Day 7 Assignments

[Ted Tronsen]

Ted Tronsen’s Monster Reveal Track

What I learned doing this assignment is that it is important to engage the audience with the mystery of the monster (or in my case the killer). I’m wondering if the monster can be the self of each seeker in the beginning as they have flashbacks of their suicide attempts. If they tried to kill themselves then the attempted murderer would be themselves.

A. Who is your monster and what is their terror? My monster is revealed to be a serial killer who is killing off characters one by one. His terror is by being a killing machine, he can kill anyone at any time, although he prefers to kill them at night under the cover of darkness to avoid detection and to give him the element of surprise.

Powers? He can overpower his
victims and kill them silently. He is adept at using different weapons,
including his strong hands. He strangles his first few victims and then
stages it to look like they were suicides to evade getting caught. He wears
a mask and has night vision goggles so he can see in the dark. He kills at
night under the veil of darkness to catch his victims off guard.
Limitations? His biggest limitation
is that he is human and can be caught, injured, or killed so he must be careful,
methodical, and smart. He is limited by his large body and is not as fast
as some of his prey, but he makes up for it by using a crossbow when he is
hunting when his victims are running away.
Weaknesses? His weakness is his
lust for blood and the irresistible urge to kill. He believes he’s putting
people out of their misery by killing them. He is overconfident at the end
which is why he gets seriously injured when he is run over by a van after
standing in the road to get a good shot at the driver with his crossbow.
Plan/Purpose/Appetite? His plan,
purpose, and appetite is to kill everyone he can.

B. Sequence the reveals (see below beginning at the end of ACT 1).

C. Create Demand for each clue/reveal. The audience should be trying to figure out who the killer is until the very end when his mask is removed revealing his identity.

ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR

Atmosphere of Evil established – In the Prologue/Opening Scene Vincent attempts suicide by jumping off the roof of an apartment building in Brooklyn. He survives the fall and then checks into a Therapeutic Community Residence to recover. As a new seeker Vincent is introduced to the philosophy behind the TCR where he has just arrived, it seems like some kind of strange spiritual cult. In a Poetry group the theme is “Death.” Then in a Study group they discuss the principles of Psychomagic which is Pagan in origin and based on the ancient practice of witchcraft or “black magic.” Early on the audience will begin to sense an “atmosphere of evil.” Something definitely seems off!

Horror Situation: Vincent attempts suicide by jumping off a rooftop and falling several stories landing on a roof below, but he miraculously survives with minor injuries (broken legs).

Reaction: Fear, Panic, Shock.

Connect with the characters – The characters have flashbacks of their suicide attempts as they are reading and writing poetry. Some of them share their traumatic life experiences with the group, but others are too traumatized to share.

Horror Situation: While writing poetry on the theme of death a few of the seekers experience flashbacks of their traumatic suicide attempts.

Reaction: Each seeker having a flashback is visibly overcome with emotion.

The characters are warned not to do it – The characters are warned to reach out for help if they are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts. All sharp objects are kept in a safe and only given to the seekers (clients) upon request and under close supervision.

Horror Situation: There are numerous knives and razor blades that a seeker could use to self-harm, but they are kept in a safe.

Reaction: There is a false sense of security that the seekers are safe from harm because all sharps are locked in the safe.

Denial of Horror – In the Inciting Incident one of the seekers (Svetlana) apparently commits suicide by slicing her wrists with stained glass from a work of art she had created, the other seekers and staff cannot understand why she would kill herself. She had almost completed the program and was preparing to graduate. Also, she was supposed to attend her daughter’s wedding in a few weeks after leaving The Unforgettable Fire (the name of the TCR).

Horror Situation: A seeker (Svetlana) is found after apparently committing suicide.

Reaction: The remaining seekers are all shocked and the staff can’t understand why she would kill herself.

Character Death 1: Svetlana

Why? She is the least likely to die as she just completed the program.

How? Her wrists are sliced open by stained glass, but she was strangled first.

as one of the strongest among them becomes the sacrificial lamb and apparently takes her own life.

Monster: The nature of the beast. – The killer’s presence will not be revealed until after 2 other apparent suicides: a hanging and a drug overdose. The seekers and staff begin to question the suicides and begin to wonder if maybe they are being murdered and that the suicides are being staged by the killer to cover up his crimes. This is the Act 1 Turning Point and/or the plot point leading to Act 2.

Horror Situations: There are two more apparent suicides. Dji Dji is found hanging from a sheet in her room, but she has apparently been sexually assaulted first. Hideki has died of an apparent drug overdose, but he was clean and in recovery so it doesn’t make sense.

Reaction: The seekers and staff are in shock and disbelief and begin to question if the victims committed suicide or were murdered?

Monster Reveal: It is not until this point that the seekers and staff start to question the deaths. Did the victims commit suicide or were they murdered? If they were killed then there is a killer or monster in their midst. If there is a killer on the loose then who is it? A seeker, a guide, or a total stranger?

Character Death 2: Dji Dji

Why? She is the prettiest and most vulnerable.

How? She is found hanging from a sheet in her room but was strangled to death first.

Character Death 3: Hideki

Why? He is the one who was most likely to figure out the killer.

How? He dies of an apparent drug overdose but was actually strangled to death first.

ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN

Isolated / Trapped / Abducted – The seekers go on a camping trip to a remote location in the wilderness with 3 guides (2 counselors Michael and Todd, and Jimmy the cook).

One of us killed – One of the seekers disappears and is killed in the woods by a masked killer with a machete. The audience does not know if the killer is a seeker, a guide or a total stranger.

Monster Reveal: The masked killer is seen briefly wielding a machete and slicing up a seeker.

Horror Situation: One of the seekers is murdered by a masked killer wielding a machete in the woods.

Reaction: The audience experiences fear, disgust and dread.

Character Death 4: Jessica

Why? She wandered off in the woods to go to the bathroom.

How? She is murdered by being shredded by a machete.

MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!

Full pursuit by the killer – the seekers go to sleep in their tents thinking that the fire will die out, however, they are awakened by a raging inferno. The killer has built up a huge bonfire in the middle of the campsite where the fire pit is. The seekers and guides try to extinguish the fire by shoveling dirt and pouring water on it. In the process of getting water from a nearby stream, another seeker disappears and is murdered with an axe by the masked killer. A guide (Jimmy the cook) and a seeker (Bobby) have mysteriously disappeared.

Monster Reveal: The masked killer is seen again briefly hacking up another seeker with an axe. The audience will wonder who is behind the mask: Is it Jimmy the cook, Bobby the seeker, or someone else?

Horror Situation: Another seeker is murdered by a masked killer by being hacked to pieces by an axe.

Reaction: The audience experiences more fear, disgust, and dread.

Character Death 5: Tanivé

Why? She leaves the group to go get water to put out the fire.

How? She is hacked to pieces by an axe.

Terrorized – With 3 seekers and one guide already missing, the remaining seekers and guides begin to search for them and find one of the seeker’s mutilated bodies which has been hacked to pieces by an axe murderer. This is when they realize that they are being hunted and that there is a serial killer stalking them in the darkness.

Monster Reveal: This is when the remaining seekers and guides realize there is a killer murdering them one by one.

Horror Situation: They find the mutilated body of one of the seekers that was murdered in the woods.

Reaction: This is when the seekers and guides experience shock, dread, fear and panic.

ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR

Fight to the death – The seekers and guides decide to make a run for it and take flight by hiking out of the wilderness in the middle of the night. They leave their tents and most of their gear behind. There is a full moon which helps to illuminate the trail, but they also rely on flashlights and a kerosene lantern to be able to stay on the trail. A seeker (Emily) is suddenly shot in the head by an arrow. The group panics and run blindly away. The masked killer attacks another seeker (Vincent) who has fallen behind because he rebreaks a leg. They fight to the death in hand-to-hand combat and the seeker is stabbed to death by the masked killer with a hunting knife.

Monster Reveal: When Vincent engages in hand to hand combat with the masked killer, this is the first time the audience gets a good look at him, however, his identity remains a mystery.

Horror Situations: 1) Emily is shot in the head with an arrow. 2) Brock is attacked by the killer and is stabbed to death.

Reaction: Fear, dread, panic, and hysteria.

Character Death 6: Emily

Why? She is one of the slower ones of the group.

How? She is shot in the head with an arrow.

Character Death 7: Vincent

Why? He rebreaks his leg and falls behind.

How? He is stabbed to death with a hunting knife.

Hysteria – Hysteria ensues when the group runs off the trail and realize they are now lost in the woods. Another seeker (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.

Monster Reveal: Christian gets a brief look at the masked killer at a distance before he is struck by an arrow.

Horror Situation: Lost in the woods, Christian is killed by an arrow.

Reaction: Fear, panic, dread, and hysteria.

Character Death 8: Christian

Why? He stops, turns around and looks behind him.

How? Shot in the chest with an arrow.

The thrilling escape from death – Guided by the North star the remaining seekers and guides head in the direction where they think there is a road. One of the guides (Michael) is killed by an arrow in the back. They find a road and begin following it back to where they think their van is parked. Another seeker (Brock) is killed by an arrow.

Horror Situations: Michael and Brock are killed by arrows.

Reaction: Fear, panic, dread, and hysteria.

Character Death 9: Michael

Why? He is in the rear of the group trying to shield the seekers.

How? Shot in the back with an arrow.

Character Death 10: Brock

Why? He is the last one and is behind the others.

How? Shot through the neck with an arrow.

Death returns to take one or more – At this point there is only one seeker (Elise) and one guide (Todd) still alive. When they get back to the van the guide is killed by an arrow through the driver’s side window after turning the key in the ignition. With the motor running the hysterical seeker pushes the guide’s body out of the van and begins driving away.

Horror Situation: Another guide is killed when he is shot in the side of the head by an arrow.

Reaction: The only surviving seeker experiences, fear, panic, and hysteria.

Character Death 11: Todd

Why? He is starting the van to get away and save Elise.

How? He is shot in the side of the head with an arrow.

Resolution – As Elise drives away, she sees the masked killer standing in the middle of the road in front of her. He takes one last shot with his crossbow and the arrow smashes the windshield of the van but just barely misses Elise and she’s able to continue driving. She puts the petal to the metal and runs the killer over. She gets out of the van and thinking he’s dead she removes the killer’s mask. This finally reveals his identity: it’s Jimmy! Still alive, he suddenly grabs her by the ankle, and she falls down. They begin wrestling on the ground, but because of his injuries, she’s able to break free. He slashes her Achille’s heal, but she’s able to limp back to the van. She backs over him then drives away in a veil of tears as the sun is just beginning to rise in the distant horizon.

Monster Reveal: This is when the killer’s identity is finally revealed when Elise removes his mask. It’s Timmy the cook!

Horror Situation: Elise hits the masked killer with the van and thinking he is dead gets out and removes his mask. He is still alive and attacks her. He slashes her, but she is able to get away. When she gets back in the van, she backs over him and drives over him again, then drives away.

Reaction: Elise, the lone survivor, is hysterical, but the audience feels temporarily relieved after she gets away and runs over the killer again and drives away. Is he dead yet?! No, his eyes are still open, there must be a sequel!

[Jamie Stegner]

Interesting.

[Jeremy Cooke]

Jeremy Cooke’s Monster Reveal Track

ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR

1 Atmosphere of Evil established: “The movie opens with an experience of the horror to come. It could be a prologue or the actual start of the story but by having horror in the opening you start building apprehension from the opening scene. This also creates suspense while you introduce your characters. On top of that it fulfills the genre which makes it easier for a reader to say YES to your script. ” “We open with S&V working on the corpse of an executed man. we meet S&V both working for the police as part-time forensic scientists as they continue their research.

As they are doing so police deliver the body of a vagrant which is placed on a trolley. The corpse of the executed man is lowered into a vat of formaldehyde for attention tomorrow. They lock-up for the night.

Next morning when they enter the lab and find it in disarray. The body of the executed man from yesterday has been butchered with the liver missing. The lab is in chaos with several bodies strewn about who appear to have died from the liver contaminated from the experimental preparation for last night. The body of the vagrant is missing ” “Horror situations in Prologue opening Inciting Incident and Act 1 Turning Point.” “We see the execution then the body revealed in the lab.

The lab is full of bodies in different stages of putrefaction.

S slashes a body with a talwar from his Indian days then applies some experimental solution to the wound.” “Who: prisoner
How: hanging
Why: life is hard” “S pulls the vagrants mouth open and cuts himself – the teeth have been filed to a razor sharpness. “Prevalent amongst the Bantu I believe”

He is carrying a mask of human skin with accentuated bat-shaped ears.”

2 Connect with the characters: “We need characters that we have connected with in some way for this journey to have any meaning. That way every time they are threatened we as an audience are threatened. If you have a group you’ll need some kind of group activity or them preparing together for a trip to the “isolated location.” Each interaction should give us a snapshot of who the characters are and a possible indication of how they might deal with the upcoming horror. ” “Septimius Mulholland (b. 1830): a loner gentleman medical researcher in the Pathology department of The Queen’s University Belfast. Served as a doctor with the east India Company during the Indian rebellion 1857-1858. Was with Rose at Gwalior in 1858. Also works as a police examiner.

The widespread introduction of antiseptic surgical methods was initiated by the publishing of the paper Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery in 1867 by Joseph Lister which was inspired by Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of putrefaction.

Victoria Mulholland nee Boyle His wife: a natural extrovert and leader fellow medical researcher.

S asks V to pass him an instrument which she does.

James Finn Inspector Belfast Borough Police and friend of S&V.

“Well then you must prevail on the magistrates to bring in the Military”

“I have tried but they are leery to tread upon a Catholic burial ground after the recent disturbances”

“It’s happened before many times but the authorities have been keeping it secret”.

Finn introduces PC Little a cheery soul who is on the local beat. Little promises to keep an eye on S&V as they make their way home.”

3 The characters are warned not to do it: “This is a natural expression of the situation. If you are about to do something dangerous people around you will feel that it is their responsibility to caution you. But it also indicates that the characters are making the first of a series of questionable decisions. From an overview you might say the rest of the movie is punishment for making this bad choice. ” “S&V and Finn decide to bluff about how much they know to see if that flushes out the gang.

S&V are in their lab. The press are there and photographs are taken. The story about the missing body is in the paper. The story is how the body has been stolen and how S&V are assisting the police.

Finn advises the press that S&V had already taken samples from the body and police were working on a line of inquiry that connected the missing body to reports of other deaths around the graveyard and a criminal gang operating in the area.

Septimius is stopped in the street by what appears to be a beggar and warned to stop investigating. PC Little intervenes and the beggar makes off.

The police warn him to take precautions and will station a guard outside his house.” “The mask left behind was made from a human face.

Metal claws?”

4 Denial of Horror: “In one way or another characters will deny the possibility of the horror to come. How could they go into this journey if they truly believed what they are about to face? ” “S&V argue over threat. Finn tells them to take it seriously as they have killed many people.

S&V reveal they are both armed?

Finn remarks they are dealing with monsters but S&V laugh and tell him the missing body looked perfectly normal on the slab.”

5 Safety taken away: “This is their first real indication that something bad is going to happen to them. They somehow lost the person thing map or escape route that they had depended upon for safety. ” “Finn is found dead in his home. Murdered in the same way with a warning written in blood telling them to keep away.

Finn is brought to the lab and S&V greets his old friend before starting the examination.

The police offer S&V protection but they deny any need claiming the beggar was a mere street robber.” “Horror situations in Prologue opening Inciting Incident and Act 1 Turning Point.” S examines the body of his friend the District Inspector in his cosy living room. He has been torn apart as though by wild animals and the liver is missing. “Who: Finn
How: torn apart with claws and liver removed
Why: to protect his family

Returns home to find the cannibals holding his wife and children prisoner. They harvest their livers in front of him while they are still alive then tear him to pieces as a warning to others.

They sever his C-Spine to render Finn quadriplegic then place him in a chair to watch them kill his family. It’s how they keep meat fresh.

They cut out his tongue then feast.

They use the claws to rip gobs of flesh off then feast while he is still alive.” “There are more than one and they are watching S&V.

But why are the livers missing?”

6 Monster: The nature of the beast: “Now we see some version of what the monster can do. After the opening scene this is often the second reveal of the monster but we are only seeing a small part. We might see the result of a kill or some clues to something bad that happened in the past. ” “S&V are called to the scene of a murder near the graveyard. The corpse is of the missing policeman. It has been eviscerated and the liver is missing. There are teeth-marks similar to the murder of Finn.

His notebook is missing.

S&V enter the graveyard to look around. They see traces of activity and take samples. Human bones with teeth-marks are scattered. The teeth-marks match a cast from the original body.” “Horror situations in Prologue opening Inciting Incident and Act 1 Turning Point.” PC Little who was on the beat near the murder is missing. “Who: Constable Little
How: as Finn
Why: Walking the beat he realizes that he is surrounds as the cannibals draw in. He draws his baton and stands his ground to allow Victoria to escape.

Is injured when cannibals attack. Stands to fight.

They slit his belly then draw out his intestines then force him to run.” “They are cannibals.

They are harvesting livers.

What are they? Monsters? Ghouls?”

ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN Horror every 10 to 15 minutes

7 Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: “The isolation has increased in a big way. We are now at the point of “no escape.” This could be a kidnapping the escape route closed off being surrounded or a loved one taken by the monster. Somehow the characters are suffering from even more isolation than previously existed. ” Septimius is working late on one of the bodies when he is attacked. They are seen returning in the direction of the old graveyard. “We see the PM of Little.

We see the pursuit of a person passing the graveyard and their struggles as they are dismembered.” “They are mortal but where are they coming from?

They are hunting prey at random.”

8 One of us killed: The horror has now reached one of us. This is part of what takes it from a Thriller to a Horror movie. This takes us to the midpoint because we see that the monster is so much more terrifying. “Tracks are found in the old graveyard

Finn was killed by someone who had a grudge Little was killed because he witnessed the attackers.” Suspicion that the lair is in the graveyard

MIDPOINT — THE MONSTER IS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT

9 Full pursuit by the killer: “Now that the monster has exposed itself it goes after the characters with full impunity. We are seeing the monster in their full glory but there are still things we don’t know about this monster. ” “The history of the graveyard is revealed and stories about missing children etc. are found in old papers local historian.

The Magistrate now takes S seriously and calls out the Constabulary and Military to carry out a full sweep of the area is carried out.” “Victoria is chased but escapes.

The leader of the cannibals warns S off.”

10 Terrorized: “The group has entered full terror. They are being chased trapped attacked and killed. ” “A mob gather at the gates of the graveyard led by religious figures. The police are trying to hold them back but the mob are pressing forward. They push through the police lines and eventually the police stand aside.

The religious ceremony is held to cleanse the graveyard of evil.” We see the cannibals gathering.

ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR Non-stop horror situations.

11 Fight to the death: There may be one or multiple fights to the death here. “The cannibals attack the lab and are driven off but Victoria is missing.

The cannibals attack the people in the graveyard.” “Priests nuns – the lot are butchered in the graveyard.” The mob are attacked and many burnt to death.

12 Hysteria: “With death happening all around the characters they have lost control of their emotions. Screaming crying and shaking are natural responses to the horror that is raining down on them! ” “It is dark now and some want to return in the morning to assault the crypt but S points out that Victoria may still be alive and they should move now.

S and the police move into the graveyard and are attacked with many losses.”

13 The thrilling escape from death: “Just as exciting as the horror are the escapes and near-escapes. The characters may escape many times only to face the monster again. ” “Septimius and the police enter the crypt but find no trace of Victoria

The Crypt is set alight and the police & S pile in more fuel as we watch it burn.” The Crypt is strewn with bones and the stench of death. “Police and cannibals battle.

Cannibals run out burning and are shot down.”

14 Death returns to take one or more: “Even after they think they’ve killed the monster it will return to shock their reality once more. ” “The leader of the cannibals leads the last members of his tribe to safety through the tunnels. They seem to have a prisoner we see a flash of V’s clothes from the back.” Killing police guards.
15 Resolution: Someone has survived after an unbelievable horror gauntlet. But it isn’t a happy ending. They are very likely traumatized for life…but they are alive. “S is working in the lab. It is late. He asks V to pass him an instrument then stops. He pauses for a moment then returns to his work.

We see the surviving cannibals in a dark dank place. They are worshiping the figure of a man with the head of a goat. It turns and looks directly at us.”

[Rich Hynes]

ASSIGNMENT

Rich’s Monster Reveal:

What I learned doing this assignment is that revealing the monster is an art,

1. Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.

ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR

• Atmosphere of Evil established

◦ A local townie pulls his truck to the side of the road, dumps his mattress and pulls away. Later, a cargo van picks up the mattress. It follows him home and kidnaps him. As the van pulls away, we see the storage company logo.

◦ Horror Situation: Townie is ambushed and kidnapped in his house off screen — horrendous shrieks/screams — then taken away.

◦ Reaction: Failed resistance. Taken away kicking and screaming.

◦ Monster Reveal: Mattresses are a thing for some reason

• Connect with the characters

◦ The family starting their day at home. Daughter gets new mattress. Son tasked with taking old mattress to dump on way to concert with friends. Probie shows up to deliver lieutenant mom’s “lost” keys for thousandth time but with new GPS tag attached.

• The characters are warned not to do it.

◦ Friends want son to just dump mattress on side of road so they don’t have to go out of their way. One friend advises against it.

• Denial of Horror

◦ Daughter is kidnapped. Think it’s just a regular kidnapping. Priest shows up: a demon took your daughter. Dismiss him as crazy.

◦ Horror Situation: Daughter is stalked/tormented inside of house and then violently kidnapped.

◦ Reaction: Try to solve – Parents return home. Call police.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster has powerful minions

• Safety taken away

◦ Police contacted: No help. Reveal systemic demonic corruption. The parents are on their own.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster has corrupt humans helping/in thrall

• Monster: The nature of the beast.

◦ Parents return home to find grieving/guilty son has dumped mattress to become bait. Wants to be kidnapped to find sister. Swallowed GPS tag. Parents fight kidnappers but lose. The parents track the GPS to the storage facility.

◦ Horror Situation: Waiting to be taken. Parents discover son’s plan. Try to fight off demons. Fail

◦ Reaction: Try to solve – parents fight kidnapping demons

ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN

• Isolated / Trapped / Abducted

◦ Firefighters and priest arrive at storage facility to help. The group storms the facility to rescue the kids. It’s immediately locked down, sealing them in. Now they can’t leave. It’s on.

◦ Horror Situation: Start searching “normal” storage facility. Psychological attacks amping everyone up. “Something is wrong here.”

◦ Reaction: Try to solve – Keep searching. Follow GPS.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster has a lair

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• Character Death 1: Priest

• Why: To show how vicious Drochchodladh Hamaa is. The “plan” is gone. So is hope.

◦ How: Indiana Jones… Demon Style: Drochchodladh Hamaa manifests in full for the first time, pulls his heart out and eats it in front of the group. Then rips his head off and tosses it to them.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster can blink and shadow walk

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster is strong and fast

◦ Monster Reveal: The Monster can be wounded.

• One of us killed

◦ Probie panics and is the first to go. Stupid probie.

◦ Horror Situation: Impending doom. Probie thinks he’s gonna die. Probie is correct.

◦ Reaction: Hide. Bad move. Eaten alive by hell hounds.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster torments/scares its victims

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster devours your soul (psychic energy)

• Character Death 2: Mikey

• Why: Panics/Freaks out. Runs. I’m outta here! Bad choice probie. Bad choice. Dead!

◦ How: Panics and runs off. Hides in storage unit. Demon reanimates stored remains who rip him to shreds and then demon devours him.

MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!

• Full pursuit by the killer/Terrorized

◦ The Demon torments the team, hunting them through the maze of the storage center. Toying with them. Enjoying the game.

◦ Horror Situation: Trapped. Return to exit to find it blocked. No escape.

◦ Reaction: Denial – must be another way out & Fight – fight our way to kids then out.

ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR

• Fight to the death

◦ The Demon and his minions start picking of the team.

◦ Horror Situation: Attacked/tormented by demon and staff

◦ Reaction: Fight/run/flee/go mad

• Character Death 3: Smitty

• Why: To show everybody’s vulnerable.

◦ How: Apparent death: Drowned/eaten in rooftop water tank swamp-sludge after being deceived into trying to save another victim. Actual Death: Comes back in the end to help friends fight their way out. Killed by Demon’s minions as he kills them. Goes down swinging. Demon devours his soul.

• Character Death 4: Kyle

• Why: Kyle keeps telling anyone and everyone that he’s sure he’s gonna dine. Turns out, he was correct. By Klye!

◦ How: Crushed from the feet up like toothpaste as the Demon taunts, then devours him

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster can effect dreams/memories

• Hysteria

◦ The dwindling team realize they’re in over their heads and that this is a no win situation.

• Character Death 5: Emma

• Why: Her overly reckless nature finally catches up with her. Sorry kid.

◦ How: Fear of dogs (mild phobia) – eaten by horde of little hell hound puppies after rushing into situation and getting trapped. Demon devours her soul.

◦ Horror Situation: Finally find kids in demon’s chamber. Seat of demon’s power. Demon attacks them directly

◦ Reaction: Overcome with Fear. Hopelessness.

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster is afraid of bright light

◦ Monster Reveal: the monster is physically mortal (Like a dragon)

• The thrilling escape from death

◦ Parents manage to rescue one of both of the children. Dad sacrifices himself to get them out. Mom mom stays behind to keep them safe/destroy the monster.

◦ Horror Situation: Save father or kids

◦ Reaction: Sacrifice father.

• Character Death 6: Benjamin

• Why: Sacrifices himself so that Sam and the kids can escape.

◦ How: Samantha is forced to cut him in half to save the children and escape.

• Character Death 7: Noah

• Why: Killed on the run to save Olivia as they’re just about to escape So close!

◦ How: Caught by the demon from the shadows right as they’re about to make it out the door. Taken back to table and devoured as planned. #Heartbreaking

◦ Monster Reveal: The monster is cowardly, greedy and gluttonous

• Death returns to take one or more.

◦ Mom sacrifices herself to destroy the demon.

◦ Horror Situation: Trapped. Not all making it out alive.

◦ Reaction: Fight. Sacrifice herself to give kid a chance.

• Character Death 8:Samantha

• Why: Sacrifices herself to save Olivia and stop Drochchodladh Hamaa once and for all.

◦ How: Magnesium flare and axe to gas main pipe. Final BOOM!

• Resolution

◦ Kids found outside devastated storage center completely traumatized. City officials usher them off to be “taken care of”. Reveal that they’re part of the corrupt demon’s network.

• Survivor: Olivia

• Why: First victim. Most traumatized. Still screwed over by minions after survival.

◦ How: Walk away – signature ding as she’s put into backseat of car.