The Backrooms

By

Sam Frankum

 
PRODUCTION SCRIPT
February 1 2022©
2022 Sam Frankum
All rights reserved.
 THE BACKROOMS

CAST LIST

WILLIAM CRAWFORD - a lonely, unpleasant man who ends up in an

experiment

3 BACKGROUND CHARACTERS - these are people who have been in

the experiment for a while
SCENE - 1 - INT. IN A RANDOM ROOM - DARK

SOUND EFFECTS - CRACKLING OF THE TAPE RECORDER AND MUFFLING

SOUNDS

WILLIAM CROWFORD

Hello, hello is this working? (distressed)

I mean its flashing so I’m guessing it’s working.

Hello listeners welcome to my new and inclusive podcast

(long pause)

I think I have been here for too long

SOUND EFFECTS – TAPE RECORDER CRACKLES OF AND THEN CRACKLES

BACK WITH NOISE, DRIPPING WATER IN BACKGROUND, MOVING AROUND
(FOOTSTEP, CLOTHES SWAYING/ RUFFLING)

WILLIAM CROWFORD

Now let me give you a tour, first of all we have the yellow
walls get used to it because it’s all you will be seeing
forever, next we have the residents they are not sociable and
do not wanna be your friend.

SOUND: MONSTER SCREAMING

WILLIAM:

(Shouting)

Oh shit

SOUND: RUNNING

SOUND: RADIO CUTTING OFF AND ON AGAIN.

WILLIAM:

Dear diary I met this boy called Dave yesterday he’s 8’5 and
has bad breath he’s always chasing me around I think he might
have a crush, I would love to say the same but he always wants
 to get touchy and I’m not ready for that yet. Although I’m
more than happy for him to take me out somewhere I’m hungry.

SOUND: RADIO CUTTING OFF AND ON AGAIN.

WILLIAM:

Hey guys day 2 I think I’m starting to lose hope, there’s no

food or water anywhere the only thing I can see is this red
substance dripping from the ceiling I don’t think I’m
desperate enough to try that yet but it might be a last
resort.

SOUND: RADIO CUTTING OFF AND ON AGAIN.

WILLIAM:

Day 3 of my glorious podcast I’m trying to stay optimistic but

these fluorescent lights are driving me crazy with this
constant buzzing sounds I tried breaking a few but they are
just endless, I have to be on the move constantly to stay away
from that persistent boy he has quite the crush someone should
teach him personal space my legs are killing me but I don’t
wanna risk sitting down and being caught of guard I haven’t
slept in days because of this damn thing but to be honest I
probably wouldn’t be able to anyway due to this damn buzzing.

SOUND: STOMPING

WILLIAM:

Damn I gotta go speak soon.

WILLIAM:

(out of breath)

Welcome back guys day 4 now don’t have much time to talk me
and Dave are playing tag

(Surprise)

Is that a… a door welp it can’t be worse then this

SOUND: DOOR OPENING AND SLAMMING

SOUND: BANGING ON DOOR AND SCREAMING

WILLIAM:
 Sorry Dave I don’t feel like playing anymore

Wear am I it’s so dark

SOUND: WALKING

WILLIAM:

what’s this.. a pipe?

SOUND: SIZZLING/BURNING

WILLIAM:

(SCREAMING)

SOUND: RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND

WILLIAM:

Hello whos there, is that you Dave?

SOUND: RUNNING GETTING CLOSER

SOUND: WILLIAM RUNNING AWAY

WILLIAM:

Whatever that is I don’t think I want to fi-(cut off)

SOUND: CRASHING SOUND

SOUND: RADIO CUTTING OFF AND ON AGAIN.

WILLIAM:
 Well that didn’t feel to great

WILLIAM:

Where am I looks like a run down camp

SOUND: RUSSLING

WILLIAM:

Hasah looks like this is my day I have found some food and uh
water? It looks kinda red like some of the stuff from the
first room got into it well looks like that isn’t edible.

WILLIAM:

And it seems like there is some kind of journal

SOUND: PAGES RUSSLNG

WILLIAM:

Hmm the backrooms? Is that where I am does this mean there’s

other people here

SOUND: THUMP AND FALLING

STRANGERS:

(DISTORTED)

Was he alone

STRANGER 2:

Yeah I think so

STRANGER:

How did he even get this far by himself.

STRANGER 2:

What should we do with him what if he knows about level 10

STRANGER:
 I don’t know okay how many times have I told u not to leave
that goddamn journal just lying on the floor we can’t risk
anyone getting to level 10 before us.

STRANGER:

Yeah I’m sorry okay let’s just get a move on before he wakes
up we don’t want to be followed.

SOUND: RADIO FEEDBACK