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is attacking your son...

doesn't care whether it's day

or night.

It knows he's weak.

And when he sleeps,

it will come.

We will find a solution,

but until we do...

we all need to stay by him

and keep him awake.

Be strong for your son.

You can do that.

Thank you, Alice.

I used to sleepwalk a lot

when I was boy, too.

It was while I was asleep

that I first saw it.

A kind old woman who would sing

that lullaby.

Come, she said, let's play

a game.

That's how it got close to me.

But then it all changed...

when I first saw it

for what it really was.

Grandpa, stop it.

Tell me, tell me, have you all

been sleepwalking?

[AMADO] Nightmares?

The horse.

The horse with the white eyes.

I hate it.

[AMADO]

Nightmares, sleepwalking...

the same thing happened

to my family.

I believe this parasite infects

your dreams.

It knew my family's darkest

fears...

and used their nightmares to

distract them away from me...

allowing it to feed on me,

undisturbed.

Except for my sister.

She was somehow able to save me

from it.

Then she paid with her own life.

Daniel, wake up!

- Get him to the bathroom!

- Dan, wake up!

You can wake'm in the bathroom

in the cold water, come on!

[CHARLES] Wake up!

Talk to me. Talk to me.

Tell me your name.

- Come on.

- Charlie, get my medical bag.

- I'm not leaving him.

- Charlie, now!

Dan, say something! We can't

keep him like this, Alice!

I know. This will keep you up.

Talk to me, Daniel!

Please, Daniel!

Get him up!

Do something!

(DEMONIC GROWLING)

- Oh, my God.

- Here we go.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

I'm sorry.

How long will the adrenaline

keep him awake for?

I'm not sure, maybe a couple

hours.

Can we give him more

if we need to?

His pulse is too high.

(PHONE RINGING)

ALICE (OVER PHONE):

Tom?

Mom, where are you? I miss you.

Oh, honey, I'm just...

I'm busy helping someone.

ALICE (OVER PHONE):

Is Daddy there?

Daddy's in the lounge,

talking to Malcolm.

NIAMH (OVER PHONE): I heard them

say you're trying to save...

your brother... I thought your

brother was dead?

Just tell Daddy that, erm,

that everything's fine, okay?

- NIAMH (OVER PHONE): Okay, Mom...

- Okay.

but please come home soon.

I didn't sleep very well last

night without you here.

I'll be home very soon,

I promise.

Okay. Bye. I love you.

ALICE (OVER PHONE):

I love you, too.

Sweet red chili flavor...

they're good.

I'm okay.

I understand that you want

to help...

but you should go home

to your family.

There's nothing more for you

to do.

Do not lose sight of what's

important.

Saving that boy is important.

Saving him is impossible.

What you can do is save

yourself.

Don't make the same mistake

as me.

It drove me to obsession.

I was so scared, I couldn't

sleep for years.

It's crazy what a person

will do to stay awake.

I tried to cut my eyelids off.

Oh, God.

Come on, Grandpa, we should go.

You know, I really thought

that you might find an answer.

When you're fixated

on something...

it's as if you're sleepwalking.

[AMADO] Time to wake up.

Amado... do you think that your

sister was sleepwalking...

when she saved you?

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, energy drink.

Hey, psst...

You drink this.

One more.

Hey, good boy.

Hey, you remember Christmas

a couple of years back?

Grandma's house?

It snowed hard all

Christmas Eve.

You were so excited about all

your presents...

you couldn't sleep.

You came to sleep

with Mom and me.

You just sat there all night,

at the end of the bed.

Your eyes wide open.

Remember?

Do you remember that?

So we know this thing pushes

us away from Daniel...

when it's feeding, right?

So what if we could get back

to Daniel to protect him?

We've been with him before,

we can't stop it.

Yes, but we were awake.

What if we could protect Daniel

while we're asleep?

I know, just follow me.

My brother saw "it" when

he was sleepwalking.

You, Charlie, saw something

at the hospital...

when you were sleepwalking.

Amado's sister not

only saw it...

but she could stop it while

she was sleepwalking.

My sister died.

We're not children, and there's

more than one of us...

so maybe if we can see it,

we can stop it.

F***ing nuts!

You're asking me to protect

my son when I'm asleep!

Charlie, we have to do

something.

Daniel is exhausted and I cannot

give him any more medication.

He'll be asleep soon.

And there's nothing we can do to

stop it, this is our only shot.

We'll know what to expect

this time.

We won't let it push us away.

All right.

But how am I going to get

to sleep?

It's heavy stuff.

It's just for tonight.

So, who's driving, you or me?

Okay.

It's okay, she's safe now.

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

(EERIE MUSIC CONTINUES)

It's done, Sarah. Give me

your arm, Charlie.

Oh, the demon will use our

nightmares against us...

to draw us away from him.

[AMADO] Do not believe your

surroundings.

Return to this room.

Return to Daniel.

If I fall asleep, will I die?

No, honey, I know you're scared.

I am, too...

but we're going to get through

this together, all right?

Let me test you. This will keep

you awake, okay?

What's... what's... what's three

times five?

[DANIEL] Fifteen.

Fifteen, good, and, erm...

what's four times five?

Twe... twenty.

All right, stay with me, honey.

What's six times eight?

Six times...

(WHIMPERING)

Daniel? Daniel? Daniel?

Amado, are you awake?

Nothing's happening to me.

Why is no one sleepwalking?

Daniel?

(ELECTRICITY BUZZING)

(STEPS RUNNING)

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

Daniel?

(FLIES BUZZING)

Daniel?

Daniel?

- (STEPS RUNNING)

- (GASPS)

Daniel?

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

Peter.

Hey, Peter. Hello.

Hey. Come here.

Hello.

Why would you say that

about my teeth? I...

(DEMONIC GROWLING)

It's not real.

Help me, Alice! Please!

I can't help you.

You can, Alice. Please!

Remember where you are!

Come back!

Come back to Daniel!

Daniel.

Help me, Alice! Please!

I can't help you.

You're not my brother.

- [LIAM] Alice!

- No, my brother's dead.

[LIAM] Help!

It's Daniel...

(DEMONIC GROWLING)

Agh! Agh!

(BABY CRYING)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

Peter.

Oh, no, no! Peter! Peter!

(TEETH CRACKING)

Please!

- Liam!

- Alice, help me! Alice!

Liam!

Agh! Agh! Agh!

(DEMONIC GROWLING)

Peter!

Liam! No!

Please, Alice!

Finish what you started!

- Alice!

- Liam!

(POWER WHIRRING DOWN)

(CHOKING)

Oh, I've got you.

I've got you.

(HUMMING)

(NECK CRACKING)

(CONTINUES HUMMING)

My brother is dead!

(DISTANT YELLING)

Amado?

Amado?

Amado?

(FLIES BUZZING)

(MANIACAL LAUGHING)

Amado?

[DEMON]

Finish what I started.

(DEMON BREATHING)

(FLESH TEARING)

I'm sorry.

You did the right thing.

Finally, I can get some

real sleep.

(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(MUSIC ENDS)

(SKYPE RINGTONE)

Hello.

NIAMH (OVER SKYPE):

Mom?

Hi! How are you, my little

artist?

NIAMH (OVER SKYPE):

I'm retired now. Wanna play?

- Yes. One, two, three.

- One, two, three.

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