2. .2
FADE IN:
EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE - SUNDAY, 10:33 AM
A family of three gets out a removal van, the mother and
father start to help the movers to unload the van with
all their things in.
Debbie, 36 who is the wife and the mother of the family
walks into the house with a box that has ‘Living Room’ on
it. She places it on the table that the movers had put in
there beforehand. she sighs and looks around the room and
sees a box that has ‘Kitchen’ on it. She picks it up and
puts it in the kitchen. She walks outside to get another
box.
DEBBIE
(walking out the door)
If the box says ‘kitchen’ it goes in the
kitchen and not the room next to it
Peter, 36 is the husband and the father of the family. He
walks over to her and holds her in his arms
PETER
Its okay honey, I know you’re stressing
about the house but it will all be worth
it in the end.
DEBBIE
(lifting her head up to look at him)
I hope so (She looks over at their
daughter, Beth who is 6 years old) Beth,
sweetie, lets go to your new room and
sort out all of your things
Beth runs into the house and up the stairs to her room
and her mom walks behind her smiling at her. Peter
carries on helping the movers.
3. .3
INT. KITCHEN - LATER THAT NIGHT, 8:13PM
Debbie and Beth are in the kitchen. Debbie is putting all
the pots and pans into the cupboards and Beth is sitting
at the table drawing in her book and laughing and smiling
at herself. Debbie walks out to get another box and when
she walks back in all the cupboards and draws are open in
that room. Beth is just staring at them looking scared.
Debbie pans the room with a scared look then looks at
Beth.
DEBBIE
Um…Beth…, Wh…What Happened? who did this?
BETH
I dont know, it just happened
DEBBIE
(hesitates) … Okay well… its probably
just the wind, just go and get ready for
bed
BETH
Okay mom, goodnight
DEBBIE
Goodnight, sweetheart
Beth closes her book and runs upstairs into her room.
Debbie smiles at Beth while she walks out but her turns
around to look at the cupboards and draws with a worried
look on her face. She closes them and walks out the room.
INT. BETHS CLASSROOM, 3:10PM
Two week later
4. .4
Debbie has come to pick up Beth from her new school. She
stands at the classroom door and watches Beth. Beth’s
teacher tells Debbie to go over to her, so she does.
MRS. THORNE
Mrs. Rayson I have some concerns for
Beth’s time here
DEBBIE
What don you mean?
MRS. THORNE
Has Beth ever seemed to be talking to
herself, or laughing and smiling at
something that isn't there?
DEBBIE
What? Where is this coming from?
MRS. THORNE
I have noticed that throughout the day
she has been playing by herself and not
the other kids and I was wondering if she
has been doing that at home
DEBBIE
Well I guess she has been. She is the
only child so I guess its possible that
she could have created an imaginary
friend
MRS. THORNE
Yeah, I’m sure its nothing to worry
about. I’m sure she’ll come around soon
Debbie calls Beth over and they walk out the room
together.
The next day
5. .5
INT. HOUSE HALLWAY, 9:13AM
Peter is getting ready for work, he takes the keys off
the hook and puts them on the side while he puts his coat
on, when he went to pick the keys up again they weren't
there so he starts searching his pockets and then he
notices they are on the hook again. He looks kind of
confused but he grabs the keys and leaves the house.
INT. PARENTS BEDROOM, 11:30PM
Debbie and Peter are getting ready for bed. Peter is
getting all the pillows off the bed and Debbie is
brushing her teeth. The door is open and they are talking
DEBBIE
I’m going to take Beth to the garden
centre after school tomorrow to get some
seeds to plant them in the garden
PETER
How much you going to spend this time?
DEBBIE
I wont spend that much
PETER
You said that last time and you ended up
spending over £70
DEBBIE
There was a sale
They both laugh and then Debbie and peter get into bed.
They are silent for a while
DEBBIE
(Hesitates)
Have- Have you noticed anything… strange
happening around the house since we moved
in?
6. .6
PETER
Now that you mention it I have noticed a
few things
DEBBIE
Like what?
PETER
Well when you took Beth to school for the
first day I was unpacking the rest of my
stuff and I kept hearing the pans moving
around in the kitchen and when I went to
see who it was there was nobody there.
un… My keys always goes missing. The
lights always turn off.
DEBBIE
…I’ve noticed things like that too. Most
of the activity is happening around Beth
PETER
I know. We’ll have to keep an eye on her
and make sure she doesn’t get hurt
He kisses her on the forehead and then they lay down and
goes to sleep
3:30AM
Debbie and Peter are asleep in their bed when the duvet
slow starts to get pulled off
INT. BEDROOM - SATURDAY, 9:18AM
Debbie and Peter has just woke up and Debbie is walking
into the bathroom when she notices three scratches on her
arm
DEBBIE
Um, Peter did you scratch me in the
night?
PETER
No I don’t think so lets look at it
7. .7
Debbie shows Peter the scratches on her arm
PETER
Oh my, that is a scratch isn’t it. I
couldn’t do that, I haven’t got the
nails.
DEBBIE
(hesitates)
We have to watch out for Beth, We need to
make sure she is safe, we cant let it hu-
Before Debbie could finish she feels something behind her
then it grabs her by her hair and lifts her up off the
ground. She is screaming and kicking her legs trying to
get out of the gip. Peter runs and tries to pull her down
but then a huge force throws him across the room. Debbie
drops to the floor and she is crying then Peter crawls
over to her and hold her. They look up at the open door
and Beth is standing there watching it all happen looking
scared.
INT. KITCHEN - SATURDAY, 4:00PM
Debbie and Peter and in the kitchen talking about what
happened
PETER
What are we going to do?
DEBBIE
I don’t know. We can’t stay here, it
might come back, it might hurt Beth
PETER
But we don’t have the money to move
DEBBIE
But we can’t stay here! Did you not see
how much power it had? It threw you
across the room!
8. .8
PETER
I know, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Okay. we’ll
have to try and live with it. But If it
gets too out of hand we’ll have to do
something to get rid of it for good. This
is whats best for Beth
DEBBIE
I AM NOT STAYING IN THIS HOUSE WITH THAT
THING ANY LONGER. (pauses) … You can
either come with us or you can stay here
by yourself but I am not going to let it
hurt me or my daughter again
Debbie stands up and walk into the living room where Beth
is playing. Peter sighs and rubs his head
INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - SUNDAY, 2:48AM
Beth is sitting up in her bed, she can’t sleep because
she can hear someone talking and walking around in the
hall way. she pulls the cover over her head when the
voice gets closer to her room. you can hear her door open
slowly and someone walking towards her bed. you see a
shadow bend over her and breathe heavily. she gets too
scared and jumps up and runs to her parents bedroom
INT. PARENTS BEDROOM - SUNDAY, 3:00AM
Beth runs into her parents room crying her eyes out
screaming that someone is in her room.
DEBBIE
what is it sweetie?
BETH
THERE IS SOMEONE IN MY ROOM!
9. .9
DEBBIE
(shakes Peter to wake him up)
Wake up Peter! Wake up
Peter wakes up confused and panicking on why they are
shouting
PETER
What? Whats happening?!
DEBBIE
There is someone in Beth’s room
Peter looks at Beth’s crying eyes and gets up and grabs
the baseball bat that is hiding behind the desk and he
walks out into the hall way with Debbie behind him and
Beth behind her.
INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - SUNDAY, 3:10AM
Peter walks into Beth’s bedroom and turns on the light,
he holds the bat up ready to hit someone with it. they
all see that no one is in the room and then a dark figure
walks towards them and then you hear Beth giggle and
Debbie and Peter turn to look at her and she has a smile
on her face and her eyes are all black
Fades out.
