Script (second draft)

Scene 1-

This is the introduction scene in which it is Halloween night, around 8pm and it is dark. The street lights are the only element of light present, the three boys are initially together; Sam, Aaron and Jayden and are awaiting the fourth character Josh. 

Opening scene- Helicopter drone tracks the road bringing attention towards the house to set the scene of the location. Alongside the tracking will be a parallel sound of a horror soundtrack to add fear to the scene.

The scene then cuts into 3 of the boys Sam, Aaron and Jayden.

Aaron- Wonder why Josh is being so long?

Sam- Well I rang him but…

Jayden- (interrupts the others) Oh well, He knows we are meeting up.

Josh appears shortly after out of nowhere and jump scares the boys

Editing and sound will be used here to put the audience at edge

Scene 2-

At this point the four boys are together, they are traveling down the road in which they others out trick or treating and they laugh and make jokes about them. As they approach the bottom of the road they identify a house that has been edged off by police tape in which previous murders have occurred although the boys don’t know this. Before entering the boys make a video of the house in which picks up a shot of the boy in the window although at the time the boys are unable to see this.

Jayden- Sam I dare you to go into the house?

Sam- (nervously looks at Josh)

Josh- There is tape for a reason, I say we don’t go in

Jayden- Shut up Josh, come on Sam, your always telling me you are not scared

Sam- I’m not scared, I’ll go in (says confidently)

Scene 3-

At this point the boys have ripped apart the tape, they open the door as it is not locked.

Sam opens the door

As the door opens a diegetic bang comes from within the house

Sam- What was that!

Josh- Told you we shouldn’t be here

Jayden- Nothing, its Halloween, we aren’t the only ones messing around, let’s just carry on

Scene 4-

At this point the four boys have entered the house. They find everything weird as the house has an unusual feel about it causes the boys to be on edge until only Sam hears a noise upstairs, and the noise causes him to go up the stairs. The boys follow as they are intrigued with what may lay upstairs and scared to be left alone. The boys then travel up the stairs.

Aaron- is it me or does this house give you a weird feeling?

Sam- Something isn’t right is it?

Jayden spots a person in the garden which looks like a kid although he believes it is his imagination (There is going to be a side shot of Jayden spotting something in the garden)

Jayden- Wait...Did you just seen that in the garden?

Sam- No? what you on about? (Sam has a confused face on him) Let’s go upstairs

The boys follow Sam upstairs

Scene 5-

The four boys travel upstairs, Sam enters room alone in which the others look around and find some weird items unusual to the 21^st century. Then Sam shouts the other boys and finds Sam looking into the corner of the room although the others are unable to see what Sam sees.

In this scene sound will be edited in of doors banging and loud sounds and loud screams. 

Jayden- lets go in this room, some weird stuff yeah?

Sam continues on himself weirdly to the other room

The other boys see this and follow

Aaron- What you staring at Sam?

Sam- (nervously points), don’t you see that? (soft voice) 
(Over the shoulder shot of Sam spotting a kid in the window)

Jayden- What the hell you on about now you wimp!

Scene 6- 

The boys decide to leave the house and realise that they have to go back into the house to get Sam’s locket, the others believe this is a joke and Sam didn’t see anything, Sam pulls out the video they took before they enter the house and see it, the child stood in the window.

Jayden – Allow it lads let’s not go in lets go home. (says nervously)

(Other three boys are shocked as Jayden is supposed to be the leader of the group)

Josh – Sam, don’t worry we’ll go in and get it and get back out straight away.

(Parallel sound will be used to build up tension)

Aaron – That boy must be playing about, look its Halloween, he’s probably just messing us around! Jayden stop being so scared!

Sam – Aarons got a point, let’s go I need that locket it’s been passed on to me, I can’t lose it!

Boys start to enter the house. The camera zooms out and diegetic sound (wind) will be introduced here to show a start of something creepy.

Scene 7 – 

Sam will lead the group (first time we see this in the film). He will be the only person who goes into the room at first. Sam returns to the room in which he finds his locket open and the possessed kid is holding it. (Door shuts by itself). Sam tries to escape however, at this point the entity enters Sam’s body.

Camera will be zoomed into the kids hand where he is messing with the lock. Camera is zoomed out to scare the audience.

Sam enters the room

Sam – (Screams) who are you?!

The kid faces the locket towards Sam

Sam will kneel on the ground as he becomes possessed. The locket will be closed by the boy. (Exaggerated sound will be used to scare the audience; swinging doors.)

Jayden, Aaron, Josh – (All scream as they realise his friend is possessed and not who he is) LOOK RUN!! – Shot reverse shot will be used to show the facial expressions on the characters.

Scene 8 –

 The three boys try to escape however, each doors slams by itself, only one door appears open. Sam who is now possessed appears in the open room waiting to for the boys, the camera cuts at Sam edging towards the boys.

All three boys run – They escape into the back room

Josh - Think it’s ok here (out of breath)

Jayden – Let me kick down the door. HELP AARON!

Point of view shot used here to make the audience feel relieved. 

Aaron – Drops to the floor as he possessed by Sam.

Jayden and Josh – (Takes a gasp) NO! (loud shouting of the boys saying no)

A long shot is used to show the portrayal of Sam.

The film cuts out as Sam laughs.

Scene 9 –

 Fade is used – A black screen appears where a brief summary will show what has happened to the boys. “To this day the four boys were never found and the locket remains lost”.