Hey,

Haven’t updated the ol’ blog in a while! My bad.

Here is a short horror script I wrote recently.

by

Michael Gordon

Draft 2.0 - 30/11/15

12 Lisnoe Park, Lisburn, BT27 5NS
07908831755
mikeonfire@hotmail.com

PANEL 1

Establishing shot of a quiet, suburban neighbourhood in the mid-afternoon sunshine. The houses that line the streets are well-maintained, with pretty gardens out front and fairly expensive cars in the driveways.

PANEL 2

A medium level panel which puts focus on one of the houses. The shades are open in the large, rectangular window at the front of the house and we can see inside. A young boy is sitting in the living room, playing his games console.
This is JASON, an 8 year old with curly blonde hair and freckles. He is holding the wireless controller tightly in his hands, concentration written all over his face as his eyes fix on the TV.

PANEL 3

Interior of the living room. We can see that Jason is playing some kind of Mario Kart style game, and there are various toys/action figures scattered around the sofa and floor area near him.

SFX
KNOCK KNOCK!

JASON
MOM! There’s someone at the door!

PANEL 1

Jason has his head turned slightly as he yells for his mother. He seems annoyed that something is breaking his concentration on the game, which we can see on the TV screen has been paused.

SFX
KNOCK KNOCK! KNOCK KNOCK!

JASON
MOM! Can you get that? I’m playing my game!

MOM (OFF)
Just answer the door yourself, sweetie! Mommy’s busy!

PANEL 2

Jason is trudging out of the living room doorway, head down in a sulk.

JASON (SMALL)
…better not lose that race…

PANEL 3

Jason is reaching for the front door-handle. He has a surly look on his face, typical of any kid taken away from a good video game.

PANEL 4

Jason has opened the front door. This is an over the shoulder shot from behind the two children standing on the doorstep looking at Jason, who wears a slightly bemused look. The children are holding hands.
From behind we can tell that the older, taller child is a girl with long, straight red hair and the smaller child is a dark haired boy. The girl is wearing a white baseball shirt with coloured arms and her jeans are flared at the bottom. The boy is wearing a tattered white vest with shorts and sandals.

JASON
Uh, hi…

PANEL 5

Close shot of the children’s faces and upper bodies. Now we can tell the girl is about 12 or 13 years old, with a slight smile that contrasts with her disarmingly vacant stare. The boy also has a vacant look in his eyes, but is not smiling. Overall, they look a bit unsettling.

GIRL
Hello. My brother and I are lost. We can’t find our dad.
(link)
Can we come in and use your phone to call him?

PANEL 1

Close-up of Jason’s face. His mouth is hanging open slightly and he looks like he doesn’t know what to do.

JASON
I don’t – I’m not supposed to talk to strangers…

PANEL 2

The girl’s smile widens but her eyes stay unnervingly glassy and vacant. It’s creepy.

GIRL
We’re not strangers. We just moved in down the block.

PANEL 3

Jason’s eyes have widened slightly and tiny beads of sweat have begun to form on his forehead. He looks scared.

JASON
I’ve never seen you before, though…

PANEL 4

The girl’s smile is now gone, replaced by a fairly sinister absence of emotion. Her face and eyes are completely vacant.

GIRL
Just let us in. Please.
(link)
We need to come in, before your mom hears –

PANEL 5

Full-tier panel across the bottom of the page. Over the shoulder shot from behind the two creepy kids. Jason’s mother is now standing beside him with her hand resting reassuringly on his shoulder, smiling at the two kids. Jason’s face has drained of colour; he looks frozen in fear.

MOM
Hi there! Can I help you two?

GIRL
We’ve been telling Jason that we just moved in down the block and need to use your phone to call our dad. We’re lost and can’t find him.

JASON (SMALL)
How does she know my name…?

PANEL 1

Similar full-tier panel to Page 3, Panel 5. Mom still has her hand on Jason’s shoulder, but now her brow has furrowed and she looks mad.

MOM
I know for a fact that no one has moved into this area for well over a year. And if you did just move in down the block, you wouldn’t be ‘lost’.
(link)
Why are you lying?

PANEL 2

Medium shot, looking at the two kids. The boy is frowning and looks upset. The girl’s face is still vacant, but that isn’t what is most unsettling. Both her eyes, and her brother’s eyes, have turned completely black.

GIRL
I’m not lying. We just need to come in. Please just let us in your house.
(link)
I promise we won’t hurt you. We don’t have a gun or anything.

PANEL 3

Mom’s eyes have gone wide in shock and fear. Her hand is now gripping Jason’s shoulder tightly. A few tears trickle down Jason’s cheeks.

MOM
A…gun? Why would you even –?
(link)
Okay, look, I’m telling you both to leave now. You’re scaring my son.

PANEL 4

The girl, for the first time, shows a bit of emotion. She looks slightly upset at the idea of scaring Jason. Her eyes aren’t black anymore.

GIRL
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare Jason.
(link)
I just need to call my dad…

PANEL 5

Mom looks furious now, and has her hand on the door handle, about to slam the door shut. Jason is cuddling into her side, crying softly.

MOM
Stop saying that!
(link)
I’m closing the door now. If you don’t leave, I’ll be forced to call the police.
(link)
Now go away!

PANEL 6

Over the shoulder shot from behind the two kids, who are both glancing at each other with sadness on their faces. In the background, the door has been slammed shut.

SFX
SLAM!

PANEL 1

Full-tier establishing shot of Jason in his bedroom at night. Mom is tucking him into bed, and he has the covers pulled up high so that they are held tightly under his chin. He is still scared.
His room is decorated with a space theme, so there are starships on his curtains, his duvet cover is very reminiscent of Star Wars, and his night-light illuminates the glowing green shapes of the moon and stars over his walls and the roof.

MOM
It’s sleepy-time now, little man.
(link)
Your dad’ll be home any minute and we don’t want him seeing you’re still awake past your bedtime.

PANEL 2

Mom is sitting on the edge of Jason’s bed, smiling reassuringly at him while stroking his curly hair. Jason’s eyes still show fear as he looks up at her.

JASON
I can’t go to sleep now, mom. What if they’re still out there?

PANEL 3

Close-up of mom. She looks perplexed.

MOM
Those kids from earlier? They’re long gone, sweetie. Probably just playing a prank or something.

PANEL 4

Mom is tickling Jason on his ribs through the duvet. He is giggling and smiling.

MOM
Now go to sleep before I tickle you to death!

JASON
Haha! Mom! Haha!

PANEL 5

Mom is standing in the doorway, holding the door-handle as she prepares to close it behind her. She has a slightly serious expression on her face. Is she worried about the kids coming back?

MOM
G'night, Jason. Sleep tight.

PANEL 1

Jason is turned over on his side, sleeping. The stars and moons on the wall glow softly in the darkness.
A noise emanates from his window, behind the closed curtains.

SFX
TING!

PANEL 2

Close-up on Jason’s face, cheek resting on the pillow as he looks toward his window with bleary eyes. The noise happens again.

SFX
TING!

PANEL 3

Jason is standing nervously in front of his curtains, gingerly extending his arms to open them.

PANEL 4

Over the shoulder shot from behind Jason, who has opened his curtains and is looking down on the street below.
Beneath a street lamp directly across the street from his window, the girl and her brother are standing and looking up at him. They are illuminated by the street-lamp, so we can make out the familiar vacant looks on their faces. The girl is holding a small pile of stones in her open palms; she has been throwing them to get Jason’s attention.
Their eyes are black again. It’s creepy.

JASON
…no…!

PANEL 1

Jason bursts from his room into the hallway, yelling at the top of his voice. The light is on in the hallway so we can see fear is etched all over his face.

JASON
Mom! Dad! Those kids are outside again!

PANEL 2

Jason is standing in the doorway, looking into his mom and dad’s room. The light from the hallway is illuminating the room and we can see the bed has been slept in, as the sheets are ruffled, but mom and dad are not there.

JASON
Mom, you gotta come quick – huh?!

PANEL 3

Jason bounds down the stairs in a panic.

JASON
Mom! Dad! Where are you?!

PANEL 4

Jason has thrown open the kitchen door and this shot shows his reaction to whatever he has seen. His eyes are wide in surprise, mouth dropped open in shock.

JASON
…!

PANEL 5

Full-tier panel across the bottom of the page. This is what Jason is looking at.
Mom is standing over dad’s dismembered corpse, holding a bloody axe. Her head is turned toward Jason and she has a chilling smile on her face. Her nightgown, arms and face are all covered in blood.
Dad’s corpse is a mess, with large chunks of his flesh missing. In fact, he is barely even recognizable as a human being; he looks more like a piece of butchered meat.

MOM
Sweetie.
(link)
Dad’s home.

PANEL 1

This shot looks at Jason, tears streaming down his face, as he bolts down the hall towards the front door. Mom is running behind him with an insane expression on her face, wielding the axe high.

MOM
Get back here!

PANEL 2

Jason has reached the front door and is clasping the handle with both hands.

PANEL 3

Over the shoulder shot from behind Jason, who has opened the front door but been stopped in his tracks by the two creepy kids, who are again standing on his porch. Their eyes aren’t black anymore.
The girl is reaching her hand out slightly towards Jason, with worry in her eyes. The boy is cuddled in tightly to her and looks frightened.

JASON
HELP ME! HELP, SOMEBODY – huh?!

GIRL (SMALL)
…look out…!

PANEL 4

Mom has caught Jason by the hair and is dragging him back into the house. He has both hands above his head and around her wrist, trying to free himself from her grasp but she is too strong.

MOM
Your father and I need to have a word with you, sweetie.

JASON
NO! HELP ME! HELP MEEEEE!!!!

PANEL 5

The girl and the boy stand with their heads hung low in despair. They are illuminated by the porch-light, so we see that a few tears are dripping from the boy’s face.

GIRL
We just needed to come in…