A fortune-hunting archaeologist unknowingly purchases a cursed book.
Type:
Short
Status:
Available for Free
Page Count:
10pp
Genre:
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book, a public-domain short story by M.R. James
Synopsis/Details
An archaeologist visits an old church in a small town near New Orleans to take photos and notes. There, he meets the church's caretaker, who sells him an ancient manuscript that the archaeologist thinks must be worth a fortune. When he returns to his hotel room, the archaeologist discovers the book is possessed by a spider-like demon with a thirst to kill.

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The Writer: David Wagner

David Wagner is one of the co-authors of Tribes , a play performed by Reality Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. His short film I Like Inside Better was a recent Official Selection of the Red Rock Film Festival in Utah, and his short film 135,000 was a 2021 Official Selection of Lisbon Film Rendezvous, a film festival in Portugal. David adapted the screenplay Foreclosure from a ghost story by Edith Wharton. The film was released in 2022. Go to bio
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