Pet Sematary II

PET SEMATARY II PET SEMATARY II An Original screenplay by Richard Outten Revised by David S. Goyer Based upon characters created by Stephen King THIRD DRAFT Revised 1/6/91 "PET SEMATARY II" FADE IN: INT.LEMARCHE CASTLE, TOMB - NIGHT (1865) A storm is raging outside. We hear the clap and roll of THUNDER. TOMB STAIRWAY - RATS scurry away down the scum-covered steps as the GLOW OF A LANTERN and FOOTSTEPS herald someone's arrival... GENVIEVE LEMARCHE emerges around the bend. Mid-30s. Cultured beauty. Her dress and face are smeared with grime and... is that blood we see too? God only knows what's happened to her. Genvieve ducks under a monstrous cobweb as she passes an open window. WINDOW LIGHTNING streaks across the night sky outside. We catch a glimpse of the MOON disappearing behind the clouds. Genvieve reaches the bottom of the stairs. The tomb itself. Water trickles in through cracks in the lichen-covered walls, pooling on the tomb floor. Genvieve moves forward, her lantern throwing distorted shadows over everything... In front of her is Anton LeMarche's stone sarcophagus. Genvieve kneels in the water, one hand resting on the spiked iron railing which surrounds the tomb. She reaches the other hand towards a scum-covered plaque, brushing the grime away... THUNDER and LIGHTNING reach a crescendo as... A SKELETAL HAND rises out of the water, reaching for her. Genvieve SCREAMS. The lantern falls from her grasp, sputtering out.