DECEMBER 24, 1989
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
WE SEE a Christmas tree lit up. Popcorn hanging around it, colorful glass balls, angels, ribbons, and of course, Christmas lights. A HAND reaches into the CAMERA FRAME, a little girl hanging up a green glass ball. Another HAND reaches and hangs a gold ball.
LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)
Is Santa coming tonight, Mommy?
MOM (V.O.)
Of course he is, sweetie. But he won’t bring you nothing unless your being a good girl, because if your naughty, you’ll get a piece of coal.
LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)
What is a coal, Mom?
MOM (V.O.)
That is something you don’t want to get. Only naughty kids get that as a Christmas present from Santa Clause. Do you want to put the star at the top?
LITTLE GIRL (V.O.)
Really. Thanks, Mommy.
DAD (V.O.)
Here you go, Marcia.
WE NOW SEE the top of the Christmas tree. Empty. The little girl’s HAND reaches in and puts up a silver star with gold lights.
MARCIA (V.O.)
Thank you, Daddy. Oh, Mommy, it’s beautiful.
WE NOW SEE ROBERT WALLACE and TRISH WALLACE, both 35. Trish had long brown hair with blue eyes. Robert is holding MARCIA WALLACE 4, with her medium red hair just like Robert’s hair.
Person’s POV through the window
Marcia is brought down by Robert. Trish carries a tray full of cookies shaped like Christmas trees. Marcia gets two and puts them in her mouth at the same time.
ROBERT
Careful, sweetie. You don’t want to eat to much.
MARCIA
Why, daddy?
TRISH
They go to your thighs and you get fat like Santa Clause.
MARCIA
Santa is not fat, mommy.
ROBERT
Of course he is not fat. Right, Trish.
TRISH
Yes, he is not fat.
MARCIA
I got a surprise for you, daddy. Let me go get it, it’s up stairs.
ROBERT
What is it?
MARCIA
I can’t tell you, then it wouldn’t be a surprise.
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INT. MARCIA’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Marcia enters her room. Everything is pink and has pictures of different bears and unicorns. She walks over to her bed and reaches under. She takes out a red box and walks downstairs. SMASH! The window breaks.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Trish and Robert stand as they hear the window break.
ROBERT
Marcia? Stay here, Trish. I’ll go see what is going on.
Robert leaves.
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INT. MARCIA’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa Clause comes through window. Marcia stands in the doorway. She smiles in happiness as she sees Santa Clause. Robert comes to the doorway.
ROBERT
Marcia, is everything... Who are you?
Santa grabs Robert by the neck. He cracks his neck twice. On the second one, blood pours out of Robert’s mouth.
MARCIA
(Scared)
Santa? Daddy?
SANTA
Shh!
Santa leaves downstairs. Marcia is left staring at her Dad.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa comes downstairs. Trish turns around and gets scared.
TRISH
Jesus, Robert. You scared me. Robert?
Santa goes over to the Christmas tree. He gets a purple glass ball. He throws Trish to the ground. He gets on top of her and... SMASH! He breaks the ball on her face. He reaches out and grabs more ball. He smashes them on Trish’s face until she is dead.
Santa grabs all the silver and throws it into his bag. Marcia comes down the stairs.
MARCIA
Santa, where mommy?
Santa goes up to her and gives her a candy cane. He leaves the house.
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EXT. DRIVEWAY - CONTINUOUS
Santa breaks into a red truck. He drives in reverse and leaves into darkness.
“Silent Night” begins to play.
TITTLE CARD: Silent Night
Credits begins to roll. CAMERA MOVES all over the room. WE SEE a fire place with three stockings hanging down. Each has a name on it: “Dad,” “Mom,” and “Caitlin.” A deer hangs from the window. The TV is turned on revealing “The Grinch.” The Marcia screams. The CAMERA LOWERS down to reveal Trish dead with glass all over her face. Marcia continues to scream as we...
FADE TO BLACK.
DECEMBER 17, 2004
EXT. HIGHWAY - EVENING
CLOSE-UP of a billboard: “Merry Christmas, from Santa Clause.” The CAMERA MOVES revealing a long empty highway. A black Honda passes by on the opposite side. A women’s voice can be heard as a silver BMW drives forward.
WOMEN (V.O.)
I’m telling  you, we passed the exit, like two miles ago.
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INT. BMW - CONTINUOUS
The women is DANIELLE SHAW, 18, a typical girl; beautiful, brown hair with brown eyes. She continues to read the map.
DANIELLE
We passed the damn exit. You’re getting us lost again, Trevor.
TREVOR
Shut up, women. I know where I’m going.
The man with her is TREVOR RIDDICK, 18, also a typical man; handsome, red hair with green eyes, and glasses.  Trevor continues to drive without looking at Danielle. Snow begins to fall. Trevor turns on the wipers.
DANIELLE
Where are we going?
TREVOR
We’re going to see your parents’.
DANIELLE
This is not the way to my parents’ home.
TREVOR
We’ve been there a hundred times, I think I know how to get there.
DANIELLE
Trevor, stop this car now!
TREVOR
Danielle, what is your problem? Why do you want me to stop the car?
DANIELLE
We are not going to my parents’ house. Tell me, where are you taking me?
TREVOR
I told you.
DANIELLE
STOP!
Trevor stops the car. The tire screeches echo through the near by forest. A car behind the honks and goes around. Trevor hits the steering wheel.
TREVOR
Danny, what the fuck is you problem?
DANIELLE
We have to find a phone or something. Do you even know where we are?
TREVOR
Of course I do.
DANIELLE
Trevor.
TREVOR
Alright, I don’t, so sue me.
DANIELLE
Let’s just turn around and head back to the main highway.
TREVOR
Fine, have it your way. Your getting fucked because we won’t make it in time for the Christmas Eve dinner.
DANIELLE
What is the matter with you? Ever since we left the damn house, you’ve been acting like this.
TREVOR
I’m just stressed out, OK. I got a lot of problems to deal with and I don’t have time for your stupid ideas so I’m sticking to this highway.
DANIELLE
Stupid idea? Stupid?
TREVOR
Yes, stupid. It took us three hours to get here and you want to lose another three hours back, plus four more hours to get to you parents’ house?
DANIELLE
Let’s just go. Have it your way. Get us lost and killed, Trevor!
Trevor puts in the key and turns it on. Nothing. He tries again. Dead. He takes out the keys and puts them back in. Again he tries. The car is dead.
TREVOR
(shouting)
Great! Fucking Great!
DANIELLE
What are we going to do now, Trevor. You got us into this mess and...
TREVOR
(shouting)
Oh, shut the fuck up, Danielle. You made me stop this fucking car and look what happened! The car is fucking DEAD!
Trevor opens the car door. He climbs out and slams it so hard, it causes the air bag to pop out scaring Danielle. Trevor sits on the hood of the car. Danielle comes out.
DANIELLE
I’m sorry, Trevor.
TREVOR
What’s there to be sorry about. We’re stuck here with nothing to do. We’re just going to have to wait until some one comes.
WE SEE a red truck driving towards Trevor and Danielle. Trevor gets up and signals the car to stop.
TREVOR (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Shouting)
Stop! Hey, stop! Please!
The truck passes by them and continues driving.
TREVOR (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Shouting)
Piece of shit! Asshole
The truck screeches to a stop. Slowly it begins to drive in reverse towards the BMW. The red car screeches to a stop about ten feet from the BMW. Trevor goes over to the driver’s side of the truck.
TREVOR (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Listen, I’m sorry for that remark.
Danielle’s POV
The truck door opens and a knife comes out and stabs Trevor in the stomach. Santa Clause digs the knife deeper as Trevor screams for mercy. Blood pours out of Trevor’s mouth. Santa begins to twist the knife in Trevor’s body.
Danielle screams so loud that the man comes out of the truck. He is wearing a Santa Clause suit. He takes the knife out of Trevor’s lifeless body. Danielle gets out of the car and runs towards the woods.
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EXT. WOOD - MOMENTS LATER
Danielle continues to run with no destination. Santa Clause walks behind her slowly. Danielle crashes with a tree and falls down. She looks over her shoulder and sees Santa coming behind her.
DANIELLE
(shouting)
Oh God! HELP!
Danielle gets up and continues to run. Santa is still walking behind her. Santa is holding a knife; a bloody knife. Danielle hides behind a big tree.
Danielle’s POV
Santa Clause walks past the tree. He looks around to find Danielle. She Danielle let’s out a short gasp. Santa turns around to see Danielle. She runs screaming back to the direction of the highway.
Danielle trips and falls down. She then gets up and turns around. Nothing. No Santa.
DANIELLE (CONT’D) (cont’d)
The truck, his truck.
Danielle runs back to the highway. She stops about twenty feet from the road. She continues to walks the rest of the way. About five feet before she gets there, Santa comes out from behind a big tree. He grabs Danielle by her shoulder’s and lifts her up into the air. He pushes her chest into a broken big branch.
Danielle’s body hangs lifelessly three feet of the ground. Blood drips as Santa goes back to his truck and drives away into darkness.
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS - MORNING
Bright young faces walk around the campus. Two Gothic kids walk to the billboard with a stereo in their shoulder, playing hard rock. MARCIA, now 19, is a freshmen in Franklin University. Her red hair is loose under a “Yankee” hat.
DAVID MORRISON, 20, helps Marcia as he catches up to her. To all the girls, David is the cutest one on campus with his brown hair and olive, jade eyes. His brown hair is dangling down his forehead.
DAVID
Need some help?
MARCIA
Thanks.
(handing some books to David)
These books are killing me.
DAVID
(Looking at a book)
I didn’t know you were taking Calculus?
MARCIA
I have to, I flunked it last year. Well, I wouldn’t say “flunked,” but I got a “D.”
DAVID
Ouch. I remember Calculus. It was some hard shit.
MARCIA
Yeah, it is.
DAVID
Who do you have as your professor’s?
MARCIA
I got Prof. Silva, Martin, Holten, and Gillbet twice.
DAVID
I remember Gillbet. He’s a real asshole.
They both laugh as they look into each others eyes. Staring, smiling. Marcia looks to her left and begins to walk. David close behind her.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
What’s the hurry?
MARCIA
I’m sorry. I just can’t look at you in the eye no more after what happened last month.
DAVID
The thing with Elle? Forget it. She said she was sorry.
MARCIA
She’ll never be sorry. She hates me.
DAVID
No she doesn’t.
A young girl walks in the opposite direction from them and says hi to David.
GIRL
Hey, Davi.
DAVID
What’s up.
(Turning to Marcia)
You want me to carry these to your dorm?
MARCIA
Can you?
DAVID
Of course. I always have time for you?
ELLE
(Shocked)
Is that so?
David and Marcia turn around to find ELLE HENDERSON, 19, a freshman, with long blond hair and blue/gray eyes, standing behind them. Their expression reveals a shocked one.
DAVID
Elle? What are you doing here?
ELLE
What do you think? I want to be with my guy.
DAVID
Elle, I’m not your guy no more. Your too jealous of little thing.
MARCIA
(Quickly)
I gotta go. Thanks, David.
DAVID
No, don’t go. Stay.
MARCIA
I really can’t.
ELLE
Good. Then get your parentless as out of here.
Marcia grabs her books and runs straight ahead. She bumps into a girl who was reading a book. She continues running without looking back.
DAVID
Elle, why did you say that?
ELLE
What? Parentless?
DAVID
That is really fucked up.
ELLE
Fuck her.
(Rubbing her hand on his chest)
Let’s go back to my dorm.
DAVID
Get away from me, Elle. I’m going after Marcia.
ELLE
No, you didn’t just throw my arm back to me?
DAVID
I did, so what?
ELLE
Is that what you want, fine.
DAVID
Good.
ELLE
Yeah, it’s good. You need to get yourself a life, David. What girl is going to want you?
DAVID
Just so you know, I have had more girlfriends then you had boyfriends.
ELLE
What are you talking about?
DAVID
What I’m trying to say, Elle, is fuck off!
ELLE
Fine then. Have it your way. You’re the one losing. You rather have that bum bitch than me?
DAVID
(Running)
As a matter of fact, I do.
Elle is left with her mouth open as David runs away after Marcia. Elle screams. Students look at her as if she is crazy.
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INT. HALLWAY OF MARCIA’S DORM - MOMENTS LATER
Marcia makes it up the stair tired; gasping for air. She sets her book on the floor next to the door. She takes out a pair of keys and they fall to the ground. As she bends to pick them up another HAND reaches in to grab them. David.
MARCIA
Thanks. What happened to Elle?
DAVID
Forget about it. We broke up about a week ago. Why did you run off like that?
MARCIA
I guess I was scared.
DAVID
She won’t hurt you anymore. Let me help you with those books.
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INT. MARCIA’S DORM - CONTINUOUS
Half the room is messy beyond your wildest imagination. Trash, paper plates, plastic cups, food, clothes, beer cans, underwear thrown on the floor. Over the bed is a poster the "Misfits skull." The other side is very, VERY neat.
Books placed in alphabetical order, teddy bears placed from big to small on the bed, sheets folded nicely. On the front of the bed is a banner that reads: “Marcia Wallace.”
DAVID
(Amazed)
WOW! I mean, WOW!
MARCIA
Is that a compliment?
DAVID
I... I...
MARCIA
I’ll take it as one. Just set the books on the bed.
He does so.
DAVID
I have never seen a room... Side so neat before. Not even my parents room is this clean.
MARCIA
What can I say, I’m a control freak.
Just then the door opens. A Punk chubby girl walks in without notice. She is surprised to see David in the room.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Dave, this is my roommate, Hilary.
DAVID
Hi, Hilary.
HILARY
Hey, you guys. I just came in to get something.
(She grabs a black backpack)
I got to go, bye.
She walks out the door. The door suddenly opens again. David and Marcia turn to see who it is. Hilary. She is holding a SMALL ENVELOPE.
HILARY (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Marcia, I got your mail. This was in there.
(Hands her the envelope)
Bye.
MARCIA
Bye, Hilary. Thanks.
DAVID
What is it?
MARCIA
(Opening the envelope)
It’s an invitation. To Dean’s party.
(Surprised)
Dean is having a party?
DAVID
Yeah, he is. He didn’t tell you?
MARCIA
I guess he forgot.
(Reading invitation)
“Christmas Party, Dean’s Big House. From 5pm to ???. Live DJ and dancing.” Wow. This is going to rock.
DAVID
Yeah, it’s Christmas Eve.
MARCIA
(Shocked)
Tomorrow?
DAVID
Tomorrow is the twenty-fourth, right?
MARCIA
I guess it is. I have to study. I don’t want to be rude, but can you please leave.
DAVID
Sure, anything. I’ll see you at the party.
MARCIA
Yeah, Bye.
Marcia closes the door after David leaves. She looks at the invitation that is laying on her bed. She picks it up and throws it in the trash.
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INT. ROOM BC-5 - THE NEXT DAY - MORNING
DEAN FERRIS, 20, a regular man; handsome, black hair, blue eyes, your everyday jock, sits at the back of the room listening to PROFESSOR SILVA, 32, normal Scottish man with short brown hair.
PROF. SILVA
The element, hydrogen, has a proton of 1. If you were to make a 3D form of it with layers, it will only need one layer with one electron, and so will the other elements in the group. They all have an outer shell with one electron.
(shouting)
Gary, pay attention. All this stuff is going to be on the midterm, people, which is coming up after your one month Christmas Vacation which will begin in 5...4...3...2...1...0.
Bell rings.
PROF. SILVA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Good day.
Dean leaves the class in a hurry.
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EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS - MOMENTS LATER
Dean walks down a sidewalk when CAITLIN ROTA, 19, a popular girl, red hair, light brown eyes catches up with Dean. Caitlin leans over and give Dean a kiss.
DEAN
Hey, Cait.
CAITLIN
I can’t wait for the party tonight.
DEAN
Yeah, me neither.
CAITLIN
How about if we go back to my place and snuggle?
DEAN
How about if we don’t? I got things to do, Cait. I’ll see you later.
Dean takes out a pair of keys. The alarm switches off as Dean gets into his Mustang. A CLOSE-UP of the license plates, which reads: “DEAN-#1.”
CAITLIN
Bye.
Dean honks as a signal for saying good-bye. Caitlin sighs. She walks down the sidewalk. She walks past a newspaper machine. Inside are two copies of the “Franklin Word.” She reads the top headline in the newspaper. It reads: “Local couple found murdered in the woods of Route 42.” Caitlin searches for change. NONE.
Another girl comes and puts in a quarter. She takes the newspaper and leaves. She lets the door fall. Caitlin quickly grabs a stick and puts it on the edge. The women leaves. Caitlin grabs the last copy and leaves.
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INT. CAITLIN’S DORM - MOMENTS LATER
Caitlin sits on her bed as she reads the story about the murdered couple. It reads: “ A couple, Trevor Riddick and Danielle Shaw, found murdered last night outside Route 42. The were no witnesses, but police found a bloody ‘Santa Clause hat.’ No other clues have been found. Trevor’s body was found in the middle of the road with a severe stab wound in the stomach and Danielle’s body was found hanged on a tree with a broken branch coming gout her chest.”
CAITLIN
Oh my God.
RING! Suddenly the phones rings scaring Caitlin. She answers.
CAITLIN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Hello?
DEAN (O.S.)
Cait, I’m home right now. Come on over to help me hang up some stuff for my party.
CAITLIN
Sure. Like what?
DEAN
Like decorations, I don’t know, just come over to help me.
CAITLIN
Okay, what time?
DEAN
How about right now?
CAITLIN
That’s fine. I’ll see you in a little bit.
DEAN (O.S.)
OK. Bye.
CAITLIN
Wait, before you go, have you read the article about the murdered couple? They were found murdered on Route 42. The man was found in the middle of the street and the women was hanged up in a tree with a branch coming out her chest.
DEAN (O.S.)
Brutal. Tell me more about it when you get over here.
CAITLIN
Wait. It says that a car that passed by saw a man in a Santa Clause suit get inside a truck and headed for Janesville. I guess he is coming here.
DEAN (O.S.)
A crazy man coming here. Wow.
CAITLIN
I think I’m having second thoughts about your party.
DEAN (O.S.)
What? Why?
CAITLIN
With him on the loose, it isn’t safe.
DEAN (O.S.)
That was last night, right?
CAITLIN
No, it happened about one week ago.
DEAN (O.S.
Woah. Why is it in the paper?
CAITLIN
I don’t know. Listen, I’ll be over soon.
DEAN (O.S.)
Wear something with the Christmas spirit.
CAITLIN
I got, like, nothing to wear with the Christmas spirit.
DEAN (O.S.)
Wear something. Bye.
She hangs up the phone and looks out the window. The campus is nearly empty as the afternoon comes to an end. KNOCK, KNOCK. There is a knock at the door. Caitlin goes over to open it. NOBODY. She looks out the door. The hallway is empty. Not a soul. She is about to close the door when she steps on a small piece of paper.
She bends down to pick it up. It’s a note. She opens it up and reads it. “You better not pout. You better not cry. You better not shout, you’re going to DIE!”
CAITLIN
What the hell? What is this?
She slams the door on the camera making it...
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Darkness. The CAMERA RISES to reveal we are inside Professor Silva’s office.
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INT. PROF. SILVA’S OFFICE - LATE AFTERNOON
Prof. Silva takes a handful of papers and puts them inside his brown leather bag. He puts on a black hat over his short brown hair. He drops a pen. He picks it up. When he gets back up Santa Clause is in the BG. Prof. Silva turns around and is startled. He drops the pen.
PROF. SILVA
What the hell? Well, if it isn’t jolly Saint Nick. What are you doing? Handing out free candy canes? Please. Grow up. Everyone knows you don’t really exist. Now I’ll ask you very, very nicely, get the fuck out of my office!
Santa is very silent.
Satan Clause takes one step forward. He stops and stares at Prof. Silva with his big black eyes.
PROF. SILVA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Don’t feel like talking, huh?
Santa grabs the DNA chain model. SMASH! Santa smashes the top of the model on the table making it sharp. The smash startles Prof. Silva. Santa begins to twist the model.
The more he twists it the more it extends.
PROF. SILVA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
What the fuck? That cost me money!
Santa begins to walk towards him. Prof. Silva steps back. Santa swing the model, but Prof. Silva gets out the way. He begins to run out of the office. Santa grabs him before he leaves. SMASH! Prof. Silva gets throw into a table breaking all the beakers and tubes.  Prof. Silva gets up and goes out the emergency exit.
It leads to a long dark corridor which leads to the outside.
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INT. EMERGENCY CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS
Prof. Silva continues to run. He stops and turns around. NOTHING. Santa is gone.
PROF. SILVA
Who was that? I never heard of a killer Santa.
Just then a door opens from Prof. Silva’s office. He continues to run toward the outside. He stops when he sees a door that says: “Exit.” He opens it which is another, but short, corridor. As he opens it, Santa is on the other side.
Santa stabs Prof. Silva with the chain model in an up angle. Santa begins to twist the model making it extend inside Prof. Silva’s chest. Prof. Silva’s body falls with the model coming out of his chest. Santa drags the body into a near by door and leaves. As he leaves, a door opens and a janitor comes out.
JANITOR
Anybody here? Hello? Anybody?
The janitor leaves. The CAMERA MOVES down revealing a puddle along with a trail of blood leading to the door.
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. DAVID’S DORM - EVENING
The room is clean; normal. Basketball and Baseball posters hang on his side of the room. The other side is all girls. Posters of models, actress, and singers. David opens his closet. He takes out a red with green sweater. He puts it on with no undershirt. He puts on some khaki pants with black dressing shoes.
He gets a pair of keys and walks out the door, when the phone rings. He comes back in to answer.
DAVID
Hello?
MARCIA (O.S.)
Dave?
DAVID
Hey, Marcia. You ready?
MARCIA (O.S.)
I’m not sure if I want to go.
DAVID
What? Huh? Listen, I’m going to your dorm to pick you up. Explain it to me there. Bye.
(Hangs up phone)
What’s wrong with her?
He leaves the room. The door opens again. David comes back and goes over to his desk and grabs his wallet. He FINALLY leaves.
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INT. MARCIA’S DORM - CONTINUOUS
Marcia still has the receiver in her ear. Hilary goes up to her and takes away and hangs it up. Hilary sits next to Marcia.
HILARY
What’s wrong?
MARCIA
I don’t want to go to Dean’s party.
HILARY
Why?
MARCIA
Elle is going to be there. She’s such a bitch. I hate her.
HILARY
She is not going to nothing to you. If she does, tell me and my punk girls will deal with it.
MARCIA
That’s okay. I have a date with David and out destination is the party. How am I going to break the news to him.
HILARY
You’re not, because you’re going to that party. Who gives a damn if Elle Henderson is there. She is a total skank.
MARCIA
Thank’s for trying to cheer me up, but I’m still not going.
HILARY
Fine. Just sit here and let Elle take back David. He loves you Marcia, I’ve seen the way he looks at you and YOU look at him.
MARCIA
So, we like to hang out.
HILARY
Bullshit. You both are meant for each other. Now get up, get dressed and go to that party.
MARCIA
I... I... can’t. I’m not going.
HILARY
Marcia. What is your problem? David is going to be here any second.
MARCIA
Fine, if it’ll make you happy.
Marcia gets up and goes over to her closet. Her closet is big and FULL. She takes out a Santa Clause sweater.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
How about this?
HILARY
Nah. Try that.
MARCIA
This one?
HILARY
No, more to the right.
MARCIA
This one?
HILARY
One more.
MARCIA
This one?
HILARY
Yep, that is so cute.
Marcia goes to the mirror. She puts a white with red cashmere sweater over her chest. She smiles.
MARCIA
How do you do it, Hil?
HILARY
I guess it’s just a gift. Try it with that, the second one on the left.
MARCIA
Right here?
HILARY
Yeah, that.
Marcia grabs the black with green leather short skirt. It’s a little longer than a short skirt. It’s medium.
MARCIA
Too short.
HILARY
Try the one next to it.
Marcia grabs a black with red jeans. She puts them over her legs and looks in the mirror.
MARCIA
Wow. Beautiful.
There is a knock on the door. Hilary gets up and opens it. David enters the room. He wears the green with red sweater he had earlier with the khaki brown pants. He looks at Marcia from far away.
DAVID
Why don’t you want to go to the party?
MARCIA
I changed my mind. I do want to go.
DAVID
Oh. Well, you're not dressed.
MARCIA
Just give me ten minutes. Get to know Hilary for the mean time.
HILARY
(Turning to David)
Yeah, get to know me.
Marcia leaves to the bathroom with the white with red cashmere sweater and the black with red jeans. Hilary stares at David without blinking.
HILARY (CONT’D) (cont’d)
How old are you?
DAVID
Twenty.
HILARY
Listen, Marcia is a special friend to me. I love with all my heart. You fuck with her...
(lowering her voice and getting closer to David)
I’ll rip your fucking nuts off your body. Understand?
DAVID
(shocked)
I get it.
HILARY
Good. If I hear her cry or sob about anything.
Hilary puts her hand on her privates. She pulls it up quickly. David nods his head scared. Marcia comes out. She grabs her purse with a Reindeer on it. David gets up ad walks fast to the door. Marcia exits first then David.
MARCIA
Bye, Hilary. I’ll be back before three or four.
HILARY
Don’t worry, take your time.
They wait at an elevator. David pushes the down button.
HILARY (CONT’D) (cont’d)
David?
David turns to see the Hilary is moving her hand rapidly from her privates to the air. David begins to get scared.
DAVID
(Voice breaking)
You know, the stairs are faster. Let’s go.
MARCIA
OK.
The leave down the stairs.
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INT. MARCIA’S DORM - MOMENTS LATER
Hilary comes back to the dorm with a black plastic bag. She empties it on the bed. They are CD’s. WE SEE “Pink,” “Kelly Osbourne,” “Good Charlotte,” and “Blink 182.” She puts in “Blink 182” in her boom box.
She goes to the bathroom and opens the water. The bath tub begins to fill. She goes back to the room and gets a towel. She looks at the door, which is open. She looks out and there is nobody.
She goes back into the bathroom.
Person’s POV
Hilary bends over the tub to feel the water. She takes off her top and shorts leaving her in her bra and panties. She turns around and screams as she faces the person.
HILARY
Who are you?
It’s Santa Clause. He swings his fist which breaks the bathroom mirror. Hilary looks scared. She tries to run through his side, but he gets her. Santa grabs Hilary by her hair and pulls her to the tub. He puts her head in the water.
She begins to scream as Santa is trying to drown her. She kicks him in the stomach and legs. She lets out a gurgle. Bubbles rise up from her mouth to the surface. Half of Hilary’s lifeless body lays in the tub the other is on the ground. Santa stares into her eyes, which are underwater. He leaves the bathroom and the dorm room.
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INT. DEAN’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - EVENING
Dean places a plate full of different fruits on the table. A shadow comes behind him. WE SEE that the shadow is Santa Clause walking behind Dean. Dean turns around. CLANK! An empty tray falls from his hand.
DEAN
BRAD! What the FUCK?
Santa takes off the beard and WE SEE that Santa is Dean little brother BRAD, 17, a high school senior, spiky brown hair with a diamond stud on the left ear.
BRAD
Relax.
DEAN
I can’t relax. My party is tonight and I don’t need you putting more pressure on me.
BRAD
I still don’t understand why your having your party on Christmas Eve?
DEAN
Because I want to.
BRAD
But that time is for the family.
DEAN
Why do you care. You never spend time with mom or dad anyway.
BRAD
So. Its still a family time.
DEAN
When you get into college you’ll see what I’m talking about.
BRAD
Yeah, in almost a year.
DEAN
There you see, counting the days. Now take off that costume and go to the social hall and put these up.
DING, DONG! The doorbell rings. Dean goes up to the door as Brad leaves for the social hall. Dean opens the door. NOBODY. Just as he is about to close the door it opens. Caitlin comes in.
CAITLIN
Hey, what’s wrong?
DEAN
Nothing, you just scared me. Why is everybody scaring me? Halloween was like two months ago.
CAITLIN
(Hugging him)
I guess everyone likes you.
Caitlin kisses him. A Long, passionate kiss. Brad enters the room and pretends to gag. Caitlin and Dean stop to look at him.
BRAD
Do you see me doing that with Rachel?
CAITLIN
Who’s Rachel?
DEAN
Brad’s girlfriend.
BRAD
Yeah. You guys are really disturbing me with your smooching. Get a room.
Brad walks away. SMACK! Dean kicks Brad in the ass. Brad jumps up and begins to rub the pain away.
DEAN
Get out of here?
BRAD
Dick!
Brad leaves rubbing his butt.
DEAN
Where were we?
Dean begins to kiss Caitlin again. They pull away at the same time. Dean walks over to the stereo stand. Caitlin hands him a bag. Inside are CD’s.
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Which ones did you bring?
CAITLIN
The ones you asked for.
DEAN
Cool. Everyone will be here soon. We should get everything ready.
DING, DONG! The doorbell rings. Dean goes over to open it. On the other side is RACHEL GOODWIN, 17, Brad’s girlfriend, a cheerleader, blond with blue eyes. She steps inside.
RACHEL
Is Brad here?
DEAN
Yeah, he’s up in his room. Uh... Third floor, fourth door on the right.
RACHEL
Thanks. Excuse me.
Rachel walks up the stairs. Dean looks at Caitlin who begins to laugh. Dean joins her. They both disappear into the kitchen.
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INT. DAVID’S CAR - MOMENTS LATER
David and Marcia are driving to Dean’s party. They are listening to Christmas carols. Marcia stares into the sky.
DAVID
Why didn’t you want to come?
MARCIA
I told you. I don’t want to be around Elle. I just hate her.
DAVID
We all hate Elle. She can really be a bitch. That’s why I broke up with her. She gets jealous too quickly.
MARCIA
We all get jealous sometimes, even of little things.
DAVID
Yeah, but not like Elle.
MARCIA
Why are you going to the party and not home with your parents?
DAVID
My parents died about three years ago. I live with my Aunt and Uncle, but they never want me around. That’s the reason I stay in a dorm.
MARCIA
I’m sorry, I didn’t know.
DAVID
It’s cool. I’m just surprised they are paying for school. They only said four years so I only got two more to go.
MARCIA
Bummer.
DAVID
What about you?
MARCIA
My parents are assholes. They are drunks. My mom used to beat me up for not being “pretty” like she was.
DAVID
You are pretty, It’s just that she is blind.
MARCIA
Thanks, anyway my dad was the same. I’m here by scholarship. I used to play soccer in high school and I got a scholarship for that.
DAVID
Nice. You must be pretty good.
MARCIA
I am, actually, but I don’t like to brag.
DAVID
I don’t give a fuck. Brag all you want.
MARCIA
Okay, I won five straight championships, I was awarder best kicker in the league and WE have eight national champions won.
DAVID
Wow. No wonder you got the scholarship.
MARCIA
Plus, my G.P.A. was 3.9, so I earned that scholarship.
DAVID
You sure did. You know, I used to play Baseball. Was the best Shortstop Riverville High ever saw.
MARCIA
Really?
DAVID
Yeah. After the end of the season I had an average of .334, Twenty-one homers, and sixty-one RBI’s.
MARCIA
Is that supposed to be impressive.
DAVID
It should. We went to the “World Series” because of me three years in a row and won them all. We also have five league championships won too.
MARCIA
Now, that’s impressive.
They both let out a small chuckle. A sign on the road reads: “Norwood Hills exit.” The red Jetta takes the exit and drives into darkness.
DAVID
Are you nervous?
MARCIA
About what?
DAVID
I don’t know, I’m just asking.
MARCIA
Well, no. I’m not nervous.
DAVID
Okay. Have you been to Dean’s house?
MARCIA
No. Never.
DAVID
Oh, you’ll love it. Trust me.
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EXT. DEAN’S DRIVEWAY - MOMENTS LATER
David’s Jetta pulls up to the driveway. He gets out and slides on the hood to the other side. He opens the door for Marcia.
MARCIA
Thanks.
Marcia grabs him by the arm and walks up the longs walkway. They get to the front door. DING, DONG! Dean opens the door. The faint sound of rap CAN BE heard. Marcia and David are about to enter when Elle comes from behind them and cuts through the middle pushing them apart.
ELLE
Ladies first.
MARCIA
What a bitch!
Elle stops and turns around. She stares at Marcia with a angry expression. Marcia is nervous.
ELLE
What did you say?
MARCIA
I called you a bitch!
ELLE
What gives you the right to call me that.
MARCIA
The way you act tells everybody that. Miss “popular, I-think-I’m-all-that.”
ELLE
You shut your fucking mouth, slut. Go back and play with your “Barbies.” I’m the queen of this party and don’t your ruin it or there will be an accident that you don’t want!
MARCIA
The only “accident” here is you, Elle.
ELLE
That’s it.
Elle tosses her purse to Dean. Elle walks toward Marcia. They both stand face to face. None of them backing out.
MARCIA
What are you going to do, Elle?
Elle slaps Marcia. Marcia tackles Elle to the ground. David grabs Marcia and Dean gets Elle. David leads Marcia to the inside.
ELLE
(sweetly)
David? I can explain.
DAVID
Tell it to someone who give a shit, because I don’t care what you have to say.
Davis goes back inside. Elle goes behind, followed by Dean.
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INT. BRAD’S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Rachel knocks on the door. It slowly opens. She goes inside and Brad is laying on his bed watching TV. He turns to look at Rachel.
BRAD
Hey, Rache.
RACHEL
Hey, Brad.
(jumping on his bed next to him)
Why is your brother having a party on Christmas Eve?
BRAD
That’s what I asked them. Instead I got a kick in the ass.
They kiss. On the TV WE SEE “The Simpsons: Christmas Special.” They both pull apart. Rachel lays her head on Brad’s stomach.
RACHEL
You feel like a pillow.
BRAD
That’s weird. I’m skinny, how can I feel like a pillow?
RACHEL
I don’t know, you just do.
BRAD
Are you hungry?
RACHEL
No thanks, I just ate.
BRAD
Okay. Thirsty?
RACHEL
Nope. Let’s just watch TV.
BRAD
Are you staying for the party?
RACHEL
For a little bit. My parents want me home by 11:30.
Brad glances at the black digital clock next to the TV. It reads: 6:52.
BRAD
It’s still early. Let’s go down stairs and party with Dean and his friends.
RACHEL
Do I have to?
BRAD
If you want to go. If not we can stay here. Your choice.
RACHEL
Let’s go.
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INT. STORAGE ROOM - LATER
The maid is cleaning the storage room when the door shoots opens behind her.
MAID
Hello? Who is there? Mr. Dean, Mr. Brad?
She continues to clean. A dark figure walks behind her. She turns around and Santa grabs the mop. He breaks in half and stabs the maid. He takes the other half and stick it in her back. He begins to drag her body into the custodian room.
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INT. DEAN’S LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
More guests have arrived. WE HEAR “Walk Idiot Walk” by The Hives. Dean and Caitlin are dancing with a beer cup in Dean’s hand. Marcia is talking to David on the couch. Elle is dancing with a guy. Other people are drinking and dancing.
Brad and Rachel enter the SCENE. Brad takes to beer cup and gives one to Rachel. They begin to dance next to Dean and Caitlin.
MARCIA
See, that’s why I didn’t want to come in the first place.
DAVID
Why, because of Elle?
MARCIA
I didn’t want to tell you, but I’m scared of Santa Clause.
DAVID
What? Santa Clause?
MARCIA
You see, when I was four, a Santa broke into out home and killed my parents. I have been scared of him ever since.
DAVID
What? You told me that they were assholes. I though they were still alive.
MARCIA
I'm sorry for lying, I just wanted to be by myself for Christmas. I’m going to the graveyard tomorrow to take flowers to my parents.
DAVID
Do you have anybody to take you?
MARCIA
Me. Why?
DAVID
I can take you.
MARCIA
Why are you so sweet to me?
DAVID
I just like you.
MARCIA
You’re very sweet.
DAVID
Like I said, I just like you. More than just a friend.
MARCIA
Huh?
David leans over to kiss Marcia. Elle stops dancing and stares at David and Marcia. She walks away to the back and leaves.
CUT TO:
INT. SOCIAL HALL - CONTINUOUS
Elle enters the social hall angry. Tow people are in there, but they soon leave.  The social hall has four doors on each side of the room. One is the billiard room, the other storage, then kitchen, then last is basement.
The hall has a leather bench going around the room with a table in between some of them. Elle begins to cry. A door opens. She looks up and nobody is there. It’s the billiard room. She opens the door. She is about to go in when Dean comes into the hall.
DEAN
Elle? What are you doing here?
ELLE
The door just opened. I was mad cause David chose Marcia over me.
DEAN
What do you mean?
ELLE
I saw them kissing.
DEAN
I though your broke up with David?
ELLE
I did, but I still miss him. I want to be with hi again, but the chose Marcia over me.
DEAN
Sorry about that. Hey, uh... the buffet table is finished if your hungry. We go a little bit of everything.
ELLE
Okay. I’m kind of hungry.
They both leave the hall. The CAMERA LOWERS down to reveal the Santa Clause beard in the doorway to the Billiard room.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
David and Marcia finally pull apart from kissing. Marcia turns away quickly. David looks disappointed.
DAVID
I’m going to get another beer, you want one?
MARCIA
No thanks.
DAVID
Sure?
MARCIA
Positive.
DAVID
Okay, I’ll be back.
David leaves for the kitchen. Caitlin goes over to Marcia and sits next to her. She lays her head on Marcia’s shoulder.
CAITLIN
Hey, Marcia.
MARCIA
Hi, Cait.
CAITLIN
What’s wrong?
MARCIA
I miss my parents.
CAITLIN
Huh? Really? I thought you said that you lived with your parents.
MARCIA
They died fifteen years ago by Santa Clause.
CAITLIN
What? Your kidding. Santa Clause?
MARCIA
Yep. He came into our house and killed my dad and then stabbed my mom in the face. He then gave me a candy cane and left. I was so scared when my mom and dad wouldn’t move.
CAITLIN
Oh my God. Marcia, I’m sorry.
(Hugs her)
Are you okay?
MARCIA
No. A Santa has been coming to get ever since that happened. I always escape with no injury. He has never given up. Every Christmas he comes to get.
CAITLIN
Every Christmas? You mean a crazy lunatic is always coming for you on Christmas?
MARCIA
Yep. Every year.
CAITLIN
So your saying that this psycho is probably coming here to get you?
MARCIA
Hello, I just said that.
CAITLIN
Sorry. I got to find Dean. Bye.
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INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
A drunk man begins to throw up in the toilet. The door opens. Santa comes behind him. The man ignore him. Santa takes out two small knives and a big one and stick then in the back on the guy’s head. The guy lets his head fall freely into the toilet. Drops of blood fall from the toilet.
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INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
David leaves the kitchen. Rachel and Brad enter. Dean comes in running.
DEAN
Brad, we’re out of beer. There is some in the storage. Can you get it?
RACHEL
I’ll go.
BRAD
Rachel? I’ll go.
RACHEL
It’s okay, I’ll go.
Rachel leaves. Brad stares at Dean with an angry expression.
BRAD
What the fuck is your problem?
DEAN
What? We’re out of beer. What’s wrong with that?
BRAD
Why do you have to come to me? Rachel saw how disappeared you were and she went instead of you going!
Brad leaves.
DEAN
(shouting)
Don’t forget the beer!
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INT. STORAGE - MOMENTS LATER
Rachel enters the storage room. Everything is packed inside boxes, neatly. Rachel walks over to the left side. She grabs two big cartons full of beer. She is carrying them when she hears the door close.
RACHEL
Hello?
She sets down the beer. She walks over to the door. She opens it. NOBODY. She walks back. She bends down. When she does, Santa is behind her. Santa puts his hand over her mouth.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER
Dean is sitting with Caitlin. More people are dancing to rap. David walks past them with another beer. He sits next to Marcia.
DEAN
God, where is Brad and Rachel?
CAITLIN
What do you mean?
DEAN
They went down to get beer.
CAITLIN
Go find them.
DEAN
I have a party to look after.
CAITLIN
I’ll look after it, you go down and find you brother and his girlfriend.
DEAN
Fine.
Dean leaves.
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INT. STORAGE - CONTINUOUS
Dean enters the storage. Everything is normal.
DEAN
Brad? Rachel? Where are you guys?
Dean looks over some boxes. NOTHING. WE SEE two feet coming from behind some boxes. Dean looks around. NOTHING.
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Hello? Rachel? Brad? This is no time to kid around. Come out!
Dean sees the two feet. He walks over to them. He looks over the boxes and screams.
CUT TO:
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Screaming)
Oh God. Jesus Christ!
(running out the room)
Caitlin. Cait.
CUT TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Dean enters the living room. He walks over to the DJ stage. He gets on it and turns off the music. The crowd boos. Dean gets the microphone.
DEAN
(Scared)
Everyone. Please, get out. I don’t want to be rude, but get out of my house now. There is an emergency. Everyone out.
The crowd boos. They all begins to leave the house.
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Not you guys. You stay.
He points to David, Marcia, Elle, and Caitlin. They all sit down. Everyone leaves. Dean gets down and goes over to them.
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Something is wrong here.
CAITLIN
Dean, calm down.
DEAN
(Shouting)
I’m not going to calm down.
DAVID
Take it easy, man.
DEAN
(shouting)
No! I just found Brad’s girlfriend dead in the storage room.
DAVID
Huh?
MARCIA
Oh God.
CAITLIN
Jesus Christ.
ELLE
Bullshit. He’s lying.
DEAN
I’m not lying. She dead. I just saw her body in the storage room.
ELLE
Really? Then take me there.
CUT TO:
INT. STORAGE - CONTINUOUS
They all enter the storage room. They all lean over the boxes to see Rachel’s dead body. They all begin to scream and gag.
DAVID
Oh, man, who did this?
ELLE
Poor girl.
MARCIA
God.
CAITLIN
Oh my God. I can’t believe it.
DEAN
I just found her like this. Someone here killed her.
ELLE
This is bullshit.
MARCIA
Oh no.
ELLE
What now?
CAITLIN
Marcia?
DAVID
Marcia? Are you okay?
Marcia stares at Rachel’s dead body with her eyes open in horror. She doesn’t move.
MARCIA
Santa. Santa Clause.
CAITLIN
Oh my God. Marcia, do you think?
MARCIA
Santa.
ELLE
Why are you saying Santa?
MARCIA
He’s coming. David, we have to get out of here. Now!
DEAN
Can someone explain to me what is going on?
CAITLIN
Marcia’s parents were killed by a psycho Santa Clause. Since then every year, he has been coming after her to kill her.
DEAN
I don’t get it? What does this have to do with Brad’s girlfriend’s dead body?
CAITLIN
Dean, where’s Brad?
DEAN
He came down after Rachel, but he never came up.
MARCIA
Santa. He’s coming. He is in here. We have to get out of this house.
DEAN
We have to find my brother first. Please help me. I can’t leave him alone here. I know he is seventeen, but he can be hurt or something. Please.
MARCIA
Dave, we have to help him.
ELLE
Fuck this, I’m leaving.
CAITLIN
Elle? Please?
ELLE
Fine, just hurry up. My hair is getting dirty from all this dust in here.
CAITLIN
How are we going to find him?
DAVID
It’s three floors. We just have to split up. Okay?
MARCIA
Okay. How about if David and I go to the third floor, Dean and Caitlin go to the second and Elle stays down here.
ELLE
I think we should change. Why do I have to stay here by myself? I say let’s take a vote.
MARCIA
Okay. Who want’s Elle to stay down here b herself?
Everyone except Elle raises their hand. Elle is in Shock.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
There. Let’s go.
They all leave. Elle is left with her mouth open in surprise.
INT. THIRD FLOOR HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER
David and Marcia go into the hallway. Picture of friends and family member hang on the walls.
DAVID
Brad? Brad?
MARCIA
Bradley? Brad?
DAVID
How can a seventeen year old vanish like this?
MARCIA
I know it’s weird. I wonder what luck Caitlin and Dean have.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Dean and Caitlin walk into the second floor hallway. It is the same as the third floor. Caitlin grabs Dean by the arm tightly.
DEAN
(In pain)
Cait, my arm.
CAITLIN
(Letting go)
Sorry.
DEAN
Where can that dumbass be?
CAITLIN
Why do you hate him so much?
DEAN
I don’t hate him, It’s just a brother thing me and him have. Like a special bond.
CAITLIN
Oh, is he the only brother you have?
DEAN
I got one more in the Navy. He is just about four years older than me.
CAITLIN
What’s his name?
DEAN
Albert.
CAITLIN
Cool. He must be cool.
DEAN
Yeah, he is.
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INT. SOCIAL HALL - CONTINUOUS
Elle enters the social hall. There are four doors. She goes into the basement. It’s all dark and smelly. She turns on a light. As she goes down she screams. A rat passes by her leg. Everything is placed neatly in the basement.
She walks father.
ELLE
Brad? Brad? Come out you fucking kid.
She steps on a small black object. A TAPE RECORDER. There is a tape inside. She presses play. SILENCE. A faint scratch can be heard. Then a male’s voice begins to sing.
MALE’S VOICE
Joy to the world, Rachel is dead. Santa barbecued her head. She was acting very naughty, five friends just found her body. Now they will all pay, the will all pay.
The tape stops. Elle has a scared look on her face. The dark hallway behind her sends a sparkle. In the BG is Santa Clause with a knife. Elle turns and is scared.
ELLE
(Scared)
Oh God!
(Running up the stairs)
Dean? David? Help!
CUT TO:
INT. SOCIAL HALL - CONTINUOUS
Elle enters the social hall. She does not know which is the door to the living room. She opens a random door and goes in.
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INT. BILLIARD ROOM - CONTINUOUS
She enters the billiard room. She jumps on the pool table. Her heel gets caught in the ball socket net. She can’t escape. Santa tears down the door with an axe. Elle is still stuck.
ELLE
(Screaming)
Help! Dean! David!
She takes off her heel in time. She is about to get down from the table when Santa pins her blouse to the table. She is stuck.
ELLE (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Scared)
Please, what do you want? Leave me alone. David! Dean!
Santa grabs the overhead light above Elle and the pool table. He grips it with both hands and pushes it down with all his might. The light crushes on top of Elle, electrocuting her to death. The lights begins to flicker. The electricity stops. Elle’s bloody and burned hand hangs lifelessly under the light. The lights are out. Santa grabs his axe and leaves.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Dean and Caitlin continue walk when the lights go out. Caitlin screams making Dean jump up.
DEAN
Caitlin?
CAITLIN
Sorry, it scared me. What happened to the lights?
DEAN
This is a really bad time for this to happen.
CAITLIN
Can’t you fix it, I mean it’s your house?
DEAN
I don’t know. I think I can I have to go down to the basement to check the power box.
CAITLIN
Do I have to?
DEAN
I’ll go you, stay with David and Marcia, but first, let’s go find them.
CUT TO:
INT. THIRD FLOOR - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia hug each other as soon as the lights go out. They go to a corner.
The walk toward the stair case. Everything is dark. You can’t see nothing. You can only make out the shadow of David and Marcia. David takes a step down when something grabs his foot. He screams.
DAVID
What happened?
(Shouting)
Who’s there?
DEAN
Chill, it’s me.
MARCIA
It’s not cool to sneak up on us like that.
DEAN
Sorry. Thank God we found you.
DAVID
What happened to the lights?
DEAN
I’m going down to the cellar to check it out.
MARCIA
Check on what?
DEAN
The power box is in the basement.
MARCIA
Listen, Dean, we can’t find your brother anywhere.
DEAN
Just keep looking, please. I gotta go.
MARCIA
How long will it take you?
DEAN
I don’t know, about ten, twenty minutes.
MARCIA
What? David, we gotta get the hell out of here. Now!
DAVID
We’ll leave after we find Brad and wait for Dean, okay?
MARCIA
Okay.
(Turning to Dean)
How are you going to see?
Dean feels for something. A DRAWER. He takes out a flashlight.
DEAN
Problem solved. I’ll be back.
CAITLIN
Wait!
Caitlin goes up to Dean and kisses him for a long time.
DAVID
(Looking at his watch)
1 century, 2 centuries, 3 centuries.
They pull apart.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Finally.
Dean leaves. David, Caitlin and Marcia are left in the dark again.
MARCIA
(Whispering)
David? Check the drawer.
DAVID
(Whispering)
For what?
MARCIA
(Whispering)
A flashlight.
DAVID
(Whispering)
Found one.
He turns on a bright yellow flashlight.
CAITLIN
Oww! It burns. Can we go find Brad so we can get out of here. It’s creepy in the dark.
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INT. SOCIAL HALL - MOMENTS LATER
Dean enters the social hall. He points the flashlight to the other doors. He doesn’t know which is which.
DEAN
This is fucking embarrassing.
(Going to a random door)
My damn house and I don’t even know which is the cellar door.
Dean opens the door. It’s the storage room.
DEAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Wrong door.
He opens the second door. It’s the cellar. He goes down into complete darkness.
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INT. THIRD FLOOR - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER
David, Marcia and Caitlin walks down the empty hallway. They all shout for Brad. No answer.
DAVID
Brad?
MARCIA
Bradley?
CAITLIN
Kid? Where are you? It’s no use. We’ll never find him.
MARCIA
We just have to keep looking. Let’s check some doors.
DAVID
We are too deep in the hallway. We can get lost in here too.
CAITLIN
Let’s check this door.
They open a door. It’s a bathroom. All three of them scream as they see a drunk guy from the party laying on the toilet with his head inside. He has three knives coming out of his back. Blood drops begins to fall from the toilet seat.
They all scream as they get out of the bathroom.
DAVID
(Scared)
Okay. We need to go. Fuck Brad.
The all look scared and confused.
CAITLIN
Which way is which?
DAVID
I don’t know.
MARCIA
Let’s just go any direction.
They all begins to in the opposite direction from the staircase. They disappear around the corner of the hallway.
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INT. CELLAR - MOMENTS LATER
Dean gets down to the cellar. Everything is dark. He goes over to the power box. He turns the switch from “off” to “on.” The lights come on. Then they go off. In the BG Santa is coming down the hallway. WE CAN SEE his silhouette because of the blue light behind him.
He walks behind Dean who is trying to fix the power box. Santa takes out an axe from the emergency case over the water heater. He walks and stands behind Dean.
SANTA
Psst.
Dean turns around and Santa swings the axe hitting the CAMERA making it...
CUT TO:
Darkness.
BACK TO:
INT. CELLAR - CONTINUOUS
WE SEE Santa dragging the dead body. It’s Dean. He has an axe coming from his face. Santa goes around the corner. Dean’s body is still be dragged around the corner. Suddenly the lights come on.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER
David, Marcia and Caitlin have stopped running. They are all gasping for air. Caitlin sits on the floor leaning against the wall.
CAITLIN
That's it. Fuck this. David, we have to get out of here.
DAVID
We are. Now we just need to find Dean.
Suddenly the door opens next to Caitlin. She begins to scream her lungs out when Brad falls down next to her. He has a piece of cloth in his mouth and his hands are tied behind his back. He has a bruise with runny blood on his forehead.
David runs toward him to help him.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Jesus Christ! Brad? Are you okay?
Brad is silent. He opens his eyes. He sees Caitlin. He begins to mumble. Marcia bends down to remove the piece on cloth from his mouth, while David is untying him.
BRAD
God! Help me! He killed Rachel! He is in the house!
DAVID
Who?
CAITLIN
Who’s in the house?
BRAD
(Panting)
Santa Clause.
MARCIA
Oh God!
CRASH!
They all turn around to see who it is. Santa Clause cracked the door with his axe. On the other hand, he has Dean’s head with a long deep diagonal cut on his face.
Caitlin and Marcia scream.
CAITLIN
(Screaming)
Dean! Oh God no! You fucking piece of fat shit!
DAVID
C’mon, Cait. Let’s go.
CAITLIN
(Being pulled back by David & Crying)
No, Dean, no! Oh, God, no!
David helps up Brad as Santa walks toward them. Brad is being help by David’s shoulder. He can barely run, but walks okay.
DAVID
(Walking fast)
Can you run, Brad?
BRAD
A little. Let me go.
INT. MASTER BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
They all enter the bedroom. It is humongous. David helps Brad go to the bed. Caitlin locks up the door. Marcia goes to the window. The really, REALLY big backyard is empty. The dogs are asleep. Marcia looks down. They are in the third floor.
BANG!
The door let’s out a big bang. Followed by another one. A long crack appears at the door. Then the crack become bigger. On the other side is Santa with an axe.
DAVID
He coming in. Quick! Find a way to get out of here!
They all look around. Caitlin opens the closet. On the side is a laundry chute.
CAITLIN
David.
DAVID
What is it?
CAITLIN
I think it’s a laundry chute.
DAVID
A laundry chute. Where does it lead?
MARCIA
(Holding Brad up)
It always leads to the basement.
DAVID
The basement.
CAITLIN
Should we?
MARCIA
Do we have another option?
BRAD
We can jump out the window.
DAVID
Brad, this is no time for a joke.
BRAD
Who says I’m joking?
BANG!
There is almost a big whole in the door.
DAVID
It’s worth a try.
(Pushing Marcia and Brad)
Marcia, Brad, you go first.
David leads Marcia and Brad to the chute. Marcia goes down first.
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INT. OUTSIDE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa Clause is still trying to take down the door with his axe.
CUT TO:
INT. MASTER BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
David helps Brad go down next. David then jumps in. He doesn’t let got of the door. Caitlin goes in. She is nearly on top of David.
DAVID
(To Caitlin)
Ready?
CAITLIN
Ready.
DAVID
1...2...3!
As soon as David lets go of the door. Santa grabs Caitlin’s shirt. David hangs on to Caitlin’s leg. Santa begins to pull Caitlin by the hair.
CAITLIN
(Screaming)
David! Help! Ahh!
Santa begins to REALLY pull her hair. Davis continues to pull on her leg. Santa grabs her by her neck and raises the axe in the air. Caitlin screams for mercy. Santa brings the axe down fast. David pulls a final time and Caitlin goes down the chute with him. Santa brings the axe down fast and barely misses Caitlin’ head.
The axe lands on Santa’s hand cutting it off. Santa begins to scream very loud.
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INT. CELLAR - MOMENTS LATER
Marcia and Brad are standing waiting for David and Caitlin to fall. David falls down and lands inside the laundry basket. Caitlin comes after him. Caitlin is laying down when a red object lands on her face from the chute.
SANTA’S HAND. Caitlin screams as she throws the hand to the water heater. Her face is covered in blood. She gets up and they all walk to the stairs. David takes on step on the stairs and stops. He looks under.
BRAD
David, go!
MARCIA
Dave?
CAITLIN
C’mon, David, he’s coming.
DAVID
Dean.
They all look in between the first and second step. On the other side is Dean’s headless body. Caitlin screams as she runs up the stairs. Brad follows, then Marcia then David. Caitlin opens the door to the social hall.
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INT. SOCIAL HALL - CONTINUOUS
They all enter the social hall. The go into a random door. It’s the billiard room.
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INT. BILLIARD ROOM - CONTINUOUS
They all enter. The first thing they see is the bloody burned hand of Elle under the light. They all scream and leave the room quickly.
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INT. SOCIAL HALL - CONTINUOUS
They all come back to the social hall. Brad begins to gag. Caitlin begins to cry.
CAITLIN
(Crying)
We’re all going to die here! We’re all dead! Oh God!
DAVID
We’re not going to die. We’ll get out of here and we’ll get the police and they’ll put this psycho in jail.
MARCIA
Don’t cry, Cait. We’re getting out of here one way or another.
BRAD
Guys? I know it’s an emotional moment, but look.
They all turn to look at a door. The knob begins to turn slowly. Then stops, then turns slowly. They all get. The door opens rapidly and Santa comes out. They all opens a random door and go in.
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INT. STORAGE - CONTINUOUS
David locks the door. Brad looks over some boxes. He finds Rachel’s dead body. Marcia looks ahead. There are three doors at the end of the long storage room.
MARCIA
David, look.
DAVID
God, it’s worth a try.
The door begins to crack again. Santa is cracking it with his axe. They all run to the three doors.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Each take a door; any door.
They all do and they all end up in different rooms.
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INT. FREEZER - CONTINUOUS
Brad enters the freezer and locks the door behind him.
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INT. CUSTODIAN ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Caitlin enters the custodian room. She also locks the door behind her.
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INT. STAIRCASE - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia go up the staircase room. It’s leads to the kitchen.
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INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
They enter the kitchen and lock the door. The back door it in the kitchen, but it is bolted shut. There is no escape.
DAVID
I hope Caitlin and Brad are okay.
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INT. FREEZER - CONTINUOUS
Brad walks around the freezer. There are a lot of white plastic sheets hanging down. You can’t see through it. There is a cut on his arm. It begins to bleed very badly. He takes off his shirt and wraps it around it.
Brad begins to rubs his arm trying to warm up his shirtless body.
CREEK!
The door opens. Brad hides behind a big piece the plastic sheets. Santa enters the room without and axe. He walks around trying to find Brad. Santa begins to whistle “Silent Night.”
Santa is behind the piece where Brad is hiding. Brad makes a run for it. Santa goes the other way. Brad runs around the freezer like maze. Santa does the same. Brad goes to the long, narrow passage through the machine aisle.
BRAD
Fuck!
He begins to run down the long aisle. About halfway, Santa pops out and tackles Brad into a machine. The machine has a long tray and at the end has a mechanical cutting knife.
Brad and Santa begins to fight on the tray. Santa kicks Brad in his privates. Santa jumps off and goes to the switch. Brad is in pain and doesn’t realize what Santa is doing.
Santa turns in on. The tray shoots toward the mechanical knife.
BUZZ!
Brad’s body goes through the machine. The knife cuts him in half from the head to his legs.
Santa turns it off. Half of Brad’s dead body falls from the table. The other half falls on it side. Santa leaves the room. On his way out, he switches the temperature form 10 degrees to -8 degrees. He closes the door.
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. CUSTODIAN ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Caitlin panics when she hears the screams of Brad. She begins to whimper. She moves a rake, when the maid falls on her. Her stomach has a knife on it. Caitlin covers her mouth as she screams.
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INT. STORAGE ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa Clause is leaving when he hears Caitlin’s muffle scream. He turns around and goes to the door.
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INT. CUSTODIAN ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Caitlin sees the door knob turn slowly. She grabs on to the rake tightly. The door opens. Santa comes in and Caitlin swings the rake connecting to Santa’s head. He falls down to the ground. He is motionless. Caitlin goes next to the freezer.
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INT. FREEZER - CONTINUOUS
She goes in and closes the door behind her. It is very cold. She rubs her arms. She goes over to the side with all the machines and begins to walk down. Half way she finds Brad’s nearly frozen body cut in half. She screams and goes back to the door.
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INT. STORAGE ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa gets up and locks the door from the outside. He opens the small sliding door. On the other side is Caitlin screaming. Santa waves bye to Caitlin. He then switches the temperature to -13. He leaves.
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INT. FREEZER - CONTINUOUS
Caitlin begins to scream at the top of her lungs.
CAITLIN
(Pounding on the door)
Let me out! You fucking psycho! Let me out!
She walks all the way to the end of the room. She leans on the wall and let’s herself fall down to the ground. There is a knock on the wall next to her. She turns to look at it. Suddenly a foot comes out of the wall, scaring Caitlin. It’s David.
DAVID
Cait? Cait, Are you okay?
CAITLIN
I’m fine, get me out of here.
DAVID
I’m working on it. What about the exit?
CAITLIN
He locked it from the outside. How did you know I’m here?
DAVID
We went into the closet and we found a small staircase and on the bottom was a sealed compartment and this was it. We found it because we saw the lights come out from all side.
CAITLIN
Okay, get me out.
DAVID
Have you seen Brad?
CAITLIN
He’s dead. Santa cut his body in two and is here freezing.
DAVID
Can you fit through this square?
CAITLIN
I can try.
Suddenly the freezer door opens. Caitlin turns around and sees nothing. She hears Santa whistling. She turns back to David and tries to go through the square. She barely makes it out.
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INT. STAIRCASE - CONTINUOUS
Marcia hugs Caitlin. David hugs Caitlin. They all go up the stairs. It leads to the kitchen.
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INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
They all enter the kitchen. Caitlin goes over to sit on the breakfast counter. David gets a glass of water for Caitlin. Marcia sits across from Caitlin.
CAITLIN
He nearly got me.
MARCIA
How?
CAITLIN
I want in the custodian room, when the maid fell on top of me. She was dead. I screamed and Santa heard me. He came back and I smacked him with a rake on the side of his head.
DAVID
(Handing the glass to Caitlin)
Here’s you water.
CAITLIN
Thanks. Have you found any way out of here?
DAVID
Not yet, but we’re looking.
CAITLIN
What about that door?
MARCIA
He bolted it shut. We can go out the kitchen, but it’s a really big risk. I mean, he can get us outside.
CAITLIN
I know what you mean.
DAVID
Let’s just go. We’ll just get a couple of knives.
CAITLIN
Where?
MARCIA
Hello, we’re in a kitchen.
CAITLIN
Sorry.
David begins search the drawers. He finds the knives. He hands one to Caitlin and Marcia. He gets a big one for himself.
DAVID
Let’s go.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
They all get out of the kitchen and go to the living room. Everything is silent. They run to the door. It is also bolted shut. The social hall door begins to open very, VERY slowly.
DAVID
Upstairs, now!
They all run upstairs as Santa comes out the social hall.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
They come up the stairs and turn around the corner. Santa comes behind them. David takes the knife from Marcia and throws it to Santa. It misses him. He get;s Caitlin’s knife, but it also misses.
DAVID
In the room! Now! Get in!
They enter a room and lock the door. Santa begins to pound on the door.
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INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
They are go over to the window.
DAVID
We can jump.
MARCIA
It’s too high.
CAITLIN
Look!
(Pointing at the pool)
There is a pool. We can land there.
David turns to looks at the door. A long crack has formed on the door. The crack turns into a big hole.
DAVID
Jump!
David breaks the window with his elbow. Marcia jumps first. She lands in the pool. David jumps next. Santa reaches through the hole and unlocks the door. He goes in. Caitlin is about to jump when Santa grabs her and throws her to the floor.
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EXT. POOL - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia looks helplessly as Caitlin fights Santa.
DAVID
Caitlin? Jump!
MARCIA
Jump, Cait!
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INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa grabs a belt. He wraps it around Caitlin’s neck. She elbows him in the gut. She runs toward the window. Santa pulls on the belt making her fly back into the room. Santa puts his knee on her back as he pulls on the belt making her choke.
CUT TO:
EXT. POOL - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia continue to scream as Caitlin is continuing to fight Santa.
MARCIA
Cait, Jump!
DAVID
C’mon, Caitlin!
CUT TO:
INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Santa continue to pull on the belt while his knee is on Caitlin’s back. WE SEE Caitlin’s eyes turn dark red. She let’s out a gag. And drops her head to the ground. Santa grabs her lifeless body and throws her out the window.
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EXT. POOL - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia look on as Caitlin’s body fall on the concrete next to the pool.
CRACK!
Caitlin’s body makes a loud crack as she hits the ground. Hard. Her blood begins to pours from her cracked skull. Marcia screams as she and David get out of the pool.
MARCIA
(Screaming)
Caitlin! Oh God, Cait!
Marcia kneels down over Caitlin’s body; crying. David grabs her and picks her up.
DAVID
We have to get to my car, now!
MARCIA
Okay.
CUT TO:
EXT. FRONT LAWN - CONTINUOUS
David limps toward his red Jetta. Marcia runs behind him. David gets inside the car and unlocks the door for Marcia. She gets in panting.
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INT. JETTA - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia’s POV
Santa breaks the front window and jumps out of it. He walks toward the Jetta.
David turns it on and goes forward. The car hits Santa knocking him out. They go in reverse as Santa gets up. He goes over to the red truck. The bright headlights shine the Jetta. The truck goes forward. David
MARCIA
(Shouting)
Reverse! GO!
David goes in reverse and leave the driveway. The truck is closely behind them. They leave the property and into the main highway with Santa closely behind them.
CUT TO:
EXT. HIGHWAY - CONTINUOUS
The Jetta zoom past the CAMERA FRAME. The truck behind them.
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INT. JETTA - CONTINUOUS
Marcia looks back at the truck. It’s close on their tail.
MARCIA
We go to lose him.
DAVID
How?
MARCIA
I don’t care. Find something to lose him in.
DAVID
What? What am I going to find?
MARCIA
Anything. He’s right behind us.
The truck crashes the Jetta from behind. Marcia hits her head on the windshield. David honks the horn as his head hits the steering wheel.
DAVID
Piece of shit!
MARCIA
Oh, my head.
The truck crashes to them again. The same thing happens to both of them. Marcia gets a little cut on her forehead.
DAVID
(Shouting out the window)
Quit hitting my car, you fat fuck!
MARCIA
Dave, I’m bleeding.
DAVID
Don’t worry. There are some tissues in the glove compartment.
Marcia opens the glove compartment. She grabs the tissues. Under them is a Colt .45 handgun. Marcia grabs it.
MARCIA
Dave?
DAVID
Oh, shit. Is it loaded?
MARCIA
(Checking the bullet cartridge)
It’s loaded.
The truck crashes into the Jetta again. Marcia shoots the gun accidently into the windshield. Glass flies into the face of Marcia and David.
DAVID
Marcia, what the fuck.
MARCIA
Sorry.
DAVID
Here give me that. Drive.
David jumps into the backseat. Marcia drives. David points the gun at the truck.
BANG! BANG!
David shoots four times. Each of them missed.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
He tries again. Missed. He shoots again. The truck swerves from side to side, dodging the bullet. The truck hits the corner of the Jetta making it spin out of control.
MARCIA
(Shouting)
Hang on!
The Jetta hits a pot hole making it jump up. The Jetta begins to flips in the opposite side from the truck. The Jetta stops and Marcia continues driving back towards Dean’s house.
DAVID
Are you okay?
MARCIA
I’m good. I saw some building here earlier.
DAVID
Why didn’t you tell me?
MARCIA
I thought you didn’t care.
DAVID
Didn’t care?
(Shouting)
We’re being chased by a Psycho Santa and you see a building where we can ask for help and you’re saying that I wouldn’t care? What the fuck is your problem?
MARCIA
Calm down. Here it is.
The take the exit. The truck is right behind them again. They go to a building. An old apartment. It looks empty. Abandoned.
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EXT. BUILDING PORCH - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia get out of the truck. They run to the door. They knock like crazy.
MARCIA
Hello? Open, please. Hello?
DAVID
Open the fucking door? Hello? Try to open it.
MARCIA
(Opening the door)
It’s locked. Shoot it with your gun.
DAVID
Good idea.
(Searching for gun)
I left it in the car. I ran out of bullets anyway, so it’s useless.
MARCIA
(Screaming)
He’s coming! Do something! Hurry!
DAVID
(Breaking the door down)
I’m trying! It won’t budge!
David sees the truck approaching them. He begins to take the door down with his shoulder.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Breaking the door)
It... Won’t... Budge!
He succeeds. They go inside and close the door.
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INT. APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Marcia looks out the window. Santa is getting out of his truck and walking towards the porch.
MARCIA
He’s coming! What do we do?
DAVID
Lock the door.
MARCIA
You broke it, remember?
DAVID
Shit! I forgot. The couch!
David gets a couch and puts it in the doorway. The door begins to open. Santa can’t enter because of the couch.
David and Marcia run upstairs. Santa gets through the couch.
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INT. UPSTAIRS - CONTINUOUS
They go upstairs. A door opens and a middle age lady comes out with a nightgown. He looks at David and Marcia, who are dirty.
LADY
Good heavens. What happened to you two?
DAVID
(panting)
Get inside, now!
They all go inside. Santa comes up the stairs.
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INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
David locks the door.
DAVID
What the use, he is still going to tear it down.
LADY
Who is going to tear what down?
MARCIA
Santa. We need to use your phone.
LADY
It’s in the other room. Across the hall.
DAVID
(Shouting)
Are you fucking kidding me?
MARCIA
Is there any other way to get to that phone besides going out that door?
LADY
No.
The door begins to break down. Santa tries to come in.
LADY (CONT’D) (cont’d)
What is he doing to my door?
DAVID
Is there anyway out of this room?
LADY
I don’t think so. We can crawl up to the next story through the balcony.
DAVID
Brilliant. C’mon, Marcia.
They all go to the balcony. Marcia goes up first. She begins to climb up a ladder like tube. She makes it to the second balcony. David goes up next. The lady goes right after him. Santa comes in and grabs the lady.
LADY
(Screaming)
Help! Oh God, help! Mister, help me!
DAVID
(Shouting)
Grab my foot! Grab it!
The lady tries to grab David’s foot, but Santa pulls her down.
CRASH!
The lady falls all the way down and lands on top of David’s Jetta.
DAVID
(Looking down)
Oh, fuck! Go to the phone.
MARCIA
What are you doing?
DAVID
Go to the phone. I’ll take care of Saint Nick.
David let’ go and falls on top of Santa.
MARCIA
(Screaming)
Dave!
DAVID
(Shouting)
Go to the phone!
Santa punches David in the face. David does the same. They begins to fight back and forth. David punches Santa in the ribs continuously. Santa pokes David’s eyes.
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INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Marcia runs down the stairs. She goes into a room. She gets the phone. She dials nine-one-one.
OPERATOR
9-1-1 emergency response?
MARCIA
Help us, please. We are being attacked by a Santa Clause.
OPERATOR
State your location.
MARCIA
I don’t know the address. It’s somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Please help us.
OPERATOR
Stay calm. We got the address right here, We’ll be right there in about five to ten minutes. In the mean time, don’t go outside. Stay inside.
MARCIA
Okay, please hurry.
CLICK!
The phone goes dead. Marcia gets up and walks over to the door. She reaches for the door knob when the door opens scaring Marcia. It’s David. He is holding his stomach with blood all over his hand.
DAVID
(Weak)
Marcia?
MARCIA
David? Oh God, what happened?
DAVID
He got me in the stomach. He got me before I threw him off the balcony.
MARCIA
You got him?
DAVID
I think. After I threw him, I just left to find you.
MARCIA
Oh, we need to get you to a hospital. Quick.
DAVID
What did the police say?
MARCIA
They’ll be here in about five to ten minutes.
DAVID
Sweet.
(Lays his head down)
I can’t feel my stomach. It’s numb.
MARCIA
Stay awake. Please stay awake, Dave.
David closes his eyes.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Sobbing)
Oh God, David. Please don’t leave me.
Marcia puts her hand on his chest. He is still breathing.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
He’s just passed out.
Marcia takes off her red with white cashmere sweater and lays David’s head on top of it. She gets up and shakes the dust off her red tank top. She goes up to the door. Nothing. Santa is gone. She goes back into the room. She is about to close the door when she hears a sharp voice scream.
SANTA
(Screaming)
Surprise, bitch!
It’s Santa. Marcia closes the door. She tries to lock it, but the lock is missing.
MARCIA
Not now.
Santa tries to open the door. Marcia leans on it. Her body begins to move forward. With a final force, Santa opens the door sending Marcia flying across the room. He goes up to Marcia with the axe in his hand.
SANTA
Remember me, Marcia?
MARCIA
Who are you?
SANTA
You know who I am. Someone you knew since you were born.
MARCIA
I don’t know you.
SANTA
Bullshit! You know me good. You should, I mean, I’ve been trying to kill you for fourteen, long fucking, years!
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EXT. FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS
Four police officers stand at the door. One of them knocks.
OFFICER
(Whispering)
Jackson? Shoulder, now!
JACKSON
Yes, sir.
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INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Marcia and Santa continue the conversation.
MARCIA
What?
SANTA
Fuck it. Why waste my time telling, when I can just get rid of you right now. Like I got rid of your best friend and everyone you ever cared about.
MARCIA
You killed Hilary?
SANTA
Yes, I killed Hilary and Dean and Brad and Caitlin and Elle.
MARCIA
Why? You only want me, why them?
SANTA
They got in the way.  And I had to get rid of them.
MARCIA
You piece of shit.
SANTA
Oh, shut up! Enough! I let you live this long, now it’s really time. I’m going to kill you just like I killed you parents.
MARCIA
(Screaming)
How dare you, you fat piece of shit!
SANTA
(Shouting)
Enough with the fucking fat jokes! It’s a damn costume! I’m skinnier than a fucking twig!
Santa takes off his red suit. It reveals a skinny body. He leaves the beard and hat on.
MARCIA
What about you beard? Take it off and show me who you really are.
SANTA
Forget it. You saw me once before. That is all you’re going to see of me. Before I kill you.
MARCIA
What do you want? What do you want from me? Please, answer.
SANTA
(Shouting)
I wanted to get away with murder. I was going to, until my beard fell off and you saw my damn face! My sadistic fucking face!
MARCIA
But why are you trying to kill me? The beard falling off is your fault, not mine.
SANTA
(Shouting)
You saw it! The reason I was trying to kill was because I thought you were going to go to the police. I wanted to get rid of you and get away with your parents’ money!
MARCIA
(Crying)
But why my parents? Why did you kill them?
SANTA
(Shouting)
I had to. I knew them very well. I knew them since before you were born! I knew they were rich. I had to kill them to take their money after they kicked me out of there house! Then they had you! Little princess. When I went to rob the place, I saw you and I knew I couldn’t kill you. So, I just left you there and watch you parents die! Now you will join them too!
Santa walks over Marcia, who is laying on the floor. He raises his axe high in the air. He brings it down very fast.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Four bullets pass through Santa’s body. He drops the axe and falls backwards revealing a young police officer pointing a gun.
MARCIA
Oh, thank God.
POLICE OFFICER
You okay, ma'am
MARCIA
Yes, I’m fine, but my boyfriend is passed out.
POLICE OFFICER
We’ll get him an ambulance.
Another officer walks into the room. He screams out loud,
POLICE OFFICER #2
(Pointing)
He’s up!
Marcia and the police officer turn to look at Santa, who is getting up. The second police officer shoots Santa in the head taking him out.
POLICE OFFICER
(Sarcastically)
Thanks a lot, Jack. I really needed your help.
JACK
Whatever, Don. You’d be dead without me.
DON
Go to the women on top of the very nice Jetta.
JACK
Okay, boss.
DON
(Turning to Marcia)
Miss, is your boyfriend really injured?
MARCIA
He has a stab wound in his stomach. I guess he just passed out. ‘Cause I put my hand on his chest and he was still breathing.
DON
If he just passed out, then he will be okay. We didn’t come with an ambulance, but it will be hear any minute. For the mean time, why don’t you tell me the whole story.
MARCIA
Sure. Where should I start. Okay, we were invited to my friends Christmas party today...
DON
On Christmas Eve?
MARCIA
That’s what I told him. Anyway, his Dean’s brother’s girlfriend’s body was found by Dean in storage room. We all went down to see it. While we were down there, I guess Santa bolted all the doors shut...
DON
This Santa, right?
MARCIA
Yes, that Santa. Okay, we went back up. Then my mortal enemy, Elle, was murdered...
DON
Woah, why did you call her your enemy?
MARCIA
Because she is. I hate her.  Then the lights went out and Dean came to check it out. He was then murdered in the cellar. Brad was cut in half next with a butcher machine. Then he choked Caitlin to death and threw her body from the second story into concrete cracking her skull. The he threw the lady that lives here...
DON
Mrs. Baker.
MARCIA
Sorry, well, he threw Mrs. Baker out the balcony and...
DON
She landed on top of that beautiful, now ruined, Jetta.
MARCIA
Right.
DON
Is that all?
MARCIA
Yeah.
DON
Do you have anybody that would want you dead or something?
MARCIA
I don’t think so, well, except for Elle, but she’s dead.
DON
Have you seen this Santa Clause before in your life?
MARCIA
Yeah, as a matter of fact I have. He murdered my parents fifteen years ago and has been trying to kill me ever since.
DON
Why did he try to kill you?
MARCIA
I don’t know. I guess he knows that I got a good look at his face.
DON
(Surprised)
Really?
MARCIA
Yes.
DON
Would you mind describing him for me?
MARCIA
I don’t mind, uh... He had very short brown hair, almost bald, he had blue eyes, he has a birthmark under his nose and he has both his ears pierced.
DON
Are you sure that’s what he looked like?
MARCIA
He did back them, now I’m not sure.
DON
Okay.
(Shouting)
Jack? Jack?
(Turning to Marcia)
Miss, can you please step outside. You boyfriend os going to be fine, he’ll be out in a couple of minutes.
Marcia walks to the door. She stops and turns around to look at Santa. She then turns to Don.
MARCIA
Thank you, officer.
DON
Please, call me Don, and you’re welcome.
Marcia exits the room.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE - LATER
Police cars are scattered around the front of the apartment. Marcia walks out. A paramedic wraps her a round with a blanket and leads her to the back of the ambulance.
PARAMEDIC
Are you okay, miss?
MARCIA
Yeah, I’m cool.
PARAMEDIC
Good to hear.
David walks out the building. His holding on to his stomach, which is taped around. He goes up to Marcia and gives her a hug.
MARCIA
(Hugging David)
Oh, God. You’re fine. I was really worried about you.
DAVID
Thanks.
MARCIA
Does it hurt?
DAVID
(Laughing)
It stings.
He kisses Marcia. A long, passionate kiss. They pull apart from each other. They both sit down on the back of the ambulance.
MARCIA
How did he get you again?
DAVID
I threw him off the balcony and he stabbed me in the stomach.
MARCIA
You poor guy.
DAVID
Who was he anyway?
MARCIA
He didn’t take off his beard. He told me that he knew my parents very well. And the reason he tried to kill was ‘cause I saw his face a few years ago.
DAVID
Woah. Why didn’t you tell me this?
MARCIA
I guess I forgot.
DAVID
You always forget. What a Christmas Eve this has been, huh?
MARCIA
Yeah. A crazy Christmas Eve. Even though we lost our friends, It was still exciting.
DAVID
Yeah.
MARCIA
Even though he killed my best friend.
DAVID
(Surprised)
He killed Hilary?
MARCIA
Yeah, he told me.
David begins to laugh. Hysterically. Marcia is surprised by his reaction.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
(Surprised)
David? What’s wrong with you?
DAVID
I’m sorry. I just... Well, before we left, Hilary threaten to...
(Chuckles)
... Rip my nuts off my body. It was scary.
MARCIA
Well, that’s Hilary.
DAVID
What happened to Santa?
MARCIA
This officer came in a shot him right when he was about to kill me.
DAVID
Wow. Did I miss any drama?
MARCIA
(Laughing)
Shut up.
DAVID
I’m really sorry about Hilary. I know how close you two were.
MARCIA
Thanks. Yeah we were close.
DAVID
Are you happy that Elle is gone?
MARCIA
I’m kind of happy, but big time sad.
DAVID
Why? I thought you Hated Elle.
MARCIA
I do.
DAVID
So you miss her?
MARCIA
I don’t miss her, I just miss fighting with here.
DAVID
Okay. So, that’s it. Saint Nicholas is gone for good.
MARCIA
Yep.
DAVID
Thank God for that. The least of our worries is for him to come back.
PARAMEDIC
Excuse me, miss, but we have the Santa dead. Officer Don said it wouldn’t feel right unless you took off his beard for the first time.
MARCIA
David?
DAVID
Go do it.
Marcia gets up. She walks over to the stretcher. Santa lifeless body lays on it. Marcia reaches her hand to his face. David behind her. Marcia grabs the beard and rips it off. She takes a glimpse and covers her mouth with her hand and buries her head on David’s shoulder.
FADE TO BLACK.
10 Years Later
FADE IN:
INT. LIVING ROOM - EVENING
A fire place is lit up. A Christmas tree decorated with popcorn, lights, angles, Santa Clause figures, and many more things. Four stocking hang over the fireplace. They read: “Marcia,” “David,” “Brian,” and “Michelle.” WE SEE BRIAN MORRISON, 10, with the same looks as his father, David. Next to him is MICHELLE MORRISON, 8, same red hair as Marcia, with little freckles and a cute little nose.
The radio is on. It is playing Christmas carols. The songs ends. The second begins to play. A man voice sings.
MAN
“Silent Night. Holy nigh...”
The song changes to the next song. A women now sings.
WOMEN
“Dashing through the snow. In a one horse open sleigh. Round the field we go, laughing all the way...”
MARCIA, now 29, begins to read to her children.
MARCIA
(Reading)
“Santa Clause go up from his bed. He put on his suit and walks out the toy shop...”
BRIAN
In the North Pole, right, mommy?
MARCIA
Right. Anyway, “He walks out the toy shop. He pets the Reindeer, hops on the sled and begins to fly. Santa goes over to the U.S. And throws Presents to every little kid in the world. That is how Santa saved Christmas. The End.”
MICHELLE
Good story, mom.
MARCIA
Thank you, Michelle. Okay now, who wants cookies?
MICHELLE
I do.
BRIAN
I want first.
MICHELLE
It’s not fair. Just cause he’s older doesn’t mean he gets the cookies first.
DAVID, now 30, enters the living room with a cookie tray.
DAVID
Hey, no fighting. You’ll each get cookies.
MICHELLE
Okay. Me first.
BRIAN
No me.
Brian and Michelle fight over a tree cookie. They break it in half and leave running to the kitchen.
MARCIA
Careful, kids!
DAVID
Kids are gone. We are all by ourselves in the kitchen. Should we?
MARCIA
We should. In the bedroom. Now, it’s almost twelve and we promised the kids...
DAVID
That we’ll let them open two presents each.
MARCIA
Exactly. Now go get them.
DAVID
Fine.
CUT TO:
INT. SECOND FLOOR - CONTINUOUS
David goes up to the second floor. Brian is in his room. Very messy with posters of Baseball players and Football players.
DAVID
What did I tell you about your room?
BRIAN
I forgot. Remind me again.
DAVID
Okay. You’re grounded. Leave that video game alone and go downstairs.
BRIAN
In a minute.
DAVID
Brain, now!
BRIAN
Wait.
DAVID
Brian Alexander Morrison, get you butt downstairs now!
BRIAN
Fine.
He turns off the TV and walks towards the door. David closes the door in his face leaving inside.
BRIAN (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Dad!
DAVID
Do you know why I grounded you?
BRIAN
Because my room is messy?
DAVID
Exactly. Do you know what to do?
BRIAN
Yes, sir.
DAVID
Good. After you finish it, go downstairs.
David leaves the room and goes into Michelle’s room.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Sweetheart, your mom is calling you.
Michelle is crying. David goes up to her and sits down on her bed.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
What’s wrong?
MICHELLE
I did something bad, Daddy.
DAVID
What did you do?
MICHELLE
I sneaked downstairs and opens a gift last night.
DAVID
Oh, sweetie, why?
MICHELLE
I couldn’t wait.
DAVID
That was a very bad thing to do, Michelle. Your just a little girl so I won’t punish you.
MICHELLE
Santa is not coming because of me!
She begins to cry louder. David grabs her and hugs her. She stops crying and begins to sniffle.
DAVID
Shh! Shh! Don’t cry, Michelle. Everything si going to be okay.
MICHELLE
Is Santa still coming?
DAVID
Of course he is. He wouldn’t miss a good girl like you, now would he.
Michelle nods her head.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Yeah, ‘cause your a very good girl. Now how about we go downstairs and opens your gifts.
MICHELLE
Okay. Will you tell mommy?
DAVID
I won’t. Let’s go.
Michelle grabs David’s hand as they pass by Brian’s room. David bangs on Brian’s door.
DAVID (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Hurry it up, Brian.
CUT TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Michelle and David enter the living as Marcia is sitting on the couch looking at a photo album.
MARCIA
Where’s Brian?
BRIAN
(Coming down the stairs)
I’m here. Why do you want us?
MARCIA
Tell them, David.
DAVID
Okay. Because you guys have been good, your mom and I are going to let you open two presents each here tonight.
MICHELLE
Really?
BRIAN
You’re kidding, huh?
DAVID
Nope. Now, because of what Michelle did and Brian not cleaning his room, you will both open one present each. Now get over here and open these presents.
Michelle and Brian begin to open a present. Marcia and David are both standing behind them. In the BG, a person in a Santa Clause suit comes behind them. Marcia turns around a screams.
MARCIA
(Screaming)
Kurt! What is your problem?
MICHELLE & BRAIN
Uncle Kurt!
They both run to hug KURT MORRISON, 23, he has almost the same features as David except Kurt has blond hair instead of brown. He is David’s younger brother.
KURT
I didn’t mean to scare you. Sorry.
MARCIA
It’s okay. Just watch it. You remember our little run in with Santa, David?
DAVID
How can I forget.
(Turning to Kurt)
How did you get in here?
KURT
The back door was open. I’m sorry for coming without asking.
MARCIA
No prob. Just don’t scare us next time.
KURT
‘Kay. Uh... David, where’s the bathroom. I gotta take a huge leak.
MARCIA
Upstairs, second door on the left.
KURT
(Running up the stairs)
Thanks.
Kurt runs up the stairs. Brian and Michelle go back to the presents. David and Marcia begins to laugh as they kiss.
CUT TO:
INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Kurt is urinating when the door opens behind him.
Person’s POV
Kurt continues to urinate. The person takes out a lead pipe. Kurt turns around and the person smacks Kurt in the head with the pipe.
Kurt falls down to the ground with a hole in his head. The person rips off his clothes and takes his beard and hat.
CUT TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
David and Marcia continue to kiss. They separate to see Brian and Michelle play with their new toys. Santa Clause walks down the stairs. David and Marcia turns around.
MARCIA
Join the fun, Kurt.
DAVID
Kurt?
MARCIA
Kurt, are you okay?
Santa takes out a knife from his suit. David stands in front of Marcia.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
Oh my God!
DAVID
(Whispering to Marcia)
Get the kids and run!
(Shouting)
Now!
Santa charges toward David.
MICHELLE
Daddy?
MARCIA
Michelle, Brian run! Follow me!
David fights with Santa as they both fall on top of the tree. David grabs a glass ball and breaks on Santa’s head. He begins to walk away, when Santa throws the knife at him. It stabs him in the back. He falls. Santa gets on top of him and continues to stab him in the back.
CUT TO:
INT. SECOND FLOOR - CONTINUOUS
Marcia and the kids run up the stairs. They go into the hallway closet as Santa walks up the stairs.
MARCIA
Stay here.
She puts Michelle and Brian inside the closet. She wait for Santa.
MARCIA (CONT’D) (cont’d)
What do you want now? Huh?
SANTA
I’m back, Marcia.
MARCIA
That can’t be. The police killed you!
SANTA
Not me. I paid a guy to dress up and pretend he was going to kill you.
MARCIA
So, the guy the police shot was not you?
SANTA
Exactly.
Santa charges toward Marcia. He breaks a vase on her head. He grabs another vase and breaks it in her face. He grabs another one and breaks it in her face killing her instantly.
Santa gets up and goes over to the closet. He opens the door scaring Michelle and Brian. He bends down and gives Brian and Michelle both a candy cane. HE gets up and walks down the stairs.
MICHELLE
Mommy?
BRIAN
Oh, God!
MICHELLE
What?
BRIAN
(Crying)
She’s dead.
The CAMERA moves slowly across the room to Marcia. A CLOSE-UP reveals her face full of glass and blood from the vase. Michelle screams as we...
FADE TO BLACK.
THE END
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