A lonely man receives a special invitation to an exclusive club of killers, who have gotten away with it and saying no to the club has deadly consequences.
STORY COMMENTS
This short script THE TWILIGHT ZONE pays homage to Rod Serling and to the classic Twilight Zone series. The script easily engages the audience and pulls them into the world of the protagonist Martin Slone. Like the Twilight Zone, the tone is ominous. There are many twists and turns with a classic ironic ending in the spirit of the Twilight Zone or even an Alfred Hitchcock traditional film.
The story showcases a rather ordinary man, who appears to be lonely. He seems to be successful at his career, but doesn’t have much of a personal life.
His life is changed when he
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This propels the story forward, and in the third act a major twist is revealed that the club was all a joke (similar to the film THE GAME), but the real twist is that he does end up killing someone. The ironic ending, as mentioned, captures the essence and spirit of the Twilight Zone.
The idea of this script works, but there are areas to discuss in terms of credibility and logic.
When the idea of the killer club is first mentioned, Martin doesn’t really have any solid reaction. One would first assume that Martin would think it was a joke and laugh until he realized they were serious. For example, from page 8 to page 12 there’s no authentic or believable reaction from Martin. Again, there should be some resistance and then when they say they know he committed the perfect murder, one would think he would hesitate (because he knows he didn’t) and then play along.
While the audience realizes that Martin is lonely, one isn’t sure why he wants them to believe he killed someone. Try to add a statement by Martin that reveals that this is the most exciting thing that has happened to him, or reveal what his motivation would be to want to belong to this club. How does this fill a void in his life? He wants to be accepted, but what triggers this. Try to convey why he would want to be accepted by this
As well as how Martin suffers from his own dilemma and fears that his wife might cause to his social life and children due to her life consuming addiction.
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