frankenstein meets the wolfman fan script (beginning)

Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman

By

Stephen Allen Gutierrez

Based on the

Screenplay By:

Curt Siodmak

2010

We see the Universal Pictures Logo appear on screen. The

words that spell Universal dissolve leaving only the world.

The world turns to the color of white. We are now staring at

a FULL MOON. We pan down from the full moon and end up in...

1 EXT. BLACKMOOR, ENGLAND- GRAVEYARD- MIDNIGHT: 1896

It is raining heavily outside. We can see lightening strike,

which is the only good light we see. We see in front of us

an engraved stone that says "Here Lie the Dead of

Blackmoor." We see two men pass by the engraved stone.

DANIEL

Hey Jack! How much further is the

tomb?

JACK

Not that much more.

Jack finds the engraved stone.

JACK

Daniel! Give me the lantern!

Daniel hands Jack the lantern. Jack puts the lantern in

front of the stone and reads it.

JACK (cont’d)

Here lies the dead of Blackmoor.

Jack turn to Daniel.

JACK (cont’d)

We’re close. We’re real close.

The two move further through the graveyard. The two finally

reach a huge stone tomb. On top of the tomb is inscribed,

TALBOT.

JACK (cont’d)

This is it.

Jack gets out a pick ax and starts to hammer the door of the

tomb with it. The door finally breaks. He hands the ax back

to Daniel. Jack goes inside the tomb. Daniel follows.

2.

2 INT. GRAVEYARD- TALBOT FAMILY TOMB

The two grave robbers look around the tomb.

DANIEL

This is gigantic.

JACK

Yes it is.

DANIEL

This family must have been rich.

Look at the size of this tomb. It

seems like every single family

member is in here.

JACK

So it seems.

The two look around.

DANIEL

John Talbot. Heard he got burned

and then decapitated by some wild

animal. Gypsies probably.

JACK

Ha yeah most likely.

DANIEL

Who are we looking for exactly?

JACK

Lawrence Stewart Talbot.

DANIEL

Oh.

Daniel looks to his right and points.

DANIEL (cont’d)

Isn’t it that one there.

JACK

Where?

Jack turns around and lays his eyes onto a Solid Silver

Coffin.

A smiles crawls across Jack’s face.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 3.

JACK (cont’d)

Yep. This one’s it.

Jack looks down and sees an engraved message on the tomb.

JACK (cont’d)

Lawrence Stewart Talbot who died at

the Youthful Age of Thirty One.

R.I.P.

Jack turns to Daniel

JACK (cont’d)

Give me the chisel.

Daniel hands Jack the Chisel. We hear a loud crack and the

coffin is unlocked. Jack and Daniel open the coffin. The two

look down.

DANIEL

What is that?

Jack reaches down and pulls out a couple of branches.

JACK

Wolfbane.

DANIEL

Wolfbane?

JACK

Yeah.

DANIEL

Why is there Wolfbane in here?

JACK

Well, there is an old gypsy poem

that goes, even a man who is pure

at heart and says his prayers by

night, may become a wolf when the

wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon

is bright.

DANIEL

What you don’t think our friend

here is a-? A-

JACK

A Werewolf?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 4.

DANIEL

Yeah.

JACK

No. I doubt it.

We see moonlight start to creep in through the window and it

hits the coffin holding Lawrence Talbot. We suddenly start

to see his hand move.

JACK (cont’d)

Anyway, where were we?

DANIEL

The ring on his finger.

JACK

Oh right.

Jack puts the wolfbane down and reaches for the ring. Jack

takes the ring off and smiles.

JACK (cont’d)

This will go for a pretty penny in

the market now won’t it?

DANIEL

Yes it will.

Jack smiles.

JACK

Yes. We got it!

Suddenly a hand grabs onto Jack. Jack yells and drops the

ring. Daniel jumps back in shock and drops the lantern. The

lantern shatters causing the wolfbane to catch on fire.

DANIEL

My God!

Daniel turns around and runs to the door.

JACK

NO DANIEL! HELP ME! DON’T LEAVE ME!

Daniel runs out the door.

JACK (cont’d)

DANIEL! NO!

Jack turns to the coffin and we see Lawrence’s grip on Jack

tighten. Suddenly we see Lawrence’s hand start to grow hair.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (4) 5.

Jack’s eyes widen. Lawrence’s other hand grabs onto the

other side of the coffin, this hand too starts to grow hair.

We see Lawrence lift himself from the coffin as his clothes

tear and hair starts to grow around his body. Jack screams

and we hear the werewolf roar.

3 EXT. GRAVEYARD- MIDNIGHT

Suddenly we see Jack’s dead body crash through the window.

Daniel turns around and sees the werewolf jump out the

window. Daniel’s eyes widen and he continues to run. The

werewolf runs after Daniel on all fours.

DANIEL

SOMEBODY HELP ME!

Jack is running towards the village. We see the village

lights up ahead. Daniel smiles.

DANIEL (cont’d)

Almost there. Almost there!

Daniel, panting, continues to run.

DANIEL (cont’d)

Almost.

Daniel looks behind him and the werewolf is gone. Daniel

smiles.

DANIEL (cont’d)

Thank god. He’s gone.

Daniel turns back around and screams. We see the werewolf

roaring, it’s mouth wide open, jump at Daniel.

INSTANT FADE OUT

FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN

4 INT. GRAVEYARD- DAY

We FADE IN and see a group of investigators walking around

the graveyard. We stop in front of a horse carriage that

comes up to the grave yard. We see a cane touch the ground

and we recognize the cane as being Lawrence Talbot’s Silver

Wolf’s Head Cane. We pan up and we see that the holder of

the cane is the Scotland Yard Inspector Francis Abberline.

Abberline gets out of the carriage. Inspector Owen walks up

to Abberline.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 6.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Morning Sir.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Mmm.

Inspector Owen grimaces.

INSPECTOR OWEN

You look like hell.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Why thank you.

Inspector Abberline walks toward the Talbot Family tomb.

Inspector Owen follows him.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Did you have a long night sir?

Inspector Abberline stops in his tracks apparently annoyed.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Let’s keep it short and sweet. We

all have our own beasts to deal

with.

Inspector Abberline continues to walk and leaves Inspector

Owen behind.

INSPECTOR OWEN

I wonder what got into him?

Inspector Abberline is now in front of the Talbot Family

Tomb. Around the tomb we see several inspectors searching

around the tomb.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

What happened?

The inspectors turn around. Inspector 1 turns to Abberline.

INSPECTOR 1

Two grave robbers searching in this

tomb were found dead. And both of

them, seem to have been bitten by

some wild animal and consequently

bleed to death.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Animal?

Abberline’s eyes widen and he charges into the tomb.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (3) 7.

INSPECTOR 1

Abberline!

5 INT. GRAVEYARD- TALBOT FAMILY TOMB

Inspector Abberline runs into the tomb. In the center is

Lawrence’s coffin. Abberline run to the coffin and looks

inside of it.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

He’s gone.

Inspector 1 runs to Abberline.

INSPECTOR 1

Sir!

Abberline turns around.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Damn it he’s gone! Lawrence Talbot

is gone.

FADE OUT

6 EXT. OUTSKIRTS OF BLACKMOOR, ENGLAND- FARM- NOON

We see a peaceful looking farm yard, animals, cows, pigs.

The sun is now fully up showing that it is around 12.

7 INT. FARM- BEDROOM

We see Lawrence Talbot lying face down on the bed.

Lawrence’s clothes are torn and bloody, as is his entire

body. Lawrence get up from the bed and look around.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Where am I?

Lawrence’s eyes widen and he suddenly realizes...

LAWRENCE TALBOT

NO! NO! I can’t be! I can’t be

alive! I can’t!

Lawrence’s eyes find a mirror. Lawrence stares into it and

sees himself. Bloody, damaged, and murderous.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 8.

LAWRENCE TALBOT (cont’d)

No.

Lawrence steps away from the mirror.

LAWRENCE TALBOT (cont’d)

This cannot be.

SIR JOHN (VOICEOVER)

But it is.

Lawrence closes his eyes.


But it is my dear pup.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

No.


You’ve come back to reclaim my

kingdom.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

NO!

Lawrence opens his eyes again and stares at the mirror.

Lawrence takes a deep breath.

Lawrence washes up and puts on some new clothes. He ties a

bandanna over his mouth for people not to recognize him. He

finishes it off with a brown fedora.

8 EXT. FARM

Lawrence walks outside and turns to the horse stable.

9 INT. FARM- HORSE STABLE

Lawrence mounts a horse.

10 EXT. FARM

Lawrence rides away from the farm.

9.

11 EXT. COUNTRYSIDE- DAY/SUNDOWN TRANSITION

We see Lawrence Talbot riding through the countryside on

horseback. We pass through a forest, dirt roads, grassy

plains and then we encounter a heavy rain. The rain

continues to...

12 EXT. LONDON, ENGLAND- SUNDOWN

We see Lawrence Talbot arrive in London. It is raining

heavily still and we see people running around covering

their heads and heading to shelter or running to their shops

trying to stay dry. Lawrence looks forward and we see a

green shop that says on the top, CONLIFFE.

13 EXT. CONLIFFE ANTIQUES SHOP

Lawrence rides his horse to the shop and gets off. Lawrence

ties the reins onto the light post. Lawrence walks to the

window and peers inside. Lawrence moves from the window and

walks to the front door. Lawrence twists the nob hard and we

hear the lock break. Lawrence looks behind him to see if

anyone had seen him. After confirming no one had seen him,

Lawrence opens the door and walks inside.

14 INT. CONLIFFE ANTIQUES SHOP

Lawrence looks around the shop. The shop seems to have been

long abandoned. We can see spiderwebs along the corners of

the walls and on the windows.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Gwen where are you?

Lawrence turns around and walks up the stairs. The stairs

creak at every step. Lawrence reaches Gwen’s room. Lawrence

opens the door.

15 INT. CONLIFFE ANTIQUES SHOP- GWEN’S ROOM

Lawrence enters Gwen’s room and looks around. Lawrence

touches the wood dresser and runs his hand across it.

Lawrence opens the drawer and reaches inside and pulls out a

butterfly hair-clip. Lawrence holds the hair-clip in his

hand and looks at it. Lawrence puts the hair-clip into his

pocket, turns around and leaves the room.

10.

16 INT. CONLIFFE ANTIQUES SHOP

Lawrence peers outside through the window to make sure

nobody sees him and he walks outside.

17 EXT. CONLIFFE ANTIQUES SHOP

Lawrence walks up to his horse, mounts it, and starts to

ride around.

18 EXT. LONDON, ENGLAND- SUNDOWN

Lawrence rides up to a man. Lawrence dismounts the horse and

approaches him.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Excuse me sir.

The man turns around and stares at Lawrence.

MAN

Yes sir.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

I was just wondering if you know a

woman by the name of Gwen Conliffe?

MAN

Gwen Conliffe?

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Yes sir.

MAN

Yes I know a woman by that name.

But she is now Gwen Andrews.

Lawrence is suddenly struck by this news.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Wait.... Gwen Conliffe.... Is

married?

MAN

Yes sir. She got married two years

ago.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Two years?

We see Inspectors Abberline and Owen pass right by them. The

two are talking but we don’t know what they are saying.

11.

19 EXT. GALLOPING HORSE PUB- NIGHT

Francis Abberline and Inspector Owen stop in front of the

pub. Abberline turns to Inspector Owen.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Stay out here. If you see anything,

come tell me.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Yes sir.

Abberline turns to the pub and...

20 INT. GALLOPING HORSE PUB- NIGHT

The door to the pub opens and Abberline enters and takes off

his hat.

BARTENDER

Evening Inspector.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Evening.

BARTENDER

Haven’t seen you around lately.

Namely after Lawrence Talbot was

falsely killed for being a

werewolf.

Abberline glares at the Bartender.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

He was not falsely killed. He was a

threat that had to be dealt with.

BARTENDER

Yeah. Except for the fact that

after he died the killings didn’t

stop.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

They did eventually stop didn’t

they?

The Bartender does not respond.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE (cont’d)

Yes. You could say that I tamed the

beast.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 12.

BARTENDER

And then you left.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

There was no need for me to stay.

BARTENDER

Very well. But isn’t it peculiar

that when you come back to

Blackmoor, two people end up dead?

Inspector Abberline smiles.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

What are you proposing Bartender?

That I am a werewolf?

BARTENDER

Yes. I suppose I am.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Well in that case....

Inspector Abberline raises up his cane. We see the silver

wolf’s head touch the Bartender’s neck. Inspector Abberline

continues to force the cane on his neck and raise it up.


You better watch your back. Because

when a werewolf comes for you I

might not save you.

The Bartender gulps.


Now make yourself useful and get me

a pint of bitter.

21 EXT. GALLOPING HORSE PUB

Lawrence Talbot is still talking to the man outside. We see

Inspector Owen standing nearby.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Do you think you can give me her

address or something? I need to see

her. It’s really important.

MAN

Who are you?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 13.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

I seriously cannot tell you.

MAN

Are you trying to hurt her? Kill

her-

LAWRENCE TALBOT

No. I need her help.

MAN

Well then tell me. Who are you? I’m

not going to tell you anything

unless you-

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Ok, ok. I’ll tell you who I am.

Just, don’t do anything.

MAN

What do you mean?

Lawrence reaches up to his bandanna and lowers it. The man

moves back in shock.

MAN (cont’d)

Lawrence Talbot!

Lawrence quickly puts his hand over the man’s mouth.

Inspector Owen sees Lawrence Talbot. His eyes widen.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Shhh! I told you not to do

anything.

MAN

You- You- You’re supposed to be

dead!

LAWRENCE TALBOT

I know. I need her help. Now tell

me where she lives.

Inspector Owen turns to The Galloping Horse Pub and runs

inside.

22 INT. GALLOPING HORSE PUB

The Bartender hands Abberline the pint of bitter.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 14.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

Thank you.

Abberline puts the glass to his mouth when...

Inspector Owen runs into the pub.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Sir!

Abberline turns around.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

What is it?

INSPECTOR OWEN

Talbot!

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

What?

INSPECTOR OWEN

Lawrence Talbot is outside!

The Bartender drops the bottle of bitter that he was holding

and it shatters. The Bartender turns his head toward

Inspector Owen.

BARTENDER

What?

Abberline’s eyes widen and he throws the glass backwards

hitting the bartender in the face. The bartender falls back.

BARTENDER (cont’d)

Ah! Shit!

Abberline jumps out of his seat and runs to the door. The

bartender struggles to get up.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Sir!

Inspector Owen runs after Abberline.

INSPECTOR OWEN (cont’d)

Sir!

15.

23 EXT. GALLOPING HORSE PUB

Lawrence Talbot is finishing talking to the man. He has

Gwen’s address written down on a piece of paper. Lawrence is

folding up the piece of paper.

LAWRENCE TALBOT

Thank you.

MAN

You welcome.

Lawrence is putting the paper into his pocket when we see

Abberline charge out of the Galloping Horse Pub. Abberline

looks around and spots Lawrence.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

TALBOT!

Lawrence turns around and sees Abberline running after him.

Lawrence quickly mounts his horse and the horse gallops off.


STOP TALBOT!

Abberline gets onto his horse. Inspector Owen gets out of

the pub.

INSPECTOR OWEN

Sir!

Abberline’s horse takes off.

INSPECTOR OWEN (cont’d)

Sir!

Abberline’s horse is running at top speed after Lawrence’s.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

STOP TALBOT!

Abberline continues to follow Lawrence around the streets of

London.


STOP!

We are nearing the outskirts of town and are now approaching

the countryside.

16.

24 EXT. COUNTRYSIDE- NIGHT

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

TALBOT! STOP OR I’LL OPEN FIRE ON

YOU!

Lawrence looks back at Abberline.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

STOP TALBOT!

Abberline reaches for his gun.

INSPECTOR ABBERLINE

I’LL GIVE YOU TO THE COUNT OF 3

TALBOT! ONE!

Abberline cocks his gun.


TWO!

Lawrence looks back at Abberline. Abberline raises his gun

at Lawrence.


THREE!

Abberline fires his gun at Lawrence. The bullet goes past

Lawrence’s face. Lawrence loses control of his horse for a

moment.


I’LL FIRE AGAIN TALBOT! STOP!

Lawrence regains control of the horse and continues on.


TALBOT!

Abberline fires again. The bullet passes by Lawrence’s horse

and hits the ground. The horse rises up in fear. Lawrence

reaches to his side and pulls out his gun. Abberline fires

again and misses. Lawrence turns around and points the gun

at Abberline. Abberline’s eyes widen.


Talbot.

Lawrence fires at Abberline. The bullet flies and hits

Abberline’s arm. Abberline pulls back on the horse’s reins

because of the forceful impact the bullet made on him. The

horse tumbles to ground taking Abberline with him. Lawrence

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2) 17.

rides off into the night leaving Abberline in the dust.

Abberline, after struggling to get up, gets back on his

feet. Abberline stares off at Lawrence. Abberline moves his

hand through his hair and breathes heavily.


Talbot.

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