Writings of Mike Finkelstein
Article Archive
Vampires and Other Classic Monsters
- Dracula
- A reinvention of the original Dracula novel, finding some novel ways to twist the story around (while still staying true to the ideas behind it).
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Part 5,
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Part 7,
Part 8,
Part 9,
Part 10,
Part 11,
Part 12,
Part 13
- Bride of Dracula
- A sequel to the aove Dracula script, focusing on the one surviving character from the previous story: Lucy, Dracula's vampire bride, and her adventures in 1940s Occupied France.
- Moon Wolf
- A janitor wakes up, alone, in a moon base and finds it stalked by an evil, blood-thirsty creature looking to kill all its inhabitants.
- Van Helsing Syndrome
- Follow the adventures of Mark Jacobs, agent for the PHA, a secret government organization dedicated to eliminating vampires and other preternatural threats.
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Part 9,
Part 10,
Bonus
Other Stories
- The Follower
- We dive into the City for tales of (D-grade) superheroes and (no-name) villains. These are the adventures of The Follower and his gang:
- Episode 1: Pilot Heroes - Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
- Episode 2: Rock 'n Roll Horror Show - Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Bonus
- Episode 3: Etiquette Goes Down - Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
- Episode 4: Legal Pain - Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 2
- Episode 5: Beauty and the All-Seeing Eye - Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
- Bonus:
Season One Notes,
Hench
- The Next Big Score
- Follow the adventures of Cabot and Stella, two treasure hunting explorer/historians who are about to get mixed up in a tale of fantasy creatures and horrific delights:
- Golden Age / Wild West Skittle Lanterns
- A as creativie writing lark we take a little time to imagine that the full-color spectrum of the DC Comics "Lantern Corps" was applied to Golden Age-style characters, and what those "Skittle Lanterns" would have looked like.
- Misc:
See Also:
- On Writing Comedy: We take a look at what works, and what doesn't, in comedy scripts to try and think about how to write a funny script that actually is funny.