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By Peter Bogdanovich and Polly Platt - Film

FilmScreen

Roles

  • Byron Orlok - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male

About this piece

Byron Orlock's scary story

Summary

There are two stories in this film, that of a retiring horror film star, Byron Orlok (Boris Karloff), who decides to make one last appearance at a drive in theatre, and that of a psychotic Vietnam vet who goes crazy and turns into a sniper. The stories converge at the drive in where Byron Orlok confronts the sniper. In this scene Byron is discussing his last appearance and what he wants to tell the audience. They urge him to tell a scary story. Byron tells them this story of the merchant and the servant's encounter with Death...

Tone

Reminiscing life story/Telling a story

Use cases

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