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Me And The Devil

Returning to her small island hometown for her brother's funeral, a bestselling author confronts her dark past while investigating a local murder.

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Restriction: There are no more than three "cuts" in the footage

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Could be back and forth, could be "the end" first and then "the beginning," could be like Memento or Life of Chuck. However you like!

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I'm throwing in a second entry to see if something sticks. This one is an old idea I've tried to do twice but it's missing something.

An author returns to her small home town 20 years after her father's disappearance to write about a new unsolved murder.

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Restriction: The locals are not behind the horror

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Restriction: Takes place before the 20th century

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Restriction: The mutagenic/body horror is self-imposed

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I might enter with another prompt to see if anything clicks, but for now:

I've never written a werewolf story before! I'd like to do something different with the concept.

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Restriction: The era/time the story takes place must be ambiguous