R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010–2014): Season 1, Episode 19 - Lights Out - full transcript

Three kids decide the ghost hunter show they watch is lame. Filming inside the local mental hospital that closed 60 years ago should provide them with some interesting footage... but will it ever be seen?

[CLOCK CHIMES]

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[CHILDREN'S VOICES ECHO]

[GEARS TICK]

[ECHOES OF CHILDREN PLAYING]

[SNARLING]

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[METER TICKING]

[QUIETLY]: THE SPIRIT
THAT HAUNTS THE HOTEL

IS MOST OFTEN SEEN HERE,

ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE.

[METER CLICKING]

[RADIO SOUNDS PHASE IN AND OUT]

HOLD ON,
I'M GETTING SOMETHING.

COULD BE E.V.P.

ELECTRONIC
VOICE PHENOMENON.

THAT'S WHEN
OUR HIGH SENSITIVITY MICS

PICK UP OTHERWORLDLY
COMMUNICATIONS.

I THINK
WE'VE MADE CONTACT.

LOOK!

THIS IS PAINFULLY PHONY.

HOW CAN YOU GUYS WATCH THAT
WITH A STRAIGHT FACE?

HEY, TURN IT
BACK ON.

DUDE, IT WAS GETTING INTENSE.

OKAY, I KNOW
MY SISTER'S A SUCKER,

BUT, SEAN, BUDDY, YOU CAN TELL
THIS SHOW'S A HOAX, RIGHT?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

THEY HAD A SWEET TECH SET-UP
TO FIND EVIDENCE.

OKAY, WHAT EVIDENCE?

THE STATIC ON THE TAPE RECORDER?

OR THE ROCKING CHAIR GAG?

TOTALLY RIGGED.

NO, TEDDY,
THAT SHOW'S LEGIT.

OKAY, I COULD FAKE
A GHOST HUNTING TV SHOW

BETTER THAN THAT,
NO SWEAT.

WE COULD RIG SOME SCARY
STUFF, RIGHT, SEAN?

"WE"?

YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU DO IT.

FINE, I'LL EVEN
POST IT ON THE INTERNET,

SO I CAN SEE HOW MANY
CHUMPS ARE OUT THERE

JUST LIKE YOU.

LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS ON.

"GHOST GRABBERS,"
REALLY?

YEAH, CATCHY, HUH?

I'LL GET TONS OF HITS.

WANT TO BE IN IT?

I'M JUST COMING

TO MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T WRECK DAD'S CAMERA.

[MOCKING]
"JUST COMING TO MAKE SURE

YOU DON'T WRECK DAD'S CAMERA..."

OKAY, SO,

I HOOKED US UP
WITH AN AUDIO RECORDER,

AND A VERY COOL
PARABOLIC MIC.

SWEET.

YOU'VE BEEN
ASSIMILATED.

BE PROUD.

WHAT?

SO, WHERE ARE WE
DOING THIS?

MAPLE GLEN ASYLUM...

EPIC.

YEAH, I WIKI'D IT,

FOUND OUT
ALL KINDS OF COOL STUFF.

LIKE IT'S ANCIENT
AND DISGUSTING?

LET'S GO.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

SERIOUSLY, GUYS,
I DON'T THINK SO.

FINE.

STAY HERE.

ALONE.

OKAY, WAIT UP.

[QUIETLY]:
THIS IS MAPLE GLEN ASYLUM.

A HOSPITAL THAT USED TO
TREAT MENTAL PATIENTS

TILL A FIRE CLOSED IT DOWN
60 YEARS AGO.

THE FLAMES STARTED
WHEN PATIENTS WERE IN BED,

SO SEVERAL DIED,

INCLUDING DR. STURGESS,

WHO RAN THE PLACE.

GUYS, THIS IS SCARY.

I'M FEELING SOME CHILLS,
GETTING A BAD VIBE.

I HOPE THE GHOSTS
AREN'T HOSTILE.

HOW'D THAT LOOK?

LIKE A LAME
HALLOWEEN MASK,

SAME AS THE LAST
THREE TIMES.

SORRY, DUDE.

KIND OF A FAIL.

NO WAY, LET ME SEE THAT.

YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT,
THAT WASN'T SPOOKY AT ALL.

LET'S GO FIND SOMETHING ELSE.

WE COULD TRY THIS ROOM,

EVEN THOUGH IT'S KIND OF CREEPY
'CAUSE SOME GUY DIED IN HERE.

[SUDDEN CLATTERING]

WHOA!
IS THIS FOR REAL?

OW!

I PINCHED MY FINGER.

DUDE...
SEAN, REALLY,

YOU RUINED IT, MAN.

STILL DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THE STUFF ON TV.

WELL, HOPEFULLY NOT,

'CAUSE OURS IS MUCH COOLER.

THAT COULD BE HARDCORE.

HEY...

IN HERE.

OPEN IT.

[DOOR SQUEAKS OPEN]

SICK.

LOOK OUT.

STURGESS HAD SOME CREEPY,
OLD-FASHIONED DOCTOR TOOLS.

HEY, HERE'S THE DUDE, HIMSELF.

IT'S CREEPY.

[GURNEY SQUEAKS]

SEAN, CHECK THIS OUT.

DUDE, I SHOULD
RECORD THIS.

LOOKS LIKE PATIENTS WEREN'T
TOO EAGER TO BE IN HERE.

I DON'T BLAME 'EM.

"9:15, FEMALE SUBJECT
GIVEN ELECTRICAL THERAPY..."

"9:42, PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX
EXCISION."

IT'S HORRIBLE WHAT THEY DID
TO THE PATIENTS IN THE OLD DAYS.

THAT POOR GUY.

PROBABLY NEVER
GOT A DATE AGAIN.

TEDDY...

[CHUCKLING]

GUYS...

I'M GETTING SOME AUDIO.

SEAN, CAN YOU JUST, LIKE,
SAVE THAT BIT FOR LATER?

BECAUSE THE CAMERA'S
NOT EVEN ON--

LOOK, I'M SERIOUS.

COME ON.

GUYS, COME ON.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

OKAY, YOU GUYS
GOT TO LISTEN.

[CLICKS TAPE ON]

[STATIC CRACKLING]

[SQUEAK OF GURNEY
AUDIBLE OVER PLAYBACK]

MAYBE IT'S E.V.P.

[CLICKS TAPE OFF]

YOU KNOW THAT'S
A MADE-UP TERM, RIGHT?

SHH!
PLAY IT AGAIN,

LOUDER.

[CLICKS TAPE ON]

[SILENCE]

COME ON...

THAT'S WEIRD.

MY BATTERIES DIED.

YEAH, SO, JUST CHANGE THEM--

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SPIRITS NEED ENERGY.

SUPPOSEDLY, THEY CAN
TAKE IT FROM BATTERIES.

YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M OUT OF HERE.

WAIT, HALEY,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKING]

THIS PLACE IS A MAZE.

HALEY, CHILL, OKAY?

NO, THIS IS WRONG.

FAKING A GHOST HUNT?

YOU'RE MOCKING THE DEAD.

LOOK, IF THERE
ARE GHOSTS,

AND THEY'RE DUMB ENOUGH
TO STICK AROUND

A DUMP LIKE THIS,

THEY DESERVE
TO BE MOCKED.

WHICH WAY
IS THE ENTRANCE?

I'D EVEN SETTLE FOR A WINDOW.

[LATCH RATTLES SECURELY]

AH...

SORRY, LOCKED TIGHT.

WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

FROM THE LOOKS
OF THAT SCHEDULE,

I'D GUESS
A PATIENT LOUNGE.

HARSH IRONY--

A CUCKOO CLOCK.

IN AN ASYLUM?

NOTHING?

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE COOL?

IF WE, UH,

IF WE SHOT A WHEELCHAIR

ROLLING THROUGH HERE
ALL BY ITSELF,

RIGHT AROUND THAT CORNER?

WOULDN'T THAT
BE SICK?

SEAN, FIND ME
A WHEELCHAIR.

OKAY.

FLASHLIGHT?

WHAT? OKAY, WE'LL DO
THIS ONE LAST BIT

AND THEN GO.

HAPPY?

NOT REALLY.

[DISTANT CREAKING]

AW, COME ON...

THE FIRE DIDN'T MAKE IT
TO THIS ROOM.

WHAT?

NO SMOKE DAMAGE,
NO BURNED JUNK...

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKING]

IF THE PATIENTS
HAD COME IN HERE,

SO MANY WOULDN'T HAVE DIED.

MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE SEAN
TO FIND A WHEELCHAIR?

JEEZ, SEAN,
THANKS FOR SNEAKING UP ON ME.

WHERE'D HE GO?

[GASPS IN FRIGHT]

[TAPPING FLASHLIGHT]

[SCREAMS]

[SNIPS WIRE]

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKS]

HEY, CAN YOU STOP PULLING THAT?

I'M NOT TOUCHING IT.

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKING]

TEDDY?

[GASPING IN FEAR]

GO! GO!

SEAN!

TEDDY!

[ALL SHOUTING IN TERROR]

[PANTING AND GASPING]

ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?

AN OLD LADY!

GUYS?

[SCREAMING]

YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
GHOSTS YET?

[SCREAMING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[DOORKNOB RATTLES USELESSLY]

COME ON...

WE'RE TRAPPED.

MY BATTERY'S DEAD,
I CAN'T CALL 911!

MINE, TOO.

MUST'VE BEEN
THE GHOSTS.

THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

WHAT?

YOU MADE FUN OF THEM
AND NOW THEY'RE MAD.

NO WAY!

WELL, WHAT DO THEY WANT?

I DON'T KNOW!

MAYBE THEY
ALREADY TOLD US.

THE E.V.P. RECORDING
FROM EARLIER.

[BATTERIES CLICK INTO PLACE]

[CLICKS TAPE RECORDER ON]

[STATIC CRACKLES]

[FAINT WHISPER]

ARE THEY SAYING "GET OUT"?

IF THE GHOSTS
WANT US OUT,

THEN WHY ARE THEY
TRAPPING US IN?

I'M NOT STICKING AROUND
TO FIND OUT.

[PLIERS SNIP]

WHAT IF THEY'RE
STILL OUT THERE?

THE COAST IS CLEAR, COME ON.

DAD'S CAMERA!

ARE YOU
KIDDING ME?

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKING]

[CLOCK HANDS TICK]

[CLOCK CHIMES]

[GEAR TICKS, SPRING RELEASES]

[CUCKOO STARTS CHIMING]

[DOORS SLAMMING DISTANTLY]

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO THEIR ROOMS.

[DOORS SLAM HEAVILY]

[GURNEY CREAKS]

[CUCKOO CHIME FALLS SILENT]

[WHEELCHAIR SQUEAKING]

[GASPING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[THEY GASP IN FRIGHT]

"LIGHTS OUT."

ON THE RECORDING,
THEY WEREN'T SAYING "GET OUT,"

THEY WERE SAYING
"LIGHTS OUT."

WHEN THE GHOSTS
LOCKED US IN THAT ROOM,

THEY WEREN'T TRYING TO HURT US.

THEY WERE TRYING TO PROTECT US.

WHY?

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE NOT
IN YOUR ROOM AT "LIGHTS OUT"?

THE FILES I READ.

ALL THE PROCEDURES WERE DONE
AFTER 9:00 P.M.

WAIT, SO STURGESS WAS
OPERATING ON PATIENTS

WHO VIOLATED "LIGHTS OUT"?

THOSE POOR PEOPLE.

LISTEN!

[DISTANT BANGING]

[GURNEY DRAGS AND CREAKS]

IF THOSE PEOPLE
ARE AFRAID OF DOC STURGESS,

AND THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD...

SHOULDN'T WE BE REALLY AFRAID?

[GURNEY BANGS AND SQUEAKS,
APPROACHING SLOWLY]

UNBREAKABLE GLASS
AND LOCKED WINDOWS?

GREAT.

IT'S NO USE.

WE SHOULD JUST RUN.

NO, SEAN,
THIS PLACE IS A MAZE.

WE'LL NEVER FIND THE DOOR
BEFORE HE FINDS US.

IS THERE'S NOTHING
IN HERE WE CAN USE?

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMETHING
TO BREAK THAT LOCK.

TEDDY, WAIT,
HERE, TAKE THIS.

IT'S THE ONLY ONE
THAT WORKS.

BE CAREFUL.

[CREAKING RUSTILY]

[METAL CLICKING IN LOCK]

[RUSTY WHEELS SQUEAKING]

[WHEELS FALL SILENT]

[YELPS IN FEAR]

[SCREAMING]

HELP, YOU GUYS!

YOU GUYS!

[SCREAMING DISTANTLY]

TEDDY...
HE'S IN TROUBLE.

HAYLEY, WAIT!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

IT'S TOO DARK,

WE'LL NEVER FIND HIM.

THE CAMERA.

WHAT?

IT ACTS AS
NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.

LOOK AT THAT.

SEE?

OKAY, COME ON.

SLOWLY...

[PANTING IN TERROR]

OH, MY GOD...

[YELPS IN FEAR]

[WHEELS SQUEAKING]

[SCREAMING]

WHERE IS HE?

[BANGING URGENTLY]

GHOSTS! GHOSTS, HELP US FIND
MY BROTHER, PLEASE!

HELP US, PLEASE!

HELP US!

[BANGING URGENTLY]

HELP,
GHOSTS, PLEASE!

COME ON, GHOSTS, WHERE IS HE?

NOW I KNOW WHY
ALL THOSE PATIENTS DIED

IN THEIR ROOMS
AFTER "LIGHTS OUT."

THEY WERE MORE AFRAID OF
DR. STURGESS THAN A FIRE.

GHOSTS, HELP!

HAYLEY, STOP--

PLEASE, GHOSTS, HELP US
FIND MY BROTHER--

HAYLEY, STOP!

THEY WON'T HELP US,
THEY CAN'T.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS
BY OURSELVES.

COME ON.

[PANTING IN TERROR]

[RUSTY METAL CREAKS]

[GASPS]

[WHEELS SQUEAKING]

[GASPING IN HORROR]

[SCREAMS]

[CLAMPS SNAP SHUT]

[GROANS AND STRUGGLES]

NO, NO...

[SCREAMS]

[SCREAM ECHOING]

DR. STURGESS GOT HIM.

[YELPING IN PANIC]

[SCREAMING]

COME ON.

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING ECHOES]

TEDDY?

THAT WAY.

TEDDY?
TEDDY, WHERE ARE YOU!

TEDDY!

LET MY BROTHER GO!

HE'S NOT HERE.

THERE.

TEDDY...

TEDDY,
THANK GOODNESS.

LIGHTS OUT.

LIGHTS OUT, LIGHTS OUT.

[WHISPERING]: LIGHTS OUT...

LIGHTS OUT, LIGHTS OUT...

OH, COME ON,
THAT IS SO FAKE.

WE COULD MAKE ONE
WAY BETTER THAN THAT.

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