9.14.2004
Twilight of the Dead
synopsis for a feature-length screenplay
It is the year 3034. Mankind has long since abandoned Earth for the moon, leaving the zombie horde to roam across the world. The Earth colony on the Moon sends a squad of military scientists to make its yearly inspection of the planet, believing a cure for the undead can be found. The 10-person crew lands on Earth to find that an alien race has enslaved the zombies and are making them dig a massive, 1-mile wide pit in the middle of Central Park. The crew finds that over the years, the zombies have acquired a limited intelligence, manifesting itself in speech and understanding of their condition. A few of the more advanced zombies have formed an underground rebellion to free their brothers and sisters. The crew joins with them to discover what the aliens are looking for. But it won’t be easy. The aliens have turned some of the zombies into an elite fighting force the rebellion knicknames Crushers. Could the artifact in the pit be the thing that caused the zombies to rise in the first place? Do the aliens want control over this device? And if so, why?
