Wynlow

Wynlow is a ???? horror/slasher/action film written & directed by ?. The film focuses on the residents of Wynlow, Indianna, as certain individuals find themselves the targets of a recently resurrected being formerly known as Cyrus the Marksman, a circus performer and killer who was captured and lynched by a small group of locals in 19??.

Plot
DAY 1/THURSDAY

In September ?, in the town of Wynlow, Indianna, the local residents prepare for the annual Wynlow Festival & Parade that is taking place within a few days. It is a Thursday and the town traditionally makes the Friday a public holiday, the festivities are held on the Sunday & the Monday is designated a public holiday as well.

We are introduced to Cassandra Page, a high school student who lives with her mother. She catches a lift to school with her friends Evelyn, Kate, Charlie & Owen. On the way to school they talk about the upcoming festival and parade. They all agree to meet up after school to work on the school float for the parade.

At the location of Cyrus' lynching, the One Tree Clearing, Cyrus emerges from the ground naked.

Cyrus enters a house on a nearby property. The family is not home so he takes the opportunity to take some clothes. As he goes through the house he notices his face in the reflection of a mirror. He remembers his mask being taken off of him after being savagely beaten by a group of young townsfolk. In anger he smashes the mirror with his fist. There is little blood and almost immediately his fist heals from the broken glass. This surprises Cyrus, who is forced to leave as the family returns.

A fair distance away, two men, Will & Mark, have just killed a hairy humanoid creature when they receive a call. Mark tells Will that a Returner has been detected in Wynlow, a couple of days drive from their current location and that they are to head to the town as soon as possible. He further states that their superiors have contacted Reed, who is also a couple of days drive away.

Cassandra has sports with her friends and fellow classmates. She and the other girls take a shower following class.

Cyrus walks down the street. He is visibly intrigued and wary of the new technology and changes he sees around him as he travels. He has flashbacks to several locations from 25 years ago. While walking he comes across Arthur Brekkins, the high school groundskeeper and the one responsible for stealing his mask from him years ago.

At school Cassandra has a run-in with Arthur as she goes to meet up with her friends after school. Cassandra and her friends join art teacher Ms Chan and others to work on the float. At the same time Brekkins mows the grass, all the while being watched from a distance by Cyrus, who recognizes him as the one who took his mask. Cryrus is seen by a cleaner and is forced to leave the scene.

Cassandra and her friends finish up work on the float & agree to meet up latter that night at Cass' house to work on their costumes.

Arthur is in a bar drinking. He calls it a night after Sherriff Dylan insists he does. Dylan has deputy Hall take Arthur home and the two are followed by Cyrus in a stolen car. Once Arthur is home, Cyrus breaks into Arthur's shed and commandeers a hammer and a saw blade. He enters the house, where he surprises Arthur by throwing the hammer at the television set from behind a seated Arthur. He grabs Arthur by the head and proceeds to slit his throat with the saw blade.

Down the street, Cassandra is expecting Evelyn & Kate over so the three can work on their costumes for the festival. She sees off her mother Jane, who goes out.

As Evelyn & Kate drive towards Evelyn's house they pass Arthur's house. Inside, Arthur's head has been cut off and placed on the table next to where Cyrus' mask was kept. As Evelyn & Kate enter Cass' house, Cyrus exits Arthur's, wearing his mask. He stands on the porch for a brief moment before leaving the area in the stolen car.

DAY 2/FRIDAY

Cyrus watches as Shelly Clough, now Shelly Flynt, sees her husband Michael Flynt off to work. He has flashbacks to seeing her standing over him. Before leaving, Michael tells Shelly that she had better finish her costume before the parade, as he has. He sneaks into her house, quietly observing her as she goes about her morning routine. As he finally attempts to kill her he is stopped by the arrival of her neighbour Leanne, who asks Shelly if she would like to spend the day together. Cyrus allows the two women to leave, knowing that if he kills Shelly he will have to kill Leanne as well and that would could bring him more trouble. He decides to stay in her house and wait for her.

Cassandra accepts an offer from her mother Jane to join her & her friends for a women's day out

Cyrus walks around the Flynt house, fascinated by the modern devices and technology. Eventually he notices a calendar, which tells him that he has been dead for ?? years. In anger he punches a wall, unleashing his internal weighted chains, which shoot out at a deadly speed and with destructive force. He decides to practice using his new chains but the commotion draws the attention of the next door neighbour Martin, who comes over to investigate. He peaks through the windows and sees Cyrus, who without thinking, launches his weighted chains at Martin, killing him. Cyrus rushes outside and discreetly pulls the body around the yard and into the house. In Michael's shed, Cyrus finds Michael's costume for the upcoming festival, complete with a real short sword, long knife, kama and assorted throwing blades.

Cassandra and her mother spend the day together with Jane's friends Amelia & Tina, shopping and getting their hair & nails done. The three grown women attempt to pry information out of Cassandra regarding love interests and what not. Cass does admit to having a thing for one guy but does doesn't go into much detail.

Sherriff Dylan is at the scene of Arthur's death. He and deputy Hall are at a loss for ideas. Arthur was a private man with a bad attitude but he hadn't done anything to deserve being murdered. Especially not in such a horrible way. Dylan notices the ceramic head that Cyrus' mask was previously sitting on. They ask the handyman Troy, who found Arthur a few questions. Dylan asks him what used to be on the head, to which Troy states a mask. They find out from a witness that a car was seen driving down the street, away from Arthur's house.

Cyrus is enjoying the food & drink in the Flynt's fridge when Michael returns home early. Once inside Michael fails to notice Cyrus in the house.

Cassandra arrives to babysit Connor & Samantha, the children of Harold & Sarah Mennett, while they go out to the movies and dinner.

Shelly returns home and is confronted by Cyrus in Michael's costume, but thinks it is Michael. After not responding to Shelly, Cyrus signals for her to come closer. Once she does she is presented to a bound and gagged Michael in the room to her right. Cyrus holds her against the wall by her throat and makes her watch as he kills Michael with a weighted chain launched from his sleeve. Cyrus releases her and off screen he beats & strikes her with several of Michael's bladed throwing weapons. She manages to get to her feet but as she heads for the door she is struck in the back of the head with multiple needles. Before he leaves takes with him the sandwich he had partially eaten earlier and two bottles of soda.

Sherriff Dylan arrives at the site where Cyrus emerged, finding a hole in the ground.

Cyrus scares Connor & Samantha but when Cassandra investigates she finds no trace of anyone. Latter, when the children are in bed, Cyrus watches Cass as she watches TV. Harold & Sarah return home soon after and are told by Cass what the children said they saw but claims that she found nothing when she investigated. She collects her money and leaves.

Dylan attempts to call Shelly but no-one answers. He then calls the Mennett's. As Dylan talks to Harold, Cyrus confronts Sarah. Dylan drops the phone and runs to his wife. He finds Cyrus holding his wife with a blade to her throat. Harold attempts to reason with Cyrus when Connor emerges from his bedroom into the hall. Harold assures him that everything is okay and tells him to go back to bed, hugging him. Harold returns to Cyrus and begs him to let him and his wife go. He attempts to use his children and his position as a father to appeal to Cyrus. Cyrus releases Sarah but as she runs to Harold's arms she takes a weighted chain to the back of the head. She dies in Harold's arms and he is struck in the chest after. Connor emerges again and is told to grab his sister and run. As he does, Harold is killed. The children run down the stairs but are stopped from opening the door by a weighted chain. Cyrus approaches them slowly, retracting his chain as he does. He stands before the kids, running a blade across Connor's cheek. The police arrive and Cyrus abruptly opens the door, tips his hat and lets the children escape. Dylan & Hall rush into the house as the children are attended to by other officers. The house is searched and the bodies are found. Dylan comes face to face with Cyrus, who remembers Dylan being part of the group that caught and beat him decades ago. Dylan shoots Cyrus multiple times, seemingly killing him. Hall approaches him but Cyrus, not dead, slashes Hall's leg and briefly holds him hostage before breaking free through a window. He vanishes into the night.

Dylan is informed of Connor & Samantha's accounts of their ordeal. He also gets news of Michael & Shelly's deaths.

Cyrus takes off his clothes and forces the bullets from his body. His wounds instantly heal.

DAY 3/SATURDAY

Reed, the associate of Wil & Mark, arrives at fueling station/diner. She draws the attention of a table of male customers. After sitting down one of me approaches her but as soon as she takes off her jacket, revealing tattoos and scars, he returns to his table.

Dylan meets with Jane Page & Charlotte Myers. He tells them of the deaths of Arthur, Shelly, Michael, Harold, Sarah and reveals that Cyrus' mask was stolen from Arthur. He also reveals that he found a hole beneath the tree Cyrus was hanged from and tells of his encounter with the killer. They don't believe Cyrus is responsible for the murders but cannot think of any other reason the murders are connected.

Dylan then meets with Mayor Abigail Horn. He tells her everything that has happened but says that no connection has been found between the victims. He recommends instituting a curfew and calling off the parade/festival. Horn refuses both ideas, stating that the festival brings in major tourism and economic influx. Not only that, but due to the festival's long & strong tradition, calling it off would upset too many people to deal with.

Cyrus practices his marksmanship, destroying glass bottles with his blades and chains.

Cyrus goes after Charlotte Myers and her daughter Marie as they are driving down a road, with Charlotte's grandson Thomas in the car. They experience car trouble and are forced to stop. Charlotte gets out and lifts the hood of the car to check the engine, being unknowingly watched by Cyrus. As Charlotte fixes the engine and drops the hood, Cyrus appears beside her and attacks her, stabbing her to death. Marie frantically puts the car in reverse and attempts to flee. Cyrus destroys her windshield with a barrage of metal ball bearings, some of which strike Marie, causing her to loose control and reverse off the road and into a tree. Cyrus approaches the wreck and seems intent of killing Marie, until he notices her son Thomas. A car is heard approaching and Cyrus flees the scene. The driver, Cassandra, rushes to Marie and calls for help.

Cassandra is interviewed by Dylan as Marie & her baby are taken away by ambulance. She states that she saw nobody else on the scene. Jane arrives soon after and takes her daughter home. From a distance, Cyrus watches everything, seeing Jane as yet another person who caught and beat him up years ago.

Back at home Jane sits her daughter down and tells her a true story. Twenty five years ago a travelling circus came to town. One of the performers was Cyrus the Marksman. One night, after attending the circus, a young couple were walking home when they were attacked by Cyrus, who stabbed the man to death and then attempted to kill the woman. Her screams however alerted the townsfolk and Cyrus was chased off. Jane, along with Arthur, Shelly, Harold, Charlotte & Dylan managed to locate Cyrus and gave him a severe beating. Cyrus was then hanged in One Tree Clearing and buried beneath it. The group never spoke of it to anyone. She says that Cyrus is dead but believes someone is pretending to be him and is killing everyone who knows the truth. However, it isn't her & Dylan has confronted the masked man and therefore she has no idea who is responsible for the murders. She says that either she or Dylan is next and whoever isn't chosen will be left till last. Cassandra asks what they should, to which she replies that for the moment they will stay together, and that Cassandra will need to learn to shoot.

Cassandra and Jane meet Dylan at the local gun range. They introduce Cassandra to guns and she is made to fire several models.

Following the shooting practice, Cassandra is visibly "miles away". Both Jane & Dylan realize that everything is overwhelming her but they assure her that precautions need to be taken.

Cyrus sharpens his weapons.

In his office, Dylan prepares several guns, including pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles.

Latter that night, Cyrus invades the home of Jane Page & her daughter Cassandra. He watches and observes the two women before deciding to target Jane first. He ambushes Jane and proceeds to torture her, beating her and slicing her repeatedly. Cassandra runs in and shoots Cyrus in the head, seemingly killing him. As Cass helps her mother towards the stairs, Cyrus emerges and throws a blade at them. Jane pushes Cass down the stairs, taking the blade in the shoulder. Cass almost breaks free from the house but in pulled back in by Cyrus and is tossed around. Jane pulls her gun and shoots Cyrus repeatedly. She hits him each time but the bullets do almost nothing. As he approaches Jane, she puts the gun to her head and pulls the trigger, killing herself. In a fit of rage Cyrus damages the wall and banister, which allows Cassandra to escape. He is knocked down by a pursuing Cyrus and his throwing blades. As he approaches her to end her life, he is shot by Reed. Reed shots him several more times before he flees. The cops arrive.

Reed is interviewed by Dylan & Hall. She reveals little and says that she will wait for her associates to arrive.

Will & Mark arrive at the police station and introduce themselves to Dylan & Hall. Though the two do not reveal everything, they explain that they were sent by their superiors to investigate the Returner they were notified of. Dylan & Hall find the whole situation weird but acknowledge that everything has been weird of late. Dylan reveals to the three what he knows and how the Returner is choosing his victims. It is agreed that Dylan should be used as bait to lead Cyrus away from the citizens, after which the group will attempt to confine and arrest Cyrus. If not, kill him.

DAY 4/SUNDAY

The festival is in full swing and the floats move down the streets. Dylan walks amongst the crowd while the other three watch over him. They spot Cyrus and tell Dylan to move away from the masses, casually. Dylan does so and Cyrus follows. Dylan leads Cyrus away from the public eye and towards an abandoned factory.

Cyrus forces his way into a nightclub in full swing. Mark & Reed follow after him but they are forced to stop their attacks due to the crowd. They try to bend in as best as they can.