BAD DOLLY

An original screenplay

By

Chris Whitworth

6.9.2015
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FADE IN:

EXT. FIELD – NIGHT (1666)

In the middle of a large open field somewhere in colonial

America, a cult of WITCHES, led by high witch ESTER ROMAN,
are standing in the middle of the field. Staggered in the
middle of the witches, are thirteen branches, each with a
child sized skeleton tied to it.

ESTER
Soon, very soon, our dark god will rise
again!

WITCH #1
With his power, we shall take over the world
and rename it in the eyes of our dark god!

ESTER
3000 years he has awaited rebirth!

WITCH #2
In four days, our glorious god Ra will give
life back to dark god

ESTER
Praise!

WITCH #3
Is it time?

ESTER
Yes. Prepare to make an offering.

The second witch produces a sacrificial dagger and a skull

missing the skull cap.

ESTER
(cont’d)
In the name of Mammon...

WITCH #1
In the name of Mammon...

ESTER
For our dark god...
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WITCH #2
For our Dark god...

ESTER
We offer this sacrifice...

WITCH #3
We offer this sacrifice...

ESTER
Of our blood...

WITCH #1
Of our blood...

ESTER
And our souls...

WITCH #2
And our souls...

ESTER
We ask of you, Ra...

WITCH #3
We ask of you, Ra...

ESTER
When our dark god rises...

WITCH #1
When our dark god rises...

ESTER
That you spare us...

WITCH #2
That you spare us...

ESTER
And grant us your life...

WITCH #3
And grant us your life...

ESTER
Almighty Mammon.
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WITCH #1
Almighty Mammon.

ESTER
This is our offering.

The first witch cuts her hand with the sacrificial dagger.

ESTER
My life is your life...

The second witch cuts her hand with the sacrificial dagger.

WITCH #2
My power is your power.

ESTER
Soon, Mammon will rise!

ESTER
We usher into this world, a soul banished
from here long ago.

WITCH #3
We summon from beyond the dark zone, our
dDark god.

ESTER
Dark god, here our voices and heed our call.

WITCH #1
Your soul must travel across the river Styx
back to this world.

ESTER
Dark god, this world has fallen apart since
you’ve died, heed our call.

WITCH #2
Almighty Mammon, release our dark god’s
spirit from his immortal kingdom to return to
our world.

ESTER
Heed our call.
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WITCH #3
Almighty Mammon, rescue dark god, battle the
Thousand Army and bring Dark god back to our
world.

ESTER
Karru...

WITCH #1
Marri...

ESTER
Odanna...

WITCH #2
Loma...

ESTER
Maluno...

WITCH #3
Karrano!

MALE VOICE
(o/s)
Ester Roman!

The witches turn their attention towards MAGNUS REX, a witch

hunter who has been tracking Ester and her coven for a while
now. He has a dueling pistol aimed at them. There are two
MONKS with him.

ESTER
Witch hunter.

MAGNUS
You cannot flee us now.

ESTER
You’re too late, witch hunter.

WITCHES
Too late.
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ESTER
Mammon will soon release the soul of our dark
god and he will walk the world of the flesh
and of the blood and of the bone once again!

MAGNUS
Stop stalling!

WITCHES
Too late!

MAGNUS
Ester Roman, you and your followers are being
charged with the kidnapping and murder of
thirteen children. You’ve been order to
death, along with your followers, by the
church.

LATER - -

The three witches have metal masks placed over their faces
and are tied to crudely constructed cross like structures,
similar to how the skeletons were tied. Ester is tied to a
crucifix of sorts, a metal mask over her face as well. The
monks are PRAYING silently as Magnus walks up to Ester.
Magnus removes a piece of paper from his coat.

MAGNUS
(cont’d)
Ester Roman, you are being charged by the
Catholic church for the murder of the
following children...

Anna Wilson, aged 12

Patrick McGoughan, aged 7
Timothy Shambler, aged 10
Tyler Pennyton, aged 4
Thomas Newburg, aged 5
Samantha Cantur, aged 2
Conrad Meiers, aged 8
Hannah Willis, aged 6
Annabelle Griggs, aged 5
Kyle Mills, aged 10
Carla Bates, aged 7
Sarah Shaw, aged 11
Johnathon Tellos, aged 2
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For these murders, you and your coven, whose

names are unknown by the church, are being
sentenced to death in the name of the Lord
Almighty.

WITCHES
False god.

MONK #1
Silence!

MAGNUS
Ester Roman, before you die by the fires in
which your blacken soul was born, do you have
any final words?

ESTER
I shall build for you a wasteland of pain. I
shall gouge the eyes! And at last, I'll
plunge my fingers into your beating,
bleeding, suffering, palpitating heart!

Magnus draws his dueling pistol and shoots Ester in the

head, killing her instantly. He then draws a Le Mat revolver
and shoots the other three witches.

MAGNUS
Burn the bodies.

EXT. FIELD – DAY

The following day, in the morning fog, Magnus has returned

to make sure the bodies were burnt. The three witches are
still hanging from their restraints, while Ester’s skeleton
is on the ground, the skull sitting next to it.

MAGNUS
May God have mercy on your souls.

EXT. SURBURBIA – DAY (FIVE YEARS AGO)

It is a late summer weekend afternoon.

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EXT/INT. GARAGE – DAY

MELISSA SANDERSON is in the garage going through a few boxes

that aren’t unpacked yet. She opens one and finds some old
and very creepy dolls inside.

MELISSA
Oh god.

She takes one out of the box.

MELISSA
(cont’d)
These things are absolutely hideous!

She removes another one from the box.

MELISSA
(cont’d)
Michael’s sister must have packed these a
gag. I’ll take them inside and let him decide
what to do with them.

EXT. BACKYARD - AFTERNOON

Melissa is standing in the backyard, relaxing. Her husband,

MICHAEL SANDERSON exits the house.

MICHAEL
Did Abby finally go to sleep?

MELISSA
Yeah. You’d think being at the park all would
have worn her out.

MICHAEL
Well, she’s just like you. Doesn’t stop
moving until every last drop of energy is
drained out of her.

MELISSA
God, this house is perfect.

MICHAEL
I know.
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MELISSA
I’m just glad to be out of that city and into
suburban life.

MICHAEL
There’s no way Abby could have grown up in
the city and turn out...

MELISSA
Normal. I believe the word you’re looking for
is normal.

They both LAUGH.

MELISSA
(cont’d)
Hey, you never told me.

MICHAEL
I never told you what?

MELISSA
How did you get this house so cheap?

MICHAEL
Who said it was cheap?

EXT. HOUSE – LATER

Clouds have moved in, swallowing any illumination from

the moon and stars. There is a lingering, unholy silence.

INT. KITCHEN

Melissa and Michael are sitting in the kitchen the following

morning.

MICHAEL
What’s today’s agenda?

MELISSA
Well, I was hoping to get some grocery
shopping in tonight.

MICHAEL
Tonight?
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MELISSA
You haven’t spent a lot of time with Abby, I
figured it’d be good for you.

MICHAEL
I guess I can break from the book writing for
a few minutes.

MELISSA
Good.

MICHAEL
Are you working today?

MELISSA
No, Dan’s given me a couple of extra days
with the move to help get things settled.

MICHAEL
You’re still getting a paycheck though,
right?
MELISSA
Yes, dear.

EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT

It is a hot, summer night. All the lights are on in the

house, save for a dim light coming from one of the bedrooms.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Michael is reading the newspaper on the couch. A baby

monitor sits next to him on the side table. A SOFT VOICE,
that of Melissa, comes over the baby monitor.

MELISSA
(v/o)
Hush little baby, don’t say a word. Papa’s
gonna buy you a mockingbird...

The cordless phone on the coffee table RINGS. Michael turns

the volume on the baby monitor down and answers the phone.

MICHAEL
Hello?

MELISSA
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(v/o)
Hey, I’m almost home. Can you come help me
with the groceries?

MICHAEL
What are you talking about?

MELISSA
(v/o)
I’m on my way home from the grocery store.

MICHAEL
No, you’re not. Come on, I just heard you
singing to Abby on the baby monitor.

MELISSA
(v/o)
Shane, I’ve been shopping for almost two
hours.

MICHAEL
Then, who’s...

He looks at the baby monitor.

MELISSA
(v/o)
Michael?

CU - -

THE BABY MONITOR

VOICE
(v/o)
And if that horse and cart fall down,
you'll still be the sweetest little baby in
town.

CU - -

THE CORDLESS PHONE, lying on the floor.

MELISSA
(v/o)
Michael? Michael!
Shane runs up the stairs from the living room.
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INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY

Michael hits the top landing and runs down the hallway to
the last bedroom.

INT. BEDROOM

He throws the door to the bedroom open and everything is

normal. The baby, ABBY, is fast asleep in her bed, a soft
light illuminating the room. Michael BREATHES a sigh of
relief. As he stares down at Abby, the bedroom door slowly
begins to close, revealing the last doll Melissa picked up
as - -

SLAM CUT - -

EXT. WAREHOUSE – DAY (PRESENT)

A warehouse sits near the edge of the woods. Two guys doing
community service, RICK and MITCH, are carrying boxes into
the warehouse.

INT. WAREHOUSE

Rick and Mitch set some boxes down in the warehouse.

MITCH
Dude, fucking sucks!

RICK
I know.

MITCH
I can’t believe that a single DUI landed us
doing community service for the next six
weeks.

RICK
One DUI? Try five.

MITCH
I only remember one.

RICK
No surprise there.
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MITCH
Funny.

RICK
Come on, let’s get the rest of the boxes.

Mitch and Rick exit the warehouse.

EXT. WAREHOUSE – DAY

Another person serving community service, DANNI comes

walking up with a box.

DANNI
Hey you two!

RICK
Hey!

MITCH
Hey Danni.

DANNI
Where do you want this box?

RICK
Which one is it?

DANNI
It says Mitch’s Action Figures.

RICK
Dude! That’s hilarious!

DANNI
Mitch?

MITCH
I never had toys when I was a kid.

RICK
What?

MITCH
I got books and learning videos with Teaching
Teddy.
RICK
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Video Smarts?

MITCH
That was the name of them.

INT. KITCHEN

Michael and Melissa are sitting with FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

at the kitchen table with a digital recorder between them.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

I just want you to start from the beginning.

Melissa nods. Father Sarchie hits the RECORD button.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

(cont’d)
My name’s Father Edward Sarchie. It’s August
15th, 2015. I’m sitting here with Melissa
Sanderson, who, with her husband, Michael
Sanderson, has been experiencing
supernatural occurrences.

He looks to Melissa.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

(cont’d)
Okay, go ahead

MELISSA
Well, it really started with Michael.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Okay, go ahead, Michael.

MICHAEL
Well, a few weeks back, I was home alone with
our daughter Abby. Melissa had gone out
shopping and I forgot that she had. I was
listening to Melissa sing to Abby over the
baby monitor, then, that’s when things got
weird.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Weird? Weird how?

MICHAEL
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The phone rang and Melissa was on the other

line. I thought she was fooling around, but I
kept hearing her voice on the baby monitor.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Then what happened?

MICHAEL
I ran up to Abby’s room and found her
sleeping in the crib.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

There was no one else in the room?

MICHAEL
No.

MELISSA
What about...

There is a brief pause.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

What about... what?

MICHAEL
The woman.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Woman?

Michael BREATHES a sigh of relief. As he stares down at

Abby, the bedroom door slowly begins to close. He turns
around and looks in horror at something unseen. Melissa
comes through the door.

MELISSA
Michael? Is everything okay?

He doesn’t respond as he is still in shock.

MELISSA
(cont’d)
Michael? What’s wrong?

He points behind her.

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MELISSA
(cont’d)
What? What is it?

She slowly turns around and sees the outline of a WOMAN

standing by the door.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

What did the woman look like?

MICHAEL
She was gone before we could get a really
good look.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Gone?

MELISSA
She just vanished.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

I see. Would you mind if I did a walkthrough
of the house?

MELISSA
Not at all.

MICHAEL
Go ahead.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE.

I will start with the basement. That is where
you said, Melissa, that the lights were off
at first then back on again when you
returned?

MELISSA
Yes. And the box I had carried down there was
overturned as well.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

I would like to ask you both to maybe go
outside for a few moments while I
investigate.

MICHAEL
Why?
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FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

If there is a paranormal presence, it is used
to you being here. It’s not used to me and if
it is malevolent, my being here will force it
to do whatever it can to repel me.

MELISSA
Fair enough.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Good. Let’s begin.

He turns off the recorder.

INT. BASEMENT

Father Sarchie enters the basement and begins to look

around. Everything seems fine until he walks past a small
nook with a bookcase and a single book falls from the shelf
to the floor.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Is there someone here with me?

A small turntable clicks on and begins PLAYING.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

(cont’d)
This sideshow tricks don’t scare me, show
yourself!

Behind Father Sarchie, a blurry FIGURE can be seen raising a

hand. Father Sarchie swings around and nothing is there.

VOICE
(o/s)
Die.

INT. KITCHEN
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Melissa and Michael rejoin Father Sarchie at the table in

the kitchen.

MELISSA
Did you experience anything?

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

I did.

MICHAEL
What was it?

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

When I was in the basement, there is that
little nook.

MELISSA
With the bookcases.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Yes. As I walked past that area, a book fell
from the shelf.

MELISSA
Oh my god.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

Then, the little turntable started playing.

MELISSA
I’m scared, Michael.

MICHAEL
What should we do, Father Sarchie?

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

This house sounds like it does have
supernatural activity. Do you mind if I call
in some specialists in the field?

MELISSA
I’m fine with that.

FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE

I will call them right now.
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INT. WAREHOUSE - ATTIC

Danni enters the warehouse attic and slides the box aside.
She notices a pair of feet sticking out underneath a tarp.
She climbs into the attic and walks over to the tarp covered
objects.

DANNI
Who’s hiding under there?

She lifts the sheet up and the doll that Melissa found in
the garage is underneath it.

DANNI
(cont’d)
Wow, someone collects some creepy shit.

INT. WAREHOUSE

Mitch and Rick walk into the living room, carrying the boxes
and Mitch jumps.

MITCH
Whoa!

RICK
What?

MITCH
What the fuck is that?

He points to the doll sitting on a chair.

RICK
Where the hell did that thing come from?

MITCH
That’s what I’d like to know.

DANNI
(o/s)
I found it in the attic.

She comes around the corner.

DANNI
(cont’d)
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Creepy, isn’t it.

MITCH
Hell yeah it is.

Rick walks up and kneels down in front of the doll.

RICK
Hello Annabelle.

MITCH
More like Annahell.

RICK
Dude.

MITCH
What?

RICK
Again with puns.

SLAM IN - - A CHURCH STEEPLE

Against a blue sky with sunshine.

MALE VOICE
(v/o)
My name is Father Edward Sarchie.

INT. CHURCH

Sitting in the office of the church is Father Sarchie.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Father Sarchie, we’d really like to thank you
for taking the time out of your busy schedule
to speak with us on this documentary.

FATHER SARCHIE
It is no trouble, really.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
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If at any time, if you wish not to answer one

of the questions, please, feel free to say
so.

FATHER SARCHIE
Sure, sure.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
What is the Bible?

FATHER SARCHIE
Wanted to hit me with a hard one first, I
see.

He and the woman behind the camera LAUGH.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Well, we wanted to come out guns blazing.

FATHER SARCHIE
You sure did. Let’s see, what is the Bible?
That’s a very hard question to answer, as
there really is a multitude of answers.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
What is your definition of the Bible?

FATHER SARCHIE
Well, like any priest, I would have to say
the greatest story ever told.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Is it a work of fact, or of fiction.

FATHER SARCHIE
Fact of course.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
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Let me ask you this, everything that happened

in the Bible, virgin births, miracles, the
plagues...

FATHER SARCHIE
Yes...

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Why don’t those happen in modern times if in
fact, like you say, the Bible is fact, and
not fiction.

FATHER SARCHIE
Miracles happen all the time, we just turn a
blind eye to them in this world of
technology.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
I see. Next question.

FATHER SARCHIE
Hope it’s not a whopper like that last one.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
This one should be a little easier.

FATHER SARCHIE
I am ready when you are.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Let me ask you this, everything that happened
in the Bible, virgin births, miracles, the
plagues...

FATHER SARCHIE
Yes...

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
What are Angels?

FATHER SARCHIE
Ah, an easy one like you said.
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They LAUGH.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
So, what is an Angel, Father Sarchie?

FATHER SARCHIE
The spirit of a lost loved one who has
ascended to heaven to become a protector for
his and her loved ones.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
In contrast, what is a Demon?

FATHER SARCHIE
Treading dangerous ground there, young lady.

They LAUGH again.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Seriously, though, Father Sarchie, what is a
Demon and do you believe in them?

FATHER SARCHIE
I’ll answer the second half of that question
first. I do believe in Demons, yes, I believe
that they exist around us and manipulate
people into doing bad things, but I don’t
like them pollute my life. And what is a
demon?

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Yes.

FATHER SARCHIE
An Angel whose soul has been blackened by the
Devil.

FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Who is the Devil?
Father Sarchie doesn’t reply.
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FEMALE VOICE
(o/s)
Father Sarchie?

A brief moment passes before...

EXT. HOUSE – DUSK

Standing on the front porch of a small suburban house is

CARLOLINE BIDEWILL. She has her arms crossed and she looks
stressed, obviously there is something wrong going on in her
life. She notices FATHER EDWARD SARCHIE walking up towards
the house. She walks off the porch and up to him.

CAROLINE
Father Sarchie.

EDWARD
Mrs. Bidewill.

They HUG.

CAROLINE
Thank you for coming on such short notice.

EDWARD
Of course.

CAROLINE
Follow me.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Caroline and Edward are walking through the living room of

her house.

EDWARD
How long as she been like this?

CAROLINE
It was on and off, we really didn’t think of
it too much until about two hours ago when I
called you.

INT. BASEMENT
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In the basement of the house, in one corner is Caroline’s

husband RANDY, their son DOMINIC, and tied to a chair in the
middle of the basement, is their older daughter RILEY.
Riley’s face and arms are covered in cuts and she’s
thrashing around in the chair. Randy and Dominic are
terrified.

RILEY
I am going to eat your souls!

RANDY
Get out of my daughter, you bastard!

RILEY
No, it’s nice and warm in her, I like it.
RANDY
I demand that you leave her body!

RILEY
Or what?

Randy is baffled by that statement.

RILEY
(cont’d)
I said, or what? Are you going to crawl
inside her and tear me out of your daughter’s
body? Are you really willing to do that?

Caroline and Edward enter the basement.

RANDY
Father Sarchie, you have to help us!

EDWARD
That’s why I’m here.

He walks over to Riley.

EDWARD
(cont’d)
Hello Riley.

RILEY
Holy man.
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EDWARD
Who am I actually talking to?

RILEY
The bastard living inside of this flesh suit.

EDWARD
What is your name?

RILEY
Riley.

EDWARD
Stop playing games!

RILEY
Stop playing games!

EDWARD
What is your name, foul creature?!

RILEY
Lamia.

Edward’s eyes widen and he steps back.

CAROLINE
Father Sarchie? What’s wrong.

EDWARD
We’re not dealing with an ordinary demon
here.

RANDY
What’s an ordinary demon, exactly?

EDWARD
One that can be exorcised with a rite from
Catholicism.

CAROLINE
What kind of a demon has our daughter?
EDWARD
A vampiric demon which preys on children.

CAROLINE
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Oh god.

RANDY
Can you get rid of it?

EDWARD
Yes.

RANDY
Well, what are you waiting for?! Do it!

EDWARD
There is a chance that her soul may be taken
by the Lamia and something else could come
back.

Randy grabs Edward by the collar.

RANDY
If you don’t get that thing out of my
daughter.
Edward
Alright.

He reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out an aged piece
of parchment paper. Dominic walks up to him.

DOMINIC
Father Sarchie?

EDWARD
Yes, Dominic.

DOMINIC
Don’t let that thing hurt my sister.

EDWARD
I won’t, Dominic. I promise.

RANDY
Can we hurry this up?!

Edward walks over to Riley.

RILEY
Good, you’re back. I was getting bored.

Edward opens the piece of parchment paper.

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RILEY
(cont’d)
Are you going to tell us a bed time story?

EDWARD
Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus,
omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio
infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis
congregatio et secta diabolica!

Riley SCREAMS, but it is not her SCREAMING, it’s the Limia.

It’s so loud that Edward, Caroline, Randy and Dominic cover
their ears. Suddenly, Riley’s head drops.

RANDY
Riley?

CAROLINE
Riley sweetie?
DOMINIC
You said you weren’t going to let her get
hurt!

EDWARD
She didn’t.

Riley lifts her head up. She looks dazed.

RILEY
Mom? Dad?

CAROLINE
Riley!

She runs over and hugs Riley while Randy unties her.

EDWARD
My work here is done.

EXT. WAREHOUSE – DAY

The warehouse sits quietly in the middle of nowhere.

INT. WAREHOUSE
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Into the warehouse, walks Danni and Rick. Rick shuts the
door behind him.

DANNI
I cannot believe you!

RICK
What? What did I do this time?

DANNI
You completely embarrassed us! No, wait, just
me!

RICK
How did I embarrass you?

DANNI
Seriously?

RICK
Yes! Tell me!

DANNI
You are unbelievable.

RICK
What did I do?

Danni sits down on a chair and crosses her arms.

RICK
(cont’d)
Are you going to tell me, or not?

DANNI
I don’t think I want to.

RICK
Then, how are we going to get over this
fight?

DANNI
Who said I want to?

RICK
You’re being impossible right now.
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DANNI
Whatever.

RICK
Fine. Whatever.

Rick storms off. Danni puts her head into her hands.

EXT. WAREHOUSE – DAY (PANNING SHOT)

Nothing is making a sound outside of the warehouse.

INT. WAREHOUSE

As Danni is doing her paperwork, there is a sudden loud

CRASH from the attic, which startles her.

DANNI
Goddamn it. What is he doing now?!

She gets up and heads over to the attic.

INT. WAREHOUSE - ATTIC

She opens the attic door and looks around. The lights are
off and everything is quiet.

DANNI
Rick?

She cautiously enters into the attic. She looks around and
doesn’t see anything unusual. Behind her, the door in the
attic CREAKS. Danni slowly turns around, a look of pure
horror falls on her face.

DANNI
(cont’d)
Rick? (chokes) Is that you?

She slowly starts walking over to the door. As she gets

closer to the door, she reaches out to grab the door handle.
As she does, the door swings open and she jumps back. A
cricket bat has fallen out of the closet.

DANNI
(cont’d)
Shit! Jesus, Danni, get a grip.
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She jumps suddenly as the loud SCRATCH of a stylus going

across a record is heard and Here Comes The Boogeyman by
Henry Hall is heard. She grabs the cricket bat and starts
making her way back to the attic door.

INT. WAREHOUSE

The music is BLARING as Danni walks through the warehouse,

she’s holding the cricket bat defensively. She turns off the
turntable. As soon as she does, the music begins PLAYING
again from somewhere else in the warehouse. She starts down
a hallway as the doll is seen standing behind her,
unnoticed. An old radio leaning up against the wall is
PLAYING the song. Danni twists the knobs, there is no effect
on the song. She looks for the power cord and starts pulling
it. She pulls it to the end and finds out that the radio is
not even plugged in. The doll appears behind her and the
radio stops playing. WHISPERING is heard, growing louder and
louder as Danni turns her head. She eyes widen and as she is
about to scream...

INT. WAREHOUSE

Rick is sitting in the warehouse when Mitch walks in.

MITCH
What’s up, bro?

RICK
I drank too much last night.

MITCH
Shit dude, I’ve never seen anyone ever,
hammer down 5 40s like you did.

RICK
I can feel it.

MITCH
Where was Danni?

RICK
I think she went home.

MITCH
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Did something happen between you two?

RICK
We went out to lunch with her parents and I
made a bad joke that pissed her parents off.

MITCH
The one about the Asian chef and the angry
hooker?

RICK
That’s the one.

MITCH
Shit.

RICK
What are you doing today?

MITCH
That’s what I wanted to ask you.

RICK
What?

MITCH
Where’s that creepy ass doll?

RICK
In the living room, why? You going to fuck
it?

MITCH
No. I was researching it online and it’s
pretty old.

RICK
How old?

MITCH
Mid 1960s. They didn’t make a lot of them
because they scared kids.

RICK
And grown men like you.
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MITCH
Funny. Anyways, I was going to take it down
to the antique shop and see what they can
tell me about it.

RICK
Have fun carrying that thing around town.

HEATHER, one of the other community service people, walks

into the kitchen.

HEATHER
Hey guys.

RICK
Hey Heather.

MITCH
Heather.

RICK
I didn’t know you were still here.

HEATHER
Yeah, Tom wanted to me to stay for a
sleepover.

MITCH
Pajamas optional?

HEATHER
You know it.

MITCH
Nice.

HEATHER
Hey Mitch.

MITCH
Yeah?

HEATHER
Did you put that creepy doll in our room last
night?
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MITCH
No, why?

HEATHER
I woke up and the damn thing was sitting on
the floor.

MITCH
I thought you said it was on the floor in the
back?

RICK
It is.

Rick gets up from the table and walks into to the far end of
the warehouse and stops. The doll is nowhere to be found.
Heather and Mitch join him.

HEATHER
Told you.

INT. WAREHOUSE

Rick and Mitch are sitting Father Sarchie in the warehouse

with a digital recorder on a small table between them.

FATHER SARCHIE
I just want you to start from the beginning.

Mitch nods. Father Sarchie hits the RECORD button.

FATHER SARCHIE
(cont’d)
My name’s Father Sarchie. It’s August 19th,
2015. I’m sitting here with Mitch Sanderson,
who, with his fraternity brothers, have been
experiencing supernatural occurrences.

He looks to Mitch.

FATHER SARCHIE
(cont’d)
Okay, go ahead
MITCH
Well, it really started with Rick.
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FATHER SARCHIE
Okay, go ahead, Rick.

RICK
Well, a few weeks back, we were moving stuff
into the warehouse and Mitch’s girlfriend
found a box of action figures.

FATHER EARCHIE
Go on.

RICK
And I told her to put the box in the attic
and I would deal with it later.

FATHER SARCHIE
Then what happened?

RICK
She found the doll down in the attic.

FATHER SARCHIE
And no one in the group has seen the doll
before?

RICK
No.

MITCH
No one.

FATHER SARCHIE
And you say the doll has been found in
different rooms without the manipulation of
anyone here?

RICK
Yeah.

FATHER SARCHIE
I would like to take the doll with me.

MITCH
By all means.
FATHER SARCHIE
Thank you.
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RICK
What are you going to do with it?

FATHER SARCHIE
If the doll is possessed by an entity, I am
going to try and speak to the entity and
learn about why it is doing these things.

MITCH
Creepy.

FATHER SARCHIE
I’ll be in touch.

EXT. PUTT PUTT GOLF COURSE – DAY

Rick and Mitch are playing a round of putt putt golf.

MITCH
Who’s you’re pick?

RICK
I guess if I had to choose I'd say...
mmmmmm... Helen Chandler, Dracula, 1931.

MITCH
Not bad.

RICK
Who’s your pick?

MITCH
Mae Clark. Frankenstein, 1931.

RICK
You always did like butch women.

MITCH
Dick. You’re up.

RICK
I’d say Evelyn Ankers. The Wolf Man, 1941.

MITCH
Yeah but, she reminds me of this chick that I
remember from fourth grade... called a...
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shit, what did we call her? Oh yeah, Penny

Piss Pants... when ever she got called on by
sour ol’ Miss Ferguson, this chick would piss
in her pants and start freaking out!

RICK
There always that one kid with no bodily
control. We had this dude, Mitchell
Hamilton, he was a puker. The fucker would
just sit there puke all over himself.

MITCH
Better than pissing yourself... anyway
so, who's your choice?

RICK
If we're talking cute... like regular cute,
I'd say Gloria Stuart, but cute ain't hot.

MITCH
Yeah, no shit.

RICK
As far a hot... goes I gotta go with...
Julia Adams. Creature from the Black Lagoon,
1954.

MITCH
Oh yeah, I forgot about her. She was pretty
hot.

RICK
Fuck yeah, she is. I'd join a river
expedition to a piece of that... and the
best part is she didn't try to kill the
Creature or nothing, so that baggage ain't
hanging around.

MITCH
Yeah, no shit.

RICK
So, did you actually piss on Mitch’s shoe?

MITCH
No, I did that water bottle tricked you
showed me when I was ten.
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RICK
That’s a classic.

MITCH
I know.

RICK
How pissed was he?

MITCH
He was pretty livid.

RICK
Yeah?

MITCH
Yeah, he beat the shit out of me at the
library.

RICK
Wait, he actually beat you up in the library?

MITCH
Yeah! It was like an episode of that old
Batman show from 1966.
RICK
Who’s the better Batman?

MITCH
Seriously? We’re going to have this argument?

RICK
You know I’m right.

MITCH
Keaton was good, but he is not Batman.

RICK
Bale was not that good.

MITCH
He was better than Clooney.

RICK
Anyone is better than Clooney.
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MITCH
Even Kilmer was better than Clooney.

RICK
But Keaton is still the best Batman.

MITCH
No.

RICK
Yeah.

MITCH
No.

RICK
What about Affleck?

MITCH
If everyone would remember his performance in
Daredevil... he wouldn’t be Batman.

RICK
So, what do you think is going on with that
doll?
MITCH
I think it’s Danny or Steve being a dick.

RICK
Do you really think that they’d go through
all that trouble?

MITCH
I wouldn’t be surprised. Shit!

RICK
What?

MITCH
I’ve got a date tomorrow and I have to go buy
a superhero related shirt.
RICK
For a date?

MITCH
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We’re going to that comic show they’ve been

advertising on the radio.

RICK
Good luck with that.

CU - - AN INFRARED IMAGE

...of the doll.

INT. OFFICE

In Father Sarchie’s office, he is sitting at his desk while

the doll sits on the edge of the desk. Also in the office is
psychic medium MAULA DOMESCHU, paranormal investigator
RONALD BATEMAN and film student QUENTIN RODRIGUEZ.

RONALD
I’ve seen many supposed haunted objects in my
time, but never something this creepy
looking.

MAULA
It’s not haunted.

RONALD
What?

MAULA
It’s possessed.

QUENTIN
Do you know that for sure.

MAULA
Yes.

RONALD
How?

MAULA
I can feel it.

FATHER SARCHIE
Are we ready?

MAULA
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Quentin?

QUENTIN
Good to go.

MAULA
Ronald?

QUENTIN
Set.

MAULA
Anytime, Father Sarchie.

FATHER SARCHIE
My name is Father Edward Sarchie. I am
reaching out to the entity that has attached
itself to this object.

A moment passes.

RONALD
Nothing.

MAULA
Try again, Father Sarchie.

FATHER SARCHIE
I am trying to reach out to the entity that
has taken hold of this object.

Maula starts to CHOKE, then, freezes.

MAULA
What do you want, holy man?

FATHER SARCHIE
I want to speak with you.

MAULA
About what?

FATHER SARCHIE
Why have you attached yourself to this
object?
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MAULA
To live among the flesh again.

FATHER SARCHIE
What is your name?

MAULA
I have no given name. My presence is felt by
the dead in the nine rings of hell.

FATHER SARCHIE
Who were you?

MAULA
Between the world of the living and the world
of the dead, exists an ethereal dimension of
existence, something... evil. Something more
evil that Hell or Purgatory could ever be.
This dimension is where the ghosts that are
beyond troubled go. Purgatory cannot hold
these souls nor does Hell want these souls,
so they go to a dark place to live out
eternity. When the veil between the human
world and that world becomes thin, these
souls may travel back and forth. When this
happens, these souls can become trapped in
the human world, giving them a second chance
at evil. To become possessed by one of these
souls, means damnation for all eternity, a
living Hell where pain is beyond words. Evil
cannot be destroyed, but it can be contained.
Many have tried, few have succeeded and even
more have died trying.

FATHER SARCHIE
I asked who you were.

MAULA
I was born in 1641 and hung in 1666. I led a
small group of women to kidnap and murder
thirteen kids. I was tried as a witch, hung
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and burnt, but not before swearing my revenge

on the world.

RONALD
Ester Roman.

Maula turns and looks at Ronald.

RONALD
(cont’d)
Oh shit.

Maula attacks Ronald and the lights go out. Father Sarchie

gets the lights back on. Maula is unconscious, Ronald is
rubbing his neck and Quentin has recorded everything.

FATHER SARCHIE
Ronald! Are you alright?

RONALD
I’m fine.

QUENTIN
Father?

FATHER SARCHIE
What?

QUENTIN
Where’s the doll?

The doll is no long on the desk.

INT. BOWLING ALLEY

At the local bowling alley, three people, MICHAEL, the

mechanic for the bowling alley, HOLLY, the
bartender/cashier, and TOM, the owner, are the only people
still left after hours. Michael is wrapping up an extension
cord, Holly is wiping down the bar and Tom is going over the
night’s receipts.

HOLLY
How’d we do, Tom?
TOM
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Well, without doing too much math this late

at night, we look pretty good so far.

MICHAEL
Does that mean I get a raise?

TOM
Just you, Mike?

MICHAEL
Sure, why not?

TOM
Fuck no.

Holly LAUGHS.

MICHAEL
Damn. Worth a try anyways.

TOM
For once, it looks like we actually made more
money than in a while.

HOLLY
Thank god.

TOM
And with that, I’m going home for the night.

HOLLY
‘night Tom.

MICHAEL
Have a good one, boss man.

Tom heads towards the exit and walks out. Michael looks over
at Holly.

MICHAEL
Hey Holl...

HOLLY
Yeah?
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MICHAEL
It's Friday.

HOLLY
I know that, genius.

MICHAEL
What are you doing after work?

HOLLY
Why?

MICHAEL
A bud of mine is having a party. I'm sure he
has room for one more if you want to go.

HOLLY
Nah, thanks.

MICHAEL
What? Why not?
HOLLY
Why not?

MICHAEL
Yeah.

HOLLY
Well, a couple of my friends are in town from
Cali and we are going to hit a few bars.

MICHAEL
They can come too.

HOLLY
Good night, Mike.

Holly disappears behind a door.

MICHAEL
Your loss.

He tosses the wrapped up extension cord into a crate and

heads out of the bowling alley, going through the doors and
disappearing into the parking lot. Holly returns and walks
over by the bar.
HOLLY
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Mike?

She doesn't realize he's left.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike? Are you still here?

She walks over and tries to open the door, but it won't
open.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Shit. Mike?

She tries the doors again.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike? This isn't funny. Mike!

Suddenly, all of the lights in the bowling alley begin to go

out, one by one.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike! Stop it! This isn't funny! I don't like
tricks!

All the lights in the bowling alley are out.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Great. Just fucking great! Mike, stop fucking
around! I need to leave!

She takes out her cell phone and opens the screen, providing
some light.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike, when I find you, I am kicking you in
the fucking balls!

As she makes her way back towards the bar, the sound of KIDS
down one of the lanes. She turns immediately in that
direction.
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HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike?

She shines the cell phone light down the alley. As she
stares down the alley, a SHADOW moves behind her.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike!

No response from down the alley. She continues walking

towards the bar. The LAUGHING returns directly behind her.
She swings around, aside from the light coming in from the
parking lot through the doors and her cell phone light,
there is nothing there.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Whose there? This isn't fucking funny!

The LAUGHTER is heard behind her again. She swings around

and finds nothing. She takes a couple of steps and then a
LOW DEMONIC GROWLING is heard. She drops her phone and runs
to the door, frantically trying to get it open. One by one,
the lights come back on.

HOLLY
(terrified)
H...hello? Who's, who's there?

She walks over and picks her phone back up. She DIALS 911.

OPERATOR
(voice over)
911, what is your emergence?

The lights begin to go out one by one again.

HOLLY
Shit.

OPERATOR
(voice over)
Ma'am, what is your emergency?

HOLLY
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Please help me!

OPERATOR
(voice over)
Ma'am, please, I need you to remain calm.
Now, where are you?

HOLLY
213 South Walnut.

OPERATOR
(voice over)
And what is your emergency?

HOLLY
I'm trapped in here!

OPERATOR
(voice over)
You're trapped.

HOLLY
Yes! I'm trapped in here, I can't get the
doors open and I think there's someone in
here with me!

OPERATOR
(voice over)
Ma'am, is this some kind of prank?

HOLLY
What?! No, this isn't some fucking prank!
Please, send someone over!

OPERATOR
(voice over)
Ma'am, unless this is a real emergency,
please hang up.

HOLLY
This is a real emergency!

OPERATOR
(voice over)
Good night, ma'am.

The line goes dead.

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HOLLY
Hello? HELLO?! Shit!

She looks up and sees a figure standing by the door.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Hello?

The light comes on and the figure vanishes. The light goes
back out and another light goes on, revealing the figure
again.

HOLLY
(cont'd)
Mike? Is that you? You'd better not be
fucking around!

The light goes out and another open comes on the figure is
gone. She turns and comes face to face with the doll. Just
as Holly is about to SCREAM, the doll slits her throat with
a knife.

EXT. HALL – DAY

Mitch and his date, BRITTANY, walk inside the hall where the
comic book show is being held.

INT. HALL

Mitch and Brittany explore every inch of the comic book

show, examining tables and booths of vendors.

EXT. SMALL STORAGE – DAY

Rick walks across the yard and into the small storage.

INT. GARAGE

Rick is looking through boxes when he finds an old trunk

underneath a sheet.

RICK
What the hell is this?

EXT. PARKING LOT – DAY

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Mitch and Brittany are standing in the parking lot of the

hall where the comic show is being held.

MITCH
So...

BRITTANY
So... what?

MITCH
Did you have fun?

BRITTANY
Yeah, it was fun.

MITCH
I asked if you had fun.

BRITTANY
Yes... I had fun.

MITCH
How much fun?

BRITTANY
Rick, what are you getting at?

MITCH
Want to play Batman and Batgirl?

BRITTANY
Oh Rick.

MITCH
What?

BRITTANY
Dude, I don’t have sex on the first date.

RICK
What?

BRITTANY
Yes! I’m sorry if you got the wrong idea.

MITCH
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No, no, it’s okay.

BRITTANY
Are you sure?

MITCH
Yes.

BRITTANY
Thank you for the amazing afternoon.

MITCH
No problem.

INT. WAREHOUSE

Mitch storms into the warehouse

MITCH
That’s it, I’m done dating.

Mitch notices Rick, the trunk, a handful of old and decrepit

dolls, weird books and sacrificial daggers.

MITCH
(cont’d)
Trying to summon the dead?

RICK
I found that trunk in the garage. And
everything here, was in that trunk.

MITCH
More dolls?!

RICK
Yeah.

MITCH
I can see why this house was so cheap.

Rick’s phone RINGS.

MITCH
(cont’d)
Who is it?
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RICK
It’s Father Sarchie.

Mitch answers the phone.

RICK
(cont’d)
Hello Father Sarchie.

FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
Mitch!

RICK
Father, what’s wrong?

FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
The doll. It’s missing.

RICK
Missing?

FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
We made contact with the spirit that is
possessing it.

RICK
What?!

FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
It is possessed by a witch from the 1600s
named Ester Roman.

RICK
Shit.

MITCH
What? What’s going on?

RICK
Father Sarchie says that the doll is
possessed by the spirit of a witch named
Ester Roman.
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FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
I am on my way to your house now. Do not do
anything if the doll appears there. Okay?

RICK
Yes Father Sarchie.

FATHER SARCHIE
(v/o)
I should be there in ten minutes.

RICK
We’ll see you then.

Rick ends the call. Mitch has his phone out and he is
looking at it.

MITCH
Dude, listen to this. Ester Roman was born
January 13, 1641, which happened to be a
Friday the 13th and hung in 1666. Her and the
cult she led kidnapped and murdered thirteen
kids. Ester was tried as a witch, hung and
burnt, but not before swearing revenge on the
world.

RICK
That’s pretty fucked up.

MITCH
She was recorded as saying I shall build for
you a wasteland of pain. I shall gouge the
eyes! And at last, I'll plunge my fingers
into your beating, bleeding, suffering,
palpitating heart!

The lights go out.

RICK
Shit.

There is a loud KNOCK on the front door. Rick jumps. Heather

and TOM exit from the kitchen.

TOM
What the hell is going on in here?
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HEATHER
Who’s at the door?

RICK
We don’t know.

TOM
I’ll answer it.

MITCH
Tom, don’t!

Tom opens the door. There is no one there. He looks around.

He shuts the door.

TOM
Fucking kids.

He turns around and sees Danni, standing behind the others,

but it’s clearly not Danni.

TOM
(cont’d)
What the fuck?

The other three turn around and Heather is stabbed in the

chest by Danni. Mitch tries to grab her but is thrown into
the couch. Tom rushes her but gets his heart ripped from his
chest. Rick has backed up into a corner in fear.

DANNI
You’ll do just fine.

EXT. WAREHOUSE – DAY

A car pulls up into the driveway and Father Sarchie jumps

out, running for the door.

INT. WAREHOUSE

Father Sarchie enters the warehouse. The lights are still

out.

FATHER SARCHIE
Mitch? Rick?
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Father Sarchie GASPS and puts his hand over his mouth.
Mitch, Rick, and the bodies of Tom and Heather are tied to
chairs, a doll sits in front of each of them.

DANNI
(o/s)
Hello Father.

Father Sarchie sees her standing in a corner.

FATHER SARCHIE
Ester Roman.

DANNI
I’ve waited almost 350 years to exact my
revenge for what they did to me.

FATHER SARCHIE
I can’t let you do this.

DANNI
Soon, the souls those fools will possess the
dolls and we can kill again.

FATHER SARCHIE
Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus,
omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio
infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis
congregatio et secta diabolica.

DANNI
Sorry, you’re going to have to try harder
than that.

Danni turns into the doll, which is holding a butcher knife

and attacks Father Sarchie. It knocks Father Sarchie to the
ground and he is doing everything he can not to get stabbed
by the doll. Suddenly, the doll is hit with the cricket bat
and Mitch is standing there. He helps Father Sarchie up.

MITCH
You alright?

FATHER SARCHIE
Yes. We must hold the doll so I can exorcise
Ester’s spirit!
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Father Sarchie falls suddenly. The doll has cut his ankle.
Mitch grabs the knife from the doll’s hand and pins it down
with his knee while it flails about.

MITCH
Now Father!

FATHER SARCHIE
Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus,
omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio
infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, et secta
diabolica,
Ergo draco maledicte et sectio
Ergo draco maledicte et legio secta diabolica

Ut Ecclésiam tuam secúra tibi fácias servire

libertáte, te rogámus, audi nos!

A DEMONIC SCREAM is heard and the doll stops flailing. The

lights come back on and Rick, along with Heather and Tom,
wake up.

RICK
Did we beat Ester?

MITCH
Yes, yes we did.

A loud CRASH is heard.

MITCH
(cont’d)
The basement!

The five of them head into the attic

INT. WAREHOUSE - ATTIC

The five enter the basement and discover Danni is just fine.
She and Mitch hug.

MITCH
I’m sorry about the other night.
DANNI
It’s alright, but you’re moving out of this
house.
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RICK
I hear you there.

They all LAUGH.

MITCH
Let’s get out of here.

The five head upstairs and as Father Sarchie is about to go

upstairs, SOMETHING moves behind him and he turns around. He
looks around, nothing. Suddenly, SOMETHING moves behind him
again, a WOMAN IN WHITE. He turns around and an axe comes
right at his face.

SLAM BLACK

THE END