Power Cut

When she crashes her car at night in an isolated forest, a feisty young woman wants to be towed out pronto, but a creepy stranger won't let her seek help.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

11pp

Genre:

Horror

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

17+

Based On:

A Short Story by Fiona Ross

Copyright Details:

USCO

All Accolades & Coverage

POWER CUT the short story is an official selection in the anthology TWISTED: GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS, one of the TWISTED50 LSF brand. Publication date December 16. Watch out for further announcements.

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Escape

Story Situation:

Abduction

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Single

Special Effects:

Blood, Minor cgi

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Villian Type:

Supernatural

Stock Character Types:

Boy next door, Girl next door

Advanced

Subgenre:

Supernatural

Action Elements:

Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts

Equality & Diversity:

Female Protagonist, Passes Bechdel Test

Time Period:

Contemporary times, The Eighties (1980–1989)

Country:

United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Time of Year:

Christmas Day

Illness Topics:

Psychological

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Submitted: 2020-Dec-04

Last Updated: 2022-Apr-02

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The Writer: Fiona Faith Ross

UPDATED: August 2025 FFR explores themes of family relationships, friendships and misunderstandings in Supernatural Fantasy, Comedy, and Romance genres, and some Supernatural Horror. She draws extensively on myth and ancient cultures. 2024/2025 Feature Scripts: The Bookmark, Joint Project with Sophie Gardiner, Contemporary RomCom Chasing My Dream, Joint Project with Sophie Gardiner, Contemporary RomCom Fiction: As Sapphire Lebesque (on Amazon only) writing Historical Romance and Romantasy Crisis at Christmas, A Regency Romance in 3 parts, released 1 August 2025 Series: Regency Christmas Short Stories A Christmas Betrothal Book 1 A Christmas Invitation Book 2 Series: Romances of The… Go to bio

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