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Episode 1: The Scarecrows Crew

Int. Cornfield, 7:56 AM

--- There is a huge corn field. We can see figures running around in the corn. Above in the sky… there are green lights flashing about.

--- A man in about his 60’s comes out of the House by the field with a shotgun, ready to shoot whoever is in the cornfield.

Farmer

Get out of my corn now! Get out! Or I’ll pump your guts wit’ ammo! Get the Hell outta ma field.

--- The Farmer Walks over to the corn field. He looks at them and then sees a figure running towards him.

Farmer

Well… decided to show your face I see… well, you gonna die now cuz you didn’t come out soon enough.

--- The figure runs at the farmer full speed and jumps on him. We don’t see it’s face, but it is slashing at him with it’s huge claw-like fingers. The Farmer continues to scream in pain. But the monster continues to slash at his face.

--- Finally the Thing runs off into the corn and the man lies there dead.

FADE OUT

--- Beginning Credits Start and the Theme Plays

FADE IN

Int. NYC, 3 Days later, 2:43 PM

--- A woman is walking town NYC with a purse in her hand. She walks into an apartment and rides the elevator up to her room.

--- She gets there and looks around and sits by the phone

PHONE--- 555-0982

--- The Phone Begins to ring.

Woman

Yes, This is Hilary. (Pause) Yes, I was calling because my brother hasn’t called me back.

Voice

Where and Who is your brother?

Hilary

My brother is Roger Thomas, and he lives on a farm in Pennsylvania.

Voice

Ok, We’ll send somebody out there to check on your brother.

Hilary

Thank you.

--- She hangs up the phone. She Walks into the living room and sees a man standing there.

Man

Hello

Hilary

Oh, Jesus. Don’t do that, Fred.

Fred

Sorry. Hey, I herd your brother’s missing.

Hilary

He just isn’t answering the phone.

Fred

He is a lazy bum!

Hilary

Fred, Shut Up.

Fred

No… how about you.

Hilary

Let me think, uhh… no. Get out.

Fred

I’m going up to your brother’s to get something. And, we always play cards and he always calls me on Fridays. But he hasn’t called me in 3 days. It’s Thursday and he hasn’t called me since Saturday, anyway.

Hilary

So… you are going up there.

Fred

Yeah.

Hilary

When, when are you going?

Fred

As soon as I eat.

Hilary

I’m going with you, I’m staying there for a while.

Fred

Ok, I need company anyway, It’s about 80 miles and I need the company.

Hilary

I’m going to get stuff and then We’ll go.

Fred

What about food?

Hilary

We’’ eat at McDonald’s or something… lets just go.

CUT TO

Int. Long Road, 4:34

--- 2 policemen are in a car driving up the road.

Policeman

So, Alex, How do you like the job?

Alex

Well, Sam. It is better than I thought.

Sam

Well… don’t get all mushy. You’ll learn today what to do to a man who doesn’t answer the phone.

Alex

You mean that Roger dude? Maybe he is hurt or sick.

Sam

He is not. I’ve met people like him before, Alex… and trust me. They are jerks.

Alex

Well… what about that story of the lights?

Sam

What?

Alex

The story of the lights… you know.

Sam

Uh?

Alex

Common! If the light shines in a corn field on September 3rd any year the Scarecrows will have a curse on them.

Sam

That’s Crap

Alex

No It’s not!

Sam

Shut up and---

Alex

What’s that!

--- Alex Swerves off the road and there car flips over.

Sam

What the Hell was that for!

Alex

There was a person on the road!

Sam

No there wasn’t. That was a farmer’s scarecrow. I was going to tell you to run it over before you---

Alex

Shut up… Listen

--- They can hear footsteps on the road walking toward them.

Sam

We got help! HELP US. HELP. HELP.

--- A hand Grabs Sam from the window and pulls him out of the car.

--- Sam Screams

--- A Hand pulls Alex out of the car and

CUT TO

Fred

We’re on the road. We’re on the road. It’s so fun… being on the road.

Hilary

Can’t believe you forgot to put gas in a car.

Fred

Sorry. But We’re only 5 miles away.

Hilary

5 miles to far!

Fred

Shut up.

--- They look over and see a car pulled off to the side, flipped over.

Fred

Look, a car. Maybe the keys are in it.

Hilary

It’s flipped.

Fred

So what. We can flip it.

--- they walk over to the car

Hilary

It’s an abandoned cop car

Fred

You get inside and I’ll push it over.

--- Hilary gets inside and starts driving…

--- Fred is a big strong man. He starts to lift the left end of the car… he lifts it and the car starts moving with the wheels.

--- Fred lifts it and finally turns it.

--- Fred gets in and they start driving off.

Int. Farm, 5:15 PM

--- They arrive and look around the place. They wander where the police are.

Fred

I’ll Check inside.

Hilary

I’ll Check the Barn

--- Hilary runs into the Barn

--- Fred Run’s into the House.

Int. Barn.

--- Hilary is looking around. She hears a noise over by a rake.

--- Hilary looks over by the rake into a room and---

--- Fred is looking around in the house.

Fred

Roger!… hey Roger. Where are you?

--- Fred walks over to the window and sees a man lying out by the cornfield.

--- Fred Runs over there and looks down

Fred

Oh my god. ROGER!

--- Hilary is frightened. There are Two men tied up in the room with cuts all over them. Hilary Turns around to run away and… a scarecrow grabs her and takes her into the room.

--- Fred is yelling for Hilary looking down at Roger. Fred Gets up and turns around and… 5 scarecrows grab him and start ripping him apart.

Fred

AHH! AHH! HILARY! RUN! AHH. A---

--- A scarecrow ripped into Fred’s lung and killed him instantly.

--- Hilary is tied up in the barn. The scarecrows are surrounding the 3 people.

Hilary

What happened?

Alex

The scarecrows brought us here.

Sam

Yeah… and there is a book over there and it looks witchy. I think they are going to do something to us.

Alex

I read this… they’ll use a voodoo thing to transfer there bodies into us.

Hilary

Well… where’s my brother!

Alex

They tore him to pices.

Hilary

No.

Alex

Sorry.

--- The Scarecrows start doing some crazy thing with there hands.

--- Sam starts to throw up.

Sam

They’re doing something. AHH! IT HURTS! GET AWAY!!!!

--- Hilary is trying to untie the rope with her hands. But it isn’t working.

--- Sam starts to melt.

Alex

WHAT THE?

--- Alex got his rope untied. He slowly walks over to Hilary and starts untying her rope. All of the scarecrows are over by Sam, melting him.

--- Alex grabs Hilary and they run.

--- The Scarecrows run after them.

--- Alex and Hilary run toward the cornfield. They run by Dead Roger and Fred.

--- They run into the cornfield and the scarecrows run with them.

Alex

You run back towards the house… I’ll lure them to the cliff on the end of the field.

Hilary

They are running after us in that direction.

Alex

JUST GO!

--- Hilary runs back. She slowly walks out of the cornfield and sees nothing.

--- Hilary Runs to the house.

--- She runs to the phone and dials 911.

THE PHONE RINGS

Voice

911 Emergency, how can we help you.

Hilary

HELP! There are, there are crazy people here! They Just killed 3 people. There are two of us left.

Voice

We’ll send people over there.

Hilary

HURRY!

--- A scarecrow breaks through the door.

Hilary Runs up the stairs.

--- More scarecrows break through the wall.

--- Hilary runs up the stairs and locks herself in a room.

--- Hilary looks over at a gun and grabs it… it has one shell… and there are about 20 scarecrows down there.

--- Alex runs through the cornfield and there are about 20 more scarecrows after him.

--- Alex trips and tries to get up... but his leg is stuck. Stuck in a dead scarecrows face.

--- The scarecrows slash at his skin. We can hear the skin rip.

--- Alex Pushes them off of him and starts to run away.

--- A scarecrow on it’s post, jumps down and starts scratching Alex’s face.

--- Alex kicks the scarecrow and runs. He ends up at the cliff. There are 20 scarecrows running full speed at him.

--- The Scarecrows jump at him,

--- Alex tries to jump out of the way… but a scarecrow gets him. 20 scarecrows and Alex fall off the cliff.

--- Hilary crawls out the window.

--- The scarecrows are breaking the door down.

--- Hilary Falls out the window.

--- Hilary looks over at the propane tank. Hilary runs back to the cornfield. She aims the gun at the tank and…

--- She blows up the entire house. There is nothing left.

Hilary

Yeah!!! Take that, you farm people.

--- Hilary laughs and walks to the police car.

--- In the background, scarecrows start walking out of the barn, as Hilary Drives away.

FADE OUT

--- Credits roll.

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