Here's a thing that I thought up and wrote tonight...because it came into my head and I needed to write it down. It's done in faux movie script style, since I don't know exactly what real movie script style looks like.

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INT: SUSY'S ROOM - Night

FADE IN to scene of FATHER sitting on a chair next to SUSY'S bed reading from a book. Seven year old SUSY is tucked

in bed and listening closely to her father as he reads the story aloud to her.

FATHER
And they all lived happily ever after. Okay little lady, it's time for sleep.

FATHER closes the book and gets up. He puts the book away and heads to the door, but stops and looks back before

leaving.

FATHER
You want me to turn on your night light tonight?

SUSY shakes her head emphatically.

FATHER
You want me to check under the bed or in the closet for...MONSTERS!

FATHER growls and places his hands in front of his face to imitate fangs coming out of his mouth. SUSY giggles.

SUSY
Oh daddy, there's no such thing as monsters.

FATHER
Then you wont need me to leave the door open a little?

SUSY shakes her head once again and FATHER smiles lovingly.

FATHER
That's my brave little girl.

FATHER leaves the room and closes the door fully behind him. The room is bathed in the light blue hue of a full

moon shining through SUSY'S window. SUSY turns on her side, pulls her blankets over her and closes her eyes to

sleep.

The room is still...until light begins to shine from the bottom of the closet door. The light grows brighter and

brighter until it's shining through all the edges of the door. A mist begins to billow through the bottom and

starts to cover the floor of SUSY'S room. All the while a soft thumping can be heard coming from the other side of

the closet door that begins to grow louder and louder, stirring SUSY from her sleep. When she notices the bright

light, she is startled full awake, her eyes wide. Very slowly and deliberately, she pulls off her bed sheets, gets

out of bed and slowly walks towards the closet door, never taking her eyes off it it, as if in a trance. She

reaches out and slowly opens the door.

On the other side of the door is not a small cubby area full of clothes or toys, but a large room with a sofa in the

center and massive home theater system against the wall. Empty pizza boxes and beer bottles litter the entire fog-

filled floor. The thumping heard turns out to be the bass of heavy metal music being played at an extremely high

volume.

SUSY only stares at the three massive monstrous creatures dancing like things gone mad in the center of the room.

They are roaring and snarling and making all sort of ungodly noises. Every time they jump, the floor shakes when

they land. It is a terrifying sight.

SUSY
JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?

The music stops abruptly and the monsters turns to see SUSY, who now looks absolutely livid. Two of the monsters

look at the ground nervously and embarrassed while the largest monster shuffles awkwardly up to SUSY. SUSY puts her

hands on her hips.

SUSY
You know the policy this building has regarding parties past bedtime MONSTER IN THE CLOSET. I have warned you three

times alrea--

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
No, no! You got it wrong Ms. SUSY. This isn't a party I swear! These are just my buds y'know? We were

just...y'know...hanging and stuff, that's all! Seriously! I'm sorry about the music, honest. It's

just...sometimes you just get into man...y'know?

SUSY
It was shaking my bed Mr. CLOSET!

SUSY sniffs the air.

SUSY
What's that smell?

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET suddenly jerks himself fully upright and his cracked lips go tight as he shifts his eyes

nervously back and forth. One of the monsters behind him whipsers, "Dude, busted."

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
Uh...well...okay, that's Bump in the Night's. It's for medicinal purposes. He's got the Doctor's note if you need

to--

SUSY sighs exasperated.

SUSY
I don't care! Listen--

Suddenly the sound of SUSY'S bed groaning can be heard from her room behind her. She turns to see a creatures claws

come out from under her bed and grip her floor. It then proceeds to pull the rest of it monstrous body out,

revealing and old looking and decrepit form with a massive mouth full of razor sharp teeth. It bellows out a high

pitched whining yawn and looks around drowsily before spotting the open closet door with SUSY inside. SUSY puts her

hand to her brow and shakes her head.

SUSY
Great. I will be back in a second. You stay RIGHT here!

MONSTER IN A CLOSET nods weakily and looks down at the ground as SUSY turns and walks back to her room. The two

other monster begin to chuckle behind him and he turns and punches one in the shoulder.

MONSTER IN A CLOSET
Dude, shut UP! I TOLD you the music was getting too loud...

INT SUSY'S ROOM - Night

SUSY walks back into her room with her hands up.

SUSY
MONSTER UNDER THE BED, please go back into your apartment. I have the situation under contr--

MONSTER UNDER THE BED
It's that's dead beat in the closet making all that racket isn't it? Goddamn stoners and their heathen music!

They're the reason this country's in the crapper!

SUSY nods her head in faux agreement.

SUSY
I know Mrs. BED.

MONSTER UNDER THE BED
They just don't know what it means to EARN A LIVING and NOT FREELOAD LIKE HIPPIES!

MONSTER UNDER THE BED leans her bulkish form over towards the closet as she shouts towards it. SUSY positions

herself between the two and gestures for MONSTER UNDER THE BED to go back where she came from.

SUSY
They certainly don't Ms. BED.

MONSTER UNDER THE BED slowly begins to crawl back under the bed while still looking towards the closet with

contempt.

MONSTER UNDER THE BED
They probably voted for that...well...y'know...BLACK guy.

SUSY turns her head away to roll her eyes as MONSTER UNDER THE BED finally pushes herself all the way back under the

bed. All that can be seen are her glowing red eyes.

SUSY
I don't doubt it Ms. BED.

MONSTER UNDER THE BED
Where's the birth certificate? That's all I'm saying...

MONSTER UNDER THE BED disappears into the darkness under SUSY's bed. SUSY takes a deep breath and shakes her head.

Suddenly a soft chuckling can be heard in the corner of her room. SUSY turns towards the noise, but it's too dark

for her to make out where the source of the noise is coming from.

SUSY
Is that you Mr. WALL

She squints and notices the shadows formed from the moonlight are beginning to form a fearsome looking face. The

SHADOW ON THE WALL grins evilly at SUSY and begins to laugh.

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Please, just call me SHADOW. I need your help with something and frankly, it looks like you could do to get away

from those two!

SUSY sighs again, but then grins warmly and walks over to SHADOW ON THE WALL.

SUSY
And you wouldn't be wrong. So what do you need?

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Oh nothing too hefty. Just noticed that the bulb on the table lights been out. I only just now have been able to

talk to you about it because of...

SHADOW ON THE WALL gestures to the moon.

SUSY
Okay, I'll have a new bulb put in tomorrow morning. You want it loose so it flickers a bit?

SHADOW ON THE WALL smiles.

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Oh you know me too well! I...I don't suppose you could spring for a 75 watt?

SUSY shakes her head.

SUSY
We just don't have the budget right now Mr. WALL. Sorry.

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Ya don't think maybe you're being kinda stingy? I mean...

SUSY
Mr. Wall, I'm telling you, we just don't have the money right now. But don't worry, I do intend to make some

changes in the future. I'll let you know what I have planned in the next tenant meeting at the end of the month.

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Oh alright! I suppose it aint THAT big of a hassle...

SUSY smiles.

SUSY
There anything else Mr. WALL?

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Just one thing sweetie. I already told you, call me SHADOW.

SHADOW ON THE WALL chuckles while SUSY shakes her head.

SUSY
Good night Mr. WALL.

SHADOW ON THE WALL
Good night ma'am.

SUSY turns back towards the closet door and sees MONSTER IN THE CLOSET peeking through. The moment he sees her, he

quickly ducks his head back and the sound of him tripping and stumbling can be heard. SUSY storms towards the door

and goes inside to find MONSTER IN THE CLOSET picking himself up off the ground.


MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
The old guy down the hall's kinda sweet on you isn't he? You don't think that's kinda creepy?

SUSY
Shut up! I am DONE with you, do you understand me? The parties, the complaints, the back rent...ALL of it! I

can't do this any more Mr. CLOSET.

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
Oh come on! Look the rent isn't my fault! I told you, that beuracratic dump of an unemployment office keeps

sending my checks to the wrong address. I swear, they seriously need to get their heads popped out from their--

SUSY
Mr. CLOSET! You CLEARLY DO. Not. Get it, so listen...CAREFULLY. YOU. ARE. GONE.

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
Ms. SUSY...

SUSY
NO! You have completely used up every ounce of good will I have extended to you and your time is up. Consider this

your final notice. You have 30 days to get your crap out of my room. Do you understand me?

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET opens his mouth to speak, but then sees into SUSY'S unwavering gaze. He slouches over and

looks away.

MONSTER IN THE CLOSET
Yes ma'am...

SUSY turns around and slams the closet door shut. The light enimating from it instantly disappears as the fog is

quickly sucked back in from under the bottom of it. SUSY angrily climbs into bed and pulls the sheets messily over

her. FADE TO BLACK.

CUT TO:
INT: SUSY'S ROOM - Day

FATHER knocks on the door to SUSY'S room before entering. He turns to see SUSY in bed and is momentarily startled

by just how poor she looks. SUSY'S sheets are almost all over the place but on her and her hair looks like a

tornado hit it. There a bags upon bags under her eyelids. She slowly opens her eyes and groans.

FATHER
Wow slugger! Looks like someone didn't have a good night's sleep.

SUSY
No...not really...

FATHER sits down on the chair next to the bed and rubs his hand over SUSY'S head.

FATHER
You know you're my brave little girl, but maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea for you if we leave the night light

on tonight.

SUSY groggily nods her head.

SUSY
Okay daddy. I could certainly use the vacation...

FATHER looks at her with confusion. FADE TO BLACK.

THE END

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