INT. GRAYSON HOUSE - NIGHT
Two teenage boys are sitting on the couch watching a movie. We catch the end of the opening with two teenage girls being murdered (Jenny Randall and Marnie Cooper) before we see the STAB 8 logo.
BRADY
Why are we watching this crap?
COLBY
What are you talking about, the Stab movies are legendary.
BRADY
No, they're lame. You know I hate horror movies.
COLBY
They're based on true stories, Brady. How is that lame.
BRADY
Sure, so was Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Haunting in Connecticut, Amityville Horror…
COLBY
Except this actually happened in California.
The phone rings in the kitchen. Brady gets up to answer it.
BRADY
Sure. A masked killer goes around hacking up attractive teenagers in a small town, sounds super realistic.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Brady grabs the phone off of the counter.
BRADY
Hello?
VOICE
Hello?
BRADY
Who is this?
VOICE
Who do you think it is?
BRADY
I have no idea, that's why I asked genius.
VOICE
Talk to me like that again and I'll hollow you out like a Halloween pumpkin.
BRADY
(scared)
What?
Brady looks out into the living room at Colby, giving him a scared look.
Just ask he opens his mouth to respond, laughter erupts on the other end of the phone.
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INT. HOLIDAY HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
JENA, SETH, and TAYLOR are hanging out in Jena's living room. They're watching FRIDAY THE 13th.
JENA
Brady, you're too easy. Seriously.
BRADY
Jena? What the hell?
JENA
I can't believe you fell for that Stab crap-
Brady hangs up the phone.
JENA
Someone can't take a joke.
TAYLOR
Was he pissed?
SETH
More like pissed his pants. Brady scares so easily it's like teasing a puppy.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Brady moves back into the living room, tossing the phone onto the couch.
COLBY
What's up?
BRADY
Jena. She was pranking me.
COLBY
What? How?
Brady motions towards the screen.
BRADY
What do you think? Jena's your resident horror hound, she Stab called me like ghosthead.
COLBY
Ghostface.
BRADY
What?
COLBY
You called him ghosthead. His name is ghostface- but nevermind that. You want me to turn it off? We can watch something funny instead.
BRADY
No, it's fine. We can watch this. I'm just not answering the phone.
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INT. HOLIDAY HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Jena moves from the couch into the kitchen for a drink. Her phone rings.
JENA
Hello?
VOICE
Hello.
JENA
Who is this?
VOICE
You don't know? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
JENA
Is this Brady? C'mon douche, your ghostface sucks. You're going to have to try better than that.
VOICE
So you think you can do it better?
JENA
For duh.
VOICE
I think you are auditioning for the wrong role, Jena. You're not the killer, you're the bitch who gets killed in the opening act.
Jena pauses.
JENA
Who is this?
VOICE
The last person you're going to see alive.
Jena is about to move back into the living room when the pantry door bursts open and GHOSTFACE lunges out.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Brady and Colby are sitting on the couch watching the movie together.
The phone rings. Brady hesitates to pick it up. Colby, annoyed with the ringing, answers it. He is about to say something when he is cut off by blood curdling screams.
Brady grabs the phone and listens in. His eyes widen in fear.
The line goes dead.
BRADY
Colby…
COLBY
No. I know what you're thinking, and no. This is just another one of Jena's sick prank calls.
(beat)
I'm going to go over there and make her stop.
BRADY
Colby, don't. What if something really happened?
COLBY
Like what? A guy in a mask hacked up a few attractive teenagers? Get real, Brady, it's just a prank and it's over.
Brady follows Colby to the door and watches him leaved. Colby turns around to face Brady.
COLBY
I'll be right back.
Brady nods and locks the door behind Colby.
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EXT. ELM STREET - CONTINUOUS
Colby walks down the street towards a house a few places down. He moves up to the front door, ignoring the sounds of something in the bushes and notices that it's ajar.
He pushes it open.
INT. HOLIDAY ENTRANCE WAY - CONTINUOUS
Colby enters through the front door warily. All of the lights are off and the TV is casting a blue glow across the hallway between the living room and the darkened kitchen.
He moves down the hallway into the seemingly deserted living room but can't see anyone.
Just below his view a mutilated Seth and Taylor lay bleeding to death. Taylor reaches for him, but Colby turns around towards the dark kitchen.
She tries to make a noise for him to see her but there is only silence. Blood leaks from a slash across her throat.
COLBY
Jena? Tay? I know you're here.
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INT. HOLIDAY HOUSE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Colby moves into the kitchen and turns on the light. It flickers dangerously overhead, illuminating the blood smeared all over the floor.
COLBY
This is a sick joke…
He follows the trail of blood to the doorway leading to the garage and opens the door.
There he sees Ghostface leaning over Jena's body, delivering the last slash across her stomach.
Colby screams at the site, alerting Ghostface of his presence. The hooded figure stands alert, leaving Jena's insides to slowly unfold outwards.
A moment passes between the two of them, then Colby turns to run out the front door, followed closely by Ghostface.
The teen makes it to the front door but is sidelined by the hooded figure and thrown into the wooden front door.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Brady is sitting patiently on the couch. The phone rings, it's Colby's cell.
He answers.
BRADY
Hello?
VOICE
Hello, Brady.
BRADY
Jena? Is Colby over there. Did you take his phone? This is really getting ridiculous, just leave me alone!
VOICE
I can't do that, Brady. You've just become the star of the show.
BRADY
What?
VOICE
I really thought that Jena would be the lead in the opening, but she just didn't have the guts for the scene.
BRADY
This isn't funny anymore.
VOICE
It's not supposed to be. You're not opening a comedy, Brady. You're opening a horror movie.
The doorbell begins to ring violently as someone pounds on the front door. Brady jumps from his seat, still glued to the phone.
VOICE
Looks like you're on, Brady.
The doorbell rings more frantically. Brady, worried, debates answering it.
BRADY
Is that you?
VOICE
Go to the front door and find out.
Brady moves slowly across the front of the room, still believing that it's a prank.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE ENTRYWAY - CONTINUOUS
VOICE
You follow direction well.
Through the mostly glass door he sees Colby, bleeding from a small wound and begging to be let in.
Brady, scared starts to open the door.
VOICE
You don't want to do that! We're going to play a game.
BRADY
What? Who is this?
VOICE
Movie Trivia. You get it right, you let Colby in. You get it wrong… Colby gets cut from the scene.
COLBY
Brady! Open the door! What are you doing?
Brady doesn't know how to answer, he just gives Colby a hopeless look as he grips the phone to his face.
VOICE
First question- Who kills teenagers on Elm Street.
BRADY
(thinking hard)
I dunno, I don't watch scary movies…
VOICE
C'mon, Brady. Colby's depending on you.
COLBY
What's going on? Brady?
BRADY
Oh! Fred Krueger! Freddy Krueger.
There is a long pause.
VOICE
Correct. Very good, Brady. That wasn't so hard, was it? Now for round two.
BRADY
No! I got it right!
VOICE
Two more questions to go, Brady, and I'll keep them easy for you. What town does the movie My Bloody Valentine take place in?
Brady shakes his head, terrified of the answer. His eyes are locked on Colby, who can see Brady is clearly petrified.
VOICE
Come on, Brady. I know you know this.
BRADY
I uh… Is it…
(he pauses)
Is it Spring-Springwood?
The phone line goes dead.
COLBY
What? What happened?
Brady, scared for Colby, tries to let him into the house but his hands just can't find the locks out of panic.
BRADY
You have to get inside!
COLBY
Open the door!
BRADY
I can't get it!
Just before he can unlock the door, Ghostface comes out of nowhere and pins the teen up against the door then stabs Colby repeatedly in the back.
Brady stares terrified.
Ghostface stares the teenager down through the door before smashing Colby through the glass.
Brady screams in terror and breaks into a run.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Brady rushes through the living room, followed closely by Ghostface.
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INT. GRAYSON HOUSE STAIRWELL - CONTINUOUS
He gets the the stairs on the other side of the room and tries to climb them, but Ghostface grips him by the ankle and pulls him off his feet, hard.
Ghostface brings his knife down, ready to strike, but Brady gives him a strong kick to the chest, knocking him backwards. The teen takes this opening and regains his footing.
He runs up the stairs and ducks into…
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INT. BRADY'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Brady slams his door shut and locks the door. His face is red with fear, expecting the door to come crashing down any second, but it doesn't.
A moment passes. The phone in his hand rings.
He shakily pulls it up to his ear.
BRADY
Hello?
The door bursts open and Ghostface lunges at the teen. He grips Brady by the shirt and rams him into a mirror then throws him onto his bed before driving his knife down into the teen's gut. The phone, still in his hand, emits sound.
VOICE
You were a great character Brady. But I'm afraid it's a wrap.
A single tear falls from the side of Brady's face. He can't believe this is happening.
Ghostface rips him from his bed and throws him through the windows overlooking the front lawn.
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EXT. GRAYSON HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Brady's body crashes through the windows and rolls down the small bit of roof before falling to the ground with a dead thud.
BLACK.
SCREAM 5.