A Screenplay by Sheldon Charron
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Demon Scorned
A supernatural thriller. One night. One building. No way out but through.
The Script
CORNERED is a completed feature screenplay. A contained supernatural thriller that traps its audience inside the ruins of the Hope State asylum for one long night, with a protagonist who cannot tell what is real, and something patient waiting for him in the dark.
The full screenplay and pitch package are available to industry professionals on request.
Synopsis
After 25 years, Jon Trusk returns to his hometown of Hope and becomes trapped in the ruins of the mental hospital, where he must face the evil that lurks there, and his own sordid past, to get out alive.
Forced to choose between returning home or losing his marriage, Jon comes back to Hope with his wife. They fight on the drive in. She checks into a hotel; he goes for a drink and falls in with old high school friends who talk him into a night at their cabin.
On the way, they pass the asylum that burned down years ago with inmates trapped inside. The car slides off the road. Everyone is killed except Jon. Then he hears a little girl's voice calling from a tunnel that leads to the ruins.
Inside, reality slips. Orderlies strap him down like an escaped patient. The building is whole again, then burned out, then whole. A demon wearing the face of an innocent girl has terrorized Hope for years, moving from person to person, and Jon is the one soul it never collected.
The ghosts force Jon to relive the acts that damned them, and the past he buried. The longer he stays, the weaker he gets. His only way out is to separate reality from delusion: to forgive himself and let go, before he succumbs to his wounds.
The Sixth SensemeetsShutter IslandmeetsFallen
Key Art
Creative Vision
"I want the film to do more than make people afraid. I want to leave them thinking about the ripple effect of the choices they make, good and bad." Sheldon Charron, Writer
Mostly one location, shot through the night. Small setups, available and practical light, day for night where it works. Built to move fast and stay on budget without starving the story.
Practical effects wherever possible. VFX reserved for the moments that earn it.
Previous Work
Contact
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Tell Sheldon who you are. The full screenplay and pitch package go out to industry professionals.