Script Draft 3

‘BABY TROUBLES’ (WORKING TITLE)

DRAFT 3

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VFX. CAMERA PANS TOWARDS HOUSE.

EXT. FOREST, HOUSE ON A HILL - NIGHT

Camera pans over treeline to a rickety, two storey cabin perched on a shallow hill. The moon is high and a old car sits outside. The camera moves forward, towards upper window and passes through.

VFX/SFX. PAN THROUGH WINDOW, NIGHTTIME SOUNDS SHIFT TO LULLABY

INT. TODDLER'S ROOM - NIGHT

Brightly coloured room. Stuffed animals scattered across the floor. A crib sits in front. On MOTHER as she places TODDLER in crib. Baby is asleep. The lights are turned off and the door closes.

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INT. SITTING ROOM - NIGHT

Back View of Mother. She is looking through profiles that says ‘BABYSITTERS’. One shows a douchey looking girl with a high price. Mother huffs, she turns to other pile that says ‘SCARILY CHEAP PRICES!’ in tacty writing. Passes on the bloodthirsty werewolf with high body count, the creepy religious vampire and the mad scientist that show him/her with various body parts, laughing madly. Stops on picture of zombie.

Profile shows CREAK, stands nervously while not looking at camera in ridiculous HAWAIIAN SHIRT. He has never eaten children and only wants a BIG, JUICY BRAIN as payment. Parents hum in agreement and pick up phone.

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INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

Opens to darkened hallway with cheap vibe, cracked photo frames and furniture that has been hastily repaired instead of replaced. On Mother as she opens the door. Creak stands outside. He waves awkwardly to the Mother. She simply pushes past him and out the door. Creak left standing in HALL. DOOR SLAMS SHUT and Toddler begins to CRY.

Creak startles at sudden noise, looks frantically about for source. He begins to PANIC and follows the sound, lumbered towards the stairs as fast as his rotting legs can.

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SILHOUETTE of Creak fumbling up the stairs, falling once or twice.

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INT. TODDLER'S ROOM - NIGHT

Creak enters the Toddler’s room. He is stand at the EDGE OF CRIB, crying fiercely. Creak approaches slowly, he is HUNCHED and making COOING NOISES as best a zombie can. Toddler is scared of Zombie. Creak tries to play PEEK-A-BOO, but opens eyes to much and they fall out. Baby only cries harder.

Zombie panics even more, looking around. He quickly picks Toddler up and rocks him back and forward.

Toddler only grows more distressed. Flails arms and KNOCKS OFF Creak’s head. Head BOUNCES and ROLLS. Toddler laughs at head as his body picks him up. Creak has conversation consisting of gurgles and moaning with SUBTITLES. Creak convinces Toddler to go back to sleep. Places baby in crib as head breathes a sigh of relief.

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