Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon

by Miss Whip

This is a fan exploration of what a sequel might look like based on interviews, released documents, etc. A new film crew is attempting to make a documentary about the Leslie Vernon murders that happened years ago. Determined to stay away, the survivors of the last attack only want to get on with their lives - until something unexpected draws them all back to Glen Echo.

1. Chapter 1

Before the Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon

Rating: M – Horror movie violence, language

Summary / Notes: Okay, so, I am a hardcore Vernonite, and while I will ever hope for a sequel, I'm kind of at the point where I think we're beyond reasonable hope. *sadness*

So, what I wanted to do was to try to write what I thought the sequel might look like, and I'm probably totally off, but my last fanfic was just OTP stuff, smut, and violence anyway.

There are two sources of reference materials for the sequel, the interview with Robert Englund where he discussed the plot, and the released script pages. The script pages appear to be more interview sessions between Taylor, Leslie, Doug, and Doc Halloran, and in Englund's interview, he said the plot was that they were making a documentary of the murders on the site of the Vernon farmhouse.

Several key points mentioned over the course of kickstarter included making the point about the deaths of certain characters being offscreen, and that this was a spreemake, a sort of prequel sequel exploring events before and during the original film in the context of actually happening after the original took place.

Of course, any or all of these could be misleads on behalf of those involved to cover up actual plot points, so who knows?

If you're a fan, you know all this, but this is mostly for those who are more casual fans of the film who maybe weren't in on all the stuff that happened during the kickstarter.

So I included this just to explain what I'm trying to do, and I'm probably way off, but I'm hoping to have some fun.

Thanks – Chapter 1 is coming soon.