In 1895 rural Hampshire, an aging farmer reluctantly shares the traumatic folklore surrounding his sister's supernatural mutilation with a determined folklorist whose obsession with the story draws him toward the same cursed ground on the anniversary of the original attack.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
17pp
Genre:
Horror
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Copyright Details:
Glyndwr Edwards
Synopsis/Details

Did a race of cannibalistic faeries exist in Great Britain? Thomas Eldridge is convinced the story he heard of the trauma suffered by
Hector Matthews's sister, Christley, did occur in the written deposition he read from witnesses that was written after the incident. He then decides to visit the Kennet Valley.
There he learns the truth from Hector and then makes a dreadful decision that leads to his death.

Professional Coverage Document
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All Accolades & Coverage

Quarter- finalist: Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenwriting Contest. February 2026.
Folkestone Film Festival. Honourable Mention. May 2026.
Purgatory Film Festival. Finalist. February 2026.
Professional coverage from Best Script Award. November 2025.

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Submitted: 2026-May-02
Last Updated: 2026-Jun-01
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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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