An ambitious reality TV producer gets bitten by a 200-year-old vampire and is forced to choose between exposing his existence or magically going back in time to stop the witch who cursed him.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
101pp
Genre:
Fantasy, Horror
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Based On:
Legendary vampire story
Synopsis/Details
Offered a shot at the supervising producer job on the reality show “Vampires: Myth or Menace,” ambitious writer/producer HANNAH FISHER chooses as her next segment topic a legendary vampire haunting the grounds of Croglin Grange, a crumbling English castle. Paired up with vampire-loving cameraman SIMON, she treks to the castle, staying at a nearby inn run by LENA MCCONNELL, who’s also the castle’s caretaker. Lena’s hoping that Hannah and Simon can prove that wolves are behind the deaths which have been attributed to RICHARD MARLOWE, the vampire who’s supposedly been haunting the castle for two hundred years. But Hannah’s own skepticism gets challenged when she sneaks onto the castle grounds at night and gets bitten by something – or someone. The next day Hannah and Simon visit WILLOW O’SHEA, the pretty, eccentric town librarian who’s a descendant of one of the families from the legend. Simon and Willow hit it off, especially when Hannah shows them the bite on her neck and they’re convinced even more that the vampire exists. That night Richard the vampire breaks into Hannah’s room, and when he bites her, Hannah gets transported back in time to 1820, where she becomes ANNA PETTICOURT, a young debutante who’s been betrothed to Richard by his father. At a party, Richard woos Hannah/Anna, and despite her best efforts, she begins to fall in love with him, much to the despair of Richard’s stepsister MAGDALENA and her Celtic witch mother AGATHA who, according to the legend, were responsible for Richard’s vampire curse. Returning to the present, Hannah gets a blood transfusion from Simon and wrestles with the incredible choices facing her. With her friends’ help, she realizes that if Richard bites her again, she might be able to go back to 1820 and prevent Agatha and Magdalena from accidentally turning him into a vampire. Deciding that love is worth risking everything for, Hannah, Simon and Willow return to the castle, looking for Richard. But Hannah, while alone, gets kidnapped by Magdalena, who’s been kept alive by Celtic magic all these years. Magdalena plans to use Hannah’s body to return herself back to 1820 and undo the curse while getting Richard to fall in love with her instead. As Simon and Willow struggle to reason with a bloodthirsty Richard, Hannah works desperately to outsmart Magdalena, leading to a climactic battle across time with all of their lives and fates in the balance.

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The Writer: Bill Lundy

Bill Lundy has written two highly-rated original films for SyFy, Silent Warnings and Alien Siege , sold two stories to Star Trek: Voyager , and optioned over a dozen scripts. He served as Chairman of the non-profit Scriptwriters Network for over seven years, has been a screenwriting teacher and consultant, and contributed to several popular books, including “Now Write: Screenwriting” and “Q&A: The Working Screenwriter.” Bill also wrote liner notes and package copy for over 200 movies for Warner Bros. and Universal Studios. His first novel, an adaptation of his screenplay "The Vamurai Prophecy," is now available on Amazon. Go to bio
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