Silence in the Library (Counting Bodies Like Sheep)

"Every species in the universe has an irrational fear of the dark, but they're wrong... 'cause it's not irrational. It's Vashta Nerada."

This is for the SWAP contest where you take one of your favorite fandom/episodes and create a horror movie/trailer. I chose Doctor Who's Silence in the Library. The first episode of season's 4 mid two parter has all the making of a great horror film. It plays on a basic fear, and the enemy is potentially all around you and then even becomes one of you. This is also the first episode with River Song, and all the mystery she brings to the show. Moreover, the end of this episode has the emotional slap of the Doctor trying to protect Donna only to be responsible for "killing" her. And of course, like any good horror movie there is the cliff hanger where there seems to be no possible way out for the heroes.

It's already a scary episode, but I tried my best to amp up the tension with the song and editing. Additionally, I stuck to what's actually happening in the physical library, as I thought the POV of the Doctor and everyone else stuck there would be the most frightening.

Song: Counting Bodies LIke Sheep
Artist: Perfect Circle

Transcript:
Doctor: "Every species in the universe has an irrational fear of the dark, but they're wrong... 'cause it's not irrational. It's Vashta Nerada."

Doctor: Get out.
Donna: Doctor...
Doctor: All of you turn around, get back in your rocket and fly away. Tell your grandchildren you come to the library and lived; they won't believe you.

Doctor: Stay out of the shadows. Not a foot, not a finger in the shadows. If you understand me look very, very scared.

Donna: Doctor, why are we here?

Doctor: Who are you?
River: Professor River Song.
Doctor: To me. Who are you to me?

Doctor: Stay in the light! Don't let your shadows cross, seriously, don't even let them touch! Any of them could be infected.
Other Dave: How can a shadow be infected?

Anita: Every shadow?
Doctor: No. But any shadow.

*SCREAM*

Anita: What could do that to a person in a few seconds?

Doctor: Stand there; it's a teleport!
Donna: *screams*

Doctor: I'm sorry. I am so, so sorry, but you've got two shadows. It's how they hunt. They latch onto a food source and keep it fresh.

Skeleton: Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights?

Doctor: Donna Noble! There's a Donna Noble somewhere in this library. Do you have the software to locate her position?

Donna: Donna Noble has left the library. Donna Noble has been saved.

Doctor: Donna...

Skeleton: Hey, who turned out the lights? Hey, who turned out the lights?
Donna: Donna Nobel has left the library.
Skeleton: Hey, who turned out the lights?
Donna: Donna Nobel has been saved. Donna Nobel has left the library.
Skeleton: Hey, who turned out the lights?
Donna: Donna Nobel has been saved.
Skeleton: Hey, who turned out the lights?

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[PeaceForMiddleEarth]

Well, I got to watch all of it now, and it's quite fantastic :) Bravo.

[VickiTurner24601]

@PeaceForMiddleEarth Oh I'm so glad it started working for you!

[PeaceForMiddleEarth]

Every single time I go to play this video, it always stops at 0:22. Even if it's buffered all the way through to the end. I refresh the page, open it in new tabs, and it ALWAYS stops at 0:22. Incredibly irritating, especially because I reaaally want to see the rest of this :\

[VickiTurner24601]

@PeaceForMiddleEarth :( I don't know why it's doing that for you. On my computer it works just fine. I hope some day it'll let you see the rest!

[LexLuvsMovies]

:O wonderful job on this! this episode is by far one of my FAVES and you did a brilliant job at making it extra creepy :D

[VickiTurner24601]

@LexLuvsMovies Thanks so much! And I really value your opinion since I love your own DW vids!

[DiamondsxRoses]

"Donna Noble has left the library. Donna Noble has been saved."

[gunessish]

blimey!

[CowboyHobo]

hello thar! I'm hosting a multi-round contest in celebration of reaching of 100+ subbers, and the first round is fear. Was wondering if you wanted to enter this into it?

[LexLuvsMovies]

@VickiTurner24601 you are super welcome! Good luck on the contest :)