01x06 - The Creep in the Walls

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

It's bigger in person.

Should we start
bringing some stuff in?

Mmm...

no, let's check it out first.

Okay.

[both laugh in excitement]

Whoa.

The living room.

It's definitely gonna need
a lot of love.

Yeah, no kidding.

[laughs]

Whoa, this is huge.

Tons of space.

I mean...

this could be an office
or something.

Yeah.

I like it.

Me too.

Dibs on the bigger bedroom.

[both laughing]

[Halle] Wait!

No!

God.

Oh, yeah.
This one's definitely bigger.

Guess this one's mine.

[floorboards creaking]

Okay. Let's get started.

-Ready to get started?
-[gasps]

Yeah.

[music playing on radio]

Halle.

We have to capture
the "before"

or else the end result
won't be as impressive.

Are you really gonna
keep that going?

It's easy.

I've made it so that it takes
a photo every 30 seconds.

Just have to press
this button.

Ah, that smells so good.

I know, right?

-There you go.
-Thank you.

I am starving.

Me too.

What do you expect?

It's been like a million years

since Mom rented
this place out.

I guess.

We'll call
an electrician tomorrow.

Okay?

Okay.

[drink spatters]

sh**t.

[faint footsteps]

[clock ticking]

[creaking]

[gasps]

[cuckoo clock chiming]

[drill whirring faintly]

[floorboards creaking]

[drilling continues]

[drill whirring in distance]

Robyn.

[drill stops]

[whispering]
Are you kidding me?

[clock ticking]

Robyn?

Ugh.

[electrical clicking]

[gasps] Robyn! You scared me.

What are you doing?

Were you drilling?

Does it look
like I was drilling?

I heard something.

And the lights--

I don't know, Halle,

this house is like


Of course it's gonna
make noise.

It's probably just the pipes.

I don't know,
just go back to bed.

Halle.

Did you use my toothbrush?

No.

Why?

It tastes disgusting.

[gags]

[spits]

Hey, thanks for
leaving me some.

What?

You ate it all.

No, I didn't.

Maybe we have rats?

That can open a fridge?

Do you smell that?

Ew.

Ew. Yeah, okay.

Open the window.

I'm getting the disinfectant.

Hungry?

Wanna call it a day,
get some food?

Uh, let me just
clean up a little bit.

Okay.

[Robyn sniffing]

Ugh, that smell is back.

-[sighs]
-It's gotta be the pipes.

Yeah. I don't know.

Whatever it is, I just...

Let's see if we can get it
fixed tomorrow, 'cause...

it's driving me crazy.

Okay.

[floorboards creaking
on recording]

[creaking continues]

[creaking drawing nearer]

[footsteps approaching]

[creaks close by]

[gasps]

Were you--
were you just in my room?

What? No.

[breathing heavily]
I heard weird noises.

[sighs] Just go to sleep.

My sleep app recorded it.
Can you listen?

In the morning.

Can I leave the lamp on?

If you stop talking.

Thanks for waking me up
last night.

[exhales] Why were you
so freaked out?

I heard something in my room.

Here, I got a recording of it.

It triggered my sleep app.

Wait...

What?

I swear, it was right here.

Robyn.

How would you, uh...
how would you describe
the smell?

It's, uh, like
something's rotting.

Rotting?

Okay, uh...

let's just start with
the bathroom.

Okay? We'll start there.

-It's just right over here.
-Oh, great.

Um, so we just have to
run to the hardware store

really quickly,
but we'll be back.

Okay. Sure.

[sighs loudly]

[humming]

Okay.

Let's see what we got here.

[creaking]

Uh-huh.

That is loose.

[creaking approaching]

Ah, you guys back already?

[furniture scrapes]

Hello?

Anybody home?

Hello?

Hello?

I must be hearing things.

[sighs] Okay.

[creaking]

[screaming]

[Halle] Hi, we're back.

[Robyn] Did he leave already?

Well, wouldn't he have called?

Hello?

Hello?

Okay.

Can you get a copy of
the floor plans tomorrow

so we can see what to do
with the space downstairs?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

Did we leave it on last night?

You tell me.
Can you help me with this?

Yeah.

Wait.

What the hell?

[Robyn] What?

There's someone else in this.

What do you mean?

Are you sure that's
not one of us?

Do you think it could be Mom?

Are you serious?

It looks like
one of her dresses.

Maybe she's here,
watching over us.

I'm not having
this conversation again.

But that would explain
all the weird stuff
that's been happening--

Halle, stop with this crap.

Ghosts don't exist.

[rustling]

Halle.

-Halle.
-What?

Did you leave the window
open earlier?

[sighs]

[sighs]

[gasps]

[screaming]

Robyn, there's someone here!

Halle!

Halle?

[gasping] There's someone
in the house.

[both gasp]

Oh, my God.

[Halle] Mom?

What the hell was that?

Was that blood?

Damn it.

How would they know
Mom's name?

Screw this.
I'm calling the police.

I checked all the rooms.
There's no one here.

If someone was, they ran away.

What about the blood
across the plastic wall?

Blood?

It's right here.

I swear it was here.

Look, the house is secure.

Is it possible
one of you had a nightmare?

If anything else
unusual happens,

just give us a call.

We'll patrol the area

and look out
for anything suspicious.

[Robyn] Thanks.

[car engine starts]

Believe me now?

How else do you explain that?

Where are you going?

Robyn, where are you going?

Okay.

Next time something
weird happens,

this will get it
and then we'll know for sure.

Hi.

I live at 144 Wheeler Street.

I called about acquiring
some floor plans.

We charge for any copies
you wish to make.

Sure.

Thank you.

Notice anything strange?

You sure you took a photo
of the right house?

I mean, this...

this doesn't match up.

Exactly.

Why is there another room
on the original plans?

[Robyn] What the hell?

The kitchen?

Okay.

Okay.

It should be here.

Okay, um...

Okay, we need something
to pry it open.

Uh...

Okay, here.

Okay. Okay, I got it.
I'll try and push it open.

-[Halle] Okay.
-Okay.

[pants] Ugh!

Oh, my God.

Okay.

Whoa.

[exhales] Okay.

Okay, I'm gonna check it out.

[Halle] Are you sure?

We have to know what this is.

Should I go with you?

Um... no, no.

Stay-- stay here.

What the hell?

Halle, I think someone
was living in here.

[Halle] Are you okay?

Robyn?

Just give me a second.

[clattering]

Come back. Now.

Robyn?

[Robyn] Maybe we should
call the cops.

Have you seen my phone?

The only copies of
the floor plans are on it.

[Robyn] Uh, no.

[Halle] It's not here.

Hang on. I'll call it.

[breathing heavily]

[phone chiming]

Did you-- did you find it?

No.

[chiming continues]

Wait. [shushing]

[phone chiming]

What the...

What the hell is this?

Don't go in there!

I wanna know what's going on.

[Halle] I don't like this.

Just be quick, okay?

Robyn?

I wanna see where this goes.

Wait. Did you just
do something?

Yeah, I hit some wires.

You made the lights flicker.

Mom's dress?

Halle...

I think I found something.

[shudders]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[breathing rapidly]

Oh, my God.

Halle, someone's been
living here.

They've been spying on us.

Get out! Call the police.

[Halle] Robyn?

Get out of there!

Robyn!

[breathing heavily]

Halle.

You're not gonna believe this.

[grunting]

[screaming]

Oh, my God!

[man] Run, little piggy.

This is my house!

I'm gonna eat you up.

[Robyn screaming]

Robyn!

[panicking]

Get open, come on! No!

[screaming] No!

[grunting]

[screams]

[groaning]

[groans]

[growling]

Halle?

[panting]

Halle?

sh**t!

Robyn!

Halle!

[clicks]

God.

Halle?

[man growling]

[screaming]

Robyn!

Robyn, I'm here!

Stand back.

[grunting]

[screams]

Halle!

Robyn, no!

Halle?

Halle.

[crying] Halle.

Halle!

Halle...

I'm here!

Halle.

I'm okay.

Halle!

-[crying]
-Halle!

Halle.

[both crying]

Oh, my God,
I thought I lost you.

Come on.

[Halle] I like it here.

[Robyn on phone]
How's the unpacking going?

I'm getting there.

I'm unpacking the bedroom
right now.

Are you still
coming to visit this weekend?

Yeah. Should be there
around noon.

You want me to
bring you anything?

Nah, I'm good.

All right. I can't wait
to see the new place.

Love you.

-I love you, too.
-Bye.

[thud in wall]

[creaking]

[gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[man breathing heavily]

All right, that was
"The Creep in the Walls"

and I am here with our
amazing director, Cat Hostick.

I'm such a fan.

It is such a pleasure
to sit down with you, Cat.

Oh, my gosh, this is amazing.

I'm so happy we're finally...

-doing this.
-You know,
we're finally meeting.

'Cause we've worked together
on A Ghost Ruined My Life.

I really, really
love your directing.

So what is it about
"The Creep in the Walls"

that excited you as
a filmmaker

and as a horror fan?

I think, as a child,

I was always scared of, like,
what's under the bed,

you know,
what's around the corner.

Even when I'm in my basement
and I go downstairs,

I'll like turn off the lights
and run up the stairs

and still like
close the door afraid, right?

So I think we grow up
with these fears of

is there a monster
under the bed?

But these monsters
are walking the street

that we don't even realize

is someone who's capable of
k*lling somebody

or hiding in somebody's walls
and spying on them.

It's super-creepy.

[footsteps approaching]

[clock ticking]

[Eli] Is there a type of scene
that you love to sh**t?

Like, do you love the k*ll?

Do you love the tense drama?

If there's a
tension-building scene

that I can do in a oner,

like I love oners.

-[Eli] Mmm.
-My partner was
a Steadicam operator

and, um,

so I love doing like really
intricate, like,

Steadicam crane walk-up shots

and finding ways to
play things out in one take

and building tension.

So stuff like that
really excites me.

Directors love a good oner.

They're hard to pull off.

-But they're my favorite.
-They're so hard to pull off,

'cause there's such tension,

you wanna get it right
and there's nothing to cut to.

-You're like putting
all your chips in.
-Yes.

But when you get it,
it's so satisfying.

It's so satisfying, yeah.

For a sequence like the finale

in "Creep in the Walls,"

with, you know,
the pickax coming through,

do you shot-list it?
Do you storyboard it?

How prepared are you to figure
out a sequence like that?

Oh, for a sequence like that,
it's gotta be detailed.

If it's like
a general fight scene,

sometimes I do
like to go into it

a bit more open-minded,

have a conversation with
the... with, you know,

um, our stunt choreographer.

But sometimes I think
pressure can create diamonds,

but not in these situations.

For a finale
and for something like this,

-absolutely it needs to be
very detailed. Yeah.
-Very technical.

-Awesome.
Thank you so much, Cat.
-Thank you so much.

-Yeah.
-It was such a pleasure.