House on Haunted Hill Page #4

PULL BACK TO REVEAL - Price buttoning the phone dead as a

NEWS CREW of two videotapes him: an ENG Cameraman named

BENNY and a 20-something Katie Couric wannabe with a

microphone in Price's face -- KIRSTEN SAVAGE.

They're all standing amidst a sprawling landscape of

futuristic-looking buildings and rides: a spanking new theme

park. We see the great steel arch that bears the place's

name:

TERROR-INCOGNITA

A New Adventure From Steven Price

KIRSTEN:

Business or pleasure, Mr. Price?

PRICE:

My wife. Where were we?

KIRSTEN:

Your roller coaster that is, quote:

"unlike any that has ever come before

it."

PRICE:

Absolutely. No cheap thrills. A genuine

Journey To The Brink Of Madness.

He gestures grandly towards the huge and extremely tall

expanse of steel girders and tracks in front of them.

KIRSTEN:

Sorry, but it just looks like a generic

roller coaster to me. What's the

gimmick?

Price beckons them to an elevator at the base of the ride.

PRICE:

Ever seen one that starts at the

top? 20 stories worth of top?

KIRSTEN:

And then what happens?

PRICE:

(smiles)

I think it's something better

experienced then described.

The Elevator door whooshes open. He bids them enter.

PRICE:

After you.

INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUS

The DOORS CLOSE and the elevator starts up. Through small

ports in the sides they see the beams of the roller coaster's

superstructure dropping down past them as the cabin rises.

KIRSTEN:

Sources have told this reporter that the

real reason your Park's opening has been

delayed was a near-fatal accident on one

of the rides here. Comment?

PRICE:

I wouldn't be opening this place

tomorrow if every single thing down to

the beheaded Beanie Babies hadn't tested

100% safe.

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