STRANGER THINGS“Chapter One: The vanishing of Will Byers”Written & directed byThe Duffer BrothersINT. HAWKINS LABThe dark clouds swallow the stars. As we go into the “INT. Hawkins Lab” wehear sirens, a man runs for his life. Faster, faster, faster. He gets near aelevator and presses the elevator button to go up, over, and over again. Helooks back in a scared, intense way. The door open, finally. He fears a rumblingnoise from above him… he looks up and he eyes go wide, something… lifts himto the ceiling. The door snaps shut.EXT. SURBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHTHiss! The sprinklers kick on. A young boys speaking, in a tense, dramatic way.“Do you hear that? Listen” he says. We focus on a two story, end of the cul-de-sac house. The mailbox reads “THE WHEELERS” The young boy says “…Something is coming… something hungry for blood…INT. WHEELER HOUSE - BASEMENT - NIGHTA group of boys, 12 years old, play Dungeons And Dragons. They all sit arounda card table. A grid map is spread out on the tabke before them, along with anearly empty pizza box, canned Cokes, and the all-important DUNGEONS ANDDRAGONS MONSTER MANUAL.Mike Wheeler, 12, ks the “Dungeons Master” and de facto leader of our group.“A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness… it isalmost here…” Mike says. The others boys lead forward . Riveted. We surveythem:Lucas Sinclair. 12, playing as night. He is very small, but his loud mouth morethan makes up for it. Dustin Henderson. 12, playing as dwarf. He is the most fearful, and leastconfident of our group.Will Byers, 12 playing as wizard. He is soft spoken, gentle, delicate.“What is it?” Will says.“What if its the Demogorgon? Were in deep sh!t if its the Demogorgon”Dustin says before Lucas adds to that comment “Its not the Demogorgon”Mike waits for them to settle this down. Then: “An army of Troglodytes chargeinto the chamber!”Mike says fiercefully. He slams six winged miniatures onto the map. He thensays “Their tails drum the floor! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” Dustin says“Troglodytes?!” “Toldja.”Lucas says then Dustin gives a quick “Pfff.”Mike looks over his shoulders, his eyes grow wide… “Wait! Do you hear that?BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Thats sound, it didn’t come from the Troglodytes… No, itcame from something else..”Mike slams a large, two headed miniature onto the map. “The Demogorgon”Mike says.
