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Portrait of Fear

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2f, 3m

Edward Taylor

Portrait of Fear
by Edward Taylor

A team from Crescent TV is filming a documentary about ghosts at Renfield Hall. All is going well until a heavy lamp mysteriously falls from its stand, injuring Joe, a technician. Shortly afterwards, blood appears on the portrait of Philomel, a young…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2f, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller

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Summary
A team from Crescent TV is filming a documentary about ghosts at Renfield Hall. All is going well until a heavy lamp mysteriously falls from its stand, injuring Joe, a technician. Shortly afterwards, blood appears on the portrait of Philomel, a young beauty murdered at the Hall in Victorian times. The events of Philomel's murder have frightening parallels in the lives of everyone present. The elements of a ghost story combine with those of a murder thriller to produce a drama with numerous satisfying twists.
  • Setting A room in a tower

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Edward Taylor

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