DISCLAIMER- BASED ON CHARACTERS CREATED BY JOHN CARPENTER AND DEBRA HILL. ALL SONGS USED ARE PROPERTY OF THE ARTISTS, I OWN NOTHING.
A/N- Look up "Avalanche" by Bring Me The Horizon. Play it until it's specified to stop.
HADDONFIELD, ILLINOIS
OCTOBER 31st, 2016
[FADE IN ON A SUBDIVISION STREET]
A car drives down the street, blowing leaves up behind it in its wake. A teenager rides a skateboard on the sidewalk, disappearing around a corner. Several houses are decorated for Halloween. One house is covered in decorations. Even the front yard is full of horrific decorations. A black cat slinks through the yard of this house, stopping at times and almost looking like a decoration as well. At another house, three children come out, followed by their mother, ready to go to school.
[PAN ACROSS THE STREET]
EXT. EVANS RESIDENCE- MORNING
A small white house sits in the middle of a line of houses on the street of a small subdivision. From what you can see of the street, this seems to be the only house not decorated with creepy Halloween decorations.
INT. EVANS RESIDENCE- BEDROOM
CASEY EVANS, 17 years old, is packing her book-bag for school. She looks tired, as if she didn't get enough sleep the night before. She has her ginger hair pulled back into a ponytail to keep it out of her face. She has green eyes and freckles. Currently she is wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans, along with white tennis shoes and a cross on a necklace, which she tucks into her shirt.
Her room isn't very big, as the bed takes up a large portion space, and two bookshelves take up another large portion of the room. The bookshelves are overflowing with books. She has a lot of posters with quotes from several novels hanging around the room. You can tell that she's a huge fan of reading. Sitting on the nightstand is a radio, which is the source of the music.
She finishes cramming school books into her bag. She throws the bag over her shoulders, turns off the radio and walks out of the room.
A/N- Stop the music.
INT. EVANS RESIDENCE- KITCHEN
The kitchen has a stove placed between two counters. A refrigerator sits next to the end of the counter on the left side of the stove. Next to the fridge are large French doors, which are currently letting in a lot of sunlight. In the corner of the room sits the kitchen table, with four chairs pulled up to it. Sitting in one of the chairs is Casey's mother, PENNY EVANS.
PENNY
Good morning, dear.
CASEY
Morning, mom.
Casey goes over to the fridge, pulling out a gallon of milk. She grabs a bowl from a cabinet and cereal from the counter. The mother and daughter chat for a few moments.
PENNY
So, are you sure you don't want to go with your father and I?
CASEY
Mom, you know I can't go. I can't miss school.
Penny looks disapprovingly, but doesn't argue. She knows that Casey would never miss school unless she absolutely had to. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were planning to go visit a relative in Virginia who was sick. They would be gone for an entire week.
PENNY
I just worry about leaving you here alone. Especially this time of year.
Casey gives her mother a serious look. She knew this would come up.
CASEY
All of that stuff with Laurie Strode happened years ago. Michael Myers is locked away, and he's never going to see the light of day again.
Penny looks down at her hands, lying on the table. She doesn't say anything else.
CASEY
Besides, I'm babysitting tonight.
SEVERAL MINUTES LATER
EXT. EVANS RESIDENCE
A black Honda Accord pulls into the driveway, beeping the horn three times. On the third beep, Casey comes running out of the house, locking it up behind her. The driver of the vehicle honks again, causing Casey to glare at the driver as she walks around to the passenger side. She opens the door, climbing in.
BREANNA SYKES, 18, looks at Casey with a faux annoyed expression. You can tell she's the kind of girl who likes to joke around and have fun.
BREANNA
God, Casey, could you be any slower!?
CASEY
Has anyone ever told you that patience is a virtue?
BREANNA
Yeah, well, I don't have time for that.
Breanna backs the car out of the driveway, speeding off down the street. As she drives away from Casey's house, a large black pickup truck can be seen pulling out from around the corner of Casey's house, following the Honda.
Breanna has long reddish-brown hair that comes down just past her shoulders. She has brown eyes and always has a quizzical look on her face. Currently she's wearing black jeans and a green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirt.
BREANNA
So, you ready for the party tonight?
CASEY
The one at Caleb's house? I'm not going to be there. I'm babysitting.
Breanna looks away from the road, giving Casey a disapproving look. Casey smirks at her friend.
BREANNA
You're such a goody two shoes, Casey. Come on, tell whoever you're babysitting for that you can't make it tonight. Live dangerously. Just this once. I promise you'll love it.
CASEY
You know I'm not going to do that. I need the money from babysitting anyway. Besides, you know how my family and I feel about Halloween.
Breanna looks over at her friend again, with a more thoughtful expression this time. She knows not to push Casey too hard on this subject.
BREANNA
Because of Laurie and Michael?
CASEY
Yes. They were distant cousins of mine. They say that Michael Myers is cursed. That he has to kill every living relative, and at Halloween, he is most active. I know, he's locked up and never seeing the light of day again, but still. I hate this holiday. I refuse to celebrate it.
Breanna sighs, looking back towards the road. Casey looks out the passenger window. Breanna turns the radio on full blast, speeding off down the road. The truck is still following them…
EXT. DORTON RESIDENCE
The Accord pulls into the driveway of a large brick house. As they pull into the driveway, the black truck stops several feet back, going unnoticed. BRANDI DORTON,17, a girl with long blue hair tied into a ponytail is standing on the front steps of the house. She has brown eyes, glasses, and is very scrawny. The backpack on her back is almost bigger than her. She walks over to the car, climbing into the backseat.
BRANDI
I'm so glad you guys finally got here. My grandparents were getting on my nerves!
Brandi stayed at her grandparent's house on weekdays because they were closer to the school than Brandi's parents were. Brandi always complains about how annoying the grandparents are though.
Casey turns around in her seat to talk to Brandi.
CASEY
What did they do this time?
Brandi blushes at the question, looking down at her lap. Casey raises an eyebrow questioningly. Breanna looks in the rear-view mirror at Brandi, also questioning her.
BRANDI
Well… they told me…
CASEY
Wait, let me guess. They're mad at you for riding to school with me, right?
Brandi nods at Casey's question. Casey sighs, rolling her eyes. Brandi's grandparents seemed to think that Casey was dangerous. Everyone who hung around Casey might be a target for her murderous cousin, if he ever happened to break out of his prison.
BRANDI
I told them not to worry, but you know how they can be sometimes.
CASEY
Yeah, I know.
Breanna backs out of the driveway, screeching the tires as she does so. Brandi fusses, saying that her grandparents will yell at her for that, too. Casey looks into the side-view mirror, noticing the black truck for the first time. Her eyes linger on it for several moment.
[Soundtrack trills]
[CUT TO]
An open highway. A red Jeep Cherokee comes speeding down the road, obviously going over the speed limit.
DR. JAMES HARTLEY, 47, sits in the drivers' seat, talking on his phone. He looks very very concerned about something. He screams into the phone.
DR. HARTLEY
I told you, he's a mad man! We have to catch him before he can hurt anyone! He'll kill whoever he comes into contact with!
He pauses, waiting for whoever he's talking to, to respond. He has salt and pepper hair, combed very neatly. He has a grey goatee and looks older than he actually is. You can tell that he is in distress right now.
DR. HARTLEY
Where do you think he's going to go!? Haddonfield of course!
He listens to the callers' response, scowling. He pulls the phone away from his ear, hanging up on the person. He throws the phone into the passenger seat. He looks up at the road in front of him, winding in and out of traffic. He causes several drivers' to slam on their breaks to avoid getting hit or to keep from hitting him. They honk angrily at him. He simply flips them off, revving the engine higher.
[CUT TO]
EXT. HADDONFIELD HIGH SCHOOL- PARKING LOT
Breanna pulls the car into a space. The three girls get out of the car, each of them tossing their bags over their backs. There are several kids pulling into the lot or gathering with friends. Casey looks around the parking lot, noticing the black pickup truck has pulled into a space on the other side of the parking lot. She watches it for a moment, until Breanna hits her in the shoulder with her bag.
BREANNA
Did you hear me?
CASEY
I'm sorry… What did you say?
BREANNA
I was asking if you did the homework for Mr. Shockley's class.
CASEY
Uhh, yeah, yeah, I've got it…
Breanna notices that Casey is acting weird. She looks in the direction her friend is looking. The girl scrunches her face in confusion.
BREANNA
What're you looking at?
CASEY
Nothing, it's nothing.
Casey reaches into her bag, pulling out a sheet of paper and handing it to Breanna. Breanna sighs in relief.
BREANNA
You are a life-saver, Casey! I'll give this back when we have his class!
Breanna runs off towards the school, leaving Brandi and Casey behind. The two girls begin walking up towards the school.
BRANDI
So, are you going to wear a costume tonight? I know you aren't coming to the party since you have to babysit, but.
CASEY
No. You know better than that. What are you and Caleb dressing up as?
BRANDI
He decided we should be a cop and a prisoner.
CASEY
So are you a slutty cop or a slutty prisoner?
Brandi gasps, her cheeks turning red. She has always been awkward about these kinds of things, but she definitely has a wild side to her.
BRANDI
I am not dressing slutty at all, Casey.
CASEY
(laughing) Maybe not in front of everyone but you will when you and Caleb are alone.
Brandi doesn't respond. Casey has a huge smirk on her face.
The two girls make their way through the parking lot, now coming up to the school. A long set of steps lead up to a set of double doors, leading into the school. Brandi steps through the doors, disappearing into the school. Right before Casey goes through the doors, she takes a look back at the parking lot.
She sees a man standing in the parking lot near the black pickup truck. He has on a white mask. Casey lets out a small gasp, blinks, and the man is gone. She stares at the spot he had just been, but there is no sign of him.
She lets out a sigh, thinking she has imagined the sight. She disappears into the school as well.