Ouija Page #6

Beat... then the planchette slides over to the ‘D.’ Laine’s

eyes widen. She’s breathless.

LAINE:

It’s her. I told you. I told you

she was here.

(MORE)

25.

LAINE (CONT'D)

(out into the room)

Debbie... talk to us.

With eerie movement, the planchette LITERALLY STARTS TO TURN

UNDERNEATH THE PLAYERS’ FINGERS. Like it’s pointing in a

direction... then moves with a sudden quickness to the letter

‘H’... now over to ‘I.’

LAINE (CONT’D)

She’s spelling something.

EVERYONE WATCHES... their faces bathed in the cool blue LED

light of the camping lantern, as -

-- the planchette glides across the board. More letters.

Each one coming faster: F-R-E...

(Visual note:
we won’t show every letter when the Ouija is

spelling out messages. The game sessions will always be a

combination of fast stylistic shots of seeing certain letters

appear in the planchette window, and characters talking out

the messages as they happen.)

VIDEO CAMERA FOOTAGE. That fixed angle on the tripod.

Looking down at the circle of players... hands on the

planchette... as the game piece moves uncannily again to the

letter ‘D.’ And stays there. Finished with the message.

asks a question, pretending that she believes in this -

Everyone’s fingertips remaining on the planchette.

fully engaged now -Sarah

is

SARAH:

It spelled ‘hi friend.’

ON LAINE -- astonishment filling her eyes.

LAINE:

Hi friend.

Isabelle and Trevor trade that worried look again. Isabelle

ISABELLE:

Laine thinks you’re trying to make

contact.

Nothing happens.

LAINE:

Have you been in my room -- was

that you last night?

The planchette TWITCHES, then slowly slides again to YES.

LAINE (CONT’D)

Is there something you're trying to

tell me?

26.

The planchette TWITCHES again under their fingers, moves to

the number ‘3’... now over to another number -- ‘0.’

Pete watches -- trying to follow it all.

PETE:

It’s a number. ‘306.’

NOW LETTERS... the planchette criss-crossing the board and

then coming to a stop.

ISABELLE:

And ‘B D Y.’

SARAH:

What does that mean? ‘Body’? Or

initials? Somebody you know?

Laine shakes her head.

LAINE:

Debbie? Deb... I want to

understand.

Trevor sees the hope in his girlfriend’s eyes. !It’s killing

him. .

TREVOR:

Okay. !I think we’re done here -

LAINE:

-- No. We can’t stop. Not now.

VIDEO CAMERA FOOTAGE. Trevor looks up into the lens, with

his free hand, uses his remote to widen out the angle on the

room. We stay in VIDEO CAMERA MODE -

TREVOR:

This isn’t real. And if it is, I

need some proof -

ISABELLE:

-- Whoa. What do you mean proof?

TREVOR:

I want Debbie to show us that she’s

here. C’mon. Show us something -

LAINE:

-- Trevor! That’s breaking a rule.

You can’t ask for a physical sign.

TREVOR:

No. !It’s me asking to see

something that’s not this guy

pushing the planchette around -

27.

Trevor’s glaring at Pete as he says this.

PETE:

-- wait. !You think I’m doing this?

Isabelle is starting to grow uneasy.

ISABELLE:

-- let’s just say ‘goodbye’ and end

the game.

There’s a sound out in the house. A low CREAKING. Everyone

falls silent. Listening... listening... and -

BAM! !OUR POV suddenly shakes. !Like the camera’s been hit

hard. !THE POV TIPS BACK ON THE TRIPOD -- FALLS! !CRASHING TO

THE FLOOR. !We’re staring up at the ceiling.

LAINE (O.S.)

Who knocked the camera over?!

Shadows on the ceiling as Trevor comes running over. !Picks

us up. !Checking the camera.

TREVOR:

It’s okay. !Still working -

TREVOR SWINGS THE CAMERA AROUND. On the floor, the

planchette has been knocked off the Ouija board. Sweep

around to see that everyone’s on their feet. Rattled.

But Laine’s not with the group.

TREVOR (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Laine?

The camera eventually finds Laine... out in the upstairs

hall. Standing there very still.

TREVOR (O.S.) (CONT’D)

What is it --

Laine holds her hand out to silence him. She’s trying to

hear something. We move out into the hallway.

Laine points toward the stairs -- angle turns -- where we

hear faint CHIMING MUSIC coming from downstairs.

LAINE:

You hear that?

Laine moves down the hall and disappears around the corner to

the stairs.

TREVOR:

Laine -

28.

Sarah steps up, holding the camping lantern. Trevor turns to

Pete -

TREVOR (O.S.) (CONT’D)

-- dude, you got a friend down

there or something?

PETE:

I came solo --swear.

TREVOR:

Laine!

There’s no answer from below...

Trevor takes the lantern from Sarah, moves out in front of

the others with the light...

...the lantern light pushes into the shadows ahead. Past

framed photos of Debbie hanging on the staircase wall. The

further we go, the more distinct that MUSIC becomes. A

delicate and haunting melody.

Trevor arrives DOWNSTAIRS, catching his reflection in a

hanging wall mirror. Across the room, we see Laine standing

next to the VINTAGE ANNIVERSARY CLOCK. Mechanisms turn

inside the glass dome as the MUSIC plays.

Trevor approaches Laine. She keeps staring at the clock.

LAINE:

This was broken since we were

kids... hasn’t worked in years.

And then the MUSIC winds down... stops. Laine looks away

from the clock, talking out into the downstairs. Urgent.

LAINE (CONT’D)

Deb. I know it’s you. You’re

right here with us. Tell me what

you want me to do.

TREVOR:

It’s not her --

LAINE:

-- then how do you explain this?!

SARAH (O.S.)

Guys... where’s Pete?

CAMERA PANS around... and Pete's missing. !It's just the four

of them.

SARAH (CONT’D)

Pete?

29.

The house is so quiet now...

ISABELLE:

I thought he was standing right -

SMASH! !A shattering sound rips through the darkness! !It

JOLTS everyone. !Trevor loses his grip on the camera for a

moment. !It bobbles. Finally re-adjusts, and now we're

FOLLOWING THE OTHERS THROUGH THE HOUSE. !Passing furniture in

the dark. Searching.

(A LOW BATTERY warning starts flashing on the upper part of

the camera screen.)

Around a corner. !There's Pete in a downstairs hallway.

Blood on his shirt. !He looks stunned.

LAINE:

Oh my god you're bleeding!

On the floor, large pieces of a BROKEN MIRROR. !Shattered.

CAMERA CATCHES SIGHT OF PETE'S HAND -- a DEEP RED SLICE

across his palm.

PETE:

I saw someone...

LAINE:

Where?!

Pete points to a shadowed corner.

PETE:

Standing right there.

CAMERA PANS OVER... lantern light aims that way as well...

blowing out the shadows. !Just an empty corner.

PETE (CONT’D)

I saw a reflection... in the

mirror. !And then it fell. !I was

reaching out -

Pete stands there in the hall... apart from the others.

Battery warning BEEP. And then picture goes out. !BLACK.

OUT OF THE DARKNESS, a light breaks through. Shining

brighter. FLARING OUT. PULL BACK. It’s a porch light,

finally revealing -

EXT. LAINE’S HOUSE - NIGHT

Laine stands at her front door with Trevor. She’s still

wired from playing the game, holding Trevor’s video camera.

30.

LAINE:

Can I hang on to this? I want to

go through the footage. Take

another look at her messages.

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