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Crowd Control

Logline: The fake-blood soaked streets of Salem on Halloween night are so busy an obviously psychotic killer could go unnoticed in the crowd of thousands...

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The movie follows several different groups of characters throughout the night with interconnecting stories.

The first is a group of local punk/goth/mallrat type of kids. They're locals and hate Halloween and tourists. They are barely in costume. They have a night of vandalism, spraypainting, and provocation planned.

Then there are a group of frat boy type guys that are just in town to be rowdy and go to bars. They are not in costume. Their night begins centered around trying to "pick up sluts", but quickly de-evolves into bar fights etc.

The protagonist is a tour guide that gets fired after his first tour of the evening. There was a mysterious stabbing during his tour and, thinking that it was just another Halloween prank, he encourages the tour to continue and leave the victim behind. The victim is a one of the punk kids and has a reputation of pulling pranks. After the police interview him his boss fires him to avoid bad PR.

The police don't want to cause panic so they keep the killing a secret and hope it's an isolated incedent.

It's not. The killer blends in to the crowd even with blood all over him. He's been planning this night for years. He will be changing masks and costumes throughout the night. He thinks he is on a mission from God to kill heathens and pagans and Halloween is, essentially, a pagan holiday. At one point he joins the protagonist's tour and, hearing that the guide is a practicing witch, remembers his face and makes him a target.

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I want to add more. Lot's more. I want there to be other groups of characters, maybe some kids who work in a local haunted house, some people that work as vendors, obnoxious hot chicks dressed in idiotic costumes, and some more respectable characters.

I was thinking I wanted the film to be a bit campy and have some comedy, but decided to make it very artsy instead. There will be a bit of comedic relief etc. but the scenes will be cut and jagged. I'm thinking It should look like an old school music video by Nine Inch Nails or Marylin Manson.

The music will be intense and electronic in order to add to the unsettling vibe of the cinematography and the confusion and panic the charactors feel.

Genre: Horror, Other, Thriller

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Cast (8)

Tour Guide / Lead

Character Description
Has worked in town for years. The crowds don't phase him. He's used to playing it cool. Reacts calmly and logically to craziness. Practicing witch and history nerd.

Tommy / Supporting

Character Description
Typical loud-mouth Bostonian. Not a jock, but chills with them. Picks fights and the girls love him.

Jimbo / Supporting

Character Description
Twenty-something townie. The alpha of the group of frat-type guys. He has lived in Salem his whole life and has promised the boys a crazy night full of beer and chicks.

Dave / Supporting

Character Description
Big, dumb, loud, jock from the midwest. Goes to Salem State College. First Halloween in town. He's been hearing stories about how awesome it is and is all hyped up.

Raver Mike / Supporting

Character Description
Drug dealing raver. Only cares about money and getting high. His nickname should be an obvious physical characteristic of the actor that plays him. ["Tall Mike", "Short Mike", or worst case scenario "Raver Mike"]

Raven / Supporting

Character Description
Sad goth girl. She hangs with the punk kids because they get her drunk, but it's annoying because they always try to get with her.

Dirty Mike / Supporting

Character Description
Punk with anger issues.

Sketch / Supporting

Character Description
Misguided punk youth.
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Thomas Vallor

Salem, MA

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