In the aftermath of a supernatural apocalypse, a young woman and her teenage brother must navigate through the horror filled woodlands of Britain in search of her estranged girlfriend.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
17pp
Genre:
Horror
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
Comic by Thomas J. Campbell
Synopsis/Details
The GREAT OLD ONES have awoken, and with them death and madness has rapidly spread across the globe. Still, there are a few that remain untouched by the grip of insanity, and it is a pair of such individuals that we now find ourselves following. A survivor's guilt-ridden RACHEL CARTER, and her spirited brother RORY, as they navigate deep into dark folklore infested woodlands of England, where the DARK YOUNG, followers of the great old one, “THE BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS , SHE WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG”, now call home. The pair soon find rescued at the last-minute from one of the ELDER GODS CULTISTS by another survivor in this nightmare world, the seemingly pleasant NATHAN. Wary, the pair accept the NATHAN’s of food and a warm place to stay. Over a tense dinner NATHAN opens up as he tells the pair of his own tragic backstory, and the dark awakening that saw the Great Old Ones rise up. Finally gaining each others trust the trio call it a night and head to sleep. Nightmarish memories plague RACHEL’s slumber, as he relives day the world was plunged into darkness. Awakening to find herself back in the real world, RACHEL sets about exploring the cabin and the esoteric tomes it contains within. Drawn to one such tome, the LIBRI EX CAPRA., Rachel begins to read aloud but is interrupted by her now mutated host revealing himself to as twisted devotee to THE BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS himself. After a brutal and terrifying confrontation, both RACHEL and BROTHER manage to escape with their lives. burning the cabin to the ground – but not before taking the Libri Ex Capra with them.

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The Writer: Thomas J Campbell

From a young age, Thomas was lured in by all things weird and strange, and obsession that was only exacerbated with the discovery of film and comics. A keen genre fan with a passion for storytelling, who had previously written articles and short stories for specialist gaming websites, Thomas took the plunge into the world of screen writing. This would see him option several horror feature screenplays, as well as write and produce his series of cosmic horror shorts, AND NOTHING HURT, BEYOND, and TAPE 3. Each short film would in turn have it's premiere at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. With the covid pandemic putting a halt to filmmaking efforts, Thomas turned to another of his loves -… Go to bio
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