The crew of the merchant ship Bheotpte board a derelict barque and fight for their lives as they are assailed by a parasitic fungi.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
21pp
Genre:
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Based On:
The classic short story by William Hope Hodgson
Copyright Details:
Copyright 2026 Glyndwr Edwards & Alan Edwards
Synopsis/Details

Captain Dang has seen much during his long years at sea. One memory that haunts him is the suicide of Alfred Selvern, who was second mate on the Bheotpte and committed suicide when he returned home.
Dang knows he could have helped his old shipmate, but ignored him.
One night, Dang meets an old protégé of his, Josh Morgan, now first mate on the Swift, and tells him the truth about what occurred when the captain and the men of the Bheotpte boarded the cursed derelict.

Dang: "Selvern be never treated right, Josh. They buried him in unhallowed ground and Annie and the little girls were evicted from their cottage. Not right that! I would never allow one of those bible black bastards aboard my ship, for the misfortune they brought. No good comes from being in their presence."

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Submitted: 2026-Aug-19
Last Updated: 2026-Aug-29
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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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