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(inspirational music)

(crickets with wolf howling)

(tense orchestral violin hit)

(soft music)

No, please no! No, please!

Nooooo!

No!

No!

The fifteenth of December, 1967.

The collapse of the Silver Bridge.

46 casualties, 2 missing and not found since.

What caused the catastrophe according to witnesses and reports can be seen on the next slide.

First seen in November, 1966.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Near an old explosives factory.

Roger and Linda Scarberry, John and Mary Mallett and their niece.

They said it kept following them even if they tried shaking it off on Road 62.

There were about hundred reports filed in those two years.

But once the bridge collapsed just nothing happened.

Whatever is in the photo it just disappeared, left the town, never returned.

But it did go elsewhere though.

Another unsolved mystery.

What could it be?

A mythical creature?

A mutation?

Perhaps some kind of military experiment.

Or maybe this is the angel of death, trying to warn us before the catastrophe.

And what if I told you it has allegedly resurfaced?

In Hungary.

There were 22 reports in the past two weeks.

I'm actually going there next week and I need someone who can take and edit footage.

So if you'd like to join me, just sign up after the lecture.

Um, thank you for your attention everyone.

See you in four weeks. Same time, same place, different topics.

Have a nice weekend.

Thank you.

And how long have you been learning at the university, Adam?

Actually,

for two years. Yeah, for two years.

And what's at the end of the line?

Er, if all goes well, I'll be a forensic investigator.

Wow. Was it always your dream?

I think so, yes.

Um, what about you?

- Mine? - Yeah.

Actress.

Hm.

OK. Two boyfriends.

It's... Oakes.

Check this.

Whoa.

Hm?

Anyone else?

No.

No luck?

Nope.

Can we go?

Yep.

I just don't know what kind of person they are looking for.

Really I just don't get it.

I've been to eight auditions in this year alone.

I don't know. Maybe...

You could get into a school, you know. Film school.

To learn all these things.

Mimicry, intonation. I don't know, because I'm not involved in it

but I guess you have to learn that too.

Yeah, I know all these stuff.

Actually I took a term, but unfortunately I just couldn't finance it.

And my father didn't want to pay for it.

You know, he wanted me to be an attorney.

An attorney?

Yeah.

A useful and productive member of the society, not just someone who plays a role.

And my sister, my elder sister Kathy, um, thinks that it's just a hobby

and acting barely beats prostitution.

You just play a role and sell yourself for money.

This is my family.

If you ask me...

I think everyone plays a role.

Everyone sells themselves.

Nobody's honest.

It's a good thing this car was waiting for us.

Yeah.

The owner took a term at our university and I gave her an extra room.

And when she left she told me to let her know if she can repay it somehow.

And you called in a favour I guess.

Yeah.

Hm.

Why are we recording every single moment?

Well, I hope it could turn into a great documentary when we get back.

Mhm.

Or not.

But since we have this, let just use it, OK?

OK.

You think we'll find anything?

I don't know.

I can't tell.

Alright.

Can I ask a personal question, Adam?

Depends.

Where are you from?

I mean, I know it's impolite to ask something like that, but I'm so curious.

You don't like my accent or what?

No, no, it's not like that, your English is perfect.

It's just... you're not English-like.

I think you're as British as myself.

So?

Guess.

Are you... Danish?

Not exactly.

Um, I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt your feelings.

It's not my business.

Sorry.

I'm from Sweden.

I moved to England five years ago.

And I've been living in London for a while.

But I'm not planning to go home.

No.

No.

What about you?

Hm?

You know... you mentioned that I you are as British as...

I'm Ukrainian.

Really?

Ukrainian?

I was raised there.

Did you have to...

Did you have to escape or what?

Escape from what?

You know...

Or you don't...

What's the reason?

Ah, there is no dramatic line here.

I learned English in elementary and grammar school.

Then I graduated from the university as English-history teacher.

As I also like history.

Then I won a fulbright scholarship to the US, Virginia.

I conducted research there.

I lived there for almost, wow, two years.

Two years?

Yeah, for two years.

And then a good friend of mine just offered this job in London at the university and I accepted it.

So here I am, end of story.

Wow.

You are very...

Very?

Persistent might be the best word.

Well, thank you!

Honestly, I didn't think anyone would sign up.

But I'm very glad that you are here.

Thanks.

I told you, I like mysteries.

That's why I'm here.

Actually...

Actually?

When I was young, my Mum used to get me books about myths.

Greek, Roman myths.

Stories, tales, legends, stuff like that, you know.

And when I read a book, I didn't just want to find a solution.

Well, all mysteries are waiting to be solved, Adam.

Yeah.

You solve it and you take away the whole mystery itself.

That hidden, elusive thing, everyone just wants to find and solve.

Like who or what the Mothman might be.

It might.

But if we found out, who or what it is, the whole mystery would disappear.

You know, a lot of people want to solve it.

Yeah.

Us included.

Twenty five miles and we will hit our accommodation.

I suggest we should get up early in the morning

and find anyone

who might have seen anything suspicious lately.

Hm, okay.

I set the chargers up for the night, just in case.

Good idea, thank you.

OK.

What else...

I booked twin beds, if it's good for you.

Fine with me, if fine by you.

Yeah.

You know, other guys would have started getting ideas by now, Adam.

Others maybe. But I'm not here to try and bed my teacher.

Oh, God!

Adam, it's just a joke.

It's really just a joke.

Are you always this well-versed in the language of women?

I just don't think we've been travelling long enough to talk about things like that.

Probably I'm a bit old fashioned, but that's how I feel, sorry.

Let's talk about whatever you would like to.

What do you want to talk about?

Hey, hey, hey.

An interview with the reluctant cameraman.

Stage is all yours.

- Come on. - Really?

Really.

Why not?

OK!

OK.

I'll have only one question.

Ready?

Yes.

Why do you want to be an actress so bad?

Because you want to be an actress. So why, tell me about it.

The stage is yours now.

Well...

I suppose it's like you and the mysteries.

What do you mean? Mysteries...

If you film or write something...

you just...

you know, you create a whole new world.

Mhm.

I tried writing as well, more or less successfully, mostly less successfully, unfortunately.

But anyway,

if you just conjure a whole new world, you could create whatever you'd like to.

Sad or beautiful things.

It's like

for example mysteries.

Hm.

I don't think you should give up your writing.

I will never give up.

I never give up on anything.

That's a good attitude. I... I like that.

Anything else?

No. One non-alcoholic is more than enough.

Besides, I don't let others pay for it.

You let me.

Is this the right place?

Yeah.

Based on the picture and what I can see right now.

Wow.

It's a bit creepy.

Yeah.

Whatever you just got stay on the cutting room floor.

OK!

Hey, Manny!

Oh, hey, see you got there already.

Yeah. We arrived, we are in the motel room.

Oh yeah, that guy.

Adam.

His name is Adam.

So where is Adam?

He's having a shower now.

Oh, is he?

Silly you.

Don't be ridiculous.

See?

Separate beds.

It's no problem. It's OK.

I know exactly why I'm here. So you had better...

I just don't think this is a good idea.

Not like this, not so soon.

Everything is going to be alright.

If I make up my mind...

I know...

Have you got enough money?

Sure.

No problem.

Okay, let's talk again tomorrow. This Adam does not appeal to me.

He is alright. There won't be any problem with him.

OK.

It's...

It's 2 AM and someone's knocking on my door.

And I heard some noises from the garden.

Sure, I'm not amazed by this place.

Thora.

Thora.

Thora.

OK.

She's asleep. I should do as well I guess.

OK.

Check this. Check this.

I heard something from the garden I think.

Whoa.

What the hell?

What the hell.

Shit.

Shit.

Shit.

Thora, wake up!

Wake up!

Shit.

Wake up!

Fuck.

Fuck.

What the hell?

It's not a good joke, it's not a good joke.

It's not a good joke.

Shit.

Is anyone there?

Who's there?

I asked who's there?

Fuck you, you idiot!

Fuck you!

Shit!

You think you're funny?

Oh, yeah!

Maybe it was an animal.

Or a homeless

by the window.

And he just happened to try and sneak a peek in the middle of the night, right?

No idea.

Did you see the footage?

Um...

Did you see the footage?!

Yeah! Yeah, I told you I saw it, okay?

I-I don't know...

what that was or what you might have heard.

I saw it and I heard it.

Probably it was another guest with a bad sense of humour, but

it was 2 AM, can you believe that?

Were you scared?

No, I wasn't.

No, you weren't.

I don't know how you would've reacted.

Even the lights were off on our floor.

Whatever,

I slept pretty well.

I'm happy for you.

How far are we from our destination?

If the map is right then this road and right by the signpost.

Right by the signpost, great!

C'mon Adam!

Don't get all pissed off about it.

It happens. Maybe it's just there were...

someone just messing around

with our door. Or maybe...

there were just some kids who couldn't sleep.

Maybe.

Whatever.

Someone from the university?

No.

It was my mother.

Would you like to talk about it or should we drop it?

First I met her when I was eighteen years old.

She bailed, you know, when I was born.

And then she just reappeared out of nowhere after my graduation.

She brought me some flowers and a box of chocolate.

Get this?

I've never even seen her in my whole childhood and she just brings me some fucking chocolate.

I've hated chocolate ever since.

Do you even know a woman who doesn't like chocolate?

I don't think so.

My mother hated it.

You mean?

Yeah.

She passed away.

When?

Three years ago. She was sick.

I'm so sorry.

Whoa-whoa-whoa.

What is he doing in the middle of the road?

Shit!

Slow down, slow down! OK, OK!

It's... what is he saying?

Yeah.

He's saying something.

What?

I can't hear you.

Are you okay?

Asshole!

OK. OK. OK.

What?

Be careful. Be careful!

He's mumbling.

He's trying to say something.

What?

Are you okay?

Shit. Shit. Shit! Shit!

Oh my God!

Get back to the car, Thora!

Everything's all right.

Ah.

This guy was crazy!

It was freaky!

Wow.

Are we lost?

No,

we're not lost.

Hm.

I think we are lost.

We're not lost, okay?

Just, this road is not familiar, that's all.

We can do those...

We can get those interviews tomorrow.

No need to hurry.

Everything is going to be alright, okay?

Okay.

This seems to be the right way.

Yeah.

Seems.

We'll head through this road and there will be...

four small towns this way.

It's goddamn amazing.

Very amazing.

Stop it, okay? Everything is perfect.

Mhm.

Then let's get going before it gets dark, okay?

Don't worry about the motel.

We'll have all these things we're here for.

And then we'll go home.

Good.

- Whoa. - What's that?

Cars, cars, cars.

- Oh thank God! - That's nice.

Show me how happy you are.

It's nice.

- What the-- - What the hell?

Whoa-whoa.

Nobody?

No.

Just stop somewhere.

I'll go check the cars.

Yeah.

What the hell is...

What the hell is it?

Everything is covered in this.

Shit.

Let's just call the police, try your phone, Adam!

Er, try the phone and what am I suppose to do with it?

I don't know Hungarian.

Someone!

Is anyone around there?

Nothing?

No.

There's nobody here.

This place's abandoned.

What?

C'mon!

I heard something.

I heard some kind of clicking noise.

Fuck!

Are you nervous?

If you won't then I'll say it

I don't think that was sawdust.

Then what was that?

Ever squashed a moth before it could dine on your favourite evening gown?

I don't really have a gown.

Actually I don't give a fuck if you do or do not.

I don't care at all.

Abandoned cars by the road,

half a pair of kids' shoes.

In the red car, I could even see the driver's assprint even.

You checked the map and here we are in the middle of nowhere.

I believe we are almost there.

You said that an hour ago.

But...

just look at our fuel.

I haven't seen a gas station for hours.

Nothing and no one except for the hobo.

Well...

This is not the place where we are supposed to be, right?

Must have been abandoned twenty years ago or more.

Look at this.

Thora, please, not now!

Pretty nasty.

Nasty, but it's getting dark and we won't know where to sleep.

I can recognize the building.

I wrote down the name of the place and the motel, too. Just stop freaking out.

Alright!

Do what you have to do!

What a beautiful place!

Must have a been a theatre.

Am I sick?

Pretty freaky.

Adam?

Adam!

Oh, fuck you!

In the middle of the forest.

Hello!

Hello!

Is there anyone here?

Wow!

H'lou!

What the...

Hello, Adam!

Hey!

We should get back to the car you know!

Mhm.

Someone's over there!

What?

Over there!

In the bushes!

That way?

Yes!

Stop! There!

To the left!

Nobody's here.

There must be someone, I saw it!

I said nobody's here!

Just come down!

There.

Pretty fucking grainy.

There on the right! You see?

What the fuck?

Maybe it was a bum.

Yeah, it has to be a bum.

You just wouldn't believe it was full of garbage, the rooms and the corridors.

It has to be a hobo paradise.

Mhm, mhm.

We should already be there.

I was waiting for you to say that.

Oh my God!

Well...

That's just fucking fantastic.

OK. I check it.

I'm so sorry.

We'll figure this out somehow.

I saw a road to the right, but we took a left.

Maybe we should have turned the other way.

Yeah, maybe.

Let's not go back there today, okay?

Why? I just turn around and look for the byway, that's all.

Yeah, but I recognized that we barely have a quarter tank of gas.

So if we just miss the turn then we'll be stranded in the middle of the road.

Yeah. Maybe someone would come that way.

How many cars have you seen lately?

Holy shit!

That's a whole stockpile.

God bless her!

Here it is.

Ahw, thank you!

Anything to eat?

Is there food?

God bless her!

The first thing will be when we get back to give her a big hug.

Bottles of water.

And this flashlight, it's...

So can we use it?

Yeah, I guess.

Not so strong, but it will be fine.

Will be fine.

Would you mind?

No, just do it.

Light in the darkness.

I'm pretty sure you must have regretted coming with me by now.

We regret a lot of things as we head on forward.

What do you mean?

My mother wasn't sick.

When I turned 19,

I got some money together.

And I bought my first car.

An old wreck, you know.

But I worked for it and paid for it myself.

Without anyone's help.

My then-girlfriend's name was Jenny.

She had...

beautiful red hair,

sparkling eyes and...

most beautiful smile in the world.

Adam.

You know I...

wanted to take her and my mother

for a drive, to show them the car.

I'm so sorry.

It was raining that day.

And there was that

impossible curve

leading into the town we lived in.

Because it flipped around,

it took the ambulance two hours

to carve my mother out of the car.

Jenny's head hit the window.

She died instantly.

Yeah.

Mum died in the helicopter.

And I was

discharged from the hospital three days later.

Three days.

I'm so sorry.

One day I had nothing...

Yeah.

I mean I...

First I had everything and then nothing.

That's not true.

I haven't even looked in the photo albums since it happened.

I can't bring myself to.

And you know what?

I feel ashamed of that.

You should talk to your mother.

You can't know what my situation is like.

I truly can't, that's true, you're right.

But...

I'd give anything,

anything,

to tell them how much I loved them.

I just couldn't tell that to my mother.

Yeah. But she's trying.

Even if it is a...

box of shitty chocolate

or a bunch of flowers,

she's trying to fix what she messed up.

She's trying to fix it.

I don't get a second chance, but you do.

So take it.

Because I would be personally offended if you didn't take it.

We're always

fighting ourselves and others.

We try desperately to achieve things

we might not even want to achieve.

We keep ignoring

so many things...

Or allow them to pass us by.

And we don't realize what's really important.

Or worse.

We don't even want to.

Where are you going?

I think I could use some fresh air.

Adam!

ADAM!

Just wake up, Adam!

What? What?

I heard something! It was like, it was like...

it was like people shouting.

From where? Which way?

In the forest, from behind the car.

Maybe just some kids, but...

they might know the way out of here.

- I don't think that's a good idea. - Just come on, come on!

Just stay in the car, just stay in the fucking car!

They can help us, c'mon!

Shit! What exactly did you hear?

I'm telling you, was like people shouting!

Are you sure that's what you heard?

C'mon!

Did you hear that?

What? What did you hear?

What did you hear?

Just shut the fuck up!

What? What did you hear?

Turn off the flashlight!

What the fuck! Shit!

Fuck.

That's it?

That's it motherfucker?!

Adam, stop that!

Where are you going?

What stop? What stop?

Just stop it and calm down! Where are you going?

Just back to the car.

Wait!

I'm not staying here another minute. I'm not staying here another fucking minute!

Shit!

Hey.

What?

What? Where's the car?

It has to be somewhere there.

It has to be, but it is not here? So where the fuck is our car?

Check that way.

Yeah, that way.

That way, I'll check it, yes.

Okay. No car.

No car.

No car.

Fuck.

Found anything?

Found anything?

No!

Answer me if I ask you!

Adam, here, come on!

This is the tent

and the bag we found in the trunk.

No way!

The tent. And the bag!

Yes!

Calm down, Adam!

Just calm down plese, relax, okay, listen to me!

Everything's going to be alright!

Just come here, just help me with these, okay?

Just keep going! We have to leave this place.

Please help me, Adam!

Okay!

Piece of shit!

You're a real gentleman, you know.

Fuck you!

Just fuck you!

Dammit!

Watch your step, watch your step.

A double cheeseburger and a coke.

That's what I go for once we get out of here.

And you?

Fries with mayo.

Fries with mayo? Seriously?

What's wrong with that?

No pizzas with extra toppings, stuff like that?

No.

But I think I could eat fries till I burst.

Believe me.

I'm cold.

Maybe we should set up camp and continue tomorrow.

No, we should find the car.

How did we not hear anyone take it?

I don't know, but we might

have took the wrong trail,

or something, we just ended up somewhere else.

Or not.

I really don't know.

If you give me some flashlight, I'll...

do something.

Here.

Are we going to sleep there?

Do you have any other idea?

Okay. Just do it.

How can I help?

Enough room?

Sure.

You can come a bit closer, if you'd like.

I'm OK.

We should wake up early in the morning.

Everything will be alright, OK?

Right.

Well...

The station's going to kill me.

Four cameras were in the car.

We'll report it,

just let's get out of here somehow.

Damn trees everywhere, come on.

Careful, don't drink too much.

You should drink.

Thanks.

Not even a damn stream anywhere.

Be careful.

Thanks.

The hell is that?

Shit!

It's like an old cemetery.

Let me see.

Holy shit!

Shit!

Shit!

Whoa.

Is this a kid's?

Fresly dug.

A few days old.

It's like sawdust.

Bags.

Clothes over there.

Wait. Wait!

Nothing?

M-m.

What is that? Is that blood or what?

There. There. There.

What is that shit?!

Ugh...

Shit! Are you OK?

No, I'm not OK!

Thora, you'll need to pull yourself together.

We need to go!

I just need a second, okay? Just a second.

Come on.

Come on!

Just come on.

What?

If you put that away, you'd have more energy and you could follow me faster.

I don't give a shit!

We've been wandering for almost one and half day now.

Is that much of a problem I want to record whatever did THAT by the tree?

Yeah, you'd probably record a bear or something.

That leaves fluky dust behind?

Bear just left the department store, right?

Hopped in to get a neat little dresser

and had time to bury about thirty people in the forest.

Just stop it!

No no no no no, you don't get to tell me what to do!

Besides you are going to the wrong way, the trail goes to the right!

We have to go this way!

There're just more fucking trees in front! At least we can go around.

So goddamn jungle!

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

What are you doing?

Just a minute.

Oh, Adam!

Here it is.

After you, m'lady!

You're not helping, you know!

- Oh, no, no! - What?

No, God, no!

Just a little detour, right?

We'd be hitting more trees, right?

Fuck you!

I just wanted to help!

Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up!

That whole shit was your idea, not mine!

I didn't ask you to come with me!

No. You truly didn't.

But you fucked this up!

Where are you going?

I'm not about to spend a night next to a cemetery if you don't mind!

Wait for me!

Tomorrow we'll go where I say, OK?

Sure.

Understood?

Yeah, I understood.

I'm so sorry.

Try to get some sleep.

Shhhh.

Shit!

Shit!

Calm down, calm down!

I hear it talks.

What?

I hear it talks.

I heard that sound back at the cars.

But I can't hear it now.

Maybe it's gone.

I check it.

No, no! Please don't leave me here.

Maybe I should go with you!

Just stay here in the tent.

Stop!

Be careful!

It's okay now.

Stay here.

Adam!

Adam!

Adam.

Adam, Adam!

Let's go! Let's go!

Oh God, oh God!

Hurry, hurry! Let's go!

I see someone.

Where?

By that tree.

- Oh God! Oh God! - Holy shit!

What are you doing?

I'm looking for her phone!

Shit!

Oh God, maybe she's alive!

Adam! Adam!

We have to keep going!

Check her pockets, too. Check her pockets!

Flashlight out!

Oh God!

Run! Run!

Run!

Hurry!

What is that? The car!

Oh my God, the car!

Let this piece of shit work!

Come on, let's go!

Oh my God!

Shit!

I'll just check the phone.

No signal?

No signal!

Oh God!

No phone.

Fuck!

Better get off the trail though it might be after us.

Look, it's a house!

- A house? - Yeah.

Go! Just go! Knock on the door!

Shit!

What? Just knock on the door!

- It's closed! - Closed?

Let's find the key!

Ah, Adam!

Yeah. It's the easier way.

Come on! Come on, come on!

Please!

Inside, inside, inside!

Close it!

Adam! Adam!

Open the door, Thora!

What?

He stabbed him!

- What? - He stabbed him!

What happened?

Oh God!

I was just following the plan! The script!

Oh God!

I wanted to do it like we planned. Chloroform rag to his face, fake blood in the bed, you run out, I catch up, end of movie!

Get the ambulance right now!

But...

Call the fucking emergency line, you're the only one who speaks Hungarian!

It was an accident.

He jumped at me and had a knife.

We fought and somehow hit his stomach. Maybe he put it under the pillow.

Help's on its way.

What?

I saw it.

I saw it.

Just don't talk!

Just don't talk. Adam, just don't talk.

Please don't die.

I really did.

No!

We will have to be really damn precise for this.

That's what I'm saying.

We have to react everything right away, anything can happen.

I just don't know why we can't tell the guy, too. He seems smart enough.

Yeah, but that's how it'll be the most authentic, just trust me on this.

I checked the guy, he's a mystery-nut.

Not to mention that his mother and girlfriend died in a car crash while he was driving.

Damn, that's pretty rough.

Can you really put this stuff on me?

I can put it on you in the car if that's what you'd like.

Just have to walk carefully.

What about the prostetic hand?

Will arrive on Friday, the make-up girl posted it yesterday.

Good.

Will the cars be there?

Yesy I know a few people who can help us out.

What about the homeless guy?

Head of an acting group. He said he would be very much up for playing in a good movie.

You having been an exchange student is a godsend.

Well, I know the area well enough to draw you a map.

Holy shit! That's terrifying!

Whoa, it's even better than in the pictures.

It cost an arm and a leg, too!

And I just finished the mixing of the sound for it as well.

How many speakers did you order?

Fifteen, that should be enough.

And I'll always have an extra just for sure.

Will that be OK?

Don't worry, I'll handle it.

I've always been good with this stuff.

So, yeah, the motel.

Don't forget to scare him there if he goes back to the room.

Yeah, that would make a good scene.

OK, so, then the old outpost.

Is there anyone around there?

No, just hobos.

One of my friends said those houses hadn't been used for twenty years. Soldiers and their families used to live there.

It has a character.

Sure it does.

We'll push the car 200 meters away. You have to be the one go that way.

You can't let him go that way otherwise he'll find it.

OK, but just don't forget that you'll have to drain the gas.

Leave that to us.

Um, won't just anyone ruin the crosses?

We'll put them out the night before, don't worry.

You'll have to be really clever once you're in the house.

And you better hold your breath while playing dead.

I'll be the deadest dead person who ever lived.

Everybody, if this all works out, we'll have a decent movie in our hands just for sure.

Well, festivals might still not give a shit about us, but at least we could make some money out of this

and the industry would notice us, too.

And...

whenever you can, keep it rolling and let him have the camera sometimes as well.

After all, you are the main character.

It aired out pretty good. Can barely smell it at all.

I'll mix it up with some dust.

Has Manny sent the money yet?

Sure, we have the money.

Thora, are you sure you want him to help us?

Why not?

You know the saying. There's no use crying over spilled milk.

Okay, we can go.

No, please no! No, please!

No, no, please, noooooooo!

No! Nooooo!

Yeah!

A dead actress.

Oh, yeah, thank you!

That's a great opening scene.

Yeah. You're right!

I will mix the neck snap and the sound of the Moth, too

and it will be more than enough.

Thank you.

We're always fighting ourselves and others.

We try desperately to achieve the things we might not even want anymore.

We keep ignoring so many things or allow them to pass us by.

And we don't realize what's really important.

Or worse.

We don't even want to.

I saw it.

(eerie music)

(eerie music continues with distorted guitar)