The Making of 'The Haunting' Page #4

Those things freak me out also.

And they sing, so they're actually even

kind of scarier, if you think about it.

Yeah.

- How are you comin' along ?

- I can't get this one.

- What about you ?

- I did all right.

But that's another thing.

These tests.

It's like, why do we have to be here ?

Why do we have to be

in this weird old house ?

I like this house.

I think it's a beautiful house.

Yeah, I guess.

I don't know. I just think

Dr Marrow's up to something.

I'll tell you another thing.

I'm gonna get

to the bottom of it,

right after I check on Theo,

that is.

See how

my old pal Theo's doing.

- Doing or wearing ?

- Yeah, no kidding.

Did you see

what she had on yesterday ?

Wow. Yeah, I definitely got

a soft spot for Theo.

Nell, I'm gonna shut this door

and give you a little privacy.

- If there's anyone in there,

we'll find him.

- You just saw something move ?

- I saw something in the fireplace.

- Okay. Just relax.

I did.

I know I did.

You were here alone ?

- Mm-hmm. Yeah, Luke had just left.

- I didn't see anything, though.

Luke, can you help me ?

-Just ashes.

- Charred wood.

- Watch out. Let it go.

- Yep.

Hello ? Santa ?

- Whoa !

-Jesus ! God !

- God, are you all right ?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- What is that ?

- A flue.

- A what ?

- It's-- It's an old flue!

It opens up the chimney.

God !

Is this what you saw ?

No. No,

that's not what I saw.

Mm-mmm,

that is not what I saw.

God. Hey, are you okay ?

- Luke, are you okay ?

- What ?

No, I'm not okay ! Did you not see

that thing ? It almost crushed me !

Yeah, I saw it.

Jeez, I was only asking !

That's what it was.

Of course you were scared.

- It scared the hell out of me too.

- No, I know what I saw.

Eleanor,

this is a very confusing house.

You said it yourself.

Nothing is what it seems.

Look at me.

I'm not confused.

I saw something, and that wasn't it.

There was something in there.

Hey, you guys

should take a look at this.

"Welcome home, Eleanor" ?

- Oh, God.

- What does that mean ?

His face.

It's my name.

Who did this ?

Who wrote this ?

Is this one of

your sick jokes, Luke ?

What ? Come on.

Give me a little credit.

I think I have a better

sense of humour than that.

Do you really think I wrote that ?

You found it. You could have.

Oh, with what ? With the 20-foot ladder

that I keep in my back pocket ?

M-Maybe you wrote it, Theo !

You're the artist !

- Maybe this is your great idea of art!

- Don't be ridiculous.

I wanna know right now ! Who wrote

this ? Did you write this, Theo ?

No ! Of course not !

Maybe it was you !

How dare you accuse me of writing this!

Maybe you like

being the centre of attention !

- What are you talking about ?

- Let's stop this now. Come on.

Who was it ?

Whoever wrote this,

it's cruel.

You don't know me.

I didn't do it.

Eleanor.

Are you all right ?

I know you think I did it,

but I didn't.

- Look, people are always--

- No, I'm not making this stuff up.

I mean, I know you all think I'm crazy

or doing this for attention. I'm not.

For what it's worth,

I believe you're a very sensitive woman,

and I believe that people have

taken advantage of you in the past.

Mmm. "Welcome home."

You'll never see it again.

Mr Dudley's taking care of it.

Come on. There's something

I want you to see.

- Oh, this is beautiful !

- Thought you'd like it.

Well, I wonder what happened to him.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, violets.

Somebody must've died here.

Well.

You know, all my life

I've been waiting for an adventure,

and I thought

it would never happen to me.

Adventures are for soldiers...

or for the women the bullfighters

fall in love with.

And here I am.

Paintings are calling out to me,

strange noises in the night,

and all it cost was five gallons of gas.

Do you really think that someone's

playing with you, Eleanor ?

Yeah, it doesn't matter.

I can be a victim,

or I can be a volunteer.

I'm gonna be a volunteer.

Mm-hmm.

Eleanor. Eleanor!

Eleanor, find us.

- Eleanor.

- Hmm ?

Eleanor, the ledger.

The ledger.

What ?

It's Crain's study.

"Concord."

Oh, his textile mills.

"Man. Woman. Child. "

Child.

"Twelve years. "

"Eleven years.

Twelve years."

There's so many of them.

"Ten years.

Twelve years."

They died so young.

"Eleven years."

What happened to you ?

- Theo !

- Okay, okay.

- Theo !

- Yeah, what ?

There's hundreds of them.

- He kept records of everyone.

- I was havin' the best

night's sleep of my life.

I swear.

The names, the dates

and the ages.

The names--

they're crossed out.

-It's dead children, Theo.

-Can we talk about this in the morning ?

They showed me. They--

Oh, you're never gonna

believe how I found them.

How'd you find them ?

The blood led me

to the bookcase.

The blood ?

Little footprints

in blood.

Nell, I'm worried

about you.

Theo, the house,

it's trying to tell me something.

No. You know what ?

Nell, you just gotta

get some sleep, okay ?

You've gotta sleep.

Come on. Go to bed.

Okay.

I'm listening.

Dr Marrow ?

Dr Marrow ?

Dr Marrow ?

Dr Marrow ?

Eleanor Vance continues...

her alienation

of the other subjects.

It remains unclear

what she saw in the fireplace...

and whether she truly believes

she did not deface the painting.

Interview with Vance

in greenhouse yesterday...

to ascertain the extent

of her self-delusion...

was inconclusive,

due to subject's...

emotional instability.

Well, I think

I know how experiments work.

Wait a second. Hold on.

Hold on, Theo.

What about all the noises,

and the fireplace and the painting ?

- I think it's an old academic

"bait and switch," where--

- What ?

where you pretend that

it's a study on insomnia,

but what he's really interested in

is seeing our reaction...

- to these phenomenons

he's obviously behind.

- No.

It's not Dr Marrow.

Oh, Nell, I've been--

Are you all right ?

God, I've been looking

for you everywhere.

- Are you okay ?

- Mm-hmm.

It's not Dr Marrow.

Then who ? Come on, Nell.

If it's not Dr Marrow--

If you don't think this is really

somehow part of the experiment,

then why would you

stay here another second?

'Cause home is where

the heart is.

Oh, my God!

- What is it ?

- Oh, no.

What ?

What, Nell ?

Nell !

If it's not Dr Marrow,

that's a pretty scary proposition.

No, I'm not.

No, I'm not.

I'm not making this up !

No, I'm not.

I'm not, I know I'm--

There is something--

There's something in here.

I can prove it.

I can prove-- I know I can.

Oh, I know it is.

Carolyn.

Carolyn was his second wife.

Eleanor, the fireplace.

Where ?

Where are you ?

Where are you ?

I'm here. I hear you.

Where ? That's where you are.

Okay, I'll let you out.

I'll get you out.

I-I will.

Okay.

I'm gonna get you out.

I will. I'll get you out.

Don't worry.

What's that smell?

I'm trying. I'm trying.

He killed them.

- What ?

- He killed them.

The children from the mills.

It's just like you said.

He wanted to fill the house

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