LOGLINE
After a violent storm, a protective sister in small-town Virginia must battle a towering monster made of sand that steals her brother’s form and threatens to “unmake” everything they build.
PITCH
In Willow Hollow, Virginia, siblings Debbie and Billy Fletcher spend their days building castles in the sandbox their father made—until a violent thunderstorm changes everything. The next morning, they discover strange, giant footprints in the grass, and as Debbie watches in horror, the sand begins to swirl and pull Billy under. From the storm of dust rises a monster made of sand and wind with Billy’s face but none of his soul. When the creature declares itself the Sandbox Giant and vows to “unmake what children build,” Debbie fights back with only a garden hose and her courage. As the monster melts away beneath the stream of water, Billy suddenly reappears, quietly building castles as if nothing happened. But that night, as the wind rattles the windows, Debbie lies awake, wondering if the Sandbox Giant will return.
SYNOPSIS
In the quiet town of Willow Hollow, Virginia, siblings Debbie and Billy Fletcher spend their days playing in the sandbox their father built beneath an old apple tree. Debbie is protective of her little brother — she defends him from bullies and treasures the hours they spend together building castles and kingdoms of sand. The sandbox is their safe world, a tiny paradise of imagination and love.
One night, a violent thunderstorm shakes the house and knocks out the power. Lightning flashes, windows rattle, and the children’s fear grows in the dark. Debbie hides in her bed and counts backward from one hundred, trying to fall asleep, while Billy curls up on the couch with his stuffed animals. The storm rages through the night, but when morning comes, the sunlight seems to erase it all.
When the children return to the sandbox, they find strange, enormous footprints pressed deep into the wet grass. Billy dismisses them as traces of the storm and begins to build a new castle. But as Debbie steps forward, a fierce wind sweeps across the yard. The sky turns black, thunder rolls again, and the sand begins to swirl. Before she can react, the ground pulls Billy down into the spinning grains. From the storm of sand rises a giant made of wind and dust, its face shaped like Billy’s—but hollow and wrong.
The creature, calling itself the Sandbox Giant, roars and destroys the apple tree. Debbie pleads for her brother’s return, but the monster growls that “all things return to dust,” and claims it has come to unmake what children build. When the giant reaches for her, Debbie fights back, throwing a pail of water at him. The creature bubbles and reforms, growing larger. Desperate, she grabs the garden hose and sprays him full force. The more water she uses, the more the sand dissolves, until the monster collapses into a muddy heap, screaming as it melts away.
Just as the last of the creature disappears, Debbie’s mother calls from the kitchen, unaware of anything amiss. When Debbie turns back, Billy is sitting in the sandbox again, calmly building a castle as if nothing happened. Trembling, Debbie can’t explain what she’s seen, but she knows it was real. Every stormy night afterward, she lies awake listening for the wind — afraid that the Sandbox Giant might rise again.
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