The Immortal

Rating:
Summary: The Cost of Wealth and Immortality
Review: Riley Laron and his friend Melanie Brandt live together in Riley's rural Illinois cottage, a bequest from his uncle. Riley is a freelance writer who augments his income as a part-time janitor/handyman. Melanie paints portraits. Riley and Melanie are not affluent, but their lifestyle is happy and free.

Walking his dog Halloween evening Riley secretly observes a ritual murder performed in an abandoned church. The next morning Riley returns to the church and finds a cauldron containing burnt chicken bones, a bloodstained floor, a partially burnt Bible, and a ceremonial knife. Riley removes the Bible and the knife. Riley later returns to the church with the police -- all ritual evidence is gone. The police are skeptical and Riley does not mention the Bible or the knife.

Shortly thereafter the voluptuous Leeanah Thorndyke visits Riley's cottage. Leeanah requests that Riley and Melanie return the Bible and knife, and Leeanah later sends Sebastian Synn's Rolls Royce to convey Riley and Melanie to Sebastian's mansion for the exchange. At the mansion Sebastian promises wealth in exchange for cooperation. Riley and Melanie are skeptical, but during the next several days both receive several lucrative assignments.

Sebastian insists that Riley and Melanie join their group, moving into Sebastian's mansion for a two- to three-week 'training period'. Riley and Melanie refuse, but after their lucretive assignments are cancelled they both agree to join the group. Living at the mansion Riley and Melanie learn the group's purpose, and their lives are changed forever ...

"The Immortal" by John Tigges contains explicit sexuality and the *darkest* aspects of BDSM. Yet given the occult emphasis within today's broadcast media (e.g., "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", "Angel") and cinema (e.g., "Interview With The Vampire", "the Hunger"), "The Immortal" has limited shock value.

Rating:
Summary: The Cost of Wealth and Immortality
Review: Riley Laron and his friend Melanie Brandt live together in Riley's rural Illinois cottage, a bequest from his uncle. Riley is a freelance writer who augments his income as a part-time janitor/handyman. Melanie paints portraits. Riley and Melanie are not affluent, but their lifestyle is happy and free.

Walking his dog Halloween evening Riley secretly observes a ritual murder performed in an abandoned church. The next morning Riley returns to the church and finds a cauldron containing burnt chicken bones, a bloodstained floor, a partially burnt Bible, and a ceremonial knife. Riley removes the Bible and the knife. Riley later returns to the church with the police -- all ritual evidence is gone. The police are skeptical and Riley does not mention the Bible or the knife.

Shortly thereafter the voluptuous Leeanah Thorndyke visits Riley's cottage. Leeanah requests that Riley and Melanie return the Bible and knife, and Leeanah later sends Sebastian Synn's Rolls Royce to convey Riley and Melanie to Sebastian's mansion for the exchange. At the mansion Sebastian promises wealth in exchange for cooperation. Riley and Melanie are skeptical, but during the next several days both receive several lucrative assignments.

Sebastian insists that Riley and Melanie join their group, moving into Sebastian's mansion for a two- to three-week 'training period'. Riley and Melanie refuse, but after their lucretive assignments are cancelled they both agree to join the group. Living at the mansion Riley and Melanie learn the group's purpose, and their lives are changed forever ...

"The Immortal" by John Tigges contains explicit sexuality and the *darkest* aspects of BDSM. Yet given the occult emphasis within today's broadcast media (e.g., "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", "Angel") and cinema (e.g., "Interview With The Vampire", "the Hunger"), "The Immortal" has limited shock value.