Army of Darkness

Emerges from over the ridge.

ASH

Unscrews his iron hand and holsters it. He slings the chainsaw from his shoulder and snaps it onto his stump bracket. Click. He threads the chainsaw starter cord through the V-SHAPED SLOT that extends from his breastplate. CLICK. He thrusts out his arm and the chainsaw ROARS to life!

INT. SHED – CLOSE ON INTERIOR DOOR

The blade bites into the log that bolts the door.

THE EVIL FORCE

Draws closer.

INT. SHED

CLOSE ON CHAINSAW BLADE
 

Halfway through the log. Sawdust flies.

EXT. SHED

ASH

Come on! Come on!

The chainsaw dies. He jerks out his arm to restart it. Putt. Putt.

ASH

Blasted piece of junk!

THE EVIL FORCE

Draws closer.

ASH

Delivers a mighty kick to the door.

INT. SHED

ANGLE ON DOOR

The partially cut log gives way. Ash tumbles into the storage shed. He slams the door shut and slides the remainder of the log across the latch, re-bolting it.

THE EVIL FORCE

Hammers at the door of the Shed.

BANG!

INT. SHED

A terrified Ash braces his back against the door.

BANG!

Earth shaking in its intensity. The planks of the door shudder behind Ash.

CLOSE ON LOG BOLT

It cracks.

ASH

Presses himself against the door for all he's worth, praying that whatever it out there, won't get in.

BANG! Splinters fly.

CLOSE ON LOG BOLT

BOOM! The crack widens.

THE DOOR FRAME

Behind Ash begins to buckle beneath the hammering blows.

ASH

Begins to SCREAM. And the BANGING halts.

LONG SHOT – INT. SHED

All is quiet. Ash hugs the door. Shaking in the silence. And that's when it hits. LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE!

Ash and the door he braces are blasted away from the wall of the Shed as the Evil Force brings it's tremendous power to bare.

INT. SHED – SAM-O-CAM – INTERVOLOMETER

TRACKING WITHASH AND THE DOOR

As they are swept up at super speed in the grip of the Evil Force. Ash is seen rocketing through the long hallway of the Shed, spinning head over heels. Ash rips through other doors, taking them with him. Ash is now sandwiched between two doors as he flies through the air.

EXT. SHED – SIDE SHOT

The roof of the shed ripples, sending tiles and wood beams flying as the EVIL FORCE surges through the shed like a tidal wave.

EXT. REAR DOOR OF SHED

It blows out from the place in a flying stack along with the other doors. The flying doors slam against a tree and fall to the ground in a stack.

THE EVIL FORCE

With Ash out of sight, glides forward, into the woods.

EXT. SHED – DUSK

LOOKING DOWN UPON – THE STACKS OF DOORS

All is quiet. We hear the sound of a bolt moving. The doorknob turns slightly. The door swings upward and opens... revealing a somewhat flattened Ash who picks his groggy and bruised self up.

He beholds...

EXT. ABANDONED MILL

An empty place of stone and wood. Driven by the wind, the Mill's giant grinding wheel slowly turns with a squeak.

INT. MILL

ASH enters the Mill.

ASH

Anybody here? !

The place is quiet. Ash slumps down against a wall to catch his breath.

ASH

This place'll do for the night. Get the book in the morning.

INT. MILL – THREE SHOTS – INTERVOLOMETER

Shadows lengthen on the floor and stretch across the walls.

ASH

Peers through the window.

EXT. MILL – LONG SHOT THE SUN – DAY

A gigantic ball of fire as it sets behind the Mill. The wind kicks up.

INT. MILL

Ash listens as the cabin CREAKS like an old ship beneath the force of the gale.

THE WOODEN SHUTTERS

On the window quietly KNOCK. Ash shivers and rubs his arms for warmth.

ASH

Damn this cold.

ASH

Looks about the Mill and spots an iron stove.

GASOLINE

Pours out of Ash's chainsaw over some logs in the stove's belly.

ASH

Lights the fire with his Zippo lighter and huddles near the flame for warmth.

ASH

'least I won't freeze to death.

He turns to a tiny sound.

WIDE SHOT – ASH

Behind him, through the window, a large gnarled hand sweeps past.

ASH

Spins, raises his shotgun and fires.

BLAMITY-BLAM!

The window is ripped away in a shower of glass.

ASH'S POV – THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW

Only the night woods. The "gnarled hand" comes back, sweeping down in front of the broken window, but it's revealed to be just a tree branch swaying in the wind.

ASH

Reloads. He moves to the front door and peers out through a crack.

ASH'S EYEBALL

Through the crack in the door.

ASH'S POV – THE WOODS BEYOND

CAMERA pushes through the crack to the woods beyond. There is movement.

LONG SHOT – EXT. MILL

The tiny figure of Ash steps from the Mill.

CLOSEUP – ASH

He sweeps the barrel of the shotgun toward the sound of sticks breaking.

ASH'S TERRIFIED HORSE