Movie Trailer: Blood Dis-Count

by Vincent Jarrod



Author's Notes:
Here's one of those made-up movie trailers I mentioned in my last message:
[Originally posted to Medusa Realm messageboard.  Ed.]


FADE IN:

INT.  DEPARTMENT STORE - EVENING

Attractive YOUNG WOMAN clothed in a sweater, short skirt, hosiery, and heels is looking through the clothing racks in a large store. She selects a couple of blouses and a skirt, then walks towards the dressing room area.
 

INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - OUTSIDE DRESSING ROOM

The BORED ATTENDANT counts her items, gives her a tag labeled '3', and directs her to the dressing room door. When the young woman reaches the door, the attendant pushes a buzzer, and the customer opens the door, and steps inside. The door shuts, and locks.

VOICE OVER (V.O.)

There are a few places that a beautiful young woman should probably never venture alone...


INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM HALL

The lighting is very dim, and YOUNG WOMAN takes a moment to let her eyes adjust. Soon, she sees a long corridor with individual dressing room doors.

YOUNG WOMAN'S POV, WALKING:  She also sees that lining the halls of the dressing area are several very life like FEMALE MANNEQUINS, all in various stages of dress (and undress).  They are all frozen in different odd poses, as if they were afraid of something.

YOUNG WOMAN

Is anyone in here?


There is no answer. Slowly, YOUNG WOMAN's eyes dart back and forth to the MANNEQUINS on each side of her, then she walks toward the one of the dressing room doors.

(V.O.)

Like a dark alley on a deserted street...


OVER SHOULDER: YOUNG WOMAN tries the first door, but it is locked. She steps back too far, and bumps into a nearby MANNEQUIN wearing a only a string bikini and an expression of terror on her frozen features. Startled, YOUNG WOMAN moves on to a different door.

(V.O.)

Or an eerie old house on the side of a deserted highway after her car has broken down...


FOLLOW:  YOUNG WOMAN as she steps past a few other MANNEQUINS; she tries the second door, and it too is locked.  Confused now, she is starting to be afraid.

(V.O.)

Or even the basement of her own house, with a violent storm raging outside, and strange noises coming from near the fuse box.


After trying two doors, YOUNG WOMAN is about to give up, but finds the third door is unlocked. She opens it slowly at first, then jerks it open wide as the music hits a crescendo. She breathes a deep sigh of relief, steps inside.
 

INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM

A bare cubicle, the small room, about 4x5 feet, is furnished with only an upholstered bench.  A mirror is attached to one wall, and there is a coathook on the opposite wall.  Discarded tags and hangers are strewn around the dressing room.

LOOKING DOWN UPON:  YOUNG WOMAN as she begins removing her sweater and skirt, hanging them up.  We get a glimpse of dark lacy lingerie, and dark pantyhose.

(V.O.)

But there is one place that a beautiful young woman should NEVER venture into alone...


CLOSE IN 3/4 SHOT: Now clad in only a bra and pantyhose, the YOUNG WOMAN turns, as she thinks she hears a NOISE.  Fear is in her eyes.

YOUNG WOMAN

(weakly)
Hello?
YOUNG WOMAN
(quavering)
Is anyone there?


We see YOUNG WOMAN's reaction to silence. The NOISE comes again. She steps up to the closed dressing room door, listens for a moment and then, holding her sweater over her upper body, she slowly opens the door and looks out into the dressing room corridor.
 

INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM HALL

YOUNG WOMAN'S POV: All she sees are the eerie looking MANNEQUINS.  They seem to be in the same places as before.

FOLLOW: YOUNG WOMAN as she opens door wider to look behind the door and further down the corridor. Still nothing, track YOUNG WOMAN as she slowly backs into the dressing room, closing the door.
 

INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM

HEAD SHOT:  YOUNG WOMAN's  expression of temporary relief, then

PAN UP TO REVEAL: A PALE MAN (vampire) dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and cape slowly lowering from the ceiling into the dressing room, upside down, unseen by her for the moment.

(V.O.)

...the Ladies Dressing Room at Discount City.


3/4 SHOT: The YOUNG WOMAN has a shiver of fear, and feels a presence behind her. When she turns, she comes face to upside-down face with the man.  She drops her sweater, revealing her lingerie-clad figure.  It is deliciously curvy in all the right places.

PALE MAN

Boo!
YOUNG WOMAN
(screams)
Aieeeeee!


INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM HALL

Dressing room door bursts open and YOUNG WOMAN runs out into the corridor, bumping into MANNEQUINS up the hall toward the outside door. She reaches the door, but it won't open.

YOUNG WOMAN (banging on door)

Help!  Oh, Please, HELP!


INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - OUTSIDE DRESSING ROOM

MEDIUM SHOT:  BORED ATTENDANT hears nothing and continues to read a fashion magazine, while a canned music version of "Strangers in the Night" plays over the intercom.
 

INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DRESSING ROOM HALL

UP ANGLE: YOUNG WOMAN as she continues pounding on the door, looking back down the corridor to see if the man is pursuing her. There is no sign of him, but then

REVERSE ANGLE ON YOUNG WOMAN: As she feels a tap on her bare shoulder. Slowly turning, she sees the PALE MAN's pale face greeting her with a wicked grin, and then an open mouthed smile that reveals two very large pointed fangs.

CLOSE UP, HANDHELD:  Before the YOUNG WOMAN can scream, the PALE MAN grabs her by the throat and lifts her off the ground,

LOW ANGLE: Of YOUNG WOMAN with her stockinged feet kicking back and forth. One high-heeled shoe falls off.
(Music Crescendo)

CLOSE ON: PALE MAN as he pulls YOUNG WOMAN to him, tilts her head to expose her neck, and then bites down.

TIGHT CU: Fangs entering YOUNG WOMAN's neck. You can see her tendons and veins clearly.

YOUNG WOMAN

(muffled)
MPhhmmm!


FULL ON BOTH FIGURES: As he drinks her blood, her struggles begin to fade in intensity.

LOW ANGLE:  Of YOUNG WOMAN's feet as at first they kick fast, and then slower and slower. After a few seconds more, they not only stop, but begin to stiffen.

PAN UP SLOWLY:  As the vampire keeps drinking, the stiffening effect continues up her legs, into her thighs and waist, and then her stomach, where -- since it is the first part of her not covered with nylon -- we see that her stomach surface is becoming stiff and shiny.
(Alter young woman's makeup to a lighter, glossier shade in stages as transformation proceeds)

VISUAL EFFECT:  Dissolve between CU of YOUNG WOMAN's torso and that of her MANNEQUIN DOUBLE, which mimics her final pose and costume precisely.

CLOSE ON: PALE MAN as he drinks for a few moments, then glances down at YOUNG WOMAN (switched for MANNEQUIN DOUBLE from now on) and pulls off her bra. Her breasts have become hard, smooth, and plasticized.  The nipples are now simply raised buttons.

As the PALE MAN takes one more drink from the swooning, stiffened victim, and then draws back again.  We can see she is completly rigid.

VISUAL EFFECT:  Fang holes in MANNEQUIN DOUBLE's neck, with two fading drops of blood.  As the holes disappear the surface becomes smooth and shiny.

PULL BACK FROM CU ON NECK:  When we finally see YOUNG WOMAN(MANNEQUIN DOUBLE)'s face, it is the face of a mannequin, complete with blushed cheeks and longer eye lashes, and blank glassy eyes.  She holds an expression of surprise mixed with a hint of fear. Her hair now too has a glossy, plastic, stiff look.

The PALE MAN (vampire) carries his newest creation (MANNEQUIN DOUBLE) over to a blank space on the dressing room corridor wall,and tilts her against it.  There is a hollow sound as she bumps against the wall.  The figure remains in place, totally stiff.

PULL BACK:  The newest mannequin in the collection (MANNEQUIN DOUBLE) stands silent, bare to the waist, with pantyhose covering her lower half. The rigid figure is still missing one shoe.  It becomes obvious as the other MANNEQUINS come into frame that they are really previous victims.

PAN OVER TO: PALE MAN (vampire), who looks directly into the camera, blood dripping from his fangs,

PALE MAN

(sinister tone)
Ah  Ha Ha  Haaa!

FADE TO BLACK,  OVERPRINT:  The movie's title, in red, with dripping descenders: "Blood Dis-Count"
 


(V.O.)

Beware, ladies, if you do your shopping at Discount City.  For when you find  'dis Count, you might get stiffed.


(VOICE OVER, different speaker)

Blood Dis-Count.
Coming soon to a drive-in near you!
FADE OUT:



[I've edited this into a more typical script format, while keeping (I hope) the suspense unchanged.   Ed.]