In 1922, A lonely man rides back home for Christmas on a cold dark woods. He is forced to take a diversion where he meets a woman who maybe not what she says.
Robert is seeded with a doubt of witchcraft in one of his hunt trip. He needs to ride back home to his wife for Christmas with a gift from his hunt. After a smooth start he is forced to take a diversion due to some horrific accident on a bridge.
Robert takes the rumored Witch trail, where he meets a young woman who needs a lift. He doubts that the girl might be a Witch. He helps her anyway and is invited to her house for a dinner as a thanks. There Robert loses his mind over what is real and what is not. And with each hour, he grows wild with uncertainty, finally completely going crazy.
This reads like a novel, yet it is supposed to be a screenplay. The main culprit here in the review is your action lines. Action lines should be quick and precise. Instead of a bunch of sentences about a wintery night, simplify it. For example:
EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
Snow covers the ground under a full moon.
That's it.
The only things that should be us what is SEEN and HEARD. There should be no thoughts, smells, or taste. And let the actors and...
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