Evil Little Things (2019) - full transcript

A young boy finds a mystical toymaker with stories to tell. The first is of a leprechaun seeking revenge on a defenseless family. The second is of a doll who works evil on her fragile owner...

Mom!

No, no, you
coddle him too much.

I'll handle it.

He's got to learn not to
be so scared of the dark.

He's only six years old.

I want my mom.

Well, you got me.

There's a monster in my room.

Where?

Under my bed.

No monsters, now
you go to sleep.



I want some water.

Jason, do you remember
what we talked about, hmm?

You're a big boy now.

He just pretended to look.

I'll look.

There's nothing under there.

Now, do you really
need some water?

No.

Okay,
everything's okay then?

I love you, Mommy.

I love you more.

Muah, get some sleep.

Tell you what, tomorrow, we'll
go find you a special friend.

You know, like a stuffed
animal or something



to keep you save at night, okay?

Good job, all right, let's go.

Maybe we'll find
something in here.

Look, look, it's there,
it's all over the place.

Oh, I love it, cobblestone.

Yeah, yeah, cool.

Let's find an elephant.

Oh, let's see if
we can find that.

Mom, look.

He's big.

Yeah, hey, that's bigger.

Yes.

Or maybe not.

Oh, these are cool.

Oh, they are.

They've got all
kinds of cool stuff.

Oh, I haven't seen
that since I was 12.

Come on, come on,
Jason, let's go.

All right, you gotta
stay with me, all right?

Okay, oh cool!

Honey, don't touch anything.

Hello.

Oh, oh.

Are you looking for something
specific or just browsing?

Um, just browsing I guess.

Hey, Mister, I
kinda like this one.

Oh, honey, I don't think
that that one's for sale.

Oh, it's all right, ma'am.

He's a very special one,
he is, Patrick O'Malley.

He's special all right.

He's sad, he looks
like he needs a friend.

Well, that's because,
well, well, wait.

Yes, I think he needs a little
bit of my special attention.

Honey, why do
you like that one?

Why don't we, is that a
burn mark on his face.

Yes, it is, a burn mark.

See, he needs somebody
to take care of him.

Why don't we just
keep looking, honey.

I'm sure that Patrick
is very special,

but I think if we find something
else, you'll feel a lot...

Oh, no, he is very special.

Let me tell you a
story about him.

Not so very long ago, in a
place not so very far from here,

Georgia had a gold
rush that occurred

20 years before
the California one,

and leprechauns love gold.

Now, our tale has finished
and our story's complete,

don't be sad, dear ones, for
was the ending not sweet?

Now, be off to your homes,
dears, and fast on your feet.

Happy Halloween
everyone, trick-or-treat.

Mommy, why didn't
Daddy call tonight?

He always does.

I'm sure he was
very busy, honey.

I wanted to tell him
about my Halloween costume.

He'll call tomorrow, I'm sure.

You can tell him then.

Ready for sleep?

Monster check.

No monsters here.

All clear.

No monsters.

I want Zachary.

There was leprechauns.

Who told you that?

Bobby at school.

Oh, don't worry about them.

They're just fairy shoemakers.

I wanna
meet the leprechauns.

Now, that's enough
about leprechauns.

Go to sleep.

Sleep tight, don't let the
bedbugs bite, love you.

I don't wanna meet a leprechaun.

How's the book report coming?

Fine.

Mom, this place is like
out of some horror film.

It's creepy and gross.

There are these kids at school,

and they were telling me some
weird story about this house.

Weird, in what ways?

Well, it's, it's
weird.

Katelin, it's Halloween.

They were just probably
trying to scare you.

Well, my friend, Terry,

said something about all
these bloody murders,

and I was just wondering...

Well, I hate to contradict
the all-knowing Terry,

but there were no bloody
murders in this house.

I love this house.

I used to come here when
I was a little girl.

My great-grandmother lived here.

The one you were named after.

That's when Susan
and I became friends.

Terry said all sorts of bad
things happened in this place.

Did you know this place
was called Irish Mountain?

Yeah, I knew that.

Look, it's been a long night.

Let's talk about this tomorrow.

Tomorrow's Halloween,
can we get pizza

before we go trick-or-treating?

That would be fine.

We have a right to know if
evil, creepy, little monsters

are living in this place.

Katelin, really,
would I intentionally

put your life in
harms way, monsters?

The more sounds she noticed,
the creepier the house felt.

Just as she was thinking
these morbid thoughts,

a face appears in the window,

one that clearly did
not wish to be seen.

Susan, what're you doing
lurking on my front porch?

What're you doing
with the knife?

Would
you like some cider?

I just made some.

Yeah.

Surprised Irish Mountain
was on your route.

I was just ah, seeing
how you were settling in.

Changed routes with
Dooley and thought, well,

I wanted to come
bang on your door.

Honestly, Susan,
some kids at school

have been telling my
kids these wild stories

about leprechauns
committing murder.

I'm having enough
trouble convincing her

we're not moving back
to Atlanta as it is.

Well, Halloween's coming up.

They're focused on scary stuff.

Besides, those stories
are partly true.

Oh, not you too.

We both know
what happened that day.

They're just stories.

I know what I saw.

Look, we were little kids.

We were probably just
imagining things.

12 is pretty old.

I think I know what I saw.

Well, I have been kind
of uncomfortable here.

I thought it was
because I moved back

into my great-grandmother's
old house,

but there's something
weird about that fireplace.

What's wrong with it?

That's just it.

Maybe the kids are right,

because at night it
really gets to you.

You know, for a
lady that writes scary stories,

you're kind of antsy.

Oh yeah, well, with
everybody talking about

what they've been talking about,

it's just, you know,
made me a little nervous.

And?

And brought back some memories
I'd rather not think about.

Do you still have the coin?

The one from the cemetery?

I haven't seen that
since I was like 13.

Well, that's not what's
chasing us, you know.

So you've said.

Seriously, Jess,
remember the graves?

Boy, you're stubborn.

Well, your great, great, or
however many great-grandmother,

right next to her grave
was a smaller grave.

It was probably a child.

It wasn't a child.

Look, I'll take you
there right now.

We can go look at it.

No, I'm not ever
going back there, ever.

I've gotta tell the
kids to stay away,

and tomorrow I have
to tell them something

about the legend
of the leprechaun.

Well, I gotta go back to work.

You probably won't be
attacked by a leprechaun

in at least the next
two days I figure.

Catch you later, doll.

Bye.

Hey, honey, is
Ireland beautiful?

It's
green, so beautiful.

Wish we moved here instead.

Oh yeah,
the kids will love that.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, just tired.

Almost finished
unpacking all the boxes.

Hold on, the kids wanna say hi.

Hey, kids, come
say hi to your dad!

Hi, Dad, guess who I'm
gonna be for Halloween?

A wizard, he's the coolest...

Dork, give me a chance.

Don't call your brother names.

I'm going as an
Amazon warrior.

Oh, wish I could be
there with you guys,

should be heading to the
airport in about 30 minutes.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Safe travels, hey kids,
go get ready for school.

It's almost time for the bus.

Bye, Dad.

Bye, Dad!

Bye, guys, have a good day.

So, what's up, Jess?

You look really stressed.

Ah, it's just the move.

Hurry home, sweetie, I love you.

Love you too, bye.

All right, kids, go
get your book bags!

You don't scare me.

Oh, paper
towels, paper towels.

Mom, I'm home!

Mom, I'm home!

Hey, I wanted one.

Hey, kids, how was school?

Cool.

Ronnie Jackson got suspended.

He brought a bag of frogs and
let them loose in math class.

Who's Ronnie Jackson?

Just a boy in my math class.

Is he cute?

Well, I thought
so until today.

Frogs are the creepiest.

I like frogs.

Of course you
do, you're an icky boy.

I'm not icky.

Cool doll.

Where'd
you get that?

I um, I went out
to the mailbox today,

and when I got
back to the house,

he was sitting on
the front porch.

You didn't see who left it?

Maybe it was your
Ronnie Jackson.

He's not my Ronnie Jackson.

Maybe he might've been

if he hadn't pulled that
stupid stunt, so immature.

Well, Susan's gonna go
trick-or-treating with us,

so go ahead and get your
homework done, or no pizza.

You promised!

Oh, you look great.

I need to pay for that.

Already done, my lady?

Oh, thank you.

Hey kids, pizza!

I love your costume.

Thanks.

Hey, kids, why don't you

take your plates
into the kitchen,

and go get your costumes on?

All right.

What the hell is this?

It's the creepiest thing.

This afternoon when I
went to the mailbox,

I got back to the house,

that leprechaun doll was
sitting on the front porch.

It's very funny, Susan.

I didn't do it.

Well, it must've been some kid.

It wasn't me.

Do you have any idea
what blood for gold means?

Never mind.

So, did you tell them?

It was just like I expected.

As soon as they find out I
think I saw a leprechaun,

they wanna go where I saw it.

So, take them and show them.

Maybe it'll make
all this go away.

Yeah, they'd probably go

looking for it on
their own anyway.

I know, we chase kids

out of that old
cemetery all the time.

Where did you come from?

There wasn't a card, nothing?

Nothing.

That is strange.

You know what?

This is stupid.

That's the end of that.

Oh, you
guys look great.

Two Amazon warriors,
yours is old.

It's perfect.

Should've made
Daniel a leprechaun.

Hey, have you guys
got your flashlights?

I'll go get mine.

Sure you don't wanna come?

Think of all the
candy you'll miss.

Yeah, my head's killing me.

Anyway, I get a percentage
of the kid's haul, have fun.

Where are you?

Wow, look how
beautiful nature is.

I know, so pretty.

Yeah.

Look.

Is that gold?

Do you think it's real?

I gotta look.

Mom,
what're you doing?

Ah, deary, I'll be putting
away things for sure.

Why are you talking like that?

Like what, deary?

You sound like
Merida from Brave.

Go to bed, Katie,
everything's fine.

Mom, Mom, take it.

Mom, look at all the
great candy I got!

Oh wow, that's amazing.

It's getting late, hotshot.

You can sort your
candy in the morning.

You're acting weird, Mom.

Where's Susan?

Right here, your haul.

It's all I could get.

Oh, thank you, pretty meager.

Now, that's interesting.

Wonder how they did that?

All right, kids, time for bed.

Go brush your teeth and
don't eat any candy.

Time for bed.

Go to bed, go to bed.

Brush your teeth.

I'll be up to tuck you in.

Yeah, were they good?

Yeah, yeah.

Thank you.

Duty calls.

Ah, the perils of
being an Amazon princess.

How's your head?

Oh, it's better, thanks.

All right, goodnight.

Now it's my turn, you
little, green shit.

Damn.

People have long speculated

that when the Irish populated
the North Georgia mountains,

a clan of leprechauns
came with them.

Folklorists believe
the leprechauns,

which are said to be
surly, if not evil,

settled on Irish Mountain and
mined gold from there, hmm.

Gotcha!

Legend suggests the
leprechauns lost control

of the property to a
woman named Katie Kelly.

Katie Kelly was
said to have married

one of the little people.

The goldmine is believed to
be on Mrs. Kelly's property,

also known as Irish Mountain
to this day known as founder.

I knew you couldn't resist.

That's all you've got?

According the the folklore,

leprechauns require
the blood sacrifice

of a female descendant
of Mrs. Kelly's

in order to reopen
the lost goldmine.

Upon her death in 1906,

Mrs. Kelly's daughter
claimed her final words were

blood for gold.

Oh, shit, alluding to
the person which, oh no.

Dear God, Jess.

Jess.

Oh my God, Jess!

Are you okay?

What the hell happened?

Jess, are you all right?

Hey, hey, easy, easy.

Easy, come on, hey.

You're home.

Hey, yeah, hey.

Easy, easy.

Should I call an ambulance?

No, no, no.

No!

It, it was.

Mom, what happened?

Dad!

Hey, buddy, mm, I missed you.

Presents.

Yeah, that one's
yours and that one's yours.

A leprechaun.

Thank you, Dad!

Daniel!

And they never found
the other two dolls.

I want this one, Mommy.

Oh no, honey, why don't
we just keep looking, okay?

I'm sure that Patrick
is very happy here.

Come on, honey, let's go.

Mommy, is that story true?

Oh, honey, I'm sure
it's just a story.

Well, it, it's a story,

but, but everyone has
a story, even them.

He doesn't look that scary.

There's nothing scary
about a leprechaun.

Look around, my little friend.

We have lots of
dolls and toys here.

Surely, one of them
will catch your eye.

Oh, oh, goodness.

What happened to her?

She looks worse
than the leprechaun.

Patty is very old,
very old indeed.

Well, she goes back all
the way to the 1800s.

Oh, is she porcelain?

Porcelain, no, she's
much older than that.

Porcelain would
have a shiny glaze.

I believe she came from Germany.

How she got here I don't know.

How'd she break.

Did you drop her?

Jason, honey, that's,
that's not polite.

No,
no, no, little one.

I wasn't the one who
broke her delicate soul.

No, I'm, I'm afraid
she was broken

long before her face cracked.

I'm sorry, I, I
don't understand.

Yeah, I leave for
the convention in the morning.

This isn't
a doll show again, is it?

No, it's not
another doll show.

It's a science
fiction convention.

Will there be
any eligible young men there?

I'm not sure what kind
of men are gonna be there,

but there will be some brand
of testosterone present.

Good heavens, yes,
there will be men there.

Thank
goodness for that.

Are you taking your
dolls to the show?

Some of them.

As many as I can anyway.

You're
not gonna make yourself

look ridiculous again, are you?

I'm not gonna look ridiculous.

I'll be in costume, never mind.

You're a lovely girl,

but you're not getting
any younger, missy.

Abby?

Yeah, I'm here.

You
sound distracted.

I'm just waiting on a package.

Not
another doll, I hope.

Actually, it is another doll.

You're
always playing with dolls.

How are you gonna
meet any young men?

How old are you now anyhow, 30?

I'm only 28, and I,

I think I've still got a
few good years left in me.

Not that anyone would want me.

Look, Aunt Sally,
I gotta go, okay?

I'll talk to you later, bye.

Hi, Crystal, it's
Abby, Abby Freeman.

I'm still waiting on the
package to come in the mail.

I'm coming to your
workshop this weekend,

and I'm really looking
forward to seeing you.

Call me back if you can, bye.

Patty?

Where are you?

Patty,
you frightened me.

Where have you been?

What are you
wishing for, my dearest Abby?

My new doll.

My Abby doll,

and then my wish will come true.

And what wish
might that be, pray tell?

To be beautiful like a
doll, like all my dolls

before you destroyed them.

You have me.

You have no need of anyone else.

I am the only one stayed by
your side after the fire.

Everyone else abandoned us.

We only have each other.

We belong together forever.

It's here.

She's beautiful.

Patty, you're not
gonna hurt this one.

Your wagon's taking
up all the room.

Look at this.

What's this a freak show?

You need to give all these
dolls a ride to the junk heap.

Why don't
you shut your yap,

you cock sucking son of a bitch?

Hey, nobody talks
to me like that.

I warned you.

Look, Doc, that
doll just attacked me.

Jack, go sleep it off.

Abby Freeman?

Holy.

Jeremy?

What're you do, I...

I didn't wanna
take the elevator.

Here, let me give
you a hand with this.

Wait is that?

That's Patty, you
remember her, don't you?

Yeah, she looks a little
worse for wear, but...

The fire, remember how
it changed both of us?

Shit, yeah, um, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

God, it's so good to see you.

Do you, like, are you
running off somewhere?

Do you think we could get
together a little bit later, talk?

Yeah.

Ah, let me give
you a hand with this.

So, how have you been?

After the fire, I
never heard from you.

I couldn't find you.

I mean everywhere I looked
just turned up just dead end.

It was like you vanished
off the face of the earth.

Then we moved up North.

I ended up going to
college up there.

It's okay, no big deal.

I didn't mean to drop
the ball, I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

They moved me to a
different rehab facility,

then another surgery,
and then more,

you know, typical
nightmare stuff.

Where'd you go after that?

I had to move in
with my crazy aunt.

And now?

I was able to use some
of the insurance settlement

to buy a little house
in Granite Creek.

Do you live alone?

It's just me and my dolls.

Yeah, do you always take
her everywhere with you?

Don't judge Patty.

She was there for me
when no one else was.

Okay, okay.

I'm gonna run to the
restroom really quick.

Well, here we are.

You really freak me out.

Is everything okay.

Never mind, it's nothing.

I've got that D and B panel
coming up I gotta go get to,

but maybe we can
get together after?

I'd like that.

Great.

Could Jeremy really
wanna be with me again?

He thinks
you're ugly just like me,

just like all of us.

You're probably right, Patty.

I guess it's just
wishful thinking.

Hi, Crystal, it's Abby again.

Ah, I've been
trying to reach you.

I've been doing some research
since last year's con.

Remember when you said

magic is in the air
at the convention?

I know everybody else
thought you were joking,

but I could tell that
you were talking to me.

It's like we had
this connection.

Please call me back
as soon as you can.

Crystal is bad.

She only wants to hurt you.

You don't need her.

You only need me.

Patty, stop, that's enough.

Crystal is not bad.

You think
I'm ugly, don't you?

No, of course I don't
think you're ugly,

but every time I've tried to
fix you, you won't let me.

It's because
we belong together,

but now you will
save only yourself.

You want to change
and leave me for him.

No, Patty, I promise.

I will never, ever leave you.

You want to
leave me ugly and alone.

Patty, how could
you do this, her hair.

You promised you'd be nice!

That's it, Patty.

You're coming with me.

Hmm.

Hey.

Um, so, I see you brought
your little friend.

Ah, I thought we
were gonna be alone?

She won't bother us.

It's a convention after all.

Yeah.

You seem excited.

What's going on?

There's a workshop that
I've been looking forward to.

Ah, it's tonight.

Anything I might
be interested in?

Oh, I don't, I don't know.

It's just this lady that
I saw speak last year,

and I've been waiting all
year to see her again.

She just talks about telling
fortunes and stuff like that.

Oh, okay, great.

You seem happy.

I guess
it's just better

to look forward to the
future instead of the past.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, absolutely.

I love seeing this
change in you.

I love seeing you happy.

You're even more beautiful
when you're happy.

It ah, brings back memories.

I wasn't sure if I
should tell you this,

but I still have
our old picture.

The one that we took at
the Valentine's Day dance

back in school.

Gosh, I forgot about that.

I was wearing the fedora.

I thought that was
so in.

Jeremy, are you okay?

Sir, are you all right?

Yeah, no, fine, I,
something on my nose.

Do you want me
to get the manager?

No, no, no need,
it's fine, thank you.

I think I'm just gonna go.

Wait, I'll come with you.

No, no, no, no, it's okay.

You, you go to your workshop
and ah, I'll go get patched up.

I'll be all right.

I kept our photo too.

How dare you.

You are out of control.

Patty, why did you
do that to Jeremy?

You could've seriously hurt him.

I don't know what's
gotten into you.

How could you do this?

He's bad, I
tried to protect you.

Jeremy!

Patty, it's only you.

I had, it was horrible.

I had this night, never mind.

I'm gonna go see Jeremy.

I decided to tell him I
can't see him anymore.

Did you hear me, Patty?

I said I'm not gonna
see him anymore.

I heard
you, dearest Abby.

You have made a
decision, have you?

Well, yeah, I have.

It's too late for me to change,

and I'm gonna tell him so.

I see.

I'm gonna leave you here so
I can talk to him privately.

You understand, don't you?

Certainly.

Promise me you
won't hurt Abby.

Of course.

I'm trusting you to
keep your promise, Patty.

A promise
should not be forsaken.

I rejoice in our bounties
of love and trust.

I knew I could count on you.

You're my best friend, Patty.

Hey.

Can I come in?

Yeah, of course.

I see they fixed you up.

Yeah, they, they
left awhile ago.

I was worried about you.

I'll be okay.

You cut your lip.

I washed my makeup off.

I noticed.

I like you better this way.

You're beautiful, Abby.

You've always been
beautiful to me.

I wouldn't lie to you.

Do you trust me?

I do.

There's a con coming
up in California.

We could go together.

I'd like that.

Oh, what about
your little friend?

No more.

No more dolls?

No more Patty.

I'm glad to see you kept
your promise, Patty.

I did not
violate my covenant.

I detest falsehood.

Do you not agree?

Yeah, of course I do.

Blessed are the pure in heart.

Lying lips are an abomination.

Is our poor, dearest
boy broken hearted.

Ah, we cleared the air.

Everything's good now.

I know where I belong now.

Yes, I'll
leave you alone now

to cleanse away the
sins of your day.

Patty, what're you doing?

Complimentary
room service, dearest Abby.

Did you think you could fool me?

No, Patty, don't!

You
fornicated with him.

The stink of him
clings to you still.

You fornicated with him.

Patty, you don't understand.

You want
to abandon me!

No!

You wish for
beauty for yourself,

but would leave
me ugly and alone!

Patty, I tried to fix you
and you wouldn't let me!

And now you'll
have your precious wish.

You can be a beautiful doll!

I offer this sacrifice
oh, father of darkness!

The flesh of this spirit
shall reek with decay!

Which is right, I
offer this daughter.

Oh, master of darkness,
I give unto thee!

Did you think I would
let you leave me for him?

Patty!

Don't
worry, dearest Abby.

We'll all be together
soon forever.

Jeremy.

Be careful
what you wish for.

Hello, Jeremy, you wanna play?

No, I didn't think so.

I've been playing with Abby.

We've been having so much fun.

Oh, my God.

Oops,
gotta get home now.

It wouldn't do to fall to
pieces

Abby, what have you done?

Hello, lover boy,
how nice of you to come.

Abby, what's going on?

You and Abby
have been very bad.

Do you like her?

I made her just
for you.

Jeremy, aren't I beautiful?

My scar is gone.

Jeremy, look what I can do.

I have a
surprise for you.

No, no, stay away.

Jeremy.

Jeremy.

Jeremy.

Abby, no, no, Abby.

Hug me and kiss me.

No!

Housekeeping!

What a mess.

Hey, Mary, come check this out.

What's going on?

Somebody
left us a present.

It's just more junk
for lost and found.

Not what I say.

I say finders keepers.

Some day those
sticky fingers of yours

is gonna get you in
a lot of trouble.

I'm keeping them.

Stealing is stealing.

That's all there is to it.

Now, these
are gonna make

a nice present for
my granddaughter.

Come on, Jason,
let's go, come on.

Honey, let's go.

But.

Honey.

But, but, but.

What?

Mom, you promised.

I know I did, but
I tell you what.

We can go somewhere
else and look,

because I just don't
think this place

has what we're
looking for, okay?

Mommy, please?

Honey.

What about, what
about a stuffed animal?

We have lots of those.

You know what?

I, I, excuse me.

Sir, I think we made a mistake.

Well, I'm sure he'll
find something safe there.

Oh, none of them
have stories, do they?

I mean, like the
ones you told us.

Yes, well, everything
in this, in this store,

in this world has
a story to tell.

He's a nice, nice boy.

He deserves a nice safe home.

Excuse me?

What's his name?

Well, he doesn't
have a name yet.

You're gonna have
to give him one.

Clowns have always
just made me afraid.

Ever since that movie
The Poltergeist came out.

Oh, that movie nearly killed
the clown doll business.

I mean clowns are supposed
to make you happy,

supposed to make you smile.

Yeah, and so are leprechauns.

Touche.

He can stay in
my room with me.

I think he'll like it.

Well, clowns are supposed
to be protectors of happiness,

protectors of smiles,
protectors of good wishes.

They don't like unhappiness.

They'll do anything they can

to protect them
from such things.

Well, I guess we'll take him.

Good.

We'll be best friends.

I'll name you Giggles.

Giggles, that's
a perfect name.

Now, I'll tell you what.

Giggles would
normally sell for $30,

but what's that?

Uh huh, uh huh, well, Giggles
wants to be your friend,

and he wants to protect you,

so I will only sell him for $20.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you, goodbye,
my little friend.

Be safe, bye, Giggles.

Dad!

Oh, my God.

That is it!

What.

I'm gonna teach that
kid some discipline.

Tom, no!

Sit your ass back down now.

What the hell is it now?

I...

Yeah.

I'm scared.

Of what?

Giggles told me there's
a monster in here.

Really, well,
let's take a look.

Nothing in there.

It ah, doesn't look
like there's ah,

anything over here either.

Hey, where's the doll?

Where's the God damn doll?

What?

The one your mom spent
$20 of my hard-earned money,

so you wouldn't interrupt
us every damn night.

Where is it?

Under my bed.

Under my bed.

So, thought you'd
hide it from us, huh?

I'm gonna take that sissy clown,

and I'm gonna throw
it in the trash,

and I'm gonna give you a good...

Mom!