House of Bones Page #3

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Bub!

All right.

Greg and I will go

upstairs and investigate.

Simon, you film Heather getting

some responses off the monitor.

Heather, I'm looking

for some action here, okay?

You know, uh,

spice it up a little bit.

Every house has a spot.

In some cases, it's the attic.

Other cases,

it's a cellar, shed.

You remember that church

that we went to in Missouri...

how hot it got when we

got near the bathrooms?

Same kind of situation here.

Of course, it turned out

to be the furnace.

It did freak me out, though.

Whoa!

Okay.

Looks like somebody

got creative

with some Krazy Glue.

Let's, uh, get that sample there.

That's good.

That's not...

What, is that real?

That's good.

Please, help me!

Help me!

- Wait, wait.

- What?

Did you get my reaction

before I left the frame?

Come on, man.

He sounds scared.

- Listen...

- Bub, where are you?

Bub!

Bub!

- Old houses like these...

- Bub, where are you?

Have an endless supply

of little nooks and crannies

- like this one.

- Come on, man!

And in them...

Whoa!

Bub!

You never know

what you're gonna find.

Bub, where are you?

Bub!

- Pretty spooky stuff.

- Come on, man! Bub!

Greg, this bedroom's clear!

Get away from me!

Please stop!

Video down!

Hey.

What was that?

Okay.

I'll get you going up.

You're a lot of help.

Wait, wait, wait.

Come on, people!

Transmission's down!

Check your connections!

Oh, yeah!

Guys!

You all right up there?

Bub?

Hey, the kid's not here!

He's not here now, but he was.

Or somebody was.

Don't touch it.

Record it.

Listen to this.

Oh, God!

I'm sorry.

Let me up.

Please, let me gol

Answer me, son.

What is it, EVP?

I reversed the playback

and slowed it down a bit.

- Man, it sounds real.

- Yes! Let me go!

- It's probably transmitted.

- Stop!

Where's Bub?

"And if any man hears my voice

and open the door,

I will come in..."

Look. Right there.

Zoom in on that.

Back up, like,

a frame or two. Right.

What is that,

a glitch in the tape?

It's too localized.

It's too persistent.

It looks like fireflies.

So many spirits.

So many spirits.

Look at the way

they're hovering around him.

- It looks like they're protecting him.

- From what?

Now what is that?

Back up like a frame or two.

What is going on here?

She's sick, man.

Oh.

Is that hair?

Oh, my...

Wait, take it slow.

Okay.

You okay?

I'm sorry.

No, you don't have

anything to be sorry about.

Something in this house

got inside of me.

Sammy's going to take you

to get looked at, okay?

I'm not leaving.

Look, I don't want

to argue with you,

but it's a liability issue.

I have to stay.

Nobody can help Bub but me.

I don't think you can.

No, I can.

Trust me.

Okay.

Okay.

Victims.

The Book of Revelation, 3:20.

Book of Revelation.

Let me go.

"Oh, behold,

I stand at the door and knock..."

Please!

"And if any man hears

my voice and open the door,

"I will come in to him,

and will sup with him, "

Please, stop. No.

"And he with me."

Please.

Do you repent?

I'm sorry.

Let me go. Please.

Answer me, son.

Answer me, son.

Do you repent?

Please stop.

Repent for your sins?

I'm skinned alive,

and they're all around me.

It hurts.

Do you repent?

She won't go to the hospital.

I can't figure out

how they did this.

I mean, we just hired

this kid yesterday.

What are you talking about?

Bub.

He's on the radio and it seems

like it's in real-time.

Listen.

Do you?

I repent. I'm sorry.

What, do you think she's right?

I have no idea anymore.

Hello?

This is Simon McCallister.

This is an emergency.

My address is...

Hello?

Hello? Who is this?

This is Simon McCallister.

This is an emergency.

- My address is...

- Who is this? Uh...

Are you in the house?

Help me, Simon.

- Is this Sarah?

- Simon?

From the bank?

Who is this?

Simon?

Oh.

Simon?

Help me.

Okay.

Unit 17, report...

Walkie check.

It was there..

Then it was gone.

Did it record?

No.

All right, staff meeting.

Come here.

Okay, here's what

we're going to do.

Let's finish the show.

We'll find Bub,

and then we'll get out of here tonight.

Dude, what is wrong with you?

This house is haunted. Huh?

And you want to keep shooting?

Hello. We're ghost hunters, man.

This is what it's all about.

No, we are not.

This is a show, man.

But ghosts can't hurt you.

Remember? Right?

Tell that to Bub and Heather.

This is bad. We need

to get out of here now.

Okay, what about Bub?

What, do we just leave him here?

Well, I don't see how

filming's going to help him.

Okay, right.

Exactly.

No, not exactly!

This is my show, Greg.

For the first time,

we might have the real deal.

Oh, so now you think

it's the real deal.

You say that like

that's a bad thing.

It is, man.

Look. I don't know

what's going on here.

We're in a dangerous place.

We need to get out of here now.

If you want to start

playing producer,

consider the insurance risks.

What is wrong with you?

This is our chance, man.

This is our chance

to do something big.

Dude, I'm scared. All right?

I'm scared.

Now, usually you are spot on,

but I'm with Simon.

And we need to get

out of here right now.

What about Bub?

Damn it.

Hello?

Simon!

What are you doing here?

Your friend, she needed help.

She was in trouble,

so I called the cops.

You called the cops?

No, there's no way.

She doesn't have your number.

I called 911.

- What?

- What?

- The call must have gone to her.

- I'm confused.

I heard Heather's voice

on the phone, too.

Is everyone all right?

No, not in the least.

The house called her.

That's the only explanation.

The house wants her here.

What are you saying?

Get your camera.

Get your stuff.

Bub?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I messed up.

Bub!

Oh, my God.

What was that?

Oh, my God.

Looks like flesh.

Oh, my God.

What's this?

Look out!

Help.

Damn.

We got to get out of here.

We got to get out of here!

We got to get out of here!

Got to get out!

Open!

Get us out.

Get us out!

Get us out!

Greg, go calm him down, please.

What is it?

I don't know.

Can you talk to it?

No, I can't.

Can you try?

I can't.

Sorry.

Dude, you got

to calm down, all right?

Or you're going

to go into shock.

And there's

no outside help, okay?

Look, just take

deep breaths, man,

or you're going to pass out.

Look, come on.

Look, breathe with me.

Come on, man.

I should never have called 911.

See, but that's just it.

Dude, it's not your fault.

She came and not the cops.

Huh?

The house did it.

Answer your phone, Tom.

My life is in peril here.

Jesus.

Uh, man.

Does the Big Easy Taxi Company

have a health department?

Oh, God.

The taxi needs an air freshener.

In fact, you know what?

You don't clean a cab like this.

You incinerate it.

Oh, man, I work

in network television.

This is...

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, you know the show

Sinister Sites?

Aha! You recognize me now,

don't you?

Take a good, long look,

'cause every breath I take

in this death cage Petri dish

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