MARY SHELLEY’S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

GENRE : Horror

COMPARISON : Stephen King meets Alex Haley

BLURB : How the idea of Frankenstein was REALLY born.

LOGLINE : Legendary British author and mother of the Horror genre, Mary Shelley, comes to America as a teen and her unforgettably, terrifying experience, becomes the basis for her classic novel, 'Frankenstein'.

Synopses : A fictional piece about legendary British Author, Mary Shelley and a weekend in America that prompted her to write her classic novel, 'Frankenstein'.

The Mary Shelley portrayed is one kick-ass, little teenager who has a clear sense of right and wrong. She comes to America on the Fourth of July on the invite of Thomas Jefferson himself. She is very idealistic and seduced by the sweet message of freedom that she has read in the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and other writings of the revolution's leaders. Her utopian view is shattered when she gets to see the true brutality, hypocrisy and twisted ugliness of American slavery, first hand.

This story unfolds, parallel to the events in the classic book. The central theme of man trying to 'play God', is given new meaning in this context.

Rather than Dr. Frankenstein, we have Dr. Franklin (bastard son of Ben Franklin). To make her experience more terrifying, the body parts of her own man-servant AND FRIEND, who traveled with her from England (Adamly), are used to help create the monster that the 'evil Dr. Victor Franklin' has brought back to life. The new monster has many of the same experiences as the classic monster, but is shown amid the insanity of the plantation system. At first Mary is shocked and devastated, but in the end, she has the last word and teaches the mad doctor a lesson about the danger of playing God.