Stories by @optimistic_writer

Fright Night Continues (2013)

What if the Fright Night remake got a proper sequel with the original cast? A year after the events of the previous film, Charley Brewster and his mother have since moved away from the Las Vegas area. Charley is struggling to have a long distance relationship with Amy while at college and is still dealing with the death of Ed. However, one day, Peter Vincent comes to Charley stating that, after traveling the world, he came into contact with a giant clan of vampires who discovered that they killed the head's brother (Jerry) and they are coming to finish them off once and for all.

The Hobbit: There and Back Again (1987)

What if The Hobbit got an adaptation in the late 1980s? A young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins goes on the adventure of a lifetime with Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves to reclaim The Lonely Mountain and the dwarven treasure from the evil dragon, Smaug.

Ilya Salkind's Superman III (1983)

What if Ilya Salkind's treatment of Superman III was actually used for the final film? Before the credits roll, it's revealed that Lois has transferred out of Metropolis and is replaced by a young woman named Lana Lang and she and Clark take a liking to each other. It is then revealed through flashback that another being escaped Krypton, another young baby, a girl, who remains unnamed. She lands on Colu, the home world of Brainiac who adopts her. She grows up and Brainiac begins to show affection for her and asks her to marry him but she denies it and leaves for Earth. Here, she finds Clark Kent/Superman and they fall in love (they aren't related in this universe) and she becomes Supergirl. Brainiac eventually finds them and starts to wreck havoc on Earth which involves changing Superman's personality to make him unpredictable, going back in time to the dark ages and becoming a tyrant, and fighting in a pocket dimension against Superman and Supergirl. As well as the Man of Steel meeting the being from the 5th dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk. [Poster by Peter Stults]

Death of Re-Animator

Herbert and Jacob West, as well as trusted assistant, Shayla Roberts, believe that they have finally found the cure for death itself but are constantly on the run from the authorities after they realize that Jacob has escaped from prison. Meanwhile, Rachel Abernathy and Amy Eastman believe that Jacob still has some good in him and try to track him down as well. Part 3 of the sequel trilogy.

Wrath of Re-Animator

After Jacob Eastman is imprisoned in the last film, Herbert West and Shayla Roberts try to break him out while also working on the development of a new reagent. Meanwhile, Jacob tries to rehabilitate in prison but the echos of his past prevent him from fully doing so. Part 2 of the sequel trilogy.

Legacy of Re-Animator

A young doctor named Jacob Eastman is living a rather comfortable and nice life. He has a beautiful girlfriend and he loves helping people. But one night while walking home, someone yells at him "West must die" and tries to kill him. Luckily, an off duty police officer subdues him and he is sent to jail. Shaken by the occurrence, he goes to his mother for answers, and she reveals to him the truth about his father. She tells him that he was a man named Herbert West and tells him to go to Dan Cain for information. It turns out, Cain is the one who tried to kill him, driven insane by the realization that the West bloodline isn't dead. He tells him to stay away from his past, and from his father, but when Jacob doesn't listen, he stumbles upon the infamous reagent and slowly devolves into who he really is. Part 1 of a sequel trilogy.

The Tourist

Set in 1981 Manhattan, the story follows Grace Ripley, a beautiful executive who counts herself among a secret group of exiled aliens, some morphed to human form to live among us, while others remain in their original guises, waiting to die on the backward planet Earth. Her secretary Marty doesn't know of Grace's origins, nor does Marty's friend Spider O'Toole, a one eyed beauty disenfranchised from society and floating from job to job. Frogner, an alien disguised as a human salesman, discovered Grace's alien identity while trying to make a deal. He tells this to Harry Sloane, head of the Manhattan Grief Clinic, a front for the alien hideaway known as the Corridor, where any manner of extraterrestrial is stuffed into cubicles to live out their useless lives. Sloane desperately wants to find John Taiga, an alien who may have developed a way to leave Earth. Sloane will stop at nothing to find and kill Taiga, including enlisting Grace to go on her own search that leads to New York's seedier recesses and the Corridor's darker secrets. Anxiety kills these beings, while sex can either be a savior that rescues them from morphological breakdown, or it can kill both the alien and the chosen human mate in a life-draining cocoon.

The Property of a Lady (1991)

After terrorists target a Scottish nuclear facility, 007 is deployed to the Far East to investigate the prolific businessman Sir Henry Lee Ching. In Hong Kong, James Bond rendezvous with retiring spy Denholm Crisp, crosses paths with the Chinese Secret Service and teams up with jewel-smuggler Connie Webb to get to the bottom of Ching's shady past and prevent global pandemonium that could spark World War III.

Doctor Who (1963-1989; 1996; 2005-present)

What if Doctor Who was an American TV show with American actors? The adventures of The Doctor through time and space with many different companions visiting many different times and planets.

Spider-Man (2014-present)

What if, instead of The Flash, Spider-Man was made on The CW instead? A young man named Peter Parker gains spider-like powers after he gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. While dealing with personal problems, he also has to deal with the threat of supernatural villains on New York City.

Star Wars: Episode III - The Secret Apprentice (2005)

What if the Star Wars prequels were actually good? Obi-Wan is now a more accomplished Jedi Knight while Anakin is still refused to sit on the Jedi Council which prompts his downfall to the dark side. The Separatists are now only an extremely small part of the larger threat that's developing and the idea of hope and optimism for the Republic might be a distant relic of the past.

Star Wars: Episode II - The Gathering Storm (2002)

What if the Star Wars prequels were actually good? After the death of Qui-Gon Jinn in the previous film, Obi-Wan is in a state of uncertainty as he is dealing with the code of the Jedi, but wanting vengeance against Darth Maul. He is also training Anakin who he has become close with, and dealing with the rising threat of the Separatists, and possibly something greater.

Star Wars: Episode I - Dark Ascension (1999)

What if the Star Wars prequels were actually good? A young padawan named Obi-Wan Kenobi dreams of the times of yesteryear when the Jedi were the guardians of peace against the nefarious Sith. However, a new threat is rising on Alderaan and Obi-Wan, along with his master Qui-Gon Jinn, a young man strong with the force, Anakin Skywalker, and Queen Amidala are the only ones aware of this threat and must stop it before it gains power.

Bruce Wayne (2001-2007)

What if the cancelled Batman prequel show was made instead of Smallville? The show follows Bruce Wayne in his late teen years before he becomes Batman.

Batman Universe (Late 70s-Early 80s)

What if a darker version of Batman was released years before Tim Burton's film, and made instead? A 5 film saga being released over the course of the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s focusing on the Caped Crusader of Gotham and his young ward, the Boy Wonder.

The Justice League (1985)

What if John Carpenter directed a Justice League film in 1985, connected to no previous franchises? The 7 heroes of Earth, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter must stop the evil alien, Despero, from taking over the world.

Gods of Eternity

A seemingly regular man named Leland dies in a car crash. He is sent to the Underworld where he meets Hades, who tells him that for some reason he is the most important human to ever exist. With this, warriors of Heaven try to steal him for their own purposes while the warriors of Hell try to figure out his importance and the secrets of the universe.

Teddy

A disturbed mentally ill 8 year old boy named Jamie finds a pit in the woods and imagines a group of monsters to live inside the pit called troglodees. Then, his stuffed teddy bear begins telling him to kill people who wrong him by throwing them inside the pit.

The Redemption of St. Nick

A prostitute realizes that a disillusioned and hopeless Santa Claus has turned his back on the children of the world for over 20 years. She feels like she is the only one who can get him to hope for the world once again.

Clue

A group of upper class strangers meet at a mansion for a small soiree led by a mutual friend, Mr. Boddy. However, when Mr. Boddy turns up dead at the bottom of a stairwell, the rest of the party starts pointing fingers on who did it, the weapon, and where the murder took place. Based on the popular board game of the same name.