NEED MORE PLOT TWIST

[felty]

I need more plot twist any one have any sanerios for plot twist . there is 4 character . 2 detectives , the evile guy , and the protagnist . I need a couple because i already have some . any suggjestions would be nice .

THANKS
FELTY

[Alex O]

Shouldn't you post a summary of the plot if you want others to suggest some twists?

[mandor700]

I'd be glad to help but as Alex O has said a bit of a plot summary wouldnt go amiss.

[felty]

There is an evil priest that wants to bring back his dead wife , he then invokes the powers of witch craft . The antganist's mother trys to stop the now evil preacher and gets killed . she then transfers her powers to her son now he must journy into presint time to stop the evil. with the help of 2 detectives he stops the evil
that is the mian plot i have several plot twis but need some mor thanks

FELTY ;D

[mandor700]

Perhaps have the wife quite involved in the whole affair, like she leaves instructions behind on how to bring her back and that her "Devoted" husband is only following instructions.

[felty]

I Was going to set up the the priest and antagonist in the time period arond the salum witch trials . The priest wife isnt realy a witch but is wronfly acused .so she is kille by the towns foke . The priest is found trying to reserect his wife and then the town foke kill him but befor he dies he swears that he will come back and kill the whole village . Some time gos by and he returnes with a monsters and kills the intier village . but befor he can kill the last to people ( i.e . the antagonist and his mom ) the mom trys to stop him . she fells and in a last ditch effort gives her powers to her son and tells him to run off . flash forward to modern time were the hero is grown up and hunting down the priest and his monsters . ;D

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[mandor700]

Give it an ironic twist, have the wife wronfully accused of whichcraft and therefore killed, then have the huseband spend all this time and effort trying to raise her because she is infact innocent, but then in the end the priest falls into his own trap so to speak by using whichcraft to raise her.

You could even make it in the end the wife and the antagonist get married after he kills the priest.

[AJ]

Your original post seemed to suggest this was to be a modern setting? It read as though the historical part was just the set-up for the story.

I'd say that would be the best way to go with it, getting the historical feel might be an unnecessary drain on your budget.

If your story is primarily about the time travelling son hunting down the evil forces, then it would be easier to shoot, and you wouldn't need to show very much of the whole witch and priest stuff.

Basically, as I see it, you are aiming for a superntaural version of 'The Terminator' with the son attempting to stop the evil forces, and being chased by the detectives.

Obviously this kind of thing has been done before, but then hasn't everything You should take a look at Terminator and study the way the story is constructed, especially the order in which the information is revealed to the audience.

Your piece could work well if you maintain the mystery, don't give the audience too much information up-front, let things be mysterious to begin with.

For example, time travelling sons and world devouring evils are not things we encounter in real life, make sure your script addresses these issues, the detectives are not going to believe the son. They would probably blame him for whatever 'evil' things have occured, he will therefore be fighting a battle on two fronts (exactly as Reese does in Terminator) you have him pitched against the forces of evil and the forces of society.

As for plot twists, perhaps the son thinks he is fighting the evil but, in the end, he has played into it's hands. He has effectively allowed the evil to win by travelling through time and distracting the detectives/forces of good, from the real menace.

Incidentally, is he actually physically travelling through time, like in Terminator, or is it more of an 'astral projection' kind of thing, where he inhabits the body of someone else (an ancestor perhaps) and uses them to perform his actions.

If it is the later, you could have a lot of scope for some interesting character interaction, kind of like "All of me" but with a more serious intent.

John

[Alex O]

For one thing, if it’s Puritan New England, it should be a minister, not a priest. Priest = Catholic or Anglican; neither would be tolerated in a Puritan Community.

You’ve done the back story, now fast-forward 300 years to the present day New England. The village is now a prosperous, exclusive township and most of the residents have historical ties to the original founders. Some of the original buildings remain, and a few streets even have cobblestones.

It’s the kind of place tourists visit during the fall to see the brilliant foliage and shop at the expensive boutiques. In spite of the town’s charm, there are many have-nots in the community who are not accepted by the town’s social circles.

The town is well aware of its past history and the witch burnings. Several of the teenage outcasts, wanting revenge against the social elite, perform a séance or ritual to release the spirit of the burned minister for a night of revenge. The ritual is designed to only bring back the minister for a couple of days.

The ritual works and the minister extracts bloody revenge against the dozen or so residents who are descendants of the original townsmen who burned him, leaving those unrelated to his death alone.

Twist #1 Afraid of what they’ve done, the teenagers frantically research the occult or contact an exorcist priest and learn that the minister is not limited to just a few days on earth, but is there indefinitely and will seek a human body to reside in.

Twist #2 Later on several of the outcasts learn that they are actually related to the original townsmen who burned the minister, and that they are now in danger too.

Conclusion:
Things have become considerably more dangerous for the teens but they’re safe for the moment at the local church while the demonic minister lurks somewhere nearby. It’s night, and dawn is not far away. The teenagers decide to make a break for it but once they’re in the open the demonic minister materializes.

They run into a nearby barn, and the demonic minister follows them into it. Once inside, he stretches out his arms and reveals himself in his full demonic form. At this point things look hopeless for the teenagers, but then the camera pans to the walls of the barn – there’s a horizontal line of crucifixes nailed to the walls that forms a ring around the barn.

The teens have lured the demonic minister into a trap, and before he can harm anyone, the exorcist priest appears and performs a dramatic exorcism. Flames and sparks fly as the demonic minister is drawn downward into a twisted fiery vortex. The first rays of the morning sun appear through the open barn doors and bathe the survivors in the warm, soothing light of a new day.

Alex O

[felty]

He dosnt travle throw time he has long life that was past on to him from his mom . the Minister ( Thanks Alex O ) Vows to the town to get revenge , he later kills every man , women , and child . The Mom of the good guy trys to stop him but gets killed in the prosses . her powers then transfer to her son ( the hero ) . That part of the story takes place in 1692 . but the way i wrote the scrip is exactly like AJ said were i keep it a mistery from the audienc . Then give them bits and peaces . Most of the plot twis that you guys have posted are good , i know because im using most of them sofar. Any other ideas out there I would be very thankful to you

FELTY