Ghost Stories

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[PROJECTOR CLICKING]

[WATER DRIPPING]

[MAN BREATHING HEAVILY]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[CHALK SCREECHING]

It was my father's

religious beliefs

that destroyed

our family.

[WINGS FLUTTERING]

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

We have to be so very

careful what we believe in.

Hello.

There's a... there's a little

lad coming through to me now.

Come on, come on.

He wants to talk

to someone.

Oh, he's a little...

he's a little lad

and he... and he's

lookin' for his mom.

He's sayin' his name

is... is Rob or Robbie.

Is that... Is that you,

sweetheart?

Stand up, my love.

Mark Van Rhys is one of the

UK's most popular psychics.

He believes that we're making a

documentary about his special powers

whereas, in fact, we are investigating

the many, many complaints

that have been made

against him.

Do what this lady has done

and accept the message.

Mark?

Mark, can you hear me?

Oh, just give us a sign.

Scratch your nose

for a sec, see.

Oh, thank God for that.

It's Steph, right?

The woman's name's Steph.

He calls you mom, but

he's... he's telling me

your name is Steph?

[SOBS]

Oh, my God.

Is... Is that right,

my love?

- Are you Steph?

- Yeah.

Okay,

so before the show starts

Van Rhys' team

have audience members

fill out one of these

prayer cards.

There are the name

and details

of the person

they wish to contact

who has passed over

to the other side.

The team then steal

this information

and they feed it back

to Van Rhys

through a hidden earpiece,

which I just hacked into

and, hey, presto,

he's psychic.

[GASPS]

My blood hurts, mommy.

My blood hurts.

Why is he saying that?

[SOBS]

He had leukemia.

Poor little lamb.

Oh, he's got a cheeky

little smile, hasn't he?

[LAUGHS]

Yes.

Children often make

the best connection

because they're so pure,

you see.

He was such a good boy.

He still is, my sweet,

he still is.

He says he's happy

but he does miss

your cooking.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am sorry to interrupt.

My name is

Professor Philip Goodman

from the TV program

"Psychic Cheats."

Mr. Van Rhys,

we have got..

Mr. Van Rhys,

we have got proof

that you are being fed information

through a hidden earpiece

and you are passing it off

as contact with the dead...

- Excuse me, sir.

- I beg your pardon.

This is gonna be broadcast

on national television.

Can you deny that you

were using an earpiece?

That's slander.

I can assure you,

you will be hearing

from my solicitor

in due course.

His assistant just

told him that Robbie

was in

Christchurch Hospital.

I can play you the tape.

I'm sorry.

Christchurch Hospital!

[SOBS]

He's lyin', isn't he?

[SOBBING]

The idea of us

and our loved ones dying

just ceasing to exist

is so awful

that we'll believe

anything which gives us hope

that there might be

something beyond.

That fear is known

as existential terror

and the man who coined that phrase was Dr.

Charles Cameron.

So why do you think

the voices

come through you, Jean?

'Cause we love her.

And how many voices

are there?

I moved back in.

I thought it would help.

She's only here 'cause

she ran out of booze.

Mom.

She fingered herself

last night

thinkin'

about John Travolta.

Daddy sees everything.

[SHATTERS]

Jesus!

I've seen this before.

Your mother

feels abandoned

at the death

of your father.

Is she possessed?

No, she's angry that

her husband had died.

As for the vase..

[SHATTERS]

...I did that.

The brain sees

what it wants to see.

When I saw that clip

when I was a boy

it was like

a lightning bolt struck me

'cause it was like

somebody saying

you don't have to have your life

ruled by superstitious fear.

And the way that I'd been

brought up, that was..

Honestly, that was a revelation

'cause I didn't realize

there was a different way

of thinking.

And, uh, from that minute

I... I can remember thinking

that's what I wanna do

that's what I wanna be,

that's who I want to be.

The search

for the missing scientist

and paranormalist, Charles

Cameron, has been called off

three weeks after Mr. Cameron's

car was found abandoned

near his house in Filey.

I think it's ironic

to say the least

that a man

who spent a lifetime

explaining away mysteries

became one himself.

I just wish I could

have met him is all.

[WINGS FLUTTERING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[CLATTERING]

[INHALES SHARPLY]

Hello, Professor Goodman.

This is Charles Cameron.

I'm sure you're surprised

to hear my voice.

I'm familiar with your work

and I need to see you.

I don't have long.

Please come

to 79 East Shore

Caravan Park..

[INTENSE MUSIC]

Hi, Mr. Cameron.

I'm Philip Goodman.

Hello,

I'm Philip Goodman.

Come on.

Hello, Mr. Cameron,

I'm Philip Goodman.

Hello, Charles.

Hello,

I'm Philip Goodman.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

Hold on.

[TOILET FLUSHES]

[SIGHS]

Come in.

I'm not paying

to heat the street.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[FLY BUZZING]

Oh, Jesus.

Come in, sit down.

Sit down, please.

Hello,

I'm Philip Goodman.

I know who you are.

I can't quite

believe this.

No? Why is that?

I think like everybody

else, I just pre..

...sort of presumed

you were dead.

How do you know I'm not?

[CHUCKLES]

Can I ask what,

where you've been?

- What's happened?

- Pour me a drink then.

Pour it

from that bottle there.

Bottle there. Pour it!

Okay.

[COUGHS]

I brought you something.

It's a copy

of my latest book.

- I signed it...

- Aah.

Just stick it there.

I'm so familiar

with your books

and your, your TV work.

I've always felt

a closeness to you.

Save those sentiments

for your wife and family.

What a surprise.

You're not married.

You could always see

the truth, couldn't you?

Truth?

I look back now at my work

with absolute shame.

I see the arrogance

and the disrespect

with which I went

into those homes.

I took pleasure

in pulling those stories

those people apart.

I think you're being

really hard on yourself.

I have seen your work,

Goodman.

You want to know

what I think of it?

It's sh*t.

You are a conceited,

weak-willed coward.

Editing out

any inconvenient data.

Terrified of anything

that doesn't fit

into your tiny

worldview...

Okay, I'm done. I came here

in good faith because you...

Three cases!

I couldn't explain

three cases

that haunt me still.

Now you go and

investigate if you dare

and come back and tell me

that I am wrong

because I've come to one

inescapable conclusion

and that is

the supernatural

the unseen forces

that surround us

everything that you and I

have spent a lifetime

trying to debunk and

disprove, it's all true.

Every last bit of it.

Please, Mr. Goodman

I'm begging you.

Tell me I am wrong.

I need you to tell me..

...I'm wrong.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[LAUGHTER]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

Oh, hello, Tony?

Aye, captain.

Hello there.

Hi, I'm Philip Goodman.

Bang! Whoa! Slow.

Too slow.

Yeah, you look

like a teacher.

Do I? Right.

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