The fabric of time weakens as a young woman, condemned by Matthews Hopkins, "The Witchfinder General," speaks with an old man who is dying in 1981.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
16pp
Genre:
Drama, History, Horror
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Based On:
Actual events
Copyright Details:
Copyright Glyndwr Edwards & Alan Edwards 2026.
Synopsis/Details

George Woods welcomes death, for he is exhausted by life after the long, lonely years of persevering after the death of his wife, Sheila.
Little does he realise, that as he speaks with Epiphany Becket, who is condemned by Matthew Hopkins, that he understands his predicament is less precarious than Epiphany's impending death.
The silver shilling, Sheila discovered when they were on their honeymoon in Mistley, is what allows Epiphany to communicate with George in the present day.

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Submitted: 2026-Jun-28
Last Updated: 2026-Jul-14
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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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