A Horror Tragedy
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I, THE ROTTING
A horror tragedy
by
Michael Beaujean
First draft – January 2004
Property of Mike Beaujean. [email protected] FADE IN:
INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT
SOUND OVER: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Steve Baker and Carmen Daye. The haunting slow burning choir sings...
A garage bathroom. Blood sprayed against the walls, the stalls, the sink - everywhere. The door is broken in.
CU OF HAMMER
A MAN is holding a hammer. We don’t see his face, only his hand and the hammer. He begins to walk towards the bathroom door.
FADE TO BLACK
TITLE CARD
I, THE ROTTING
FADE TO WHITE
FADE TO BLACK
TITLE CARD
LIGHT
FADE IN:
EXT. HIGHWAY – DAY
(IN BLACK AND WHITE)
An empty highway.
On the sides of the highway is empty country.
There’s an advertisement on a billboard with a clown on it, reading – “CLOWN WAYNE’S CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT: LAUGH YOUR TAIL OFF OR YOUR MONEY BACK!”
C.U. ON BILLBOARD
AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME:
UPSTATE NEW YORK 1955
We hear a car coming from the distance.
An old beat-up station wagon enters the frame from down the highway.
CUT TO: INT. STATION WAGON (MOVING) – DAY
A MAN, WOMAN, BOY and GIRL are in the station wagon.
They look like your typical 1950s “Leave it to Beaver” family. The man is JOHN MILLER, the woman is STACEY MILLER, the boy is DAVE MILLER and the girl is MARY MILLER. John and Stacey appear to be in their late 30s-early 40s while Mary is 18 and Dave is 16.
The whole family talks with a cheesy 1950s ultra-white American accent.
MARY What time are we getting there? Dave stinks.
Dave sustains a long fart.
DAVE (laughing) Oh brother!
JOHN David, will you cut the malarkey!
DAVE Sorry. But you know those pesky baked beans I had for breakfast!
The family breaks into a cheesy sounding laughter.
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EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
The station wagon pulls to the front a dark, sinister looking cemetery. The gates are closed. John emerges from the car to open them.
JOHN Well, this sure looks like a dapper place.
John walks to the gates.
JOHN (to the family) You think Benny could of worked in a more depressing place!
John places his hands on the gates. SUDDENLY, he takes back his hand in pain.
JOHN Ow! Son of a gosh darn...
He looks at his hand and sees a bloody cut on his finger. He attempts to open the gates again. As they open, they creak.
John walks back to the car door.
WIDE SHOT:
John gets in the car. They drive around the cemetery house into the back.
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EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
CU SHOT OF ANGEL STATUE
CU SHOT OF TOMBSTONE
CU SHOT OF VIRGIN MARY STATUE
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INT. HOUSE – DAY
An empty house, dusty and looking like it hasn’t been occupied in quite some time.
The door opens.
John stands in the doorway, Stacey behind him.
JOHN Well isn’t this a doosey.
Stacey gives a look of dissatisfaction and disgust.
JOHN (con’t) What’s the matter?
Stacey says nothing, just continues looking around.
JOHN (con’t) Honey...
John puts his hands on Stacey’s shoulders.
JOHN Now look, Benny’s only going to be away for the weekend. All he wants us to do is look after Skip while he’s gone. Now is that so hard?
STACEY No, I suppose it isn’t.
JOHN That’s the spirit. I’m sure it could be fun out here. John pauses.
JOHN Where is that darn dog anyway?
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EXT. DRIVEWAY – DAY
Mary and Dave get out of the car.
Dave looks out into the cemetery.
DAVE Well this seems like it’ll be fun.
MARY I can’t believe I have to spend a weekend here. Ben is playing his football game tomorrow and I’m not going to be able to watch him play. I mean, he is starring quarterback for the Huguenots.
DAVE Yeah, well, I’m bored already. I wonder if there’s anything to do in the back roads of this place.
Dave starts to walk away.
MARY Hey, where are you going?
DAVE I’m going to take a walk. CUT TO:
INT. HOUSE – DAY
John begins to walk up the stairs, calling for the dog.
JOHN Skip! Skip!
He whistles.
JOHN (con’t) Here boy! Hey, Skip!
No answer.
JOHN I wonder where that gosh darn dog went to. CUT TO:
EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
Dave walks around the graveyard, whistling to himself.
DAVE Gee, this sure is fun...
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INT. HOUSE – DAY
John is on the 2nd floor now, looking around in different bedrooms.
JOHN Skip! Hey Skip! Come on boy! It’s me, your good ol’ Uncle Johnny! Skip?
CUT TO:
EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
Dave is still walking around, kicking rocks on the ground.
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INT. HOUSE – DAY
John comes walking down the stairs. Stacy is in the kitchen.
JOHN (to Stacy) I don’t understand. I can’t find that dog anywhere.
STACY Did you check upstairs dear?
JOHN Yes, of course.
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EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
Dave still walks around.
He gives out a sigh.
DAVE There is nothing to do—
SUDDENLY, he steps is something mushy. He looks down to find A DOG’S BLOODY CORPSE WITH MISSING FLESH! IT’S GUTS ARE EXPOSED! FLIES SWARM AROUND THE CORPSE! MAGGOTS CRAWLING IN IT’S EXPOSED BRAIN.
Dave SCREAMS IN HORROR!
DAVE Ahhhhh!
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INT. KITCHEN – DAY
John sighs.
JOHN Well, I give up.
CUT TO:
EXT. DRIVEWAY – DAY
Mary sits in the car, looking at photographs of her and her boyfriend at the beach.
SUDDENLY, Dave RUNS into the driveway! He’s puking all over himself.
Mary turns around in shock.
MARY What happened?
DAVE I just found the dog! It’s—
Dave stops abruptly and pukes on the back lawn.
MARY Mom! Dad! Dave is sick!
John and Stacey come out on the back porch. They rush to Dave’s aid.
JOHN David, are you alright?
MARY Do you want me to call a doctor?
Dave spits.
DAVE No, no, I’m fine. It’s the dog.
JOHN You found him? I’ve been looking everywhere— DAVE He’s dead!
Everyone stops.
JOHN He’s dead?
DAVE Yeah. I found him all — I don’t know...
JOHN Where is he?
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EXT. PATHWAY – DAY
The car pulls up on the path.
The family gets out.
John looks forward on the ground and sees Skip’s grotesque corpse.
JOHN Good God!
Mary screams and runs back in the car. Dave and Stacey stay back where the car is.
JOHN That’s the most wretched sight I’ve ever seen!
He stops.
JOHN (to no one in particular) Who – or what – could have done this?
MAN (OS) (thick southern accent) Oh, I’ll tell ya who coulda done this.
John looks up to see a BLACK MAN in tattered clothes approaching him.
JOHN Who are you?
BLACK MAN My name is Jimmy Wilkson.
JOHN Hello Jimmy. My name is John and this is my family...my wife, Stacey, my son—
JIMMY Whether or not I know ya’ family should be yo’ least concern now mista.
JOHN What are you talking about?
JIMMY This dog hea’ was attacked.
JOHN Attacked by what.
JIMMY Attacked by the living dead.
JOHN What?
JIMMY The dead – at night, they be walkin’ all along this hea’ cemetary.
JOHN That’s poppycock!
JIMMY Shh! Mista, I suggest you and yo’ family get lost hea’.
JOHN Now wait a minute—
JIMMY You don’t want none of this when them dead be walkin’ at night.
Jimmy walks closer to John.
JIMMY Hungry. Hungry fo’ flesh and blood.
Jimmy sticks his face in John’s face.
JIMMY The dead...they be walkin’.
JOHN Listen, you obviously need some money – you could get yourself a room at the motel down the road... JIMMY Keep your money! And listen to what I say! Get out and be alive.
JOHN Are you threatening me?
Jimmy starts to laugh.
JIMMY Naw, I ain’t threatin’ you boss. I ain’t threatin’ you.
Jimmy laughs, staring John in the eye. He walks away.
CUT TO:
EXT. LANDSCAPE – LATE DAY
(in color)
The sun sets...
...darkness falls.
TITLE CARD
DARKNESS
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
The family is having dinner together around the table.
JOHN I’ll call Benny tomorrow and yell him about skip. I hate to do it, but it has to be done. Everything dies, you know?
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EXT. CEMETERY – NIGHT
A graveyard. The mist rolls in.
CU ON DIRT
A hand EMERGES from the dirt.
WIDE SHOT ON GRAVES
More hands begin to EMERGE.
SOUND OVER: “I Am Legend” by Stormlord The DEAD begin to rise up out of the ground and walk. Black blood drips from their mouths. Their flesh is rotting and stained with dirt and dust.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
The family is still eating dinner.
JOHN (to Stacey) Honey, this sure is good asparagus.
STACEY Thank you dear. It’s my mother’s recipe.
CUT TO:
EXT. CEMETERY – NIGHT
The dead continue to walk, down the main path, towards the house.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
The family finishes up their meal.
STACEY Alright kids. Don’t forget to wash your dishes.
CUT TO:
EXT. PORCH – NIGHT
The dead walk up on to the back porch. There are about 300 dead now.
A MAN ZOMBIE bangs on the back door.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
(in COLOR)
The family hears the banging on the door as they’re cleaning up the kitchen.
JOHN (to Stacey) Dear, would you be an angel and get that?
Stacy walks towards the door. STACEY I wonder who that could be.
Stacy opens the door.
SUDDENLY the man zombie SINKS HIS TEETH into an unprepared Stacy, in the NECK.
Stacy SCREAMS.
John hurries and grabs Stacy away from the door.
He SLAMS the door shut, CUTTING OFF the man zombie’s hand in the process.
JOHN (yelling) Good god, what was that? Are you alright?
Stacy continues to scream in pain, blood GUSHING from her neck. She holds her womb, crying madly.
MARY (yelling) What happened?
DAVE Mother!
JOHN Dave, get the phone and call the police, now.
DAVE Ok dad.
Dave runs into the living room. Mary is in tears.
JOHN Mary, I need to get me a towel.
Mary does nothing but cry.
JOHN Mary!
Mary gets the towel from the kitchen sink. She hands it to John.
JOHN Alright Stacy, we need to try and plug up the wound.
The man zombie BANGS on the door again.
JOHN Who in the hell is that? Dave runs back in the room.
DAVE The phone is dead!
JOHN Dammit!
MARY What are we gonna do?
JOHN Let me think!
John continues to press on the towel against Stacey’s neck.
JOHN Hang in there honey. Dave, hold this against your mother’s neck.
Dave kneels down and holds the towel against his mother’s neck.
SOUND OVER: “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
John walks toward the back door and yells through the window at the dead.
JOHN Listen you bastards! The police on their way! You’d better leave now!
The dead only moan and groan.
JOHN Damn you, leave now!
John PUNCHS the door.
JOHN Leave!
The Dead only continue to groan, walking into the door.
JOHN (yelling) Who are you?
No response.
JOHN My god...
MARY What?
JOHN It’s just like that black fellow said today. The dead...they be walkin’.
John backs away from the door, shocked.
JOHN We gotta get outta here.
DAVE Yeah? To where?
JOHN The garage.
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INT. OFFICE – NIGHT
John and Dave are in the office.
John fiddles through a pile of records.
JOHN I figure if we can lead them away from the door, we can make it to the garage. Then, we can get to a truck and head on outta here.
DAVE How are we gonna get ‘em away from the front door?
John lifts up a record.
JOHN Beethoven.
John places the record on a record player. He switches on a microphone PA system and places the microphone next to the speaker.
He taps the microphone, creating feedback.
JOHN (into microphone) Hello? Hello?
He lifts the needle up onto the record and begins playing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Ode To Joy) through the PA system.
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EXT. PORCH – NIGHT
The Dead begin to turn their attention to the music. They begin walking over to the other side of the house where the speaker is located. One by one, the Dead walk.
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INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
John and Dave come back in the kitchen.
JOHN How is she holding up?
MARY She’s alive. There’s no slash in her main artery.
John walks over to the door and looks out the window. He sees the Dead walking toward the front.
JOHN It’s working. Once we get to the garage, we’ll get the truck. (to Mary) Alright, lift your mother up.
Mary lifts Stacey up to her feet and supports her upright.
JOHN (to Stacey) Can you walk dear?
MARY (weakened) Yes.
JOHN Alright, hang in there. We’ll get to the truck and we can take you to a doctor.
John checks the door window once more. He sees that all the zombies have moved toward the other side of the house.
JOHN Alright, let’s move.
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EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT
John opens the door. He turns around and checks the corner.
He signals for the rest of the family to follow.
JOHN (whispering) Come on. The rest of the family comes out onto the porch.
Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” is blaring over the cemetery.
JOHN (whispering) Alright.... (loudly) Run!
The family RUNS down the stairs and across the back lot.
The Dead turn their attention to the family and begin to moan and groan.
The family come to a HAULT at the door of the room in the garage.
JOHN The key! The key!
The Dead begin their march toward the Millers.
JOHN God dammit! The key, where’s the key!
The Dead get closer....
JOHN Ah!
John lifts up a flap of wood over the garage’s window, revealing the key.
He takes the key and sticks in the door frantically.
MARY Hurry!
John OPENS the door.
JOHN Come on, get in!
John allows the rest of the family to get in. Once everyone is in, he RUSHES in the door and closes it.
The Dead are only meters away from the garage door.
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INT. MAIN ROOM NIGHT/EXT. GARAGE – NIGHT (SPLIT SCREEN)
RIGHT SCREEN:
The Dead HAMMER the door and the outside walls in with their fists, trying to get in. LEFT SCREEN:
John locks the door behind him.
Everyone sighs in relief.
The room they are in has a couch, table & chairs, a television, an entrance to the garage and an entrance to a bathroom.
Dave sits down on a chair. Mary continues to support Stacey.
JOHN Alright, alright...we made it! (to Mary) Alright, lay your mother on the couch.
Mary rests Stacey on the couch.
John comes to Stacey’s side.
JOHN (to Stacey) It’s ok, we’re gonna make it.
John gets up.
JOHN I’ll get the truck started.
John walks into the garage.
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INT. GARAGE – NIGHT
John walks into the garage. He flicks the light switch on.
It’s large garage. It’s donned with a few lockers, lawnmowers, a backhoe and a truck. Other tools, like chainsaws and ladders also don the garage.
John walks to the truck and gets in.
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INT. TRUCK (NOT MOVING) – NIGHT
John searches for the keys. They’re in the ignition.
He attempts to start the truck...
...the truck doesn’t start.
JOHN What the heck...
He tries again. Nothing.
JOHN You piece of shit!
He tries again.
Nothing.
He tries again.
Nothing.
In anger, he PUNCHES the steering wheel.
JOHN God damn you!
He gets out of the truck.
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INT. MAIN ROOM – NIGHT
Mary is comforting Stacey on the couch.
MARY We’ll get out of here soon, mom.
Stacey starts to cry.
John enters.
JOHN That no good piece of crap truck won’t start!
MARY Oh no!
DAVE What are we gonna do!
JOHN There’s a backhoe, but I’m afraid those things might get to us. The backhoe isn’t sealed off at the driver’s seat.
Mary starts crying.
JOHN Now look Mary, we’re gonna get outta here. Everything’s gonna be just fine.
John looks out of the window next to the door. The Dead are gathering. JOHN What in the hell are those things?
MAN (OS) I told you.
Everyone looks up. It’s Jimmy.
JOHN You.
JIMMY That’s right sir. Good ol’ crazy Jimmy. I had done told you, didn’t I?
JOHN What’s going on here?
JIMMY I told you already. ‘Bout them living dead...hungry for flesh and blood.
John GRABS Jimmy by the shirt and SLAMS him up against wall.
JOHN Now look here! I don’t know what kind of fairy tales you’re trying to sell here, but you’re not selling ‘em to me! I want some answers here, so you better start talkin’ some sense.
JIMMY You wanna hear some sense? You got hundreds of dead people walkin’ ourside this here garage. That sound like some sense to you? Now I been in this here situation plenty ‘a time, so I suggest you let me handle this here situation.
John releases Jimmy.
JIMMY Thank you.
Jimmy dusts himself off.
MARY What are you doing here?
Jimmy takes a chair and sits down. He reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls out a cigarette.
JIMMY I live here.
JOHN You live here?
Jimmy lights the cigarette and takes a drag.
JIMMY That’s correct sir.
JOHN Does Benny know you live here?
JIMMY Benny? (a beat) Ah yeah, Benny. The fellow who live and work here?
JOHN Yes.
JIMMY Benny’s dead.
A beat.
JOHN What?
JIMMY He dead, boss.
JOHN How?
JIMMY The dead done got him. Right before y’all showed up. They got him and that po’ dog.
John has a face of shock. He slowly grabs a chair and sits down.
JIMMY (con’t) I’m sorry boss.
John says nothing.
DAVE I can’t believe Uncle Benny’s dead.
JIMMY Well believe it young fella. And we gonna be dead too if we don’t get outta here.
DAVE You said you’ve been in this situation a lot of times before. Why do you still stay here?
JIMMY I got no where else to go.
DAVE So what? You’re going to hang around while dead people come back to life to try to kill you.
JIMMY Well youngin, you see a couple years ago I was convicted with murder. They said I stabbed these two po’ little white girls to death and raped ‘em. Now I’d never do nothin’ like that, but them judges...they don’t believe me. So I been here hidin’. Hidin’ from the law. So far I’d been lucky enough to stay in here, where them dead can’t get to me.
JOHN Look, my wife is dying. We can’t stay here through the night or she’ll die. We need to find a way out of here. Do you know a way?
JIMMY Hmm...well I think I might know somethin’.
Jimmy gets up.
JIMMY (con’t) Come this way.
DAVE I don’t trust him.
Jimmy chuckles
JIMMY You can trust me son.
JOHN Dave, its the only way. Your mother will die if we don’t get out of here soon.
Dave sighs.
DAVE Alright, I suppose we have to.
JIMMY Follow me.
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INT. GARAGE – NIGHT
Jimmy and the Millers walk in the garage. Mary has Stacey’s shoulder over her arm.
JIMMY There’s a back exit ‘round here.
Jimmy leads the family around the backhoe in the back corner of the garage.
There’s a door leading to the back behind the garage.
JIMMY I don’t believe them dead come ‘round back here.
Jimmy puts his hand on the doorknob.
SUDDENLY, John stops him.
JOHN Wait.
JIMMY What’s the problem?
JOHN Just...be careful.
JIMMY I will be.
Jimmy slowly opens the door....
...he QUICKLY pushes it open... nothing, except empty dirt land.
JIMMY See, I told you--
SUDDENLY, a ZOMBIE grabs Jimmy and SINKS HIS TEETH INTO HIS ARM!
Jimmy SCREAMS.
JIMMY Help! Get it off!
John GRABS the Zombie, but the Zombie PUNCHES John in the face, KNOCKING him back.
Jimmy takes out a switchblade and STABS the Zombie in the face.
The Zombie falls to the ground, lying motionless.
JIMMY Shit! My fuckin’ arm! Dave runs to close the door, but ANOTHER MALE ZOMBIE pushes his way in, with a THIRD MALE ZOMBIE and a FEMALE ZOMBIE.
Dave JUMPS BACK. Mary screams and DRAGS Stacey back to the room.
John GETS UP and KNOCKS the 2nd zombie in the head! He runs and shuts the door.
Jimmy STABS the 3rd zombie in the neck, having him fall to the ground. After he falls, Jimmy STABS the 4th zombie in the chest, having him fall to the ground also.
JIMMY God dammit, I got bit!
DAVE Jesus Christ!
John walks over to Jimmy and inspects his arm.
JOHN Dammit.
Dave sits down on the ground leaning against the wall.
JIMMY Wait.
JOHN What?
JIMMY They ain’t dead.
JOHN What?
JIMMY I’m telling you, they ain’t dead! Quick, go get a hammer and some nails.
JOHN Alright, hammer and nails...
John runs over to a table covered with tools.
He picks up a hammer.
JOHN Alright, hammer.
He searches through the table.
He picks up a box.
JOHN And nails.
JIMMY Alright, bring ‘em here.
John brings them over.
JIMMY In order to kill these here, you need to JIMMY (con’t) drive one of them nails through the head, through the brain.
John kneels down, over the First Male Zombie’s corpse.
He picks up a nail...
...he places it over the Zombie’s forehead...
...he raises the hammer and DRIVES the nail into the Zombie’s HEAD.
Blood GUSHES out in a big sloppy flop onto John’s face.
John wipes his face in disgust.
JOHN Oh god.
He moves on to the Second Male Zombie’s corpse.
He picks up a nail...
...he places it over the Zombie’s forehead...
...he raises the hammer and DRIVES the nail into the Zombie’s HEAD.
Again blood gushes out onto John’s face.
He wipes it.
JOHN (to Jimmy) Here, you do some.
JIMMY Sure thing boss.
Jimmy takes the hammer and picks out a nail.
He places the nail over the Third Male Zombie’s forehead...
...he raises the hammer and DRIVES the nail in the Zombie’s forehead.
Jimmy gets gushed with blood.
JIMMY God damn.
DAVE Hey, can I try one?
JIMMY By all means.
Jimmy hands the hammer to Dave. Dave takes a nail.
He places it over the Female Zombie’s forehead.
He raises the hammer...
SUDDENLY! The Female Zombie RISES up!
Dave is startled and jumps back.
JOHN Get back! Get back!
The Female Zombie stands up.
She begins to walk to Dave.
JOHN Dave, hit her with the hammer!
Dave does nothing. He’s too scared.
He continues to walk backwards, terrified.
JOHN Dave, do it! Now!
Dave hesitates. He lifts the hammer and HURLS it into the Female Zombie’s forehead. She FALLS to the ground.
Dave kneels down to the Female Zombie and rips out the hammer. Blood POURS from the Female Zombie’s forehead.
He places the nail over her forehead and DRIVES it in with the hammer.
The Female Zombie lays motionless.
Dave sighs in relief.
JOHN Alright...alright.
JIMMY Well that exit is closed.
DAVE Are there any more?
JIMMY No sir, that there was the only other one.
DAVE Well how are we gonna get out of here?
JOHN I don’t know. But we gotta hurry. Your mother doesn’t have much time left. (a beat) Come on, let’s go back in the room and JOHN (con’t) sit down.
John, Dave and Jimmy start walking towards the room.
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INT. MAIN ROOM – NIGHT
Mary is tending to Stacey, who’s appearance has worsened. She is pale and sickly looking, covered in sweat and blood.
MARY It’s ok, mom. We’re gonna get out of here soon. Just hang in there ok?
John, Dave and Jimmy enter.
JOHN There’s no way to get out.
Mary looks up.
MARY What?
JOHN I said there’s no way to get out.
MARY Well – there has to be. I mean—mom’s dying and --
JOHN (loud and angrily) Don’t you think I know that?
Mary’s eyes tear up.
John sighs.
JOHN Look, Mary— I...I’m sorry.
Mary sniffles.
MARY It’s ok. I just—I want to get out of here badly.
JOHN We all do. We all do. But I need us to stick together right now. (a beat) Now let’s look at our options. We can’t go out the front, obviously. We can’t go out the back. There’s no gas in the JOHN (con’t) truck. That leaves the backhoe, which is very risky.
JIMMY Forget it boss.
JOHN Forget what?
JIMMY We ain’t makin’ it outta here tonight.
JOHN My wife is dying.
JIMMY I know and I’m sorry. But if we all try to escape tonight, there ain’t no way we makin’ out alive.
JOHN What are you saying?
JIMMY I’m saying you oughta consider your wife already dead.
John GRABS Jimmy by the shirt and PUNCHES him, knocking him to the ground.
JOHN You son of a bitch!
John picks Jimmy off the ground.
Jimmy WHIPS out his SWITCHBLADE.
John STEPS BACK.
JIMMY Alright come on! You wanna fight me? You want to start something? Come on! I ain’t riskin’ my ass to save your wife! Either she dies or we all die, including her! Now you can stay here and try to be a fuckin’ superhero or we can ride the night out and four out of five us can live!
John appears calmed down.
JOHN Alright, let’s just...let’s just settle down.
Jimmy calms down and puts his switchblade away.
John sits down, staring dismally at the ground.
JOHN I guess you’re right.
JIMMY Unfortunately I am.
DAVE So...that means mom’s gonna die?
JOHN Yeah Dave...mom’s gonna die.
Dave starts to cry. Mary cries also.
John PICKS UP his chair and SLAMS it against the wall.
JOHN Son of a bitch!
SOUND OVER: “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
He turns to the window, facing the Dead outside.
JOHN You pieces of shit! You killed my wife!
The Dead only moan and groan.
JOHN Bastards! You fucking—-
SUDDENLY, Stacey STANDS up from the couch. She is a ZOMBIE!
John and Jimmy JUMP back in horror. Dave FALLS and SCRAMBLES back in the bathroom.
Mary SCREAMS.
Zombie Stacey stares at Mary, who just stares back.
MARY M-m-m...mom? Zombie Stacey GRABS Mary by the hair. She DRIVES her FIST into Mary’s CHEST!
JOHN Mary!
Zombie Stacey rips out MARY’S HEART and SINKS HER TEETH into it! She begins to feast on it.
The three men watch in horror.
Zombie Stacey begins to eat Mary’s neck! The three men stay back.
JOHN I have to do something...
JIMMY It’s too late for her boss.
Zombie Stacey gnaws through Mary’s entire neck! Mary’s head FALLS to the ground, eyes wide open!
Zombie Stacey continues to feast on Mary’s corpse.
DAVE No!
JIMMY (to John) We better do something boss. Or else we is next!
John stands there, hesitant and nervous.
JOHN I...I can’t.
JIMMY That ain’t your wife boss. That’s one of dead now.
JOHN I know, it’s not that. I just don’t know what to do.
Now all of the skin on Mary’s TORSO has been CONSUMED by Zombie Stacey.
JOHN (con’t) Jesus Christ!
Zombie Stacey THROWS down Mary’s skinless corpse and begins to walk towards John.
JOHN (con’t) Stay back!
Zombie Stacey continues to walk... JOHN God damn you, stay back!
She continues to walk closer....
SUDDENLY Dave RUNS from the bathroom and JUMPS on Zombie Stacey’s BACK!
DAVE Stay away from my dad!
Zombie Stacey struggles with Dave. Dave is relentless in his pursuit to save his father.
DAVE Die you bitch!
Zombie Stacey continues to struggle with him.
Dave’s arms are around her neck.
She moves her head downward and BITES into Dave’s ARM!
Dave lets go and screams in pain.
Zombie Stacey GRABS Dave. Jimmy attempts to stop her, but Zombie Stacey WHACKS Jimmy across the face, sending him to the ground.
Zombie Stacey grabs Dave and THROWS him back into the bathroom.
SOUND OVER: “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
Dave lies on the ground.
Zombie Stacey JUMPS on DAVE and SHREDS him to PIECES! Blood is gushed all over the bathroom walls, sinks, stalls, everywhere!
JOHN NO!
JIMMY Get her now boss!
Jimmy WHIPS out his SWITCHBLADE. He GRABS Zombie Stacey from behind and SLITS her THROAT!
She FALLS TO THE GROUND!
ZOMBIE STACEY’S POV (LOOKING UP)
John and Jimmy stand over Zombie Stacey’s corpse.
JOHN Get me the hammer and nails.
FADE TO BLACK SHOCK CUT TO:
(in BLACK AND WHITE)
CU NAILS SPILLING OVER THE TABLE
FADE TO BLACK
SHOCK CUT TO:
(in BLACK AND WHITE)
CU OF NAIL AGAINST ZOMBIE STACEY’S FOREHEAD
FADE TO BLACK
SHOCK CUT TO:
(in BLACK AND WHITE)
CU OF HAMMER BEING RAISED IN THE AIR
FADE TO BLACK
SHOCK CUT TO:
(in COLOR)
CU OF NAIL BEING DRIVEN INTO ZOMBIE STACEY’S HEAD AND BLOOD GUSHING OUT
FADE TO BLACK
FADE IN:
INT. GARAGE – NIGHT
John and Jimmy are sitting on the garage floor, their backs leaning against the concrete wall.
Jimmy pulls out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket. He takes one and then offers one to John. John takes one.
JOHN I gotta tell ya Jimmy, this has been the worst night of my life.
JIMMY It ain’t actually been a picnic for me either boss.
Jimmy lights his cigarette.
John leans over to Jimmy. Jimmy lights John’s cigarette.
John takes a drag. JOHN Listen Jim, I’m uh...I’m sorry for giving you hell earlier.
JIMMY Nah, you ain’t got to apologize for nothin’. I understand you was under a lot.
JOHN Yeah, but still. I appreciate your help during all this.
John extends to Jimmy.
Jimmy shakes his hand.
JIMMY Any time boss, any time.
Silence for a few moments. JIMMY (con’t) You know boss, something’s been on my mind.
JOHN What’s that?
JIMMY Well, your wife got bit by the dead and she done turned into one of them right?
JOHN Yeah.
JIMMY Well, I’m bit on the arm. So...if your wife turned, that means that I’m gonna turn.
JOHN No, no. You just hang in there. You’ll make it and then in the morning we can get you looked at by a doctor.
JIMMY I don’t think a doctor’s gonna be able to help me, boss.
JOHN Sure the doctors can help you. Besides, you haven’t even started turning into one of those things yet.
Jimmy lefts up his left pant leg. His leg is ROTTING! His skin is pale, lifeless and disgusting.
JOHN Holy god.
JIMMY I ain’t gonna make it boss. You better do me in right now.
John looks at the ground and thinks about it.
He looks up at Jimmy.
JOHN Ok Jimmy.
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INT. MAIN ROOM – NIGHT
Jimmy lays down on the table.
John approaches him with a hammer and nail.
JOHN It was a pleasure knowing you Jim. Thank you.
JIMMY Sure thing boss. I’ll see you on the other side.
John grabs Jimmy’s hand.
He places the nail on Jimmy’s forehead.
He waits for a while. This is difficult for John to do to a person still living.
John raises the hammer. He hesitates for a moment.
He SLAMS down on the nail and embeds it into Jimmy’s forehead. Blood GUSHES from the wound.
JOHN Dear God.
Jimmy’s face is lifeless...dead.
John throws the hammer into the bathroom out of anger.
SOUND OVER: “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
John looks around the room.
JOHN’S POV He sees the carnage.
He sees the remains of his son in the bathroom.
He sees the remains of his daughter’s bloodied decapitated corpse.
He sees the corpse of Jimmy, with the nail embedded in his forehead.
He sees the corpse of Stacey his wife, with the nail embedded into her forehead.
John falls to the floor, weeping.
He looks up.
CU JOHN’S EYES
He quickly RAISES to his feet.
JOHN (yelling) Ok, you want to play? You want to play you pieces of shit?
John STORMS into the bathroom...
CUT TO: INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT
...and picks up the hammer. He stuffs it in his pocket.
JOHN I’ll show these pieces of shit.
He returns to the main room...
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INT. MAIN ROOM – NIGHT
He enters the garage...
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INT. GARAGE – NIGHT
...he walks into the supply room
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INT. SUPPLY ROOM – NIGHT
...darkness...
John flicks on the light switch. In the room there are two chainsaws on a rack – a small one and a medium one.
He picks up the small one, feels its weight and throws it to the side.
He picks up the medium one.
He looks around. He drops the medium one.
On top of a shelf, there is a large one.
He grabs it off the shelf and feels its weight.
He leaves the supply room...
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INT. GARAGE – NIGHT
...as he walks through the garage.
JOHN Come on you bastards! You want to kill my family? Come on! Come and get me!
John walks over to a small silver rectangle on the wall with several buttons on it.
JOHN Come and get me!
He PRESSES a button and the garage door OPENS!
HUNDREDS of the DEAD STAND OUTSIDE!
John STARTS UP the chainsaw.
JOHN Come on! Come and get me you stinking pieces of shit! Come on!
The DEAD make their way to John! They are slow and stupid.
JOHN Come on!
John RUNS up the first zombie he sees and CHOPS HIM IN TWO!
Another zombie from his right. John DECAPITATES HIM!
JOHN Come and get me you fuck!
A zombie from his right BITES him in the arm.
John yells in pain and DRIVES THE CHAINSAW INTO THE ZOMBIE’S FACE, BLOODY DEBRIS FLYING EVERYWHERE! John SWINGS the chainsaw horizontally, DISEMBOWELING A WHOLE LINE OF ZOMBIES!
He SWINGS it again, DISEMBOWELING THE LINE OF ZOMBIES BEHIND THEM!
JOHN Come on! You want to take me? Come on and take me to hell!
He CHOPS ANOTHER ZOMBIE IN TWO!
The Dead begin to encircle him...
...they close in on John.
JOHN Take me you pieces of shit! You want me? Come on and take me!
John attempts to fight them off, but they’re TOO MANY!
A zombie DRIVES HIS HAND INTO JOHN’S STOMACH!
HE RIPS OUT JOHN’S INTESTINES!!!
John CRIES in pain...
JOHN God!
...he falls to the ground...
...but he quickly RISES and DRIVES THE CHAINSAW INTO A ZOMBIE’S FACE!
Another zombie BITES INTO HIS ARM!
John SCREAMS!
The Dead all pile on him...
John SCREAMS louder!!
The Dead begin to DISMEMBER HIM! His ARMS, his LEGS, his ORGANS!!!
They rabidly FEAST on the bloody remains of John.
We ZOOM OUT from the carnage taking place as the Dead eat the last remains of John.
THE END