Spirits in the Dark (2019) - full transcript

[thunder]

[spooky music]

[Kurt] Edmund Smuts did not
rest in peace.

He lay down in the dirt

But he did not sleep.

The sleep of the innocent

is not conferred upon a
soul so blackened

So depraved,

so cursed.

He walks still

between heaven



and his awaiting hell.

So wrote my ancestor
Gladestone Michaels

in his journal in 1830.

I come from a long line
of storytellers,

it’s in my blood

and this story started
200 years ago

When Gladestone, travelling
to Van Dieman’s Land

in search of adventure and
a story to write about found,

in his words, a devil.

[ music swells]

Now, what he didn’t write was
that he shot and killed Edmund,

shot and killed him at a
church altar

and married the woman he
was about to wed.

Edmund was rich but Gladestone
didn’t take a penny.



He had his beloved Beatrice.

End of story?

No.

Gladestone continues -

“I do not sleep. Ever.

Madness has my scent.
He is coming for me.

I think only one thought.

I, too, am damned
to the hellfire.

My only hope of salvation

is a blood redemption at the
grave of Edmund Smuts.

When the blood of Smuts flows
one last time

the Angel of Reckoning
shall arrive.

Only then will I be released
from this covenant.

I must act.

Yet I falter.

I cannot do it.

I am doomed to burn.

Gladestone never returned
to the grave

And this is where I come in.

My ancestor started this story
with a nib and a notebook.

I’m going to finish it with
my first feature film.

[aircraft engines]

[Brian] Not now man,
put it away.

[Kurt] Brian! Two minutes man.

It’s going to go right over us.

[Brian] We’ll do it later.

Can we figure out where our ride is first?

[Kurt] Yeah. Come at me.

Holy shit!

Come on.

Come on, bring it!

[Engines scream]

Wow!

Damn it, I keep
getting his voicemail.

[Kurt] C’mon just do one
for the website, right.

[Brian] We’ll do it later OK?

Can I at least get us a
ride out of here?

My name is Kurt Michaels
and this is

Minute One, Day One, Hour One

Of production of our upcoming
indie horror flick

Blood Redemption.

Three weeks ago I’ve cashed
in my college fund

and have bought two
tickets for myself

– hang on - and Brian here

To fly to this sunny
place Sydney, Australia.

To film the next big
indie horror flick.

It’s going to be a wild ride
so strap yourselves in.

- [horn beeps]
- I’m coming. I gotta roll.

Look at this.

[Camo] How are ya mate?

- [Kurt] Awesome.
- [Camo] Yep.

[BRIAN] Here we go.

Welcome to Australia.

[Camo] You guys don’t mind if I
have a surf this arvo do ya?

[Kurt]No dude, I‘d love to
watch actually. Can I try?

Aaah…

[KURT] Do you mind if I take
the car for a spin

while you're surfing?

You got a license?

[Kurt] C’mon. I’m a good driver.

A good driver.

[Camo] I’m sure you’re a lot
of things Kurt but…

[Brian] I’m terrified by this
left side of the road thing.

I’ve freaked out like
three times.

[Camo] That’s right, You guys
drive on the wrong side don’t ya

[Brian] The right side.
- [Camo] The wrong side.

- [Brian] The right side.
- [Kurt] Right side of the road.

[Kurt] The best surfing
beach in the world.

No no, I’ve never seen an
Aussie surf in Bondi.

[Kurt] What! Who surfs there?

Tourists mate. Like yourself.

[Kurt] But you can
surf there right?

If you like waves probably not.

[Kurt] I heard the dolphins
actually surf there with you

at Bondi.

[mutters] yeah cool.

You boys want to shoot a
kangaroo while you’re down here?

- [Kurt] No.
- [Brian] No thanks.

Why not?

[Kurt] They’re so cute.
Are you kidding?

[Brian] I’ll eat it…

Aren’t I meant to be…

[chopper blades]

[everyone whoops]

[Kurt] I don’t know, you could
make some different movies

movies in this car,

you just attach the camera

right here…

[Camo] Shit I’ve taken
a wrong turn.

- [Brian] Now it’s Backseat Boys.
- [Kurt]Oh yeah.

Oh Brian. [laughter]

Oh my God. Don’t stop.

[laughter]

[Camo] You guys planning to
shoot a whole bloody

film on an iPhone?

- [Brian] No.
- [Kurt] No this is just

Part One of the documentary.

[Kurt] People want
something bigger.

People want transmedia.

Transmedia is what the
people are hungry for.

[Brian] They want to be
able to download

what they want
when they want it.

[Kurt] So that’s what
we’re going to give them.

We’re gonna give them what
they want when they want so

they can watch the movie and
then they can watch us

making the movie.

Mate, I’m your guy.
That’s what I do.

I shoot real life, I chop
out the boring bits.

I’m your man.

[Brian] You won’t have to too
much chopping with

this idiot around.

[Camo] yeah why’s that?

[Brian] Nothing’s boring
with Kurt

[laughter]

[Camo] Oh man I’ve
always loved horror eh,

can’t get enough of it.

[Brian] Yeah. Like Japanese horror

And ghost stories and shit?

[Kurt] But what about
French horror man?

[Camo] French horror?

[Kurt] Yeah. That’s where
it is now.

What’s that? Like chicks
with hairy vaginas?

[Kurt] No it’s like arthouse
gore dude.

It’s like they totally see
the beauty in death.

[creepy music]

[Kurt] Gladestone came this way.

Following the rumours, the whispers.

Looking for his big story.

In the end he couldn’t
even tell his story.

All he was left with was a dark,
horrible, unspeakable secret.

That he took to the grave.

[Camo] So you’re the director?

[Brian] No, no, I’m
just the producer.

[Kurt] I’m the director.

[Camo] Yeah right and you
wrote the screenplay?

[Kurt] Pretty much. It’s based on
a story of an ancestor of mine

so I just adapted that.

[Camo] Yeah wait a minute.

The next.. the next Blair Witch
is based on a story

of something that happened
in your family.

Pretty much, that’s
exactly it, yeah.

[Camo] You’re a sick puppy mate.

Thank you.

[Camo] OK let’s get this doco going.

Alright um. Exit the car fellas.

Australian soil. Feels good.

[Brian] It was just an injury.

That’s the only reason
I can’t surf okay?

Maybe … maybe if I
heal or something..

What is was was a dolphin
that he thought was a shark.

No it wasn’t.

[Camo] Boys, boys!

[Kurt] ooh!

[Brian] Hello…

Is this stalking? Technically
we’ve got a camera...

[Kurt] No, no. It’s not stalking
if they want to be followed.

Right?

[Brian] Erggh..
Want to be followed?

[Kurt] Yeah, by the right guys.

[Brian] That might be the creep
- iest thing you’ve ever said.

[Kurt] Go on. Go talk to them.

[Brian] You talk to them.
I’m not picking women up for you

What are you talking about?

[Kurt] We’ll hang back.

[Camo] OK we’re busted.

[ distant chatter ]

[ girl] Look he’s still filming!

[Lauren] What is with you
and your cameras!?

I mean I’m sorry for
going off at you before.

No no it’s alright.

It’s just weird.

It’s weird!

[Kurt] Yeah I’m sorry about
the camera, that was Brian’s idea.

Oh thank you Brian

[Brian] Oh, no no no.

Don’t listen to him,
he’s an idiot. He’s an idiot.

[Kurt] He has this thing
about dirty movies.

He’s been picked up on it
before as well.

[Rachel] You’re sick.

Douche!

So what kind of movies
you guys been making?

[Kurt] Porn, mostly.

[Brian] Gay porn.

Gay porn.

[Brian] It is actually

[Kurt] First time in Australia.
First day in Australia.

Woah. First day!

[Kurt] We have a lot to see.

You guys are keen.

[Rachel] Yeah, too much perving.

[Kurt] Yeah, we’ve only got
this guy to show us around.

[Brian] We’re going down
to Tasmania eventually

but going to be here for

maybe a week.

Are you guys going to be here?

[Lauren] Yeah yeah. We’ll be here.

She just lives down the road.

[laughter]

[Kurt] Primo location guys

[Lauren] What are you
guys doing in Tassie?

[Kurt] Oh not much just
filming my...

latest feature film.

[Lauren] You’re a filmmaker?

[Kurt] Yeah

[Brian] it’s actually our movie.

He wrote it, I’m producing,

Camo is going to be helping
filming stuff.

We’re both actors so…

- [Kurt] You’re both actors.
- [Brian] really?

- [Lauren] Yeah
- [Brian] In reality?

[Brian] Excellent!

- We’re actually holding auditions
- [Kurt] Yeah we gotta go.

In 2 days yeah and..
Yeah, absolutely.

Guys, it was so good to meet
you though

we really have to go,
we’re in a rush.

I mean, thank you for
being our tour guides

[Lauren] What? Is everything OK?

[Kurt] We’ve wasted a bit
of time here today so…

[Brian] He’s … he’s a
kooky dude.

I don’t know, he has some…

[Lauren] Was it something I said?

[Brian] No no no no.
Never that, don’t worry.

I’ll get your contacts,
get it all sorted.

Get everything organised
and yeah, on Saturday.

[ creepy music ]

[Brian] We’re running out
of time. Kurt.

[Kurt] Shae will do it.

You don't...

You don’t know that.
We haven’t seen her,

she hasn’t talked to us,
her agent hasn’t..

I’m nervous, man.

This is a big gamble.

On this one girl.

That was a great opportunity.

[Kurt] Yeah.

[Brian] I know, I know.

[Kurt] Shae will do it.

[Brian] I trust you,
it’ll be fine. Yeh I know but…

just let me have a
safety net. Can I?

- [Kurt] OK - [Brian] OK.

But Shae will do it.

[Camo] Hey hey boys, sorry
to interrupt but who’s Shae?

Ah, he doesn’t know,
why don’t you tell him?

OK, Shae is the stunning
female lead

female lead to our film
Blood Redemption.

[Camo] Yeah right. But what,
she won’t commit to the role or..

[Brian] Well it’s tough for her to
commit when she doesn’t

know it exists.

[Kurt] Her agent’s blocking us,
he doesn’t like the whole

indie movie thing…

Look at this view.
They give it to the dead!

Kurt’s had a hard-on for this
chick that just won’t quit.

- [Kurt] Fuck you.
- [Brian] What, man? It’s true.

You wrote a screenplay for her.
You won’t see anyone else.

Woah look at this.

- [Kurt] Kurt Michael’s film.
- [Brian] I call that obsessed.

[Kurt] Died of...

doubt and despair after
lingering illness.

- [Kurt] So sad.
- [Brian] If we don’t have an

actress we don’t have a film.

Shae will do it.

[Brian] I hope so

Shae will do it.

[ creepy music ]

[Kurt] This is the Journal.

[Camo] The famous Journal.

[Camo] Holy shit.

[Brian] Show me. Yeah.
My favourite’s the next one.

Turn the page.

- [Camo] What?
- [Brian] Look at the next one.

[Camo] Dude, this shit is
messed up.

[Kurt] That’s the genocide man.

[Camo] Wait. Where’s this set?

[Kurt] Tasmania.

[Camo] Yeah right.

And you’re going to Tasmania?

We’re going to Tasmania.

[Kurt] Package deal.
I’m not so sure...

what this stuff means but it
came with the Journal so…

- [Camo] You’re a weird guy Kurt.
- [Kurt laughs]

[Camo] How the hell did you
get this through Customs?

[Kurt] There’s some ashes
in here. I know, right?

[Brian] I have my ways.

[Camo] There you are mate.

You can keep your weird
shit to yourself.

[Kurt] It’s cool right?

[Camo] Mm-hmm.

[Brian] Just don’t know what
any of it’s used for.

[Kurt] Yep.

[Brian] How does it help?

[Kurt] This looks like a
tongue scraper to me.

[calm music]

[Camo] Did your parents tell
you about this Gladestone guy?

Kurt’s an orphan.

[Camo] Shit! Sorry mate
I didn’t mean to..

No, no, don’t.. don’t flip
out man, it’s cool.

It’s part of life’s rich
tapestry you know.

[Camo] Sorry.

[Brian] Besides, my family’s
basically adopted him

by now anyway.

[Camo] So you fellas are
like brothers then?

He’s basically Dad’s
favourite kid.

[Kurt] I reckon it’s more your
mom that fancies me.

Hey! Can we leave the
mothers out of this?

[Camo] You reckon I could
meet you mum mate?

No. We’re here on business.

Alright? Business.

[Kurt] Down here?

[Brian] This one?

[Camo] Yeah.

[Kurt] Here?

[Camo] Yeah. Just lift
the latch.

[Kurt] Really?

Is there a light?

[Camo] Oh yeah. Be careful.
Just don’t electrocute yourself.

There we go.

[Kurt] This is exactly how I
imagined my city production

office, thank you.

[Camo] There’s room to
sleep upstairs

this will have to be the office.

[Brian coughs violently]

- [Kurt] Alright.
- [Brian] Oh God

[Camo] Be careful mate,
we found a dead rat

in there the other day.

- [Kurt] I’m really serious.
- [Camo] We get next doors Wifi

Are there spiders in here?

[Camo] No.

You sure?

[Camo] No.

Next question –
where’s your mom?

[Camo] Sorry but who’s Shae?

[Kurt] In the middle there.
Under the blood.

The blonde.

[Brian] So… there’s no bookings.

[Kurt] whaddya mean,
what does that mean?

It’s just first come,
first serve.

Go get some tickets.

Doors aren’t even open man,
it’s alright.

[Brian] Chill man. It’ll be OK.

- [Brian] Just chill.
- [Kurt] Don’t tell me to chill

Brian, alright? I’m chilled. Ok?

[Brian] Let’s get some beer.

Yeah. Grab me a Fosters?

Camo [in a girls voice]:
“Don’t worry Kurt

I’ll do your little film.

And then I’ll do you”.

When shall we three meet again?

In thunder, lightning or in rain?

When the Hurly-burly’s done,

when the battle’s lost and won.

Where be the place?

Upon the heath.

There to meet with…

[All] Macbeth!

[cheesy thunder effect]

[crowd cheers raucously]

All hail Macbeth,
thou shalt be king hereafter.

[3rd Witch] Good Sir, why do
you start in fear for that

which sounds so fair.

Speak!

No stay… fuck!

Fuck! Stay [Crowd laughs]

- A little later.
- [Crowd laughter]

[Crowd laughter]

They must lie there.

Go carry them and smear the
sleepy grooms with blood.

I’ll go no more… I’m…
[Crowd laughter]

[indistinct conversation]

[knocking]

[Katie] Sorry,
this is a changeroom.

- [Kurt] Shae..
- [Shae] (uncertainly) Hi.

- [Kurt] Hi!
- [Katie] You can’t be in here,

we just done a show.

[Kurt] I’m Kurt, Kurt Michaels.

Um, we met at Aaron Levy’s
party in LA.

[Shae] Aaaah…

- [Kurt] Aaron Levy.
- [Shae] Aaron Levy’s!

Of course! So what are
you guys .. out from L.A.?

[Kurt] Yes. We just…
We just came in. Actually.

-[Shae] Awesome.

- [Kurt] From L.A.
- [Shae] Cool.

[Kurt] And I’m.. I’m..
Well I’m ready to do our film.

[Shae] Sorry?

[Kurt] Um. OK so you remember
at the party how I told you

that I was adapting an old
family story to a script.

Well I finished the script and..

And we’ve tried to contact
your agent a bunch of times

[Katie] Um babe. I’m gonna
go get a drink

- and say hello to a few people so..
[Kurt] .. we haven’t heard back..

[Shae] I’ll see you
in the foyer.

[Kurt] But it’s such a
good project

and I think you would just...

well I think it would
be great for you.

[Shae] Have you got
any other actors or anything?

[Kurt] Oh you’d be
starring opposite me.

[Shae] really? You’re an actor?

[Kurt] Yeah remember?

Actor slash director
slash writer.

[Shae] Right...

That’s a lot of slashes.

Look guys, I am so flattered but

I’m going to save you some time.

I’ve done this kind of
stuff before and ..

[Kurt] Just, just get coffee
with me. Right now.

We’ll go grab a coffee and

[Shae] I’m actually running
late to meet a friend

[Kurt] I’ll go through
it with you

[Shae] Aaa… Sorry…

but I.. yeah.

[Kurt] Tomorrow!
Let’s do coffee tomorrow.

- [Shae] Umm.
- [Kurt] Or a drink?

I’ll buy you a glass of
wine and, and look,

honestly, it’s not just
for me, it’s for you.

[Shae] Kurt, I’m actually very
flat out at the moment, my...

- [Kurt] Five minutes!
- [Shae] I, I really

I really appreciate it.

[Kurt] Alright four I’ll settle for

but three is out of
the question.

[Shae] Yeah. I.. I’m sorry...

I can’t really.

Thank you though.

Can we.. maybe call a cut?

[Camo] Don’t worry about it bro.

You’ll get your film made.

She couldn’t even remember my name man.

[CAMO chuckles]

She forgot it twice.

[creepy atmospheric music]

[ blowing wind rustles
the leaves]

[KURT mutters to
himself inaudibly]

[ambulance sirens in
the distance]

[BRIAN chatters about
business on phone]

[Camo] I reckon you’ve
dodged a bullet here.

You know what I mean.

I mean think about it.

Think about how many actors
there are in the wings.

I mean.. who are dying
to be in a film like this.

[ creepy music finishes ]

[Kurt] I gotta story
to tell you.

[Camo] Awesome.

[Kurt] Human ivory.

[Camo] What?

[Kurt] Yeah, in the 1820’s
there was an illegal trade

in human relics like
carved skulls and...

Careful...

and aah, scrimshaw bones
and that kind of thing.

[Camo] Yeah, cool mate, but I
don’t think that kind of shit

really happened here,
you know what I mean.

Here. Gladestone
knew that, right?

OK but, but.. then he discovered
something really weird.

He traced the human cargo
back to this European

living in the backwoods of Tasmania.

Edmund Smuts.

[Camo] Ah right – the freak.

Yes, freak.. but it’s not
what you think alright,

he’s not some mountain psycho
walking around in,

in human skin panties full
of his own crap you know,

he, he.. he was a mayor
of a local mining town.

He owned everything.

And this human flesh trade was
just a sideline hobby of his.

[Camo] Seriously fucked up mate.

[Kurt] Right?

[Kurt] So...

Edmund ruled with this
bloodthirsty terror.

Right. He would've had corpses
hanging from these trees.

He just slaughtered people.

[Camo] That’s seriously fucked
up but it’s still not a movie.

[Brian] What’s not a movie?

[Kurt] The Journal.

So...

Did you tell him about
the Curse though?

[Camo] Wait a minute..
There’s a curse?

- [Kurt] Fucking..
- [Brian] Ow!

[Kurt] Spoiler alert man.
C'mon! Nice one!

[Brian] You didn’t tell him?
That’s the best part!

[Kurt] No. Alright.

Here, gimme that…

[Kurt] Human bone.

[Camo] One of Edmund’s victims.

No this is Edmund.

The uh, the locals as revenge
put a curse on him.

To say that when he was buried

a demon would be summoned.

[Camo] A demon.

- [Kurt] Yeah.
- [Camo] Yeah, good one.

And Gladestone believed that?

Aah, well all I know is that
somehow he thought that

this would save him
from his own fate.

[Brian] It all had to be
buried together.

[Camo] He thought that this box
of shit would save his own arse.

[Brian] Oh yeah.

You better believe it.

[Kurt] That’s right.
Blood Redemption...

One man’s attempt to atone
for the sins of the past.

[Camo] OK, I take it all back.
You guys have a film.

But.. don’t you think it’s
a bit deep for horror?

[Brian] Oh it’s alright.
We’ll dumb it down.

[Kurt] Speak for yourself.

[Morning bird calls,
distant traffic]

[Brian] so what’s so
good about this guy?

[Kurt] Lots of th..
He’s got a really good eye.

Some of his stuff like..

Freaked me out.

[Camo] What’s he made,
movies or something?

Yeah, yeah, he’s
done everything.

But he was an old
war photographer so..

He knows his stuff.
- [Camo] Cool.

[Brian] Does he have
his own kit?

- [Kurt] Yeah.
- [Brian] OK.

[Grant] Just a sec mate.

[poker machine spins]

[Kurt] Uh, so..

So Grant, I’ve seen
all your work,

um.. those pictures you
took in the war were..

The guy in Mistrata, with
the eyes full of despair I mean..

We’re shooting a horror
so it’s all about

suspense and fear.

Got any kit?

[Kurt] Nada.

Budget for an assistant?

[Brian] Um…

[Grant] What about him?

[Kurt] That’s.. no he’s
filming the doco so..

[Brian] He’ll have
his hands full.

[Grant] In that case
it’ll be you two then.

I’ll need extra batteries..

You can fix me up for those.

[Kurt] So, so .. shall we go
and look at the script?

Nah, not interested mate.

I know that shot you’re
in love with.

- That fella in Misrata right?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

He died while I was
filming that, you know.

[quiet bar noises]

[Kurt] C’mon Shae, just look,
read the script.

It’s that simple.

Why not?

[Shae] Seriously Kurt, there are
like a thousand other girls

that would jump to a film

[Kurt] No I don’t want anyone..

I wrote it for you Shae.

OK, you wanna be big right?

You want what I want.

You want success.

[Shae] Of course. Who doesn’t?

[Kurt] Yes exactly, everybody.
Everybody wants success.

But you can’t just, just knock
on the door and wait for it

to open, you gotta bash it down.
[Shae] I get it Kurt,

I was in L.A. for 2 years.

I’ve did it there, a cattle
call every other day.

[Kurt] Fuck L.A. You don’t need L.A.

[Shae] I got 2 ads and a walkon

in a pilot the whole time.
[Kurt] You’re, you’re something

special, you just need
to take a chance!

It’s different for you Kurt.

You can knock until it opens
but I’ve got a clock on me

and I can’t ignore it so..

[Kurt] Wait, so you just think
your looks are just going

to fade out before you
get your big break, is that..?

[Shae] Yeah.

I booked a ticket.
I’m going back to L.A.

If I can’t make it in
a year then that’s that.

-[Kurt] What?! No!

-[Shae] I just really not..

[Kurt] You repeat offender.

[Shae] I’m really not in the
same place. I’m sorry Kurt

[Kurt] Look Shae, every morning,
every morning I wake up

and I feel like a fucking genius,
like an inevitable force

and… in here I, I...

[SHAE laughs] Great.

No, no it’s not some hippy
affirmation bullshit,

OK, this is the real deal and I want
you to feel that way as well.

I really do.

Ok, what about that, that,
that experience that your

audience is craving huh?

Is, is starving for?

To, to, to kill your enemies
and fuck your lovers and

agonize in your heartache huh?

How are you going to deny them?

[Shae] You don’t
understand at all.

[Kurt] Shae, I think you can
give that to them. I do.

Alright. But you’re going to
run away and hide in L.A.

C’mon!

[Shae] I wish that I could
live in that world

that you just described.

It doesn’t happen like that.

OK. I’m sorry. It's back to
work for me...

[Kurt] C’mon Shae I’m serious.

Please.

[Shae] Don’t come back again.

OK, you have my answer,
no means no.

[Kurt] I..

[Kurt] Aaah…

c’mon, let's go.

[ Loud traffic noises]

[Brian] All right. I love our
job. I really do.

- [Kurt] OK.
- [Brian] OK.

Number one!

No.

- [Brian] Right away?
- [Kurt] Nope.

[Brian] OK

[Kurt] She looks like
Nicolas Cage.

[Brian] Yeah. No, no,
alright, I gotcha.

“Cagey”.

Yeah.

- Two.
- Two.

Nope.

No

I actually got to talk to
her on the phone

and she seemed pretty nice.

Just saying.

Next.

Right.

No.

This is Emma Stone.
She’s not even auditioning.

Can you pay attention?

[Kurt] [laughs]

OK maybe.

No.

I don’t know…

No, she has.. she has
too many features.

Oh OK, that’s nice.

No.

What do you mean no?

- [Kurt] I dunno.
- [Brian] No..?

[Kurt] She looks like you.

Who’s that?

This one?

No.

You pointed her out.
Alright. No, no, no.

Here we go. Here we go.
We have a winner.

She looks like a goat.
One eyebrow.

- [Brian] OK.
- [Kurt] Next.

[Brian] You’re annoyed
with Mifanwy

No, I dated a Mifanwy,
remember, no!

Why did you ever do that?

[hamming] That’s re-treading
emotional territory.

Oh calm down.

[Kurt] [moans]

Nope.

Little older than you.

Uh-uh.

She’s nice.

[ indistinct female chatter]

Yeah.

He’s a great guy.

We did a film together.

[Brian] Thanks again so much
again for coming down

on such short notice.

[Lauren] Thanks for having us.

[Brian] No I’m just glad we
could work this out.

[Lauren] Yeah. Well it sounds
like a great project.

[Brian] Good. Yeah. And we’ve
got everything all sorted out,

we have contracts in place,
all of our locations are

all set up so we’re ready
to go after today you know.

- [Lauren] So just casting?
- [Brian] Yeah!

[Brian] Yeah. Find a lead
actress and out the door.

- [Rachel] Cool.
- [Lauren] Sweet.

[Brian] Yeah

[Lauren] You must be excited.

[Brian] Oh yeah.
I’m ready to go.

[laughs]

[Brian] and um..
Kurt’s got the audition piece.

[Lauren] Oh cool.

[Brian] So we’ll get you
set up with that and then..

[Brian] You know,
down to business.

- [Lauren] Thank you
- [Kurt] You’re welcome.

[Lauren] So Kurt...
it’s a slasher.

[Kurt] Um, well.. it covers
the whole spectrum of horror.

[Brian] This isn’t
actually the script.

[Kurt] It’s a piece for
the... the auditions.

[Brian] Bye Lauren.

[Kurt] OK. Um..

Everyone...

Thanks for coming.

Uh, Brian?

You wanna? Come with me.

[Brian] Good morning all.

[Rachel] Alien fetus…? Yep?

[Kurt] Alien fetus.

[Rachel] Oh God!

I feel its heartbeat.

My flesh.

[Kurt] Ok, I’m going to stop
you right there.

I just need it to be a bit bigger.

Just a bit bigger.

I mean this thing is trying
to give you a C-Section

from the inside out right.

Like aaaarrwwwk..
Raptor inside your belly kinda.

[Actress] Ooaah!!

Eeee!

[Kurt] Great.

It consumes my nutrition.

My flesh.

- [Kurt] OK, you’re pissed about
that. You need that nutrition.

It consumes my nutrition!

- [Kurt] That’s YOUR nutrition.
- MY nutrition.

[Actress] My flesh. Oh God!

-[Kurt] Up.

[Actress] Oh GOD!

Oh God in heaven, free me
from this parasite.

I can’t go on.

[Kurt] Can you make that
more of like a prayer?

I see her as being
quite religious.

You can choose the religion.

OK.

- OK, he likes you.
- OK.

- Great.
- Yep.

[Kurt] You got his attention.
- [Actress] Who wouldn’t?

[Kurt] Alright – do the scene!
- OK

Oh God.

I can feel its heartbeat.

[Kurt] Can you sing it?

Sing it to the camera.

On your harp.

And you’re dead.

- And I’m dead? As well?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

[Actress ] (hysterical)
I can’t go on.

I can’t go on! I can’t.
(sobbing)

[Kurt] So I feel like you’re
still a bit nervous.

- [Actress ] Yes.
- [Kurt] Yes? OK.

[Actress ] I am.

Do you take drugs?

[Actress ] (slurring)
It’s not of my flesh.

[sobbing].

I just can’t go on.

I can’t go on.

[Kurt] OK.

Ok, LSD. LSD.

[Kurt] More arms.

Free me.

Free me from this...

parasite.

[Kurt] My god this is great.

This is great.

OK. Let’s bring it home.

You’re on speed,
you gotta find a gun.

You gotta find a gun,
you gotta kill yourself.

[Actress] It’s in my
back pocket.

- No, you can’t find a gun.
[Actress 4] Oh.

- There’s no gun.
- Isn’t there?

[Kurt] So what are
you gonna use?

I have to take action.

It’s time

to die.

Blarghhh!

Big!

[Shouts]

Huge!

[gun noises]

[Kurt] OK

Swim! C’mon!

Around the floor. Great!

You.

Must.

Aaargh.

Aaargh.

Eject out of the spaceship.

Die.

Into space.

[Kurt] Bam.

[choking]

[more gasping and
choking sounds]

[Kurt] And slowly she
chokes to death.

OK

[Chair judders as she collapses]

[Kurt] How’d that feel Zoey?

Better?

A little bit awkward.

- [Kurt] Awkward?
- [Actress] Mm-hmm.

[Kurt] What part was
awkward for you?

Because I feel like you had
a breakthrough today.

- [Actress 4] Really?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

Course I’m pissed.

Why wouldn’t I be pissed?

[Kurt] Well because
it was funny.

- [Brian] This was a
shitty stunt.

- [Kurt] And you were laughing.
- [Brian] I was laughing for

the first three but you didn’t
give anyone a real script.

[Kurt] C’mon man they
didn’t give me anything.

A couple of them were
at least committing.

You gotta give them that.

[Kurt] They were committed,
I’lll give them that

[ door opens]

[Brian] What did you do?

[Kurt] I didn’t.

Katie was wondering
if she could audition?

- Script?
- [Brian] Yep.

[Brian] Sure. We’ve been
using this one all day.

- [Katie] Cool
- [Brian] There you go.

[sniggers]

An alien fetus?

-Really?

-Is it?

Is that the actual script?

[Kurt] No.

That’s.. That’s something else.

[Katie] (laughing) Very good!

[Shae] You made
these women read this?

Just humour me ok?

- [Shae] Give it to Katie.
[Katie] No.

[Kurt] Just have a look.
I got this one for Katie.

[Kurt] Read aloud, maybe?

Read aloud?

[“Dane”] You’re still up?

[“Chloe”] I haven’t
been to sleep yet.

[“Dane”] I looked in earlier.

You were asleep.

Are you sure?

Can I come in?

[“Dane”] Your eyes were open
but you were still sleeping.

It was freaky.

I couldn’t sleep.

I need to talk to you.

[“Chloe”] Yeah…?
[laughs awkwardly]

[“Dane”] Is that OK?

The last few months have been..
Have been awesome alright?

I’ve never met anyone
like you before.

Do you feel the same
way about me?

[“Chloe”] Yeah. I do.

[“Dane”] It’s totally changed
the way I think

about everything, I was...

I was waiting for so long to
meet someone like you and..

And then I did and ..

I guess you know what
I’m going to ask next?

Right?

I, I don’t want to
rush you but..

I mean how long?

[ awkward laugh]

I’m so sorry, I want to...

[“Dane”] Are you scared
or something,

are you still on your
v-plates, I mean..

[Katie and Shae chortle]

No.

[“Dane”] Is it to do
with your dream?

[“Chloe”] I can’t...

I can’t talk about this,
it has to stay inside my dreams.

What has to stay
inside your dreams?

Just drop it please,
if you care for me Dane.

- [“Dane”] Look if you just tell
- [“Chloe”] You can’t help me.

You said my eyes were open…

- [“Chloe”] before…
- [“Dane”] Yeah..

I was awake.

[soft creepy music]

[“Dane”] No but…

[“Chloe”] He visits me
every night. Dane.

I’m in that twilight moment
just about to sleep

and I feel him on me.

I feel him breathing.

I feel him in me.

His smell.

[music intensifies]

[“Chloe”] He touches me Dane.

He holds me down with his
bodyweight his fingers, they …

[“Dane”] There, there are ..
Reasons you know,

anxiety maybe
some repressed memory.

I try to struggle,
I want to but my arms,

they are like they are
too heavy to move.

It’s like I’m paralysed.

I can’t… I can’t
put my legs back together.

But he doesn’t finish it off.

He wants to delay his pleasure.

[“Dane”] No Chloe come here.

To enjoy the waiting.

[“Dane”] You’re safe with me.
Alright. I promise.

I’m sorry.

- I can’t keep going like this.
- No, no. We’re in this together.

Alright. I’m going to
see you through this.

I see his face.

Good. Alright.
That’s a start maybe.

He looks like you.

- [Kurt] Then we embrace…
- [Katie] Make out!

[Shae] Cool. That’s nasty.

[Kurt] that’s your copy.

Shae..

Just give it a read. Come on.

[Shae] Thanks anyway.

[Kurt] Please.

[Katie] I’ll read your
damn script.

[Shae laughs]

[Shae] That was disturbing.

Wooo.

- [Shae] See ya.
- [Katie] Bye.

[Kurt] Thank you.

Bye Shae.

[Brian] That could’ve
been worse.

[Kurt makes stabbing noises]

[Kurt] Why does she keep
doing this to me?

Least she came back.

[Kurt] Oh my god.

She read it.

I was touched.

[Kurt groans].

[Laptop speaker - Lauren]
If you care for me Kurt

[Laptop speaker - Brian]
If you just talk to me

maybe we can work it out.

[Lauren] You can’t help me.

[Brian] Trust me.

[Lauren] I’m in that
twilight moment

and I’m just about to
go to sleep and …

and I can feel him …

on me.

[Brian] Took her three
hours to get in the room.

I thought she was going
to throw a fit. But..

Look at her.

She could carry this.

[Kurt] (noncommittal)
Yeah. She’s good.

[Brian] You gotta call her.

[Kurt] Okey dokey.

[Brian] I’m serious man.

- [Kurt] Yep.
- [Brian] And you gotta be nice.

You gotta apologize.

[Kurt] Yeah she’s.. she’s good.

- Yeah?
- Promise you’ll apologize?

[Kurt] What? No. No,
I'm not going to apologize.

What do you mean you’re
not going to apologize

At least be nice. Just be nice.

[Kurt] Some weird number
has been ringing me all day.

I might do a VLOG.

You know the expression

“this film is the sum of
all my compromises”

[car door]

well, I don’t know who said
that but I feel like

they knew me really well.

[ car driving off ]

But then again…

[Shae] Kurt. Where the
hell is your office?

[Kurt] What are you doing here?

[Shae] Umm..

I read your script.

[Kurt] You liked it?

[Shae] Aaah..

Yeah it’s very dark…

and strange.

I don’t know, I felt really um…

yeah… Strange.

All day after I read it.

- Umm..
- [Kurt] So…

So…

[Shae] I want to do this film.

Kurt.

I don’t want to do, you know..

I don’t need a blockbuster,

I don’t want anything
more than this, this..

This interests me
and it’s very …

true.

So…

Can you do that?
Can you just give me this film?

- [laughs]
- [Kurt] You..?

[Shae] I.. I mean.. Yeah.

[Kurt] Really?

[Shae] Really.

Yeah, OK. I solemnly swear
that I will deliver to you

upon my life a film that
is full of truth and, and,

note and, and substance
and you will star in it

and I will deliver it to the
cinemas of the world.

- [Shae] OK.
- [Kurt] OK.

Thank you.

[Kurt] Sorry. You just…

you have no idea..

Aaagh

[Shae giggles]

[Kurt] You have no idea.

[Shae] OK. Awesome.

[Kurt] OK? Shae.

Would you like to step
into my office?

[Shae] I would.

[Kurt] Brian’s going to
shit himself.

[Kurt mouths silently]

[silence]

[Haunting ghostly music]

[old motor boat
hugging steadily]

[morning bird calls]

[music swells]

[clunks of boat docking]

[rope pull]

[Brian] Sorry. Just in..

[Kurt] Sorry, do you want us to
put it up here or down there?

[ Loud, rumbling
didgeridoo music ]

[ birds calling in the bush]

[ insects chatter]

[inaudible comments by Kurt ]

[Bronwyn] Nobody told me
about filmin’ on the boat.

[driving music continues on]

[swamp creatures pass by ]

[Shae] I’ll read a
little bit, anyway.

[Kurt] Right.

[Shae] Alright. Ready?

[Katie] Yes.

[Shae] July 29th.

“She had a distaste
for the work.

This man had..”

This writing is so bad.

Aaah.. something.

[Katie] So Edmund came
down this river?

- [Kurt] No.
- [Shae laughs]

[Shae] Gladestone.

- [Katie] What?
- [Shae] OK

This is Gladestone.
He’s the good guy.

This is Edmund.

[Katie] Oh c’mon,
they look the same!

[Shae] No they don’t!

And you’re related to Edmund?

[Kurt] No I’m related, I’m related
to Gladestone, the good guy.

[Shae] OK.

- This is Beatrice.
- [whistles]

She was…

Gladestone’s beau but
Edmund’s fiancée.

[Kurt] Yeah but she was
married to Gladestone.

[Shae] No. That was after Gladestone
pulled a total Mr Darcy on her.

OK. Wait.

Who’s Mr Darcy?

[laughs]

[Brian] It’s just someone else.

OK so Beatrice …

Beatrice is like this
aristocratic debutante

– listen - [Kurt] Sorry.

[Shae] then her father
married her off to this..

- [Katie] guy..
- [Shae] rich guy in Tassie.

But, but …

by the time she got here
he’d died of pox

so she was just left.

[Kurt] Yeah. Yeah. Exactly.

So Edmund wanted to buy
all of this guy’s land,

that she was going to marry,

and then he wanted
her in the deal as well.

[Brian] Buying a wife
and a house.

- [Kurt] Yeah.
- [Katie] So he just bought her?

- [Brian] Yeah. He tried to.
- [Shae] Pretty much.

How do you know so much?

Because I’ve read the book.

It’s called a Journal.

[haunting ghostly music]

[Kurt] She’s smart…
sexy… insightful… brave…

Incredibly courageous.

- She's athletic.
- [Shae] OK she’s just

very perfect.
[Kurt] She’s blond.

- [Shae] Yeah?
- [Kurt] Well she’s like the

the Madonna of the
piece you know.

- [Shae] Yeah… yeah, yeah.
- [Kurt] She’s the saviour.

- [Kurt] The guardian angel.
- [Shae] It’s a bit boring.

How about I look for some
problems to give her?

Some kind of, I don’t
know, something.

- Something.
- [Kurt] Yeah.

Something.. kind of .. challenge.

[Kurt] well look, we’ll look
at the script together later

I gotta check on..

[Shae] don’t run away.

I’m talking to you
about this later.

[Kurt] Yes we will
I promise. Later.

[shrill bird calls]

[Ghostly music]

[Bronwyn] You Yanks.

Don’t know shit about
the world. Do ya?

Do you know why there’s
no blackfellas in Tassie?

[Brian] Actually yeah. We do.

[Bronwyn] They clean killed
every last fucken one of them.

Strung ‘em up from the trees.

[Kurt] Yeah well we know that.

[Bronwyn] You related to
Gladestone Michaels eh?

[Kurt] What do you
know about him?

[Bronwyn] I know enough to stay
the fuck away from

where you’re going.

[Brian] Why.. why..
What does that mean?

What you..?

You know your fella killed the
worst bastard that ever

lived on this island?

- Stole his woman?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

Be a smart fella.

We can drop you here.

You don’t have to go
anywhere near there.

[Kurt] No, no it has to
be authentic.

[ Boat engine stopped.
Waves lapping ]

[Inaudible chatter]

[Bronwyn] Tide says we
won’t get back in

till sparrow’s fart Monday.

[Grant] So still be dark then?

[Bronwyn] We’ll set two flares.

Don’t miss ‘em.
We’re not coming back for you.

You can swim out.

[Katie] Can you pull it
in a bit more?

Ooh ooh I’m going to cry..

- [Brian] There you go.
- [Shae] Yay!

Chuck the rest of the bags over.
- [Kurt] Yep.

[Brian] And easy..
You got the rope?

- [Shae] Woah woah..
- [Katie] Oh no.

[Grant] I just had a
heart attack.

[Brian] Oh man don’t
worry about it.

[Ominous music]

[Kurt] Grant, it’s up this way.
Oh Grant! Grant.

Can you um get a shot
of the boat leaving?

[Grant] Way ahead of you.

[Boat chugging]

[ominous music continues]

[music fades out]

[crows caw]

[heavy breathing]

[stumbling footsteps]

[Camo] Fuck!

[Grant] Whoah. Careful Camo.

[Camo] Cheers mate.

[Grant] Got our film
in your backpack.

[Camo] Oh. Doing the
best I can eh?

[Grant] No worries, you right?
- [Camo] yeah, yeah.

[ crackle & buzz]

[Kurt] hey Grant can you
get some coverage of us

walking up the trail?

[Grant] Aah, not quite sure
what you’re after mate?

[Kurt] If um, if Camo and
Brian go up a little further

and get out of the shot
and you could go from behind

and shoot the three of us
walking up for a while?

[Grant] Sure. Everyone
take a break,

take about 15 to set up.

[Brian] We don’t really
have 15 actually. We’re ..

[Kurt] It’s just 15 minutes.

[Brian] we’re on a
tight schedule dude.

[Kurt] No. I think we
should do it.

[Brian] We got a lot of ground
to cover, look at this hill.

[Camo] Well um, what if I do it,

I’ m all set up,
I can just drop back.

- [Brian] Aaah..
- [Kurt] Oh yeah.

- [Brian] I don’t know..
- [Kurt] For the film..?

If we get split up..

Yeah. We could do it on
that camera for a bit.

If you get lost or
something happens

He’s looking at us
through the lens,

how’s he going to get lost?

I don’t know, I’m just saying.

[Camo] Mate, she’ll be sweet.
I’ll be careful.

He’ll be careful.

He’ll be careful, come on.

[bird calls]

[Camo’s footsteps crackle
on the undergrowth ]

[Camo] Oh shit.

Can’t believe this.

[whoosh]

Where the fuck are they?

Shit.

Come on guys where ya, where are ya,
where are ya?

[ spooky atmospheric sounds]

[ electronic buzz and crackle]

[ loud distant knock on tree]

[ Camo pants heavily]

[ startled bird calls]

Guys!

[ creepy bird call answers]

[ strange insects chirp]

[ Camo breathing heavily,
frightened]

(whispers) Oh, what’s that?

[distant thunder]

BRIAN!

[ running through undergrowth]

Come on.

[ Thunder grows louder]

Oh man.

[ Loud peal of thunder]

[eerie scraping sound]

[ wet squelch]

[ flies swarming]

[ weird electronic buzzes and crackles]

- This is bullshit.
- [ Loud electric zap ]

[ Running footsteps and panting]

[ exhausted panting]

[ strange buzzes and zaps ]

[ loud whoosh]

BRIAN!

[ loud splatter and drips]

BRIAN!

[ BRIAN] ( in distance) Camo!?

[Camo] BRIAN, OVER HERE.

- [Brian] ( getting closer) CAMO.
- [Camo] Brian!

[Brian] Hey!

Camo?

Guys, guys. Over here.

Down here. Down here.

Oh.

[ ghostly music]

[ music: creepy flute theme ]

[ music: flute theme continues]

[Brian] Check this out.

[ splashing]

[Brian] Look at that man.

It’s all over it.

[Katie] Woah, there’s heaps.

Oh it’s gross.

[Brian] you think
it’s a disease?

- [Katie] Guys, what is it?
- [Brian] Damn!

That’s disgusting.

[Shae] Can we go?

[Katie] Guys lets get..

[Shae] You OK Kurt?

[Kurt] No.

I’m good. Brian..

Brian. Could we use this
as a backdrop you think?

[Brian] Either this one
or the next one, man.

We got to stay on time though.
It’s either…

[Grant] How about while you two
pontificate I set up

and we actually get a shot.

A walkie?

Or something so we can
be on our way anyway?

[Shae] We recording
sound on this?

[Kurt] No.

Just stay in character is all.

[Shae] Are we happy or sad or..

Scared?

[Kurt] Um we’re..

You know, happy to be together.

Still scared as well.

[Shae] OK, so which
is the main one?

[Kurt] Um..

- Scared. Fearful.
- [Shae] OK.

Sure?

[Kurt] Yeah I’m .. I'm sure.

What do you mean?

I don’t mean anything.
It’s just …

Kurt, don’t flip out. It’s fine.
Everyone has their own way

[Kurt] No it’s not … fine.

- OK.. well..
- Not fine.

Chloe really doesn’t
have much edge.

What does she want?

She wants to save Dane.

What else?

What does she want for herself?

[Grant] (distance) SHOT!

CAMO! In shot mate!

[Camo] Is..? Sorry Grant!

Don’t give up your day job.

[Camo] Dickhead.

- [Grant] Reset.
- [Camo] Yep!

[Shae] It has to mean something.

[Kurt] Maybe.

[Shae] He.. he like
mentions the teeth..

- [Brian] (shudders) eww.
- [Camo] What’s that, show us.

[Shae] Oh man.

[Brian] Those teeth
are the worst.

[Shae] Hey!

- [Brian] No, no, no, OK, OK.
- [Kurt] Just a little tooth.

He mentioned some unspeakable
evil that he can’t name,

maybe it was..

I don’t know. Murder.

[ everyone laughs]

[Brian] I don’t know.

I just think this is
a box of nothing.

Just a bunch of old
junk that he had.

I’m not sure if there’s
a curse in there.

I think it’s just
Beatrice’s stuff.

[ campfire crackles]

[ dry swishes]

[ crackly undergrowth]

Ugh!

[ scrapes of bone dry branches]

[Kurt] Oh wow!

Oh my god.

[laughs]

Oh my god!

Oh you guys look at this.

Brian?

[Camo] He’s afraid of
heights mate.

[Kurt] (laughing) Yeah, I know.

It’s alright man, don’t worry.
Look we’ll find the stairs yeah?

[ Brian moans]

[Kurt] We gotta
keep going round.

Woah, OK guys, he’s going
to vomit, he’s gonna…

just stand back.

It’s alright man.

[ heaving sounds]

C’mon…

[Brian] Just gimme a… second.

It’s alright, we’re
not in a rush,

just sit down if you want.

[Camo] Take your time bro.

[Shae] He’s going to be sick.

[Kurt] Woo!

[ Brian convulses and hacks]

Here you go Brian.

Perfect. You can
be sick in here.

[Brian] At least I can
puke anywhere, right?

[Brian hacks]

[Kurt] Oooh!

[ wind blows]

[ Katie breathing fearfully]

[ whimpers]

[ screams loudly]

[Kurt] Cut! Cut!

Hang on. Wait, wait.

No, no, no, no go back, back,
back, back, back alright.

Steady. I’m not…

It’s not authentic.

Alright we’re not picking it up on
the camera that you’re actually …

We need to see what Grace
is seeing alright?

So.. so… what’s going on?

I’m at the edge of a cliff.

Are you scared?

- Yeah!
- Well USE that.

Use the fear alright.
Use that real fear.

Um…

- So…
- [Brian] Kurt – safety please.

[Camo] Eh Kurt mate… Come on.

What we’re going to do is…

Stand there.

OK now… Katie?

Can we get another scream?

Scream.

Scream…

[screams]

[Kurt] Nup. Scream.

- [Katie] Stop!
- [Kurt] Scream again. For real.

[screams]

[Kurt] Grace SCREAM!

Really scream!

[Katie] Stoooop
[screams her head off]

Oooooh [angry].

That’s SO much better OK?
That’s what I’m talking about.

[Brian] What the fuck
are you doing man?

[Kurt] Grant? What the hell?

Did we not get that?

Course we didn’t get that.
There’s no way in hell

- we could use that.
- [Kurt] Are you serious?

[Brian] If her agent saw
that we are both fucked.

Alright Katie. Katie …

Another one?

[Camo] Kurt, no.

[Kurt] One more. C’mon.

[Katie] No fucking way.

[Shae] Come on. Fuck.

- There’s no way we could use
- We gotta move on anyway

- could use any of that.
- C’mon guys. C’mon.

[Kurt] Yeah, look I’m sorry.

I should have asked.

I should have asked. I just,
I want it to be the best

performance it could be,
you want that right?

Well yeah! You should
have asked me first.

[Kurt] Yeah I know! I should
have asked but I just didn’t

want to fuck up your focus.

OK maybe if we just set up
some ground rules

then maybe in the
future we’ll be fine.

[Kurt] I knew..
I knew you would say that.

You’re meant to
trust your director.

[Katie] You have to
earn our trust.

[Shae] Exactly.

Try to get along.

[Katie] Try being a little more
positive with your notes.

- [Kurt] We’re making an awesome…
- [Brian] Yes.

[Kurt] What the fuck is
the point of being here?

[Brian] Totally. It has
to be awesome.

[Kurt] Yes OK. So you
agree with me.

[Brian] Yes I agree, Can we GO!?

[ gentle music]

[massive water whooshing]

[ dry crackling footsteps]

[ cockatoos screeching]

[Brian] Oh… Fuck!

[ gusty wind blows]

[Kurt] Let’s roll man.

[Brian] Shut up Kurt.

[Kurt] We’re on a tight
schedule remember.

- C’mon man,
- [Brian] Kurt, Kurt, Kurt.

[Kurt let’s do it.

[Brian] Kurt I don’t know
how I’m going to do this.

As you said man we’re on a
schedule, we gotta roll so..

Could you just give
me hand please?

Where were you when
I needed you man?

You didn’t have my back.

You.. you were being a dick.

[Kurt] Just keep feeling the
wall with that hand

and edge along.
You’re fine and I got you.

Just keep feeling
along like a crab.

[ warm uplifting music]

[Kurt] Like a crab.

[Brian] Like that? Like..

[Kurt] Be the crab.

[Kurt] Perfect.
You’re doing really well.

- [Brian] OK.
- [Kurt] Really well.

[ music swells with
powerful didgeridoo]

[ many gushing streams of water]

[ faint unintelligible haunting
indigenous chant ]

[ uplifting music continues]

[Grant] ( in distance) Hang on.

Guys, the sound sucks!

[ on headphones:
Same haunting chant]

Listen to this man.

[ chant echoes surreally
off cliff walls ]

[ hissing waterfall ]

[Shae] We have to film it here?

In this place really?

It’s freaking me out.

[Kurt] Yeah well OK
there’s something…

here.

We’re going to capture it in
the camera and it’s going to be…

exceptional.

[Shae] You’re not
helping me Kurt.

[Kurt] Gladestone knew it.

[Shae] I wonder what
Gladestone knew.

[Kurt] What do you mean?

[Shae] I mean he only ever
gave us half the story,

what is he hiding?

Nothing. He killed a guy.
He had to be careful.

[Shae] He was obsessed
with that curse.

He was scared to death.

[Kurt] He wasn’t, wasn’t scared.

[Shae] He never let it go.

He thought that the ghost of
Edmund had it in for him.

You are Gladestone’s descendant.
You should think about that.

OK.

[fire crackles]

[crickets]

[owl hoots]

[ footsteps]

Here we are.

In the Styx valley.

What a place.

I…

I can’t shake this feeling
like I have been here before.

It’s so weird, it’s like..

It’s like a psychic echo
handed down from my relative.

You know Gladestone went
right through here

on his way to Edmund.

He had his Journal,
I have my film.

I guess we’re linked
in that way.

Except..

He never fulfilled his mission to
reveal the horrors of Edmund

to the world.

Just think,

when this film comes out

that dream will be fulfilled.

Nearly 200 years later

I’m going to finish
what he started.

[ fire crackles]

[ footsteps]

[ flames roar]

- It needs a love scene!
- I know! I know.

I agree. It does.

But a sex scene however …

No, it’s not a sex scene OK

It’s completely tasteful.

It will be filmed tastefully.

Yeah.

There’s usually a way
to do this you know.

You go.. you talk to my agent,

- you sign a contract..
- Yeah.

[Shae] you can’t just chuck
it in when we’re about to do it.

[Kurt] OK. Uh-huh. Yep.

[Shae] I mean what nudity is it?
How much? How’s it shot?

I’m not hiding anything,
it’s in the script.

It’s not about the nudity.
The nudity is just…

[Shae] It’s a part of it.
For me..

It’s a part of it..

[Shae] Yeah? Can that go?

[rip]

Were you even going to ask me?

[Kurt] Yes of course.

[Shae] When?

OK.

Well it’s fine then.

- [Shae] OK. Bye.
- [Kurt] I’m making changes.

[Kurt] I’m making changes.

[Shae] Good.

- [Camo] Sound.
- [Brian] Rolling.

- [Camo] You right Kurt?
- [Kurt] Yup.

[Camo] Alright. 36A Take 3.

[Grant] Mark it. [clap]

-[Camo] Camera set.

-[Grant] Camera set.

[Camo] Action.

You awake?

I am now.

I can’t sleep.

You must have a
guilty conscience.

I have sinned.

Confess sinner.

My thoughts..

Have been impure.

That sounds serious.

Have you given over to
these impure thoughts?

Not yet. But um…

I fear I might.

It doesn’t look like you’re
trying very hard.

I’m …

fighting with every
fiber of my soul.

[”] I’m not… ready.

What’re you waiting for?

You have no idea of
boundaries K.. Kurt.

[Kurt] (as Kurt) Oh..

Sorry. Dane.
Let’s go again. I lost focus.

No. I was going to cut anyway.

What’s going on?

What?

You have some notes?

Yeah I do.
This scene is all about

Chloe’s powerful attraction to
Dane and the fact that she

wants to give over her
body to him as well as..

- [Shae] Kurt, you knew that..
- [Kurt] .. her soul.

You knew that I saw her as
still deciding at this point.

OK, shes, shes deciding whether
Dane is dependable.

And safe.

Why are both of you fighting me
at every step of the way huh?

You’re not seeing the
bigger picture at all,

OK, it’s ..

You’re holding back
and your priorities are all…

[Exasperated snort]

Roll again.

Can I just have a moment?

Roll again.

You awake?

I am now.

Can’t sleep.

[ distant thunder]

You must have a
guilty conscience.

I have sinned.

Confess sinner.

My thoughts have been impure.

Well that sounds serious.

Have you given over to
these impure thoughts?

Not yet.

But I fear I might.

Doesn’t look like you’re
trying very hard.

I’m fighting with every
fiber of my soul.

Not ready.

Relax

You have no ideas of
boundaries Dane.

No.

I don’t.

Out here we make our own rules.

[heavy thunder]

[ horrific human-like howling]

[Camo] What was that!

[ frantic howling continues]

[Camo] Oh shit!

[ Camo pants in terror]

[Camo] Grant! Get up!

[ torch switch]

[Grant] Oh shit Camo!

[Camo] Grant, get up.

[Grant] What

- [Camo] There’s something
out there.

[Grant] What the fuck?

[Camo] Something weird
out here man.

[Katie] Camo!

[Howling getting closer]

[Katie] Camo! [Camo] Yeah.

[Shae] What the fuck is that?

[Camo] It’s Devils.

[Shae] What do you mean “Devils”?

- [Camo] Tasmanian Devils.
- [Katie] Get them away!

Get them away!

[Brian] Camo!

[Camo] What?

What’s going on?

[Kurt moans]

[Brian] I should wake
him up right?

[Camo] No man.
You’re not supposed to.

You sure?

[Camo] Yeah just leave him.

[ Kurt moans]

[massive thunder, close]

[ Kurt growls like a beast
in his sleep ]

[ The animals outside
howl in response. ]

[Tasmanian Devil shrieks]

[Brian] Did you hear that?

What was that?

Fuck this, I’m waking him.

Fuck!

[Camo] Dude, is he still awake?

[Brian] No, no.

He’s out.

[Camo] So weird.

[Brian] Kurt.

Kurt.

Kurt.

[ deep rolling thunder]

Fuck.

[insects buzzing]

[Brian] Kurt where the
hell are we going?

[Shae] He said he saw
this place in his…

dream.

[Brian] Dream?

Do you have a map?

I knew this log would be here.

It’s like being on a
conveyor belt.

[ loud frog and insect noises]

C’mon. Guys!

Nearly there.

Wooooh!

Look at this!

I told you look at this.

I told you.

This is it.

I told you this is exactly it.

This is the exact place I saw.

Let’s set up Grant.

Get the camera.

[Grant] Get it in the can.

[ Creepy drone sound]

[ spooky whistle music]

[ squelchy muddy steps]

[Kurt] Cut!

Cut, cut!

Stop.

Right here. Right here.

This is where it happened.

[Katie] Kurt come on.
You’re really scaring me now.

Right here. Perfect!

OK.

Yeah. That’s so perfect.

Alright roll again.

Roll again.

[ creepy drones]

[ crackling]

[ ominous music]

[ sticks crackling]

[ whip slash]

[Grant] Fuck. Stop!

[Katie] Aaaaaahhhhh

[screams]

[Kurt] Did you get that?

[Grant] She’s bleeding!

[Brian] What happened?

[Katie] what the fuck happened?

Oh my god, what happened?

[Brian] Kurt, what
happened to her face?

I’m bleeding, Im bleeding.

[Kurt] That was incredible.
A;right come on!

[Brian] Get out of the way,
We need to get her out of here

C’mon, c’mon, give me your hand,

give me your hand, c’mon.

Shae, get a towel!

[sobbing]

Ow, ow oooww!

[Brian] What the fuck
happened up there man?

[Shae] I just looked
away for a moment.

[ Katie shrieks]

[Brian] Let me see your face.

[Shae] Kurt! Look!

It’s fucking identical

It’s identical

[Brian] It’s the same man.
That’s fucked.

Exactly the same.

[Katie] I’m done with
your fucking film!

[Brian] Hold still. Hold still.

That’s Edmunds fucking mark and
she’s not going to die for your movie.

[Kurt] She’s going to
finish the fucking film.

[Brian] It’s a movie.

[Katie] FUCK your movie!

NO!

[Kurt] We’re finishing the film.

[Brian] No we cannot finish
the movie with her like that.

[Shae] Can we please go home?

[Brian] No one’s gonna die
because of this movie while I’m..

[Brian] KURT! Look at me!

Look here!

You are NOT finishing this
movie with people getting hurt.

You listen to me.

What the hell happened up there?

[Shae] It’s exactly the
same as the Journal

- Did you see what happened?
- No I didn’t see.

He’s fucking acting really
insane, have you noticed?

Yeah, you have?
You’re supposed..

I don’t what to do about it.

[ waterfall runs in background]

[Shae sobs]

[Camo] Aww fuck.
He didn’t find her.

[Shae] Oh…

[Camo] Have you
looked everywhere?

[Grant] Went all the way back.

[Brian] OK.OK.

[Shae] She doesn’t have
a map or anything.

[Camo] What about the creek?

[Brian] Shae – go with Grant.

Maybe you can find her
around the falls.

[Camo] You didn’t go all the
way to the creek?

What about …

[Brian] And shout if
you see anything.

Kurt, come with me.
We’ll go down here.

[Camo] Am I..

Am I coming with you?

[Brian] No, no Camo, stay here.

Ah, holler if you hear
anything alright man.

She might come back to camp.

[Camo] Yep. Right. Righto. OK.

[Brian] Kurt, come on.

[Camo] Oh, what’s that!

[ many frogs croaking, insects buzzing]

[Camo] Katie?

[ insects and frogs chirping]

[Katie] (in far distance, weakly)
Camo!

[Camo] Katie!

What?

Fucking hell.

KATIE!

Where are you?

[ river noises]

[Katie] (distance) Camo!

[Camo] Katie don’t move,
I’ll come find you.

[Katie calls indistinctly]

[Camo] Stay still Katie.

[ Camo huffs and pants]

Katie cries out.

[Camo] Katie, I can’t
understand what youre..

[water trickles heavily]

[unseen creek gurgles loudly]

[water splashes]

[ Camo’s breathing
trembles fearfully]

[ eerie wind whistles]

There’s not fucking way
I’m going in there.

[loud splash of Camo’s
footsteps in river]

[ghostly sigh echoes]

[large waterdrops
plop into stream]

[ Katie’s distant wails
echo through the cavern ]

(whispers) Hold it together.
Hold it together.

[loud splash]

[Camo] What the fuck!

[ Katie wailing in distance]

[Camo] Oh my god. What the fuck?

[thunder]

Katie I’m coming for you.

[lightning strikes ]

Fuck you!

This is nothing.

Bring it on!

[ Gale force wind]

[ Tree branches creak and break ]

[Katie] Camo!

Katie!

Oh shit.

[heavy panting]

Damnit!

Everywhere is fucked.

Katiiiiiiie!

[Katie] (Indistinct) Help me!

Katie. Just stay still.

[gushing water spray]

Sorry Katie.

Can’t fucken do it.

[ Loud waterfall on rock ]

Gotta get back.

Which way?

Oh fuck, which way?

[shakey breathing]

(whispers) Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Oh god.

[frogs croak eerily]

[ pants heavily]

KATIE!

GUYS!

Shit!

[human-like Tasmanian Devil
shrieks in distance]

[ whip crack ]

Aaaargh!

Oooooh.

Oh, what the fuck?

Oh no.

[ Shrill Devil howl gets closer]

[crackling twigs in
the tree canopy]

Katie?

Aaaargh!

[Camo screams in agony]

[ thrashing branches]

[ choking sounds]

[ creaking vines under strain]

[ thud of head landing ]

[ electrical zap]

[silence]

It…

I was..

I was so stressed about
finding an ending to my film.

I was obsessed with
finding a twist.

People are always talking
about the endings of films

you know “Oh I didn’t
see that coming”

But the reason they
like it is because…

it’s so like life…

You know.

You never do.

[ weird electronic static]

[Brian] Oh, it was recording.

[Grant] Hang on.

- [Brian] Holy shit!
- [Shae] What is that?

[Sahe] See what that is.
That’s the fucking mark.

Oh my god, can we please leave?

Can we please get back to camp now?

[ rustling through undergrowth]

[Shae inhales sharply]

[screams]

Katie..
Katie was calling his name.

What’s happened to her?

[sobs]

[exhales]

[ominous music]

[Shae] The church at
Tullochgorum.

[Kurt] Edmund’s grave. Uh-huh.

He isn’t going to just
let us do this you know.

[Kurt] What else are
we going to do?

He isn’t… going to
just let us go home.

[Kurt] You know with you
there’s always been two films.

- [Brian] Oh yeah?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

The one I want to make and the
one I have to make with you.

- [Brian] With me?
- [Kurt] Yeah.

[Brian] Gimme the camera.

I know why you like
this thing so much.

Because when shit
isn’t going your way,

when you’re having a bad day,

And you’re just out of luck you just
look through your magic

fucking camera

And then ‘Hey!’
you come out on top.

Oh, now you get the last word,

now you get the girl.

Now you… you’re the
fucking film artist,

the fucking primo artiste right?

Yeah exactly. The artist.

That’s what burns you
the most isn’t it.

Isn’t it huh?

I don’t fucking care.

Film’s over.

We’re going home tomorrow.

[Kurt] Maybe for you.
I’m getting my ending.

We can’t go until
we deal with this.

[Brian] You’re kidding right?
She’s kidding. Are you serious?

Do you see what is happening?

[Brian] you actually believe
in this fucking curse bullshit?

It’s all shit.

That’s it, show’s over,
no more film.

This is not the film
where we all die.

Thank you but no.

- We’re leaving in the morning.
- [Shae] Look around you Brian.

[Kurt] C’mon Brian.
You’re writing the script now.

You’ve got the next line.

[Brian] Shut up Kurt.

[exhales]

[Kurt] Which one?

Which one Brian?

[Brian] Get the fuck
out of my way.

[Shae] What’s the time?

[Kurt] I don’t know.

[ Katie calls eerily
in the distance]

[Shae] Katie…

[ Katie moans]

[Shae] What was that?

Did you hear that?

[ Katie calls]

KATIE!

KATIE!

[ hundreds of frogs croak
loudly in response ]

[ Katie moans]

Sounds like she is moving away

KATIE…

[Kurt] It’s not her.

What?

How do you know that?

KATIE!

[Shae] I have to know.

[Kurt] Katie!

[Brian] Katie!

[Shae screams in terror]

[confused yells]

[Shae sobs loudly]

[Shae] That’s Katie’s jacket.

[ weird destructive
noises in distance ]

[Brian] Sssh.

[Kurt] Keep going.

Let’s go.

[Grunts and panting]

[tree trunks being struck
violently in distance]

[timber breaking in distance]

[trees being felled]

[Brian] Let’s go.
Let’s go. Let’s go.

Oh shit go!

Go1

[Tree branches swish and break]

[ loud yelling and screaming]

[Brian] Kurt!

Gimme your hand!
Gimme your hand!

[loud explosion]

Let's go, let's go.

[Brian] Get up.

[Kurt] Get the camera!

The camera!

Brian get it quick!

[Brian] Use the light!
Are you cut?

- [Kurt] No!
- [Brian] Are you cut?

[Kurt] I’m cool, I’m cool,
just give me the camera.

Please!

[Brian] Fuck!

[Grant] it’s done.

Let’s go. Go! Go!

[Kurt] Where’s Shae?

[Brian] Stop, stop, stop.

Stay away from the trees.

Shae?

Shae?

Where’d she go?

Which way did she go? Fuck!

Shhh.

[Kurt] SHAE!

[ They all yell for Shae]

[ Shae screams in the distance]

- [Brian] Let’s go.
- [Kurt] Go.

[ Shae’s screaming continues]

[Brian] Oh my god.

[Kurt] Shae! Wait there!

[ Violent creaking and
cracking of branches]

[ Shae squeals and whimpers]

[Kurt] Shae!

[ knocking sounds in
distance continue]

[ wind blows gently]

[Shae] You stopped it.

[Kurt] Gotta go. C’mon.

We should go.

[ Scrambling on stony ground ]

[Brian] That tree…

[Shae] What…

[Brian] Yeah…

[Shae] What happened…?

[ frustrated sigh]

[Shae] I have no idea.

Let’s just go this way.

[ trudging footsteps]

[Shae] Kurt.

Just stop…

stop…

filming.

[Kurt] I’m giving you
what I promised you.

[Shae] There isn’t a
promise anymore.

There’s no movie anymore.

[Kurt] You want to be a star.
You want to be someone.

I am someone.

I am someone! I’m Shae!

[ angry exclamations]

Put it down please!

Put the camera DOWN!

Please stop that.

[trudging footsteps]

[insects]

[Brian] Is that a church?

[ spooky music]

[Shae] That’s it.

[Kurt] Lets go.

[Shae] Oh, shouldn’t we..

[Grant] We go. We bury the shit.

We leave.

[Shae] OK.

[Brian] Whatever you say
Indiana Jones, let’s do this.

[ music swells]

[ Shae sharply inhales ]

[ loud penetrating
digeridoo music]

[Shae] Guys …?

Who’s that?

What is it?

[Kurt] Look

[Shae] Oh God…

Look at them all…

What do they want..

[Grant] They're his victims.

Here’s your horror movie Kurt.

[ music continues]

[music fades]

[Kurt] Yeah. He’s here now.

He’s …

I can feel him, he's …

wants his Beatrice you know and
he was going to walk down

this aisle with her and…

and …

and he thought they were
going to be together forever.

[Shae] Maybe there’ll be some…

records., Edmund’s
grave or something.

[ creaky footsteps]

[Brian] He’s not in there.

They don’t have anything.

What’ll we do?

[Kurt] Let’s find the grave.

[eerie wind ]

[footsteps in dry grass]

[Shae] What are we going to do?

We can’t just keep looking

[Kurt] What else are
we gonna do!? We have to…

[Shae inhales sharply]

[nervous panting]

[Shae] Fuck!

Guys…

[Kurt] Got it?

[Shae] Oh shit…

[Kurt] Oh!

[Brian] Oh wow.

That’ll do.

[Grant] Edmund Jan Smuts.

[Kurt] Let’s get it open.

[ stones clatter ]

[Shae] Get the box!

[Kurt] I got it.

[Shae] Quick.

[Brian] Do I get ‘em out?

- [Kurt] Yeah get them out.
- [Shae] Put the whole box in.

[Brian] The whole thing?

[ enormous cracking timber]

[Shae] What the fuck?

[Brian] Just dig!

Let’s get these bits.

[Kurt] Chuck it in Brian.

[Brian] Do we aaah..
Say a prayer?

- [Kurt] Just bury it Brian!
- [Brian] OK, OK.

[Kurt] Now!

[ stones clunk]

[Brian] OK.

[Shae laughs relieved]

[Brian] It’s done!

That’s it.

[Grant] Burn in hell, ya fucker.

[ massive swish and thud ]

[Brian] Shit! Grant!

[Intense screaming and yelling]

[ Massive earthquake rumbling ]

[ screaming continues]

[Brian] didn’t fucking work.
It didn’t fucking work!

[Shae] We must have
done something wrong,

I don’t understand.

[Brian] No. We did everything right!
We buried the fucking box.

This curse is bullshit!

[Kurt] No it’s not.
Course it’s not!

Gladestone knew
what he was doing…

Shut the fuck up about
Gladestone, Kurt.

You just stood there and watched
Grant die like a fucking psycho.

- [Kurt] Fuck you Brian you dont..
- [Brian] What!

[Kurt] Wait. Wait.

Gimme..

Oh Shit.

[Shae] What? What?

[Brian] Let go.

[Shae] What? What?

[screams]

[Shae] Noooooo.

[Kurt] Shae.
No Shae don’t worry that.

That’s too small, that’s not it.

It is, it is…

Ooooh my god

Fuck off…

[screams hysterically]

[Kurt] Come here.

Come here. Shae. Come here.

Get the fucking box.
Get the fucking box!

[Brian] What?

[Shae] Get the box!

What the fuck?

[Sharp inhale]

[Shae] Kurt.

Why are you the only one not cut?

[Kurt] I don’t know.
Gladestone maybe?

He’s protecting me?

[Brian] Shut up about
Gladestone Kurt.

[The ring around
Kurt’s neck chimes]

[Shae] Did you get this
ring from the box?

[Kurt] Yeah. It was
Gladestone’s. So what?

[Shae] OK help me.

[Brian] What are
you looking for?

- [Shae] Give me your ring.
- [Kurt] What?

[Shae] Give me your ring. Now!

Oh. Fuck.

[Brian] They’re the same.

[Shae] That..

That isn’t Gladestone’s ring.

It’s Beatrice’s.

She was married to Edmund.

[Kurt] No…

- [Shae] Yes!
- [Kurt] No way!

What do you mean
it’s all about me?

[Shae] You got it wrong OK?

You thought you were the
last descendant of Gladestone.

- [Kurt] Yeah, I know I am.
- [Shae] You’re not.

[Kurt] Bullshit! Of course I am.

All this stuff, all this
stuff is Gladestone’s.

[Shae] Yes it’s Gladestone’s
but he isn’t the father

of Beatrice’s child.

What de didn’t
want us to find out

was that Beatrice was pregnant
with Edmund’s child

before he stole here away.

[Brian] What about all the
junk in the box then?

What’s that for?

He had to convince someone that…

he’d killed the child.

- [Brian] Killed his own kid?!
- [Shae] Edmund’s child.

[Kurt] That’s fucking
crazy alright.

That’s insane.
Why would he do that?

Edmund was cursed.

[Kurt] EDMUND was cursed.

“When the blood of Smuts
flows for the last time”

What do you think
that means Kurt?

[Kurt] I don’t know!

I.. it doesn’t mean anything!

[Shae] The blood of
his children!

His kids. His bloodline.

His curse was to watch
all his children die

before he was dragged to hell.

And then Gladestone shows up
and takes away his unborn child.

[Brian] No way.

You’re Edmund’s descendant.

The fuck…

[Brian] You.

You’re supposed to
be in the grave.

Not his stuff.

[Shae] Kurt.

You’re the only remaining
descendant of Edmund Smuts.

[Brian] That’s why
you’re not cut.

He doesn’t want you here.

He wants you out there making
as many little Edmunds

as possible.

[Kurt] It’s not true, alright!

I’m his descendant.
I’m Gladestone’s …

You’re not his descendant Kurt.

[Kurt] I’m his son.
I’m finishing his story.

[Brian] Your ancestor
was a killer.

[Kurt] No alright.

- NO! [Brian] Give me the goddam

fucking camera!

[Kurt] Brian I’m finishing,
I’m doing..

Give it back!

[Brian] I carried you forever.

I gave you everything!

[Kurt] You..

Had everything!

You had everything!

I had nothing!

I had nothing.
I just wanted one thing!

I wanted one thing.

My FUCKING

FILM!

[Kurt pants heavily]

Brian!

Brian?

Brian?

Oh?

Ffffuck!

No. Hey?

Oooh my God!

Fuck!

[ Kurt sobs]

[Kurt] I’m a killer.

I’M A KILLER, I’m Edmund!

Fuck!

[ Shae shrieks and sobs]

[Kurt] God, a fucking killer.

[Kurt sobs uncontrollably]

[ heavy wind blows]

[Shae] You’re not Edmund Kurt.

Edmund wants us to go.

Let’s go.

[Kurt] He wins.

[Shae] Let him rot
in purgatory forever.

Let’s go please.

[Kurt] What about justice
for his victims huh?

These wandering souls…

You’re going to be my guardian.

OK.

Take the film.

[Shae] Ok.

Rolling.

Go.

[Kurt] When I was young,
a long time ago I…

I grabbed hold of
the tail of a tiger

and I never let go.

It spun around and around

and it went this way

And that way and

it came after me

and I grabbed hold even tighter.

And it was hungry

but I wouldn’t let go.

[eerie music]

But today I’m going to
let go of that tail.

Today she gets to eat me.

[ music intensifies]

[erupting fireballs]

[Kurt groans in intense pain]

[fires burn furiously]

[ swish of wings]

The horror.

The horror.