The Caine File
Logline
Sam Charleroi is the focal point in an ecclesiastic sex scandal. Tasked with Sam's exorcism, an unwilling priest suspects the possession is a church smokescreen to discredit Sam's accusations, but the boys case shows elements of true demonic activity linked to an ancient evil.
Genre
Horror,
Short Summary
In 1983 Detective Roger Luby responds to the discovery of a carefully folded human skin in the garage of a local family. Decades later, Luby stands in the Leesburg jail confronted with two suicides and the remains of third victim who has been skinned alive.
The story culminates in the exorcism of an ancient demon first identified in ecclesiastic records-- the Caine File.
Setting
Nevis, Leesburg, Virginia
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Philosophical Questions, Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Father Rober Malveaux.
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Educated, Honorable, Outspoken, Religious, Unapologetic, Badass, Complex, Decisive
Additional Character Details
Name: Marissa Charleroi
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Sophisticated, Beautiful, Crazy, Manipulative, Seductive
Additional Character Details
Name: Leon Charleroi
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Power-hungry, Blunt, Confident, Narcissistic
Additional Character Details
Name: Vaughn Rock
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Underdog, Desperate, Heroic, Lone Wolf, Masculine, Outspoken, Perseverance, Sexy
Development Pitch