Looking for something scary to read this fall. Here is an excerpt from my full length novel, Karnevel, available on Amazon. A whole week went by and another Sunday was upon the boys. Their father didn’t have a route to drive that weekend, and their mother didn’t drink the night before, so the boys were…
Read moreACT 3, SCENE 1 INT: SISTER’S HOME – AFTERNOON LEIGH comes in through the front door rubbing her eyes. From her POV, the FOYER fades in and out in opaque color. SISTER NETTA pokes her head out of the living room with a broom in her hand. She is sweeping up the masks into a…
Read moreACT 4, SCENE 1 – VARIOUS – VARIOUS VARIOUS NEWS CASTERS: Breaking news tonight at 10. Mayor Apostolou is a victim of a home invasion. MAYOR: I’m safe. My wife’s safe, but the crime in Astro City is out of control. I’m not leaving office, until I’ve done everything in my…
Read moreACT 5, SCENE 1 INT: SISTER’S HOME – BASEMENT – NIGHT SISTER struggles to pull a lifeless LEIGH up the steps. SISTER (mumbling to herself): Son of a…What the hell did I do? We had a plan, Sister. Right? Sister? What the hell did I do! CUT TO, ACT 5, SCENE 2 INT:…
Read moreTEASER ACT 1, SCENE 1 INT: MAYOR’S HOME – NIGHT The other MASKED MEN walk into the room and corner in the MAYOR APOSTOLOU. MAYOR: If you hurt me, they’ll never stop gunning for you. You’ll die. You hear me? Do you want to die? Huh! Or do you want money? I got…
Read moreACT 2, SCENE 1 INT: MAYOR’S HOME – DAY BANGING on a door wakes the MAYOR from a sleep on his desk with a gun in his hand. He’s head is pounding and he is confused. The door burst open. It is the POLICE GUARD stationed outside followed by his wife, CHRISTINA. POLICE OFFICER:…
Read moreAct 4, SCENE 1 EXT: AC HIGH – NIGHT RICKY runs outside with the rest of the boys and LOCO laughing. They run into the DEATH CAR. They start piling into the car quickly. RICKY: You got the whip tonight? LOCO: Move your ass! Let’s go! Once inside the car, they…
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The premise: A group of misfit teens from the wrong side of town find themselves trying to survive a bloody night that has ties to a decades spanning town mystery. This NOT your PG-13 Goosebumps. Before I launch into what I liked and what I didn’t about this film, a massive shout out to R….
Read moreACT 3, SCENE 1 INT: SISTER’S HOME – BATHROOM LEIGH steps out of the shower and stands in front of a fogged mirror. She pauses before she turns on the water. She sighs when it works without a problem. She wipes her mirror clean, but notices the shower curtain move. She turns around to investigate…
Read moreTEASER ACT 1, SCENE 1: THE BRICKS APARTMENT – NIGHT In the background, a LARGE MAN stalks a WOMAN and TODDLER. The MAN punches the wall in anger. MAN (O.S.): I told you to come over here! BLACK TITLE CARD APPEARS: LOCO ZANE – 2000 The WOMAN dashes into a child’s bedroom carrying…
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