Batman: Darknight
Prepare to be intrigued, terrified, and delighted by the fifteen imagintive short stories contained in this collection, comprising works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, slice of life, and a bit of the absurd.
Electronic Telepathy – a police forensics android investigates a mysterious murder, but uncovers aspects of himself he never knew existed…and which threatens his very existence.
Ode de la Lune – an orchestral conductor premieres the symphony that’s been his life’s work, but struggles to contain a medical condition that manifests during the performance.
Closing Time – a mother searches frantically for her young son as time grows increasingly closer to tragegy.
A Perfect Copy – a despicable businessman gets his comeuppance when he uses a copy machine that has a mind of its own.
The Barn – a boy faces his worst fears on a wintry night when confronting a monster living in the darkness of his farm.
Viking Funeral – a guy and his friends scheme to give his recently deceased brother the sendoff he always wanted.
The Chosen One – a farmboy is sent on a quest when he learns he’s the subject of an ancient prophecy…though it’s not quite what he expects.
Stephen Wise invites you to join him in these and other tales.
Paradigm
Morgan Shaw’s life is upended when a woman from his past reappears and threatens to reveal a secret he has kept buried for over a decade, and she intends to get what she believes Morgan owes her regardless of who may be hurt. Or killed.
Maelstrom
A private island. A tropical storm. A monster on the loose.
Gregory Haig, a nature photographer, accompanies his fiancée, Diane Stewart, an anthropologist, on an expedition to the Amazon to research indigenous tribes. He comes across illegal loggers who have captured some strange animal from the jungle, but when he tries to photograph it, he gets too close and is injured.
The two return to the States for Gregory’s family reunion on an island estate that has been owned by the Haigs for generations. The only family member he cares about is his teenage nephew Fletcher, who idolizes his uncle but has to live under the thumb of his controlling mother, Evelyn.
As Gregory grows ill, they soon discover his ailment has no treatment—he was infected by a parasite that quickly transforms him into a vicious creature with the ability to turn other people into its species. As the tropical storm bears down on them, the island’s inhabitants struggle to stay alive throughout the night as they fall victim to the nightmare monstrosities’ hunger and urge to reproduce.
This feature film screenplay is the winner of the Best Creature Horror Script at the Horror Bowl Movie Awards.