Halloween 9

EXT. CEMETERY, NEAR HILLCREST, CALIFORNIA- DAY
JOHN, MOLLY, and a small group of FRIENDS and FACULTY
gathered together with a MINISTER presiding over small memorial service

MINISTER
..and so, we commit the body of Keri Tate back unto the earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust..
May Thorn be with her throughout all of her trials,
and may the Wynn be kept at bay,
so her Spirit may truly Rest in Peace..

JOHN and MOLLY exchange confused glances at the MINISTER’S words

CEMEMTERY- LATER THAT DAY
The receiving line procession leaving the memorial service
JOHN, MOLLY and MINISTER linger near GRAVESITE

JOHN
What was all that stuff about Thorn?

MINISTER
You didn’t know?
Your mother bore the Mark of Thorn.
I assumed you were a member as well..
I altered the traditional service for the occasion;
We have become a very progressive state, you may know.
A place for everyone, and everyone in His place!

MOLLY
What IS the Thorn religion?

MINISTER
I am not fully schooled in that particular sect,
but, as I understand it, the Thorn are of the belief
that the soul is in a constant state of Chaos,
battling with itself over the cause of Good and Evil.
The Wynn, a sister sect, a sub-division if you will,
of the Thorn, is devout in the belief that the Evil
side should dominate the spirit..

I am unclear as to much more of the specifics, but I
assumed your mother would want to be laid to rest
under the watchful Eye of Thorn.

MINISTER motions to a MARKER near GRAVE; MARKER designated with SYMBOL OF THORN

JOHN nods weakly, still puzzled, but somewhat content

PAN BACK as JOHN and MOLLY depart CEMETERY

JOHN
I think I’ll go into town.
I need to find out more about
my Mom, that town, Haddonfield,
all of it.. I need to know.

MOLLY
Can’t we just leave it alone?
I thought we were getting past it?
Maybe—

JOHN
NO!
Detective Sturges was right!
I have to know the truth!
About my mother, about my uncle, about this,
this Thorn group, or cult, or Wynn, or whatever it is!
I have to know the whole truth!
It doesn’t make sense, all the pieces
just don’t fit yet!
I have to make some sense of all this,
or I’ll never really get past it!!

CLOSE ON MOLLY, sighing with resignation, while discreetly rubbing her stomach, moaning softly; she is obviously not feeling well, but hiding it

JOHN and MOLLY enter JOHN’S CAR, DEPART CEMETERY

H9 SPOILER BELOW!!!!!

First of all t's gonna be called Helloween (get it? HELLoween?)

Here is how the movie ends:
Michael has just killed some ppl and he is driving off when he sees a hockey-masked figure infront of his car he tired driving at it but the figure grabs the bumper and turns the car upside down Mike gets out and runs at the figure and stabs it in the neck. Jason grabs Mike's head and twists it backwards. Then he flips the car over, gets in and starts driving. Then we hear Freddy laughing and a razor-clawed hand grabs Jason's neck.
The end.

EXT. HILLCREST DORMITORIES
JOHN’S car arrives, stops, MOLLY EXITS car

JOHN DRIVES from scene,
MOLLY RACES into DORM APARTMENTS

INT. JOHN and MOLLY’S DORM ROOM
MOLLY barges into FRONT DOOR, racing down HALL, into
BATHROOM

SOUNDS OF: MOLLY throwing up, TOILET FLUSHING, water running

PAN INTO BATHROOM
MOLLY slouching in front of mirror, over sink, sweating and gasping holding her stomach. She absently counts to herself, and smiles happily through the sickness

EXT. HILLCREST LIBRARY
JOHN’S car parked outside

INT. HILLCREST LIBRARY
JOHN, seated at COMPUTER CONSOLE in library Research Center
researching various keywords and websites

QUICK-INTERCUTS: MEDIA CLIPPINGS
1968 stabbing of JUDITH MYERS by 6 year-old MICHAEL
1978 murders by MICHAEL, stalking LAURIE STRODE
tabloids: REALTOR’S DAUGHTER=SATAN’S SISTER (pictures of STRODE REALTY, LAURIE, MICHAEL) tabloids: LOOMIS DEVIL HUNTER "shot him 6 times!"
(pictures of SAM LOOMIS, WALLACE HOUSE)
tabloids: DEVIL HUNTER SENDS SATAN BACK TO HELL!
(pictures of LOOMIS, HADDONFIELD HOSPITAL)
1979 LAURIE STRODE TO WED JIMMY LLOYD
(wedding picture of LAURIE and JIMMY LLOYD)
STRODE REALTY UNDER ‘NEW’ OWNERSHIP
(picture of MORGAN and JOHN STRODE) 1981 LLOYD FAMILY WELCOMES TWINS
(picture of LAURIE, JIMMY, and TWIN BABIES)
tabloids: SATAN’S SISTER HATCHES HELL-SPAWN
(pictures of TWINS, and MICHAEL MYERS)

JOHN
WOW! I have a sister?!
Jamie Lloyd, in Haddonfield!
I gotta tell Molly!!

JOHN bolts from Research Center noisily,
whooping excitedly

CLOSE ON COMPUTER SCREEN as search continues
tabloids: SATAN SENT TO HELL BY MAN-HUNTING MOB
(picture of MICHAEL, MINESHAFT, and MOB) 1989 tabloids: BUM’S BIRD SPEAKS OF SATAN STALKER
(picture of parrot, MICHAEL)
HALLOWEEN HAVOC AT TOWER FARM, 7 KILLED
LOCAL GIRL HUNTED BY ‘UNCLE BOGEYMAN’
tabloids: MUTE GIRL SPEAKS OF SATAN’S RETURN!
(pictures: Jamie Lloyd, Rachel Corruthers)
MICHAEL MYERS ARRESTED AT LAST!
1995 tabloids: SATAN WORSHIPERS CLAIM SMALL TOWN
(pictures of DR WYNN, cultists)
HALLOWEEN HEROINE FOUND DEAD AT FARM HOUSE
(picture of Jamie Lloyd, grown up)
DEVIL HUNTER DRs DEAD, FACILITY CLOSED
(pictures of LOOMIS, WYNN)
tabloids: SATAN SPAWN STILL LOOSE
(picture of MICHAEL MYERS)

CENTER ON PICTURE OF MICHAEL, and SLOW ZOOM IN

EXT. HILLCREST LIBRARY
JOHN on cell phone, talking to MOLLY

JOHN
We have to get to Haddonfield right away!

(a beat)

I know, I know about Sturges and the investigation!
But, I have great news: I have a sister!

INT. JOHN and MOLLY’s DORM ROOM APARTMENT
CLOSE ON MOLLY, on phone, to JOHN

MOLLY
I have some news too, sweety..

PAN BACK from MOLLY, SHIFT FOCUS from MOLLY to COUNTER TOP
A small pink box lays open on COUNTER, a PREGANANCY TEST

JOHN
(VOICE-OVER, interrupting)
..the foster family who raised my mother,
the Strodes, might still be there too!
And the doctor, Dr. Loomis!
I can’t believe this!
I have a sister!
Get packing, sweetheart!
I’ll be home soon!

MOLLY
But, John, I..

JOHN
I Love You, too!
See you soon!

JOHN HANGS UP

MOLLY
(dejected)
..I’m pregnant..

MOLLY hangs up, rubbing her stomach somberly

CENTER ON MOLLY as she passes from KITCHEN to BEDROOM, to pack

SOUNDS OF BREAKING GLASS elsewhere in dorm

MOLLY investigates, FOLLOW FROM BEDROOM to LIVING ROOM

MOLLY in LIVING ROOM, finds PICTURE fallen from wall

PICTURE of JOHN, MOLLY, KERI TATE, glass in frame shattered

MOLLY
(shrugging)
Hmmmm..

MOLLY investigates picture, hook, collects broken bits

SHIFT FOCUS from MOLLY to ENTRANCE to LIVING ROOM
MICHAEL MYERS stands in ENTRANCE, staring blankly at MOLLY

MOLLY rises, and turns sharply, heading from
LIVING ROOM to KITCHEN; MICHAEL is gone!

MOLLY CRINGES in pain, clutching her stomach,
racing into BATHROOM

MUSIC STINGER: MICHAEL’S STALKING THEME

INT. DARK AND DINGY, WINDOWLESS HOME LIBRARY SOMEWHERE
Walls and tables littered with newspaper clippings and pictures of the history of MICHAEL MYERS. Filing cabinets and shelves filled with files, folders, binders, and books marked with various dates and labels all connected to MICHAEL MYERS stalkings and slayings over the years; a veritable library of MICHEAL MYERS history.

An OLDER MAN, gray-hair, scruffy stubble on his chin and cheeks (very reminiscent of DR LOOMIS, but not) sits behind a desk, hunched over and scouring pages of documents, looking for something

OLD MAN
Where are you?
AH! There you are!

MAN shuffles papers and pulls a folder marked with SYMBOLS of THORN/WYNN, opens, and begins reading intently.

INT. THORN LAIR RITUAL CHAMBER, HADDONFIELD
Cloaked, hooded initiates scramble about the chamber, chanting and pouring over manuscripts and maps. Finally, one individual approaches WYNN.

INITIATE
We have him, Master Wynn.
We have found him!

WYNN
Hmmm, curious..
Whatever it was that was distracting him,
must now be eliminated.
Summon our brothers in California.
We should contain him, for now.

The INITIATE nods, then turns and exits

WYNN
Now, for the child..

WYNN turns toward a huge map depicting Haddonfield and
surrounding communities, chants a few mystical words and makes some mystical gestures

EXT. HILLCREST DORMITORIES- DAY
MICHAEL MYERS storms from rear of exit of dormitory, robotically stalking into woods

MUSIC: THORN CULT CHANTING THEME
EXT. WOODED CLEARING- AWHILE LATER
MICHAEL met and surrounded by CULTISTS

CLOSE ON: MICHAEL’S HAND, as it curls into a tightly clenched fist

QUICK CUT: FLASHBACK: 1995, SMITH’S GROVE FACILITY
MICHAEL rampages against THORN CULTISTS at hospital

REVERT TO: WOODED CLEARING, PRESENT DAY
CULTISTS surround MICHAEL and approach cautiously, chanting
all the while A CULTIST steps up and slips MASK from
MICHAEL’S head

CLOSE ON: MICHAEL’S clenched fist, relaxing, opening, his body
slumping some

CULTISTS move to support MICHAEL, leading him from CLEARING

MASK-holding CULTIST examines MASK
NOTE: SILVER SHAMROCK LOGO stamped on neck-flap of MASK

MUSIC: SILVER SHAMROCK THEME STINGER

PAN AND FOLLOW: CULTISTS leading MICHAEL from WOODS, into VAN
MICHAEL is docile and harmless, led into transport VAN
peacefully

CULTISTS board VAN, VAN races from area

EXT. HILLCREST DORMITORIES
JOHN TATE returns to dorms

INT. JOHN and MOLLY’S APARTMENT
JOHN enters and moves swiftly into apartment, calling MOLLY
with anxious excitement

JOHN
Molly?
Baby, are you home?
Hope you’re all packed..

FOLLOW JOHN INTO BEDROOM
JOHN sees half-packed LUGGAGE on BED, and he smiles

JOHN
Sweetie?
We should get rolling,
before Sturges and Shears catch the scent!
HA!

FOLLOW JOHN APPROACHING BATHROOM
JOHN notices BATHROOM DOOR ajar

JOHN
Molly?
Are you OK?

CLOSE ON JOHN’S FACE, as he pushes open BATHROOM DOOR
excited smile twists into horrified scream

PAN FROM JOHN across BATHROOM, to MOLLY on TOILET, leaned
awkwardly against wall

MOLLY is motionless, BLOOD trails from her lip,
her EYES stare ahead in horror, her NECK bruised and distorted by strangulation force

BLOOD is also evident around TOILET SEAT, and trickling down TOILET BASE

JOHN GASPS and stumbles to MOLLY
MOLLY’S head lolls loosely as JOHN cradles her
in his arms

JOHN SOBS uncontrollably, holding and shaking
MOLLY tenderly

EXT. HILLCREST DORMS- AWHILE LATER
POLICE CARS, AMBULANCE, lights flashing, parked outside

INT. JOHN AND MOLLY’S APARTMENT
MOLLY’S BODY loaded onto gurney, wheeled from DORM
DETECTIVE STURGES and CAPTAIN SHEARS interrogate JOHN
JOHN holds tattered PICTURE from BROKEN FRAME

JOHN
(sobbing)
I don’t know!
I don’t know anything!
I found her like this!

STURGES
Did you two argue?
Did she disagree with you about this trip
you had planned?
Did she resist?

JOHN
NO!
She wanted to get away from all of this
as much as I did!

STURGES
Or, maybe she wanted to get away from YOU!
So, you strangled her!

JOHN
(crying)
NO!!

SHEARS steps in, leading STURGES back,
then stepping to JOHN

SHEARS
(hesitantly)
Did you know..
Molly was pregnant?

JOHN
(shocked)
What? NO!
I didn’t..

STURGES
(interrupting)
Did you fight over the baby’s
paternity? I’ve seen it
a thousand times!

SHEARS
Detective Sturges!
That’s enough!
Wait outside, detective!

SHEARS motions to other OFFICERS, who come to surround
STURGES and escort the detective from the premises
SHEARS turns back to JOHN, continuing the investigation

SHEARS
Preliminary reports age the fetus at
approximately 3 weeks.
A more thorough autops—uh, study of
the evidence will more closely determine the date
of conception as well as exact cause of death.

JOHN
What about me? And Detective Sturges?

SHEARS
I will try to keep Sturges at arms-length,
and keep this out of the press until we know more.
Of course, you will be required to remain
in the state, while we continue the investigation..

JOHN nods complacently, fixated on the PICTURE of his mother, MOLLY and himself

EXT. HILL CREST DORMS
POLICE and HOSPITAL VEHICLES leave scene

TIME PASSES, DAYS AND NIGHTS BLUR

REVERT TO: INT. JOHN AND MOLLY’S APARTMENT
JOHN logs on to Internet, returning to local LIBRARY
DATABASE, continues search for MICHAEL MYERS history
WEB-SITE POP-UP AD: SILVER SHAMROCK MASKS!
NEW STOCK! 50% OFF SALE!

JOHN
Now, let’s see what I can find out about you,
Uncle Bogeyman..

CLOSE ON COMUPUTER SCREEN as JOHN continues research

QUICK CUTS: VARIOUS IMAGES, news-clippings
1980- SOCIETY PAGES: JIM and LAURIE LLOYD DIVORCE
CHILDREN FORCED TO CHOOSE
(picture of JIMMY, LAURIE, KIDS)
1987- JIM LLOYD,WIFE KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
1988- JAMIE LLOYD-CORRUTHERS STALKED BY MICHAEL MYERS
(pictures of JAMIE LLOYD, RACHEL, MICHAEL)
TABLOIDS: SATAN SPAWN SENT BACK TO HELL BY MAN-
HUNTING MOB
(pictures of MICHAEL MYERS and MINESHAFT)
1989- BUM’S BIRD SPEAKS OF SATANIC STALKER
- SAMHAIN PARTY AT TOWER FARM TURNS DEADLY
- LOCAL GIRL STALKED BY ‘UNCLE BOGEYMAN’
- MICHAEL MYERS ARRESTED AT LAST
TABLOIDS: SATANIC CULT RETURNS TO SMALL TOWN
(pictures of MICHAEL, DR WYNN)
MYERS HUNTER, LOOMIS FOUND DEAD
(pictures of MICHAEL, DR. LOOMIS)
TABLOIDS: SATAN SPAWN STILL AT LARGE
1997- TOM DOYLE, MYERS SURVIVOR, HONORED FOR
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
(picture of TOMMY DOYLE and KARA STRODE)
JOHN
Tommy Doyle… hmmm..

JOHN enters TOMMY DOYLE into search of database

1978- TOMMY DOYLE babysat by LAURIE STRODE during original
Halloween stalking
1995- TOMMY helped LOOMIS track MYERS to THORN CULT
1996- TOMMY marries KARA STRODE, raised 2 children
DANNY and STEPHEN
TABLOIDS: SATAN’S SPAWNS RAISED IN SMITH’S GROVE HOME
(pictures of TOMMY, KARA, DANNY, STEPHEN)
STRODE REALTY AD, including phone number

JOHN
YES!

INT. JOHN AND MOLLY’S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM- DAY
JOHN on the phone

JOHN
Haddonfield, Illinois.. Jamie Lloyd..
(a beat)
How about Corruthers? No?
What about Tom or Kara Doyle, same prefix?
(a beat)
Really? Great! Thank you!

JOHN scrawls something on a notepad, then clicks the
phone OFF, then ON again, dialing

ANSWERING SERVICE
I’m sorry, Sir, but the Doyle’s are not due back
in the States for some time.
If you would like to leave your name and contact information..

JOHN
That will be fine.
My name is John, John Tate..
Mr Doyle knew my mother.
(a beat)
Thank you, thank you very much!

MONTAGE OF CLIPPINGS and PICTURES
JOHN continues to study the history of MICHAEL MYERS, and
HADDONFIELD

TIME PASSES
MARKER: 11 MONTHS LATER…

INT. JOHN TATE’S DORM APARTMENT, HILLCREST- DAY

SOUNDS OF: TELEPHONE RINGING REPEATEDLY, then SILENCE
JOHN enters from outside, racing to phone

SOUND OF DIAL TONE

SHIFT FOCUS from JOHN to TELEPHONE/ANSWERING MACHINE
MESSAGE LIGHT blinking

JOHN clicks RECALL MESSAGE button

ANSWERING MACHINE
You have two new messages.
(a beat)
Message Number One:

MAN’S VOICE
(on answering machine)
John, this is Tom Doyle, from Smith’s Grove
and Haddonfield..
I got your messages,
and I thought I’d let you know,
my wife and I are back in town for the rest of the year
and there’s somebody here
I think you’ll want to meet.
I’ll try to get back to you
and we can make further arrangements.
Your family history is quite a story,
we should talk again, soon..

SOUND OF MACHINE BEEPING, MESSAGE ENDS

JOHN smiles, dialing the phone excitedly

EXT. HILL CREST DORMITORIES
JOHN TATE’S CAR, parked out front

FADE BACK AND FOLLOW, a MYSTERY SEDAN pulls into scene,
parks nearby

JOHN EXITS dormitory apartment, boarding his car
JOHN drives CAR from scene
MYSTERY SEDAN follows JOHN, remaining a safe
distance away

EXT. HILL CREST POLICE DEPT.- DAY
JOHN exits building, swarmed by news reporters

VARIOUS REPORTERS
-What are your feelings about the police detectives
handling of this case?
-How does it feel to finally be vindicated
in the murder of your mother?
-What do you think of Detectives Sturges and Shears?
-What are your plans? What are you going to do now?

JOHN
I have nothing more to say about this,
except I’m glad to be free!
And, I’m going home..
To Haddonfield!

PAN BACK from scene, revealing scene as viewed on TV SCREEN.

PAN BACK further, revealing small TV

SOUNDS OF MAN’S VOICE, having conversation with someone

UNIDENTIFIED MAN
It’s serious alright!
He announced it on the news, for Chrissakes!

PAN BACK, revealing MAN’S TORSO, note MAN is talking on PHONE

MAN
I know, I know!
I did the best I could, but—

WYNN
(over phone)
It’s alright..
This might work out to our advantage after all.
So, the nephew is coming home, finally..
We may have to move sooner than expected.
The Doyle’s have also returned, you say?
I knew they would!
This might be exactly what we needed!

PAN BACK further from UNIDENTIFIED MAN, as he clicks TV off

MAN
What do you require of me?

WYNN
(over phone)
Prepare the others for the trip.
And Michael..
Get him back here, soon!
We have much to do.
You have done well..

PAN SLOWLY AROUND man, from behind

WYNN
(on phone)
..Very well, Detective..

PAN AROUND TO FRONT OF MAN
Reveal MAN as DETECTIVE STURGES, talking to WYNN in his OFFICE in the POLICE STATION

STURGES
Thank You, Master Wynn!
I will make the arrangements.

STURGES HANGS UP the PHONE, smiling

CHIEF OF DETECTIVES SHEARS ENTERS STURGES’ OFFICE, without knocking, holding LEGAL DOCUMENTS
SHEARS
Detective Sturges, I’m placing you on
temporary administrative leave, without pay,
for negligence and harassment stemming from the
Tate-Cartwell murder investigations..
You’ve gone too far this time, Ray.

SHEARS offers STURGES the DOCUMENTS

STURGES rises from his desk, bounding toward SHEARS
abruptly, getting in his face

STURGES
You can file those with the rest of the garbage, Dave!

STURGES charges past SHEARS, unphased by the dismissal

STURGES
I QUIT!!

STURGES EXITS the POLICE DEPARTMENT

FOLLOW STURGES as he enters MYSTERY SEDAN parked outside
STURGES drives SEDAN out of scene
INT. DARK AND DREARY LIBRARY, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
OLD MAN continues to research MICHAEL MYERS history
MAN pauses in his search, looking up, running hands over his
face and beard

REVERSE ANGLE behind MAN,

PAN ACROSS room, to MIRROR, and MAN’S REFLECTION

MIRROR is plastered with more pictures and articles involving LAURIE STRODE, MICHAEL MYERS, JAMIE LLOYD,
and DR SAM LOOMIS

OLD MAN acknowledges reflection in the MIRROR with scowl

MAN flings large heavy book across room
MIRROR shatters from impact

BOOK falls, scattering newspapers, pictures
and clippings

MAN moves to collect CLIPPINGS, pausing on recent newspaper article
ARTICLE contains PICTURE of JOHN TATE outside
Haddonfield PD
ARTICLE HEADLINE: ‘LOCAL HORROR HERO FREED’
PICTURE CAPTION: ‘Glad to be free,
Going home to Haddonfield!’

OLD MAN
He’s coming home?!
The time has come..

OLD MAN slides CLIPPINGS across DESK.
CLIPPINGS scatter haphazardly.
MAN turns and shuffles from the room slowly.

SLOWLY CLOSE and PAN ACROSS CLIPPINGS
CLIPPINGS FROM CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS:
-JOHN TATE SOLE SURVIVOR OF HALLOWEEN MASSACRE
-KERI TATE/LAURIE STRODE SLAIN BY MASKED MANIAC,
MICHAEL MYERS
OTHER CLIPPINGS FROM HADDONFIELD NEWS:
-LOCAL WOMAN’S DEATH RULED SUICIDE
PHOTO LABELED ‘CAROL REESE’
(picture of CAROL MYERS)
-MYSTERIOUS MYERS RETURNS FROM THE GRAVE
PHOTO LABELED ‘DENNIS MYERS’
(picture of OLD MAN)

FADE TO BLACK

SOUNDS OF RADIO ANNOUNCER, describing ‘..beautiful Halloween morning,
forecast and sports to come, but first..’

SONG: MR. SANDMAN

FADE FROM BLACK

INT. MEDICAL TRANSPORT VAN- DAY
RAY STURGES and a DRIVER transport MICHAEL MYERS cross-country.

SCENE AS FROM POV of MICHAEL MYERS:
-PAN UP TORSO, NOTING restraints across calves, thighs,
abdomen, chest. Additional restraints secure arms at
biceps and wrists. FISTS clench as MUSIC continues playing from FRONT OF VAN

-PAN ACROSS VAN, NOTING white-faced HALLOWEEN MASK,
on PILE OF CLOTHES and OTHER NON-DESCRIPT BAGS
and SUPPLIES
NOTE: THORN ARTIFACTS, P-SHAPED METAL ORNAMENT

SOUNDS OF LAUGHING, humming from FRONT SEAT

PAN FORWARD slightly, as STURGES glances back at MICHAEL

STURGES
Almost home, Sleepy-Head..
Just a couple more miles..

(singing)
Mister Sandman bring me,
please please please..

DRIVER and STURGES HARMONIZE
(very badly)
Mister Sandman,
Bring me a dreeeeee—eeaam!

STURGES and DRIVER LAUGH

MICHAEL RAGES from behind, snapping restraints and rising up. In an instant, MICHAEL has donned the mask, and taken up the RITUAL ORNAMENT, as a hammer-like weapon.

STURGES looks back at MICHAEL once more

STURGES
Gotta love that oldies reviva—

-THUNK!- the P-SHAPED hammer imbeds in STURGES forehead

STURGES eyes roll back and he collapses back
into his seat

MICHAEL grabs DRIVER’S head from behind, slamming it forward, into the STEERING WHEEL repeatedly
STRIKE ONE- BLOOD spurts from DRIVER’S eyes and nose
STRIKE TWO- DRIVER’S nose broken, eye sockets collapse
STRIKE THREE- DRIVER is OUT, STEERING WHEEL engulfed
in gore of his shattered face

MICHAEL continues to apply pressure from behind, until DRIVER’S HEAD breaks a SECTION off the fiberglass WHEEL

MICHAEL shoves the DRIVER’S HEAD sharply to the left, impaling what is left of the man’s face with the broken protrusion of STEERING WHEEL.

VEHICLE JOLTS sharply to the left,
careening into ditch

VAN CRASHES through weeds and reeds, into over-grown RAVINE

SOUNDS of VAN CRASHING to a stop amidst TANGLES OF WEEDS, hidden

EXT. ROADSIDE MARKER- DAY
MICHAEL MYERS stalking purposefully away from crash-site
PAN UP sign post: HADDONFIELD, 3 MILES

MICHAEL stalks out of scene

EXT. CHICAGO O’HARE AIRPORT, MAIN TERMINAL
Various AIRPORT SIGHTS and SOUNDS, taxis, planes, baggage
handlers, passengers, etc..

MAN IN BLACK trench coat and black wide-brimmed fedora stalks from PARKING STRUCTURE into MAIN TERMINAL building

INT AIRPORT, MAIN TERMINAL
More ASSORTED AIRPORT NOISES, including PA ANNOUNCEMENTS

PA ANNOUNCEMENT
..now arriving, from Los Angeles, Gate 17..

HIGH-AND-WIDE ANGLE, ABOVE the SCENE, focused on SIGNS OVERHEAD
FIND and FOCUS on GATE 17, SLOW APPROACH, CENTER on GATE 17

JOHN TATE enters MAIN TERMINAL from concourse
at GATE 17

MAN IN BLACK watches from fringe of scene

JOHN collects luggage

MAN IN BLACK FOLLOWS JOHN from MAIN TERMINAL

EXT. MAIN STREET, SMITH’S GROVE
TOM and KARA DOYLE walk down the sidewalk, with toddler
STEPHEN, enjoying all the Halloween sights.

KARA
It’s so nice to be home again!
I feel so relaxed, finally!

TOMMY
(nodding)
I know what you mean.
And, Thank You for understanding
about this whole Halloween thing..

DOYLE’S pass HALLOWEEN DISPLAY in WINDOW of
COSTUME SHOP

MAN IN BLACK appears on fringe of shot,
from SHOP ENTRANCE, as DOYLE’S pass

KARA
I do understand.
What happened to us,
what happened with Danny,
it’s over now! It’s all over!
Michael Myers is long gone,
Stephen is safe to enjoy
the holidays again!
Even the stupid, scary ones!
(laughs)

TOMMY
(smliing)
And don’t forget:
Danny should be home for Christmas this year too!

KARA
How can I forget?!
It’s about time!
He’s come so far..

STEPHEN pulls gently at KARA’S pant leg

STEPHEN
Mommy! Mommy!

KARA
(leaning over STEPHEN)
What is it, Stephen, sweetheart?

NOTE: MAN IN BLACK’S REFLECTION in STORE DISPLAY WINDOW

STEPHEN points at STORE DISPLAY WINDOW

KARA and TOMMY look into WINDOW

KARA
AHA!

TOMMY
I think we have a winner!

INT. COSTUME SHOP WINDOW DISPLAY
CLOWN COSTUME, red and white, with simple silver eye-mask
NOTE: no sign of MAN IN BLACK, in reflection or anywhere in
scene

EXT. ACROSS THE STREET from COSTUME SHOP
POV from within PAYPHONE, ANGLED ON COSTUME SHOP
DOYLE’S enter SHOP

MAN IN BLACK on PAYPHONE

MAN IN BLACK
I have the family in sight..
They have the child with them.

VOICE ON PHONE
Take him..
Do it quietly!
EXT. O’HARE AIRPORT, CHICAGO, MAIN TERMINAL
JOHN TATE drops LUGGAGE, tries to hail CAB

CAB APPROACHES

MAN IN BLACK suddenly grabs JOHN’S LUGGAGE with one
hand, grabbing JOHN by the arm with his other hand

JOHN
What the hell—

MAN
Come with me, son.

JOHN struggles to break from MAN’S grasp

JOHN
No way I’m going anywhere with you!
Who do you think you are?!

MAN IN BLACK drops LUGGAGE and releases JOHN’S ARM,
opens his black trenchcoat and removes his hat slowly
revealing: OLD MAN from DARK LIBRARY! DENNIS MYERS!

DENNIS
I’m your Grandfather, boy!

CLOSE ON JOHN’S FACE, shocked, surprised, but NODDING in recognition

DENNIS
Come now.
We’ve a long drive, and much to talk about!

JOHN continues nodding, as DENNIS reclaims the LUGGAGE

FOLLOW as DENNIS and JOHN cross MAIN TERMINAL to PARKING STRUCTURE

WIDE ON EXT. MYERS HOUSE, HADDONFIELD-DAY
MICHAELS MYERS steps into frame, standing out front of
HOUSE, pauses a moment before continuing inside

QUICK-CUT: 1963, SAME EXT. VIEW of HOUSE
6-YEAR OLD MICHAEL exits HOUSE
DENNIS and CAROL MYERS arrive at HOUSE,
exit CAR
MICHAEL, in CLOWN COSTUME, holding
BLOODY KNIFE
END QUICK-CUT

MICHAEL MYERS enters HOUSE

FOLLOW AS MICHAEL stalks through HOUSE

QUICK-CUTS: 1963- MICHAEL slaying JUDITH MYERS,
stabbing her
1978- JUDITH MYER’S GRAVE MARKER
poised over her BED
ANNIE BRACKETT’S BODY in BED
MICHAEL being SHOT 6 TIMES, falling from BALCONY

MICHAEL finds DEN
NOTE ARTICLES, NEWSPAPERS, FILES, BOOKS, FOLDERS, of
DENNIS MYERS
NEWS ARTICLE: ‘SMITH’S GROVE HUMANITARIAN WORLD TOUR’
(picture of TOMMY and KARA DOYLE and STEPHEN)

SHIFT BETWEEN MICHAEL’S EYES, black and lifeless, and HEADLINE ‘SMITH’S GROVE..’

QUICK-CUT FLASHBACK
1978- MICHAEL escaping WARREN COUNTY SANITARIUM,
SMITH’S GROVE in DR LOOMIS’ CAR
-LOOMIS’ FILES on SEAT
-NOTE NAMES: LAURIE STRODE, HADDONFIELD
DENNIS & CAROL MYERS, DECEASED

1995- MICHAEL facing down LOOMIS again, at
WARREN COUNTY SANITARIUM
MICHAEL strangles LOOMIS
NOTE:-LOOMIS’ FILES contain info on
DENNIS and CAROL MYERS, letters from
LOOMIS to DENNIS regarding relocating
CAROL to SMITH’S GROVE, for recovery
- Smith’s Grove address:
DENNIS & CAROL REESE
1344 SHADY HILL WAY,
SMITH’S GROVE
EXT. 1344 SHADY HILL WAY, SMITH’S GROVE- HALLOWEEN NIGHT

INT. UPSTAIRS BEDROOM- UNLIT
CAROL MYERS, in wheelchair, looks outside through large window

CAROL sighs, depressed and alone

EXT. WIDE ON HOUSE
CAROL MYERS plummets from second story window

INT. DENNIS MYERS’ VEHICLE, traveling back to Haddonfield
DENNIS driving, JOHN TATE in passenger seat, studying
articles and documents, while DENNIS talks and explains

DENNIS
I never believed it,
never thought my Carol would commit suicide.
She was getting better, stronger,
after such a long time away.
But, I also never told her I was
in contact with your mother.
She may not have had the strength yet
to deal with that, and with recounting
all the events involving Michael,
and the Evil he had become..

JOHN
What exactly IS this
Evil Michael has become?

DENNIS
Thorn..
An ancient religion.
And, like all religions,
Thorn can be bent
toward Good or Evil,
depending upon the true faith of
the believers, masters and followers..

JOHN
So, what is Thorn?

DENNIS
The ancient Druids told tales,
wove magic spells, lived their lives by the stars,
by the constellations.
Thorn is one certain grouping of stars
that aligns in the heavens once every 1,000 years,
and stays relatively aligned for the next 50 years or so.
DENNIS
At the beginning of the Season of Thorn,
the stars form a reversed ‘P-shape’:
This is Wynn, the Guide under which the druids
would begin their rituals and ceremonies.
The Wynn would bestow prosperity and good health for a millennia,
to all those who believed and who followed Wynn,
though the price for such good living was heavy indeed.

The Curse of Thorn was this price;
As the Season of Thorn wore on, and the 50 years passed
the stars would realign, into the True Thorn,
the ‘P-Shaped constellation’
It was prophesied, that followers of Thorn
were cursed for their allegiance,
a curse which doomed the child first born under the Thorn
with insanity and pathology, Evil unmatched..

(DENNIS sighs heavily, and sobs)

..it’s all my fault, really.
I was only trying to help my family
to get ahead in troubled times.
A very few of us kept the ancient knowledge alive,
in secret, forming a society of scholars
centered on the Thorn religion, for
purposes of healing and meditation and divinity.
We were called the Thorn, but, in fact, we focused
mainly on the study of the Wynn,
meditating on prosperity and health and happiness.
It wasn’t until much later
that I discovered how others were focusing
on the darker side of Thorn, the Evil side.
By the time I learned the extent of their studies and practices,
it was too late for me to save my family..

JOHN
So, Michael was born with this curse,
the Curse of Thorn?
But, I’ve heard that my mother was also
a member of the Thorn,
and that you and grandma Carol had been killed
years ago, in a car accident.

DENNIS
(slight smile)
It’s funny your mother never mentioned me,
especially after settling down in California.
In fact, it was me who gave your mother
the idea to fake her death and escape
Haddonfield to being with!

JOHN gasps in surprise

DENNIS
You see after that night, that horrible Halloween in 1963,
we had our son, Michael, committed to the
Warren County Institution in Smith’s Grove.
Carol, your grandmother, suffered a severe
physical and mental break-down as a result of
all the stress and trauma of losing
her eldest daughter and only son in such a fashion.

To avoid the continuous media circus
surrounding the events of that night,
I took Carol away from it all,
invented the car-wreck and even arranged
to fake the whole scene
with the help of a few loyal friends.

To keep her safe, to spare her the agony
of watching her mother go mad,
as much as to prevent Carol
the nightmarish reminders of that night
I left our only remaining child,
Laurie, behind, to be raised
by another family in her home, Haddonfield.
It was the hardest decision I ever had to make,
separating mother from daughter,
but I did it, and knowing now what I didn’t know then,
I am glad I did it, and would do it again.

JOHN
But, Mom knew..
She knew you were still alive!
And, even I recognize some of your handwriting!
How is that possible?

DENNIS
There is so much to tell, child.
So much to tell, and so little time..

EXT. ROAD-SIDE
ROAD-SIDE MARKER: HADDONFIELD- 243 MILES
DENNIS MYERS’ CAR cruises past road sign

FOLLOW CAR as it cruises past, then ZOOM AHEAD of CAR, FAR AHEAD

ROAD and SCENERY blur, as ZOOM races down roadway

RECAPTURE FOCUS ON
MICHAEL MYERS stalking determinedly along the road-side,
miles ahead of DENNIS and JOHN

APPROACH and PAN UP MICHAEL’S BODY
from LEGS to TORSO..

DENNIS
(voice-over)
You see, I believe that the power of Thorn
courses through the veins of my son,
sustaining him, guiding him..

from TORSO to MASKED HEAD..

DENNIS
(V.O.)
Guiding him toward Evil.
And taunting him..

from HEAD to EYES..

DENNIS
(V.O)
Taunting him with the knowledge that to be free
of the curse, he must destroy his entire family!

CLOSE on BLACK EYE HOLES

DENNIS
(V.O)
..Pure Evil..

REVERSE ANGLE as MICHAEL stalks through scene, past ROAD SIGN
ANGLE ON ROAD-SIGN
MARKER: SMITH’S GROVE- 27 MILES

DENNIS
(V.O)
I had to protect my child from that Evil,
to warn her that Michael and that Evil still exist..
Had to prepare her, so I did.
EXT. NON-DESCRIPT HOUSE, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION- DUSK
TOMMY, KARA, and STEPHEN DOYLE drive up and return home,
with costumes and candy

DENNIS
(V.O.)
‘The Evil will come back’ I warned,
‘Michael will return, to kill again.’

EXT. MYERS HOUSE, HADDONFIELD- DUSK
DENNIS and JOHN arrive home, park, leave car, enter house

JOHN
So, my mother fled with me, to California..
But, what about my father, and my sister?

DENNIS
I’m sorry for what I’m about to tell you, Son,
but at the time, it seemed like the best way..

INT MYERS HOUSE, MOMENTS LATER
DENNIS and JOHN enter house from EXT.

DENNIS
Your father, Jim Lloyd, divorced your mother
soon after you were born.
Your mother wasn’t dealing with the possible return of Michael
very well, she had been drinking heavily, and
even Jimmy had developed an addiction to anti-depressants.
They really did the best they could, under the circumstances,
but in the end, the courts decided it was best
to grant the divorce, and to allow the children
to choose which parent to live with.
Jamie, your sister, opted to stay with her father,
while you chose to remain with Laurie.
Your mother left Haddonfield as I had warned would be best,
while Jim stayed behind, to raise Jamie, eventually finding
a new step-mother to raise the little girl as her own.
Unfortunately, a car accident took them both from the world,
leaving Jamie alone and defenseless against Michael’s
inevitable return.
Those birthday cards and what-nots, you had
received ‘From Dad’ over your years in California?
They were from me, upon request of your mother,
who wasn’t ready to tell you the truth about your father.
Then, Michael DID return, and went after Jamie,
thinking that Laurie had been killed along with Jim
in the car accident.
He got to Jamie, just as he had gotten to Laurie,
and to—

DENNIS pauses, noticing DOOR to den ajar

JOHN
What is it, Grandfather?

DENNIS
(quietly)
Someone has been here..

DENNIS slips toward open DOOR
JOHN finds FIREPLACE POKER and stands at the ready
DENNIS recovers a .38-caliber pistol from his
trench coat and pushes DOOR open

From the darkness beyond the open DOOR,
a MALE VOICE calls

VOICE
Why, Dennis..
Is that any way to treat and old friend?

DESK LAMP sparks to life, illuminating…
DR TERRENCE WYNN!

DENNIS
Terry?!
My God!

WYNN
You haven’t called me that in years, Denny..
It’s Doctor Wynn now, remember?

DENNIS
Yes, yes, of course.
It has been years, hasn’t it?
Ever since..

WYNN
The ‘car accident’.. I know.

WYNN
Sam and I were happy to help you back then,
as I am certain you will be happy to return the favor now.
I know Loomis is gone now, but—

JOHN approaches from the HALL, brandishing POKER

DENNIS
(noticing JOHN)
Oh, John, I’d like you to meet—
JOHN
(stepping toward WYNN)
I know you!
I mean, I’ve seen your picture in the paper..

WYNN
And, I know you, Son.
I was sorry to hear about your mother..

JOHN rages, knowing the connection the tabloids revealed between WYNN, THORN, and MICHAEL

CLOSE-UP on JOHN’S hand, holding POKER,
FIST clenched in anger

WYNN
(calmly, noting JOHN’S tension)
Ahh, Dennis.. still filling young minds with all that
Good vs Evil nonsense I see?
Thorn vs Wynn..
Does he know the whole truth though Denny?
I wonder.. Does he know—

DENNIS
John, meet Terr—uhh, Doctor Terrence Wynn..
My brother.

CLOSE ON JOHN’S face, set aback with surprise

SOUNDS OF FIREPLACE POKER clattering to the hard-wood floor

CLOSE ON WYNN’S FACE, beaming brightly

EXT. MAIN STREET, SMITH’S GROVE- NIGHT
MICHAEL MYER’S POV, as MICHAEL stalks through town

FLASHBACK: 1963- slashing and killing of JUDITH MYERS
wandering outside,
discovered by DENNIS and CAROL MYERS

DENNIS
We’ll get him the best help available..

1978- MICHAEL escaping Warren County Sanitarium

LOOMIS
The Evil is gone from this place!

MICHAEL burning in HOSPITAL explosion

LAURIE
Was that the bogeyman?

LOOMIS
Yes, I’m afraid it was..

1988- MICHAEL in coma in RIDGEWOOD Hospital
flashes of DENNIS and CAROL MYERS
flashes of SAM LOOMIS
flashes of WYNN visiting MICHAEL

WYNN
(whispering)
They are alive, your parents..
They did this to you!

Flashes of more random slayings

WYNN
There is a new goal..
Your parents can wait..
Bring me the child!

MICHAEL collapses into MINE SHAFT
1989- MICHAEL awakens in HERMIT’S CABIN

WYNN
parents.. alive.. new goal..

MICHAEL arrested, freed with help from WYNN/THORN

MICHAEL imprisoned by THORN CULT

1995- MICHAEL & LOOMIS, WARREN COUNTY SANITARIUM
finds DOCUMENTS in LOOMIS’ possession,
papers concerning DENNIS and CAROL
relocation

MICHAEL stalks to Smith’s Grove, REESE RESIDENCE

CAROL MYERS hears stirring in bedroom
CAROL, in wheel chair investigates noises
MICHAEL discovers pictures of LAURIE and
letters from STRODE FAMILY
CAROL rolls into bedroom in wheel chair
CAROL sees MICHAEL; MICHAEL sees CAROL
MICHAEL throws CAROL out upstairs WINDOW

DENNIS
(VOICE-OVER)
..that’s what I think happened that night,
when I came home to discover my wife on the front lawn

(sobs)

The authorities called it a suicide,
but I know better..
It was an act of Evil, pure Evil!
It was Michael, and he has come back!

MICHAEL’S POV, PRESENT DAY
MICHAEL stalking toward DOYLE RESIDENCE

MYERS HOUSE, HADDONFIELD- NIGHT
DENNIS, JOHN, and WYNN reminiscing over various documents
and pictures

WYNN
That was 4 years ago, Dennis.
Surely you have come to terms with it all by now?

DENNIS
Yes, as a matter of fact, I have, with some help.
And that is precisely why I cannot help you with your
quest to contain the pure Evil which consumes Michael!
No one can contain such a force of Evil!
It consumes and destroys everything it comes into contact with!

WYNN
Oh my, Dennis!
If I didn’t know better,
I’d swear you were as crazed as old Sam Loomis was!
Listen to yourself..

JOHN
NO! You listen, Doc!
I’ve read the tabloids!
I’ve heard all about you from my grandfather!
You are sick! This whole plan of yours,
what you’re doing to your family in the name of
some twisted religious belief is sick!
Immortal Evil for 100 years, 1,000 years?
Why?!

WYNN
Not Evil—POWER!
Uncorrupted, unbridled force of will!
That is the goal I seek to immortalize and contain
within the vessel, Michael Myers!

WYNN
This coming festival of Samhain is the final opportunity
of the millennia to capture the immortal essence,
to preserve it unto the next 1,000 years!
It is the Thorn which drives Michael to kill, Thorn, not Wynn!
And, if you won’t help me, dear brother,
there are many others who will!
I came to ask for your cooperation,
and to let you know that I have taken up residence
in the house you abandoned following Carol’s passing.
That’s where you will find me, if you change your mind..

WYNN rises from the CHAIR near DESK,
reclaims his OVERCOAT
JOHN rises angrily, to stalk after WYNN,
to stop WYNN’S exit

DENNIS
Wait! John!
Let him go!

JOHN pauses, turning back t oward DENNIS, puzzled

DENNIS
We have work to do
before the night is over..

JOHN looks at DENNIS, sensing then seeing
a strange AURA envelop the OLD MAN

EFFECTS SHOT: DENNIS, sitting at the DESK, surrounded by the
mystical AURA, his EYES SPARKLING BRIGHTLY

FADE OUT

CLOSE ON: Street light, just flickering to life after dusk
EXT. DOYLE RESIDENCE, SMITH’S GROVE-NIGHT

DENNIS
(V.O)
That day at the cemetery, I had a vision..
A vision of my wife and daughters,
in all their glory..

PAN BACK TO WIDE SHOT of DOYLE RESIDENCE
GROUP OF CHILDREN run into scene from sidewalk,
stomping to DOYLE’S FRONT DOOR

CHILDREN
(in unison)
TRICK OR TREAT!

DENNIS
(V.O)
It was no trick of my mind!
It was a powerful sight, the vision.
Their words enlightened me,
summoned me, empowered me..

(long beat)

CHILDREN pound on FRONT DOOR again,
when there is no answer

CHILDREN
TRICK OR TREAT!!

DENNIS
(V.O)
The vision prepared me for a day of great sorrow;
THIS day!
The day I would face my son again,
for the first time, the last time
in a very long time.. Michael..

CHILDREN begin to squirm and get rowdy, pushing and teasing each other, chiding the ‘leader of the pack’ to knock again
CHILD KNOCKS on DOYLE FRONT DOOR once more

Suddenly, MICHAEL MYERS bursts from FRONT DOOR,
wielding large knife

CHILDREN SCREAM and SCATTER into the night
MICHAEL stalks away from DOYLE HOUSE

DENNIS
(V.O)
Michael’s evil rampage cannot be allowed to continue.
My son must be stopped!
The vision became something more,
more than familiar, more than that of
my beloved family..

PAN SLOWLY THROUGH DOYLE RESIDENCE through open FRONT DOOR

INT DOYLE RESIDENCE
FURNITURE over-turned, PICTURES torn from wall, broken
DISHES shattered, CLOTHING scattered

NO BLOOD, NO BODIES.. Nobody home!

DENNIS
(V.O.)
I was empowered to become a hunter..
Sam Loomis came to me in that vision,
filling me with his will, his wisdom,
and the knowledge he possessed,
in order to guide me in completing his work:
To face and to defeat the Evil that is Michael Myers!

CLOSE on MICHAEL outside DOYLE RESIDENCE
CENTER ON MICHAEL’S HEAD, FACE, and EYES
MICHAEL appears MEDITATIVE, and at peace
for a long beat

DENNIS
(V.O)
It all ends tonight!

MICHAEL turns suddenly, walks purposefully from scene

INT. LIBRARY, MYERS HOUSE, HADDONFIELD
JOHN and DENNIS converse in LIBRARY

JOHN
From what Wynn said, they plan to use Michael in a ritual,
to grant him immortality for the next 1,000 years.
He’s already unstoppable! He’s already killed so many!
Mom! My sister! My friends! Grandma Carol!
How.. how can we stop him?!

DENNIS
Don’t you see, child?
Michael doesn’t want to kill, doesn’t want to be cursed!
He has fought against the curse, fought the Thorn
AND the Wynn, fought every side of the curse that binds him!
He wants to be free! He wants to live, and to die, in peace!
He doesn’t want the curse, but to break it, he feels compelled
to murder all those in his bloodline!
He only wants to be at peace, in mind and body,
the peace that has eluded him since he was that 6 year old boy!
Tonight, we will bring him that peace!
We must, or it will be too late.. for us all!

JOHN
But, HOW? How do we stop him?
We’re running out of bloodline, FAST!

DENNIS
They need the last to empower the first.
The last family member born into the Season of Thorn,
used as a sacrifice to empower the ritual to
grant immortality to the Chosen One.
The baby.. Stephen. The child is now 6, the very age
Michael was when the curse was forced upon him!
In my vanity and pride, I allowed myself to be cursed
by this evil, by allowing the curse upon my son.
Now, I must do everything in my power to stop it!

JOHN
The Doyles..
I know where they are.

DENNIS
(sighing and nodding)
As do I child, as do I..

JOHN
(leaping up)
Well, let’s go!!

FADE TO BLACK
FADE FROM BLACK
CENTER ON JACK O’LANTERN, face flickering on approach, until
PUMPKIN fills the scene

MUSIC MICHAEL MYERS STINGER

PAN BACK, reveal TOMMY, KARA, STEPHEN DOYLE on sidewalk
TOMMY, in THORN CULT ROBES, carries JACK O’LANTERN
STEPHEN, wearing CLOWN COSTUME, hold KARA’S hand
KARA hold STEPHEN’S PLASTIC BAG filled with
HALLOWEEN CANDIES

TOMMY
I never knew these robes would come in handy again some day!

KARA
(giggling)
You look silly!
Is that thing getting heavy?

TOMMY
(shrugs)
It’s not so bad,
and He seems to be enjoying this..

(TOMMY NODS his head toward STEPHEN)

PAN to STEPHEN, waddling along with KARA’S hand in his

TOMMY
YOU should have dressed up too, Mom!

KARA
(laughing)
NO WAY!
You know I don’t do this Halloweening since..
(sobers up, serious)
..since what happened with Danny..

CENTER ON GROUP, and PAN AROUND as DOYLE’S move along sidewalk

HOLD POSITION as DOYLE’S walk away
NOTE appearance of NON-DESCRIPT, DARKLY-DRESSED ARM
at edge of scene

NON-DESCRIPT SIDEWALK- LATER
DOYLE FAMILY still Trick-or-Treating

KARA
(-yawn-)
I’m beat..

TOMMY
OK.
Last block, then we call it a night.

STEPHEN
No! No! No!
More tricks ’n’ treats!!

KARA
Hey little man,
you have enough candy in here to last
until NEXT Halloween!

KARA shakes the large PLASTIC BAG, almost filled,
with CANDY

STEPHEN GIGGLES gleefully

STEPHEN
More tricks ’n’ treats!!
More! More! More!

TOMMY
(smiling)
Well, he’s definitely his mother’s son.

KARA glares at TOMMY, then laughs

SOUND OF SNAPPING TWIGS, rustling bushes nearby

VOICE
(whispering)
Kill for him, Danny..

TOMMY, KARA, and STEPHEN stop walking, peering around,
terrified

HOODED FIGURE steps from bushes near-by,
laughing

HOODED FIGURE #1
Nice robes, Tommy-Boy!

A SECOND ROBED FIGURE approaches from the darkness

HOODED FIGURE #2
Yeah, Tommy!
Seen any bogeymen lately?

A THIRD HOODED FIGURE shoves TOMMY from behind
TOMMY trips, drops the JACK O’LANTERN,
falls on top of it
(deja vu from HALLOWEEN)

HOODED TRIO
(chanting)
Tommy’s scared of the bogeyman!
Tommy’s scared of the bogeyman!

NOTE THORN SYMBOL emblazoned on TRIO’S ROBES

CHANTS and TAUNTS continue as CULTISTS push
KARA and TOMMY

TOMMY
Oh my God!

KARA
What is this all about?
What do you guys want?!

TOMMY
Lonny?
Richie?
And Kieth?

QUICK-CUT:
FLASHBACK 1978: SCENE FROM ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN

The 3 CULTISTS, as kids, taunt TOMMY

TOMMY trips, drop PUMPKIN

TOMMY rises, and runs off

TOMMY runs into MICHAEL MYERS
END FLASHBACK

HOODED TRIO stops chanting,
prowl around the DOYLES

STEPHEN clings to KARA’S leg
KARA clings to TOMMY’S arm

TRIO drop their HOODS from their face, one by one

LONNY
You remember us?

RICHIE
After all these years..

KIETH
And all your worldly travels.
We’re touched!
Really, we are!

LONNY
You shouldn’t have come back, Tommy.
Now, we’re going to have to take you back to school!

RICHIE grabs TOMMY

KIETH grabs KARA

LONNY grabs STEPHEN

ALL DOYLES struggle, but CULTISTS over-power them

CULTISTS drag DOYLE FAMILY out of scene

EXT. NON-DESCRIPT STREET CORNER- MINUTES LATER
RICHIE and KIETH approach, with TOMMY and KARA still
struggling

GROUP approaches VAN parked at curb-side

KARA
Where is Stephen?
What have you done with my baby?!

TOMMY
If you touch my son, I’ll—

RICHIE shoves TOMMY against the VAN, hard

RICHIE
Not your child,
OUR child!
Michael’s son!
Lonny is taking good care of
that special little boy!

KIETH
(nodding)
The Chosen One..
Now, shut up!
And get in the van!

RICHIE punches TOMMY in the stomach
TOMMY doubles over, gasping

KIETH opens the VAN’S SLIDING DOOR,
shoving TOMMY inside

RICHIE shoves KARA to KIETH who pushes her into the
van, on top of TOMMY

RICHIE
Hey now!
Don’t get too cozy, kids!
It’s a real short trip for you two!

KIETH closes the SLIDING DOOR as RICHIE moves to the
DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR

KIETH and RICHIE board VAN, LAUGHING

VAN ENGINE roars to life

PAN AWAY FROM CURB
NOTE: MICHAEL MYERS approaching from shadows, filling scene

SOUNDS OF VAN squealing tires, racing away as MICHAEL approaches

FADE TO BLACK

CUT TO
INT. OF VAN, dimly-lit as from moon- and street-lights
cruising toward THORN CULT LAIR

TOMMY and KARA huddle together in rear of VAN

KIETH moves from FRONT SEAT to REAR, to guard DOYLES

KARA
You can’t hurt Stephen!
He’s my son!

KIETH
No!
We’ve already dealt with your son!
Stephen is special!
Stephen belongs to Michael,
and Michael belongs to us!

TOMMY
This is insane!
You can’t do this!
Don’t you see, it’s more than Thorn
controlling Michael now!
There’s something else,
a greater power,
a greater Evil!

KIETH
There’s nothing greater than
the power of the Thorn!
You will see..

As RICHIE squeals VAN around winding corner

KEITH stumbles

TOMMY leaps up, tackling KIETH

KARA crawls away, toward REAR DOOR of VAN

KIETH kicks TOMMY away,

TOMMY stumbles back toward KARA

BACK VAN DOOR opens.. from OUTSIDE!

MICHAEL MYERS stomps into VAN

KARA SCREAMS

KIETH charges TOMMY, unaware aware of
MICHAEL’S entrance

TOMMY DUCKS and DODGES KIETH

KIETH runs into MICHAEL, who clutches KIETH
by the neck

MICHAEL TOSSES KIETH aside, and out of the VAN
KIETH TOPPLES head-over-heels down the road

MICHAEL TURNS to TOMMY

TOMMY searches, finds a LONG STRAIGHT CROWBAR
TOMMY rises to one knee

KARA cowers, screaming and sobbing

RICHIE looks back from DRIVER’S SEAT

RICHIE
(squealing)
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!

TOMMY thrusts CROWBAR forward, THUMPing MICHAEL
in the gut

MICHAEL grips CROWBAR, unaffected by the THUMP

KARA shivers, clutching at PLASTIC CANDY BAG
Inspiration strikes in KARA’S EYES

KARA empties CANDY from PLASTIC BAG

TOMMY struggles with MICHAEL, to control CROWBAR,
as VAN rocks and shudders wildly around corners

KARA leaps up, smothering MICHAEL’S MASKED FACE
with the BAG

MICHAEL struggles with TOMMY, shoving TOMMY aside, then thrusting CROWBAR sharply behind himself

KARA moans sickly, impaled by CROWBAR

TOMMY
NO!

Enraged, TOMMY leaps up, battering MICHAEL with his fists MICHAEL leans forward, thrusting CROWBAR ahead, piercing TOMMY through the chest

MICHAEL steps aside, pulling PLASTIC BAG from his head

MICHAEL shoves past TOMMY, shoving TOMMY
further down CROWBAR

TOMMY falls forward, completely stabbed-through by
CROWBAR, collapses on top of KARA

MICHAEL stalks to FRONT OF VAN, PLASTIC BAG in hand

MICHAEL wraps PLASTIC BAG over RICHIE’S HEAD. Pulling back hard, stretching BAG thin, suffocating and strangling RICHIE

RICHIE’S HEAD buckles, neck bones crunching as he gags

RICHIE finally slumps from DRIVER’S SEAT,
VAN begins to careen out of control

MICHAEL shoves RICHIE from DRIVER’S SEAT

MICHAEL takes control of VAN

EXT. ROAD SIDE, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT- NIGHT
RICHIE’S VAN races quickly into and out of scene

EXT. NON-DESCRIPT COUNTRY ROAD- NIGHT
DENNIS MYERS VEHICLE cruises past ROAD SIGN

MARKER: ROAD SIGN: SMITH’S GROVE 42 MILES

INT. DENNIS MYERS VEHICLE
DENNIS drives, JOHN in PASSENGER SEAT

JOHN
So, we get the Doyles safe, then what?
Go looking for Michael and Wynn?

DENNIS
Something like that…

JOHN
And, just how do we stop them,
assuming we even find them?
Michael IS pure Evil!
I’ve seen it up close!

DENNIS
So have I child! So have I!
More times than I care to remember!
I see with the eyes of Loomis now,
an the eyes of Judith, and your mother…
So much power, so much Evil …

DENNIS reaches into a POCKET of his TRENCH COAT,
recovers a snub-nosed .38-caliber pistol.

DENNIS flicks open the PISTOL cylinder with a quick flick of his wrist, passing the PISTOL to JOHN

DENNIS
Load it.
There are bullets in the glove box.

JOHN
(laughing)
What?
Are these magic silver bullets?!
From what I’ve seen,
bullets won’t do jack to stop—

DENNIS
(sternly)
Do as I say, boy!
You have no idea what we are up against tonight!
You have no idea how to stop it!
You have no idea!

JOHN
(defiant)
Oh, and you do?

DENNIS
(subdued)
Yes, yes…
I pray that I do!
It may be our only hope!

JOHN stares curiously at DENNIS then complies,
reaching into GLOVE BOX, and beginning to load PISTOL

EXT. ROADSIDE
DENNIS MYERS CAR races out of scene

FADE OUT

FADE IN

EXT. ROADSIDE- LATER
CHERRY RED MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE in-tow behind POLICE IMPOUND
VEHICLE. POLICE, FIRE and RESCUE VEHICLES block traffic
from one lane of COUNTRY ROAD

DENNIS MYERS VEHICLE approaches slowly

PATROL OFFICER directs DENNIS to proceed with caution

DENNIS rolls down WINDOW, curious, as CAR approaches OFFICER

DENNIS
(to OFFICER)
What happened here?

PATROL OFFICER
Looks like a car-jacking gone bad.
Engine’s blown, red-lined.
And we found a body in the back seat;
sickest thing I’ve ever seen!

DENNIS
(nodding, rolling up window)
You haven’t seen anything!
(sighs)
This is only the beginning…

JOHN
Michael?
If Wynn doesn’t have him yet,
maybe we’ve still got a chance at
stopping this nightmare?!

DENNIS looks at JOHN, pondering quietly,
no real hint of expression or emotion on his face

EXT. ROADSIDE
DENNIS MYERS car accelerates, speeding away from
ACCIDENT SITE

INT. 1344 SHADY HILL WAY, SMITH’S GROVE- NIGHT
OLD REESE RESIDENCE, CURRENT THORN CULT LAIR STRONGHOLD

A NON-DESCRIPT VEHICLE approaches from the night
A ROBED-ARM extends from DRIVER’S SIDE WINDOW,
holding and pointing a DEVICE toward the FRONT GATE

CLOSE ON LONNY, driving CAR, using GARAGE DOOR OPENER on
FRONT GATE

FRONT GATE OPENS slowly

SOUNDS OF BABY STEPHEN crying

CAR passes through FRONT GATE, GATE CLOSES slowly

HOLD ON FRONT GATE
FOR EXTENDED BEAT

SOUNDS OF VEHICLE approaching at high-rate of speed, off-screen

THORN CULT TRANSPORT VAN speeds up SHADY HILL LANE
NOTE: Glimpse of MASKED MICHAEL MYERS driving VAN

VAN crashes through FRONT GATE of THORN CULT COMPLEX,
speeding onward, up driveway

SOUNDS OF VIOLENT CRASH, off screen

PAN to FOLLOW VAN
VAN crashed into GATEHOUSE

EXT. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, SMITH’S GROVE
More POLICE, FIRE, and RESCUE VEHICLES block traffic
DENNIS and JOHN approach in DENNIS’ CAR

DENNIS slows to stop near AMBLUANCE
NOTE: ROBED FIGURE being scraped from pavement, placed onto GURNEY, and covered head-to-toe by SHEET

DENNIS
(gasping)
Oh, my!

JOHN
What is it?

DENNIS
We’re too late!

DENNIS spins the car around, cruising away
JOHN
But, what about the Doyles?
And Stephen?

DENNIS
The Doyles are already dead!
And Stephen…
We must hurry!

EXT. ROADSIDE
DENNIS MYERS CAR speeds away, back-tracking out of
scene

CUT TO
EXT. 1344 SHADY HILL LANE- NIGHT
DENNIS MYERS CAR drives up slowly, approaching FRONT GATE
FRONT GATE smashed open from early impact of CULTIST VAN

DENNIS slows and stops near CRASHED VAN at GATEHOUSE

JOHN and DENNIS exit CAR
DENNIS draws .38-CALIBER PISTOL from his trench coat

JOHN moves to VAN, opens DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR

PAN INSIDE VAN

INT. VAN
PAN OVER RICHIE’S BODY, broken and dead, slumped
between FRONT SEATS. PLASTIC BAG still over his head,
HEAD twisted at awkward angle, neck obviously broken

PAN BACK
NOTE- HALLOWEEN CANDY, speckled with BLOOD,
scattered all about FLOOR OF VAN

INT. REAR OF VAN
NOTE- BODIES OF TOMMY and KARA DOYLE, still impaled
upon STEEL CROWBAR

JOHN backs from VAN, startled and shocked, gagging

EXT. THORN CULT COMPOUND GATEHOUSE
JOHN folds over weakly, retching and gagging outside VAN

DENNIS steps forward, peering over JOHN’S hunched form

JOHN
It… it’s them.
It’s the Doyles!

DENNIS
Come on!
We have to get to the house!

DENNIS lifts JOHN from his crouch, leaning under the boy, helping him walk up the driveway, toward the MAIN HOUSE.

EXT. THORN CULT COMPOUND MAIN HOUSE
DENNIS and JOHN approach quietly, cautiously up
driveway

JOHN suddenly shudders, freezing in his tracks

JOHN
I can’t!
I can’t go in there!

DENNIS
OK! OK!
Wait right here!
Stay out of sight!
I’ll come back for you soon.

JOHN nods weakly, holding his stomach, glancing
from DENNIS to the MAIN HOUSE, shivering again

DENNIS moves away from JOHN, into the shadows, stalking around to BACK OF HOUSE

JOHN stumbles closer to MAIN HOUSE, hiding in shadows, slumping against the CORNER OF THE HOUSE, out of sight

AFTER A BEAT OR TWO…

Curious, JOHN peers out around the CORNER OF HOUSE,
into the LARGE WINDOW into LIVING ROOM

INT. THORN CULT LAIR, LIVING ROOM
Candle-light abounds throughout LIVING ROOM, probably
throughout entire house. No visible sign of electric
appliances. FIRE burning in FIREPLACE. Ritualistic,
spiritually-oriented and motivated art lines the walls,
including obvious THORN SYMBOLS everywhere.

Suddenly, MICHAEL MYERS stalks into LIVING ROOM from HALL!

JOHN gasps, ducking back out of sight, crouching just below
visual range of the LIVING ROOM WINDOW, behind BUSHES in
FRONT OF HOUSE

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR, FRONT OF HOUSE
MICHAEL MYERS appears, standing in LIVING ROOM, near
LARGE WINDOW, directly overhead of JOHN TATE as JOHN
crouches and cowers beneath WINDOW

MUSIC: MICHAEL MYERS STINGER

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR, BACK OF HOUSE
DENNIS MYERS stumbles through the shadows, to STORM CELLAR

DENNIS pulls open STORM CELLAR DOORS with a grunt and a
hearty tug

EFFECTS SHOT: GREAT -WHOOSH!- of AIR and DUST and ENERGY from
within STORM CELLAR
DUST CLOUD wafts over DENNIS

DENNIS coughs slightly, then DESCENDS into CELLAR

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR, FRONT OF HOUSE
JOHN chances a glance back INSIDE HOUSE

MICHAEL is GONE from LIVING ROOM

JOHN decides to make a move; shuffles through BUSHES,
toward FRONT DOOR OF HOUSE

INT. THORN LAIR, just inside FRONT DOOR
NOTE: BLACK TRENCHCOAT and WIDE-BRIMMED FEDORA
hang on HOOKS behind DOOR
FRONT DOOR opens slowly, blocking COAT/HAT HOOK

JOHN enters quietly, easing FRONT DOOR shut behind him

JOHN moves down HALL, peering cautiously ahead in the dim light

SOUNDS OF WHISTILING from BEHIND SWINGING DOOR, further down HALL

JOHN slips toward SWINGING DOORS, noticing LIGHT from
between CRACKS IN DOORS

INT. THORN CULT LAIR, KITCHEN
Full KITCHEN, complete with PANTRY opposite SWINGING DOORS,
and WORKING STOVE/OVEN and REFRIGERATOR. A SMALL COUNTER
is set near the REFRIGERATOR and STOVE, for quick and easy
food preparation

LONNIE, with LANTERN, hacks into LARGE PLATTER of ROAST BEEF
with LARGE BUTCHER KNIFE
NOTE: LOAF OF BREAD, JAR OF MAYO, on COUNTER
near PLATTER

LONNIE makes SANDWICH, whistling happily all the while

PAN AROUND LONNIE, POV from PANTRY ACROSS KITCHEN from SWINGING DOORS
NOTE NON-DESCRIPT FIGURE peering into KITCHEN from
SWINGING DOORS

LONNIE stops whistling, sensing someone watching him

LONNIE looks up from SANDWICH, toward SWINGING DOORS
DOORS sway slowly closed

LONNIE
Who?
Who’s there?
Richie?

LONNIE raises LANTERN, squinting toward SWINGING DOORS

LONNIE
Kieth?
Come on, assholes!
This aint funny!

LONNIE stabs KNIFE into ROAST BEEF angrily, stepping
away from COUNTER, toward SWINGING DOORS, LANTERN in
hand

LONNIE kicks SWINGING DOORS open, stepping through,
pivoting LANTERN back and forth through OPEN DOORS

…NOBODY THERE!
LONNIE scans up and down HALLWAY, pissed

LONNIE
Helllllooooo?
Happy Halloween,
****ers!

PAN BACK from LONNIE, as from PANTRY POV
NOTE- LONNY in BACKGROUND, COUNTER/PLATTER in FOREGROUND,
ROAST BEEF, MAYO, BREAD… but NO KNIFE!

LONNY back-pedals into KITCHEN with a shrug, turning
back to his SANDWICH. He approaches COUNTER, sets
LANTERN down, and scoops up SANDWICH, taking a huge
bite. MMMMMMMMMMMM!

LONNIE moves from COUNTER to REFRIGERATOR,
opens REFRIGERATOR and searches for a moment
removes JUG OF MILK from REFRIGERATOR

LONNIE pops the top from the JUG OF MILK with his
thumb, then tips the JUG to his lips for a drink

SUDDEN ERUPTION of BLOOD and MILK gush from LONNIE’S FACE,
hidden for the moment behind JUG OF MILK
hint of FLASH OF STEEL, as KNIFE BLADE slips from
JUG and further from LONNIE’S NECK

LONNIE collapses, BLOOD and MILK splashing everywhere

MICHAEL stands behind LONNIE
NOTE PANTRY DOOR ajar behind MICHAEL

SOUNDS OF METAL -CLINKING- METAL from beyond SWINGING DOORS

MICHAEL cocks his head slightly, curious about sounds

MICHAEL stalks from KITCHEN toward SWINGING DOORS

INT. THORN CULT LAIR, LIVING ROOM
JOHN stands near FIREPLACE, prodding FLAMING LOGS with
METAL FIREPLACE POKER

MICHAEL ENTERS LIVING ROOM from HALLWAY, noticing JOHN

JOHN doesn’t appear to notice MICHAEL, until…

JOHN
Hello, Uncle Bogeyman…

JOHN glances at MICHAEL a long, cold moment, before turning back to the FIREPLACE

MICHAEL stalks across LIVING ROOM toward JOHN

As MICHAEL nears, JOHN lashes out suddenly with POKER
HOOKED PRONG on POKER imbeds in MICHAEL’S SHOULDER

MICHAEL drops BUTCHER KNIFE, clutching POKER in his
SHOULDER instead

MICHAEL lashes back with POKER, clubbing JOHN hard
with POKER HANDLE

JOHN stumbles over SMALL COFFEE TABLE near SOFA

MICHAEL towers over JOHN, raising POKER for final, fatal thrust

JOHN grips COFFEE TABLE LEG, shoving TABLE into MICHAEL’S path

MICHAEL stumbles over COFFEE TABLE, crashing to his knees

JOHN struggles to shift his knees under him and stand

MICHAEL lashes out with POKER at JOHN
JOHN vaults away, bouncing onto then over SOFA

MICHAEL lunges at JOHN as JOHN’S HEAD bobs behind SOFA
POKER shreds SOFA CUSHIONS

JOHN stumbles to his feet
MICHAEL also rises slowly

JOHN rushes toward SOLID OAK DOOR across LIVING ROOM
JOHN tries DOOR KNOB
DOOR is LOCKED!

MICHAEL approaches, swinging POKER wildly

JOHN DUCKS and DODGES POKER
POKER PRONG imbeds deeply into OAK DOOR

JOHN tries to slip past MICHAEL, back to HALLWAY

MICHAEL releases POKER, clutching JOHN’S SHOULDER

JOHN turns, looks deeply into MICHAEL’S BLACK,
LIFELESS EYES

MICHAEL heaves JOHN up into air, sending JOHN crashing
over CANDLE-FILLED CREDENZA
JOHN flies over CREDENZA, smashes through WINDOW
CANDLES clatter from candelabra on top of CREDENZA. FIRE ignites CARPET and CURTAINS near FRONT WINDOW
MICHAEL rages, backing away from FLAMES, in fear
MICHAEL stalks quickly but methodically to FRONT DOOR

At FRONT DOOR, MICHAEL pauses, the turns
MICHAEL crosses back through LIVING ROOM,
to OAK DOOR

MUSIC: MICHAEL MYERS STINGER

MICHAEL pauses another moment, recovers KNIFE
then pulls POKER from DOOR FRAME

MICHAEL wrenches OAK DOOR open violently,
as FLAMES and SMOKE fill LIVING ROOM

MICHAEL stalks into DARK ROOM beyond OAK DOOR

INT. STORM CELLAR DUNGEON, BENEATH THORN CULT LAIR
DENNIS MYERS stumbles blindly along a DARK PASSAGE, the
.38-CALIBER PISTOL in hand

DENNIS
Hmmm…
I don’t remember this passage?
What have you done here, brother?
Where are you?
(laughs slightly)
Where am I??

DENNIS stumbles on, into the darkness, feeling his way
along the STONE WALL

INT. THORN CULT LAIR DUNGEON
MICHAEL MYERS also stalks through DARK PASSAGEWAYS

SOUNDS OF RITUALISTIC CHANTS echoing through PASSAGE, and/or
through MICHAEL’S MIND

QUICK-CUTS between MICHAEL plodding in darkness, and:
-A dozen CULTISTS CHANTING in RITUAL CHAMBER
-TODDLER STEPHEN being strapped in CENTER of
THORN RITUAL TABLET
-DR WYNN CHANTING and performing RITUALISTIC
GESTURES over STEPHEN
-WYNN takes up GOLDEN RITUAL DAGGER, unsheathing
BLADE
END QUICK-CUTS

MICHAEL enters RITUAL CHAMBER

WYNN BEAMS brightly

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR, FRONT OF HOUSE
JOHN recovers outside FRONT WINDOW, rises cautiously

SMOKE and FLAMES pour from LIVING ROOM WINDOW

JOHN recovers, then rushes around BACK OF HOUSE

SOUNDS OF JOHN calling out for DENNIS in hushed but stern tones

a beat

JOHN returns from BACK OF HOUSE
-steps toward fully engulfed LIVING ROOM WINDOW
-collects broken WOODEN STICK from WINDOW FRAME
-twists STICK among BURNING CURTAIN, creating TORCH
JOHN retraces steps to BACK OF HOUSE

INT. THORN CULT LAIR, DUNGEON RITUAL CHAMBER
MICHAEL stands before THORN CULTISTS and DR WYNN
MICHAEL holds FIREPLACE POKER and BUTCHER KNIFE

SOUNDS OF RITUALISTIC CHANTS increase in tempo and intensity

MICHAEL ignores CHANTS, focusing instead on WYNN

WYNN GESTURES toward MICHAEL, mystical THORN RITUAL GESTURES, beckoning MICHAEL forward

WYNN
Come to me, Michael…
Claim the ever-lasting life
you so richly deserve.

MICHAEL complies, stepping forward hesitantly

PAN DOWN, to MICHAEL’S LEGS and FEET as he steps forward
One step…
Two steps…
MICHAEL stops just outside ring of
RITUAL TABLET, near SECOND RITUAL TABLET where STEPHEN lay, strapped securely

EFFECTS SHOT: RITUAL TABLET, swirling and sparkling with
MYSTICAL ENERGY

WYNN beckons MICHAEL once more

WYNN
Come to me, Michael!
Come to me…
MY SON!
MICHAEL performs the patented MICHAEL MYERS HEAD-COCK,
looking at WYNN curiously, then stepping forward, on
to the RITUAL TABLET

EFFECTS SHOT: SWIRLING RITUAL ENERGY PATTERNS on TABLET take
on LIFE of their own, swirling up from TABLET, enshrouding
MICHAEL’S FEET and LEGS

MICHAEL ROARS in shock and pain, collapsing to his
knees on RITUAL TABLET

EFFECTS SHOT: ENERGY PATTERNS envelope MICHAEL’S TORSO, ARMS,
and HANDS, up to his NECK, but not over his MASKED HEAD

WYNN smiles with excited satisfaction

WYNN
YES!
Feel the POWER, My Son!
Let it consume you!

WYNN steps to MICHAEL, placing his hands on
MICHAEL’S HEAD

MICHAEL moans and shakes his HEAD, but remains
held fast by MYSTICAL ENERGY RIBBONS

WYNN ease the MASK from MICHAEL’S HEAD

EFFECTS SHOT: MYSTICAL ENERGY RIBBONS swirl up and engulf
MICHAEL’S DEFORMED, EYELESS HEAD

MICHAEL HOWLS ANGRILY

WYNN
You were blind, Thorn helped you to see…
You were lost, Thorn lit your way home…
You were mortal…

MICHAEL collapses onto THORN RITUAL TABLET

WYNN moves from MICHAEL to STEPHEN, drawing
RITUAL DAGGER from within his ROBES

WYNN
…Now, feel the Power of Wynn!
Live again, Live for Wynn!
Live FOREVER!

WYNN raises the RITUAL DAGGER overhead, over STEPHEN,
preparing to slash THE CHILD
SOUNDS OF SCREAM from somewhere removed from RITUAL CHAMBER

SCREAM
NOOOOO!!

JOHN charges into RITUAL CHAMBER, waving FLAMING TORCH
at CULTISTS

WYNN
Seize him!

CULTISTS step toward JOHN aggressively, to contain him
JOHN ignites ROBES of NEAREST CULTIST

CULTIST SCREAMS, and flails wildly as FLAMES consume
ROBE

REMAINING CULTISTS back away from JOHN, attempting to
extinguish BURNING CULTIST

JOHN steps forward, toward STEPHEN and WYNN

JOHN
(defiant)
Back off, Doc!

JOHN threatens WYNN with FLICKERING TORCH

WYNN stands fast, gesturing casually toward TORCH
TORCH flickers, then dies

JOHN sighs and sulks

WYNN SMILES in supreme satisfaction

CULTISTS surround JOHN

SOUNDS OF THUNDEROUS CRASH of WOOD, STONE and DIRT, as UPSTAIRS
LEVEL begins to collapse from effects of FIRE, bringing
HOUSE down on top of DUNGEON

A few CULTISTS leave RITUAL CHAMBER to investigate COLLAPSE

JOHN
It’s over, Wynn!
You can’t win!

WYNN
Can’t?
I AM WYNN!
I have already won!
JOHN
(desperately, to CULTISTS)
There’s a fire upstairs!
This place is going to fall apart!
You’ve got to get out of here! NOW!

SOUNDS OF more collapsing BEAMS, CEILING and WALLS
SMOKE and DUST begin to filter into RITUAL CHAMBER
NOTE- hint of ORANGE FLICKER dancing on walls
of RITUAL CHAMBER, as FLAMES close in

CULTISTS panic and begin mad scramble for EXIT PASSAGE

JOHN stands firm as CULTISTS scatter
JOHN steps toward STEPHEN in BONDS on RITUAL TABLET
JOHN begins freeing STEPHEN from BONDS

WYNN
NO!

WYNN closes his eyes, concentrating

MICHAEL stirs beneath RITUAL MIST on RITUAL TABLET

MICHAEL SITS UP suddenly, breaking RITUAL MIST
reclaims MASK from GROUND near-by,
dons MASK, cocking his head curiously at JOHN

MICHAEL stands up from RITUAL TABLET, towering over
JOHN once more

JOHN collects STEPHEN from RITUAL TABLET, as…
MICHAEL reaches out for JOHN’S NECK

SOUNDS OF SIX GUNSHOTS, fired ion rapid succession, from PASSAGE
across RITUAL CHAMBER

BULLETS pierce MICHAEL’S CHEST and UPPER BODY

JOHN falls over STEPHEN, huddling on
RITUAL TABLET, protecting CHILD

MICHAEL stumbles a few steps back
falls to the ground, near JOHN, STEPHEN and
RITUAL TABLET

JOHN and WYNN look up, across CHAMBER, to PASSAGE
NOTE: STEPHEN slips from under JOHN’S sprawl,
crawling away while JOHN is distracted

INT. THORN CULT COMPOUND, DUNGEON RITUAL CHAMBER
DENNIS MYERS strides quickly through smoky haze,
into RITUAL CHAMBER

DENNIS moves toward JOHN, helping JOHN stand

STEPHEN crawls to WYNN’S waiting arms

WYNN place STEPHEN on top of MICHAEL’S FALLEN BODY

WYNN raises RITUAL DAGGER once more

DENNIS notice WYNN, pushes JOHN away, and takes aim
PULLS TRIGGER repeatedly, but NO MORE BULLETS!

WYNN smiles, slashing downward with RITUAL DAGGER

DENNIS lunges at WYNN frantic and forcefully

FLAMING BEAMS crash and clatter into RITUAL CHAMBER, separating
JOHN, MICHAEL, and STEPHEN from DENNIS and DR WYNN

DENNIS and WYNN struggle over RITUAL DAGGER, glaring
at each other, the years of hate and fight raging
between them

JOHN collects BABY STEPHEN from MICHAEL’S FALLEN FORM

MORE FLAMING DEBRIS collapse in on the CHAMBER, pinning
MICHAEL’S LEGS to the GROUND

JOHN looks across haze filling CHAMBER, to DENNIS

DENNIS turns to JOHN and STEPHEN, so close to freedom

DENNIS turns back toward MICHAEL, nearly covered by
RUBBLE

MICHAEL sits up suddenly!

WYNN smiles

JOHN
NOOOOOOO!!

DENNIS smiles weakly, then cringes, either in pain or
in exertion from the struggle with WYNN

WYNN’S smile also twists, either in pain or
in exertion from the struggle with DENNIS

PAN DOWN from DENNIS/WYNN to MICHAEL, under RUBBLE

FOCUS on FLAMES, FLICKERING brightly on BEAMS

SOUNDS of CONTINUOUS collapse of RUBBLE, filling CHAMBER

SLOW ZOOM ONTO, INTO FLAMES, FLAMES CONSUME FULL SCENE

FADE TO BLACK

ENDING #1

FADE FROM BLACK

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR
Entire house is FIREBALL, collapsing in upon itself

SOUNDS OF JOHN SCREAMING ‘NOOOOOO!!’

CUT TO
HOURS LATER
FIRE is out, flickering familiar red-and-blue lights replace
orange fire light, as POLICE, FIRE and RESCUE UNITS converge
on COMPOUND.

POLICE, FIRE and RESCUE PERSONNEL wander remains of estate

FIRE CHIEF, POLICE CHIEF and MEDICAL EXAMINER converse

FIRE CHIEF
The fire is out,
The place is a total loss.
All indications are that it started
on the ground floor, the living room.
We’ll know more come daylight.
We did find this in the wreckage…

FIRE CHIEF raises LARGE METAL POLE, with THORN SYMBOL

POLICE CHIEF
Thorn…
I recognize the symbol from a couple years back.
The Loomis investigation.
I hope they all finally burn in Hell!

FIRE CHIEF
(nodding)
If anyone was in there, odds are they did just that!

MEDICAL EXAMINER
There’s no way we’ll find anyone alive in there!
They’re all dead! It’s over…

FADE BACK SLOWLY, WHILE CHIEFS CHAT

SAME SCENE, as seen through TV SCREEN, NEWS BROADCAST

NEWSCASTER
A horrific scene this Halloween evening,
The death toll is still uncertain.
At least 13 confirmed dead, including a
family from Smith’s Grove…
Also rumored to have been lost in the fire;
Another famous family around these parts: The Myers Family, including Dennis Myers, Father of Michael,
grandfather to John Tate, all presumed dead…

PAN BACK, on NON-DESCRIPT LIVING ROOM, as news continues
A young child lays on the floor in front of the TV, wearing a SCARY MASK. HALLOWEEN CANDY is scattered all about the floor in front of the CHILD, from a PLASTIC JACK O’LANTERN

SOUNDS OF WOMAN SCREAMING from KITCHEN

WOMAN
(OFF-SCREEN)
Timmy?!
Are you still up?
You better not be watching TV at this hour!
And, I better not catch you eating any more candy tonight!
You’ll rot your teeth out, you little devil!
Timmy? Are you listening to me?!
Listen, bring me my knitting and get your ass
upstairs to bed, little man!
Timmy! You better not be ignoring me!
Timmy?! Answer me!!

PAN AWAY from CHILD and TV some
NOTE- SILVER SHAMROCK SYMBOL emblazoned on MASK FLAP
SOUND OF SILVER SHAMROCK MUSIC
SILVER SHAMROCK COMMERCIAL FLASHES on TV SCREEN

TIMMY rises robotically
reaches into KNITTING BASKET near SOFA
finds and claims SCISSORS from BASKET
stalks into KITCHEN with SCISSORS
SOUNDS OF SHRIEKS from KITCHEN
SILVER SHAMROCK MUSIC CHANGES TO MICHAEL MYERS THEME
FADE TO BLACK

ENDING #2

FADE FROM BLACK

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR
Entire house is FIREBALL, collapsing in upon itself

SOUNDS OF JOHN SCREAMING ‘NOOOOOO!!’

CUT TO
HOURS LATER
FIRE is out, flickering familiar red-and-blue lights replace
orange fire light, as POLICE, FIRE and RESCUE UNITS converge
on COMPOUND.

POLICE, FIRE and RESCUE PERSONNEL wander remains of estate

FIRE CHIEF, POLICE CHIEF and MEDICAL EXAMINER converse

FIRE CHIEF
The fire is out,
The place is a total loss.
All indications are that it started
on the ground floor, the living room.
We’ll know more come daylight.
We did find this in the wreckage…

FIRE CHIEF raises LARGE METAL POLE, with THORN SYMBOL

POLICE CHIEF
Thorn…
I recognize the symbol from a couple years back.
The Loomis investigation.
I hope they all finally burn in Hell!

FIRE CHIEF
(nodding)
If anyone was in there, odds are they did just that!

POLICE CHIEF
What about the bodies in the van?

MEDICAL EXAMINER
They have been identified as
Tommy and Kara Doyle,
just back from vacation,
just in time for Halloween.
As for the others, it’s gonna take some time
to sort out IDs… it’s a damn nightmare!

POLICE CHIEF
How many vics did you say?

M.E.
Thirteen…
including the 3 in the van.
There may be more, many more,
trapped under the rubble.
And, if there were any in the basement,
contrary to the Fire Chief’s belief,
we may still have survivors,
if they found some good air…

FIRE CHIEF shakes his head in doubt and disbelief

SOUNDS OF EXCITED MURMURS from RESCUE WORKERS

WORKERS
We’ve got something!
We have found one!
Need a hand over here!!

CHIEFS move to RUINS OF THORN CULT LAIR

INT. THORN CULT LAIR RUINS
CROWD gathered over poorly-excavated hole in RUBBLE

SLOW ZOOM over SITE, CENTER ON HOLE
CLOSE IN ON CENTER OF HOLE

BURNED, CHARRED, DEAD CORPSE clutching BUNDLE in ARMS

WORKERS lift BUNDLE from CORPSE; CORPSE ARMS crumble
to DUST

POLICE CHIEF
I want that corpse I.Ded ASAP!

WORKERS pass BUNDLE to FIRE CHIEF

SOUNDS OF CHILD CRYING

FIRE CHIEF
My God!

FIRE CHIEF peels back layers of cloth covering BUNDLE,
revealing STEPHEN

SOUNDS OF CHEERS and EXCITED CHATTER from CROWD

MEDICAL EXAMINER
(examining STEPHEN)
He’s pretty badly beaten up,
second-degree burns at least,
serious gash to the abdomen
from some sort of blade…
multiple contusions and abrasions,
but he should be OK.

FIRE CHIEF
It’s a miracle he wasn’t burned to a crisp!
It doesn’t make any sense!

POLICE CHIEF
Yeah, Happy Halloween!

SLOW ZOOM on STEPHEN, from toe-to-head

EFFECTS SHOT: STEPHEN’S BURNS AND SCARS, magically healing,
fading away, swirls of MYSTICAL ENERGY RIBBON sparkling and glowing over the child’s skin

HOLD PAN on STEPHEN’S HEAD and FACE
NOTE EVIL GLARE in STEPHEN’S EYES

MUSIC MICHAEL MYERS STINGER, into MICHAEL’S THEME

FADE TO BLACK

ENDING #3

FADE FROM BLACK

EXT. THORN CULT LAIR
Entire house is FIREBALL, collapsing in upon itself

SOUNDS OF JOHN SCREAMING ‘NOOOOOO!!’

DENNIS
(VOICE-OVER)
The Legacy of Michael Myers ended that night,
The Evil which possessed the child Michael,
finally driven from him in fire…

EFFECTS SHOT: SPARKING PLUMES of MYSTICAL ENERGY, swirling up in
the smoke form the wreckage, absorbed into the star-scape,
into the Symbol of Thorn constellation, which fades
noticeably in the night sky

DENNIS
(V.O.)
With his bloodline finally fully destroyed,
Michael Myers was finally free to rest in peace,
as a normal, mortal man…

CUT TO
INT. O’HARE AIRPORT, CHICAGO- DAY
AIRPORT decorated for CHRISTMAS, reds and greens, etc…

BAGGAGE CLAIM
BAGGAGE CLAIM CAROUSEL
LUGGAGE of all sorts, shapes and sizes spins round

CLOSE ON SINGLE SUITCASE
NOTE: TAG LABEL: DANNY DOYLE

SOUNDS OF SCREAMS OF TERROR NEAR-BY

PAN FROM SUITCASE, back to CAROUSEL, still spinning

NOTE BLOODY BODY, dressed in STEWARDESS UNIFORM,
lying awkwardly on TURN-TABLE, rotating into and out
of scene

NOTE BLOODY BODY, dressed in PILOT UNIFORM, also
flopped awkwardly from LUGGAGE CONVEYOR

MUSIC HALLOWEEN THEME