The Entity

The Entity

Year: 2019

Runtime: 114 mins

Language: Tagalog

Director: Erik Matti

Echo Score: 37
ThrillerHorror

A family finds themselves disturbed by what seems to be the ghost of their young daughter. As unsettling events unfold, they struggle to understand her intentions and the reason for her spectral presence. They must unravel the mystery to find peace and discover the truth behind the haunting.

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1

Rape by an unseen entity

That night, Carla Moran is violently raped in her Los Angeles bungalow by an invisible assailant. The assault occurs while her children sleep nearby, leaving her shaken and terrified. When it ends, the house feels charged with a malevolent presence.

Night Carla Moran's bungalow, Los Angeles
2

Poltergeist disturbance forces flight to a friend's home

A surge of unexplained poltergeist activity disrupts Carla's home. Fearing for her safety, Carla, with her children, flees to her best friend Cindy Nash's house. The activity follows them, forcing a temporary separation from their familiar surroundings.

Soon after Cindy Nash's home
3

Return home; car incident

Carla returns to her house with her children. The following day, her car unexpectedly loses power in traffic, nearly causing a fatal crash. The incident heightens her fear that the haunting is turning physical.

The following day Carla's home / city streets
4

Therapy begins with Dr. Sneiderman

Carla meets psychiatrist Dr. Sneiderman and tentatively agrees to therapy. He admits uncertainty about whether the experiences are real or psychogenic but promises to keep an open mind for her sake.

Shortly after the car incident Dr. Sneiderman's office
5

Bathroom attack; bite marks shown

Another violent attack occurs in Carla's bathroom, leaving bite marks and bruises. She presents the marks to Dr. Sneiderman, who remains skeptical that they are self-inflicted yet admits the injuries are not easy to explain.

Later that day Carla's bathroom
6

Carla recounts childhood trauma

Carla explains a history of molestation, teenage pregnancy, and the violent death of her first husband. Dr. Sneiderman notes these traumas but remains cautious, suggesting that psychological factors could be at play while keeping her case under observation.

Same day Dr. Sneiderman's office
7

Second attack before the children

That night, the entity attacks again, this time in front of Carla's children. Her son attempts to intervene but is struck by electrical discharges, breaking his wrist and deepening the family's fear.

That night Carla's home
8

Weber dismisses the phenomena as delusion

Dr. Weber holds a staff meeting and argues that the Moran events arise from a mass delusion linked to Carla's damaged psyche and sexual frustration. His belief clashes with Carla's hope that the events may be real.

The next day Conference room at the clinic/hospital
9

Entity torments Carla in sleep

During the night, the entity manipulates Carla to reproduce physical sensations, effectively raping her while she sleeps. The episode compounds her fear and makes her question her own sanity.

That night Carla's bedroom
10

Hospitalization urged; incest insinuation

Sneiderman urges Carla to admit herself for hospital observation to keep her safe. She resists, and tensions rise when he implies incestuous feelings toward her son, further straining trust between them.

Following day Carla's residence
11

Parapsychologists join the investigation

After Cindy witnesses another attack, Carla agrees to let two parapsychologists study the Moran home. They witness several supernatural events and decide to take the case seriously, expanding the investigation.

Around this period Local bookstore and Moran home
12

Cooley's team studies the home; Jerry's visit

Dr. Cooley leads the team as they monitor the home for manifestations. During the early study, Carla's boyfriend Jerry visits and experiences being held down and fondled by the unseen force, ending their relationship.

One night during the study Moran home
13

The trap experiment and ice

The team stages an elaborate mock-up of Carla's home to lure the entity into a trap and freezes it with liquid helium. The entity fights back, but Carla refuses to surrender, declaring that it will never have her.

During the experiment Mock-up home laboratory
14

Aftermath: truth, moving away, and diminished attacks

The helium trap fails to permanently destroy the entity, but Dr. Cooley believes Carla's testimony remains valid. Carla returns home, but a demonic voice enters and greets her; she and her family decide to move to Texas. Although attacks continue, they occur less frequently.

After the experiment / moving day Carla's home; later Texas

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