Weevil in corn,
cast this blight into the fire.
Rotten apples, put an end
to these once and for all.
A locust.
Make it burn.
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Your child is unclean.
No.
It is misshapen, diseased.
An abomination.
He has done nothing wrong.
You know the ritual.
All that is unclean,
we give up to the flame.
Samhain is for
the common good.
It is to ensure our
health and well-being.
No, please. Please!
Let us all be cleansed!
No!
Oh, baby.
Why?
No child of this village,
shall be safe here on after,
when the sun rises on Samhain.
She's a witch.
Witch!
And now you will pay.
No one will get you now.
Nikki. Nikki.
Can you take
that off, please?
Thank you.
He dropped his chew-chew.
Can you pass it
to him, please?
What?
His pacifier, he can't
reach it, neither can I.
Hello? Earth to Nikki.
Kate's been trying to get your
attention for five minutes.
Five minutes?
Dad, I doubt
it was five minutes.
Oh, now you're arguing.
Arguing is not helpful.
I'm not arguing.
Now, look at you.
You're arguing about arguing.
Nikki, we're supposed
to be having a great time.
Well, sorry to
disappoint you.
What? What did I miss?
Nothing.
Just another
gripping parental lecture.
Now, take a look at that.
That's got opportunity
written all over it.
Dad, come on. You can't even
find this place on the GPS.
That's why they call
it opportunity, Nikki.
Vision means seeing
something before it's there.
It means dreaming
of a better future.
I thought you told me to
live in the here and the now.
Isn't that what
you're always saying?
Well, I can't win with you.
Actually, Nikki,
I'd like you to do both.
Hey, isn't there a ski resort
around here or something?
That's Brooksbank.
It's on the other side
of the mountain.
The side that made it
into this millennium.
You just watch, after I'm finished,
the boutiques and bistros of Hollowglen,
are gonna make Brooksbank
seem totally passe,
and then the luxury condos will
come up and we are gonna be rich.
Yeah, well, you might wanna run
that past Nathan when he gets older,
and see how
he feels about spending,
the rest of eternity
in Hollowglen.
We're going
to use the bathroom.
Okay.
Hi. Hi, sweetie,
are you happy?
Are you happy?
How's he doing?
He's ready for a nap.
How you doing?
I'm ready for a nap.
You don't have to come
to the meeting, I mean.
Well, that's not
till tomorrow, right?
I'll be fine. Besides,
I like to see you in action.
Did I tell you
that I love you today?
No.
Then I'm a bad husband.
The worst.
Sit anywhere, as you like. I
will be with you in a second.
Hi, I don't think we
are staying actually.
My dad just needed some directions.
What can I do you for?
"What can I do you for?"
Well, hi.
We rented a cabin at
the end of Willow Road.
And we can't
seem to find it.
Willow Road, you say?
"Willow Road, you say?"
Yeah, that's right.
Girls, I thought you said
you had to go to the bathroom.
Surely do, Dad.
Go on.
Straight back here.
I'm sorry about that.
Neil Perkins.
Sheriff Dan Milgreen.
How do you do?
I'm fine. Thank you.
You wanna head to the general
store and hit your right.
Go up the mountain road
about 3 miles,
take the first left
you see.
That's Willow Road.
Thank you.
You renting
the Holmes' house?
Yeah. How did you know?
Well, there ain't but
one cabin on Willow Road,
right at the end.
Well, look at that.
Isn't he beautiful?
What's his name?
Nathan.
Nathan. May I?
Yeah.
Let me guess.
It's six months?
Yeah, exactly.
Fine-looking boy.
Thank you.
Those your girls, too?
Only one of them. The
other is her best friend.
That's quite an age difference
between your daughter and your son.
Second family,
second chances, you know.
Second chances.
I'd say, they're
pretty darn important.
Such a good boy.
Good for you.
No!
Oh, no, no. No, no, you're
not supposed to be here.
What're you doing here?
You're not
supposed to be here.
I'm sorry.
Didn't you warn them?
I'm sorry, folks,
pay no attention.
Come on, Charlie,
time to hit the trail.
There's a curse
on this town.
Now, Charlie,
stop embarrassing yourself.
There's evil here.
I'm not gonna tell you
again. Now that's it.
Don't they know
tomorrow is Halloween?
Enough with this nonsense.
Don't pay him no mind, he
probably just needs a drink.
Well, please, thank the
sheriff for all of his help.
That'll be easy,
seeing how he's my husband.
Oh!
Okay, well, thank you.
Be seeing you.
I don't know what's worse,
the quaint or the creepy.
This is just
a small town, Nikki.
Show a little
compassion, sweetheart.
The guy is
obviously homeless.
Or he's an alcoholic or a
drug addict or he's bipolar.
There's a reason
people act that way.
How about
demonic possession?
"There's evil here. "
"Don't they know
it's Halloween?"
Sorry, Mr. Perkins.
Go on. Get out of here!
"Go on.
Get out of here. "
This can only get better.
Not too bad.
Thrill.
It's pretty cold in here.
There's no service.
Thermostat
looks broken.
This light's out.
So, we build a fire
and change the lights.
Vision, okay?
Cheers, Dad. What do
we do about reception?
We appreciate the peace.
I'm so glad
I convinced you to come.
Whatever.
It's better than
sitting at home
watching my dad play video
games with my stupid brother.
When real life
sucks this bad,
bring on the virtual.
Hey, how bad has it been?
Really, scale of one to 10.
You really wanna know?
Since Mom died,
it's been about a solid nine.
You know what's always
there though, always?
I'm never good
enough for my dad.
Well, then you wouldn't
wanna live with us.
Why?
Because it wouldn't be
any different.
Hey, who is that?
Oh, no.
What?
The golf pro.
Your dad has a golf pro?
No, that's what my
mom used to call him.
That's Owen.
She hated him.
What's he doing here?
So?
So, are you ready
to do this?
You need to confirm.
Lunch at Bea's,
Nice work.
Yeah. It's amazing the way
this whole thing just
suddenly turned around, huh?
Tell me about it. I mean, for
years they rejected every proposal.
Yeah, it's the recession.
I'm telling you.
It softened them up a bit.
Everybody's hurting right now.
Well, it could be.
Might be something else.
Like what?
Who knows?
So many variables.
Tomorrow, we gotta ask
the tough questions.
Which we will.
All right,
and if the offer is right?
Then we close this deal
and become giants among men!
You still taking that
testosterone supplement, right?
Day and night, yeah.
You wanna come in?
No, no, I'm good.
I'm good. I got stuff to do.
Give my best to Kate.
Okay.
All right?
All right.
Will catch you tomorrow.
Right.
It's good, man.
Be positive.
Yeah.
So Owen's
part of this now?
Well, yes,
as a matter of fact.
But I thought
you promised Mom
that you're never
gonna work with him again.
That was a long time ago.
Things change.
Yep, they sure have.
Mom's gone,
you're remarried
and I seem to be the only one
who cares about anything she said.
Hey, hey, hey. Nikki.
Honey, slow down.
What's wrong?
Did seeing Owen make you
think about your mother?
I don't need him to
help me think about her.
I think about her
every single day.
I'm gonna go
check on her.
What just happened?
She's 17.
She misses her mom.
Wanna go for a walk?
Yeah, it'll help.
I don't understand why he'd
go back and work with Owen
when my mom specifically
asked him not to.
I don't know why
you care so much.
You know, Nik,
I remember you telling me
that your mom specifically
asked you to do something, too.
What?
You told me that she asked
you to take care of your dad.
Whoa! Whose side
are you on?
I'm on yours.
Come on, you know that.
I'm just also on
the side of your family.
Take it from me.
You got a pretty good one.
Ugh! Stop being
so mature.
Okay, last you'll see of it, I promise.
Let's go have some fun.
Do you think
we should turn back?
I really don't want to bump
into that old drunk guy.
Not without a cross and
some holy water, anyway.
Let's go. Come on.
All that is unclean,
we give up to the flame.
Samhain is for
the common good.
Your child is unclean.
She's a witch.
He has done nothing wrong.
No child
shall be safe
when the sun rises
on Samhain.
Are you all right?
What happened?
Tell me
we didn't hit a skunk.
There's no dent.
There's no blood.
Sounds like
a caffeine hallucination,
which means it's
time for me to drive.
Yeah, no argument there.
Hang on a sec.
Derek?
Derek?
Derek!
Happy Halloween.
You're messy.
You're messy.
You're a messy boy.
Where's Dad?
He's with Owen.
So, what are your plans?
I don't know,
there's just so many options.
It's kind of overwhelming.
Well, if you're
really stuck for ideas,
you can go into town and get
some more diapers and wipes.
Can we take the car?
No, but you could
take the bikes.
Just be back by noon?
Brooksbank is, like,
I meant Hollowglen.
Come on, that place is a freak show.
Your father is right, you really
do have an overactive imagination.
What did you say?
It's not what I said, Nikki.
Come on, Nik,
we can make it fun.
See, at least Cammy doesn't
think it's such a terrible idea.
Well, she's obviously not afflicted
with an overactive imagination.
I am so.
I need the car for Nathan.
It's as simple as that,
in case there's an emergency.
It's always about Nathan,
isn't it?
Nathan, Dad, you,
but never me.
Come on, Cam, time to take
the Hollowglen thrill ride.
You know that's
not what I meant.
Can't wait.
I just meant...
I don't know
what I meant.
Told you you'd
regret this trip.
I'm gonna prove you
so wrong.
Hi, boys.
So, what do you think?
No marks, no blood,
no bodies.
Probably a prank.
Couple of Brooksbank kids
out for a joyride.
Yeah, most likely.
There's one thing
though, Sheriff.
Empty baby seat
in the back there.
Yeah, so?
Well, you know
what day it is.
Don't go soft on me, Perry.
No. I'm just saying.
This is your
first Halloween here?
Yes, sir, it is,
and I just heard
some stories about...
About missing kids
and a monster in the night?
Yeah.
It was along
those lines, yeah.
Yeah, well, they are
stories, plain and simple.
Look, the last thing I need
is a copycat criminal
or a superstitious deputy.
I'll check with the DMV,
see who owns the vehicle.
You keep an eye out for yahoos or
anyone else looks up to no good.
Yes, sir.
Yes.
"Closed for Halloween. "
What is it
with this place?
I think
someone's in there.
Hello? Anybody home?
We're closed!
I know. I'm sorry.
We just need to
pick up a few things.
We'll be open tomorrow.
Ma'am, please. We rode
a long way on our bikes.
Is there any way
that you can help us out?
We're customers.
Are you thirsty?
You need a drink?
Well, yeah.
I could use a drink,
but we came for some baby
stuff, just some diapers.
You have
a baby with you?
At the cabin, yeah.
No! No, no, no, no.
No! No, no.
It's okay.
He's not sick or anything.
Leave Hollowglen.
Before it's too late.
Seriously?
Do you think we should
start taking the hint?
No doubt.
Nikki Perkins?
Kyle?
Nikki, what's up?
It's been a while, huh?
Kyle? The Kyle?
Shh!
Have you been
talking about me?
What are you doing here?
Just looking for trouble.
Hey, I'm Matt.
Hi, I'm trouble.
Pay no attention to her.
She's on meds.
I'm not.
But I probably should be.
What are you guys
doing here?
We just came to get some
stuff for my baby brother,
but the place
is closed, so...
Yeah, yeah, this place
shuts down on Halloween.
It's really weird.
It's awesome.
Awesome.
So, where you
going to college?
I'm actually
taking a year off.
I'm just house-sitting my
uncle's place in Brooksbank.
House-sitting?
Yeah, Matt's up
for the weekend
and we just got
the place to ourselves.
Cool.
Hey, if you want,
we can go to Brooksbank
and get those
things you needed.
Sounds good, but I have to
be back right away, so...
Where you staying?
We're staying
in Hollowglen,
just a cabin off
Willow Road, I think.
Willow Road? No way.
Yeah. Why,
what's the deal?
I don't know, there's
just some freaky legend
that got started
up that way, so...
My sister knows
the whole crazy story.
It's about a bonfire ring
at the top of Willow Road.
Creepy.
No doubt.
This place
is so loony.
Well, we are meeting up with her later
and she's probably
gonna hear all about it.
If you guys wanna join?
Mmm-hmm.
Place is empty,
may as well come on in.
Not too many folks for
you to upset, except me.
I'll be on my best
behavior, Bea. I promise.
A lot of good
that'll do me.
I can see myself
getting upset already.
I always like
your coffee, Bea.
You like it so much you douse it with
whiskey every time I turn my back.
Well, you can hardly
keep a secret in this town.
Is it okay?
You do what you gotta do.
We all cope the best we can.
How do you cope, Bea?
What do you mean?
You know what I mean, Bea.
Knowing about the curse.
Maybe you just
best take that flask
and that brew
right on out of here.
I swear I don't know
why I bother.
You come in here
every Halloween
haunting us like a ghost.
Now, Bea, you know,
you more than anybody else,
you should know that we
gotta find a way to end it.
How? You know
there ain't no way.
Yes, there is, Bea.
There is a way.
See, a while back,
I found something
that I had been
searching a long time for.
And I know
what to do now to end it.
Lord Almighty,
you really are crazy.
You get on out of
here now, you hear?
I ain't crazy, Bea.
You gotta believe me, please.
Not another word!
I'm done listening to you!
I'm done talking to you!
Ain't we got
a responsibility, Bea?
That we do.
And I'll be attending to
my own.
Nikki.
What are you doing?
It's 12:20, Kate asked
you to be here at noon.
Well, it took longer than
we thought, Dad. I'm sorry.
We tried to reach you
on your cell.
Really? It never rang.
Price you pay for paradise.
This is no joke, Nikki.
Now we have to go and you're
supposed to be watching Nathan.
What? Why?
Because we have
a business lunch
and somebody
needs to be with him.
Why can't Kate do it?
She's coming with me.
Can't you guys just take him with you?
No, Nikki, we can't.
It's a business lunch.
Can we have a second?
Who are they?
Friends who gave us
a ride.
Well, they can't
stay here unsupervised.
Unsupervised? Daddy, I'm 17. I
can hang out with boys, can't I?
Not here and not
while you're alone.
Oh, my God,
are you serious?
Look, you want
adult privileges,
you need to show me
some responsibility.
You knew there was going to be some
babysitting while you were here.
You know,
if you never had Nathan,
I would have a completely
different life.
Mr. Perkins,
I'm Kyle Waters.
I believe
you know my father.
This is my friend Matt.
Hello.
You are Franklin Waters' son?
Yeah.
Well, thanks for
giving the girls a ride,
but we have to go, so...
Why don't you come by
tomorrow for a little lunch.
How about that?
Sure. Sure, yeah.
Thanks, Mr. Perkins.
Why don't I just
bring him with us?
I mean, she's not in
a good frame of mind
to watch him
right now, anyway.
No, no, no.
I need you on site.
Plus, you're my
good luck charm.
It'll be good for Nikki.
Okay, I'll get my purse.
Okay.
Fun, huh?
Ooh! I know.
We can watch
Nathan sleep all day.
Good idea, Nikki.
At least
there's no static.
Yeah.
What's that about? Did your
parents forget something?
They have a key.
Is someone
messing with us?
If they are, they're gonna
get this poker up their butt.
That's it.
Stop! Stop!
That hurt.
You totally
deserved that.
I'm really happy
to see you.
Yeah, me, too.
Oh!
This is my
older sister, Jane.
That's Cammy and Nikki.
Happy Halloween.
Yeah. Happy Halloween.
We brought you some diapers.
You went all the way to
Brooksbank to get diapers?
Well, we had to pick
up Jane and we wanted
to save your dad a trip to, you
know, prove we're not psychos.
That's pretty nice.
Yeah, well,
maybe it makes up for us
being here when we
kind of shouldn't be.
Yeah, maybe.
And since we are already doing
something we shouldn't be.
You wanna go check out
that Halloween bonfire?
I can't, I'm sorry.
Hold on one second,
guys. We'll be right back.
Am I bleeding?
Am I bleeding?
Everywhere.
Cam, you know I can't go.
Come on, Nik, please. Matt
and I have a connection.
You hit him
with a fire poker.
I know.
Okay, so are we gonna make the
best out of this weekend or what?
You heard my dad.
I have to watch Nathan.
Plus, Matt's sister is here,
isn't that kind of weird?
Not at all.
Look, she said
it's not very far away.
So, why don't we
take the baby monitor
and if it starts to get
fuzzy, we'll just come back.
That's a terrible idea.
Well, if you can't go,
can I go at least?
Well, that sucks.
Just don't
make them leave.
They can tell us
their story here.
Outside?
Fine, whatever.
Fine.
Come on.
Cafe is closed.
What?
Not only that, hardware
store, gas station is closed.
The entire town is closed.
It's nuts.
This is a Halloween.
It's like one of the
biggest holidays of the year.
And it's lights-out.
You wanna know why?
Brace yourself.
It's cursed.
The curse of Hollowglen
began a long, long time ago
with the sacrifice
of an innocent.
Not my baby, please.
There's a curse
on the whole town.
I'm not kidding you. When I
did my due diligence, okay.
I talked to some
of the locals here.
And there was a curse
put on this whole place.
A poor little baby that the
villagers believed was an evil spirit.
All that is unclean,
we give up to the flame.
He has done nothing wrong.
So was your due diligence talking with
some crazy-looking
guy named Charlie?
You talked to him, too?
In a twisted ritual, they tossed
the baby into a bonfire they made
every Halloween to purge
the town of evil things.
No!
Yeah, well, I won't be swayed
by the ramblings of a drunk.
The remains of the
bonfire still exist today.
Right through there.
No way.
Yes, way.
No, I'm not swayed.
I'm a businessman.
There's nothing that's gonna get
in the way of me and a good deal.
But it made me
think, though...
Wait a minute, they wanted
to purge the town of evil
by tossing
a baby into a bonfire?
I mean, isn't that a little...
Totally messed up?
Yeah, but
what do you want?
It was a couple of hundred
years ago and they were clueless.
Okay, maybe it's
one of the reasons why
nobody's ever
developed around here.
Right? Everybody
is all freaked out.
They also didn't know that
the baby's mom was a witch.
He's got a point. Local
superstition can sway away business.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
"Uh-oh," is right,
and she was pissed.
Before anybody
could stop her,
she called upon
the powers of darkness
to raise a foul-smelling demon
out from the baby's bones.
Some farmer has
a two-headed calf
and everybody has to
eat pickles for a week.
To this day, no baby
in Hollowglen is safe
when the sun
rises on Halloween.
Not till the spell is
broken the following sunup.
I mean,
they're whacko, right?
Well, let's hope that's a
good thing. I mean, for us.
The hours in between,
so they say,
is when the Goblin
is on the prowl.
Oh, my God. Nathan!
Nikki.
Thank God.
That's a relief.
Sorry, I kind of freaked
out a little, didn't I?
That's okay. We all did.
I was so scared after
hearing that story, you know.
I... Yeah, well,
you know what?
I'm here now,
so it's all right.
My hero.
That's more like it.
Yeah.
He may need
a diaper change.
Hold on.
There's something
I've been wanting to do.
So I take it Nathan's okay.
Yep. He's good. Fine.
All good.
We'll be downstairs.
Okay.
Hey, Sheriff.
Sorry I'm late, folks.
Mr. Perkins, I didn't know you
were part of this gathering.
Sheriff, you remember
my wife, Kate.
Hello, again.
Hi.
I didn't know you were a member
of the chamber of commerce.
Well, in a little town, a
man's gotta wear a lot of hats.
Come on in.
Is that nice and soft?
Can you, please, not...
I take good care of you.
You're embarrassing me.
I'm embarrassing you. Good,
I'm trying to embarrass you.
They were kissing.
Are you serious?
Mmm-hmm.
That's more like it.
Nothing like a good Halloween
story to put you in the mood.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
How about a fire?
Yeah, but we'll need
some firewood then.
Okay, well, I'm gonna
go outside and get some.
Cammy, did you wanna help?
Mmm-hmm. I'm good at finding wood.
Gross.
She's okay.
Just be cool, all right?
Guy says something funny,
laugh, be courteous,
all that kind of stuff.
Small-town folk, they
like that kind of thing.
Okay, I'll let you
do the laughing.
Certain advantages to
being married
to the owner
of the town eatery.
Makes a handy
conference room.
So, Sheriff,
can you tell us anything
about the town curse?
You're referring to
Charlie, aren't you?
He's quite a spectacle.
Not exactly.
Why is the town closed on
Halloween? What's that about?
That's just an old tradition
dating back to the days
when the town elders celebrated
Samhain, festival of the dead.
It just stuck
over the years, is all.
There you go. Nice and hot.
So, there's no curse?
Only if you think being stuck
in the wrong century is a curse.
And I'm doing what
I can to lift that one.
So have you
finished high school?
Yeah, last year.
What about you?
No. I can't
wait to graduate.
So do you
live in Brooksbank?
Half the year. Dad works
for the forest service, so...
So is he like
a park ranger?
Kind of. He works in administration.
So you must be an
expert in the outdoors?
Hardly.
You must be an expert
in all sorts of things?
Yeah, absolutely.
Like, what did you
have in mind?
You know, the basics.
Like starting a fire. I already
know you're really good at that.
You are so hot.
Careful, you might
get burned.
Not likely.
What?
Did you see something?
I don't know.
Jane, is that you?
Oh!
Wow, do you smell that?
Yeah, what is it?
Okay, something's out there.
What is it?
That's Kyle.
It's gotta be Kyle.
That's awesome, dude. You...
You're the man. He's
totally screwing with us.
Well, dude,
that totally just...
Run!
Run!
That sounds like Cammy.
It sounds like Matt.
Don't fall for it.
You think it's a joke?
If you knew my brother, then
you'd know it was a joke.
That's what Halloween's all
about. It's like April Fools.
We're getting punked. It's
gonna be happening all day.
Okay, I'll take up the
challenge and I bet I win.
Win what?
Best scare.
Amateurs.
What if something
really is the matter?
Then Jane's gonna
find out pretty quickly.
Aren't you at all concerned?
I'm more worried about you
than I am about Cammy and Matt.
Why?
Because, Nikki,
I know what happened to your mom.
I know what you
had to go through.
I haven't seen you
since it happened.
Hey, hey, come here.
Come here.
Maybe I should
be scared of you.
Everything's gonna
be okay.
You better not be saying all
this just to get some action,
'cause that'd be
pretty lame.
I better go
check on Nathan.
You know, you're
a really good sister.
And I'm not just saying
that to get some action.
So, Sheriff.
What did you think
of the proposal?
I liked it, well thought out,
well presented. Good plan.
And what did
everyone else think?
Gentlemen, like I said before,
this town don't like change.
Hell, Bea and I are
still trying to fit in.
We've been living here
for over a dozen years now.
So, there were issues.
Well, that's a nice way
of putting it.
Wait a second.
Wait a second.
You said that if this town didn't
open itself up to development,
that the town
would die.
That's right.
I said that.
Yeah, you said that.
You also said that it
was all very promising.
Yes, I did.
You urged me to invite up
Neil and his family
to come up here
and meet with you...
Son, developing Hollowglen
is not gonna happen overnight.
Now, if I put that into
your head, I'm sorry.
It'll be a process.
Is the offer too low?
It's not about the money.
Yeah, it's always about
the money.
How much are we talking about?
How much more? How much? It's okay.
Son, if you really think that,
you don't know a lot about people.
Boo!
Hide. Hide.
You're pretty good.
I mean it, get down.
You're setting a high bar.
Where's Matt?
It got him.
It was horrible.
What did?
The Goblin.
Dude, stop it.
You're freaking me out.
Cammy, please!
What I told you up there,
half of it I made up!
It's just a story.
There's no Goblin.
Matt!
Jane! Jane, where are you?
No matter what happens with this deal,
let me tell you, I
think you're fine folks,
and you'll be welcome
at Hollowglen anytime.
So, thanks for coming
and let's keep talking.
Look, I don't care what
that guy said in there.
It's all about the money.
Were you and I at
different meetings?
What? What do you mean?
It means she...
You need to start
listening to people.
No, Neil, come on.
It's a game, man.
Oldest one in the book. He
was testing us and we failed.
All right, we come up with
just a little extra scratch
and we can
lock this baby down.
It's easy for you to say.
It's not your money. Never was.
Yeah.
What do you think, Kate?
I think he's not saying
something, which makes me nervous.
Because he's playing us.
Neil, behind the "Aw, shucks"
act, this guy is an operator.
I'm telling you, we double
the offer and we lock it down.
We nail this thing today.
I'll think about it.
Good.
And I'll take that
as a yes, all right?
So, I'm gonna crack open
that bottle of champagne
I was saving to celebrate our
new real estate empire! Right?
It was good.
I'll catch you guys later.
You were right.
The sheriff's
hiding something.
But you know something?
I just realized
something today.
What?
I can't stand Owen.
Yeah. Took you long enough.
Well, say goodbye
to Hollowglen,
'cause we are
out of here.
Is he okay?
Yeah, still sleeping.
He's a good sleeper.
For now.
Then we're lucky.
You think you're gonna
get lucky or something?
It's just nice
to be with you.
You smell nice.
Stop being so charming.
I just keep thinking this is like
a Halloween prank or something.
Have you heard
from the others yet?
Not yet. I think they're
giving us some time alone.
What time is it?
Just a little past 2:00.
Past 2:00? No, no, no. You gotta go.
I just don't have the energy
for another fight with my dad.
Just go find Cam, okay?
Are you sure?
Yeah, absolutely.
They should have
been back by now.
And if you weren't so
busy sniffing my hair,
you'd know
I'm right about that.
Oh, my God!
That sounded like Cammy.
Oh, my God. Cammy! Cammy!
Nikki!
Don't panic, okay?
It could still be a joke.
That was no joke, okay.
You're right.
You're right.
We have to do something. I don't
know what to do. I can't leave Nathan.
You go back and stay with
Nathan. I'll be back soon.
Nathan. Nathan!
Nathan!
So, let me
get this straight.
You heard screams.
You ran outside and
followed them into the woods.
Then, Nikki, you ran back
here and found Nathan missing?
And you ran back here
when you heard her scream?
Right.
So you couldn't have been out of the
house for more than a minute or so.
That about right?
Maybe less.
Someone must have been
watching the house or something.
What if it was one of
Kyle's friends? Or Cammy?
What if this was just a
poorly considered Halloween gag
taken way too far?
They feel terrible about it,
but don't know how to end it.
I mean, that's it,
isn't it?
They're just scared. They wanna
bring him back, but don't know how.
Nikki, tell them
we won't be mad.
If they just bring him back, we'll
forget any of this ever happened.
Cammy didn't take Nathan.
How do you know?
Kyle, if you know
anything about this,
you need to tell us right
now. Don't hold back, son!
Calm down!
I'll handle this.
If there's anything he's hiding,
we'll find out at the station.
They may have the baby at
the girl's parents' house
or somewhere
in Brooksbank.
If those don't pan out,
I'll contact the county.
Organize a search.
But I didn't do anything.
Don't dig yourself
a hole, young man.
What if
it was the Goblin?
I'm sorry?
The baby stealer.
What are you
talking about?
This really is a prank,
isn't it?
No, I mean, it all
fits with the story.
I know this is
a small town and all,
but I will not be party
to discussing fairy tales
in the context of a missing
persons investigation.
Copycat.
Deputy, take the boy to the
station. I'll meet you there.
Let's go. Now.
You can't take me.
I had nothing to do with this.
I don't understand why you guys
aren't searching in the woods.
Cammy sounded hurt
and she may be dying.
You guys didn't
hear the screams, okay.
They were real.
Simplest explanation
is usually the truth.
I'll get back to you if it's
more complicated. Be in touch.
Thank you, Sheriff.
The Goblin?
Dad, Jane told us
this story about
a Halloween creature
that steals babies.
I know it sounds crazy,
but this sounds...
Nikki, don't torture us,
please.
I'm not, okay? I'm just as
upset about this as you guys are.
How could you be?
You're not his mother.
Dad. I'm sorry.
I don't know what to do.
I know you are, honey. But I
need your help to make this right.
How?
Who do you think
left us this?
I don't know. Someone's
trying to tell us something.
No. No.
The babies all
went missing on Halloween.
The curse is true.
No, this just
mentions missing babies.
Doesn't mean
there's a goblin or a curse.
Oh, my God.
The sheriff had a son
that went missing
on Halloween, too.
Why didn't he say anything?
Where are you going?
I'm gonna go in the
woods and check for Cammy.
You two,
look out for each other.
Nikki, I'm so sorry.
I should have
listened to you.
Be safe.
Be sure to lock in.
Dad!
Cammy! Matt! Cammy!
I haven't done
anything wrong.
I'm cooperating, okay.
I just wanna get my...
What the...
Get back in the car. Now!
Get back in the car. Now!
Get back in the car!
Sheriff, I'm on foot pursuit
of an unknown person,
possibly hostile,
out on Route 140, over.
Sheriff... Don't be
stupid. I know who you are!
Perry, talk to me.
What's your 20? Over.
Sheriff, I'm not sure, but
I may have found our copycat.
Cammy?
Cammy!
Cammy! Hello?
Cammy!
Kate, do you smell that?
Cammy? Oh, my God.
Nikki, I see somebody
just outside.
Stay upstairs, okay?
No, I wanna be with you.
No, stay upstairs.
Kate!
Kate.
Kyle!
Get in!
What is that?
Get us out of here!
I'm trying.
Where'd he go?
Where'd he go, Kyle?
Come on. Come on. Come on.
No, Owen. No!
Nikki, what's going on?
Move your car.
Give me your keys.
No, I'm not giving you
my keys.
What do you want my keys
for? What's going on?
Run.
Run, Owen. Run!
Run!
Yeah. Okay, I get it.
This is Halloween, right?
Like I'm gonna
fall for that one.
Kyle, we have to do something. Yeah.
Run, Owen. Run!
Go. Move!
Run!
Go!
Run!
No!
Hey, over here.
Get in the car. Quick!
Come on.
Kate? Kate.
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me, sweetheart?
Nikki! Nikki!
What's your emergency?
Yeah, my wife,
she's been attacked.
Is she breathing?
Barely. We need an ambulance.
We need to get to a hospital.
I'll connect you
to the sheriff.
No, I don't need the sheriff!
I need a paramedic, damn it!
Come on. I got something
I wanna show you.
It's okay. Don't worry,
we're safe here.
Come, sit down. Have a seat.
Sit down, son.
You'll pardon if I drink.
So what was that thing?
You heard the stories?
About the Goblin?
What do you think?
I think whatever that thing
is, it has my little brother.
If it had your brother, it
wouldn't still be chasing you.
It smells your brother on you,
and it's still on the hunt.
So who has him, then?
I don't know.
But I got a good idea
where to start. Bea's place.
I'll help you find him,
if you'll help me
do something.
Anything.
Help me kill the Goblin?
Okay. How do we kill it?
Magic.
So, what, you have like a wand
or a broomstick or something?
Is it a diary?
Yeah. It's a witch's diary.
Where did you get this?
She was my
great-great-great-grandmother.
The witch
of Hollowglen?
Yeah. She's family.
Don't worry, I ain't gonna
turn you into toads or anything.
I ain't got
no power, myself.
It was a horrible thing that
they had done to her and her baby.
And she struck back
out of anger and vengeance.
But years later, she realized
what a horrible thing she'd done
and she'd come back to
Hollowglen to put an end to it.
But she died before
she could finish it.
But she left that
and this.
She carved this herself.
It's a charred branch
from the original fire
and this here,
is some of her hair.
All of her power is in this.
And we have to plunge it
into the heart of the Goblin.
How do you know
that'll work?
Well, I don't know for sure,
but bullets
don't kill it.
It slows it down
a little bit, maybe.
But it's a spirit.
This is our only hope.
You ever tried this before?
A while back,
but I had lost my nerve
and been trying to
get it back ever since.
That's why I drink.
But I can't do it alone.
Nobody can.
And that's why
I need your help.
Okay.
Okay.
Let's go.
It's here.
That's its stench.
What do we do?
It smells
the baby on you.
We could do it now.
We could kill it now.
You stand right here.
Charlie!
No, she's not bait, okay?
Run. Go on,
get out of here!
Go, go, go.
Charlie,
what about the spear?
Get out of here.
Quick!
I can keep driving
to Brooksbank, okay.
There's no way that
thing can follow us.
Brooksbank?
We got a full tank of gas.
We can go anywhere.
We just left him there.
I don't know where my dad is.
Kate's dead. I don't know what to do.
I know. Okay? Name a place
and I'll take you there.
I have to find Nathan.
I have to find my dad.
We don't know
where they are, okay.
If we don't leave,
that thing is gonna get us.
I have to find
my brother, okay.
Okay.
I'm gonna get
you through this.
You promise?
I promise.
Okay.
Okay. Charlie said
something about Bea's place.
I don't know what that meant, but he
seems to know what he's talking about.
Maybe we should just
go there.
Okay.
Hold on, sweetie.
Hold on.
Sheriff.
Bea used to be a nurse.
She'll know what to do.
Hey, it's okay. It's okay. We
gotta go. Charlie was wrong, okay.
There's no one here.
It's okay.
It's okay.
You know, it's like everyone
knows there's something.
What do you mean?
This place closes down for
Halloween. It's just so...
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That's it.
The two creepy women
at the convenience store
only warned me after
they found out about Nathan.
Everyone knows. They're just
trying to protect people.
Think about Charlie. Look
at Bea and the sheriff.
This happened to them
and their child.
They just don't want it
to happen to anyone else.
If they know that,
they might know more.
The might know
where Nathan is.
No alarm.
Yeah.
But there's a phone.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hey, it's Neil. I'm not
here. Leave a message.
Is anyone here?
Dad. Dad, the Goblin story's real.
I know it sounds crazy,
but something happened.
It broke in through
the window, and Kate's...
I think Kate's dead.
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Hey.
Don't shoot.
What are you doing,
breaking into my place?
My friend...
We're in trouble.
Bea! Bea,
you gotta help us.
Someone took
my little brother.
I know. He's here.
He's okay?
You mean, he's okay?
He's sleeping.
Precious angel.
What the hell
were you thinking?
Watch that mouth, young'un.
There's a lot you don't
know about Hollowglen,
so don't go thinking you
got everything figured right.
Oh, my God.
Thank God he's okay.
What's going on? Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Let us out!
What are you doing?
Bea, please.
What are you doing?
Can you hear me,
sweetheart?
Hold on, sweetie. Hold on.
It sounds like
it pierced the lung.
She's barely
drawing breath.
We should
get her to a hospital.
Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
Kate? Kate?
No? No?
No!
Whoa, son, don't go
proving your stupidity.
I want answers.
What are you talking about?
I want the truth. Talk.
Calm down.
What do you wanna know?
Why did you
bring us here?
You want the truth?
I wanna know everything.
Drop the gun.
Drop the gun.
This is a big misunderstanding.
You gotta believe me.
You best listen to him,
Mr. Perkins.
It's a big mistake, Deputy.
I'm telling you.
These are bad people, Deputy.
Bad people.
Good work, Deputy.
Thank you, Sheriff. Lost
the copycat in the woods.
What's going on here?
Looks like our copycat killer
made his way straight to us.
What?
You heard me.
Copycat serial killer.
We've been looking
for you a long time.
So I killed
my wife, huh?
I kidnapped my son? Are
you hearing this, Deputy?
It's all right, Deputy.
You can holster your weapon.
Looks like we have the
situation well under control.
Never really do know
about people, do you, sir?
That's right.
You never do.
What's that?
That a baby crying, Sheriff?
It's my son, Nathan.
Isn't it, Sheriff?
You better keep
your mouth shut, son.
You're in enough trouble
as it is.
Sheriff, is that true?
Sheriff?
Dan, don't!
That a gunshot?
Sure sounded like it.
You wanna know the truth? You
wanna know the truth, Mr. Perkins?
We need your baby.
Dad!
Nikki.
Don't get any
bright ideas, boy.
You know you'd do
the same if it was you.
You have another child.
A beautiful daughter.
Me and Daniel, you see,
we don't.
It's okay, Bea.
Dad,
it took Kate.
It killed Kate.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It killed everyone.
We saw it kill Owen
right in front of us.
So you...
What did you see?
It was the Goblin, Dad.
It's real.
It's true, Mr. Perkins.
We saw it.
You have to believe us.
It broke into the house, Dad,
and now
it's after Nathan.
Why would it
be after Nathan?
It's part of the story.
It's a curse.
It's the curse of Hollowglen.
It steals the babies.
I don't know what it does
with them after, but...
Charlie! You're okay?
You made it.
You gotta hurry.
That Bea, she thinks
she can make a deal.
She wants to try and trade
your son to the Goblin
so she'd get hers back.
What are you
talking about?
That Goblin keeps the babies'
souls in the spirit world
and slowly feeds
on them like a spider.
That's what they
wanna do with Nathan.
This will kill it.
But we gotta get it right in his heart.
And we gotta
go do it right now.
Where is this
all going down?
The only place it could.
Where it all started.
Come to us.
Come to us, tortured spirit.
Goblin! We have
what you want.
You know how to use this?
Yes, sir.
We should probably split up and
come at it from different directions.
It might help
to confuse him.
Okay, we'll go this way.
Goblin.
A child for a child.
Show me my baby.
Show me my Ben.
I beg of you.
Ben!
Ben.
It's your mama.
No!
No! No!
Give me my baby.
I want my baby!
I want my baby.
Come on, Bea.
Okay, come on.
Run to the cabin,
Nikki. Run!
Charlie, now!
No!
No!
Run.
Get the spear.
Nikki, Nikki.
Dad, we gotta go.
Dad, we gotta go.
Kyle?
You saw what happened.
This thing works.
You're wasting time.
We need to go.
What about that kid?
What about that ghost
or whatever that thing was?
I think there's more of
them inside that thing.
I'm not
endangering my children.
You don't have to.
I can do this myself.
No, you can't. You
remember what Charlie said?
What? He said, "I can't do this alone. "
I don't think anyone can.
All right. Come on.
In the house. Let's go.
Okay, so it wants Nathan.
So, Nikki, I need you to wait
right here, okay, so it can see you.
Kyle, I want you to wait right
here. And when I give you the word,
I want you to take Nikki and
Nathan out of here, okay, son?
Give me the spear.
All right,
I'm entrusting you with the lives
of my children, you understand?
Yes, sir.
Okay, good.
I guess we're bait
after all, hey, buddy?
I'm not gonna let anything
happen to you, I promise.
Come on. Let's just
get this over with.
I can smell him.
He's close.
Nikki, do you
see anything?
Nothing.
Come on, Nikki.
Kyle!
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
No, Dad!
Dad!
It's okay, buddy.
Nikki.
Dad.