Resident Evil, the Radio Drama

by Catboiler

Resident Evil, the radio drama is a 5 episode adaptation of the first (and best) Resident Evil video game. Written after the disappointment of the first film, it was recently recorded over a period of 8 months in South Wales, UK with a full voice cast, using sound effects and music from the original games. The recorded version can be found on Soundcloud.

2. 02 Darkness Lives

Resident Evil, the Radio Drama

02. DARKNESS LIVES

written by Catboiler

based on

Resident Evil (1996) Capcom

Resident Evil, the Umbrella Conspiracy, by S.D. Perry

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Recording available on Soundcloud

Just go to soundcloud and search for: "Resident Evil the Radio Drama"

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Int. Mansion entrance hall - AFTERNOON

SFX, All voices heavy reverb

JILL

My word!

BARRY

What is this place?

CHRIS

It looks fantastic, like, like a palace or something! Look at that carpet, wow!

JILL

I don't like it.

BARRY

What?

JILL

I don't like this place. It feels... wrong.

CHRIS

You don't believe in ghouls or ghosts, do you? Or maybe zombies! does fake zombie moan and chuckles

JILL

Of course not, Chris, but it feels wrong. This place isn't right. We should be careful.

BARRY

Well, at least it's safer than out there.

CHRIS

Yeah, beats getting eaten by a pack of rabid dogs, doesn't it?

JILL

pause Poor Joseph.

WESKER

All right people, look sharp. We're here now, so let's make the best of it.

BARRY

Well we can't get back out that way, can we?

CHRIS

Not unless we can rid of those dogs first.

JiLL

Chris, those dogs...

CHRIS

Yeah?

JILL

Some of the victims were ripped apart...

CHRIS

Jill! You don't think...

BARRY

Could be, Chris. It does make sense. And as you said, this place is in the centre of the crime scenes.

WESKER

off No point in speculating at the moment. Look, the wood around the lock is splintered. Someone broke this door open before we got here.

CHRIS

Maybe the Bravos?

WESKER

off That's what I'm thinking. And help should be on the way, that is, of course, assuming our courageous pilot Mr Vickers bothers to call it in. pause It's obviously not safe to go back outside. Until the cavalry shows up, we may as well take a look around.

BaRRY

It looks like someone's been keeping this place up.

CHRIS

Didn't you say this was deserted? This does not look deserted, Captain.

WESKER

I agree, Chris, so we tread carefully. We don't know what's been going on here.

JilL

We left all our equipment on the copter too. Ammo, flashlights, medical supplies...

WESKER

And the vests and shotguns. Thanks Brad. Damn! pause What do we have?

CHRIS

Beretta, couple of clips.

JILL

Same here.

BARRY

Got my colt, plenty of ammo.

WESKER

Good. Ok, I suggest we...

SFX, Distant thump, something heavy sliding to the floor

BARRY

What was that?

WESKER

Chris, go and check it out. Report back here ASAP when you find out. We'll wait here in case the RPD come knocking. You run into any trouble, fire your weapon and we'll find you.

CHRIS

Yes, sir.

SFX, Chris walks slowly away.

JILL

Chris?

CHRIS

off What?

JILL

Take care.

CHRIS

off Don't worry, I can take care of myself, right?

SFX, off Wooden door opens and closes.

FADE TO BLACK.

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Int. MANSION DINING ROOM AND CORRIDOR - MOMENTS LATER

SFX Fade up ticking of a grandfather clock, fade up as Chris approaches it and fade down as he walks away from it.

SFX Footsteps on wood, fade under dialogue

CHRIS

to himself Nice dining room. pause Table's set, too. pause Odd. Nobody's supposed to have been here for thirty years, let alone host a formal dinner! Spencer closed it down before anyone ever stayed here? pause So why did Umbrella lie to the chief about it being quiet and unused? With those dogs running wild out there...

SFX, Wooden door opens and closes

CHRIS (CONT'D)

sniffs twice, then once more Eugh! What's that smell? Smells like... vomit.

SFX, off Fummp

CHRIS (CONT'D)

What was that? Hello? Anybody there?

SFX, off Fummp

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Who's there? I warn you, I'm armed.

SFX, Cautious footsteps on wooden floor

SFX, Door slowly creaks open

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Hey, sir, are you ok?

SFX, off Zombie moan

CHRIS (CONT'D)

What the...

SFX, Door slams shut

SFX, off Zombie moan, slow shuffling footsteps

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Hold it right there, sir! Don't move!

SFX, off shuffling footsteps approach, fade under dialogue

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Sir? pause Is that... blood? Stay right where you are! Don't come any closer, sir, or I'll open fire. pause Hold it!

SFX, Loud zombie moan, shuffling footsteps stop

CHRIS (CONT'D)

I'm warning you.

SFX, Loud zombie moan, followed by three gunshots and a body hits the floor.

CHRIS(CONT'D)

What the hell is that? pause It looks... no, it can't be. Zombies aren't real. They're just...

SFX, Door rattles - it's locked

SFX, Low zombie moan, it pulls itself across the floor

CHRIS (CONT'D)

What?

SFX, Two gunshots, moans/shuffling stop

CHRIS (CONT'D)

How come it wasn't dead? I put three rounds in it!

SFX, off Zombie moans from several zombies at different distances

CHRIS (CONT'D)

off Oh, god, there's more of them!

SFX, off Gunshots

FADE TO BLACK.

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Int. MANSION ENTRANCE HALL

SFX, All voices reverb

SFX, Three distant gunshots, then two more after a few seconds

JilL

Chris!

WESKER

Jill, why don't you...

BaRRY

I'm going, too.

WESKER

Go. I'll wait here.

SFX, Hurried footsteps (x2), fade out to off door opening

FADE TO BLACK.

Int. Mansion corridor

SFX, Cautious footsteps

JILL

Chris?

BARRY

sniffs air twice Eugh! What's that, rotting fruit?

JILL

sniffs Whatever it is, it's close.

BARRY

Look!

JILL

Blood?

BARRY

I hope that's not Chris's blood. I'll check it out.

JILL

I'll check the doors.

SFX, Barry walks away

SFX, off Zombie moan

JILL (CONT'D)

gasp of surprise

BARRY

off Jill!

JILL

Stop! Don't come any closer!

BARRY

Jill?

JILL

Barry, it's a monster!

BARRY

Get clear, left!

SFX, One shot, body drops

BARRY (CONT'D)

Are you ok, Jill?

JiLL

Yeah, I hesitated, I... what... it was eating that... that...

BARRY

Oh my god, it's Ken. Ken Sullivan.

JILL

Ken! The Bravos did come here, then. How did he... I mean...

BARRY

He bled out. Look, it must have been his hand that Joseph found out there. He managed to get here, then...

JILL

So where's Forest, Richard, Rebecca and Enrico?

BARRY

They must be around here somewhere. And Chris.

JILL

My god, he must have run into one of those... things. What was it, Barry?

BARRY

We're looking at one of the cannibal killers, Jill, I'm sure of it. Look at it. It looks, well... dead.

JILL

It is dead, Barry.

BARRY

No, I mean it looks like it was dead before that. That's what we could smell before. It was rotting flesh, not fruit.

JILL

Barry? Are you out of your mind? How could he be dead before you shot him? He was up and walking around and...

BARRY

softly Jill. Think about it.

JILL

What? You're saying this guy's a... zombie?

BARRY

Either that or somebody forgot to tell him that dead guys don't up and walk around.

JILL

Barry, just listen to yourself! Zombies? Seriously? They don't exist!

BARRY

Then explain that.

JILL

But...

BARRY

Look, I don't have any answers, ok? Let's just find Chris, yeah?

JILL

My god, Barry. The victims had samples of unknown DNA on them, samples of rotting flesh. We just assumed it was some ritual. But now... Eugh! That's disgusting. These...

BARRY

Say it, Jill.

JILL

... zombies attacked and ate them, didn't they?

BARRY

Certainly looks that way.

JILL

I said there was something wrong about this place. And Umbrella said...

BARRY

I know what they said. Look, let's get back to Captain Wesker. If this is the hideout of the cannibal killers, we need to let him know what we're facing. We need a plan of attack.

SFX, Footsteps

FADE TO BLACK.

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Int. MANSION ENTRANCE HALL - MOMENTS LATER

SFX, All voices reverb

BARRY

Wesker? Captain Wesker!

JILL

off Wesker!

BARRY

Any sign of him?

JILL

You think he ran into one of those... zombies?

BARRY

Not sure. I don't think the RPD showed up and snuck him out. Though, if he did run into trouble, we would have heard the shots.

JILL

Not necessarily. He could have been ambushed, dragged away.

long pause

JILL (CONT'D)

It was a zombie, wasn't it, Barry?

BARRY

sigh I think so. I looked into its eyes before I shot it. There was nothing there. Not a spark. It had been, well, dead some time.

JILL

It's like a horror movie. How did...

BARRY

I don't know, Jill. But we've definitely found the source of the trouble.

JILL

Chris was right. Dammit, Barry, he was right!

BARRY

What I want to know is why Umbrella said there was nothing here.

JILL

Yeah, well, they lied. pause So, do we go looking or do we wait here?

BARRY

Go looking. Ken made it here. The rest of the Bravos could be somewhere in this nightmare house. It'd be easy enough to get lost. Chris... Chris and the Captain got sidetracked, that's all, but we'll find them. It'd take more than a couple of walking stiffs to cause either of them any grief.

JILL

I guess you're right.

BARRY

Look, take this.

JILL

Lockpicks?

BARRY

It's the set you gave me to practice with last month. I figure you, the master of unlocking, will have better luck with them than I did. pause And I think we should split up.

JILL

Barry?

BARRY

I know it's dangerous, but we have a lot of ground to cover. We find anybody, we meet back here, use this room as a base.

JILL

I...

BARRY

You up for this, Jill? We could search together if you want...

JILL

No, you're right. I'll take the west wing.

BARRY

Ok, I'll go back through the dining room and see if I can persuade some of the doors to open. Keep an eye out for a back exit, conserve ammo where you can... and be careful, Jill.

JILL

You too.

BARRY

Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine.

SFX, footsteps fade out

FADE TO BLACK.

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Int. Mansion storage room

SFX, Zombie moans and shuffling footsteps from behind the door

SFX, Gunshots and moans, bodies dropping outside the door

SFX, door bursts open

SFX, Aerosol spraying

CHRIS

Gah! splutters and cries in pain

SFX, Door slams shut

REBECCA

What? Oh no! Uh...

SFX, Scrabbling around in a medical kit

REBECCA (CONT'D)

No, keep your eyes closed, don't rub at them, ok? pause Here, lean your head back. This is going to sting a little, but it's just water, ok?

CHRIS

long exhale What was that stuff?

REBECCA

Uh, bug repellant. The label's been ripped off but the active ingredient's probably permephrin. It's an irritant but the effect shouldn't last long. I lost my gun and when you came in I thought you were one of those things, though if they haven't figured out how to use a doorknob by now, they probably won't. pause I'm babbling, aren't I? nervous giggle

CHRIS

Rebecca... Chambers, right?

REBECCA

Yeah, look, I'm really sorry, Chris...

CHRIS

Don't worry about it. Not a bad weapon, actually. Where are we?

REBECCA

Some sort of storage room.

CHRIS

You ok?

REBECCA

Yeah, I guess.

CHRIS

What happened? We got the call and came searching, but all we found was the helicopter, no sign of you guys.

REBECCA

I don't know. Something went wrong with the helicopter and we had to set down. We were attacked by animals, some sort of big dogs, and Enrico told us to run for cover. pause I got... turned around in the woods and ended up at the front door of this place. I think one of the others broke it down, it was open and...

CHRIS

There's nothing else you could have done, Rebecca. Enrico said run, you ran, you followed orders. Those creatures out there, the zombies... they're all over the place. I got lost, too, and the rest of the Alphas could be anywhere. Trust me, just the fact you made it this far...

SFX, Low zombie moan outside the door

REBECCA

So what do we do now?

CHRIS

We look for the others and try to find a way out. sigh Except you don't have a gun and I'm almost out of ammo.

REBECCA

I've got ammo, look! And I found this key on the desk. It's got a carving of a sword on it.

CHRIS

Nice. Thanks.

SFX, Chris rifles through paperwork

CHRIS (CONT'D)

Your background's biochemistry, right? Have you looked through these?

REBECCA

Barely. To be honest, I've been busy watching the door, although I guess if they haven't figured out how to use a door knob by now, they probably won't. Let me take a look.

SFX, Rebecca picks up some papers

REBECCA(CONT'D)

Brain chemistry, but the numbers are all screwed up. The serotonin and norepinephrine are too low... but look here, the dopamine is off the chart, we're talking big time schizo here... what?

CHRIS

chuckles Nothing, it's just...

REBECCA

I'm too young, aren't I?

CHRIS

No, it's not that, it's...

SFX, Soft thump against the door, zombie moan

CHRIS (CONT'D)

I passed a door with a sword etched on the keyhole. I'm going to go check it out, see if it leads back to the main hall. I want you to stay here and go through these files. Maybe there's something we can use...

REBECCA

But...

CHRIS

I've got plenty of ammo now, thanks to you, and I won't be gone long. Ok?

REBECCA

I guess.

CHRIS

The RPD should be here any time, so if I don't come back right away, just wait here. Get ready, ok? As soon as I'm out, move the trunk in front of the door. I'll give a yell when I get back.

REBECCA

Ok.

SFX, Door opens slowly. Chris walks out and the door closes. Rebecca pulls the trunk across the door. A few seconds later four or five gunshots in the distance

REBECCA(CONT'D)

sigh That could have gone better. Why did I have to lose my gun?

SFX, Rebecca starts sifting through papers

FADE TO BLACK.

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Int. Mansion back exit

SFX, Muffled wildtrack of cicadas and crickets, fade under dialogue

SFX, From the other side of the door heading back into the mansion, muffled zombie moans, gunshots, bodies dropping, for around 5 seconds, then stop

SFX, Metal door opens and closes

SFX, Footsteps on stone, fade under dialogue

JILL

breathing heavily Headshots... aim for the head. Wait a sec, is this a way out? pause Great! A secured path, straight to the back of the place. We head north, hit one of the logging roads and hike down to the barricade.

SFX, Footsteps on stone for 3 more seconds, then stop

JILL (CONT'D)

What's this? When the sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, stars will begin to appear in the sky and the wind will blow toward the ground. Then the gate of new life will open. Oh great. Just great, a puzzle lock? Of all the...

SFX, Distant lone dog howl, then joined by more

JILL (CONT'D)

We're trapped. Trapped in this nightmare house!

CUT TO:

Music, Closing Theme and Credits