Candlewood (2025) Movie Script
1
(water bubbling)
(water splashing)
(birds chirping)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(voice chattering)
(voice chattering)
(suspenseful music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(woman screams)
(suspenseful music)
(voice chattering)
(gun clicks)
(ominous music)
(father speaking in foreign
language)
(breath whistling)
(father grunting)
(father laughs)
(gun bangs)
(body thuds)
(ominous music)
(water bubbling)
(birds chirping)
(brooding music)
(car engine humming)
(car doors clicking)
(car doors banging)
- Wow.
I mean this place is just.
- It's perfect.
- Oh my God, what's that smell?
- I think that's fresh air.
- Gross.
- Look, I, I got an idea.
Why don't you go
check the place out.
Why don't you go
pick out your room.
- Mr. and
Mrs. Barrington.
- Mrs.
Sherman.
- Oh, welcome
to Candlewood Hills.
- I never thought we'd
leave the city for the country,
but this
community is just perfect.
- Yeah.
- So this isn't a second home?
- No, no, we are country
folk now, through and through.
- Oh, well, you've
picked the right place.
Let me show you inside.
(slow tempo piano music)
(door creaking)
- This house comes fully
furnished
and all our stuff's
been delivered already.
- Surprise!
- Mr. Barrington
didn't want me to mention it,
but the previous
owners really didn't need
to take anything with them.
- I figured we'd be on
air mattresses for a week.
- Hmm.
- This is perfect.
- Who was in my room before?
The decor is old.
- Oh, all your boxes are here.
Feel free to make it your own.
- This particular house
has been here for decades.
- It been
through several renovations
and updates to make
it the perfect modern home
for the perfect
modern day family.
- Mrs.
Sherman.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine, thank you.
I was just, I'm fine.
Let me show you the outside.
- [Kevin] Yeah.
(birds chirping)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- The patio is basically
an outdoor dining room.
- Wow, I've
always wanted to be able
to eat dinner under the stars.
- Mm-hmm.
- Hey, what do you think, Matty?
It's pretty cool, right?
- Totally.
- Oh, what do you got there?
(ominous music)
- You better be
careful with those.
- Yeah, welcome
to the sticks, Matty.
- Ah, oh, well, Barrington's,
I think I need to leave you.
I have another house to show,
but I hope you enjoy your
life up here in the country.
And again,
welcome to New Milford.
(ominous music)
(knife thudding)
- Kevin, you need to get
to the store before it closes
and pick up some air freshener.
The last family used
way too much sage in here.
- Give me one good
reason why we have to leave.
- You know why we have to leave.
- So, Veronica, getting
mugged on the subway one time
is a reason to leave the city.
- Ah, yeah.
The the schools are better.
The air is fresh.
There's tons to do.
It is safer.
- It's so safe the
last owner had a shotgun.
- [Kevin] Oh,
that's just for show.
Probably doesn't even work.
You will learn to love it here.
- I just don't wanna be here.
Alex is still in New York,
and so are all of my friends.
- And so is your
mom's Pilates class.
- Stepmom.
- The store
isn't open till midnight
like in the city, Kevin.
Can you please
go before they close?
I have to go.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
(brooding music)
- [Cashier] Nice
weather for the lake.
- Oh.
- I haven't seen you before.
You in for the weekend?
- No, no, new in town.
We just bought the,
the big house up
on Candlewood Hills.
- Oh, I know that house.
- [Kevin] Yeah.
- That's a beautiful house.
- Yeah.
- 49.75, please.
- [Kevin] You can,
you can keep the change.
(ominous music)
(Kevin chuckles)
(light clicks)
(car beeping)
(key clicks)
- [Veronica] Did
you call the post office
about a change of address?
- I called it before we left.
Did you call the cable
company about the internet?
- Yep, they said
someone will be here tomorrow
between 10:00 AM
and 6:00 PM to check it.
Do you think you're able to have
the community's
maintenance man come by today?
- [Kevin] Yep.
- They're a
bunch of bees out back.
I almost got stung.
- I don't think
I have his number.
- I'm sure he has an office
or a workshop or
something down the road.
Oh, and ask him.
(feet thud)
(suspenseful music)
(metal rattles)
Jesus, Matteo.
(speaks in foreign language)
- What?
- No loud noises, remember?
- [Matteo] Sorry, mom.
- Mm-hmm.
- How'd you guys sleep?
- Terrible.
The silence here is deafening.
- Well, peace and
quiet brings peace of mind.
Right, Matty?
- Cringey meme quotes
bring my lunch back up.
- Oh, it's a good
thing we're eating breakfast.
- It's a good thing you don't
make a living at comebacks.
- Oh, it's a good thing.
- Coffee's ready.
- We got coffee.
- The internet's not up yet.
That explains all of
this obsolete technology.
- I don't think the, the
New Milford Time is online yet.
And the internet guy
will be here tomorrow.
- Between 10 and six.
- There's barely
any cell service up here
in new mildew either.
I can barely text
Alex, let alone call her.
- She's your
girlfriend, not your employee.
You don't need to be
in constant communication
from nine to five.
(chuckles)
- Eight hour workday.
- That's as
obsolete as Dad's newspaper.
- Yeah, and no, I can't.
Kenny McNamara has
hiking thirsty for Alex,
and I'm scared that
because I'm not there, she's
not even going to curve her
even though she's cuffed.
- She's just afraid another girl
is gonna steal her girlfriend.
- Sarah, you can't
hold on with paranoia.
All right, if it's
meant to be, it's meant to be.
And if not, you move on.
Things will work out
like they're supposed to.
- That's easy for you to say.
You guys are married,
you'll die together alone.
- Oh, thanks for
the vote of confidence.
(ketchup squirts)
- What?
- Gross.
- [Kevin] Where are you going?
- [Sarah] I wanna get in and
run and explore a little bit.
- But you didn't even eat.
- Calories are overrated.
Did you wanna come with?
- Absolutely.
Give me a minute.
- I wanted to go to the lake.
- You still can later, okay?
I assume you wanna get your
day started right away as well.
- Oh yeah, yeah.
I just wanna finish this story.
- Oh, and they all
live happily ever after.
(Kevin sighs)
- Can I come with you?
(Kevin sighs)
- Let's do it.
(gentle music)
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
(knuckles tapping)
(water splashing)
(birds chirping)
(knuckles tapping)
- Maybe no one's home.
- Nah, someone's gotta be here.
Why don't you go around back?
Hmm.
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(window scraping)
(knuckles tapping)
Hello.
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
- Okay, let's head out.
- Where?
- Well, I
thought we'd win the trails
at the local state park.
Matteo says, it's
supposed to be beautiful.
- You don't wanna run
around the neighborhood.
- I want a good work
out of a rough terrain.
The pavement
gives me shin splints.
- You never said in
that when we lived in New York.
- Well, New York was
either pavement or concrete
so I just sucked it up.
Now that we have an
option, let's run the trails.
Think you can keep up, hmm?
Think you can keep up.
- I heard you.
You know I was the one
who invited you on this run.
- Mm-hmm.
It'll be nice to spend
some time together, won't it?
(ominous music)
- Get the fuck outta here
before I blow
your thieving head off!
- Easy.
I don't want You tell her
that Freddy's
not going anywhere.
- Who?
- You wanna get shot, huh?
You wanna get shot, huh?
- I just wanna know where
the property manager lives.
- No one's back there either.
Can and go now?
- Freddy,
Freddy, get back inside.
Get back inside!
- Kevin.
- Matteo, run!
- Freddy!
Freddy, where'd you go?
Freddy?
He's gone.
Where'd he go?
You made Freddy go away.
(gun clicking)
(birds chirping)
(Marla panting)
(Marla crying)
Freddy.
- [Sarah] Wait for me.
- Go, go, go!
Matty, run this way, this way.
Hey, call the cops.
Call the cops,
there's a lady up there.
- Whoa, whoa She had a gun.
- Calm down,
stranger, it's just Mad Marla.
Don't pay her any attention.
Excuse me.
Are serious?
- [Eli] Probably
threaten you with a snub nose
for being on her property.
- Yeah.
- She'll find those
rounds one of these days.
Lucky for you, it wasn't today.
- So how do you know that?
- Because it's just Mad Marla.
She isn't right.
Best to just stay
far, far away from there.
(birds chirping)
- [Sarah] Veronica, wait up.
- Come on,
we're almost in the top.
- You must be Barrington.
- Yeah, yeah, that's right.
Who are you?
- The name is Eli Boardman.
I'm the property
manager for the community.
Who's this guy?
- I'm Matteo.
- How you doing, little man?
Congrats on the new house.
Very special piece
of land you got there.
- Oh yeah, thank you.
Now we, we think it's-
- Sorry that
Mad Marla took it upon herself
to play welcoming committee.
We try to help, but best
we can do is just leave her be.
Was she fussing
about Lillionah and Freddy?
- Yeah, no, as a matter of fact-
- Who's Freddy and La?
- That's Lillionah.
- Veronica!
(panting)
Veronica!
- [Veronica] Sarah.
Check this out.
Come on, you scared.
- She was
the daughter of the chief
of a local indigenous tribe.
She fell in love with a
white man, Frederick Aberlake.
Well, things
didn't exactly work out.
So her father,
the chief, arranged for her
to marry within the tribe,
but Lillionah couldn't bear
to live without a white man.
So she got in a canoe
and headed for the
falls on the Housatonic River
to commit suicide.
Now Freddy, he came
looking for her when he saw
what was happening, he
dove in and tried to stop her,
but he never made it.
They both died going over falls.
That spot where they went
over got named Lover's Leap.
Just a couple miles from here.
- [Sarah] Holy shit.
- See you're gonna love it here.
Vamos, let's keep going.
- Legend has it that
their spirits still reside
in the mingling waters.
Keeping outsiders away
from their final resting place.
- Okay, well
thank you for that little
tale of local folklore.
I was actually
hoping to run into you.
Just wondering if you could
swing by
and help with the
little bee problem we have.
- Tell you what,
I gotta do some well maintenance
in the neighborhood today.
Gotta make sure Mother Earth's
water stays in tip top shape
for the next few
generations, you know?
I'll check it out then.
- Great.
Thank you.
It was, it was really
nice to meet you, Mr. Boardman.
- Eli.
- Eli.
(ominous music)
(Sarah groaning)
- Wait, wait, I got a cramp.
(dramatic music)
(Sarah groaning)
(ominous music)
- Here.
Have a drink.
I got it.
(speaks in foreign language)
- Wait up.
(panting)
Veronica!
- [Veronica] Over here.
- Okay, this isn't funny.
Where are you?
- [Veronica] I'm in here.
- Veronica!
- [Veronica] Sarah.
Over here.
(voice echoing)
Sarah.
(woman crying)
(woman screams)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah screams)
- What are you doing?
- I heard you in there.
- In where?
- In there.
- Not really my
cup of tea there, Sarah.
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(gun clicks)
(shell thuds)
(door creaking)
(door bangs)
(brooding music)
(rake thuds)
(Kevin grunts)
(rake scraping)
(car clicks)
(car door bangs)
(car door bangs)
(door bangs)
(body thuds)
(ominous music)
(bottle clanging)
(Kevin sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(bottle clanging)
(rake scraping)
(Matteo grunts)
- I miss you so much.
I hate it here.
(door clicks)
- Dude, there's something
seriously off about this place.
- Don't you knock?
- So Kevin and I met
with the property manager
and he told us a story
about an Indian princess.
- Bro, there's no such thing
as an Indian princess, okay?
That's just
another Pocahontas trope
made up by colonizers.
And they're called
indigenous people, not Indians.
- So the princess
Lillionah and Frederick
died together in the lake
and are now
haunting Lovers Leap.
- Yeah, okay, that's
called an urban legend, Matty.
And the thing about urban
legends is that they're
not real.
They don't exist.
- So this doesn't freak you out.
- I appreciate your
little history lesson,
but I would really
like to be alone right now.
So if you don't mind.
(Matteo scoffs)
(ominous music)
(wood scraping)
Matteo!
- Uh-huh.
- Close the door.
(door bangs)
- It wasn't a big deal.
She just got all worked up
after getting lost in the woods.
- So how'd she
get lost in the woods?
- She wandered off
the trail and got scared.
I don't know.
I must've
gotten too far ahead of her
so she assumed I
did it on purpose.
- Did you?
- (scoffs)
What kind of question is that?
I thought she could keep up.
(water fizzing)
It's not my fault she didn't.
- You know, hearing
that you went all crazy
on Sarah makes me think that-
- I did not go crazy.
(brooding music)
And I really don't like
it when you use that word.
Why does she
always have to come first?
- She doesn't
always have to come first.
- Yes she does.
She always has.
- She's my daughter.
You're my wife.
It's not a competition.
- Then why do I
always feel like it is, hmm?
- Come here, come here.
(gentle music)
(lips smack)
- Sometimes I just
wonder if you really love me.
- Of course I love you.
(lips smack)
- [Kevin] That's
why I'll murder you.
- What'd you say?
- That's why I
married you because I love you.
- You said,
nevermind.
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
- Mom, I just saw some deer.
- That's nice.
How's the fruit?
- Hey, you okay?
- Yeah, I was just thinking.
(ominous music)
It's cute,
Matteo, but it's not funny.
- What?
- Come on.
You know what?
- No I don't.
- Are you messing with me?
- What?
- The fake eyeball.
- The one you
just had in your mouth.
- What's going on?
- I just said, I don't know.
- Stop fucking around
and just tell them what you did.
- Language.
- What did he do?
- He was
pretending to eat a grape
and then he
had some bloody eyeball
and he spit it into
his napkin to hide it.
- Give me the napkin.
Are you feeling okay today?
- Where is it, you little shit?
- Stop!
- Where is it?
- Leave him alone.
- V, chill.
- He had a fake eyeball.
There was blood
dripping down his chin.
- [Kevin] Matteo.
- Why do you just believe her?
I didn't do anything.
- He said he didn't do anything.
She just wants attention.
- You're such an asshole.
(table thuds)
- Are you okay?
(Matteo scoffs)
- Nice family breakfast.
(brooding music)
(ax thuds)
(Kevin grunting)
(Kevin panting)
Woo.
(Kevin grunting)
(ax thudding)
(ominous music)
(chainsaw roaring)
Oh!
(tense music)
(log thuds)
What the fuck are you doing?
- You won't be able to cut
through that tree
with that ax, Barrington.
Just trying to
help you city boy.
- Yeah, by holding
that chainsaw over your head
like a fucking madman!
- I can assure you, Mr.
Barrington.
I did nothing with the sort.
- Um, Mr. Boardman's
just trying to help, Dad.
(ominous music)
- All right.
(panting)
Sorry.
Thanks.
(knuckles tapping)
(knuckles tapping)
(footsteps tapping)
- Is that the internet guy?
- I don't know.
- 'Cause this is
getting really annoying.
- So are you?
Excuse me.
(knuckles tapping)
(door clicks)
- Hi there.
- Hi.
- I just wanted to come and
welcome you to the neighborhood.
So welcome.
- Well, thank you.
What a nice surprise.
- My name's Brandi with an I.
I live just down the street.
- Nice to meet you. Brandi.
- With an I.
- I'm Veronica with an A.
(laughs)
I, I just made some coffee.
Would you like a cup?
- I'm not much for coffee,
but I would take a glass
of milk if it's not a bother.
- No bother at all.
(door creaking)
(door bangs)
- See this?
You got carpenter bees.
(tongue clicking)
Nasty little fucks,
but easy to move along,
especially as it gets colder.
I think you got
some more over there too.
(bee buzzing)
- This is such a beautiful home.
I wish I could
have grown up here.
- I'm sure your home is nice.
- Not as nice as this one.
Who is that fine
piece of man out there?
- That's Kevin, my husband.
We also have a daughter named
Sarah and a son named Matteo.
- Let me guess Wall Street
guy works out regularly,
eats right,
takes care of his family.
Makes sure responsibilities
are his main priority in life.
- [Veronica] For the most
part, yeah, but really we just-
- It must be nice
having a significant other
who has his shit together.
Me, I have a boyfriend,
but he's just a piece of shit.
Does none of those things.
Irresponsible in just about
every way you could imagine.
Just sits
around all day drinking beer
and cleaning his guns.
Probably the main reason we'll
never have a future together.
- Then why are you with him?
- He fucks like a beast.
But I sure would love me a
nice respectable man like yours.
Someone who treats me
right, takes care of me,
tells me he loves me.
Just a matter
of being the right place
at the right
time, don't you think?
- Hmm.
What do you mean by that?
- Just making chitchat.
(giggles)
(birds chirping)
- [Eli] Lucky for you, I
got plenty of bee traps on hand.
- Traps.
Why not just exterminate 'em?
- You gonna
tell the earth mother
why she can't
have honey in her tea?
- Do carpenter bees make honey?
- Better grab a couple
of big ones just in case.
You got some mud
wasp ness over there too.
- So what's a mud wasp?
- Aren't you glad
you moved to the country?
Feels good to
reconnect with nature, don't it?
(lighter clicks)
(Kevin laughing)
- Oh.
Yeah, okay, I get it now.
You almost had me.
No, I mean,
last night you did have me.
But no, I get it now.
It's, it's very well done.
- What do you get?
- Come on.
New residents
move in the neighborhood,
you initiate 'em
with a cheap scare.
The pipe.
That is a nice addition.
It's very effective.
(chuckles)
- Mr. Barrington, I'm not
following
a word of what you're saying.
- I saw you
last night in the shadows
of my property when I drove in.
- You saw me standing
on your property last night?
- Yeah.
And you were smoking that pipe.
- Oh, you just figured
that if one man smokes a pipe,
you must be the same
man you saw on your property.
- Well, if it wasn't you,
that would be one hell of
a coincidence now, wouldn't it?
- All due respect, Mr.
Barrington,
you're in the countryside now.
A lot of old timers
around here smoke pipes.
Even more people cut
through their neighbor's yards
to get where
they're going quicker.
Heck, I'm sure you'll spot
some wayward children out there
in these woods wants
wake picking nightshade
and wild flowers.
You might own the house,
but that doesn't mean everyone
won't still use the land.
- You're
really gonna stand there
and tell me
that that wasn't you.
- Did you see my face?
I saw the pipe.
- Because if you
didn't, then it wasn't me.
Pure and simple.
- Look, Eli, I don't
wanna keep harping on this.
- But you are harping on it
and you're
insulting me in the process.
Now, if you don't
mind, I'd like to take care
of the pest problem around here.
Is that okay with you?
(lighter clicks)
- [Brandi] Hmm.
Mind hitting me again?
- You know, I have a
ton of things to do today,
and should
probably get started on them.
So if you don't mind.
- Not at all.
Nothing worse than
wearing out your welcome.
(door creaking)
(birds chirping)
Well take care now.
- Who was that?
- No one.
- That it looked
like someone to me.
- What does that mean?
- I'm just curious who it was.
- Why?
You think she's hot?
Don't worry.
She's already
fucking someone else.
And apparently he's a beast!
(brooding music)
(insects chirping)
(twig snapping)
(twig snapping)
(branch snaps)
(twig snaps)
(stick snaps)
(woman wailing)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(ominous music)
(branch snaps)
(suspenseful music)
- Kevin.
(body thuds)
(Matteo screams)
Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What's wrong?
What's?
- There's a man chasing me!
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
- Where is he, huh?
- I, but he was right here.
(Kevin panting)
(tarp rustling)
- Was this the guy?
- No.
It was Frederick.
- Who?
- Frederick.
The guy Mr.
Boardman told us about.
The one who had the Indian,
the indigenous girlfriend.
- Matty, Matty.
What he told you wasn't real.
All right, that was just a
ghost story meant to scare kids.
And that's exactly
what it did, all right?
(toothbrush scratching)
(water splashing)
(toothbrush tapping)
(knuckles tapping)
- [Matteo] Sarah.
(knuckles tapping)
(door clicks)
- Not yours.
- Sorry.
- Don't you knock.
- I did.
- What do you want?
- I know you think I
did something at breakfast,
but I didn't.
- Didn't keep your
mouth shut, yeah, I know.
- Okay, dude,
I didn't even do anything.
- I know what I saw.
- I saw something too.
- What do you mean?
- Fredrick.
I saw him.
He came out of the woods.
- Did you tell dad?
- Yeah, but he
didn't believe me.
- Sucks, doesn't it?
- What?
I really did see something.
- Okay, join the club.
- Sarah, there's
something weird going on
and I can't explain it.
- Yeah, well, I can.
Moving here is a huge mistake.
(door bangs)
(ominous music)
(door bangs)
(brooding music)
(water splashing)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
(brooding music)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(voice chattering)
(light clicks)
- Mom.
Sarah.
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(woman crying)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah panting)
(ominous music)
(insects chirping)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(Sarah screams)
(Sarah panting)
(light clicks)
(Frederick groans)
(tense music)
(Matteo screaming)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
- What's wrong, huh?
- Frederick's in my room!
(ominous music)
- There's no one here, Matteo.
- Who's Frederick?
- Matteo has this local folklore
floating around his head.
There's no
Frederick, right, Matty?
- He's telling the truth.
(brooding music)
- Oh, did you see him too?
- No.
But I saw something else.
- (groans)
Guys, the woods aren't haunted.
This house isn't haunted.
Ghosts don't exist.
But I do think
Eli Boardman has been creeping
around trying to scare us.
- Why would he wanna scare us?
- Well, I don't think
he likes us being here.
- The property
manager of our community
wants us gone.
- Mm-hmm.
- Why?
- I don't know.
But, but I saw him
creeping around the woods
when I came back from the
market,
and I saw him inside
this house this very night.
- In the house.
- Mm.
When he came
over to take care of that,
that bee problem
that we had on the patio,
he said "He takes care of
the pest problems around here."
Not your pest problem, not
the bees, but the pest problem.
- So?
- Don't, don't you see?
We're the pests
he's trying to take care.
- Kevin, it's
almost four in the morning.
I'm tired and
obviously so are you.
So can we just chalk this up
to them buying into Eli's
scary story and call it a night?
- Veronica, he carries a gun!
There was something
way off with this guy.
- Dad, I think you're losing it.
- Yeah,
yeah, maybe you're the one
who should be on medication.
(Kevin chuckles)
- Maybe you should just shut up.
- What did you say?
(tense music)
- Just shut up
and listen for once.
Instead of ignoring
what someone has to say.
- Matteo enough.
- I've done everything
to give you a decent life
and you dare
talk to me like that.
- Gold digging and
selfishness aren't everything.
Mother.
- Matteo!
- You're right,
I don't like you.
You've been nothing but a burden
to me ever since
your father abandoned us.
- V!
- Nice Matteo, real nice.
- Good morning, Veronica.
(birds chirping)
(rake scraping)
Getting that
yard work done I see.
(Kevin chuckles)
- [Veronica] Did you have our
mail forwarded before we left?
- Yeah, you
watched me do it, remember?
- Well, there's
nothing in the mail yet.
- Come on, not this again.
- Can you
please take care of it?
- It takes a while to
process the request, Veronica.
- Or maybe the
request never went through.
- You don't know that it
actually went through,
all right?
The internet is shit.
- Maybe it dropped out.
I just wanna know
that the mail's coming
to our home like it should.
Fine, I'll do it.
(door bangs)
(ominous music)
- The internet
isn't working again.
Veronica, did you hear me?
Hello?
- What do you want?
- Internet.
- So?
- So call the guy and figure
out why he isn't here yet.
- Here's a thought.
You're 17, stop asking adults
to put a bandaid on everything
and start
taking care of yourself,
you spoiled little bitch.
- Yeah, obviously.
- Hey, what do
you think you're doing?
- None of your business.
- Oh, certainly is my business.
- [Brandi] I'm just asking.
(Veronica
speaking in foreign language)
- Whoa.
- Stay away from him,
you white trash little whore!
- [Kevin] What
the fuck are you doing?
- You don't talk to him!
You don't go near him!
Stay the fuck out of our lives!
- Are you not crazy?
- Stop calling me crazy.
You're the one who.
(tense music)
Why are you
looking at me like that?
- Like what?
- Like that.
Kevin, you're scaring me.
- Oh Christ, V.
- No, no.
(ominous music)
- Eli.
(suspenseful music)
I know you're out
here, motherfucker!
(insects chirping)
(fire crackling)
You said you always
wanted to eat under the stars.
(silverware clangs)
(silverware clangs)
(Kevin sighs)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
He's here.
(door clicks)
- I see him!
(silverware dings)
(Kevin panting)
(tense music)
Over there, over there!
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
- No there!
There!
(Kevin panting)
Dad, what's going on?
- Hey, hey, you are the most
important thing to me, okay?
(tense music)
I'm not gonna let
anything happen to you, okay?
Let's get the shotgun.
- The what?
- I, I thought it didn't work.
(Sarah screams)
(suspenseful music)
- What the fuck is
wrong with you, huh?
- He trying to kill me!
No, please, let me go.
No.
- Matteo, get her pills.
- Let me go, let me go.
- Sarah, get some water.
- [Veronica]
Let me go, let me go.
- Why is she saying that?
- Stop!
- Dad.
- Water now!
Hurry.
- I don't want anymore.
Please stop.
(water splashing)
Stop.
No, please, no, no, no, please.
Let me go.
- Calm down, calm down.
Calm down.
- Let me go.
No, no, please.
- Shh, shh, shh.
- No.
No, no, no!
No!
(crying)
No.
- Dad.
- He's gonna kill me!
Please no!
No, no, no!
He's gonna kill me.
- Dad.
- No, no, no, no, no, no.
(Veronica groaning)
- [Kevin] Shh.
Shh, shh.
(Veronica gasping)
Shh.
(Veronica coughing)
- What the fuck
is happening here?
(insects chirping)
(birds chirping)
(Brandi screams)
(ominous music)
- Help, help me!
Somebody, please
help me, I'm hurt!
- Hey, what happened?
- I fell.
I rolled my ankle.
I think it's broken.
(Brandi crying)
- Okay, it's, it's not broken.
I think you just
twisted it real bad.
It's probably
just a nasty sprain.
(Brandi whimpering)
Let's see if you can walk on it.
Come on.
(Brandi groaning)
- (groans) I don't
think that was such a good idea.
Fuck.
I can't walk on it.
How am I gonna get home?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's gonna be fun, okay?
We'll get you home.
- I can't walk on it.
- You just have
to get some ice on it.
Get some rest.
- I can't that until I get home.
- I, you know, I don't know.
Maybe, maybe I
could You could.
- I could.
- You could.
- I could.
- Carry me home.
- Carry you home.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.
There you go.
(grunts)
There.
- My boyfriend would've never
done something like this for me.
- No, sounds like a great guy.
- I'm just so lucky to have
a respectable
man like you around.
- Hey, what are
neighbors for, huh?
- I wish I had
someone to treat me right,
to take care of me,
to tell me he loves me.
Just a matter of being the
right place at the right time.
Don't you think?
(ominous music)
What the hell are you doing?
You're a married man.
What would
Veronica think about this?
Just wait until she finds out.
- [Kevin] Brandi, please don't.
- Coward.
- All right.
(Veronica groaning)
- No, no.
- Shh, shh, shh.
- No, no.
(crying)
I don't want it.
- [Kevin] Shh.
- [Veronica] No.
(Veronica gurgling)
(Veronica crying)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- [Kevin] Boardman!
- Oh, good morning, Mr.
Barrington.
City boy likes play with guns.
Even know how to use that?
(gun clicks)
- Try me.
Here I thought you were
looking for a hunting buddy.
- I know what
you're trying to do.
- Just what is that?
- Running around my
yard, creeping around the woods.
Scaring the shit
outta my kids before bed.
- I think living in the woods
is getting to you, Barrington.
- You were staring
at my daughter last night
while she was in her bathroom.
- I beg your pardon?
- You were in my
yard watching my daughter
in the shower.
- You better
watch it, Barrington.
Accusations like that can
end with a whole lot of trouble.
And I'll bet
you've got no proof either.
- I don't need any.
- You people are all the same.
Come from the city
like you own the fucking place
with your,
with your fancy clothes
and your proper language,
throwing your money around
and buying up all the land
thinking you're right at home.
Let me tell you something,
Barrington, you ain't home.
- I don't want you on
or near my property again.
You hear me?
And wipe that
fucking smile off your face.
You look like an asshole.
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(wood scratching)
(door clicks)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(door thuds)
(door clicks)
- Sarah.
Fredrick's coming.
Sarah.
Sarah.
(brooding music)
- Did you hear me?
(Sarah crying)
I hear Frederick.
He's coming with Lillionah.
(Sarah crying)
- They're already here.
(crying)
(suspenseful music)
(Matteo screaming)
- What, what's up?
What's wrong?
- He's at the window!
(ominous music)
- [Kevin] There's no one here.
(suspenseful music)
- Dad, wait.
(door clicks)
(Sarah screams)
(tense music)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
(Frederick growling)
(door bangs)
(Sarah crying)
Please go away.
(crying)
(insects chirping)
(Kevin panting)
(gun clicks)
- Where are
you, you son of bitch?
Veronica.
(glass shattering)
(dramatic music)
(body thuds)
(Sarah crying)
(Veronica panting)
(ominous music)
(Sarah screams)
(Sarah whimpering)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah crying)
(Matteo panting)
(Kevin panting)
(insects chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(Matteo whimpering)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- [Sarah]
(whimpering) Please hurt me.
- He's the one
trying to hurt us, Sarah.
Wait.
(groans)
- Dad, help!
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(dramatic music)
(medium tempo suspenseful music)
(fast tempo suspenseful music)
(Matteo panting)
(ominous music)
(gun bangs)
(brooding music)
- [Kevin] Matteo, I got him.
(suspenseful music)
- Kevin, he's here!
(screen whooshes)
(ominous music)
(Veronica panting)
- [Veronica] Sarah.
(suspenseful music)
- Wait.
(gun bangs)
(Kevin grunts)
- I got him, Matteo.
- Matteo.
(crying)
(brooding music)
(Kevin crying)
- Oh, shit.
(crying)
Goddammit.
Eli!
(knife clangs)
(suspenseful music)
(door creaks)
(glass crackling)
(fast tempo suspenseful music)
(Kevin panting)
Eli, were the fuck are you?
(Veronica panting)
(Veronica crying)
Eli!
(voice echoing)
Veronica.
Hey, put the knife down, yeah?
- Don't.
- V.
(Veronica whimpering)
Don't do anything crazy, okay?
- Don't call me crazy.
- [Kevin] Shh, shh, hey, hey.
(Veronica crying)
- You're making me
crazy.
(knife thuds)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(body thuds)
(water splashing)
(Veronica crying)
(gun bangs)
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
- Off to make
your well rounds, Pop?
- Yes, hon.
When you
live in a place like this,
you can't just go about your
business thinking everything
will take care of itself.
Folks around
here understand that.
We have a deep respect
and concern for our town
and our past.
(ominous music)
The legends, the stories,
our ways and traditions,
and those are the
people who came before us.
That's who we are.
We believe this stuff.
It's our history.
The outsiders
just throw all that aside
and treat everything
that means anything to us
like something you
buy at the Dollar Store.
Use it until it turns
into garbage and throw it away.
We can't let that happen.
We gotta do
whatever it takes to stop 'em.
Then we can get everything
back to the way it should be.
(birds chirping)
(car doors banging)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(melancholic music)
(water bubbling)
(water splashing)
(birds chirping)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(voice chattering)
(voice chattering)
(suspenseful music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(woman screams)
(suspenseful music)
(voice chattering)
(gun clicks)
(ominous music)
(father speaking in foreign
language)
(breath whistling)
(father grunting)
(father laughs)
(gun bangs)
(body thuds)
(ominous music)
(water bubbling)
(birds chirping)
(brooding music)
(car engine humming)
(car doors clicking)
(car doors banging)
- Wow.
I mean this place is just.
- It's perfect.
- Oh my God, what's that smell?
- I think that's fresh air.
- Gross.
- Look, I, I got an idea.
Why don't you go
check the place out.
Why don't you go
pick out your room.
- Mr. and
Mrs. Barrington.
- Mrs.
Sherman.
- Oh, welcome
to Candlewood Hills.
- I never thought we'd
leave the city for the country,
but this
community is just perfect.
- Yeah.
- So this isn't a second home?
- No, no, we are country
folk now, through and through.
- Oh, well, you've
picked the right place.
Let me show you inside.
(slow tempo piano music)
(door creaking)
- This house comes fully
furnished
and all our stuff's
been delivered already.
- Surprise!
- Mr. Barrington
didn't want me to mention it,
but the previous
owners really didn't need
to take anything with them.
- I figured we'd be on
air mattresses for a week.
- Hmm.
- This is perfect.
- Who was in my room before?
The decor is old.
- Oh, all your boxes are here.
Feel free to make it your own.
- This particular house
has been here for decades.
- It been
through several renovations
and updates to make
it the perfect modern home
for the perfect
modern day family.
- Mrs.
Sherman.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine, thank you.
I was just, I'm fine.
Let me show you the outside.
- [Kevin] Yeah.
(birds chirping)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- The patio is basically
an outdoor dining room.
- Wow, I've
always wanted to be able
to eat dinner under the stars.
- Mm-hmm.
- Hey, what do you think, Matty?
It's pretty cool, right?
- Totally.
- Oh, what do you got there?
(ominous music)
- You better be
careful with those.
- Yeah, welcome
to the sticks, Matty.
- Ah, oh, well, Barrington's,
I think I need to leave you.
I have another house to show,
but I hope you enjoy your
life up here in the country.
And again,
welcome to New Milford.
(ominous music)
(knife thudding)
- Kevin, you need to get
to the store before it closes
and pick up some air freshener.
The last family used
way too much sage in here.
- Give me one good
reason why we have to leave.
- You know why we have to leave.
- So, Veronica, getting
mugged on the subway one time
is a reason to leave the city.
- Ah, yeah.
The the schools are better.
The air is fresh.
There's tons to do.
It is safer.
- It's so safe the
last owner had a shotgun.
- [Kevin] Oh,
that's just for show.
Probably doesn't even work.
You will learn to love it here.
- I just don't wanna be here.
Alex is still in New York,
and so are all of my friends.
- And so is your
mom's Pilates class.
- Stepmom.
- The store
isn't open till midnight
like in the city, Kevin.
Can you please
go before they close?
I have to go.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
(brooding music)
- [Cashier] Nice
weather for the lake.
- Oh.
- I haven't seen you before.
You in for the weekend?
- No, no, new in town.
We just bought the,
the big house up
on Candlewood Hills.
- Oh, I know that house.
- [Kevin] Yeah.
- That's a beautiful house.
- Yeah.
- 49.75, please.
- [Kevin] You can,
you can keep the change.
(ominous music)
(Kevin chuckles)
(light clicks)
(car beeping)
(key clicks)
- [Veronica] Did
you call the post office
about a change of address?
- I called it before we left.
Did you call the cable
company about the internet?
- Yep, they said
someone will be here tomorrow
between 10:00 AM
and 6:00 PM to check it.
Do you think you're able to have
the community's
maintenance man come by today?
- [Kevin] Yep.
- They're a
bunch of bees out back.
I almost got stung.
- I don't think
I have his number.
- I'm sure he has an office
or a workshop or
something down the road.
Oh, and ask him.
(feet thud)
(suspenseful music)
(metal rattles)
Jesus, Matteo.
(speaks in foreign language)
- What?
- No loud noises, remember?
- [Matteo] Sorry, mom.
- Mm-hmm.
- How'd you guys sleep?
- Terrible.
The silence here is deafening.
- Well, peace and
quiet brings peace of mind.
Right, Matty?
- Cringey meme quotes
bring my lunch back up.
- Oh, it's a good
thing we're eating breakfast.
- It's a good thing you don't
make a living at comebacks.
- Oh, it's a good thing.
- Coffee's ready.
- We got coffee.
- The internet's not up yet.
That explains all of
this obsolete technology.
- I don't think the, the
New Milford Time is online yet.
And the internet guy
will be here tomorrow.
- Between 10 and six.
- There's barely
any cell service up here
in new mildew either.
I can barely text
Alex, let alone call her.
- She's your
girlfriend, not your employee.
You don't need to be
in constant communication
from nine to five.
(chuckles)
- Eight hour workday.
- That's as
obsolete as Dad's newspaper.
- Yeah, and no, I can't.
Kenny McNamara has
hiking thirsty for Alex,
and I'm scared that
because I'm not there, she's
not even going to curve her
even though she's cuffed.
- She's just afraid another girl
is gonna steal her girlfriend.
- Sarah, you can't
hold on with paranoia.
All right, if it's
meant to be, it's meant to be.
And if not, you move on.
Things will work out
like they're supposed to.
- That's easy for you to say.
You guys are married,
you'll die together alone.
- Oh, thanks for
the vote of confidence.
(ketchup squirts)
- What?
- Gross.
- [Kevin] Where are you going?
- [Sarah] I wanna get in and
run and explore a little bit.
- But you didn't even eat.
- Calories are overrated.
Did you wanna come with?
- Absolutely.
Give me a minute.
- I wanted to go to the lake.
- You still can later, okay?
I assume you wanna get your
day started right away as well.
- Oh yeah, yeah.
I just wanna finish this story.
- Oh, and they all
live happily ever after.
(Kevin sighs)
- Can I come with you?
(Kevin sighs)
- Let's do it.
(gentle music)
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
(knuckles tapping)
(water splashing)
(birds chirping)
(knuckles tapping)
- Maybe no one's home.
- Nah, someone's gotta be here.
Why don't you go around back?
Hmm.
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(window scraping)
(knuckles tapping)
Hello.
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
- Okay, let's head out.
- Where?
- Well, I
thought we'd win the trails
at the local state park.
Matteo says, it's
supposed to be beautiful.
- You don't wanna run
around the neighborhood.
- I want a good work
out of a rough terrain.
The pavement
gives me shin splints.
- You never said in
that when we lived in New York.
- Well, New York was
either pavement or concrete
so I just sucked it up.
Now that we have an
option, let's run the trails.
Think you can keep up, hmm?
Think you can keep up.
- I heard you.
You know I was the one
who invited you on this run.
- Mm-hmm.
It'll be nice to spend
some time together, won't it?
(ominous music)
- Get the fuck outta here
before I blow
your thieving head off!
- Easy.
I don't want You tell her
that Freddy's
not going anywhere.
- Who?
- You wanna get shot, huh?
You wanna get shot, huh?
- I just wanna know where
the property manager lives.
- No one's back there either.
Can and go now?
- Freddy,
Freddy, get back inside.
Get back inside!
- Kevin.
- Matteo, run!
- Freddy!
Freddy, where'd you go?
Freddy?
He's gone.
Where'd he go?
You made Freddy go away.
(gun clicking)
(birds chirping)
(Marla panting)
(Marla crying)
Freddy.
- [Sarah] Wait for me.
- Go, go, go!
Matty, run this way, this way.
Hey, call the cops.
Call the cops,
there's a lady up there.
- Whoa, whoa She had a gun.
- Calm down,
stranger, it's just Mad Marla.
Don't pay her any attention.
Excuse me.
Are serious?
- [Eli] Probably
threaten you with a snub nose
for being on her property.
- Yeah.
- She'll find those
rounds one of these days.
Lucky for you, it wasn't today.
- So how do you know that?
- Because it's just Mad Marla.
She isn't right.
Best to just stay
far, far away from there.
(birds chirping)
- [Sarah] Veronica, wait up.
- Come on,
we're almost in the top.
- You must be Barrington.
- Yeah, yeah, that's right.
Who are you?
- The name is Eli Boardman.
I'm the property
manager for the community.
Who's this guy?
- I'm Matteo.
- How you doing, little man?
Congrats on the new house.
Very special piece
of land you got there.
- Oh yeah, thank you.
Now we, we think it's-
- Sorry that
Mad Marla took it upon herself
to play welcoming committee.
We try to help, but best
we can do is just leave her be.
Was she fussing
about Lillionah and Freddy?
- Yeah, no, as a matter of fact-
- Who's Freddy and La?
- That's Lillionah.
- Veronica!
(panting)
Veronica!
- [Veronica] Sarah.
Check this out.
Come on, you scared.
- She was
the daughter of the chief
of a local indigenous tribe.
She fell in love with a
white man, Frederick Aberlake.
Well, things
didn't exactly work out.
So her father,
the chief, arranged for her
to marry within the tribe,
but Lillionah couldn't bear
to live without a white man.
So she got in a canoe
and headed for the
falls on the Housatonic River
to commit suicide.
Now Freddy, he came
looking for her when he saw
what was happening, he
dove in and tried to stop her,
but he never made it.
They both died going over falls.
That spot where they went
over got named Lover's Leap.
Just a couple miles from here.
- [Sarah] Holy shit.
- See you're gonna love it here.
Vamos, let's keep going.
- Legend has it that
their spirits still reside
in the mingling waters.
Keeping outsiders away
from their final resting place.
- Okay, well
thank you for that little
tale of local folklore.
I was actually
hoping to run into you.
Just wondering if you could
swing by
and help with the
little bee problem we have.
- Tell you what,
I gotta do some well maintenance
in the neighborhood today.
Gotta make sure Mother Earth's
water stays in tip top shape
for the next few
generations, you know?
I'll check it out then.
- Great.
Thank you.
It was, it was really
nice to meet you, Mr. Boardman.
- Eli.
- Eli.
(ominous music)
(Sarah groaning)
- Wait, wait, I got a cramp.
(dramatic music)
(Sarah groaning)
(ominous music)
- Here.
Have a drink.
I got it.
(speaks in foreign language)
- Wait up.
(panting)
Veronica!
- [Veronica] Over here.
- Okay, this isn't funny.
Where are you?
- [Veronica] I'm in here.
- Veronica!
- [Veronica] Sarah.
Over here.
(voice echoing)
Sarah.
(woman crying)
(woman screams)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah screams)
- What are you doing?
- I heard you in there.
- In where?
- In there.
- Not really my
cup of tea there, Sarah.
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(gun clicks)
(shell thuds)
(door creaking)
(door bangs)
(brooding music)
(rake thuds)
(Kevin grunts)
(rake scraping)
(car clicks)
(car door bangs)
(car door bangs)
(door bangs)
(body thuds)
(ominous music)
(bottle clanging)
(Kevin sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(bottle clanging)
(rake scraping)
(Matteo grunts)
- I miss you so much.
I hate it here.
(door clicks)
- Dude, there's something
seriously off about this place.
- Don't you knock?
- So Kevin and I met
with the property manager
and he told us a story
about an Indian princess.
- Bro, there's no such thing
as an Indian princess, okay?
That's just
another Pocahontas trope
made up by colonizers.
And they're called
indigenous people, not Indians.
- So the princess
Lillionah and Frederick
died together in the lake
and are now
haunting Lovers Leap.
- Yeah, okay, that's
called an urban legend, Matty.
And the thing about urban
legends is that they're
not real.
They don't exist.
- So this doesn't freak you out.
- I appreciate your
little history lesson,
but I would really
like to be alone right now.
So if you don't mind.
(Matteo scoffs)
(ominous music)
(wood scraping)
Matteo!
- Uh-huh.
- Close the door.
(door bangs)
- It wasn't a big deal.
She just got all worked up
after getting lost in the woods.
- So how'd she
get lost in the woods?
- She wandered off
the trail and got scared.
I don't know.
I must've
gotten too far ahead of her
so she assumed I
did it on purpose.
- Did you?
- (scoffs)
What kind of question is that?
I thought she could keep up.
(water fizzing)
It's not my fault she didn't.
- You know, hearing
that you went all crazy
on Sarah makes me think that-
- I did not go crazy.
(brooding music)
And I really don't like
it when you use that word.
Why does she
always have to come first?
- She doesn't
always have to come first.
- Yes she does.
She always has.
- She's my daughter.
You're my wife.
It's not a competition.
- Then why do I
always feel like it is, hmm?
- Come here, come here.
(gentle music)
(lips smack)
- Sometimes I just
wonder if you really love me.
- Of course I love you.
(lips smack)
- [Kevin] That's
why I'll murder you.
- What'd you say?
- That's why I
married you because I love you.
- You said,
nevermind.
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
- Mom, I just saw some deer.
- That's nice.
How's the fruit?
- Hey, you okay?
- Yeah, I was just thinking.
(ominous music)
It's cute,
Matteo, but it's not funny.
- What?
- Come on.
You know what?
- No I don't.
- Are you messing with me?
- What?
- The fake eyeball.
- The one you
just had in your mouth.
- What's going on?
- I just said, I don't know.
- Stop fucking around
and just tell them what you did.
- Language.
- What did he do?
- He was
pretending to eat a grape
and then he
had some bloody eyeball
and he spit it into
his napkin to hide it.
- Give me the napkin.
Are you feeling okay today?
- Where is it, you little shit?
- Stop!
- Where is it?
- Leave him alone.
- V, chill.
- He had a fake eyeball.
There was blood
dripping down his chin.
- [Kevin] Matteo.
- Why do you just believe her?
I didn't do anything.
- He said he didn't do anything.
She just wants attention.
- You're such an asshole.
(table thuds)
- Are you okay?
(Matteo scoffs)
- Nice family breakfast.
(brooding music)
(ax thuds)
(Kevin grunting)
(Kevin panting)
Woo.
(Kevin grunting)
(ax thudding)
(ominous music)
(chainsaw roaring)
Oh!
(tense music)
(log thuds)
What the fuck are you doing?
- You won't be able to cut
through that tree
with that ax, Barrington.
Just trying to
help you city boy.
- Yeah, by holding
that chainsaw over your head
like a fucking madman!
- I can assure you, Mr.
Barrington.
I did nothing with the sort.
- Um, Mr. Boardman's
just trying to help, Dad.
(ominous music)
- All right.
(panting)
Sorry.
Thanks.
(knuckles tapping)
(knuckles tapping)
(footsteps tapping)
- Is that the internet guy?
- I don't know.
- 'Cause this is
getting really annoying.
- So are you?
Excuse me.
(knuckles tapping)
(door clicks)
- Hi there.
- Hi.
- I just wanted to come and
welcome you to the neighborhood.
So welcome.
- Well, thank you.
What a nice surprise.
- My name's Brandi with an I.
I live just down the street.
- Nice to meet you. Brandi.
- With an I.
- I'm Veronica with an A.
(laughs)
I, I just made some coffee.
Would you like a cup?
- I'm not much for coffee,
but I would take a glass
of milk if it's not a bother.
- No bother at all.
(door creaking)
(door bangs)
- See this?
You got carpenter bees.
(tongue clicking)
Nasty little fucks,
but easy to move along,
especially as it gets colder.
I think you got
some more over there too.
(bee buzzing)
- This is such a beautiful home.
I wish I could
have grown up here.
- I'm sure your home is nice.
- Not as nice as this one.
Who is that fine
piece of man out there?
- That's Kevin, my husband.
We also have a daughter named
Sarah and a son named Matteo.
- Let me guess Wall Street
guy works out regularly,
eats right,
takes care of his family.
Makes sure responsibilities
are his main priority in life.
- [Veronica] For the most
part, yeah, but really we just-
- It must be nice
having a significant other
who has his shit together.
Me, I have a boyfriend,
but he's just a piece of shit.
Does none of those things.
Irresponsible in just about
every way you could imagine.
Just sits
around all day drinking beer
and cleaning his guns.
Probably the main reason we'll
never have a future together.
- Then why are you with him?
- He fucks like a beast.
But I sure would love me a
nice respectable man like yours.
Someone who treats me
right, takes care of me,
tells me he loves me.
Just a matter
of being the right place
at the right
time, don't you think?
- Hmm.
What do you mean by that?
- Just making chitchat.
(giggles)
(birds chirping)
- [Eli] Lucky for you, I
got plenty of bee traps on hand.
- Traps.
Why not just exterminate 'em?
- You gonna
tell the earth mother
why she can't
have honey in her tea?
- Do carpenter bees make honey?
- Better grab a couple
of big ones just in case.
You got some mud
wasp ness over there too.
- So what's a mud wasp?
- Aren't you glad
you moved to the country?
Feels good to
reconnect with nature, don't it?
(lighter clicks)
(Kevin laughing)
- Oh.
Yeah, okay, I get it now.
You almost had me.
No, I mean,
last night you did have me.
But no, I get it now.
It's, it's very well done.
- What do you get?
- Come on.
New residents
move in the neighborhood,
you initiate 'em
with a cheap scare.
The pipe.
That is a nice addition.
It's very effective.
(chuckles)
- Mr. Barrington, I'm not
following
a word of what you're saying.
- I saw you
last night in the shadows
of my property when I drove in.
- You saw me standing
on your property last night?
- Yeah.
And you were smoking that pipe.
- Oh, you just figured
that if one man smokes a pipe,
you must be the same
man you saw on your property.
- Well, if it wasn't you,
that would be one hell of
a coincidence now, wouldn't it?
- All due respect, Mr.
Barrington,
you're in the countryside now.
A lot of old timers
around here smoke pipes.
Even more people cut
through their neighbor's yards
to get where
they're going quicker.
Heck, I'm sure you'll spot
some wayward children out there
in these woods wants
wake picking nightshade
and wild flowers.
You might own the house,
but that doesn't mean everyone
won't still use the land.
- You're
really gonna stand there
and tell me
that that wasn't you.
- Did you see my face?
I saw the pipe.
- Because if you
didn't, then it wasn't me.
Pure and simple.
- Look, Eli, I don't
wanna keep harping on this.
- But you are harping on it
and you're
insulting me in the process.
Now, if you don't
mind, I'd like to take care
of the pest problem around here.
Is that okay with you?
(lighter clicks)
- [Brandi] Hmm.
Mind hitting me again?
- You know, I have a
ton of things to do today,
and should
probably get started on them.
So if you don't mind.
- Not at all.
Nothing worse than
wearing out your welcome.
(door creaking)
(birds chirping)
Well take care now.
- Who was that?
- No one.
- That it looked
like someone to me.
- What does that mean?
- I'm just curious who it was.
- Why?
You think she's hot?
Don't worry.
She's already
fucking someone else.
And apparently he's a beast!
(brooding music)
(insects chirping)
(twig snapping)
(twig snapping)
(branch snaps)
(twig snaps)
(stick snaps)
(woman wailing)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(ominous music)
(branch snaps)
(suspenseful music)
- Kevin.
(body thuds)
(Matteo screams)
Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What's wrong?
What's?
- There's a man chasing me!
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
- Where is he, huh?
- I, but he was right here.
(Kevin panting)
(tarp rustling)
- Was this the guy?
- No.
It was Frederick.
- Who?
- Frederick.
The guy Mr.
Boardman told us about.
The one who had the Indian,
the indigenous girlfriend.
- Matty, Matty.
What he told you wasn't real.
All right, that was just a
ghost story meant to scare kids.
And that's exactly
what it did, all right?
(toothbrush scratching)
(water splashing)
(toothbrush tapping)
(knuckles tapping)
- [Matteo] Sarah.
(knuckles tapping)
(door clicks)
- Not yours.
- Sorry.
- Don't you knock.
- I did.
- What do you want?
- I know you think I
did something at breakfast,
but I didn't.
- Didn't keep your
mouth shut, yeah, I know.
- Okay, dude,
I didn't even do anything.
- I know what I saw.
- I saw something too.
- What do you mean?
- Fredrick.
I saw him.
He came out of the woods.
- Did you tell dad?
- Yeah, but he
didn't believe me.
- Sucks, doesn't it?
- What?
I really did see something.
- Okay, join the club.
- Sarah, there's
something weird going on
and I can't explain it.
- Yeah, well, I can.
Moving here is a huge mistake.
(door bangs)
(ominous music)
(door bangs)
(brooding music)
(water splashing)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(dramatic music)
(brooding music)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(voice chattering)
(light clicks)
- Mom.
Sarah.
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(woman crying)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah panting)
(ominous music)
(insects chirping)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(Sarah screams)
(Sarah panting)
(light clicks)
(Frederick groans)
(tense music)
(Matteo screaming)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
- What's wrong, huh?
- Frederick's in my room!
(ominous music)
- There's no one here, Matteo.
- Who's Frederick?
- Matteo has this local folklore
floating around his head.
There's no
Frederick, right, Matty?
- He's telling the truth.
(brooding music)
- Oh, did you see him too?
- No.
But I saw something else.
- (groans)
Guys, the woods aren't haunted.
This house isn't haunted.
Ghosts don't exist.
But I do think
Eli Boardman has been creeping
around trying to scare us.
- Why would he wanna scare us?
- Well, I don't think
he likes us being here.
- The property
manager of our community
wants us gone.
- Mm-hmm.
- Why?
- I don't know.
But, but I saw him
creeping around the woods
when I came back from the
market,
and I saw him inside
this house this very night.
- In the house.
- Mm.
When he came
over to take care of that,
that bee problem
that we had on the patio,
he said "He takes care of
the pest problems around here."
Not your pest problem, not
the bees, but the pest problem.
- So?
- Don't, don't you see?
We're the pests
he's trying to take care.
- Kevin, it's
almost four in the morning.
I'm tired and
obviously so are you.
So can we just chalk this up
to them buying into Eli's
scary story and call it a night?
- Veronica, he carries a gun!
There was something
way off with this guy.
- Dad, I think you're losing it.
- Yeah,
yeah, maybe you're the one
who should be on medication.
(Kevin chuckles)
- Maybe you should just shut up.
- What did you say?
(tense music)
- Just shut up
and listen for once.
Instead of ignoring
what someone has to say.
- Matteo enough.
- I've done everything
to give you a decent life
and you dare
talk to me like that.
- Gold digging and
selfishness aren't everything.
Mother.
- Matteo!
- You're right,
I don't like you.
You've been nothing but a burden
to me ever since
your father abandoned us.
- V!
- Nice Matteo, real nice.
- Good morning, Veronica.
(birds chirping)
(rake scraping)
Getting that
yard work done I see.
(Kevin chuckles)
- [Veronica] Did you have our
mail forwarded before we left?
- Yeah, you
watched me do it, remember?
- Well, there's
nothing in the mail yet.
- Come on, not this again.
- Can you
please take care of it?
- It takes a while to
process the request, Veronica.
- Or maybe the
request never went through.
- You don't know that it
actually went through,
all right?
The internet is shit.
- Maybe it dropped out.
I just wanna know
that the mail's coming
to our home like it should.
Fine, I'll do it.
(door bangs)
(ominous music)
- The internet
isn't working again.
Veronica, did you hear me?
Hello?
- What do you want?
- Internet.
- So?
- So call the guy and figure
out why he isn't here yet.
- Here's a thought.
You're 17, stop asking adults
to put a bandaid on everything
and start
taking care of yourself,
you spoiled little bitch.
- Yeah, obviously.
- Hey, what do
you think you're doing?
- None of your business.
- Oh, certainly is my business.
- [Brandi] I'm just asking.
(Veronica
speaking in foreign language)
- Whoa.
- Stay away from him,
you white trash little whore!
- [Kevin] What
the fuck are you doing?
- You don't talk to him!
You don't go near him!
Stay the fuck out of our lives!
- Are you not crazy?
- Stop calling me crazy.
You're the one who.
(tense music)
Why are you
looking at me like that?
- Like what?
- Like that.
Kevin, you're scaring me.
- Oh Christ, V.
- No, no.
(ominous music)
- Eli.
(suspenseful music)
I know you're out
here, motherfucker!
(insects chirping)
(fire crackling)
You said you always
wanted to eat under the stars.
(silverware clangs)
(silverware clangs)
(Kevin sighs)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
He's here.
(door clicks)
- I see him!
(silverware dings)
(Kevin panting)
(tense music)
Over there, over there!
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
- No there!
There!
(Kevin panting)
Dad, what's going on?
- Hey, hey, you are the most
important thing to me, okay?
(tense music)
I'm not gonna let
anything happen to you, okay?
Let's get the shotgun.
- The what?
- I, I thought it didn't work.
(Sarah screams)
(suspenseful music)
- What the fuck is
wrong with you, huh?
- He trying to kill me!
No, please, let me go.
No.
- Matteo, get her pills.
- Let me go, let me go.
- Sarah, get some water.
- [Veronica]
Let me go, let me go.
- Why is she saying that?
- Stop!
- Dad.
- Water now!
Hurry.
- I don't want anymore.
Please stop.
(water splashing)
Stop.
No, please, no, no, no, please.
Let me go.
- Calm down, calm down.
Calm down.
- Let me go.
No, no, please.
- Shh, shh, shh.
- No.
No, no, no!
No!
(crying)
No.
- Dad.
- He's gonna kill me!
Please no!
No, no, no!
He's gonna kill me.
- Dad.
- No, no, no, no, no, no.
(Veronica groaning)
- [Kevin] Shh.
Shh, shh.
(Veronica gasping)
Shh.
(Veronica coughing)
- What the fuck
is happening here?
(insects chirping)
(birds chirping)
(Brandi screams)
(ominous music)
- Help, help me!
Somebody, please
help me, I'm hurt!
- Hey, what happened?
- I fell.
I rolled my ankle.
I think it's broken.
(Brandi crying)
- Okay, it's, it's not broken.
I think you just
twisted it real bad.
It's probably
just a nasty sprain.
(Brandi whimpering)
Let's see if you can walk on it.
Come on.
(Brandi groaning)
- (groans) I don't
think that was such a good idea.
Fuck.
I can't walk on it.
How am I gonna get home?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's gonna be fun, okay?
We'll get you home.
- I can't walk on it.
- You just have
to get some ice on it.
Get some rest.
- I can't that until I get home.
- I, you know, I don't know.
Maybe, maybe I
could You could.
- I could.
- You could.
- I could.
- Carry me home.
- Carry you home.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.
There you go.
(grunts)
There.
- My boyfriend would've never
done something like this for me.
- No, sounds like a great guy.
- I'm just so lucky to have
a respectable
man like you around.
- Hey, what are
neighbors for, huh?
- I wish I had
someone to treat me right,
to take care of me,
to tell me he loves me.
Just a matter of being the
right place at the right time.
Don't you think?
(ominous music)
What the hell are you doing?
You're a married man.
What would
Veronica think about this?
Just wait until she finds out.
- [Kevin] Brandi, please don't.
- Coward.
- All right.
(Veronica groaning)
- No, no.
- Shh, shh, shh.
- No, no.
(crying)
I don't want it.
- [Kevin] Shh.
- [Veronica] No.
(Veronica gurgling)
(Veronica crying)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- [Kevin] Boardman!
- Oh, good morning, Mr.
Barrington.
City boy likes play with guns.
Even know how to use that?
(gun clicks)
- Try me.
Here I thought you were
looking for a hunting buddy.
- I know what
you're trying to do.
- Just what is that?
- Running around my
yard, creeping around the woods.
Scaring the shit
outta my kids before bed.
- I think living in the woods
is getting to you, Barrington.
- You were staring
at my daughter last night
while she was in her bathroom.
- I beg your pardon?
- You were in my
yard watching my daughter
in the shower.
- You better
watch it, Barrington.
Accusations like that can
end with a whole lot of trouble.
And I'll bet
you've got no proof either.
- I don't need any.
- You people are all the same.
Come from the city
like you own the fucking place
with your,
with your fancy clothes
and your proper language,
throwing your money around
and buying up all the land
thinking you're right at home.
Let me tell you something,
Barrington, you ain't home.
- I don't want you on
or near my property again.
You hear me?
And wipe that
fucking smile off your face.
You look like an asshole.
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(wood scratching)
(door clicks)
(voice chattering)
(ominous music)
(heavy breathing)
(door thuds)
(door clicks)
- Sarah.
Fredrick's coming.
Sarah.
Sarah.
(brooding music)
- Did you hear me?
(Sarah crying)
I hear Frederick.
He's coming with Lillionah.
(Sarah crying)
- They're already here.
(crying)
(suspenseful music)
(Matteo screaming)
- What, what's up?
What's wrong?
- He's at the window!
(ominous music)
- [Kevin] There's no one here.
(suspenseful music)
- Dad, wait.
(door clicks)
(Sarah screams)
(tense music)
(suspenseful music)
(door clicks)
(Frederick growling)
(door bangs)
(Sarah crying)
Please go away.
(crying)
(insects chirping)
(Kevin panting)
(gun clicks)
- Where are
you, you son of bitch?
Veronica.
(glass shattering)
(dramatic music)
(body thuds)
(Sarah crying)
(Veronica panting)
(ominous music)
(Sarah screams)
(Sarah whimpering)
(suspenseful music)
(Sarah crying)
(Matteo panting)
(Kevin panting)
(insects chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(Matteo whimpering)
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
- [Sarah]
(whimpering) Please hurt me.
- He's the one
trying to hurt us, Sarah.
Wait.
(groans)
- Dad, help!
(door clicks)
(door bangs)
(dramatic music)
(medium tempo suspenseful music)
(fast tempo suspenseful music)
(Matteo panting)
(ominous music)
(gun bangs)
(brooding music)
- [Kevin] Matteo, I got him.
(suspenseful music)
- Kevin, he's here!
(screen whooshes)
(ominous music)
(Veronica panting)
- [Veronica] Sarah.
(suspenseful music)
- Wait.
(gun bangs)
(Kevin grunts)
- I got him, Matteo.
- Matteo.
(crying)
(brooding music)
(Kevin crying)
- Oh, shit.
(crying)
Goddammit.
Eli!
(knife clangs)
(suspenseful music)
(door creaks)
(glass crackling)
(fast tempo suspenseful music)
(Kevin panting)
Eli, were the fuck are you?
(Veronica panting)
(Veronica crying)
Eli!
(voice echoing)
Veronica.
Hey, put the knife down, yeah?
- Don't.
- V.
(Veronica whimpering)
Don't do anything crazy, okay?
- Don't call me crazy.
- [Kevin] Shh, shh, hey, hey.
(Veronica crying)
- You're making me
crazy.
(knife thuds)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(body thuds)
(water splashing)
(Veronica crying)
(gun bangs)
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(brooding music)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
- Off to make
your well rounds, Pop?
- Yes, hon.
When you
live in a place like this,
you can't just go about your
business thinking everything
will take care of itself.
Folks around
here understand that.
We have a deep respect
and concern for our town
and our past.
(ominous music)
The legends, the stories,
our ways and traditions,
and those are the
people who came before us.
That's who we are.
We believe this stuff.
It's our history.
The outsiders
just throw all that aside
and treat everything
that means anything to us
like something you
buy at the Dollar Store.
Use it until it turns
into garbage and throw it away.
We can't let that happen.
We gotta do
whatever it takes to stop 'em.
Then we can get everything
back to the way it should be.
(birds chirping)
(car doors banging)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(brooding music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(tense music)
(ominous music)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(melancholic music)