“Undead Men Walking” Script

Story Title: “Undead Men Walking”
For: Vampires Book 1. Type O Negative: Blood Drive.
By: Brady Sullivan

Page 1-

1- Ext. Large menacing prison. Barbed wire on the fences. Sunset.

2- Int. Warden’s Office

A large, regal office. The office is dark except for a sliver of light coming from a crack of opened curtains. There is a huge wooden desk in front of the window. There is a darkened figure sitting in a chair behind the desk. This is The Warden. The office is full of books, a globe, a computer and other things that might be in a Warden’s office.

WARDEN
Come in Theodore, I can smell you out there. What, have you come to tender your resignation as well?

3- Theodore, a thin vampire wearing glasses, is standing in the middle of the room addressing The Warden. He looks nervous.

THEODORE
Oh no sir, nothing of the sort. Pardon the intrusion, I know you hate to be disturbed, but you should know that Prisoner 6172 is about to be brought to the execution chamber.

4- A tight shot of the Warden. He is still just a shadowy figure, but he is allowing his hand to drift towards the sliver of light from the window behind him so we can see details of his hand and arm.

WARDEN
I always know when one of my inmates is headed down the red mile. I’ll be down.

5- The same tight shot as 4, but now the Warden’s pointer finger is in the sliver of light and beginning to smoke.

WARDEN
Someone has to remind them of their table manners. Anything else?

6- A closer shot of Theodore. He looks concerned.

THEODORE
Well, there is talk sir. Claiming this prison when the blood bath began was a stroke of brilliance, sir, but there are only 7 prisoners left. 6 in a few moments.

7- Tight shot of the Warden. He is lighting a cigar clenched between his fangs with his now flaming pointer finger. We can now see his face clearly as it glows. He has a thin mustache and a scar over one eye. The eye with the scar is also completely white, as he is blind in it.

WARDEN
I’m well aware that our personal pantry here grows bare, Theodore. I’ll deal with it. Have some faith.

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1- Int. Cell block of the prison

A long shot of an abandoned looking cell block. All of the cells are empty. Near the end of the block are two vampire guards (wearing prison guard uniforms) holding a human prisoner. One guard is on each side of him. The human is in a prison jumpsuit and handcuffs.

PRISONER
Please…you don’t have to do this! I’ll….I’ll give you guys a fresh pint every day! 2 pints!

2- A tighter shot of the two vampire guards leading the prisoner. The prisoner is extremely distraught and the vampires look annoyed.

VAMPIRE GUARD #1
Would you stop whining?

PRISONER
Just make me one of you! I’ll be an asset! I’m a team player!

VAMPIRE GUARD #2
Ugh, you humans have it easy. At least your food can’t beg in english.

3- In the foreground of this shot we see two limp feet dangling. A human prisoner has hung himself in his cell. Through the cell bars in the background we see the two vampire guards and the prisoner in the cell block looking in, shocked.

VAMPIRE GUARD #1
Oh you gotta be kidding me! Not another one! Get someone to cut this meat down. His blood is smelling stale in there already.

PRISONER
Oh Jesus…oh my god…

4-Reverse angle of the last show. Now we are back in the cell block focused on the guards and prisoner. In the background we can see the dead prisoner hanging in his cell. Vampire Guard #1 looks furious and is holding out a roll of duct tape, pulling off a strip. The prisoner looks terrified. Vampire Guard #2 has a stern look on his face and is on a walkie talkie.

VAMPIRE GUARD #2
Hey, Jorge, we got another dangler in cell 57. Mind getting down here for a juicing? He aint too fresh, but I guess we can’t be too picky.

VAMPIRE GUARD #1
And I’ve had enough of your yapping. If I wanted my food to make noise I’d eat a bowl of rice krispies.

PRISONER
No! I swear I’ll…

5- The two guards with their backs to us. They are dragging the prisoner behind them by his arms. He now has tape on his mouth and a horrified look on his face. His legs are sticking straight out and dragging, as though he is trying anything to resist being pulled. They are walking towards a door. The sign above the doorway reads “Executions.”

VAMPIRE GUARD #1
Ah, silence truly is a virtue.

PRISONER
Mmm! Mmm!

VAMPIRE GUARD #2
And so is feeding the hungry. This guy’s going out a real saint.

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1- Int. Execution chamber

A tight shot of Sheila, a sexy female vampire. She has a mischievous grin. Behind her we see a couple of other vampires.

SHEILA
The state has found this human male guilty of being…delicious. Who will read the final prayer before he is sent to meet his maker?

2- Large panel showing a much wider area of the execution room. The prisoner is strapped to the apparatus they use for lethal injections. It looks kind of like an almost upright hospital bed. Leather straps are around his wrists, ankles and head. Tape still on his mouth. He is crying. Sheila, the two guards and 4 other vampires are around him. A large vampire, short vampire, piereced/punk vampire and another.

VAMPIRE GUARD #1
Ok, guess it’s my turn…hem hem… “From birth unto death, first breath to last, here’s to hoping you don’t give us gas.”

VAMPIRE GUARD #2
Warden?

3- The Warden looking in from behind a pane of glass. He is in the viewing room for when families of victims could watch the executions. There are some splatters of blood from previous executions on the glass. He has a serious look on his face.

WARDEN
That rhyme still tickles you after all this time? Yes, go ahead. Dig in.

4- A vampire biting into the prisoners neck, blood spurting. The prisoner looks shocked.

5- Two vampires biting into one of the prisoner’s arms. Again lots of blood.

6- A vampire biting into the prisoner’s stomach and pushing another vampire who is going for the same section aside. They both look savage.

7- A tighter shot of the Warden. A sneer on his face. Theodore is standing behind him in the viewing room.

WARDEN
Look at them, fighting over his carcass like a pack of wolves. We don’t have to be animals.

THEODORE
Well, the comparison is apt, we do operate best in packs.

WARDEN
Hmph. So they say.

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1- The group of now bloody vampires standing around the ravaged corpse (which has to be missing at least one hand) that they just feasted on. Some are wiping their faces, some licking their fingers. One vampire is concerned. The one that answers looks like a punk with many piercings.

CONCERNED VAMPIRE
We probably should have left more than scraps for the Warden…

PIERCED VAMPIRE
Whatever. I’d say it’s every vamp for themselves at this point. I’m probably taking off soon anyway.

2- The Warden walks into the execution chamber through a doorway, everyone is now paying attention to him. The slurping sound comes from off-panel.

WARDEN
Another jumping ship? Good luck out there. Hope you find enough squirrels to drink. As for the rest of us, it’s time to discuss our next move. We’ve been living large in this prison for some time now, and the world out there isn’t…

OFF PANEL
ssllluurrpppp…ahh..mmm

3- A vampire squatting in the corner, looking down. He is gripping one of the prisoner’s hands and chewing/sucking on it.

SQUATTING VAMPIRE
hmm…slllurpp..mwar-

4- Very tight shot of the Warden looking down giving an extremely intimidating, pissed off scowl.

5- The squatting vampire, now looking up with a nervous, bloody grin on his face.

SQUATTING VAMPIRE
Heh..sorry boss. Rest is for you.

6- The Warden is back to addressing the group of vampires.

WARDEN
As I was saying, the world out there is different. As we relaxed in here dining on criminals, our brethren have been waging a war against the humans. And prevailing. We may have to travel farther than expected for our next watering hole, so to speak. I’m open to any information those of you who have gone scouting may have for us.

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1- A large vampire now speaks up. Next to him there is a shorter vampire glancing up at him.

LARGE VAMPIRE
From what I’ve seen, every human within at least a hundred miles has been sucked dry, turned, or is hiding damn well.

SHORTER VAMPIRE
What about the bank?

LARGE VAMPIRE
That’s only rumor.

2- A wider shot of the room so that we can see more of the group, including the large vampire and the Warden, who are now speaking. The Warden has one hand resting on his chin and one on his hip, although he is pondering a deep question.

WARDEN
There’s a kernel of truth in most rumors. Out with it.

LARGE VAMPIRE
Some nomadic brothers I crossed paths with while scouting mentioned rumor of an untapped blood bank in a small town East of here. They figured it for a possible vampire hunters’ trap.

WARDEN
Hmm. I would like to make a withdrawal from that bank. Trap or not, either way that’s fresh blood. We search tomorrow night.

3- The punk looking vampire with piercings has a smirk on his face. Sheila, the sexy vampire, has a grumpy look on her face and is punching the punk vampire in the arm.

SHEILA
I’ll lead a search party towards the southeast.

PIERCED VAMPIRE
You sure that’s a good idea? If we trust Sheila to sniff it out she’ll probably lead us to a sperm bank.

SHEILA
Pig. Why don’t you go out tanning tomorrow? You could use some sun.

4- The Warden sniffing the air, almost like a dog that smells something, his nose pointed towards the sky and sticking his neck out. Another bloody vampire next to him is shrugging his shoulders.

WARDEN
That’s enough you two. Bickering will get us nowhere. Tomorrow night we will each take a…wait. I smell blood.

VAMPIRE
Well, prisoner 6172 is still dripping from our faces…

5- A very tight shot of the Warden’s face. He has a stone cold look on his face.

WARDEN
No, this is a new taste. Maybe 2 miles away. Theodore, Sheila, come with me. The rest of you, clean this mess up.

6- The remaining vampires stand around the corpse, looking down at the bloody mess. One speaks up.

VAMPIRE
Anything left in that thigh?

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1- Ext. Deserted rural highway, night

The highway has some fields and a few trees surrounding it. There are abandoned cars and some garbage on the road. There is a group of three humans (two men and one woman) on the road. They are dressed in dirty layers. Man #1 is looking in one of the abandoned cars. Woman is walking. Man #2 is holding his bleeding hand.

MAN #1
Come on, there’s gotta be a first aid kit in one of these cars. Just some gauze or something.

MAN #2
Come on man, you guys have got to–

WOMAN
Oh hush, you know we’re not doing that so stop brining it up!

2- Tight shot of the Man #2′s bleeding hand. There is a large gash in it that we can see despite a rag tied around the hand. The rag and hand are soaked in blood. Word bubble coming from off-panel.

MAN #2
No! You have to listen! I have hemophilia, this isn’t going to stop bleeding! You should have left me as soon as I cut it! I’m walking bait for those things!

3- Man #1 is no longer looking in the car and is gesturing towards Man #2. The woman is scolding man #1, pointing her finger at him in an accusing fashion with a grumpy look on her face.

MAN #1
Maggie, as horrible as it is, he does have a point. We’ve seen how they–

WOMAN
No! We are not leaving him to bleed to death alone because he nicked his hand on a fence! As far as we know those things abandoned this area months a–

4- In the foreground is the back of Man #1′s head. He is looking toward the sky, where we see three dark figures flying towards us.

MAN #1
Talk about jinxing us! We got sky sharks on us! Grab the supplies!

5- Warden, Sheila and Theodore landing on the highway dramatically with sinister grins on their faces.

SHEILA
Well, well, well. Looks like we’ve got a three course meal.

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1- Man #1 lunging at Sheila with a wooden stake in his hand. She is dodging his attack with a smile on her face.

MAN #1
Get away from us monster!

SHEILA
Oh look, they were nice enough to bring toothpicks for us to clean them out of our fangs with.

2- The Warden holding up Man #2 by the throat, about to throw him. Man #2 looks terrified, the Warden has a serious look on his face. Man # 2 has a stake in his non-bloody hand.

WARDEN
Stop squirming, boy, you’re dripping our dinner all over the pavement. Be still.

3- Man # 2 slamming into one of the rusted cars from being thrown by the Warden. Glass is flying as he slams into it.

MAN #2
Ooof!

4- The woman human aiming a crossbow at Sheila, who has one hand on Man #1′s face and the other on his shoulder. The woman is angry/scared.

5- Sheila has now turned around and is holding Man #1 up by the shoulder with one arm to use him as a shield. An arrow is landing in his back with a “shunk” sound effect. He has a shocked look on his face.

SHEILA
Bullseye, little lady!

6- Distraught woman screaming as The Warden hovers behind her with his hands stretched out, about to wrap around her neck..

WOMAN
Nooo!Ron!

WARDEN
Don’t fret, you’ll be reunited soon enough.

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1- Theodore is crouched down, looking through one of the human’s backpack’s in the foreground, pulling out a folded up piece of paper. He looks intrigued. In the background the rest of the scene we just saw is playing out, the Warden’s snapping the woman’s neck with a “snap.”

THEODORE
Hmm. Don’t kill the third! I need to talk to him!

2- Theodore leaning over Man #2, who is now badly bleeding all over, including from his mouth. He is still slumped against the car he was thrown into. Man #2 looks like he is about to pass out. Theodore is stern and holding out the piece of paper, which is a map, for Man #2 to see.

THEODORE
Tell me, what is this “Camp” you have marked West of here?

MAN #2
Heh…I’m…I’m not telling you a thing….

THEODORE
We’ll spare you if you give us information we desire. This could work out nicely for you.

3- A different angle of Theodore leaning over Man #2. Man #2 looks distraught.

MAN #2
Yeah…cause if you don’t eat me…I’ll be just fine…

THEODORE
I’ll turn you. You can join us, you’ll be immortal. But we need the details.

MAN #2
Aww…oh god…fine, fine…it’s a survivor’s camp…cloaked in the woods…supposedly150 or more…

4- Theodore with a big grin on his face, turning to tell the Warden the news. This is a tight shot of just his shoulders and up, we can’t see his chest. There is a “shunk” sound effect after the word bubble to represent an arrow going into his unseen chest.

THEODORE
You hear that?! You were right about having faith! A camp that big will feed us for at least a few more months! Wait till the oth–

5- Theodore, devastated and shocked, looking down at the arrow in his chest. It is lodged exactly where his heart is. His hands are stretched out a bit with his palms facing up, as though he is gesturing “why?”

THEODORE
Wha…why….

6- Sheila is lying on the ground, dead, with a stake through her heart.

WARDEN (off-panel)
Yes, it would indeed feed our group for months…

7- The Warden with a big grin on his face. He is holding the crossbow and is standing over all the bodies on the ground.

WARDEN
So imagine what a buffet it will be for one.

END