Emily

- Gender: Female

- Voice Age: Child (8 years old)

- Tone: Innocent, nervous, emotional

- Acting Direction: Sweet child voice with natural childish cadence. Starts shy and nervous, becomes increasingly scared, desperate and hysterical as the story progresses. Real crying and breathing sounds are essential.

- You should sound like: An 8-year-old girl who is scared of being alone.

-Note: When (whispering) Whisper directly into the microphone. No vocal cord vibration, pure whisper. Slightly raspy and unsettling.

Lines

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-(nodding, slightly nervous) Okay… Will you call me when you get there?

-(very quietly, speaking to the camcorder she’s recording with) …I wish they hadn’t gone.

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-(takes a small step back, surprised) …How do you know my name? Are you… wearing a costume?

-(hesitant, still holding the door) My parents don’t let me talk to strangers… I’m waiting for the babysitter.

-(hesitates, but curiosity wins)...Can you really talk?

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-(laughing in amazement) Whoa! How did you do that? He’s so pretty!

-It’s like a princess castle! How do you do that? Can you read minds?

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-Yeah! But no cheating!

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-Now I’m Simon! We’re playing Simon Says.

-Simon says… touch your hat!

-Simon says… hop on one foot!

-Simon says… pull a rainbow cat out of your hat!

-Sing!

-(laughing) Hahaha, you lost, silly! I didn’t say “Simon says”!

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-(3–4 seconds of shocked silence, then a heartbreaking scream) MOM! DAD! NO! NOOOOO!

-What… what did you do…? You’re a monster! You’re a monster! Get out! Get out of my house!

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-(sobbing, shaky breathing for a while, then a sharp gasp as she comes face-to-face with the Cat)

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-(whispering, sobbing)The doors and windows are gone...

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-(Whispering, crying in front of the phone) Please, please…!

-(sobbing) (whispering) There’s a monster in my house… he hurt my mommy and daddy… please come quick…

-(whispering) Emily… Emily Smith.

-(whispering) A monster cat hurt my parents and now he won’t stop chasing me.

-(whispering) It’s… it’s 142 —

-(broken, speaking into the void, whispering)…Did you do that…?

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-(inhuman scream, sobbing hysterically) AAAAAAAAH! IT HURTS! IT HURTS! PLEASE STOP! AHH

H!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!

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*(Shocked, ragged breathing from the girl for several seconds)*