Ankou the Deathless

At the behest of a tech billionaire, Jack leads his squad of troubled mercenaries on a mission to kill death as a last resort to save his daughter from a terminal illness.

Type:

Feature

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

90pp

Genre:

Horror

Budget:

Independent

Age Rating:

13+

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Escape

Story Situation:

Conflict with a god

Story Conclusion:

Bitter-sweet

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Condemnation, Duty, Judge, Penitence, Selfishness

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Several

Special Effects:

Blood, Blue/green screen, Minor cgi, Other on-set effects, Other post processing effects, Other practical effects

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Male Adult

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Villian Type:

Corrupted, Pure Evil, Supernatural

Advanced

Subgenre:

Gothic, Heroic Bloodshed

Action Elements:

Hand to Hand Combat, Weaponry

Life Topics:

Afterlife, Approaching Death, Death, Near Death Experience

Time Period:

Contemporary times

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Submitted: 2022-May-21

Last Updated: 2022-May-21

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The Writer: Billy Bison

Software creator by day, writer by night (and weekends). Billy quit his software career in 2019 as the writing fever became too much and spent three months locked away in his pokey London apartment furiously writing. Ten feature-length scripts later it's time to show the world what three months alone can do. With a preference for horror, born from thousands of hours watching it, Billy has a number of scripts in the genre available. Other scripts branch out into action and comedy. A writer of features and shorts, looking to collaborate with writers and filmmakers on projects. Go to bio

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