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Scaler, Dark Spirit (2016)
"And the spirits
of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle. Attack, do battle. And work destruction on the earth and cause trouble. On the earth and cause trouble. They take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offenses. Cause offenses. And now the giants, who were produced from the spirits and flesh- produced from the spirits and flesh... Shall be called evil spirits upon the earth. Evil spirits upon the earth. " The book of Enoch. Hi, I'm Jessica lake. I'm here to see Haley Fletcher. Follow me. Don't think you're gonna have much luck. Haley? I'm Jessica lake. Um, I wanted to ask you a few questions. Haley. I know this is really hard, but I need you to answer some questions for me, okay? You're gonna die. You'll die. Can you see? Can you see? It's him. He's near. He's here. I don't know! I don't know! I don't know. Didn't tell me. Didn't tell me. He didn't tell me. He didn't tell me. He didn't tell me. He didn't tell me. He didn't tell me! He didn't tell me. He didn't tell me. Can't you? Can't you? Can't you? You shouldn't be coming here. You're going to die. They all die. There's just no way. There's no escape. There's- Jessica? Oh. What are you up to? I was in the bath. It's been one of those days. Please don't let me interrupt. I don't mind. Did you get my invoice? Yes, we did, and great job on that asylum piece. Why aren't you taking your bath? So what is it, Damian? I have another assignment for you. Here's the contact information. It's another found footage of some sort. He only wants to talk with you. - He sounds urgent. - Like a stalker fan or something? I don't think so. Could be a good story. - He's expecting you. - All right, is that it? Do you want some company? I mean, I could stay connected if you... That's creepy, Damian. Bye. Justin? Excuse me, are you Justin? Thanks for coming. My producer tells me that you want to talk to me about your paranormal investigation, is that right? Yeah. So? This is not a normal investigation. Something happened to every one of the hunters that night. Nobody's life is the same now. We're all sick. The darkness. Mold or something at the site? Nothing like that. Whatever we ran into, whatever we came in contact with was not a ghost. Demonic? Aaron thought it was a scaler. A scaler? I'm not - I'm not familiar with that. - What is? - He called him that. Aaron was an antiquities major at the university. His specialty was sumerian culture. Did you say sumerian culture? I know, it's crazy, right? Aaron was always so smart about that stuff. Was? He's in the hospital. It's pretty bad. Oh, I'm sorry. What, um- what happened? There was this priest. At least that's what he called himself. He contacted Aaron. Was it about the investigation or- he thought whatever it was that he could control it. But really it controlled him. Are you saying that you were set up by this... Priest or- we were invited and we accepted. That's the way it works. That's the deception. And you were invited by the priest? There's no turning back now. So you said that Aaron called them scalers? He had this old book with transcriptions in it. Aaron kept talking about the scalers. The priest called them sentients. The same thing, I think. Sentients. I'm not- I'm sorry. I'm confused. How do I get a hold of this priest? I don't know. It's- I've never had this feeling before. And it's affecting us... All. Thank you. All right, remember, if you get dizzy, you say something so we can get you out of here. Why are you looking at me? - Don't take it personal. - Remember last time? Maybe they just like me more than the two of you. All right, come on, guys. This way. Oh, wow. Yep, this is definitely the place. You're totally getting extra credit for this. I swear, you're into the weirdest things. I mean, I can't believe you talked me into this. Eat your heart out, ghostbusters. Here we go. - You ready? - Yeah. I swear, you're into the weirdest things. Here. These are yours. Really? It doesn't feel any different. Nope. Doesn't smell any different. Justin? Never touch the stuff. Just set up for the evp session. Okay, Aaron. Ooh, first find. That's cool. You just paid my tuition. What do you think it is? About three semesters worth, at least. - Here. - You know what I mean. Got it. Haley, you are on infrared. And I think, if I remember correctly, we wanna go this way. But this is just a ghost hunt, right? Because that's what you told me. Yes... - And no. - Aaron! Okay, are there ghosts? Yes. Am I looking for a ghost? It's really more of a spiritual remnant of a forgotten race kind of thing. - Residual haunting? - Not really. Basically, when the scalers got here they found that human females were attractive and they- and had their scaler way with them. Justin, you're disgusting. I thought you were just joking. I wasn't joking. Basically, I think that there were more genetic alterations made to suit the scalers to make the humans better slaves. And when these hybrids die, their souls or spirits or whatever you want to call them, got stuck intra-dimensionally. They couldn't move on to the next life. Whatever constitutes next life. Basically, now they're here just waiting for human interaction. And then what? Well, I don't know. Actually, I've never gotten this close before. The old texts are cryptic, but they do mention some clues. And? I know they need human interaction. - Like a priest? - Yeah. Also, they're connected geographically. Now to what extent, i have no idea. Geographically? Like these catacombs? Yeah, they don't seem to be able to move very far past the origin point, which I believe is here. So what happens when we find them? Well, the scaler that may be here already has a human connection, so I don't know. I hope to find out. They're not gonna hurt us, right? - That was a question, Aaron. - Watch your step, guys. - Aaron! - I think it's this way. I think I'm rolling. I am. A lot of people think that ghosts are purely incorporeal beings and they don't actually interact with our physical realm. This bad boy is going to show us otherwise. So what does it mean if all the lights light up? Is it a lot of vibration? - It means run. - Run. Run quick. It's got that "Blair witch" vibe. - You hear that echo? - Yeah. That was just your voice and it was just right here. - We're gonna record- - hello? So we're underneath the old church now in these weird tunnels. Aaron, say hi. Come on! So, they're really dark, musty, really hard to see, but luckily we've got Aaron up here who's leading the- Aaron? Hey. Man up, Haley. How did you do that? All right, hang on guys, i wanna make sure we're going the right way here. According to these notes, we need to go... That way. That's so creepy. Creepy is as creepy does. All right, Forrest Gump. Hey, how about stop fooling around so we can get moving before the cops get here. - Cops? - What? You didn't say anything about cops. Aaron, you said we had permission to be here. Yeah, well, sort of. Sort of? Can you define sort of? It's ghost hunting, man. You break rules. Watch out, Justin. Dead bird, 12 o'clock. Ooh, evidence from the other side. It's "parrot normal". How's the emf? So where to now, Aaron, master ghost hunter? Well... Justin! Whoo-ooh. Look, low stalactites. I mean, I can't even- guys, my flashlight's not working anymore. Guys, my flashlight's dead. Sometimes they intentionally drain the battery. Keep an eye on that one, because they'll use the energy to communicate sometimes. - And will it restore? - Maybe. Aaron, will you flash your light back here? Mine's still dead. Watch your step, Justin. This chair's freaking me out a little. See? - Huh. - Great. It's sitting in the middle of this abandoned room in the crypt on a pile that looks like ash and rock. Metal? Can you shine your light over this way? There's a tunnel. And there's chains on the wall. Not creepy at all. Nope. Chains? They don't even feel like metal anymore. Aah! Somebody hung them up there. Looks like beef jerky. It's like they're, i don't know, having some kind of ritual or- it's certainly possible. There has been cult activity in the area. I wouldn't be surprised if it was connected. What more could you want for capturing little children? It's getting colder, too. Do you feel colder? It does feel colder. I think the inner chamber should be this way. You really think you're gonna find it? I think we're gonna find something, and I think it's going to be monumental. If it's so monumental, why hasn't someone been here before and found it already? Well, I mean, the entrance was hidden. I'm thinking people just forgot about the place. But if we can find the inner chamber, that'll be the prize. Inner chamber? Yeah, the old texts describe it kind of like the ark of the covenant. Indiana Jones? It's where the host would summon the scaler. Like an altar? Only the priest could access it. Well, up until tonight, if we're lucky. - Did you hear that? - What? All right. Oh, my god. Can I help you? Hello, my name is Jessica lake and I was hoping to ask you a few questions - about Aaron. - Are you a friend of Aaron's? Not exactly. I'm doing a report on a paranormal investigation he was involved with and I'm just trying to get some questions answered. Well, I'm afraid i wouldn't be of much help. - Aaron is- yes. - In the hospital. Well, come in, come in, come in, come in. What is it you were wanting to know? I've received some footage and an article and Aaron was in it. Aaron's sick because of that, you know. How so? Well, I was never interested for him to be doing those interviews, but he was drawn to it. You see, he has a degree in history. Ancient history. Did he ever mention anything to you about the priest he was working with? Yes, and Aaron's never been the same since. He's more withdrawn than before, - almost scared. - Of the priest? Well, he never said so much as that. It was- it was like he found something, something very old, very ancient and sinister. It bothered him. Did he ever show you any of his research? Uh, yes, it- this is Aaron's. This is it right here. This is Aaron's. Now you can look through it if you like. I don't think there's anything I can add to it. Do you know how I can get ahold of his priest? I don't think that would be a very good idea. Is that his laptop? Uh, yes. Yeah, that's just the way he left it. Aaron did an interview with the priest, and I think it's on the computer. - Do you mind? - No. Okay, so just to start off here, can you tell me your name? Yes, it's Richard abney. And just to make sure, do I have permission to use this interview for my documentary? Yes, of course. By profession, you are a priest, correct? Am I understanding that correctly? Well, yes and no. I'm ordained, but I'm not practicing at the moment. I don't understand. I have just taken some time off in doing the lord's work. Okay, can you tell me about your experiences at the church? My paranormal experience? Yeah, I'm sorry. You mentioned some kind of presence while you were there? Yes, well, it's definitely something. When I'm there alone standing by the altar, I can sometimes catch it moving back in the corner. It seems to interact with me and I can communicate with it. So how do you- how do you do that? - Communicate with it? - Yes, yeah. It alerts me that it's present by causing a physical reaction. How so? I usually get a slight pressure. Then I know it's here. What do you think it is? I have done research on the sentients and it seems to have many of their characteristics. My sense is that it's an ancient spirit. In the book of Enoch, they are referred to as the fallen ones. They can be found in the sumerian texts as well. This is not extraterrestrial. It's inter-dimensional. It can travel irregardless of time and space. It's a beautiful thing, really, when you think about it, but it seeks human contact. In what way? It has to feel on our physical plane an ability that was taken away thousands of years ago. It needs to connect to the fire of a human soul. Such longing. So how was this ability taken away then? A perpetual misunderstanding, really. Misdirected lust, possibly. But purgatory for the end of all time. So sad for such a state. So you have empathy then for the spirit? I understand its loneliness. So what happens to the living that come into contact with the spirit? They receive the greatest gift. The true knowledge. The awakening. Is anybody else freezing just like all of a sudden? It does feel like it's getting colder, doesn't it? - Way colder. - Oh, yeah. - I saw that. - Did you get a boost? A spike? Did you get a spike? See, and you guys didn't think we were going the right way. "Deus vult. " That's interesting. Can I have this? - Yes. Yeah. - Well, thank you. Now, you be careful. Whatever it is you're looking for has a power to hurt people. - Professor kilgore. - Hello, professor kilgore. My name is Jessica lake, and I'm researching a project that one of your former students was working on. I'm really busy right now. - What's his name? - Aaron ramuel. He would have been in your antiquities class. - He was working on- - i know who he is and I can't help you. Do you know anything about why he was working - on the project? - Where is Aaron? Um, I'm sorry to say he's really sick and in the hospital right now. - I can't help you. - Professor, look, I just- I just need a few minutes of your time- sorry. We're about to conduct a ghost box session, which is basically- what a ghost box is is it's- it's constantly scanning radio frequencies. So rather than recording, like we do with our evp's, this will pick and choose little bits of dialogue from random radio stations, and the spirits can then use those to communicate with us, if they choose. - Huh. - So ask a question. What is your name? Michael. Michael. - Michael? - -Is that- did it say "death"? Ugh! Something keeps dripping on me. What do you know about scalers? What did he say? What do you know about scalers? Are there any scalers down here with us? Yes? I don't... really... - Hell. - -Hell? All right. Let's move on. You're dripping. - Murder? - -Hell. What is dripping on us? Are you trying to communicate with us? Scaler. Are you the spirit known as a scaler? Scaler. Scaler. Ask a question. - I think it said- - ask you a question. - "Ask you a question?" - Yes. Wait a minute, you wanna ask us a question? Yes. Okay. Do you want- do you- you want? Do you want? Do you want? Do you want? Do you? Do you want? Do you want? Do you want? Do you want? Do you want? Do you- do you want? Temperature is definitely dropping. Are you a watcher? Do you want? Do you- die. Do you? Can you tell us your name? There must be interference. Can you tell us your name? Sounds like- it's not coming from the ghost box. Are you here with us? - You all right? - Yeah. Yeah. The dust in here, it's in my throat. I- I can stop. Professor. Professor kilgore. Professor, I need to know more about scalers. And sentients. Please! Professor, look, i really need your help. Professor kilgore, i need to know about scalers. And sentients. Please! Sumerian texts- the fallen ones. Our system was invaded 200,000 years ago. What do you mean by that? Aaron was working on old writings from that era. He found evidence of souls here held in some sort of purgatory. Scalers, demons, sentients- different names for the same thing. These spirits can't leave here. They're trapped. Agony, darkness- they feed off human suffering. What do you mean? It's the way in for them. If you let them into your world, they never leave. They never leave... Guys, this is it. Where is this place? It's the inner chambers. There's a reason they built the church here. And that is? The origin point. They knew it was here. You don't know what you've got yourself into. All right, you guys ready? Got it. - Haley? - Yeah. You know, there's probably a reason that this is on the other side, and I don't think we should be messing with it. Haley, we're all the way down here. We are this close. Can you please hold out a little bit longer? Okay, fine. Can you tell us your name? Haley. Did you just say Haley? Can't see. Can see? Haley, can see. Haley can- what? Are you getting all of this, Haley? Haley! Haley! Haley! Haley! Yeah? No. - I don't know. - What's wrong? I just saw- thought you saw what? Nothing. Just- nothing. I really don't like this. What the hell is that? Hey! I just wanted to come by and see if it was still okay to watch kaley tonight, just for a few hours? Yeah, um... Did you just knock on my door? - Uh, yeah. - Like a minute ago? I don't understand. Somebody knocked on my door. Okay, it was me. No, it was a single- like that. Okay, maybe I shouldn't leave kaley here tonight? Funny. No, it's fine. Um, when are you leaving? Um, around 8, and I'll be back around 10? Okay, yeah. That's fine, mm-hmm. - Okay. - All right, yeah. - Thank you. Bye. - Mm-hmm, bye. Is there anyone here with us? Is there anyone that would like to communicate with us? Spirit, how old are you? All right. That was something. Did you get something? Spirit, are you a scaler? I got two megagauss. Temperature dropping. Okay. Are you sentient? Another read at 10 degrees. - It's been 20 since we started. - All right, well. - Is anybody feeling it? - Yeah. - It's 50 degrees. - That's our answer right there. It's still climbing. It's still climbing, guys. 10 megagauss. His name is Richard abney. I'll send over his contact information. He says he has access to the old church. All right. Father abney? Excuse me, father. You must be Jessica. It's my understanding that you know some information about Aaron's investigation at the church. I had been in contact with him. Can you tell me about sentients? The fallen ones? Do you believe? Do I believe? I mean, do you have faith? Well, if you're asking me if I'm religious, I don't follow a particular faith. Interesting. You deal with spirits in your writings on the paranormal, but you don't believe in a god. I believe in investigation and understanding. Facts can change. Life can change. Opinions and variables in constant flux. But if there's one thing that doesn't change, it's the process of faith. I have faith in myself. It supersedes everything, even death itself. And that's your opinion. You're a man of the cloth. Even when everything else is lost, and hope is a commodity that we don't have, there is always faith to serve as our foundation. Yes, but I've found that- it was the basis of our own lives, and the passions that drive us. Evil can strip away all of our person, but it cannot take a human's faith. Sorry. You're interested in the research that Aaron was doing? Yes. He was curious about the paranormal experiences that I've had at the old church. Can you tell me about that? I noticed it first in the catacombs. I had been on sabbatical revaluating my spiritual direction. I found the catacombs quiet and refreshing for my mind. At first it was a feeling, a presence, cooler temperatures, breeze when there shouldn't have been. Then the headaches and the visions. Visions? Quite vivid, as if the walls were speaking to me. What were they saying? Inaudible at first. Just noise, like static. That was followed by brief words, and over time, complete thoughts. I have to ask you this. Were you on any medications at the time or anything? I was on my spiritual journey, seeking my path, and those steps lead me to the- spirit. I believe it lives or manifests itself there. A lonely, ancient being longing for human companionship. And you're providing that? I am not worthy to be its companion, but I can serve. Is this your god? You must go to the church. You can see for yourself. Do you know what happened to those ghost hunters that night? They were harmed by their own fears. Very cryptic, father. I'm not practicing the traditional faith. Please call me Richard. So what happens when a human comes in contact with a spirit? Well that depends on one's particular faith, doesn't it? Deus vult. They called it a sentient, basically an ancient spirit, and he's got the capability to track you... - Huh. - Great. Is there anyone here with us? Is there anyone that would like to communicate with us? I got my temperature dropping. We're at 63 from 65 now. You all right? Yeah, I'm just getting really dizzy. - Hey, are you okay? - My eyes. Are you trying to communicate with us? Okay, I'm gonna knock on your door now, just in case you're hearing other knocks Do you want us to communicate with you? It's complicated. Anybody else- it's me. Did you hear a knocking? - Yes. - Good. - All right. - I'll be back by 11:00. Wait, I thought you were gonna be back by 10. - Gotta go. He's waiting. - All right. You ready? Wanna play some games? Are we the only ones here? Why do you ask? It's okay. Again? Sorry, Jess, he's just so... amazing. Mommy, I'm tired. Oh. Okay, baby. Thank you so much. I owe you. All right. Good night, Dee. Good night. Oh, Aaron. Why? Why? This is it. Wow, they even left it set up for us. How thoughtful. If I'm not mistaken, i think we could actually summon the creature. I think it would manifest itself. Aaron, you literally sound insane. For once I agree with Haley. Look, we are this close. We've come all this way. Literally all of my research points to this moment. Justin? I.R. Camera. Haley? Temperature. Temperature drop. 66. 64. 63 and holding. Just curious, but you- you do still have that holy water, right? Are there any spirits here that wish to communicate with us? That was freaky. If that was you, could you do that again? Okay. Did you used to live here at this church? That was creepy. Justin, start the night vision. Temperature drop. 61, 60. Another spike. Aaron, Haley's light. Guys, it's here. There's something. It's around me. I can feel it. Are you the spirit that Haley's reacting to right now? Yeah, I just got a spike. I just got another spike. Temperature is definitely dropping. Come on, come on. What is your name? What would you like to be called? Another spike. God! Justin? Here. Oh, my god. It's really bad. What's that? It's not stopping. Aaron. Oh, my god. Aaron, it's really bad this time. It's not stopping. Aaron. All right, I'm gonna get him out of here. Hey! It's about time. Usually I'm the one running late. I was just about to call you. Yeah, I'm sorry. I've been working on this assignment and it's just really, um... Anybody interesting? Hey! I think i just made a joke. It's not that. I- I talked to the ghost hunter. And now just- things are just really getting out of control. Are you okay? Hey. I think I've gotten myself into something very dark. And for the first time in my life, I'm actually scared of what might happen. Okay. I've never heard you talk like this before, like, ever. I think you need to stop, like, right now. I don't think i can stop now. What do you mean? I've already opened the door. ...dark, dark... Okay, you're scaring me right now. Jessica! Hey! Jessica! That sounded like him. I'm going back. - I'm going with you. - No, you're not. You'll bleed out by the time we get there. Go to the car. If I'm not out in 10 minutes, call the cops. Go, Justin! Just go! Aaron! Aaron, you gotta help me! - My notes. - Aaron! It's happening to you, isn't it? Justin, what are you- what are you doing here? You didn't believe me. You thought I was crazy. You know what I mean now. I was just looking around trying to figure out what happened here. Do you live nearby or something? I can show you what Aaron found. Okay. Justin? It's so strange that we haven't heard a word from her. I mean, nothing. The police haven't heard anything either. No leads, no nothing. Hello. Damian? - Yes? - I'm Richard. We spoke earlier. Oh, yeah. Hey, thanks for coming. I appreciate it. This is what Jessica left behind when we last spoke. I hope you find it useful. "Das volta. " Is that Latin? Yes. It means, "if god wills it. " Are you an investigator as well? Uh, yes, and I'm also the editor of the blog. We should speak further. Perhaps I can help. Okay, we can go back to my office. All right? |
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