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Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
This is Cody's special day,
November 11th. Jump. Dad! Dad! Well, there he is. Wait, is it your birthday today? You got to make it! You got to make it! I told you. I told you I would get it. Happy Birthday. Next birthday we'll have a whole team of guys here. We'll all be playing baseball together. Get set. Go! Argh! I pulled a muscle. Got to do... What... What the hell was that? - Cody? - Cody? Cody? Cody! No! Nah, I don't think Hoyt had anything to do with it. Uh, sad but true, kids are kidnapped. Well, right after it happened, 'cause, you know... ...they had to, like, drag him into court and all that stuff... ...so he's kind of forced to be around everybody and all that stuff... ...there was a difference. And there was some mean in him then, you know. I didn't consider him, up until that time, a drunkard or anything. I didn't talk to him at length about it, but, you know... we were delivering hay, and he was just broke up. You know, show it to me and then I'll believe it. You ask me, I think he's... he's guilty. Maybe everybody's projecting their fear on Hoyt. Maybe that's what's going on. That's why he's left alone. But he's staying there until he finds his boy. I mean, it's sad. It's sad as can be. I've got kids and grandkids. And if an 8-year-old grandkid of mine disappeared, I'd be... Yeah, I don't know what I'd do. Cody was in my little girl's class. I've been having to go in and sleep with her almost every night... ...you know, 'til she falls asleep. So, yeah, it's been hard. Of course, I know Cody, man. He's a good kid. Funny. Little wiry. He was gonna grow into them feet one day. Yeah, man. Yeah. I knew Cody. I mean, I've followed it quite a bit. I don't really buy either one. I'm not into the paranormal stuff. I've never seen that tape. And I've never seen a wolf like that. Um... But it could happen. Could happen around here if it's going to happen somewhere. That's... I don't believe any of it, you know. I got to see something to believe it. I've never seen anything like that. You stick around, man, you'll see something. My name is Sam green. I'm a PH.D. In socio-cultural anthropology. ...from the university of Chicago. I've been working for MDE ...for about six months as a field scientist. Sorry. My man! Hey, Sam! How are you, buddy? - Good to see you, man. - You, too. My name's Cameron Murphy. Um... I'm an investigative journalist from Los Angeles. Sam and I grew up together. He called me about a month ago. Told me he was heading up an investigation to some strange cattle ranch. Asked me if I would come out and observe it from a third party perspective. Hey, this is our videographer Britain. Hey, man. Cameron. Nice to meet you. My name's Britain Sloan. I'm a freelance cameraman. Normally don't like to be in front of the camera. So I'll make this short. I've done this kind of work before with other groups. And we've never come across anything strange or out of the ordinary. So I hope this trip is a little different. Hey, man, would you grab his bag for him? Yeah. - Thanks, man. - How about a little tour of the grounds? - Yeah. - All right. Hoyt! I want you to meet my friend Cameron Murphy. - Hey, Cameron. - Hoyt, pleasure. Hoyt Miller. That's my name. Hoyt Miller. And, uh, I bought this, uh... This ranch, oh, four years... little over four years ago... with the idea of turning it into something, you know... ...special or... Say, uh... Do I have to do this? Can I... Do I have to talk to the camera right now? I don't really feel like it. Nice to meet you. All right, you guys be up in about 45 minutes. We'll have the ATV ready. - Sounds good. - Come on, girl. This is our main vet tech Lisa. Lisa, Cameron. Oh, Cameron, I heard a lot about you. My name is Lisa Moreau. I'm the field veterinary tech. I've worked locally for years. I just started working with MDE a couple months ago. This is my first big case with them. They brought me on because I'm so familiar with the cattle mutilations in the area. It's disturbing. I've seen a lot of sick and dead animals in my line of work. But... The cattle mutilation phenomenon is... I don't have an explanation for it. Is the horse still acting unusual? Uh, no. The horse's moods have stabilized. Their behavior's been completely erratic. So, it's fine now. But talk to me in 10 minutes. - All right, I will. - OK. Uh, you seen Matt? Yeah, I think Ray has him setting up something behind the house. - Lisa, pleasure. - Nice to meet you. That's a long time to be in Afghanistan, man. Actually, I was embedded with a group of about 10 soldiers. ...for a period of nearly three months. - How's it going? - You mean, motion sensor hell? Hi, I'm Matt Johnson. And I work in the media lab at MDE, which is how I met Sam... who brought me onboard the project. We both share a passion for the paranormal. And, uh, well, I really hope that this project. ...helps legitimize the field a little bit. Also I'm here as the team's driver, cook, and resident bitch. You ready? Copy. What was that? My hand, over. Walk in front of it, you stupid ass. That's Ray. Let's go meet him. Ray, I want you to meet Cameron Murphy. Hey, man. You here to help with the sensors, man? Ray Reed. Ex-military. Here for the security and wires and shit. If lady luck shines upon us, this place is gonna be a God damn fortress. That's all I got. We done? Hmm. How are the cameras coming? They're almost set up. When you guys are done... why don't you pop on by and I'll show you. Afternoon, Hoyt. Ready to roll? Let's go. All right. Everybody in? Where we headed? Hoyt found a dead deer on the property. Sam wants to check it out. What's the acreage? About 1,000 give or take. Well, it's not clearly defined. But parts of Southern Idaho, the Uintah basin, four corners... ...all the way to Nevada and California is considered. ...the paranormal Mecca of the United States. Local tribes won't even set foot on this land to this day. There's evidence for this? We got, uh, evidence going back to the 1800s. with the first documented UFO sightings. Roswell crash in '47. First reported cattle mutilation in '67. Dugway is basically the new area 51. Never heard of it. You passed it right on the way up here. Ground zero for U.S. military research. I mean, we're talking everything from remote viewing to psychological warfare. Just over the ridge here. Sam, I'm sorry to burst your bubble. But she died of natural causes. Do you see the discoloration in the tongue? It's a classic case of hemorrhagic disease. Take a sample anyway. Sure, whatever you want. Hey, uh... We'd better get back. We got a big storm coming. Thanks, Hoyt. All right. All the feeds record directly into the server here. Just in case, I got it all backed up on the C-70. It's generator powered. It's all independently wired, and it's set to record 24/7. Camera one's a wide shot of the road. ...so we can monitor everyone coming in and out of the property. Camera two is wide of the house. Camera three is of the Western pasture. Camera four is of the corral. Camera five is the barn exterior. And camera six is inside the barn. That's it for the exterior cameras. What happens at night? They all switch to infrared. This is the X-ray I was talking about. Not really my thing. Oh, let me see it. Well, just pass it along. Thanks. If I could, I'd like to propose a toast. Uh, I just want to, um... Thank you all for coming up here. Uh... Since my boy's been gone... ...the help's been few and far between. And I just... I really appreciate it. And I want you to know that. whatever this thing is, I believe it's still here. And it's really smart. As a matter of fact... I would bet my arm that it's watching us right now. So... Oh, no. Don't leave me up here. Cheers. - Cheers. - Cheers. Where do you want me to go? Just walk and I'll find you. Copy. This is the living room? Yes. Say hi to big brother. Say it. Hi. Bedroom one. Bedroom two. The dining room. Kitchen. Hey, Matt, can you go downstairs for me, please? You got it. Hoyt's room. Cody's room. Got the basement. And this is the old butcher room. Oh, my God! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean... just the cameras. And I thought you knew I was here. It's all right. Just don't sneak up on people like that. I know. It was stupid. I'm sorry. - All right. - This works. God damn it, Ray. The blind spot's going to be on you, man. If you guys need to review any footage, just let me know. And I'll set it up right here. I got motion detectors across most of the property. So if something moves, we're going to know about it. Also I programmed most of the sensors to detect only large objects. I don't want the local wildlife having us chase ghosts all night. All right. August 2nd. It's my first official night here at the ranch. - Hey. - Hi. Are you in here talking to yourself? Um, no. Actually it's the camera. I use it as a video journal. Oh. What happened to the days of the mighty pen and paper? Is that still a thing, or... Sadly, they are gone. Hmm. Well, as long as you don't use this thing. ...for any midnight photography... Scout's honor. Oh, good. - I got that on tape. - You did. - And tape. - Right. So how long have you known Sam? A couple months. Listen, uh, I actually would prefer this to be off. It's actually this button. Well, that is good to know. What the hell was that? They're on the roof! Shh. What the hell is it? Is that the... ...shh. Shit. Oh, my God. You guys. You guys! I'll get the ladder. Careful going up, Britain. Wait, Lisa, what... Matt, don't. Rabies. You ever seen anything like that before, Hoyt? Hell no. Nothing like this. There's no trauma. The internal organs are fine. It was definitely the tone that messed with their sonar. Uh-huh. This is just the beginning. I'm gonna get some sleep. Good luck with that. I'm going to document it as the tone. Yeah, absolutely. I need you to check more. We've already checked... ...hello. Please leave a message after the tone. Hello, Mr. Miller, this is Dr. David at white oak psychiatric. I wanted to talk to you about your wife's progress over the last month. If you could give me a call at your earliest convenience... I'd appreciate it. Oh, my God. Sorry. Ok. It's ok. - You guys all right? - Yeah. Good. 'Cause I'm going to need you to follow me out to the pasture. What's going on? MDE never mentioned anyone else coming up to the property. I don't think that's them. He's been sitting out there about 35, 45 minutes. There's no plates on it. Is that thing military? I don't know. It's hard to tell. Well, maybe it's someone who got lost. He's on the move. He's turning around. Sam, wait. Hang on. I have a question. What do you think, Ray? I don't know. But it's not right. No. It sure ain't right. I've never seen anybody out there like that. No way. Look, I'm team leader of this thing. If you are the team leader, then you're supposed to know... ...look, Hoyt, I don't know every vehicle that's going to come on to the ranch. Hey, calm down. Listen, figure it out. OK, so I ran an analysis on that tone from last night. Turns out there were actually two sounds on that tape. There was that high-pitched noise that we obviously know, the one that woke us up. But below that I found traces of infrasound. Infrasound? Yeah, it's a frequency below the audible range of the human ear. So what could cause something like that? I mean, infrasound can occur naturally or it can be manmade. You know, at certain cycles per second... ...the military has actually successfully tested infrasound. ...to cause things like vertigo, depression, fear, anxiety... ...physical lesions, throat pressure, all sorts of awful side effects. And, I mean, those are just the ones that we know about. Ok. And how about naturally? All the big natural disasters that we know of... ...volcanoes, earthquakes, avalanches. It's why animals are able to detect earthquakes before people do. They pick up the vibrations. Animals... whales... they use inaudible sounds. ...to paralyze and catch certain prey, like, you know, fish. I'm just saying that the sound we heard. ...that Matt's talking about could've been caused by a live animal. We have no idea what we're dealing with here. How the fuck would a whale get up here? So what are we doing out here? Oh, it's really well documented that attempting. ...to communicate with paranormal energies directly. ...really increases likelihood of contact. Follow me. After you. Sam has asked me to come and do a blessing on the property. ...to communicate with the energy that speaks from this earth. But you need to know. This land is forsaken by my people. And it's only to try and bring you some protection. ...that I've agreed to come. There are legends of warriors hunting in this valley... ...returning to their tribe disturbed and changed. Stories of whole tribes disappearing. There is a darkness in this soil. I would not feel right if I didn't suggest that you leave now ...or to say that this place has nothing for you but suffering. I also know that you've chosen to stay. And I'll do what I can to bring some light here, no matter how small. I ask for silence now while I reach out to my ancestors. Ahh. Ahh. Are you ok? Can you breathe? Sam. There's nothing I can do for you. You need to get the fuck out of here. Uh, 1:00 A.M. On the 4th. Um, already low on sleep after the events of the other night. Sam seems to think we're close to getting something concrete... ...some... Some kind of evidence. I admit the sound, the dead bats... ...strange, certainly. Paranormal? I'm not so sure. Hang on. So what's up? Ray's got something. Come on. So what do we got? Just a second ago, something very large set off. ...one of the sensors in the blind spot. Zone three, specifically. So we're talking about something bigger than a deer. Try the size of a god damn helicopter. All right. Cameron, check the far side of the field. The rest of you guys, come with me. Over here! This is not a natural death. What about an animal attack? Oh, no. There are no bite marks, no claw marks. These incisions, they're perfect. Sorry, girl. No blood. It's almost surgical. Shit. All right, I want to bag the whole thing. Matt, get the bag. What is it? Come on, Sam, if you're going to do it, do it quick. Hi, Lisa. Hey, Sam. Hey, Britain. Hey. Blood? Oh, yeah. I had a nosebleed last night. You prone to nose bleeds? Uh, no. And I've had a couple since I've been here. I'm thinking it's just the elevation or... Maybe. Come on, Britain. And you knew to check the tape because she had a few bloody noses? Just a hunch. I don't think we can tell him. Tell him what? How would you even explain this? You don't. You want to see something even crazier? This is a tape from the 9th. August 8th. Oh, my God. August 7th. 11:11 every night. Ray, what time is it? It's 11:09. What time is it, Matt? It's almost 10 after. Ray, check the camera. You guys, what's going on? What are you guys doing? Sam, what's going on? Matt, I need you to give me an exact count up to 11:11. - You understand? - All right, camera's good. - Why? - Camera's good. - Where are we at right now? - You're at a minute right now. - What are you guys doing? - Can you come outside for just a second? Sure. Sure. Yeah. Wait a minute. What are you guys doing? Wait a second! This is my house. What are you guys doing? All right, look, the last couple of nights at exactly 11:11... ...energy has moved through the house. Sam, you're at 45 seconds. - An energy in this house? - Yeah. What do you mean "an energy"? What are you talking about? - No, we don't need... - You don't need the gun! Where we at? 30 seconds? All right, no matter what you see... ...no matter what you guys see, the camera goes first. I'm putting it down. Okay. Ok, we're at 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 11:11. Nothing. Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Hey, Cody! Cody! Cody, buddy, it's daddy. Sam, get back. Cody! Cody. Cody! Cody? Matt, Lisa. Get in here. What the hell is this? Matt, you go get her kit. We need to cast all these prints. Look at all these tracks. Where did they come from? These are definitely canine prints. But they're enormous. Anything? Nothing yet. How's Hoyt? For better or worse, he's got a lot of alcohol in him now. But it seems like he's calmed down. You guys, I got something. It says "for emergencies only." What the hell is that, Sam? Make a call right now. Sam! No one's picking up. Do you have another number for them? No. - Sam, someone's... - What do you want me to do, Lisa? I'm just saying... ...yeah. I did call, yes. Well, what we have... ...you're saying they were here? - From '67 to '71. - Doing what? Look, you guys are looking at this the wrong way, ok? They answered all my questions. They offered to provide documentation. They're not trying to hide anything. They did? They answered your question... Your questions? What the hell are you talking about? They answered all my questions, Hoyt. My goodness gracious, they did? They didn't find anything, ok? I want to talk to you for a second. They were here. They were here. Wait. Wait. Just listen to me one second! - Listen to me! - Matt! They were here? You're telling me they were here. They were here before my boy was taken. Better science. You're just talking. You're just talking. You're not saying anything. You just say, "blah, blah, blah." That's the way you live your life. You just talk. I'm talking about something real here. I'm talking about my boy. Look, we had no idea until I just had that phone call. But them being here has nothing to do with your boy. You understand, Hoyt? Why? Why does it have nothing to do with my boy? Tell me. Do... Do you have an answer? Excuse me. Lisa, you are a scientist. What are you investigating? What are you trying to find? Are you trying to find my boy? Are you trying to find my son? Just look me in the eye and tell me that you're trying to find my son. Are you trying to find my son? - I'm trying to help you. - How you trying to help me? You're trying to help yourself. I'm on to you. You'd better watch out. You'd better watch yourself. Put it down. This is what I was telling you about. Guys, I found two more containers buried in the shed. Now, one was empty like the first one I found. But the second had this in it. - What is this? - It's a U-matic tape. Mostly used in the late '60s and early '70s. And, Sam, that would correspond to the timeframe. ...that MDE said they were originally on the property. I'm not sure offhand if we have anything on site I can check this with. I'll see what I can put together, all right? Late night. August 12th. Apparently MDE was out here in the '60s looking into this thing. The box we found in the shed said "for emergencies only." And it was empty. I would, uh, probably be more concerned about that. ...if I hadn't seen what looked like Hoyt's son. ...tear through the house... ...go into a shed, and completely disappear. He was gone. I... I can't explain it. I feel like Sam is so obsessed with finding evidence. ...about what's happening here. ...that he won't even question MDE's motives. Aah! So, Lisa, you've never seen anything like this? No. That's it, then. Let's go hunting. There should be tracks, right? I think we should be looking for the tracks we found in the shed. It has to be the same animal. And just judging by the size of the wolf we saw... I'd say it was easily 500 pounds, which is five times larger... Guys! That thing is huge. Come on, let's go get it. Come on, that's what we're here for. Go! We got to go the rest of the way on foot, he's right out there. All right, let's go. Easy now. Easy now. Look at that. I want to go back now. Ok. Easy. Wait. Slow down. I'll be right there. Careful! Careful! Hoyt, where'd it go? I don't see it. Be careful. Guys, over here! Wait, Sam, did you see the light? - What is it? - There was a light. I bet it's a cave system. I got some ropes in my truck. Let me go get 'em. - All right. - You guys be careful. That thing's still out here somewhere. Sam, you're gonna want to see this. How old do you think that is? Jesus, Sam, what's going on really? What the hell we even looking at? Ray, look at this! Looks like we found our artist. Shh. Shh. How the hell would that thing even get down here? Oh, God! Go! Come on! Matt! Come on! Come on! I said hurry! Let's go! Matt, the rope! Britain first! Come on, turn off the camera. August 13th. We just... ...the wolf, I don't know... ...come and take a closer look at the artwork in the morning. Could be a vimana, right? A what? A vimana. Huh? In India, they've uncovered all these ancient texts. ...and documents that describe a flying spacecraft called a vimana. And I mean, it looks... it looks just like this. Even though that stuff is, like, 6,000 years old. ...and a lot of people think it's myth... ...experts in our field think that, you know... ...based on the schematics and the flight plans and the design. ...that it's as modern as anything you'd see today. Are you suggesting that our native painted a spacecraft. ...on the inside of this cave? Yeah. Just, I know everything we've seen. That just seems pretty astounding. - Well, it's, like, a perfect match. - And the wolf? This is bigger than a wolf or missing kid. How do you even know he's back here? He's working on the ATV. Just wanted to say I completely lost my perspective back there. And, uh... I'm really sorry. Stuff like that happens sometimes, you know. You know, uh... Cody, on his birthday, he woke his mother up. with a handful of wildflowers he picked in that field right out there. And she looked at him, and she said... "son, what... it's your birthday. Why... why you giving me flowers?" And he said, "well, because you're the reason I got born, ma." That's the kind of kid he was. He is. That's Cody. Listen, um... I'm sorry I gave you a hard time the other night at the table. It's just... I don't... I don't understand your techniques. And, uh... I just want you to know I appreciate you're here. And, um... I mean, it's the only thing that gives me any hope. Nothing. That doesn't make sense at all. Shh! Aah! What's the problem? The pasture cam's down. Matt, take this walkie and go out there. Won't even take you two minutes, man. - All right, Sam, can you... - Just do it, Matt! Take me through all the exterior cams. All right. Do you copy? Give me 30 feet back for focus. Thanks, buddy. Matt? Matt! Aah! Oh, my God! Go! Matt's up and about. He's pretty beat up, but he should be fine. I have no explanation for what happened to Hoyt's dog. Cameron, did you hear me? Yeah, I'm... Sorry. Seriously, Sam, just back off. I mean it! Why are you doing this? What the hell is wrong with you? I was just picked up and thrown. And we don't have a single explanation as to how that's even possible! Look, let me tell you what's going down. I'm going to the E.R. Then I'm booking a flight out of here. And if you guys had, like, an ounce of common sense... ...you'd all come with me! You need another driver so bad, you hire someone else. Be careful, guys. Seriously. You're an asshole, Sam! You know that? Asshole! We still have Hoyt's truck. We can go in Hoyt's truck. So what's going on, Ray? Are you guys aware that Matt found additional MDE materials in the shed... ...including a videotape? Yeah, he mentioned it. But I thought it was too old to play up here. No. It turns out I was able to find an old deck. ...and transfer it to a hard drive. Ok. So what was on the tape? I think it's better if I just play it for you guys. There. Right there. Rebecca, can you hear me? We're on our way back in with Rebecca. About eight minutes out. Mommy? Mommy? Where's mommy? That's what we're trying to figure out, Rebecca. You remember the last time you were with her? How far out was she? Well beyond the pasture. And the dog? No. What's she doing? Michelle! Ahh. Aah! Aah! Aah! Ray played us the tape that Matt had found in the shed. There's something unexplainable out here. If that tape is to be believed... ...then I just witnessed the killing of an entire team of people. ...by something completely unknown. Why would they send us out here? Sam is so obsessed with what's happening... we're hesitant to even show him the tape. And Hoyt... I think we should go. We have to go. But I do not think that he is in a place to make decisions right now. What the hell are we supposed to do then? I say we leave tonight. We have Hoyt's truck. Get behind me. Get in the truck. Get in the fuckin' truck! Go! Get in the truck! Hey! Where is it? Lisa! Shit! What the fuck is it doing? Ah, shit! Where did... where did it go? He just ran off. Are you OK, Lisa? Are you OK? Aah. Lisa, no! No! What are you doing? Stop it! Lisa, stop! I don't remember anything. Nothing. We should've left with Matt. We're getting unprecedented footage, guys. This is what we wanted. This is why we came here. This is what we wanted? People are getting hurt. What are you talking about, Sam? Look, I think the thing is a single intelligence. Oh, for... You know something? You're out of your mind. Look, we are so close. We are right there. Close to what? What if this thing can turn into an orb or a wolf or even Cody? Or me? Sam, seriously, it's fuckin' done. I don't want to be here anymore, Sam. I can't be here anymore. Go pack your bag. I'll meet you at the front door in five minutes. Ok, we are leaving. You're not going anywhere. Cameron, please! Get your hands off me. It's done, Sam! - Well, I'm not leaving! - It's over! Stop! Cody. Cody! I got your bag, Britain. I'm ready. We ready? What about Sam? He won't listen. We'll send somebody back. Who gives a shit about Sam? Ray? What the fuck is this, Cameron? Oh, my God. Oh, my God! Come on. Come on. Let's go, Lisa! Go! They're sending a van first thing in the morning. In the morning? That's the soonest they can get here, Lisa. That... That's great, Sam... ...considering we were just out in Hoyt's driveway. ...and his truck was completely disassembled. ...and we didn't hear a God damn thing. - Leave anytime you want. - How? Do you find it odd that the moment we arrived on this ranch. ...is when all this shit started happening? He's right. We could be part of a MDE experiment... what are you talking about? You should know better. How do you explain what's been happening here? How do you know MDE doesn't know exactly what's here, Sam? I never should've asked you to come here. Ok. We're going to get home. Look at me. We're going to get home. Cameron, there's something wrong with Ray. Ray? Whoa. Put the gun down, Ray. All right? Just... Ok. I don't want... No! Oh, my God! Aah. Go! Come on now! Oh, God! Oh, shit. Listen to me. You go. You get the ATV. Go! Go! Open the door! Open it! Get back! She's gone. She's gone. In the barn. Hurry! Sam! Whoa. Come on. Come on. Cameron! Hang on, Sam! Sam! Aah! Aah! The future's holding on. Oh, suspend me in my past. And this is how I woke up. Alone. Alone. You're dangling by a string. Above everything you could be And this is how you woke up. Alone. Sharpen their teeth. On your neck. Remember your flaws. Like a bad dream. You want to wake up. Please wake up. Oh, please wake up. Oh, please wake up! Oh, please wake up! Oh, there's still time. Just for a moment as we stare Projecting our thoughts into the air As if we had practiced it before Our minds danced hand in hand And choreographed by both our lives Told like stories to our eyes All of the world frozen in time And this is how we woke up. And we remember who we are. We were passing in the dark. As if we're something in the light We're left you know Left you know! When you won't even fail. |
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