How does the story end for the main character?

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Final Ending Summary

1. Bear realizes the only way to break the curse of his original wish (that Nikki loves him more than anyone else) is for him to die. With Nikki fully possessed and murderous, and having lost control of his ability to reverse the wish himself, he attempts suicide using pills.

2. As he’s dying from the overdose, Nikki uses another One-Wish Willow to wish that Bear loves her “just as much as she loves him.” That triggers the curse to shift—Bear becomes compelled by love toward Nikki.

3. Bear walks back to Nikki, kisses her, then collapses and dies in her arms. His death ends his original wish, which had been the source of her possession.

4. With Bear gone, Nikki is freed from the spell. She returns to her actual self, horrified by the violence, the dead bodies—including friends Ian and Sarah—and what she did while not in control. She is traumatized and alone.

5. The film ends with Nikki screaming in grief and fear, clutching the reality of the destruction around her. There is no heroic sacrifice, no redemption where she saves Bear. Instead, she’s left to live with everything Bear’s wish caused.

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Canon Fate According to the Director

• Curry Barker, the director, confirms that in the canon ending, everyone else is dead except the real Nikki, who regains control the moment Bear dies. The affected “Nikki” (the obsessive version) disappears when Bear’s wish ends with his death.

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If you want, I can also break down what some of the key scenes symbolize—or how this ending compares to “wish gone wrong” horror tropes.