Professor Thomas Routledge is possessed by the ancient entity Myrddin. Memory, free will, are no longer his as Routledge understands the truth about the Arthurian legends and the Sangraal.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
21pp
Genre:
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details

What was the strange artefact Professor Thomas Routledge, of Balliol College, Oxford, uncovered during the winter of 1890 during a trip to Wales?
His unorthodox views had estranged him from many friends, especially when Routledge insists an ancient spiritualism is still worshipped in the British Isles.
Routledge's sanity is in question with the hallucinations he endures as he comprehends the power of myth and memory.
He realizes too late that the understanding he sought is one of many facets that will forever remain hidden.
Are the eyes the mirror to the soul?

All Accolades & Coverage

13. Horror.com. Finalist. March 2025.

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The Writer: Glyndwr Edwards

To create original stories has been my primary aim and I am always fascinated when the premise alters during writing and takes an unexpected turn. This usually results in a better outcome. There is so much that is left unsaid, with forgotten stories, that the field is never exhausted in whatever genre a writer specialises. In collaboration with my brother, we have written a number of short screenplays based on forgotten aspects of British Folklore and History. The screenplays have been praised for their originality and ambiguity, with the story being left to the discretion of the reader to draw their own conclusion. This will be seen in the follow up to "The Brotherhood of Shadows": "Veil… Go to bio
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