Stories by @joshparker

Wyrd Sisters

In Wyrd Sisters, the enchanting world of Discworld is turned upside down by three meddling witches: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. Their interference in royal politics causes kingdoms to wobble, crowns to topple, knives to flash and citizens to shudder in fear. Terry Pratchett's vividly imaginative story takes you on a journey with hunchbacked monarchs, lost crowns, disguised heirs, refuelling broomsticks and frightening thunderstorms, as the three sisters battle the odds to restore the rightful king to the throne.

Sourcery

When last seen the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now, magically, he’s turned up again, and this time he’s brought the Luggage. But that’s not all...Once upon a time, there was an eighth son of an eighth son who was, of course, a wizard. As if that wasn’t complicated enough, said wizard then had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son-a wizard squared (that s all the math, really). Who, of course, was a source of magic - a sourcerer.

Mort

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Death is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton carrying a scythe who must collect a minimum number of souls in order to keep the momentum of dying, well... alive. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by humanity. Soon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer... but to do that, he'll need to hire some help. It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job - until Mort falls in love with Death's daughter, Ysabell, and discovers that your boss can be a killer on your love life...

Equal Rites

The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check on the new-born baby's sex...

The Light Fantastic

In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world...

The Colour of Magic

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell like our own, but which looks completely different. Particularly as it’s carried through space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). If you’re new to the Discworld don’t worry, you’re not alone . . . Twoflower is the Discworld’s first tourist, he’s exceptionally naive and about to get himself into an array of dangerous and fantastical situations on his travels. And if that didn’t sound fateful enough, it’s the spectacularly inept wizard, Rincewind who is charged with safely chaperoning Twoflower and his Luggage (a walking suitcase that has half a mind of its own and a homicidal attitude to anything threatening) during his visit. Safe to say chaos ensues…

Star Trek: Kelvin Timeline 24th Century

Cast for films set in Star Trek’s alternate film timeline, featuring 24th Century characters.

Insomnia

Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he awakens a little earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late night vigils and walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads. He witnesses two strange little men wandering the city under cover of night. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought about by sleep deprivation. Ralph and his friend, widow Lois Chasse, become enmeshed in events of cosmic significance.

Salem’s Lot

A writer goes back home to write about the local haunted house, but gets more than he bargained for when he realizes a vampire has moved in.

The Dresden Files

The adventures of Harry Dresden, Wizard for Hire, as he provides unique insight onto police cases, and takes on the world of Faerie.

Mere Anarchy

A musical television series about young adults struggling to get their band off the ground. Kyle Dearborn is a guitarist and part time guitar teacher with a dream to make music fulltime, but his last band imploded thanks to clashing egos and the band's founder's arrest on charges of dealing. He manages to find willing musicians but finding inspiration and motivation is difficult...until he agrees to let his high school best friend David stay with him after getting out of rehab, and accidentally finds reams of poetry he's written about his experiences growing up in an abusive home, experiencing heartache of losing the love of his life, and turning to drugs. David, who turns out to also be a great singer, eventually agrees to join the band and let them use his poems for song lyrics, but the constant re-living of his worst moments, coupled with the rockstar lifestyle, may well lead him back down the dark road he traveled previously, unless Kyle can be the friend he needs as well as just a bandmate.

The Three Musketeers

All for one and one for all! This will be a newer, more accurate adaptation of the classic French novel.

Dick Tracy: Midnight

In a stylized film noire based on the venerable newspaper comic strip, crusading yellow-trench coated Detective Dick Tracy is forced to work with gangster BB Eyes when a mad killer goes on a spree targeting the city’s most notorious mob figures. Just as all leads point to a well-known underworld figure...they’re the next to die.

DCCU Redux

Upcoming film “The Batman” is a perfect opportunity to simply reboot the DCCU from the ground up.

Star Trek: Legacy

This streaming series will chronicle the adventures of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-J as she explores galaxies beyond the Milky Way with her space-folding drive. This time the main perspectives will be from younger officers in less senior roles.

Robin Hood: Demon’s Bane

A vast darkness is spreading. If left unchecked, it will engulf the world, and so Richard the Lionheart must depart England on a holy mission. In his absence, the safety of the realm is entrusted to his brother, Prince John. When the king departs, black sorcery begins to grip the land, threatening noble and peasant alike. Horrific creatures stalk the forests, yet the violence they commit pales when compared to the atrocities of men. A handful of rebels fight back, but are doomed to fail unless they can find a hero to lead them.

St. Elsewhere

The run-down, underfunded St. Elegius hospital is the usual place where poorer patients go when told to seek “elsewhere” for medical treatment. Run by the wise, fatherly Dr. Westphal, the hospital struggles to survive amid cutbacks, threats of closure and lack of access to proper equipment. And that’s to say nothing of the patients, who are often...interesting, to say the least.

Sherwood

There hasn’t been a good Robin Hood movie since Prince of Thieves and even that one suffered from a lack of true Brits, especially in the title role. Time for a Hood movie with all the gravitas and importance of Spartacus.

Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Universe

Joe Abercrombie’s brutal, epic, hilarious and exhilarating fantasy series comes to life in this adaptation of his entire world, encompassing the initial First Law Trilogy, the stand-alone novels Best Served Cold, The Heroes and Red Country, and the Age of Madness trilogy.

WKRP in Cincinnati

The day-to-day of an underfunded radio station staffed by incompetents and crazies.