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The Henderson hall horror – one act horror script

one act horror script

THE HENDERSON HALL HORROR – ONE ACT HORROR SCRIPT ABOUT A DEADLY GHOST THAT HAUNTS A FAMILY HOME

Henderson Hall has been cursed. An angry ghost haunts its empty rooms, looking for revenge for the death of his young son from Smallpox many years ago. But it has been too long and people have forgotten. What was once a horrifying reality, has become the stuff of myth and legend. Now Dr Henderson and his young son have moved back into their old family home and the ghost has arisen once more in this one act horror script. On December 21st each year, one Henderson child will die. No one bearing that name will escape the curse….

Desperate to save his young son from the terrifying visions that haunt him nightly, Dr Henderson consults Silas Grey, a paranormal investigator. Together Silas and his assistant, Abigail Frost, one who can communicate with the dead, must rid the family home of this curse once and for all.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Las Cruces High School,NM,USA – 2022
Magic Circle Players, CO, USA – 2021
Stelazzio Virtual Theatre, MN, USA – 2021

Have a look at the Youtube promo for the play which was used in an online gaming context: The Henderson Hall Horror Promo and its online production on: Stellazio Virtual Theatre

 

Read about American playwright David Schmidt. 

Read other plays by David Schmidt – Tales of Dark Imagination – The Many Ghosts of Dr Lazarus

Author: David Schmidt

Type: One act play

Genre: One act horror script

Cast: 3M, 2-3F

Ages of the actors: 4 adult, 2 teen F

Suitable for: All ages to watch (PG 8) and teens up to perform

Length: 25-30 minutes

Set: The setting for this play is simplicity itself. Everything is done with set pieces and lighting. DC is a bistro table with two chairs set at it. R is a sofa and a chair. L is a bed and dresser if you want to add a little more furniture to the setting.

Level of difficulty: 6/10 – dialogue simple and the story is striking.

A good play for one act play festivals especially for high schools.

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Like this play? Other ghostly stories for you to enjoy:

Beside the kitchen table – the ghost of a murdered girl is just waiting for her revenge
White Widow – teen ghost story script
The Price of a Ghost – a dead son’s revenge on his father

 

You do love me, don’t you? A Scary Psycho Thriller in One Act – scary plays

 

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“YOU DO LOVE ME, DON’T YOU?” – A DARK COMEDY CUM SCARY PSYCHO THRILLER IN ONE ACT – scary plays

Peta-Ann brings the love of her life, Leon home to meet her family for the first time.   Her parents, Robert and Glenda are naturally skeptical about a boy Peta swears is “the one” when she has only known Leon for a few short weeks. Leon is everything a girl would dream of in a guy – polite, attentive and extremely loving towards Peta. So loving, in fact, that he doesn’t want anything to get in the way of their happiness…..

A new scary psycho thriller play by our award winning author, Claire Linda Demmer, about really getting to know the man you love…………..before taking him home. The play starts off as a comedy, then depending on how it is directed, abruptly transitions into a psycho thriller or alternatively, a dark comedy.

Production History

The Franklin Players one act play festival, Roosevelt Park – 2012
Texas A & M University, TX, USA – 2016
Toele High School, Utah,USA – 2016
Miami, Florida, USA – 2016
Windham High School, Maine, USA – 2016
National University of Singapore, Singapore – 2016
Theatre 370, MA, USA – 2017
St. Peter the Apostle school, Alberta, Canada – 2017
Lincoln High School, NE, USA – 2017
Durban University of Technology, KZN, South Africa – 2017
Southridge School, BC, Canada – 2017
Bullis School, MD, USA – 2017
Stratford Secondary School, ON, Canada – 2018
Regina Little Theatre Society, SK, Canada – 2018
Winthrop University Theatre and Dance, SC, USA – 2018
Holy Redeemer Catholic Jr/Sr High School, Alberta, Canada – 2019
Westville Theatre, Durban, South Africa – 2019
Eagle Point High School, OR, USA – 2019
Spotlight Drama Group, Galashiels, United Kingdom – 2019
Del Sol Academy – Las Vegas, NV, USA – 2019
Hastings College, NE, USA – 2020
Indian Springs School, AL, USA – 2021

Central College – IA, USA – 2023
The Wellington School, OH, USA – 2023

 

Author: Claire Linda Demmer

Characters: 5, (2M, 3F)

Ages of Actors: 2 middle aged, 2 twenties, 1 teen

Length: 35 minutes

Genre: Thriller,Dark Comedy, SCARY PLAYS

Type: One Act Play

Level of Difficulty: 8/10 – achieving, building and maintaining tension through the play

Suitable for: PG 12

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