Candy Lady by Terrence Francis Write A Screenplay contest entry |
Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.
### The Candy Lady
#### FADE IN:
**EXT. NORTHSIDE OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA - DAY**
*The summer sun blazes down on a quaint neighborhood. Children run and play, laughter echoing through the streets.*
**EXT. MS. ANNA ARCENEAUX’S HOUSE - DAY**
*A chain-link fence surrounds a modest home. Kids gather at the fence, shouting joyfully.*
**CHILDREN**
(chanting) Cold Cup Lady! Cold Cup Lady! *MS. ANNA ARCENEAUX (70s, silver hair tied back, kind smile) appears, pushing a cart filled with colorful cold cups and candies.*
**MS. ANNA**
(with a warm smile) Alright, alright. Who wants a treat? *Kids cheer and rush to the cart. Anna hands out the treats with gentle affection.*
#### MONTAGE:
*Different years flash by—1990, 1991, 1992—Anna selling treats, kids happily enjoying them.*
#### CUT TO:
**EXT. NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY (SUMMER 1993)**
*A mournful atmosphere. Posters of missing children are plastered everywhere.*
**PARENT #1**
(teary-eyed) It's been weeks. No sign of him anywhere. *Anna approaches, a sorrowful expression on her face.*
**MS. ANNA**
(comforting) We'll find them. I promise. I'll help in any way I can. *She hands a donation to a grateful parent.*
#### INT. MS. ANNA’S WASH HOUSE - NIGHT
*Rows of jars filled with strange herbs and potions. The centerpiece: a wooden effigy.*
**NARRATOR (V.O.)**
(ominous) But no one knew the darkness that lay behind her kindness. *Anna whispers incantations, pouring a vial of liquid on the wooden effigy.*
#### CUT TO:
**INT. MS. ANNA’S WASH HOUSE - DAY**
*Children, sedated, lie on makeshift beds. Anna tends to them with eerie tenderness.*
**MS. ANNA**
(whispering to a child) Hush now. Soon, it'll all be over. #### EXT. LAFAYETTE - DAY (SUMMER 2000)
*An unusually hot day. The neighborhood is tense.*
**NARRATOR (V.O.)**
(ominous) And then, the summer of 2000 brought something sinister. *Parents gather, talking in hushed tones about shadows and strange sounds.*
#### INT. MS. ANNA’S WASH HOUSE - NIGHT
*The children wake from their stupor. They see Anna in ceremonial garb, chanting around the effigy.*
**CHILD #1**
(terrified) What’s happening? *Anna dances wildly, the air thick with tension. The effigy starts to tremble.*
#### CLOSE-UP:
*The wooden effigy splits open violently. Kooshma emerges—a grotesque fusion of human and nightmare.*
**MS. ANNA**
(ecstatic) Master, I have brought you life. *Kooshma steps forward, eyes burning with malevolence.*
**KOOSHMA**
(whispering) You will be the first. *With a swift motion, Kooshma drives claws into Anna’s chest. Her body convulses, face frozen in disbelief.*
#### LOW ANGLE:
*Kooshma turns to the terrified children.*
**KOOSHMA**
(sinister) And now, for the rest. #### EXT. MS. ANNA’S HOUSE - NIGHT
*Parents, sensing something wrong, rush towards Anna’s house. They burst in.*
#### INT. MS. ANNA’S HOUSE - NIGHT
*Parents find the horrifying sight: Anna lifeless, Kooshma melting into the shadows.*
**PARENT #2**
(crying out) Oh my God! *They rescue the traumatized children.*
#### EXT. MS. ANNA’S HOUSE - NIGHT
*Police tape surrounds the house. The neighborhood whispers in fear.*
**NARRATOR (V.O.)**
(whispering) The story of the Cold Cup Lady became a haunting tale, a warning of the darkness behind kind smiles. #### INT./EXT. ABANDONED WASH HOUSE - NIGHT
*Empty, eerie. The wind rustles softly.*
**NARRATOR (V.O.)**
And if you listen closely on hot summer nights, you might hear the faint chanting of Ms. Anna, trying to complete her deadly bargain with the night terror. #### FADE OUT.
**TEXT OVERLAY**
"THE END" *(CREDITS ROLL)*
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