Dead Romantic by Wayne Kelly | Script Revolution

Dead Romantic

Karen gets a call in the middle of the night. The police say they think her husband is in the house. Which is strange, given the fact he died three weeks ago.

Type:

  • Short

Status:

  • In development
Page Count: 
16pp

Genre:

  • Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Budget:

  • Independent

Age Rating:

  • 17+
Studio/Financer: 
Spoon Jar Films in association with K Lens UK
Synopsis/Details: 

Karen gets a strange call in the dead of night - police believe her husband, Gareth, is in the area, maybe even in the house. The line is bad and as it's the day of her husband's funeral, Karen hangs up, putting it down to a sick joke. That's when she hears the sound in the ensuite. Moments later she's confronted by the terrifying truth: Gareth is back and he blames her for his death.

Will the woman calling herself DS Styx call back? Will Karen be able to escape or convince Gareth to go back to the other side?

A Horror, infused with black humour and an original premise, 'Dead Romantic' is a spiky little short ready for production.

Submitted: December 2, 2019
Last Updated: July 19, 2022

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The Writer: Wayne Kelly
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster . . . no, hang on, that’s Henry Hill from Goodfellas. Let’s start again. As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a writer. The great thing about Writing is the only thing you need to do to actually achieve it . . . is to WRITE! So that’s what I’ve been doing, with scripts, songs, short stories, monologues and novels. The Bio . . . In 2014 Wayne co-created the The Joined Up Writing Podcast where he has interviewed dozens of successful authors and key members of the Publishing industry. There’s a huge archive of blog posts, interviews and more over at joinedupwriting.co.uk and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts ,... Go to bio
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