DARKNESS WITHIN

SCI-FI APOCALYPTIC HISTORICAL FICTION FANTASY HORROR
Future,17th Century or Earlier
Juhani Nurmi
Logline
2025 AD. A brilliant nanotech engineer on the verge of a scientific breakthrough is besieged by an ancient evil awakening on his DNA level. As heβs helping to cure a famous dance choreographer suffering from a terminal brain tumor, he must stop the demon, who plans to alter the fate of Mankind.
Genre
Sci-fi,Apocalyptic,Historical Fiction,Fantasy,Horror
Short Summary
In 850 AD, the last remnants of a Celtic people called the Picts are facing genocide from invading Norsemen. A malevolent and mysterious warrior monk called Balor makes a Faustian pact with the last chieftain of the Picts, Lord Praedus, to gain access to their blood and DNA over a millennium later.
The present day Pictish descendant, Dr. Cain Nethermoor thwarts the diabolical plans of Balor to permanently change the face of Earth and spawn a super-human abomination of Man. As Nethermoor continues his DNA research through his young son, he knows that Balor will inevitably return.
Setting
Palo Alto, San Francisco, Venice (Italy), New York, Scotland (various locations)
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions
Mature Audience Themes
Nudity,Extreme Violence,Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Doctor Cain Nethermoor
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aspiring,Skillful,Visionary,Underdog,Strong Moral Code,Sophisticated,Heroic,Decisive,Secretive,Lone Wolf
Additional Character Details
Name: Imogen Walker
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Charming,Sexy,Religious,Desperate,Empathetic,Engaging,Romantic,Seductive,Leader
Additional Character Details
Name: Balor
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Masculine,Badass,Villainous,Aggressive,Charming,Blunt,Power Hungry,Manipulative,Leader,Criminal,Religious,Confident,Seductive,Secretive
Additional Character Details
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Development Pitch
DARKNESS WITHIN is a classic Faustian tale updated for the 21st century, where the ancient past meets the Promethean New Sciences in 2025 AD. The protagonist is a nanotech entrepreneur, Scottish born Dr. Cain Nethermoor, who has created an industry sensation with a revolutionary nanotech portable β Replicator β which can be worn like a bracelet around your arm. Replicator harnesses its immense computing power from its human user. As Nethermoor travels to the Nanotech Expo in Venice, Italy in a desperate last-minute effort to market Replicator, he meets a world famous dance choreographer, Imogen Walker, who has terminal brain cancer. Feeling great sympathy with her plight, Nethermoor invites Imogen to attend a live demo featuring Replicator at the Expo. Cain Nethermoor manages to exterminate the cancerous cells of her biopsy. As Nethermoor falls in love with Imogen Walker, he becomes increasingly aware of a demonic presence β Balor β awakening within himself, whose main agenda is to gain control of Replicator's nano software. Balor has genetically manipulated the fates of the Nethermoor family since 850 AD. As Replicator enters mass production despite a fatal glitch in its nano software (manipulated by Balor), Nethermoor realizes that the very future of Earth is at stake, as the demon plans to create a new formula of Man and cast our planet into Armageddon via terraforming, self-replicating nanobots.