Hooligans Short Story

LOGLINE: A group of young adults travel along the Colorado River in such of the mysterious “Shaman” that killed a group of teenagers years earlier. In an attempt to uncover the mystery, they find themselves back at the sweat lodge in search of their friend, battling, eating and eventually becoming the “Shaman”. Desperate attempts to avoid being a bloody massacre themselves, fail, as the story takes root in the evil of the legend. Its feature length story of blood, gore, and cannibals intertwined in mystery a traditional group of friends caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

SUMMARY: “Hooligans” begins of a story of four friends traveling along the Colorado River. They are flirty, fun, drinking. It all begins as a story of two boys

The friends are in a van ( a scene straight from “Scooby-Doo”,but heavier). DEAN drives as VALARIE is on the phone with her lover, DAN, who’s muffled voice can be heard from the line. It is a crisis situation. Dean breaks up, and the line is ended. MONICA sits in the back on her computer researching all about the “ SHAMAN”. Valerie is frantic, Dean tries to remain calm and SYDNEY and BLUE ( Sydney’s dog) get high in the back with THC cookies, and a DMT wrapped blunt. They head back to the Sweat Lodge, driving fast and

It encompassed foreshadowing but was masked by a tale of love, fun and thrilling. The bloody massacre, although was distasteful to me, fit with creating this story of a myth, which later drove the narrative for the gang of friends in the van . The use of the and then a flash of the title worked for the narrative. The introduction of the new characters was done well. We enter mid-plot on this thrilling night. It felt trendy and engaging. If you follow the summary it is clear this night takes a turn for the worst for this group of friends. Positively, the characters are well developed, they create a unique dynamic to the story. The intertwining of ideals from “Scooby-Doo” isn’t something I like nor dislike, was merely interesting. I however, dislike the use of the dog using dialogue. However, this could aid in the hallucinogenic drugs ideal for Sydney. I personally, couldn’t visualize this, however. Maybe some tweaks in the writing would help benefit this, if this was the intent. Another point worth mentioning is that this story is bloody. It interwinds thriller, with cannibals, and gut wrenching gore. There are really no breaks for the audience too breathe. The gore/thrilling nature is nonstop throughout the script once we start with the gang from the van. The writing style is unique and interesting, something thats is most certainly a strong suit of