DON’T LOOK BACK

BY
Propah nice productions
 DON’T LOOK BACK

LOCATION – HOUSE

SCENE 1

River and Max are setting up a party around River’s house they are putting out
cups and setting up. Pink and purple euphoria style lighting.

RIVER

I’m kind of nervous for this, maybe we should cancel the whole thing.

MAX

We’ve been planning this all summer; you can’t back out now. It will be fine.

*River nods in agreement*

River and Max move to a different room and continue getting ready doing
makeup and chatting.

RIVER

Did I tell you Sam messaged me asking to come to the party? I don’t even know
how he found out about it.

MAX

Sam as in Sam Fletcher, your ex?

*River nods*

You said no right?

RIVER

Of course, I never want to see that kid again.

*Doorbell rings*

River goes to answer the door and let everyone in.

SCENE 2

Everyone is playing party games and dancing.

*Music playing in the background*

RIVER

I’ll be back in a sec

ALEX

Where are you going?

RIVER
Just to the bathroom

*Alex looks annoyed *

River checks phone in the bathroom and the text from an unknown number pops
up on screen saying “How’s the party? It looks fun”
River panics and Alex walks in.

ALEX
What are you doing?

*Alex grabs phone *

What the hell?

RIVER

Creepy right?

ALEX

It’s just someone messing with you, don’t deep it, come back to the party.

SCENE 3
The group play a game of truth or dare, music plays in the background

ELIJAH

Morgan, truth or dare?

MORGAN

Dare

ELIJAH

Take a shot

*Morgan takes a shot *

MORGAN

Okay right, Charlie truth or dare?

CHARLIE

Truth

MORGAN

Who was your first celebrity crush?

CHARLIE

Harry Potter

CHARLIE

River, truth or dare?

RIVER

Dare

CHARLIE

I dare you do go into the woods behind your house

 RIVER

I'm not going alone

SCARLETT

We’ll all go

*Everyone agrees and they head off*

*Charlie texts killer that they are leaving*

SCENE 4

*Shots of them walking, shots from the pov of the killer whilst they are walking*

RIVER

*To Charlie* Who do you keep texting?

CHARLIE

No one, mind your own business

RIVER

Why are you getting aggressive it was just a question?

CHARLIE

Piss off River

River leaves and going up to Alex, Elijah and Morgan

MORGAN

You, okay?

RIVER

Yeah why?
 MORGAN

You look bothered

RIVER

It’s just Charlie

ELIJAH

What did he do?

RIVER

Nothing don't worry about it

ELIJAH

I think we should go back now

CHARLIE
No, we’ve literally just got here

RIVER

Where is Max?

ELIJAH

I swear she was behind us just a minute ago

*Everyone panics and shouts for Max*

RIVER

Should we look split up to look for her?

MORGAN

That sounds dangerous

 ALEX

I think that's the smartest option

RIVER

Scarlett, you go with Morgan, Elijah you go with Charlie, Alex you go with me

SCENE 5

*Shots of max lead on the floor covered in blood, camera shutting off glitching,
shots of each pair searching and shouting Max’s name*

*Shots of the killers POV running through the forest*

ALEX

MAX!

*Morgan and Scarlett scream*

*Shot of River and Alex hearing the screams and running to Morgan and
Scarlett*

ALEX

What happened?

*Scarlett points at the body*

RIVER

Is that Max?

River crouches down by Max’s body

RIVER

Someone calls an ambulance

*Morgan tries to call 999*

 MORGAN

There’s no service, we’re going to have to find our way out of here

RIVER

I’m not leaving Max

MORGAN

He’s/She’s going to die River, it’s inevitable

SCENE 6

*Cuts to killer and Charlie together stood over Elijah’s body

CHARLIE

You said you only wanted to kill River. Now two of her friends are dead and she’s
still alive

KILLER

I want them all dead

CHARLIE

You can’t kill them all, they’ve done nothing wrong

KILLER

It’s what River deserves. Now you either help me or join him *points at Elijah’s
body*

*Charlie fights Killer, Killer ends up choking Charlie to death*

*Killers mask comes off*
*Shot of Charlies limp hand and killer walking off*
SCENE 7

*Cut back to River, Morgan etc*

*Morgan walks away trying to get phone service*

MORGAN

Hello?! I need an ambulance

KILLER

For what?

MORGAN

Sam? It’s Max I’m calling an ambulance for her, she’s really hurt. Why are you
here

KILLER

I wanted to join the party

MORGAN

The party? Forget about the party, Max is dying

KILLER

I know

MORGAN

You know?

KILLER

Who do you think killed her?

MORGAN

I never said that she died

 KILLER
She will

MORGAN

The ambulance will come, she’ll make it

KILLER

None of you will

*Killer looks into the distance and sees everyone approaching*

Ah, come to see the show?

RIVER

Sam... what are you doing here?

KILLER

What does it look like? Never the brightest were you River

RIVER

You killed Max?

KILLER

And..

RIVER

And?

KILLER

And Elijah and Charlie. Great friend you are, you didn’t even notice
 RIVER

Why? I don’t understand

KILLER

You. It’s always been you, River.

RIVER

You’re not making sense

KILLER

The world revolves around you, always has, hasn’t it?

RIVER

That’s no excuse to kill people

KILLER

It’s what you deserve

*As killer pulls out a knife from his pocked, Charlie comes up from behind and
knocks killer out with a tree branch*

*Cuts to black*

SCENE 8

*Fades out of black*

*Group all stood around Elijah and Max’s grave (back of grave) and put down
flowers*

RIVER

You all know the plan, right?

*Everyone says yes*

*Fade to black*