Insidious: Chapter 4

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[ALARM BUZZING DISTANTLY]

MAN:

Lights out!

[MACHINERY GROANING]

REPORTER [ON TV]: ...struggle

which followed the death of Lenin

Joseph Stalin prevailed.

Stalin was the new face

of an old idea:
Marxism.

While the Bolsheviks

firmly established

their authority at home,

the Comintern

fomented revolution

throughout the world.

Communism was on the march.

Stalin was

in the Kremlin.

But what of

the common people?

What of the proletariat?

Those who fought

to win a new world?

If we look at the history...

[LIGHTS CRACKLING]

They're frying someone, Pop.

You're on

the Hades Express, mister.

Quiet.

Death is nothing

to celebrate.

Don't matter who it is.

GIRL:

He just died.

His name was Wayne Fisher.

He was 32 years old, and he

killed a lady with a hammer.

He had a rib eye

for his last meal.

He's been on death row

at Dewbend for three years.

And his last words were,

"Go to hell."

How do you know that?

It's just in my head.

All right. It's past

your bedtime, children.

Go brush your teeth

and go to bed, please.

REPORTER [ON TV]: And history

always repeats, my friends.

The ghosts of their past

will soon become our present

if we do not

confront them head-on.

Elise, I thought I told you

to put all these toys away.

You're not listening to me.

It wasn't me

who made this mess.

Then who was it?

Christian,

shut the door, please.

You can tell me.

It was the little boy.

He lived here

a long time ago,

and he loves

playing with our toys.

- I swear.

- I believe you.

I do.

You know, you've been

blessed with a gift.

You're special.

Some people are afraid

of special people.

Your daddy,

he's one of them.

He doesn't understand

your gift.

You just keep it between us

from now on, okay?

Okay.

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It's time for bed.

Good night.

CHRISTIAN:
Don't turn

off the light, Mom.

I'm gonna be

right out there, honey.

And if you ever get scared,

what do you do?

That's right.

I gave you this,

so that if you ever get scared,

you can go...

[BLOWS WHISTLE

THREE TIMES]

Wherever I am,

I'll come running.

But you gotta save it for

when you really need me, okay?

Okay.

I love you both so much.

- CHRISTIAN:
Love you too, Mommy.

- ELISE:
Love you, Mommy.

REPORTER [ON TV]: We see an

actual atomic bombing run.

Heading for the target

is Bockscar,

code name for the ship.

The radio navigator...

ELISE:

Hey.

CHRISTIAN [WHISPERING]:

What?

[WHISPERING]

You asleep yet?

CHRISTIAN:

No.

Do you ever

think about the people

who go to

the electric chair?

CHRISTIAN:

Sometimes.

Do you wonder where they go

after it's done?

CHRISTIAN:

No. I know where they go.

Oh, yeah?

Where?

[BED CREAKING]

CHRISTIAN:

They go into the dark.

ELISE [IN NORMAL VOICE]:

Christian?

[WOOD CREAKING]

[PANTING SOFTLY]

CHRISTIAN:

What are you doing?

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[BOY LAUGHING]

[FLOOR CREAKS]

Elise.

[SOFT CREAKING]

You made all the mess,

didn't you?

BOY [WHISPERING]:

Yes.

[CHRISTIAN

BREATHING HEAVILY]

Where's my whistle?

The boy is

in the closet.

It's okay.

We won't hurt you.

Come on out.

Stop it, Elise.

Come on out.

BOY:

I'm not in the closet.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]

- [SCREAMS]

MAN [ON TV]:

The people took their revenge.

Gerald. Gerald, no.

GERALD:

What have you done, Elise?

Huh?

Put your hands on the wall.

- Gerald, leave her alone...

- Quiet, Audrey!

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[WHIMPERING]

[WHISPERS]

Did you see a ghost?

Gerald, stop it.

Yes.

I don't want to hurt you, girl.

Just say no.

That's all you have to do.

I'm just gonna ask you again.

Did you see a ghost?

Yes, I did.

They're all around us

in this house.

They're everywhere.

AUDREY:
You don't have to do this.

Please.

She's just a little girl,

Gerald. Please.

No. No, Daddy.

No, no.

[SCREAMING]

No, no, no. Take me.

Please take me.

ELISE:

Help me.

Please, please, please.

Gerald, stop!

Please, honey,

she's had enough.

[LOUDLY]

Don't! Stop.

Please don't. No.

Don't tell me how to

punish her, Audrey.

I punish people

for a living.

ELISE:

Please!

Please, not in there.

No, no, no.

No, Daddy!

No. Daddy, please,

I don't wanna go in there!

No, not in there.

No, Daddy, please,

not in there!

Daddy, let me out!

Daddy, please!

You can either

follow my rules,

and sleep under my roof,

or you can break them,

and sleep under my floor.

Don't put me in here, Daddy.

Daddy, please.

Daddy, come back.

I don't wanna be in here alone.

Daddy, please!

[CRYING]

[STAIRS CREAKING]

[CRANK GRINDING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- [CRANK GRINDING]

- [ELECTRICITY ZAPS]

[MACHINERY RUMBLING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[MACHINERY CLANGS]

[RUMBLING STOPS]

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GIRL:

Are you scared of the dark?

ELISE:

Who is that? Who's there?

[GIRL LAUGHS]

GIRL:

Don't be afraid.

I can make it light.

ELISE:

Who is that?

GIRL:

Why are you down here?

ELISE:

My daddy put me down here.

GIRL:
Your daddy doesn't

treat you right.

Open this door.

There'll be lots of light.

Go on. Open it.

There's a key

hanging up right there.

Take your time. I can wait.

You're the only one

that can open the door.

You are more powerful

than you know.

I want you to help me

open all the doors.

- [KEY CLINKS ON FLOOR]

- [GASPS]

[DOOR CREAKING]

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[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[RATTLING]

REPORTER [ON TV]: Don't forget what

Bill the turtle just did, everyone,

because we might have to do

the same thing.

That's what this is all about,

my friends.

Duck and cover.

This is an official

civil defense film

produced in cooperation

with the Federal Civil...

[BOTTLES RATTLING]

AUDREY:

Elise?

[MACHINERY SNAPS,

RUMBLES]

[REPORTER TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

Elise?

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[GASPING, CHOKING]

GERALD:

Audrey?

Audrey.

Audrey!

No, no, Audrey.

Audrey, no.

No. No. No.

No, Audrey!

I'm sorry.

No!

[SCREAMING]

No!

[CRIES, PANTING]

[]

[SIGHS]

ELISE:

Good morning.

The dreams are coming back,

Warren.

Just won't go away,

will it?

How would you like

breakfast in bed?

- [WARREN WHINES]

- I thought so.

You're getting old,

little Warren. We both are.

I've been studying last week's

footage from the church basement

and we missed something.

There is movement in the frame.

- SPECS:
Look, right there.

- ELISE:
It's a piece of lint.

SPECS:
Lint doesn't

walk across the room.

Behold.

The reason I was up all night.

- The lights.

- [ELECTRICITY WHINES]

[CHUCKLES] That's right, my friends.

It's voice activated.

No more dealing

with those pesky switches,

having to find them

in the dark,

straining fingers

as you switch them.

Yeah, that was a real problem

before, you know.

Toil in the darkness of sarcasm,

my friend.

I prefer to work

in the lights.

The lights?

[LOUDLY]

Lights!

Bad acoustics.

Natural light's better for

the environment anyway. Voil.

I truly love that you boys

are staying here in the house

But please don't try

to fix anything else

that isn't broken.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

SPECS:

Spectral Sightings.

Uh, yes, she is.

Elise!

- ELISE:
This is Elise.

- GARZA [ON PHONE]: Hey there.

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