The Kreuzvogel Experiment
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
19th Century,1920s & '30s,1940s & '50s,20th Century (multiple decades),2000s
Norman T. Bradford
Submision Type
book
Logline
The year is 2016. Abnormally youthful-appearing seniors born in 1936 discover they were, as infants, the subjects of an experiment designed to retard the aging process. They further discover they are being stalked and murdered by operatives of, Das Neue Dritte Reich, a neo-Nazi organization.
Genre
Suspense/Thriller
Short Summary
Doctor Ernst Kreuzvogel, using primates, has discovered how to retard the aging process, is now ready to perform the experiment on humans but the council rejects his request. He goes to Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital to perform the experiment on the infants but is killed in the act by a janitor.
Setting
Heidelberg, Germany and Chicago, Illinois
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain,Rags to Riches
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity,Extreme Violence,Nudity
Main Character Details
Name: Miriam Berkowitz-Gehman
Age: Eighty, but appears to be mid-fifties.
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Confident,Charming,Decisive,Educated,Honorable,Sexy,Blunt,Outspoken,Sophisticated
Additional Character Details
Name: Howard 'Howie' Brice
Age: Eighty, but appears to be mid-fifties
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Badass,Adventurous,Charming,Complex,Flexible,Heroic,Modest,Selfless,Unapologetic,Lone Wolf
Additional Character Details
Name: Damian Muhlbach
Age: Eighty-one, but appears to be fifty-ish.
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Charming,Villainous,Narcisstic,Power Hungry,Secretive,Seductive,Manipulative,Confident,Criminal,Educated
Additional Character Details
Name: Mary Hampton
Age: Fifteen (in 1936) Ninety-six (in 2016)
Gender: Female
Role: protagonist
Key Traits: Empathetic,Underdog,Modest,Uneducated,Blunt,Engaging