LOGLINE: Three best friends decide to take a shortcut where they encounter a mysterious man who brings out the worst in them.

PAGE COUNT: 7.5

GENRE: Drama

CAST:
LUKE (16-17, scrawny, a nerd. The type to hold his backpack straps
with both hands. Desperately trying not to get left behind.)
MORGAN (17-18, curly-headed, eyebags . Busy being the peacekeeper
in his own parent’s divorce. Obeys authority figures and avoids
conflict.)
KIERAN (18, scruffy blonde hair, leader-type. Mourning his older
brother. Thinks he’s the toughest around.)
THE MAN (Adult/ageless. Mysterious and an instigator. Takes
pleasure in other’s distress. Speculated Devil incarnate.)

LOCATIONS:
EXT. STREET
Sidewalk on a street in town.
EXT. SHORTCUT PATH
A shaded, hidden path connected to the main street.

CONTACT:
Peyton Hoffman, pehoffman@chapman.edu, 714-470-1381

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