"The shadow monster woke up." "It saw the boy in the pot and said:" ""Mmm." "I'm starving."" ""I'm going to eat you up."" "So the monster opened his mouth wide and... swallowed the little tailor whole." "The boy fell and fell into a dark cave filled with slime..." "Is that it?" "That's all I could come up with." "Well, you'll think of something tomorrow." "Let's go to bed." "But I'm not sleepy and I haven't finished it yet." "I know, sweetie, but Mommy's tired from working all day and she needs to sleep." "Here, I'll carry you." "God, you're heavy!" "Your story needs an ending." "Let's see if I can help." "Let methink..." "Remember the scissors the tailor had given his son?" "Well, suddenly he remembered he still had them." "He took them out and started cutting." "Snip, snip, snip..." "Snip, snip, snip..." "And the monster shouted:" ""Ouch!"" ""Who's cutting me?" And the little tailor..." "I know, I know!" "The boy cuts his way out, makes himself a monster-skin coat and the arrows couldn't hurt him any more." "I'll finish it right now." "You're going to sleep or you'll be tired in the morning." "Mom..." "We'll get the little boy out of the monster's belly in the morning." "Don't shut it, Meow is still outside." "He might want to come in." "No dreaming about monsters, okay?" "Come!" "Come!" "Leave her alone, monster!" "Let him go!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy, Mommy!" "There, there..." "It's over, sweetie." "There, there..." "The monster came in through the window." "It wanted to take me away." "It was..." "It had no face." "There's no monster in here." "It was only a nightmare." "It was only a nightmare." "Don't worry." " It's over." " What if he comes back?" "If he comes back, close your eyes and count to five." "When you open them, he'll be gone, you'll see." "One, two, three, four, five." ""He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him." "If ye continue in my word then ye are my disciples indeed." "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free."" "Wait for us here." "We can do it here if you like." "You have to say, "Hail, Mary, full of grace."" "Hail, Mary, full of grace." "The Lord is with thee." "When was your last confession?" "I don't know." "I don't remember." "That's okay." "Go ahead, tell me." "You needn't be ashamed." "The Lord is good and always forgives us." "Come on." "It can't be that bad." "Come on, Juan." "We're leaving." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Juan..." "It's okay, sweetie." "There, there." "It's over." "Please, come in." "Juan." "Juan." "Father Antonio is here to see you." "He doesn't seem to have a fever." "Hi, Juan." "My name is Antonio." "Do you remember me?" "Look." "I brought your toy." "I'll leave it here, okay?" "Your mother says you're having trouble sleeping." "Go away." "Why do you say that?" "It's nothing to be ashamed of." "I had nightmares at your age too." "They aren't nightmares." "What are you scared of?" "Witches?" "No such thing." "And the bogeyman isn't real either." "My parents told me about him so I'd finish my dinner." "It's just a story." "You needn't be afraid of stories." "Here's what we'll do:" "You tell me what you're scared of, and I'll tell you what scares me, okay?" "I have a friend I talk to every day who I can't see." "I'm scared... my friend won't answer me." "That I'll talk to him and he won't say anything." "Now it's your turn." "What are you scared of?" "Hollowface." "Who is Hollowface?" "One, two, three, four..." "Mommy, Mommy!" "Juan..." "How are you?" "Everything okay?" "No wonder the father ran off." "Did she tell you that?" "No." "She speaks only of a presence, that there's something inside the boy." "They're both nuts, the boy and the mother." "They would spook anyone." "She told you more than she told me." "You don't know how to treat women." "Will you help them?" "What do you want me to do?" "I don't know." "Make them think you got rid of it." "Got rid of what?" "We're talking about something very serious." "It wouldn't have to be official." "It would be like a placebo." "Antonio, you can't perform such a serious ritual just to settle the nerves of a crazy woman." "No matter how pretty she is." "You can't play around with this stuff, damn it." "Leave them alone." "This is a job for a psychiatrist, not for us." "Hi, Juan." "How are you?" "Remember me?" "Juan." "Juan." "Mommy, I'm having fun!" "We're leaving." "We can't be here." "Let's go." "Come on." "Juan..." "Sit down." "Come with me, Juan." "Lie down." "We're going to pray together." "I'm going to say a prayer and repeat after me, all right?" "Mommy says you're going to make Hollowface go away." "That's right." "Jesus will come, he'll grab Hollowface and poof." "He'll throw him into a pit so deep he'll never get out." "But Hollowface can fly." "Juan, keep quiet and obey the father." "Cross yourselves." "Give me your hand." ""You, Lord, are my refuge." "He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence."" "Repeat it." ""You, Lord, are my refuge." "He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome..."" ""From the noisome pestilence."" ""From the noisome pestilence."" ""Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day."" "Juan." "Please." "I don't want to." "That's all right." "We'll try something else." "I'll pray and you repeat it to yourself in silence." "Close your eyes." ""Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day."" "I can't." "I can't do it." "I can't expel him if I don't know who he is." "You know who he is, don't you?" "He has no face." "His face is hidden." "I can't see it." "You can't see it because he's wearing a hood, right?" "Close your eyes." "Try to imagine his face." "Take it off." "Take off his hood." "Father, that's enough." "Good, Juan." "Good." "He's there." "Where, Juan?" "There." "Where is he?" "There's nothing there." "What do you see?" "He's gone." "It's only a statue." "Luisa." "You can't help us." "There's nothing you can do." "It's only a statue." "You imagined the whole thing." "Luisa!" "Luisa..." "Tell me what you saw." "Mommy, where are we going?" "I don't know." "Far away." "Juan, help me." "Close your suitcase." "Do you think he'll follow us?" "No, because we're going far away." "Do you understand?" "You saw him too, didn't you?" "Juan, I didn't see anything." "You hear me?" "Nothing." "He says he wants to talk to you." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "One, two, three, four, five." "There you'll stay forever." "You know who." "I don't know what you're talking about, son." "Yes, you do." "No." "It can't be." "You said I made him up." "That I was dreaming." "You lied to me." "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry." "He's hurting Mia." "I was only trying to protect you." "From what?" "Son..." "Forgive me." "Tell me." "I'm sorry, I had to lie to you." "He came to take you that night." "It wasn't a nightmare." "Where's the boy?" "Leave her alone, monster!" "Don't be afraid, son." "You look like me." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Help me, son!" "Help me!"