Darkness Falls

It is said that over 150 years ago...

... in the town of Darkness Falls...

...Matilda Dickson

was adored by all the children.

Whenever one of them lost a tooth,

they would bring it to her...

... in exchange for a gold coin...

... earning her the name

"The Tooth Fairy. "

But fate was not kind to Matilda.

one night, fire tore through

her home on Lighthouse Point...

... Ieaving her face horribly scarred.

Matilda's burned flesh was so sensitive

to light, she could only go out at night...

...always wearing a porcelain mask...

...so no one could

ever look upon her face.

one day, two children

didn't come home.

The townspeople blamed Matilda.

They hanged her...

... tearing off her mask, exposing

her hideous face to the light.

And with her dying breath...

...Matilda laid a curse

upon Darkness Falls.

The next morning, the two children

were found, safe and sound.

The town buried their secret

along with Matilda's body.

Since then, there are some

who believe that Matilda visits...

... the children of Darkness Falls

on the night they lose their last tooth...

...seeking her vengeance on any

who lay their eyes upon her face...

... fulfilling her curse.

"What l took before in kindness...

...l will take forever in revenge. "

You're going to ask Caitlin

to the dance tomorrow, right?

You'll do great. I love you.

Now, you get some sleep.

Good night.

Boo!

-That was stupid, Cat.

-Wuss.

You hear Amber said "a**hole"

to Miss Alison in third period?

She got detention for a week.

-What are you doing?

-Nothing.

Okay.

A bunch of us are going swimming

at the quarry. You want to come?

No. I've gotta get up early for practice.

-I can't believe you still have this.

-Of course.

-Kindergarten, right?

-Right.

Are you sure

you don't want to come?

You're bleeding. Here.

It's Just my tooth.

-Is this the last one?

-Yeah.

This one's special.

Your last baby tooth.

Means you're not a baby anymore.

Okay. Well, l gotta go.

-Cat?

-Yeah?

There's this school dance

on Saturday night...

...and it's, like, one of those

boy-girl dances.

And boys ask girls, so--

I already told my mom

you'd be by at 7.

And she can drive us.

-So Saturday at 7, right?

-Okay.

First time shouldn't taste like blood.

It should be sweet.

Remember, when the tooth fairy

comes, don't peek.

Kyle?

-I saw her. I saw her.

-Kyle! What are you talking about?

I peeked.

Kyle, look at me.

-There is no one in this house but us.

-You're wrong.

You're wrong.

-I'll go take a look. Okay, Kyle?

-You can't go. Please, Mom.

Please stay in the light, Mom.

Please stay in the light.

Please stay in the light.

Please stay in the light.

Oh, please, God.

See, Kyle?

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Mom.

There's no next of kin.

The state will look after him.

-Larry!

-Caitlin! What happened?

She was already dead

when we got here.

I heard he was having some

problems, but Jesus Christ.

Looks like his mom

put up a bit of a struggle.

Okay.

Kyle?

Kyle, this is Dr. Jenkins.

I want you to go with her.

Caitlin?

-Caitlin.

-Sorry.

-Caitlin.

-Sorry.

As l was saying, noctiphobia

is very common among his age group.

Now, we've run one CAT scan

and two MRls at your behest...

...and the conclusions

all say the same thing.

There's nothing wrong with your brother.

My brother hasn't slept more

than 1 0 minutes at a time...

...for the last three weeks. You go tell

him there's nothing wrong with him.

We've run every test possible.

There's nothing more we can do.

What happened?

He was asleep. I Just closed the blinds.

I didn't think that....

I saw her. I saw her.

It can't be dark.

It's okay, Michael.

I won't let them shut off

the lights, okay? l promise.

It'll be okay.

It's okay, Michael.

Hello?

Hi. Is this Kyle Walsh's number?

This is Caitlin Greene.

That's not funny.

Kyle. Hey, it's Cat.

You asked me to the dance

but never took me.

-Caitlin?

-Yeah. Hey, you are...

...hard to track down.

I know it's been forever.

I'm sorry. Where are my manners?

How are you?

Fine.

-What do you want?

-Right. Right.

It's my brother, Michael.

He's in the hospital, and he....

He's really scaring me. He won't sleep,

not even 1 0 minutes at a time...

...and now he won't let us

shut off any of the lights.

Doctors say he has something

called noctiphobia or....

Night terrors.

Right.

I remembered that's what they

said you had when your--

When your mother was killed.

Anyway, l Just thought maybe you

could tell me how you got over it.

I didn't.

You must be Michael.

It's okay, man.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

I Just wanna talk a little.

My name's Kyle.

Your sister says you're afraid

of the dark. Makes it tough to sleep.

You get a lot of sleep?

Me neither.

Well, this was a bad idea.

Caitlin says that when you grow up,

you're not afraid of the dark anymore.

-Is that true?

-Yes.

Why not?

Because you grow up and you realize

that there's nothing to be afraid of.

Then why are you still afraid?

Well, sometimes old habits die hard.

You wanna see something?

This flashlight, it's my peace of mind.

She won't come in the light.

-Who?

-You know who.

No. I don't know who.

Yes, you do.

You've seen her too.

Why would you say

something like that, Michael?

Because it's the truth.

Sometimes l think of

turning off all the lights...

...and letting her come and take me.

Sometimes l think that would be

easier than being so scared.

Did you ever think that?

She's gonna kill me, you know.

No one's gonna kill you, Michael.

Nothing's gonna happen to you.

Your sister won't let it.

My sister can't stop her.

No one can stop her.

Kyle?

-I can't believe you came.

-That makes two of us.

So....

-So, what do you think? ls he--?

-What do the doctors say?

That he's a kid, he's Just afraid

of the dark, he's confused.

Growing up here will do that to you.

Listen....

I hate to ask you this, but...

...when your mother died,

what really happened to you?

Cat, it's--

-Because it seems like it's the same--

-No.

-But the things he says--

-They're Just things.

But these....

-Kyle?

-Did Michael Just lose a tooth?

Yes, his last one.

But....

Come on, Kyle. You don't

still believe that, do you?

I mean, we all grew up with it,

but it was Just a story to scare us.

I'm sorry, Caitlin.

This was a mistake.

Look, will you Just--?

Wait a minute, please.

I don't think l know how

to help Michael.

Hey, Catey.

Kyle?

Larry.

You came. That's terrific.

It's great to see you, buddy.

All right.

I came straight from work.

So is there any reason

for us to panic, or what?

No, no.

Good. Good.

Well, that's what l keep telling Catey.

We have some of the best doctors

in the state in this hospital.

How about l take you two guys

out to dinner tonight?

What do you say? We can

celebrate the prodigal's return.

I think l'm Just gonna

stay here with Michael.

Okay. Yeah.

Well, good night, honey.

Caitlin?

I'm sorry.

Well, Kyle, what do you feel like doing?

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