Horror Film Trailer Script

Script

Two young girls playing in the woods, holding hands.

Eve: (voiceover) We did everything together

Girls playing; ‘ring around the roses’

Eve: (Voiceover) The wood was our place… our secret place.

 A scene of the two girls in the present time

Eve tries to chase Madison

Madison: (faintly smiling) Eve, stop we are not kids anymore.

Eve: (voiceover) We were inseparable.

Eve: (voiceover) Until that day…

Close up of Eve with a distorted and angry face, and then cuts to a scene to which Eve slams Madison into the tree.

Eve wakes up from her bed. Looking very distressed- bad dream.

Next scene

Eve is making a cup of tea, close up on tea.

Eve (Voiceover): I haven’t been sleeping well for a long time. And I didn’t know why…

Shot of Eve and her friend sitting on the couch, speaking.

Eve: I feel like I’m going crazy, I keep seeing her in my dreams

Friend: It’s been a year; she’s not here anymore.  Please get over her Eve.

Next scene

Eve is in her bed, contemplating.

*Knock Knock Knock

Close up of Eve’s anxious face

Shot of the door, and the knocking continues, only continuously and louder.

Eve looks scared

Knocking continues in a thunderous rage. Eve gets up from her bed and opens the door.

Madison: (smiling, and tilting her head) Hey Eve.

Eve gasps and there is a close up of her shutting her eyes. She opens her eyes again. There is no one in the doorway, Eve closes the door and sighs in relief. She turns around and finds Eve right up close to her, side view shot.

Madison: (Smiling and says quietly) Boo.

Close up of Eve looking scared.

Next scene

Madison: What’s up Eve, you look like you’ve seen a ghost.

Eve starts having distorted visions.

Next scene

Eve is walking in an isolated pathway with a park nearby. She looks behind her and vaguely sees Madison in the bush.

Eve is on the phone.

Eve: I think I’m going mad…

Eve is speaking to her friend through the telephone. And we can see her holding the receiver.

Eve’s Friend: What really happened that night?

*the phone line dies*

Madison’s voice on the phone: Yeah Eve. Tell her what happened. Tell her how you killed me.

 *Eve is breathing heavily and then she drops her phone*

New Scene.

*Madison hums childhood song in the woods*

Eve is behind a tree and makes a frightened noise. Maddie hears this and heads in Eve’s direction.

Cut to the scene in which Madison slices the tree behind which Eve was hiding with a knife.

There is a close up shot of running feet and then a quick shot from the back of Eve running and she blurs out into the distance as Maddie’s back comes into focus.

A close up of Madison’s face.

Madison: I’m going to get you Eve.

Quick Shots of the main characters, Eve and Madison.

Scenes of Eve punching a wall. Of her closing her eyes, holding a knife and a scene of her slamming Maddie’s head onto the tree.

Quick shot of Eve in the cemetery visiting Madison’s grave. A shot of the grave from behind captures Eve looking at the grave and young Madison appearing behind her.

 * Eve turns around*

*Young Maddison is running away*

Eve: Come back!

*Young Maddison is laughing as she is running away from Eve.*

*Scene of Eve punching the wall*

*Scene of Eve on her knees, exhausted*

* close up of Eve breathing heavily*

*far away shot of Eve on the ground on her knees and young Maddison is coming near her*

·      Close up of Maddie whispering in Eve’s ear*

Madison: We can be together again Eve

*Scene of Eve gasping in shock*

*Tone card presenting movie title*

THE END