Army of Darkness

Stand atop Ash's face. They push from either side of his nostrils, plugging his nose. Ash's mouth opens as he gasps for air. As he inhales...

SUSPENDED TINY ASH #6

Is released.

TINY ASH #6 – SLOW MOTION – WIND FAN

He free falls for a moment, then the tiny body arcing to form a perfect swam dive, plunges down into Ash's opened throat.

ASH

Inhales the living beast whole. He chokes violently. He breaks his bonds an he hacks for breath. He puts his finger down his throat, trying to make himself vomit up the little man, to no avail.

He looks about to crush some of the little Ashes but they are gone. He places his hand on his stomach and dizzily stumbles to a chair. He goes pale.

ASH

Nasty little thing's inside me.

He stands indignant but double over in sudden pain.

ASH

Well let's see how you like a little hot water!

He grabs the hot kettle from the stove and pours the scalding contents painfully down his throat. He sets down the kettle and waits for a moment. A tiny SCREAM emits from Ash's stomach

ASH emits a bark of LAUGHTER. He clutches as his chest. Then his arm. He rips back his shirt sleeve.

CLOSE ONASH'S ARM – STOP MOTION ANIMATION

We can see the outline of Tiny Ash #6's body squirming down Ash's arm, just beneath the skin.

ASH

Watches in horror as...

THE TINY FIGURE

Squirms down his wrist and disappears into his iron hand. The Iron hand snaps open and closes uncontrollably. The possessed iron hand swings at him.

THE IRON HAND

Connects with an uppercut that knocks Ash out of frame.

ASH

Lands next to an iron vice. He reaches for the EVIL HAND. But the hand has grabbed a mallet that BONK-BONKS him on the head. Ash is groggy as he is grabbed by the hair and yanked down into the opened vice.

THE EVIL IRON HAND

Cranks the vice's handle.

THE VICE

Tightens around Ash's head. Trapped, he looks to...

THE EVIL HAND

Rummaging through a wooden toolbox. It comes upon a crude wooden punch.

ANGLE – THE EVIL HAND – UNDERCRANKED

Stabs rapidly at Ash's good hand. But Ash expertly dodges each stab with an opening of the fingers or a closing of the thumb is super fast motion.

ASH

With is head still wedged in the vice.

ASH

Why you dirty little... AHHHHHH!!

A PAIR OF IRON PLIERS

Has entered frame and clamps down upon Ash's nose. He emits a nasal SCREAM and shakes the pliers loose.

ASH

Soon as I get out of this thing I... YIEEEE!!

THE PAIR OF IRON PLIERS dip into Ash's mouth and clamps down upon a back molar.

ASH

No! Not the teeth!

YANK!

THE EVIL HAND

Jerks his rear MOLAR from his head and holds up the tooth for his inspection. It sets the tooth down nearly in front of him. The Evil hand forms a fist and crushes the tooth to dust. It scurries from view.

ASH'S HEAD

Struggling in the grip of the vice.

ASH

Where the hell are ya!?

THE EVIL HAND

Grabs a red hot fireplace poker from the fire.

ASH

I can't see ya!!

HIS EVIL HAND raises a red hot fireplace poker and presses it against the right half of his body.

ASH

No, no – not the poke –

SSSSsssssssss!

ASH

Jerks his head free from the vice with a SCREAM. He holds up his iron hand. It's back to normal. Again under his control.

ASH

Okay then.

But he halts abruptly as he feels a strange sensation: His shoulder itches. He scratches it. The Itch grows. It itches madly. He rips back his shirt. Upon his shoulder... THERE BLINKS A THIRD EYEBALL!!!

THE CAMERA RACES INTO THIS HIDEOUS SIGHT

It is the eyeball of EVIL ASH. Beneath it, a mouth and nose begin to take shape on the surface of Ash's back.

ASH

SHRIEKS and SHRIEKS and races out of the mill. The CAMERA follows him in docu-horror style as he flees into the dark woods.

EXT. WOODS – 12MM LENSE – NIGHT

Ash staggers about in a frenzy, stumbling over logs and through the brambles. He races up to the CAMERA and cries out as this protrusion upon his shoulder becomes more pronounced.

ASH

Dear God, it's growing bigger!

THE PROTRUSION SWELLS AND GROWS LARGER

It's taking the shape of a twin human head as it emerges from his shoulder. A head that looks similar to his own, but is Evil incarnate.

He is now a man with two heads!

TWO HEADEDASH

Staggers through the woods like a drunkard, the two identical heads trading insults, and sharply butting against one another.

THE BADASH HEAD

Opens it's mouth and bites the nose of the Good Ash head.

THE GOOD ASH'S HEAD

Retaliates by gouging the eyes of the Bad Ash head.

TWO-HEADED ASH

Collapses against a tree. Under the light of the full moon we see a terrifying sight:

TWO ADDITIONAL ARMS

Sprout from Ash's body!

A LEG

Rips out of his stomach. Another foot POPS out from his back.

TWO-HEADED ASH

Like a human spider he scurries about the forest floor, propelled by his four arms and four legs. Suddenly he stands and SHRIEKS as the EVIL ASH begins to pull away from the first. He literally splits into two.

SPLIT SCREEN – WIDE SHOT

When it's over, there are two Ashes.

GOOD ASH and...

BAD ASH

They square off beneath the moonlight.