Light from Light (2019) - full transcript

Some people,

mainly friends of my mom's,

thought that I had this gift

because of these
dreams I'd have.

I only had a couple,

or, uh,

a couple that

turned out to be prophetic.

One was about the church
where I grew up, and

I had this dream about

this lady at the church
that was in the choir.



I didn't know her.

She was older, maybe,

- 10 years older than my mom.
- And how old were you?

I think I was eight.

Anyway, um,

this lady, Miss Louise,

is what we all

call her,

was standing at the
front of the church, and

another lady came out from
behind the door at the front,

and they looked
almost like twins.

And they hugged each other,

and then I woke up.

Interesting.



I didn't think anything of
it, but I told my mom about it.

And then a few days later, I
remember the doorbell ringing,

and I remember my mom
calling out for me

and asking me to come downstairs,
and I came downstairs,

and Miss Louise was
there at the door crying.

And,

she hugged me,

and all she could
say was thank you.

And she left.

My mom had told her over
the phone about the dream,

and on hearing it, she
came over immediately.

Like she put the phone
down and drove over.

It, um, it turned out that

Louise's sister, who
lived in Florida,

had recently died of cancer.

Was it her twin?

- No.
- Still, wow.

And do you still have
those dreams now?

No.

When did they stop?

Well, after that one,
I started telling my mom

and other people
all my dreams, but,

only a couple meant
anything to anybody,

and nothing was quite
like that first one, so.

At some point, I just stopped

telling people about them.

And did you have
other experiences with the

paranormal before
joining the team?

I had questions.

Like?

Just questions.

If you're just tuning in,
my guest is Sheila Garvin,

formerly of Smoky Mountain
Paranormal Research.

Sheila, how can folks reach you

if they want you to
do an investigation?

Well, I'm
between teams right now,

so they could reach
out to my old team, or

I guess they could email me.

Would you consider
yourself a believer,

or a skeptic?

About ghosts?

I don't know.

I don't know what I am.

Hello, class.

Today I'll be talking about
the country of Denmark.

There are over 180 days of
rain in Denmark every year.

That's every other day.

Famous Danes, or as I like

to call them, Great Danes,

include Hans Christian
Anderson and Niels Bohr.

Denmark also has one of
the largest proportions

of Nobel Prize
winners in the world.

They also have...

- What's wrong?
- No, it's...

Those are really
interesting facts.

But it's supposed to focus on

one key thing about the country.

Right, um...

Yeah, I couldn't really
decide on what to do.

So, I thought this would
be more interesting.

It's probably fine.

You, you go.

Okay.

For my presentation on Japan,

I will be discussing the
Japanese tea ceremony.

Though, no one thing
could possibly summarize

a nation or it's people,

particularly one with
such a rich history,

the tea ceremony
speaks to values

that have been a part
of Japan for centuries.

Wait, what?

- It's a tea set.
- Yeah, it's cute.

Sorry, that, that's awesome.

The tea ceremony takes
place in a chashitsu,

which is a tea room.

Guests are asked to enter a door

which is about half the
size of a regular door,

allowing them to kneel into
the room inspiring humility,

bringing everyone
to an equal level.

Today, my guest
is paranormal investigator

- Sheila Garvin.
- Hi.

- You know one of the things...
- Owen?

I love about this show

is all the different types
of people I get to talk to.

It doesn't sound like he's
frightened by what's happening,

but my advice hasn't
been comforting him.

I think the worst part for him

is he doesn't know if he's
imagining things or not.

Like I said, I am
between groups right now.

No, I understand.

So, should I reach out to the
group you were working with?

Do you think this is for real?

Well, I think it's
definitely real for him.

Okay.

I mean, I, I guess I
can talk to anyone.

Good.

This is Richard's phone
number, email, and address.

Well, I'll see if I can help.

Thank you, again.

Can I ask

do you believe in ghosts?

Some would describe Christ
when he was resurrected

as a ghost.

So, you think it's possible?

I suppose I believe
anything's possible.

- Mom.
- Hmm?

Wake up.

What time is it?

You need to
be there in an hour.

Okay.

Were you dreaming?

No.

I'm up, I'm up.

Good luck.

- I know you'll do good.
- Mmm okay.

Anything you say is
totally confidential.

This is just between you and me.

A couple times, uh,

it felt like something
had its hand on me.

Was the hand strong,
was it forceful?

- Did it scare you?
- It was gentle.

It felt like my wife.

Suzanne.

It just feels like
she's still here.

Okay.

She died, when?

Just shy a year ago.

She was killed in a plane crash.

I'm so sorry.

Did that happen nearby?

It was all in the news.

I'll find it.

I'm sorry.

What can you tell me about her?

Suzanne worked for the
government out in Oak Ridge. Um...

A couple years ago, she quit
to work for a company that

contracted with the government.

Same stuff.

Better pay.

Uh, I'm sorry, what do you...
what do you wanna know?

Anything.

We met in high school.

She spent a lot of time
reading in this room.

It's just weird trying to
describe someone like this.

You know what, we can wait.

You wanna show me the house?

Right, yeah, yeah.

- I guess...
- How long have you lived here?

I guess it'll be
12 years in April.

This place has been in
Suzanne's family for a while.

We moved in when
her parents passed.

This library was here
when we moved in.

But the rest of the
books are Suzanne's.

She was always trying
to get me to read.

Do you know if anyone
ever died in the house?

I'm sure someone probably
did at one point, but

I know her parents didn't.

I think if the place was haunted

by someone from a long time ago,

Suzanne and I
would have seen it.

This is where I

thought I saw my keys move.

Where were they
when you found them?

Well, they were still there.

They had just

moved to

where Suzanne would stand
when we would talk in here.

It happened a few times.

After the second time, I...

I guess it was a couple months
ago, I went to the doctor,

had my vision examined.

They said it was
probably just stress.

It would pass with time.

I haven't been
getting much sleep,

so I'm sure that's some of it.

Let me show you upstairs.

When did you
reach out to Father Martin?

Uh, after the medical tests.

He's your priest?

He officiated our wedding
and Suzanne's funeral.

I was baptized and everything,
but I don't go to church.

Suzanne did.

This is the room where the
lights were flickering.

I've been staying in
here since Suzanne died.

Okay, so, I
should tell you that

I don't have insurance
for this kind of stuff.

So, if you want
me to investigate,

then you have to
take responsibility.

That okay?

Yeah.

Would you mind signing
something that says that?

Okay.

Looks like laundry day.

I've been

meaning to

do those sheets and

deal with that stuff.

Here.

Let me know
one night next week

when you can get
out of the house.

I will.

What will I owe you?

- What...
- Nothing.

Money just makes things
more complicated.

Okay.

See ya.

Hang in there.

It's like the
whole class was just

yelling and yelling and yelling.

So, seems like
it could be fun.

I'm gonna...

I gotta get to class.

I'll...

see you later.

Testing, testing,
test, test, test.

Testing, test.

House of Richard Barnes.

September 12, 9:08 p.m.

Is anyone here?

If you are here and would
like to communicate,

let yourself be known.

Is anyone here?

If you'd like to communicate,
let yourself be known.

If you'd like to communicate,
let yourself be known.

What's up?

Hey, what time
are you getting home?

I don't know.

I can't talk right now.

Can I borrow the
car for paintball tomorrow?

I can give you a ride to work.

Um...

My phone's gonna die.

Yeah, that's fine.

I need to go, is
everything okay?

Yeah, just
studying with Lucy.

Okay.

I'll see you later.

- Love you.
- Love you.

Can you turn the lights off?

Just for a second?

Is anyone here?

If you are here and would
like to communicate,

let yourself be known.

Is anyone here?

Is anyone here?

Suzanne?

Oh.

Oh shit.

Oh... God...

Ohhh..

Oh, great

Ugh.

I do.

I do wanna go.

But why haven't you asked me?

Because.

Because why?

You can tell me.

It's okay.

I don't wanna marry you.

I mean, I'm not ready for that.

I mean, that's okay.

Then what's the point?

Say we go to the dance,

and we have a really great
time, and we end up kissing,

or whatever, and...

I don't know. Maybe... maybe
I'd fall in love with you.

But,

you're going to college.

You're gonna get all these
scholarship offers, and

- I don't know if I'm...
- Owen?

Just let me finish.

You're going to college,

and I don't
know what I'm doing.

I'm probably staying here.

So, that means that
if we get together,

then we're probably gonna
break up at some point.

So,

what's the point
of getting together

if you already know
it's gonna end?

That's it?

Thank you for sharing.

Hi, Lucy.

Owen, I'm gonna need you
to help me this weekend.

With what?

With the investigation.

Can I help?

You need to ask your mom.

Okay.

I've never
done this before.

I know.

Okay, well we need equipment.

We don't have any of
the stuff your team had.

Can you get it?

I need you to
sign here and here.

If you look over
it, it'll be fine.

You don't have to worry...

Yeah.

Hello?

Hey.

Yeah.

No, I understand.

You've got to pay it off.

Oh, no, I mean I wish I could,

but thing's just really
tight right now, you know.

When would that be?

Some of
you may have had

encounters with the paranormal,

some of you may be
skeptics, for now.

Whatever brought you here,

you spent your heard-earned
cash to be here, so,

let's dig into some of the
ideas about what ghosts are,

the scientific principles
we use to identify

and prove their presence,

and the technology Sheila
and I use to do it.

So, Roddy's gonna show
you the DVR recorder

with infra-red cameras,

and he'll also show
you the audio recorders

that we use to search for
electronic voice phenomena.

Over here, I have a
thermal scanner, so,

this can be used to
look for any cold spots

that might be present.

Um, it's easy to use.

You just point it at an
area, pull the trigger,

and you're looking for

any significant
changes in temperature.

Here's some change.

Awesome.

There's more in the car.

How's it coming?

No problem.

Found the manual online.

Doing okay out there?

So,

Lucy's been popping
up a lot lately.

I'm actually happy
to have the help.

So, what's up?

- What do you mean?
- You know, is it serious?

You can tell me.

- You should.
- Uh, it isn't anything.

So, it really can't be serious.

I just told her that I...

I don't see a point
in getting together

since she's going to be leaving.

Hey, how do I know if I'm
doing the right thing?

With

Lucy?

I don't wanna hurt her.

Well, don't let
worrying about that

decide what's best for you.

Good man.

Okay, are you ready to go?

- Did you get enough to eat?
- Yes, thank you, I'm all set.

Hey, let's go.

So, you like this guy?

He's okay.

I mean, do
you like him, like him?

Um,

no.

You know, it's just

doing a lot for this
guy not to get paid.

Do you ever talk to Wayne?

No, I don't talk
to any of my exes.

Why not?

I don't wanna get
into this right now.

Who is Wayne?

Wayne was
an idiot and a liar.

He's who got mom
into ghost hunting.

I wanted to get
into it anyway.

Don't fall in love with someone

just because they
treat you nice.

But isn't that what
you're supposed to want?

Everyone treats
you nice at first.

Things only matter if they last.

I want a camera in the parlor,
one in the basement out back,

and one in both of
the upstairs bedrooms.

Oh and Lucy, leave the light on

in the first bedroom
upstairs, okay.

Yes ma'am.

Six foot four.

Okay, you guys almost done?

Yeah,
camera's recording.

Everything
seems pretty normal.

Great.

We're almost ready to
lock down the house.

Can I help?

Um, I'm just go set this
to record in the kitchen.

The idea here is

we're gonna see if any
voices that we can't hear

- get recorded.
- Okay.

Suzanne?

If you're here, can
you speak to us?

We can just let it record.

Well, do we
need to hang around here?

No, I think we
can walk around.

Y'all don't go too far.

Can we go to that barn?

Yeah.

It's fine.

Good kids.

Whatever you find out,
this has meant a lot.

I know you must miss her.

I do.

It's complicated.

The plane crash,

- it was a private plane.
- Yeah, they were

headed to a conference.

Said the papers.

Suzanne had told
me she was driving

to a conference in Cincinnati.

When I didn't hear she
had arrive safely, I

reached out to some friends, and

eventually the police.

Nobody knew anything.

Next day, I got a
call from a detective.

Was I sure she was
headed north, I was like,

"Yeah."

Then, like, 12 hours
later they showed up.

It was late.

That's when they told me
about the plane crash.

I was like, "Plane crash?"

Year or so before this,
she had told me about him.

She said something happened
with another man that

it was over.

Just

couple

dates.

When they told me his
name, I knew then.

The police...

They understood the situation.

Said,

none of this was

relevant to tell the reporters.

So,

that was that.

Anyway.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure she would
have been sorry, too.

But still, I wish I had...

You ask yourself

pretty heavy questions.

What her last moments were like?

Did she even think of me?

Did she have time
to think of me.

Not like the other stuff.

Like?

I was wondering,

why live.

When was this?

When I started
thinking it was her.

Are you
still asking that?

Not really.

No.

But if it was her,

if there is an afterlife,

maybe that's why
she's here, 'cause

she's lonely, she wants
me to be with her.

We can never know
if you'd join her.

I know, I'm, I'm
just saying it occurred to me.

I understand.

I listened to that
radio interview you did.

The prophetic dreams.

That happened.

Whatever it means,

that happened.

People think ghosts are scary.

I think it would be
wonderful if they were real.

So,

there was this one
time, just one,

I thought I had an
experience with a ghost.

My father.

It was a

few weeks after he died.

I was like 15.

He drank himself to death.

I didn't see him much, I didn't

visit him in the
hospital or anything.

He wasn't in my
life. But I knew him.

He'd been around...
when I was younger.

Anyway... I'd been...

over at a friend's house,

and we'd smoked a joint
and watched a movie,

and I just...

I was walking home.

I'm pretty sure my head had
cleared up by that point, and...

I thought I saw
him at the mailbox.

My mom and I had kept
living in the house

long after he left us, so it
was a house where he lived

at one point.

Anyway, it was really dark,
like maybe one streetlight,

but I could have
sworn I saw him there

putting something
in the mailbox,

a letter, I guess.

And

I just stood there for a second,

and he puts this thing
in the box, and then

walks away into the distance.

So, I ran after him, and he

kind of dissolved away,

and I stopped running.

I had run, I don't
know, how many yards.

We passed the mailbox.

So, I walked back to it,

and I opened the box
and looked inside.

I mean, there was nothing there.

But I felt this sense.

It was like my heart
was gonna explode,

not from the running.

Like I felt

really

alive.

But it was...

Sad?

Yeah.

I never felt that
way again, ever.

And the next day, I wasn't
sure I'd seen any of that

or felt that at all.

It was probably me just
being a dumb stoned teenager.

Suzanne used to
smoke occasionally.

You know, if you
think it would help.

I stopped, my senior
year, when I had my boy.

Wanted kids.

Never had 'em.

Is he going to college?

He doesn't seem
too interested.

- What are your plans?
- Plans?

After he moves out?

You know, I'll...

My job...

It's not bad.

I mean, it's not what I
wanted to do with my life,

you know, but

I don't know what else I
would do at this point.

Suzanne sometimes

said she felt like she was
sleepwalking through life.

People say things
like, "I don't regret."

I don't trust
people who say that.

Sorry.

I get this way sometimes.

Let me go check on things.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom.

She got stung by a wasp.

She was fine at first, and now...

- What is is?
- She can't breathe.

She's allergic.

I got an EpiPen in the house.

- Get your car.
- Okay.

Okay, don't worry.

We're gonna get you to the
hospital right away, okay.

- All right, be right back.
- Hurry.

Okay. You're gonna be okay.

Okay, okay.

- Did you find it?
- Got it.

Rachel?

This is Sheila, Owen's mom.

Hi.

Um...

So, Lucy is fine, Lucy is, is...

She's totally fine.

She did get stung by a wasp.

Yeah, and she, um,

I think, I think there was

an allergic reaction.

Right.

Hey.

Hi.

- Come in, sorry.
- Thanks.

You feeling okay?

Yeah, better, a lot better.

I wanted to

thank you for taking care of me.

That's yours, I can't.

It's yours now.

I'm still a little puffy.

I just wanted to give that
to you first chance I had.

Thank you.

I got a new piece of jewelry.

- Looks awesome.
- Thanks.

I'm looking at the footage
if you wanna come see it.

Yeah.

Do you want anything to drink?

No, I'm good.

Did you find anything?

No, not yet.

Just logging stuff.

Lucy.

You need to go home.

My mom knows I'm here.

That's not the point.

We were just sleeping.

Lucy's mom was
gonna be worried.

Did you watch the video?

I saw.

I'm afraid you're
gonna get hurt.

I'm looking
at some colleges.

I would take out the loans.
Just letting you know.

Don't say that.

I mean, if you're gonna do
that, don't say it that way.

- Don't say it that way.
- What?

Blessed be God, Father,

Son, and Holy Spirit.

Blessed be
his Kingdom, now and forever.

Amen.

All mighty God, to
you all hearts are open,

all desires known, and from
you, no secrets are hid.

Cleanse the thoughts
of our hearts

by the inspiration
of your Holy Spirit

that we may perfectly love you

and worthily magnify
your Holy name

through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

I think this will help Richard

so much.

Good.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah.

I just wanted there to be more.

Why?

Because

everything ends.

Well, anyway.

Thank you

for the opportunity.

Look I was thinking,
did you ever

go up to see the site of the
crash up in the mountains?

The police said it's
pretty far off any trail.

You think you'd be
up for hiking up there?

Mom?

Maybe you shouldn't
show Richard that video.

I'm not gonna lie to him.

He wants to know.

Does he?

Just an idea.

You ready?

Yeah.

Let's say it is
a ghost, and that it's her.

Would you want her around?

- I
- don't know, I mean.

It sounds sad.

Sad for her, I mean.

And if
it's not a ghost?

In some ways,
that would be easier.

But I would still
be disappointed.

Hey.

So, you should watch this.

Camera in the basement.

What
is that, a mouse?

Making the lights flicker
on and off in the bedroom.

This doesn't
explain everything.

It doesn't explain the
feelings you were describing,

doesn't explain the keys.

I've been exhausted.

The keys could be
in my imagination.

This...

This looks like a
pretty good explanation.

That's all I ever wanted.

If you knew about this,
why'd you bring me up here?

I don't know, I guess I
thought you might need to see it.

Thank you.

Well, shit.

I never said
I wanted it to be her.

No, I guess you didn't.

Are
you disappointed?

Why are you worried about me?

No, I'm not disappointed.

Is that everything?

- Looks like it.
- Okay.

Just gonna do a
quick dummy check,

- and we'll get out of here.
- Okay.

Chapter 18.

Anna looked at Dolly's
thin, care-worn face

with its wrinkles filled
with dust from the road

and she was on the point of
saying what she was thinking.

That is, that Dolly
had got thinner,

but conscious that she,
herself, had grown handsomer,

and that Dolly's eyes
were telling her so.

She sighed and began
to speak about herself.

"You're looking
at me," she said,

"and wondering how I can
be happy in my position.

"Well, it's shameful
to confess, but I,

"I'm inexcusably happy.

"Something magical has
happened to me like a dream

"when you're frightened,
panic stricken,

"and all of a
sudden you wake up,

"and all the
horrors are no more.

"I have waked up.

"I have lived through
the misery, the dread,

"and now for a long while past,

"especially since
we've been here.

"I've been so happy."

I've never done
this, I've never,

I never felt something

like this.

So, I'm just...

You know, I'm just gonna try.

Suzanne?

Are you here?

Can you come to this place?

To talk?

To listen?

Richard wants to talk with you.

I'll be right outside.

I love you too.