The Grandfather is 40 minutes of spine-tingling audio horror from Tales Beyond the Pale (“radio plays for the digital age”), written by Graham Reznick (I Can See You) and starring horror icon Angus Scrimm (Phantasm).
Based on those facts, and the “cover art” you see to the left, we’d like you to give us a short (1-3 sentence) description of what you think the plot of The Grandfather might be and post your concept in the comments below. The most creative entry will receive a code via e-mail good for a free download of the mp3 file of The Grandfather.
The contest closes on 12/31/2010 at 11:59 PM.
The rules couldn’t be any simpler, so go to it!
“The grandchildren are the sweetest meat, and so help me God they think the cats are their friends. Tender morsels, they give themselves to a terror they could not understand…”
an even-tempered, sensible family man all his life, no one expected the evils, the horror that transpired after that fateful day he looked deep into the eyes of his cat….and changed forever into….”THE GRANDFATHER”
An old man accidentally gets into a staring contest with a very determined black cat. What seemed like a game turns serious, though, when he realizes the stakes: The first one to blink will be the cat, while the winner gets to become… The Grandfather.
A crotchety old man, suffering with dementia, torments his “grandson” (a cat) by endlessly opening cans of tuna fish and promptly discarding the food into the garbage disposal. None to amused, the cat slithers his tail plotting his grisly revenge.
Cue: Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle” and let the screeching and scratching begin…
The Grandfather is about Charles, a green Martian, and his lover Teacup the black cat. They spend hours either having staring contests or slipping the tongue. The highlight of the movie is when Charles asks Teacup to pull his finger. It’s raunchy.
An old man, mourning his recently deceased wife, tries to come to terms with being alone. His first attempt to extinguish the agony of his loneliness is a vengeful terror-fest involving a flying silver-metal-knife-ball, an ice cream truck driver, and midget aliens. Gradually he softens up and helps out a Korean family who lives next door by scaring gang kids with his face and teaching their teenage son the value of “hard-work.” (displayed compactly in a delightful montage) Finally, in an attempt to re-capture long lost dreams, he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away, with a fat little stray cat he playfully names “Boy!” sneaking aboard at the last second.
There is a winner, chosen by Graham Reznick himself (so no accusations of patronage, please).
Graham says “My favorite pick is number 3 – the staring contest in which The Winner gets to become The Human, and The Loser becomes The Cat. Terrifying!”
Thanks to all who participated, and I hope you all check out Tales from Beyond the Pale—it’s a really creative idea.