I recently posted the inspiration for my latest screenplay – a line of dialogue in the show, American Horror Story: Murder House (season one). I made note of it some 12 years+ ago, and last year, when I took a class on how to get writing assignments, one of the lessons/projects was to develop a new script idea and this tidbit of a story finally got some attention.

I created an outline that delved into the dark history of a secret sect of the Church, but once I started writing the screenplay, the concept sort of changed when I met my characters.

What was meant to be a dark, gritty paranormal film became a supernatural love story. Yeah.

The working tagline:

Casi, a descendant of a powerful seer line, and Tham, a knight of an ancient order, find themselves working together to thwart the revelation of the identity of the anti-christ.

Snippet: Thamyris is newly knighted and given the responsibility of protecting an archbishop who has recently been admitted into a secret sect of the Church. When the archbishop, in a bid for power, destroys the order and leaves Tham for dead, he discovers that there is a woman who may be able to help him find the anti-christ, AKA the “man of sin”, and bring order through chaos to the world.

Casiphia is an archaeologist who uses her gift of seeing the past to find long lost treasures for rich clients. The bishop, learning of her lineage, sends his followers to offer her a deal – use her gift to aid him and garner the favor of a powerful entity and be at the center of a new world order.

A recovered Tham, given the mission of bringing Casi back to Rome, intervenes and vows to protect her. As the two journey together, discovering dark truths along the way, they also discover a unique bond that continues to deepen into love.

Casi and Tham find themselves at the center of a dangerous situation led by a man who’s twisted belief that bringing hell to earth will make the world better. Once the anti-christ’s identity is revealed, will there be any stopping his rise?

*I have yet to find my touchstone piece, but these images are making a good case for the position.