Thirteen Ghosts Page #12

MAGGIE:

It's gone...

Rafkin takes the glasses back. Looks -

RAFKIN:

No, it's not. It's hiding.

OFF Maggie's terrified reaction, we...

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INT. BASEMENT GLASS CORRIDOR -WITH ARTHUR, KATHY AND 61

KALINA:

Kalina is helping Arthur tear up strips of cloth to bindKathy's wounds.

KALINA:

Kalina Oretzia. I'm in the spiritreclamation business.

ARTHUR:

Spiritua-recla-what?

KALINA:

I free trapped souls. Your Uncle -

ARTHUR:

Forget my uncle, and trapped soulsfor a second. What in the world

are you doing here?

KALINA:

Looks like I'm saving your ass.

KATHY:

(nervously)

Dad... it's still there...

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Kathy passes the glasses to her father. He holds them

for an instant, then puts them on.

The Jackal's some three feet away --scratching insanelyat the glowing red spells that block his way.

ARTHUR:

(studying the Jackal)

Unbelievable...

KALINA:

Another one of your uncle's victims.

ARTHUR:

(turns to Kalina)

Victims?

When Arthur looks back, the Jackal's gone...

KALINA:

Yeah, your uncle had a nasty habitof enslaving souls. That's why

I'm here. It doesn't matter

whether they're dead or not,

they're still people.

Kathy looks up, bloody, trembling, angry, like thiswoman's crazy.

ARTHUR:

How the hell did you get in here?

KALINA:

I eased in through an opening whenthe house shifted.

Kathy looks to her father with hope.

KALINA:

Don't get your hopes up. It's

closed now, and it's not gonnahappen again.

ARTHUR:

But if you got in -

KALINA:

Here...

Kalina pulls out a huge ancient book from her satchel.

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KALINA:

The Arcanum. It belonged to my

fiance. He and your uncle hadthe only two known copies in theworld.

Kalina flips through the book.

KALINA:

It was penned in the fifteenthcentury by an astrologer namedBasileus. In it he describes

the building of a certain device.

One that can see into the future,

As legend has it, it was describedto him while under demonic

possession.

(beat)

Needless to say, his book didn'tmake the Best Seller's List.

After reading it, the churchburned him at the stake. His

writings, however, survived.

(looking around)

I just can't believe he builtit...

ARTHUR:

What're you talking about?

KALINA:

Basileus' device. The Eye of

Hell.

(beat)

You're standing in the middle of amachine designed by the Devil...

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62 INT. BASEMENT GLASS CORRIDOR -WITH RAFKIN AND MAGGIE 62

Rafkin and Maggie continue down the dark corridor.

figure moves in and out of shadows following them.

Rafkin notices the lurking ghost with the glasses.

A:

RAFKIN:

We got company...

He hurries Maggie down the corridor. Suddenly,

another figure, the Suicide, crosses the corridor infront of them, slipping into the shadows.

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RAFKIN:

Did you see that?

MAGGIE:

See what? I don't have glasses,

you moron.

Rafkin backs down the hall, Maggie behind him.

He catches a quick glimpse of the first figure again.

This time it's closer.

He re-checks the other corridor, and the Suicide is there.

MAGGIE:

(nervous)

What is it?

RAFKIN:

If it's down here it's not a goodthing, trust me.

Rafkin spins around, and the '50s kid is on top of him.

He swings his bat madly at Rafkin, connecting on thelast swing. Rafkin, in an explosion of sparks, goes

sailing.

Maggie quickly scoops Rafkin up and starts hauling himdown the corridor with the Suicide in pursuit.

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INT. BASEMENT GLASS CORRIDOR -WITH ARTHUR, KATHY AND 63

KALINA:

Arthur addresses Kalina as Kathy looks on.

ARTHUR:

Look, I don't give a damn aboutany machine, any devil, anybodynamed Basileus anything exceptgetting my family the hell out ofhere. Now if that book showed

you how to get in, can it showus how to get out?

KALINA:

Possibly -

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ARTHUR:

Good. Good. Finally. We're on to

something here. We're communicating.

This is good. All we need is a

little cooperation from you and thatbook, and we can all go home.

Correct?

KALINA:

Alright, I'll help you get out butyou, in turn, have to help me. I

came here to free those trapped byyour uncle. Tonight. You want out?

You have to help me, too.

ARTHUR:

Do I have a choice?

KALINA:

Yeah. I could free us all. Here.

Now.

Kalina opens her bag, exposing sticks of dynamite.

Arthur swallows hard. This wasn't the option he had

in mind.

ARTHUR:

Al-right... this is negotiable.

(beat)

Kathy, can you walk --?

Arthur turns around to see --Kathy's gone.

ARTHUR:

Kathy! Kathy!!!

Arthur searches everywhere, but it appears that Kathy'sjust vanished.

ARTHUR:

No!! This can't be happening!!

Kalina watches him lose it. She notices something move

above her.

KALINA:

C'mon, we gotta get out of here.

ARTHUR:

I'm not going anywhere without mykids!

KALINA:

Try telling him that.

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Kalina gestures to a little boy ghost standing on theceiling. The ghost issues a hateful, unholy hiss. Arthur

notices him and quickly changes his mind.

They flee down the corridor, until they finally see thestairs coming up. Freedom. One last corner to go,

when --wham --show's over.

A sheet of glass blocks their path to the stairs.

What's worse is that when they turn around --theghost is gone.

ARTHUR:

Sh*t... where'd he go...?

OFF their panicked looks, we...

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64 INT. CLOCKWORK ROOM 64

We MOVE IN ON the huge clockworks. They spin at a

tremendous speed now. We pull into the control panel

mechanism. The symbols shift, and the 9th meter, thesign of the HAMMER slides forward... and CLICKS into place.

And the house begins to move again... releasing theghost.

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65 INT. BASEMENT -WITH RAFKIN AND MAGGIE 65

Rafkin and Maggie rush forward. Maggie's on edge, hereyes darting around, checking all the dark corners of thecorridors.

The HOUSE suddenly begins to MOVE again. At the end of

the HALLWAY a door opens, while walls around them start toCLOSE IN and crush them.

RAFKIN:

Look out! Move!

Rafkin shoves her out of the crushing hallway, as thewall forces him into the open doorway.

The glass WALL SLAMS CLOSED between them, and the housegoes silent again. Stops moving.

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Rafkin and Maggie can see each other through the glass.

Rafkin notices the glasses in Maggie's hand.

RAFKIN:

Great...

His head begins pounding. Something's not right. Then

he turns around, and realizes where he is...

INT. HAMMER'S ROOM

RAFKIN:

Oh, sh*t... go around to the door

and toss me the glasses.

Maggie walks around the corner, and sees the Suicidestanding there. She quickly backpedals back to where

she was before.

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