When three siblings defy their late mother's final wish and return to their childhood home, they awaken the child-like demon she spent her life protecting them from - and now, it's playtime.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
80pp
Genre:
Horror, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details
When their estranged mother dies, three siblings return to their childhood home in search of a missing key to a fortune, only to uncover the terrifying truth she spent her life protecting them from. Inside the house waits Edward, a vengeful child spirit who plays twisted games with deadly consequences. One by one, the siblings are pulled into his cruel rituals, realising their mother didn’t abandon them - she sacrificed herself to keep him at bay. Don’t Go Back is a chilling, psychological haunted house thriller in the vein of The Others and The Haunting of Hill House, where childhood trauma is more than a memory ... it’s a trap.

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Submitted: 2025-Jun-01
Last Updated: 2025-Jun-05
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The Writer: Mike Underwood

I have a passion for dark, twisted TV and film which gets the heart racing, the mind questioning and the soul begging for mercy! I'm a produced screenwriter (author of the multi-award winning The Soul Trader ), former hard news reporter and award-winning communications professional. My real passion is for screenwriting and my ambition, aspiration and dream is to become a full-time spec screenwriter, crafting original TV and film in the horror / thriller genre. My ideas explore the world of the supernatural, the occult and the darker side of human nature and my work always seeks to trick the audience with a twist and engage them with characters full of heart, warmth and who are rooted in… Go to bio
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