Poltergeist

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Griffin. Griffin.

-Griffin, what did I say?

-I'm in the middle of a game.

You can't play that in the car

unless you take your Dramamine.

It's too late for Dramamine.

We're practically there.

Don't roll your eyes at me.

You want him puking in the car again?

-I said I was sorry.

-No, it's not your fault.

That was smelly.

-Was not! It was only an accident.

-Nobody's blaming you, honeybun.

It was smelly.

I'm following the GPS.

It stinked.

Look, she says left on Kitty Hawk.

No, no, Dad.

-There's no way we can live here.

-Oh, come on.

You haven't even seen the house yet.

-There are power lines.

-Relax.

I can feel the tumors forming already.

No one's getting tumors.

-What tumors?

-It's a joke.

Dumbass.

It's a joke, dumbass!

Don't say that, sweetie.

Make a U-turn in 50 feet.

What?

-You missed the turn?

-Yes, ma'am.

Dumbass. Whee!

Come on.

Nice, right?

Yeah.

Cozy.

I think it's nice.

I think it's nice, too.

Piggy-corn, too.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowen.

Hi. Sorry we're late.

We missed that turn on Kitty Hawk.

Yeah, modern technology.

She's just gonna go right in,

start checking it out.

That hoop is cool.

Nice tree, huh?

That's been here longer

than any of the houses.

Be fun to climb.

-Mom, there's a kitchen!

-Oh, wow.

I'm gonna go see my bedroom!

Slow down, please, on the stairs.

That security system works.

The owner was a bit of a technophile,

so this house is wired for whatever you might need.

You'll notice he put speakers in all of the walls,

so you can hear music in every room...

including the john.

So, this is the kitchen through here.

-Do you wanna see this?

-Sure.

Will either of you two be commuting to work?

Not me. I'll be home with the kids.

-Amy is an amazing writer.

-Oh, Eric!

-She is.

-Come on!

She's being very humble right now.

She's very good.

I'm trying to be, but you know,

it's just hard to find the time.

I know, believe me,

I have two of my own.

They're in college.

I'm glad they're gone.

I mean, I'm getting my life back.

Where did you say that you worked,

Mr. Bowen?

John Deere corporate, over in Moline.

That's a wonderful company.

We have a riding mower.

It's lasted us for years. We love John Deere.

Well, I'd be very flattered right now

if I hadn't gotten laid off.

-I'm sorry. I didn't realize--

-That's all right.

They do have a quality... mower.

It's fine.

They do, but...

They were making some cutbacks,

and I was--

Hey, Eric, come look at this.

I'd love to, honey, but I'm in the middle of a very

awkward exchange with our realtor right now.

Come see.

Is that all right?

-Don't go anywhere.

-Please.

-Look, there's a field down there.

-Oh, hey.

-Whose property is that?

-That's city property.

That's a good place for a brushfire.

You have to try to like this.

Okay. I'll try.

Would you like to see the upstairs?

Yes, I would.

And this is a master

that you're showing us?

That's correct.

How is it up there, kiddo?

I like our house better.

Well, that's not an option, honey.

You can call that a bedroom,

but really, it's an attic.

That can be where Griffin sleeps.

This place has so much light.

Huh, Eric?

Very nice.

Yeah.

Very nice.

The house faces...

Yeah, it's a little bit quiet

on this side of the street...

but just one block up,

things are starting to fill up.

It's funny. Yeah.

Piggy-corn?

No, Piggy-corn's not my baby.

She's just a doll.

She's half-pig and half-unicorn, see?

She has a little horn.

Honk, honk.

Who are you talking to?

No one.

Mom, we like this house!

Jesus, this is really stuck.

That's probably just moisture.

It rained last week.

Okay. Well, I don't know.

All the houses are like this

in our price range.

And this is the least sucky one

we've seen...

-so I think, maybe...

-Maybe?

Okay, look. Foreclosures have

hit this neighborhood really hard.

There's some wiggle room on the price.

How much wiggle we talking?

Come on, man!

Sorry.

Perfect.

Buck up, kiddo. It's temporary.

We've ruined your life.

Good.

Yay!

Hey, hey, hey.

Come on.

You said you wanted to get rid of that stuff.

What, are you kidding?

This is my old bat bank.

I'm saving it for Griff.

Yeah, right.

Griff, let's play some catch. Here.

Hi-yo, Silver!

Yeah! Nice. Team Bowen!

Eric, leave him be.

Well, we're bonding.

I don't know that you are.

I'll throw you a ball, okay?

Why?

'Cause it's fun.

I'll throw you a pop-up, okay?

You gotta go for this one.

Okay, you ready?

You got it.

Well, that's my bad.

I missed.

That's okay.

We'll try again later. It was my fault.

I threw it too hard.

Well, get the ball, will you, kiddo?

Good job!

He can play soccer.

Yeah. Or chess, Eric.

I'm getting rid of this.

Have you seen the baseball?

Mom! Mom! Mom!

The tree made a noise!

-What?

-The tree growled!

Okay, look, Griff, Griff, Griff, Griff.

It's an old tree.

Okay? Things creak when they get old.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Right? Like Daddy.

What can I do to make it better?

I don't know.

You wanna go inside

and check out your new room?

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-All right. Can we get rid of this?

-I don't know.

-Say yes.

-Yes.

Mommies creak when they get old too.

What if the bad guys break in a window?

Then the alarm will still go off.

But what if the bad guys

cut the wires to the alarm?

The wires are in the house.

But what if the bad guys go to the

power plant and cut the wires there?

They'll be electrocuted

and then they'll be dead.

And if they're dead,

then they can't get in the house.

We armed yet?

Getting there.

Might wanna think about

getting a dog or something.

No!

Here, it says you have to input

the security code, and then the Stay key.

Oh, yeah, smart guy?

What was that?

Same thing happened to me.

Isn't that weird? It's not even winter.

And they found this house,

and they ate it all up.

What are you doing?

Playing.

Do you wanna see a trick?

What kind of trick?

No way. How are you doing that?

You try.

You look ridiculous!

Shoot.

What is that?

I just lost an earring

behind the washing machine.

That's a bummer, honey.

I'll go look for it.

There's a leak back there.

Great. Welcome to owning a new home.

I had to do something.

This place is, like,

a complete shithole.

There's not even any malls.

Like, the malls are boarded up.

Oh, my God,

that actually sounds really sad.

-So, your dad can't find--

-Dude.

This 1920s bungalow

was the site of a murder.

Oh, yeah, I love that show.

Oh, my God, that guy's a total freak.

I know.

I'm Carrigan Burke,

and I'm here to clean house.

Oh, yeah.

I love when he's, like-- Okay, ready?

"This house is clean."

"Is clean."

Hey, hey, hey.

Can you turn that down?

Come in?

Kids are going to sleep.

Hi, Lauren.

Hey, Mrs. Bowen.

Thank you. Good night.

"Mrs. Bowen"?

All right, lovebugs. It's time for bed.

Look at this mess.

Can you clean this up, Griff?

The door's stuck.

Awesome!

I think there are magnets in there.

They're not magnets. They're my friends.

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