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- 1. INT. FAMILY’S NEW HOUSE The family of four pull up to the new house in a car. The two children (girl and boy) excitedly swing open the car doors and rush to the front door of the house. Kid 1 (Darren): “Wooooahhhhh” Kid 2 (Leila): “This is sooo much better than our old house” The parents move around to the back of the car to collect their bags. They then stand happily next to each other watching the children. Mother: (Quietly) “Fingers crossed for this one” Father: “It will be fine hun…I promise.” The parents walk into the house and the children in the background rush around. Mother: “Kids, be careful!” Children play hide and seek around house Kid 1: “Ready or not here I come” (Soft, scary, echoed voice)
- 2. Darren (Kid 1) goes around the house to look for sister (Leila). Kid 1 (Darren) notices movement underneath a closed door. Kid 1(Darren) *tip toes quietly closer and closer towards the door As he reaches for the door handle, his sister (Kid 2 – Leila) jumps from behind him and scares him MUSIC STOPS Kid 2 (Leila): “BOOOOO!” Kid 1 (Darren): “Jesus, Leila!” Kid 2 (Leila): “Dinner time now anyway!” Leila and Darren both go to run down the stairs first. Darren trips and lands in front of a salt like substance which is scattered underneath and on the window seal. He looks through the window which gives a clear view of the neighbor’s window where a mysterious figure is standing. Moter: “What are you doing up there! Its dinner!”
- 3. Darren turns around and shouts “COMING” As he turns back around to see the figure again it has disappeared and the curtains have shut. INT. Family Home, Dinner Table Darren opens door slowly. As he peaks around the door he sees the window wide open. The curtains are flowing with the wind. Darren sees a face and a movement Leila drags her feet through the door to the front room where her Darren is. Sister (Leila): “Whatcha doing?” Darren’s eyes dart across to Leila OLDER BROTHER: Nothing, why? The SISTER, with her head looking towards her feet and hands wrapped behind her back, begins to giggle. SISTER (Playful) Do you want to play hide and seek? I can seek first?
- 4. BROTHER (Sighing) Yeah sure if this is what it’s going to take to make you leave me alone. SISTER (Excited) YAY! Ok I’ll count to 20 and you go hide. The BROTHER clenches the armrests of the chair and arises with a big sigh. His face is almost emotionless however; a faint smile is breaking through his face. The SISTER begins to count down from 20 with her left eye breaking through her hand. She glares at the BROTHER who sprints out of the room with a smirk on his face. SISTER (Overjoyed) Ready or not! Here I come! The SISTER leaps up from the floor. Her smile as big as the face it’s planted on. The SISTER begins to race around the house; her face begins to turn light up when she spots a figure out in the garden. SISTER
- 5. (To herself) I’ve got you now The SISTER then skips towards the garden door and with forceful push of the handle. She leaps out and stares at the big tree to the right of the garden. The SISTER leaps off the steps down to the garden and runs towards the tree. Once their she jumps but finds no one behind it. SISTER (Puzzled while walking around the tree) BROTHER? BROTHER? Where did you go? The SISTER can hear leafs rattling around her and in a split second BROTHER (Intimidating) BOOO! The Brother jumps out from a nearby bush and sprints towards his SISTER. SISTER (scared) AHHHHH! The SISTER falls to the floor with a gasp for air, petrified about what had just occurred. INT. PLAY ROOM/LIVING ROOM. DAY.
- 6. LAILA and DARREN sit in the living room, playing with their toys. DARREN puts his toy down and focuses on LAILA. LAILA looks up with a questioning expression. Darren: Have you noticed him? Laila: What do you mean? Darren: The neighbour! He watches us, when we play outside, when we play inside, even when we eat dinner! LAILA gets up and starts walking reluctantly towards the window. As she peers out, she catches the eye of the NEIGHBOUR and his unnerving stare. INT. DINNER TABLE. NIGHT The family are having a home cooked meal. LAILA is not eating and leaves her plate empty. Mother: Laila honey, what’s up? Why aren’t you eating? Laila: Nothing, I’m just not hungry. LAILA has her back to the window facing the neighbour, so turns around slowly to look at the neighbour’s house.
- 7. Mother: Laila, what is it? What are you looking at? Who’s out there? Darren: (SHOUTING) NO-ONE’S OUT THERE! DARREN gets up from the dinner table and heads towards his room, LAILA reluctantly follows him. Darren: (WHISPERS) You’re meant to keep it a secret. EXT. STREET. DAY DARREN and LAILA are walking their dog down the roads around their house. The dog notices an animal in the distance so starts running towards it. Laila: What’s wrong with that stupid dog!? Darren: Come on, let’s go find him. DARREN and LAILA both start running in the direction of the dog. As they get further down the road, they find some strange objects scattered on the roadside. Objects include a bloody t-Shirt, old fashioned toys and a knife. Laila: Darren, what is this?
- 8. Darren: I recognise the t-shirt! I think I’ve seen it somewhere, but I can’t think where. Laila: I think the neighbour was wearing that t- shirt. DARREN immediately drops the t-shirt and calls for his dog. The dog returns, with a mangled finger in its mouth. Both the children scream and grab the dog to go back home. INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT The children are in bed and hear noises from their neighbour. DARREN is the first to get out of bed and check what is happening. Here he sees something very very strange.