All language subtitles for Grimcutty.2022.720p.DSNP.Web.x264.AAC.2ch.ESub.S420

(door opens)

(creaking)

(door closes)

(footsteps moving away)

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(rattling)

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(dog barking in distance)

News Anchor: (on laptop) Well,
when you take a look at the number of boys

who were hospitalized every year

because they deliberately
harmed themselves,

you'll notice that the numbers
stay relatively the same

until the last decade or so

when there was a sudden,
sharp increase.

And it's getting even worse.

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(ominous whispers)

News Anchor: So what's causing
this? There's no way of knowing for sure,

but it happens to coincide
with the rise of social media

and an increase in screen time
among young people.

So, technology will
certainly be...

(wind whooshing)

(ominous whispers)

(insects chirping)

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(gasping)

News Anchor: ...out of your
child's bedroom

for at least an hour
before bedtime.

There's no reason a child
should have a tablet or a laptop,

or any other thing
for that matter,

in their bedroom
after a certain time.

(news anchor continues,
indiscernible)

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(door opens)

(door creaking)

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(gasps)

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(gasps)

Baby, put the knife down.

Put the knife down, Brandon.

You don't want to do this, baby,

You don't, you don't want
to hurt yourself again. Come on.

(ominous music playing)

Just put the knife down.

- (screams)
- (gasps)

(blood splatters)

(groans)

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Girl: (whispering)
Sometimes it doesn't seem fair.

The world is such
a beautiful place.

But we're so filled with stress
and anxiety most of the time,

we don't even get to enjoy it.

But I figured out a way

to take the things
that give you stress

and turn them
into something beautiful,

That's what I wanted
to show you guys.

First, make a list
of all the things

that give you stress,

and then for each item,

find an object
that represents that.

Something you don't
need any more.

If you're feeling pressure,

like,

maybe you're feeling pressure
to succeed or whatever,

you can find something
that represents that.

Maybe you feel like
no one listens to you.

For that, I've just got
these old headphones

that don't work anymore.

(rubbing)

One you have all your items,

we can take them,

and use them to create
relaxing sounds

and images, like so.

(crunching)

(crunching)

(squishing)

(squishing)

(tapping foot)

(foot tapping intensifies)

Woman: Asha,
we're leaving in five!

Okay, one more but no faces.

Alright. Okay.

- Okay, one, two, three.
- (camera shutter clicks)

Aww, that's so sweet.

Hey, I'm proud of you, kiddo.

Ah-ha! There she is.

Alright,

phones on the table everyone.
Let's go.

What, we're seriously
still doing this?

Well, we have one
phone-free outing per week.

We haven't had one
this week, so...

Dad, I swear we're
the only family that does this.

Oh really?
You know who else does it?

The people that invented
the technology and the apps

that we're all so addicted to.

But I'm not addicted.

Well, then this shouldn't be
a problem for you.

Let's just... honey, let's just
get it over with, okay?

Amir: Come on,
let's go, out the door.

Let's go.
Thank you very much.

Your phones will be here
waiting for you when you return.

(door opens, closes)

(smooth jazz playing)

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- He's really good.
- I know.

The other guys look like
they're in high school though.

- They are. Yeah, yeah.
- Oh.

They wanted to play with him
after he won that competition.

Anyway, Kamran might
as well be in high school.

His scores are high enough.

He's a great kid.

- David: Good for him.
- Amir: Mm-hmm.

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Oh.

There they go.

Don't stress about it, Leah.

Our daughter's
attention spans are shot.

We just have to accept that.

- Are you mad at me?
- What?

No, why would I be mad?

I sent you, like, five texts
and didn't hear back.

Sorry, I'm on
a "phone-free outing."

Oh god, not again.

Well, whatever.
At least I've got mine. Come on.

Ever since I quit,

they've been doubling down
on the anti-phone thing.

It's like, all I did was quit
the track team,

but the way they're reacting,

it's like I, I shaved my head
and joined a cult or something.

Well, at least then you'd be
doing an extracurricular activity.

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(cell phone chimes)

Sorry. Sorry.

I'm addicted
to this local news app thing.

There's something going
around, man.

These two kids in town
cut themselves apparently

because of some internet challenge.

Cut themselves?

Yeah, it's like this, um,
scary character that pops up

and tells you to do stuff,
like cut yourself,

kill yourself,
or hurt other people.

It even made this kid stab
his own mother.

- What?
- Yeah.

(cell phone chimes, buzzes)

(cell phone chimes, buzzes)

(cell phone chimes)

Why would they just do
whatever the thing tells them to?

I don't know.

If it's trendy, Amir, kids
will do just about anything.

- Boys!
- Sorry.

Sorry.

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Thirteen views.

I'm up one view, but that's
still ten down from my last video.

Let me see.

I don't know,

maybe I'm just not
influencer material.

Don't give up.

First of all,
you need a way better thumbnail.

This one does not make we want
to click on it at all.

Oh hey, you got a comment.

Asha: "Wow."
Who's Cassidy Johnston?

Oh no, this is not good.

Wait, d-do you know her?

I know that she's, like, evil.

What do you mean "evil"?

You know, creepy.

Like you don't want
to get on her bad side.

But she liked it.
She said, "Wow."

Asha, nobody says "wow"
in a good way anymore.

People only say "wow"
if it's like,

"Wow, really?"

There must have been something
in the video that offended her.

What? No!
I don't even know her!

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Asha: What?
I don't even know her!

(indistinct conversations)

- Emily: Hey, Mr. Chaudhry.
- Hi, Em.

Emily: Uh, we were just
headed back inside.

See you in there.

(door opens)

(door closes)

Another phone-free outing
down the drain, I guess.

We were just looking
at my video.

She's helping me get
more traffic to my channel.

Is that all it was?

Yeah.

Look, Asha.
I, um, I know, okay.

I know this all seems
really silly,

all the phone-free outings,
whatever, it's just

these are supposed to be some
of the best years of your life, okay.

And I... just don't want
to see you waste it is all.

I don't feel like
I'm wasting it.

Running in circles for hours
every day after class

until I'm too exhausted
to do anything else,

that's wasting it.

Okay. I mean, like,

I feel like there's
a whole world out there.

I know, and that's...

I mean, that is what I've
been trying to get you to see.

I...

Okay.

Look, we should, uh, we
should get back inside, come on.

Kamran: I'm at 30 helvin right now,

getting full shield
would be ideal.

Contact northwest.

(video games sounds playing)

Uh, popping minis.

Uh, yeah.

If you have a big pot,

I'd like that a lot.

(Kamran continues talking,
indiscernible)

I see his teammate.

(indiscernible)

Finish. Alright.

(easy listening music playing
over headphones)

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(cell phone chimes)

(phone chimes)

(ominous music plays)

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(paper fluttering)

(door creaking)

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Hello?

(creaking)

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Asha?

(Asha sighs) Could you
come upstairs for a second?

We need to talk to you guys
about something.

It looks like this.

Wait, what is it called again?

Grimcutty. You sure
you haven't seen it before?

What is it?

It's, um, some kind
of sick online challenge

that tells you to do stuff like,

I don't know, cut yourself,
choke yourself,

even kill yourself.

- Tells us to do stuff how?
- Amir: We're not sure exactly.

You know, it could pop up
in the middle of a video

or be a link that you click on,
or even personal messages.

The point is
is that it's working, okay.

Couple of local kids already
cut themselves because of it.

It even made one kid
stab his mom.

Maybe it's like subliminal
messages that flash so fast

you don't even know
you saw 'em, like MK Ultra!

Kamran, we're being serious
right now, honey.

- Yeah.
- Asha: I don't get it.

Why would anyone do that though?

On a dare, maybe.
You know, or to get attention.

You think we're gonna
cut ourselves for attention?

Well, you wouldn't think that somebody
would lick an armrest on an airplane

or climb a tower of milk crates
to get attention, but they did that.

Okay, well, we didn't.

- We know that.
- Yeah.

Look, all we're saying is that

we just want you guys
to be aware of it, okay.

We know that you like to look
at stuff online.

We're going to respect
your privacy.

Just... please don't do
anything stupid, okay.

Dad, I think you can relax.

We're not gonna stab you.

If someone has a link
to the Grimcutty challenge

will you please post it.

I will pay money.

(phone buzzes)

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(typing on cell phone)

We're just overreacting,
right, honey?

I mean, she's...
Asha's into weird stuff,

but she's not crazy enough
to do something like that, right?

Sure.

(cell phone buzzes)

What the fuck?

What is it?

Linda says Karen and Phil just caught
Madison in the hallway cutting herself.

Because of Grimcutty?

Didn't say.

Okay, I don't... I mean, this
just... It can't, it can't be, uh...

This just...

You know,
we should do more research.

- Yeah.
- Amir: Yeah, let's...

Just...

- (crackling)
- (ominous whispers)

(sighs)

(rustling)

(over earphones)
But they're very, very soft.

(rustling)

(toaster pops)

(knife scraping)

(rustling continues)

(typing)

(scraping)

(rustling)

(scraping)

(ominous music plays)

(knife clatters)

(screams)

- Jesus.
- Asha: Dad!

- What?
- Dad!

(clatters) There's someone in the
house! There's someone in the house!

We... are you alright?

It was right there.

He was tall.

Like really, really tall.
And, um,

he was wearing black, like,
I want to say leather.

But, um, his hands
were, like, huge.

And his face,
he had, like, big red eyes.

Kinda like this?

Yeah. Like, like that.

Officer: Thought so.

We've been getting calls
about it all night.

Okay, then somebody
dressed up as Grimcutty

is playing a prank on me.

Is that possible?

If that's the case, it'd have
to be a group of people.

One guy couldn't move
around that fast.

What did I see, then?

I mean, you're the cop.

Asha.

You remember what you were
doing right before you saw it?

I was making toast

and watching a video
on my phone.

Do you mind if I talk
to your parents for a minute?

Officer: I'm having
a really hard time buying

that there's some
person out there

making these kids...

But why?
Why would they lie?

Why would they make this up?

Maybe it's telling them to lie.

Like as part of the challenge.

There's still a lot
we don't know about it.

Amir: Well, thank you.

Okay, I'll show you out.

- Thank you so much.
- Officer: Thank you.

What?

You better let me hold on
to that for now.

What for?
Dad, what are you doing?

Just a precaution until we figure
out what the heck is going on.

Dad, stop it!

You don't seriously think
I'm making this up

because of some online
challenge?

- Asha, let go.
- Dad, that's...

Leah: You're gonna get it
back tomorrow.

We just need to sleep.

Okay. You should try
to get some sleep too.

(birds chirping)

Kamran: 11, 12. I was...

Everything last night was just

a lot.

There she is.
Why don't you come join us?

- You want to start?
- Yes, sure.

Um, so... we've been doing these
phone-free outings for a while now, okay,

and you guys have been great.

But we just thought that, you know,
with everything that's been happening,

now might be a really great time

for us to up our game
a little bit, okay.

So we've got this
new Detox Box...

I'm sorry, the what?

Amir: So,
we take all of our devices,

we put 'em in there,
we lock it up.

And then in a week,
we see how we're feeling,

and we decide if we even want
to keep going.

I have so many questions.

That's what we're here for.

- Shoot
- Uh-huh.

Okay, how about why?

Well, because, um,

clearly these devices
are affecting you guys

in ways that we don't
entirely understand yet,

so really we're just...

It's an experiment.

- Exactly.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I mean, it might not make
a difference at all.

But we won't know unless we try.

Can I go first, Dad?

Amir: Yes, of course.

- Great job.
- Kamran: Thanks, Dad.

- Thanks, Mom.
- Alright, thank you.

Okay.

Please tell me this isn't
because of Grimcutty.

Do you even know
what the Grimcutty challenge is?

Or did you just see that photo
and hear a bunch of rumors about it?

'Cause, you know,
I'd really like to know.

Sweetie, all we know is that
ever since you quit track,

you've become more
and more withdrawn, okay.

And it's common
for depressed people to have...

But I'm not depressed!

Look, we have no idea how
these devices are affecting you,

but that is the whole
point of this.

So that you can reclaim
your focus game.

And cut your screen time
in the meantime.

Amir: Yeah.

Okay, what did you guys smoke
while I was asleep?

Look, we're all doing this,
okay. Put your phone in the box.

No!

I'm not letting you guys blame this
on phones or anxiety or whatever.

I know what I saw.

It wasn't a hallucination.
It wasn't some guy in a costume.

It was a real thing.
It was huge and terrifying,

and I need you guys to help me
figure out what it was!

- Enough, Asha!
- Put your phone in the box!

Now!

Asha, hey. Let go, Asha.

I just want to call Emily.

- Leah: Asha, let go.
- Let go, Asha.

I'll give it back after,
I promise! I just...

Oh! Oh my god! Ah! Ah!

(panting)

Shh.

I wanna use the laptop.

What laptop?

(mocking)
"Can I go first, Dad?"

The golden boy act
doesn't work on me.

I know you have a backup.

Now give it to me.
Unless you want me to tell dad.

What are you going
to do with it?

(typing)

I already spent hours looking.
You're not gonna find it.

Like, what about message boards?
Nobody posted a link to it?

No, there's a lot of people
freaking out about it,

but nobody knows
what it actually is.

What are you doing?

Where is everybody?

Kamran: I already tried
to Skype Zach.

They probably got
their stuff taken away too.

(clicking)

Asha: Wait, what the hell?

(footsteps thumping)

Leah: Did you change the
wi-fi password?

Amir: I disconnected it.

- Do you think they know we're...
- Shh!

(indiscernible conversations)

What are you gonna do?

(clock ticking)

(tense music playing)

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(grunts)

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(ringing)

(gasps)

(ringing stops)

(phone buzzing)

Ashmsauce229.

- Hi.
- Cassidy: I saw your message.

I was worried I was the only
one left that still had a phone.

No, I just, I just got mine back.
How do you still have yours?

My parents aren't on the
Grimcutty freakout train yet.

But I' m not gonna give up
my phone.

They can't just take our
phones away. That's fascist.

We'll go to the police
if we have to.

No, I don't think
that's gonna work.

They didn't believe me
any more than my parents did.

Wait, what do you mean?

You saw the Grimcutty?

I think so.

Well, what is it? Can
you send me a link?

You're the first person I've
found that's actually seen it.

No, I mean, like, I saw it

or something like it, like,
in real life, in my house.

Okay, that's new.

(door opens, closes)

♫ ♫

Leah: What?

I thought I heard something.

♫ ♫

(sighs)

Cassidy: What are you doing?

(whispering)
I can't really talk right now.

Cassidy: Well, whatever.
Just stay on the line.

I think I might have found
someone else.

I'm gonna try to add them.

Hold on.

(footsteps approaching)

(switch clicks)

Girl: (over phone)
Did you guys hear about Nathan?

Cassidy: Who?

Nathan Childers cut himself,
apparently 'cause of Grimcutty.

And Hannah's little brother
cut himself too.

It's no joke. It's really
making people do stuff.

Cassidy: Well,
Asha here has seen it.

You did?

Can you send me a link?

Cassidy: No, she saw, like, a
ghost or something.

(whispering)
I don't know what I saw, okay.

The point is it's not online.

My parents keep saying
it's some online challenge,

but all I've seen is
that stupid picture.

Cassidy: Well, the hysteria
about it sure spread fast.

Kayla: I heard some parents are
even pulling their kids out of school.

(knock on door)

Hold on a second, you guys.

Sorry, didn't mean
to interrupt your reading.

Oh, it's okay. What's up?

We wanna talk to you
about something.

Can you come downstairs
for a minute?

I'll be right down.

(door closes)

I gotta go. I think I'm about
to get the Grimcutty talk.

I have to go too.

Cassidy: Alright.

Listen, no matter what,

don't let your parents keep
you home from school tomorrow.

Tell them you have a test.

Tell them you love learning,
whatever. Just...

We'll meet up there.

Kayla: Okay.

(line beeping)

Hey, did you find her?

- No, did you?
- No.

(heavy breathing)

(ominous whispers)

(soft growl)

(snarls)

(screams)

(screaming)

(growls)

(thudding on door)

(indistinct shouting)

- No!
- Amir: Asha, Asha, Asha.

(indiscernible shouting)

It's okay.

Is she gonna need stitches?

I don't think so.

I didn't do this to myself.

We should probably
get it looked at,

though I can bring her
in the morning.

Eh, what about school?

Don't worry about it.

But I, I want to go.

I have a test.

No, not until we get this
figured out.

D-do you even care
about my side of the story?

This was an accident.

I used the knife to pry open
the box to get my phone,

and then I got really spooked
when I heard you guys coming

because of what happened
last night.

And so I ran downstairs,
and then I slammed the door

and I accidentally cut myself.

That's it.

That's all. I didn't,
I didn't do it on purpose.

I didn't do it
because Grimcutty told me to.

Okay, look, I don't, I don't
know what I saw last night.

I just really want things
to go back to normal.

And I feel like going back to school
would really make me feel normal.

Please, I just... I feel like
school's the right,

is the right place for me.

- Maybe she should go.
- No, it's out of the question.

Okay, well, then do you wanna stay
home from work and watch her all day?

I can't.

Leah: She wants to go to
school, let her go to school.

She has supervision there.

Amir: Okay, well,
then this is on you, alright?

Can I talk to you upstairs
for just a second.

Amir: Why?

What did I do this time?

(indiscernible conversation)

(creaking)

(door closes)

Principal: (over mic)
Good morning, everyone.

As you can see,

some of you have chosen
to stay home today

given what's been happening.

Some of you have already talked
to your parents about it,

the rest of you probably
will later.

But since we're here,
we want you to know

that this is a place
where you can be completely open

about... social media,

bullying,

FOMO,

these online challenges that are
becoming more and more dangerous...

This is bullshit!

It's just a scary picture.
That's all that it is!

It's just hype!

It's all BS!
We're not in any danger!

Oh my...

- Okay, um,
-(door opens)

Obviously some intense emotions.

Which is why we're here, to
get everything out into the open.

Now we are gonna take questions
later, but before we get into that,

uh, we have managed to get
a very special guest,

who I think can shed some light,
and some humor,

on this situation,

which I think we could all use.

He travels across the country
talking to teens

about the ups
and downs of social media.

Please give a hand
for Dave Bagliardi!

Woo. Alright,
how y'all doin' this morning?

Okay, okay. I get it. I get it.

It's early. I know how it is.

You haven't had your Starbucks
yet. I feel you. Boy, do I feel you.

But I think we can do
a little bit better than that.

So, how y'all doin'
this morning?

(scattered applause)

Okay, okay.

Not bad, not bad,
I can work with that.

Good morning, everyone.
It's good to see you.

As your lovely principal mentioned,

my name is Dave Bagliardi.

And before we get started
here today,

I wanna tell you all
a little story.

Wayyy back when I was
in high school,

things were a lot different.

And I know you're probably
asking yourself,

what does this old geezer know

about anything
that is going on with me, right?

Hey, is your friend coming?

Kay didn't make it.

None of my friends did.

- Do you still have your phone?
- No.

My parents got to me
after you hung up.

They made me put it
in a "Detox Box."

My parents said the same thing!

- They used that exact term?
- Yeah.

They said it was to reclaim
my focus game and cut

- my screen time in the meantime.
- Asha: My screen time in the meantime.

Where are they getting this?

It's like they're reading
from the same script.

I don't know. It's weird.

Do I even want to know?

Unless you've seen it,
I doubt you'll believe me.

Well, I haven't, but...

I just want to know
what's brainwashing my parents.

And I want my phone back.

I can't fall asleep
without Bob Ross.

Me neither!

Alright then, As hm sauce.

What do we do first?

If I could just use the internet
for, like, five seconds.

What about the computers
in the library?

Disconnected. I already checked.

Alright.

I know someone who will
definitely let us use their computer.

Come on.

- (door opens)
- Cassidy: I'll drive.

(hip-hop music playing)

- Asha: Whose house is this again?
- Cassidy: This rich kid, Oliver.

Heard he was having
a ditch party.

Looks like I was right.

Asha: Won't his parents be home?

Cassidy: Fuck no. They work in,
like, international shipping or something,

and they're hardly ever home.

He practically lives by himself.

(doorbell rings)

Were you even invited?

We're girls. I don't think he'll
care how we got here.

Besides, he's a really big fan
of your channel.

What?

Yeah, he's the one
who told me about it.

I'm kidding!

You know, for someone
who makes ASMR videos,

you're a little tense.

(buzzer sounds, door opens)

(hip-hop music intensifies)

(people chattering)

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Cassidy: Hey, Oliver.

Hey, Cassidy! Hey... you guys.
Come in.

Come in. Come in.
Help yourself to whatever.

Actually, do you have a laptop
that we could use?

Uh, the wi-fi password is
on the wall in there.

(blender whirring)

We don't have phones.

Oh shit! 'Cause of Grimcutty?

Wow, that is... fascist.

Uh... yeah, sure.

Come on, you can use mine.

So your parents got
the Grimcutty hysteria, huh?

I feel for you, man. But we
don't care about that here.

I don't suppose you know
what the Grimcutty actually is?

What do you mean?

I mean, what it is that's making
people cut themselves.

Is it just some asshole sending
people messages on WhatsApp?

Look all I know is
it's the reason

we don't have to go to school
if we don't want to.

So that is what
we're celebrating.

Wait, wait, wait,
I have an idea.

Everyone,

take out your knives!

When I hit record, I want
everyone to start, uh, pretending

like they're brainwashed
by Grimcutty.

(laughter)

Three, two, one.

Aah!

- Grimcutty.
- Grimcutty!

Grimcutty. Grimcutty!
Grimcutty!

(laughter)

Aren't your parents
gonna see that?

My parents? No. They're in,
like, Morocco or something.

(hip-hop music playing)

Just boot it up
for you real quick.

(typing)

- There you go.
- (woman moans)

Whoops. Uh...

That wasn't...
That's... school, um...

There you go.

Do I even want
to touch this keyboard?

Just do a search
for "Detox Box,"

see what comes up.

Fran, I ordered a breathing
treatment for the guy that's in room 2.

(boy groans)

Let go of me, man!
Get off me!

This is bullshit!

Another one of those kids
who played that cutting game.

You know, on the internet
with that scary guy?

(door closes)

Your kids aren't into
that kind of stuff, are they?

Uh, no. Thank god.

All I can say is,
thank god I don't have kids.

(cell phone chimes, buzzes)

- Hey.
- Hey, I just got to the school.

She's not here.

We should never have
let her leave the house.

Okay, calm down, calm down.
Are you sure she didn't go home?

Well, I'm headed home now.
Get there when you can.

(line beeping)

Oh god.

(hip-hop music continues)

Wait, click on that.

Asha: Looks like a mommy blogger.

"Hi, I'm Melinda.

"Years ago, I began a journey
that would change my life forever.

A journey called motherhood."

Wait, go back to the post.

"Is your child's smart phone
making them grow horns?"

"Ear infections:

Is your 5G network to blame?"

"My son is never bored.

Here's why that's a problem."

Oh my god, no way!

Cassidy: That bitch!

"Cut your screen time
in the meantime."

Anything about Grimcutty?

Does it say what it is?

- Oh.
- She took it down.

But whatever. I think it's
obvious she's hiding something.

Hey, did you hear
about that kid in town

- that stabbed his mom?
- Mm-hmm.

Well, how much you want
to bet that's her.

How do you know?

Well, look at the posts.
I would stab her.

This has to all be
connected somehow.

Maybe.

Let me see if I can find
her address.

(typing)

Well, let's just regroup
tomorrow and do it.

I gotta get home.

Get home?

Yeah, I just don't want to
freak out my parents even more.

I spent years training them
to stop worrying about me,

I don't want to screw
it all up now.

Why do they worry about you?

I don't know, they just do.

And I hate it.

Wait, hey, hey, Cassidy?

Are we cool?

Yeah, why wouldn't we be cool?

I couldn't tell from your comment
if you were, like, pissed off or...

My comment on your video?

I thought I just put "wow."

Well, yeah, but I,

I couldn't tell
if you meant like wow.

You know, in real life,
you are way different

than you are in your channel.

I thought you'd be
way more, like, chill.

I am chill!

- Hmm.
- I am.

Look, okay, I just haven't had
any time alone to relax

and process all of this.

That's something I need.

I'm actually a really
Zen-like person.

Really?

You don't strike me
as Zen-like at all.

Why not?

Dude, because... a Zen-like person
doesn't have to hide in their room

and meditate every time
something goes wrong.

A Zen-like person could be in
the middle of the most fucked up,

insane situation ever
and still find inner peace.

That's what Zen is.

That was Sarah. They still
haven't heard from her.

Well, I think it's time
to call the police.

- Yeah.
- (phone chimes)

Kamran, please just
go back downstairs, alright?

Everything's going to be fine.

Amir.

What.

Oh my god.

- Where is this?
- Oh my god.

(growling)

(electronic music playing)

(indiscernible chatter)

(cheering, whistling)

(typing)

Ughhh!

(beep)

(beeping)

Please be online.
Please be online.

Boy, are you in trouble.

Mom and Dad just peeled out
of the driveway at full blast.

What? Do they know
where I am?

Sure seemed like it.

Where are you anyway?

Never mind.
Um, is the wi-fi back on?

I need your help finding somebody.

Yeah, but Dad installed some
kind of monitoring software.

Anything I do could set it off.

Wait, they just left you there
by yourself?

Yeah, so?

I haven't seen the Grimcutty.
They don't worry about me.

Yeah, they don't
worry about you.

Find who?

(typing)

I need to find out
where this woman lives.

Can you do it?

There are ways, but...

What?

This might set off Dad's thing.

I don't want to get in trouble.

(wind whooshing)

(ominous music plays)

What the frick is
wrong with you?

Kamran, I don't know
exactly what's going on with me,

but I could really use someone
to believe me right now.

Please. I need your help.

(sighs)

Fine, I'll work on it.

- Thanks, stupid.
- You're welcome, jerk.

(bleep)

(pop music playing)

(typing)

♫ ♫

(tires squealing)

- Oh my god.
- What?

She's posting about
Grimcutty now.

What?

(snarls)

She's posting
about Grimcutty, hurry!

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Hey, hey, look at that!

- Huh?
- Look at that!

- Girl: Look at what?
- Asha: That!

How can you not see that?

Goddammit.

(tires squealing)

(engine revving)

(gasping)

(growls)

(screams)

(electronic music playing)

♫ ♫

Help! Help!

Please somebody help me!

Help!

- (music stops)
- Asha: Somebody. Anybody, help!

(booing)

- Help me!
- (growls)

Help! Anybody!

Leah: Asha!

Somebody help me!

- (screaming)
- Leah: Asha!

(cries)

Asha! Asha!

Drop the knife!
Drop it, drop it.

(crying)

Let me see.

Goddamn.

Did you see it?

It was right there.
How did you not see it?

We're gonna get you the help
that you need, sweetheart, okay.

I promise.

Amir: What the hell?

Someone's using the wi-fi
in our house.

Did you leave your laptop out?

- Leah: Me?
- Yeah, you.

Uh, no. It's in the Detox Box
with everything else.

Well, then who the hell is this?

What did you do?

Leah: What did you do?

Asha, tell us the truth,
what did you do?

It's not his fault.

Come on.

I told him to do it.

Mom, Dad, just calm down!

Seatbelt! Now!

Gotcha.

(beeping)

(ominous music playing)

♫ ♫

(beeping continues)

(growls)

Amir: Kamran!

Oh my god, Kamran.

- He's breathing.
- Oh god.

Hey! Get back!

Leah: Can you hear me, baby?

I'm gonna call 911.

Uh, hi. Um, yeah, uh, my son,

we just found him on the floor,
he's unconscious.

(monitor beeping)

(gasps)

That's it, careful, careful.

You have to go slow
because the pain meds

knocked you out pretty good.

Doctors are hopeful.

They're outside right now
talking to your dad.

They, they say he could wake up
any minute.

Oh my god, I'm bleeding again.
There's blood.

No, no, no, it's fine.
Let me see.

Stay put.

You know what, I have to get
somebody to come change your bandages.

And I'm actually gonna get you
some clean sheets

and some blue pads
while I'm at it.

You just stay put, okay.

We made an appointment for you
for later this afternoon.

With a psychiatrist.

It's not my fault.

Of course it's not your fault.

That's what Dad thinks.

You know, he's, uh,
he's... your dad's scared.

So he...
he overreacted, that's all.

I'll be right back.

Mom?

You've known me my whole life.

I've never hurt myself
before this.

Just think about it,
doesn't make any sense.

We saw you cutting yourself!
You were cutting yourself, Asha.

What am I supposed to do with
that? You tell me.

Let's let the psych handle it.

I think that he's gonna help you
make sense of this, okay.

I'll be right back.

(door closes)

♫ ♫

I'm sorry, Kamran.

(sniffles, cries)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Woman: (over intercom) Sasha
Beady, 4152. Sasha Beady, 4152.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnston.

Come with me, please.

Newscaster: New, disturbing
reports of teens gathering together

to try the Grimcutty challenge

watch each other cut themselves

and even engage in bizarre
group cutting rituals.

- (door opens)
- For more on this developing story,

we wanna go now
to News Channel 8...

Okay, I believe you now.

Where did it get you?

I was trying to crawl
under the bed,

and it got me in the legs.

I can't even walk.

You know, when I asked you
about the cuts,

you could have just said
that Grimcutty is this

real life huge fucking creature,
and it's gonna cut you.

- When did you see it?
- Last night.

When my parents saw that video,
they, like, freaked out

and sent me to my room.

They were convinced
I was suicidal.

What happened to you?

Wait, what are you
even doing here?

I got the address.

Of the mommy blogger?

I was just on my way there.
I stole my mom's keys.

What, so you're just
gonna knock on her door

and be like "Oh, hi,
I'm a huge fan of your blog.

I just happened to be in the neighborhood.
And by the way, are you totally insane?"

I have a theory.

- Tell me.
- (Asha sighs)

You just said when your parents
saw the video and freaked out,

that's when it attacked you.

And it didn't attack my brother
until my parents found out

he was using a computer
and freaked out too.

It's like whenever their hysteria
about Grimcutty boils over,

that's when it attacks.

So... what?

Our parents are controlling it?

Not on purpose.

It's like they don't know
they're doing it.

And they can't see it, so when
I try to tell them what I saw,

it just makes them think I'm more crazy
and just makes them more hysterical.

It's like a vicious cycle.

Okay, so how do we break
the cycle?

I don't know.

Well, you need
to figure it out soon.

'Cause this psychiatrist
that I met with earlier,

my parents are meeting
with them right now.

So... if our parents freaking
out makes it stronger,

then... I'm dead.

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Oh shit.

Shit.

♫ ♫

- Amir: Find anything on there?
- No.

- Where's Asha?
- Leah: Um... (clears throat)

The psych's office
had an opening,

so they were able
to take her in earlier.

And she was feeling better so...

I was actually,
I was just waiting for you.

What did the doctor say?

More of the same.

He might wake up today.
Might not.

They've had a lot
of Grimcutty-related cases, so...

You know, this could all just be
some kind of cyber attack.

I mean, they've tried it before.

Use our networks
to incite violence.

I mean, anybody could do it
from anywhere.

You know, aim it against a
particular community if you wanted to.

Like ours.

Okay, I am, I'm gonna head
back down.

Oh, I'll let you know how, how,
how it goes after her appointment.

♫ ♫

Dammit, Asha.

What the hell are you into now?

(handbrake creaks)

(foreboding music playing)

♫ ♫

(doorbell rings)

Hi, can I help you?

Hi.

Sorry to just show up like this,

but I read your blog
and I was wondering

if I could ask you
some questions about it.

It's, it's for a class, and I didn't
know how else to contact you, so...

You could have just emailed me

but, uh, sure, what, what,
what did you want to know?

Uh, well, I saw your post
about Grimcutty,

- and I was wondering...
- Sorry, I don't know what that is.

Grimcutty. The online challenge
thing you posted about.

I don't remember
anything like that.

Oh, It's like a, um,
a challenge thing

that's making... well, supposedly
making kids cut themselves.

And there... there was like
a rumor or something

that, like, it made some kid,
like, stab his mom.

(laughs)

I'm sorry, what?-what did you
say your name was, honey?

Asha.

Asha, if I had a nickel for
every time I get asked about this.

Look, the bottom line is that my
family had an accident a while ago

and needless to say, it's been
blown way out of proportion,

but it's fine.

We're fine.
Everything's fine. Really.

Okay. Well, are you sure
you haven't heard of Grimcutty?

Do your parents know
that you're here?

Do you really not know
what's going on?

What do you mean?

Everyone in town is reading your
blog and following what it says.

Like, religiously.

Huh.

Well, I haven't, uh,
updated it in a while

but I... I'm very glad to hear
that people are connecting with it.

Maybe you should go home.

But you should email me.

If I think of anything,
I'll let you know, okay?

Drive safe.

(door closes)

(leaves rustling)

(exhales)

(rustling)

(indiscernible conversation)

Melinda: I know,
it's for your own good, baby.

No. Drink all of it.

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

(clattering)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

(clicks)

(door creaking)

(loud creaking)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

(door creaking)

(whispering)
Hello?

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Hey. What happened to you?

Put me back.

What?

Lock me back in.
She'll see you.

But I have to get you
out of here.

No. I can't make Mom
worry about me.

(gun cocks)

Stay calm, Asha.

Just relax.

Reach back with one hand,
grab your phone, and toss it to me.

I don't have a phone.

A girl your age leaving our home
without a phone?

I think you better tell me
the truth.

Detox Box, bitch!

Out into the hallway then.

Now!

One... oh.

Are you sure
you don't have a phone?

- What did you do to him?
- Me?

He did that to himself.
I'm just trying to protect him.

(car approaching)

(car door opens)

(doorbell rings)

Um, oh hi!

Are you looking
for your daughter by chance?

- Yes, is she...
- Asha: Mom! Mom! I'm back here!

Just come, come in.
(sighs)

- Please, come in.
- I'm sorry.

She broke in, and I found her
in one of the back rooms

and I had to lock her
in real quick.

I'm really sorry,
I just didn't know what to do.

I was about to call the police.

Oh gosh. Please, no need.
I-I-I'll take it from here.

- I'm so sorry about this.
- No worries.

I'm just gonna
unlock her real fast.

I'm Melinda, by the way.

Yes, yes, I know.
I read your blog.

Asha: Mom, look out,
she's got a gun!

Gosh, she just, she really
hasn't been herself lately,

and I was worried she would do
something like this.

I'm... again,
I'm really, really sorry.

As long as you're sure that you
can handle her, I won't ask.

Leah: Thank you so much.

Mom, don't listen to her,
she just pointed a gun at me!

Take it easy.

I'm serious! She's got her son
locked up in a closet upstairs!

Okay, calm down, we're gonna
talk about it in the car, okay?

No, wait, wait, we can't just
leave him here with her.

- She might kill him!
- Just calm down.

I'm not gonna let her do that
to him, okay!

We have to get him out of here.

She might kill him.
We have to save him.

- Asha, stop it!
- Mom, I know what I saw...

♫ ♫

I am so sorry about this.

Already forgotten.

We're gonna talk about it
when we get back to the hospital.

Mom, the same thing
that was happening to me,

same thing's happening to him,
only worse.

What's happening to you, Asha?

The Grimcutty.

- No. No. No.
- The hysteria is feeding it!

No, no, think about it!

It didn't start attacking me until
you and dad saw that photo...

Leah: Ugh!

♫ ♫

Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom,
chill for a second.

Hey, will you please
just calm down?

Calm down?

After everything
that you have put us through,

you want me to calm down?

I didn't mean to put you
through anything.

Of course you didn't!

Because that would require you
to think for one second

how your behavior affects us!
But you don't care!

As long as we pay your phone
bill, as long as we cook your food,

and buy you the latest versions
of everything,

you could give a flying fuck!

(shatters)

(heavy breathing)

Leah: Oh my god.

Oh god.

What the hell am I doing?

Alright, just, um,

take that
in case anything happens,

stay in the car,

and I'll be right back.

- (car door opens)
- Wait,

Mom, Mom, what are you gonna do?

Stay in the car, Asha.

(sighs)

Okay.

Car trouble?

No, you know, I just had one
more thing, if you don't mind.

Sure.

See, my daughter, she just
said something kind of crazy.

She said something about
your son being starved

and, and locked in a closet.

So I'm just trying to figure out
why she, why she would say that.

Your daughter is
quite a character.

She is, I know, believe me I do
know. She's quite a character.

Never known her
to be a liar though.

Well, I don't mean to presume,

but sometimes people
with mental illness

believe things to be true
even when they're not.

I also think I left
my keys inside.

No. Excuse me, excuse me!

This is ridiculous.
You need to leave right now.

You know.
She said another thing too.

She said that this whole
Grimcutty thing started with you.

Is that true?

You need to leave my house right
now, or I'm gonna call the police.

Go ahead,
call them please, I'll wait.

Maybe they can check on
your son, make sure he's okay.

(chuckles) This big collective
freakout about Grimcutty

has put my family through hell,

so I would like to know
where it came from.

Did you make it up?
Just tell me and I will leave.

Melinda: I didn't make it up,
I don't know who made it.

I caught my son
looking at it online,

and the next thing I know,
he's cutting himself.

And ever since then,

I've been trying to keep it
out of my house

and away from my child,
so I'd very much appreciate it

if you would just
stop talking about it!

Where did he find it? And what was he
doing when he found it? Do you know?

I told you that
I don't want to talk about it!

- Did he cut himself?
- Stop it!

Stop it!
I've cured him from that.

There's nothing wrong
with him now.

There's nothing wrong with him!

Oh god, there's nothing wrong
with him.

There's nothing wrong with him.

(growling)

(Brandon screams)

No! No, no, no,
no, no, no, no!

There's nothing wrong with him.

(screaming continues)

♫ ♫

(growls)

(gun cocks)

You bitch!

I had it all under control!

But you just couldn't shut up
about it!

(door opens)

- Stop!
- No!

- Oh god.
- Mom!

- Leah: Go!
- Asha: Mom!

Leah: Go!

Stop! Stop!

I know what's right for him!

There's castle law in this state, and
I'm legally allowed to defend myself!

I am the one who spread
that photo around,

and now I am the one
who has to contain it!

(Brandon grunts)

- Aah!
- (thudding)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Leah: Asha!

Get the car quick. Laura!

(monitor beeping)

(exhales)

(sniffles)

(chair dragging)

(computer beeps)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Laura!

- This is the kid?
- Leah: Over here. Yes, yes, please.

Just be careful,
I could have sworn for a second

he almost stopped breathing so...

We're gonna need intubation supplies

and RT in room two, stat!

- And I'll be right behind you!
- Laura: And page the trauma team!

I'm gonna go with them.

I need you to stay right here.
Don't move, okay.

Okay. Wh-what about Dad?

I'm gonna handle it.

(kisses)

You did great.

(indiscernible announcement
over PA)

(distant siren wailing)

(boy screams)

(people chattering)

(boy groans)

(groaning)

Dad?

I've been going over
some of your recent activity.

There's a lot of interesting stuff.

Did you really give
your phone number

to someone
on the darknet market?

You know how dangerous that is?

I...

You could have put
this whole family at risk.

How long have you had
this thing?

Oh, and your search history.

Grimcutty, like, fifty times.

Tennis ball bombs, um,

bat sex,

the Church of Satan, necrophilia.

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris.

I didn't know
what those things were.

My friends were talking
about it, and I didn't know.

I-I was just curious.

♫ ♫

(laptop clatters)

(heavy breathing)

Get up. Get dressed.

(people chattering)

Kay.

Oh hey.

What are you doing here?
Have you heard from Cassidy?

You don't know.

What?

She tried to kill herself.

Stabbed herself in the neck.

She's not supposed to make it.

(sniffling)

(sobs)

Come on.
Put your shoes on. Let's go.

- Where are we going?
- Someplace safe.

Hurry up.

Oh, thank god.
Oh, thank god.

Kamran: There's something
wrong with Dad.

I know.

Leah, Leah, where's Asha?

She's downstairs and she's fine.

You left her alone?

That's what I wanted
to tell you,

there's nothing wrong
with either of our kids.

- We got this wrong.
- Hey, what the hell is this, huh?

What is this?

It's just a, it's a little
something to help you relax.

(chuckling)
What are you doing?

You need to relax.
You need to get some sleep.

Amir: Hey, Leah, let me have it.

Just let me give it to you.

Let me have it.

You're gonna feel so much
better afterwards, please.

I understand that you're just
trying to do what's best for the kids.

I know you are.

But I need you to trust me,
just this one time.

- You don't understand...
- Please trust me.

Amir: Leah...

Ma'am, are you the one
that brought the boy in?

Yes, I can explain.

- You can't just run off like that.
- Leah: Okay.

Officer: You gotta answer
some questions.

Hey, what the hell is going on?

Our kids are not crazy,
we are doing this to them.

I need you to take the shot.

♫ ♫

Kamran!

(panting)

Amir: Kamran!

Whoa, whoa! Slow down, kid.

Do your parents know
where you are?

Kamran!

(deep breaths)

(sobbing quietly)

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

♫ ♫

Hey, it's okay,
it's okay, it's me.

I just saw the Grimcutty again.

Dad's going ape shit.

I know. The Grimcutty is
feeding off him.

It attacks whenever Mom
and Dad freak out.

What?
How do you know that?

I found that kid
who stabbed his mom.

He was trying to kill her
so it would stop attacking him.

It worked. I saw it.

So what do we do?

What are you gonna do
with those?

I hurt it once before.

If I can hurt it,
maybe I can kill it.

What if you can't?

You're gonna stab Dad?

No! I don't know!

It's really killing people now!

If Dad's really freaking out,
it could kill us!

What about Mom?

Don't worry about Mom,
she's cool.

What? How did that happen?

I don't know, I don't know,
I don't know.

Asha,

you can't... kill Dad.

Just stay here for a minute.

I'll try to get Dad's attention.

And if he's focused on me,
it'll only attack me.

You'll be safe.

Good luck, stupid.

Thanks, jerk.

Kamran!

Hey, buddy, it's Dad!

Look, I'm sorry I overreacted, okay.

Everything's gonna be fine!

Everything's...

Everything's gonna be fine.

Kamran!

Kamran!

(growling)

(Kamran screaming)

Amir: Asha.

Hey, Dad!

What are you doing here?
Where's your brother?

He's, he's fine, I'm fine too,
we're both fine.

Every... ev-everything's fine.

Okay, that's good, good.

(Grimcutty growling)

Dad, can we start over?

You know, take a breath, relax,

and just have a calm, rational discussion
about everything that's been happening?

Uh, yeah, yeah.
I'm all about that, honey.

You know, why don't you
help me find your brother,

and then we can just sit down
and all talk it out together.

(Grimcutty growls)

Dad, I know that
a lot of the things

I'm into might not make
a lot of sense to you.

- No.
- And that can be scary for you, I'm sure.

Um, and I...

Well, I-I never try
to explain it to you

because I don't think
you'll get it.

But I realize now,
you can get it.

If we can just have an
honest conversation about it...

Whoa, whoa, Asha, um,

honey, what is, what is that
in your, in your hand?

What is that, Asha?
Let me see.

(Grimcutty growls)

Actually, I took mom's phone,

and I've been watching
Grimcutty videos all day long

and I'm afraid of
what I might do!

(Grimcutty growls)

Can you just give me the scissors?
Please, honey, give me the scissors.

Give me the scissors, Asha!

Asha! Asha!

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Alright, you bastard.

Come get some.

(steam hissing)

- (growls)
- (gasps)

(screaming)

(clatters)

(growls softly)

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- Asha.
- (Asha gasps)

Asha, honey.

Dad, please stop.

I need you to put
those scissors down, okay?

I don't want to have
to hurt you.

Asha, please.

(Grimcutty growls)

(gasps)

(screams)

No, no! No!

(groans)

Aah!

(groans)

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- (footsteps approaching)
- (Amir panting)

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(clatters)

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(deep breaths)

(gasps)

(gasping)

(roars)

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(roars)

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(grunts)

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(thuds)

- Oh no, Dad.
- (Amir groans)

Dad.

Asha... I'm so sorry.

What? No, I'm sorry.

No, no, you have nothing
to be sorry for.

I stabbed you.

I know, it's okay.

I deserve it.

No, you don't.
You don't deserve it.

- (Asha sobs)
- It's okay.

Honey, don't cry, it's okay.

Dad, I love you. I love you.

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Asha: (whispering)
Hey, everyone.

Gonna do something
a little bit different today.

A lot of people have been
asking me about Grimcutty,

I guess because of what happened
to me and my parents.

So I'm gonna try to answer
a few of those questions now.

First question:

Did you kill your dad?

No, I didn't kill my dad.

He's not dead. He's fine.

We're all fine.

I mean, yeah,
it's pretty messed up

what we went through
as a family.

Hey.

(indiscernible conversation)

Asha: But for everyone out there
who had to deal with Grimcutty,

I think you get it.

Which is most of you.

Next question:

What if the Grimcutty
comes back?

Well, it could happen, I guess.

We still don't know
where it came from,

but if some crazy,
controlling parent

like Melinda Jaynes got wind
of it for the first time,

yeah, it could flare up
all over again.

(indiscernible conversation )

Asha: But we'll be better
prepared to deal with it

the next time around.

Doctor: It's okay to talk to me.

Last question:

My parents still worry
about Grimcutty.

Do you have any advice?

I would say

if you want
your parents to listen,

you're gonna have to listen too.

And you have to be honest.

Otherwise,
how are they gonna know?

(woman sobs)

(indiscernible chatter)

Asha: And if you're a parent,

I would say, it's okay
to not understand

everything that's
going on with us.

It doesn't mean
you screwed up somewhere.

It just means you're human.

And being human
is scary sometimes.

You might be afraid
of what's gonna happen next.

That's okay.

You're doing really well.

Just give some
of my techniques a try.

And most importantly,
don't forget to breathe.

(fluttering)

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