In a desolate, unremarkable town in the mid-eighties, Aesop Quarrels grew up living a tortured existence. His father, Sheriff Edsall Quarrels, was a cruel and vindictive man on his best of days. More so after the birth of his “freakish albino son”(his words). Amid the constant abuse he endured while growing up, Aesop was forced to witness his mother’s abuse at the hands of his father’s weekly poker buddies-punishment for birthing such an abomination.
After receiving news of his mother’s apparent suicide, the fires of suppressed rage and vengeance have been stoked. Aesop returns a tortured soul. Symbolic tattoos adorn both his arms. One side depicting scenes of Hell, the other scenes of Heaven - a badge to the horrific suffering they both endured.
One by one, he will make them pay, not only to mend the shattered pieces of his own life but for his mother’s suffering as well. Past horrors begin to unfold as he embarks on this twisting trail that will ultimately lead to the one man responsible for their suffering. As he struggles with the terrible weight of what he’s done and the price that he will eventually have to pay, Aesop heads towards a showdown with his father and, in the process, will uncover a hidden family secret that threatens to tear him apart - he has a half-sister named Candice.
Inked has won several contests, including the Table Read-Park City, WildSound Festival, Festival of Horror, Depth of Field, and the Pitch Now Contest. It has also placed in the Finals of many more (details upon request). Inked is part of the ISA Development Slate and was featured on the Script Shop Show Podcast in 2019. In 2020 Inked was a Platinum Award winner in the Screenplay Screen Awards, and won the American Screen Awards, and best original screenplay in the 2020 Hollywood Blood Horror Festival, and best horror in the Flixze Film Festival.