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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. BEDROOM - MORNING 1
We open on a small bedroom. As bedrooms go, the occupant of
this room is clearly someone who doesn't pride themselves on
neatness.
The floor is strewn with various styles of clothing, and open
bottles and jars of makeup and other products litter the
dressing table by the windows.
In the centre of the room is a double bed with a sleeping
figure laying in it - a young blonde haired woman, dead to
the world.
Next to the bed is a set of drawers with a clock radio
sitting on top of it.
ANGLE ON CLOCK RADIO:
The green LED readout shows 9:29. As the 29 changes to 30,
the alarm turns on and the radio kicks into life, playing
(Can't You Trip) Like I Do by Filter & The Crystal Method,
perhaps a little too loud. (This will play for the next few
scenes.)
The sleeping woman sits up with a start and stretches her
arms into the air - our mystery woman is TWIST.
She stretches her arms over her head before finally
registering the song on the radio. She smiles widely, leans
over to the volume and turns it up even louder.
Twist gets out of bed, dressed in loose fitting pajamas
before we follow her into:
2 INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS 2
Twist looks at herself in the mirror, leans forward and
checks her face. She opens her mouth and looks at her teeth
thoughtfully.
Closing her mouth, she beams widely before taking off her
pajamas. (We only see from the shoulders up, guys.)
She turns around and turns on the shower, singing along with
the song - (which we can still hear) rather badly. But hey,
it's Twist here - she knows she can't really sing.
As she starts to slip her pyjamas off (and no, we don't get
to see anything personal), we cut to:
3 INT. BEDROOM - NEXT 3
Twist wanders back into the bedroom with a towel wrapped
round her, using another to dry her hair. She steps off
screen, heading for her wardrobe.
We see her come back into frame and she's dressed in her
trademark goth-punk chick fashion: black jeans, a Nine Inch
Nails T-shirt, and a black blouse over the top of that. She
sits at her dressing table and laces up a pair of chunky
black boots.
She turns around to face the mirror on the dressing table and
finishes drying her hair with a hair dryer. After styling her
hair, she does her makeup, finishing off by applying blood
red lipstick to her lips.
She smiles broadly, before getting up, and grabbing her bag,
and we follow Twist as she walks out into:
4 INT. HALLWAY - NEXT 4
Swinging her bag and whistling away, with not a care in the
world. She approaches the front door, and with a smile she
goes into:
5 EXT. OUTSIDE - MORNING 5
The very bright sunshine!!!
Twist's smile matches that of the sunshine, and as the chorus
to: Orpheus by Ash begins to play, she puts on a pair of
funky sunglasses and continues to walk outside, unfazed!
Twist continues to walk done the street, waving to
NEIGHBOURS, who are busy gardening, and other PASSERS BY, who
wave back to our heroine.
Twist's happiness is infectious, as a young BOY on a tricycle
keeps pace with her, before he circles her a couple of times.
She laughs along with the young boy, as she ducks around him.
She half turns and points her finger at him, pistol style.
The boy just laughs back and holds up two fingers and returns
her "gunfire", complete with sound effects.
She turns around and continues walking until, a weary looking
young GIRL steps out from behind a tree, and BUMPS right into
Twist.
At this point the song abruptly stops (complete with the
needle SCRATCHING across the record sound).
TWIST
Hey there, sister! You might want
to watch where you're going!
The girl just looks at Twist with a mournful expression.
TWIST (cont'd)
(looking the girl up and
down)
What's your story?
(pauses)
Looks like you could use a good
night's sleep. Or maybe you just
need a little sunshine? I mean,
look! What a glorious day!
Twist emphasises this point by raising her arms in a Y-shape.
She looks back at the girl with a cheeky grin.
The girl looks up at the sun, not even squinting. She returns
her gaze back to Twist with a shake of her head.
GIRL
And doesn't that strike you as odd?
Angle on Twist as she stops smiling, and a frown appears on
her face.
GIRL (cont'd)
(waving her arms around
her)
None of this is real. It's all a
dream.
(beat)
You need to wake up, before
something really bad happens...
Twist takes off her sunglasses and gives the young girl a
"What the hell are you talking about?" look.
TWIST
Hey, I know the definition of "bad"
and I can tell you that a little
ray of sunshine isn't bad, except
maybe for-
But before she can continue - she promptly BURSTS into
flames!!!
The girl just stares sadly at Twist, before hanging her head.
Twist is completely on fire, dancing a pirouette and
SCREAMING her lungs out before we SMASH CUT to:
6 INT. SAFE HOUSE - MAKESHIFT BEDROOM - NIGHT 6
Twist's screaming carries over into this scene before dying
down.
We see the whole team all spread out across the floor on
mattresses covered in blankets - all fast asleep.
As the camera pans across each team member we see:
JULIE, with a calm, yet serious look on her face.
SYREN laying on her side, with an intense look of
concentration.
DANYAEL, a slight grin on his face.
DIEGO lying very still, a serene look on his face.
And finally we see Twist, who is writhing and moaning softly
under her blankets, as she fights her way through her
nightmare!
Off this scene, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
7 INT. UNIVERSITY LECTURE HALL - DAY 7
The hall is full of students sitting in lecture desks, their
attention transfixed on the lecturer.
As the camera rolls over the rapt students, we see the
lecturer is Julie! Focus on Julie for a beat, before we pan
right to focus on what is written on the white board:
"MONSTER BIOLOGY 101"
We pan back to Julie, who is clearly in 'teacher' mode and is
giving her syllabus as if the subject she is talking about is
your normal everyday occurrence.
Julie, as she looks back at the packed hall and rustles
through her papers with a smile on her face. It appears she
seems to be in her element.
JULIE
As I was saying, this subject is a
little more different from the
other courses being offered at the
University, but I'm sure you'll
agree, if none of you were
interested, no-one would be here!
Reverse angle to the crowd of students. Some are chuckling,
others are hanging on what Julie is going to say next.
Despite the strange subject being spoken about, the students
are all listening with rapt attention.
JULIE (cont'd)
(coughs)
Anyway, to get the most out of
Monster Biology 101, prior
knowledge of human biology is a
must, but you'll quickly find that
human and monster biology differ
greatly.
She steps up to a whiteboard. On the board is a list of the
lesson plan for the semester.
JULIE (cont'd)
We'll start off the semester with
the biology of the more common
species - such as vampires,
werewolves and certain species of
demons, although...
She turns to the audience with a wry smile.
JULIE (cont'd)
It can be a bit hard to catch
certain types of demons and perform
a proper study on them, as some
species disintegrate at death.
(beat)
We'll also separate the facts from
the myths and differentiate between
what TV and film offer, to what
actually occurs in reality.
The camera trails away from her, as Julie continues talking
to the class, but in the shadows at the back, something is
moving. We don't get a clear image of the thing, before the
camera returns to Julie.
Julie continues talking for a beat, but out of the corner of
her eye she spots the strange movement. She pauses and
squints towards the back of the hall, a frown on her face.
Some of the students look around too, a low murmuring
beginning to ripple through the crowd.
She quickly clears her throat and smiles weakly at the
student body.
JULIE (cont'd)
As I was saying. Take vampires, for
instance. Vampires are more closely
related to humans that we would
care to admit. Film and TV have
some rather novel ways of
explaining their biology, but
because of the various "theories"
out there, no one can really
explain them... until now.
(smiles)
In this course, I'll explain the
true nature of vampires and their
history as well.
(beat)
Because of the human-like qualities
of vampires, you could actually be
sitting next to one and not even
notice it...
Some students begin looking at each other with mock accusing
looks. Others just quietly laugh, as they begin to catch on
to Julie's little joke.
JULIE (cont'd)
The movies would state that
vampires turn to ash when they die.
I suppose if they're set on fire,
maybe.
But a stake to the heart will not
always net the same result. Only
the very old vampires will turn to
ash. A newly turned vampire who is
unfortunately killed, will still
appear as a dead human.
(beat)
There will be obvious differences
come autopsy time, something which
we'll cover later in the course.
A Student raises her hand and Julie motions for her to speak.
STUDENT #1
What about Count Dracula? There's
been dozens of films on him, and
wasn't he, like, a real person? Or
was he actually a vampire?
JULIE
Count Dracula did exist, in a way.
Better known as Vlad the Impaler,
he was a bloodthirsty warlord that
just loved killing his enemies a
little too much. His known ferocity
is said to have perpetuated the
vampire myth, but vampires have
been around a lot longer than
historical Dracula.
(beat)
We could talk all day about the
movie version of vampires, but this
class will clearly state the
differences, in time. Then when you
see you favourite vampire film
again, you'll think a little
differently.
STUDENT #2
My all time favourite vampire movie
is 'Blade'! You can't tell me that
wasn't real!
Julie grins at the student's remark, but just laughs and
shakes her head.
JULIE
Half-decent movie, but considering
what I've researched over the past
years, I ask you...
(beat)
Who has ever heard of a half-human
vampire?
She trails off again, and looks towards the back of the hall
once more.
The shadowy movements catch her attention once more, and we
can now see that it is in fact a PERSON, who has just left
the hall.
Back to Julie, who is now frowning.
JULIE (cont'd)
Uh... right, sorry everyone, but
we're going to have to take a short
break. We'll resume the lecture in
five minutes time.
The hall is filled with a dismay and as the students begin to
get up, Julie hastily makes her way through the doors of the
hall, before we cut to:
8 EXT. EDGE OF A FOREST - DUSK 8
The camera is focused on the setting sun. It is lighting up
the verdant green meadow that is before us.
There is a mild wind blowing through the air, and the scene
looks really peaceful. The trees are in full blossom, and the
blossoms of various shades and colours, are gently falling
from the branches and littering the forest floor.
The setting sun penetrates the trees on the forest's edge,
lighting up the falling blossoms, making the colourful
display all the more magical.
As we pan to the left and right we, see the trees as far as
the eye can see, before the camera closes in on one
particular blossom.
As it gently floats down on its way to the ground, we begin
to make out the hair of a person sitting down before a huge
tree.
The blossom floats out of view and we finally see the silent
figure is Diego.
Diego sits in a cross-legged position, meditating. His sword
lays across his lap, ready for action if need be, but in this
peaceful place - does he need to be ever vigilant?
His deep breaths and the gentle breeze are the only sounds we
hear at the moment.
We watch the sun gradually set and the shadows grow longer
and longer. The light on Diego's face gradually begins to
fade.
We hold on Diego's position. He is seems very much at peace
and the surrounding forest is a perfect place for his quiet
meditation.
The lush silence is soon broken when Diego hears the sound of
a twig SNAPPING off screen.
In a flash, he stands up his sword drawn at the ready. He
looks around carefully, now very much aware that he is no
longer alone.
ANGLE ON DIEGO'S FACE:
The Spanish features of our fighter are tense, and his eyes
narrow ever so slightly as they begin to follow something
between the trees.
REVERSE ANGLE to reveal Diego's point of view. We begin to
see MOTION through the trees:
A figure can be made out as it passes tree trunk after tree
trunk. The motion of the figure is so quick, it's not clear
if it is in fact human or otherwise.
Back to scene. Diego, allows himself a little smirk, and
quickly sets off into the trees.
The rapidly approaching twilight signals the failing light,
but this doesn't seem to be a problem for him as he begins
chase and goes after the unknown figure, disappearing off
frame before we cut to:
9 INT. ROCK CLUB - BACKSTAGE - CORRIDOR - NIGHT 9
The camera winds it's way down a corridor, before peeling off
through a half open door. Loud ROCK MUSIC can be heard
playing over the scene as we enter:
10 INT. ROCK CLUB - BACKSTAGE - ROOM - CONTINUOUS 10
And straight into what can only be described as a full-on
Roman style orgy, with BAND MEMBERS, CREW and GROUPIES all
having a damn good time.
Focus on a familiar face towards the back of the room, and
the shock spread out over it - Danyael, wide eyed, trying to
look cool, but not doing a great job of it.
He lifts a lit cigarette into frame and draws deeply from it,
letting out a cloud of smoke. He gapes a bit, head leaning
forward as he looks at something off screen.
Pan around to see the LEAD SINGER from the band and two
groupies hanging off him - the singer is grinning broadly as
the two girls compete for his attention.
Back to Danyael who just shakes his head in amazement. He
steps back from the wall he was leaning and continues further
into the room.
Two band members and three crew are having drinking
competitions, and one calls out as Danyael passes them:
BAND MEMBER #1
Hey, Dan! You look like you're due
for another brewskie!
(he hands him a bottle)
Get that in ya!
Danyael just stares at the band member with a weak smile.
With one hand he continues to smoke his cigarette, and the
other he raises his beer to the band member.
DANYAEL
Here's to a great concert and even
greater after party!
That invokes a loud CHEER from everyone in the room, and the
crew and band continue with their drinking.
Danyael turns around to see another band member, along with a
groupie by the corner, taking what suspiciously looks like
heroin.
The groupie, clearly already high, is injecting the band
member and his eyes roll back into his head, a look of pure
bliss spreads over his face. The groupie then smiles
seductively and she straddles him, as they lock into a
passionate embrace.
Danyael doesn't know whether to shake his head or laugh. He's
been to a number of these after parties, so it's not like he
hasn't seen anything new.
He turns around to be confronted by a pretty goth. We focus
on her face - piercings in the all the usual places, and some
in places we may never see...
GOTH GIRL
Hi. I noticed you all alone back
there, and I couldn't help but see
how you know the band, and I wanted
to come up and ask...
She pauses and GIGGLES. She has a bottle of some
indiscriminate beverage in her hand and takes a swig from it.
GOTH GIRL (cont'd)
Like I said, I saw you back there,
and I wanted to know if you want to
get out of here so we can go sc-
DANYAEL
(interrupting)
You know, I'd love to, under the
circumstances, but...
(nervous beat)
Maybe later?
The goth attempts a seductive smile, even though she's quite
smashed and tries to drink from her bottle, but only succeeds
in splashing it over herself.
GOTH GIRL
(giggling)
Whoops! Silly me!
(beat)
I know what we can do! Why don't I
take these clothes off and then we
can have some real fun...
Danyael looks around, trying to find some way to escape the
goth chick's advances, before he frowns, noticing something
in the background.
He looks with concentration as he begins to make out strange
shapes: snake like ripples slide in and out of the shadows.
Even over the loud music and debaucherous noise, he can make
out a strange squealing noise.
DANYAEL
(to the goth girl)
Hey, did you see that?
GOTH GIRL
What?
DANYAEL
Those things in the shadows? Didn't
you hear that squealing?
(beat)
Of course not, you're completely
wasted...
The goth girl looks in every direction, but where Danyael is
pointing.
GOTH GIRL
Hey, I can see anything you want me
to. And I can squeal to bring the
house down. Especially when I'm on-
Danyael turns around and looks at the shadows with more
intent. The shapes are getting more solid looking and the
strange squealing is getting louder.
He steps back, shouting out to the room around him:
DANYAEL
Hey! Everyone? I, uh, I think
something's wrong, and we should
get out of here! There's, ah... I
think I saw something back there!
The band, crew and groupies all stare at him, completely out
of it - and then burst into LAUGHTER.
Danyael looks round, frustrated, as the goth sidles back up
to him and whispers into his ear:
GOTH GIRL
Hey Dan, come back to my room and
we can really see some 'things'...
I promise.
Danyael backs away from the girl, throwing her a final look
before he throws open a door and exits, and we return to:
11 INT. UNIVERSITY - CORRIDOR - NIGHT 11
Back with Julie as she steps out into the corridor after
leaving her class. The corridor is very long and seems to
stretch as far as the eye can see in both directions.
Julie frowns at this. She turns momentarily, expecting the
student body to pour out of the hall she just left, but there
isn't a soul nearby.
She looks around and notices the shadows appear odd and out
of place. There are shadows where there shouldn't be any.
She looks up towards the windows and gasps slightly to notice
it is now night. She scratches her head and wonders how time
changed so quickly.
Before she can try to decipher the missing hours, she notices
a figure walking away from her. It is the same person she
spotted inside the lecture hall, who appears to be a male.
In fact, the person from behind looks a hell of a lot like
CHRIS!
ANGLE ON JULIE:
Her eyes open wide. She shakes her head in disbelief, not
really sure of what she's seeing.
JULIE
(slightly confused)
Ch... Chris? Chris, is that you?
Chris doesn't turn around or even acknowledge her presence.
He just keeps walking forward.
(Note: Chris' footsteps make no sound.)
She begins to walk and try to catch up with Chris, who is
rapidly walking further and further away.
JULIE (cont'd)
Chris! Wait up! What are you doing
here? Chris!
Julie tries to reach him, but he always seems to be the same
distance ahead of her.
The corridor is unnaturally long, but Julie doesn't seem to
notice this. All she is thinking about is Chris and why he is
here.
JULIE (cont'd)
(running out of breath)
Chris! Stop right there! I'm not
playing around! What are you doing
here? How did you get back?
(beat)
Chris! Will you please answer me?
Chris still appears to be the same distance, and is still
walking at a rapid pace. Julie is practically running now,
but can't seem to catch up to him.
Suddenly there is a distant, unearthly HOWL from behind her!
Julie skids to a halt right where she is. Her heart stops for
a beat, growing terror spreading across her features.
The howl is familiar. Too familiar.
Julie doesn't want to turn around, but the howl is soon
followed by a thunderous CRASH, still a distance away, but
definitely closer.
The walls of the corridor begin to BUCKLE and she also hears
the sound of windows being SMASHED, and the sound of the howl
is getting much closer now...
We pull back slowly, so we get to see what is behind Julie.
A huge monstrous shape can be made out in the gloom of the
corridor. Julie's terror stricken face is the perfect centre
piece for the thing that is looming behind her. We cannot
make it out just quite yet.
Julie turns around ever so slightly. The camera effect we see
is like a slow motion double exposure: Julie is slowly
turning around, and we can still see her in mid turn.
The HOWL of the monster and the crashing noises it's making
are much, much closer now.
Push in close as Julie finally looks up and sees the
approaching creature - and lets out a loud SCREAM, that is
returned by the monster with another unearthly HOWL!
The creature looks like a huge morbid cross between an insect
and spider, its form easily filling the entire height of the
corridor, and its lumbering arms end in snapping crab-like
claws.
That's right - it's a SKORPIONE! Its claws SNAP hungrily as
it advances slowly towards Julie and lets out another HOWL.
Back to scene as Julie is panting rapidly now, as she slowly
backs down the corridor.
JULIE (cont'd)
What... this... this can't be
happening...
The Skorpione LASHES its tail and cuts a huge gash in the
wall, knocking over cabinets lining the walls!
Julie jumps a little, then spins on her heel and tears away
from the beast, going out of frame.
We stay on the Skorpione, as it too moves towards us - a
little faster than we'd like!
Back to Julie, whose progress is being impeded as she stops
to try the doors along the corridor, looking for an exit.
The hideous creature ROARS at her off frame, and Julie looks
over her shoulder in absolute terror. She murmurs
incoherently as she tries in vain the doors, any door.
Suddenly, she runs into a young girl. It's the same girl from
the teaser.
JULIE (cont'd)
Come on, move! We have to get out
of here, now!
The Skorpione is getting closer. The Shadows surrounding it
are growing longer, and we begin to make out vague SHAPES
snaking through them, but Julie is a little too preoccupied
to notice this.
GIRL
You must walk towards it. You can't
be afraid.
JULIE
(jaw drops)
Are you completely insane? That
thing'll make mincemeat out of the
both of us!
She throws a quick glance over her shoulder.
JULIE (cont'd)
Trust me on this. I've seen those
things in action, and the best
thing we can do right now is get
the hell out of here!
The girl nonchalantly looks towards the Skorpione, then back
to Julie.
GIRL
No. It's not real.
She gestures to the hideous monster, still in the shadows.
GIRL (cont'd)
You have to run towards it and face
your fear. It's the only way!
Julie looks to the girl and back at the Skorpione. She shakes
her head furiously, flat out refusing to do anything what the
girl says.
JULIE
I think that what we need to do is
run in the opposite direction of
that thing!
The Skorpione is bearing down on the both of them, and it
takes a SWIPE at Julie with it's huge claws.
Julie STUMBLES, holding onto the wall. She looks back at the
monster with an ever present dread.
GIRL
You have to trust me - that monster
is not real! This whole place isn't
real! The only way out is to run at
the monster! Please! I'm not lying!
If you don't do this, bad things
will keep happening!
Julie looks at the girl for a beat, and then back at the
Skorpione.
The Skorpione is CLICKING its claws menacingly, and the
shadows continue to deepen as the they swirl and twist,
almost like a living thing, and the overhead lights pulsate
rhythmically, eerily in time with Julie's heartbeat.
Julie takes a deep breath and turns to the girl once more.
JULIE
I hope you're right...
Julie slowly begins to get up, preparing herself - and then
she RUNS towards the Skorpione!
The hideous monster ROARS again, sounding very much like
laughter as Julie runs towards it and it prepares the killing
blow with it's claws.
Julie keeps running straight towards the monster and the
shadows deepen even further, until she is enveloped
completely as we SMASH CUT to:
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