2. 2
FADE IN
SCENE 1: EXT HOUSE
IT IS NIGHT TIME. WE SEE THE HOUSE IN THE DISTANCE AS THE
CAMERA MOVES TOWARDS THE HOUSE. IT LOOKS CREEPY AS THERE IS
HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS OUTSIDE SUCH AS SPIDERWEBS AND
PUMPKINS.
SCENE 2: INT. KIDS BEDROOM
WE ARE INTRODUCED TO JACK AND KATE, JACK IS A YOUNG BOY HE
HAS GLASSES AND IS WEARING HIS BLUE PYJAMAS, HE HAS CURLY
BLONDE HAIR. KATE IS A LITTLE OLDER LOOKING THAN JACK AND
HAS LONG BLACK HAIR AND IS WEARING PINK PYJAMAS. THEY ARE
BOTH SAT ON THEIR BEDS JUST PLAYING WITH THEIR TOYS. JACK
IS PLAYING WITH A TOY CAR WHILE KATE IS PLAYING WITH A
BARBIE DOLL.
SCENE 3: INT. HALL
WE ARE NOW INTRODUCED TO KAREN SHE IS A MID 40 WOMEN WHO
HAS MEDIUM LENGTH BROWN HAIR. SHE IS WEARING A KNEE-LENGTH,
BOTTLE-GREEN DRESS AND SHE LOOKS THAT SORT OF NERVOUS THAT
YOU LOOK WHEN YOU ARE LATE FOR SOMETHING. SO, IT IS
INFERRED THAT SHE IS GOING OUT FOR A MEAL BY THE WAY SHE IS
DRESSED AND THAT SHE IS LATE BY THE LOOK ON HER FACE.
KAREN
PAUL WILL YOU PLEASE HURRY UP
YOU ALWAYS MAKE US LATE FOR
MEALS! CAN YOU PLEASE BE ON
TIME FOR ONCE?
SCENE 4: INT. PARENTS BEDROOM
WE SEE PAUL FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE TOO IS A MID 40-YEAR-
OLD, WITH SHORT BROWN HAIR. HE HAS HIS TOWEL AROUND HIM AND
WET HAIR SHOWING HE HAS JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE SHOWER.
PAUL
3. 3
I’M JUST COMING DARLING I WONT BE
LONG
SCENE 5: EXT. HOUSE
WE ARE INTRODUCED TO EMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME. SHE IS A
TEENAGE GIRL WHO HAS LONG BROWN HAIR AND IS WEARING RIPPED
JEANS AND A HOODIE. SHE IS WALKING TOWARDS THE HOUSE AND
THEN SHE RINGS THE DOORBELL AND WE SEE THE DOOR OPEN AND
KAREN STOOD IN THE DOORWAY.
SCENE 6:INT. HALL
KAREN
HELLO, YOU MUST BE EMILY
EMILY
HI, YEAH, I AM
KAREN
COME IN, COME IN. I’M KAREN, HOW ARE YOU.
EMILY STEPS INTO THE HOUSE AND TAKES HER JACKET OFF AND HER
SHOES OFF
EMILY
YEAH, I’M GOOD THANKS.
KAREN
LET ME JUST GET THE CHILDREN.
JACK, KATE COME HERE NOW.
4. 4
JACK AND KATE COME RUNNING DOWNSTAIRS STILL WITH THEIR TOYS
IN THEIR HANDS.
KAREN
THIS IS YOUR BABYSITTER FOR THE NIGHT
(TURNS TO EMILY)
THIS IS JACK AND THIS IS KATE
EMILY
HI GUYS, I’M EMILY
THE CHILDREN DON’T SAY ANYTHING, THEY JUST STAY STOOD
BEHIND KAREN HOLDING THEIR TOYS.
KAREN
ALRIGHT CHILDREN GO UP TO BED NOW.
THE CHILDREN GO RUNNING UP THE STAIRS BACK TO THEIR ROOM.
SCENE 7: INT CHILDRENS BEDROOM
THE CHILDREN GET INTO BED STILL HOLDING THEIR TOYS.
SCENE 8: INT. HALL
KAREN
SORRY ABOUT THEM THEY’RE VERY
SHY, ESPECIALLY WITH NEW PEOPLE.
5. 5
EMILY JUST GIVES A LITTLE NERVOUS LAUGH.
KAREN
PAUL PLEASE WILL YOU HURRY UP
WE HAVE TO GO, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING UP THERE?
SCENE 9: INT. PARENTS BEDROOM
PAUL IS NOW DRESSED AND IS JUST PUTTING HIS SHOES ON. HE IS
WEARING A SHIRT AND JEANS FURTHER SHOWING THEY ARE GOING
OUT SOMEWHERE NICE.
PAUL
I’M JUST COMING DARLING
SCENE 10: INT. HALL
WE SEE PAUL COME RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS INTO THE HALL
PAUL
HI, YOU MUST BE EMILY IN PAUL
IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU
EMILY
YOU TOO
PAUL
ARE YOU READY TO GO KAREN?
6. 6
KAREN
YEAH LET’S GO
(TURNS TO EMILY)
JUST CALL US IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE ASLEEP NOW
HELP YOURSELF TO ANY FOOD IN THE
KITCHEN AND YOU CAN WATCH TV IN
THE LOUNGE IF YOU WANT. BYE
EMILY
OKAY HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, BYE.
PAUL AND KAREN LEAVE THE HOUSE.
SCENE 11: EXT. HOUSE
IT IS NOW A LITTLE LATER THIS IS SHOWN AS IT IS MUCH DARKER
OUTSIDE. THE HOUSE IS DARK APART FROM THE ONE LIGHT COMING
FROM THE LOUNGE. THE CAMERA ZOOMS TOWARDS THE WINDOW.
SCENE 12: INT. LOUNGE
EMILY IS SAT ON THE SOFA. SHE HAS A DRINK AND THE REMOTE ON
THE SMALL TABLE NEXT TO THE SOFA. SHE IS WATCHING A REALITY
SHOW ON THE TV AND THEN SUDDENLY THE CHANNEL CHANGES. SHE
PICKS UP THE REMOTE FROM NEXT TO HER AND PUTS THE CHANNEL
SHE WAS WATCHING BACK ON.
SCENE 13: INT. CHILDRENS BEDROOM
THE CHILDREN ARE STILL IN BED HOLDING THEIR TOYS AS JACK
STARTS WIGGLING AND WRESTLING IN BED AS IF HE IS HAVING A
NIGHTMARE.
7. 7
SCENE 14: INT. LOUNGE
EMILY IS STILL WATCHING DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES WHILE SHE IS
ON HER PHONE. THE TV THEN TURNS STATIC AS IF THE CONNECTION
HAD BEEN LOST. SHE TURNS TO PICK UP THE REMOTE AND IT ISN’T
THERE ANYMORE SHE LOOKS AROUND A BIT. SHE LOOKS TO SEE IF
ITS FALLEN DOWN, OR IF IT’S UNDER THE SEAT. SHE THEN LOOKS
BACK UP AND IT IS ON THE SMALL TABLE WHERE IT WAS AT THE
START WHICH SHE FINDS WEIRD AS IT WASN’T THERE A SECOND
AGO. SHE PUTS DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES BACK ON AND HAS A SIP OF
HER DRINK. SHE PUTS HER DRINK BACK DOWN AND CARRIES ON
WATCHING HER SHOW. SHE THEN GOES TO HAVE ANOTHER SIP BUT
HER DRINK ISN’T THERE ANYMORE SO SHE GOES TO LOOK FOR IT.
SCENE 15: INT. KITCHEN
SHE GOES TO LOOK IN THE KITCHEN AND AS SHE WALKS IN SHE
SEES JACK IS JUST STOOD THERE HOLDING HIS TOY CAR STARING
AT THE WALL. SO SHE SLOWLY WALKS OVER TO HIM.
EMILY
JACK WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP AT
THIS TIME?
JACK DOESN’T RESPOND SO EMILY KEEPS WALKING TOWARDS HIM
HESITANTLY.
EMILY
YOU SHOULD STILL BE IN BED ITS
LATE, YOU’LL GET ME IN TROUBLE.
STILL NO RESPONSE FROM JACK AS EMILY EDGES CLOSER AND
CLOSER. SHE THEN EDGES HER WAY AROUND JACK SO SHE CAN SEE
HIS FACE AND HIS EYES ARE CLOSED. SHE STARTS TO NUDGE HIM
TO WAKE HIM UP.
8. 8
EMILY
JACK ARE YOU SLEEP WALKING? WAKE UP
LET’S GET YOU BACK TO BED.
JACK SAYS NOTHING HE JUST WALKS OUT OF THE KITCHEN AND BACK
TO HIS ROOM. EMILY FOLLOWS HIM
SCENE 16: INT. CHILDRENS BEDROOM
EMILY CHECKS THAT JACK GETS BACK INTO BED ALRIGHT AND THE
LEAVES THE CHILDREN’S’ BEDROOM.
SCEEN 17: INT. LANDING
EMILY IS STOOD ON THE UPSTAIRS HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF THE
CHILDREN’S BEDROOM. SHE HEARS MOVEMENT FROM THE PARENTS’
BEDROOM AND PUSHES THE DOOR OPEN SLOWLY AND QUIETLY AND
TAKES A LOOK IN.
SCENE 18: INT. CHILDRENS BEDROOM
EMILY STEPS INTO THE BEDROOM AND DOESN’T SEE ANYTHING
SUSPICIOUS APART FROM THE BATHROOM DOOR IS OPEN SLIGHTLY
AND THE LIGHT IS ON IN THERE. SHE WALKS OVER SLOWLY AND
PUSHES THE DOOR OPEN BUT NOTHING IS THERE SO SHE TURNS THE
LIGHT OFF, CLOSES THE DOOR AND GOES BACK TO THE LOUNGE.
SCENE 19: INT. LOUNGE
EMILY GETS BACK TO THE LOUNGE AND HER DRINK IS BACK WHERE
IT WAS, BUT SHE LOOKS OUTSIDE AND SEES A MAN DRESSED AS A
CLOWN IN THE GARDEN. SHE PANICS. WITHOUT TAKING HER EYE OFF
THE MAN SHE STARTS TO CALL KAREN.
EMILY
9. 9
KAREN! KAREN! I NEED YOUR HELP
THERE IS A MAN DRESSED AS A CLOWN IN THE GARDEN
KAREN
A MAN? DRESSED AS A CLOWN? IN THE GARDEN?
EMILY
YES A CLOWN GET HOME AS QUICK AS
YOU CAN
KAREN
OKAY WE’LL COME HOME NOW GO LOCK
THE DOOR, GET THE KIDS AND HIDE WE
WON’T BE LONG.
EMILY PUTS HER PHONE IN HER POCKET AND SPRINTS TO THE DOOR.
SCENE 20: INT. HALL
EMILY LOOKS FOR THE KEYS TO LOCK THE DOOR BUT CANT FIND
ANY. SHE LOOKS ALL AROUND THE HALL KNOCKING EVERYTHING ONTO
THE FLOOR THEN FINALLY FINDS THE KEYS AN HURRIEDLY LOCKS
THE DOOR. SHE THEN RUNS UP TO FIND THE KIDS.
SCENE 21: INT. CHILDRENS BEDROOM
SHE RUNS INTO THE ROOM AND THE CHILDREN AREN’T IN THERE.
EMILY
KIDS WHERE ARE YOU
10. 10
SCENE 22: INT. KITCHEN
SHE RUNS INTO THE KITCHEN, BUT THE CHILDREN AREN’T THERE
EITHER.
SCENE 23: INT. LOUNGE
EMILY RUNS BACK INTO THE LOUNGE TO CHECK IN THERE. THE KIDS
AREN’T THERE. SHE THEN LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW AND THE MAN
ISN’T THERE EITHER.
SCENE 24: INT. HALL
SHE RUNS BACK INTO THE HALL AND THE STRANGE DOOR IN THE
CORNER IS NOW OPEN SLIGHTLY. SHE PUSHES IT OPEN FULLY AND
IT REVEALS A DARK ROOM WITH STAIRS GOING DOWN. SHE THEN
SLOWLY WALKS DOWN THE STAIRS USING THE TORCH FROM HER
PHONE.
SCENE 25: INT. THE BASEMENT
SHE GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS AND SEES THE CHILDREN
IN THE CORNER, TOYS IN THEIR HANDS STARING AT THE WALL. SHE
SLOWLY APPROACHES THEM.
EMILY
KIDS WE GOTTA HIDE THERE’S A MAN DRESSED AS A CLOWN
OUTSIDE
NO RESPONSE FROM THE CHILDREN SO SHE KEEPS WALKING CLOSER
AND CLOSER. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE MAN COMES OUT FROM THE
SHADOWS AND WHACKS HER ROUND THE HEAD WITH A BAT. EMILY IS
LYING ON THE FLOOR IN A POOL OF BLOOD. THE CLOWN SLOWLY
TAKES ITS MASK OFF REVEALING PAULS FACE.
11. 11
PAUL
GO TO BED NOW KIDS YOUR WORK
HERE IS DONE.
THE KIDS RUN OFF UP THE STAIRS TO THEIR BEDS.
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BLACK SCREEN SAYING 3 MONTHS LATER.
FADE IN
SCENE 26: INT. THE LOUNGE
ALL THE FAMILY IS IN THE LOUNGE WATCHING THE TV. THE
CHILDREN HOLDING THEIR TOYS, THEN IN COMES EMILY IN A MAIDS
OUTFIT WITH BRUISES ALL OVER HER FACE.
EMILY
CAN I GET ANYONE A DRINK?
KAREN
A TEA PLEASE
KAREN WALKS OUT OF THE LOUNGE
SCENE 27: EXT. HOUSE
THE CAMERA STARTS ZOOMING OUT FROM THE HOUSE.
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