Group - Treatment for our Opening Sequence

    The protagonist stands mournfully in front of the grave of her mother. She has a small handful of wild-flowers bound tight by string. She places them respectfully and sorrowfully next to the grave. A slow breeze tugs at her skirt. She is dressed in a traditional plain 19^th century dress with a neck choker necklace and a small ornate hat. In her hand is clutched a piece of torn paper, and a small photograph of her mother. The sound of church doors being heaved open is heard before the protagonist make her way between the pews. The church is silent, save for the sound her footsteps, which echo ominously throughout the building. There is a dusty atmosphere and the light catches the dust in the air and creates streams of light from the windows. She finally sits one pew from the front, on the right, next to the aisle; her head bowed looking at the handful of paper. She fiddles with the paper, looking at the photograph then at the note. The writing on the note is written both vertically and horizontally across the paper. 

    There is a slight gust of wind through the church. On the altar at the front one of the candle sticks topples over with a clang and rolls of the table onto the floor. The protagonist jumps and looks down at it. It rolls across the hard stone floor towards her and bumps into her foot. She reaches down and picks it up then gets up and places it back at the front of the church. She then returns to her pew and continues to read the note. Without her noticing, the doors at the back of the church silently swing shut. A short time later, while still seated at the pew, a strand of the protagonist’s hair is slowly lifted backwards. This is followed by more strands one by one until she finally notices. She moves her head very slightly when she senses the movement and whispers words of apology in fear. She turns her head a little further then suddenly it is forced down onto the pew in front with a smash. She screams and her head is dragged backwards again by her hair, revealing the trail of blood appearing from her hairline. She is dragged off the pew and onto the floor. She tries to scramble forwards when the pulling on her hair is released but then her legs are gripped. She is pulled up the aisle to the door by her legs, screaming and grabbing for a hold. She is released before reaching the door and gets up and stumbles back into the church, staring at the door in fear and panic. She runs for the door and tries to open it but it is locked. From the outside of the church her slamming against the door and struggling against the invisible force can be heard. Then the door stops rattling and there is silence. The outcome of the encounter is unknown.