clear your browser.
What can I say? I like boobies.
-Walkies? -Sure.
Tell your parents I said bye.
Hey, Eli!
[CHUCKLES]
Peace out.
[CAR DRIVES AWAY]
[DRONE CHIMING]
[DRONE CHIRPING]
Just like new.
[DINGS]
LIZ: Eli! Time for dinner.
Coming!
LIZ: You're gonna screw up your calorie count.
RICHARD: Fifty sit-ups, and it'll be like it never happened.
[VIDEO GAME BEEPING]
LIZ: Eli, can you turn that off, please?
RICHARD: Yeah, buddy.
You gotta come back to the real world from time to time. Come on.
ELI: If you say so.
EMILY: You are an animal!
A disgusting little pig!
-RICHARD: Hey! -Look what he did!
He's a little pervert.
He put this on the web!
All of my friends are going to see it.
I'm gonna have to be home-schooled.
RICHARD: Okay, relax with the drama. Let me see.
[EMILY HUMMING OVER VIDEO]
I... There's only five hits on this.
He tagged it, "Sister Gone Wild."
If that goes viral, the whole world is going to see it.
-Oh, God! -Take it down!
-Mom! -Enough.
All right, Eli, take it down.
[EXHALES]
-[TABLET BEEPS] -There. It's gone.
No computers, no video games, nothing digital for a month.
That's not fair!
Don't look at me, bud. I can't help you out with this one.
That's it? A few weeks without video games? Are you kidding me?
Don't let them fool you.
You're not normal.
RICHARD AND LIZ: Emily!
You never will be.
Emily!
Look at me. Get upstairs.
Truth hurts.
Yeah, it's gonna hurt worse. Get upstairs. This is mine.
[GROANS IN FRUSTRATION]
Christ.
You all right, big guy?
You know she didn't mean it.
Yes, she did.
No, she didn't. She's...
She's just being Emily.
You know you can't antagonize her like that.
But she tricked me into telling the whole class about the Burghly Monster.
-RICHARD: You know what? -What?
You're right. This is a really scary basement.
Maybe I should finish it.
Reminds me of the basement I grew up in when I was a kid.
-And guess what. -What?
I thought the Burghly Monster lived in my basement, too.
I know. Emily told me.
And now he's after me.
Emily said that just to scare you.
Like your Uncle Kevin and Uncle Gary.
They made him up to scare me.
I don't even know where they came up with that stupid name.
Dad, the Burghly Monster did come after you.
No, he didn't, buddy. I'm sorry.
That was a story I told Emily just to get her to behave.
It's not real.
He's real. I can feel him.
When I turn off the lights, it's like I've opened a door for him.
Calm down.
Okay? Take a deep breath.
[BOTH EXHALE DEEPLY]
All right.
Do you really think there's anything
that I wouldn't do to protect you?
I will turn on every light in this house.
I will go put giant floodlights out in the front lawn,
and I'll point them in every direction.
But you know what?
That's not going to stop the fear.
So, let's say that there is a Burghly Monster, big deal.
The only thing you need to be concerned with is the light you have inside you.
Right here.
[IMITATES EXPLOSION]
Wow. Your light is strong.
How do you know?
'Cause I'm your dad.
Does everyone have this light?
Yeah.
Even Emily?
Yeah, hers just isn't that bright right now.
I'll tell you what, we're going to test this out. Okay?
I want you to stay right here, and we are going to count to 10.
No, Dad.
-Yes, it's just 10 seconds. -[MEEKLY] No.
Okay? I'm going to be at the top of the stairs, waiting.
Okay?
Okay.
You can do this.
Remember, buddy, you're a Braverman.
[DOOR CLOSES]
ELI: One...
[FURNACE CLANGING, CLATTERING]
two...
[LOUD CREAKING]
three...
four...
five...
[CLICKING]
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[INHALES]
[SCREAMING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
What's going on, buddy?
Can I watch TV with you guys?
I'm sorry. I won't even watch, I'll just sit in the room.
You know, to be fair,
the sentence should officially commence tomorrow,
seeing that it happened so late in the day today.
Who are you, his attorney?
Please?
No talking. No snacks. Bed by 11:00.
Deal.
LIZ: Only one kernel.
WEATHERMAN ON TV: Seventy-two degrees was the high today.
That's about average for this time of year.
Now, as we look to our satellite,
you can see we're in for some late night storm activity tomorrow night.
For all you sky watchers out there,
NASA's warning of some light solar flare activity this weekend.
Now, depending on the cloud cover,
that should make for a spectacular light show.
There is a small chance they could disrupt satellite communications
and cause small power fluctuations,
so keep your flashlights handy.
We'll be back with your seven-day forecast after this.
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[TURNS OFF TV]
[WHISPERS] Sweet dreams, buddy.
[FURNACE CREAKING]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
-[RATTLING] -[GASPS]
[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]
[WHISPERS] My light is strong. My light is strong.
[EERIE VOICES WHISPERING]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[EERIE WHISPERING]
[RUSTLING]
[ELI SCREAMING]
Help! Help!
-Help! Help! -Get off of him!
Stop! It's me!
Emily! What the hell are you doing?
Taking away his video games isn't going to teach him
to leave me alone!
This will!
[ELI PANTING]
You forgot to leave the lights on.
RICHARD: I know. I'm sorry.
You're okay.
Are you purposely trying to scar him for life?
That was borderline psychotic.
So was what he did to me.
I feel violated. Then to see that posted online.
Oh, stop. It was an innocent prank.
It wasn't that innocent.
I agree. He had no right to record you,
but he's your little brother.
You know how much he's been through this past year.
You're right. I went too far.
I'll take him out for ice cream and apologize.
That would be nice.
Just do me a favor.
When you're done, leave the lights on.
[RICHARD SNORING]
-[SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS] -[FURNACE RATTLES]
Facebook's up $10.
I should have bought in when you told me to.
-What is that? -What?
That.
Hand over the iPad.
When you're done with breakfast, go grab the rest.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Hi, Mrs. Braverman. Can Eli come out and play?
Sam! How did you get here?
SAM: I rode my bike.
That's a really long ride.
Eh. It wasn't too bad.
Does your mom know you're here?
She's still sleeping.
She had a late work night last night.
Ah. Okay.
Well, we'll call her in a little bit, let her know you're here.
Eli, guess who's here.
Sam!
Sam. You'll never believe what happened.
Hold up, everyone. You are supposed to be grounded.
Come on, Mom.
Have you eaten anything yet?
Uh, a little.
Kitchen. You, shower.
ELI: Come on.
I found this video on how to make ectoplasm.
Great.
[ELECTRONIC CHIRPING]
Hey, at least clear my browser.
Oh.
Oh, no.
She knows where you live.
She's not that bad.
What?
-Hey, Hillary. -HILLARY: Eli, are you okay?
ELI: Yeah.
I think the Burghly Monster came for me last night.
Hillary, you can't just pretend to see something just to be my friend.
I'm not pretending. I have proof.
Here, read these.
I think the Burghly Monster was a real man.
"A lumber baron heir, R.L. Burghly was arrested late last night
"after mounds of charred limbs
"were discovered in the furnace of Burghly Lumber."
Read the next one.
"The charred body of R.L. Burghly
"was found in his cell New Year's Day.
"The prison guards could not identify the source of the fire."
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]
SAM: [DISTORTED VOICE] Analysis complete. You're both crazy.
Sam, you gotta listen. This is serious.
Burghly Lumber used to be here in West Bloomfield.
It was turned into a huge nursery.
I think that's where it all started.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
I gotta go. My mom's waiting. Bye.
SAM: Man, and I thought you had issues.
ELI: We've gotta go check this out.
I thought he lived in your basement?
Sam, this could be a source.
A source of what?
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
SAM: You know this is crazy, right?
Emily's behind all of it.
ELI: I'm not crazy. There's something to this.
SAM: Can't you just tell your mom and dad?
They'll put an end to all of this.
ELI: No. They won't.
They'll just put me back on those pills again.
SAM: That might not be a bad idea.
Do you even know what you're looking for?
ELI: I'll know it when I see it.
ELI: Hey, wait up.
SAM: Dude, check this out!
-What's up, goat? -[GOAT BLEATING]
-Don't hurt me -MAN: I'm gonna go check on the goats.
Hey, you boys interested in some goat's milk?
No, sir.
Well, then the nursery's down that way.
Hey, mister, you ever hear of Burghly Lumber?
MAN: Burghly Lumber?
Be careful, kids. We don't use that name around here anymore.
As the story goes,
that old man Burghly killed the kids here.
Didn't happen here. He liked to run the saws.
Chopped the kids into pieces, like chicken.
Then he'd bring what was left back here,
got rid of the evidence.
Twelve kids later, there was nothing.
No skin, no bones, not even a tooth.
It was like they all disappeared.
When I was a kid, around you boys' age,
one of my friends come up missing.
He came to the furnace and climbed in,
and he never came out.
So, he died in the furnace?
Wanna poke your head in and see?
[MAN CHUCKLES]
Here, let's see if you can wake him up.
Throw it in. You won't even hear a sound.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[LOUD CLANG]
Huh, guess he's not home.
[STAIRS CREAKING]
SAM: Come on. Don't be chicken.
ELI: I'm not a chicken.
That guy just freaked me out a little.
SAM: Yeah. He's just old.
Besides, I'm with you.
Stop. I've seen this movie.
It's just going to explode.
Come on.
Man. You got a lot of junk down here.
What is this?
It's a family relic. Be careful.
So, this is where the big BM lives.
No. He lives over there, by the furnace.
I wanna meet him.
It's practically summer. Why's your furnace even running?
ELI: It's always running.
This thing is like 100 years old.
[WHISPERS] Sam, look.
That's impossible.
[FURNACE RATTLES]
Anyone home?
[LOUD RUMBLING]
Sam, let's get out of here.
Please?
Don't do it.
LIZ: Eli?
Eli.
-Eli! -Yeah?
-Excuse me? -Yes?
Video games, laptop, any electronic thingamajig goes in this bin.
-Right now? -Yeah. Right now. Hop to it.
[CLANGING]
LIZ: Eli, hurry up. I don't have all day.
ELI: Coming!
-[MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO] -RICHARD: No. I don't hate him.
I actually like him.
Problem is he reminds me of me when I was his age.
That's what scares me.
Dominic's a safe driver, okay?
RICHARD: If I can hear it a mile down the road, you shouldn't be riding in it.
-Hey, buddy. -EMILY: Heads up.
I don't know what you slipped Sam,
but he didn't say a peep, like, the whole way home.
I didn't do anything.
EMILY: I got your favorite.
Vanilla caramel fudge.
Why are you being nice to me?
Because I love you.
What's going on?
Your mother and I are going out tonight,
and Emily has agreed that she's going to stay here and babysit,
because it's part of her punishment.
EMILY: It'll be fun.
We'll watch a movie or something. I don't know.
Figure out what you want to do. I'm gonna go shower.
She actually bought you an ice cream.
It's gotta be a record or something.
You can't leave me alone with her.
She's gonna kill me.
Nobody's going to kill you, bud.
Nobody.
What have I told you about girls?
That they're crazy.
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
And you really think I'm going to leave you home alone with Mrs. Burghly?
No. I called Dominic.
He's gonna come and "babysit" Emily.
-Really? -Yeah.
But I don't want any funny business tonight.
You're my eyes and ears, okay?
You gotta keep an eye on him.
I will. Dominic's awesome.
He's okay. Are we good?
That a boy.
Make sure you eat your ice cream before it melts.
-Hey, Dad? -Yeah.
Mom's a girl. Is she crazy?
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]
[SIGHS]
Dad, can you buy me a generator?
[FURNACE TURNS ON]
[RATTLING]
[SOFT THUD]
[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
RICHARD: I mean, come on. Another night of video games isn't gonna hurt anybody.
LIZ: You're such a pushover.
RICHARD: By the way, you look hot tonight.
-[LIZ CHUCKLES] -Wow, Mom. You look amazing.
"Wow, Mom"? What about me?
You look like you're going to work.
Thanks.
[CHUCKLES] Do you have your phone, big guy?
Okay, good. Remember what I said.
If Emily acts up, you let me know.
In case of emergency, you go to Mr. Hynous' house.
But Mr. Hynous hates people.
Mr. Hynous doesn't hate people, just little kids.
[CHUCKLES]
But you are my eyes and ears tonight.
Right?
Good boy.
I'm too young to be a grandfather.
LIZ: Come on, let's go. We're gonna be late.
I'll be thinking of you.
Wow.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[WALKIE-TALKIE CHIRPING]
SAM: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Eli, do you copy?
-Are you there? -Sam!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I'm sorry I chickened out.
It's okay.
It's just that I felt what was down there,
and that was way worse than being scared.
Now do you believe me?
Yeah.
But don't worry, Eli. We're gonna do this together.
I'm gonna get some professional help from a rabbi or a priest.
Or a ghost hunter, like the ones on TV.
Exactly.
[VEHICLE APPROACHING]
I gotta go. Dominic's here. We'll talk later.
Okay.
Hey, Eli.
Yeah?
We're gonna bust ourselves a ghost.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Dominic! Come on.
DOMINIC: What's up, buddy?
Give me five. To the side.
Down low.
Whoa. You're messin' with my flow.
So what's the plan?
Candy, video games, movie, and more candy.
-[CLAPS] -Let's fire it up.
VOICE: [OVER VIDEO GAME] In three, two, one.
-Mmm-hmm? -I'm good.
She's upstairs putting on makeup.
You know she's half zombie, right?
Yeah.
But she's a cute zombie.
Is this one new? I haven't played this one before.
Yeah. It's epic, but I suck at it.
-I can't figure out... -Wow.
Wow. Uh...
I, uh...
I thought we were just chillin' here tonight?
I'm gonna call Mom, and you're gonna be grounded forever.
Mom and Dad are crazy if they think I'm wasting a Saturday night on you.
[EMILY GRUNTS]
Sam, help!
DOMINIC: Emily!
EMILY: Game over, loser.
SAM: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Eli?
You okay, buddy?
SAM: Eli?
Now, you stay here and keep your mouth shut,
or I'm really gonna make your life a living hell.
[CLATTERS]
Hey, he's just a kid. We can't leave him here.
[SCOFFS] You can stay here and babysit if you want. I'm leaving.
It's just a few hours.
I'll make it up to you. I'll come by tomorrow.
We'll go for a ride in the Firebreather.
Sound good?
Let's go.
Be good.
Or the man downstairs might pay you a visit.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[CAR DRIVES AWAY]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[VIDEO GAME CHIRPS]
VOICE: [OVER VIDEO GAME] Golem bash.
[THUNDER CRASHES LOUDLY]
[FURNACE CLANGING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[DOOR CREAKING]
[STAIRS CREAKING]
[OMINOUS HUMMING]
[DOOR CREAKS SHUT]
ELI: Mr. Hynous! Mr. Hynous!
-[HORN HONKING] -MAN: Get the fuck outta the middle of the road.
-[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] -[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Quickly. After that submersible. Yah!
[SCREAMING]
MAN: [ON TV] Hey, hey, hey, buddy. How's it goin' there?
So listen. Me and the guys here have been talking,
and, well, there's no real easy way of puttin' this, but, uh...
We're kicking you out of the ocean, bitch.
[STATIC]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
We gotta go get this walkie, buddy.
-Good night, my love. -Good night.
And now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
[DRONE CHIMES]
[EXHALES]
ELI: [WHISPERS] Hot Rod, watch my back,
and make sure the door stays open.
My light is strong.
[EXHALES] Where is it?
My light is strong.
It should be right here.
[SIGHS] Come on. Where are you?
He's gonna wake up. Come on.
[FURNACE HUMMING]
[GASPS]
[ELECTRICITY SURGING]
[GASPS]
Whoa!
[HILLARY GASPING]
[CREAKING]
[GASPS]
[EXHALES]
[MOANS]
[VOICES WHISPERING]
[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE]
SAM: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Eli?
[DISTORTED] Are you there? Do you copy?
[HISSING]
You can bust every light in this house,
but you won't touch the light inside of me.
Get out!
Or I'll make sure the lights never go off down here.
[FIRE ROARING]
[LOUD ROAR]
[ROARING CONTINUES]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
[SCREECH]
WiFi!
Come on. Send. Send. Send.
Can you believe we actually made it here?
I know. It took like an hour,
but I really like what they've done with the place.
[CHUCKLES] No. I don't mean here, here.
I mean, okay, come on.
Fifteen years ago, no way would I have seen us on a VIP list.
Now I... I think we're socialites.
Do me a favor.
Shoot me right here.
-[LIZ CHUCKLES] -[CELL PHONE BUZZES]
It's Eli.
Is he still alive?
LIZ: [CHUCKLES] Yeah, and he's kicking butt.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[TEXT ALERT CHIRPS]
That Dominic never ceases to amaze me.
He's a good kid.
I don't know what the hell he's doing with Emily though.
[LIZ CHUCKLES]
[DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]
[TABLET BEEPS]
ELI: You gotta be kidding me.
Sam. Please help.
-[RASPY VOICE] Eli. -[SCREAMS]
-Hillary? What are you doing here? -[BREATHING HEAVILY]
The power went out and I couldn't find my mom.
I heard the Burghly Monster in my room.
Eli, I don't think you should go back in your house.
[WHEEZING] It's hard to breathe.
You're not Hillary.
-SAM: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Eli? -Sam!
HILLARY: Don't go back in there.
-[LASER GUN FIRES] -You're busted.
Eli? Do you copy?
HILLARY: Come back! I need your help!
Sam! Come in, please! Come back. Sam!
Eli? You there?
Sam! Come back, please.
-HILLARY: Eli! -Sam!
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
HILLARY: You need to come with me.
[POUNDING ON DOOR CONTINUES]
Please!
Get out of your house.
[GROWL]
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
[DRONE CHIRPS]
Don't worry, I got you.
-[DRONE CHIRPS] -We've got work to do.
[EXHALES]
Ah!
[PANTING]
[CLANGING]
[FURNACE CREAKING]
SAM: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Eli?
-Sam! -Eli.
Eli, I... I can't hear you.
The Burghly Monster's after me. I need help.
Eli, come in.
Sam. Come in.
Sam. Sam.
[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE]
Eli.
Where is he?
Damn it.
Mom. Mom, wake up.
-Mmm? -Mom, I need the passcode to your phone.
What, baby?
I need the passcode to your phone.
It's late. Go back to bed.
Mom! Eli's in trouble and he needs help.
Give me the passcode to your phone.
All right. Give it to me.
Don't play with Mommy's things.
[SIGNAL BEEPS]
[TV BLARES ON]
-Elia and Ponto. We don't win. -Unless you do.
ANNOUNCER: Call 855-75-EP LAW.
[BANGING ON DOOR]
[GASPS]
[FLASHLIGHT CLICKS]
[SNARLING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
OPERATOR: 911. What's your emergency?
It's my friend. He's been left home alone.
Can I have your name?
-Sam. -Hi, Sam. How old are you?
Nine.
Is there an adult I can speak to, sweetie?
Uh...
His name is Eli Braverman.
He lives on 335 Meadow Lane.
Send someone, please. He's gonna get killed.
Sam. Is there an adult I can speak...
[PHONE LINE DISCONNECTS]
[DOOR CREAKING]
[FLOORBOARD CREAKING]
[FURNITURE CLATTERS]
[CREAKING CONTINUES]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
[LOUD CRASHING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
[CHIRPS]
[SOFT GROWL]
Get out of my house.
[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE]
Hang tight, Eli.
ELI: There you are.
Sorry, Hot Rod.
It worked. We got him.
Seriously?
Stupid.
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
West Bloomfield Police Department. Open the door.
Is anybody home?
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
Oh, jeez. What did he do now?
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[WHISPERS] My light is strong.
[DOOR CREAKING]
HILLARY: [WHISPERS] Just remember the prayer.
ELI: What the...
[DRONE WHIRRING]
[CHIRPS]
ELI: I know you're down here.
Where are you hiding?
[MONSTER SCREECHES]
Gotcha!
[MONSTER SCREECHING]
[SCREECHING CONTINUES]
[GROWLS]
How's it feel to be hunted?
[BEEPS]
[SIGNAL BEEPS]
Sam...
I beat him.
[TABLET BEEPING]
[ROARING]
[CHIRPS]
[DRONE WHIRRING]
[TRILLING]
[FOOTSTEPS THUMPING]
[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]
[EVIL CACKLING]
[CACKLING CONTINUES]
[PANICKED BREATHING]
My light is strong. You can't kill me.
[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE]
SAM: But you're already dead, Eli.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
-[MONSTER SCREECHES] -[SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING]
Eli!
Eli, are you home?
Eli!
-[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] -Eli, are you there?
Eli?
Eli? [ECHOES]
[FURNACE HISSING]
[SOBS]
[SAM SOBBING SOFTLY]
Eli...
[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]
[SIREN BLARING]
¶ I believe if I knew where I was going
¶ I'd lose my way
¶ I believe that the words that he told you
¶ Are not your grave
¶ I know that we are not the weight of all our memories
¶ I believe in the things I am afraid to say
¶ Hold on
¶ I believe in the lost possibilities you can see
¶ And I believe that the darkness reminds us
¶ Where light can be
¶ I know that your heart is still beating, beating, darling
¶ I believe that you fell so you would land next to me
¶ 'Cause I have been where you are before
¶ And I have felt the pain of losing who you are
¶ And I have died so many times
¶ But I am still alive ¶
SARGE: [OVER RADIO] Murphy. You got an update on the witness?
MURPHY: He's still sticking with his story, Sarge.
Uh, he said he was in contact with the victim less than an hour ago.
SARGE: What's forensics say?
MURPHY: They're saying it's not possible.
Body's been dead for at least three hours.
SARGE: Makes sense. Kid took a hard fall.
MURPHY: Yeah, he did.
[SIREN WAILING]
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
[WALKIE-TALKIE CHIRPS]
ELI: [OVER WALKIE-TALKIE] Sam, I need your help.
Eli?
Save me.
[STATIC OVER WALKIE-TALKIE]
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning
¶ This is not the end of me
¶ This is the beginning ¶
¶ I lay me down to sleep I pray my soul to keep
¶ And if I die before I wake I pray my soul to take
¶ There's a monster in my head
¶ And he hides under my bed
¶ Now he's waiting to come through
¶ Souls passing from me to you
¶ Oh, no
¶ Come slow
¶ Waiting, waiting for something
¶ Don't move Right there in the shadows
¶ It's coming to find you
¶ Listen, listen to a sound that's chilling
¶ Chilling to the bone just to see
¶ Now you know
¶ There's a monster in my head
¶ And he hides under my bed
¶ Now he's waiting to come through
¶ Souls passing from me to you
¶ Oh, no
¶ Come slow
¶ Lay me down to sleep
¶ I pray my soul to keep
¶ Little, little boys and girls, come get your
¶ Precious little toys
¶ You don't know how long we'll be here
¶ Creaking Creaking in the floorboard
¶ Knocking Knocking out your door
¶ It's coming to find you
¶ There's a monster in my head
¶ And he hides under my bed
¶ Now he's waiting to come through
¶ Souls passing from me to you
¶ Oh, no
¶ Come slow
¶ There's a monster in my head
¶ And he hides under my bed
¶ Now he's waiting to come through
¶ Souls passing from me to you
¶ Oh, no
¶ Come slow
¶ Lay me down to sleep
¶ I pray my soul to keep
¶ And if I die before I wake
¶ I pray my soul to take ¶
ELI: Sam!