The Screaming - Script

1. (The Screaming)
by
(Airidas Cironka)
(Based on, Two brothers who hear screaming in the house
while they are home alone.)
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2. FADE IN:
EXT. OUTSIDE THE BUILDING - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Camera panning up to show the building, lights are on
near the front door making sure you can see the door.
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Camera at the end of the bed, while the main character
MARCUS is shaking and sweating in the bed. Suddenly, he
shoots up looking around while shocked, looking all wet
because of the sweat.
Wide shot of the whole room, while Marcus is getting out
of bed (TV playing in the background coming from a
different room).
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Marcus walking out of his room and starts walking towards
his brothers room. Then he walks into the room.
INT. JASON’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Marcus picking up the remote to turn the TV off, when he
turns off the TV.
He starts to walk away but then suddenly the TV turns on
again. That makes Marcus look at his brother thinking it
was him. We take a close-up of Marcus looking shocked.
Picks up the remote again and turns off the TV. And walks
out closing the door behind him.
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Marcus walking down the hallway, but then he hears
something drop downstairs which makes him more scared. So
he quickly rushes to his room.
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.)
Marcus rushing into his room looking shocked and scared
at the same time. Closing the door quickly behind him.
Marcus getting back into bed.
FADE TO BLACK
CUT TO NEXT SHOT

3. " .2
INT. JASON’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
Door slamming loudly downstairs.
Jason is awoken from the slam, then something is dropped
downstairs again. Wide shot of the room, showing Jason
getting out of bed quickly and rushing to the door.
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
Jason rushing to Marcus’s room.
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
Jason running up to Marcus and starts to shake him to
wake him up.
Marcus wakes up.
MARCUS
What are you doing? Let me sleep.
JASON
(Breathing heavily) I heard a door
slamming downstairs. I think there
is something in the house.
Marcus looking shocked taking the covers off him to sit
on the bed.
MARCUS
Get my baseball bat from under the
bed.
Jason pulling a baseball bat from under the bed and
giving it up Marcus. Marcus grabbing the bat and starting
to walk towards the door with Jason behind him.
INT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
Marcus and Jason slowly walking down the stairs. Marcus
holding up the bat ready for something to happen. Jason
following him behind him.
MARCUS
Are you sure you heard a door
slamming?
JASON
Yes I'm sure. Trust me. I heard
something drop right after it as
well.

4. " .3
MARCUS
Something weird happened when I
was turning your TV off.
JASON
You think someone broke into the
house?
MARCUS
I have no idea. Try not to speak
loud in case someone is here.
Both of them getting to the bottom of the stairs, walking
towards the living room.
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
Jason turning the lights on to see that there is no-one
in the living room.
Marcus lowering the bat. Checking if any of the windows
are open.
Jason walking out of the living room to see if he can
find anything.
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Marcus walks into the kitchen, when he turns the lights
on he sees that loads of plates are smashed on the floor.
MARCUS
JASON COME HERE QUICK.
JASON
Why?
MARCUS
Just get over here.
Jason rushes into the kitchen to see that loads of plates
are smashed all over the floor.
JASON
Who the hell could of done this?
MARCUS
I have no idea.
JASON
We’re gonna have to clean this up
before mom and dad get back or
else we’re gonna be in so much
trouble.

5. " .4
MARCUS
Alright, I’ll clean it up, go
check the other rooms to see if
anything else is broken.
Jason walking out of the kitchen and picking up the
baseball bat that is on the side.
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Jason walking out of the kitchen.
INT. TOP OF THE STAIRS - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Jason walking up the stairs while speaking to himself
JASON
What the fuck is going on.
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Marcus’s door is slightly open, Jason walks up to it and
opens it to check if anything weird has happened to that
room.
Suddenly the TV turns on in Jason’s room, the TV is also
on full volume.
JASON
What the fuck was that?
Jason speaking to himself while closing Marcus’s door
quickly. Just stopping before it slams.
Jason grips tight onto the bat with both hands and starts
to walk towards his room slowly.
We track Jason walking towards the room and then slowly
opening the door to check if anyone is in there.
INT. JASON’S ROOM - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Wide shot of the room to show that no-one is in the room
while Jason is walking in.
He quickly grabs the remote and switches off the TV.
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Camera in-front of Marcus while he is sweeping up all of
the plates off the floor. In the background there is a
fridge and it starts to open slowly.

6. " .5
Marcus turns around to see that the fridge door is open.
Looking shocked and scared thinking his brother done it.
MARCUS
(Shouting) JASON! Did you leave
the fridge door open?
JASON
Nah
Marcus slowly starts to walk towards the fridge to close
it.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
Jason walking out of one room to go downstairs but then
suddenly a scream comes from downstairs.
JASON
OI, MARCUS WAS THAT YOU?
No answer from Marcus, Jason tightens the grip on the
baseball bat.
INT. STAIRWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.)
We track Jason while he is walking down the stairs.
Walking slowly because he is scared.
When Jason gets near the bottom of the stairs, Marcus
comes out of nowhere and pulls Jason.
MARCUS
I heard that as well.
FADE TO BLACK

7. " .i
SCENE INDEX
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.) 1..................
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (9 P.M.) 1...........................
INT. JASON’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.) 1...................
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (9 P.M.) 1...........................
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (9 P.M.) 1..................
INT. JASON’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.) 2..................
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (11 P.M.) 2..........................
INT. MARCUS’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.) 2.................
INT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS - NIGHT (11 P.M.) 2......
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (11 P.M.) 3.....................
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 3..........................
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 4......................
INT. TOP OF THE STAIRS - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 4...............
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 4..........................
INT. JASON’S ROOM - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 4.....................
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 4..........................
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 5.........................
INT. STAIRWAY - NIGHT (12 P.M.) 5.........................