Cruel Summer

About:

The world hasn’t been the same since Fever Dream started to spread. And since he came back to town. You’d think Summer would be a fun time but alas it is but a knave to winters whims. 

Cruel Summer

By Raj Patel

Genre: Horror, Romance, Science fiction
Format: Short story
Publication Status: Unpublished
Intended Audience: New Adult, Ages 18 to 30

Comparable Films / Books:
The Fault in our Stars, 1984 and season 5 of The 100 

Notable Achievements:
Won an unofficial writing competition 

Content Considerations

Content Warnings:
- N/A

Additional Notes:
- Zombie, sci-fi horror elements

About the Author

I am an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi author with a plethora of interests, a growing passion towards filmmaking, and a unique upbringing that puts perspective into my work. I enjoy world building, linguistic construction, and ideological consistencies and I have been working on a major project for several years that my attention to detail has been painstakingly perfecting. I like writing short stories derived from challenging prompts and have entered short story writing competitions. 

Short Film Adaptation Idea

It’s a scene of the main character having a flashback to when she was hanging out with her ex at a vending machine and there’s some dialogue and inner monologue.