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Anna Harper’s Scary as Hell Scenes
What I learned from this assignment; it gave me clarity and helped me identify new opportunities to add to the story web making it more interesting.
ALL HORROR SCENES IN BOLD HEADINGS
THE LONG DARK Screenplay by Anna Harper based on some true events.
ACT 1
ESTABLISHING
1 EXT.YUKON FOREST/EARLY WINTER/DAY/DARK
Aerial view of the remote Yukon bushland. ISOLATED
Loud sounds of wolves howling EERIE
SOUNDS of distant traditional native drumming
2 INT/GRUNGY BAR/TRAILER/AFTERNOON/DARK
The neon sign is half burned out. Cigarette smoke fills the sir and the smell of stale beer/vomit and piss.
Tennesse Whisky is playing on the jukebox.
A lone Caucasian man (Smiley Ford) is sitting at a table in the corner, drinking beer. He is middle-aged, with thinning and receding hair, (a comb-over.) A large snake tattoo is visible on his forearm. He is scruffily dressed, contrasted with an expensive-looking gold chain around his neck, and well-worn but expensive cowboy boots. He has a bunch of keys, suspended by a chain, hanging from his belt.
Two men, Norman and Francis Smith two brothers, indigenous young men, dirty T-shirts, and jeans, tall and skinny, they are already intoxicated. The men stumble into the bar, giving each other a punch as they enter.
SMILEY eyes the men up as they approach the bar.
SMILEY
Hey, barman, give these guys a beer on me.
FRANCIS
Thanks. Do we know you?
SMILEY
Nope, better make me some friends. My first time on this rez.
NORMAN
Do ya mind if we sit at your table then?
SMILEY
Lights himself a cigarette. Blows the smoke out slowly.
What do you do for fun around here? Looks pretty dead, even for A bush rez.
FRANCIS
Play a little pool, get drunk, fight. Wait for the next welfare check.
NORMAN
We do some hunting when the mood takes us.
SMILEY
Oh yeah. I was thinking of doing a little hunting myself while I was up here.
NORMAN
Where you from then?
SMILEY
The city, sometimes. I go where there is opportunity. Don’t stick around too long. I get bored, which is bad. Makes me angry and restless, then it’s time to move on. Know what I mean?
FRANCIS
So what kinda huntin’ you want to do? Maybe we can help you out. We got the guns and the knives. We even got us a ski-doo, though the snow is only just a startin’, so we won’t be needing those yet.
SMILEY
Well, maybe you could be of some help. I fancy a little deer hunting. How’s 100 bucks to be my guide. And other 100 to keep your mouths shut.
NORMAN
No license eh? No worries. How about another beer then?
SMILEY
Let’s go talk in my truck.
3 EXT.PARKING AREA/DARK AFTERNOON
SMILEY’S truck is a late model one ton. The paint looks new, and the tires and hub caps look fancy though there is road dirt halfway up the box. The men pile in, one sits in the rear of the cab.
SMILEY reaches under the seat and pulls out a half of vodka, and passes it to the men.
FRANCIS
Who Hoo good times.
SMILEY
Where is everyone? Thee’s no one out and about and it’s still early.
NORMAN
Drinks from the bottle.
It’s bingo night, everyone’s at the bingo in the Church.
SMILEY
Jeezus! Where are the girls? Do you want to do a little deer hunting, my way?
FRANCIS
What’s that then?
SMILEY
First, we need us an old truck with a canopy. We can boost one if there’s one parked up somewhere.
NORMAN
Then what?
SMILEY
I found a small cabin about 10 miles out when I came up here on the old bush road.
FRANCIS Then what?
SMILEY
We go get us a deer. The two-legged kind.
The men are silent while their intoxicated brains and confused expressions process the information.
FRANCIS
Do you mean you want to take a woman up there? We could ask around, and see who is interested.
SMILEY
That’s no fun. No, we are going hunting.
There are a few rules for this hunting expedition.
Rule number 1, I go first, got it!
Rule number 2 keep your mouths shut.
SMILEY takes a pistol from an underarm holster. The men’s eyes widen. Then he takes out a handful of bills and throws them over his shoulder to the back seat where NORMAN is sitting.
NORMAN
What did you say your name was?
SMILEY
I don’t know your name, and you don’t know my name. And now let’s go get us some deer meat!
4 EXT.DEEP FOREST BUSH ROAD/EVENING
An old canopied truck is parked on the bush road.
SMILEY FORD, FRANCIS SMITH, AND NORMAN SMITH are wearing ski masks.
Laughing and cursing they get out of the truck, then drag a girl (Willow Summer out of the back of the truck canopy.)
She is kicking, screaming, and yelling at them that her father and brothers will kill them. She begs them to let her go.
SMILEY
Get her over to the cabin as quickly as you can. Shut the fuck up or I’ll give you something to scream about.
You ‘r goin- a -be screaming pretty quick here anyways!
The men laugh and drag her, holding her by her hair to the broken-down cabin.
SMILEY
Fetches the gas can out of the truck.
We’ll be disposin’ of our evidence. No need to tell the cops what we’ve been doing a little sport eh, boys?
A murder of crows are making their loud noisy calls near the cabin.
NORMAN
The men note the HUGE BEAR claw marks
on the cabin door and laugh.
NORMAN
Looks like a big ol’ bear came a-visiting already!
5 INT.ABANDONED CABIN/NIGHT
The men tie WILLOW with ropes to various pieces of furniture.
SMILEY
Remember rule number 1 boys, I always go first! pass me the booze. You make yourselves comfortable and have some beers.
WILLOW is screaming/cursing trying to pull herself free.
SMILEY
Picks up the gasoline can and pours gas on her legs and arms.
If you don’t want to be burned alive, shut the fuck up!
6. EXT. AERIAL VIEW OF CABIN AND FOREST/NIGHT
TERRIBLE SCREAMS from the cabin can be heard throughout the woods.
7 INT.CABIN/NIGHT
The men continued to drink throughout their evil assault, and eventually, pass out.
The girl is barely functioning she is traumatized, sobbing
She uses her last strength to undo the ropes, escapes, the cabin
8 EXT.CABIN. EARLY MORNING
WILLOW takes off, screaming down the road in the truck.
The crows outside of the cabin MORPH into GIANT GRIZZLY BEARS
9 INT.CABIN/MORNING
The men are coming back to consciousness in the shack where they attacked the girl.
They are woken by a rank stench, and then the screams of SASQUATCH
NORMAN opens the door, and runs,
10 EXT.CABIN/EARLY MORNING
and is ripped to pieces, eaten alive by A LARGER THAN LIFE GRIZZLY BEAR bear (spirit animal)
11 INT.CABIN/EARLY MORNING
FRANCIS wakes and notices the girl is gone, hears his brother screaming,
GRIZZLY BEAR NO 2 sticks his head in the cabin facing FRANCIS for ONE BEAT
FRANCIS is HYSTERICAL/SCREAMING
BEAR MAKES THE SOUNDS OF ATTACK: HUFFING LEAPS FORWARD ONTO SCREAMING FRANCIS and drags him outside
12 EXT.EXT CABIN/EARLY MORNING
GRIZZLY BEAR NO 2 rips FRANCIS limb from limb.
SMILEY FORD Slithers along the wall of the cabin and then runs like hell through the bush.
GIANT GRIZZLY BEAR continues to maul and eats FRANCIS alive, SCREAMING/LIMBS FLYING/BLOOD AND GORE
MUSIC UP DREMEKA Choir Heavy Metal Britney Spears Song) TOXIC
DISSOLVE TO
FOREBODING
13 EXT.REZ.HELICOPTER LANDING AREA/DAY
HELICOPTER IS ALREADY LANDED, DUST WIND, BLADES SLOW AND STOP.
HELICOPTER SIGNAGE READS WILD BIL COPTERS
LILLY CARR exits the helicopter.
LILLY
Wow, that was some ride! It looks beautiful here.
BILL
This is one of the most notorious reserves in the whole of the God-forsaken bush. It’s very dangerous Lilly. If you need to get out fast, you can call me. You’ve got my satellite phone number. How long is your government project going for?
LILLY
Eight weeks. Then I am off to Cabo for sun, Pina Coladas, and swimming in a warm ocean.
BILL
I will be dropping off supplies here in about a week. How about I check in with you then and see how you are doing, make sure you are OK? What is it you are doing here anyhow?
LILLY
You never quite know how these projects are going to turn out, what I am supposed to do is help the local women sell their crafts in art stores down south.
BILL
Well, good luck see you in a week or so and don’t forget what I said if you need to get out of here FAST call me.
LILLY
LILLY makes eye contact with Bill, and smiles, she likes him. Bill is easy on the eye.
Thanks, Bill I am sure everything will be just fine. And I’m really excited about having the Yukon experience. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come this far north, see wildlife and you know, take part in First Nations ceremonies and the like.
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>14 EXT.CABIN/DAY
LILLY is in her cabin and decides to leave her cabin and go for a walk on the game trail in the woods behind her cabin. SOUNDS of her breaking branches, the beginning of snow falling, SILENCE She is enjoying the walk, relaxed.
She finds a frog and talks to the frog, ASKING THE FROG
why he is not asleep yet?
She tells him she understands he is SPECIAL SPIRITI ANIMAL MEANING which is to give her a message: she is to talk to many people.
She tells the frog she will take him to the water at the edge of the quarry in the woods. She wraps the frog in her scarf and carries him to the quarry deeper into the woods.
The light, which is already grey begins to fade. She leaves the frog and starts to retrace her steps. DISTANT SOUND OF WOLVES HOWLING
LILLY IS BEGINNING TO FEEL ANXIOUS, which shows on her face/ STRUGGLES TO MOVE THROUGH THE BUSH WHICH SEEMS TO BE ENTRAPPING HER//HEAVY BREATHING. BIRDS SQUAWKING IN THE BUSH
To CALM HERSELF SHE BEGINS TO TALK OUT LOUD admires and talks about the plants/berries/trees. Suddenly, she notices an engulfing rank smell, and wonders what it is dead wildlife?
She hears a BLOOD-CURDLING HOWL not a wolf/cougar.
She begins to get scared, panics, and tries to hurry back along the path, her feet getting stuck in branches
She stops suddenly, her breath gasping. In the distance at the end of the path part of a strange animal appears.
It is huge, a back view, something like a man, something like an ape, she doesn’t know what she is seeing, she is frozen with fear and lured with fascination. She takes a couple of steps toward the beast,
The BEAST instantly VANISHES. She walks and runs the rest of the way towards her cabin, as she reaches the door, she hears the blood-curdling sound again, MUCH LOUDER AND CLOSER terrified she turns to see SASQUATCH. She freezes and looks directly at him. He disappears. before her eyes.
15 INT.GEORGE’S TRAILER/DAY
LILLY consults George an elder and healer for advice
16 INT. GEORGE’S TRAILER/NIGHT
GEORGE is freaking out, and calls his AA sponsor for support.
17 LILLY phones BILL for support.
ACT 2
18 INT.COMMUNITY BUILDING/NIGHT
The band CHIEF FRANKY MANYSTREAMS calls a town hall meeting to warn the residents
that Sasquatch and the bears are hunting them. in retribution for their crimes. Some residents are scornful.
19 EXT.TRUCK/NIGHT/SNOWING
Three people from the meeting are consuming white lightening. They are drunk, they drive off in the pitch black snowing night.
20 EXT. TRUCK/NIGHT
NIGHT SKY covered with dense starlight.
A larger-than-life COYOTE SHAPESHIFTER runs in front of the truck, stops, and looks directly at them.
The truck kills the COYOTE SHAPESHIFTER, the truck rolls over into the ditch. They all get out, drunk, dazed but alive. They walk over to the road to check on the coyote, he has disappeared, with no traces of blood. The girl SCREAMS SHAPESHIFTER The men laugh and then agree to get the hell outta here.
They start staggering down the road as the truck is undrivable. THEY NOTICE An ENGULFING RANK SMELL, THEY FREEZE, The girl screams “SASQUATCH!”
SASQUATCH APPEARS AHEAD OF THEM, scares the hell out of them, They are SCREAMING, BEGGING. and SUDDENLY SASQUATCH DISAPPEARS Into a mist.
The group starts to run down the highway when out of the ditch a TWICE THE SIZE OF A REGULAR GRIZZLY BEAR raises its head.
The GROUP IS SCREAMING AND CRYING.
The GIANT GRIZZLY grabs a screaming BUDDY WEASELFOOT and takes him into the bush to eat him. LIMBS FLYING, HIGH PITCHED SCREAMS
A murder of CROWS is on the side of the road, the crows are talking.
The rest of the group runs STAGGERS screaming into the dark towards the village. It starts to snow. The CROWS land/flutter down on the road in front of the group and just disappear, with more screaming from the group.
21 INT. LILLY’S CABIN/DAY
LILLY takes a call from BILL. Cautions her to be careful, says he will be dropping off supplies and they should meet up.
22 INT.COMMUNITY BUILDING/NEXT DAY
CHIEF MANYSTREAMS summons the residents. The Chief explains that SASQUATCH is intelligent, WORKING TOGETHER with other SPIRIT ANIMALS stalking, hunting them, and killing in retribution. They hold a healing, cleansing ceremony.
23 INT COMMUNITY BUILDING/DAY
LILLY brings the local women together to work on selling their crafts. She asks if they want to make a movie talking about their lives on the rez.
24 EXT. VIEW OF VILLAGE RESERVATION/NIGHT
NORTHERN LIGHTS dance across the sky.
25 The entire village hears the CRACKLING of NORTHERN LIGHTS and then the HOWL OF SASQUATCH. Terrified residents start boarding windows and other protective actions.
26 EXT.VILLAGE/REZ ROAD/NIGHT
Yvonne Brownwolf, from the group, is walking home along the edge of the woods. A full-grown bull Elk comes out of the bush.
SHE RUNS TO HER TRUCK and gets her rifle off the back of the truck. She shoots the elk point-blank it doesn’t have any effect.
DISSOLVE TO
27 EXT.VILLAGE MAIN STREET/FRONT OF GROCERY STORE/EARLY MORNING
The gored body OF Yvonne Brownwolf is found in the middle of the village road near the grocery store.
28 EXT/VILLAGE HIGH STREET/DAY
The village is in an emotional meltdown. A group of locals are standing and talking/crying.
29 INT.LILLY’S CABIN/DAY
Bill (helicopter Bill) drops by to see if Lilly wants off the rez. He brings her some buffalo meat and cooks it for her.
30 EXT.VILLAGE/DAY
The Mounties / State Police, go door to door, reassure people, and give them safety information.. It’s no use people are frantic.
31 EXT.POLICE STATION
MOUNTIES/STATE POLICE go out on snowmobiles to check the bush with the local trappers, accompanying them. No result.
32 EXT.CHIEFMANYSTREAMS CABIN/NIGHT
.EXT. AIRIALl VIEW OF CHIEF’S BUSH CABIN/EVENING/ESTABLISHING
Smoke is rising from the chimney atop Chief Manyriver’s cabin.
Snow is falling gently, the air is still and silent.
33 INT. CHIEF’S FRANKIE MANRIVERS’S CABIN/EVENING
Frankie has the radio playing quietly in the background, Country and Western music. He is pottering around, arranging two mugs for tea. He picks up his dead wife’s framed picture and talks to her.
FRANKIE
I am so tired Rosie. The burdens are weighing too heavy for me. I am getting too old for this craziness the young one’s have got themselves into. And I’m afraid. Afraid that I can’t do anything to change the great sorrow that our people are in. I am afraid of the attacks, they are getting worse each day. I can’t figure out what to do to stop them. Sometimes, I am falling down myself. The only thing that keeps me going is talking to you and the Big Book.
Shall I read you, Rosie, what the Big Book says about fear?
Fear is an evil, corroding thread; the fabric of our lives is shot through with it. Fear is surely a bar to reason, and to love, and of course, it invariably powers anger, vain glory, and aggression. It underlies maudlin guilt and paralyzing depression.
A far away howl of the Sasquatch is heard. Frankie puts down his AA Big Book and listens.
FRANKIE CONTD
Jesus, another attack. What will be found in the morning? Who will be ripped to pieces and eaten alive this time?
Frankie kisses his wife’s picture. I am lonely Rosie, I wish you were here to help me find wisdom to lead our people. I am weary and feel like giving up.
HOWLING, blood-curdling sounds are very loud, MUCH CLOSER to Frankie’s cabin. Frankie drops the picture and the glass breaks. The mugs on the table rattle, and the door blows open. Frankie kicks it shut.
FRANKI CONTD
I cans smell, that Goddam STINK of SASQUATCH,
SHOUTING
You don’t frighten me Sasquatch,
Frankie’s face is contorted in fear, his eyes wide.
SHOUTING I am living a good life now. I’m getting my 10 years sobriety pin soon. So you can get the hell outta my yard already!
The sound of the blood-curdling howling is now sad and far away in the distance. Frankie clasps his chest and takes some NITRO out of his plaid shirt pocket. He sits down briefly and looks at the logs burning in the stove.
FRANKIE CONTD
It’s gonna be a cold one tonight Rosie, gonna freeze our arses off if I don’t get some more logs in. I put the mugs on the table. How about I make up the fire and we have some tea, go to bed, crawl in the flannel sheets and have us a good sleep. Sasquatch has gone now. No need to be afraid Rosie.
34 EXT.FRANKIES CABIN/NIGHT/LIGHT SNOW
NIGHT SKY filled with stars.
Frankie dons his winter jacket, opens the cabin door, snow blows in. Frankie steps outside and looks around. He walks over to the wood stack and picks up several logs, muttering to himself.
FRANKIE CONTD
I can feel my God dam eyeballs freezing in my head its so cold.
Bushes near the property make huge swaying movements. Branches crack. Then the noise stops. Frankie drops his wood and turns to return to the cabin. There is more noise behind him, a low growl and a huffing sound. Frankie turns slowly, he looks PETRIFIED. The HEAD of a gigantic GRIZZLY BEAR pokes out of the bushes. The bear walks a couple of paces forward.
Frankie speaks in a loud authoritative tone.
FRANKIE
Brother, I am not for you. You will not eat me tonight. Yes, I am afraid of you, but I am not for you tonight my brother. Now go!
The bear turns and disappears back into the bushes.
Frankie says the traditional blessing and salutation.
FRANKIE contd.
Matsicho! All my relations.
Frankie half runs, half staggers back into the cabin.
35 INT. FRANKIE’S CABIN/NIGHT
He sits in his chair, gasping for breath. He is holding his left arm close to his chest, his face contorted with pain, and picks up the phone.
FRANKIE CONTD.
It’s Frankie, you got my GPS. It’s my heart again, better call the helicopter ambulance. I’m alone.
36 EXT.CABIN AERIAL VIEW/NIGHT
Louder and louder sounds of a helicopter. The sky is dense with starlight.
37 INT.BAKED COFFEE SHOP/DAY
Bill has dropped by to visit with Lilly and check on her safety. Second contact, mutual interest established.
38 EXT. ROAD FORECOURT OF GARAGE/EARLY MORNING
In the grey Yukon morning, Smiley Ford, (snake tattoo visible), is walking from the gas station with a gas can in hand. Without any warning, behind SMILEY a COUGAR jumps down from a tree, a MUCH larger than usual COUGAR.
The COUGAR SPIRIT ANIMAL walks around SMILEY snarling. Terrorizing him.
SMILEY,
SOUNDS of urine hitting the ground as SMILEY wets himself.
The COUGAR jumps on him, rolling him on the ground while SMILEY screams, the GIANT COUGAR gets him face down and bites his neck. The man is still alive as the gas can spills on the road, ALL AROUND SMILEY.
SMILEY has many terrible injuries, though he is still alive, moaning, trying to move/crawling. The GIANT COUGAR stands back as the gas suddenly spontaneously bursts into flames, burning SCREAMING SMILEY alive.
39 INT.COFFEE SHOP/DAY
Chief has returned with a new heart stent. He holds a conversation between the local police and some of the residents revealing the woman killed had beaten her young daughter almost to death with a belt.
She had been convicted of attempted manslaughter and set free. They talk about the burned body of the white man with the SNAKE TATTOO and say they had him in sight as a suspect of the rape crime.
CONCLUSION
40 INT.COMMUNITY BUILDING/DAY
Chief holds a feast and healing ceremony and gives a speech about right conduct according to the ancestors. Chief talks about the conspiracy of silence which permeates village life after a crime has been committed and admonishes all to speak out. People in the village discuss the sounds of the SASQUATCH’S NIGHT TIME BLOOD CURDLING HOWLING has STOPPED
CHIEF FRANKY MANYSTREAMS says they should build a LONG HOUSE to practice the traditional ways and pay respect to their ancestors and heal the community.
41 INT.COMMUNITY BUILDING/NIGHT
POV INDIVIDUAL WOMEN’S artwork.
A group of women doing their handicrafts and TALKING INTO A CAMERA TELLING THE STORIES OF THEIR LIVES
42 EXT.BILL’S HELICOPTER LANDING/DAY
LILLY is standing waiting for bILL WITH HER BAGS PACKED.
FINAL SHOT
A VIEW OF THE VILLAGE IN YUKON GREY HALF-LIGHT, SNOW FALLING SASQUATCH HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE.
MUSIC UP HEARTBEAT DRUMMING ONLY
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Ted Tronsen’s Shadow Mountain Outline Version 1
What I learned doing this assignment is that it’s important to start with an outline. The outline is like having a blueprint when you’re building a house and serves as the foundation on which to build upon. I feel like I’ve completed Act I, but still need to add a lot to Act II (at least 10 more scenes), and a few more scenes to Act III.
ACT I
1. INT. ARTIST’S LOFT, SOHO, NYC – NIGHT
Inside a spacious artist’s loft, VINCENT paces back and forth surrounded by large abstract paintings on the wall. He rips a painting off the wall and smashes it. He begins splashing paint all over the paintings on the wall.
He goes on a rampage trashing the loft and everything in it. In a fit of rage, he yells and curses. In a destructive frenzy he rips paintings off the wall one by one. He smashes furniture, destroys everything in the Condo.
2. EXT. ARTIST’S LOFT BUILDING ROOFTOP – NIGHT
Vincent goes out the door into the hallway to the elevator and takes it to the roof of the building. He goes to the edge of the roof and climbs up on top of the precipice overlooking a rooftop below.
With arms outstretched he jumps and freefalls for several stories then lands hard on his feet breaking both of his legs instantly.
Horror Situation: Vincent attempts suicide by jumping off the roof.
Suspense: He goes to the edge of the roof.
Fear: He looks down over the precipice at the roof below.
Anguish: He jumps and breaks his legs.
3. EXT. THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY RESIDENCE (TCR) IN OREGON – DAY
A car drives into a long dirt driveway leading to a large log cabin that serves as a TCR. BETHANY, an older woman with long gray hair, walks out of the house to greet the visitors. Vincent limping and his mother VICTORIA greet Bethany.
4. INT. ROCKY BROOK LOG CABIN – DAY
They enter the log cabin through the front door and walk into a large living room. There is a large fireplace with a woodstove surrounded by a couple couches and a bunch of rocking chairs. They walk into the dining room and kitchen.
Standing over the stove is JIMMY the chef. He’s wearing an apron and cooking a big pot of stew.
5. EXT. SHADOW MOUNTAIN CAMPUS – DAY
Bethany leads Vincent and Victoria around the sprawling campus. There are many gardens in a verdant valley surrounded by a lush forest and vast wilderness. It’s a sunny day and everything looks so green. They walk to the top of a hill.
At the top of the hill there is a giant stone obelisk in the center of a pentagram.
6. INT. DORMITORY CALLED THE APEX – DAY
Bethany, Victoria, and Vincent enter the dormitory revealing a long hallway with rooms on both sides. All of the doors to the rooms are closed and each one has a number at the top of the door. They walk all the way to the end of the hallway.
7. INT. ROCKY BROOK LOG CABIN – DAY
The table has been set in the dining room and Jimmy rings the dinner bell. The other seekers begin filing into the room one by one: SVETLANA, BROCK, HIDEKI, DJI DJI, JESSICA, CHRISTIAN, TANIVÉ, BOBBY, ELISE and EMILY. They sit down at the table.
8. INT. HEARTH ROOM – EVENING
After the meal all of the seekers gather in the hearth room by the wood stove. Victoria leaves and Bethany walks her out to her car. TODD, a tall, thin, middle-aged man with short dark hair enters the room and introduces himself.
Todd grabs a stack of poetry books and begins passing them out. Each seeker takes a book and looks for a poem to read. They go around the room each reading a poem, then Todd introduces the theme for the evening: Death.
**NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SCENES ARE FLASHBACKS DURING THE POETRY GROUP.**
9. INT. DJI DJI’S ROOM, MOROCCO – NIGHT
Dji Dji sits on her bed listening to dark wave electronic music. She’s writing in her diary. On the bedsheets around her she is surrounded by razor blades. She picks up one of the razor blades and slashes her wrist.
As she bleeds on her diary, she smudges it with her thumb then tastes it with her tongue. She cuts her wrist again. As her blood covers the page, she brings her wrist to her mouth and begins sucking the blood. She licks her red lips.
She places a razor blade in her mouth, and then another one. She begins chewing on the razor blades and the blood leaks out of the corners of her mouth onto the white bed sheets. She puts a few more razor blades in her mouth then swallows.
She chokes on her own blood as she tries to cough up the razor blades. She vomits blood and it splatters all over the white bed sheets. She loses consciousness and has convulsions.
Horror Situation: Dji Dji has a flashback of her suicide attempt.
Apprehension – Obviously, something bad is about to happen.
Anguish – She slices her wrists with a razor blade.
Disgust – She chews on razor blades and swallows them.
10. INT. HACHIKO TRAIN STATION, SHIBUYA, TOKYO, JAPAN – DAY
Hideki has a flashback. He is in downtown Shibuya, Tokyo at the train station near Hachiko Square. Throngs of people like ants cross the busiest intersection in the world. Hideki is carrying a briefcase, rushes quickly into the train station.
As a train approaches, Hideki jumps down on the tracks in front of it. The train slams on its brakes and a loud air horn sounds. People look down and watch as a bystander jumps down and pulls him off the tracks just in the nick of time.
Horror Situation: Hideki has a flashback of his suicide attempt.
Suspense – Hideki jumps down on the train track.
Release – Someone jumps down and pulls him off the tracks.
11. INT. ELISE’S ATTIC, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS – NIGHT
Elise is in the attic of her house. There is a single bright light bulb buzzing in the center of the attic above a chair in the middle of the room. A rope with a noose is dangling from the rafters above. Elise slowly gets up onto the chair.
Elise dangles the noose around her neck. She has a hopeless look on her face and her eyes are wide open. Her pupils are dilated, and she doesn’t blink. She just stares straight ahead and after a long pause, steps off the chair dangling.
She kicks over the chair. With both feet far off the floor, she spins as she kicks her legs and reaches up with both hands trying to grab hold of the rope. Her husband runs up the stairs and grabs her in his arms alleviating the tension.
He reaches up and is able to loosen the rope around her neck. He removes the noose and carries her in his arms. Her eyes are still wide open, and she looks as if she’s in shock. He sits down on a couch in the corner holding her in his arms.
Horror Situation: Elise has a flashback of her suicide attempt.
Apprehension – It’s obvious that she’s going to hang herself.
Panic – She spins and kicks her legs knocking over the chair.
Release – Her husband runs in and rescues her.
12. INT. EMILY’S CAR, EMBUDO, NEW MEXICO – NIGHT
Emily is driving down a winding road at night along the Rio Grande River. She holds an open bottle of Vodka in her lap with one hand as she grabs the steering wheel with her other hand swerving all over the road. Suddenly, the car plunges off the shoulder.
The headlights beam through the fog as she plunges over the embankment towards the river. The car flips over on the roof and slides down the steep slope with Emily hanging upside down wearing her seat belt. The car plummets into the river.
The car comes to abrupt halt as water begins to pour into the car from the open windows. Emily releases the seat belt and frees herself. She swims underwater to the top of the water, swims ashore and crawls out of the river under a full moon.
Horror Situation: Emily has a flashback of her near-death experience.
Apprehension – She is driving drunk.
Shock – The car plunges off the road into the river.
Release – She escapes from the car and gets out of the river.
13. INT. ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING CALLED THE HIVE – DAY
Bethany is accompanied by an older woman with gray hair named KAREN. The seekers sit in a circle within a small room. They are in a study group studying Psychomagic, a book written by a German Philosopher named Hermann Thielemann.
14. INT. APEX – MORNING
At 6:15am Todd rings chimes and then knocks on all of the seeker’s doors to wake them up. If they don’t answer he opens their door to check on them. Svetlana doesn’t answer. Todd is visibly apprehensive/anxious as he opens her door.
Todd sees Svetlana naked on the floor of her room in a pool of blood after apparently slashing her wrists. Her veins were sliced open by stained glass. Todd is surprised at first and looks like he can’t believe his eyes, then he looks shocked.
He leaves the room, closes the door, then runs down the hallway and grabs a portable phone from the office. With a look of anguish and anxiety he quickly dials Bethany’s number. His hands are trembling and he is visibly upset.
Bethany arrives and she enters Svetlana’s room with Todd. Svetlana’s naked body is sprawled across the floor in a big pool of blood. It appears as if she slashed her wrists with stained glass. Bethany looks as if she’s in shock!
Horror Situation: Svetlana is found dead in her room.
Surprise – She is found naked in a pool of blood.
Shock – She has apparently committed suicide.
15. INT. ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING CALLED THE HIVE – DAY
Bethany has called a meeting to speak to the entire staff about Svetlana’s apparent suicide. Michael, Todd, Jimmy, Karen and a few other guides are there: BILL, SAMANTHA and ASHLEY. They sit silently in a semi-circle around Bethany.
16. INT. HEARTH ROOM – EVENING
A meeting is being held to inform the remaining seekers that Svetlana has committed suicide. All of the seekers and staff gather in the hearth room. Bethany enters the room and there is total silence. She wipes away a tear and begins to speak.
17. INT. APEX – MORNING
Todd does his morning rounds knocking on doors and there is no answer at two of the rooms. When Todd enters the first room, he finds Dji Dji hanging from the ceiling.
When he enters the second room, he finds Hideki nonresponsive in his room with a needle in his arm. He immediately goes to the office and grabs the portable phone to call Bethany to tell her.
Horror Situation: Two other seekers are found dead in their rooms.
Surprise – How could 2 more seekers commit suicide?!
Shock – There are two more dead seekers!!
ACT II (Second half – still needs a lot of work!)
18. INT. OREGON WILDERNESS – DAY
Michael, Todd and Jimmy take the seekers on a camping trip in a remote area of the Oregon Wilderness. They drive out into a forest in the mountains with all of the remaining seekers in a van. They hike into a remote area to camp and set up tents.
Jessica, Tanivé, Emily, Vincent, Christian, Bobby, Brock and Elise hike into the woods with the 3 guides all carrying back packs. They set up tents when they come to a nice place near a stream. They’re all visibly distressed by what happened
19. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, CAMPSITE – EVENING
They build a campfire in the middle of the camping area and Jimmy cooks dinner. The seekers and guides sit around the camp fire talking. The seekers express their fear and doubt about the 3 deaths which have been labeled as suicides.
20. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, WOODS – NIGHT
Jessica walks deep into the woods and feels her way through the trees. She squats to take a piss and a masked man with a machete is seen behind her slowly approaching. He swings his machete and nearly cuts her head off killing her instantly.
He swings the machete several more times severing her head from her body. Her head falls and rolls on the ground. He continues hacking her up with the machete and blood spurts out of her neck. After he’s done he runs back into the woods.
Horror Situation: Jessica is killed by a masked man with a machete.
Dread – The killer can be seen sneaking up behind her.
Shock – He cuts her head off with the machete!
21. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, CAMPSITE – NIGHT
Michael and Todd, Christian and Vincent, Emily and Elise, Brock and Tanivé pair up. They spread out in four directions and walk off into the woods CALLING Jessica’s name. They search the surrounding woods with their flashlights.
22. EXT. SURROUNDING WOODS – NIGHT
Tanivé looks around and suddenly the masked killer jumps out of the bushes with an axe. He lunges towards her. She SCREAMS at the top of her lungs. The masked killer splits her head open with an axe.
Horror Situation: Tanivé is murdered by the masked killer.
Surprise – The killer jumps out of the bushes with an axe.
Shock – He splits her head in half with the axe.
23. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, WOODS – NIGHT
Everyone hears Tanivé scream, and they all rush towards her to help her. Brock is first to arrive. They find her dead body with an axe wound splitting her skull in half. They are all visibly in a state of shock and go into a panic.
Horror Situation: They find Tanivé’s body and she’s been killed!
Shock – They can’t believe she’s been murdered!
Dread – Her skull is split in half!
Fear – There is a killer on the loose!
Panic – What are they going to do to survive?!
ACT III
24. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, CAMPSITE – NIGHT
Everyone follows Todd back to the campsite and they leave everything behind. Michael grabs a kerosene lantern to help guide the seekers.
25. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, THE TRAIL – NIGHT
They look for the trail and start hiking back as fast as they can. Flashlights illuminate the trail. The seekers fall in line behind Todd and Michael leading the way.
26. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, FURTHER ALONG THE TRAIL – NIGHT
They hurriedly shuffle along the well-lit trail. The full moon helps to illuminate the trail and the woods around them. They are all visibly upset and in a state of hysteria.
27. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, ON TRAIL IN WOODS – NIGHT
A full moon illuminates the trail as Emily, Elise, Vincent, Christian, Brock, Todd and Michael hike away in a panic. They are being pursued by the masked killer who is now wearing night vision goggles and is hunting them.
Michael leads the way with a bright Kerosene lamp. Todd, Elise, Brock, Christian, and Emily follow in that order. Emily falls behind. She seems to get disoriented and panics.
28. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, FURTHER ON TRAIL – NIGHT
An arrow hits Emily in the back of the head piercing her skull. The tip of the arrow penetrates her mouth and points out like a long straight tongue. She drops lifeless to the ground.
Horror Situation: Emily falls behind and is killed with an arrow.
Panic – Emily falls behind and panics.
Horror – She is shot in the head with an arrow!
29. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, OFF THE TRAIL IN THE WOODS – NIGHT
Vincent looks back at her while he is running and trips over a rock rebreaking one of his legs. He is visibly in agony.
The others continue to run away moving forward on the trail. Vincent holds his leg writhing in pain on the ground. He is left behind by the others.
The masked killer can be seen lurking in the background as Vincent crawls on the ground. He turns his head and clearly sees the killer slowly walking towards him brandishing a hunting knife. Vincent is visibly afraid.
The masked killer removes his night goggles and stands over Vincent. He slashes the back of Vincent’s broken leg with his knife. Vincent screams in pain, but somehow manages to kick the killer with his other leg, knocking him down.
Vincent and the killer begin wrestling on the ground and engage in hand-to-hand combat. Vincent knocks the knife out of his hand, and they punch each other. As they struggle, the killer is able to mount Vincent, grab the knife and stab him.
The killer raises the hunting knife with both hands and brings it down with all his might stabbing Vincent repeatedly in the chest. Vincent spits blood and continues to struggle, then bleeds out and dies after being stabbed multiple times.
Horror Situation: Vincent is stalked and killed by the killer.
Anguish – Vincent trips and breaks his leg.
Fear – He sees the killer come out of the darkness.
Anguish – The killer slashes him.
Hysteria – They engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Shock – The killer stabs him to death.
30. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, LOST IN THE WOODS – NIGHT
Hysteria sets in when the group runs off the trail and realize they are now lost in the woods. They stop to get their bearings. Christian is shot in the chest by an arrow as he stops, turns around and looks behind him. The killer is picking them off one by one with a crossbow.
Horror Situation: They run off the trail and get lost in the woods.
Hysteria – Knowing they are going to die, hysteria sets in.
31. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, FURTHER IN THE WOODS – NIGHT
Guided by the North star Michael, Todd, Brock and Elise head in the direction where they think there is a road. Michael is shot in the back by an arrow. The masked killer then slits his throat killing him.
Horror Situation: Michael is killed.
Shock – The killer shoots Michael with an arrow.
Horror – The killer slits Michael’s throat killing him.
32. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, ON A DIRT ROAD – NIGHT
They find a dirt road and begin following it back to where they think their van is parked. Brock is shot through the neck by an arrow.
Horror Situation: Brock is killed by an arrow.
Shock – Brock is shot through the throat and killed by an arrow.
33. EXT. OREGON WILDERNESS, FURTHER ON A DIRT ROAD – NIGHT
Todd and Elise see the van parked on the side of the road and run toward it.
34. INT. INSIDE THE VAN – NIGHT
Todd gets in the driver’s seat and is killed by an arrow through the driver’s side window after turning the key in the ignition. With the motor running Elise panics and pushes Todd’s body out of the van and begins driving away.
Horror Situation: Todd is shot in the head with an arrow.
Shock – Todd is killed by an arrow as he starts the van.
Hysteria – Emily pushes his body out and drives away.
35. INT. INSIDE VAN – NIGHT
As Elise is driving, she sees the masked killer standing in the middle of the road pointing his crossbow at her.
He takes one last shot with his crossbow and the arrow smashes the windshield of the van but just barely misses Elise, however, she’s cut by the glass and blood drips from her head.
Although she’s in a state of hysteria she’s able to continue driving. She puts the petal to the metal and hits the killer.
Horror Situation: The killer tries to kill Elise, but she hits him.
Panic – Elise sees the killer in the middle of the road.
Release – He misses her but shatters the windshield cutting her.
Horror – She runs over the killer.
36. EXT. THE DIRT ROAD – NIGHT
The killer’s body appears lifeless in the middle of the road. Elise gets out of the van, and she removes the killer’s mask. It’s Jimmy! Still alive, he suddenly grabs her by the ankle tripping her up and she falls. This causes her to panic.
They begin wrestling on the ground it escalates into hysteria, but she’s able to break free and escape. He slashes her Achille’s heel with a knife, and she SCREAMS, but she’s able to limp back to the van.
Horror Situation: Elise fights with and escapes from the killer.
Panic – The killer is still alive.
Hysteria – Elise has to fight for her life and escapes.
Anguish – He slashes her Achilles’ heel.
37. INT. VAN – NIGHT
Elise hesitates for a moment after getting back in the van. She backs over Jimmy and then drives over him again. She drives away in a veil of tears as the sun rises in the distant horizon.
Horror Situation: Elise runs over the killer then drives away.
Horror: Elise runs over the killer.
Release: She drives away, the lone survivor.
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NEW SUBMISSION FOR ASSIGNMENT Apologies, I did not read the instructions properly (late at night) so I am resending the work in the correct format. Unfortunately, I have tried several times to edit/delete the original work and it will not delete.
What I learned the second time around. It helped me mine work for greater emotional depth.
MIDPOINT
HORROR SITUATION The Chief is about to become the next victim in the SASQUATCH/BEAR ATTACKS</font>
Forboding
ESTABLISHING ISOLATION
EXT. AERIAL VIEW OF LONE CABIN/NIGHT</font>
EERIE MUSIC
33 INT. CHIEF’S FRANKIE MANYSTREAMS CABIN/EVENING
FRANKIE is puttering around, unaware of what is about to happen.
He talks to his dead wife. Frankie is depressed and very anxious regarding the attacks on the village residents. his face is sad and anxious ANXIETY/FEAR
Frankie hears the far away sound of the gut-wrenching sound of SASQUATCH FEAR/DREAD His facial expression and body language express alarm.
FRANKIE CONTD
Frankie continues to dialogue with his wife, wondering in alarm who is going to be attacked next. His face is anguished and then angry.
The howling gets much louder and much closer. Vibrations from the tremendous howl cause things to fall and break in Frankie’s cabin.
Frankie is shocked by this new onslaught of sound, he steadies himself with the table, His expression has moved from anguish to suspense. Frankie knows the appearance of SASQUATCH means he could be next. In a state of dread and suspense, he drops his wife’s picture, then the door blows open.
Frankie is a naturally stoic brave leader, his emotions shift to reactive, kicking the door closed, and shouting at the SASQUATCH angrily to leave him alone. Frankie argues with the SASQUATCH that he is a good man and does not deserve this horror. Frankie’s face is contorted with fear and yet he tells the beast that he is not afraid. He tells the beast to go away in an assertive fashion.
Frankie’s fear gets the better of him, he clasps his chest and takes some NITRO
The howling is now very distant and sad. The crisis appears to be over.RELEASE
It’s a very cold night and Frankie decided it’s safe enough for him to go outside and get some logs. He tells his dead wife she has no need to be afraid as SASQUATCH has gone. SUBTEXT audience knows better. Apprehension
34 EXT.FRANKIES CABIN/NIGHT/LIGHT SNOW
NIGHT SKY filled with stars.
Frankie is outside, muttering to himself, oblivious.
There are sounds of bushes rustling, Frankie drops his firewood in a state of fear and turns to see a GRIZZLY BEAR stick his head out of the bushes
Frankie is initially shocked/petrified he switches his physical demeanor to demonstrate strength and assertiveness. He uses a traditional northern way of talking to a bear when encountered. The bear leaves.
Frankie’s bravery disappears as he runs, staggers frightened for his life, back into his cabin.
Frankie sits down, exhausted/depleted, he clutches his chest in pain and calls the nursing station for immediate help.
The sound of helicopter signals help is on the way release, and threat/foreboding as the sound gets louder.
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