Highway of Tears

Creep Joint

INT. LIAM'S VAN (MOVING) - LATER

Roxie, Shauna, Hannah, Chloe, Dale, Mason, Nathan, and Liam are in the car.

Chloe sees a dive bar.

CHLOE

Look! A dive bar, let's stop.

MASON

Maybe the drinks are cheap.

HANNAH

That's clearly a creep joint.

LIAM

I wasn't aware that Hannah got her lingo from the 50s - But don't you worry, Hannah. I'll make sure no one bothers you.

DALE

With what? Your effeminate voice or your spindly arms?

HANNAH

Well, Dale never offered to protect me, nice surprise.

SHAUNA

Well, I'd like another drink. So, let's stop.

INT. BAR - MOMENTS LATER

Roxie, Shauna, Hannah, Chloe, Dale, Mason, Nathan, and Liam. They're crowded around 2 tables, everyone has a drink.

ROXIE

Shauna, what's your next question?

SHAUNA

Hmm, well. Dale made me think of one earlier: Who's your favourite serial killer?

MASON

I don't know, John Wayne Gacy? Clowns freak me out so, I guess. Scarier the better.

ROXIE

Charles Manson. Well, actually he didn't kill anyone. Although the girls that did the killing for him have been let out of prison and he hasn't. The state keeps him in because they fear his influence because of his notoriety might corrupt more people.

(Beat)

What's your Shauna?

SHAUNA

Ted Bundy, he was hot. I would. Plus he was smart, he represented himself in his own case.

DALE

You know underneath those good looks and charm, he also fucked really rotten corpses.

SHAUNA

Oh, well. Kill me now.

NATHAN

The Zodiac is my favourite. He was never caught, Which is always the most interesting mystery.

HANNAH

Jeffrey Dahmer, there's yet to be a film that showed what he really did. The guy had a mummified penis in his locker at work and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

MASON

Just the tip ey?

CHLOE

Mine's the BTK killer. I've always been into guys who're into bondage. Plus his female mannequin mask keeps me up at night.

DALE

You know I saw the pictures of BTK recreating photos of his victims with himself in their place. He'd tie himself up, wear women's clothes and have his junk out and have a Polaroid on a timer.

SHAUNA

So what's yours Dale?

DALE

Mine's Ed Gein, the guy only killed 2 people but managed to influence 3 of the most famous horror films of all time. Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Silence of the Lambs.