Castle (TV Series)
Scared to Death (2013)
Wes Craven: Wes Craven
Quotes
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[Castle makes a phone call]
Wes Craven : [on phone] Hello?
Richard Castle : Wes! Hey, it's Rick.
Wes Craven : Jeez, Rick, it's after midnight.
Richard Castle : Yeah, sorry. I just, um, I need some advice.
Wes Craven : Is Stephen King beating you at Texas Hold 'Em again?
Richard Castle : [chuckles] Yeah, right. No, but, um, this is actually about your movies. I mean, the name Wes Craven is synonymous with horror. You've made a fortune scaring the crap out of people. "My Soul to Take", all the "Nightmare on Elm Streets", terrifying.
Wes Craven : So you called me up in the middle of the night to join my fan club, what?
Richard Castle : Ha, ha. No. I know that you've researched evil spirits who reach out from the beyond for all your films.
Wes Craven : Of course.
Richard Castle : I was just wondering if you knew how to stop those pesky suckers.
Wes Craven : Is this you making your own movie? I mean, are you writing a horror screenplay?
Richard Castle : [lying] Yes. I just thought I'd give you a little friendly competition. Just got a little writer's block is all.
Wes Craven : Okay, what's the story?
Richard Castle : Um... A ruggedly handsome hero and his notoriously *practical* lady friend watch a disc that's killing its viewers within three days.
Wes Craven : Really? You don't think that's a little derivative?
Richard Castle : Yes, but I am hoping to distinguish the ending. You know, make the third act a, um, survival tale rather than a bloodbath. I just can't... figure out how to get my heroes out of this mess.
Wes Craven : So, the key is always in the spirit's origin story. Once you have that, you can start to figure out the spirit's weaknesses. If it's using the disc as its portal into our world...
Richard Castle : Then the disc would contain clues as to the spirit's story. Wes, thank you. Thank you. Listen, buddy, it's late. I gotta go.
[hangs up]
Wes Craven : [hanging up his receiver] Friendly competition, my ass.
