Stories by @Jeshisthename

The Mall

A troublemaking middle schooler challenges himself to stay in a brand new shopping center for the entire night. Only to find trouble in the form of a gung-ho security guard and a stolen piece of hardware.

A Thousand Miles to Egypt

A young Iraqi man living in rural Kuwait sets out to find his surviving family members in Egypt in order to fulfill his late father's wishes.

The New Mutants (2005)

What if Josh Boone's 2020 masterpiece were made fifteen years earlier?

A Many Splendored Potion

A mischievous apothecary in early 1900s Missouri crafts a love potion that soon falls into the hands of a failing playwright, a bookworm, a visiting Spaniard, and the women in their lives.

The Boy and The Rainbow

A young boy separated by his family at birth embarks on an adventure across the sky. Only to be waylaid into a world of pirates and fantastical beings.

Still Life with Iris

Set in Nocturno, "Still Life With Iris" chronicles a young girl's quest to regain her memory and with it her home. With the help of the incredible people she meets along the way, Iris' crusade recovers more than her past. She succeeds in finding herself: the power of faith and the courage of persistence. These traits will lead her home.

Whistles in the Dark

A close-knit group of friends face a spiraling web of deceit when one of them mounts a play that parallels their secret lives.

Mad Monster Party

On the Isle of Evil, the head of the "World Organization of Monsters" reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined a formula for total destruction, only to be upset when the monsters try to steal the formula and kill his nephew.

Heathcliff

Gripped by a fear of being forgotten, a ghost writer sets out to prevent the closure of a fading stage theater by mounting an epic about the Cold War.

Everyday Chemistry

Following the completion of "The White Album," tensions are high amongst the four members of The Beatles. Paul is itching to perform on stage again, John is becoming preoccupied with girlfriend Yoko Ono, and financial stress is hanging over their heads without the guidance of Brian Epstein. Sensing morale is at an all-time low, Paul accepts an offer from expatriate fan Leonard Wrigley who offers the famous liverpudlians a chance to record a revolutionary album at a remote estate in the countryside. Along the way, Paul discovers an earth-shattering secret that sends him spiraling through a bizarre reality in the process.

Gateau: The Romances and Murders of Rousseau Girouard

A charismatic artisan in 1700s France becomes a rousing figure in his community through his sweet confections and underhanded dealings.

Tomatoes V.S. Blueberries

The politically divided nation of Manorville is thrown back into chaos after an administrative error is interpreted as a call to arms.

Nightly Terrors

The strange, often terrifying dreams and nightmares of celebrities and other public figures are re-enacted by local actors and directed by renowned filmmakers.

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his histrionic mother, and his mentally fragile sister Laura. In writing the play, Williams drew on an earlier short story, as well as a screenplay he had written under the title of The Gentleman Caller. The play premiered in Chicago in 1944. After a shaky start, it was championed by Chicago critics Ashton Stevens and Claudia Cassidy, whose enthusiasm helped build audiences so the producers could move the play to Broadway where it won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1945. The Glass Menagerie was Williams' first successful play; he went on to become one of America's most highly regarded playwrights.

Avengers: Engame (1972)

What if the 2019 smash-hit were made in the early 70s?

Chronicles of A Death Foretold

In a small town in South America, Bayardo San Roman, a newly married man rejects Angela Vicario, his young bride when he discovers that she is not a virgin. She returns to her family home, where they make her reveal her lover. She names Santiago, the best friend of her brothers, who is actually innocent. They are determined to avenge the family honor by killing their best friend: a "death foretold."

9 (1999)

In a world destroyed in a war between man and machine, a hand-stitched doll with the number 9 written on its back comes to life. The world he has awakened in is frightening, but he quickly learns that he is not alone and that there are others like him, also with a single digit written on their back. The first one he encounters is 2 who tells him something of what happened to the world. 2 is also thrilled with the disk 9 is carrying, one with three unique symbols on the front. 9 soon learns that the disk and some of the other dolls who are prepared to die for the good of humankind may be the last hope for man's salvation.

Adaptation (1984)

Charlie Kaufman's attempt to adapt The Orchid Thief to the screen is intercut with author Susan Orlean's experience with the enigmatic John Laroche.

The Lord of the Rings (Disney Renaissance Edition)

Imagine a world where Walt Disney Pictures (in association with Caravan Pictures and Touchstone Pictures) made a film combining all three of the Lord of the Rings movies and released it in the year 1992. Who would be who in this confounding film? Bonus points if you exclusively use actors who appeared in Disney films during the renaissance.

Across the Universe (1993)

What if Julie Taymor's cult classic jukebox film were made in the early nineties.