Noseeums (2025)

[bunniefuu]

[arrows wooshing]

[insect buzzing continues]

[sinister]

The land.



The land knows you.

Even when you are lost.

[insects buzzing]

[tense]



[faint buzzing]



[faint chiming

instrumental]

[insect buzzing]

[whispers]

Ember... Ember.

[growing louder]

Ember.

[faintly]

Ember. Ember.

Did you find it,

Ember?

Ember,

did you find it?

[Louder]

Ember! Ember!

Did you find it?

Ember!

[layered whispers]

Did you find it?

Did you find it?

[shouting]

Ember!

[suspenseful]



Oh! Agh!

[spitting]

[whispers]

f*ck.

[thudding impact]

[suspenseful]

[coughing]

[suspenseful]

-[thudding impact]

-Ugh!

[woman screaming]

[birds & insects

chirping continues]





[menacing]













[crowd chatter]

[sinister]





[Professor] It could be

narcissism,

or pure curiosity

of self-origin.

But, some data shows that

ancestral research

is the second most common

research done online

in the United States.

Right next to

p*rn*graphy, of course.

[snickers]

Damn right it is.

[Professor]

Enough.

Has anyone heard of

ancestral lineage healing?

-Oh.

-Ember?

Yeah, its purpose was

to source inherited

ancestral trauma,

and try to heal.

Whatever that means.

What about harm?

Ah, yeah.

I mean,

the deeper you go,

the more you find out.

There could

have been harm,

but I think its main purpose

was to heal.

Or, harm can happen in

the process of healing.

As Black people in America,

we find a lot of cruel truths.

But today, we focus

on Black land loss,

an issue that plagues Black

land owners across the South.

[Ember] Oh,

like heirs' property?

[Professor] Exactly.

Heirs' property is the

leading cause of

Black land theft today.

Black people would

buy land, die,

and give their land to their

children or other family.

They hope that

as heirs of the land,

they might be protected.

The issue is

one of cloudy title.

They're unable to prove

they own the land,

so it's susceptible

to be taken from them.

Why can't they just change

the title themselves?

Or, get someone to

help them change it?

I mean,

don't get me wrong,

I know there's a lot of

systemic issues,

but shouldn't it be our

responsibility to

change that standard?

So, go to the hood,

knock on their door,

and teach them that.

You don't want to give up

your comfort because

you have your

own life, right?

It will be a lot to

commit to.

Changing systems is

easier said than done.

[pensive]



[phone vibrating]

15% German?

Girl, bye.

Ember, you have got

to try this sh*t.

I don't have time for

that right now, Jas.

Sh!

See, that's why nobody be

here in the first place.

That's why you need to

stop playing around.

-'Cause we gotta study.

-Come on!

You know those things are

just an easy cash grab for

people desperate enough to

find out how Black they are?

[Jasmine] Okay, and?

Haven't you ever

wondered if you had

a little Cherokee in you?

[Ember] Girl...

No, I don't.

[Jasmine] All right...

All right.

[sighing]

[Ember]

This is a waste of time.

[Jasmine] You can take a

few seconds away from

your social anthropology.

[Ember] Alright, fine.

What's your

mom's full name?

-Wiley.

-Full name.

-Oh, sorry. Sonja.

-Okay.

Wiley.

[Jasmine]

And your dad?

[Ember] Girl...

Are you serious?

I don't know.

I wouldn't know that n*gga

if he walked in here

right now.

Mm-mm-mm.

[Both]

Sorry to that man.

[laughing]

Okay, well, did you

have any other family,

'cause I could still...?

[Ember] Ah, no. It's just

been me and my mom.

We kind of do

our own thing.

I stopped asking about the

rest of them years ago.

[Jasmine]

So, like...

no one's reached out

or said anything?

[Ember]

Jas, can we not?



[Jasmine] Sorry.

[sighing]

[hip-hop]

[Jasmine] b*tch.

Now I know this

is your sh*t here.

[hip-hop]

[Ember]

Oh, this is my sh*t.

[Jasmine] Aright,

that's it, come on.

I have to see you use

those mega knees.

[Ember] In the library?

[Jas] Yes! Nobody cares!

[hip-hop]

...play my music

in the club

they skip your sh*t

like hopscotch.

n*gg*s know

I ain't a charity.

I need it all back.

They still talking 'cause

they scared of me.

Them n*gg*s all flat.

I ain't dumb, you got

a problem, n*gga.

[laughing &

humming along]

Oh my God, b*tch, there's

a party this weekend.

No, Jas, I'm not going to

any more parties with you.

[Jas] Why?

[Ember] 'Cause last time

you were crazy.

I can't. I've got plans

this weekend.

[Jasmine]

Are you serious?

Don't tell me it's that

flaky white boy again.

Ember!

Let's go!

[Jasmine]

Oh, okay, I see.

So you're ditching me for

the white b*tches again?

[Ember] What?

Jas, it's not

even like that.

And Tess isn't

even white.

Look, you were the one who

told me I need to go out

and have fun

this weekend.

[Jasmine] I meant

have fun together.

[Ember] I'm sorry, Jas.

Okay? I gotta go.

[Jasmine] You know,

it's not a requirement

to hang out with

your ex's friends.

So why do you do it,

Ember?

[Ember] Because they're

my friends, too.

Just like you.

And they're nice.

I have to go. Okay?

I love you.

Stay Black.

[Jasmine]

No, you stay Black.

[Ember] Let's go!

Woo-oo-ooh! Ow-ow!

[laughing]

[Ember] Girl, if you don't

get your bony a*s

down from there.

What, are you,

crazy?

See, I knew

you would do this.

[Ember] Do what?

Have a stick up

your a*s, Ember.

We're on a girls' trip.

[phone vibrating]

[Tessa] I'm doing this

for your own good.

[Ember] Tess, no,

it's, it's not him.

[pop song

playing faintly]

[Tessa] False alarm.

It's just her mom.

I'm surprised it wasn't

from one of your homegirls.

[laughing]



[Tessa] Is there a

particular reason

you don't answer

their calls around us?

You know, she talks

differently when she's

on the phone

with them, right?

Oh, my God,

she does!

[Ember] No, I don't,

I talk just the same.

No, no, no.

Yes, you do.

[Tessa] As your roommate,

I can attest to this.

You're like, "These girls

got me doing

some white girl sh*t."

[laughing]

Mm-hm.

[Ember] I, I don't

sound like that.

Oh, you do be

talking like that.

Well, hey, at least I do

have "home girls."

These two fake b*tches

are just here

for a free trip.

Ah!

Am not, geez.

Now that I think about,

Ember is the only one

who pays me back

for anything.

You know what, Em?

You always keep it real.

That's what I love

about you.

I mean, it sucks that

Pauly couldn't see that.

Love him, but your boyfriend

is being such a jerk.

Ex-boyfriend.

[Tessa]

They're just on a little...

break.

Okay, guys?

Sure, well...

there will be no talk of

shitty boyfriends

on this trip,

past or present.

We are on our

white girl sh*t!

We're gonna get you

white girl wasted

at some point

this weekend.

Woo-woo!

Ah!

I'm about to pee myself!

Ah, so ghetto.

I have to pay inside.

[Ember] Don't worry.

It's just my mom.

[Friend] Mm-hm.

Ah, 20 on pump one.

[Cashier]

That handle's sticky.

Make sure you

press it hard.

Gross.

[Mom: Sonja]

Where are you?

I see you turned off

your location.

[Ember] Mom, really?

Come on.

I'm almost 21.

I'm with Tess

and the girls.

[Mom] But I thought you

said you were coming?

[Ember] Yeah, well...

Plans change, Mom.

[hushed]

I know! Yes!

[indistinct whispering]

Dude!

Hi.

Hey.

[Ember] I don't

need anything.

My friends are

treating me.

[Sonja] Treating?

My daughter doesn't

need a handout.

[Ember] Mom, it's not-

They're my friends, okay?

That's kind of what

friends are for.

[Sonja] What about

that other nice girl?

Jasmine?

[Ember] Yeah, Mom,

Jas is my friend, too,

but you know I'm allowed to

have other friends, right?

[Sonja] Mm...

You know you

could come home...

whenever.

I love you, babe.

[Ember] Oh, sh*t!

My apologies.

I didn't mean to scare you.

Ah... This yours?

[Ember] Yeah.

f*ck, my shirt.

Again... Sorry.

[Ember] Mom?

Can I call you back?

Right, thanks.

[Ember sighing]

[mutters]

Damn.

[bells on door ringing]

Hi.

Um, excuse me,

do you have a restroom?

[Cashier] Rest rooms are

for paying customers only.

[Ember] Ah... okay.

I don't, I don't have

any cash on me.

[Cashier] Well, then I guess

I can't help you then.

[Ember] Hey, do you

have any more cash?

I have to buy something

to use the restroom.

Why?

I didn't have to.

[scoffing]

[bells jangling]

[Tessa] What's wrong?

[Ember] Ask Lexi.

[Lexi] Ah, I don't know.

The lady at the register

wouldn't give Ember

the restroom key.

[Tessa] Are you serious?

[Lexi] What?

[insects buzzing faintly]

[eerie]

[insects buzzing]

[whispers]

Ember, Ember...

[faint whispering]

...did you find it?

Did you find it?

Did you find it?

Ember...

Ember...

[Friend]

Let's roll, ladies!







Hey, what town is this

lake house in again?

It's not too far away.

[Tessa] It's dope how

your dad lets you use

his properties whenever.

Yeah...

about that, actually, I,

I kind of had to

finesse the keys.

[Tessa] What?

Look, what Daddy doesn't

know won't hurt him.

And plus, it's not like

this would be

the first time anyway,

I mean...

Remember Boca?

[laughing]

[Lexi] Yes!

[sinister]







[birds chirping]





So...

What do we think,

ladies?

Isn't it, like,

so fab?



[Tessa]

It's so natural.

[faintly echoing]

Em...ber...

[sighing]

I'm... obsessed.

Aren't you obsessed?

[faint calling]

Em...ber...

[faint screams of a woman]

[indistinct whispering]

[echoing whispers]

Ember, Ember...



[Tessa] Hey...

Are you good?

[Ember] Yeah,

yeah, I'm fine.

[silently]

Okay.















[creaking]

[suspenseful]

[gasps]



[gasping]

Ah!

[Lexi] Woohoo!

[giggling]

[creaking rope]

[insects buzzing]

[whimpers]

Y'all gonna stand

there all day?

[creaking rope]

Ember, can you

grab the luggage?

[thudding]

Oh, thanks, Em.

[eerie]



[Tessa] Abs,

this place is... something.

[Abigail] I know, it was

practically like nothing

when we bought it,

but a couple years of

some TLC and I'll be

making bank off this place

with the snap of a finger.



[suspenseful]

[insects buzzing

continues]

[suspenseful]



[Tessa] I thought you

said it was a lake?

[Abigail] Um,

I'm sorry, Tessa.

How many waterfront

properties do you own?

[Ember] And you don't have

any neighbors, like, at all?

[Abigail] No,

private property.

The land's been in

the family for like... ever.

My dad's got land

all over Florida.

So, how about

we go explore?

[insects buzzing

& birds chirping]

[Abigail] This looks

like the best room.



This'll be mine.

Ooh!

Master bath!

Ooh, can't wait to get

in here later.

This must be the terrace.



This will be

your room, Ember.



[Ember] It feels a little hot

in here, don't you think?

[Tessa] Doesn't feel

any different to me.

But we can trade rooms,

if you want.

I really don't mind.

[Ember]

It's cool, I guess.

[Tessa] Are you sure?

[Abigail] Look, she said

she's fine, Tessa.

Why don't you just, like,

open a window or something?

I'll send somebody to take

a look at it tomorrow...

if that makes you

feel better.

[Ember] Yeah, that works.

[Abigail] Cool.

Well, I'm gonna

go get settled.

[sighing]

[Tessa] Dude, this place

is f*cking sh*t.

[laughing]

[birds chirping &

insects buzzing]











[sighing]









[suspenseful]

[startling]

[Ember] Phew!

Oh-h*, ha.

You scared me.

[Tessa] Where you going?

[Ember] Oh, I was

just gonna go outside.

To call my mom.

[Tessa] Again?

[sighing]

Okay.

Listen to me.

You deserve...

better than him.

Okay?

I mean, how is he gonna

learn any better if you

don't put your foot down

and show him

his behavior is

unacceptable?

[Ember] I know.

But I also just really

need some closure.

So...

I'll be right back.

I promise.

Okay?

[phone ringing]

[phone] What's up?

It's Paul.

Leave a message and

I'll try to get back to you.

[phone beeps]

Hey, hi, um...

I think we need to talk.

How things ended

between us was...

pretty f*cked up.

So...

When you get this,

can you just...

give me a call?



'Kay.



[sighing]



[faint & echoing]

Ember...

[eerie]



Hello?

[whisper]

Em...ber...

[insects buzzing]

Hello?

[buzzing]





[sinister]







[buzzing]





[faintly] Ember.



-Ember.

-[buzzing]



[buzzing hum]

[whispers]

Reach in...

[buzzing hum]



[suspenseful]

No!

[screaming]

Help! Help!

Somebody help me!

Please!

[gasping,

panicked breathing]

[loud buzzing]



[Tessa]

Oh, my god, Em!

[Abigail] Oh, my god,

are you okay?

What were you

doing out there?

[Ember] I was trying to

call Paul, but then...

[Lexi] [scoffing]

See what happens when

you break the rules?

[Ember] No!

Shut up, Lexi! Listen!

Okay, there's this thing.

There's this thing

out there.

I was walking, and I saw

this gravesite, and...

It was full of flies.

And something

reached up...

And it grabbed me.

[Abigail] What thing?

You mean like,

like an animal

or something?

[Ember] No, it was

like a person.

[Abigail]

What? Outside?

[Lexi] Oh, my god.

[Abigail] Oh, my god.

Do you think I need to call

the police or something?

[Ember] Guys,

it didn't look...

human.





[Lexi] Well, are you

like bleeding or...?

[Ember] No, you're not

listening to me.

There was something outside

that tried to k*ll me!

So, I- I think we

just need to leave.

[Lexi] I think...

someone...

is missing their ex.

[Abigail] [laughing]

Oh...kay.

Well, look, Ember.

We, like, literally

just got here.

[Tessa] Em, are you

good, like...?

[Ember] I'm serious.

There's something

out there.

And...

I can show you.

And once you see it,

we, we need to leave.

[Abigail] Okay.

We'll go out there with you,

but after this,

there will be no more

talk of leaving,

and no more Paul!

We're all here

to have fun. Okay?

[Ember] Whatever.

Can we just go?

[Abigail] Whoa.



Oh, my god,

this is ridiculous.

Ember, it's just a hole.



Probably leftover from

construction or something.

You know, if you wanted

to go home so badly,

you could've

just said so.



We'll take a vote.

All in favor of leaving my

somewhat luxurious lake house

so that Ember

can go f*ck Paul?

[Ember] This isn't

about Paul.

I just want to leave.

[Abigail] Okay...

All in favor of staying

and having a lovely

dinner tonight?

Well, looks like

you've been outvoted.

I say you go shower,

clean up,

and just get ready

for dinner. Okay?

[Lexi] You know, maybe next

time try fake being sick.

If the D is worth it,

it'll work every time.

[Ember] I wasn't faking!

[sighing]



[Tessa] Come on.

Let's just go.









[Tessa] Ember?

Ember?

Feeling better?

[Ember] Yeah...

Yeah, sure, mm-hm.

Wait, what's...?

What's that smell?

[Tessa] Lasagna.

[Lexi] Mm!

[Tessa] Family dinner

complements of Lexi.

[Abigail] Luckily, she

didn't burn the house down.

[Lexi] Alright, oh, I did

forget something though.

No, actually, I have it.

It's right here.

-Oh!

-[laughing]

[Ember] Kind of

smells like home.

[Lexi] Where are

you from again?

[Ember] I'm...

from all over.

Um, I lived in Florida

until I was 8.

And then, um...

I guess something must have

happened 'cause then

my mom moved us

away, so...

We don't really

talk about it.

[Abigail] Don't talk

about what?

[Ember] Um, it's...

kind of funny.

My mom would say

that she could

hear me up at night,

sleep walking.

And that she would

hear me talking.

[Lexi] To who?

[Ember] No one.

[awkward laughing]

Um, she said that I

was interacting with

the ancestral plane.

[Tessa] I'm also

big on spirituality.

I heard actually that clear

quartz in your pillowcase-

[Abigail] Oh, Tessa, don't

start with that airy fairy

crystals up the a*s sh*t

tonight, please.

[Lexi] Well, my nana always

says that God speaks to us

in mysterious ways.

Do you believe in God?

[Ember] No, I don't.

My mom does though,

which is another reason

why we don't really

get along much

these days.

Can you, um, like,

pass me the knife now?

[singing]

Happy birthday...

to you...

Happy birthday

to you...

Happy birthday,

dear Ember.

Happy birthday

to you.

Happy birthday, Em.

[Lexi] Yay!

[laughing]

[Ember] Guys, come on.

My birthday's not

until next week.

You didn't have

to do this.

[Abigail]

Of course we did.

[Tessa] We just wanted to do

something extra special

for you while

we're all together.

[Ember] Thank you.

[Tessa] Now make

a wish for your...

Um...

[Ember] Guys, I'm 21.

[Abigail] 21!

[Lexi] Duh.

[Abigail] Legal!

[Tessa] Right.

[laughing]

Cheers to a

b*mb-a*s 21st birthday

to the best roomie

I could ask for.

[exhaling]

[cheering & laughing]

[Lexi] Alright, it's time

to drink, b*tch.

[Ember] Oh, God.

[Lexi] Let's go.

[Ember] Okay, that's...

[Lexi] No...

We're gonna keep going.

[Ember] Lexi, that's...

a bit much.

[sighing]

f*ck it.

[mocking tone]

Let's get white girl wasted.

[laughing & cheering]

[Lexi] Cheers, cheers.

[laughing]

That's that, that's that,

that's that, that's that...

Pressure.

[indistinct R&B vocals]

Pressure.

[indistinct R&B vocals]

Pressure.

Make this sh*t

look easy.

Yeah, pressure.

Make your b*tch

believe me.

Pressure,

pressure, pressure.

That's that...

Pressure,

pressure, pressure.

That's that, that's that,

that's that...

Pressure.

[laughing]

[Lexi] You guys want

to see something crazy?

[laughing] Okay.

[Tessa]

[laughing] Okay...

I'm gonna

change the song.

[laughing]

[hip-hop]

[Ember] Oh, sh*t, yo,

this is the sh*t now.

[rapping along

to the music]

...play my music

in the club

they skip that sh*t

like hopscotch

n*gga say you

wanna smoke weed

...like hot box

then the feds at the door

we live the school

of hard knocks

don't even hit my phone

unless the upshot

They still talking

'cause they scared of me.

[Abigail singing along]

Them n*gg*s all flat.

I ain't dumb,

you got a problem, n*gga.

We can solve that.

[Ember]

What did you say?

[music stops]

[Abigail] What?

[Ember] What did

you just say?

[Abigail] What?

I was just singing along.

[Lexi] No, I don't think

she said it.

[Abigail] I thought

we were having fun.

[Ember scoffing]

[Abigail] Whatever.

[crickets &

frogs chirping]

[Abigail] Look, I really

just don't want to

talk about this right now.

[Ember] I don't smoke.

Remember?

[Tessa] I think we should

talk about it, Abigail.

[Abigail]

Okay. Well...

Your family also has money.

[Tessa] Yeah, but you have a

different kind of privilege.

[Abigail] Don't even start

with the privilege card.

[Tessa] It is privilege.

[Abigail] Well, why is it

such a crime

to have money

in this country?

[scoffing]

[Abigail] Care to

share your thoughts?

I mean,

you're the expert, right,

Miss Social Anthropology?

[Ember] Well...

Let's be real.

Who needs this many homes?

And everyone

knows that assets,

in this country,

equates to power.

And without those assets,

people have no rights.

[Abigail] Please!

Everybody

wants power.

I mean, people are mad at me

for having what I have,

but they also

want what I have.

[Ember] No,

it's not just that.

It's how you've

gained that power.

You, Abigail, you have

had a head start.

What about the

people who haven't?

[Abigail] Well, why should

I have to suffer for

the sins of the past?

I didn't enslave

or k*ll anybody.

I mean, should I, should I

just pretend to be poor,

to appease people and

cater to their discomfort?

Huh?

[sinister]

Get over yourself.



I don't see any shackles

around your feet, Ember.



[Ember] That's my cue.

Good night.



[insects buzzing

continues]



[whispers] Ember.

Did you find it?

Did you find it,

Ember? Ember.







Hello?



[sighing]



[door creaking]

[eerie]



[suspenseful]



[gasping]

[echoing]

Ember, Ember...

Did you find it?

Ember, Ember...

[gasping breaths]



[neck cracking]

Did you find it?

[gasping]

[shrill screaming]

[screaming & gasping]

[muttering]

What the f*ck?

[knocking]

[gasping breaths]

[Abigail] Oh...

You look like sh*t.

[Ember] Thanks.

I was doing...

morning yoga.

Did, did you

need something?

[Abigail] Ah, I just wanted

to come and apologize,

you know, for,

for last night.

I don't want you to think

I'm like some sort of...

insensitive rich b*tch

or something.

[laughing]

I probably just

had like...

too much to drink.

[Ember] It's fine.

I don't think that.

[Abigail] Um,

while you're up,

would you mind

grabbing some drinks

and bringing them

outside for us?

[Ember] Sure. Let me just

get washed up first.

[Abigail] Perfect.



[sighing]





[eerie]



[suspenseful]



[music softens]



[Ember] Hey, guys,

I got the drinks.

[Tessa] Thanks.

[Abigail] Hey...

Do you like Chanel?

[Ember] Sure?

Why?

[Abigail] Here.

[gasping]

Ooh!

[Abigail] Perfect!

[Ember] Yeah?

[Abigail] Those look

so good on you.

[Ember]

Thanks, Abigail.

This is for you.

[Abigail] Oh, ah,

I can't really drink that,

sweetie.

That makes me, like...

really bloated.

[Ember] Okay.

[Abigail] Actually, if you

could just grab me

like a regular water.

Thanks.

[Ember] Okay.

[sighing]

Hey, Abigail, what's the ETA

on the guy coming

to fix the air conditioning?

[doorbell ringing]

[Abigail]

Can you get that?

[Ember] You're the creep

from the gas station.

Creep? Creep is

a strong word.

I was just trying to be

a good samaritan, is all.

Hey, look...

Clean hands this time.

[Ember] Yeah, you owe me

a new shirt.

I honestly should

take that one.

80 years?

Yeah, don't let the

white people fool you.

We been here much

longer than they have.

[Ember] You know,

I can't imagine

staying in one place

for 80 years.

Much less with family.

Well...

Sounds like somebody's

never been to

a family reunion before.

[Ember] I haven't.

Honestly, I don't even

know if I have cousins.

That's sad.

Sad.

I'm everyone's

favorite cousin.

[Ember]

[snorts] Right.

So, that means that you

must live around here then?

Oh, no, I live about

an hour away.

Family used to be

closer until

they started moving in.

[footsteps]

[Abigail] Oh!

You're here already.

Ah, the AC unit is outside.

Do you think you could

have it finished

by the end of the day?

I'll try my best,

ma'am.

[Abigail] Ah, well,

we'll be out by the pool

whenever you're...

done.

[Ember] Okay.

[Abigail]

Somebody's interested.

[laughing]

[Ember]

In the handyman?

-[insect buzzing]

-Did you- ow.

Did you find

the problem yet?

[sighing]

It's strange.

I've checked everything.

And, nothing

appears to be wrong.

[Ember] Great, so it's

all in my head.

Right?

I didn't say all that.

It just...

Maybe it's something else.

What do you mean?

I've heard stories

about this house.

Go on...

I wouldn't be surprised

if you see

some weird sh*t

going on.

Why not?

Property has history,

you know.

History like how?

-[buzzing]

-Ow.

[suspenseful]

Then the midges got

a hold of you, I see.

[Ember] Midges?

Yeah, the flies,

no-see-ums.

Tearing you up.



And there's something else.



[Ember] What?

You shouldn't stay here

after dark.

[menacing]





Look, you should see

the look on your face.

Look, these are just stories

my grandpa used to tell.

Like...

[Ember] What the f*ck?

Before I forget,

if you need anything

just give me a call.

"From the window

to the wall,

just give Earl a call?"

[Earl] Mm-hm, that...

that's some good sh*t.

Some good sh*t.

[Ember] Is it?

[flies buzzing]

[crickets chirping

& frogs croaking]

[phone ringing]

[phone chiming

& vibrating]

[Jasmine] Great!

So you're alive.

Thanks for telling me

you made it.

[Ember] Hi, Jas.

Sorry, I forgot to

call you.

[Jasmine] Girl,

where are you at?

[Ember] Chill.

I'm at this lake house.

If you could even

call it that.

When I tell you

rich people

will buy anything...

[Jasmine] Girl, send me

the address

so I can Zillow

that sh*t.

[Ember] Okay, hold on,

let me text you.

[phone chiming]

[Jasmine] Oh, I know

you f*ck' lyin'.

Girl, this is

a pond house.

[Ember] Right?

But this girl is loaded!

I'm talking old money.

[Jasmine] You think they

ever owned any...?

[Ember] Don't,

Jas, don't start.

[Jasmine] I'm kidding!

I'm kidding.

[door slamming]

[menacing]

[Jasmine] Hey?

You there?

[Ember] Let me...

call you back.

[Jasmine] Hello?

[repeated banging]



We need to go now.

[Ember] Tess?

[suspenseful]

[flies buzzing continues]





Come on!

[suspenseful]





[music softens]

Hurry!

[faint buzzing &

fluttering wings]







We gotta go!

[gasping breaths]

This isn't our land anymore.



Wait.

I need to get it.



[suspenseful]

-In there.

-[c*ck firearm]

[suspenseful]

We don't have

time for this!

[suspenseful]

[shattering]



[gasping]

[banging on door]

Ember!

[sighing]



[birds chirping]

[frustrated screaming]

Agh!

[Lexi] It's okay.

[Abigail] Stop! Stop!

[indistinct speaking]

What the f*ck?





[Ember] What?

I told you I didn't do it.

[Abigail] Oh, cut the sh*t.

[Tessa] Yeah, Em.

Are you mad or something?

[Ember]

Why would I do this?

[Abigail] Okay.

We're gonna get this all

figured out right now.

Look. I have security

camera footage.



This you?





[Ember] That's...

[Abigail] Another one

of your morning

"yoga routines," right?

[Tessa] That's enough.

She said she didn't do it

then she didn't do it.

[Lexi] Are you really

taking her side?

That's called enabling.

[Abigail] Yeah, well, maybe

it was Tessa who did it.

[Tessa] What?!

My sh*t is scattered

outside, too, Abigail.

Do you even

hear yourself?

[Lexi] Ember's stuff isn't.

[Abigail] Well?

What do you have to say?

[Ember] Look, you're gonna

believe what you want.

No matter what I say,

you're still gonna accuse me.

[Tessa] Okay,

why don't we all just

take a moment to cool down?

[Abigail]

Just clean this sh*t up.

Tessa?

Are you coming?









[flies buzzing]



[Ember] Jas, I think I might

be losing my mind.

I really shouldn't have

come on this trip.

[Jas] Damn, do I need

to beat someone up?

Do you need something?



I will literally drive up

there to come get you.



[Ember] What?

No, no.

Don't, don't do that,

it's just...

It's some sh*t with me and

Abigail that I gotta handle.





[Ember] I was there.

It felt so real.



Like I could feel and,

and touch everything.

And she feels

so familiar, I...



Tilly's angry.

Whoa, wait.

You said Tilly, right?

[Ember] Yeah,

it's the same name

I keep hearing

in my dreams.



[Earl] You sure?



[Ember] You didn't see

what I saw.



[Earl] Ride with me.

[Ember] What?

[Earl] You want help,

or not?







[Earl] You can trust me.

[Ember] Earl...

Who is that?

[Earl] Relax.

[sighing]

Papa Boyd.

I got somebody

I want you to see.

[Ember] Hi.

Nice to meet you.

[Papa Boyd]

You nervous, child?

[Ember] Earl just

brought me here because

he says you have stories.

About some of the

houses by the lake?

[Papa Boyd] Child, I got

as many stories as

there are stars in the sky.

But now you don't

come to hear that.

[Ember] What did I

come to hear?

Being see things at that house,

now ain't ya?

How do you know?

I know.

Just like you know.

You gifted, child.

And only the gifted

can see kin

like you see kin.

[Ember] Kin?

What do you-

what do you mean, kin?

[Papa Boyd]

This air...

don't smell familiar?

This grass...

don't kiss your feet?

Look around.

Your blood is in

these trees,

just like mine.



She's an angry spirit,

ain't she?

Just like you.

Ain't you angry too?



Let me put it plain.

Usually, an angry spirit

means it's

unfinished business

on this side

before it can pass on,

need closure.

That backyard

you playin' in...

could be...

somebody's graveyard.

[Ember] Can we leave?



[Earl] Yeah.



Alright, Pop.



[Papa Boyd] She's the

only one that stayed.

Never stopped

fighting tooth and nail

for her land back then.

Still fighting.

[Ember] Tilly.



[Papa Boyd]

Your blood.









[Ember] Hey, Mom.

[Mom: Sonja]

Everything all right?

[music fading away]

[Ember] Why did you never

bring me around my family

when I was younger?

[Sonja] Where's all this

coming from?

[Ember] Mom, please,

can you just-

can you please

answer the question.

It was like you were

running from something.

[Sonja] I didn't want to

get you all riled up

like you used to.

But I guess

you're older now.

I told you before,

but you would have these...

[Ember] Dreams.

[insects buzzing]

-[attacker grunting]

-[Tilly coughing]

[Sonja] If you can

even call them that.

Most nights, I would

wake up to your screams.



[screaming]

This isn't our land anymore.

[screaming]

[menacing]





[Sonja] Wake up, baby!

Ember!

[on phone] And it just kept

getting worse.

So, we moved.

Somehow, the further away

from those

Florida backwoods we got,

the better you were.

[Ember] Backwoods?

[Sonja] Just...

shy,

north of Wakulla.

[Ember] Oh, my god.

[sobbing]

[Sonja] Oh, sweetie,

are you okay?

Are the nightmares back?

[Ember] Yes.

Tilly, she...

[sobbing]

[Sonja] How do you

know that name?

[Ember] Mom, she's been

haunting me since I got here.

[Sonja] Ember...

Listen to me.

You need to get

out of there.

I almost lost you once.

[Ember] I can't

run anymore, Mom.

[crying]

[somber]





[Ember]

I need to go back.



[Lexi] Oh, wait, wait.

Okay.

[Abigail] Hey...

Make yourself

at home, boys.

[Lexi] Yeah.

Make yourselves at home.

[gentle instrumental]



[Earl] So, ah, you and

your mom always like that?



[Ember] Yeah, here lately.

She just runs

from everything.

And I think there's

a difference...

between caution and fear.



[Earl] Sounds like

she loves you.



She's trying to make sure

you're safe.

Look...

I'm here for you.

But I also want to make sure

it doesn't get out of hand.

You know, even wise people

like my papa are limited in

what they know about

what we can't see.

[Ember] But I have seen.

Why do you even care?

You barely know me.

[Earl] I...

I could tell you

need a friend.

That you ain't got none.

That ain't too hard to tell.

Plus,

I think you're really...

Nothing, nothing.

[crickets chirping

& frogs croaking]

[Ember] Abigail?

Tess?

[faint chatter & laughing]

[Earl] Just in time

for the fun.

Well...

Where was the last time

you saw Tilly?







See anything?





[gasping]

Whoa,

what's happening?

[Ember] Don't move.

[Earl] I don't see sh*t.

[Ember]

She's right behind me.

[suspenseful]

[whooshing

& door creaking]

[shrieking]



[Earl] Yo... Ember?



[Tessa] Ember!

Come hang!



[Earl] Ember!



[Abigail] Looks like she's a

little busy with her new boo.

[Lexi] Yeah, it looks like

they aren't wasting any time.

God, who knew she'd actually

get some on this trip?

This property's sick.

Thanks for the invite.

[Lexi] Well,

the pleasure is all mine.

[Abigail] Ah,

technically mine.

[Lexi] Oh, we should

play "never have I ever."

[Abigail] What, are we

like in middle school?

[Lexi] Come on, okay.

Whoever's done it

has to drink. Hm?

[Tessa] What about Em?

[Abigail] Ah, I think she's

a little preoccupied

with Mr. Handyman.

[Lexi] Yeah.

[laughing]

[Tessa] You're disgusting.

[Lexi] Oh, come on.

[Earl] Ember, slow down.

Slow down.

[flies buzzing continues]

[Ember] [shrieking]

[gasping breaths]



Wait...

Wait, this is where

she first grabbed me.

[flies buzzing loudly]

[Earl] What are you doing?

[Ember] What?!

I have to figure out

what she wants.

[Earl] So you're just gonna

swan dive into

a God damn sh*t h*le?

[flies buzzing]

[laughing & chatter]

[music playing faintly]



I gotta piss.

[Abigail] Ah, there's a

bathroom to your right

when you go in the-

-[unzipping]

Dude!

You're barbaric.

[urinating] What?

Nature calls.

[laughing]

[Earl] I think

we should leave.

[Ember] Whatever!

[suspenseful]

[Ember] What?

Do what you-

[screaming]

[suspenseful]

[Earl] Ember!





[Lexi] Okay,

okay, okay, okay!

I have one, I think.

Ah...

Okay, never have

I ever had...

a one night stand.

I don't believe you.

[Lexi] Well, there's a

fist time for everything,

don't you think?

[laughing]

Never have I ever been

skinny dipping in public.

[sputtering]

f*ck you, dude, like...

[laughing]

[Lexi] Bro!

What?! No way!

[laughing]

Oh, uh-uh,

no way, bullshit.

Tessa, come on.

Fess up.

[Tessa] No bullshit.

It was a dare

at church camp.

[Lexi] Okay.

I had some fun at

church camp too.



[Earl] Ember!

[flies buzzing]

[gasping & grunting]

No!

[grunting]

[coughing]

[Tessa] Okay, I have one.

Never have I ever...

[laughing]

Thrown up on a date.

Who the hell

has done that?

[laughing]

[sinister]

[laughing & chatter]

Oh, no!

[Lexi] Abigail, it really,

it's not that bad, guys.

It's really not.

No!

Once you hear the

full story. I promise.

[flies buzzing loudly]

[clanging]

[Ember]

Damn, it's stuck.

[effort grunting]

[indistinct whispering]

[laughing] No.

Seriously?

[crickets chirping

& frogs croaking]

[Abigail]

Okay!

My turn.

Never have I ever...

been a backstabbing b*tch.

Oh-h*!

[Lexi] Ah...

[laughing]

Ah, that's not really

like a thing, hun.

Maybe you want to try

and be more specific.

[Abigail] Hm, sure.



Never have I ever

f*cked my roommate's

boyfriend.



[flies buzzing continues]

[Ember] It's stuck.

[Earl] Hold on, hold on.









[gasping breath]

[Tessa] What did

you just say?

[Abigail] I said,

never have I ever

f*cked my roommate's

boyfriend.

[Lexi] Oh!

[laughing]

[Tessa] Shut up, Lexi.

[Abigail] You can drop

the innocent act, you know.

You're just like me.

You take what you want.

Just admit it.

Cheers, babe.

[Tessa] So I f*cked Paul.

Who cares? It didn't

mean anything.

[Ember] You did what?

[Tessa] Ember.

[Ember] Don't...

...bullshit me right now.

What did you

just f*cking say?

[Abigail] Take a sip if

you've ever done that.

I certainly haven't.

Lexi?

Boys?

Ember?

[Tessa] f*ck you, Abigail.

[Abigail] What?

It's just the game.

[Ember] Is it true?

[Tessa] Em, listen to me-

[Ember] Answer the question.

Is it true?

[Tessa] Ember,

it was one time.

[Abigail]

That's also bullshit.

[Lexi] Abigail!

Chill out.

[Tessa] I didn't know

how to tell you.

[Ember] Was that the

purpose of this entire trip?

To smooth things

over with me?

[Tessa] No,

I wanted you here.

[Ember] Right.

So let me get this straight.

The backstabbing

roommate teams up...

with the queen bee who

treats her friends like sh*t.



Brilliant plan, ladies.



[Abigail] You think

I'm a queen bee?



[Ember] I think...

that you are a

self-absorbed b*tch

who treats her

friends like sh*t

and uses her money

to get away with it.

Because I think

you know, Abigail,

that no one likes you,

or wants you...

[shouting] Or can even

stand to be around you

unless there's an

expensive trip involved!



[Abigail] [laughing]

Wow.

There she is.

The real Ember.

I didn't even want you here.

You and I

were never friends.

[Ember] You treat your

friends like property.

But you know,

you actually don't own sh*t.



Do you see this?

This is the deed

to this land.

And this right here

is the signature of

Tilly J. Wiley.

[Abigail]

[scoffing] Bullshit!

[Ember] So I think that

makes this my land!

[Abigail] You know,

I think I heard

those stories actually.

Yeah, yeah, my ah, my

grandpa told me about this

Black family that just

refused to leave the land.

They were basically

squatters without proof

that they even

owned anything.

Lexi, hand that to me.



You spineless twig.

I said hand that to me.

Now!

[Lexi] Ember,

just let her see it.

[Ember] Yeah, no.

[Abigail] Are you joking?

[Tessa] Ember...

Just, just talk-

[Ember] What is there

to talk about, Tessa?

What? Hey!

Give that back!

-Abigail!

-Agh!



Abigail!

[Abigail] Oh,

shut the f*ck up!

[Boys] I think we're

gonna leave.

[Lexi] No! No!

No, okay,

we're cool, it's cool.

We're just having...

a moment.

-We're gonna go.

-Stay.

It'll be fun.

I promise.

[rustling]

[eerie]





[suspenseful]





[gasping breaths]

[effort grunting]



[Jasmine hitting the ground]



[Ember] Jas?

Jas?

Jas?!

Jasmine, get up.

Jas, get up.

Jas, get up,

you have to get up, Jas.

[crying] Jasmine!

[suspenseful]



[Abigail]

She was trespassing!

This is not my fault.



Who do you think you are?

This is my f*cking property.

My land!

[flies buzzing continues]

[Abigail inaudible]



[buzzing grows louder]

[suspenseful]



[music intensifying]



[screaming & shrieking]

[flies buzzing]

[screaming]

[flies buzzing]

[suspenseful]



-Dude, hurry!

-sh*t!

[flies buzzing]

What the f*ck?

[screaming]

[suspenseful]

[flies buzzing]

[screaming]

[suspenseful]

[car sputtering]

[flies buzzing]



[Abigail whimpering]

[car sputtering]

[thud]

[Abigail] What the f*ck?

[gasping & crying]

[screaming]

[Lexi] Please, Abigail!

[thudding impact]

[crying & screaming]

[thudding impact]

[suspenseful]

[crying]



[Lexi hits the ground]



[Ember] Wait, I...

I have to get it.

[car sputtering]

[Abigail crying] f*ck!

[panicked breathing]

Okay.



[Ember] Abigail!



[Ember] Give it back.

[Abigail] All of this...

is mine!

You really think I

give a sh*t

about some sh*t

that happened a

million years ago?

You are too stupid

to know when to quit

for your own good.



Deal with the mistakes

of your past and

stop bringing

everyone else

into your mess!

[flies buzzing]

[buzzing loudly]

[suspenseful]





No! No! No!

No! No! No!



[gasping & sputtering]

[suspenseful]

[cracking]

[thud]

[buzzing fades away]

































[crickets chirping

& frogs croaking]



[coughing]

[Ember] Jas?



Jas!

Are you okay?



[Jas] I told you about

those crazy white b*tches.



[Ember] Let me see.

[Jasmine] Ow!

[Ember] Okay, sorry.

I just want to make sure

I wrapped it right.

[Jas] You're hurting me.

[Ember] Right.





[Jasmine] Oh,

she doesn't smoke.



Okay, you're a

big girl now, I guess.

-[coughing]

-[laughing]

Ooh, girl,

give me that.

[coughing &

clearing throat]

[Earl] Welcome to

the neighborhood.

[Jas] Well, I, I hate to be

the bearer of bad news...

But what are we gonna say

about all these dead bodies?





[Ember] Um...

I mean, I guess we can

just tell the truth.

Technically, they were

trespassing.

[Jas] Right, yeah.

[Ember] Mm-hm.



[laughing]

[Jasmine] Okay.

[groaning & laughing]

[flies buzzing]

[suspenseful]