Dark Passenger
Logline
Onboard the RMS TITANIC, Professor Dennis Parker believes he's taking with him to New York the archeological discovery of a lifetime. As the voyage progresses, passengers and crew become the victims of several grisly murders - not seen since the infamous Jack the Ripper.
Genre
Horror
Short Summary
Dennis Parker, an archeologist, discovers a 3,000-year-old tomb that historians said DID NOT exist. Of a high priestess of Amon-Ra - a powerful woman in the "Cult of the Dead." Upon the tomb's discovery, his digging permits are expired. Dennis "secretly" sends his discovery home on the TITANIC!
Ka-Re, the high priestess, rises from her tomb and brings about the destruction of the R.M.S. Titanic. In her undead eyes, the Titanic is sailing off into "The West." This is the direction to "The Land of the Dead" - a place she can NEVER go...so, she destroys the "unsinkable" ship.
Setting
Egypt, Valley of the Kings, Southampton, England, Belfast, Ireland, R.M.S. Titanic
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Other
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence
Main Character Details
Name: Dennis Parker
Age: 30s
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Clumsy,Complex,Educated,Modest
Additional Character Details
Name: Thomas Andrews
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Charming,Complex,Confident,Educated,Honorable
Additional Character Details
Name: Reginald Cotts
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Complex,Heroic,Honorable,Obedient,Outspoken,Skillful,Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Ka-Re
Age: 3000+
Gender: Female
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Criminal,Greedy,Villainous,Power Hungry,Unapologetic
Development Pitch
A haunting and mysterious tale of the Titanic's demise, DARK PASSENGER explores the idea that this disaster was the result of an ignored "mummy's curse." Somewhat based on a "legend" stated in a 1922 British newspaper article, a cursed sarcophagus, belonging to a High Priestess of "The Cult of the Dead," was cataloged as being within the cargo hold of the R.M.S. Titanic. It was heading to the New York Museum of Natural History - it never got there, of course. There are those who FIRMLY believe that a curse caused the famous ship to sink on April 15, 1912, taking over 1,500 souls to the bottom of the North Atlantic. This is a thrilling tale of murder, intrigue, and ancient curses aboard the notorious Titanic on her ill-fated maiden voyage.