RAWHEAD
REX II
Written by
Brandon Noel Keith

-WE HOLD IN DARKNESS-

[Title Appears]

WE OPEN ON: GRASS HILL- AFTERNOON

A storm-cloud covered sky, we see just above. A roll of thunder. The grass moves to the wind, despite it's dead path barely in sight.

[Credits Begin]

FLASHCUT TO: SHED

The broken latch on the door squeaks. The door itself is swaying back and forth in the wind. Garden tools, and chains rest nicely within.

[Credits Continue]

FLASHCUT TO: FOREST

The wooded area is as calm as can be. No animals, no disturbance, not much else in sight. Just the fresh dirt ground, and the aging brown trees.

[Credits Continue]

FLASHCUT TO: TWO-LANE STREET

We stare upon this quiet road, curving around the big grass hill... which hides that small part of the town.

This town is small to begin with.

[Credits Continue]

FLASHCUT TO: CHURCH

We look upon this building, face to face. The window, that once bestowed an image, has been shattered. Some jagged shards still remain on the rims.

[Credits Continue]

INT. CHURCH

We pan back away from this broken window, shedding some light into the room. We pass the opened door leading us from one room to the next. Now we stop.

Suddenly... we pan over to another window. It depicts a monster's defeat. A long pause... then the window SHATTERS!

[Credits End]

WE FADE TO: HOSPITAL- EARLY EVENING

We hold on this two-story building.

INT. ROOM 12

Howard Hallenback sits at a chair next to his weakened wife, Elaine Hallenback. She breathes heavily. Howard immediately sits up, and kneels down beside the bed. He grabs her right hand, caressing it.

ELAINE: I'll be okay, Howard. (pausing) What do they know?

HOWARD: Not much.

Howard leans in closer to her, seemingly a bit tense.

HOWARD: (cont.) It's just I think... they don't want to think about it. Yah know, just as much as we don't want to think about it. It's over and, that's that. Right?

ELAINE: Right.

Howard kisses his wife on the forehead.

ELAINE: (cont.) You... you go home and get some rest. You need it more than I do.

HOWARD: (smiling) Okay. (standing up) But don't forget to call tomorrow. I'm bringing Minty over around one PM. We should have everything packed by then.

Elaine nods smiling, and Howard walks away... waving to her. A short pause. Elaine sweats, and her head turns to the window.

Outside, we see rain drops sprinkle against the glass. Thunder rolls.

EXT. PARKING LOT

Howard walks across the nearly empty lot, as the sun just barely begins to set. He pulls out his keys, from his pocket. Then opens the door to his car. Now getting in, and closing the door behind him... he starts the engine.

The car backs up, and pulls out of the lot as the rain slowly begins to increase.

CUT TO: GRAVEYARD- MINUTES LATER

We pull up from a savage hole in the ground, up two bodies... up two curious men. One scratches his head. The other lights a cigar, putting the lighter in his coat pocket. Dan and Lou are on the scene.

DAN: (taking a puff of the cigar) Yup, there it is. Just like me told yah.

LOU: Aaaw, you can't expect me to believe that...

DAN: Believe it! (taking another wild puff) I'm tellin' you, believe it! Yourself can't really believe that last night's ruckus... no, a... a... a massacre! That was just, well...

LOU: Okay okay, whatever you say Dan. Just shut up. What are we to do about it?

DAN: Well... (taking another puff, looking down at hole) I don't know. The monster is loose again, (muttering) that's all I know.

LOU: (shaking head, staring down at hole) It would appear so.

A brief pause, as we spiral down this dark tunnel.

CUT TO: HOUSE- MINUTES LATER
INT. LIVING ROOM

Howard Hallenback enters through the front door... closing it behind him.

HOWARD: (calling out) I'm back!

No answer. He moves across the room, past the couch into the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN

He looks around. No one in sight. Some, but very few lights shine. It also appears this home is a little lacking in furniture/appliances.

Howard moves into the family room.

INT. FAMILY ROOM- DARK

Another short pause.

Suddenly a little girl pops up... nearly scaring poor Mr. Hallenback senseless!

MINTY: Daddy!

HOWARD: Ooooh, Minty! (kneeling down, picking her up) Minty my princess! (holding her) Get your stuff packed?

MINTY: Yah, but...

HOWARD: You were all ready packed, I know. Good. You excited?

MINTY: Yah.

HOWARD: Give me a kiss.

Father and daughter kiss... and Howard lets her go.

HOWARD: Brush your teeth, and get to bed. Tomorrow's the day.

Minty runs off to the bathroom.

FADE INTO: LIVING ROOM- MOMENTS LATER

Howard relaxes on the couch, flipping through the channels. He doesn't find anything of interest, then turns it off.

Moments pass, Howard looks tired. Suddenly, a tapping at the window! He turns his head to see the MANGELED CORPSE of Father O'Brien for just an instant.

A blink of the eyes tears the image away quickly. He sighs in relief, falling over in a cuddely... awkward ball.

CUT TO: GRASS PATCH- MIDNIGHT

We pan away from two half eaten bodies... the heads of Lou and Dan are lying about.

We lift up to see a big, tall creature walking into the woods. A blood curdeling ROAR is heard.

CUT TO: TWO-LANE ROAD- 2PM, THE NEXT DAY

A car is just passing us... passing a field, where we see a tipped over and cracked rock tower. The driver, Howard, gives it a cautious glare, but continues.

INT. CAR

A short pause.

Minty is brushing the hair of her little doll. In the mirror... we see a tear run down Howard's face. We hear what he's thinking... the screams of a little boy.

Another short pause.

EXT. TWO-LANE ROAD

We halt as the car heads around the corner.

CUT TO: HOSPITAL- MINUTES LATER
INT. ROOM 12

We see Minty running up to Elaine, her mother, who just getting out of bed.

MINTY: Mommy!

ELAINE: Hi, sweetie!

They hug, as Howard steps in.

HOWARD: Well our stuff is on it's way there. All we gotta do is drive to the airport.

ELAINE: Good, can't stand another day here. And, thank you for.... yah know.

HOWARD: God, I can't believe it was just yesterday. I mean HOW can they just let that go?

ELAINE: (stern) Howard.

We  see a blank look wipe across Minty's face.

HOWARD: (grinning) Shall we?

The family of three head out of the room.

WE CUT TO: TWO-LANE ROAD

The Hallenback's car heads over a smooth hill. The storm clouds above them bring about some light rumbeling. Some thunder, and some sprinkiling.

INT. CAR

Howard drives, Elaine sits comfy in the passenger's seat, and little Minty stares out the window in the backseat.

EXT. INTERSECTION

The car is pulling up to a beaten part of the road. The rain is falling a bit harder now. A short pause.

Now the car turns the corner, down the other street... up another hill past a few buildings.

INT. CAR

We look at Howard, staring straight down the road. Another short pause. Suddenly his head turns a bit to his right. His eyes thin.

EXT. CHURCH YARD

We see the car turn into the church area... pulling up, then halting.

INT. CAR

We watch Howard lean towards his window, taking the keys out of the ignition. He stares at the broken window in front.

ELAINE: What are we doing here?

Howard glances at Elaine, with a straight face, while getting out. Elaine gets out too.

ELAINE: (cont.) Minty, stay in here.

The door shuts.

EXT. CHURCH YARD

Howard steps up to the opened doors of the church.

ELAINE: Howard, wait!

She runs up to the church, following him.

INT. CHURCH

Howard steps over some broken glass, looking at the alter faced several feet away.

HOWARD: Hello?

Elaine runs up to him, as they now head into the main room itself. Howard immediately directs his eyes towards the broken window, which had depicted his yesterday's disaster... yesterday's monster.

ELAINE: I was watching the news up in my room... they said it was a raid. An angry mob.

HOWARD: They're covering it up! Pretending it didn't happen. Damn't Elaine, we've all ready been through this, so spare me the bullshit.

Howard kneels down at the pile of glass, picking up a shard, staring at it. It's the severed picture... of a monster.

Thunder rolls, and Elaine turns her head up to the broken window out... staring at the storm clouds.

EXT. GRAVEYARD

Howard is walking through the pouring rain, through the graveyard... with the church behind him. Elaine, who cuddles herself trying to keep warm, continues following him.

They head down a muddy slope, then Howard stops dead in his tracks. His eyes go wide... and we pan away as Elaine covers her mouth in horror. She screams at the top of her lungs.

The burial ground of Rawhead Rex... has been broken.

CUT TO: HOUSE TWO
EXT. SHED

We see an elderly man, probably in his fifties, putting a bag of planting seeds in his shed. A pause as he does. Now he leaves, shutting the door behind him. Passing the clay wall which hides it.

CUT TO: FOREST

The rain is still pouring, through the trees. We watch Rawhead Rex crush through.

CUT TO: HOUSE TWO
EXT. FRONT PATIO

This man heads up the steps, opening the screen door, and walks inside.

INT. KITCHEN

He opens the door to his pantry, and grabs a cup of dried apple slices.

EXT. SHED
REX'S POV.

We move towards the shed slowly.

INT. KITCHEN

The man is just sitting down, taking a slice and eating it. He sits at the small wooden dining table, looking out the window just beside it.

He seems relaxed, looking out at the field being rained upon. Lightening strikes miles away, as the man eats another slice.

Suddenly a big CRASH sound is heard! The man sits up, dropping the cup of fruit, heading back out the front door.

EXT. FRONT PATIO

The man runs down the steps, as the screen door slaps against the rim.

EXT. SHED

He stops to see his shed has been knocked over onto it's front side. A look of confusion, and fright wipes his face.

Now, he slowly lifts his head up... glaring at the top of the clay wall to see RAWHEAD REX look down at him. Just a second passes, and now the monster LEAPS down, wiping his claw hand across the man's face.

OFF with the head, rolling down the wet grass hill... but before the rest of the body could fall completely, Rawhead grabs the ankles of the corpse.

He drags it over to the edge of the clay wall, and cracks against it as another roll of thunder occurs. We watch the headless body drop... the back bone SEVERELY out of place.

LOCAL BAR- SUNSET

We hold on this building for a moment.

INT. MAIN ROOM

A bartender is wiping down the counters. We see two drunk men, and a slutty woman at their own stools. One of the men is passed out. The other man and the woman are still drinking.

BARTENDER: Any of yee know where Lou or Dan be tonight?

The drinking man just nods, slamming his head down... probably annoyed.

WOMAN: Who the hell knows these days? Fuck'em.

BARTENDER: Yah lady, I saw you flirting with Lou.

WOMAN: What?

BARTENDER: I saw yah... over by the docks. You were lip locked.

WOMAN: Hey, shut your hole!

Suddenly RAWHEAD REX busts through the main entrance... making it bigger. The woman screams.

BARTENDER: (frightened) Jesus!

The drinking man, drunk as can be sits up, as the Bartender and the woman run off into the back room.

INT. BACK ROOM

We watch the bartender grab his rifle. The woman is panicking... scurrying into the corner.

INT. MAIN ROOM

The drunk man walks up to Rawhead Rex.

DRUNK GUY: Stuff it, shit for brains!

Rawhead's right arm slams through the drunk's chest. He screams in agony, as Rawhead now begins to head for the sleeping drunk.... with the sassy drunk still on his arm!

DRUNK GUY: (coughing up blood) HURRK!

Now Rawhead tears into the back of the sleeping drunk's back...

INT. BACK ROOM

We hear another scream. The bartender jerks back, aiming the gun at the door. He sweats, looking back briefly to the even more panicking chick.

EXT. BACK ROOM WINDOW

A long pause. Suddenly a smashing sound, then two gunshots. Two loud screams... a short pause. NOW a big blood SPLAT sprays against the inside of the window.

We hear a loud roar.

CUT TO: HOUSE- 8:00 PM

At the Hallenback home, the three enter in a hurry.

ELAINE: (nearly crying) What are we gonna' do?!

HOWARD: Hunt him down with everything we have.

Howard grabs a butcher's knife, handing it to his wife. Now he pulls out his hand gun, loading it.

HOWARD: (cont.) Let's warn anybody we can, but to be comepletely honest with you... this is as dangerous as it gets.

ELAINE: I know.

Now Howard grabs a strange crusty object. He tosses it at his wife who catches it. Minty looks up at her mother.

HOWARD: This time we send him to hell.

ELAINE: Yah damn right.

Elaine stares down at this object.

CUT TO: STREETS OF DARKNESS

We watch the family of three move along down the street. Minty so innocent, the parents so concerned. They're avenging not only their son... but everyone else the beast had slaughtered.

CUT TO: HILL OF GRASS

They move up and then down a hill. The wind picks up.

CUT TO: TOWN HALL

The three look through the windows of this silent building, suddenly they bump into an old woman, who is screaking. The bottom half of her body has been torn off.

OLD WOMAN: Help... me!

Howard looks up slowly to see a shadow just in this alley. It's none other than his nemisis.

Howard takes the knife, and Elaine picks up Minty. The three now run around the corner to just see a flash of something hop over the wall.

HOWARD: (to Elaine) You go around, I'll stay on him.

Elaine carries Minty around the building, as Howard climbs up the wall. Over the side, and aiming the gun at  the loch... he sees nothing else.

Falling over the side, Elaine runs up. Howard gets up.

ELAINE: Are you okay? What happened?

HOWARD: Nothing yet. We know what we saw right?

ELAINE: Yes but... shouldn't we see if that old woman is all right? I mean...

HOWARD: She's dead Elaine.

Howard raises his eyebrows. Suddenly Minty calls to them, pointing at a decent sized house boat out in the loch. A party within it seems.

MINTY: Look!

The adults turn to see just that. A short pause. We close in on Howard... who seems to have an idea.

WE CUT TO: HOUSEBOAT- 9:00 PM

We watch as a boyfriend and girlfriend fool around. Kissing, and dancing. Suddenly a loud thud is heard. They are now aware, that something has boarded their boat.

BOYFRIEND: Stay here.

The boyfriend walks away, to have a look see. The woman stays in this living room/kitchen area.

EXT. BOAT DECK

At first this man sees nothing, then he spots a glimpse of something not quite right. He toddles over to see... three family members, wet from their swim in the dark loch.

HOWARD: Hi.

A short pause.

INT. KITCHEN/LIVING ROOM

We find Howard, Elaine, the boyfriend, the girlfriend, and Minty sitting at the small bar area... drinking.

ELAINE: And that's the story.

GIRLFRIEND: Some story.

HOWARD: Yes, we know it sounds crazy. But you need to dock this boat and get out of Ireland. Come with us, but we're not going 'till everyone here is warned.

GIRLFRIEND: Sounds like bullshit.

BOYFRIEND: Wait... if this happened just a few days ago... then why...

Suddenly a crashing sound from underneathe them. The power goes out.

HOWARD: Is there anyone else on board?!

BOYFRIEND: No.

GIRLFRIEND: Just us.

BOYFRIEND: Damn generator goes out every once in a while.

Howard sits up and walks quickly over to the door leading onto the deck. He looks out into the pitch black. Anything can hide in this darkness.

HOWARD: (taking out gun, running over to bar) Get this boat to the docks, now!

WE FLASHCUT TO:

The boyfriend looking for his keys in the control area.

BOYFRIEND: I can't find the keys.

GIRLFRIEND: Are you sure we should trust them?

ELAINE: (taking out knife) Please trust us.

The girlfriend looks at the knife.

ELAINE: Damn't, no! It's not like that!

HOWARD: (to the boyfriend) Is this thing gonna' work without power?

BOYFRIEND: Sure will, but it won't without the keys.

The boyfriend seems as though he's about to give up.

ELAINE: Where's Minty?

WE FLASHCUT TO:

Minty's little body being thrown against a box of fishing hooks. Now we see two monstrous claws tear into her sides.

CUT TO: KITCHEN/LIVING ROOM

The four don't know what to think about this. Yet, not a second more passes, and the parents figure it. A pause.

Suddenly RAWHEAD REX busts through the floor, from the bottom storage area. Everyone screams!

Howards fires once into Rawhead's left forearm. Rawhead looks down, getting even more pissed. Now another shot into the right kneecap. Rawhead shakes it off, ready for more.

GIRLFRIEND: Oh sweet heavens!

Howard fires six more times... into Rawhead's chest, but the beast only stumbles back a bit. Possibly in a little pain.

Now he begins to head for the four, but Elaine tosses the knife directly into his forehead. The beast roars.

HOWARD: (to the lovers) Get out of here! Hurry!

The two lovers take each other's hands, panicking but Rawhead tears them up off their feet, holding them by the throat.

HOWARD: Elaine! Do it now!

Elaine begins to rub at the obect she weilds. She holds it up, a spark egnites. As she does, Rawhead shakes his head, and the knife breaks out. His eyes begin to glow red, as he stares at the two in his hands.

Howard runs over, and picks the butcher's knife off the floor. He RAMS it up into Rawhead's rib cage. The monster, in return, lifts his left leg and brings it down into Howard's chest. Howard soars back, and hits his head against the side, almost getting knocked out.

Elaine now grasps the object harder, and the boyfriend and girlfriend begin to burn alive. They burn away slowly, and now the fire begins to burn at Rawhead's hands. He squeals a little, shaking it off... to realize he no longer has any hands. With two stubs Rawhead falls to his knees, leaning forward with his head down. Like being defeated.

The object disappears in a spark, and now Elaine runs to her husband. She helps him up, and he grunts in pain... holding his head. They both stare at Rex, who seems to be whining a little. The blood from his nub-wounds begin to spread further out.

Howard and Elaine slowly creep towards the exit. All is safe... but then Rawhead SLAMS his stubs against the flooring. And with the hole he had made early, this attack breaks the entire floor! The three slam down into the storage area.

Rawhead, with no more hesitation, begins to eat at the bottom of the boat. He slams on it with his fists, and chews away as Howard and Elaine get to their feet once more. However this time in more pain than before.

They back away against the wall, trying to find a way back up. Yet now, Rawhead has succeeded in his attempt to send several gallons of water in. The boat is sinking, rapidly.

A moment passes, and now Rawhead lifts himself up. He stares into Howard's eyes. A red glow. Howard is being possessed by the beast, as Elaine then gets even more panicky.

ELAINE: NOOOOooo!

Rawhead crushes both of his feet into the water, which now reaches his knee caps. Suddenly the entire bottom breaks in half, and the three find themselves sinking to the bottom of the dark loch.

Howard falls flat first, and Rawhead sniffs the air, as his head now is emerged. We watch Elaine struggeling, thrashing about under. She is swallowing the dirty water by the gallon.

We fade out, as Rawhead Rex gets SWALLOWED by a loch CREATURE just big enough!

THE NEXT MORNING- DOCKS

We watch two irish cops dry Howard off. One kneels down, cleaning his bloody lip up. Howard simply stares out into this horrid water surface. Where the boat was no more than a few hours ago.

HOSPITAL- NOON
INT. ROOM 12

Howard, safely propped up in bed, is being served his lunch by a young nurse. The news plays on the television.

NEWSCASTER: And now we go back to you.

REPORTER: Thanks, now as you can see the mystery is solved. We have finally solved the secret of the loch ness monster. You can see the corpse behind me here, washed up on this grassy shore. One BIG mother fucking dinosaur thing. I mean holy shit.

NEWSCASTER: Because of this magnIFICENT find, I'm going to excuse your harsh language.

REPORTER: Thank you.

NEWSCASTER: Now this is going to be world wide.

REPORTER: Sure will! I mean, just look at this son of a...

Cutting him off.... RAWHEAD REX TEARS THROUGH NESSIE'S SIDE! The reporter screams, and the camera is dropped, only to die out immediately.

We cut into the end credit sequence.

The End- BNK '04