Scene AL I (aan cal tele Ncalg 29 DRACULA SIDES 23 Dracula stalke to the front door, still shielding with his cope; He opens the door to a PIZZA DELIVERY GUY, late teens, pimply, disinterested in Halloween. DRACULA Good evening. PIZZA GUY Ub... Pizza delivery? DRACULA Ak... You have brought our repaat. Excellent. Continue to be of such service, and your life will be spared, PIZZA GUY Uh-huh... That'll be fifteen-fitty. He seems up to mischief: DRACULA Tell me... PISZA GUY Yeah? DRACULA, Is there... garlic on the pizza? PIZZA Guy Z don’t know. Did you order garlic. DRACULA No. PIZZA GUY (losing patience) Then no-~ Look, mister, I got tour ether deliveries to make, you wanna just pay the money and. DRACULA, Of course, Yes. ot RRR NKR RAK MRNA KINI Jemie awakes, surprised to find herself on a CANOPY DED. Hanging from one of its posts, a FLOWING WHITE GOWN. LoS 4 panauedns» vn Scene ee Drowns She sits up, looks around -~ another castle room, with stone and mortar walls, torch sconces. She looks at the nearest sconce, realizes the torch . flickering in it is ELECTRIC. FAKE. DRACULA, You wake... He smiles, inviting, the immaculate host. DRACULA (CONT'D) the gown... suits your beauty... Please put it on. SAME 5 Where am I? What have you done to < Sam? er DRACULA Harker... Is resting elsewhere. Please... Put on the gown, then you may dina. Prac gestures to the table, on a silver platter, the pizza. Proudly: DRACULA (CONT'D) We're having pizza. JAMIE What-— What is wrong with you? You ‘made up’ Lucy right? You pretended to be my friend. DRACULA, I needed to know... Tf you were the one, JAMIE You could try talking to people. But instead you become this? | DRACULA The gown. JAMIE (fear into anger) I’m not playing your stupid game! (breaks to sobs) Twant te go home... Drac EXPLODES in a tidal wave of hideous anger: 284witran¢ Of} DRACULA PUT ON TRE GOWNLT Jemie Zinishes putting on the gown, tears stifled, regaining composure. Dracula stands with his back to her. DRACULA (CONT'D) + I scared you. {Off her silent terror) You're the only one I don’t want to scare. CLOSER ON DRACULA - as he watches, we see his resolve -- his will to maintain the illusion -- faltez. He lowers his head, glances around the room, as if seeing the artifice he’s greated for what it is.’ another beat, then he says, without accent and meekly: — — DRACULA (CONT’D) 2 just... I love the movies... JAMIE But they aron’t real, You can’t make them real. CAMERA SLOWLY ARMS around his back, to cee his blank face as he recalls—- DRACULA Real is being born this way. Different. Roal is your Dad calling you ‘monster’. It's the first time you hear the word. He tries to beat you to death with a shovel. (sad) Everywhere I ran. Zverywhere I tried to hide, people found me. Dragged me out, attacked me. Called me ‘freak’... Called me ‘monster’. (reverential sweep) But then, one day, T found them. The great monsters... In their movies, they were strong. They were feared. (emotional) They wero beautiful. and now I’m Like them. Commanding. Terrifying. JANIE Lonely. BAH