NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Two girls and two guys are in a living room with a couch and two recliners. Guy 1 sits in one of the recliners. Guy 2 and both girls sit on the couch.
GIRL 1
Hey guys, this movie night was a great idea!
GUY 1
Yeah, 12 straight hours of Nightmare on Elm Street. I totally can’t wait.
The group sits down and someone hits play on the remote control. Cut to close ups of each person’s face. Guy 1 is excited, Girl 1 looks scared, Guy 2 laughs and eats popcorn, Girl 2 rests her head on Guy 2’s shoulder and starts to fall asleep.
Girl 2 wakes up startled. The lights have dimmed, and a metallic noise is heard. A spotlight shines on a nearby recliner. Freddy Krueger sits with his feet up, a newspaper in his lap. Girl 2 looks scared. Freddy makes snipping motions at the newspaper and holds up a coupon.
FREDDY
(ghoulishly)
Looks like ground beef is on sale this week…
Cut to Girl 2, who looks even more terrified. Cut back to Freddy, who has made paper dolls out of the newspaper.
Suddenly the lights go up, and the camera cuts back to a wide shot of the group of kids. The other three are calmly watching the movie as before. Girl 2 two looks around, confused, and shakes it off as a dream.
GIRL 2
I must have dozed off… I had the weirdest dream about Freddy Krueger.
GUY 2
Seriously? The movie has barely even started. You need to man up.
They go back to watching the movie, but now Girl 1 is falling asleep. Suddenly, she opens her eyes, and the room is dark. A spotlight shines next to her, and Freddy Krueger is leaning over, with his bladed hand in her face.
FREDDY
Well, well, well… What’s this?
GIRL 1
What… What do you want from me?
FREDDY
Looks like you have a loose thread.
Freddy pulls a thread from near her neck and carefully snips it off with a loud metallic cutting sound. He lightly throws the thread on the ground.
FREDDY
There you go…
Girl 1 starts screaming. The lights go up, and her friends stare at her, confused.
GUY 1
What the…?
GIRL 1
I fell asleep, and Freddy was here!
Girl 2 also looks scared, but the two guys laugh.
GUY 1
Come ON. You girls are such a bunch of girls.
GUY 2
Yeah, geez. Grow a pair, will you? We’re just getting to the good part.
They go back to watching the movie. Now, Guy 1 starts to fall asleep. He wakes up, and again the lights dim. A spotlight shines on Freddy, who is standing just behind the chair that Guy 1 is sitting in, examining the back of Guy 1’s head. He touches the back of his neck with a bladed finger. Guy 1 feels something on his neck and brushes it away. He turns around and is face to face with Freddy.
FREDDY
You could use a haircut, son. You look like a girl.
Freddy pulls Guy 1 out of the chair and behind the couch to the floor. Sounds of fighting and screaming, then the lights come up again. Guy 1 peaks out from behind the couch. The group laughs at him.
GIRL 1
Now who needs to grow a pair?
GUY 2
Dude… what happened to your hair?
Guy 1’s hair is now cut short.
GUY 1
Oh my god you guys, Freddy is here!
The lights dim, and they all scream. A loud metallic noise can be heard coming from the next room. The group stares at the door, afraid of what’s on the other side. The door opens and the lights come up, revealing Freddy coming out of the kitchen in an apron, with a large bowl in his hands.
FREDDY
Hey kids! Sorry if I woke you. I was just finishing up a fruit salad.
He holds out the large bowl of chopped fruit. The group exchanges shocked/confused looks, and Girl 1 takes the bowl and sets it on the table. Guy 2 takes a piece of fruit and pops it in his mouth.
GIRL 1
Oh, uh, thanks Freddy…
GUY 1
Hey, man, thanks. This is a really good fruit salad!
FREDDY
Hey, no problem. By the way – nice haircut. Makes you look a lot more masculine.
Guy 1 shrugs, they all laugh and continue watching the movie.
Suddenly, the front door bursts open. Michael Meyers stands menacingly in the doorway. They all scream and flee. Michael Meyers looks around, shrugs and sits down to watch the movie, with the bowl of fruit salad in his lap.