Grin Reaper — Episode 1: The Beginning

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🎬 Grin Reaper — Episode 1: The Beginning 🔪😈

🌲 Scene 1: The Forest — 9:46 PM

Four teenage boys are riding their bikes through a forest path under the moonlight, joking and racing each other.

Boy 1 (Jake): “Haha, I win again! Y’all are too slow!”

Boy 2: “Yeah, yeah, whatever…”

Boy 3: “Wait… who's that up ahead?”

A shadowy figure in a black hooded cloak with a white, grinning mask stands silently in the path. He holds something long—possibly a machete—at his side.

Jake: “Hey! Who the hell are you? Get outta the way, freak!”

The figure doesn’t move. Suddenly, he steps forward.

Boy 2: “Dude, what’s your problem?”

In one quick motion, the figure lunges. The boys panic. One falls. Another runs. One yells, but it's chaos.

Jake gets lightly slashed on the shoulder and collapses. The others scream and scatter. One trips and the hooded figure walks slowly toward him. The screen fades as the boy gasps.

🏙️ Scene 2: Drew’s Apartment — 10:33 AM

Morning sunlight beams through the window. A group of friends sits around a living room, eating snacks and chatting.

Drew: “Man, I’m bored out of my mind.”

Malik: “Go talk to a mirror then, it’s the only one that listens.”

Drew: “Very funny. Clown.”

Sophie: “Language, please.”

Alex (laughing): “Sophie telling someone to mind their language? That’s rich.”

Tina: “Guys, come on. Can we not start chaos today?”

Drew: “No one invited you to moderate the group, Tina.”

Malik: “Drew, can you just chill for once?”

Suddenly, the TV volume rises. Everyone turns their attention.

📺 Reporter on TV:

“Breaking news from Ashfield. Four teenage boys were found dead early this morning near Northwood Trail.

Police say the wounds appear to have come from a large, sharp object—possibly a machete.

A disturbing message was found written in red at the scene:

‘Smile. The Grin Reaper is coming for you.’”

The room goes quiet. Alex turns off the TV.

Drew: “What in the actual hell…?”

Tina: “That’s… horrifying.”

Drew (half-joking): “That’s death itself, bro.”

Sophie: “Drew, take this seriously. People died.”

Malik: “Yeah, this isn’t some Halloween story. What if we’re next?”

Alex: “He’s right. It might not be random.”

Sophie: “We don’t know who or why—but we should be careful.”

Drew: “Y’all are too paranoid.”

Malik stands up, frustrated.

Malik: “If someone’s out there—with a mask and a machete—roaming around this town, shouldn’t you be worried?!”

Drew: “You need to chill, man.”

Malik throws a light punch at Drew’s shoulder. Drew retaliates and suddenly the two are wrestling on the floor.

Sophie: “STOP!”

Tina: “You’re acting like kids!”

Alex: “ENOUGH! BOTH OF YOU!”

They freeze as Alex stands between them.

Alex: “We need to focus. People are dying. Arguing won’t fix anything.”

Everyone calms down, breathing heavy.

🌙 Scene 3: Woodbury High — 8:12 PM

Two students (a boy and a girl) walk through the empty school halls with a flashlight.

Girl: “I can’t believe I forgot the science project here.”

Boy: “Relax, we’ll grab it and bounce.”

They enter the classroom and grab the project. Suddenly, the hallway lights flicker. The Grin Reaper appears in the doorway.

Grin Reaper (voice distorted): “You’re next.”

The girl gasps and drops the folder.

Girl: “What do we do?”

Boy: “Stay behind me.”

He tries to confront the figure, but after a short struggle, the killer overpowers him, knocking him out. The girl screams. In a panic, she tries to throw the fan from the project at the figure—but the Grin Reaper catches one of the blades.

He approaches slowly. The screen cuts to black as she backs away… and we hear a sharp gasp.

🕓 Scene 4: Alex’s Apartment — 5:34 AM

Alex wakes up groggily to his TV still on. The news is reporting again.

📺 Reporter:

“Two Woodbury High students were found dead late last night. Police believe this is connected to the previous killings. The suspect—known only as ‘The Grin Reaper’—remains at large.”

Alex stares at the screen, worried.

Alex (softly): “I need to save this for the others…”

He presses record on the remote and lies back in bed, eyes wide open, mind racing.

🔚 Episode 1 Ends...

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Will the group stay together? Or will the Grin Reaper tear them apart?

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