Phase I Clinical Trials


 * Directed by Adam Wingard

After a car accident, Herman receives an ocular implant with a camera to replace his damaged right eye. The doctor warns that he may experience "glitches" because the implant is still in an experimental stage, and Herman notices a young red-haired woman staring at him on the way out of the hospital. That night at his home, he is haunted by an old man and young girl, both of whom appear dead. Herman calls the doctor to demand that he remove the implant, and spends the night locked in his bathroom.

The next day, the red-haired woman, Clarissa, appears at his door, asking him if he is starting to see dead people. She reveals that she was born deaf and had an implant installed in her ear, which allowed her to hear but also gave her the ability to hear dead people. She says that the ghosts become stronger when one pays attention to them, so they have sex in an effort to ignore them. Later that night, several ghosts appear and drown Clarissa in the outdoor pool. Running back through the house, Herman again locks himself in the bathroom and uses a straight razor to cut out his eye. Undeterred, the ghosts break down the door, and stuff the eye, still attached to the razor, down his throat, presumably killing him.