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"SUMMONING"

By

Daniel Robinson

| |DANIEL ROBINSON |

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| |Grand Gorge, NY 12434 |

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"SUMMONING"

WRITTEN BY: DANIEL ROBINSON

FADE IN: INSIDE OF A CHURCH, A PRIEST READING A BOOK ABOUT A LEGENDARY GOD THAT MAAKES WISHES COME TRUE.

PRIEST

According to this book, The God is real! Maybe I can figure out where the book to raise him is located! What’s this? The spellbook is located in this town but where?

HE PULLS OUT A MAP OF THE TOWN AND LOOKS AT IT CAREFULLY.

PRIEST

(happily surprised)

Ah Ha! The old abandoned house!

PRIEST LEAVES THE CHURCH AND HEADS FOR THE OLD HOUSE.

EXT OLD HOUSE

The Priest looks at the house and seems eager to enter.

PRIEST

This is the place!

HE ENTERS THE HOUSE.

INT OLD HOUSE

Priest looks around.

PRIEST

Now to find the book!

HE LOOKS AROUND AND SEES THE BOOK ON THE TABLE NEXT TO A COUCH.

priest

(greedily)

With this book I will have all my dreams, my wishes! I have to look for the spell!

HE QUICKLY FLIPS THROUGH SOME OF THE PAGES AND SEES A SPELL

PRIEST

Ok maybe this one!

HE READS A SPELL ALOUD

PREIST

(loudly)

I call to you! The mighty El-Diablo! Come to my aid and grant me the wishes I have! By the name of Rocka Demako

HE WAITS BUT NOTHING HAPPENS! HE TRIES AGAIN

PRIEST

(frustrated)

I call to you! The mighty El-Diablo! Come to my aid and grant me the wishes I have! By the name of Rocka Demako

HE WAITS AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENS.

PRIEST

(angry)

Stupid book! Stupid me! Why is it I run to every legend just to find out that they are fake.

HE SLAMS THE BOOK SHUT AND THROWS IT ACROSS THE ROOM. THE BOOK FLY’S ACROSS THE ROOM AND LANDS OPEN.

PRIEST

(sadly)

I should have known it was too good to be true! But why me? Why can’t I be happy? I spend all day inside of a church devoting my life to God! Maybe I should just go back to the church and live my life the way I have been.

THE PRIEST HEADS FOR THE DOOR WITH HIS HEAD HUNG LOW. HE TRIES TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT WON’T OPEN.

PRIEST

(surprised)

What is wrong with the door?

HE LET’S GO OF THE DOOR.

PRIEST

It never fails to amaze me!

THE PRIEST FEELS SOMETHING GRAB HIM. HE SCREAMS.

PRIEST

HELP, HELP ME PLEASE!

WE HEAR THE PRIEST SCREAM

FADE TO:

BLACK

cut to:

TEN YEARS LATER

fade in: ext - old house - morning

WHOLE SHOT OF THE HOUSE,

We can see an old house. Opening music plays.

FADE TO:

BLACK

fade in:

NEXT DAY – MORNING - IN FRONT OF OLD HOUSE

We see two guys arguing back and forth, around a crowd of people.

TOM

Why do you think that this house is haunted?

JEFF

Because man! This place is old and it has a legend!

TOM

Some legend, I haven’t even heard of it!

TOM LOOKS AT THE HOUSE AND SEES A CURTAIN MOVE.

JEFF

Hey! Earth to Tom! Is any one home?

TOM JUST STANDS THERE WITH NO EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE.

JEFF (CONT)

Hey can you hear me?

TOM POPS OUT OF HIS DAZE AND LOOKS AT JEFF.

TOM

Yeah! I heard you!

JEFF

Then what did I say?

TOM

It’s not important! Listen I got this idea and … well I think it would end our discussion of, if this place were haunted!

JEFF

What do you have in mind?

TOM

Do you scare easy or no?

JEFF

Hell no!

TOM LOOKS BACK AT THE HOUSE, AND THEN BACK AT JEFF.

TOM

Well we both could stay the night in this house!

JEFF

How does that solve anything?

TOM

Well if this place is not haunted then we both would know! If it is then I’m sure that we both won’t be in there very long!

JEFF LOOKS AT THE HOUSE AND LOOKS BACK AT TOM.

JEFF

So when would you like to do this?

TOM

How about now?

JEFF GLANCES AROUND AT THE OTHER PEOPLE AND LOOKS AT TOM.

JEFF

Ok! I’ll do this and it will prove that the house is haunted!

TOM

For our sake I hope it’s not!

TOM TURNS TO THE CROWD AND SHOUTS.

TOM

(very loudly)

I invite you all to attend the old scary house tomorrow night! Yell if you’ll be there!

THE CROWD YELLS REALLY LOUD!

CUT TO:

JEFF

Jeff walks away from the crowd and heads to old lady Mertile’s house. He walks up the porch stairs and knocks on the door.

THE DOOR SLOWLY OPENS AND A FACE PEEKS AROUND THE DOOR.

OLD LADY

(scared)

Who are you? What do you want?

JEFF

(politely)

My name is Jeff and I was wondering about the old house!

OLD LADY

(happy)

Come inside!

CUT TO:

INT OLD LADY’S HOUSE

Jeff

(politely)

This is a nice place!

OLD LADY

(happily)

Thank you! Now what do you want to know?

JEFF

(curiously)

What really happened in the house?

OLD LADY

What house are you talking about?

JEFF

The old haunted house down the street!

OLD LADY

(serious)

Oh! That house! That place needs to be knocked down all ready!

JEFF

That’s the place! What do you know about it?

OLD LADY

It was ten years ago, you know! I was taking flowers to my husband’s grave. It was late at night. I always brought him flowers.

CUT TO:

TEN YEARS EARLIER

The old lady is walking down the street near the old house with flowers in her hand.

CUT TO:

OLD LADY SITTING ON THE COUCH TALKING TO JEFF

old lady

I walked slowly because of my age, I didn’t want to fall and get hurt, so I walked slowly. Any way, I walked near the old house and heard a noise. I thought it sounded like someone in pain, there were some serious yelling coming from the house.

JEFF

So what did you do?

OLD LADY

So I stopped and looked in the window. The priest was being pulled into a room by something.

JEFF

What did it look like?

OLD LADY

It looked like some one dressed in a black robe! I didn’t see his face. It was only 10 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday!

JEFF

(interested)

What did you do next?

THE OLD LADY STARTS CRYING.

OLD LADY

(crying)

Well, I called the cops and they went in to the house to investigate. When they came back out, they said there was no one inside.

JEFF

So the priest was never found?

OLD LADY

No, I’m afraid he was never found.

JEFF

The cops found no blood or anything?

OLD LADY

Well, I know they did but they said nothing pointed to a murder!

JEFF

I think that’s strange! I mean a priest murdered, and no evidence to prove it!

OLD LADY

That’s what I said! But they just called me crazy! Me an old lady! I have lived in this town since I was born and they call me crazy!

JEFF

What time is it?

OLD LADY

Oh it’s about seven thirty. Why?

JEFF

I got to go! I got a big day tomorrow!

OLD LADY

Excuse me! Why did you want to know about the old house anyway?

JEFF

It’s just that, I am going to spend the night in that house tomorrow!

OLD LADY

It would be wise for you to stay away from that house! I know what I saw and that place is haunted!

JEFF

There is nothing I can do about it! I ran my mouth to one of my friends and now, he wants us both to stay there!

OLD LADY

Well maybe you should go and talk to your friend and get him to change his mind!

JEFF

I wish I could!

OLD LADY

Well if you have to go, then be careful!

JEFF STANDS UP AND WALKS TO THE DOOR.

JEFF

Thank you for your time!

OLD LADY

Any time young man! Just beware of the house!

JEFF STOPS AND LOOKS AT THE OLD LADY.

JEFF

By the way I don’t think you are crazy!

THE OLD LADY SMILES AT JEFF. JEFF LEAVES THE HOUSE.

CUT TO:

EXT OUT SIDE OF OLD LADY’S HOUSE

Jeff looks around and sees the old house just sitting there! Jeff looks up at the sky and sees a starry night! He decides to head home for the night.

JEFF

Man! What if the stories are true? What if tomorrow is my last day alive?

CUT TO:

INT TOM’S HOUSE

Tom and Donald are hanging out and drinking, listening to rock and roll music!

DONALD

(sarcastically)

Hey Tom what is your beef with Jeff anyway?

TOM

(angry)

He just keeps running his mouth! Now he’s saying that the house is haunted. You know that! I have to show him who is boss! If I let him get away with it, then everyone will think they can!

DONALD

(worried)

Yeah but is this the right way?

TOM

Donald what if I ran my mouth to you all the time?

DONALD

(mocking Tom)

Hey Tom, you do!

TOM

Yeah well it’s different, I don’t let you run your mouth to me do I? Anyway after I get done with him he will run out of the house scared shitless!

DONALD

True! I never ever run my mouth about you!

TOM AND DONALD START LAUGHING AND CONTINUE TO DRINK.

TOM

You know what?

DONALD

What?

TOM

I wonder why Jeff does this? You know, a few years ago he was an average person. He never messed with us and we always saved him from those bullies, Jimmy and his crew!

DONALD

Yeah, maybe Jimmy and the guys put him up to it!

TOM

Let’s take a trip to the clubhouse!

DONALD

Now?

TOM

Duh!

CUT TO:

INT THE CLUBHOUSE

Tom and Donald pull up to a building. They get out and walk up to the door.

TOM

Now Donald! Go ahead and knock on the door, I’ll hide over here!

DONALD

Why are you hiding?

TOM

If they see that it’s me, they won’t answer the door!

DONALD

Good thinking!

TOM

So go ahead and knock on the door!

TOM WALKS AROUND THE CORNER.

DONALD

Ok!

DONALD KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. A MAN OPENS THE DOOR.

MAN AT THE DOOR.

What’s the password?

DONALD

Swordfish!

MAN AT THE DOOR

Look, if you don’t know the password then I can’t let you in!

TOM WALKS IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AND KICKS IT IN.

CUT TO:

INT – CLUBHOUSE NIGHT

There are three people standing around a lobby. The doorman walks over to Tom.

DOORMAN

Hey! You can’t just walk in here like that!

TOM LOOKS UP AT HIM.

TOM

Hey! Do you think your ready to get your fucking arm broke?

THE DOORMAN STEPS BACK

DOORMAN

Sorry!

TOM

Where’s Jimmy?

THEY ALL POINT TO A ROOM IN THE BACK! TOM WALKS BACK TO THE ROOM!

TOM

Jimmy come on out you little shit! So I can pound your ass!

TOM WALKS INTO A ROOM.

INT POKER ROOM

Tom walks in to a room where Jimmy is playing poker with five other people.

JIMMY

Tom! It’s good to see you man! Have a seat!

TOM

Listen Jimmy I’ve had enough of you trying to get me to beat up on Jeff! This is bullshit dude!

JIMMY PUTS HIS CARDS FACE DOWN ON TO THE TABLE, AND LOOKS UP AT TOM

JIMMY

Yeah well I think you should wipe the floor with the little snot! After all, You do want him to stop don’t you?

TOM

Look! We both know how you like to meddle into other people’s business!

JIMMY

Yeah okay! I really meddle into others business!

TOM IS GETTING ANGRY.

TOM

Then why the hell do you try and get Jeff to run his mouth about me?

JIMMY

Look! Tom, in case you haven’t noticed! I run this place! I’m like a godfather around here!

TOM

Well say your prayers to your God cause your going to miss your father!

JIMMY

What do you want?

TOM

Tell me everything that has been going on! I will know if you’re telling me the truth!

JIMMY

Sit down and lets talk like two adults!

TOM

Talk is cheap! Let’s settle this like two adults!

TOM ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES.

JIMMY

Look! I told Jeff that he should stand his ground with you and he said he would. Is it my fault that he called you a no good for nothing piece of shit?

TOM IS REALLY GETTING ANGRY.

TOM

Jimmy! I don’t understand what you are doing! You started to do good by telling me everything! Then you had to throw a stupid line in!

JIMMY

Ha! What are you going to do about it?

TOM

Jimmy come here! Right fucking now get over here! Don’t make me come over there!

JIMMY

Well I think you should leave! I’m in the middle of a card game. Besides you seem a little drunk!

TOM

I’m not drunk enough!

JIMMY

If you don’t leave, I’ll have you escorted off of my property!

TOM

Just try it!

JIMMY

You need to go!

TOM LOOKS AT EVERYONE SITTING AT THE TABLE.

TOM

Excuse me folk’s will you all take a break from your wonderful game and leave the room for a few minutes?

EVERYONE PLAYING POKER GETS UP AND LEAVES THE ROOM.

JIMMY

Hey! You all don’t have to leave!

TOM WALKS OVER TO JIMMY AND GRABS HIM UP BY HIS SHIRT. TOM STARTS POUNDING ON HIM. THEN THROWS HIM TO THE FLOOR.

TOM

Next time Jimmy, I’ll kill you! I think you should leave Jeff alone! Can’t you find any new friends?

JIMMY

Hey!

TOM LOOKS AT JIMMY

JIMMY CONT

Fuck You!

TOM WALKS OVER TO JIMMY AND KICKS HIM IN THE FACE.

TOM

Don’t run your mouth to me man I’m your mother and I’m not in the mood!

CUT TO:

EXT CLUBHOUSE

Tom walks out of the room and walks into the room where everyone else is standing.

TOM

It should be okay for you to go back to your game now!

EVERYONE WALKS TO THE POKER ROOM AS TOM WALKS OUT OF THE BUILDING.

CUT TO:

EXT – CLUBHOUSE - NIGHT

Donald is leaning on the car waiting for Tom

TOM

Where the hell did you go?

DONALD

I came out here to get some air! Why?

TOM

I thought I told you to stay with me!

DONALD

Yes Daddy!

TOM

Don’t start dude! I’m already ticking! Jimmy got a taste of his own medicine!

DONALD

What did you do?

TOM

I just beat the shit out of him, and then I kicked him in his face!

DONALD

Wow!

TOM

Are you about ready to go?

DONALD

I just don’t think you should have done that!

TOM GETS INTO HIS CAR.

TOM

Why not?

DONALD GETS INTO TOM’S CAR.

DONALD

He is a crazy person man!

TOM

Not as crazy as me!

CUT TO:

INT JEFF’S ROOM

Jeff is laying on his bed thinking.

JEFF

(scared)

Man what did I get myself into? Tom is not a bad guy, well unless you get on his bad side! Ah man! I am on his bad side.

JEFF GETS UP OFF HIS BED AND LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW.

JEFF CONT

(acting tough)

Tomorrow night, I’ll show him who is the chicken shit son of a bitch! I can do this!

JEFF CLOSES HIS WINDOW AND FLOPS BACK DOWN ON HIS BED AND CLOSES HIS EYES.

JEFF (CONT)

Maybe I should just quit while I’m a head.

CUT TO:

NEXT DAY TOMS HOUSE

Tom wakes up and walks over to Donald who is sleeping on the couch.

(SMACK)

TOM SMACKS DONALD ON THE BACK. DONALD JUMPS UP IN A RUSH.

DONALD

(angry)

What the hell did you do that for?

TOM

(playing)

Wake up man! Today is the day!

DONALD

Dude! What time is it?

TOM

It’s eight o’clock

DONALD

Why did you wake me up?

TOM

Let’s enjoy the day now get up!

DONALD

Man! I am still tired!

TOM

Just get up and make some coffee!

TOM HAS A WEIRD LOOK IN HIS EYE.

TOM

(sinisterly)

Tonight I will get my revenge!

TOM LAUGHS OUT LOUD!

DONALD

You’re scaring me!

TOM

Not as bad as I’m going to scare Jeff!

DONALD

Maybe I should just commit you!

TOM

Ha ha! Just get up!

DONALD

I am!

DONALD GETS UP AND STRETCHES. HE WALKS INTO THE KITCHEN.

DONALD

Hey Tom! How many hours did you sleep?

TOM

I think just about three hours why?

DONALD

You don’t act like your tired!

TOM

Dude I can go for days without sleeping. Then I pass out for just a couple of hours.

DONALD

What causes you to not sleep? Do you get nightmares?

TOM

My nightmares are not what you think! I can see my dad and stuff. Then I see Jeff!

DONALD

What do you think it means?

TOM

It means nothing.

DONALD WALKS BACK INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH TWO CUPS OFF COFFEE.

DONALD

Dreams always mean something!

DONALD HANDS A CUP TO TOM.

TOM

Well mine mean nothing!

DONALD

Hey it’s your life, not mine!

TOM

What is that supposed to mean?

DONALD

Well if I had seen my father in a dream, then I would want to know what the deal was.

TOM

So you think that it has something to do with my dad trying to tell me something?

DONALD

Could be! Just think about what he shows you in your dreams, and then think how it could be a sign!

TOM

A sign of what!

DONALD

I don’t know!

TOM

Okay! This conversation is over!

DONALD

(joking)

That will be five hundred dollars!

TOM

Ha ha ha! Very funny!

TOM SIPS ON HIS COFFEE.

TOM

I’m going to work on my car for a while!

DONALD

What are you going to do to it now?

TOM

I have to fix my carburetor!

DONALD

Again?

TOM

Well it has to run nicely!

DONALD

I guess!

TOM

You can help me!

DONALD

How am I supposed to help you?

TOM

You can be my gofer!

DONALD

What!

TOM

You go for this and you go for that!

DONALD

No thanks!

TOM

Yeah! You stay here rent-free dude! You can help me out!

DONALD

Fine!

CUT TO:

JEFF’S ROOM

Jeff’s alarm goes off and Jeff wakes up and shuts it off.

JEFF

It’s morning all ready?

JEFF GETS OUT OF BED AND STRETCHES.

JEFF

I must have set my alarm for nine o’clock.

JEFF STARTS TO YAWN.

JEFF

I have got to start sleeping better.

HE WALKS OUT TO THE KITCHEN AND GRABS A CUP OF COFFEE.

JEFF

It’s going to be a long day today.

HE GOES BACK INTO THE BEDROOM AND OPENS HIS CLOSET, AND GRABS OUT A DUFFEL BAG.

JEFF

Well I better get everything ready for tonight. I got a lot of shit to pack up!

CUT TO:

INT - TOM’S HOUSE - GARAGE

Tom and Donald are in the garage, messing with Tom’s car.

TOM

Donald, hand me a half inch wrench!

DONALD GRABS THE WRENCH AND HANDS IT TO TOM.

DONALD

Are you really going to go through with this?

TOM STOPS AND STANDS UP.

TOM

(angry)

Why is it that you keep asking me? I’m almost ready to pound you! So stop with the questions and let it go!

TOM HANDS IT BACK TO DONALD.

TOM CONT

I said a half-inch wrench not a nine sixteenths!

DONALD

Sorry!

DONALD GETS ANOTHER WRENCH AND HANDS IT TO TOM.

TOM

That’s a little bit better.

DONALD

I told you I’m not a wake yet!

TOM GOES BACK TO WORKING ON HIS CAR.

TOM

Then wake up!

DONALD

I said I was sorry!

TOM

You’re going to be sorry if you keep it up!

DONALD

Hey Tom I have an idea!

TOM STOPS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND LOOKS AT DONALD.

TOM

All right let’s hear it!

DONALD

What if we called the news people to cover the story?

TOM

You know what? That sounds like a great idea! Hey! I got an idea too. Since you thought of it, how about you go call them!

DONALD

All right I will!

DONALD RUNS INSIDE AND CALLS THEM UP, AND COMES BACK OUT.

DONALD

They said they want to interview both of you around three or so at the old house.

TOM

Well my car is done so let’s go see little Jeff.

DONALD

Is he even a wake yet?

TOM

I don’t know and I don’t care!

DONALD

You’re going to give Jeff a heart attack!

TOM

Oh well! Maybe he’ll think I showed up to call the bet off!

DONALD

No! I think he’s going to think that you are there to beat him up or something!

TOM

Or something is more like it!

THEY GET INTO THE CAR AND DRIVE OVER TO JEFF’S HOUSE.

CUT TO:

JEFF’S HOUSE

They pull into the driveway and Donald gets out and knocks on the door. Jeff answers the door.

DONALD

Hello, Jeff I need to talk to you.

JEFF LOOKS OVER AT THE CAR AND THEN BACK AT DONALD.

JEFF

What do you want?

DONALD

The T.V. people want to interview you and Tom!

JEFF

Why?

DONALD

This is a special thing man! Two enemies entering into the house of curse. It’s awesome!

JEFF

No it’s not awesome, it’s stupid that place is haunted dude! People have died in that place!

DONALD

So you don’t want to be interviewed?

JEFF

I did not say that!

TOM STARTS BEEPING THE CAR HORN.

DONALD

So are you going to be there?

JEFF

Where?

DONALD

At the old house! Tom said to be there!

JEFF

What time?

DONALD

Around three or so!

JEFF

Sounds good to me! Tell Tom that I’ll be there!

DONALD

Will do! Cheerio mate!

JEFF CLOSES HIS DOOR AND DONALD GETS BACK INTO THE CAR. TOM DRIVES TO THE OLD HOUSE ONE BLOCK AWAY.

DONALD

Hey Tom!

TOM

Yeah!

DONALD

Your not going to hurt little Jeff are you?

TOM

No! I’m just going to put a scare into him!

DONALD

Ok.

TOM

Why?

DONALD

Because it’s not his fault that he was influenced by Jimmy!

TOM

I know that! But I have to put a scare into him! I all ready took care of Jimmy!

DONALD

Now you have to watch your back!

TOM

Why would I have to watch my back?

DONALD

Dude! Jimmy is no one to mess with! He will find your weakness and then he will win!

TOM

Donald! Whose side are you on?

DONALD

What do you mean?

TOM

You are acting like you have known Jimmy forever!

DONALD

No! I have known others like him and they have done the same thing!

TOM

From here on out, I got my eye on you! Something is not right!

DONALD

What’s not right?

TOM

If you were me and some one came up to you and said what you just said, would you think nothing of it!

DONALD

Yeah I guess you are right!

TOM

What do you mean you guess?

DONALD

Hey Tom! Did you hear what Jeff was saying about this old house?

TOM

No! What?

DONALD

He said that it is haunted!

TOM

And you believe him?

DONALD

Yeah! He’s not the only one that has said something about that house!

TOM

How haunted could it be? It’s been sitting there for how long?

DONALD

Yeah I know!

TOM

Then drop it all ready!

DONALD

Sorry!

THEY PULL UP TO THE OLD HOUSE AND GET OUT OF THE CAR!

TOM

This is where I’m going to be for a whole night!

JEFF COMES WALKING DOWN THE ROAD AND A NEWS VAN PULLS UP!

VAN DRIVER

Are you Tom?

TOM

Yeah!

VAN DRIVER

Great! We will be ready in a few minutes!

TOM

Sounds good to me!

JEFF

Hey Tom! I heard about Jimmy, did you do that?

TOM

Don’t worry about it. Listen when we are on the camera, I’m going to yell at you, so don’t be to frightened!

JEFF

I won’t! Don’t worry!

THE NEWS CAMERAS WERE ALL SET AND A MAN IN BLACK SUIT STEPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE VAN.

MAN

Ok! I want a shot at the house and then at Tom and then at Jeff, then back to me.

TOM

This shouldn’t take too long I hope.

MAN

Hello everyone I’m Mark Swan. Reporting for action news eleven. I’m here in front of the towns haunted house with Tom Robinson and Jeff Matthews. Tonight they will enter the house and spend the night! Who ever comes out of the house before morning will be known as the town’s most scared person! Let’s get a word from Tom!

TOM

Hello, I’m Tom. I’m the one that came up with this bet to settle things in a manner of our own. What do you do when some people just keep bothering you? Instead of smashing them to bits. I decided to end it here. If this doesn’t work then I smash him!

MAN

Well some strong words from Tom! Now let’s talk to Jeff.

JEFF

Hello, I took this bet knowing what has happened inside of this house and well, that has to count for something!

MAN

What happened inside of this house Jeff?

JEFF

A priest died inside of the house and the police never found his body! The ghost was called El-Diablo. Which means Devil! It is said that the ghost still to this day, haunts the house! Who ever enters the house will not come out alive!

MAN

Wow what a tale of horror and don’t miss it folks! We will be here all night until morning to see who survives the old haunted house of El-Diablo! Reporting for action news eleven, I’m Mark Swan.

TOM

Listen, we will all meet back here later! It is three thirty and we will all come back in an hour!

JEFF

Yeah I have to finish packing anyway!

TOM

I have to go get some beer!

THEY ALL LEFT AGREEING TO MEET BACK AROUND SEVEN OR SO.

CUT TO:

JEFF’S HOUSE

Jeff is busy packing some candles and a flashlight with a sleeping bag and stuff.

JEFF

Ok, almost done and I will be on my way down to the house. Well I still have a few minutes maybe I should take a shower first!

JEFF WALKS OVER TO HIS DRESSER AND PULLS OUT A PAPER AND SETS IT ON HIS DRESSER.

JEFF CONT

Tonight I can tell Tom the truth about him being my brother!

CUT TO:

OLD HOUSE

The sun started to set. Tom and Donald arrive at the old house. Tom grabs a small duffel bag and brings it with him. Before long the town’s people started to arrive. Tom was sitting on the house steps. The press was there waiting as well.

DONALD

(sarcastically)

It looks like Jeff is not going to show up!

TOM

(confident)

He’ll show up!

SOME OF THE TOWN’S PEOPLE WERE SETTING UP TENTS ON THE LAWN.

ONE OF THE TOWN’S PEOPLE

Hey look! Here comes Jeff!

CROWD

(all together)

Cheers!

TOM STOOD UP AND JEFF COMES WALKING DOWN THE STREET. HE CARRIED A DUFFEL BAG IN HIS HANDS. HE WALKS THROUGH THE CROWD AND UP TO TOM.

TOM

(happy)

So you made it!

JEFF

(acting tough)

I wouldn’t miss this for the world! Let’s do this!

TOM

Now remember! If either of us comes out of the house before the sun shines then that person loses!

JEFF

Shut up and let’s just do this!

TOM

(sarcastically)

Wow! It looks like some one grew a set of balls over night!

THEY BOTH OPEN THE DOOR AND STEP INSIDE. CLOSING THE DOOR BEHIND THEM.

MAN

Okay they just entered into the house! Who will be the one to come out first?

DONALD

(doubtfully)

Well, Let’s see what happens in the morning!

CROWD

Yeah!

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE - MORNING

They walk in and see that some of the windows are broken.

TOM

This place is whacked!

JEFF

So, do you think that ghosts are real?

TOM

I’ve never seen one before so, I’ll have to say no.

JEFF

You can’t see air but it’s there right?

TOM

Yeah! I have this thing about the super natural! I don’t believe!

JEFF

Well if we are going to stay here for a while then I’m going to find a room and relax!

TOM

I think I’ll look around for a few first!

JEFF WALKS UPSTAIRS TO GO FIND A ROOM. TOM WALKS INTO A KITCHEN.

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE – KITCHEN – MORNING

Tom starts looking around in the cupboards.

TOM

This place is a wreck! Whoa! What is that?

TOM GRABS AN OLD COFFEE CAN FROM THE BACK OF THE CUPBOARD.

TOM (CONT)

I wonder what’s inside!

TOM OPENS UP THE OLD COFFEE CAN AND INSIDE OF IT WAS A BUNCH OF OLD PAPERS. HE READS THEM ALOUD.

TOM (CONT)

Woman found murdered inside of house. Police say that she had been stabbed. No murder weapon had been found.

TOM LOOKS THROUGH THE REST OF THE PAPERS.

TOM (CONT)

They are all about this place! I wonder if Jeff knows about it?

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE - UPSTAIRS – BEDROOM – MORNING

Jeff is sitting on a bed in a bedroom upstairs. He is very jumpy.

JEFF

Ok! Get a hold of your self and things will be all right!

THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND JEFF JUMPED.

JEFF (CONT)

Who’s there?

TOM OPENS THE DOOR AND WALKS IN HOLDING A BUNCH OF THE PAPERS FROM DOWNSTAIRS.

TOM

Jeff, you have to take a look at these!

TOM HANDS THEM TO JEFF. JEFF READS THEM OVER.

JEFF

These things were all done here?

TOM

I think so! I think that who ever did this is here in the house!

JEFF

Stop! I am creeped out already from this house!

TOM

I saw the curtain move when we were outside!

JEFF

I don’t care! I still think it’s a ghost!

TOM

Look!

TOM SHOVES THE PAPERS IN JEFF’S FACE.

TOM (CONT)

Does this look like a ghost? Some one killed this woman and got away with murder! I think we should get out of here!

JEFF GETS UP OFF OF THE BED AND LOOKS AT TOM.

JEFF

Ok! Maybe we should look down in the basement and see if someone lives here! Sound good to you?

TOM LOOKS AT HIS WATCH AND LOOKS AT JEFF.

TOM

Ok! We meet at the front door in ten minutes! If I’m not there just leave without me!

JEFF

Well, if I’m not there come and find me. Ok?

TOM

Ok! I’ll come looking for you if you are not there!

TOM HEADS OUT OF THE BEDROOM AND HEADS DOWN STAIRS.

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE - DOWN STAIRS – LIVINGROOM

Tom walks into the living room and checks behind all of the furniture. He walks back into the kitchen and opens a drawer.

TOM

There has to be a knife somewhere in here!

TOM LOOKS AND LOOKS. HE OPENS THE BOTTOM DRAWER AND FINDS A HUGE BUTCHER’S KNIFE. HE GRABS THE KNIFE AND HEADS FOR THE FRONT DOOR, WHEN HE HEARS THE BASEMENT DOOR SHUT.

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE – BASEMENT DOOR

Tom holds onto the knife with all of his might.

TOM (CONT)

Jeff? Is that you?

TOM WALKS OVER TO THE DOOR AND OPENS IT UP. HE HEADS DOWN THE STAIRS.

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE – BASEMENT

Tom slowly walks down the stairs. One step at a time.

TOM

Fred? Are you down here?

TOM PULLS OUT A LIGHTER AND LIGHTS IT UP. HE LOOKS FOR A LIGHT SWITCH AND TURNS ON THE LIGHT.

TOM (CONT)

Whoa! This place is huge and creepy! It reminds me of that one movie, Nightmare on Elm Street!

TOM WALKS AROUND LOOKING FOR JEFF.

JEFF

Tom is that you?

TOM WALKS AROUND LOOKING FOR JEFF.

TOM

Where are you?

JEFF

Over here man I’m tied up to this chair!

TOM WALKS OVER AND UNTIES JEFF.

TOM

How did you get tied up?

JEFF

You were right! There is someone here. I came down here and seen this man, he was doing something over there! He seen me and I went to run but he caught me and hit me over the head with something.

TOM STILL HOLDING THE KNIFE IN HIS HANDS LOOKS AT JEFF.

TOM

You didn’t yell to me!

JEFF

Well, you have someone standing in front of you and scaring the piss out of you, and see if you scream or yell!

TOM

Well why don’t you get the hell out of here!

JEFF STARTS WALKING AWAY.

tom

Hey!

JEFF TURNS AROUND.

JEFF

What!

TOM

Did you just say something?

JEFF

Yeah! I was just saying that I want to get out of here!

TOM

Then hurry up and get out of here!

JEFF TURNS AROUND AND HEADS UP THE BASEMENT STAIRS. TOM CONTINUES TO LOOK AROUND.

TOM

Well! It doesn’t look like any one lives here! Maybe some one hangs out here!

TOM WALKS UP TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DOOR. HE PUSHES ON IT AND IT OPENS.

TOM

Oh man! That is a nasty smell!

TOM REACHES AROUND TO TURN ON THE LIGHT.

TOM

I wonder what is in there?

TOM GOES TO TAKE A LOOK, WHEN SOMETHING HITS HIM ON THE HEAD. TOM FALLS TO THE GROUND. WHEN TOM COMES TO HE SEES TWO BLURRY OBJECTS.

TOM

Where am I?

TOM REACHES IN HIS POCKET AND PULLS OUT HIS LIGHTER AND LIGHTS IT.

TOM

Oh my God!

TOM WAS IN A ROOM WITH A TABLE AND A HANGING LIGHT THAT HAD BLOODSTAINS ON IT.

TOM AND JEFF LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

TOM

I’m going to find a room.

JEFF

(acting tough)

Hey Tom!

TOM

Look Jeff! I’m trying to help you out so don’t get to tough or I might throw your ass through the front door!

JEFF

I have to tell you something!

TOM

Jeff if you are trying to stand your ground with me just drop it all ready!

JEFF

Yeah!

TOM WALKS TO ANOTHER ROOM AND OPENS HIS BAG HE PULLS OUT A SHEET AND PUTS IT ON.

CUT TO:

JEFF

Jeff is sitting down on a couch going through his bag pulling out his sleeping bag and stuff.

JEFF

(scared)

Just breathe! This is not so bad.

TOM COMES WALKING IN WITH A LONG WHITE SHEET OVER HIM WITH KETCHUP ON THE SHEET TO LOOK LIKE BLOOD.

JEFF

(freaked out)

Oh my God what the fuck is that! Dude! This is not happening.

JEFF RUNS TO THE DOOR BUT BEFORE HE CAN OPEN IT, TOM STARTS LAUGHING.

JEFF

(mad)

Dude that’s not funny man!

TOM TAKES OFF THE SHEET, AND LEAVES THE ROOM!

JEFF

Stupid asshole! I’m not falling for any more of his tricks! Nope! No more stupid childish tricks!

A NOISE COMES FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE. JEFF STARTS LAUGHING.

JEFF

That’s not scaring me!

IN THE MEANTIME JEFF DOES NOT SEE A MAN IN A BLACK ROBE, BEHIND HIM WALKING TOWARDS HIM.

CUT TO:

INT – HOUSE – UPSTAIRS - TOM

Tom walks into a room and sees a dead animal lying on the floor.

TOM

Awe that shit smells! But it would make one hell of a gag!

TOM PICKS IT UP AND CARRIES IT TO WHERE JEFF WAS SITTING.

CUT TO:

INT – DOWNSTAIRS – LIVING ROOM

Tom cont

Jeff! Ok Jeff your not going to scare me! Come out where ever you are!

TOM LOOKS BEHIND THE CURTAIN AND NO ONE IS THERE! HE CHECKS EVERY WHERE, BUT STILL JEFF IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND.

TOM CONT

Ok Jeff come on out! You got me!

TOM WAITS BUT STILL NO SIGN OF JEFF! TOM DECIDES TO SIT DOWN. HE SEES JEFF’S BAG AND OPENS IT UP!

TOM

What the hell is this?

TOM PICKS UP A PIECE OF PAPER.

TOM CONT

Dude this is a birth certificate!

TOM READS IT.

TOM CONT

Jeff Mathews, born January 21rst 1974. Mother Connie Mathews, Father.

TOM STOPS READING.

TOM CONT

That would mean that Jeff is my brother!

TOM PUTS THE PAPER BACK INTO JEFF’S BAG AND ZIPS IT CLOSED.

TOM CONT

I wonder if Jeff is just playing around with me? Maybe if I just sit here and wait he’ll show up.

TOM PULLS OUT A CIGARETTE AND LIGHTS IT. HE SITS DOWN ON THE COUCH.

TOM CONT

Jeff! I’m sitting here smoking a cigarette! If you come on out I’ll forget everything and you’ll win.

TOM SITS THERE AND WAITS, BUT THERE IS NO SIGN OF JEFF. TOM PUTS OUT HIS CIGARETTE AND GETS UP.

TOM CONT

Jeff! Where are you? We need to talk!

HE WALKS THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SEES A BASEMENT DOOR. HE OPENS THE DOOR AND GOES DOWN.

CUT TO:

INT - BASEMENT

Tom cont

Hello! Anybody here? Jeff?

TOM WALKS DOWN THE STAIRS AND LOOKS AROUND. IT’S DARK SO TOM PULLS OUT A LIGHTER AND LOOKS AROUND SOME MORE.

TOM

This place gives me the willies! I wonder what is down here anyway!

TOM WALKS AROUND TRYING TO SEE BUT IT IS HARD BECAUSE IT IS DARK.

TOM CONT

Well nothing down here! I better get back up stairs!

HE STEPS IN SOMETHING THAT MAKES A SQUISHING SOUND. TOM LOOKS DOWN AND SEES WHAT LOOKS LIKE BLOODY BODY PARTS. TOM DROPS HIS LIGHTER AND RUNS BACK UPSTAIRS TO THE LIVING ROOM.

CUT TO:

INT – LIVING ROOM

Tom cont

(freaked out)

Oh my God! What the fuck, is this shit? I wonder if that was Jeff or a gag! No even Jeff could come up with an idea like that!

TOM GOES INTO THE LIVING ROOM. HE SITS DOWN ON THE COUCH.

TOM CONT

(worried)

Should I bury Jeff? Or should I stay up here? What about tomorrow? If I walk out of the house without Jeff, people might think I killed him.

TOM SITS ON THE COUCH TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.

TOM CONT

(convinced)

All right I’ll go back down and bury him! All I have to say is I went upstairs and he must have left during the night!

TOM SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY BACK DOWN TO THE BASEMENT! HE STOPS AND RUNS BACK TO WHERE HIS BAG IS AND GRABS HIS FLASHLIGHT.

TOM CONT

I can’t forget this.

TOM HEADS BACK DOWN TO THE BASEMENT AND LOOKS AROUND.

TOM CONT

(confused)

I could have sworn that there was a dead body here! I’m losing my mind!

HE SHINES HIS FLASHLIGHT ON TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOE AND THERE IS NOTHING THERE. HE SEES HIS LIGHTER AND PICKS IT UP!

TOM CONT

Must be all those drugs I did a few days ago!

HE SHINES THE FLASHLIGHT AROUND AND SEES A SHELF FULL OF BOOKS. HE SEES A BUNCH OF SPIDER WEBS. BUT NO DEAD BODY!

TOM CONT

(freaking out)

Ok Tom get a grip and breathe

HE HEADS BACK UP STAIRS AND GOES IN TO THE LIVING ROOM.

CUT TO:

INT LIVINGROOM

Tom sits down on to the couch and tries to relax. He reaches in his bag and pulls out a beer.

TOM CONT

Well maybe a cold one will help

HE OPENS THE BEER BOTTLE AND CHUGS HALF OF IT DOWN AND LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM. TOM LIES DOWN AND PASSES OUT. TOM SEES HIMSELF IN THE LIVING ROOM SITTING ON THE COUCH. HE WALKS OVER TO THE CORNER AND A GHOST APPEARS.

GHOST

Tom! You must wake up, and get out of this house! Wake up!

TOM WAKES UP AND LOOKS OVER AT THE CORNER OF THE ROOM.

TOM CONT

(convincing himself)

It was a dream! All just a dream!

TOM CLOSES HIS EYES! WHEN HE HEARS SOMEONE CALL HIS NAME HE JUMPS.

TOM CONT

(scared)

Who’s there? Jeff is that you? it sounded like you!

JEFF’S GHOST APPEARS ON THE COUCH.

JEFF’S GHOST

(acting all cool)

Hey dude! What’s hanging?

TOM

Whoa! Jeff? I thought I saw you down in the basement, you were dead?

JEFF’S GHOST

Yup, I am dead! Look this house is really haunted! You must leave!

TOM

No! Wait man! How do I know this is not some trick?

JEFF’S GHOST

Oh believe me! I could only wish this was a trick!

TOM

So this is no prank?

JEFF’S GHOST

I’m sorry Tom this is no prank!

TOM

How did this happen?

JEFF’S GHOST

I was sitting on the couch, when something grabbed me! I was dragged through the house down to the basement! Something started to rip my insides out!

TOM

Is that all you remember?

JEFF’S GHOST

I don’t remember anything else!

TOM

That has got to suck! Not remembering anything that had happened!

JEFF’S GHOST

I may not be able to remember everything, but I do remember what I have to tell you.

TOM

What do you have to tell me?

JEFF’S GHOST

(angry)

Look I’m not playing around! Either you leave or find the spell book! In the book you’ll find a spell to get rid of the curse!

JEFF DISAPPEARS AND TOM RUBS HIS EYES.

TOM

Jeff? Where did you go?

TOM NOW KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG.

TOM CONT

What am I supposed to do? Find some book! Ha this is one huge house! Where could it be?

TOM GETS UP AND GRABS HIS FLASHLIGHT, HE HEADS BACK DOWN TO THE BASEMENT AND CHECKS OUT THE SHELF FULL OF BOOKS.

TOM CONT

(frustrated)

There are a lot of books here! Nope not this one, Here is a spell book.

HE RUNS BACK UPSTAIRS AND SITS ON THE COUCH. HE OPENS THE SPELLBOOK AND SLOWLY FLIPS THROUGH THE PAGES, WHILE FINISHING HIS BEER.

TOM CONT

(hopeful)

This book has only one spell to rid curses in it. Well I’ll give it a try!

TOM STANDS UP AND SAYS THE SPELL.

TOM CONT

I call on the power of the three stars, Azeroth, Homer, and Ra. Remove this curse and… Dude the rest of the page is gone! Man what do I do now?

HE SITS BACK DOWN. AND TRIES TO THINK.

JEFF’S GHOST

Hey just to tell you, that is the wrong book.

TOM

Dude! You can’t keep scaring me like this! What do you mean wrong Book?

JEFF’S GHOST

Yeah the real book is somewhere on the floor.

JEFF’S GHOST DISAPPEARS AGAIN.

TOM

Hey! Where did you go? Great now all I know is it is on the floor some where.

TOM FEELS LIKE HIS LIFE IS ALMOST OVER! HE GETS UP AND HEADS FOR THE DOOR. HE GRABS THE HANDLE AND THE DOOR WON’T OPEN.

TOM CONT

Man! Now the fucking door won’t open.

TOM DECIDES TO TAKE A BREAK. H GOES OVER TO THE COUCH AND SITS DOWN.

TOM CONT

Man, What is going on here? I got to find this book or I’m gonna go insane!

TOM TAKES IN A DEEP BREATH AND GETS UP TO LOOK FOR THE BOOK.

TOM CONT

Ok let’s start up stairs.

TOM GOES UP STAIRS AND CHECKS TWO OF THE THREE BEDROOMS. HE HEADS FOR THE THIRD ONE AND HE GETS A WEIRD FEELING.

CUT TO:

INT - UPSTAIRS

Tom cont

Something is not right!

HE OPENS THE DOOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING BUT FLOWERS IN THE ROOM, TOM LOOKS CLOSER AND SEES A PAINTED BOARD IN THE ROOM, THAT READ TOM IS DEAD.

TOM CONT

I don’t understand!

I’M NOT DEAD I’M ALIVE

TOM HEARS A SCREAM AND RUNS DOWN STAIRS.

CUT TO:

INT – DOWNSTAIRS LIVING ROOM

Tom cont

There has to be a way out of here! But where and how!

JEFF’S GHOST

Hey there! Having a problem?

TOM

Whoa! Where did you come from?

JEFF’S GHOST

Tom, I have to tell you something!

TOM

Yeah I know! But why did you keep this from me man?

JEFF’S GHOST

I had to wait until the right time!

TOM

Let’s just get out of here ok?

JEFF’S GHOST

I can’t leave!

TOM

Why the hell not?

JEFF’S GHOST

Tom! I’m dead!

TOM

No! You are fine!

JEFF’S GHOST

Look on the bottom of your shoe!

TOM LOOKS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOE AND SEES THAT IT’S COVERED IN BLOOD AND STUFF.

TOM

Wait! That was not there a minute ago! Well! It was but then I looked at it again and there was nothing!

JEFF’S GHOST

Tom just free this house of the evil!

TOM

I have to find a way out of here! Go to the bar and have a dozen drinks, go home and wake up tomorrow!

JEFF’S GHOST

There is no way out! You must undo the curse, but be careful the house will fight you back.

TOM

What are you talking about?

JEFF’S GHOST

There is a book of spells in the house! Find it and then read the spell on undoing a curse!

TOM

Hey! Answer me one more question! Can you see the past or anything?

JEFF’S GHOST

Tom just find the book and free me so I can go home! It’s cold!

TOM

Where is this book?

JEFF’S GHOST

I don’t know! Some where in the house!

TOM

Give me another clue to where the book is!

JEFF’S GHOST

Somewhere in the house!

TOM

(agitated)

That does not tell me a whole lot!

JEFF’S GHOST

Well I am only aloud to tell you certain things.

TOM

That figures!

JEFF’S GHOST

You must hurry or the house will take you too.

TOM

What do you mean?

JEFF’S GHOST

The house lives on souls, it feeds on people like you and me!

TOM

Where did this thing come from?

JEFF’S GHOST

The priest summoned it, but he summoned the wrong God! Now the God is taking out revenge on the poor people who enter the house.

TOM

So because of the God the priest summoned, we have to pay the price?

JEFF’S GHOST

Yeah, but please save us all from the torture of this house. You think it’s bad because you can not leave, try being me! I can not leave either!

JEFF’S GHOST LEAVES AND DOES NOT RETURN. TOM IS CONFUSED.

TOM

Now let’s find that book.

TOM STARTS LOOKING FOR THE BOOK! HE STARTS TO CRY. HE SITS ONTO THE FLOOR.

TOM CONT

Man! Jeff is dead and here I am in a house talking to ghosts, I must be dreaming! I have to be dreaming!

TOM STARTS CRYING HARDER THEN HE STOPS AND A SMILE CROSSES TOM’S FACE.

TOM CONT

This is just a dream! I can’t die and when I wake up then I’ll be in my house! My dad never showed up in this dream! Maybe later.

TOM GETS UP. HE STARTS LOOKING FOR THE BOOK AND THEN STOPS. HE WALKS OVER TO THE COUCH AND SITS DOWN. HE GRABS OUT ANOTHER BEER.

TOM

Well what a night!

TOM’S DAD

Yup! You can say that again!

TOM SLOWLY TURNS HIS HEAD, AND THERE NEXT TO HIM WAS HIS DAD AS ALIVE AS HE COULD BE!

TOM

Dad! Is that you?

TOM’S DAD

In the flesh or so to speak!

TOM

What are you doing here?

TOM’S DAD

Well I’m hoping that you are going to hand your old man a beer!

TOM REACHES IN HIS BAG AND HANDS HIS DAD A BEER.

TOM

Dad! I thought that you were dead?

TOM’S DAD

No! Why would I be dead?

TOM

I thought that you died in a car crash!

TOM’S DAD

A car crash? That’s why you think I’m dead?

TOM

Well yeah! I thought you were buried and everything!

TOM SITS THERE NEXT TO HIS DAD LOOKING LIKE HE HAD SEEN A GHOST.

TOM’S DAD

Well I’m not dead so please just drop it!

TOM

Want a smoke?

TOM’S DAD

No thank you son!

TOM PULLS OUT ANOTHER CIGARETTE.

TOM

So why are you hear?

TOM’S DAD

The place I was staying is now full! So I was told to go and stay with my family!

TOM

This is just weird!

TOM’S DAD

Yeah! What is this book I heard you talk about?

TOM

Jeff told me to get the book and end the evil spirits in this house!

TOM’S DAD

Now son! There is no book and Jeff is not your brother!

TOM

What are you talking about?

TOM’S DAD

The only proof you have is a piece of paper right?

TOM

Yeah!

TOM’S DAD

Then how do you really know if that paper is even real?

TOM

I don’t!

TOM’S DAD

Then just leave it all alone!

TOM IS TRYING NOT TO CRY.

TOM

Dad!

TOM’S DAD

Yeah son!

TOM

What did you used to call me when I was young?

TOM’S DAD

I used to call you sport!

TOM JUMPS UP OFF OF THE COUCH.

TOM

Bullshit! My father was only around for four years and he never called me anything!

TOM’S DAD STOOD UP, AND DISAPPEARED.

TOM

This shit is whacked! What next?

TOM SITS BACK DOWN AND FINISHES HIS BEER.

TOM

Ok, That book is here some where. Let me think.

TOM GETS UP AND WALKS TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM AND LOOKS AROUND.

TOM

It has to be here some where!

SOMETHING KEEPS PULLING HIS EYES OVER TO THE CORNER. TOM STARTS TO GO TOWARDS THE CORNER, AND A PICTURE FLY’S OFF THE WALL TOWARDS TOM.

TOM CONT

Shit! What the fuck was that? Now shit is flying at me!

TOM SEES THE BOOK AND TRIES TO GRAB IT BUT A CHAIR SLIDES IN THE WAY.

TOM CONT

Shit! This has got to be the book!

TOM GETS UP AND GRABS THE BOOK.

TOM CONT

I got it!

TOM OPENS THE BOOK AND WIND IS BLOWING THROUGH THE HOUSE. THE PAGES FLY OUT OF THE BOOK AND GO ALL OVER THE HOUSE INTO DIFFERENT PLACES.

TOM CONT

Shit! No! I had them and now they are all gone.

TOM FALLS TO HIS KNEES AND WONDERS WHAT TO DO! THE WIND STOPS AND NOW HE HAS TO FIND THE PAGES TO THE BOOK. AN ASHTRAY FLY’S OFF FROM THE CHIMNEY AND KNOCKS HIM DOWN. TOM GETS UP HOLDING HIS HEAD.

TOM CONT

I need a drink.

TOM GOES BACK OVER TO THE COUCH AND GRABS OUT A PACK OF SMOKES. HE LIGHTS ONE UP AND GRABS A BEER.

TOM CONT

After this I’ll go and look for those pages!

TOM CHUGS THE SECOND BEER AND SMOKES A COUPLE OF SMOKES.

TOM CONT

Ok, Now I saw a page fly into the other room and a couple of them in the air. Oh! Theres one.

TOM REACHES DOWN AND PICKS IT UP.

TOM CONT

Wrong one! This one is about some immortality, Hmm I’ll save this one for later!

TOM STICKS THE PAGE INTO THE BACK OF HIS PANTS POCKET.

TOM CONT

The other page I saw was over there some where.

TOM WALKS OVER TO THE CHAIR VERY SLOWLY!

TOM CONT

I don’t need anything to come flying at me this time!

TOM LOOKS UNDER THE CHAIR. HE SEES A PAGE AND SLOWLY REACHES HIS ARM UNDER THE CHAIR AND GRABS THE PAGE.

TOM CONT

Damn it! This one is not it either.

TOM WALKS AROUND THE FIRST FLOOR IN AND OUT OF ROOMS LOOKING AND COLLECTING THE PAGES. AFTER A WHILE TOM GOES BACK TO THE COUCH AND SITS DOWN.

TOM CONT

Now I have to count up the pages.

TOM STARTS COUNTING THEM WHEN HE HEARS A FAMILIAR VOICE COMING FROM THE DARKNESS.

TOM CONT

Who’s there?

JIMMY

Well I could be the boogieman!

TOM

Jimmy what the hell are you doing here?

JIMMY

Boys!

TWO BIG GUYS WALK UP BEHIND TOM AND GRAB HIM BY THE ARMS.

TOM

Jimmy you have got to leave the house it is haunted!

JIMMY

Yeah ok! Next you’ll tell me that Jeff is all ready dead!

TOM

What if I did?

JIMMY

I wouldn’t believe you! Now you came into my clubhouse and wrecked my party, so I’m going to wreck your little party!

JIMMY WALKS UP TO TOM AND STARTS PUNCHING HIM IN THE STOMACH.

JEFF’S GHOST

Bravo! It takes three to beat one! What a hero!

JIMMY

Who said that?

JEFF SHOWS HIMSELF AND JIMMY LAUGHS.

JIMMY

You expected me to believe that you’re a ghost?

JEFF’S GHOST

I don’t really care! The real question is do you believe in ghosts?

JEFF’S GHOST DISAPPEARED. JIMMY WAS FREAKING OUT.

JIMMY

Where did he go?

TOM

I told you he is dead!

JIMMY

Boys let this asshole go and search the house for Jeff, and bring him to me!

THE TWO GUYS LET GO OF TOM AND WALKED UP STAIRS TO SEARCH FOR JEFF.

TOM

Jimmy as soon as I get up you will pay for what you have done!

JIMMY

Whatever just stay put or I’ll shoot you dead!

JIMMY PULLS OUT A GUN AND POINTS IT AT TOM.

TOM

Whoa! Come on Jimmy! Take it easy!

JIMMY

Shut up! I thought you were different Tom! I was going to make you an offer, but you messed it up for your self.

TOM

Hey! Take your job and stick it up your ass!

JIMMY

Hey! You guys get down here now!

THERE WAS NO ANSWER! AFTER TWENTY MINUTES JIMMY GOT WORRIED.

JIMMY

Hey Tom do you know the up stairs very well?

TOM

Not really! Why?

JIMMY

Get up your going up with me! Get up! Come on!

TOM GETS UP FROM THE FLOOR AND JIMMY PUSHES THE GUN INTO HIS BACK.

JIMMY

My guys are highly trained to kill!

TOM

Yeah, well in this house not even a priest can survive!

JIMMY

Shut up smart-ass!

TOM

I’m just saying that you have to be careful, you know the legend right?

JIMMY

No! I don’t know the legend. It’s all a legend right? That means that it s not real!

TOM

That’s what I thought, but I was wrong, this place is really haunted!

JIMMY

Just shut up about some stupid curse!

TOM

I know it sounds weird, but you have to get out of here before th ghost comes back!

JIMMY

I just saw a ghost and when I came in it disappeared, unless of course it was just a joke by you!

TOM

It was no joke by me and fred is dead!

JIMMY

Your serious about this place being haunted!

TOM

Yeah!

JIMMY

Huh! That’s whacked!

TOM

Tell me about it!

JIMMY

Well! I think we need to stick together!

TOM

Why is that?

JIMMY

Well if there is something in this house, then I can use you as a shield!

TOM

Your sick!

JIMMY

Whatever, just look for the two guys that were here a little while ago!

TOM

They are probably dead by now!

JIMMY PUSHES THE GUN INTO TOM’S BACK AGAIN.

TOM CONT

I’m not joking Jimmy!

JIMMY

Put a sock in it Tom! Hey guys! Where are you?

TOM

Jimmy I think we should go and check out the basement!

JIMMY

No! I think I’ll go check out the basement!

TOM AND JIMMY WALK DOWN TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND JIMMY PUSHES TOM DOWN ONTO THE COUCH!

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INT – LIVING ROOM

jimmy

Don’t move or when I get back I’ll shoot your ugly face!

JIMMY WALKS OVER TO THE BASEMENT DOOR AND OPENS IT. HE WALKS DOWN IT SLOWLY.

INT - BASEMENT

Jimmy is looking around, he hears a noise and fires his gun.

JIMMY

There you are! And Tom said you were dead!

JEFF’S GHOST

No one can hurt me any more!

JIMMY

Are you crazy or something?

A DARK FIGURE WALKS CLOSER TO JIMMY. JIMMY STARTS FIRING HIS GUN AT THE FIGURE BUT THE FIGURE JUST KEEPS WALKING TOWARD HIM. HIS GUN BECOMES EMPTY, MAKING A CLICKING SOUND.

JIMMY CONT

Help, Help, Help!

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INT – LIVING ROOM

Tom is sitting on the couch waiting, he hears the gun shots go off, and now knows that Jimmy is dead.

TOM

I tried to tell him, but no one listens to me! Now where the hell are those pages?

HE GETS UP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PAGES COULD BE. HE KNOWS THEY ARE NOT UPSTAIRS.

TOM CONT

They have to be hear some where!

DONALD

Hey Tom!

TOM

How and why did you get in here?

DONALD

Well, I came in through the window. As far as why well we all heard gun shots and I had seen Jimmy and his goons come in!

TOM

Donald you have to get out of here the house is really haunted!

DONALD

Tom! Your acting weird, what kind of drugs have you been doing!

TOM

Donald I’m not kidding with you!

DONALD

So have you found the pages yet?

TOM PAUSES FOR A MOMENT.

TOM

What pages?

DONALD

The ones with the spell to rid the house of this evil curse!

TOM

How do you know about that?

DONALD

Oh! I over heard you talking about it when I was on my way in.

DONALD SMILES AT TOM.

TOM

Donald? Don’t you think it is funny that I met you a few weeks ago? And now you seem to know everything about the house? You even tried to stop me from coming here!

DONALD

Don’t be silly Tom if I was a demon or something I would have killed you two weeks ago. Right?

TOM

So who are you really?

DONALD

Fine! You got me! I’m a pissed off God! First it was that stupid priest then it was the old lady all of them trying to make everyone think this place is haunted.

TOM

But it is!

DONALD

No! I want to live here now! Why does every one try and stop me? First it was your little Jeff friend. He died quickly I assure you that!

TOM

Why the entire killing then?

DONALD

I had to keep everyone away!

TOM

Why can’t I get out then?

DONALD

You were the only one who could send me back to where I once lived. Take a seat instead of standing and let’s chat a little more!

TOM

I don’t want to chat any more!

DONALD

Oh don’t be a fucking crybaby! I put up with your shit long enough!

TOM SITS DOWN AND SO DOES DONALD.

DONALD CONT

You see I come from a place worse then your nightmares. I am called here and now I’m stuck here! I don’t want to go back.

TOM

What kind of God are you?

DONALD

Well that dumbass priest thought I was a wishing God, Like a genie or something! I’m a God of torture and death. Once I’m called, I must kill every one and everything in my way.

TOM

Am I going to die?

DONALD

Of course you are! But not yet!

TOM

Just do it now and get it over with!

DONALD

No! Listen, hears the deal! I will give you four more hours to find the one page you need to end the curse! When I return and you have not found it and read it, then I will kill you, but it will have to be a slow death ok?

TOM

So I have four hours to do all this in?

DONALD

Well I would give you more time but Sun up is in four hours. TA TA.

DONALD DISAPPEARS AND TOM IS NOW FACED WITH A HUGE PROBLEM.

TOM

Four hours seems like a lot of time but where can that page be?

TOM CONTINUES HIS SEARCH FOR THE PAGE. HE LOOKED EVERY WHERE AND STILL NOT THE RIGHT PAGE. HE SITS DOWN AND REMEMBERED THE PAGES HE FOUND BEFORE.

TOM CONT

In these pages has got to be the right spell.

HE READS THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PAGES, BUT NONE OF THEM WERE THE RIGHT PAGE. TOM LOOKS AT THE CLOCK AND SEES THAT HE HAS HALF AN HOUR LEFT. HE SITS DOWN ON TO THE COUCH AND LIGHTS UP A SMOKE. HE LEANS BACK AND CLOSES HIS EYES. WHEN HE OPENS HIS EYES HE SEES A PAGE SITTING ON A RAFTER NEAR THE CEILING.

TOM CONT

Of course!

TOM LOOKS FOR A BROOM OR SOMETHING. HE KNOCKS IT DOWN AND GRABS IT UP.

TOM CONT

This has to be it! It says to undo a curse, this has to be the right one!

TOM SITS DOWN TO READ IT OVER.

TOM CONT

Ok so all I have to do is Say this aloud three times and it should work!

TOM DECIDES THAT ONE MORE SMOKE AND HE WILL DO THE SPELL. HE LIGHTS UP HIS LAST SMOKE. AFTER HE FINISHES HE STANDS UP, AND GRABS THE PAPER.

TOM CONT

Well I have to do this!

DONALD

Hello, Tom!

TOM

You may be behind me but I will stop this once and for all!

DONALD

Silly mortal! You think a spell will send me back?

TOM

Yes!

donald

Think again!

TOM

I will send you back to the pits of hell! Where you belong!

DONALD

I would love to see you try!

TOM

Just give me a second!

TOM IS LOOKING FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SPELL.

TOM CONT

One question!

DONALD

Fire away!

TOM

Why did you kill my brother?

DONALD

I’m afraid you are going to have to be a little more specific!

TOM

Fred! Why did you kill Fred?

DONALD

He asked me to! You see when some one gets all lonely inside and feels like their world is gone, then they want to die!

TOM

Well I know damn well, that he did not want to die!

DONALD

I’m getting tired! Are you going to say your precious little spell?

TOM STARTS TO READ THE SPELL OUT LOUD!

TOM

The covering curse will wallow and cease, it is time to set this curse to piece.

DONALD GRABS HIS HEAD AND SHOUTS.

DONALD

No No No!

TOM

The covering curse will wallow and cease, it is time to set this curse to peace.

DONALD IS SHAKING VERY BADLY.

DONALD

Tom Just stop now!

TOM

The covering curse will wallow and cease, it is time to set this curse to peace.

DONALD DISAPPEARS. THE FRONT DOOR OPENS AND TOM STEPS TOWARD THE DOOR!

TOM

Can it be over?

TOM SITS DOWN AND TAKES A DEEP BREATH.

TOM CONT

It’s really over! I can now leave the house!

TOM GOES TO LEAVE AND REMEMBERS HIS BROTHER’S DUFFEL BAG.

TOM CONT

I can’t forget to grab that!

TOM WALKS OVER TO GRAB THE DUFFEL BAG WHEN HE SEES FRED SITTING ON THE COUCH.

TOM

Hey bro! You’re free at last!

JEFF’S GHOST

I’m not free yet! Maybe it takes a few!

TOM

Well I did what you said to do!

JEFF’S GHOST

I know! But I’m still here and that means, I’m stuck!

TOM

If you want, I could come and visit you as often as you like!

JEFF’S GHOST

No! I don’t want to be here! I want to go to heaven!

TOM

I don’t know what to say!

JEFF’S GHOST

Just go all ready! Be gone!

TOM GRABS THE DUFFEL BAG AND HEADS TOWARDS THE DOOR.

TOM

Bye Jeff!

TOM STEPS OUTSIDE THE DOOR. THE CROWD CHEERS. TOM RAISES HIS HANDS IN VICTORY. AS TOM PUTS HIS HANDS DOWN, SOMETHING GRABS HIM AND PULLS HIM BACK IN. THE DOOR SLAMS SHUT WITH A LOUD BANG, THE CROWD WATCHES IN HORROR.

FADE TO:

BLACK

THE END

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