1965
Bob, a writer obsessed with horror, and his date Shirley crash their car near a cemetery while searching for spooky inspiration. After the crash, they wander into the cemetery where they witness Criswell, a supernatural entity, rise from his coffin and summon the Princess of Darkness to begin a macabre show featuring ghouls, a mummy, and a wolf man. Shirley is terrified as she and Bob are forced to watch the ghouls dance and perform, seemingly trapped in a nightmarish spectacle. The next morning, Bob and Shirley are discovered by doctors at the crash site, and Shirley attempts to recount the horrifying events of the night, while Criswell delivers a final, ominous warning to the audience from his coffin.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Orgy of the Dead opens with a macabre spectacle led by Criswell, then follows a couple’s ill-fated journey to a cemetery.
Open full beat sheetCriswell is listed as Narrator / Antagonist. A supernatural entity who rules the dark world, often seen in a coffin or on a throne. In the parsed data, Criswell is connected to 5 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
5 scenes / 3 dialogue linesShirley is listed as Protagonist. Bob's date, who is frightened by the cemetery. In the parsed data, Shirley is connected to 3 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
3 scenes / 7 dialogue linesBob is listed as Protagonist. A writer who is obsessed with horror stories. In the parsed data, Bob is connected to 3 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
3 scenes / 3 dialogue linesGiants is listed as Minions. Two muscular figures who serve Criswell. In the parsed data, Giants is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 1.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesPrincess of Darkness is listed as Antagonist. Criswell's right-hand woman who oversees the ghouls. In the parsed data, Princess of Darkness is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 5.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesThe Mummy is listed as Minion. A servant of Criswell.
0 scenes / 0 dialogue linesThe Wolf Man is listed as Minion. A servant of Criswell who communicates through howls.
0 scenes / 0 dialogue linesGiants open the mausoleum and reveal Criswell in his coffin.
Giants, CriswellCriswell delivers a monologue about the dark world.
CriswellBob and Shirley drive through the night looking for a cemetery and crash.
Bob, ShirleyBob and Shirley wake up after the crash.
Bob, ShirleyCriswell summons the Princess of Darkness and begins the night's entertainment.
Criswell, Princess of DarknessBob and Shirley are found by doctors at the site of their car crash, while Shirley tries to explain the ghouls she encountered.
Bob, ShirleyCriswell delivers a final warning to the audience from his coffin.
CriswellYes, they were lucky, those two young people...May you be so lucky...But do not trust to luck, at the full of the moon, when the night is dark...Make a wide path around the unholy grounds...of the Night People. Who can say that we do not exist-Can you? But now, we return to our graves, and you may join us soon!
It's true, I tell you, it's true! They all turned into skeletons. She-she cut me here.
No. It's on a night like this when the best ideas come to mind.
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