[The scene opens with a flicker of static, revealing two teenagers, Jake and Sarah, sneaking through a darkened forest. A full moon shines brightly above, casting long shadows. The eerie hum of synth music builds softly in the background. Sarah laughs as Jake pulls her in close next to a towering tree, their forms silhouetted by moonlight.]
JAKE (smiling): “No one’s going to find us way out here.”
[They lean in for a kiss, the quintessential 80s teen scene. Laughter echoes through the quiet, but the camera drifts toward the nearby shadows, hinting at a presence observing them.]
[The synth music escalates in tension. Jake suddenly pulls away, his expression turning serious.]
JAKE: “Did you hear that?”
SARAH: “You’re just trying to mess with me.”
[The crack of a twig snaps through the air. Sarah freezes, her wide eyes searching the looming darkness.
SARAH: “Jake, we should leave now.”
[Before he can reply, a chilling, deep voice pierces through the silence.]
GRAVES: “The Reaper leaves no survivors.”
[The camera quickly cuts to Reverend Ezekiel Graves stepping from the dense shadows, dragging a rusted, enormous scythe. His glowing eyes shine coldly beneath the moonlight.]
JAKE: “Run!”
[They bolt into the forest, hearts pounding. The camera trails them as Graves follows at a deliberate, ominous pace.]
[Sarah stumbles, crashing into the dirt. The camera zooms in on her fear-filled face.]
SARAH (sobbing): “No! Please!”
[Graves towers above her, casting a long, menacing shadow.]
GRAVES: “You were marked long ago.”
[He raises the scythe high. The camera zooms into Sarah’s terror-stricken face. Her scream shatters the quiet as the screen cuts to black with a loud THWACK, followed by a burst of exaggerated red blood.]
[Cut to Jake, crouched inside a dilapidated church at the edge of the woods. Jake huddles beneath a pew trembling with fear. Graves stands in the doorway, dragging his scythe across the worn wooden floor. His gaze locks onto Jake.]
GRAVES: “Run all you like… you can’t hide from fate.”
[Jake sprints for the back exit, but it slams shut with a thunderous bang. The camera tightens on his panicked expression as Graves approaches. The scene cuts back to Sarah’s motionless body in the woods, her brightly colored clothes drenched in blood. The wind howls through the trees as Graves nears Jake, raising the scythe.]
GRAVES: “This ends now”
[The camera closes in on Jake’s terror as the scythe swings down. The screen cuts to black with a sharp THWACK, followed by flickering static.]
[A deep, ominous voice speaks.]
VOICE-OVER: “Heaven is by invitation only… but the Reaper comes for all.”
[The screen glitches, and the synth music rises one final time before fading away.]