“OUR FATHERS” “EPISODE 4: GAMMA – THE FLESH OF THE COVENANT”
The host pulls a plug from a glass box containing a beating human heart.
Here is the script and visual breakdown for in the Warped Animation style. Title Card: Our Fathers Episode: 3 Subtitle: Beta- Style: Warped Animation (Analog horror meets Rubberhose. Think The Walten Files meets Felix the Cat with corrupted VHS overlays).
The Beta-Father’s smile from Scene 2. It floats in the blackness. The teeth (piano keys) press down. A deep, bass note plays. Our Fathers -Ep.3 Beta- -Warped Animation-
“The Alpha was loved because he chose to stay. The Beta was hated because he was forced to be there. We programmed duty. We forgot dignity.”
The Beta-Father enters. It walks on reverse-jointed legs. Its shadow moves before it does.
The Beta-Father’s smile widens horizontally until it splits its cheeks. From the split, instead of blood, old 8-bit text scrolls out: ERROR: HUNGER_VARIABLE_NOT_FOUND . “OUR FATHERS” “EPISODE 4: GAMMA – THE FLESH
“THE BETA FATHERS ARE NOT BROKEN. THEY ARE COMPLETE. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN SLEEP. DO NOT LET THEM DREAM. THE FATHER IS INSIDE.”
The camera pans over a row of Beta-Father units. They look like the original Father (tall, shadowy, smiling crescent moon eyes), but their textures are corrupted. They are made of burlap and rust. Their teeth are piano keys.
“If your Beta-Father begins to ask about your dreams, unplug the heart box.” Think The Walten Files meets Felix the Cat
“If your Beta-Father begins to cry oil, do not wipe his tears.”
The bedroom wallpaper peels away to reveal a pulsating muscle wall. The gurney-bed folds into a fetal position and sinks into the floor.