Spooky Stakeout Page #4

Synopsis: Four young friends are hired to solve the particularly vexing mystery of an ancient haunted castle. Having cut their teeth on previous cases - an abandoned school building and a derelict hotel - “Team Spooky” is surprised to find a common thread behind all three mysteries. Each of the friends is driven by different motivations - whether itâ€ôs for science, romance or monetary gain - but finding the real ghost is their ultimate goal! Full of age-appropriate scares and humor, SPOOKY STAKEOUT is a family adventure in the vein of GOOSEBUMPS and THE HAUNTING HOUR.
Genre: Adventure
Director(s): Ruth Treacy
Production: Tailored Films
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
2016
89 min
Website
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- What can you tell us

about the ghost?

- I've prepared a file.

- Great.

- This is my daughter Alice.

She'll be chaperoning you today

because she thinks it's funny

to super-glue her

teacher to a toilet.

- The plot thickens.

- Remember,

you don't get paid

unless you find the ghost

and get rid of it.

I don't care how.

Got it?

- Five hundred Euros!

This is gonna be the easiest

money we've ever made.

Hello new camera.

- Uh, it's not about

the money, Brian.

It's about getting actual proof

of paranormal activity.

- Okay, yeah, yeah, of course.

- That was my 500 Euro.

I was going to buy a new phone.

- Well, uh,

if you help us find the ghost,

we can come to some arrangement.

- [scoffs]

There's no such thing as ghosts.

When you're done

playing your stupid games,

let me know so I can go home.

- She seems nice.

- Boring.

- Get to the good stuff.

- I'm getting there.

- Give me a chance.

We went deeper into the hotel

looking for clues

while Brian worked on his

amazing presenting skills.

- What we're doing now, people,

is "searching for clues."

Let's see what's going on.

Noah, what are you doing?

- Searching for clues.

- Sell it a bit more.

Give me energy, passion.

Anything!

- What we're doing now is, um,

searching the area for clues,

and this new piece

of hi-tech equipment

measures air temperature.

And a little fact for you,

that the air temperature drops

when you're in the

presence of a ghost.

- Did ya hear that?

Noah's got a fancy

ghost thermometer.

[toy playing music]

- Wait, guys, I forgot!

I need to take a selfie

for my profile picture.

Come on.

Squeeze in.

Three, two, one...

- [screams]

What was that?

- What was what?

- The ghost!

It was right there!

Check the camera.

[eerie music]

It...

I saw it.

It was right there.

I'm sure of it.

I know I saw the ghost.

- Hmm...

- I don't know.

- You don't know what?

- If I write a ghost

wanted to take a selfie,

I don't know if

people will believe me.

- Well, they'll have to

because it happened.

- I'm not calling you a liar.

- If you don't want

to know the truth,

interview Brian.

I'm done.

- She doesn't like

to be questioned.

It's just like when Noah

didn't believe her.

- Did she really see a ghost?

- It was probably

just the camera.

- I know what I saw.

- Hey!

- Hey, check it out.

The ghost must have left it!

It's trying to tell us...

it used to work here.

- It's just a photo, Cian.

Sarah probably

brushed up against it.

- So, hands up who thinks

we should investigate

the people in the photo.

- Three against one.

[techno music] N'.

- Brian!

- Whatever.

[Cian's headset beeps]

- We've decided to investigate

former hotel employees.

Our next task will be to

figure out if the ghost is male

or female.

[headset beeps]

- What are you doing?

- Documentin'.

It's what the pros do.

- Note to Cian:

Get a life.

[door slams shut]

- Stop playing around.

- I'm not.

Check for yourself.

[door handle jiggling]

- It won't open.

[grunting]

It won't open!

- What's wrong with him?

- I think he's claustrophobic.

- Someone open the door!

Someone open the door!

[door handle jiggling]

- Do it!

- Don't!

- Do it!

- Don't!

- Do it!

- Sorry.

- [scoffs]

[lights clinking]

Still think there's no ghost?

There's another

way out over here.

[Cian's equipment beeping]

- We're now searching

the kitchen for clues.

We're trying to figure out

if the ghost is male

or female...

Oh yeah, remind Mum

to get more Coco Pops.

[Cian's equipment beeping]

[thermometer beeping]

- Temperature is

way down over here.

- That's because you're

beside the freezer.

- Oh, yeah.

- Does anyone else smell that?

- Fart and die.

- No.

[sniffs]

Seriously.

- What is that?

- It smells like...

flowers?

[door slams]

[Spooky music]

- Okay, who touched something?

- [screaming]

Please tell me

you got that on camera!

- Got what?

- Brian!

- Sorry.

- Well, was it male or female?

- I don't know.

It was there and then it wasn't.

A female, I think.

- You think?

[Spooky music]

- Sarah,

I really want you

to be part of this story.

I know how important

you are to the team.

Brian thinks you're dead smart.

I'm sure you found loads

of clues in that hotel.

I'm right, aren't I?

Please.

- Well, there was one clue

I'm particularly proud of...

You could help search, y'know?

- I'm documenting.

Pretend I'm not even here.

- I always pretend

you're not here.

- Me, too.

-[chuckles]

[makes exploding sound]

- Well, when I'm rich

and famous,

we'll see who'll be

laughing then.

- Here we go.

Employee's names

and phone numbers.

We should call them,

find out what they know.

- That's a long list.

It could take hours.

[telephone ringing]

- Answer it, Noah.

[ringing continues]

- [screaming]

[strange mixed up

language speaking]

- What's it saying?

[strange mixed up

language speaking]

- Extremely weird.

- Maybe it's

some kind of warning?

- It sounded like

it was stuck on repeat.

- Play it on your camera

in reverse.

- In reverse?

- Just do it!

[camera whirring]

- Seventy. Seventy.

Seventy. Seventy.

Seventy.

- Seventy?

What's that?

A room number?

- There is no room seventy.

- Maybe it's the ghost's age.

- Hey!

Hey look,

there's a birthday card here.

- "Happy 70th Birthday."

Here, let me check.

This must be her.

Mrs. Turner.

- How did you know

how to do that?

- My dad's obsessed with vinyl.

I used to play

his records in reverse.

They sound the exact same.

- Clever.

[radio static]

- Shh!

Listen to that.

- What is it?

[equipment beeping]

- Quick! Hide!

- To anyone listening to this,

if I don't make it through,

I want my action figures

and my games consoles

to go to my brothers.

On second thought,

I want them to be buried

with me just in case.

- Ah!

- [screams]

- I will literally never

get tired of doing that.

- Hi, I'm Alex.

Cian?

- Hey!

- I saw her first.

- Um, where's Noah?

You guys were together.

- Yeah, well, we were...

- Hey, Noah.

Check this out.

This fella looks like my granny.

- Noah?

And then he just vanished.

- Maybe he went home.

- Brian, maybe.

Not Noah.

- Whose idea was it

to come here anyway?

Alex?

- Not me.

- I got an anonymous lead.

- Maybe someone wants us

here for a reason?

[sinister laughter]

- That's not normal.

- We found this.

- That's so weird!

- Still think

it's a coincidence?

- A bell?

- I don't get it.

- We found one

just like it in the hotel.

[equipment beeping]

- We now believe the ghost

to be an old woman

named Mrs. Turner.

We're now searching

some staff bedrooms

for more information on

why she haunts the hotel.

[headset beeping]

[drawer jiggling]

- Here, let me try.

- I can do it!

- Ugh, I always miss

all the good stuff.

- You alright?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

[desk bell rings]

- Guys, maybe Mrs. Turner

was a receptionist.

- We should take this with us.

It might be valuable.

I mean, a clue.

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