PERIPHERY
Baffled by unidentified corpses, including his own doppelganger, a world-weary detective with failing eyesight must utilize unique visions into an alternate universe to stop a serial killing cult leader.
Damiano Sourci seeks to change all that... at least so that it better suits him. The leader of a mystical cult known as The Collective, he urges his loyal followers, including right hand man Matt Weiland, to help fulfill an ancient prophecy, and literally take a leap of faith.
The Collective assemble on the desert plains of The Periphery, in hooded robes, consume a blinding poison, and then step off a cliff in a stunning act of mass suicide.
In our universe, known as The Core World, Matt Weiland awakens from a bad dream. A grizzled police detective, his investigation into the mysterious appearances of five unidentified corpses has thus far yielded no leads and seems to coincide with the onset of a degenerative eye condition, affecting his peripheral fields.
He then gets the call, from his partner, Faraday. More bodies. Twelve in all, dressed in robes, with astrological symbols on their backs, scattered across the main intersection in town.
It's an apocalyptic sight, and one that has brought traffic to a standstill for miles.
When he arrives on scene, Weiland is confronted with another startling revelation. One of the corpses looks exactly like him. Baffled by this ominous sight, he and Faraday, confer with witnesses, who all swear the bodies appeared out of thin air.
But another big surprise awaits Weiland. FBI Agent Kristof LeBarre leads them to the outskirts of town where one more body has been found. This one a dead ringer for Weiland’s late father, who perished in a mine collapse ten years prior. Suddenly, the case has become eerily personal and prescient.
Meanwhile, in an underground chamber, within the now abandoned mine complex, Damiano Sourci has crossed worlds and set up shop, working to open a gateway to The Periphery and unleash a swarm of winged, parasitic demons known as Acherons, into our reality.
But first, he’ll need to take out The Collective's opposite numbers in The Core World. Using an ancient protocol rooted in astrological magic, he sets about tracking them down, one by one, and sacrificing them in a brutally ritualistic manner.
In the county morgue, surrounded by John and Jane Doe’s, Weiland, Faraday, and LeBarre struggle to make sense of the bizarre case. But it’s not long before more bodies are turning up, courtesy of Sourci.
Despite his tunnel vision, it’s crystal clear to Weiland what’s happening, and the race is on to track down the others, beginning with Naomi, a waitress he crossed paths with earlier that day.
Weiland’s eyesight deteriorates further, but grants him unique glimpses into The Periphery, out of the corner of his eyes. Haunted by Acherons at every turn, he must utilize these startling glimpses, these fleeting, yet revelatory visions, to help put an end to Sourci's plans.
As the serial killing cult leader's dark agenda comes to fruition, and Weiland’s vision worsens, the troubled cop increasingly learns to walk by faith and not by sight.
PERIPHERY
From the corners of our world, a new horror is edging closer.
Gerard Butler
Margot Robbie
The Forgotten (2004)
In Dreams (1999)
"ATMOSPHERE: The visuals you describe for the alternate world are gorgeous. I really felt as though I travelled through landscapes... with the occult energy of PRINCE OF DARKNESS and neo-noir energy of SE7EN. With a bit of Moebius imagery turned gothic and horrific. This gothic energy doesn't leave once we slip back into the real world, and that's amazing. This sort of sinister bleakness mixed with the colorful yet horrifying shapes of the periphery.
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!LA Nights
It is 1973, and Quick operates an upscale after-hours establishment in West Los Angeles alongside his socialite son, Dizzy.
and The Devil called!
The Devil is so confident of the acceptance by God`s chosen-one he appears as himself with gifts and, `you will be my bride`, when rejected, he sends in his tri-step-headed-charcoaled alien goons, to examine her brain.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
In the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter with RUTHLESS characters, a 14 year old minister - mourns his twin sister, and scorns the GOD he once fervently praised.
The March of the 18th
In 1864 the Veteran Reserve Corps was formed to allow disabled Union army men to continue to perform their duty for God and Country.
ELECTRIC
After being electrocuted on the job, a woman has the power to make everyone around her fall in love.
OVERPASS
When a cement truck driver avoids slamming into a Lexus, only to lose his own life, he haunts the Lexus driver and teaches him a powerful life lesson in the process.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
L.A. Detective Owen Murphy is on a mission to clear his name on a murder he didn't commit.
HARBINGER
Detective Sandy Marone feels the weight of the world come crashing down on her shoulders as she investigates the mysterious disappearance of another senior citizen, one of several over the past few months.
THE TEST
On an anniversary trip to San Fran Debbie sets up seemingly disinterested husband Jim to test his fidelity, but things spin wildly out of control when Jim instead falls into a trap set by a team of dangerous con-artists ready to take him for a ride and everything he's worth.
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE
A model whose career is fading gets a much-needed vacation and a new outlook on life when she hides out at a Florida beach house with an “odd couple” of twenty-something brothers who are 100% convinced she's a hooker.
