INK AND RAZOR - Argento and Fulci influences - Not a full story yet
INK AND RAZOR A giallo-horror screenplay set in 1980s New York, told from the killer’s POV, with an Argento-esque formalism and Fulci’s urban rot—violence implied, not graphic. Logline A crime novelist on tour in 1982 New York narrates a string of ritual murders that mirror chapters from his unpublished manuscript. Two detectives close in on a suspect — but when the “killer” is stopped, the writer’s voice keeps telling the story, leaving a final, unnerving question: did they catch the right man? Primary Characters ADRIAN MILES (late 30s): A mid-list crime writer with a cult following. Eloquent, detached voiceover. DET. LENA KAPLAN (early 40s): Quietly relentless, Queens-born, razor intellect behind weary eyes. SGT. SAL RICCI (50s): Cracked-knuckle old-school cop; cynical, oddly tender humor. VIVIAN ST. CLAIR (30s): Adrian’s publicist; cocaine-glossed sheen, pragmatic, brittle charm. THE FAN (20s): Gaunt, subway sketch artist; an obsessive who blurs admira...