Call of the Void (2025) Movie Script
1
[eerie music]
[creaking]
[creaking]
[birds chirping]
[beeping]
Yeah, I...
No, Dad, I know.
-[clock ticking]
-[sighing] Uh-huh.
I-- I get that, yeah.
Dad, hold on just one sec.
Hold on.
[beeping]
Okay, I'm back.
Um, no, I--
I get what you're saying,
but I do feel like
I just needed a break.
I mean,
I don't know, I feel like
I've just been so
angry lately, and...
Yeah, no,
last week I was literally crying
in my office because of
a fucking broken elevator.
Yes, I was crying,
but it's because all the people
have to take the stairs,
and then they get mad
and annoyed and mean,
and they take it out
on me because I become
the faceless punching bag.
Yeah, I know, I...
No, no, Dad--
Hi, Mom.
I'm good, yeah.
Yes, I gave them
my two weeks' notice,
and they escorted me
out of the building.
Mm-hmm.
Yes, I know
where the bear mace is.
It's in the closet
above the dryer.
Yes, I will go check for it.
Mm-hmm.
Mom, I have to go.
My dinner's ready.
I made noodles.
No, they're fine.
I've been eating them
since college.
You think I...
I am not gonna go
get my pancreas checked.
Because I'm
fucking 31 years old.
I'm not gonna go...
I can take care of
my own fucking pancreas, Mom.
[sighing]
Mom, I'm sorry.
I love you.
Hello?
Okay. I'll call you soon.
Bye, Dad.
Bye.
[sighing]
[insects chirping]
[blowing on noodles]
[floorboards creaking]
[distant bird call]
Oh.
[dog shaking]
-Pardon me, young lady.
-Hi.
Uh, pardon me.
Parkins and I thought we were
the only two souls about.
What was his name again?
-Parkins.
-Parkins?
-Yes.
-He's cute.
He's very cute.
Aren't you?
Um, do you have a dog, miss?
Uh, no, I don't.
Ah.
Do please be careful if you...
venture out
in these woods alone.
Okay. Um, I-- I don't plan to
leave the cabin much, but okay.
Very well.
Uh, pardon me.
I-- I must be going.
Uh, now, good night.
Good night.
[dog panting]
[insects chirping]
[Cole] Yeah, you break
yourself up here, man,
the nearest doctor is probably
a vet with an opioid habit.
[Lucy laughing]
[tires crunching on gravel]
[brakes screeching]
[car door closing]
[Lucy laughing]
[Lucy]
I'm like, I'm like...
Go, Darryl, get in!
[laughter]
[faint conversation]
[woman sighing]
Okay, seriously,
everybody to bed, please.
-[object falling]
-Oh.
Oh, you okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
After that drive,
my ass is already asleep.
-Oh, you're halfway there.
-Yeah.
[Cole grunting]
[Lucy sighing]
-Ready? Oh, thank you.
-You all right?
-Okay.
-[door creaking]
[Lucy] Oh!
What are you doing?
-Let's go.
-Sorry. Sorry.
-Okay.
-Go. Right there.
This kid....
[Darryl laughing]
-[Lucy] Excuse me, sir.
-[Sterling] Yes?
Where would you like your bag?
I'll take it.
[Darryl] Get a room.
Stop it.
[Sterling laughing]
You said let's go.
[door creaking]
[faint conversation, laughter]
[Darryl] Yes.
[insects chirping]
[frog croaking]
[insect buzzing]
[crunching sound]
[birds chirping]
Hi.
Hi. Oh, my God, you were asleep.
Oh, you're all good.
What's up?
Um, my name is Lucy.
I just wanted to apologize
for all the noise last night.
Oh, my gosh.
Don't worry about it.
Okay. I was going to go around
to everybody and apologize,
but I can't find anyone.
Do you know
if they're all empty?
Uh, no. I-- I think it's
pretty dead up here.
I've seen one strange
British man with a dog,
and that's about it.
A strange British man?
Yes.
What was the dog's name?
Parkins. Why?
Um, have you eaten?
Actually, what's your name?
It's-- it's Moray.
Oh, that's awesome.
I love that.
Have you eaten yet, Moray?
No, but I'm--
I'm actually all good.
-I've got stuff upstairs.
-Are you sure?
I literally just made bacon.
Uh, no thank you, bur--
but thanks for the invite.
Okay, let me know
if you need anything.
-I will do that.
Okay, bye.
-Bye. Sorry about the noise.
-No worries.
Okay.
[chuckling]
[birds chirping]
[Lucy] Okay.
[faint conversation]
[guitar playing
"In the Tunes," traditional]
The last day I ever saw
Passed Mama and me alone
Now she turns to me,
I know
And now I'm on
my way back home
Little girl, little girl
Where did you go
I'm going where
the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way
back home
I asked a stranger
for the time of day
He said he throwed
his watch away
His hands were wet
with his nails all black
and I'm on my way
back home
My girl, my girl,
don't lie to me
Tell me, where did
you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back home
Sorry, guys,
just stop really quickly.
Um, when I-- when I start,
when I was
saying a little bit more,
I meant like a-- just like
a little bit more,
little bit more.
Can we go back...
Let's go to the top
of the second chorus.
-Ready?
-Yeah.
One, two, three, four,
take some--
I asked a stranger
for the time of day
He said he'd
throwed his watch away
His hands were wet
with his nails all black
and I'm on my way
back home
My girl,
my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back--
Can you also,
sorry, sorry, I know.
Can you also build a little bit?
There's like a build from
the beginning to the middle.
So, just a quick question.
Is the plan to like keep
stopping and starting
every other verse
when we play live too?
It's a bold
choice in my opinion.
I just love, I'd love to get
it right, all the way through,
just like one time,
and then we're good.
Okay? It's going to be good.
We're going to get it.
It's going to be good.
Ready?
Yep.
-Ready?
-[Sterling] Yep.
My girl,
my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on
my way back home
And there's
an opportunity for a solo.
[guitar riff]
[Lucy laughing]
'Kay.
Three, two, one.
My girl, my girl,
don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back home
Wait, guys, hold up.
We have an audience.
I heard there was bacon.
[sizzling]
[Moray chuckling]
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
Of course.
Thank you.
Do you want a dish?
-Yes.
-Yes, please.
-Yes.
-Yes, please.
-I thank you.
-Know you would.
Sorry. I, I, um...
I bet you didn't expect
the noisiest neighbors ever
to be crashing your little
serene weekend.
-I'm sorry.
-Oh my gosh, no, no.
It's totally fine.
It's actually really fun.
And I loved that, that song.
Was that like,
an original composition?
No, um,
it's actually really old.
We just put our own spin on it.
Oh, cool.
Do you guys play anything
that I would have heard?
You're asking
if we play requests?
Uh, no, I was just curious if
I've heard your music anywhere.
Maybe. We do
this livestream on Fridays.
-Oh, cool.
-[Cole] Well, we used to.
[Lucy] Okay, we missed
a couple Fridays,
but, I mean,
we're gonna get back into it.
-He's just being snarky.
-That's all right.
I can be snarky, too.
And where is that, uh, charisma
that got you
Employee of the Month?
[disdainful chuckle]
Where do you work?
I work at the wine
tasting room at Aikman's.
Okay.
I mean, you know,
they sell beer and spirits, too.
It's not like...
Do your thing.
-No, I'm not gonna...
-Do it.
-Hey, come on, do it.
-Yeah, do it. Do that thing.
-No.
-[Lucy] Yeah.
Okay, he does this
thing where he will guess
the wine that you like based on
the year that you were born.
Let's hear it.
I was born in '92.
What's my wine?
Okay. Um...
All right,
so you were born before '96.
-That makes you a millennial.
-Mm-hmm.
I mean, your clothing
says professional.
Well-off. Uh...
I mean, you're
probably still
paying off your loans
for college, right?
Single?
Yeah.
All right.
Yeah, I mean, I'd say
your wine is a...
probably a-- like,
a two-buck Chuck Merlot.
-Oh!
-She asked.
I actually hate Merlot.
I'm sorry about that.
It's okay.
Oh, you know
what I just remembered?
You know who she saw
outside last night?
Who?
Professor Blackwood.
No-- no, that doesn't
make any sense.
She doesn't even know who he is.
How would she know that?
He's an old English
dude and a dog named--
-Parkins. Yeah.
-Parkins?
Right? This is his cabin.
Oh.
Okay, so where
is he staying then?
[Lucy]
I don't know.
Did he say anything
about being here this weekend?
No, not to me.
Cole's right.
I mean, he's not here.
His room's right there.
I don't know how
we would have missed him.
Did you check his room?
I mean, I don't know.
Uh, I will go check his room.
All right. Yeah, okay.
[door creaking open]
So your college
professor is just cool
with you guys
staying in his cabin?
Oh, yeah. He said
we could use it
for the weekend to practice.
Sterling is like his protege,
so we can come use it
whenever we want.
Oh. At least until
Sterling quits the band.
-Stop.
-What?
He already left the music
program to study psycho sounds.
No, it's
actually psychoacoustics,
and he's not
going to quit the band.
I would know,
I spend every day with him.
Really? How's he spending
his nights, Lucy?
[Sterling]
He's not here.
-Bed's still made.
-[Lucy] Yeah, okay.
You know, I-- I might have
misheard the dog's name.
I'm sorry. I--
I don't want to cause--
-No, no, you're-- you're fine.
-No, no,
you're not causing anything.
[choking]
[Sterling strumming guitar]
[water running]
Hey, uh...
You weren't just touching
my guitar then, were you?
No, I-- I was
just checking it out.
Yeah, please don't.
-[Lucy] See you later.
-Sorry.
Okay. Yeah.
Oh. Moray, um...
I-- I, uh...
Oh, I wanted
to introduce you to Darryl.
[Sterling strumming]
[sighing]
Darryl?
Um, I just wanted to make
sure you guys got, like, a--
a chance to properly
chat before Moray leaves.
This is Darryl.
He's Cole's roommate.
-Hi.
-[Cole] Wait, wait, wait.
Dude, that's robotic.
You can't actually
tell me that that sounds good.
Yeah, it does, because
I'm sticking to the beat.
-It sounds awesome.
-Just, like, one--
-just like one second.
-Yeah, because your
-timing doesn't work.
-Hey.
It's awkward.
Uh, do you want to
take a seat, or...
Um, yeah, sure.
Um, so what
do you do in the band?
I am not in the band.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
Cole just asked me
to come and help.
I-- I saw the mic.
I just thought...
Is that something
that you do in school?
Yeah, kind of.
Um, I'm in the film school.
Oh, cool.
So you want to make movies.
No, not really.
It's too stressful.
Oh.
Well, hey,
I guess it's good to know
what you like
and what you don't.
Yeah, yeah.
I like microphones.
You know,
I have a few, actually.
Oh, okay.
How many?
Not a lot.
Just a few.
Um, do you mind if I...
-Yes, please.
-Okay.
What do you want to talk about?
It's really difficult.
I don't want to just talk.
I mean, I just want
to have a conversation.
Like, real conversation.
-Okay.
-You're giving me nothing.
Do you want to say
more than two words
in a goddamn conversation
with all of our friends--
It's very hard to
have a conversation
when you just talk at me.
Moray.
-Mm.
-Sorry.
I-- I just wanted to say
I'm so sorry about that.
It's like, musicians.
There's so much drama.
Oh, I know.
It's all good.
Oh, you know? Do you--
Do you know a lot of musicians?
Um, well, not a lot, no,
but, um, my brother was.
Oh, that's cute.
What does he do now?
Um...
-Uh...
-Oh, fuck!
Oh, my God.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
-That's horrible.
-No--
Fuck! I'm so sorry.
Oh, that's horrible.
It's all good. Um...
It was a while back,
so it's fine. Um...
Thank you for the bacon,
and I love the music.
I will definitely be
checking out that live stream.
Cool. Um, well, actually,
we're going to The Mountain
if you want to come.
You're totally welcome.
Um, thank you, but I'm
just gonna hang out here.
I actually came up here
to have some time to myself.
Okay. Well, if you change
your mind, um, we have
lots of non-drama-inducing
conversations.
-[laughs] Okay.
-Or, like, we could totally
talk about it if you want to.
-Thank you. I appreciate that.
-Cool.
Well, um, feel free to crash
our band practices any time.
Thank you. I might do that.
Or, like, let us know
if we're being too loud.
-Okay. Okay. Bye.
-We'll do it.
["Ghost Stories"
by James B. Cox playing]
Shadows, things I put away
Save them for a rainy day
We've got grown-up things
to say and do
Spooks and ghouls
under our beds
Macabre things
danced in our heads
We should have
grown out of it
Well, have you?
Ghosts tell stories too
And I will be there to
Tell you ghosts stories
aren't true
And I will be there to
[birds chirping]
All right.
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
Yep.
You?
These new?
Caps look a little different.
I don't know. That's all I saw.
[footsteps approaching]
-[Moray] Hi.
-[Lucy] Yay!
Oh, I'm sorry.
I can go back to the cabin
-and grab you another one.
-Oh, no, don't worry about it.
I'm all good.
Look at you, saving the planet.
And my wallet.
Two birds with one stone,
I guess. [chuckles]
Or as my mother used to say,
feeding two birds with one bowl.
Strongly suggest that
everybody carries one of these.
Saved my life
a couple weeks ago.
Where were you?
I was up here, Cole.
Same spot we're going.
With the professor?
Yeah, with the professor.
He's the one who's helping
me shape my thesis.
-[shrill whistle]
-Yo, what the fuck? Lucy!
-Sorry. You gotta test 'em.
-[Sterling chuckles]
Test my eardrums?
Okay, can we just, uh, stop?
Thank you.
Um, we're gonna take
the trail up this way
to a flat area
called Fiddler's Green.
Once we're up there,
I'm gonna take each of you
to your solo spot,
go over safety from there.
And please, keep the noise down.
Okay. Great.
Let's go.
[Moray] So what's the deal
with this solo thing?
[Lucy] Oh, something Sterling's
been talking about for weeks.
He did it a couple weeks ago,
and said last time he was here,
he saw a bobcat
walk right by him.
[Moray chuckles] And it's safe?
I don't know. I mean,
I would wanna see an animal.
The only thing I see
in the city is rats and pigeons.
-I'm excited.
-[Moray laughs]
[birds chirping]
[men speaking indistinctly]
We're happy you changed your
mind and decided to join us.
Yeah.
And thank you for the invite.
-No, of course.
-I came up here just hoping
to take a break from adulting.
You guys seem interesting.
You don't seem to care too much
about the real world.
Sorry, I don't know if I should
take that as a compliment.
-No, no, no!
-Okay.
Sorry. That came across weird.
I just mean, like,
I love the carefree,
free-spirit vibe of you guys.
It's kind of exactly
what I'm looking for right now.
Well, you're in the right place.
Just you and us and the trees.
-And no bullshit.
-[laughs]
My brother used to do stuff
like this all the time.
I don't wanna pry, but,
um, were you two close?
Yeah. I mean, when we were kids,
we would bicker and argue
and he would pick on me, but...
I don't know. The older we got,
the closer we became.
When he moved away, he--
he would call me all the time,
leave me
these stupid voicemails.
I don't know.
Even though I have those,
I'd give anything just
to hear his actual voice again.
Keep an ear out.
You might hear him here.
I will.
I will.
Okay, Darryl.
This is your spot.
Right up here.
-Sorry.
-You're good.
All right.
So we'll be along this trail.
So as long as you don't
wander off, you should be fine.
Marco.
-Polo.
-Polo.
Uh, if something happens,
just follow the path
in this direction.
You'll run into the rest of us.
I mean, it'd be more effective
if I used the whistle. Right?
Yeah, and we'd come running,
but just...
please try your best not to
jump too quickly to the whistle.
Okay?
Yeah. Okay.
Okay. See you in an hour.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, man.
You don't have to do this.
I mean, I can just tell
everyone you have to go back.
Nah, I'm-- I'm good.
You sure?
Yeah.
Brought something to do.
All right. Cool, cool.
I'll see you on the flip side.
[bird calling]
[Moray] I like
your hiking shoes.
Thank you.
[both chuckling]
-I just thought they were cute.
-Yeah.
Um, not much traction.
I actually got them
at the same place as this.
[Moray] Oh, cool.
Like, if we get eaten by a bear,
I'm gonna be cute
-all through it.
-Yeah.
Good point. Good point.
They're a little slippery,
but...
it's okay.
[Moray] Whoa.
That was, like, honey.
-Maybe it was tree sap.
-Yeah.
Anybody wanna make maple syrup?
Yes.
[women laughing, chattering]
[water rushing]
[Lucy exhales]
-All right.
-[Moray] That's cool.
-Oop! Uh-oh.
-[all chuckling]
-Oop!
-[Moray laughs]
Okay.
All right, Moray. You're up.
Same song and dance as before.
Darryl's gonna be up that way.
You need us, we're up this way.
-Okay?
-Okay.
[Lucy] Just you and the trees
and no bullshit. You ready?
I'm trying to say yes
to more things.
Just, like, meditate
or do yoga or something.
Oh,
is that what the cool kids do?
Oh, we wouldn't, no.
Look, we should go
before we wake up
every animal in the woods.
What do we do if we see a bear?
-[Sterling] Just play dead.
-[Lucy] Oh, what?
[Sterling] No,
there aren't any bears here.
-Don't worry about it.
-[Cole] Well, there is one.
[Lucy] What?
[Cole] Yeah,
I saw this one at the zoo.
-[Sterling] Let's go.
-[Cole] Thought there would
for sure be a gas station
on the way up.
[Lucy] Very good.
-[Cole] We should go.
-[Lucy] Yeah, yeah, no, cool.
We'll take you to the zoo.
Don't worry.
[exhales]
[birds chirping]
[bird calling]
You're right here.
[exhales]
[scoffs]
Ahh.
[sighs]
[blowing]
[exhales]
[tapping rhythmically]
[vocalizing quietly]
[bird calling]
[coughs]
[gags, spits]
[spits]
[bird calling]
[woodpecker tapping]
[sighs]
[faint, hollow whistling]
[whistling rhythmically]
[higher-pitched whistling]
[birds chirping]
[silence]
[insect buzzing]
[high-pitched jabbering]
[jabbering resumes]
[muffled thud]
[birds chirping]
[breathing heavily]
[owl hoots]
[silence]
[trilling]
[hissing]
[creaking]
-[leaves rustling]
-[frog croaking]
[silence]
[Darryl gasps]
[woodpecker tapping]
[birds chirping]
[inhales]
[wings flapping]
[wings flapping]
[bird trilling]
[trilling continues]
[low, intriguing music]
[music fades]
[sighs]
[insect buzzing]
[buzzing gets louder]
[buzzing resumes]
[buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
[buzzing resumes]
[exhales]
Dang it.
[murmuring indistinctly]
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
[unzips]
[urine trickling]
[chirping gets louder]
[frogs croaking loudly]
[animal calls droning loudly]
[calls stop]
[bird calling loudly]
[calling fades]
[woodpecker tapping]
[ominous music]
Darryl?
[twig snaps]
Hello?
Lucy?
[leaves rustling]
[rustling continues]
Hello?
[music intensifies]
[music stops]
[bird calling]
[whistle shrieking]
[insects chirping]
[owl hooting]
-[pounding on door]
-Hey!
Let me in!
-[rattling doorknob]
-Fuck!
[eerie music]
[faint, hushed conversation]
[conversation continuing]
[soft thud]
[low, tense music]
[low growling]
-[snarling]
-[Moray gasps]
[Moray screams]
[Moray breathing heavily]
[exhales]
[low growling]
[bird tweeting]
[birds chirping faintly]
[thumping]
[birds chirping softly outside]
[sighs]
[clattering]
[sighs]
Oh.
[knocking on door]
-Moray.
-Hi.
[Lucy] Have you seen Darryl?
Um, no, I have not. Why?
We just thought he came back
like you did, yesterday,
because we haven't seen him
since the woods.
Lucy, you guys left me
in the fucking woods.
I had to figure out how to get
home by myself in the dark.
You thought I just
came back here?
Yeah. I mean,
we couldn't find you,
and then your light
was on last night.
So you didn't
want to come check on me?
I'm sorry, this is about
Darryl right now.
Maybe Darryl left.
Or got a ride home.
Maybe he was sick
of what you guys did to him,
how you guys
treat him all the time.
-How we treat him all the time?
-You guys are so selfish.
You leave him out
of everything, and...
-[sighs]
-Okay, no.
[laughs humorlessly]
I don't know who
you think you are,
or who you think we are,
or what you think about us.
I don't care.
You know nothing.
And if you wanna be lonely
on your own time,
not my problem.
When it comes to us,
don't assume anything.
So, if you see Darryl,
let me know.
Okay.
I don't know where
this is coming from, but...
Okay.
[door slams]
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[phone buttons clicking]
[Moray's brother on recording]
Oh, Moray, oh, Moray
Your name rhymes with curry
Born in a hurry
on the Eighth of July
Oh, Moray, oh, Moray,
you don't have to worry
You're just turning 30
You're not gonna die
Oh Moray, Moray,
today is your day
Have a great birthday,
I love you, goodbye!
[somber music]
[Moray sniffles]
[music turns ominous]
[door thuds]
[birds chirping]
[eerie music]
[eerie buzzing]
[buzzing pulsing,
growing louder]
[buzzing pulses faster]
[buzzing fades]
[phone chimes]
Oh, shit.
[sighs]
[crow caws]
[birds chirp softly]
[Moray sighs]
[trees creaking softly]
[Moray breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[bird calls distantly]
[cell phone ringing,
playing "Jupiter, the Bringer
of Jollity" by Gustav Holst]
[eerie buzzing]
[gasps]
[Moray grunts with effort]
Oh, fuck.
Oh God.
Oh, dear God.
Oh, fuck.
[cell phone stops ringing]
Oh, God.
[eerie music]
[Moray groans]
[sighs]
[hitching gasp]
[panting]
Oh, thank God.
[phone buttons clicking]
[woman on recording]
Hey Dad, it's me, again.
Um, I-- I'm starting
to get worried.
I-- I don't know what--
at what point, like,
I call the police?
I don't know.
I-- I--
I don't think we're there.
Um, but you are worrying me.
Please call me back.
And take care of Amber.
I love you guys.
[eerie music]
[Moray sighs]
[rustling and clicking noises
on recording]
[eerie music builds]
[rustling and clicking
noises stop]
[Moray sighs]
[splashing]
[sighs]
[tags jingle]
[eerie music builds]
[sighs heavily]
[breathing shakily]
Come on, come on, come on.
[panting]
[line ringing]
[man] Howdy, now...
Hi, um, I found a dead body
behind the ski lodges
on Montague and James.
-[static hisses]
-[man] Yeah. Okay.
-Hello?
-[man talking indistinctly]
Hi, I found a dead body
in the fucking woods!
-[high-pitched static whine]
-God damn it.
Hello, can you hear me?
I found a dead body.
[disconnection beeps]
[sighs] Fuck!
[door creaking]
[papers rustling]
[ominous music]
[papers rustling]
[ominous music builds]
No.
[sighs]
Fuck!
Oh, fuck! No.
[ominous music builds]
[thuds]
[grunts with effort]
[flies buzzing]
[eerie music]
[door creaks]
[floorboards creaking]
[drawer rattles]
[drawer clicks shut]
[music box playing
"Pop Goes the Weasel"]
[song slowing,
distorting as it winds down]
[song stops]
[ominous music]
[clinking]
[eerie pulsing buzzing]
[eerie buzzing intensifies]
[eerie percussive music]
[eerie music intensifies]
[clattering noise]
[eerie pulsing buzzing]
[eerie music]
I don't think you're supposed
to be here.
What are you doing in here?
Lucy and them were freaking out
looking for you.
Where are they?
I don't know.
Where'd you see them?
I saw them heading back
on the trail, but...
something was--
was off with them,
and I'm pretty sure
they broke into my unit,
and they stole my car keys.
I don't know anything
about your keys.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
Darryl, why are you
hiding in here?
-Your friends--
-Not my friends.
I'm sorry.
I'm just trying to figure out
what is going on with them.
Do you know if they
are on drugs or--
[whispering]
Please don't be so loud.
No, I don't-- I--
I don't think they're on drugs.
Then what is going on?
This is fucked up!
I don't know anything about
what you're talking about, okay?
But yesterday, on that hike,
something happened.
They stopped being them.
I think it had something to do
with the bottled water.
I spit it out.
My tongue tasted
something wrong.
I don't...
You didn't have any, did you?
-Are you on drugs?
-No!
No.
[Moray sighs]
Darryl, I need
to borrow your phone.
Why?
Because I found the professor.
He's here?
He's dead.
I don't know what happened.
It was something bad.
But I found him by the creek,
and I really need
to use your phone
so I can contact the police.
[soft, ominous music]
He's dead.
-I'm sorry.
-[Darryl scoffs]
[Moray] Can I please
use your phone?
I don't have it.
[Moray] Why?
They took my bag.
Who?
Who else?
The band.
They tried to jump me.
Lucy and them?
Mostly Sterling and Cole.
But Lucy was there.
I have to go.
[Darryl] There was someone else.
[Moray] What?
There was another person.
I think...
in a mask.
[ominous music builds]
[eerie, distorted echoes]
[Sterling] Hey.
Time's up, how'd it go?
Fine.
I was just recording
some, uh, trees.
Where-- Where's Neighbor Lady?
Moray.
She went back on her own.
Okay.
Somebody help me up?
Please?
Sure, D-Love.
[Darryl grunts with effort]
[Darryl] Thanks.
[bird calls distantly]
[eerie music]
[birds chirp softly]
[trees creaking softly]
Do you have the water, Sterling?
[Sterling] That is a phenomenal
idea, Lucy.
We should drink some water.
I agree.
What's up, D-love?
Here.
Oh, no, I'm okay.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I-- I don't
like how it tastes.
Come on, man,
you gotta stay hydrated.
-I know.
-[Sterling] Here.
I'm-- I'm a super taster, man.
It's a real thing.
I'm really sensitive
to sweetness and umami.
[laughs] Umami.
Darryl, you can't be hiking
up in the mountains
without drinking water, man.
-Okay.
-Good man.
Good, good, good.
Drink the water.
Okay. Look, Sterling, man,
I-- I told you, I'm not--
[Sterling] Do you need me
to show you how to do it?
What?
[water gurgles]
[splashing]
Ah!
Darryl.
You gotta watch
where you step, man.
[ominous music]
[whimpers]
[sighs heavily]
[Moray] Did they follow you?
I don't know.
Okay.
Then I guess I'm going
to Fiddler's Green.
[Darryl] Wait!
No.
Didn't you hear
what I just said?
Yes, I did, and I believe you,
Darryl, but I need answers.
I need answers. I need my phone.
I need my car keys.
Darryl, it's not safe
for you to be here alone.
Why don't you come with me and
we can confront them together?
No.
-No, I won't.
-Please come.
Don't touch me.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
When I saw that--
that face...
Whatever you wanna call it.
I heard it.
And I think the others did, too.
I'm still me now, I think.
But yesterday
at Fiddler's Green,
hearing it...
it entered me.
It filled my body.
And now it's fading away.
Did I...
Do you think that's
what happens when-- when we...
just...
Poof.
I have to go get my keys.
And I have to get out of here.
Please come with me
when I get back.
[tense instrumental]
[distant footsteps]
[door creaking]
[distant clattering]
[clattering continues]
[drawers opening]
-[loud thud]
-[gasps quietly]
[distant music playing]
[distant music continues]
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
And wait 'til
the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-[record scratching]
-[distant clattering]
[distant footsteps]
[Darryl] No, no.
No, please, please, please.
[loud clattering]
Don't-- don't hurt me.
Stop it.
Get off of me.
Get off of me!
-[loud clattering]
-Get off.
Help, somebody help, please!
Please, no!
Stop it, stop.
[loud clattering]
-Help!
-[heavy thud]
[exhales]
[quiet, tense instrumental]
[crickets chirping]
[animal screeching]
[instrumental intensifies]
[Darryl screaming]
[guitar strumming]
[screaming continues]
[Darryl whimpering]
[Darryl whimpering]
[whimpering continues]
[discordant strumming]
No!
No, don't.
[screaming]
[screaming]
Moray!
Moray!
Moray!
Moray, Moray, Moray!
-[shushing]
-No, no, I can't. Moray!
No, I can't.
-I can't!
-[strumming continues]
Are you just gonna sit there?
I'm right here, Moray.
-[shushing]
-I'm right here.
Please, what are you doing?
What are you doing?
Moray, please help me.
Moray, I'm right here.
I'm right here. Help me.
Help me, please.
-[indistinct]
-No, I can't.
-If I stop, I'll hear it.
-Hear what?
They made me drink it.
They made me drink it, Moray.
They put this guitar in my hand.
No, Moray, Moray, please.
No, I'll hear it.
I'll hear it, Moray.
No, no.
-Stop--
-No!
I'll hear it,
I'll hear it, I'll--
Let's go.
Daryl, come on, we have to go.
We have to go.
No, it's too late.
It's too late.
[Moray] No, it's not.
It's not too late.
[Darryl] Where are they?
Where are they?
-[Moray] I don't know.
-[Darryl] It's too late.
[tense instrumental]
[whistling]
[Moray] We're getting
out of here.
We gotta get out of here.
[whistling continues]
[gasps]
[grunting]
[Moray] No...
Stop. Stop, Daryl.
Daryl, stop. It's me.
Look at me.
It's Moray.
Please, Daryl.
Stop.
Don't do it.
No. Don't do it.
[panting]
No, Daryl.
Please don't. Please don't.
Please don't.
Stop.
Stop.
[spluttering] Stop.
[coughing]
[gulping]
[music crescendos]
-[music cuts out]
-[muted sound]
-[breathing heavily]
-[heart beating]
[breathing heavily]
[heart beating]
[music grows louder]
Shadowed things I put away
Save them for a rainy day
We've got grown up
things to say and do
[indistinct]
And I will be there too
Tell you ghost stories
aren't true
-And I--
-[sharp exhale]
[wind whooshing]
[faint, eerie instrumental]
[door opening]
[quiet, tense instrumental]
[heart beating slowly]
[heartbeat growing louder]
[distorted heartbeat]
[papers rustling]
[fire crackling]
[music grows louder]
[flames crackling]
[distorted rumbling]
[music fades]
[sinister instrumental]
[body thudding]
[trees creaking, groaning]
[music crescendos]
[music fades]
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
'Twas on a summer's evening
I walked a forest through
When suddenly I heard it,
a soft and sweet cuckoo
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-'Twas on a summer's
evening
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-I walked the forest
through
-Go back into your bed...
-When suddenly I heard it
-Until the day goes by
-A soft and sweet cuckoo
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-'Twas on a summer's...
-Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon
You're out too soon
-The sun is still
in the sky
-I walked the forest
through
When suddenly I heard it
-A soft and sweet cuckoo
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
[all] Cuckoo, cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Cuckoo
[Moray] Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
[moody instrumental]
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
[eerie music]
[creaking]
[creaking]
[birds chirping]
[beeping]
Yeah, I...
No, Dad, I know.
-[clock ticking]
-[sighing] Uh-huh.
I-- I get that, yeah.
Dad, hold on just one sec.
Hold on.
[beeping]
Okay, I'm back.
Um, no, I--
I get what you're saying,
but I do feel like
I just needed a break.
I mean,
I don't know, I feel like
I've just been so
angry lately, and...
Yeah, no,
last week I was literally crying
in my office because of
a fucking broken elevator.
Yes, I was crying,
but it's because all the people
have to take the stairs,
and then they get mad
and annoyed and mean,
and they take it out
on me because I become
the faceless punching bag.
Yeah, I know, I...
No, no, Dad--
Hi, Mom.
I'm good, yeah.
Yes, I gave them
my two weeks' notice,
and they escorted me
out of the building.
Mm-hmm.
Yes, I know
where the bear mace is.
It's in the closet
above the dryer.
Yes, I will go check for it.
Mm-hmm.
Mom, I have to go.
My dinner's ready.
I made noodles.
No, they're fine.
I've been eating them
since college.
You think I...
I am not gonna go
get my pancreas checked.
Because I'm
fucking 31 years old.
I'm not gonna go...
I can take care of
my own fucking pancreas, Mom.
[sighing]
Mom, I'm sorry.
I love you.
Hello?
Okay. I'll call you soon.
Bye, Dad.
Bye.
[sighing]
[insects chirping]
[blowing on noodles]
[floorboards creaking]
[distant bird call]
Oh.
[dog shaking]
-Pardon me, young lady.
-Hi.
Uh, pardon me.
Parkins and I thought we were
the only two souls about.
What was his name again?
-Parkins.
-Parkins?
-Yes.
-He's cute.
He's very cute.
Aren't you?
Um, do you have a dog, miss?
Uh, no, I don't.
Ah.
Do please be careful if you...
venture out
in these woods alone.
Okay. Um, I-- I don't plan to
leave the cabin much, but okay.
Very well.
Uh, pardon me.
I-- I must be going.
Uh, now, good night.
Good night.
[dog panting]
[insects chirping]
[Cole] Yeah, you break
yourself up here, man,
the nearest doctor is probably
a vet with an opioid habit.
[Lucy laughing]
[tires crunching on gravel]
[brakes screeching]
[car door closing]
[Lucy laughing]
[Lucy]
I'm like, I'm like...
Go, Darryl, get in!
[laughter]
[faint conversation]
[woman sighing]
Okay, seriously,
everybody to bed, please.
-[object falling]
-Oh.
Oh, you okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
After that drive,
my ass is already asleep.
-Oh, you're halfway there.
-Yeah.
[Cole grunting]
[Lucy sighing]
-Ready? Oh, thank you.
-You all right?
-Okay.
-[door creaking]
[Lucy] Oh!
What are you doing?
-Let's go.
-Sorry. Sorry.
-Okay.
-Go. Right there.
This kid....
[Darryl laughing]
-[Lucy] Excuse me, sir.
-[Sterling] Yes?
Where would you like your bag?
I'll take it.
[Darryl] Get a room.
Stop it.
[Sterling laughing]
You said let's go.
[door creaking]
[faint conversation, laughter]
[Darryl] Yes.
[insects chirping]
[frog croaking]
[insect buzzing]
[crunching sound]
[birds chirping]
Hi.
Hi. Oh, my God, you were asleep.
Oh, you're all good.
What's up?
Um, my name is Lucy.
I just wanted to apologize
for all the noise last night.
Oh, my gosh.
Don't worry about it.
Okay. I was going to go around
to everybody and apologize,
but I can't find anyone.
Do you know
if they're all empty?
Uh, no. I-- I think it's
pretty dead up here.
I've seen one strange
British man with a dog,
and that's about it.
A strange British man?
Yes.
What was the dog's name?
Parkins. Why?
Um, have you eaten?
Actually, what's your name?
It's-- it's Moray.
Oh, that's awesome.
I love that.
Have you eaten yet, Moray?
No, but I'm--
I'm actually all good.
-I've got stuff upstairs.
-Are you sure?
I literally just made bacon.
Uh, no thank you, bur--
but thanks for the invite.
Okay, let me know
if you need anything.
-I will do that.
Okay, bye.
-Bye. Sorry about the noise.
-No worries.
Okay.
[chuckling]
[birds chirping]
[Lucy] Okay.
[faint conversation]
[guitar playing
"In the Tunes," traditional]
The last day I ever saw
Passed Mama and me alone
Now she turns to me,
I know
And now I'm on
my way back home
Little girl, little girl
Where did you go
I'm going where
the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way
back home
I asked a stranger
for the time of day
He said he throwed
his watch away
His hands were wet
with his nails all black
and I'm on my way
back home
My girl, my girl,
don't lie to me
Tell me, where did
you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back home
Sorry, guys,
just stop really quickly.
Um, when I-- when I start,
when I was
saying a little bit more,
I meant like a-- just like
a little bit more,
little bit more.
Can we go back...
Let's go to the top
of the second chorus.
-Ready?
-Yeah.
One, two, three, four,
take some--
I asked a stranger
for the time of day
He said he'd
throwed his watch away
His hands were wet
with his nails all black
and I'm on my way
back home
My girl,
my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back--
Can you also,
sorry, sorry, I know.
Can you also build a little bit?
There's like a build from
the beginning to the middle.
So, just a quick question.
Is the plan to like keep
stopping and starting
every other verse
when we play live too?
It's a bold
choice in my opinion.
I just love, I'd love to get
it right, all the way through,
just like one time,
and then we're good.
Okay? It's going to be good.
We're going to get it.
It's going to be good.
Ready?
Yep.
-Ready?
-[Sterling] Yep.
My girl,
my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on
my way back home
And there's
an opportunity for a solo.
[guitar riff]
[Lucy laughing]
'Kay.
Three, two, one.
My girl, my girl,
don't lie to me
Tell me, where did you
sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
where the sun
don't ever shine
And I'm on my way back home
Wait, guys, hold up.
We have an audience.
I heard there was bacon.
[sizzling]
[Moray chuckling]
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
Of course.
Thank you.
Do you want a dish?
-Yes.
-Yes, please.
-Yes.
-Yes, please.
-I thank you.
-Know you would.
Sorry. I, I, um...
I bet you didn't expect
the noisiest neighbors ever
to be crashing your little
serene weekend.
-I'm sorry.
-Oh my gosh, no, no.
It's totally fine.
It's actually really fun.
And I loved that, that song.
Was that like,
an original composition?
No, um,
it's actually really old.
We just put our own spin on it.
Oh, cool.
Do you guys play anything
that I would have heard?
You're asking
if we play requests?
Uh, no, I was just curious if
I've heard your music anywhere.
Maybe. We do
this livestream on Fridays.
-Oh, cool.
-[Cole] Well, we used to.
[Lucy] Okay, we missed
a couple Fridays,
but, I mean,
we're gonna get back into it.
-He's just being snarky.
-That's all right.
I can be snarky, too.
And where is that, uh, charisma
that got you
Employee of the Month?
[disdainful chuckle]
Where do you work?
I work at the wine
tasting room at Aikman's.
Okay.
I mean, you know,
they sell beer and spirits, too.
It's not like...
Do your thing.
-No, I'm not gonna...
-Do it.
-Hey, come on, do it.
-Yeah, do it. Do that thing.
-No.
-[Lucy] Yeah.
Okay, he does this
thing where he will guess
the wine that you like based on
the year that you were born.
Let's hear it.
I was born in '92.
What's my wine?
Okay. Um...
All right,
so you were born before '96.
-That makes you a millennial.
-Mm-hmm.
I mean, your clothing
says professional.
Well-off. Uh...
I mean, you're
probably still
paying off your loans
for college, right?
Single?
Yeah.
All right.
Yeah, I mean, I'd say
your wine is a...
probably a-- like,
a two-buck Chuck Merlot.
-Oh!
-She asked.
I actually hate Merlot.
I'm sorry about that.
It's okay.
Oh, you know
what I just remembered?
You know who she saw
outside last night?
Who?
Professor Blackwood.
No-- no, that doesn't
make any sense.
She doesn't even know who he is.
How would she know that?
He's an old English
dude and a dog named--
-Parkins. Yeah.
-Parkins?
Right? This is his cabin.
Oh.
Okay, so where
is he staying then?
[Lucy]
I don't know.
Did he say anything
about being here this weekend?
No, not to me.
Cole's right.
I mean, he's not here.
His room's right there.
I don't know how
we would have missed him.
Did you check his room?
I mean, I don't know.
Uh, I will go check his room.
All right. Yeah, okay.
[door creaking open]
So your college
professor is just cool
with you guys
staying in his cabin?
Oh, yeah. He said
we could use it
for the weekend to practice.
Sterling is like his protege,
so we can come use it
whenever we want.
Oh. At least until
Sterling quits the band.
-Stop.
-What?
He already left the music
program to study psycho sounds.
No, it's
actually psychoacoustics,
and he's not
going to quit the band.
I would know,
I spend every day with him.
Really? How's he spending
his nights, Lucy?
[Sterling]
He's not here.
-Bed's still made.
-[Lucy] Yeah, okay.
You know, I-- I might have
misheard the dog's name.
I'm sorry. I--
I don't want to cause--
-No, no, you're-- you're fine.
-No, no,
you're not causing anything.
[choking]
[Sterling strumming guitar]
[water running]
Hey, uh...
You weren't just touching
my guitar then, were you?
No, I-- I was
just checking it out.
Yeah, please don't.
-[Lucy] See you later.
-Sorry.
Okay. Yeah.
Oh. Moray, um...
I-- I, uh...
Oh, I wanted
to introduce you to Darryl.
[Sterling strumming]
[sighing]
Darryl?
Um, I just wanted to make
sure you guys got, like, a--
a chance to properly
chat before Moray leaves.
This is Darryl.
He's Cole's roommate.
-Hi.
-[Cole] Wait, wait, wait.
Dude, that's robotic.
You can't actually
tell me that that sounds good.
Yeah, it does, because
I'm sticking to the beat.
-It sounds awesome.
-Just, like, one--
-just like one second.
-Yeah, because your
-timing doesn't work.
-Hey.
It's awkward.
Uh, do you want to
take a seat, or...
Um, yeah, sure.
Um, so what
do you do in the band?
I am not in the band.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
Cole just asked me
to come and help.
I-- I saw the mic.
I just thought...
Is that something
that you do in school?
Yeah, kind of.
Um, I'm in the film school.
Oh, cool.
So you want to make movies.
No, not really.
It's too stressful.
Oh.
Well, hey,
I guess it's good to know
what you like
and what you don't.
Yeah, yeah.
I like microphones.
You know,
I have a few, actually.
Oh, okay.
How many?
Not a lot.
Just a few.
Um, do you mind if I...
-Yes, please.
-Okay.
What do you want to talk about?
It's really difficult.
I don't want to just talk.
I mean, I just want
to have a conversation.
Like, real conversation.
-Okay.
-You're giving me nothing.
Do you want to say
more than two words
in a goddamn conversation
with all of our friends--
It's very hard to
have a conversation
when you just talk at me.
Moray.
-Mm.
-Sorry.
I-- I just wanted to say
I'm so sorry about that.
It's like, musicians.
There's so much drama.
Oh, I know.
It's all good.
Oh, you know? Do you--
Do you know a lot of musicians?
Um, well, not a lot, no,
but, um, my brother was.
Oh, that's cute.
What does he do now?
Um...
-Uh...
-Oh, fuck!
Oh, my God.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
-That's horrible.
-No--
Fuck! I'm so sorry.
Oh, that's horrible.
It's all good. Um...
It was a while back,
so it's fine. Um...
Thank you for the bacon,
and I love the music.
I will definitely be
checking out that live stream.
Cool. Um, well, actually,
we're going to The Mountain
if you want to come.
You're totally welcome.
Um, thank you, but I'm
just gonna hang out here.
I actually came up here
to have some time to myself.
Okay. Well, if you change
your mind, um, we have
lots of non-drama-inducing
conversations.
-[laughs] Okay.
-Or, like, we could totally
talk about it if you want to.
-Thank you. I appreciate that.
-Cool.
Well, um, feel free to crash
our band practices any time.
Thank you. I might do that.
Or, like, let us know
if we're being too loud.
-Okay. Okay. Bye.
-We'll do it.
["Ghost Stories"
by James B. Cox playing]
Shadows, things I put away
Save them for a rainy day
We've got grown-up things
to say and do
Spooks and ghouls
under our beds
Macabre things
danced in our heads
We should have
grown out of it
Well, have you?
Ghosts tell stories too
And I will be there to
Tell you ghosts stories
aren't true
And I will be there to
[birds chirping]
All right.
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
Yep.
You?
These new?
Caps look a little different.
I don't know. That's all I saw.
[footsteps approaching]
-[Moray] Hi.
-[Lucy] Yay!
Oh, I'm sorry.
I can go back to the cabin
-and grab you another one.
-Oh, no, don't worry about it.
I'm all good.
Look at you, saving the planet.
And my wallet.
Two birds with one stone,
I guess. [chuckles]
Or as my mother used to say,
feeding two birds with one bowl.
Strongly suggest that
everybody carries one of these.
Saved my life
a couple weeks ago.
Where were you?
I was up here, Cole.
Same spot we're going.
With the professor?
Yeah, with the professor.
He's the one who's helping
me shape my thesis.
-[shrill whistle]
-Yo, what the fuck? Lucy!
-Sorry. You gotta test 'em.
-[Sterling chuckles]
Test my eardrums?
Okay, can we just, uh, stop?
Thank you.
Um, we're gonna take
the trail up this way
to a flat area
called Fiddler's Green.
Once we're up there,
I'm gonna take each of you
to your solo spot,
go over safety from there.
And please, keep the noise down.
Okay. Great.
Let's go.
[Moray] So what's the deal
with this solo thing?
[Lucy] Oh, something Sterling's
been talking about for weeks.
He did it a couple weeks ago,
and said last time he was here,
he saw a bobcat
walk right by him.
[Moray chuckles] And it's safe?
I don't know. I mean,
I would wanna see an animal.
The only thing I see
in the city is rats and pigeons.
-I'm excited.
-[Moray laughs]
[birds chirping]
[men speaking indistinctly]
We're happy you changed your
mind and decided to join us.
Yeah.
And thank you for the invite.
-No, of course.
-I came up here just hoping
to take a break from adulting.
You guys seem interesting.
You don't seem to care too much
about the real world.
Sorry, I don't know if I should
take that as a compliment.
-No, no, no!
-Okay.
Sorry. That came across weird.
I just mean, like,
I love the carefree,
free-spirit vibe of you guys.
It's kind of exactly
what I'm looking for right now.
Well, you're in the right place.
Just you and us and the trees.
-And no bullshit.
-[laughs]
My brother used to do stuff
like this all the time.
I don't wanna pry, but,
um, were you two close?
Yeah. I mean, when we were kids,
we would bicker and argue
and he would pick on me, but...
I don't know. The older we got,
the closer we became.
When he moved away, he--
he would call me all the time,
leave me
these stupid voicemails.
I don't know.
Even though I have those,
I'd give anything just
to hear his actual voice again.
Keep an ear out.
You might hear him here.
I will.
I will.
Okay, Darryl.
This is your spot.
Right up here.
-Sorry.
-You're good.
All right.
So we'll be along this trail.
So as long as you don't
wander off, you should be fine.
Marco.
-Polo.
-Polo.
Uh, if something happens,
just follow the path
in this direction.
You'll run into the rest of us.
I mean, it'd be more effective
if I used the whistle. Right?
Yeah, and we'd come running,
but just...
please try your best not to
jump too quickly to the whistle.
Okay?
Yeah. Okay.
Okay. See you in an hour.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey, man.
You don't have to do this.
I mean, I can just tell
everyone you have to go back.
Nah, I'm-- I'm good.
You sure?
Yeah.
Brought something to do.
All right. Cool, cool.
I'll see you on the flip side.
[bird calling]
[Moray] I like
your hiking shoes.
Thank you.
[both chuckling]
-I just thought they were cute.
-Yeah.
Um, not much traction.
I actually got them
at the same place as this.
[Moray] Oh, cool.
Like, if we get eaten by a bear,
I'm gonna be cute
-all through it.
-Yeah.
Good point. Good point.
They're a little slippery,
but...
it's okay.
[Moray] Whoa.
That was, like, honey.
-Maybe it was tree sap.
-Yeah.
Anybody wanna make maple syrup?
Yes.
[women laughing, chattering]
[water rushing]
[Lucy exhales]
-All right.
-[Moray] That's cool.
-Oop! Uh-oh.
-[all chuckling]
-Oop!
-[Moray laughs]
Okay.
All right, Moray. You're up.
Same song and dance as before.
Darryl's gonna be up that way.
You need us, we're up this way.
-Okay?
-Okay.
[Lucy] Just you and the trees
and no bullshit. You ready?
I'm trying to say yes
to more things.
Just, like, meditate
or do yoga or something.
Oh,
is that what the cool kids do?
Oh, we wouldn't, no.
Look, we should go
before we wake up
every animal in the woods.
What do we do if we see a bear?
-[Sterling] Just play dead.
-[Lucy] Oh, what?
[Sterling] No,
there aren't any bears here.
-Don't worry about it.
-[Cole] Well, there is one.
[Lucy] What?
[Cole] Yeah,
I saw this one at the zoo.
-[Sterling] Let's go.
-[Cole] Thought there would
for sure be a gas station
on the way up.
[Lucy] Very good.
-[Cole] We should go.
-[Lucy] Yeah, yeah, no, cool.
We'll take you to the zoo.
Don't worry.
[exhales]
[birds chirping]
[bird calling]
You're right here.
[exhales]
[scoffs]
Ahh.
[sighs]
[blowing]
[exhales]
[tapping rhythmically]
[vocalizing quietly]
[bird calling]
[coughs]
[gags, spits]
[spits]
[bird calling]
[woodpecker tapping]
[sighs]
[faint, hollow whistling]
[whistling rhythmically]
[higher-pitched whistling]
[birds chirping]
[silence]
[insect buzzing]
[high-pitched jabbering]
[jabbering resumes]
[muffled thud]
[birds chirping]
[breathing heavily]
[owl hoots]
[silence]
[trilling]
[hissing]
[creaking]
-[leaves rustling]
-[frog croaking]
[silence]
[Darryl gasps]
[woodpecker tapping]
[birds chirping]
[inhales]
[wings flapping]
[wings flapping]
[bird trilling]
[trilling continues]
[low, intriguing music]
[music fades]
[sighs]
[insect buzzing]
[buzzing gets louder]
[buzzing resumes]
[buzzing]
[buzzing continues]
[buzzing resumes]
[exhales]
Dang it.
[murmuring indistinctly]
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
[unzips]
[urine trickling]
[chirping gets louder]
[frogs croaking loudly]
[animal calls droning loudly]
[calls stop]
[bird calling loudly]
[calling fades]
[woodpecker tapping]
[ominous music]
Darryl?
[twig snaps]
Hello?
Lucy?
[leaves rustling]
[rustling continues]
Hello?
[music intensifies]
[music stops]
[bird calling]
[whistle shrieking]
[insects chirping]
[owl hooting]
-[pounding on door]
-Hey!
Let me in!
-[rattling doorknob]
-Fuck!
[eerie music]
[faint, hushed conversation]
[conversation continuing]
[soft thud]
[low, tense music]
[low growling]
-[snarling]
-[Moray gasps]
[Moray screams]
[Moray breathing heavily]
[exhales]
[low growling]
[bird tweeting]
[birds chirping faintly]
[thumping]
[birds chirping softly outside]
[sighs]
[clattering]
[sighs]
Oh.
[knocking on door]
-Moray.
-Hi.
[Lucy] Have you seen Darryl?
Um, no, I have not. Why?
We just thought he came back
like you did, yesterday,
because we haven't seen him
since the woods.
Lucy, you guys left me
in the fucking woods.
I had to figure out how to get
home by myself in the dark.
You thought I just
came back here?
Yeah. I mean,
we couldn't find you,
and then your light
was on last night.
So you didn't
want to come check on me?
I'm sorry, this is about
Darryl right now.
Maybe Darryl left.
Or got a ride home.
Maybe he was sick
of what you guys did to him,
how you guys
treat him all the time.
-How we treat him all the time?
-You guys are so selfish.
You leave him out
of everything, and...
-[sighs]
-Okay, no.
[laughs humorlessly]
I don't know who
you think you are,
or who you think we are,
or what you think about us.
I don't care.
You know nothing.
And if you wanna be lonely
on your own time,
not my problem.
When it comes to us,
don't assume anything.
So, if you see Darryl,
let me know.
Okay.
I don't know where
this is coming from, but...
Okay.
[door slams]
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[phone buttons clicking]
[Moray's brother on recording]
Oh, Moray, oh, Moray
Your name rhymes with curry
Born in a hurry
on the Eighth of July
Oh, Moray, oh, Moray,
you don't have to worry
You're just turning 30
You're not gonna die
Oh Moray, Moray,
today is your day
Have a great birthday,
I love you, goodbye!
[somber music]
[Moray sniffles]
[music turns ominous]
[door thuds]
[birds chirping]
[eerie music]
[eerie buzzing]
[buzzing pulsing,
growing louder]
[buzzing pulses faster]
[buzzing fades]
[phone chimes]
Oh, shit.
[sighs]
[crow caws]
[birds chirp softly]
[Moray sighs]
[trees creaking softly]
[Moray breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[bird calls distantly]
[cell phone ringing,
playing "Jupiter, the Bringer
of Jollity" by Gustav Holst]
[eerie buzzing]
[gasps]
[Moray grunts with effort]
Oh, fuck.
Oh God.
Oh, dear God.
Oh, fuck.
[cell phone stops ringing]
Oh, God.
[eerie music]
[Moray groans]
[sighs]
[hitching gasp]
[panting]
Oh, thank God.
[phone buttons clicking]
[woman on recording]
Hey Dad, it's me, again.
Um, I-- I'm starting
to get worried.
I-- I don't know what--
at what point, like,
I call the police?
I don't know.
I-- I--
I don't think we're there.
Um, but you are worrying me.
Please call me back.
And take care of Amber.
I love you guys.
[eerie music]
[Moray sighs]
[rustling and clicking noises
on recording]
[eerie music builds]
[rustling and clicking
noises stop]
[Moray sighs]
[splashing]
[sighs]
[tags jingle]
[eerie music builds]
[sighs heavily]
[breathing shakily]
Come on, come on, come on.
[panting]
[line ringing]
[man] Howdy, now...
Hi, um, I found a dead body
behind the ski lodges
on Montague and James.
-[static hisses]
-[man] Yeah. Okay.
-Hello?
-[man talking indistinctly]
Hi, I found a dead body
in the fucking woods!
-[high-pitched static whine]
-God damn it.
Hello, can you hear me?
I found a dead body.
[disconnection beeps]
[sighs] Fuck!
[door creaking]
[papers rustling]
[ominous music]
[papers rustling]
[ominous music builds]
No.
[sighs]
Fuck!
Oh, fuck! No.
[ominous music builds]
[thuds]
[grunts with effort]
[flies buzzing]
[eerie music]
[door creaks]
[floorboards creaking]
[drawer rattles]
[drawer clicks shut]
[music box playing
"Pop Goes the Weasel"]
[song slowing,
distorting as it winds down]
[song stops]
[ominous music]
[clinking]
[eerie pulsing buzzing]
[eerie buzzing intensifies]
[eerie percussive music]
[eerie music intensifies]
[clattering noise]
[eerie pulsing buzzing]
[eerie music]
I don't think you're supposed
to be here.
What are you doing in here?
Lucy and them were freaking out
looking for you.
Where are they?
I don't know.
Where'd you see them?
I saw them heading back
on the trail, but...
something was--
was off with them,
and I'm pretty sure
they broke into my unit,
and they stole my car keys.
I don't know anything
about your keys.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
Darryl, why are you
hiding in here?
-Your friends--
-Not my friends.
I'm sorry.
I'm just trying to figure out
what is going on with them.
Do you know if they
are on drugs or--
[whispering]
Please don't be so loud.
No, I don't-- I--
I don't think they're on drugs.
Then what is going on?
This is fucked up!
I don't know anything about
what you're talking about, okay?
But yesterday, on that hike,
something happened.
They stopped being them.
I think it had something to do
with the bottled water.
I spit it out.
My tongue tasted
something wrong.
I don't...
You didn't have any, did you?
-Are you on drugs?
-No!
No.
[Moray sighs]
Darryl, I need
to borrow your phone.
Why?
Because I found the professor.
He's here?
He's dead.
I don't know what happened.
It was something bad.
But I found him by the creek,
and I really need
to use your phone
so I can contact the police.
[soft, ominous music]
He's dead.
-I'm sorry.
-[Darryl scoffs]
[Moray] Can I please
use your phone?
I don't have it.
[Moray] Why?
They took my bag.
Who?
Who else?
The band.
They tried to jump me.
Lucy and them?
Mostly Sterling and Cole.
But Lucy was there.
I have to go.
[Darryl] There was someone else.
[Moray] What?
There was another person.
I think...
in a mask.
[ominous music builds]
[eerie, distorted echoes]
[Sterling] Hey.
Time's up, how'd it go?
Fine.
I was just recording
some, uh, trees.
Where-- Where's Neighbor Lady?
Moray.
She went back on her own.
Okay.
Somebody help me up?
Please?
Sure, D-Love.
[Darryl grunts with effort]
[Darryl] Thanks.
[bird calls distantly]
[eerie music]
[birds chirp softly]
[trees creaking softly]
Do you have the water, Sterling?
[Sterling] That is a phenomenal
idea, Lucy.
We should drink some water.
I agree.
What's up, D-love?
Here.
Oh, no, I'm okay.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I-- I don't
like how it tastes.
Come on, man,
you gotta stay hydrated.
-I know.
-[Sterling] Here.
I'm-- I'm a super taster, man.
It's a real thing.
I'm really sensitive
to sweetness and umami.
[laughs] Umami.
Darryl, you can't be hiking
up in the mountains
without drinking water, man.
-Okay.
-Good man.
Good, good, good.
Drink the water.
Okay. Look, Sterling, man,
I-- I told you, I'm not--
[Sterling] Do you need me
to show you how to do it?
What?
[water gurgles]
[splashing]
Ah!
Darryl.
You gotta watch
where you step, man.
[ominous music]
[whimpers]
[sighs heavily]
[Moray] Did they follow you?
I don't know.
Okay.
Then I guess I'm going
to Fiddler's Green.
[Darryl] Wait!
No.
Didn't you hear
what I just said?
Yes, I did, and I believe you,
Darryl, but I need answers.
I need answers. I need my phone.
I need my car keys.
Darryl, it's not safe
for you to be here alone.
Why don't you come with me and
we can confront them together?
No.
-No, I won't.
-Please come.
Don't touch me.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
When I saw that--
that face...
Whatever you wanna call it.
I heard it.
And I think the others did, too.
I'm still me now, I think.
But yesterday
at Fiddler's Green,
hearing it...
it entered me.
It filled my body.
And now it's fading away.
Did I...
Do you think that's
what happens when-- when we...
just...
Poof.
I have to go get my keys.
And I have to get out of here.
Please come with me
when I get back.
[tense instrumental]
[distant footsteps]
[door creaking]
[distant clattering]
[clattering continues]
[drawers opening]
-[loud thud]
-[gasps quietly]
[distant music playing]
[distant music continues]
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
And wait 'til
the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-[record scratching]
-[distant clattering]
[distant footsteps]
[Darryl] No, no.
No, please, please, please.
[loud clattering]
Don't-- don't hurt me.
Stop it.
Get off of me.
Get off of me!
-[loud clattering]
-Get off.
Help, somebody help, please!
Please, no!
Stop it, stop.
[loud clattering]
-Help!
-[heavy thud]
[exhales]
[quiet, tense instrumental]
[crickets chirping]
[animal screeching]
[instrumental intensifies]
[Darryl screaming]
[guitar strumming]
[screaming continues]
[Darryl whimpering]
[Darryl whimpering]
[whimpering continues]
[discordant strumming]
No!
No, don't.
[screaming]
[screaming]
Moray!
Moray!
Moray!
Moray, Moray, Moray!
-[shushing]
-No, no, I can't. Moray!
No, I can't.
-I can't!
-[strumming continues]
Are you just gonna sit there?
I'm right here, Moray.
-[shushing]
-I'm right here.
Please, what are you doing?
What are you doing?
Moray, please help me.
Moray, I'm right here.
I'm right here. Help me.
Help me, please.
-[indistinct]
-No, I can't.
-If I stop, I'll hear it.
-Hear what?
They made me drink it.
They made me drink it, Moray.
They put this guitar in my hand.
No, Moray, Moray, please.
No, I'll hear it.
I'll hear it, Moray.
No, no.
-Stop--
-No!
I'll hear it,
I'll hear it, I'll--
Let's go.
Daryl, come on, we have to go.
We have to go.
No, it's too late.
It's too late.
[Moray] No, it's not.
It's not too late.
[Darryl] Where are they?
Where are they?
-[Moray] I don't know.
-[Darryl] It's too late.
[tense instrumental]
[whistling]
[Moray] We're getting
out of here.
We gotta get out of here.
[whistling continues]
[gasps]
[grunting]
[Moray] No...
Stop. Stop, Daryl.
Daryl, stop. It's me.
Look at me.
It's Moray.
Please, Daryl.
Stop.
Don't do it.
No. Don't do it.
[panting]
No, Daryl.
Please don't. Please don't.
Please don't.
Stop.
Stop.
[spluttering] Stop.
[coughing]
[gulping]
[music crescendos]
-[music cuts out]
-[muted sound]
-[breathing heavily]
-[heart beating]
[breathing heavily]
[heart beating]
[music grows louder]
Shadowed things I put away
Save them for a rainy day
We've got grown up
things to say and do
[indistinct]
And I will be there too
Tell you ghost stories
aren't true
-And I--
-[sharp exhale]
[wind whooshing]
[faint, eerie instrumental]
[door opening]
[quiet, tense instrumental]
[heart beating slowly]
[heartbeat growing louder]
[distorted heartbeat]
[papers rustling]
[fire crackling]
[music grows louder]
[flames crackling]
[distorted rumbling]
[music fades]
[sinister instrumental]
[body thudding]
[trees creaking, groaning]
[music crescendos]
[music fades]
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
'Twas on a summer's evening
I walked a forest through
When suddenly I heard it,
a soft and sweet cuckoo
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-'Twas on a summer's
evening
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-I walked the forest
through
-Go back into your bed...
-When suddenly I heard it
-Until the day goes by
-A soft and sweet cuckoo
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
-'Twas on a summer's...
-Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon
You're out too soon
-The sun is still
in the sky
-I walked the forest
through
When suddenly I heard it
-A soft and sweet cuckoo
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
[all] Cuckoo, cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo
Cuckoo
[Moray] Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
[moody instrumental]
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-The sun is still
in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
-Cuckoo, cuckoo
-Until the day goes by
Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon,
you're out too soon
The sun is still in the sky
Go back into your bed
and cover up your head
Until the day goes by