But as the runtime progressed, the "720p HDRip" quality started to flicker. The glitches weren't digital; they looked like shadows moving inside the pixels. In the film, Elias began to notice that every time Arthur entered a room, the furniture seemed to shift an inch to the left.

The "Southfreak" tag was a mystery. It wasn't a studio or a director he’d ever heard of.

Twenty minutes in, Elias decided to film Arthur while he slept to prove he was doing something weird. He crept into Arthur’s room, camera shaking. The bed was empty, but the closet door was open. Elias panned the camera toward the darkness of the closet, and the audio peaked with a deafening screech of static.

Leo didn't turn around. He didn't have time. The screen went black, and the last thing he heard was the sound of a yogurt container being opened in the dark.

Leo tried to force-close the player, but his mouse wouldn't move. Suddenly, the video resumed, but the perspective had changed. It wasn't Elias’s camera anymore. It was a static shot of a cluttered office— Leo’s office.