My Life in Hollywood C16 Final Cuts (Patreon)

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Everyone finally agreed to film multiple endings. Marcus's approach made sense—shoot all of them, then choose whichever had the most impact.

Nathan watched from the sidelines as his son directed the various endings. Despite how short each one was, filming them took hours.

By the time they wrapped, it was already 6 PM. They'd successfully shot five different endings.

But three stood out immediately.

The first was the "jumpscare" ending—Katherine hurling Mike's body at the camera, then lunging at it herself moments later. Text appears on screen: Katherine went missing.

The third was chilling in a different way, leaving everything to the audience's imagination. Mike rushing downstairs when he hears Katherine shrieking. Shouting. Chaos. Then silence. Katherine walking back upstairs with a bloodied knife in her hand. She sits rocking by the bed for hours until police arrive. When they enter, she lunges at them. An officer shoots her.

Nathan had hired actors to play the police officers, and they'd done their job well.

The fourth ending was the darkest. Katherine taking her own life on camera. It was so bleak, so depressing, that even the cast felt uncomfortable watching it. What made it stand out was the sheer cruelty of the demon—no empathy, no mercy for Katherine whatsoever.

Reviewing these endings gave everyone chills, even Nathan with all his filmmaking experience.

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