PREVIOUSLY: Ghost Rider: Evil's Many Faces #2 - (Script)

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"In Darkness Dreaming" - Rated T+

Page 1

1/ A little girl no older than 7 limping through her neighborhood, looking up at the green sky. She’s sick like the others, bleeding out of her nose and her mouth and her ears.

2/ She looks at the glowing green, which reflects off of her face.

LITTLE GIRL: Why…God….why…

3/ The figure of THE ARCHANGEL standing in front of her. He has all black clothing, like robes. His clothing has a hoodie over his head, but leaving room for his face. His face is covered by a rust colored gas mask.

LITTLE GIRL: Momma said…you loved…
THE ARCHANGEL: …

4/ The little girl coughing up globs of blood and tissue.

5/ The Archangel standing over her.

THE ARCHANGEL: God hates you.

6/ The little girl on her knees, blood stained on her dress, looking up.

LITTLE GIRL: Wh…what..?

Page 2

1/ The Archangel uncomfortably close to her face.

THE ARCHANGEL: God hates you.

2/ The little girl, absolutely crushed in multiple levels.

LITTLE GIRL: N-no--

3/ The little girl’s eyes, puffed red and bleeding.

THE ARCHANGEL: You’re dead now.

4/ The Archangel standing over the little girl’s corpse.

THE ARCHANGEL: God hates you. Because you were born here.
THE ARCHANGEL: Born to embrace me.

Page 3

1/ The Archangel standing near the glowing pond. The little girl is there with him, but not as a body, as a soul.

THE ARCHANGEL: And through me, you will meet God.
LITTLE GIRL: Wh-wha--

2/ The Archangel standing over the pond, holding the little girl’s soul by the manifestation of the arm.

THE ARCHANGEL: And I will show you that he hates you.
LITTLE GIRL: I’m scared…

3/ The Archangel’s face.

THE ARCHANGEL: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me”.

4/ The little girl’s soul looking up at The Archangel, as if filled with hope.

5/ The pond.

THE ARCHANGEL: But God does not walk with you through the valley.
THE ARCHANGEL: God does not save you from the fear.

Page 4

1/ The Archangel stepping back with the little girl’s soul.

THE ARCHANGEL: God is your fear.

2/ The pond erupts violently, dozens of squid-like tentacles thrashing violently above the surface, reaching for the little girl.

THE ARCHANGEL: He has lain in darkness dreaming for far, far too long.
LITTLE GIRL: AIIEEEE!!!!!

3/ The Archangel steps back as she is caught by Cthulhu.

THE ARCHANGEL: God is hungry.

4/ The Archangel’s face.

THE ARCHANGEL: God is not your shepherd.

5/ The pond’s surface, bubbling and thrashing.

THE ARCHANGEL: God is your butcher.

Page 5

1/ The Rake jumping toward Ghost Rider, claws out.

THE RAKE: REEEEEE

2/ Ghost Rider throwing out his molten chain at The Rake.

3/ The Rake in mid-air, wrapped up.

THE RAKE: HRRR!!!

4/ Ghost Rider throwing The Rake up into the air by the chain, still holding him in the grip.

Page 6

1/ The Rake slashing through the chain in the air.

SFX: CHRRRKK

2/ Ghost Rider’s surprised reaction.

GHOST RIDER: What?!

3/ The Rake darting down the chain as if in slow-motion, claws out.

THE RAKE: DIE

4/ Back to regular speed, The Rake has slashed Ghost Rider across the skull and the force has thrown him back.

SFX: SRKSSS
THE RAKE: REEEEEEE!!!!!!!

5/ Ghost Rider on the ground, looking over at The Rake.

GHOST RIDER: Sh*t!

Page 7

1/ Isaac.

ISAAC: WEGROWSTRONGER

2/ The forest.

ISAAC: OURLORDFEASTSONTHEDEAD

3/ The Archangel tossing in another soul into the pond, this one of a man.

ISAAC: THEOLDONEWILLMEETYOU
ISAAC: ONCEYOUEMBRACETHEARCHANGEL

4/ The Rake running at Ghost Rider with insane speed.

THE RAKE: HSSSSSSS

5/ Ghost Rider uppercutting The Rake with a fist covered in hellfire, sending him flying.

GHOST RIDER: F**K YOU!!!

Page 8

1/ The Rake tumbling in mid-air.

THE RAKE: GRGHH

2/ Ghost Rider opening his mouth.

3/ Ghost Rider’s mouth acting as a massive flamethrower, scorching the air all the way up to where The Rake is.

SFX: FRRRWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM

Page 9

1/ The Rake’s charred body slamming down hard into the ground.

SFX: WHUMP

2/ Ghost Rider taking a stance and spraying fire out of his mouth all toward The Rake’s landing spot.

SFX: FRRRWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM

3/ The Rake leaping out of the flames with his claws out.

THE RAKE: EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

4/ The Rake impaling Ghost Rider through the chest with his claws.

THE RAKE: REEEE!!!! REEEEE!!!!!
GHOST RIDER: GRGH!!

5/ Isaac turning his head to look toward the forest.

ISAAC: TIME?

Page 10

1/ Ghost Rider looking at The Rake close up.

GHOST RIDER: GRRG
THE RAKE: HSSSSS
CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: I’ve discovered that I can do a few new tricks over the last few years.

2/ Ghost Rider tossing his body sharply to the left, throwing The Rake off of him, his claws slipping out.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: This one, I’m afraid to use.

3/ The Rake charging at Ghost Rider.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: No other options. I need to find out what the f**k’s happening.

4/ Ghost Rider grabbing The Rake by his throat.

THE RAKE: GRRGG

Page 11

1/ Ghost Rider shoving The Rake’s head into the ground, which has formed a literal portal to hell itself.

GHOST RIDER: MEET THE PIT!
THE RAKE: HSSSSSSSSSEEEERRRRRRR
SFX: GRRGGHHHHHHHH
SFX: HSSSSSSSSSS
CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: I will NOT be sucked down there. Never again.

2/ Ghost Rider taking his arm out of the portal and backing away a bit, watching as The Rake is dragged into hell by the hands of thousands of demons.

THE RAKE: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
HELL: HSSSSSSRRRRRRRWWWWWWGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

3/ Ghost Rider staring at the portal, which is closing.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: NEVER. EVER.

4/ Isaac walking toward the forest.

ISAAC: THERAKEHASFALLEN
ISAAC: TAKEME

5/ Ghost Rider looking over.

GHOST RIDER: Ohhhhh no you don’t.

Page 12

1/ Ghost Rider throwing his arm out.

GHOST RIDER: I’m SICK of your BULLSH*T!

2/ Same shot, but three chains (that are NOT molten) are bursting out of Ghost Rider’s sleeve and lashing out.

GHOST RIDER: You come out and FACE ME!

3/ Isaac looking down as his body is wrapped by the chains.

ISAAC: NO!
ISAAC: NEEDHIM!

4/ Isaac being dragged toward Ghost Rider by the chains.

GHOST RIDER: WHATEVER YOU ARE, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!!

5/ The forest’s exit, behind one of the trees, Slenderman looks out toward the scene.

SLENDERMAN: …
CAPTION: THE ARCHANGEL: Distract him.
CAPTION: THE ARCHANGEL: God isn’t ready to face Zarathos yet.
SLENDERMAN: …

Page 13

1/ Splash Page/ Slenderman walking out from the forest, his arms open.

SLENDERMAN: (X)
(His text bubble is filled with operator symbols when he “speaks”, leaving his true voice up to the reader’s interpretation)

Page 14

1/ Ghost Rider looking at Slenderman, cutting the chain links from him to Isaac, leaving Isaac bundled up in chains.

GHOST RIDER: The hell does that mean?

2/ Isaac looking at Slenderman.

ISAAC: GIVEMETHEBOY!!!
ISAAC: GIVEMETHEBOY!!!
ISAAC: GIVEMETHEBOY!!!

3/ Ghost Rider.

GHOST RIDER: F**K YOU!

4/ Slenderman tilting his head.

SLENDERMAN: (X)

5/ Slenderman.

SLENDERMAN: (X)

6/ Isaac.

ISAAC: ONELASTONEBEFOREGOD
ISAAC: INEEDTHEBOY
ISAAC: BEFOREGOD
ISAAC: ONELASTONE

Page 15

1/ Ghost Rider looking at Slenderman.

GHOST RIDER: Who’s your God, anyway?! Why the hell are you scumbuckets killing everyone here with your diseased little FREAKJOB?

2/ Slenderman titling his head the other way.

SLENDERMAN: (X)
ISAAC: CTHULURLYEHWGAHNAGLFHTAGN
ISAAC: CTHULURLYEHWGAHNAGLFHTAGN
ISAAC: CTHULURLYEHWGAHNAGLFHTAGN

3/ Ghost Rider looking down at Isaac.

GHOST RIDER: …. Wait a sec….
GHOST RIDER: CTHULHU--

4/ Ghost Rider’s head cocked back from a punch by Slenderman’s shadowed fist.

GHOST RIDER: --GHKK!!

5/ Slenderman walking toward Ghost Rider, who is adjusting his skull like he has no idea what just happened.

GHOST RIDER: F**K!
ISAAC: LETTHEBOYGO

Page 16

1/ Ghost Rider looking at Slenderman.

GHOST RIDER: Hell n--

2/ Slenderman’s fist stretched out and knocking Ghost Rider over with a vicious punch to the side of his skull.

SFX: WHAK

3/ Isaac.

ISAAC: THENIWILLTAKEHIM

Page 17

1/ The Archangel standing near the pond, his hand out, interacting with a few Lovecraftian tentacles that are slithered up out of the pond.

THE ARCHANGEL: Yes….

2/ Overhead of a main part of the town. There are dead all over, scattered in the streets.

THE ARCHANGEL: You’re almost here with us again, God.

3/ Slenderman grabbing Ghost Rider by the throat and holding him up 10 feet in the air with a stretched arm.

CAPTION: THE ARCHANGEL: You gave us life with these human thoughts, gave us shape with their fear… of course we will make you whole again.

Page 18

1/ Splash Page/ The inside of the pond. A large egg with a leathery surface, and a small opening at the top, through which the tentacles shown so far travel up to the surface.

Page 19 And Page 20

1/ Double Spread/ Ghost Rider tossed down to the ground by Slenderman, who’s limbs have grown out longer than before. Isaac is visible, rambling.

SLENDERMAN: (X)
ISAAC: TODAYTHEGODRISES
ISAAC: THEOLDONEWEHOLDDEAR
GHOST RIDER: NGH
ISAAC: TODAYYOUARETHEFIRSTTODIE
ISAAC: ZARATHOSDIES
ISAAC: VENGEANCE

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TO BE CONTINUED: Ghost Rider: Evil's Many Faces #4 - (Script)

I OWN: ISAAC EBERTH, NIGHTINGALE

I DON'T OWN: GHOST RIDER, CTHULHU, SLENDERMAN, THE RAKE, PLAGUE DOCTOR, THE ARCHANGEL