Fear Itself (2008–2009): Season 1, Episode 13 - The Circle - full transcript
A best selling author has not written anything since his last book, a few years back. His wife, trying to help him get past this writer's block, invites a few friends to the cabin where they are staying to aid her into this task. But, unknown to her and anybody else, the writer has a dark secret and his past is catching up with them, when a book, loaded with evil witchcraft, is delivered to their doorstep that same night...
Trick or treat!
Okay, come on, Dad!
Wait for me.
Not too fast.
Did you see Andrew?
Yeah.
He's dressed up like a vampire.
I think he's over there.
Oh, I see him, yeah.
Have fun, kids.
Be careful.
Yeah.
Come on! Let's go!
Hey! Come on,
you guys!
I heard it's haunted.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
Trick or treat!
Aah!
Aah!
Oh, hi, Miss Turner.
Oh, hi, Miss Turner.
Hi, girls.
Please, come on in.
Tonight I settle the score.
You're sure about this?
He made the wrong choice.
He chose a life with her
over a life with me.
He'll rot in hell.
They all can.
Don't worry.
This won't hurt a bit.
Aah!
Aah!
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What a great idea
coming up here this weekend.
You know, to just...
forget everything
for a few days and...
just spend a little bit
of quality time together.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We really, really,
really needed it.
Mm...
Mmm.
I know it's been tough.
Yeah.
Mmm...
Uh, Brian...
Who could it be
all the way up here?
Brian, I...
Maybe it's trick-or-treaters.
You know, it is Halloween.
Brian, look...
Anita.
Honey, quick, close the door.
Too much nature
gives me the creeps.
What are you doing here?
Lisa, darling.
Oh, this place is adorable.
Did you find it all right?
GPS, babe.
Is George here yet?
George?
George Clayton?
Yeah, honey.
Um, he called from the car.
He and Kate
are coming up together.
They'll be here
any... any minute.
Okay, what's going on here?
Oh, I'll let Lisa explain.
Please, God, tell me
you have a bathroom
and not an outhouse.
Right there.
Thank you.
I thought we were gonna have
a nice, quiet weekend together.
I know.
Okay, I was concerned.
I thought maybe
if I got everybody
together, then...
You would just trap me
up here with my editor...
publisher, and agent.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hi.
I brought some candy.
Oh, thank you.
Are we late?
Hi!
George. Hi.
Hi.
What a great place.
Yeah.
All right, let's do this.
Blood Thirsty.
Over five million copies
sold just in the U.S.
11 weeks at number one
on The New York Times
bestseller list.
Translated into 13 languages.
Movie rights snapped up
by Universal.
I mean, this is
an incredible feat
by a writer no one
ever heard of before.
But after a year
of absolute silence,
millions of readers,
not to mention
your publisher
and your lovely agent,
need to know...
Where's the next book?
Anita. As if he's not under
enough pressure already.
We're all
under pressure, George.
Isn't your boss wondering
when he's going to see a return
on that half-million-dollar
advance for the next
Robert Collins novel?
Well, of course.
But he also understands
that creativity
isn't just something
that comes out of a faucet
you can turn on and off.
Oh, spare me.
Spoken like a true agent.
Hey, look.
I know it's been a while.
Your deadline
for the manuscript
was six months ago.
Okay.
Maybe he just needed
a little time
to get himself back.
You know, rediscover who he is.
Right, honey?
Yeah, that's all wonderful,
but at a certain point, honey,
you need to get off your ass.
Yeah. I need
to get off my ass
and crank up
that cash machine, right?
That is not what Anita means.
That's exactly what I mean.
I mean, come on.
You remember when
you first came to me
six years ago
with the manuscript
for The Chosen Ones?
You know,
that little sweet novel
about hope and love?
Didn't I get it
published for you?
Didn't I buy one of the three
paperback copies we sold?
Oh, God.
I didn't give up
on you then,
and more importantly,
you didn't give up
on yourself.
I don't know
where you came up
with this inspiration
to write under a pseudonym,
and that was it.
You set the literary
world on fire,
and overnight,
Robert Collins became
the new king of horror.
Anita, you're making it
sound like luck.
Darling, don't get me wrong.
I know he's talented.
That's what's so frustrating.
Yeah, I'm frustrated, too.
I can't sleep.
I mean, sometimes I wake up
in the middle of the night
in a cold sweat.
So, Brian,
what happened?
How did it start?
How did it start?
I...
Who else did you invite?
Oh, come on.
It's almost 10:00.
You guys are acting
like kids in summer camp.
Anita...
A-Anita, no.
Trick or treat.
Trick or treat.
Where did you two come from...
That was weird.
We're out in the middle
of nowhere.
They brought this book.
Titled The Circle.
You're a funny guy.
What?
Now it's clear
why you brought us here.
Happy Halloween, everyone.
The Circle...
written by Robert Collins.
That's fantastic!
Oh, this is so great!
Baby... mmm.
When did you have time?
Old Robert's been busy
after all, huh?
Oh, Brian, we were so worried.
I don't know where
that came from.
I didn't write that.
Well, of course not.
Robert Collins did.
Look, I'm telling you,
I didn't write that.
Brian, quit teasing.
"He and his wife escaped
to the cabin in the woods
"for a long weekend.
"His purpose was simple.
He needed to rediscover
his muse."
Autobiographical.
I like that.
But maybe, um, a simple
purpose in mind.
Maybe that would flow...
George.
Go... Go ahead, please.
"He believed that
the tranquility of nature
"would help him,
but it merely made
"the silence inside his head
echo that much louder.
"After a year of days
and nights of failure,
"he was visited one evening
by his circle of friends
and associates."
I knew you couldn't
keep a secret.
I had nothing to do with this.
"So they chose
All Hallows Eve
to surprise him
"because it was a special
night in the man's life.
"You see, the world
of the supernatural
"had been very good to the man,
to all of them, in fact."
Cheers to that.
Cheers.
"Yet they, in their
infinite wisdom,
"were not prepared
for what happened to them
on that Halloween night."
Anita, that... that's enough.
Honey...
No, we need to stop.
Shh. Let her finish.
Come on!
It's just getting good.
We gotta hear what happens next.
Oh. I get it.
You all did this.
This is just a stupid prank
to get me writing again.
Right?
Not me, I swear.
The trick-or-treaters
at the door...
That was a very nice touch.
No, Brian.
We didn't do this.
You didn't do this.
Well, then who did this?
Honey, I, uh...
I promise, we didn't.
Uh, wait, wait.
Lis... Listen to this.
"Because of their
simple beliefs,
"they didn't recognize the power
"that lay in the pages
and in the ink
the story was written in."
"But they would soon enough,
"when a suffocating darkness
"settled down around the cabin,
"trapping them inside
and sealing their fate
forever."
What the hell?
George, what's up?
Lisa, you got a flashlight?
Yeah, right there.
That's amazing.
Oh, get back in here.
I can't see a thing.
Nothing.
Please come back inside.
Oh, this is incredible!
Isn't this exactly
like the darkness...
George!
Oh, my God!
George!
George!
Get back in here!
Are you crazy?
What in the hell
do you think you're doing?
George is out there.
We have to get him.
We have no choice.
What is going on out there?
We have to get him!
Just calm down.
What's wrong with you people?
We can't just stand here.
Just calm down.
George!
Stop it!
George!
Kate...
did you get any on you?
Let go of me!
Where's my phone?
Where's my phone?
There's no reception.
There never has been
out here.
Brian, what the hell
is going on?
It's the story.
It's the story.
Everything that's
written there
is coming to pass.
The story. Right.
Okay, um...
"And so, the man's
dutiful editor
"would be the first
to meet his horrible fate
"that Halloween night
as the man's literary creation
found its way to life."
Creation...
It's talking
about Blood Thirsty.
The darkness outside,
it's in here.
Are you saying
that your novel
is coming to life?
It attacks a small town
in the middle of Maine,
and if an infection...
Be... Behind you!
Get away from the windows.
Get away from the windows.
It's not George anymore.
Okay, okay, the book.
What happens next exactly?
Did you ever read it?
Oh, come on, like anybody
reads the whole book.
Once the darkness overtakes you,
you become one with it.
One shared thought,
one shared desire...
To quench your thirst,
the thirst for blood.
Okay, okay, okay,
the blood thirsty, they...
they live in the darkness.
The only way to combat it
is with light, yeah?
Come on, everybody.
It's a damn book!
It's fiction!
Apparently not anymore.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Look, we need to block
every way in.
We can't let the darkness in.
We need to get blankets,
we need to get towels,
anything to cover up
the windows,
make sure nothing gets in.
Here. Here.
Kate. Kate!
Answer me!
We can't worry
about her right now!
All right, I'll get
the guest bedroom.
Here.
All right.
This is not working!
The towels aren't
keeping it out!
Can I get lights?
We need light... fire.
What?
Candles, whatever you can find.
Lanterns.
Lamps.
Okay.
Put it in front of the window.
It'll keep out the darkness.
Kate!
A little help?
Come on!
Snap out of it!
It doesn't matter what you do.
The story in that book
is coming true.
It's coming true.
Your fates have
already been decided.
We can't escape our destiny.
"We can't escape our destiny."
Okay, everything Kate just said
is written there, word for word.
What the hell is this thing?
I have no idea.
We have to destroy it.
No, that might be
the worst thing
we could do.
We need to burn it.
It's our only chance.
Okay, Kate,
why don't we sit down?
Let's rethink this, okay?
No!
Oh, my God.
It doesn't burn.
How... How is that possible?
What the hell?
Where'd it go?
Look!
Oh, my...
This isn't happening.
She cursed it.
What?
It's not even warm.
There's not even
a scratch on it.
Okay, if you guys are right,
if everything that's happening
is in those pages...
then maybe we should find out
what happens at the end.
"And then everything returned
to the way it had been."
9:45.
9:45.
What does that mean?
She can't breathe!
Don't touch her!
She's infected.
What?
She's turning
into a blood thirsty.
It's just like in my book.
Oh, my God.
It must have
gotten inside of her.
She's turning into one of them.
She's turning
into a blood thirsty.
Is there anything
we can do to save her?
Let's see. What...
I wrote that if it gets
in your mouth, in your eyes,
it's... that's how
the infection spreads.
We're trapped.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
Aah!
Give me the flashlight!
Now!
Brian!
Put it in her eyes!
Okay.
It'll disorient her.
Okay. All right.
Let's get her in the bathroom.
Anita, get a chair.
It's not working!
Brian!
Aah!
The light! Guys!
Aah!
No! No!
Okay.
What's going to happen to Kate?
Eventually, she'll be
completely absorbed
by the darkness.
That's the nature of it.
It infects you, and then
it devours you from within.
So what now?
We need to get out of here.
Can we make it to the car?
No.
We'll never make it to the car.
Well, we can't just sit here.
Okay, how big?
How big is the darkness?
In the book, it goes
for miles and miles,
destroying everything
and killing everyone
in its path.
Can those damn things be killed?
Just like anything else.
Guys, we're talking
about Kate here.
I'm sorry to break it
to you, kiddo,
but that thing in there,
that's not Kate anymore.
Fine.
Be my guest.
Okay, so what
are we going to do?
Come on, we can't just stay here
until the darkness breaks in
or that thing breaks out.
We just have to survive
till daybreak.
The sunlight will destroy it.
I don't think this place
is going to last that long.
We have to come up
with something different.
Is there anything at all
we're overlooking?
Anything at all?
Oh, God, this is all my fault.
Damn right it is.
No, it's not, baby.
It's not. It's the book.
It's The Circle.
I mean, now think about it.
In the book, it says
that the trick-or-treaters
were going to be here tonight,
that George was going to be
the first one to be killed.
The darkness comes to life,
so if that's all...
That's it.
That's it.
What's it?
Everything that's written
comes to pass, right?
Right.
So if I rewrite it...
If I rewrite it, I can...
Change the ending.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Rewrite it?
That's your big plan?
Yeah.
That is insane.
God, I can't believe
this is how I'm going
to end up.
I get killed by some
horror novel in a remote
corner of Maine.
God.
We gotta try.
Yeah, I know.
Come on.
No...
Oh, my God.
What are we supposed to do now?
I gotta get that book.
Oh, no.
No, you're not going out there.
I'll be fine.
I'll be fine.
Got lights in the cabin
that will keep her disoriented.
That will give me enough time
to get the book.
Okay, if something
happens to me...
you do whatever you can
to create light.
You burn the furniture.
You can make a fire.
You need to hold out
until the sun rises.
Please... Please don't go.
Please.
Brian.
Good luck.
Baby, please be careful.
Please...
Brian?
Brian, is... is that you?
Brian, can you hear me?
Brian?
Anita, we got to get
out of here.
Anita...
Anita!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my... Oh, my God, Brian.
Oh, my God.
How long?
Not long.
No, I need to find a way
to protect you from me.
Come on.
Okay.
Hurry.
I can feel it.
I'll fight it as long as I can.
Uhh.
That's good.
Okay.
It was almost 10
when a knock came on the door.
Anita went to the door...
Hey, the trick-or-treaters.
Those girls were
trick-or-treaters.
Maybe there's some connection
to Halloween here.
Maybe that'll spark an idea.
I don't know if I can do this.
Hey, hey.
Look at me.
Look at me, Brian.
Yes, you can. Okay?
It said in the book
you were gonna come here
and find your muse, right?
All you got to do
is look inside,
and I promise, baby,
I promise you'll find it.
Okay?
Okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
I got it.
I got it.
This... This...
The pen's not working.
It's fine.
Damn it!
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Anita. When Anita was
reading the book to us...
Remember, in the beginning?
It said something
about the ink.
Yeah.
Let me find it.
Here, here.
"Because of their
simple beliefs,
"they didn't recognize
the powers that lay
in the pages
and on the ink that
the story was written in."
What is the ink that
the story is written in?
Maybe it's blood.
What?
It's written in blood.
That's how she brought
the curse to life.
She? Who is she, Brian?
Who's doing this to us?
Lisa.
Lisa.
I didn't know how to tell you.
Tell me what?
Somebody's here.
Somebody's here.
Oh, my God.
Lisa.
Don't answer the door.
Don't answer the door, Lisa!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
It's nice to finally
meet you, Lisa.
My name's Robbie.
Robbie Collins.
Oh, my God.
Let her go.
Finally got caught up
in your lies, did you, Brian?
What's going on, Brian?
You have no idea
who I am, do you?
No.
Let her go.
What'd you think of The Circle?
Did you like it?
Like all those
little plot twists?
See, I really hope
you did like it,
because I did write it
just for you.
See, I got sick
of waiting for you
to live up to your end
of the deal.
So I decided
to call in your debt.
Time to destroy the world
I built for you.
I'll do whatever you want.
Did you hear that, Lisa?
Brian says he's gonna leave you.
What do you mean, Brian?
Wow.
You really don't get it, do you?
You think
poor little Brian's
just a gifted novelist
with a bad case
of writer's block.
Writer's block.
He hasn't written
a word in years.
What?
Aah!
No! Don't listen
to her, Lisa.
One lousy book.
I think they
published it
as a sleep aid.
Then he met me.
And I offered him
the chance of success
beyond his wildest dreams.
Why?
Why?
Because I loved him.
You?
You and Brian?
I know.
You'd think a girl like me
could do better, right?
But there was just
something about him
that I found so attractive.
Brian, what is
she talking about?
Yes, Brian, do tell.
Tell her exactly
what I'm talking about.
She tricked me, Lisa.
She used her witchcraft.
I tricked you?
I wrote Blood Thirsty for him.
I made him into a superstar.
But after all of that,
after everything I gave him,
after everything I did for him,
he still wouldn't leave you
like he promised he would.
Why is that, Brian?
Because I love my wife.
Oh.
You love your wife.
Yes.
I felt all
his love for you
those late nights
when we were
finishing up
the book.
Don't hurt her.
I think it's a little bit
late for that, don't you?
In fact, it might
be a little late
for you as well.
Aah!
So this... this is your secret?
I'm sorry, Lisa.
I made a mistake.
I tried to escape her
and make our lives better.
You take this, and you
finish the damn book,
do you understand me?
And get us out of here.
Aah!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
No.
Nahh.
No!
Aah! Aah!
No!
Brian.
Ohh.
"Then everything
returned to the way
that it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And then everything
had returned to the way
it had been
"at 9:45
that Halloween night.
"And then everything
returned to the way
it had been.
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
"at 9:45
that Halloween night.
"And everything
returned to the way
it had been at 9:45.
"And everything returned...
"And then...
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And everything returned..."
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And everything
returned to the way
it had been..."
That night.
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
You guys are acting
like kids in summer camp.
Anita. Anita, no.
And around
and around they went...
Trick or treat.
Trick or treat.
In a great big circle,
cursed for eternity
to live this Halloween night
over and over again.
I didn't write that.
Uhh!
Okay, come on, Dad!
Wait for me.
Not too fast.
Did you see Andrew?
Yeah.
He's dressed up like a vampire.
I think he's over there.
Oh, I see him, yeah.
Have fun, kids.
Be careful.
Yeah.
Come on! Let's go!
Hey! Come on,
you guys!
I heard it's haunted.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
Trick or treat!
Aah!
Aah!
Oh, hi, Miss Turner.
Oh, hi, Miss Turner.
Hi, girls.
Please, come on in.
Tonight I settle the score.
You're sure about this?
He made the wrong choice.
He chose a life with her
over a life with me.
He'll rot in hell.
They all can.
Don't worry.
This won't hurt a bit.
Aah!
Aah!
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♪♪
What a great idea
coming up here this weekend.
You know, to just...
forget everything
for a few days and...
just spend a little bit
of quality time together.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We really, really,
really needed it.
Mm...
Mmm.
I know it's been tough.
Yeah.
Mmm...
Uh, Brian...
Who could it be
all the way up here?
Brian, I...
Maybe it's trick-or-treaters.
You know, it is Halloween.
Brian, look...
Anita.
Honey, quick, close the door.
Too much nature
gives me the creeps.
What are you doing here?
Lisa, darling.
Oh, this place is adorable.
Did you find it all right?
GPS, babe.
Is George here yet?
George?
George Clayton?
Yeah, honey.
Um, he called from the car.
He and Kate
are coming up together.
They'll be here
any... any minute.
Okay, what's going on here?
Oh, I'll let Lisa explain.
Please, God, tell me
you have a bathroom
and not an outhouse.
Right there.
Thank you.
I thought we were gonna have
a nice, quiet weekend together.
I know.
Okay, I was concerned.
I thought maybe
if I got everybody
together, then...
You would just trap me
up here with my editor...
publisher, and agent.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hi.
I brought some candy.
Oh, thank you.
Are we late?
Hi!
George. Hi.
Hi.
What a great place.
Yeah.
All right, let's do this.
Blood Thirsty.
Over five million copies
sold just in the U.S.
11 weeks at number one
on The New York Times
bestseller list.
Translated into 13 languages.
Movie rights snapped up
by Universal.
I mean, this is
an incredible feat
by a writer no one
ever heard of before.
But after a year
of absolute silence,
millions of readers,
not to mention
your publisher
and your lovely agent,
need to know...
Where's the next book?
Anita. As if he's not under
enough pressure already.
We're all
under pressure, George.
Isn't your boss wondering
when he's going to see a return
on that half-million-dollar
advance for the next
Robert Collins novel?
Well, of course.
But he also understands
that creativity
isn't just something
that comes out of a faucet
you can turn on and off.
Oh, spare me.
Spoken like a true agent.
Hey, look.
I know it's been a while.
Your deadline
for the manuscript
was six months ago.
Okay.
Maybe he just needed
a little time
to get himself back.
You know, rediscover who he is.
Right, honey?
Yeah, that's all wonderful,
but at a certain point, honey,
you need to get off your ass.
Yeah. I need
to get off my ass
and crank up
that cash machine, right?
That is not what Anita means.
That's exactly what I mean.
I mean, come on.
You remember when
you first came to me
six years ago
with the manuscript
for The Chosen Ones?
You know,
that little sweet novel
about hope and love?
Didn't I get it
published for you?
Didn't I buy one of the three
paperback copies we sold?
Oh, God.
I didn't give up
on you then,
and more importantly,
you didn't give up
on yourself.
I don't know
where you came up
with this inspiration
to write under a pseudonym,
and that was it.
You set the literary
world on fire,
and overnight,
Robert Collins became
the new king of horror.
Anita, you're making it
sound like luck.
Darling, don't get me wrong.
I know he's talented.
That's what's so frustrating.
Yeah, I'm frustrated, too.
I can't sleep.
I mean, sometimes I wake up
in the middle of the night
in a cold sweat.
So, Brian,
what happened?
How did it start?
How did it start?
I...
Who else did you invite?
Oh, come on.
It's almost 10:00.
You guys are acting
like kids in summer camp.
Anita...
A-Anita, no.
Trick or treat.
Trick or treat.
Where did you two come from...
That was weird.
We're out in the middle
of nowhere.
They brought this book.
Titled The Circle.
You're a funny guy.
What?
Now it's clear
why you brought us here.
Happy Halloween, everyone.
The Circle...
written by Robert Collins.
That's fantastic!
Oh, this is so great!
Baby... mmm.
When did you have time?
Old Robert's been busy
after all, huh?
Oh, Brian, we were so worried.
I don't know where
that came from.
I didn't write that.
Well, of course not.
Robert Collins did.
Look, I'm telling you,
I didn't write that.
Brian, quit teasing.
"He and his wife escaped
to the cabin in the woods
"for a long weekend.
"His purpose was simple.
He needed to rediscover
his muse."
Autobiographical.
I like that.
But maybe, um, a simple
purpose in mind.
Maybe that would flow...
George.
Go... Go ahead, please.
"He believed that
the tranquility of nature
"would help him,
but it merely made
"the silence inside his head
echo that much louder.
"After a year of days
and nights of failure,
"he was visited one evening
by his circle of friends
and associates."
I knew you couldn't
keep a secret.
I had nothing to do with this.
"So they chose
All Hallows Eve
to surprise him
"because it was a special
night in the man's life.
"You see, the world
of the supernatural
"had been very good to the man,
to all of them, in fact."
Cheers to that.
Cheers.
"Yet they, in their
infinite wisdom,
"were not prepared
for what happened to them
on that Halloween night."
Anita, that... that's enough.
Honey...
No, we need to stop.
Shh. Let her finish.
Come on!
It's just getting good.
We gotta hear what happens next.
Oh. I get it.
You all did this.
This is just a stupid prank
to get me writing again.
Right?
Not me, I swear.
The trick-or-treaters
at the door...
That was a very nice touch.
No, Brian.
We didn't do this.
You didn't do this.
Well, then who did this?
Honey, I, uh...
I promise, we didn't.
Uh, wait, wait.
Lis... Listen to this.
"Because of their
simple beliefs,
"they didn't recognize the power
"that lay in the pages
and in the ink
the story was written in."
"But they would soon enough,
"when a suffocating darkness
"settled down around the cabin,
"trapping them inside
and sealing their fate
forever."
What the hell?
George, what's up?
Lisa, you got a flashlight?
Yeah, right there.
That's amazing.
Oh, get back in here.
I can't see a thing.
Nothing.
Please come back inside.
Oh, this is incredible!
Isn't this exactly
like the darkness...
George!
Oh, my God!
George!
George!
Get back in here!
Are you crazy?
What in the hell
do you think you're doing?
George is out there.
We have to get him.
We have no choice.
What is going on out there?
We have to get him!
Just calm down.
What's wrong with you people?
We can't just stand here.
Just calm down.
George!
Stop it!
George!
Kate...
did you get any on you?
Let go of me!
Where's my phone?
Where's my phone?
There's no reception.
There never has been
out here.
Brian, what the hell
is going on?
It's the story.
It's the story.
Everything that's
written there
is coming to pass.
The story. Right.
Okay, um...
"And so, the man's
dutiful editor
"would be the first
to meet his horrible fate
"that Halloween night
as the man's literary creation
found its way to life."
Creation...
It's talking
about Blood Thirsty.
The darkness outside,
it's in here.
Are you saying
that your novel
is coming to life?
It attacks a small town
in the middle of Maine,
and if an infection...
Be... Behind you!
Get away from the windows.
Get away from the windows.
It's not George anymore.
Okay, okay, the book.
What happens next exactly?
Did you ever read it?
Oh, come on, like anybody
reads the whole book.
Once the darkness overtakes you,
you become one with it.
One shared thought,
one shared desire...
To quench your thirst,
the thirst for blood.
Okay, okay, okay,
the blood thirsty, they...
they live in the darkness.
The only way to combat it
is with light, yeah?
Come on, everybody.
It's a damn book!
It's fiction!
Apparently not anymore.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Look, we need to block
every way in.
We can't let the darkness in.
We need to get blankets,
we need to get towels,
anything to cover up
the windows,
make sure nothing gets in.
Here. Here.
Kate. Kate!
Answer me!
We can't worry
about her right now!
All right, I'll get
the guest bedroom.
Here.
All right.
This is not working!
The towels aren't
keeping it out!
Can I get lights?
We need light... fire.
What?
Candles, whatever you can find.
Lanterns.
Lamps.
Okay.
Put it in front of the window.
It'll keep out the darkness.
Kate!
A little help?
Come on!
Snap out of it!
It doesn't matter what you do.
The story in that book
is coming true.
It's coming true.
Your fates have
already been decided.
We can't escape our destiny.
"We can't escape our destiny."
Okay, everything Kate just said
is written there, word for word.
What the hell is this thing?
I have no idea.
We have to destroy it.
No, that might be
the worst thing
we could do.
We need to burn it.
It's our only chance.
Okay, Kate,
why don't we sit down?
Let's rethink this, okay?
No!
Oh, my God.
It doesn't burn.
How... How is that possible?
What the hell?
Where'd it go?
Look!
Oh, my...
This isn't happening.
She cursed it.
What?
It's not even warm.
There's not even
a scratch on it.
Okay, if you guys are right,
if everything that's happening
is in those pages...
then maybe we should find out
what happens at the end.
"And then everything returned
to the way it had been."
9:45.
9:45.
What does that mean?
She can't breathe!
Don't touch her!
She's infected.
What?
She's turning
into a blood thirsty.
It's just like in my book.
Oh, my God.
It must have
gotten inside of her.
She's turning into one of them.
She's turning
into a blood thirsty.
Is there anything
we can do to save her?
Let's see. What...
I wrote that if it gets
in your mouth, in your eyes,
it's... that's how
the infection spreads.
We're trapped.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
Aah!
Give me the flashlight!
Now!
Brian!
Put it in her eyes!
Okay.
It'll disorient her.
Okay. All right.
Let's get her in the bathroom.
Anita, get a chair.
It's not working!
Brian!
Aah!
The light! Guys!
Aah!
No! No!
Okay.
What's going to happen to Kate?
Eventually, she'll be
completely absorbed
by the darkness.
That's the nature of it.
It infects you, and then
it devours you from within.
So what now?
We need to get out of here.
Can we make it to the car?
No.
We'll never make it to the car.
Well, we can't just sit here.
Okay, how big?
How big is the darkness?
In the book, it goes
for miles and miles,
destroying everything
and killing everyone
in its path.
Can those damn things be killed?
Just like anything else.
Guys, we're talking
about Kate here.
I'm sorry to break it
to you, kiddo,
but that thing in there,
that's not Kate anymore.
Fine.
Be my guest.
Okay, so what
are we going to do?
Come on, we can't just stay here
until the darkness breaks in
or that thing breaks out.
We just have to survive
till daybreak.
The sunlight will destroy it.
I don't think this place
is going to last that long.
We have to come up
with something different.
Is there anything at all
we're overlooking?
Anything at all?
Oh, God, this is all my fault.
Damn right it is.
No, it's not, baby.
It's not. It's the book.
It's The Circle.
I mean, now think about it.
In the book, it says
that the trick-or-treaters
were going to be here tonight,
that George was going to be
the first one to be killed.
The darkness comes to life,
so if that's all...
That's it.
That's it.
What's it?
Everything that's written
comes to pass, right?
Right.
So if I rewrite it...
If I rewrite it, I can...
Change the ending.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Rewrite it?
That's your big plan?
Yeah.
That is insane.
God, I can't believe
this is how I'm going
to end up.
I get killed by some
horror novel in a remote
corner of Maine.
God.
We gotta try.
Yeah, I know.
Come on.
No...
Oh, my God.
What are we supposed to do now?
I gotta get that book.
Oh, no.
No, you're not going out there.
I'll be fine.
I'll be fine.
Got lights in the cabin
that will keep her disoriented.
That will give me enough time
to get the book.
Okay, if something
happens to me...
you do whatever you can
to create light.
You burn the furniture.
You can make a fire.
You need to hold out
until the sun rises.
Please... Please don't go.
Please.
Brian.
Good luck.
Baby, please be careful.
Please...
Brian?
Brian, is... is that you?
Brian, can you hear me?
Brian?
Anita, we got to get
out of here.
Anita...
Anita!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my... Oh, my God, Brian.
Oh, my God.
How long?
Not long.
No, I need to find a way
to protect you from me.
Come on.
Okay.
Hurry.
I can feel it.
I'll fight it as long as I can.
Uhh.
That's good.
Okay.
It was almost 10
when a knock came on the door.
Anita went to the door...
Hey, the trick-or-treaters.
Those girls were
trick-or-treaters.
Maybe there's some connection
to Halloween here.
Maybe that'll spark an idea.
I don't know if I can do this.
Hey, hey.
Look at me.
Look at me, Brian.
Yes, you can. Okay?
It said in the book
you were gonna come here
and find your muse, right?
All you got to do
is look inside,
and I promise, baby,
I promise you'll find it.
Okay?
Okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
I got it.
I got it.
This... This...
The pen's not working.
It's fine.
Damn it!
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Anita. When Anita was
reading the book to us...
Remember, in the beginning?
It said something
about the ink.
Yeah.
Let me find it.
Here, here.
"Because of their
simple beliefs,
"they didn't recognize
the powers that lay
in the pages
and on the ink that
the story was written in."
What is the ink that
the story is written in?
Maybe it's blood.
What?
It's written in blood.
That's how she brought
the curse to life.
She? Who is she, Brian?
Who's doing this to us?
Lisa.
Lisa.
I didn't know how to tell you.
Tell me what?
Somebody's here.
Somebody's here.
Oh, my God.
Lisa.
Don't answer the door.
Don't answer the door, Lisa!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
It's nice to finally
meet you, Lisa.
My name's Robbie.
Robbie Collins.
Oh, my God.
Let her go.
Finally got caught up
in your lies, did you, Brian?
What's going on, Brian?
You have no idea
who I am, do you?
No.
Let her go.
What'd you think of The Circle?
Did you like it?
Like all those
little plot twists?
See, I really hope
you did like it,
because I did write it
just for you.
See, I got sick
of waiting for you
to live up to your end
of the deal.
So I decided
to call in your debt.
Time to destroy the world
I built for you.
I'll do whatever you want.
Did you hear that, Lisa?
Brian says he's gonna leave you.
What do you mean, Brian?
Wow.
You really don't get it, do you?
You think
poor little Brian's
just a gifted novelist
with a bad case
of writer's block.
Writer's block.
He hasn't written
a word in years.
What?
Aah!
No! Don't listen
to her, Lisa.
One lousy book.
I think they
published it
as a sleep aid.
Then he met me.
And I offered him
the chance of success
beyond his wildest dreams.
Why?
Why?
Because I loved him.
You?
You and Brian?
I know.
You'd think a girl like me
could do better, right?
But there was just
something about him
that I found so attractive.
Brian, what is
she talking about?
Yes, Brian, do tell.
Tell her exactly
what I'm talking about.
She tricked me, Lisa.
She used her witchcraft.
I tricked you?
I wrote Blood Thirsty for him.
I made him into a superstar.
But after all of that,
after everything I gave him,
after everything I did for him,
he still wouldn't leave you
like he promised he would.
Why is that, Brian?
Because I love my wife.
Oh.
You love your wife.
Yes.
I felt all
his love for you
those late nights
when we were
finishing up
the book.
Don't hurt her.
I think it's a little bit
late for that, don't you?
In fact, it might
be a little late
for you as well.
Aah!
So this... this is your secret?
I'm sorry, Lisa.
I made a mistake.
I tried to escape her
and make our lives better.
You take this, and you
finish the damn book,
do you understand me?
And get us out of here.
Aah!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
Uhh!
No.
Nahh.
No!
Aah! Aah!
No!
Brian.
Ohh.
"Then everything
returned to the way
that it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And then everything
had returned to the way
it had been
"at 9:45
that Halloween night.
"And then everything
returned to the way
it had been.
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
"at 9:45
that Halloween night.
"And everything
returned to the way
it had been at 9:45.
"And everything returned...
"And then...
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And everything returned..."
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
"And everything
returned to the way
it had been..."
That night.
"And everything returned
to the way it had been
at 9:45
that Halloween night."
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
You guys are acting
like kids in summer camp.
Anita. Anita, no.
And around
and around they went...
Trick or treat.
Trick or treat.
In a great big circle,
cursed for eternity
to live this Halloween night
over and over again.
I didn't write that.
Uhh!