Resident Evil
LJ is a talented but broke photographer in Baltimore who is desperate for a big break. He signs up with a mysterious firm, "Supernatural Success," run by the enigmatic Drac, which offers him lucrative but bizarre and dangerous jobs. His first assignment involves filming a manor owned by a polite vegan zombie, which quickly escalates to his next job: an off-world corporate shoot for an alien CEO aboard a starship. LJ must navigate these surreal and perilous situations, using his wit and camera skills to survive and, hopefully, get rich.
LJ walks Inside the manor,LJ walks around with a flash light slowly as he maps out the place, singing holy are you lord under his breath, LJ forces himself to film, capturing cinematic shots despite his trembling hands and the oppressive smell of wet earth and old copper. As he bends down to get a low-angle slider shot of the ornate bed in the master suite, a wet, sliding sound echoes from the shadows upstairs, freezing him in place. While setting up the shot, a grey, rotting hand with skin peeling like parchment suddenly reaches out from the darkness and taps LJ on the shoulder, causing him to scream in pure terror.
CHARACTERS
Mysterious Man
antagonist
Reed
supporting
Drac
supporting
LJ
protagonist
Eric Thomas
supporting
Intercom
minor
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Panel 1:LJ crosses the threshold into the manor's foyer. The doorway frames him against the darkness beyond. His camera is lowered but ready. The ornate wooden details of the entrance are visible, draped in shadow and dust.
“LJ: Is anyone here?!”
Panel 2:LJ's eyes scan the decaying interior—peeling wallpaper, ornate but crumbling furniture, heavy shadows. His jaw tightens. A chill seems to run through him.
“LJ: This place is creepy as hell.”
Panel 3:LJ reaches into his camera bag and extracts a gimbal stabilizer and a compact LED light rig. He attaches them methodically, his movements deliberate and focused despite his nervousness. The equipment glows softly in the darkness.
Narrator:“Focus. Work. Get paid. Get out.”
Panel 4:LJ lifts the camera to his eye, the gimbal and LED light steady in his hands. Through the viewfinder, the manor's interior unfolds—shadows, decay, ornate details catching the LED light. His expression is tense but determined.
