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Scarlet Rising

Armageddon looms, and only Scarlet can stop it. Ancestral power must be reclaimed, but the sinister Baron Samedi wants it for himself, and time's running out. It's time to rise.

Type:

  • Feature

Status:

  • For sale
Page Count: 
84pp

Genre:

  • Horror

Budget:

  • Independent

Age Rating:

  • 13+
Synopsis/Details: 

Scarlet’s sixteenth birthday is fast approaching and her nightmares are getting more vivid. Ghosts of ancestors haunt her dreams, warning of an imminent Armageddon that seeks to threaten her family and friends. And as an uncontrollable madness starts to descend on the city streets, Scarlet learns of her links to a mystical Voodoo heritage and the sinister force that is tearing her life apart - Baron Samedi.

To save the future, she must unlock the secrets of her past. To combat evil, she must reclaim her power. Scarlet is facing the battle of her life, and in order to win - she must rise.

A feminist horror coming-of-age tale.

Submitted: October 2, 2020
Last Updated: October 8, 2020

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The Writer: Amanda Webster
Starting out creating corporate promos/jingles for radio, I went on to write and produce short films with National Lottery funding. Regularly placed in screenwriting competitions, I won the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing for Children In 2015 with ‘Hex Tecs’ and was a finalist in Idris Elba’s ‘Write to Green Light’ initiative in 2016. I’ve since self-published a children’s illustrated book ‘Mr. Gum ‘s Choppers’ and worked as a freelance lecturer, specializing in screenwriting for children. I co-wrote my first feature ‘Introspectum Motel’ (Flying Mobula Films) and was invited to Cannes Series in 2019 as a shortlisted writer (Final 12 from over 300+ entries.) In 2020, I was shortlisted for the... Go to bio

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