• In 1506, the residents decided to make a deal with an unknown entity: eternal life in exchange for sacrificing their children.
• A couple refused to accept this deal because they had a daughter and wanted to save the children. However, they failed, leaving the curse of the children’s spirits tied to the roots of the tree that created this place. The couple is doomed to die and be reborn over and over until they can free the children’s spirits, but they have failed every time.
• The dates that appeared in Tabitha’s dream represent the couple’s deaths and their failures to complete their mission. The last recorded failure was in 1978, when Miranda and Christopher died, only to be reborn as Tabitha and Jade.
• The tree’s numbers are actually musical notes for a song that the original couple used to sing to the children.
• The bracelet appears to belong to the first woman, and she subconsciously recreates it every time she is reborn.
• The children keep repeating the word “Angkowi,” which means “remember,” because the couple forgets their past lives and memories each time they die and are reborn. The children are trying to help them remember.
• Alois, Victor’s sister, and their mother were killed by the monsters in 1978.
• Smiley is one of the original residents who sacrificed the children. As part of the deal for immortality, he must also be reborn continuously and live on.
• The Yellow Man was angry with Jim for helping Tabitha dig the hole and enter the tunnels. (The children’s visions started appearing to Tabitha after she entered the tunnels.) He reminded Jim that gaining knowledge comes with a price.
• Julie is “the walker between tales,” meaning she can move across different timelines. She seems to be trying to save her father but fails each time. As Ethan mentioned, “Stories cannot be changed once they are told”, which aligns with the lyrics of the opening song: “What happens will happen.”