1st Summoning

- Shit! You scared me. - What are you doing?

I just thought I'd do the honors of unboxing it and setting it up,

get some hands-on experience before the guys got here.

- What memory card are you using? - It's blank. I checked.

- Did you change the default settings? - Relax, babe.

I'm not gonna fuck up your camera.

I'm sorry.

I'm just a little nervous.

If anything happens to this stuff and I can't return it,

I will be homeless.

You know there's a solution to that.

You could get an actual job.

This is my job.

I have to be completely focused on my career.

Why do you think I spend so much time

trying to find the right follow-up project?

Follow-up project?

When did you become so pretentious?

"No turning back" was good,

but it had a very niche audience.

I wanna make a film with a more widespread commercial appeal.

Mmm, you think this is the one to bet the farm on?

I've been developing this idea for months,

and every big film festival deadline is right around the corner.

It's now or never. Otherwise I'll be washing dishes

at Denny's for the rest of my life.

You've no idea how much I would pay to see that.

I just refuse to compromise.

Does that also apply to your wardrobe?

'Cause I feel like... Those fucking shoes.

I mean, at least get, like, a new shirt or something.

It could help your approachability.

Well, that's why I have you.

Hmm, and to think I was here for my talent.

Look, you're going to do great.

This film is going to explode.

Everything is gonna work out.

Trust me.

Just remember to hit record next time.

What?

Whatcha doing there?

Just setting up the gopro to get some good transitional shots.

Fucking morons.

Guys weren't thinking about leaving without us, were ya?

You weren't thinking about being on time for once, were you?

Had to grab the goods?

Hey, man, thanks for jumping on board again

and agreeing to be part of this. It really means a lot.

Whatever I can do to help.

Did you get the mics?

Yeah, I got the mics.

Aww, look at you guys getting along.

It's a little more complicated than point and click, isn't it?

No, it's just like photography.

I'm just taking 24 pictures a second.

Would you mind turning it off just for a minute?

- Why? - Hey, put this on.

- What's the catch? - Three bucks a puff.

Dude, I'm not spending three bucks for that.

Come on, man. Just put it on for the fun.

- It's free. - Product placement.

- So clever. - Yeah.

- You guys ready? - Yeah.

Here. Put that on.

What the fuck did you do to your foot?

Don't worry about it.

- Got the shot. - Dumbass.

As you can see to our left, we have the Ozark mountains,

known for their rugged beauty,

many unblemished caverns, and a neverending supply of meth heads.

Species indigenous to these parts include Mark,

our fearless leader.

And if you look very closely you can see two budding filmmakers

in their natural habitat.

Here we have Ace, our lead cameraman,

aka the hunter of the pack.

And over here we have Ryan, the omega of the pack,

whose responsibilities include protecting, scouting,

and of course, seeing to the needs of the Alpha.

Why do I have to be the one who sees to the needs?

Why can't it be Ace?

'Cause I'm the only one who hasn't slept with her.

What?

'Cause I'm the only one who hasn't slept with her.

I mean, you guys used to date, right?

Seriously, way to make me feel like a whore.

Fourth wall. Hello?

Oh no, by all means, burn through all the media

before we even get there.

You gonna be a little bitch like this the whole time, Ryan?

Oh, shit.

Don't worry, Ryan, Leslie's got the right idea.

We need to keep shooting. We never know what we're gonna catch.

Easy for you to say. You're not the one

that has to sift through hours of useless footage.

Dude, we're about to go shoot

the devil in a fucking warehouse.

Documenting our failure is the only thing we got.

So neither one of you believe in any of this.

I choose to remain unaffiliated.

It's always the, uh, nonbelievers

who end up in the fetal position first.

Okay.

We have a better chance at finding bigfoot.

Hey, guys, are you gonna be wanting this all on one check?

- Separate, please. - Okay.

I guess days of meal, credit, and copy are over.

Here's the mantra you're supposed to recite.

"Dark forces both black and white reaching out..."

we're actually supposed to read this out loud?

Yeah. I mean, one of us has to.

Great. So one of us has to summon the devil.

Any takers?

- You got it, man. - No, no, man. It should be you.

You're the most pragmatic one here.

So, all three of you are too scared to do it?

Well, it looks like we have a volunteer.

Ah, no.

I would prefer to retain ownership of my soul.

- Right. - Hey, Ace, give me your knife.

This can't be good.

We're literally gonna draw straws for it?

Yeah.

I mean, none of us wanna do it. So it's only fair.

All right.

Yeah. The chosen one.

Of course I am.

Son of a bitch!

Uh, sir, excuse me. Nice to meet you.

- Uh, Mark. - Jeff.

Yes, we're in town asking people around

about the Millbrook factory.

- I think... if I knew... - What buttons did you press?

- Can you hear me? - Yeah. Don't hit it.

I'm sorry. Um...

What could you tell us about the history of the warehouse?

Um, not much. I know where it's at.

It opened in the winter of '74

and shut down in the fall of '79.

I know it's been around for quite some time,

but it's... it's been abandoned for a while.

I know it was some type of distribution center

- Okay. - And I don't know why it shut down.

I assume... I assume they distributed their jobs someplace else.

- Yeah. - Seems to be the American way.

It was a victim of corporate buyout.

Year after year, big companies buying up profitable small companies

to take over their...their business,

and, unfortunately, Harrison kinda lost in that.

Have you heard of any rumors of, uh...

Say, paranormal activity,

- or supe... - Uh, supernatural.

- Super... - Just ask it again.

Um...

Satanic people go over there to that land and worship,

and then, uh, they came in and built the factory on top of it.

So, the rumor, legend or whatever

is that it's...it's, you know, cursed.

I don't know anything about that.

I know that, uh, when you're out there by yourself or at night

or something like that, there's a lot of sounds.

A lot of... it's kind of an eerie place to be at in the dark.

Spooky place.

So... so, you've...you've been in there.

Been in there, yeah.

There was stuff sprayed on the wall,

and if you go down to the tunnel underneath it,

there's some... that's how you gotta get in, you know.

I don't know of any deaths on the property.

Um, there've been a lot of injuries over the years.

My daddy had a friend who... who passed away, actually,

at the... at the warehouse.

- Oh, really? - Kinda weird, too.

He was feeling sick and went to the bathroom and never came back.

I've actually only heard one story about it.

- Oh, really? - Young gentleman, that's a friend of mine,

whose mom worked there said some...

- She would hear her name being called. - Okay.

Does the date October 6th mean anything to you?

Not to my knowledge.

Can you tell us if the date October 6th

means anything to you?

Did it shut down on the sixth? Is that what you're saying?

October 6th, does that mean anything to you?

Other than being tomorrow, it doesn't mean much to me.

That's my wife and mine's anniversary, yeah.

You should talk to pastor Youngblood.

He's been around here for generations.

He's very popular.

He's at second baptist church, just outside of town.

He's the one that married me and my wife.

Might wanna stay away from there.

Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Brothers, there are evils

just beyond those doors,

and they will try to persuade you,

seduce you, manipulate you into doing their bidding,

but I urge you to hold fast.

Even the prince of the power of the air