PREVIOUSLY: Ghost Rider: Evil's Many Faces #3 - (Script)

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"Abandon All Hope" - Rated T+

Page 1

1/ Isaac’s neighbor’s brother, eviscerated by the tree monster.

2/ Isaac looking on with the black binoculars.

CAPTION: ISAAC: I was there.
CAPTION: ISAAC: I didn’t say anything. I didn’t shout for help.

3/ Ghost Rider incinerating the tree monster.

CAPTION: ISAAC: Because I was too scared. All my life, the majority of what I’ve felt has been fear.
CAPTION: ISAAC: Anxiety.

4/ Isaac running down the trail and away.

CAPTION: ISAAC: It was our town’s tradition. The nervous settlers.
CAPTION: ISAAC: I can’t imagine why no one ever questioned it. How we can live like this.

5/ Black. The Operator Symbol.

CAPTION: ISAAC: I can’t take much more.
CAPTION: ISAAC: I feel words coming out of my mouth, I see what’s happening. But nothing to do but feel fear.

Page 2

1/ Ghost Rider standing to face Slenderman.

GHOST RIDER: You’re like the other one… my fire can’t--

2/ Slenderman’s fist knocking down Ghost Rider.

SFX: WHAM

3/ Isaac’s face.

CAPTION: ISAAC: Please Ghost Rider. Please kill it.

Page 3

1/ Ghost Rider throwing his open palm out, molten chains lashing out.

2/ Slenderman looking at the oncoming chains.

SLENDERMAN: (X)

3/ Slenderman is gone, the chains hit nothing.

4/ Slenderman behind Ghost Rider.

GHOST RIDER: Fire didn’t kill the clawed freak, I had to-

5/ Ghost Rider turning to see Slenderman.

GHOST RIDER: SH--

Page 4

1/ Ghost Rider tossed into the air by multiple tendrils.

GHOST RIDER: F**K!!

2/ Slenderman, multiple black tendrils slithering out from his shoulders and back.

3/ Flashback to Ghost Rider walking away from the burning Plague Doctor.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: Why did it work on HIM then? If what I’m thinking is true, then WHY is he dead?

4/ The Archangel looking over his shoulder, standing in front of the pond.

THE ARCHANGEL: Come to greet your God?

Page 5

1/ Splash Page/ A badly burned Plague Doctor, standing opposite The Archangel. His clothing is scorched, but still covering most of him, and there’s something reddish black with a hint of pus-yellow dripping out of the holes. All that remains intact is his mask, which is charred. His scythe is tangled up in the rags, dragging along.

PLAGUE DOCTOR: Yes… to see my work….

Page 6

1/ Ghost Rider aiming both of his hands down as he falls.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: If this flakes, it’ll be my last option.

2/ Slenderman looking up at Ghost Rider falling toward him.

SLENDERMAN: (X)

3/ Ghost Rider spraying a massive amount of fire out of his hands and mouth down at Slenderman.

SFX: FRRRWWWWOOOOOOOMMMM

4/ Isaac watches the blaze.

ISAAC: NOBURNHURT
ISAAC: WILLNOTHURT

Page 7

1/ Ghost Rider on one knee in front of Slenderman.

GHOST RIDER: … s’what I thought.

2/ Slenderman walking toward Ghost Rider.

ISAAC: GIVEUP

3/ Ghost Rider looking down at the ground.

ISAAC: HOPELOST

4/ Ghost Rider pressing his hand onto the ground.

ISAAC: YOUROPERATORWILLCONNECTYOUSHORTLY

5/ The impression of Ghost Rider’s hand glows burning orange.

SFX: SSSSSSSSS
CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: The only way to get him in is to surprise him.

Page 8

1/ Slenderman standing right in front of Ghost Rider. There’s a glow under Ghost Rider.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: Goddammit. I’m scared.
ISAAC: TIMETODIE

2/ Ghost Rider looking up. His hand has made fiery orange cracks in the ground.

GHOST RIDER: I’ll see you in hell.

3/ Slenderman looking down.

SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!!!!!!!

4/ Ghost Rider and Slenderman collapse into a burning sinkhole, the innards appear as a vortex of fire. Slenderman is panicking, Ghost Rider is just free falling.

SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: But he’s TERRIFIED.
GHOST RIDER: HAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!!

Page 9

1/ Ghost Rider and Slenderman are both falling through a bright orange pit, toward a vortex of fire. The pit appears to be a stomach, with stony innards. There are a few lost souls wandering on cliffs that bleed, and there are ponds of stomach acid and rivers of sh*t.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: Escape was impossible the last time I was down there. Took a miracle to get me out.

2/ Slenderman looking down toward the vortex.

SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!

3/ Ghost Rider aiming both his arms up toward the visible portal to Earth, which hasn’t closed yet.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: One chance.

4/ Chains fire out of Ghost Rider’s sleeves.

5/ Earth. Chains lash out of the portal with spiked hooks at their ends.

6/ The soil impaled by he hooked chains.

SFX: SCHK

Page 10

1/ Ghost Rider hanging by the chains as Slenderman falls past him.

GHOST RIDER: YES!!
SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/ Ghost Rider starting to pull himself up by the chains, which have separated from his arms.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: I’M GONNA MAKE IT!

3/ Ghost Rider’s foot, a black tendril wrapped around it.

4/ Ghost Rider looking down.

GHOST RIDER: OH, FOR F**K’S SAKE!

5/ Slenderman hanging on by a tendril from his shoulder, reaching his arms up toward Ghost Rider.

GHOST RIDER: YOU ASSHOLE!!!
GHOST RIDER: YOU—F**KING—ASSHOLE!!!
SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Page 12

1/ The portal on Earth, slowly starting to close.

2/ Isaac in the chains.

ISAAC: RIDERWILLRIDERWILLDIEDIED
ISAAC: D….

3/ Ghost Rider kicking his foot violently.

GHOST RIDER: NGH!! HGGRH!!

4/ Isaac’s eyes. The Operator Symbols starting to fade.

CAPTION: LOSING SIGNAL

5/ Ghost Rider looking down past Slenderman, at the vortex.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: I made this portal only to the hellish part of limbo so I could get back to Earth easier.
CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: Stupid me, thinkin’ something would actually work in MY favor.

Page 13

1/ The vortex of hell.

HELL: BLLAAAAZZZEEEEEEE

2/ Ghost Rider looking down.

GHOST RIDER: F**K!

3/ The vortex forms thousands of demonic hands, slithering up toward Slenderman and Ghost Rider.

HELL: WELLLCOOOMMEEE BAAACCCKKKKK

4/ Slenderman looking down at the hands.

SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!

5/ Slenderman covered by the hands.

HELL: NEVVVVERR ESSSCAAAAAPE AGAAAAAIIIINNNN

Page 14

1/ Ghost Rider shouting.

GHOST RIDER: NEVER!!!

2/ Ghost Rider’s partially covered by the hands.

GHOST RIDER: EVER!!!!

3/ Ghost Rider covered by the hands.

4/ Ghost Rider bursting out of the hands, covered in a bright fire. A new hellcycle under him, made entirely out of hellfire.

SFX: VRRRRRRMMM
GHOST RIDER: AGAIN!!!!!

Page 15

1/ Ghost Rider riding up from the pit, using the hellfire-hellcycle like a rocket, toward the portal which is just about to close. Slenderman is being dragged down by the hands.

GHOST RIDER: GGGRRRRRAAAAA!!!!
HELL: HSSSSSSSSSSSS
SLENDERMAN: (X)!!!!!!!

2/ Ghost Rider bursting out of the portal with his hellfire-hellcycle.

GHOST RIDER: AAAAA!!!

3/ Ghost Rider in the air looking down at the portal, which has closed.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: Holy f**k.

4/ Ghost Rider in mid-air, the hellcycle bursts into nothingness.

CAPTION: GHOST RIDER: I did it.

5/ Ghost Rider slamming against the ground.

SFX: WHUMP
GHOST RIDER: HGH

Page 16

1/ Ghost Rider starting to stand, looking toward Isaac.

2/ Isaac’s eyes. The Operator Symbols are gone.

CAPTION: SIGNAL LOST
ISAAC: … I--
ISAAC: I’M FREE!!

3/ Isaac struggling in the chains.

ISAAC: YOU DID IT! I’M FREE!!
ISAAC: Th-thank you!

4/ Ghost Rider snapping his fingers.
SFX: SNAP
GHOST RIDER: Don’t mention it.

5/ The chains on Isaac burst into ashes.

SFX: SHH
ISAAC: Thank you so much.
CAPTION: ISAAC: Today’s events start to sink in.

Page 17

1/ Isaac standing up.

ISAAC: Are you okay?

2/ Ghost Rider.

GHOST RIDER: That thing said it served Cthulhu.
GHOST RIDER: So no. I’m not okay.
CAPTION: ISAAC: Between seeing someone die, becoming a puppet for an internet story…

3/ Isaac looking at the town’s dark green barrier.

ISAAC: THE Cthulhu?
CAPTION: ISAAC: I just want today to end. Because the guilt is too much. The guilt stands out more than anything.

4/ Ghost Rider.

GHOST RIDER: Read much Lovecraft?

Page 18

1/ Isaac looking toward Ghost Rider.

ISAAC: I’ve skimmed a bit.
CAPTION: ISAAC: I never told my next door neighbor how his brother died.
CAPTION: ISAAC: He was killed, thinking his brother was fine. Worried about his brother. Worried and scared.

2/ Isaac and Ghost Rider thrown to the ground by a shattering earthquake.

SFX: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
CAPTION: ISAAC: That was his last feeling.
CAPTION: ISAAC: And nothing I ever do will make up for that.

3/ Plague Doctor entangled by Cthulhu’s tentacles which are holding him above the center pond.

PLAGUE DOCTOR: YESSSS….
THE ARCHANGEL: THIS IS HIS GRATITUDE, MY DOCTOR!
THE ARCHANGEL: WITNESS GOD’S HATE!
PLAGUE DOCTOR: MY WORK… SUCCESS.

4/ Plague Doctor is yanked into the pond by the tentacles viciously.

PLAGUE DOCTOR: KILL ME, GOD! PLEASE KILL ME!
THE ARCHANGEL: BECOME ONE WITH HIS RAGE!

Page 19

1/ The Archangel standing in front of the pond, on both of his knees, his arms up.

THE ARCHANGEL: THE GREAT CTHULHU NO LONGER LIES IN DARKNESS DREAMING!

2/ Mist spewing out of the pond, surrounding The Archangel.

THE ARCHANGEL: CTHULHU WILL END EVERYTHING!

3/ The Archangel’s gas mask melting from the mist.

THE ARCHANGEL: CTHULHU WILL MAKE EVERYTHING DIE!

4/ Close up on The Archangel.

THE ARCHANGEL: God….
THE ARCHANGEL: God Cthulhu….
THE ARCHANGEL: Eat me.

5/ Same view, The Archangel covered in mist.

SFX: CHRRRKKK

Page 20

1/ Splash Page/ Isaac and Ghost Rider looking toward the forest. A cloud of smoke is rising. A single green tentacle, about 1 mile tall, is slithering toward the sky.

ISAAC: ….
GHOST RIDER: F**k….

NEXT TIME: "CTHULHU"!

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TO BE CONTINUED: Ghost Rider: Evil's Many Faces #5 (FINALE) - (Script)

I OWN: ISAAC EBERTH, NIGHTINGALE

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