In a Rome gripped by fear, a young monk witnesses the spiritual disintegration of the Pope, while dark secrets emerge from the heart of the Vatican and faith confronts its most twisted reflection.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
30pp
Genre:
Horror
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details
At the end of the 9th century, Rome finds itself plunged into political chaos and spiritual decline. The Church, torn apart by conflicting ambitions, is ruled by a man burdened with a legacy impossible to purify: Pope Stephen VI, a tormented pontiff who commits the unthinkable act of exhuming the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, to put him on trial in a grotesque ceremony known as the "Cadaveric Synod." What begins as a power play becomes the trigger for a progressive mental disintegration. Stephen, consumed by guilt and by visions that haunt him in the corners of his palace, slowly spirals into paranoia, insomnia, and hallucinations. Around him, the Vatican walls fill with whispers, and the thin line between the divine and the profane dissolves. Meanwhile, a young monk named Dominic—devout but increasingly disturbed—watches the pontiff's transformation with growing unease. Faced with the complicit silence of Guilt and the fear of the faithful, Dominic begins to question not only his leader, but the very foundations of his faith. Vatican: The Mirror of Madness is a historical drama with elements of psychological horror that explores the limits of guilt, the corruption of the soul, and the price of using faith as an instrument of power. It is the story of a man who sought to judge a dead man... and ended up being judged by his own demons.

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The Writer: Abraham Onofre Diaz Odiz

This is Abraham Onofre I was born in Mexico I'm a student in Pima Community College in the major of Digital arts in Tucson Arizona. Awards: Best short Film, Insane, Bloody Hats Film Festival. Best Horror Short, Insane, Cuckoo International Film Awards. You can view my work here: https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2468542 Go to bio
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