FRIGHT NIGHT
Written by
Marti Noxon
EXT. SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD -- NIGHT
FADE UP:
Moving through a tract development. The houses are like
Mexican food -- the basic elements are all the same, just
mixed differently.
A gloomy night, no moon. And a slightly ominous pattern
emerges...
Green, thriving lawns and meticulously tended homes abut
brown yards and porches littered with old newspapers and
pizza joint flyers.
Each third or fourth house is FOR SALE or, worse, seemingly
abandoned. This area is in danger of becoming a ghost town.
A deep, commanding voice pierces the silence:VOICE (O.S.)
Defy reason. Defy everything you
know.
Now we move in on one of the homes. Not the nicest on the
block, but inhabited. Lights on in the windows.INT. SUBURBAN HOME/VARIOUS -- NIGHT