Will immediately starts running back to the house.
INT. FARMHOUSE, UPSTAIRS - AFTERNOON The FOOTSTEPS stop at the top of the stairs. We can hear the creature BREATHING now. Wheezy and hollow, like air slowly being sucked through a straw.
Mia and John stand frozen, too afraid to move. They are staring at THE SILHOUETTE OF A NIGHTMARE... IT STANDS ON FOUR LEGS, HUNCHED LOW, PREDATORY AND DANGEROUS.
ITS SKIN DEEP DARK RED - THE COLOR OF DRIED BLOOD.
THERE ARE NO EYES ON THE MONSTER’S FACE. AND AS IT SAUNTERS TOWARD JOHN AND MIA, WE REALIZE IT CANNOT SEE THEM. IT SIMPLY HEARS THE BABY’S MUFFLED CRIES.
THE CREATURE’S JAW UNHINGES, AND THEN - --BA-BOOM!!
EXT. CORN FIELD - AFTERNOON FIREWORKS EXPLODE over the crops.
April looks up, startled at first. Then smiles, Will pulled it off!
INT. FARMHOUSE, UPSTAIRS - AFTERNOON The creature retreats downstairs, pursuing the loud noises outside.
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EXT. WOODS, PATH - AFTERNOON Will races back towards the farmhouse. Fireworks igniting in the background as he runs. It would be beautiful if it weren’t so terrifying.
EXT. CORN FIELD, WEATHER VANE - AFTERNOON Deep in the corn field, April kneels at the base of an iron WEATHER VANE that points back toward the farmhouse.
She plugs a RED CABLE into the back of a SPEAKER BOX and... BOOM! A small electrical explosion knocks her unconscious.
EXT. PORCH - AFTERNOON Mia and John sneak the newborn out the back.
Mia moves in slow, pained steps. She struggles to stand on two legs, but musters all her courage to continue.
John motions for Mia to make a run for the shed. He signals a silent countdown with his fingers three ...two ...one MIA RUNS FOR IT.
EXT. GRASS FIELD - AFTERNOON Will peels away a patch of TALL GRASS, revealing a GREY BOX.
He flips a switch on the box.
A RED LIGHT turns on and - INT. SHED - AFTERNOON -- a series of MEDICAL MACHINES roar to life inside the shed.
Mia attaches a BREATHING MASK to the infant’s face and places it in the crib, carefully draping blankets over the baby.
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INT. FARMHOUSE, DEN - AFTERNOON John sneaks through the den. Grabs his MP3 PLAYER. Unplugs the HEADPHONES.
INT. SHED - AFTERNOON Will slips into the shed and DEAD BOLTS one door. Leaves the second open... EXT. FARMHOUSE - AFTERNOON John comes out the front door -THE MONSTER STANDS BETWEEN HIM AND THE SHED.
