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[pulsing sound]

[surface cracking]

[wind blowing]

[woman] John?

Uh, hey, I-- I'm here.

[woman] It's unlocked, come in. I'm just finishing up.

[wind blowing]

[woman] I'm in the kitchen.

[dishes clinking]

So what do you think?

I bet you didn't believe me when I said Halloween

was my favorite holiday.

Um, I love it, but I'm easy to impress.

Hopefully not too easy.

[John] Oh, uh, thanks.

This is from my private reserve.

I only break it out for special occasions.

How, uh, special are we talking?

Well, if you were at a bar, about $100 worth is special.

Oh, wow. Um... Well, I guess my mom was right.

I really am a special occasion.

[laughing]

Halloween's tomorrow. That's special.

You're just an occasion.

Ah, well, I'll take it.

I'm going to go finish getting ready.

We can leave in about ten minutes.

Cool.

[phone vibrating]

Hello.

Hi!

Happy night before Halloween.

Devil's night is finally upon us.

[ominous music]

She might have a bit of a hard time,

but she has you to get excited.

So, uh, do you maybe want to move this to the bedroom?

Nope, no. God, that was terrible.

And creepy.

This will not be another Gina situation.

How about we just, uh, keeping it out here?

We can throw on a movie, maybe order some sushi?

Better. Definitely better.

Uh, okay, so, um, this drink has me

a little tipsy, so no pop-outs.

Um...

I-- I like Halloween,

but I forgot to mention I have a healthy amount of phobias.

[wind blowing]

♪

[eerie music]

[woman] Thanks again for taking care of everything.

Remember, next year I've got you.

I love you.

I see you've decided to match my Halloween spirit.

I'm impressed.

John, are you lost?

John?

♪

[tense music]

[masked person grunting]

No. No!

[muffled grunting]

[heavy thud]

[wind blowing]

♪

[melancholy string music]

Hey.

Are you hungry?

No, not really.

I found this in storage.

Therapist said I should do

something creative as an outlet.

Think a drawing would be a good place to start.

These are good.

Mom would be proud.

I still see it, you know, more often than I thought I would.

I tell my therapist I don't, but I do.

365 days later, and it's still right there.

♪

Madison, you have to forgive yourself.

You have to.

Come on, let's go get some food to go with this awful vodka.

No, I just want to sit here.

-Maddie-- -I just want to

sit here for a little while,

and then I'll go get some food, or climb into bed.

Tonight--

I know what tonight is.

Hey, uh--

I love you.

We're gonna get through this.

I promise you, after this weekend, you'll be just fine.

Audrey, can I have...

[Dane] Oh man, this is gonna be awesome.

No, Audrey's going to love this.

[Dane chuckling]

[William] The call's supposed to come in today, so--

[Dane] Look, don't stress about the call, okay?

Whatever happens ends up happening.

I'm not stressed. I'm good.

Right. You're cool. You're confident.

Dude, obviously I'm lying.

Of course I'm stressed.

I'm the most stressed I've been in my entire life.

I'm probably going to pass out when they call me.

You're not going to pass out, okay?

Relax. Everything's going to be fine.

Besides, this whole call is secondary business.

I-- I need you to be focused on

what we've got going on tonight.

Whoa, where the hell's your costume?

I'm just going to do what I did last year.

What were you again last year?

-[William] You don't remember? -Yeah, that's how shitty it was.

We were at the same party. Together.

Changing the subject, today is mine and Audrey's

six-month anniversary.

It's kind of a big deal, so...

I'm thinking about doing something a little crazy.

You're not thinking of proposing, right?

Dude, please tell me you're not

thinking of proposing to this girl after...

No, no, no, I'm not proposing.

No. It's-- it's a lot bigger than that.

I'm going to tell her that I love her.

I-- I can't believe that you

haven't told her that you love her yet.

Bro, you've been dating her for six solid months.

Every single day, you've been seeing this girl.

Christ, how has she not dumped you yet? I mean...

-Okay. -First of all, explain to me how

saying I love you is a bigger deal than proposing.

'Cause trust me, if I was dating Audrey,

I would have said that shit day one.

I mean, I cannot believe you have taken this long.

♪

[mischievous music]

[Riley] Jesus, I think Halloween

has officially taken over Christmas.

[Jacob] No, no way. The Pope would never allow it.

I mean, no, look at all this.

Oh, that's disgusting.

We are Valentine's Day people.

We are definitely Valentine's Day people.

[sighs] What do you think

they've got planned for later tonight?

I have no clue. I have no idea.

Which in itself is very worrisome, because, you know,

I need to know at least a day ahead of time what to expect.

Yes, babe. I know all about your party requirement.

This is what I was thinking. How about we go,

see what they're putting on, and if it's a no-go,

honestly, I hope we just do our own thing, you know?

Maybe we get a couple rom-coms,

and a movie theater popcorn.

See, this, this is why I love you so much.

[Riley laughing]

Holy shit.

Oh, my God.

Yes, yes, yes.

Riley and Jacob gonna pick me up.

We're gonna Halloween all day long.

Halloween.

-Ween-- -[Joyce gasping]

[screaming]

Yes! Oh my God, you're here.

[vocalizing]

Yes, yes. Hey, guys!

[cheering]

Guys!

It's Halloween. [cackling]

Why are you already in your costume, Joyce?

Um, because I want to get as much out of today as possible.

Tomorrow's gonna be all about Thanksgiving, and then

it's gonna be all about Christmas.

It's gonna be all about...

Yeah, yeah, we know the sequential order

of holidays in the United States.

Okay, but today is my holiday, bitches, so turn on that radio.

K-Hit is playing Halloween music. [cackling]

[Riley sighing]

Hey.

I was just thinking about you.

Was it about how good I look in this hat?

No, no, and I-- not-- not that at all, actually.

But, you, I mean, you do-- you know, you do look

pretty-- pretty good in that hat, though.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Thank you.

Oh.

You know, we could, uh... we could just sit here.

Blow everybody off.

We can go inside, pass out candy, watch a scary movie.

I mean, come on, it'd be great.

But you'd be okay with just sitting here?

Not here. In my apartment.

So I've got these-- I've got chairs,

and I've-- I've got this thing. It's called a couch.

I want to tell you something,

and I really hope you don't freak out.

[sighing]

I also have to tell you something,

and I hope that you're not gonna freak out.

Okay, but I probably should go first.

Oh, my God, you're married.

What? No.

-You're seeing somebody else? -No.

But you want to see somebody else.

No, I don't want to see anybody...

I have a sister.

Oh, well, thank God.

[Dane chuckling]

Wait, how come you've never brought her up before?

Right after I moved here,

someone tried to kill her.

Oh, my God.

She was stabbed, and, um,

she lost so much blood, she, uh...

she actually died.

My little sister. And she almost died.

Oh, Jesus, Audrey.

Is she okay, now?

No.

But she will be.

It's hard to talk about her.

Every time I think about Madison, every time I see her,

it's... it's the first thing I think about.

I am so fucking mad that I wasn't able to protect her.

Her therapist said that we should spend

some more time together, so she's been staying with me.

I want her to come tonight, with us.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

I just really hope that Joyce

doesn't have anything too wild in mind.

Joyce? [chuckling]

Yeah, uh, yeah, no,

I'm sure you got nothing to worry about there.

[Joyce] Okay, you guys, we have to

hit up at least two parties tonight,

maybe an extreme haunt, too.

Oh, I'm not doing anything extreme tonight.

-Same. - Ugh, come on.

I'm not going anywhere where

people are going to piss and shit on me.

Okay, people piss and shit on you now, what's the difference?

Uh, I know these people, it's a huge difference.

-[Joyce] Ew. -Why don't we just

go to a couple of parties? That could be fun.

Whose party?

Like, is this going to be a party in the middle

of the cemetery, or like a house party?

Same.

Uh, Jacob, you can't just say "same,"

when what she said wasn't an answer.

-Come on, keep up. -I'm-- I'm down for that,

and I know William's down for whatever,

so whatever we decide here is what we'll go ahead and do.

I like how you guys are like a package,

like you're the brains and, uh, he's the brawns.

I'm both, but, uh, thanks for noticing.

-Mm-hmm. -I vote for a house party,

but one with style, not like Chad's of last year.

Oh, yeah, ew, no. Ooh, what about, uh,

Terry's, near the university?

That is date rape central. Hard pass on that.

What if we just ended up

throwing something at one of our houses?

[gasping] Oh my god, yes!

That's the best idea yet.

We can have it at my parents' house in the forest.

Oh my god, I can-- I can get there early,

and I can decorate, and I can put some stuff up,

put out some old Halloween movies.

Oh! Oh my God, it's gonna be perfect.

I guess that doesn't sound horrible.

And we can all crash there if we get too drunk.

Done. Deal. Yeah, no, no, I'm-- I'm down for that.

-Me too. -All right, it's settled.

My house, tonight.

I'm going to bail, I'm going to leave early,

I'm going to go to the store, get a couple of supplies,

go to my parents' house, get a couple of party favors.

Uh, hey crazy, don't forget we drove you here.

Oh, that's okay, I'll just get a rideshare.

Since it's going to be just us, do we need a costume?

Um, fuck yeah you have to wear a costume.

Just because we're not going out,

doesn't mean you don't have to bring your A game.

Well great, I don't have a costume.

Well then for you, it'll be a toga party.

But it's going to be really cool tonight,

and your one article of clothing is going to be a sheet.

So, you're smart, I think you can do the math,

and you'll make the right decision.

I'll text you guys the address. Okay? Love you! Kisses! Bye!

Well, we just made her night.

Yeah, but if there's anybody in the world that I trust

to throw a last-minute Halloween party,

it's Joyce.

Same.

["Even Kill" by Logan Pilcher]

♪ I'm waiting here inside my own skin ♪

♪ I'm waiting here and I don't know why ♪

♪ I thought that I could heal from within ♪

♪ But it feels like I'm just picking a fight ♪

♪ And I don't know which side of me's ♪

♪ Winning or losing right now ♪

♪ It's a dead even kill ♪

♪ Take it for... ♪

So, um... how do you know this place?

My sister talked about it.

Says she comes here to unwind.

I've only been here a couple of times, and I usually get bored

pretty quick, but...

[David] Bored?

I don't think I could ever be bored in a place like this.

Maybe I just... like being with you?

And that makes everything else... less boring.

[Madison chuckling]

Hey, you...

you have to tell me when you're gonna do that.

So then I can fix myself.

Come on. You look great.

That's a dangerous game to be playing.

Lighter in a cornfield?

[David chuckling]

When my mom died, my dad took off.

A lot.

One night, he came home, drunk.

He was crying.

He was saying that he let me down.

And he's sorry...

And he gave me this lighter.

And he said, if you're ever in

a dark place, a place where

there is no light, open this.

And when I did that,

I could make any place my place.

My place where I didn't think about my mom.

My dad.

Just be.

If that makes any sense.

Yeah. Yeah, it does.

♪

♪ And I took you for granted ♪

♪ I'm sorry I did it ♪

♪ I pushed us both off of the rails ♪

♪ But I want you more ♪

♪ Than anybody else ♪

See, that wasn't boring at all.

It was definitely less boring than usual.

You know what else isn't boring?

Is this coffee place I know,

that we can go to down the road.

Ah, coffee.

I only drink coffee in the morning.

Yeah, gross. Uh, fuck coffee. Um...

What I meant to say was...

Pizza.

Pizza. What? Who said that?

Uh, what I-- what I really meant to say, uh was...

I just really want to keep seeing you, is all.

♪ And I took you for granted ♪

♪ I'm sorry I did it ♪

♪ I pushed us both off of the rails ♪

What is that?

♪

[ominous music]

That wasn't there when we walked by earlier.

Did we come this way?

Yeah, I'm sure of it.

Uh...

Let's keep going.

Just-- I got a weird feeling, is all.

♪

The car's just around the bend--

[burst of high-pitched music]

♪

[gentle alternative music]

-It's good. -What?

Your, uh, your drawing. It's good.

It's a little dark and creepy, but it's really good.

Not that I asked.

But thanks.

Hey, could I, uh, get your opinion on something?

If you had to choose between these two.

You kind of seem like you have an eye for this kind of thing.

Uh-huh, classic, nice.

I'll take your word for it.

Got, uh-- got any other stuff in there?

Nothing I'd like to share.

No, I-- I-- think it's super cool.

You know, drawing?

I can barely draw a stick figure.

If I'm being honest, I, uh, I'm just

hanging out, waiting for a call.

Uh, a little nervous, but I figure

if it's a good call, I could drink.

And if it's a bad call, I could drink more. You know?

Hey, I-- I don't mean to be rude,

but I kind of just, you know, want to be alone.

Yeah, for sure. Sorry.

I'm sure a girl on Halloween, stuff...

Creepers come out, right?

You're at a bar, and you're

just trying to hang out and be alone.

And some guy just rolls up and he just starts talking to you.

And he won't stop talking, he won't shut up.

Oh.

Oh, no.

Oh, I'm the creepy guy.

Look, I am-- I am so sorry. I...

I'm actually, like, super normal, like boringly normal.

Like, I honestly just came up here

because I figured I'd have a better shot at getting a drink.

And if my phone rings, I can hear it when I need the--

I really don't care.

I just want to sit here alone.

Is that possible?

Absolutely. Um... yeah, sorry.

Sorry.

It's just Halloween and all.

When people start talking,

you don't know what you're going to get. I--

I just want to drink.

♪

[ethereal music]

Cheers to that.

So are you, like, an artist?

[laughing] I wish.

Maybe. Someday.

This month always gets me inspired.

What's that saying? Um...

Idle hands are the devil's work.

Or something.

Or something.

You know, I'm sure the devil will forgive you

for taking a day off.

Somehow, I don't think the devil cares what I want.

Uh...

Stay safe tonight.

You too.

[phone ringing]

Yeah, this is William.

Yes, I know who this is.

[Joyce humming]

Gross.

[Joyce humming]

[Joyce vocalizing]

[laughing, imitating ghost]

[distant meow]

[vocalizing]

Hi, Momsy. Hi, Daddy.

Just want to let you guys know that I am here at the cabin.

And I might be throwing a

teensy-weensy, itty-bitty little Halloween party.

Okay, don't be mad. You know you love me.

-[ominous music] -And in return, I promise to

pretend to be happy about Christmas.

Okay, I love you.

Kisses. Thank you. Bye.

[thumping sound]

Mom?

Dad?

Okay, s--

♪

Okay, good. [whispering]

Oh, come on, you guys. All this stuff for Christmas?

[gasping] Ooh, what do we have here?

[laughing] Yes!

Oh, I love you. Ah!

[cackling]

I was beginning to think I was adopted.

Good, okay... oh.

Oh, my gosh.

Okay.

Oh! I love you.

Yes, I--

[gasping]

Ah! Perfect, okay.

Everybody, in the box.

Okay, I'm--

[gasping] Oh my gosh.

We cannot leave you behind! [squealing]

Oh! God.

[gasps] Oh my God, we're twins.

[laughing] Oh.

[ominous buzzing]

Wh-- oh! Fuck.

[objects clattering]

[floor creaking]

♪

[eerie music]

[sighing] Okay.

Oh, the--

Oh, okay. Fuck.

[footsteps approaching]

[frightening music]

[thudding sound]

[Joyce coughing]

-[shredding sound] -[Joyce crying out]

[Joyce gasping]

[Joyce crying out]

♪

[thundering music]

[eerie, static-filled music]

[Joyce screaming]

[squishing sound]

[crickets chirping]

Here.

This is the good shit.

None of that once-distilled

trash that you've been drinking.

My big sister.

Always taking care of me.

Have you thought about what you want to do tonight?

Yeah?

There's no pressure.

You know that, right?

What do you think Mom would say?

After what happened?

I think... [sighing]

She'd kill me.

-[both laughing] -Yeah.

For sure, I'd be dead right now.

Mom would say that you did nothing wrong.

She always had that saying.

It's a lot easier to do something...

[both] "...when you don't have a choice."

-She loved saying that. -Mm-hmm.

She was right.

And she knew it.

[Audrey] I can do tonight alone.

If you're not up for it.

I really don't want you to do

something that you're not ready for.

Do you think... maybe...

I could crash your celebration?

-Really? -Yeah.

-Are you sure? -Okay.

Because I could totally take care--

No, it's... [chuckling]

I just want to take it easy, though.

Not like how you used to do with Hanna.

Remember, this is only, like, my third real celebration.

And it's always been with the two of you.

Well, I am sure that tonight will be a fun...

Easy night!

But we need to get you a costume.

Okay, so I have an idea alread--

No, nope.

I was hoping that you'd be up for it, so...

I got you something.

Audrey, I swear, if it's

one of those frilly princess costumes...

-I'm not going. -I promise you.

It's no princess.

[Jacob sighing]

This is not what I was promised.

I don't think this is Joyce's parents' house.

Can you, uh, text Joyce and see

where she actually lives, please?

Hey, you think there's, like, an entrance back there?

-Like a door or something? -I have no idea, babe.

Hey! Hey! What the fuck?

Can we leave before we get fucking murdered?

Knowing Joyce, this is her idea of a good time.

I mean, maybe...

What if she's down there waiting for us?

Can we just go? I can text Joyce from the road

and just tell her that...

[rumbling sound]

[vehicle approaching]

♪

[eerie music]

Jeez, what a dump!

[Riley sighing]

Oh shit, did I scare you guys?

-Yes. -Good!

It is Sauin, after all.

No, it's Halloween.

But I have news.

I have brought a guest for tonight's shenanigans.

Please welcome... Madison Clark.

AKA my sister.

Oh.

I didn't even know you had a sister.

Y-yeah, how is this the first time we're hearing about this?

I see we aren't as close as you led me to believe.

Guys, see?

Isn't it nice that I bring new people to mix up our crowd?

But be nice to her.

-Mmm. -Okay, okay.

I'm gonna go get the rest of my costume from the car.

Cool.

Question.

Do we even know if we're in the right spot?

I mean, Joyce could've gotten something mixed up, and...

[phone dinging]

Joyce?

"I can see you losers in the parking lot.

"Come on in." That bitch.

[laughing] It's like she heard you.

Well, I hope she heard me!

I was promised a cozy cabin in the woods,

not a warehouse in the murder part of the city.

[Audrey] Oh!

Shall we?

♪

["Flex" by Vic Sage]

♪ I feel like, I feel like, I feel like ♪

♪ Mike Jordan ♪

♪ Give me the rock and I'm scorin' ♪

♪ Ay, came from the bottom, that's foreign ♪

♪ I swear that I'm up before the sun in the mornin' ♪

Okay. Wow.

Uh, yeah.

Leave it to Joyce to put something like this together

in a couple of hours.

This is fantastic!

♪ I told 'em out of my way ♪

♪ I don't got nothin' to say ♪

♪ Now they can't run at my pace (nah) ♪

♪ Yeah, they know that we ain't the same ♪

♪ 402, we rep-- ♪

"Hey, guys. Hope you like my spot.

"Somehow I knew we would need a place to celebrate,

"so I rented it." Ugh! Why are you so rich, Joyce?

"I snuck you some of my parents' private reserve.

"It's a hundred dollars a shot.

"I'll see you guys soon."

What the fuck, is she not here?

"Also, don't think about checking your phones

"for another party. Put them on the table."

Smells like rubbing alcohol mixed with metal and leather.

Great, so, like, most of the parties I went to in college.

Good alcohol smells strong.

That's because it's not for bitches.

Oh, shit.

Um, I meant not for bitches.

As in weak. Like, you can't drink too much,

or hold your liquor. Nothing like a female sense.

No, no, no, no. Especially, especially not you three.

No, no. You three?

Definitely not bitches.

Well, are we gonna put our phones on the table or no?

It's fine. We're Joyce's friends.

Even if she takes things a little too far.

[liquid pouring]

To celebrations and traditions.

Wait, shouldn't-- shouldn't we wait for Dane and Will?

Oh, no. Knowing Dane, he'll take it as a challenge to catch up.

-Oh! -Oh, shoot.

Mmm!

-Sorry. -[Audrey] Oh, it's okay.

Well, that's 200 bucks.

Ah, it's not like there's not more alcohol.

Plus, what the fuck?

You have a sister. Can we get back to that?

I'm sorry. In my defense, I was respecting her privacy.

Well, Riley is about to disrespect all of that privacy.

Eh, he's right. Um, how long will you be staying with us?

And also, do you need us

to find you a date for Valentine's Day?

Uh, that's like four months away.

It's never too late to start.

Okay, all right. Uh...

You wanna know something about Madison?

She's a great storyteller.

Maddy, tell us a scary story.

Thanks. Should I do a dance, too?

Oh, God, no.

That is much too terrifying for everyone here.

Come on, just stick to the story for now.

All right.

All right, but first...

for safety.

Yes, for safety.

Because a jack-o'-lantern on Halloween night

is very important for safety.

Last year, on this very night,

a couple, very smitten with each other,

snuck into a cornfield.

[ominous music]

What they didn't know was that someone else was watching them.

Someone wearing a horrible scarecrow mask,

to hide their hideous face.

Ugh, rude.

That person was watching the couple's every move.

[Madison gasping, grunting]

Go! No, go. Ah.

[David groaning]

[David] Just-- [spluttering]

♪

[solemn music]

The girl holds the boy, the boy she-- she thought she made love.

-[scarecrow breathing heavily] -The scarecrow looks at her,

and then, it happens.

What happens?

Uh, it's up to you.

My God, that was brilliant.

She does have a knack for the dramatic.

Hey, babe, you okay?

[Jacob shuddering]

Are you?

♪

[eerie music]

Yeah.

[percussion rumbling]

[Riley gasping]

What are you doing?

Ja-- Jacob!

-[Jacob shuddering] -[Riley] Jake!

Fuck, help! [screaming]

Oh, my God!

[Riley weeping]

[Audrey] He's not going to be able to move for a while.

That shot he took? It's actually a paralytic.

I'm guessing you must have tossed yours?

The recipe's been in our family for generations.

You can feel everything.

[Riley groaning]

Doesn't last very long, but, man, it's a doozy.

[crying out] Help me! Help me!

No one is coming.

No one is going to help you.

[Riley wailing]

Uh, Joyce! Joyce! Joyce, help me!

[Riley crying out]

You gonna be all right?

Yeah.

[Riley shuddering]

[eerie music]

[Jacob groaning]

I know what you're thinking.

Why you?

Why her?

I want you to know that I hate doing this.

The screaming, the s-smell of blood.

[Jacob whimpering]

But we have to.

[sighing] There's an evil here.

Right here in this very room.

It follows me and my sisters wherever we go, like...

a shadow.

Like a second skin.

And on Sauin, it demands an offering from us.

[Jacob breathing heavily]

[David gasping]

It's okay. It's okay.

♪

[ominous music]

[David swallowing, gasping]

♪

[Madison breathing heavily]

We have to hurry.

[David moaning]

I'm sorry.

[Madison] I have to.

[David groaning]

♪

[dramatic percussive music]

[Madison gasping]

Madison!

[Madison gasping]

[David groaning]

[squishing sound]

-Madis-- -I gotta take it out.

I can't-- I gotta-- I gotta take it out.

-I gotta take it out. -No. No, wait! No--

[Audrey] Fuck.

[Madison weeping]

Okay, we have to stop the bleeding.

Ow!

Put pressure on this. Hold it. Here, listen.

We've already called the police. They're on their way.

An ambulance is gonna be here in, like, five minutes.

Remember the plan.

[Madison panting]

You're gonna be okay, Maddie.

I promise.

[squishing sound]

[Audrey grunting]

Right. [gasping]

[Madison moaning]

We are bound to the harvest.

Just like my mother...

and her mother.

[Jacob grunting]

I'm sorry.

[Jacob groaning]

♪

[eerie music]

[thudding]

[knife squelching]

♪

[Riley gasping, groaning]

[Riley weeping]

[Riley whimpering]

♪

[slow, hesitant footsteps]

[Riley sniffling]

[Riley gasping]

[Riley gagging]

[Riley wailing]

[Riley gasping]

♪

[haunting music]

[Audrey grunting]

[laughing]

♪

[haunting music]

-Thank you. -[server] Mm-hmm.

[sighing]

Why are we at a bar pre-gaming right now?

All right? It's fucking Halloween.

Dude, all the noise and the people at a bar,

you don't want to deal with all that.

No, I do. Oh, I do.

It's-- it's Halloween.

Dude, we're going to a party tonight.

You'll be fine if we don't go to a bar before the party.

Yeah, but it's Halloween!

No way! Is it fucking Halloween?

I had no idea! Hey, did you hear?

It's Halloween. You're not even wearing a costume.

All right.

It's not like we can go anywhere anyway.

I'm still waiting on Joyce to send me

a fucking text message, so...

What?

Nothing.

Holy shit. You got a call, didn't you?

Well, tell me. What'd they say?

I got it.

-You got it? -Fuck yeah, I did.

Fuck yeah, you did. Here. Here, put this on.

You're like the king of jobs today.

I'm not wearing your stupid crown. It looks ridiculous.

Beautiful, man! See, he got it! He got it!

It's fucking amazing, man! Goddamn!

Okay, so what-- Tell me about the timeline.

What-- what's going on? Are you, uh-- uh...

When-- when you flying the coop,

because truth be told, I've had my eye on

your espresso machine and microwave for quite a while now,

so, like, I want to make sure I can steal that shit

before you pack it up.

I...

said that I'd get back to them

in a couple of days, and they...

Um, stop, stop. What?

Why the hell would you say that?

You have been obsessed and consumed with this

for the last two years. This has been your life.

Remember that anxiety attack

you had at the library, and I had--

You had to leave the Kappa Gamma party, even though

you were with Lola McGrady.

Yes, I remember.

You bring it up every single St. Paddy's Day.

You remember how hot she was?

You still came and took me to the hospital anyway,

and you didn't have to do that.

Campus health was already on its way.

And last Christmas, you remember when my plane

was stuck on the tarmac,

and didn't even end up taking off,

and I was gonna have to spend the night in the terminal?

What are best friends for?

Oh, so we're best friends.

I'm your best friend.

You know, I've got-- I've got, like, other

best friends, like three or four of them waiting in the wings.

You're just kind of, like, watching in the--

the background, so...

With this new job, I'm gonna be making good money.

Real good money.

Is this you, like, gloating,

or... because I'm-- I'm usually the one who likes to gloat.

I want you to come with me.

-To New York? -Yeah.

I mean, you're the closest thing I have to a brother,

and maybe it's selfish, but...

I don't have anybody other than you.

And I want you there, man. I do.

I want my success to be our success.

And, you know, it'd be a shame

to break up the band this late into the game.

Dude, I-- I can barely afford

a one-bedroom apartment out of here.

Let alone fucking New York.

Yeah, I know. You can stay with me.

The agency that hired me said

that they would put me up in a two-bedroom,

and I told them I would need a three-bedroom

to even consider it.

Look at you sitting at the boardroom table,

already making demands. Attaboy!

Yeah, but...

what about Audrey?

Why do you think I asked for a three-bedroom?

You son of a bitch.

You are going to fit in perfectly.

And so are you.

-[phone vibrating] -Oh, oh, hang on.

Phone vibrate... Yep, okay, text from Joyce.

"Okay, guys, come on down. Showtime."

Um, hi, fellas. Uh, this is on the house.

I just want to say congratulations.

-Thank you so much. -Thank you.

Yeah, I think it's a really great idea

to get out of this place.

So how long have you two been dating?

-We're not. -Three years.

Oh.

Yeah, I'm not going to eat this piece.

It's got mold on it, so it's-- here. It's all yours.

[Dane] This doesn't look like the hills or the mountains.

[William] Yep, and this is why I bring you places with me,

so you can just tell me shit that I'm already aware of.

[Dane] Is that fucking sarcasm?

♪

[ominous music]

Excuse me, but can you, uh, tell me where the gym is?

Is it, uh, ooh, this way, or is it, uh, oh, that way?

[laughing] Why are you wearing a crown?

What, what is this?

I am the homecoming king, obviously.

Obviously.

[William] Yo, Audrey.

Are you sure we're in the right spot?

According to Joyce.

This does seem right up Joyce's alley, so...

Oh, I heard you were bringing a guest.

Oh, yeah.

Creepy guy from the bar?

-Ouch. -Uh, hold up, I'm confused.

You two know each other?

-Yeah. -No.

Uh, no.

-Uh, kinda? -Kinda.

Dude, what the fuck, you went to the bar without me?

Dude, I'm sorry, I'm trying to do this--

Uh, text from Joyce. Uh, "Come in, losers."

Shall we go?

[William sighing]

Shit.

♪

[ominous music]

William!

Let's go, I'm freezing my fucking nipples off out here.

Come on.

[clock chiming]

Dude, holy shit.

Right? You just literally took the words out of my mouth.

Holy fuck, Joyce, this is awesome.

Oh, yeah, Great Dane likes this.

They call you Great Dane?

He calls himself that.

Hey, uh, you're not gonna talk in the third person

all night, are you?

Maybe. I am prom king.

Thought you were the homecoming king.

Whatever the fuck kind of king I am, I'm-- I'm still king.

So what, Joyce was planning a party this whole time?

Yeah. Yeah, she must have been planning it for weeks.

How? I thought we just decided this, like, a couple hours ago.

Any word on Jake and Riley?

[Audrey] Yeah, um, Jacob texted me.

He said that they're gonna be a little late,

'cause Riley had a costume snafu.

I'd be shocked if they show up at all.

They can't stand Halloween.

That's good enough reason for us to go on without 'em.

No sketch pad?

No, I left it at home so that

some guy doesn't ask me about it.

-[William] Oh, okay. -Yeah.

Mmm, I like your costume.

[chuckling] Yeah, thanks.

I got some good advice on it earlier.

Did you ever get that phone call?

Happy drinking tonight.

Yo, what's going on with Riley and Jacob?

I mean, where the hell's Joyce?

She's lurking around here somewhere.

After last year?

What happened last year?

Oh, we don't talk about last year.

Last night, there was a murder.

A gruesome murder where two people were skinned

and dismembered.

Their remains were used for an ancient sacrifice,

to an evil that time had forgotten.

Hey, no more ghost stories, okay?

You're gonna give William over here nightmares.

Hey, no, fuck it. He's-- he's lying.

I'm not, I'm not. Look, I-- I got-- I got the video, actually.

-Right here with my phone. -Oh, no phones tonight.

I'm so tired of people not living in the moment. William?

I left my phone at home, so that if they call back,

I can just tell them I didn't get it.

Smart.

What if we cruise around?

Joyce probably has some more of these rooms set up.

Could be spooky fun.

Now, how can a guy turn down that offer?

Sounds spooky dangerous to me.

Not to mention, tetanus-infested.

Maybe we wait here for the others?

Besides, I could use a drink.

Uh, happy drinking, right?

Um... this looks fancy.

Anyone interested?

We can eat and drink and watch a movie anytime.

Come on, let's do this.

Hey, Dane the Great.

My sister was studying to be a doctor,

so she's pretty fucking smart.

I'd listen to her about needing a drink.

Why don't we just let Maddie and William do their own thing,

and we can go do our own thing?

Besides, it's Halloween.

Isn't it kind of your guys' jobs

to make sure that a girl doesn't drink alone tonight?

True, but there might be a bigger bar in there.

And if Joyce set all this up out here,

then there might be something better in there.

Yeah, okay.

All right.

Really?

I-- look, if he's wrong,

we'll figure it out pretty quick

and be back here before the beer gets warm.

[Dane] Ah! [chuckling]

All right. Well, Audrey and I will go...

-This way. -This way.

You two can go that way.

Okay. See you guys in a few.

♪

[dramatic orchestral music]

It's fucking cold up here.

Yeah. I mean, I thought it would be romantic.

Yeah, I got something that might warm you up.

Yeah, okay. If you even try to touch me

with those cold ass hands, I'll cut your balls off.

[chuckling] Okay.

No, really. Try me, I will.

[gasping]

♪

Whoa, whoa. Easy. Easy there.

All right? I'm going to need a little something

to drown my sorrows if I don't get any action out here.

Well, the best way to get some action up here

is to keep feeding me this.

It makes me happy.

Well, I might know of a way to make it a little more perfect.

[laughing] Nice try.

But no, seriously.

Hanging out with you is, um-- it's really good for me.

Good for you?

[Dane] No, that's not what I mean.

You know what I mean.

Or maybe you don't. And, uh...

Ever since I met you, I've been really happy.

The happiest I've been in a while.

And, um... [sighing]

I wanted to tell you that, um, I...

[snapping noise]

The hell was that?

Joyce, probably?

Or, I don't know, William and Madison, maybe?

[Dane] Yeah.

Hey, it's fine.

Joyce is probably just fucking with us.

Yeah, you're right. I'm fucking stupid.

You're not stupid, you're just...

feeling a little of the evil in there.

What?

It's All Hallow's Eve.

Evil is everywhere.

But don't worry.

I've got you.

♪

[eerie music]

Whoa.

Joyce must have spent some serious time on this.

This is wild.

Uh, you know...

Some people say that Halloween

is about disguising yourself.

So when the spirits come over

from their side to ours, we're safe.

And you already knew that.

Yeah.

That's not what Halloween was originally for.

-No? -No.

The festival of Sauin was... much darker.

It was a time to offer something to the spirits.

Food, trinkets, something.

But the old spirits grew tired of this.

They began to covet more than people's scraps.

So, people began sacrificing animals, family members,

even children, to appease the spirits.

Sometimes even that wasn't enough.

Occasionally, the spirits would choose a bloodline.

And that bloodline must make an offering.

An offering?

Mm-hmm.

And the only kind of offering the spirits wanted

was that of human flesh.

Bone.

Tendon.

Heart.

Brain.

Lungs.

All the things that make up a living person.

Every year, on a single day, an offering must be made.

The last day, in the tenth month of the year,

the harvest occurs.

But what if there is no harvest,

or they don't make an offering?

Pain.

Suffering.

Death.

What makes this bloodline so special?

Nothing.

That's why they're chosen.

Or something like that.

[both chuckling]

You're good. You are really good.

I don't even believe in curses, but you sold

the shit out of that.

Even if it's not true.

That's the thing about the truth,

it doesn't matter if you believe it or not.

Hey Joyce, I found you!

-What-- what's happening? -I...

I just saw Joyce.

Yo! I love what you've done with the place!

No, no, I'm sure you didn't see her.

Well, I don't see her now,

but she's probably hiding.

You don't know Joyce, she loves scaring the shit out of people.

I mean, look at this place!

Yeah.

Hey, if you said you saw her, let's-- let's go and find her.

Cool.

♪

Joyce?

What the fuck?

That's too far, Joyce. That's...

Hey, did you ever meet...

Joyce?

Uh, she loves this shit.

I actually saw her outside when we first got here,

and, uh, I think she's just

-trying to freak us out. -What?

Yeah, she, uh...

[sighs] She did this thing last year, where she scared me,

and then put it on the internet.

No, you-- you said you saw someone outside

the building when-- when we were all together.

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything because I

kind of wanted to see what she would do when she scared us.

You're sure?

You're sure you saw someone else?

Yeah, pretty sure. I...

Why would anyone else be here?

[ominous instrumental]

[clattering]

[chilling note]

-[gasping] -[thudding]

[panting, grunting]

[thudding]

[grunting]

[screaming]

Joyce, what the fuck?

It's Madison!

-Audrey's-- -[thudding]

[grunting]

[grunting]

Well...

-[thudding] -[grunting]

[William sobbing]

[bones cracking]

[screaming]

[grunting]

♪

[grunting]

[shouting]

[grunting]

Wait, stop, stop.

♪

What the fuck are these?

[ominous bell tolling]

Oh, shit.

Okay, all right, all right, don't panic, don't panic.

Uh, it's probably a breaker or something.

I-- I can find it with this.

Just give me one second, and we'll just go ahead--

Audrey?

Audrey!

♪

Jesus, Audrey.

Hey, you all right?

Okay. This is a little much.

Why don't we keep moving?

I want to show you something.

What?

It's beautiful, isn't it?

It's not exactly the word I would use to describe this.

Audrey, Joyce propped this up so we'd maybe

find it and be scared, and--

I gotta be honest, she's doing a hell of a job.

And I'm assuming you've been in on it the whole time

since this mask has been up here.

The spirits are envious.

They demand things.

So we have to give them what they want.

Or they will punish us.

See?

Oh my god.

[chilling note]

[grunting]

-Audrey... -[thudding]

[grunting]

[coughing]

Wh-- Why-- Why?

I'm so very sorry, Dane.

You were everything I could ever want.

You really were.

[choking]

I love you.

Why are you doing this? Please, stop.

Please, stop.

-[sobbing] -I know.

I know you do.

You're a good guy, Dane.

I'm sorry, this is just something I have to do.

My life.

Madison's life.

Hanna's life.

My sisters are the most important thing to me

in this entire world, and their lives

depend on the offering.

-And... -[choking]

I like doing it.

I do. I like it so much.

You've given me something that makes me

feel more alive than anything else.

And William is going to do the same for Madison.

[choking, heavy breathing]

Oh... It's okay.

Just let go.

[eerie note]

[heavy breathing] Oh, shi--

Oh, William, run! Run, man, run!

Get out of here!

[thudding]

[choking]

[grunting]

You're not going anywhere.

I need parts of you.

[liquid pouring]

[thudding]

[bones cracking]

♪

[phone vibrating]

Hanna, love what you've done with the place.

[Hanna panting]

No! No! No! [sobbing]

Oh, no...

[phone vibrating]

[heavy breathing]

Maddie...

Maddie, something's happened to Hanna.

Are you done with William? We need to start the ceremony.

Maddie, can you hear me?

We need to start the ceremony now.

[panting]

[Scarecrow] It's too late, Audrey.

Hello?

[groaning]

[panting]

[groaning]

[ominous note]

♪

♪

♪

[bell tolling]

♪

[ominous note]

[heavy breathing]

[low cackling]

♪

[sobbing, grunting]

Audrey...

Audrey!

Where are you?

Audrey, where-- where are you?

Audrey, please.

We need to go!

[shouting]

-[thudding] -[grunting]

Madison!

[sobbing]

No. No!

[groaning]

[Scarecrow grunting]

♪

[clattering]

[grunting]

[clattering]

[panting]

-[roaring] -No!

Where's Madison?

Audrey? What happened? Where's Dane?

I need to find Madison. Where is she?

So-- Something happened.

Someone's in here with us.

-William, where is my sister? -We were attacked!

Some freak show in a scarecrow mask attacked us!

What?

You were right there!

No, a scarecrow mask... Are you sure?

Yes.

Where... Where's Dane?

Was he who...

Is that your blood?

No.

Uh, Dane and I were attacked by the same person in the mask.

We fought him off.

Uh, we found this in one of the other rooms.

Where is he?

Why isn't he with you?

He-- He hurt his leg.

I left him a few rooms back.

William, I need to find Madison.

I need to make sure he's okay.

William, he's not going anywhere!

He told me to tell you that he's fine and

that he wants you to help me.

I need you. Madison needs you.

There's someone in here trying to kill us!

Let's go! Now!

Madison!

♪

I need to find Dane.

[sobbing]

[sobbing]

Oh, Maddie.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so, so sorry.

[man] Get your hands up, now!

[sobbing]

What's your name?

Audrey.

Audrey, did you do this?

What?

Did you do this?

She-- she's my sister.

She's my little sister.

7 Mary 3.

I need medical, fire and ambulance to my location.

At least one dead and one in shock.

Let's move you over here until paramedics arrive.

No... [sobbing]

Dispatch, I need medical here ASAP.

She's my sister.

She's my little sister.

Dispatch, you let me know when those units are close.

I'm going to stay on site and wait for backup.

[shushing] It's okay.

It's all right.

It's all right. Here, here.

Hey, drink this.

You're going into shock.

[groaning]

You need water, or your body will start shutting down.

[sobbing]

Jesus Christ.

What happened here?

[sobbing]

♪

[eerie music]

Was it painful when you saw your sister,

cut in half like that?

Part of her on one side and part of her on the other?

I... [groaning]

Am I being insensitive?

I'm sorry.

Actually, I don't know why I keep saying that.

I tried really hard to hurt her.

[ominous note]

I want to look you in the face,

but I get so fucking mad when I do.

The radio doesn't work.

It's just for show.

And the uniform?

Just a costume.

It's all fake.

Just like you and your sisters.

You don't know who I am.

And why would you?

How many families have you and your sisters destroyed?

Hm? Do you know?

Probably lost count.

Hanna kept hers in a nearly identical container.

I had to dilute it with water, so you'd drink it.

This stuff smells like shit.

This is David.

I grieved over the loss of my son for a long time.

Didn't sleep, didn't eat, barely talked.

I thought about killing myself.

I sat for a long time with a bottle of whiskey

and a loaded .45 on my lap.

I was so mad they hadn't found out who murdered my son.

All I could think about is the person who killed

him was out there.

Turns out, David had a girlfriend.

[heavy breathing]

He never talked about your sister.

Never even showed me a picture of her.

No pictures, no videos.

No record.

Smart.

You probably thought, when you took his phone from his body,

that the pictures disappeared with him.

But he sent the photos from his phone to his computer.

Bitches probably didn't think of that.

Dane! Dane!

We gotta get out of here, man.

Something happened with Madison and...

♪

[clattering]

[sullen instrumental]

Fuck.

[sobbing]

[ominous note]

I didn't go to the police because...

Because this is what I wanted.

I want to do this for my son!

[clanking]

I wanted you to know that you failed

your sisters the same way I failed my son!

That's why I saved you for last.

I wanted you to feel the sudden loss of seeing Hanna.

I wanted you to feel the hopelessness

when you found Madison.

I wanted you to see your sisters chopped

into pieces the same way you did to my son!

[sobbing]

[scattered breathing]

[eerie tone]

[tense instrumental]

I want you to have this on for what's next.

♪

And now,

I want you to feel your skin melting off your body.

[grunting]

screaming]

[grunting]

[music intensifies]

[panting]

You added too much water.

I didn't kill your fucking son.

He cried, and he whimpered,

and I cut his fucking head off.

And now, I'm gonna kill you.

[roaring]

You motherfucker, you killed my sisters!

[grunting]

♪

[liquid pouring]

Did you find him?

You said he was okay.

I said he wasn't going anywhere.

Did you kill him?

Yes.

Why?

It's just something we have to do.

He loved you.

Did you know that?

They always fall in love with me.

It makes this easier.

He was my best friend.

Did you kill Joyce too?

And Riley. And Jacob.

And a lot more people that you have no idea about.

I should have let him kill your sister.

Probably.

I don't expect you to understand.

And I just lost my two fucking sisters.

So I'm gonna take this axe, and I'm gonna cut

your fucking head off.

114 West Devonshire.

Building 3.

I found it next to Dane's body.

-[effort grunting] -[William exclaims]

[thudding]

[panting]

[tense instrumental]

[grunting]

-[thudding] -[William roaring]

[effort screaming]

[screaming, panting]

♪

[heavy breathing]

[grunting, screaming]

[grunting]

-[slicing] -[grunting]

[panting]

-[bones cracking] -[screaming]

[screaming]

[groaning in pain]

[screaming]

[panting]

The police are already on their way.

And they're gonna find you.

With that mask...

[sighs] And this axe.

The harvest is eternal.

-[roaring] -[clattering]

[gasping for air]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[groaning]

[panting]

[grunting in pain]

♪

No! No-- No!

-[fire crackling] -No!

[wailing, screaming]

["Black Skies" by Yali Blank]

♪ It's been a long night ♪

♪ Black skies glowing ♪

♪ We're losing light ♪

♪ Where am I going? ♪

♪ Black skies glowing ♪

♪ High ♪

♪ The wind blows high ♪

♪ Winter's light ♪

♪ Cold and dry ♪

♪

♪ I need a fresh soul ♪