Red Manor
Final Draft
A Script by Andrew Roby
Summary- A group of teenagers go up to a haunted house to do a project. But they don’t know the house has a secret… a deadly secret.
Rated R- Strong Horror Violence and Gore, Language, Sexuality/Nudity and A Drug Reference.
©Copyright-2004A.J.R
Cast in order of Appearance.
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Mr. Edwards
Mandee
Andrew
Kyle
Brad
Nikki
Women
Kandice
Mr. Edwards- A college English teacher who assigns his students a mysteries project to investigate some kind of history or legend in the town. He is in his 40’s and has never been married. He is a very depressing man. He has blonde hair and he always wears a suit.
Mandee- A student at the college. She is what we call a Goth wearing baggy bondage pants and a fishnet shirt. She caught her last boyfriend in bed with her best friend. Causing her to cut herself and also depressing. She is 19 when this all happens. She has black hair and hates thugs and preps.
Andrew- Also a student at the college. He is skater Goth who always wears black and carries his skateboard. He recently dyed his hair black. It is originally dirty blonde. He has had a crush on Mandee though he knows he will never get with her. He is 18 when everything happens. He has been depressed ever since his sister Kandice has disappeared. He also hates thugs and preps.
Kyle- Also a student at the same college. He is a wannabe skater, Goth, and somewhat thug. He is not really sure what he is. Him and Andrew have a bad relationship and is obsessed with Mandee. He is also obsessed with the color blue for some reason. He dyed his hair blue. He is a hyper active freshmen. He is 17 when all of this happens. His girlfriend Nikki has been missing causing him an even worse attitude.
Nikki- Kyles girlfriend who was somehow taken into Red Manor. She always thinks something is up and everyone has a dark secret that they are not telling. She has blonde hair and is Goth. She is 18.
Kandice- Andrews’s missing sister. Andrew is very over protective of her. She is 20 and a Goth who likes to cut her self.
Black Screen.
Small words appear on the top right corner. They read…
August 17, 1932
EXT. Outside Red Manor Night
Cut To- An old creepy house. Gates are surrounding it. The house is huge.
INT. Inside Red Manor Night
We go inside.
It is a big room with a chandelier on the top. The house is lit up by a flashlight that Person1 is holding. Five people are shown doing observations on the floor.
Person1(Male)- What do you think?
Person2(Male)- I don’t know there really could be some activity in here.
Person3(Female)- Do you think that anyone died in here. I mean the place seems haunted.
Person4(Female)- Don’t be a fucking moron. There is no such thing as ghosts.
Person5(Female)- Yes there is. I believe there are ghosts in this Manor. Red Manor. Doesn’t that name just send a tingling down your spine?
Person1(Male)- Can you please shut up? I think I am on to something.
Person4(Female)- Yeah. Your on a fucking floor.
Person1 is seen tapping the floor.
Person1- Give me a hammer.
Persn4- A hammer? Now please tell what the hell are you gonna do with that?
Person1- Hit you on the fucking head if you don’t shut the hell up.
Person2 grabs a hammer out of a bag and hands it to Person1.
Person1 takes it and starts banging the floor.
Person1- I think there is a secret room under here.
Person4- Yeah dumbass. It’s called a fucking basement.
Person1- Shut up. I still have this hammer ya know.
Person4 crosses her arms.
Person1 then makes a hole in the floor.
Person4- Now you see what you done did. You put a god damn hole in the floor.
Person2- I told you to shut the fuck up.
Person1 puts his eye on the hole.
Person1- Holy shit. I think… it looks like someone is down there.
Person4- Well. I can tell you it’s not me.
Person 4 smiles.
Person1 screams.
Person1- SHUT UP!!!! YOU DUMB BITCH!!!
Person2- Calm down. I told you not to bring her.
A scratching noise starts happening.
Person3- What the hell is that?
It gets louder and louder.
Person5- What the hell?
Cut to in front of the Manor.
You here them scream.
Credits roll.
RED MANOR
Black Screen.
Words appear in the middle. They read…
August 16, 2004
INT. College classroom Afternoon
Cut to a classroom in school. Chairs are all over with no desks. The teacher is in front. It is Mr. Edwards. There is at least 30 chairs all have students in them.
Mr. Edwards- So class. Over this 2 week break I want you to do a report about some kind of history or legend that happened here. It must be five pages and you can work in groups if you like. Any questions?
A paperball is thrown at Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Edwards looks around.
Mr. Edwards- Grow up you little shit heads. Now who did it?
Everyone gets out of there seat and leaves.
Mr. Edwards- Figures.
EXT. Outside school Afternoon
We are focusing on a Goth girl. She has black hair with red tips and piercings all over her body. She is wearing black bondage pants and a fishnet shirt. Her name is Mandee. She gets out of her seat and leaves the classroom. She is walking outside towards the dorm rooms. A boy walks up to her. He is a skater caring a skateboard. He has bondage pants as well. He also has black hair. His name is Andrew.
Andrew- Hey Mandee. You wanna work with me and Kyle?
Mandee- Sure what are you guys gonna do?
Andrew- We are thinking about sneaking up to Red Manor and doing a report up there.
Mandee- Good. Scary places turn me on.
Andrew smiles.
Andrew- Good.
Mandee shakes her head.
Mandee- Ever been there before?
Andrew- I’ve seen it before. Pictures and everything. But I never been inside.
Mandee- Ever seen pictures of the inside?
Andrew- No. I am hoping to find some on the computer when I get back.
Mandee- Okay. Cool. Call me. I would like to see them.
Andrew- K.
All a sudden a boy with Blue hair and tattoos all over his arm runs over to them. He is wearing all blue with blue sweatpants. It is Kyle.
Kyle- Hey faggots. What’s up?
Mandee- Nothing.
Andrew- What the fuck is your dumbass wearing today. And did you find your so called “girlfriend” yet.
Kyle- Shut up Andrew and no I have not. When I do I am sure she will kick your dumbass. So… Mandee baby, when are we going up to Red Manor? I hope it is late. Dark and scary at night.
Andrew- Tomorrow. At night. And I do not think Mandee wants you calling her baby. I heard someone went up there and was never seen again. I think the person got murdered.
Kyle- Murdered?
Mandee- Yeah. Murdered dumbass.
Kyle- How?
Mandee- I am not sure but I believe a spirit that has been haunting that Manor killed them.
Kyle- Oh. Okay whatever you say.
Andrew- Yeah that’s what I heard.
Kyle- Yeah right. You actually believe in ghosts.
Andrew- Umm. Actually yes I do.
Kyle- Your such a fag.
Andrew- Fuck you.
Kyle- Fuck you!
Mandee- Ok guys. You can stop fighting.
Andrew- Yeah Kyle. Stop fighting.
Kyle flips Andrew the middle finger.
Mandee then drops her books.
Mandee- Shit.
Andrew- I’ll get them Mandee.
Andrew winks at Mandee then bends down gathers the books and gives them back to Mandee.
Mandee- If you think you are gonna get laid, your not.
Andrew- Now don’t jump to conclusions.
Mandee- Ok. But you are not getting laid.
Kyle- Bummer.
Andrew- Shut the fuck up Kyle.
They walk to a building which is there dorm rooms. They walk inside.
INT. Dorm buildings Afternoon
Kyle- See you later.
Mandee- Bye.
Andrew- See ya faggot.
Kyle runs up the steps and Andrew and Mandee keep walking down the hall.
Mandee- Do you really think you were gonna get laid?
Andrew- I guess not.
Andrew looks down
Mandee- Too bad.
Andrew looks back up.
Andrew- Why?
Mandee- Cause it was working.
Mandee opens her door and walks inside. She then closes the door.
Andrew- Fuck.
Andrew stomps his foot.
Andrew walks across the hall and goes in his dorm room. He closes the door and the room number says 13.
INT Andrews Dorm Evening
Cut to in side the dorm it is painted black.
Andrew- Damn probably my only chance gone.
Andrew closes the door. Dance music is playing.
Andrews Roommate is having sex with someone on his bed.
It is two guys.
Andrew- What the FUCK are you doing?!?... BRAD!!! Get the fuck off of my bed with another guy. Holy shit.
Brad- Shit. You were not suppose to be here yet.
Andrew- Well I am! Now get off my god damn bed!
Brad and the other man get off the bed and leave.
Brad- You wanna come…
Andrew cuts him off.
Andrew- NO!!
Brad- Okay. Okay. Jeez.
Brad leaves and closes the door.
Andrew looks at his bed and shakes his head.
Andrew looks at the drawer next to his bed.
There is a pipe with weed in it.
Andrew- Fucking crack heads. Now my room smells like weed.
He walks to his drawer opens his drawer and takes out rubber gloves.
He puts them on.
He takes the sheets off of his bed and walks over to the window.
He opens the window and throws the sheets out it.
Andrew- I do not want him as my roommate anymore.
Andrew walks to his bed and lays down.
All a sudden a knock is on his door.
Andrew- Damnit.
Andrew gets up out of bed and walks over to the door and opens it.
No one is there.
Andrew- Hello? Anybody here. Hello? If this is you Brad you better run.
All a sudden Mandee jumps out on Andrew and starts kissing him.
Andrew closes the door with his foot.
They get on the bed and start making out.
There are still no covers on the bed.
All a sudden Andrew wakes up.
Andrew- Fuck. It was a dream.
Andrew sits up. He looks around.
Andrew- What the fuck?
There is blood all over the floor.
Andrew- Oh shit. Whose blood is this?
Andrew pauses.
Andrew- MANDEE.
EXT Hallway Morning
Andrew runs across the halls and knocks on Mandee’s door.
Andrew- Mandee? Mandee? Open up. Mandee?
Mandee then opens the door.
Andrew- Thank god.
Andrew hugs Mandee.
Mandee- What the hell? Are you feeling okay?
Andrew- I just don’t want you to get hurt.
Mandee- Well that’s good. What’s really wrong?
Mandee starts laughing.
Andrew- Come here.
Andrew leads Mandee to his room.
INT Andrews Dorm Morning
Mandee- You are still not gonna get laid.
They walk in.
The blood is gone.
Andrew- Where is it?
Mandee- Where is what?
Andrew- The blood. There was blood all over the floor. I thought you were dead.
Mandee- No I am very much alive.
Andrew- Damn. Where is it?
Mandee- Come on Andrew. Let’s get ready.
Andrew- Okay.
We focus and Mandee while she enters her room.
INT Mandees Dorm Morning
She looks around as if something is different. She then hears something under her bed.
Mandee- Hello?
Mandee walks over to her bed.
Mandee- Stop playing games. Who is there?
She bends over and looks under the bed.
Mandee- Hello? You better come out.
All a sudden the phone rings.
Mandee- Shit.
She gets up and picks it up.
Mandee- Hello?
We hear Kyle from the other line.
Kyle- Hey Mandee I may be a little late.
Mandee- No problem.
Kyle- How long till you two are leaving?
Mandee- About an hour.
Kyle- Okay. I will be in about 90 minutes.
Mandee- Okay. No problem. We will meet you up there.
Kyle- Okay. C-ya.
Mandee- Bye.
She hangs up.
Mandee- Damn.
She then walks to her door and opens it. She walks outside and knocks on Andrew’s door. Andrew opens it.
Andrew- Thank god. It’s all coming true now.
Mandee- Uhhh. Kyle is gonna be a little late going up there.
Andrew- Oh…Okay. No problem.
Mandee- Okay. Just thought you would wanna know.
Andrew- Thanks.
Mandee- When are we leaving?
Andrew- Uhh. I’ll be ready in about five more minutes.
Mandee- Okay we will leave in 10.
Andrew- Okay.
Mandee- Bye.
Andrew- C-ya.
Mandee walks away and Andrew closes the door.
Andrew walks next to his bed and grabs a packed book bag and throws it next to his door.
Someone knocks on Andrews door. Andrew walks to the door and opens it.
Andrew- Hello?...Whatever.
Andrew closes the door.
He walks to his bed.
Andrew- Uhhh.
Andrew walks over to his computer it is already on.
Andrew sits down.
Another knock is heard on his door.
Andrew- Holy shit.
Andrew gets up and walks to his door and opens it.
It is Mandee. She has her book bag on.
Mandee- Come on. It is time to go. Get your stuff.
Andrew- Kinda quick but okay.
Andrew runs inside grabs a book bag that is on the floor and leaves his room.
EXT Hallway Morning
Andrew walks in the hall with Mandee.
Andrew- Want me to drive?
Mandee- Yeah I don’t feel like driving. My head hurts.
Andrew- Okay. No problem.
EXT Empty road Afternoon
Cut to them driving in the car.
They are on a road alone.
Andrew- Almost there.
Mandee- Good.
All a sudden you hear loud screams and you see Mandee being tortured. She is inside a house. Which looks like she is in a basement. Then you see a man with razor sharp teeth and a bloody knife in his hand. His face is blurted out. You see him start to cut Mandee up. He is chopping up her face. He laughs a evil laugh.
Cut back to the car.
Andrew- What the -?
Mandee- What’s wrong?
Andrew- Na- Nothing.
Mandee- Okay.
Andrew drives over a hill.
The house appears out of nowhere.
Mandee- There it is. Our journey ends here.
Andrew- Spooky don’t ya think?
Mandee- Hell yes.
Andrew starts laughing.
INT Driveway Evening
The pull in the driveway and park. They exit the car. Andrew pulls a lever which pops the trunk.
Andrew- Okay. Let’s get the stuff and we can go inside.
Mandee- I can’t wait.
EXT Dorm Rooms Evening
Cut back to the dorm rooms.
Kyle is seen running out of his room with a book bag on.
Kyle- Lets get to this.
He runs outside and jumps in his car. It is a blue convertible.
EXT Empty road Night
Cut to the same road Andrew and Mandee were driving on. Loud music is blasting out of Kyle’s car. Kyle is singing to the music.
Kyle- I love my mommy cause she-
The music all a sudden stops and the CD pops out of the CD player.
Kyle- Shit.
Kyle bends over to pick it up.
A quick flash of the house. Then it cuts to a room covered in blood.
Then it stops.
Kyle- What the fuck.
Kyle gets back up.
He is driving towards a big hill with rocks everywhere.
Kyle- Shit.
Kyle then drives off the hill. The car is seen flying. Then it hits the rocks and explodes.
Kyle is seen rolling down.
Kyle’s body is seen with his head half way off.
INT Inside Red Manor Night
Cut back to inside the Manor. Andrew and Mandee are inside. The manor has a big chandelier with steps leading up and down.
Andrew- All right let’s put our stuff here and look around.
Mandee- Okay.
They drop their stuff on the floor and walk down the steps going downstairs.
INT Basement Night
Andrew- This is creepy.
They then get to a big room full of torture devices.
Andrew- Whoa.
Mandee- This is cool. They actually may have killed people down here.
Andrew looks around and see the device that was holding Mandee when he had a flashback. He then hears a whisper saying “Come closer.”
Andrew- Mandee. Let’s go look somewhere else.
The both run back upstairs.
INT Inside Red Manor Night
Andrew- Hey!
Mandee- What is it?
Andrew- Our stuff is gone.
They both look at the floor where their stuff was.
All a sudden they see someone run in another room.
Andrew chases the person.
He gets behind it and discovers that it is a girl with blonde hair.
Andrew- Hey! Stop!
INT Dining Room Night
Andrew catches up to her and tackles her.
He turns her around.
Her face is all deformed and bloody.
Andrew- Nikki? Is that you?
Nikki- Yes. Is Kyle here?
Andrew- You were in here? Everyone is looking for you. You have been missing for almost two months. And Kyle? You are his girlfriend?
Nikki- Yes now get out of here. He will get you. I have been running. I can’t run any longer. He is chasing me.
Andrew- Who is?
Nikki- I don’t know. I couldn’t see him. He grabbed me. Tried to take me away. I would not let him do that. Now you are in here. And now he wants you.
Mandee comes running towards them. Mandee stops.
Mandee- Holy shit.
Andrew- Can you help us?
Nikki- Go somewhere. Hide. Maybe you will survive the night. But I doubt that. He will kill you.
Mandee- Okay. Then how about we just leave now.
Nikki- You can’t. The doors are locked.
Mandee- How the fuck do you know this?
Nikki- Because that is what HE would do.
Andrew- Oh my god.
Nikki- Oh hell. You have not seen anything yet.
Nikki dies.
Mandee- Oh shit. We are screwed. Are we screwed?
Andrew- I don’t know. Let’s check the doors and if they are locked and if they are locked we go upstairs. Maybe we can find something.
Mandee- What about Kyle?
Andrew- Fuck Kyle. Fuck the project. Let’s go.
Andrew gets up.
They walk to the front door. It is locked.