The Darkness5 minute script

Ext. Friday.06:25 PM

-Car on gravel sound- 5 seconds-music- 3 seconds-car stopping sound- 3 seconds-car doors opening and closing- 4 seconds

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So this is it? This is the beautiful lake house your grandma owns? lt looks like a shack

LUCAS - zo o.^.rozKs

Don't be so rude Lia, you didn't come up with any ideas for a holiday, did you? lt's nice, I like it.

AMELIA- Z-gt o /KO S-o>Well... I guess it will have to do for a few days

VERONTCA - 26ornO6 rslf you don't like it you can find your own way back?

AMELIA-? o orrzr.c) 5oCAnd miss the chance to have a relaxing holiday with my friends before we all leave and go to uni or

whatever? Never. Lets make this weekend the best weekend ever

sHAWNISS,?ffi1e -7p o,,\Dl,q?Well isn't this very touching. Can I get drunk now?

-everyone laughs- 2 seconds-walking on gravel- 3 seconds

lnt. Friday. 11:12PM

The friends are in the living room playing a game and drinking-music- '10 seconds-veronica pouring a drink- 3 seconds-glasses tapping each other- 2 seconds

Okay okay, my turn. (moves hand to indicate it is a film) Wait wait, I got to (jet props for this

-footsteps- 3 secondsShawn walks over to the book shelf and looks for a book. While he looks a book falls on his head.-book hitting the floor- 2 secondsHe picks it up and walks to carry on playing the game.-footsteps- 3 secondsHe opens in to look as if he is reading it. Veronica sees it.

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Where did you find that book?

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SHAWN- ZO O t^'^'0 3 03I fell on my head when I went to go look for a book.

AMEu.{7'oofrOSoqIt fell on your head? Wow you're even more pissed than I thought

Veronica gets up and takes the book off Shawn.-footsteps- 3 seconds

"ZA0's^031?VERONICAMy Grandma used to tell me stories about this book. About these three great witches who went on

adventures to save innocents.

Veronica opens the book-page flipping- 2 seconds

,=*o*,.#oot^Ao s l8Huh thats weird, its blank. The whole book. Theres no writing

The other walk up to Veronica crowding around the book to look at it.-footsteps- 4 secondsThe book glows

LUCAS --,zCo'ln'O ZgS

Wow, what the hell

AMELIA- Loonn oS \ O

Why is it doing that?

Before anyone could say any more the group gets pushed back onto the floor and the book closeson the floor.-bodies falling on the floor- 4 seconds-book hitting the floor- 3 seconds

They all sit up and holds their heads. Veronica stands up and puts the book back on the shelf.-footsteps- 4 seconds-book sliding on surface- 2 seconds

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okay, I think thats enough drinking for tonight. l'm going to bed

-footsteps- 4 secondsThey all go to bed.

lNT. Saturday. 09:16 AM.

Veronica and Lucas are in bed. Veronica wakes up and walks into the bathroom. When she walksout she sees the book that she put on the shelf on the floor.-footsteps- 6 seconds

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Lucas! Lucas! Wake up

She walks over to the book and picks it up.-footsteps-3 seconds

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I thought you put that book back in the bookshelf ...

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lNT. Saturday. 10:30 AM

The group is sitting in the living room around this book

AMELIA/ ZO otvt-c3s\ \

Okay... so what you're saying is that you think this book is haunted and we made the ghost mad orsomething...? What a load of bullshit. You're just trying to scare us.

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l'm not lying. I honestly have no idea why this book got into my room lEst night. And a ghost is theonly explanation for this if you guys swear you didn't put it in there.

LUCAS- /t)o\rl,\eggDo you think your Grandma would know anything?

vERoNtcA '242g'(\O3ZGMaybe. l'llcall her

Veronica walks off to go and call her grandma. Shawn leans over and opens the book to see that itis full of writing.-footsteps- 4 seconds-book page flipping- 3 seconds

SHAWN ,-'?.f,oYrtc)BDL+Didn't Veronica say this was blank?

AMELIA -Z-Oo fl'{O ts \ 2_It was. We allsaw it was.

They all look at each other confused.Veronica comes back.-footsteps- 3 seconds

VERONTCA -Z-Og (b,o97?my Grandma sounded kind of excited when I mentioned the book. she said she will be here as

soon as she can. Whats up with your faces?

LUCAS -2-O oYln-O2)CqTheres.. Writing in the book.

VERONICA _z,ol\^d 3-LgWait what?... But I saw there was't last night. we all saw.

EXT. Saturday. 11:55 AM

Veronicas grandma pulls up in the driveway and gets out of the car. Veronica comes up to her togreet her.-car on gravel- 5 seconds-car door opening and closing- 4 seconds

-footsteps- 4 secondsvERoNtcA - z-oo r"vr.oS24

Gosh Grandma you got here fast

GLORTA - zOO y\^ozaoTheres no time. You all must know -n

Her grandma speed walks past Veronica into the house and Veronica follows-footsteps- 4 seconds

her grandma sits down in front of the book and looks at the group

"."-,r:ry.?rff;'-TffiE*"You all have been destined for greatness. it has been in your families for a long long time. theres areason why you all became friends.

VERONTCA - Z-oc),n\O 330Grandma. What are you saying?

cLoRlA .- L{f O wrO AqSWell l'm saying you are all witches what do you think l'm saying?

The group looks at each other shocked