Death Walks Into A Bar
Death Walks Into a Bar
A man about to take his own life experiences the ultimate intervention.
Sometimes you just need another perspective on life.
Jack is contemplating suicide and has been most of his life. Even though he’s been struggling with depression he’s found it in his heart to help others out of it. A visit by death one night is what it took to make Jack see his life has value.
JACK
Just stubbornness I suppose.
I’ve been here 20 years. Sank half my life into this place.
DEATH
Do you regret it?
JACK
Sometimes, especially recently.
DEATH
Is that why you want to kill yourself?
Jack stares, eyes wide in shock.
JACK
What did you say?
DEATH
The burden of this place has not been easy.
You see yourself as a failure.
A broken man in a world that has no place for him.
Jack tenses up, getting angry.
JACK
What the hell are you talking about?
DEATH
It’s not true, any of it. Your life has value.
Sometimes we all need this reminder and we don’t all get a chance to discuss it with Death. What would you do if Death knocked on your door? Why would Death take time out of their day to talk with you? Would you want to know?
This short could easily be shot in a bar on an off night with two talented actors for pennies. And who knows it may help someone reassess their life.
The Script
About The Reviewer
Chris Keaton, like many deranged people, writes screenplays and actually believes he's pretty good at it. His delusion has brought him to write at least a dozen feature films and numerous short scripts of questionable quality. Several directors have been enabling Chris Keaton's mental illness by actually producing his screenplays traumatizing unwitting audiences around the globe. And to make things worse he also writes novels and short stories. When will this reign of terror end? If you...Read more
About The Writer
I'm Gary Parr, a London-based screenwriter passionate about stories that unsettle, provoke, and linger. I write across genres, but I’m most drawn to horror, sci-fi, and dark comedy—genres that allow me to explore trauma, memory, and the uncanny through a visceral, human lens.
Over the past few years, I’ve built a growing portfolio of short film scripts, including:
Death Walks Into A Bar – a genre-bending short blending fantasy, drama, and horror.
Teeth and The Call –...Read more