The quarantine for a deadly virus is over, but the trouble has just started for a man keeping his bizarre family on permanent lockdown.
Type:
Short
Status:
Sold
Page Count:
6pp
Genre:
Horror
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
This short script is perfect for filming during the quarantine. One actor communicates with another via video teleconferencing. No special effects are needed. Cheap and easy to film. Single location. Here is the story: William does not believe his sister's claims that a deadly virus quarantine period has ended. In fact, he doubts that she is even alive. In William's mind, her call is part of a deep fake to lure people out of their safe zones. After his sister says she's coming by to prove that all is clear, William prepares himself for the confrontation. He gathers his odd "family" and gives a pep talk. A sharp knife and a blowtorch are part of his preparations. When the knock comes at his door, William and his "family" must decide whether to open up or fight back. Choosing a reality has never had higher stakes.

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The Writer: Rob Herzog

My chief talent isn’t writing, it’s being afraid. As a kid, I freaked out about spontaneous human combustion, killer bees, and the prospect of a bathtub shark attack. And the 3,600 miles between me and the Loch Ness Monster wasn’t nearly enough. All of this youthful anxiety runs wild in my screenplays. Blame the neighborhood weirdo kid for setting me on this path. When I was six, he predicted that our neighborhood would be attacked by window ghouls. These ghouls supposedly would claw into our rooms and devour us all. Only those blessed with large dogs would survive, he said, because window ghouls hated them. Two nights later, I imagined the ghouls at my window, clawing the screen. At this… Go to bio
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