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SPOOKED A Screenplay by Chad Langen FADE IN: A TEXT appears at the bottom of the screen. It reads: 1976 EXT. WOODS - NIGHT WE SEE two figures sprinting toward a church that lies ahead of them. They are barely visible through the scattered trees. They come to the front of the church. CAMERA CLOSE IN on two young boys, PETER and BILLY, neither a day older than eleven years of age. Billy pulls on a handle of a wooden door. BILLY It's locked. PETER Let me. He nudges Billy out of the way as he removes something from his pocket. It's a KEY. PETER (CONT'D) You forget Billy boy... He unlocks the door. PETER (CONT'D) My dad's the pastor. They enter. INT. CHURCH - SANCTUARY - SAME The two boys stand in a large sanctuary looking around, making sure there's no one in sight. BILLY You go it? Peter removes his shoe and pulls something out of it. It's a JOINT. 2. PETER Yep. He sticks it between his lips, lights it, and takes a long drag. BILLY Yeah? PETER (exhaling smoke) Oh, yeah. He hands it to Billy who takes an even longer drag. He then passes back to Peter. PETER (CONT'D) You know what they say about this place don't you? Peter takes a drag then passes it to Billy. BILLY (taking the joint) What? Billy takes a drag. PETER It was sometime in the late 1800's, when this church was first being established. A man by the name of William Roschse was working with the crew who was building the place at the time, right. Anyway, he had feelings for his fellow worker's wife. She was a lovely lady...probably her late twenties. She went by the name of Elizabeth Fontria. So, her husband comes home one night, right? And he finds her and William in his bedroom making love, but he doesn't say anything. Instead, he gather's the rest of the worker's who were working on the church at the time, and they set the house ablaze. Why he would set his own house on fire is beyond me. Anyway, Elizabeth makes it out, but only to watch William burn to his bones. Billy hands Peter the joint. Peter takes a drag then hands Billy the joint. BILLY (taking the joint) So then what happened? 3. PETER (exhaling) Well, they say that William haunted these very grounds and killed off every worker that was there the night he was burnt to his death. It's said that he still haunts this place. Many people claim to have seen him. Most say he was wearing a black cape earning him the name (dead serious) The Black Phantom. BILLY (exhaling smoke) You're just messing with me. There's a moment of silence. BILLY (CONT'D) Aren't you? There's another moment of silence. PETER (laughing) Yeah, I'm just messing with you. BILLY (relieved) Thank you. I thought you were serious for a second. PETER (serious) Oh, no. BILLY (worried) What? PETER It's a full moon. BILLY So? PETER So? Don't you know? BILLY What? PETER Every full moon, they say The Black Phantom comes back looking for his beloved Elizabeth. 4. BILLY Why a full moon? Billy takes a long drag. PETER Because that's when he's able to see best. When he was burning he couldn't see through the smoke. So he returns on full moon nights, kind of like this, in hopes of seeing Elizabeth. Billy hands him the joint. Peter takes a drag. BILLY You know what? Maybe we should go. PETER Billy, it's just a story. BILLY I don't know man. I heard about all those people reported missing. PETER Man, it's a story. A story my dad made up to keep trouble makers like us out of here. BILLY I still say we should go. PETER (holding up the joint) Man, this shit is making you crazy. BILLY Maybe so. PETER Man, why are you letting a stupid story get to you? Billy shrugs. Suddenly, a figure passes from the side. BILLY What the hell was that? PETER What? 5. BILLY Someone just walked by. PETER Man, you're losing it. BILLY You know what? I think I'm just going to head home. PETER What? I thought you were staying over at my place. BILLY I was... PETER Look if we leave, will you stay. BILLY Yeah, but only if we leave right now. PETER Fine. Peter takes one last drag before he puts the joint out on his shoe. PETER (CONT'D) Guess we'll have to smoke this some other time, unless I get bored. Billy makes his way toward the two wooden doors they entered through. PETER (CONT'D) Shouldn't have even told you that story. Billy pushes on the door. BILLY What the... PETER (nudging Billy out of the way) Let me try. He pushes. 6. BILLY Is it locked? Peter pushes again. PETER I guess, but how. The door locks from the inside, not out. Peter looks at Billy who looks terrified. PETER (CONT'D) Oh, and I suppose you think The Poltergeist did it. BILLY Is there another way out of here? PETER Yeah, there's a back door in the kitchen. Suddenly, something passes by in front of them. BILLY Okay, now what the hell was that! PETER Let's get out of here! They start running down the aisle between the two rows of pews. Billy looks behind them to find a figure in black coming toward them in mid-air. BILLY Holy shit! PETER What? He looks back to find the figure right on there tails. PETER (CONT'D) Oh my, God! It's The Black Phantom. They are now running faster then ever. 7. PETER (CONT'D) Let's split! BILLY No! Peter who is ahead of Billy turns down a hallway. BILLY (CONT'D) Peter, wait! Billy turns down the hall. Peter is nowhere in sight. Billy looks behind him. Neither is the phantom. Billy turns back around to find The Black Phantom in mid air right before his face. Billy screams. INT. KITCHEN Peter hears Billy's screams. Terrified, Peter quickly pushes on the back door. It's locked. Peter spots a window on the other side of the kitchen. He quickly makes his way over to it and opens it. He looks toward the doorway to find, The Black Phantom hanging in mid-air. Peter begins crawling through the window. Like magic, the window shatters into bits. Peter looks up to find the rest of the window coming down. He makes an effort to move. Too late. It impales him. Blood splatters everywhere. The Black Phantom is nowhere in sight. FADE TO: EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - AFTERNOON - PRESENT DAY WE SEE a suburban coming down the road. It leaves a trail of dusk behind it. MALE VOICE (V.O.) They say he was burnt alive. INSIDE CAR--- CLOSE IN on girl in the passenger's seat. This is CHELSEA MORTON, 17, head cheerleader at Roosevelt High School. 8. CHELSEA That is so not true. The entire town of Colby covered up the death of William Roschse like it never happened. As for Elizabeth, she was put to death just a few days after the incident took place. No one knows what really happened to William, and anyone who told, was put to death as well. MALE VOICE It's true. CLOSE IN on a boy, FRANK CONNOR, 17, the average stoner. He lays in the second back seat. FRANK (CONT'D) Every now and then the national news media and other powerful sources come in looking for a new story on The Black Phantom, but they are always turned down and they end up leaving a day later. It's crazy. In the seat before Frank is JASON CROMWELL, 18, a school drop out. JASON You guys are full of shit. There was a story in The National Enquire on the legend of The Black Phantom. The photos showed the body of William, and it was burnt toast. CHELSEA No wonder you dropped out of school. The National Enquire is phony. Every article written up in that paper is complete bullshit. Besides, the legend dates clear back to the 1800's. And if you would have stayed in school longer, you would have known that camera's weren't invented yet, and even if they were, the film that was used when the first camera was invented was shit and wouldn't of lasted this long. MALE VOICE Actually, that's not true. CAMERA CLOSE IN on a boy in the driver's seat. This is ADAM CORBETT, 18, head quarterback at Roosevelt High School. ADAM (CONT'D) You see, camera's had been invented back then. In fact, they date back to the Civil War when they were first becoming popular. JASON And you would know this, how? 9. ADAM It's called History. JASON Oh, yeah? CHELSEA Yeah. But he wouldn't expect you to know that, you know, being a drop out and all. JASON Really, because I heard that every time you attend school, you have someone's dick in your pants, right, Frank? Frank rises up from the backseat. FRANK What? CHELSEA Kiss my ass, Jason! JASON I'd love too. ADAM Hey, Jason. When's the last time you got any? Huh? Junior High? Chelsea busts up laughing. JASON Hey just because I don't brag about what goes on between me and my women, doesn't mean it doesn't happen, okay? CHELSEA Yeah, I'd like to see some proof for that. Maybe The National Enquire. Jason flips her off. CHELSEA (CONT'D) I'll pass. 10. JASON Hey, Adam. What have you and Karen done lately? Huh? Nothing? Yeah I though so. CHELSEA Speaking of Karen. Where is she? ADAM She's with Bill. JASON What?! What the hell is she doing with Bill? ADAM She wanted to ride along with him and Stacey. JASON And... ADAM And what? JASON You trust her with Bill? You're out of your damn mind. I mean for all we know they could be pulled over to the side of the road having a threesome. EXT. PRIVATE DRIVE - MOMENTS LATER WE SEE a truck sitting in a private drive. From here we can see a guy in a girl making love to each other inside. INT. TRUCK - SAME The two continue to make out. This is BILL CLANTON, 18, and STACEY THOMAS, 17. BILL God, I love you. STACEY Ah, really? BILL Oh yeah. 11. They continue to kiss. Suddenly, A girl, KAREN WINSTON, 18, rises from underneath the steering wheel. We did not notice her before. She storms to the other side of the truck and sits, arms crossed. She's angry. STACEY What's wrong? KAREN I don't know. Take a wild guess. BILL Karen, don't be like this. KAREN Well how do you think it feels? Huh, Bill. BILL I... KAREN While I'm down there, cheating on my boyfriend, pleasing "Mr. Johnny", you're up here, telling Stacey how much you love her. BILL And... KAREN I have a boyfriend, Bill! I shouldn't be doing this, but I am. Because I love you. BILL And I love you too. It's just I love Stacey too. Stacey smiles at her. KAREN Well, maybe we shouldn't do this anymore. BILL Karen, don't be like this. 12. KAREN It's time to go. BILL Karen... KAREN Drive. BILL Whatever. He starts the truck. They pull away. CUT TO: EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - MOMENTS LATER The suburban continues down the narrow dirt road. CHELSEA (V.O.) Damn, I didn't know this place was so far out of town. ADAM Sixteen miles. JASON What the hell is a church doing sixteen miles out of town? ADAM Beats the hell out of me. CHELSEA If this place has been here since the 1800's then why the hell are we attempting to fix it. I mean, It's old enough, why don't they just tear it down and build another one. ADAM Because Colby's cheap. They want to save as much money as possible. JASON Why? It's not like they don't rake in enough doe from the stoners and their marijuana. No hard feelings, Frank. 13. FRANK None taken. CHELSEA Is that it? CHELSEA'S POV---THROUGH WINDSHIELD A church lies about a quarter mile away. ADAM Yep. CHELSEA Thank, God. I got to hit the bathroom before I soak my panties. JASON Thank you for sharing. ADAM Yeah, that was a little more information than we wanted to hear. CHELSEA It's true. I hope there's some tp. JASON You'll be lucky if there's even running water in there, let alone toilet paper. EXT. ROAD The suburban pulls into the church lot. It comes to a halt before two familiar wooden doors. JASON (CONT'D) What a wreck. JASON'S POV---THROUGH THE WINDOW The church sits with broken windows, peeling paint, falling shingles. It's a total wreck. ADAM Well I hope you weren't expecting the Taj Mahal. 14. JASON No, I was thinking more Playboy Mansion-ish. ADAM Then your on the wrong bus route, son. Frank rises up from the back seat. FRANK Are we there already? ADAM Yeah, man. We're done. We're getting ready to go. FRANK Sweet. He lays back down. JASON (slapping him on the head) Get your ass up, boy. FRANK Okay. Okay. They climb out of the suburban. EXT. DRIVE They stand looking at the abandoned church. CHELSEA It's looks like it could give any minute. Adam walks toward the two wooden doors. JASON You think it's locked? ADAM I guess we'll find out, won't we? He pulls on a handle. The door opens with ease. 15. ADAM (CONT'D) That was cake. He sticks his head into a dark, moist church. He quickly pulls his head out. ADAM (CONT'D) Oh, it reeks of shit! The others laugh. ADAM (CONT'D) You guys want to smell it? They shake their heads "no". ADAM (CONT'D) Thought so. FRANK Where the hell are those guys? ADAM I don't know, but it's 2:30 and we can't start without them. JASON Speak of the devil. JASON'S POV--- A truck comes our way down the road. ADAM Bought time. The truck pulls into the drive and comes to halt at the side of the church. INT. TRUCK Bill looks at Karen before turning the ignition off. BILL (to Karen) You doing to be okay? 16. KAREN (opening the car door) I'll be fine asshole. She slams the door. Bill and Stacey look at each other and shrug. Adam greets Karen with a hug and kiss. The other's follow. ADAM Hey, baby. KAREN Hey. Adam senses something wrong. ADAM You okay? KAREN Uh, huh. ADAM Okay. Bill and Stacey come around the side of the truck. BILL Hey guys. ADAM Please tell me you stopped and got that shit I told you too. BILL (pulling open the tailgate) It's all right here. ADAM Thank, God. He fumbles around with some of the supplies. ADAM (CONT'D) Got the crowbars. The hammers. Lights. Gas. Frank digs through some of the supplies. 17. FRANK (holding up a nail gun) What the hell is this? BILL It's called a nail gun, weed brownie. FRANK No shit, anal probe. This. He holds up the cord which is now in two. BILL (grabbing for it) Oh shit! That's my dad's! He's going to freak! He shoves Frank out of the way. Stacey chuckles. FRANK Hey, watch it! BILL Shit. JASON Big freakin' landslide. How much could it of costs? Sixty dollars? BILL Try two hundred, smart one. ADAM Put that shit behind you, we've got bigger fish to fry. BILL Like what? ADAM Like getting our asses to work on this piece. The construction crew will be out here in two days, and I told them that we would have this done by time they got here. CHELSEA What the hell did you tell them that for? Adam is about speak, but Jason interrupts. 18. JASON What can anyone do that will help this dump out? ADAM We're going to pop all the windows out and ceil all the cracks in the ceiling. FRANK You gotta be shitting me. ADAM Hey, your the one who volunteered for this. FRANK My ass, I volunteered. My mom signed me up for this shit. BILL Well, she must of had a good reason. I can think of several off the top of my head. Frank flips him off. STACEY (drawing close to Bill) You wish. That's my boyfriend. ADAM Would you guys cut it out? Bill grins at him. ADAM (CONT'D) Now, come on. Let's go see what we're in for. BILL We could have done that before we made the mistake of volunteering for this crap. Frank glares at him as Bill enters. JASON (putting his hand on Frank's shoulder) Smoke it off. Jason walks in. Frank mumbles under his breath and follows the rest of them in. 19. Adam walks over to the suburban where Karen is leaning against. ADAM You sure you're okay? Karen nods her head "yes". ADAM (CONT'D) You just haven't said much since we got here. KAREN I'm fine. ADAM Did Bill say something that offended you? KAREN I said I'm fine, Adam. She kisses him as she heads for the church and enters. Adam follows. CUT TO: INT. CHURCH - SANCTUARY - MOMENTS LATER We're in what used to be a sanctuary for a church. The seven stand stare around. FRANK You were right about one thing, Adam. ADAM What's that? FRANK It's smells like ass up in here. Chelsea runs her hand along a window. She looks at her hand which is now covered in dust. CHELSEA Damn, where's house keeping when you need it? 20. JASON Yeah, I don't think this place is holy anymore. FRANK Except for all the holes in the windows and ceiling. ADAM Oh, shit, Frank! There's a spider on your head. FRANK (rapidly brushing his hair) Where?! Get it off! Get it off. Everyone tries to hold their laughs in. There is no spider on his head. BILL Is that a black widow? Oh my, God it is. FRANK Get it off! Please! Get it off! JASON (laughing) Ah, bust! Everyone lets lose a laugh. Everyone but, Frank. FRANK What?! Adam, you dick! STACEY You loser. FRANK Quit dicking around, Adam. There's work to be done. ADAM He's right. The others still laugh. Frank (mumbling) Asses. He brushes his hair one last time. Just in case. 21. ADAM Alright, Jason, Chelsea, Karen, and I will work on popping these windows out... BILL (interrupting) Oh, no. I ain't getting stuck with Frank. ADAM Bill... BILL No man. ADAM Bill... BILL I'm not getting stuck with Frank, man. ADAM Fine. We'll switch off. BILL What? ADAM We'll switch off. We'll take him for an hour and you guys take him for an hour and so on. You get him first. You're going to work on the ceiling. Frank is getting angry with them. BILL Wait. Adam, man, this kid can't tie his own shoes, how do you expect him to stand on a ladder? Frank looks down at his shoes. They are untied. He covers them up embarrassed. ADAM That or nothing. BILL Fine. (to Frank) Go out and grab the ladder. 22. Frank mumbles under his breath as he heads for the wooden doors and exits. EXT. CHURCH - LOT Frank walks over to the truck and pulls open the tailgate. EXT. TAILGATE Frank sits on the tailgate. He removes a lighter from his pocket, and a joint from his shoe. FRANK (CONT'D) Yes, finally. He sticks it between his lips and lights it up. A semi passes by. Frank nods his head. The man inside rolls his eyes. FRANK (CONT'D) Harsh, man. After another long drag he puts the joint out on his shoe. FRANK (CONT'D) Catch you later. He puts the joint in his shoe. As he begins pulling the ladder out he spots something through a window near the back of the church. It looks like a black cape. Frank shakes his head. He looks back. Nothing. FRANK (CONT'D) Weird. He pulls the ladder out and heads inside. INT. SANCTUARY Jason, Adam, Chelsea, and Karen have already gotten to work. BILL Finally. 23. Franks hands him the ladder. Bill snatches it away from him. He smells the weed on Frank. BILL Taken a little break, were we? FRANK What are you talking about? STACEY Bill, lay off. Let's get this crap done so we can head out. We've got plans of our own. They kiss. Bill sets the ladder up. FADE TO: Jason, Karen, Adam, and Chelsea who are popping windows out with crowbars. FADE TO: Frank on top of ladder. Bill shakes it. Stacey laughs. FADE TO: Jason slamming his crow bar through the window shattering it. Chelsea laughs. Karen stays quiet like she has been the whole time. Adam gets on him. Jason rolls his eyes. FADE TO: Bill on ladder. They have moved. Bill working to ceil a crack in the ceiling. Frank is hitting on Stacey who is holding the ladder. FADE TO: CHELSEA Yes, that's it. Jason points to the other side of the room. There's a whole other wall full of windows. Chelsea moans. 24. FADE TO: Bill climbing down from the ladder. STACEY What's wrong? BILL Got to go out and grab some more ceiler. I'll be right back. Jason who is working to pop out a window gets a drop of rain on his face. JASON Yo, I think it's starting to rain. ADAM (working on a window) So. There's a roll of thunder. Then we see a bolt of lightning. Suddenly the rain gets harder. JASON Okay, it's starting to poor. ADAM We have to finish removing all these windows. KAREN Adam... ADAM What? KAREN Look outside. ADAM'S POV--- It's pouring rain outside. ADAM We have to finish. 25. KAREN Can't we finish tomorrow. ADAM Sure. We can finish tomorrow. FRANK Really? ADAM Yeah. FRANK Cool. ADAM The only problem is, we have two days to get this done. CHELSEA So we'll finish tomorrow. ADAM (sarcastically) Excellent idea. Chelsea flips him off. ADAM (CONT'D) This is at least a three day project, guys. We'll barely get it done in two. We can leave as soon as we finish popping out these windows. FRANK What about the rain? Won't it get in. ADAM You're right. Bill slaps him on the head. FRANK Owe, what the hell was that for? BILL For having a big mouth. 26. ADAM Bill, he's right. We have to find some wood or something to put on the windows to keep the rain out. JASON Man, that could take hours. ADAM Not if we work together. BILL Hey, Adam, let me ask you something. ADAM Shoot. BILL Who put you in charge? CHELSEA Here we go. ADAM What? BILL I want to know who put you in charge. Your telling us what has to be done, when, and how it has to be done. ADAM Well then speak up. If you want something done your way, speak up. STACEY Guys, this is getting us nowhere. KAREN She's right. We'll never get out of here at this rate. Stacey smiles at her. Karen sees it but ignores her. CHELSEA We're not going to get out of here at all, if it continues to pour like that. I've heard of people who have been out here for days because they got stuck out here. 27. ADAM You guys want to leave, then leave. BILL Fine, let's go guys. CHELSEA Wait a second. How the hell are we suppose to get out of here? BILL We'll take my truck. JASON Great idea, Bill. There's just one problem. How are we all suppose to fit in your truck? BILL We're not. You guys can ride with A...dam.... Adam smile at them. KAREN Adam? FRANK Adam, let's just get out of here. It's pouring rain. It's getting dark, and you know what they say when it gets dark around here. There's along moment of silence. ADAM Your scared. FRANK No, I'm not scared. ADAM Yes, you are, you're scared. FRANK Cut it out, okay. I'm not scared. ADAM Franks scared. Watch out Frank! The Black Phantom might...Get Ya! 28. Frank jumps. BILL Cut it out man. Frank's surprised Bill is sticking up for him. ADAM Scaredy cat! Frank's chicken! Chicken! Don't piss your pants. Karen is embarrassed by the way he is acting. KAREN Adam? Your acting immature. ADAM Don't tell me your scared too. STACEY So ignorant. ADAM Scaredy cats! Chickens! Bill has had enough he charges as Adam continues to yell. Suddenly, Adam is grabbed out of mid-air by... THE BLACK PHANTOM! FRANK Holy... BILL Shit! Adam screams as he is pulled through the air by the phantom. ADAM Help me! Somebody help! The others can't believe their eyes. Adam can barely see what's behind him, but gets a glance of a large chandelier holding candles. 29. Adam screams thinking he is going to hit it. Instead he is pulled around it missing it by inches. We can barely see the phantom. Suddenly, Adam spots a large, stained window above the pulpit. He screams as he crashes through it. The phantom disappears in mid-air as Adam slams into a broken limb. It goes straight through him. Blood flows from his mouth as he hangs helplessly. The others down below stare at him blankly, then they all scream. BILL Let's get the hell out of here! They all run for the wooden doors as rain blows through the open holes where the windows once were. They can barely see through the darkness that has fallen over them. They all exit screaming. EXT. CHURCH - LOT - NIGHT It's pouring rain. Some of them run for the suburban the others for the truck. STACEY What the hell was that thing?! BILL Who cares? Let's get the hell out of here. The two of them climb into his truck. Bill starts it. SUBURBAN CHELSEA Oh, shit! FRANK What? CHELSEA We don't have the keys! They all run for the truck. Too late. It pulls away. 30. CHELSEA Wait! JASON Get back here you asshole! INT. TRUCK Bill and Stacey sit terrified. BILL AND STACEY'S POV---THROUGH WINDSHIELD STACEY Can you see anything? BILL Not really. CUT TO: EXT. LOT The others stand hopelessly. JASON There is no way I'm staying here with that thing! CHELSEA I can't believe they left us here. CHELSEA, JASON, and FRANK'S POV--- Bill's truck swerves off the road. CUT TO: INT. TRUCK BILL Oh, shit. They roll as they slam into the ditch. CUT TO: 31. EXT. LOT FRANK Woe. JASON Let's go! They head toward the truck. INT. TRUCK Stacey's head raises. STACEY Owe. She looks around. STACEY (CONT'D) Oh, my God! Bill! Stacey begins shaking him. STACEY (CONT'D) Bill! Where are you? She sees a large hole in the windshield. She looks out to see BILL laying dead in the grass. STACEY Bill! She tries to open her door it won't open. STACEY Shit. She crawls to the other side of the truck. She pulls on the door. It opens. She stumbles out and falls to the ground. She crawls over to Bill. He is covered in blood. 32. STACEY (crying) Bill? No answer. No movement. STACEY Bill? She starts to shake him. Still no answer. She begins to cry. CHELSEA (O.S.) Stacey? Bill? STACEY Over here! WE SEE Chelsea, Jason, and Frank. CHELSEA (to Jason and Frank) There she is. They run toward her. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Are you okay? STACEY (crying) Yeah, but Bill... JASON Oh, shit. STACEY Do you think he's dead? Jason walks over toward him. He looks for a pulse. Nothing. Jason nods his head "yes". STACEY (CONT'D) (crying) No. 33. CHELSEA Stacey. STACEY No. CHELSEA There's nothing you can do. STACEY Bill. CHELSEA Come on, Stacey. Chelsea helps Stacey to her feet. Stacey is in tears. JASON Now what the hell do we do? CHELSEA We need a phone. We need to call for help. FRANK The suburban. JASON What about it? FRANK Adam had a phone. CHELSEA He's right. JASON Let's go. They begin to head back toward the road when... THE SUBURBAN passes by. 34. FRANK What the... JASON That was the suburban! CHELSEA No shit! JASON How the... CHELSEA Karen. JASON But, how'd she get the... CHELSEA She must have gotten them from Adam. ADAM Great! Now what the hell do we do! CHELSEA Calm down. JASON Why?! CHELSEA Because screaming like a maniac isn't going to get us anywhere. Stacey stands looking at Bill. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Look, I know this is going to sound crazy. But we have to go back to the church. JASON Are you crazy?! After what just happened to Adam! CHELSEA I know... 35. JASON No way! I am not going back there! Let's just stand here and wait for somebody to come by. CHELSEA News Flash, Jason! When's the last time you saw a car go by here? Huh? Standing out here is going to do us no good. JASON Neither is going back in there, unless you want to come out looking like Adam and right now, that's not at the top of my Christmas list. There's got be a farm or something around here with a phone. Anything's better than going back in there. CHELSEA Okay. Stay out here in the rain, Jason. You're still going to end up looking like Adam. At least in there it's dry. JASON Chelsea... CHELSEA Look, if the legend is correct, this thing as a weakness. JASON Keep talking. CHELSEA This man was burnt alive, right? JASON Man... CHELSEA William. I think Bill has some flashlights in the back of his truck. JASON So. FRANK We can use them against the Black Phantom. He was burnt. So it should be afraid of any kind of light. 36. JASON Which means it won't come near us. CHELSEA Exactly. JASON To the truck? CHELSEA To the truck. They make way for the truck. Stacey still stands staring at Bill's body. CHELSEA (CONT'D) (to Stacey) You okay? She reaches puts her hand on Stacey's shoulder. Stacey pulls away. STACEY No. Jason and Frank dig through the back of the truck. JASON Damn, everything's all scattered around. FRANK Here's some lanterns. CHELSEA Grab 'em. Frank picks one up. JASON It's broken. Real convenient. CHELSEA Are they all broken? Frank picks one up. 37. FRANK This one isn't. JASON Damn, I can't find the flashlights. CHELSEA (pointing) Check that black bag. Jason grabs the bag and unzips it. Bingo. JASON Yes. This is it. Chelsea walks over to Stacey. The rain still pours down. CHELSEA Stacey. STACEY We were going to get married. That's what we always told each other. CHELSEA There's nothing you can do. Stacey breaks out in tears again. JASON You ready? Chelsea looks at Stacey. CHELSEA Stacey? STACEY That fucker's going to pay for this. CUT TO: INT. CHURCH - SANCTUARY The two wooden doors open. The four of them enter dripping wet. Everything's quiet. Too quiet. Everyone but Stacey. She holds a lantern. 38. JASON (whispering) You think it's still in here? CHELSEA I don't know. Chelsea looks up. CHELSEA'S POV--- Adam still hangs on the limb helpless. Chelsea quickly looks away. They walk toward the hallway. INT. HALLWAY CHELSEA Ah, what is that smell? JASON It's smelt like this all along. CHELSEA Yeah, but here it's stronger than before. Suddenly a rat scurries across the floor. Everyone jumps. FRANK Damn, rats. JASON Let's check some of these doors. CHELSEA For what? JASON Anything that will keep that winged bastard away from us. CHELSEA All right. Just promise we won't split up. Every time they do in the movies, they end up getting picked off faster. 39. JASON Believe me, we are not going to split up. Jason walks over to a door and tries to open it. JASON (CONT'D) Locked. Great. CHELSEA (pointing) Check that one. Jason walks to the next door and turns the knob. JASON Locked. CHELSEA Are they all locked? JASON I don't know. Suddenly they here the sound of shattering glass. They all jump. They turn around to find Frank. He has broken the door to an emergency fire axe case. FRANK Sorry. STACEY Moron. JASON Actually... He walks over to the case. JASON (CONT'D) You're a genius Frank. Jason grabs the axe inside. 40. FRANK I am? CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN An axe breaks through the door splitting the wood. A hand punches through the hole and unlocks the door. The door opens to reveal Jason and the others. They enter. JASON A kitchen. CHELSEA Ah, the smell's worse. FRANK Hey, food. Frank walks over to a refrigerator. CHELSEA I don't even want to know what's in there. FRANK Well, I do. I'm starving. He pulls the door open. He quickly draws his face away. FRANK (CONT'D) Good, Lord! Everyone else covers their noses. FRANK (CONT'D) Is that what you were smelling, Chels? CHELSEA I don't know? STACEY Close it! 41. Frank quickly shuts it. Jason walks over to a door and opens it. It's a cellar. JASON Ewww, I think that's what you were smelling! CHELSEA What the hell is that? JASON Let's find out. CHELSEA Don't tell me you're going to go down there. Jason begins walking down. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Jason! She hurries after him. INT. CELLAR CHELSEA Jesus, that's horrible! They all have their noses covered as they make their way down the stairs. Jason shines his flashlight around. JASON (terrified) Oh, my God. What he sees terrifies all of them. Over fifty mutilated, dead bodies lie before them. FRANK Holy, shit. CHELSEA Screw this! 42. She runs for the stairs. Everyone follows, but before Frank gets to the top the door slams shut. Frank screams. CHELSEA (O.S.) Frank! Frank! Something hits him causing him to tumble town the stairs. He loses his flashlight as he hits the floor. The light goes out. We see nothing. JASON (O.S.) Frank! Frank are you okay? FRANK Ah, man. He fumbles around for his flashlight. CHELSEA (O.S.) Frank, talk to us! He doesn't answer. He continues looking for his flashlight. He grabs something. It's the flashlight. FRANK (shaking the flashlight) Yes. Come on. Come on. The light flickers, then comes on. Right as it does, he comes face to face with THE BLACK PHANTOM! Frank screams as he is decapitated. His head rolls to a corner. CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN CHELSEA FRANK! JASON It got 'em. STACEY Let's get the hell out of here! 43. They take off running. JASON Wait! They all stop. CHELSEA What, Jason?! Let's get out of here! JASON The light. CHELSEA What? JASON It's not the light. CHELSEA Damn it, Jason! You're not making any since! It's not the light! What do you mean it's not the light?! JASON We know Frank had his flashlight with him, right? CHELSEA Yeah, but Jason, it could of broke when he rolled town the stairs. JASON Maybe. But it was working before he went down the stairs and that thing knocking him off shows that the light was no harm to it. CHELSEA So how do we stop this thing? JASON Fire. STACEY Come on guys, let's just get the hell out of here! 44. JASON The fire. He was burnt alive. He's scared of fire. Jason runs over to a drawer by the sink. CHELSEA Jason, what the hell are you doing? JASON Help me a second. CHELSEA With what? JASON Help me find some rags. CHELSEA Some rags. JASON Yeah. Look in there. He points to a drawer. Chelsea opens it. CHELSEA Here. She grabs a bunch. Jason takes them. JASON Those too. She takes them all. STACEY Oh, shit, guys! It's coming! They turn around to see THE BLACK PHANTOM! 45. (CONT'D) hovering in mid-air. JASON Let's go! They run into the hallway. The phantom chases after them. INT. HALLWAY They begin running down the long hall. Suddenly all the door begin to fly open behind them as they run. STACEY Hurry! It's coming! Suddenly the floor starts chasing them as well. They enter the sanctuary. INT. SANCTUARY They run down the aisle. Stacey comes to a stop right below the chandelier. STACEY Wait! Jason and Chelsea stop. STACEY It's gone. Suddenly THE BLACK PHANTOM flies by the chain holding the chandelier to the ceiling and cuts it. JASON Stacey! Look out! 46. Stacey looks up as Jason rushes toward her to push her out of the way. Too late. Jason trips just as the chandelier crushes her and cuts two of his fingers off. Blood splatters everywhere. Jason screams. CHELSEA Jason! She rushes toward him. He grabs Stacey's lantern. THE BLACK PHANTOM hovers above them. Suddenly the beams above them begin to break and the windows begin to shatter. JASON Shit! You have the rags? CHELSEA Here. She hands them to him. THE BLACK PHANTOM gets closer. Jason breaks the top of the lantern off and shoves the rags onto the flame. THE BLACK PHANTOM gets closer. CHELSEA Hurry! The beams and windows continue to break. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Jason it's coming! 47. The rags catch fire at the top of the lantern. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Jason! Jason climbs to his feet. JASON Burn you bastard! He throws the lantern. It hits the floor. Flames rise. CHELSEA Let's go! They run as the windows and beams break behind them. THE BLACK PHANTOM is right on there tails. The fire is not far behind them either. They get to the wooden doors. They're locked. JASON Shit! THE BLACK PHANTOM Jason looks around. JASON There! He points at a hole where a window used to be. JASON (CONT'D) Let's go! They run toward the window as THE BLACK PHANTOM gets closer. 48. They get to the window. JASON (CONT'D) Go! Chelsea crawls through as fast as she can. THE BLACK PHANTOM is inches away. CHELSEA Come on! Jason begins to crawl through when A FALLING BEAM crushes him. He screams. CHELSEA (CONT'D) Jason! She grabs for him when THE BLACK PHANTOM appears before her. It pulls Jason in. CHELSEA (CONT'D) No! The whole church is up in flames. CHELSEA (CONT'D) No! FADE TO: EXT. WOODS - CAMPFIRE - NIGHT A group of girl scouts sit around the fire as their leader tells them a story. 49. LEADER And the place continued to burn until the was nothing left. SCOUT So this is where the church was? LEADER Right where we sit. SCOUT 2 It's just a legend. LEADER Some say it's a story, but other's have lived it. Another leader appears behind them. LEADER 2 Hey, Chelsea, should we gather some more wood for the fire? CHELSEA I think this will last us the night. CAMERA CLOSE IN on Chelsea's face. We zoom out through her pupil. CREDITS ROLL
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