Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology (2024)

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Damn, bro.

-It's the end of an era, huh?

-Yeah, for real, bro.

-Oh, you excited for Boston?

-Yeah.

I mean, it's gonna feel a little weird

going out of state.

But, yeah. It'll be nice.

Yeah, but it's gonna be

a little different, though.

Sure. I mean,

we'll stay in touch, though, you know?

Besides we have all summer

to hang out before I leave.

True.

Just make sure you don't

forget about me, all right?

Dawg.

I'm never gonna forget you.

I'm gonna miss you so much, bro.

f*ck!

sh*t.

Oh, God!

No!

Damn.

-I miss you so much already.

-Yeah.

I just wish you decided

to go to TMU with me,

or at least one of the other

L.A. colleges.

Yeah, but I don't even know

what I wanna study yet.

Yeah, I know, but I just keep thinking,

like, how much fun it would be to,

you know, be together

and hang out all the time.

Yeah.

But I'll call you every night,

and we'll make it work.

-Josh.

-Yeah?

I'm breaking up with you.

What?

Come in.

It's time.

-You all packed?

-Yep.

If it becomes too much

or you feel unsafe...

just come home, okay?

I know, Mom. It'll be fine.

You don't know that.

Just...

please be careful.

So proud of you, Joshie.

I'm gonna miss you, Mom.

Don't have too much fun. Okay, kiddo?

Thank you, Mark.

You're such a guy.

Okay. Uh...

Bye.

Welcome to Takaki Memorial University.

I'm your dean, Dr. Pierce,

and it is my honor

to welcome you

to an impressive and diverse legacy

of academic excellence.

At this institution,

we value learning, discussion,

and innovation.

Founded in 1874

by President Todd Takaki...

There's gotta be a 50% chance

Dr. Pierce is a lizard person, right?

I bet her tongue shoots out

so she can eat passing flies.

While you all come

from different backgrounds,

you are now connected.

I'm Claire, by the way.

Josh.

You have all been through a lot.

More changes...

Okay, so me and some friends

are going to the Beta Sig party tonight,

-if you want to come.

-Wow. Really?

...new innovations and revolutions.

Yeah, it'll be fun.

Plus, we can have one more guy in

our group without messing up our ratio,

so if you know anyone...

I have a roommate.

Yeah. Is he cool?

Uh... No.

Well, he kind of gives off incel vibes,

but I think he's just homeschooled.

Yeah.

Well, we're pre-gaming in Colonial Hall,

room 213, at 8:00.

Pre-gaming...

Uh, yeah, bet, we'll be there.

-See you then.

-Yeah.

By the time you graduate,

you and your classmates

will be ready to change the world.

All right.

All right, that does it for today.

I hope you all were paying attention

because you all have

a three-page reflection due

on Dr. Pierce's video next week.

Bro.

Bro.

-Guess what.

-What?

So I'm sitting in orientation class and

I'm watching the Dr. Pierce sh*t, right?

I start talking to this girl,

and she invites us both to, get this,

a frat party. Tonight.

Cool.

"Cool."

That's you.

It's not cool, it's huge.

You're welcome, by the way.

-For what?

-It's a frat party.

-I'm not going.

-Why not?

I'm busy.

-Bullshit.

-I have homework.

Friday night homework

is a Sunday night problem.

I have a lot that I need

to do this weekend

and I'd just like to get it done now.

There's no way you got that much work

-on the first week of classes.

-I do.

Oh, I get it.

You just want to sit here

and jerk off all day.

Well, guess what.

We're going to dinner tonight.

-I already ate.

-Are you serious right now?

Sorry.

Will you turn it down, please?

-Only if you come to the party tonight.

-No.

Come on! I've been waiting

for this opportunity all week.

You're really gonna screw

that for me right now.

Besides...

I didn't want to play this card,

but you know I've been having

a hard time adjusting to college.

Why did you leave me?

Look, you would be doing me a huge favor.

Besides, I've seen you

lying in bed every night.

This is your chance to have

the real college experience.

Whatever happens tonight

could change everything for us.

If I go, will you be quiet until 8:00?

-Yes.

-Okay, fine. Starting now.

-Okay. Oh, one more thing.

-What?

Uh, f*ck. Me crying the other night...

That stays between us obviously, right?

-Sure.

-Thank you.

-Josh.

-Yeah, what's up?

I'm going to this party for you,

but if at any point tonight

I feel uncomfortable or unsafe,

I'm leaving with or without you.

-Well, it's gonna take a little...

-No.

Listen, if at any point I'm uneasy,

I'm gone. Got it?

-Got it. Message received.

-Good.

-You good?

-I'm fine.

Okay.

Well,

we should probably get dressed.

Ooh, damn.

Why are we dressed like

we're about to invade Iraq?

-Just a precaution.

-Right.

Could you at least put a flannel on?

I take it you haven't been

to many parties in high school.

Only my cousin's Bar Mitzvah.

-What about you?

-I've been to a lot.

I was a big party guy

in high school. Uh...

-Cool.

-Going crazy.

I think this one's us.

What's up, boss?

-Can you tap us in?

-Yeah, for sure.

Thanks.

Do you know where room 213 is?

-Oh, sh*t. Are you Claire's friends?

-Oh, yeah. Good friends. You know her?

Yeah. Yeah.

We went to high school together.

Whoa! That's so crazy.

Yeah. No, I'm just waiting on my girl,

but take the elevator up,

down the hall to the right.

Bet.

-I'm Josh.

-Kevin.

Andrew.

Cool. Well, see y'all up there.

Okay, time out. You cannot be

acting like that at the party.

-Like what?

-Like a f*cking virgin.

I don't know. Like being awkward.

I agreed to come here

because you asked me.

I'd rather be back in the room

where it's safe.

Whatever, just try to relax, okay?

Jesus Christ.

Kevin...

Kevin.

Alice?

Kevin.

Kevin!

Okay.

Got ready?

Yeah. Yeah, it's fine.

Okay. Thanks.

Okay.

Thanks. Bye.

Sorry about that.

My brother was supposed to get me alc,

but then he bailed at the last minute.

So, all I have are just leftover seltzers

and one of his beers.

That works.

-So, you're Josh's roommate?

-Uh, yeah.

I f*ck with the fit. Very Kanye-core.

-I would lose the flannel, though.

-I mean, I'm Jewish, so...

-Which one do you want?

-Oh, I'll take the beer.

I'm good.

That looks delicious. Thank you.

So, how'd you two meet?

Did you guys request each other?

No. No, that was... That's actually

the really crazy part is 'cause like

-I requested a single actually...

-I did too,

but I guess there wasn't, like, room.

Well, that was... That's the part

that was really crazy,

'cause they got way more freshmen

than they usually do.

Yeah, I had to fill out a whole

form 'cause I had to request one.

- That's the application process.

- Right.

- I don't know.

- Yeah.

So, what's your major?

Could you get the door, Josh?

Wait, don't we wanna see

who that is first?

-Welcome to the club.

-Where's Kevin?

He went down to meet you.

Didn't you see him?

No. Someone else had to let me in.

-Oh, we saw him.

-Yeah, he was right outside.

Did you try calling his phone?

Yeah, he's not answering.

Do you have his location?

-Yeah. Hold on.

-Let me see.

- It says he's in the building.

- No, No, no, no. Zoom in.

He's next to the building.

Okay, well I'm gonna go find him.

Does anyone wanna come?

Okay, fine. I'll go by myself.

That's for... Actually for wine, but...

-Oh, wait. So, wait, no, no, no.

-It's the cap-opener part.

What time does the party start, though?

Elev... Be out till 11:00?

-That's a party, Andrew.

-Do you...? They end at like 3:00.

Three?

-Andrew, what do you think a party is?

-Three? What time...?

Andrew, behind you!

-Pull it out.

-No, that just makes it worse.

It's not that deep. Pull it out.

Okay.

I'm good. I'm good. I'm good.

Stay with me here, Alice.

You call an ambulance.

Oh, my God. Alice, what the hell happened?

Don't try to talk, help's on the way.

-Dude, are you okay?

-My vest took the brunt of it. Go!

We're in the south parking lot.

A girl's been stabbed in the chest.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, we can do that.

Andrew, man, you're gonna need to...

Actually, he's already doing that.

Claire, can you apply pressure

to the wound here?

Yeah, but my roommate

stabbed her with his knife.

No, no. You're not understanding.

She stabbed... She attacked him first.

But his b*llet...

He has a bulletproof vest.

There's another girl who's been stabbed.

She's still here!

No, I didn't. I didn't see her

get stopped. That was before...

Yeah. No, no. Yeah. Okay.

Yeah, his name is Andrew Cross.

Okay.

What's that?

The k*ller dropped this. Look.

How does the k*ller have a key

to Navarro Hall?

I don't know,

but it might lead us to Kevin.

We're going after the psycho

that took Kevin.

-What?

-What?

What?

If there's even a chance he's alive,

we have to help him.

No, I just called the cops.

They're gonna be here any minute.

- Did you guys just get that?

- Yeah.

It says an attack has been

reported on campus

and everyone must return

to their rooms immediately.

The paramedics must have

contacted them after.

What?

It says the suspected perpetrator

is Andrew Cross.

-That's you, right?

-Why the hell would they think it's me?

-The dispatcher asked for your name, man.

-And you gave it to him?

-You can't just lie to 911.

-You f*cking imbecile.

The whole campus is on lockdown

until you're apprehended.

It's okay. I'll just explain it to them

when they arrive.

No, that'll take all night.

You'll probably f*ck it up again and they

won't do anything to actually help Kevin.

We have a lead.

We're Kevin's best hope right now.

With security patrolling campus,

you won't even make it to Navarro Hall.

I was trained in tactical

stealth movement. I'll be fine.

What about the k*ller?

Won't she just k*ll you two next?

Josh, you don't even have

any combat training.

Okay, well, that's not entirely true.

I took two years of karate

in middle school.

Oh, my God...

He'd stand a better chance

if I'm watching his back, right?

This is insane.

I'm gonna stay here with Alice,

but if you two wanna go get

yourselves k*lled, be my guest.

All right, well, we need to go now.

Andrew may have trained for this,

but you haven't.

This isn't worth risking your life over.

Just give me time to clear his name.

You good?

Uh, yeah.

Okay, we should be clear

for the next stretch.

So...

how did you learn all the action stuff?

I had to complete a military bootcamp

before my mom would let me go to college.

Why?

My family has a history

of this stuff happening.

What do you mean, "this stuff"?

All four of my siblings died

in their first week of college.

-Oh, that's heavy.

-I've learned to live with it.

Well, on the bright side, at least

you made it through your first week.

Did I?

Night seven.

So, it's like a curse, then.

I mean, they were technically

ruled as isolated incidents,

but to me, they feel connected.

If you don't mind me asking...

-how did it all happen?

-How did what all happen?

How did your siblings die?

Painfully.

Okay. It's your first day.

Be cool. You got this.

Oh, crap.

- What's good, little dude?

- Hello.

- How'd you get in?

- Hi.

I didn't think I left the door unlocked.

I'm y'all's new roommate, actually.

Oh! You're Elias,

the freshman from the housing portal.

Uh, yes.

Oh. Hi. I'm going to go do some work.

God, what's your major, dude?

Uh, Film.

I'm a film student. Yeah.

Uh, I'm sorry, I never caught your name,

by the way.

Yeah. Yeah, sorry.

I'm Damien, and no... Don't even ask.

I'm a Philosophy major.

Ah. That's very nice.

I just think there's something

so dope about, like, life, existence,

our place in the universe,

and the inevitable truth

that one day we all shall perish.

Oh, well...

Very cool.

Hey, y'all, my name's Elias,

and welcome to my first week of college.

Elias always talked

of Internet fame,

although, none of his countless channels

ever really took off.

Hey, y'all, my name's Elias, and welcome

to day two of my first week of college.

My roommate did

the weirdest thing this morning.

Editor, cut to the clip.

It's me. I'm the editor.

-Good morning, Damien.

-Oh, hey. What's up?

Uh... What are you putting in your coffee?

Uh, it's cranberry juice.

In your coffee?

Yeah.

Anyways, today I have classes.

My first college classes, that is.

Oh. Oh, I know where we are.

This is the Alpha Beta Sigma house

where the frat m*ssacre of 1933 occurred.

Okay, guys, so story goes:

One night at 4 a.m.,

fire was reported in the basement

of the Alpha Beta Sigma house.

Rescuers arrived to find

the charred bodies of six students.

Don't y'all think that's kind of lit?

That was trash.

Class was lame. That's all I got.

We just partnered up and...

and talked about movies we like.

My partner liked something

with a dance academy and witches.

I'm not really into stuff like that.

At some point, it's just... Oh!

Damien, how you doing?

Um, how'd you get in there?

Uh, do you think you could

get me in there?

It would be awesome

for some cool content.

And if you wanted to join,

you could...

Bye, Damien!

Elias' video gained traction fast.

By morning, it had hit 13,000 views

and his channel had gained

2,000 subscribers.

Hey, y'all, Elias here.

I really appreciate the support

and nice comments

that y'all have been handing me

these past few days.

Like this guy.

"Please crawl into a hole and die."

I'm joking. Some of y'all can be dicks.

Anyways, thanks for the ones

who do support.

I know that y'all have been wanting

updates on my roommate, Damien,

so I've decided that I'm going

to introduce y'all to him.

Yo, uh... Yo, Damien, uh...

You want to be in the vlog?

Uh, my viewers would like

to know more about you.

They think you're rad as hell.

Hello? Damien?

Yo, Damien!

Those are some real nice LEDs

you got going on there.

"Drink bleach"? That's not very nice.

Oh, real, real, real funny, Damien.

Good one. That's a good one, Damien.

Okay. All right. Yeah, I get it.

You can come out now.

Please, Damien.

Can you come out now, please?

Damien.

You wanna play games, huh?

Well, I can play, too.

Next video, we follow Damien.

But first, follow me

on all my socials. Bye!

Hey, y'all, Elias here.

Thank you for 2.5K subscribers. Yay!

So today we're following Damien.

I have no doubt that he's trolling me,

so I'm gonna follow him

and I'm gonna confront him

and expose him to my massive audience.

That's him. Okay, perfect.

I'll get back to you shortly

if anything happens.

So, this schedule I stole told me

that he should be at this building.

I don't see him. Probably running late.

Strawberry coffee again, maybe?

Oh! There he is.

What is he doing? Why'd you stop?

You get in that building,

you murderous, demon-loving as*h*le.

He's probably got a cult meeting.

Aha! I caught you red-handed,

you bloody-knife wielding...

- Bloody knife what?

- ...psycho.

- They're taking a test.

- Oh, ma'am.

- I'm sorry. Can I just...?

- No.

No, no, let me.

But I just, I need the...

Get out.

- But can I...? Just a little bit...

- Thank you. No.

Rude. I'll catch up

with another vlog tomorrow.

Just remember to subscribe.

-I'm sorry about today. I just...

-No, no, you're good, little dude.

I'm having some homies over later

for a movie night

and you're more than welcome to come with.

That would be great, Damien. Thank you.

Yo, check her.

She's a f*cking menace.

m*rder is f*cking cool!

Hey! Dude, you made it.

Yeah. Sorry, I was in class.

It's all good, man.

I've been hanging out with f*cking Ben

and f*cking, uh...

Timothy.

Tim!

-We're hanging out with Ben and Tim!

-Yeah.

Yeah!

Oh. For sure. Hey.

Nice to meet you.

I think I need a beer.

Yeah. Get me one, too.

I'm gonna take a piss.

Wakey, wakey, you dead f*ck!

Damien, what the hell?

-What is this?

-"What is this?"

This isn't funny, as*h*le.

What are you, Dracula?

Who's laughing now?

Jesus! Damien! Bro, relax. Relax.

Damien. Damien.

Damien, Damien.

Damien's not here right now.

Let's just say we made a deal.

-What kind of deal?

-Why, a sacrifice, of course.

Sometimes the university president

needs a new yacht.

Other times, the university itself

finds itself in crippling debt.

How do you suppose

they get out of this conundrum?

They did just raise the cost of tuition.

Especially mine

'cause I'm from out of state, you know?

God, you're so oblivious.

Every 90 or so years,

the board of trustees,

in their infinite wisdom,

call upon me to pay tribute.

Five students, five students.

I take the blood of five students

and suddenly all

their financial burdens just...

poof.

Well, let's get to it.

f*ck me!

Get me out!

Get me out!

-Ah! Get me out!

-I'll tell you what.

Since I love deals...

It's okay.

Come on.

Slide out.

Tell you what.

You run as fast as you can...

and I'll chase you as fast as I can.

Okay.

-Okay!

-You wanna know why?

-You wanna know why?

-Why?

Because I love fast food.

You really thought I'd leave you.

You're such a f*cking dumbass.

Damien!

Oh, the lock.

f*ck! Oh, sh*t.

It's... It's 5 a.m.

And I'm... I'm tired.

And my roommate is really possessed.

Damn it, I asked for this.

This is all my fault. I...

I just... I just... I just...

I just wanted to create.

I just... I just wanted people to love me.

I just wanted to...

I just wanted to be seen.

Surprise!

-No! No! Go away, please.

-The analytics are in, dude!

-Please!

-You're totally a smash.

So, did they ever find the body?

No. That livestream

was the last we ever heard from him.

Damn.

And to think it's probably

still on Reddit somewhere...

-That's my brother.

-Wait, Andrew.

I've never seen security like that

on campus before.

We need to keep moving.

-Come on.

-Right.

Hello?

Who are you? Did you take Kevin?

Why are you calling me?

See you soon, Andrew.

-sh**t.

-What the f*ck?

How does she have your number?

-This is your fault.

-I'm sorry.

-It was a mistake.

-Yeah, a big one.

-Give me yours.

-Nuh-uh, it was your number she had.

If she found mine,

she could find yours. Give it to me.

Andrew, I haven't backed

my phone up in, like, three years.

I don't care, Josh.

Give me the phone now.

I'll just put it on airplane mode.

-Okay.

-See?

Okay.

Okay, let's go.

So, um...

sibling number one,

sacrificed to the devil.

What happened to two?

He caught the frat flu.

Yeah. I'm opening your packets right now.

Hang on. Let me put you on speaker.

It's just a little care package.

Some things you left behind

and some snacks.

You packed Mr. Salmon?

I couldn't stand to think of you

two being separated for so long.

I had to send him over.

All right, great.

We shall never part.

All, right honey, I'll let you go.

I just wanted to make sure

you got the box.

Oh. And I put some

pepper spray in there, too.

Pepper spray?

I just, you know...

I want you to be safe out there.

Yeah, I will.

I know you will.

Happy first week of college.

Love you, Mom. Bye.

Mankind is made up

of inferior creatures...

spiritually and physically deformed,

who would've corrupted

the harmony of my perfect body.

Hey, man. Sorry, I'm just

gonna grab a couple things.

Hey, man, it was...?

It was Lucas, right?

Hi, Toby.

-So you're just staying in, then?

-Planning on it.

Sick-a*s teddy bear, man.

Thanks.

Sorry to barge in on you like this.

I'll be back late.

Gotcha.

I mean, you're welcome

to come with us, if you'd like.

Listen, man, I don't mean to be a d*ck,

but it's kind of important to establish

a friend group early in the year.

Yeah, I know.

It's not that I don't like you guys,

it's just that... I don't know.

-It's not my scene, you know?

-Yeah, I get it. No pressure.

-See you.

-All right, see you.

-Hey.

-What's up?

Oops.

-You okay?

-Yeah, just allergies.

"Allergies."

-You still feeling it?

-Yeah.

I probably gave it to you by now too.

- Sorry.

- That's all right.

I got some of that throat-numbing spray.

You can use some if you want.

Prefer ice cream and sh*t.

Besides, it's just the frat flu.

Everyone gets it.

Yeah, fair.

-What class you got?

-Uh, Recent Developments in Medicine.

Hmm. Can you let me know

if they find a cure for acne?

I'm breaking out

to hell and back right now.

I'll let you know.

All right. See you.

All right. Wow. Well, I've got you

for another 30 more minutes.

So, uh...

let's take a sharp left turn.

This will not be on the test,

but it's my class and I'll do what I want.

There's a new disease rearing

its ugly head, a scary one.

The scientific name of this virus

is Pharyngitis Megistos.

The public has decided

to commonly call it "the Swells."

The origin of the disease

is still debated,

given it only cropped up about

a month ago in Eastern Europe.

But experts theorize...

that it might do better in

a more temperate climate...

such as our great state.

I'm gonna teach you

how to survive this bad boy.

Swells begins like many

other viruses with a sore throat.

A bit painful, but ultimately harmless.

But that's where this virus is different.

It begins with the normal inflammation,

which may even be treatable

by simple home remedies.

However, the virus doesn't stop

its reign of terror there.

Within a half a day,

one or more of the parathyroid glands

forego their job

of regulating calcium in the body.

Instead, they begin to convert

the calcium into a thick pus.

After about two days of production,

the pus increases

and it begins to build in the pharynx.

The pharynx swells...

and your sore throat gets worse.

Then within an hour, the amount

and size of those calcium deposits

will increase tenfold.

Those things aren't pimples.

They're embedded even deeper

than the skin layer, down to the bone.

Popping them is difficult and a bad idea.

But soon enough, those deposits

will be the least of your worries.

At the next stage of progression,

the calcium will begin

to build up inside the pharynx.

Thus, your throat swells even more.

It keeps swelling...

and swelling.

And swelling.

All of a sudden, the victim begins

to choke on their own swollen flesh,

thus, the nickname "Swells."

Yes.

So, what do you do

if you get to that point?

Well, Lucas, you're a med student.

I think you can guess.

When oxygen physically

can't flow through the airway,

-the patient needs a...

-Uh, tracheostomy.

Exactly.

So, what if you need one

and you're not at a hospital?

Same deal. You gotta find

the right tools for the job.

Try to find something

with a thin acute edge,

similar to a scalpel.

That's ideal for cutting flesh.

From there, you'll probably

be strapped for time,

so try to make the blade clean,

if possible.

Now, with your blade,

make a horizontal incision, uh, about

an inch above the patient's collarbone.

And I mean, horizontal, not vertical.

Left or right, not down or up.

You got all that?

Yeah. Yeah. I gotta go, professor.

Is there anything else I should know?

Well, you really should try to avoid

any solid points in the throat.

The last thing that you're gonna want...

is for the blade to break off

in your flesh.

From there, you need some form of tubing.

In a pinch, you can take a pen

and just use the casing.

Gotcha. Gotcha. That's it.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

sh*t.

Vince, Vince, Vince, Vince.

Vince.

f*ck!

Oh, sh*t. You did the thing. Okay. Okay.

Are you okay?

You know, you're supposed

to cut it horizontally, not vertically.

sh*t.

This whole place is infected. Stay here.

I gotta get help.

I need an ambulance at Atwood College,

right outside Woodward.

This is a quarantine area.

Under no circumstances

may you vacate the premises.

We have people dying in here.

Under no circumstances.

Jesus Christ.

I don't mean to call

the death of your brother gnarly,

but... f*cking yikes, man.

-How are we gonna get through?

-Let me think.

-No.

-That's a good idea.

-It's not.

-Yeah.

-I don't...

-Let's do it.

Man, it's so bogus that that party

got canceled on us.

- For real, bro.

- Hey.

Oh, sh*t, 12's on us.

Where are your boys headed tonight?

We're just going back

to our dorms, officer.

Uh, sorry for the disturbance.

Y'all live together?

Yeah, we all live together in Tender Lake.

Except those two.

Where do you two live?

Oh. We also live in Tender Lake.

What? I've never seen you before.

What floor do you live on?

-Second floor.

-Second floor. That's crazy.

We're also on the second floor.

What room are you guys in?

Oh, what room? You know, 213.

Oh, 213! We're in 212.

How have we never met before? I'm Jonas.

I'm Jo... Jonas.

What, you're Jo...?

We're like, we're both...

We're like the Jonas brothers.

Enough. All of you need

to return to your dorms now.

There's a k*ller out tonight.

Y'all want to come back to our place

for some drinks?

Actually, I can't tonight,

but next time for sure.

All good, Jonas.

See you around, man. Okay. See ya.

-Oh, f*ck.

-Thank you for not ditching me there.

If it were any other night,

believe me, I would've.

-Can we sit?

-Yeah, bet. I could use a break.

I didn't actually go to very many parties

in high school.

What?

I always wanted to. I just...

My friends never invited me.

And, yeah, I went to a few with my ex.

I guess I was just hoping college

would be different, you know?

It will be.

It will be.

You know, you're gonna have

a ton of opportunities to do that.

But we gotta get through tonight first.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

No, you're right.

You're right.

Maybe you should tell me another story.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Why don't you sit down?

I can't. Late for class.

Oh, careful!

We already have rat problems?

Yeah, Angus and I

put them up everywhere,

so just be careful.

You don't wanna trigger

one of them and get hurt.

Angus, wait up.

Morning.

My God, my head is pounding

after last night.

You know, I'm impressed.

You had more than any of us

and you don't seem

to be feeling it at all.

You American girls aren't used to it.

Plus, I need to be ready and on my feet

if I wanna go for another round tonight.

Wait, seriously?

You've gotta be kidding me.

It's Fresher's Week.

That's what you do.

You get pissed on unknown amounts.

I'll tell you what,

you should come tonight, too.

Enjoy the experience.

Oh, come on. It's just this week.

It's not like you're gonna spend

all your money anyways.

I've seen you down at two pints.

Ha, ha. Very funny.

Look, I gotta go to class.

I'll see you later.

Catch you later.

Hey.

- Hi.

- It's the first week of college.

Sorry, I just didn't have time to...

You can't just run away

from your problems, our problems.

I know.

I just...

I have to get away

after what happened to Lucas.

Always the first week of college.

I'm just as concerned as you are.

I mean...

Seriously. I'm okay.

I just don't wanna be having

this conversation right now.

Always the first week of college.

Always the first week of college.

Always the first week of college.

You can't just run away from

your problems, our problems.

We'll figure it out together.

I'm sorry, Andrew.

I've gotta go. Say hi to Mom for me.

Hey, hey, you all right?

I left them. After everything that

happened, I just decided to run away.

What are you on about, Marie?

My siblings, they needed me and I...

Instead, I'm just here

getting hammered with my flatmates.

Come here.

Here, take some of this.

It's all right, Marie, but...

you've been poisoned.

What?

Guy said it would take 15 drinks.

How many has it been?

Thirteen since the start of the week.

You're so thick.

You Americans are so f*cking thick.

Soon your body

will be nothing but a vessel.

And you've never even f*cking noticed.

Hey, hey, you all right?

You still suffering from yesterday, aye?

Are you okay?

Not really.

Gonna have to get you strong

quicker than anything, girl.

Funky Friday's coming up soon.

- Funky Friday?

- Aye.

It's an event at the nightclub

just around the corner.

What the f*ck happened

last night in the stairwell?

We never walked through the stairwell.

No, no, no, no, no. We did.

You, me and Daphne. We were.

Marie.

You passed out in the club toilets.

We had to carry you home.

How could you possibly remember anything?

You weren't even conscious.

You said something about me

being a vessel or something.

A vessel?

Like what? A demon or some shite?

You realize how stupid you sound, right?

It sounds like a dream, but it felt real.

Oh, you dreamt it, all right.

A vessel...

I don't think I'm coming tonight

to Funky Friday.

It's all right.

-Get some rest.

-Yeah.

-Those never help, you know.

-f*ck, you scared me.

You can take all the pills in the world

and it's never going to stop.

What won't?

Reality, Marie.

There's no escaping reality.

Are you f*cking high or something?

Could be the nicest,

kindest person in the world,

and it's never gonna stop.

You should know that better than anyone...

with all your family problems.

What the f*cking are you saying?

The only thing you have to do

is to offer up that dunce of a flatmate

to the great ones.

I think you need to get

the f*ck away from me right now.

What if I told you

I could make the world fair,

so you don't have to face reality?

Get the f... Get away from me.

Looking for this?

It's like Angus said,

you can't escape your fate.

You should be grateful.

You're going to serve a higher purpose.

f*ck you. You're all insane!

Don't worry. We'll send

a condolence card to your family.

They're used to it by now anyways,

aren't they?

Crazy b*tch!

Look who's talking.

I never really told these stories

to anyone except my therapist.

-Damn. Really?

-Yeah.

After Marie died,

my mom took me out of school

and I kind of stopped talking to people.

sh*t, dude, that's tough.

It's fine. I'm just glad

I have someone I can finally...

I thought you said your phone

was on airplane mode.

-I had to check if Claire sent anything.

-Are you f*cking kidding me, Josh?

-Oh, sh*t.

-What?

She says you're still the primary suspect.

Apparently, they're using your combat

training and family history to justify it.

-Seriously?

-I don't know.

She's tried to explain it to them, but the

cops think she's just covering for you.

sh*t.

Andrew, what if we just turn ourselves in?

-No.

-It could avoid anybody getting hurt.

No, no. We are not f*cking doing that,

Josh. I know how this ends.

If we don't do anything, Kevin will die

and we will be just as

responsible as the k*ller.

So if you want to turn yourself in,

be my guest.

-But I'm not f*cking stopping.

-Your family's been through enough, man.

My family's already broken. Kevin's isn't.

Okay.

Okay. f*ck it.

You ready to go?

Yeah.

-You good?

-It's just the shoulder. I'll be fine.

-Ah, what the hell, dude?

-You don't seem fine. Let's have a look.

-Oh, God. That's a lot of blood.

-It looks worse than it feels.

-No, we need to bandage that right now.

-I'll be fine.

You're not gonna be fine if you bleed out

before we get to Navarro Hall.

Take off your vest.

Can you go get some paper towels?

-You know what to do?

-Yeah. Okay.

-Does it hurt?

-Yeah. Yeah.

When my sister Evelyn went to college,

I was sure she was gonna be the one

to break my family's curse.

I... Um, I understand

why you chose to leave, but Ev...

Mom, please don't do this.

Are you sure you're ready?

After everything and the things

you've been seeing...

Mom, we agreed distance

would be a good thing.

I know, but hindsight...

Listen, Mom, I gotta go.

I'm on the patio right now and a few girls

from my orientation group

are coming over later for a... tour thing.

Friends already? Ev, that's great.

You know, I've been thinking about

booking a flight to come visit.

Would Dad come?

You know I can't do that.

Right.

I gotta go.

Oh, well, we can talk later.

-Bye, Mom.

-Ev.

I'll call later. I promise.

I don't like this.

When did you become a liar?

You were supposed to be

the good one.

I was...

until Marie left and didn't come back.

So I think I'll leave that to Andrew.

Why would you come here,

if you know what's gonna happen?

I'll be careful.

We're all careful, Ev.

I'm warning you, it doesn't matter.

It does matter, though,

because I won't be waking up next

to Marie's empty bed every morning

or walk past Lucas' old speakers...

or Elias' graduation photos.

I'm done.

Hey, hey, look at me.

Marie's term is gonna start

and she'll be back in three months.

For like a week.

Yeah. But by then you won't

even want her to come back.

Why is she going, anyway?

She knows what's going to happen.

I don't...

I don't know why she's going at all.

I wish I could tell you, but I...

I just can't.

Not unless you already have the answers.

I can teach you a trick.

-A trick?

-Yeah.

Yeah. Whenever you miss them

but you just can't reach them,

you look at the sky and count the stars.

-There's like a billion of them.

-More.

Okay, smart-a*s. There's more.

But there's one for each of us.

There's you and then

there's Mom and Dad right there.

And that one can be Elias, Marie...

and we can even give one to Andrew.

See? Whenever you miss Mom,

whenever you miss Dad,

whenever you miss Marie,

just look at the sky and count the stars.

Damn, sweetheart, where you going?

What are you doing out here?

Yeah. Yeah. Where you going?

Where you going?

-I just wanna talk.

-Stay away from me.

Stay away from me. Stay away from me.

You can't get me yet. It's not my turn.

Oh, my God, I am so sorry.

-I didn't mean to scare you like that.

-That's okay.

I'm Reyna. You're Evelyn, right?

Yeah, we have Intro to Astronomy together.

So there's this party tonight

at Alpha Xi Delta

and I really need you to come.

Oh, no. I really can't.

Yes, you really can.

See, I'm trying to pledge to them

and I need to bring three people.

So I need you.

Also, I think I saw you

on the lawn the other night.

You dropped your blanket?

Oh, sh*t.

Yeah, it's no worries.

It's totally fine. I picked it up.

So if you meet me at the party,

I can give it to you.

It's at 11:00. I'll text you the address.

Cool, yeah. Bye.

-Come on, you have to go.

-I can't.

Come on, you still have one more day.

Just leave before midnight.

That weird girl needs you.

Thirty minutes.

And if I see anything weird, I'm leaving.

Yay!

Nope. Nope.

Oh. My gosh! It's you. You're here!

I'm so excited.

Here. Come on, you have to come in.

- So like...

- Okay, girls, okay.

So this is Evelyn.

We got Intro to Astronomy.

Um, I'm so happy you came because this,

you know, sorority means so much to me

and you mean so much to me,

so thank you so much.

Um, yeah.

Uh, grab anything that you need.

There's drinks in the fridge.

Um, there's pizza if you want pizza.

That's... You okay?

-Evelyn.

-Yeah, I'm fine.

Yo, my B.

I don't know

what's going on with her.

Wait! Ev?

Evelyn. Evelyn! Evelyn!

Where are you going? Evelyn!

You need to get out of here.

Go in there.

-Really?

-Yes. There's no time.

Going down.

Go.

Easy. Easy. It's only me.

Sweet, dear, little Ev.

Oh, it's...

You knew this would happen.

You always knew that,

when you'd step foot on these grounds,

you'd end up here.

-No, I didn't. I swear.

-That's what your brother thought.

And your sister, too.

Maybe not out loud, but in their heads.

-My sister?

-They didn't want to go, either.

Alex.

Alex, stop.

There is no Alex.

-She isn't here.

-Alex, please.

You can join them now.

Be one with the stars.

Thanks.

After that, it was pretty much over.

Mom completely barred me

from going to college.

Said she wasn't ready

to lose her last child.

Her baby.

But I couldn't stay in that house,

so I applied in secret.

Uh, when she found out, she was mad.

But she came around on one condition:

military bootcamp.

As you can imagine, it wasn't exactly

the best place to deal with my grief.

Yeah.

I'm sorry. That's...

-That's really hard.

-Yeah.

At least it prepared me

for this, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

That's one way of looking at it.

You ready?

Let's f*cking do this.

Oh, my God. We're gonna die.

467 is over there.

-Take this.

-What?

No, I don't know how to use that.

You keep it.

I have a backup.

Besides, not that hard to use.

Just stay low.

Swing at the nearest body part.

Close enough.

Be careful, dude.

-Oh, sh*t.

-It's Kevin.

He's alive,

but we have to get him out of here.

Untie him. I'll be right back.

-Andrew, wait.

-What?

I don't... I don't think I can do this.

-Yes, you can.

-No, I can't.

-Yes, you can.

-I really can't.

You can. Hey, look at me.

Look at me. Breathe.

Slower. Slower.

In, out.

Again. In, out.

You've come this far.

You can do this.

All you need to do is cut these off of him

and get him out of here.

Can you do that?

Yes or no?

I need to hear you say it, Josh.

Yes. Yes.

Good. I'll be right back.

All right, let's get you

out of here, boss.

Okay.

Oh, my God. What the f*ck?

Are you okay? f*ck.

You need to leave. Now, now.

No, we're getting you out of here.

Oh, my God!

Andrew!

Leave me.

I'm not gonna make it.

Oh, my God.

You're gonna be fine.

You're gonna be fine.

Look, stop being so dramatic.

You're fine!

sh*t.

Okay, Kevin. Stay right there.

I'll be right back.

Don't go anywhere. Stay. Just wait.

Andrew.

-Get away from him!

-Josh, run!

Calm down! Just be calm.

You're freaking me out.

You're freaking me out, man!

Just stay calm!

Holy...!

sh*t.

Oh, my God.

f*ck. Double f*ck.

Hey, stop right there.

There's a crazy slasher villain in there.

What the hell are you talking about?

There's a woman

and she's eating my friend.

I know it doesn't make any sense,

but you gotta believe me.

-Are you a student here?

-Yeah.

Let me see your ID.

My ID? Man, there's a dead body

on the fourth floor.

Fine. Show me.

And the blanket,

it caught on the wheels of the stretcher

and he fell right over there.

No, I swear it was right there.

Yeah. I'm gonna need to see your ID.

Help. Help! The k*ller's in there.

-Are you injured, doctor?

-No, I'm okay.

I was just doing grades

and this masked woman in a jumpsuit

-just showed up and attacked me.

-Take me where it happened.

All units, I'm gonna need backup

at Navarro Hall, stat.

You, come with us now.

Ma'am, can you hear me?

Can you tell me your name?

Dr. Victoria Pierce.

Doc...

Like the dean?

Oh, sh*t. We gotta get you out of here.

Can you walk?

Okay, fine. Just stay here.

I'm just gonna try to get us

out of this room and I'll get you help.

Wait.

What?

You need to k*ll her.

The woman in the mask.

My identical twin sister.

She is evil incarnate...

and must be stopped.

That's the k*ller's knife.

Yeah. The k*ller

must have dropped it there.

-Is this your office?

-Yes, it is.

How long ago

did the k*ller attack?

It couldn't have been more

than a couple of minutes ago.

Okay.

That means the k*ller's still nearby.

-Hey, um...

-What now?

f*ck, f*ck, f*ck...

I used to try to protect her.

She feeds off human flesh.

I locked her away

and I would hunt for her at night.

I thought when I became dean,

I could give her a liberal education

and help her cure herself.

That was the biggest mistake of my life.

Upon arrival, she...

she attacked me and stole my identity.

Leaving me here to rot.

You're not going to die here, doctor.

As soon as we're out of here,

I'll get you help.

I don't care if I live.

I just need my sister to die.

Oh, God!

Get away from him.

Josh. Josh!

Well, that came in "handy."

f*ck you.

They're over here.

All right.

I think I could take it from here.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Yeah, of course.

Hey, I know last night went not good,

but would you maybe want

to hang out again sometime?

Yeah, sure.

Maybe this time we could

actually go to a frat party.

Yeah.

Or maybe just tacos

at the place by campus?

Yeah, I'm down.

-All right.

-I'll see you around.

-I'll see you around, Claire.

-Bye, Josh.

- What's up, doc?

- How you feeling?

I'm good.

-They got me all bandaged up.

-Same here.

And Claire said the doctors think

Alice will pull through.

Good.

I saw them ship the real Dr. Pierce

off to the hospital,

so maybe she'll be fine, too.

Let's hope.

That was not how I thought

last night was gonna go.

I mean, I thought something

was gonna go wrong, but...

Holy sh*t. That was something else.

Yeah.

But look, congrats. You made it

through your first week of college.

You broke the curse.

I think I'm gonna take a gap year.

-A gap year?

-Yeah.

You know, I just... I spent so long

trying to escape my family's past.

I never really figured out what I actually

want from college, you know?

Fair.

Yeah, I'm gonna miss having

you as a roommate, though.

-Same.

-Really?

No, not at all.

But, um, when I get a new phone,

we should keep in touch.

I'll take it.

Before you go, though,

want to get one last shitty,

dining-hall breakfast?

Oh, you mean pancakes

with the texture of dried cement

and a side of undercooked eggs?

-You know it.

-Yeah, I'd love to.