Mary Reid

Logline: When a successful author purchases a secluded mansion, he soon discovers he is not alone—a sinister, horned, serpentine-tailed demon lurks within, determined to seduce him and lead him down a path of forbidden desires.

Synopsis: Anthony Caprio thought he’d finally found peace. A recovering alcoholic and now a best-selling occult author, he enjoys his time with his loving wife, Sofia, and their two sons, Luca and Franco. But life shatters instantly when Anthony discovers Sofia in the arms of another man. Heartbroken and craving escape, he packs up his boys and flees, hoping to start over. Their destination? A sprawling, abandoned mansion in Washington state.

The house, steeped in mystery and shadowed by an unsettling past, seems like the perfect place for a fresh start… until Anthony meets her. Mary Reid, the mansion’s original owner, makes herself known not through creaking floors or whispers but in full spectral form. At first, Anthony dismisses her as an oddity, even a source of amusement. But Mary isn’t just a ghost; she’s something far darker, far hungrier. One night, he wakes to see her form towering over him in bed. From that moment, the house becomes a trap, with Mary as the puppet master pulling the strings.

Anthony begins to unravel, his soul seduced by Mary’s whispered promises, his sobriety crumbling as her influence grows. He turns away from his sons, leaving the boys scrambling to survive a father slipping into the clutches of something purely evil.

Meanwhile, Sofia, stricken with guilt over her betrayal, ventures into the house to reunite with her children. But what awaits her beyond the mansion’s doors is far more terrifying than she imagined. The home’s walls pulse with malevolence, and the man she once knew has become a stranger consumed by demons—both literal and figurative.

Anthony, Sofia, and the boys are now trapped in a nightmare of spiraling terror where no one can be trusted—not even themselves. Can love and redemption save them, or will the mansion claim their souls forever?

The Mary Reid Awards

• Award Winner – (Silver) – Best Horror Screenplay, Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival, March 2021
• Award Winner – Best Feature Horror Screenplay, Best Script Award, March 2021
• Honorable Mention – The International Horror Hotel International Film Festival, April 2021
• Quarterfinalist – Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, June 2021