After a submarine earthquake boils the Indian Ocean, the crew of the stranded merchant ship, Glen Doon, must survive a siege by an ancient, malevolent entity rising from the deep.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
12pp
Genre:
Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Based On:
A short story by William Hope Hodgson
Copyright Details:
Copyright 2026 Glyndwr Edwards & Alan Edwards.
Synopsis/Details

In a desperate fight for survival, Thompson, Third Mate, and Joky, an apprentice, seek sanctuary in the deck house as the destruction wrought by the sea-serpent continues on deck.
Thompson realises that there may be little hope for them as he desperately seeks a solution to their predicament.

This is the first of a trilogy of short-screenplays based on the stories of William Hope Hodgson.

The other two will be: "The Mystery of the Derelict" and "Demons of the Sea ".

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Submitted: 2026-Jul-07
Last Updated: 2026-Jul-17
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The Writer: Glyndwr Edwards

To create original stories has been my primary aim and I am always fascinated when the premise alters during writing and takes an unexpected turn. This usually results in a better outcome. There is so much that is left unsaid, with forgotten stories, that the field is never exhausted in whatever genre a writer specialises. In collaboration with my brother, we have written a number of short screenplays based on forgotten aspects of British Folklore and History. The screenplays have been praised for their originality and ambiguity, with the story being left to the discretion of the reader to draw their own conclusion. This will be seen in the follow up to "The Brotherhood of Shadows": "Veils… Go to bio
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