Script Draft 1

‘BABY TROUBLES’ (WORKING TITLE)

DRAFT 1

VFX. CAMERA PANS OVER TREES AND TOWARDS HOUSE, GOES THROUGH WINDOW.

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.

INT. TODDLER'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Close-up shot on crib. A child, TODDLER, is put to bed by MOTHER while FATHER can be heard in back. No voices, only mumbles and random jibberish. Baby goes to sleep.

VFX/SFX. DOOR CLOSES, LIGHT SWITCHED OFF

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INT. DOWNSTAIRS, SITTING ROOM - NIGHT

Back View of Parents. They are looking through profiles that say ‘BABYSITTERS’ on the cover in big, mess handwritting. One is revealed to show a douchey looking girl with a high price. Mother huffs, tapping the price. She turns to other to folder that says ‘SCARILY CHEAP PRICES!’ in tacty writing. Opens to reveal monster profiles. 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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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 in rain. He waves awkwardly to the Parents. They simply push 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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VFX. PALETTE CHANGES TO BOLD BLACKS AND WHITES, SHADOWS

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, holding ARM IN THE AIR as he tries to figure something out and looks around but finds nothing that can help. He quickly picks Toddler up and tries to rock him back and forward, but does it too hard and his arm NOT HOLDING BABY falls off.

Picking arm back up and re-attaches it, Creak tries a to play GOT YOUR NOSE, making noises that resemble gurgled cooing. He pretends to take Toddler’s nose, then his own. Rips of his own nose. Toddler only cries more.

Toddler grows more distracted. Flails arms and KNOCKS OFF Creak’s head. Head BOUNCES and ROLLS, Creak experience mild discomfort. 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 in crib and head sighs with relief.

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CREDITS:

Creak struggles to get his head in place. ENDS with picture of Creak rubbing his face against a big, juicy animal brain, looking in bliss.