Halloween H20 Page #18

THE CLOSET:

Its door slightly ajar... the lights on inside. Something

inside catches Lurch's attention... he GROWLS.

Molly reaches over the side of the bed, pats the dog on his

head.

MOLLY:

Whatcha growling at, huh?

Lurch continues to snarl at the closet. Molly sits up in the

bed...

ANGLE ON THE CLOSET

Light seeps out from the cracks in the open door, illuminating

the sleeves of several hanging blouses.

MOLLY:

Lurch, there's nothing in there

but clothes.

Molly gets up... moves to the closet, open it...

INSIDE THE CLOSET

Wall-to-wall clothes hang from wooden dowels... Molly palms

the lightswitch, flicks off the light.

Molly closes the door, tight... heads to the bathroom down

the hall, Lurch follows her out.

EXT. GYMNASIUM - SAME TIME

The misfits who tee-pee'd the school have returned, this time

with black duffel bags in tow.

ON THE REAR DOUBLE DOORS

of the gymnasium... one of the FRESHMEN pulls a thick three

foot long CHAIN from his duffel bag... wraps it around the

door handles... he produces a PADLOCK, hooks it through the

loops of the chain... snaps it shut, locked tight.

ON THE GYMNASIUM ENTRANCE

Another freshman sneaks into the gymnasium, while a fellow

SCHOOLMATE hide behind some bushes... on the lookout for

Wally.

INT. DORM - MOLLY'S ROOM

Molly returns from the bathroom, passes...

THE CLOSET DOOR.

It's ajar once again.

Molly climbs into bed, turns on her side... she reaches over

to the side of the bed... pets the dog.

MOLLY:

Guess there's always next year...

if I live past the humiliation of

tonight.

At that very moment, Molly sees...

LURCH!

The dog enters the room, sits in the doorway... growls in her

direction.

ON Molly. Sh*t! She instantly stops petting whatever is

under the bed.

CLOSE ON HER EYES

full of confusion, flushes with fear.

Terrified, she slowly leans over the edge of the bed... comes

eye-to-eye with --

THE SHAPE!

Beneath her bed, staring right at her... she was petting the

hair on his mask all along.

Molly SCREAMS. The SHAPE grabs her arm, drags her off the

bed onto the floor.

Molly struggles with him, as he tries to climb on top of her.

The SHAPE maintains a strong grip on her ankle with one hand,

swings a knife fiercely at her with the other.

He makes contact, slices open her left thigh...

Molly SCREAMS in agony, kicks her legs wildly... she manages

to strike a hard blow to his head.

She breaks free of his grip, takes off limping down the

hall... her hand pressed against the gaping wound carved in

her thigh.

ANGLE ON THE HALL

Seems to stretch for miles...

Molly limps down the corridor, dragging her leg behind her...

she looks behind her... no sign for the SHAPE... yet.

She ducks into one of the room, hides behind the door.

THE SHAPE:

emerges from her room... heads down the hall.

ON Molly trying desperately not to breathe, she watches as...

THE SHADOW OF THE SHAPE

passes by... she lets out a silent sigh of relief, when

suddenly...

THE SHAPE:

steps back into the doorway, looks into the room.

Molly freezes, looks at the wall beside her, she sees...

HER OWN SHADOW:

projected on the wall, it betrays her.

MOLLY:

(squealing)

Oh, God...

The SHAPE reaches through the crack in the hinged side of the

door... grabs Molly by the hair, reels her in.

Molly grabs the door... pulls it towards her, smashing the

SHAPE'S arm between the door and the jam. He releases her...

She flies out of the room, down the hall... stumbles down a

flight of stairs... dashes out of the dormitory.

INT. GYMNASIUM - SAME TIME

The party is in full swing. Students and teachers alike

crowd the gym floor, dancing to the music blaring from the

loudspeakers above.

CLOSE ON A SIGN:

"CAUTION:
BE SURE TO CLEAR GYM AND/OR POOL

BEFORE OPERATING FLOOR"

Hung above a large red button. THE CAMERA PULLS BACK TO

REVEAL the freshman, who snuck in earlier, poised beneath

it...

He punches the button, then pops it off and puts it in his

pocket... he darts for the front entrance.

CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!

The gymnasium floor begins to move beneath the students'

feet, splits right down the middle... retracts into the

walls...

The students part like the Red Sea, hooting and hollering as

the pool beneath them is revealed.

EXT. GYMNASIUM

The freshman flies out of the gym, slams the doors shut

behind him... his schoolmate chains the doors, locks them

with a padlock. They dart for the woods, passing...

MOLLY:

stumbles towards them, her pants bloodied. She SCREAMS,

tries to get their attention... they disappear into the

thicket.

She moves to the rear of the gymnasium, bangs on the chained

doors... SCREAMS for help, looks over her shoulder to see...

THE SHAPE:

headed straight for her. She hobbles to the front entrance,

bangs on the door...

MOLLY:

Let me in! Oh, God, help me!

Somebody... goddamnit!

The SHAPE closes in.

INT. GYMNASIUM - SAME TIME

Molly's screams are lost amongst the gleeful SQUEALS of the

party goers.

The floor continues to glide open beneath their feet,

revealing...

SARAH:

floating, face down in the pool... water tainted bright red

with her blood, illuminated by the pool light.

The mood suddenly changes... the SCREAMS of excitement

quickly turn into SHRIEKS of horror. Bedlam ensues...

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