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Why do you think this happened to you?

Why do bad things happen to good people?

That's the real question, right?

Why us?

I mean, that's really what everybody wants to know.

I moved into the house because it's what we so desperately needed at that time.

We didn't ask for this.

And we didn't deserve it.

The fact is I don't know why this happened to us.

We're just a regular family like anybody else.

The doctors didn't believe that he would survive.

And anyone who's had a sick child would understand

the feeling that you're losing your grasp on them.

And something's pulling them from the other side.

Which is really what was happening in that house.

Please, God, don't make him suffer.

Please make it work.

I hear that.

Talking to yourself is the first sign of losing it.

I was not talking to myself.

I was talking to God.

Well, threatening the creator of the universe is like step two.

That can't be good.

I was not threatening you.

I was simply letting you know how precious you are to me.

You gotta pull up, Mom.

I'm gonna be sick.

Very funny.

No, I'm serious.

I really could be sick.

Just don't look, Mom, okay?

I'm all right.

Can we get a baby with a head?

Hey, Mom.

Can we go on the internet?

Good morning.

Morning.

I didn't hear you come in last night.

What time did you get home?

Down four.

Jesus.

I know it's a long way, but how did that take you eight hours?

Do you really want to know how many times we stopped so he could vomit?

God.

How is he now?

He's all right.

I think he's still sleeping.

Let me get breakfast.

You go to bed.

It's okay.

Wendy's helping, and I'm kind of wired from driving.

Good morning, Aunt Sarah.

Good morning, honey.

Sorry about the chaos.

It's better than my house.

Take this in to the Hungry Boys.

Yes.

Okay, guys.

Here you go.

This is not good.

One of these nights, you'll drive off the road.

You'll be so tired.

I wish we could just move there.

And in the meantime, do what?

Pay mortgage and a rent?

And then we've taken in Wendy and Mary and...

One of them's a built-in babysitter, and the other one's a little angel.

I know that.

But every penny we have has sunk into the business, and we didn't plan on it.

Nobody plans on having a child with cancer.

You know that's not what I meant.

I know.

Look, you're right.

Let's just do it.

Let's get a rental house in Connecticut near the hospital.

But what are you going to do?

And how are we going to afford it?

I can come up on the weekends.

Get a second mortgage on our second mortgage.

We're going to make it through this, right?

Definitely.

His skin may well get burned and red, even blister like a bad sunburn.

He threw up twice today.

Well, that's his cells dying and being reborn.

Basically, we're waging war inside Matt's body, and the battle's just begun.

That's what I'm afraid of.

But he qualified for the study, Sarah.

That's good.

You did the right thing by bringing him here.

I know.

I know.

I don't want to waste your time, but how much are you asking?

I'll give you the first month free if I don't

have to finish hammering in this darn sign.

Just need some love and care and a good family to bring it back to life.

So you don't mind children?

Where would we be without them?

It's perfect.

I mean, it's everything we need.

It's spacious and affordable, and I'm just wondering, where's the catch?

Well, it does have a bit of a history.

I saw one that was almost perfect, but...

It just...

It just wasn't right.

They said you'd have body aches, but no nausea.

Doctor says to patient, I've got bad news.

You've got cancer, and you've got Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's.

Patient says, whoo!

At least I don't have cancer.

At least you won't lose your hair again.

Well, that's something.

I brought a mattress you can put on the floor.

I can't thank you enough.

Oh, Lily, don't worry.

Here's the keys.

Oh, thanks.

Is the heat on?

Oh, it's really warm in there.

Okay.

All right, now you get in and settle.

I'll take this.

All right.

I don't know.

You know, he was so sick.

And I like this place.

It's what we need.

Well, I made an executive decision.

You weren't here.

And he was in so much pain, I just couldn't put him through another mile.

Yeah, but you should see this person.

He's exhausted.

Okay.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, it was just a bad dream.

Okay.

Pick of the house.

Okay?

Any bedroom you want.

If you drink this.

They're not that bad.

All right.

Cheers.

Don't tell yourself that.

Come on.

Right?

You ever had one?

Mm.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Matt?

Matt, did you find a bedroom?

Yeah, I did.

All right, cut.

Pick me.

What do you mean I picked you?

I don't know.

It's the meds.

I don't know what I'm talking about.

Well, which bedroom?

Down there.

Down here?

No.

Alright, come on, look.

It's nice, and it's cool, and it's got it's own private bathroom.

Nobody has to hear me.

Honey, you don't have to hide from us.

The fact that everybody can hear me puking, it just makes me feel worse.

Okay.

What do you think is back there?

I don't know.

Hello!

Is everybody home?

Hello!

We're down here!

First one upstairs gets the first choice of rooms!

Mary!

Mary, wait until Aunt Sarah and Uncle Peter tell us where our rooms are!

Mary!

Oh, monsters.

Watch it!

I got it.

I'm like a croak from carrying a lamp and an empty suitcase.

That's not what I meant.

I was worried about you scratching the truck.

Carry on.

Okay.

Well, it's a little dark, but hey, I was a teenager once.

What's in here?

I don't know.

I couldn't open it.

The

doorknob turns, but...

Maybe they sealed it for storage.

We've got a great room for Billy.

And Mary.

And Mary.

And this...

I thought was a perfect room for you.

And why do you say that?

Well, because it's got a beautiful view.

And lots of space.

And a huge closet.

Oh, wow.

You like?

Yeah.

Hey.

I still don't know why you want to stay down here.

Whoa!

Mom!

What?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I just think she cleaned my room.

No problem.

Why'd you put the plates back?

What?

Well, I put the plates out, and now they're back.

I didn't touch them, sweetie.

Are you all right?

Oh!

Oh, that's... You know, that was my fault.

I shouldn't have.

They're too heavy.

No, it's okay.

I didn't drop them.

How did they get them?

I don't know.

I just... I saw them up there, and I just...

I don't You know what Dr. Brooks said.

I know what Dr. Brooks said.

Okay?

He said, that if I'm seeing things, then he'll drop me from the trial.

But if he... I'm not seeing things.

I just am tired, and I remember I put the dishes too close to the edge, so...

You know, you tell me if something like that happens.

Promise?

Yeah.

Promise.

I'm sorry.

I broke the dishes.

It's just... it's okay, sweetie.

Oh, the burgers!

The burgers!

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Come and get me!

Bye!

Remember when we used to go camping when you were young?

Every night you would...

fall asleep...

counting the stars and you could never finish.

Used to drive you nuts.

Yeah, most of the stars that we see are already dead.

They look pretty alive to me.

It's cause they haven't gotten the news yet.

Hey.

You alright?

Uh, yeah.

Everything's cool.

You sure?

Yeah.

Alright.

You're 5.

Up high.

Down low.

Too slow.

You know, it's sort of like a vacation.

Yeah, if Matt wasn't sick then... And you get your own room, like a big girl.

You're not going to be scared in here all alone?

I've got my toys.

Okay.

You go.

Now I lay me down to sleep.

I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

If I shall die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Amen.

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Amen.

A non-contact dermatitis, a trauma in one

place manifests on another part of the body.

It's not uncommon.

No fever.

Excellent.

Less nausea.

Good.

Even a bit of an appetite.

Outstanding.

And no visual or auditory hallucinations or other behavioral abnormalities.

Anything?

No.

Then we can continue to stage two.

Careful.

Watch your step.

Okay.

You're almost there.

Thank you.

Okay.

I forgot my purse, honey.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Just wait right here.

Okay.

All right?

Okay.

The blue one that he takes for nausea?

Twenty-five bucks a pill.

I know.

I tried, but Peter, I was on hold for an hour.

Where are you?

I'm in here.

Oh.

Whoa.

How'd you get in here?

What is this place?

Hop on.

I'll take you for a ride.

Slow down.

What's going on down here?

What's the matter with you?

I guess I must have loosened it.

Now we know why the rent was so cheap.

What did you know?

And when the hell did you know it?

Jesus.

Know what?

What this place was.

Aren't you the one who says we can't live on lies?

No.

Well, that's before, when you were a drunk and a liar.

Right.

But I'm not now.

I know.

I'm sorry, Peter.

And you're right.

I should have told you.

It just...

We needed a place.

And it just seemed perfect.

Okay.

So, we all know now that this was a funeral home.

Big deal.

Yeah.

It's not now, and it hasn't been for years and years.

It's just a house.

Bricks and nails and wood.

It's our house until Matt finishes at the hospital.

And we're all under a lot of stress, so we need to pull together like a team, okay?

Okay.

So...

Who wants to say grace?

Matt?

Jonah?

What's wrong?

It's the medicine.

Didn't you see it?

So what happened?

Do you remember that book we used to read when we were little kids?

The one with all the weird pictures?

The man who wasn't there.

We used to love that book.

Yeah, I remember.

It says I was walking up the stairs and I saw a man who wasn't there.

He wasn't there.

Again today, oh how I wish she'd go away.

Yeah.

Do you remember the other one?

Maybe.

Which one?

There was one bright day in the middle of the night.

Two dead boys got up to fight.

Back to back they faced one another.

They drew their swords and they shot each other.

The deaf policeman heard the noise and he came and he killed those two dead boys.

Matt, you're scaring me.

I'm gonna join the clone.

Oh no.

That didn't hurt.

You were dreaming and breathing heavy.

So of course can either mean it was a very...

bad dream or a very good one.

Well, I've had better.

I don't know.

It's just like sometimes lately it's been tough.

What?

I don't know.

Like do you ever like see...

things?

Like hear things?

It just... they can't be there.

You don't ever want to tell them you can see things.

It's okay.

They're not gonna understand.

I remember when my wife was dying that whole last day.

I sat there praying, crying.

And she never once looked up at me.

She just looked all around her.

And all the others in the room.

But we were alone.

So I thought...

See, she was where we are.

In the valley...

of the shadow of death.

And you know what to do when...

you find yourself in the valley.

Fear no evil.

Just come.

Anytime.

Are you sure you have to go home tonight?

If I'm not there at the job site first thing in the morning, they will hire

another contractor and then, you know, I'll be home.

I'm proud of you.

Of me?

Yeah.

For what?

For working so hard.

And for keeping your promises.

All of them.

You know, you're a bad adulteress.

You said you would make Matt better.

You said you would, but you lied.

No, I didn't.

Oh, yes, you did.

You said you would.

You're gonna have to have a tie-in out.

I'm gonna give you the tie-in out.

Thank you!

Matt?

Come on, honey.

Come on.

Billy?

I'm serious.

Is Mary a total goon?

No.

Oh, yeah.

Is Billy a poophead?

But of course, my dear.

Here, eat, eat, eat.

Come on, stop.

I gotta go to work, okay?

Wendy is in charge.

Okay?

Ow, ow.

I'm sorry, honey.

Okay.

See you, Mom.

Be good, or else you guys have to deal with me.

Okay?

I'm just kidding.

Goodbye.

Mm-hmm.

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Here I come.

Wendy.

Wendy, help me!

Wendy!

Oh,

for God's sakes.

Just leave me alone!

It's okay, it's okay.

Come on guys, let's go.

Billy, come

on.

It's okay.

I don't know who else to talk to.

No, no, no.

I'm glad you called.

It's all around us.

All the time.

They're living in the dead.

Invisible to everyone.

Almost everyone.

Shit.

Because we're not like other people anymore.

You see, most people spend their life firmly planted in this world.

Then one day they go straight to the other side.

But we...

We take a much more roundabout path.

We spend quite a lot of time in the borderland.

But either way, only one thing matters.

Yeah, what's that?

We'll find out what he wants from you.

What

do you want from me?

Mom?

Aunt Sarah?

Mom!

You really should have told me about this.

These symptoms can be a sign that it's moved to the brain.

But Matt's MRIs are all clear.

He has no tumor.

Whatever was causing the behaviors, it wasn't that.

I'm just afraid he's going to lose his mind before he can get better.

This is the crucial time.

But he is still an excellent candidate for this treatment.

Age counts enormously.

And attitude.

Attitude?

His own family is afraid of them.

Where's your truck?

I sold it.

Why didn't you tell me?

I just did.

Paid the last round of bills.

This month's mortgage.

But hey, like Doc says, attitude.

I'm so sorry.

I just love you so much.

Well, love hurts.

Look, Mom, just...

Look, I just want you to know that if... If what?

That if I die... You won't.

It's not your fault.

You can't have him.

You can't have my son.

You can't have him.

We're bored.

Please, play with us.

Why don't you ask Matt?

Yeah, why don't you ask Matt?

You okay?

Are you okay?

Not standing.

Okay, come on guys, I'll count to 30 and let's see

if we can find some new hiding places this time.

Matt.

There's room for me too.

Go find your own spot.

Let me out of here!

What?

What is it?

What?

You okay?

Wait, be careful!

Hey, the floor must be rotten.

Rotten where?

Well, here for sure where Mary's leg fell through.

Just stay back, okay?

Hey.

You okay?

It's bugs.

Okay, come here.

You okay?

Yeah.

It's okay.

What is that?

What is it?

Okay, come on.

Playtime's over.

God, they're all...dead.

It's so sad.

It's probably the only time they ever had their photo taken.

What are those?

I dunno.

You alright?

Yeah.

These are really weird.

It has to be fake.

Let me see those.

What?

Nothing.

Matt!

Come on, just give me a chance.

I've seen him.

Shut up.

I gave you a chance.

I'm sorry, you can't just... go on.

Please?

I thought that I was hallucinating, but I've seen

this kid almost every day since we've been here.

Okay, I wake up in the middle of the night, and it feels

like he's been inside me, looking out through my eyes.

One bright day, in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight.

Okay, me and him, we're just two dead boys.

Maybe the place is haunted.

Either way, I mean, we need to find out who put

these things under the floorboards, and why.

Yeah, but how?

Okay, well don't tell anyone, but there are these buildings all over the country

where secret knowledge is kept.

Known only... as libraries.

Okay,

so check it out.

A case of materialization.

That is Ramsay Aikman, and this was his mortuary.

He had a very interesting hobby.

Psychical research.

And your guy, dead kid, his name was Jonah, and he was Aikman's assistant,

and a medium.

So supposedly, they contacted the dead through Jonah, and

people came to have chats with their dead hubby, or whatever.

And they found out where Antimame hid the family jewels.

Now he claims that he discovered how to amplify the seances.

So he not only contacted the dead, but he made things appear.

What things?

Ectoplasm.

And what is ectoplasm?

A mysterious protoplasmic substance streaming out of the body of mediums.

So it's just like in those pictures in the box.

Photographs of ectoplasm often show a gelatinous

material oozing from all the natural elements.

The natural orifices of the medium.

From mouth, ears, nose, eyes, and even the lower orifices.

So, Aikman held all those seances in this house.

And people came from all over and were convinced.

Harvard professors, all kinds of big shots.

And Aikman and Jonah's seances were famous.

What do we know what happened to him?

Well, here's where it gets a little weirder.

Okay, so there was a seance led by Aikman with Jonah as the medium.

All four sitters and Aikman were found dead.

Cause of death?

Not clear.

So Jonah killed him?

Nobody knows.

No sign of him.

He was missing, banished, never seen again.

Until now.

Well, here's the weirdest part of all.

Okay, so 30 years later, in the 50s, when they expanded the highway,

they did a detour through the county cemetery.

Wait, we've been on that road a million times on the way to the hospital.

Well, this is the thing.

When they tried to relocate some of the old plots, they found something weird.

Or do you find?

What?

Over a hundred bodies that were supposed to be there, weren't.

Just empty coffins filled with sandbags.

Someone stole the bodies.

Haven?

I mean, or Jonah.

Aikman or Jonah?

Maybe.

But why?

But I might know somebody who does.

Do you think it's real?

Well, I've seen plenty of fakes, but I've seen a real thing.

Once, in Paris, it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen.

But, uh, without this, it must have been a very powerful medium.

Well, what are they?

Eyelids.

Human eyelids.

Well, what are they for?

Necromancy.

Corpse-bothering.

It's a loathsome form of magic.

It's, uh, seeking power through control of the dead via relics of their bodies.

Oh, why eyelids?

That's a good question.

I mean, traditionally, we'd close the eyes of the dead so they may rest in darkness.

Now, removing their eyelids keeps their eyes open, makes them see.

Perhaps he intended them to be watchmen?

Or... guardians of this house?

Or... more of his secrets?

Either way, I mean, somewhere there are the bodies

that belong to these people, and he used them.

I think, ultimately, Aikman intended to enhance Jonah's powers.

Well, he amplified his seances.

Somehow he bound the spirits of the dead to their bodies.

Yes, as an amplifier, probably through some form of ritual or desecration.

Perhaps buried outside the house?

Perhaps it would help if we prayed.

For all those poor souls that died here.

And for the boy, too.

Please, please help me.

Who are you?

What are you doing in my house?

Matt?

I'm a reverend.

It's okay, we asked him to come.

You asked him?

Uh, we met at the hospital.

Get out of my house!

Get out!

Yeah, we met at the hospital.

We haven't received a treatment there.

Get out!

He called me for advice.

It's a little hard to explain.

Try.

I believe that there is something... something evil in this house.

Something no longer living and not yet passed over.

And it wants your son.

And that is a very dangerous situation for

someone who is as close to death... He's not.

And I am as hopeful as you.

But tell me, have you not... felt something strange here?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I appreciate the concern, but this is not the type of help we need right now.

I'd like you to leave.

You're not alone.

Uh... Uh...

Uh...

Uh... Uh...

Uh... Uh... Uh...

Uh... Peter?

Are you kidding me?

Ridiculous!

...in this house that's sleeping with the lights on, and I want to know why!

Shh!

He's been drinking.

Why don't we just build a fire and throw money into it?

It's okay.

I got to pay the mortgage.

I'm now paying the rent.

Here's another one.

God!

Every single... You look like he's got a light on!

Here.

There we go!

Sleep in the dark!

There we go.

Lights out.

Peter.

That was a cruel and childish thing to do.

All you did was scare everybody in this house.

Don't.

Don't.

Don't!

Your family needs your strength, not your self-pity.

You get drunk again, don't come home.

I'm so sorry.

I just didn't know who asked to call.

It's all right.

Are you sure you're feeling up to this?

Well, put it this way, Emma.

I'm exactly the right state of being to traffic with ghosts.

What is that?

Magnets.

Iron magnets.

Iron defense from evil.

So, it's no accident that prisons have iron bars to not

merely contain the body, but the evil that may lurk within it.

What are you looking for?

Where he died.

Sometimes when death is violent or filled with anger or fear or any strong emotion,

it's as if the spirit doesn't pass on.

That's why we cover mirrors, light candles,

open shades so that they may find their way out.

So a house with a trapped soul is not so much haunted...

as it is possessed.

What's down there?

It's Matt's bedroom.

It's where they used to...

There's the children upstairs.

He's here.

Do you see him, Matt?

I don't see anything.

That's good.

You're strong.

You're healthy.

You shouldn't see anything.

So this is where you're trapped.

Don't worry.

Whatever you may have done, we're not here to punish you.

Only to free you.

Like a bird.

There must be another way.

Perhaps the other side of that wall.

I have to get his remains out of the house.

Okay.

Shh, shh, shh.

It stopped.

Will Matt be all right now?

Yeah?

Yeah.

The house is quiet and at peace.

I should warn you that sometimes, for a day or so after, strange events.

Much like aftershocks from an earthquake.

But don't be alarmed.

It will pass within a day or two at the most.

Thank you.

It's okay.

I wish I could say it was my pleasure, but...

Are you going to be okay to drive?

We're all in God's hands.

There's only five more sleeps till Parents' Day.

I can't wait.

I got a lot to show you, Daddy.

You need to see how I shoot the bow and arrow and how far I can swim.

And having a father-son race.

It's going to be great.

I bet you and me, we beat all the others.

Unless you're too old and broke down.

Okay, well, I better go.

Bye, then.

All right.

Whatever was here is gone now.

And we've all had some really bad nights.

Stay here.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Okay, okay, okay.

God, what have you done to yourself?

I'm going to do you a big job.

I'm going to call an ambulance.

All right, I'm going to follow them.

When I get back, we're getting out of here.

Sir.

They'll be after you now.

Get out.

Who?

You.

No.

Where's Matt?

He's at the hospital.

The doctors are going to take care of him.

Okay.

I made a terrible mistake.

Aikman didn't remove their eyelids to make the Dead Sea, but to make them unseen.

So all those missing bodies, all those poor souls in torment, they're still there.

They're in the house.

You must get out now.

Get out now!

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

You're here now.

That's all that matters.

He's sedated and comfortable.

We ran his panels.

I'm afraid it's not good news.

The cell count is worse than before.

The treatment has, frankly, had no effect.

How long do you think he has?

With these numbers, I don't know what's keeping him alive.

He could go tonight.

There's really no way of saying for sure.

Who can we see him?

Of course.

He couldn't have gotten far.

Okay, in the middle of the night.

Yeah, hi.

This is Dr. Brooks.

Give me security right away, please.

Two dead boys call the night.

Two dead boys call the night.

Two dead boys call the night.

Two dead boys call the night.

Matt?

Matt?

We're gonna play hide and seek now, okay?

Okay, go.

Okay.

We have to get out of here.

Come on.

What's going on?

We have to go.

We have to...

Matt!

Matt, no!

Matt, no!

No!

Matt!

Just get up!

Matt!

Whatever you do, do not let them put out the fire.

What about you?

I'm already dead.

Matt, come out!

Matt!

Matt!

Matt!

We'll find him.

Matt!

Matt!

Matt!

Matt!

You did it!

Where's Matt?

He's inside.

I don't understand.

I thought you said it was over.

Matt is trying to end it now.

I could have got in there.

Matt!

No, you gotta let me in there.

I have to get my son.

flower.

Please let me go.

Please!

The

Lord is

my shepherd, I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreeth my spirit.

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.

He leadeth my sight.

Be careful!

Come on, break up.

Break up...

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

No, no.

Let me wake up.

I love you.

Come on, honey.

I

don't really care if anybody believes me or not.

I know what happened.

Doctors and nurses know.

My family knows.

And my son is alive.

And well.

That's all that matters.

They say that God works in mysterious ways.

They just don't always tell you how mysterious those ways can be.

Consider yourself warned.