PromEvil (part 4 of 4) (19 Nocturne Boulevard reissue of the week)

PromEvil part 4, "Home Before Curfew"

See who lives, who dies, and who finds romance at the Polk High prom, in this, the final installment...

 

A lot of people put their heart and soul into producing this memorable event:

STUDENTS
Hal - Mathias Rebne-Morgan
Lyn - Molly Tollefson
Todd - Eli Nilsson
Gee - Melissa Bartell
Barb - Beverly Poole
Andy - Mike Campbell
Bud - Jasper Loovis
Tina - Chandra Wade
Missy - Jade Thomson
Jake - Michael Faigenblum
other students - Sky Iolta, Shelbi MacIntyre, Henry Mark

FACULTY
Principal Peabody - Reynaud LeBoeuf
Mr. Ervin Carpel, Woodshop - Gene Thorkildsen
Ms. Angela Wellesly, Crafts - Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
Mrs. Snodgrass, Lunchroom - Robyn Keyes
P.A. Announcements - Julie Hoverson
Rent-a-cop Bob - The Caretaker

OTHERS
Cop 1 - Glen Hallstrom
Cop 2 - Joel Harvey
911 Voice - Julie Hoverson

STAFF
Writer - Julie Hoverson
Doll Wranglers - Julie Hoverson, Kimberly Poole (Warp'd Space)
Sound and Mastering - Julie Hoverson
Stock sound effects - Soundsnap.com; sonomic.com
Music - Prom - Sinkhole
Music - background - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Prom Evil

PART 4

 

1. Craft shop

SOUND          [under] POUNDING INSIDE THE KILN

LYN            Hal?

HAL            It's just a scratch.  I really thought the heavy foam of the Polky would--

LYN            Well, it didn't!  I need something--

SOUND          TEARING FABRIC

GEE            It's not sterile, but this muslin's better than nothing.  You'll have to wrap it--

SOUND          [DISTANT] GUN SHOT

ANDY           Holy shit!

BARB           [gaspy scream]

ANDY           Ow.  Okay, okay - lighten up there!  you're Choking me, babe!  Let go! 

BARB           I'm being vulnerable, dammit!  Appreciate it!

HAL            Whatever else that shot means, there's someone else in the school.  So the door must be open again.

ANDY           I'll check the hall.

SOUND          FEET AND HAND TRUCK, DOOR

LYN            This really needs proper attention.

HAL            When we get out. 

BARB           [interrupting] WHEN we get out?  Don't you mean IF we get out?

MUSIC

 

2. punchbowl

AMB            GYM

PEABODY        Miss Harrison, have you seen Bob?

ANGELA         Not since he went to check out the school.  He was going to try and find Marge.

PEABODY        The school?  It's locked.

ANGELA         Well, that's apparently debatable.

MUSIC

 

3. hallway

SOUND          STRIKER CLICKS, TORCH LIGHTS

SOUND          WALKING, WITH HAND TRUCK

ANDY           Stay behind me, babe.

BARB           Well, duh.

LYN            Tsk.

SOUND          GUN SHOT

[Everyone reacts at roughly the same time.]

ANDY           Shit!

HAL            Holy crap!

LYN            Oh. My. God.

TODD           [gasped] Laurel?

SOUND          FIVE MORE SHOTS

BARB           Fuck this!

GEE            Wow!

SOUND          FEET POUNDING, HAND TRUCK ROLLING FAST

BARB           Andy!  God!

HAL            Don't!  Shit.  Stay together.

SOUND          HAL LIMPING, RUNNING AFTER ANDY

LYN            Hal!

MUSIC

 

4. outside gym

AMB            OUTSIDE, RAIN

SOUND          MUSIC STILL AUDIBLE FROM DANCE

SOUND          CLICK TO TALK NOISE

PEABODY        Bob?  Where in hell are you, you moron?

MUSIC

 

5. hallway

SOUND          [close] STABBING NOISE

BOB            [DEATH RATTLE]

PEABODY        [on talkie] Bob?  I don't care if you're--

SOUND          BUTTON IS PUSHED, MACHINE CUTS OUT

LEDERHOSEN GUY  [chuckles]

SOUND          RUNNING FEET AND HAND TRUCK APPROACH

ANDY           [off, barely winded] Holy shit! 

HAL            [off, gasping]  Rent-a-cop Bob!

LEDERHOSEN GUY  [eager noise]

SOUND          DOLL FEET RUN AT THEM

ANDY           Shiiiiiit!

SOUND          TURNS UP THE FLAME

HAL            What're you doing?  Get back here!

ANDY           No.  This little shit's going down!

SOUND          ROAR OF FIRE

HAL            Got him!

ANDY           Die, fucker!

SOUND          BURNING CRACKLING WOOD

LEDERHOSEN GUY  [chuckling]

SOUND          WOODEN FEET RUN, DRAGGING KNIFE

HAL            It's not stopping!!!  Come on!

SOUND          LIMPING RUNNING FEET

ANDY           [frozen] What the fuck, man!  What the fuck?

SOUND          FLAMING WOOD HITS THE METAL CYLINDER

ANDY           Shit!  Get off the tank you little--

SOUND          METAL ON METAL

LEDERHOSEN GUY  [chuckles, but losing to the flame a little]

HAL            [distant] Andy! Just drop it!

SOUND          METAL CLANG, GAS HISS, EXPLOSION

ANDY           [Screams]

HAL            [distant] Noooooooo!

MUSIC

 

6. gym

AMB            GYM

SOUND          FIRE ALARM GOES OFF.

SOUND          MUSIC TAPERS OUT

CROWD          [uncertain what to do]

PEABODY        [annoyed] Give me strength.

SOUND          QUICK FOOTSTEPS, STATIC SQUAWK

PEABODY        [on P.A.] Do not panic.  Until you are informed otherwise, assume this is a false alarm.  I'll personally go and check into this.  Again, until I return and inform you that this is an actual emergency, please assume it is some idiot playing a dangerous, unfunny joke.

SOUND          APPLAUSE

MUSIC

 

7. hallway

SOUND          SPRINKLERS, ALARMS

SOUND          DISTANT SIZZLING

BARB           [hysterical] I never thought I'd be glad to hear a fire alarm!  The firemen'll save us!

LYN            The water's already putting it out.

TODD           Which one was that?  Did you see?

HAL            Which what? 

TODD           [fierce] which doll, dammit?

HAL            I just saw a pointy hat.

TODD           Oh.  OK.  Good.

BARB           [coming off tears] What now, Sherlock?  You blew up my boyfriend--

LYN            Hal's not responsible for that!

BARB           Oh, really? 

GEE            If this spell I found requires a human sacrifice, I know who I nominate.

TODD           Spell?

GEE            Does no one ever listen to me?  I think I can freeze up one of those things, by reciting these words--

SOUND          PIECE OF PAPER

GEE            But I think someone will have to hold it down while I do.  So you guys need to pull it together.

HAL            [quietly serious] That's three.

LYN            What?

HAL            The one in the oven, the one in the kiln, and that one.  Three down.  Only two left.

LYN            [quietly] We could get his keys.  Bob's.  But we'll have to go around. 

HAL            [agreeing humph]  No more fire. 

SOUND          SMALL TORCH DROPPED IN METAL GARBAGE CAN

MUSIC

 

8. OUTSIDE

AMB            OUTSIDE

SOUND          RAPID FEET ON GRAVEL

PEABODY        Oh, please!  I've TOLD YOU it was just a prank! 

SOUND          KEYS, UNLOCK, DOOR OPENS

PEABODY        As I've complied with your guidelines for canceling a false alarm...if anyone shows up, don't even try charging the school for it!

SOUND          DOOR SLAMS SHUT

MUSIC

 

9. HALLWAY

AMB            HALLWAY, SPRINKLERS, ALARM

SOUND          ALARM CUTS OUT

BARB           [freaking] What?  But it’s - they have to-- What about the firemen?  [sobs]

SOUND          SPRINKLERS CUT OUT, DRIPPING

LYN            Let's go this way - Not so wet.

GEE            It's a different sector.  They only go off one at a time.

BARB           This is, like, the worst damn prom ever!

MUSIC

 

10.         OFFICE

SOUND          SWITCHES.  FUSE BOX CLOSES, FOOTSTEPS

PEABODY        Huh!  Eat me, you degenerates.  You're not pulling any more-- [cuts himself off]  What?

SOUND          QUIET CLICKING NOISE

PEABODY        [calling, annoyed] All right, who's out there?  Is this some kind of joke?

SOUND          THREE QUICK STEPS

PEABODY        [ugh!  As he kicks]

SOUND          HITS WOOD, DOLL FLIES ACROSS THE HALL, HITS WALL

MAJORETTE      FURIOUS CLICKING

PEABODY        You cretinous troglodytes!  Cowards!  Why don't you show your ugly little Morlock faces?

SOUND          WOOD NOISES - TAPS AND CREAKS - AS MAJORETTE STANDS

PEABODY        What the...?

SOUND          WOODEN FOOTSTEPS

PEABODY        Oh my god...

SOUND          DOLL RUNS AT HIM

PEABODY        Yahh!

SOUND          DOOR SLAMS

SOUND          CLICKING

PEABODY        [effort] GET...OUT OF... DOOR

SOUND          TRYING TO SLAM DOOR ON DOLL

MUSIC

 

11.         HALLWAY

AMB            HALLWAY

GEE            It's not exactly the quickest way to get back to Bob's keys-

BARB           Maybe we should make you watch while we barbecue your boyfriend...oops, you don't have one.

GEE            Survival overrules sentiment.  Besides -

LYN            Cut it out.  We agreed it was probably still too dangerous, anyway.  We don't know how much damage the explosion did.

HAL            Shh!

SOUND          CREEPING AHEAD

HAL            Ok.  Nothing moving.  All clear-- [cuts himself off] Hold on.

SOUND          HIS FEET GO OFF SLOWLY

LYN            What?  Hal?

HAL            [off]  Bud!  Oh, Crap!!

LYN            Come on.

SOUND          ALL MOVE FORWARD

LYN            Oh, heck.  Hal, I'm so sorry.

HAL            [ignoring her] [muttering] Bud?  Bud, man? 

LYN            I don't think he's--

HAL            Back off!

LYN            [gasps, wobbly]  I-I'm  sorry.  But... [firming up, fiercely] But I don't want to die too, and we need you.

HAL            I - I don't... [trails off]

TODD           It wasn't Laurel.  She wouldn't do that.

SOUND          HAL STANDS SUDDENLY, GRABS TODD

HAL            [furious] It doesn't matter which one did it!  They're all dangerous!

TODD           Ungh!

HAL            See?  Look at that!  That was my best friend.

TODD           You can't just burn her!

GEE            We can try the incantation...it's supposed to make them harmless.

SOUND          DISTANT SCREAMS [Peabody] and SLAMMING NOISES

HAL            Maybe you'll get your chance.

MUSIC

 

12.         OFFICE

SOUND          THUMP OF WOOD

MAJORETTE      CLICKING

SOUND          WOOD CREAK

PEABODY        How can you be getting through?  How can you be moving? 

MAJORETTE      CLICK AS IT THRUSTS

SOUND          SQUISH OF A STAB

PEABODY        [screams in pain]  My arm!

SOUND          CREAK OF WOOD AGAIN

MUSIC

 

13.         Hallway outside office

HAL            [coming on] Right up ahead.  One of them is stuck in a door.  Whoever's screaming must be inside.

GEE            This is the faculty area. 

BARB           What, did you draw the maps for the school, too? 

LYN            What did you see, Hal?

HAL            Start the chant, Gee.  It's time to see if that stuff works.  Let's get this sucker...

GEE            I think the doll has to hear the chant.  I may have to start over if it gets far enough away.

LYN            It won't.

GEE            [under throughout] [chant]

SOUND          FEET MOVE

SOUND          DOOR NOISES, DOLL NOISES, GET CLOSER

HAL            [noise of effort as he grabs the doll]

MAJORETTE      FURIOUS CLICKING, SOMEWHAT MUFFLED

HAL            Open the door...I've got it!

MR. PEABODY     [muffled]  Open the door?  Are you an idiot - Wait - Is that you, Farnesby?  You are in big trouble--

HAL            Just open the goddam door, Peabody!  We're rescuing you!

SOUND          DOOR OPENS A BIT

HAL            Ungh! [effort]  Wah! [doll pulls harder]

SOUND          CREAK, FINALLY SNAP AS DOLL LETS GO, IS FLUNG ACROSS THE HALL - WOOD IMPACT

SOUND          DOOR SLAMS HARD, LOCKS

HAL            Mr. Peabody!

LYN            Hal!  It's getting up!

GEE            [continues the chant.]

LYN            Barb!  Be ready with the broom!

BARB           Goddam right!

HAL            Just keep it in the hall here - don't let it get away!

TODD           [muttered in relief]  The majorette.  Laurel's still all right.

LYN            Knock it over here!

SOUND          IMPACT ON WOOD, RATTLE AS DOLL SKIDS ACROSS THE FLOOR

HAL            I've got it!  [effort noise as he kicks it]

SOUND          KICKING WOOD

HAL            Ow!  Little bitch is hard!

LYN            It's heading for Gee!  The chant must be doing something!  Todd, you're--- Todd?  That little rat!  Barb!  Get it!

BARB           [screaming in fury, and beating at it with the broom]

SOUND          BROOM HITTING WOOD

BARB           Shit!

HAL            It's climbing!  Drop the broom!

LYN            Barb!

BARB           Ahhh! [throwing]

SOUND          BROOM GOES FLYING 

LYN            Gee!  Get out of--

SOUND          WOOD CLATTERS

SOUND          DOLL SCAMPERS

GEE            [speeds up, but keeps chanting]

MAJORETTE      CLICKING EXCITEMENT

SOUND          THRUST, BLOOD

GEE            [gasps, then finishes chant]

SOUND          DOLL TURNS SOLID

LYN            Omigod!  It went.. right through her!

SOUND          BANGING ON DOOR

HAL            PEABODY!!  Call an ambulance!  DAMN YOU!

GEE            [whimpering, breathing hard]

LYN            We can't just leave her!

HAL            There's one more out there.  We can't DO anything...

GEE            [whispered]  Did it work?

LYN            The doll froze!  But it's baton thing is... is--

GEE            [strained whisper] Don't pull it out.

LYN            What?

GEE            [whimper of pain] 

LYN            I won't let you die!

GEE            Not much you can do to stop it.  Go!  [long sigh]

BARB           Is she dead yet?  Can we go?

LYN            You!

SOUND          PUNCH IN THE FACE

BARB           Ow!!! 

LYN            And where's that little toad?

HAL            Lyn?  We could get out now.

LYN            There's only one more.  And I have this--

SOUND          CRACKLE OF PAPER

LYN            She handed it to me right before-- [sob]

HAL            You're the one who said we should get help.  That we can't handle this on our own.

LYN            [with mounting hysteria] I was wrong.  There's no one we can go to for help!  How could we even ask?  "No, really, officer, there are killer dolls in our high school.  We have this magic book with a spell to de‑animate them, but we need someone to help us hold them down while we chant."  There's just no one else!

MUSIC

 

14.         Hallway away from office

AMB            HALLWAY

SOUND          RAPID WALKING

TODD           [loud whisper]  Laurel!  Laurel, they're going to try and get you!  You should come with me!  Laurel???

MUSIC

 

15.         Hallway leaving office

SOUND          WALKING

HAL            You're upset.  Not thinking right.  These things are deadly.  We've both lost friends, and I don't want to lose ... any more.

LYN            There's nobody left to lose.

SOUND          FEET STOP

HAL            There's you, and I don't want to have to face that.

LYN            [realizing]  Ohh!

SOUND          FEET APPROACH

BARB           I'm bleeding and you don't even care.  You just walk off and leave me.  You think it's my fault your stupid Wednesday Addams clone died.  You want me to die, too.

LYN            [sighs] No, I don't want you to die.

BARB           Oh, please.  Like I believe that.  You just want to be alone... and I don't even have anyone to be alone with any more.

HAL            Come on.  We'll get the front door open and you'll be fine.

BARB           What if I don't want to come along?  Maybe I want to leave YOU behind for the dolls to kill.

LYN            You're not making any sense, Barb.  Calm down.  We all just want to get out of here alive.

SOUND          RUNNING TINY WOODEN FEET

BARB           I'm not going to calm down just because you tell me to!

LYN            We can argue outside!  Come on!

SOUND          IMPACT

BARB           [oof!]  [screams!!]

HAL            Shit!  Lyn!  Read!  I'll grab it!

BARB           [screaming and running]

HAL            Get back here!  Dammit!

SOUND          STABBING NOISE, GURGLES

BARB           [stops screaming abruptly]

SOUND          BARB STUMBLES, FALLS

BARB           [death rattle]

SOUND          DOLL STEPS CLEAR

HAL            Right over here, you little monster--

LYN            [begins reading the chant]

SOUND          DOLL TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS

TODD           [running on]  Noooo!

SOUND          RUNNING FEET DASH UP

HAL            What the--?

TODD           Laurel!!

SOUND          RUSTLE OF FABRIC, CLUNK OF WOOD

HALL           [astonished and upset] Todd?  [up] What are you doing?

TODD           [going off again]  You'll never get Laurel!!!

LYN            What is wrong with him?  Oh, shit!  Barb!

HAL            She's ...dead. 

MUSIC

 

16.         office

9-1-1 VOICE    What is the nature of your emergency?

PEABODY        Um, I - there's been an accident at Polk High.  YES, I am serious! This is the principal. 

9-1-1          Where are you sir?

PEABODY        [choked up] Locked in my office.

MUSIC

 

17.         Hallway away from office

TODD           [panting for breath, swallows nervously]  You can out of my coat now.

SOUND          RUSTLE OF FABRIC

TODD           You wouldn't hurt me would you?

LAUREL         [slight awww noise]

TODD           I didn’t think so.  Oh!  I have something for you!

SOUND          GETS CHAIN OUT OF POCKET

TODD           I hope you like gold.  It's a locket.  It was too small for much of a picture, but anything bigger wouldn't fit you.

SOUND          CHAIN AGAINST WOOD

LAUREL         Awww noise.

TODD           Perfect.  I knew it would be.

SOUND          WOOD TAP LIGHTLY ON THE GOLD

TODD           What’s on your hand?  [upset]  Ohhh.  Blood.

LAUREL         slightly creepy awww noise.

TODD           [starting to collapse into tears] No.  You're not evil.  You can't be evil!

LAUREL         Awww?

TODD           [sobs]  Oh, hell!  [gets ahold of himself, talking to distract her] I've always known you wouldn't hurt me, Laurel.  I put so much into you when I carved you.  I'd never let anyone burn you up...I promise!  you're so beautiful.

SOUND          RUSTLE OF FABRIC

LAUREL         [muffled annoyed] aww!!!

TODD           CRYING, RUNS OFF

SOUND          RUNNING FEET

MUSIC

 

18.         hallway

LYN            We should go after him!

HAL            There's nothing we can do.

LYN            Why'd he do that?

HAL            He's in love with the darn thing, haven't you noticed?

LYN            No.  ...I guess I'm kind of dense when it comes to romantic stuff.

HAL            A lot of us are.  I know this isn't the time, but after we get out of here...  Well, keep me in mind, will ya?

LYN            I - [smiling a bit] I think I can do that.

SOUND          RUNNING FEET APPROACH

HAL            Grab the broom!

SOUND          CLATTER

TODD           [coming in, panting] Quick, before I change my mind!  Start the incantation!

SOUND          PAPER UNFOLDS

LYN            [begins chant]

TODD           Ow!  Don't struggle Laurel!  If they can freeze you, then they won't try and burn you!

HAL            It's getting out!

SOUND          CLATTER to FLOOR

TODD           No!

SOUND          THROWS COAT OVER IT

HAL            Hold the coat down!

TODD           Laurel!  It's for your own good!

LAUREL         AWWWW!

HAL            It's climbing out through the sleeve!

TODD           Laurel!  Look at me!

LAUREL         [angry Aww]

TODD           Laurel?

LAUREL         [nicer] Aww?

SOUND          DOLL FREEZES

LYN            Whooo.  I'm feeling dizzy.

HAL            We should still burn it.

TODD           No!

SOUND          SHOVES HAL AGAINST A LOCKER

TODD           [screaming] She's harmless now.  She can't hurt anyone.

SOUND          RUSTLE AS HE GRABS HER AND RUNS OFF AGAIN

LYN            I don't know what happened, but that sure... it really ...wasted me.  Did we win?

HAL            Yeah.  We're still alive, anyway.  We should get out of here, though.  Now that we've finished them all...

LYN            What are we going to tell people?  The police?

HAL            I say we don't know anything.  Let them figure it out for themselves...that's what cops are paid for.

LYN            Todd?

HAL            He'll... he'll find his own way out.

SOUND          [DISTANT] SIRENS COMING!

MUSIC

 

19.         HALLWAY OUTSIDE OFFICE

SOUND          DOORKNOB TURNS QUIETLY, DOOR OPENS

PEABODY        [gasps] Todd?

TODD           Oh, Mr. Peabody.  Um...  I think she's still breathing.  I was trying to help.

PEABODY        What do you have there?

TODD           Just a book.  [defensive]  It's mine.

SOUND          BANGING AT THE OUTSIDE DOOR

PEABODY        Stay right there.  You need to tell them what's going on.

SOUND          DOOR CLOSES, TODD RUNS OFF

MUSIC

 

20.         Leaving the building

AMB            OUTSIDE

HAL            You know, just this afternoon, I was sitting right over there, thinking that the only thing I wanted in the whole world was one dance with you tonight.

LYN            [tired chuckle]

HAL            I guess I missed my chance.

LYN            It's not too late.

HAL            The music's over.  Besides, neither of us is dressed for--

SOUND          KISS

LYN            [breathy] Let's dance.

HAL            But-

LYN            Can't you hear the music?  [hums]

HAL            Yeah.

SOUND          THEIR FEET MOVING TOGETHER ON GRAVEL

SOUND          FEET RUN PAST

HAL & LYN      Todd?

MUSIC

END CREDITS