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“Vandal”
FADE IN

EXT. FLOOR/WALL – DAY (UNDECIDED)

Blood trickling in reverse

TITLE CARD - VANDAL
EXT. ALFIE’S HOUSE - DAY
INT. BATHROOM – DAY
Alfie stands in front of mirror, getting ready to leave. He washes his face, bending down and splashes his face by the sink. As Alfie leans back up a man in a mask is reflecting in the mirror, yet Alfie oblivious to this.
Alfie leans down to spit into sink again and the mask disappears.
Alfie finishes getting ready and walks out of the bathroom. The mask reappears as he leaves.

EXT. STREET OUTSIDE ALFIE’S HOUSE – DAY
Alfie runs across the street to go to college. Noises heard in his bathroom cause him to glance round. The mask is in Alfie’s bathroom yet dissolves as he notices it.

INT. COLLEGE CLASSROOM – DAY
Alfie is sitting at a computer with his headphones in, resting his head on one of his arms due to tiredness and how he feels unwell. He plays a song (Thunderstruck) on his phone and begins typing on his computer when the mask appears at the door of the classroom. The mask enters the room and starts getting closer to Alfie then the lights cut off in the room and the mask is gone.
The lights switch back on and everyone has left the room, Alfie looks around in a state of confusion and backs away from his computer. As Alfie has his back turned to his computer, the mask appears on his screen and pops up on all the other screens in the room one by one, closing in on Alfie. The lights cut off in room again and Alfie is in total darkness until the mask appears on computer screen.
MASK:
I. Know. Who. You. Are.
Alfie stares at the screen with a confused look, as the mask focuses on Alfie from within the screen, and a hand comes out of the screen trying to grab Alfie as he leans in closer.
Alfie moves away from the computer and fumbles out of the room.

INT. STAIRWELL AND COLLEGE RECEPTION (CONTINUOUS)
Alfie runs down the stairs to escape the horror and out of reception. Once outside he frantically looks around for any danger.
EXT. ROAD OUTSIDE COLLEGE – DAY
Alfie runs down the street, as far away from college he can get. He decides to run to the train station to get away from the mask.

EXT. TRAIN STATION – DAY
As he arrives at the station, he just misses the train and whilst on the platform, notices a figure standing completely still on the opposite platform. The Train vacates the station and looming across from Alfie is the mask. Alfie then runs back up the stairs, meanwhile the mask begins stalking up the platform to cut off Alfie as he gets to him. As Alfie turns right up the stairs, he suddenly appears in a back alley.
EXT. BACK ALLEY – DAY
Alfie looks around thinking he’s alone however he hears a noise in the bushes so begins to walk the opposite way.
A figure is standing in the shadows opposite Alfie. Suddenly as he takes a step, he is transported to somewhere completely different. He takes another step and once again appears in a different place.

EXT. PARK – DAY
Alfie taps his feet trying to solve what is happening to him, and the scenery changes once again. He taps his feet once more and appears in the back alley again with the shadowy figure back in sight.
EXT. BACK ALLEY – DAY
The figure begins to walk towards Alfie and even swings to attack him, this causes Alfie to stumble backwards onto the floor. As the mask swings for a follow up attack, he vanishes into thin air and Alfie stands up to see if he is no longer in danger. Just as he another step, he receives a massive blow to the head and falls over. Blood trickles from his head and onto the shoe of the mask. The mask looms over Alfie’s body, pulls his hood down and takes the mask off. Alfie is under the mask. The Victim is anonymous, but Alfie simply walks off dropping the mask and not turning back.
FADE IN TO EYE OF MASK AND FADE OUT BLACK COMPUTER SCREEN
INT. CLASSROOM
Alfie jolts awake after his friend comes over and scares him.
FRIEND:
Having a nice dream mate?!
Alfie looks away ignoring him and plays a song (Thunderstruck) on his phone, however notices something in his friend’s bag.

ALFIE:
What’s that?
His friend stares at his bag and a mask is poking out, he zips his bag up and stands up, getting ready to leave.
FRIEND:
Oh its nothing much. See you later!
Alfie turns around to face his computer again and sees a news headline flash up
“BOY KILLED BY MYSTERIOUS MASKED FIGURE IN ALLEY ATTACK”
Alfie takes a closer look and the date of the article causes Alfie to stand back from his computer. It is dated one week from now, and the name of the victim. Alfie.
As Alfie looks around panicking, his back turned to the door, a shadow approaches the window and three knocks on the door are heard. The figure is about to fully appear in the window for Alfie to see.

BLACK TITLE CARD - VANDAL

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