Apr 6, 2023
PromEvil part 4, "Home Before Curfew"
See who lives, who dies, and who finds romance at the Polk High prom, in this, the final installment...
A lot of people put their heart and soul into producing this memorable event:
STUDENTS
Hal - Mathias Rebne-Morgan
Lyn - Molly Tollefson
Todd - Eli Nilsson
Gee - Melissa Bartell
Barb - Beverly Poole
Andy - Mike Campbell
Bud - Jasper Loovis
Tina - Chandra Wade
Missy - Jade Thomson
Jake - Michael Faigenblum
other students - Sky Iolta, Shelbi MacIntyre, Henry Mark
FACULTY
Principal Peabody - Reynaud LeBoeuf
Mr. Ervin Carpel, Woodshop - Gene Thorkildsen
Ms. Angela Wellesly, Crafts - Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
Mrs. Snodgrass, Lunchroom - Robyn Keyes
P.A. Announcements - Julie Hoverson
Rent-a-cop Bob - The Caretaker
OTHERS
Cop 1 - Glen Hallstrom
Cop 2 - Joel Harvey
911 Voice - Julie Hoverson
STAFF
Writer - Julie Hoverson
Doll Wranglers - Julie Hoverson, Kimberly Poole (Warp'd Space)
Sound and Mastering - Julie Hoverson
Stock sound effects - Soundsnap.com; sonomic.com
Music - Prom - Sinkhole
Music - background - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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PART 4
1. Craft shop
SOUND [under] POUNDING INSIDE THE KILN
LYN Hal?
HAL It's just a scratch. I really thought the heavy foam of the Polky would--
LYN Well, it didn't! I need something--
SOUND TEARING FABRIC
GEE It's not sterile, but this muslin's better than nothing. You'll have to wrap it--
SOUND [DISTANT] GUN SHOT
ANDY Holy shit!
BARB [gaspy scream]
ANDY Ow. Okay, okay - lighten up there! you're Choking me, babe! Let go!
BARB I'm being vulnerable, dammit! Appreciate it!
HAL Whatever else that shot means, there's someone else in the school. So the door must be open again.
ANDY I'll check the hall.
SOUND FEET AND HAND TRUCK, DOOR
LYN This really needs proper attention.
HAL When we get out.
BARB [interrupting] WHEN we get out? Don't you mean IF we get out?
MUSIC
2. punchbowl
AMB GYM
PEABODY Miss Harrison, have you seen Bob?
ANGELA Not since he went to check out the school. He was going to try and find Marge.
PEABODY The school? It's locked.
ANGELA Well, that's apparently debatable.
MUSIC
3. hallway
SOUND STRIKER CLICKS, TORCH LIGHTS
SOUND WALKING, WITH HAND TRUCK
ANDY Stay behind me, babe.
BARB Well, duh.
LYN Tsk.
SOUND GUN SHOT
[Everyone reacts at roughly the same time.]
ANDY Shit!
HAL Holy crap!
LYN Oh. My. God.
TODD [gasped] Laurel?
SOUND FIVE MORE SHOTS
BARB Fuck this!
GEE Wow!
SOUND FEET POUNDING, HAND TRUCK ROLLING FAST
BARB Andy! God!
HAL Don't! Shit. Stay together.
SOUND HAL LIMPING, RUNNING AFTER ANDY
LYN Hal!
MUSIC
4. outside gym
AMB OUTSIDE, RAIN
SOUND MUSIC STILL AUDIBLE FROM DANCE
SOUND CLICK TO TALK NOISE
PEABODY Bob? Where in hell are you, you moron?
MUSIC
5. hallway
SOUND [close] STABBING NOISE
BOB [DEATH RATTLE]
PEABODY [on talkie] Bob? I don't care if you're--
SOUND BUTTON IS PUSHED, MACHINE CUTS OUT
LEDERHOSEN GUY [chuckles]
SOUND RUNNING FEET AND HAND TRUCK APPROACH
ANDY [off, barely winded] Holy shit!
HAL [off, gasping] Rent-a-cop Bob!
LEDERHOSEN GUY [eager noise]
SOUND DOLL FEET RUN AT THEM
ANDY Shiiiiiit!
SOUND TURNS UP THE FLAME
HAL What're you doing? Get back here!
ANDY No. This little shit's going down!
SOUND ROAR OF FIRE
HAL Got him!
ANDY Die, fucker!
SOUND BURNING CRACKLING WOOD
LEDERHOSEN GUY [chuckling]
SOUND WOODEN FEET RUN, DRAGGING KNIFE
HAL It's not stopping!!! Come on!
SOUND LIMPING RUNNING FEET
ANDY [frozen] What the fuck, man! What the fuck?
SOUND FLAMING WOOD HITS THE METAL CYLINDER
ANDY Shit! Get off the tank you little--
SOUND METAL ON METAL
LEDERHOSEN GUY [chuckles, but losing to the flame a little]
HAL [distant] Andy! Just drop it!
SOUND METAL CLANG, GAS HISS, EXPLOSION
ANDY [Screams]
HAL [distant] Noooooooo!
MUSIC
6. gym
AMB GYM
SOUND FIRE ALARM GOES OFF.
SOUND MUSIC TAPERS OUT
CROWD [uncertain what to do]
PEABODY [annoyed] Give me strength.
SOUND QUICK FOOTSTEPS, STATIC SQUAWK
PEABODY [on P.A.] Do not panic. Until you are informed otherwise, assume this is a false alarm. I'll personally go and check into this. Again, until I return and inform you that this is an actual emergency, please assume it is some idiot playing a dangerous, unfunny joke.
SOUND APPLAUSE
MUSIC
7. hallway
SOUND SPRINKLERS, ALARMS
SOUND DISTANT SIZZLING
BARB [hysterical] I never thought I'd be glad to hear a fire alarm! The firemen'll save us!
LYN The water's already putting it out.
TODD Which one was that? Did you see?
HAL Which what?
TODD [fierce] which doll, dammit?
HAL I just saw a pointy hat.
TODD Oh. OK. Good.
BARB [coming off tears] What now, Sherlock? You blew up my boyfriend--
LYN Hal's not responsible for that!
BARB Oh, really?
GEE If this spell I found requires a human sacrifice, I know who I nominate.
TODD Spell?
GEE Does no one ever listen to me? I think I can freeze up one of those things, by reciting these words--
SOUND PIECE OF PAPER
GEE But I think someone will have to hold it down while I do. So you guys need to pull it together.
HAL [quietly serious] That's three.
LYN What?
HAL The one in the oven, the one in the kiln, and that one. Three down. Only two left.
LYN [quietly] We could get his keys. Bob's. But we'll have to go around.
HAL [agreeing humph] No more fire.
SOUND SMALL TORCH DROPPED IN METAL GARBAGE CAN
MUSIC
8. OUTSIDE
AMB OUTSIDE
SOUND RAPID FEET ON GRAVEL
PEABODY Oh, please! I've TOLD YOU it was just a prank!
SOUND KEYS, UNLOCK, DOOR OPENS
PEABODY As I've complied with your guidelines for canceling a false alarm...if anyone shows up, don't even try charging the school for it!
SOUND DOOR SLAMS SHUT
MUSIC
9. HALLWAY
AMB HALLWAY, SPRINKLERS, ALARM
SOUND ALARM CUTS OUT
BARB [freaking] What? But it’s - they have to-- What about the firemen? [sobs]
SOUND SPRINKLERS CUT OUT, DRIPPING
LYN Let's go this way - Not so wet.
GEE It's a different sector. They only go off one at a time.
BARB This is, like, the worst damn prom ever!
MUSIC
10. OFFICE
SOUND SWITCHES. FUSE BOX CLOSES, FOOTSTEPS
PEABODY Huh! Eat me, you degenerates. You're not pulling any more-- [cuts himself off] What?
SOUND QUIET CLICKING NOISE
PEABODY [calling, annoyed] All right, who's out there? Is this some kind of joke?
SOUND THREE QUICK STEPS
PEABODY [ugh! As he kicks]
SOUND HITS WOOD, DOLL FLIES ACROSS THE HALL, HITS WALL
MAJORETTE FURIOUS CLICKING
PEABODY You cretinous troglodytes! Cowards! Why don't you show your ugly little Morlock faces?
SOUND WOOD NOISES - TAPS AND CREAKS - AS MAJORETTE STANDS
PEABODY What the...?
SOUND WOODEN FOOTSTEPS
PEABODY Oh my god...
SOUND DOLL RUNS AT HIM
PEABODY Yahh!
SOUND DOOR SLAMS
SOUND CLICKING
PEABODY [effort] GET...OUT OF... DOOR
SOUND TRYING TO SLAM DOOR ON DOLL
MUSIC
11. HALLWAY
AMB HALLWAY
GEE It's not exactly the quickest way to get back to Bob's keys-
BARB Maybe we should make you watch while we barbecue your boyfriend...oops, you don't have one.
GEE Survival overrules sentiment. Besides -
LYN Cut it out. We agreed it was probably still too dangerous, anyway. We don't know how much damage the explosion did.
HAL Shh!
SOUND CREEPING AHEAD
HAL Ok. Nothing moving. All clear-- [cuts himself off] Hold on.
SOUND HIS FEET GO OFF SLOWLY
LYN What? Hal?
HAL [off] Bud! Oh, Crap!!
LYN Come on.
SOUND ALL MOVE FORWARD
LYN Oh, heck. Hal, I'm so sorry.
HAL [ignoring her] [muttering] Bud? Bud, man?
LYN I don't think he's--
HAL Back off!
LYN [gasps, wobbly] I-I'm sorry. But... [firming up, fiercely] But I don't want to die too, and we need you.
HAL I - I don't... [trails off]
TODD It wasn't Laurel. She wouldn't do that.
SOUND HAL STANDS SUDDENLY, GRABS TODD
HAL [furious] It doesn't matter which one did it! They're all dangerous!
TODD Ungh!
HAL See? Look at that! That was my best friend.
TODD You can't just burn her!
GEE We can try the incantation...it's supposed to make them harmless.
SOUND DISTANT SCREAMS [Peabody] and SLAMMING NOISES
HAL Maybe you'll get your chance.
MUSIC
12. OFFICE
SOUND THUMP OF WOOD
MAJORETTE CLICKING
SOUND WOOD CREAK
PEABODY How can you be getting through? How can you be moving?
MAJORETTE CLICK AS IT THRUSTS
SOUND SQUISH OF A STAB
PEABODY [screams in pain] My arm!
SOUND CREAK OF WOOD AGAIN
MUSIC
13. Hallway outside office
HAL [coming on] Right up ahead. One of them is stuck in a door. Whoever's screaming must be inside.
GEE This is the faculty area.
BARB What, did you draw the maps for the school, too?
LYN What did you see, Hal?
HAL Start the chant, Gee. It's time to see if that stuff works. Let's get this sucker...
GEE I think the doll has to hear the chant. I may have to start over if it gets far enough away.
LYN It won't.
GEE [under throughout] [chant]
SOUND FEET MOVE
SOUND DOOR NOISES, DOLL NOISES, GET CLOSER
HAL [noise of effort as he grabs the doll]
MAJORETTE FURIOUS CLICKING, SOMEWHAT MUFFLED
HAL Open the door...I've got it!
MR. PEABODY [muffled] Open the door? Are you an idiot - Wait - Is that you, Farnesby? You are in big trouble--
HAL Just open the goddam door, Peabody! We're rescuing you!
SOUND DOOR OPENS A BIT
HAL Ungh! [effort] Wah! [doll pulls harder]
SOUND CREAK, FINALLY SNAP AS DOLL LETS GO, IS FLUNG ACROSS THE HALL - WOOD IMPACT
SOUND DOOR SLAMS HARD, LOCKS
HAL Mr. Peabody!
LYN Hal! It's getting up!
GEE [continues the chant.]
LYN Barb! Be ready with the broom!
BARB Goddam right!
HAL Just keep it in the hall here - don't let it get away!
TODD [muttered in relief] The majorette. Laurel's still all right.
LYN Knock it over here!
SOUND IMPACT ON WOOD, RATTLE AS DOLL SKIDS ACROSS THE FLOOR
HAL I've got it! [effort noise as he kicks it]
SOUND KICKING WOOD
HAL Ow! Little bitch is hard!
LYN It's heading for Gee! The chant must be doing something! Todd, you're--- Todd? That little rat! Barb! Get it!
BARB [screaming in fury, and beating at it with the broom]
SOUND BROOM HITTING WOOD
BARB Shit!
HAL It's climbing! Drop the broom!
LYN Barb!
BARB Ahhh! [throwing]
SOUND BROOM GOES FLYING
LYN Gee! Get out of--
SOUND WOOD CLATTERS
SOUND DOLL SCAMPERS
GEE [speeds up, but keeps chanting]
MAJORETTE CLICKING EXCITEMENT
SOUND THRUST, BLOOD
GEE [gasps, then finishes chant]
SOUND DOLL TURNS SOLID
LYN Omigod! It went.. right through her!
SOUND BANGING ON DOOR
HAL PEABODY!! Call an ambulance! DAMN YOU!
GEE [whimpering, breathing hard]
LYN We can't just leave her!
HAL There's one more out there. We can't DO anything...
GEE [whispered] Did it work?
LYN The doll froze! But it's baton thing is... is--
GEE [strained whisper] Don't pull it out.
LYN What?
GEE [whimper of pain]
LYN I won't let you die!
GEE Not much you can do to stop it. Go! [long sigh]
BARB Is she dead yet? Can we go?
LYN You!
SOUND PUNCH IN THE FACE
BARB Ow!!!
LYN And where's that little toad?
HAL Lyn? We could get out now.
LYN There's only one more. And I have this--
SOUND CRACKLE OF PAPER
LYN She handed it to me right before-- [sob]
HAL You're the one who said we should get help. That we can't handle this on our own.
LYN [with mounting hysteria] I was wrong. There's no one we can go to for help! How could we even ask? "No, really, officer, there are killer dolls in our high school. We have this magic book with a spell to de‑animate them, but we need someone to help us hold them down while we chant." There's just no one else!
MUSIC
14. Hallway away from office
AMB HALLWAY
SOUND RAPID WALKING
TODD [loud whisper] Laurel! Laurel, they're going to try and get you! You should come with me! Laurel???
MUSIC
15. Hallway leaving office
SOUND WALKING
HAL You're upset. Not thinking right. These things are deadly. We've both lost friends, and I don't want to lose ... any more.
LYN There's nobody left to lose.
SOUND FEET STOP
HAL There's you, and I don't want to have to face that.
LYN [realizing] Ohh!
SOUND FEET APPROACH
BARB I'm bleeding and you don't even care. You just walk off and leave me. You think it's my fault your stupid Wednesday Addams clone died. You want me to die, too.
LYN [sighs] No, I don't want you to die.
BARB Oh, please. Like I believe that. You just want to be alone... and I don't even have anyone to be alone with any more.
HAL Come on. We'll get the front door open and you'll be fine.
BARB What if I don't want to come along? Maybe I want to leave YOU behind for the dolls to kill.
LYN You're not making any sense, Barb. Calm down. We all just want to get out of here alive.
SOUND RUNNING TINY WOODEN FEET
BARB I'm not going to calm down just because you tell me to!
LYN We can argue outside! Come on!
SOUND IMPACT
BARB [oof!] [screams!!]
HAL Shit! Lyn! Read! I'll grab it!
BARB [screaming and running]
HAL Get back here! Dammit!
SOUND STABBING NOISE, GURGLES
BARB [stops screaming abruptly]
SOUND BARB STUMBLES, FALLS
BARB [death rattle]
SOUND DOLL STEPS CLEAR
HAL Right over here, you little monster--
LYN [begins reading the chant]
SOUND DOLL TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS
TODD [running on] Noooo!
SOUND RUNNING FEET DASH UP
HAL What the--?
TODD Laurel!!
SOUND RUSTLE OF FABRIC, CLUNK OF WOOD
HALL [astonished and upset] Todd? [up] What are you doing?
TODD [going off again] You'll never get Laurel!!!
LYN What is wrong with him? Oh, shit! Barb!
HAL She's ...dead.
MUSIC
16. office
9-1-1 VOICE What is the nature of your emergency?
PEABODY Um, I - there's been an accident at Polk High. YES, I am serious! This is the principal.
9-1-1 Where are you sir?
PEABODY [choked up] Locked in my office.
MUSIC
17. Hallway away from office
TODD [panting for breath, swallows nervously] You can out of my coat now.
SOUND RUSTLE OF FABRIC
TODD You wouldn't hurt me would you?
LAUREL [slight awww noise]
TODD I didn’t think so. Oh! I have something for you!
SOUND GETS CHAIN OUT OF POCKET
TODD I hope you like gold. It's a locket. It was too small for much of a picture, but anything bigger wouldn't fit you.
SOUND CHAIN AGAINST WOOD
LAUREL Awww noise.
TODD Perfect. I knew it would be.
SOUND WOOD TAP LIGHTLY ON THE GOLD
TODD What’s on your hand? [upset] Ohhh. Blood.
LAUREL slightly creepy awww noise.
TODD [starting to collapse into tears] No. You're not evil. You can't be evil!
LAUREL Awww?
TODD [sobs] Oh, hell! [gets ahold of himself, talking to distract her] I've always known you wouldn't hurt me, Laurel. I put so much into you when I carved you. I'd never let anyone burn you up...I promise! you're so beautiful.
SOUND RUSTLE OF FABRIC
LAUREL [muffled annoyed] aww!!!
TODD CRYING, RUNS OFF
SOUND RUNNING FEET
MUSIC
18. hallway
LYN We should go after him!
HAL There's nothing we can do.
LYN Why'd he do that?
HAL He's in love with the darn thing, haven't you noticed?
LYN No. ...I guess I'm kind of dense when it comes to romantic stuff.
HAL A lot of us are. I know this isn't the time, but after we get out of here... Well, keep me in mind, will ya?
LYN I - [smiling a bit] I think I can do that.
SOUND RUNNING FEET APPROACH
HAL Grab the broom!
SOUND CLATTER
TODD [coming in, panting] Quick, before I change my mind! Start the incantation!
SOUND PAPER UNFOLDS
LYN [begins chant]
TODD Ow! Don't struggle Laurel! If they can freeze you, then they won't try and burn you!
HAL It's getting out!
SOUND CLATTER to FLOOR
TODD No!
SOUND THROWS COAT OVER IT
HAL Hold the coat down!
TODD Laurel! It's for your own good!
LAUREL AWWWW!
HAL It's climbing out through the sleeve!
TODD Laurel! Look at me!
LAUREL [angry Aww]
TODD Laurel?
LAUREL [nicer] Aww?
SOUND DOLL FREEZES
LYN Whooo. I'm feeling dizzy.
HAL We should still burn it.
TODD No!
SOUND SHOVES HAL AGAINST A LOCKER
TODD [screaming] She's harmless now. She can't hurt anyone.
SOUND RUSTLE AS HE GRABS HER AND RUNS OFF AGAIN
LYN I don't know what happened, but that sure... it really ...wasted me. Did we win?
HAL Yeah. We're still alive, anyway. We should get out of here, though. Now that we've finished them all...
LYN What are we going to tell people? The police?
HAL I say we don't know anything. Let them figure it out for themselves...that's what cops are paid for.
LYN Todd?
HAL He'll... he'll find his own way out.
SOUND [DISTANT] SIRENS COMING!
MUSIC
19. HALLWAY OUTSIDE OFFICE
SOUND DOORKNOB TURNS QUIETLY, DOOR OPENS
PEABODY [gasps] Todd?
TODD Oh, Mr. Peabody. Um... I think she's still breathing. I was trying to help.
PEABODY What do you have there?
TODD Just a book. [defensive] It's mine.
SOUND BANGING AT THE OUTSIDE DOOR
PEABODY Stay right there. You need to tell them what's going on.
SOUND DOOR CLOSES, TODD RUNS OFF
MUSIC
20. Leaving the building
AMB OUTSIDE
HAL You know, just this afternoon, I was sitting right over there, thinking that the only thing I wanted in the whole world was one dance with you tonight.
LYN [tired chuckle]
HAL I guess I missed my chance.
LYN It's not too late.
HAL The music's over. Besides, neither of us is dressed for--
SOUND KISS
LYN [breathy] Let's dance.
HAL But-
LYN Can't you hear the music? [hums]
HAL Yeah.
SOUND THEIR FEET MOVING TOGETHER ON GRAVEL
SOUND FEET RUN PAST
HAL & LYN Todd?
MUSIC
END CREDITS