The surface of the Earth has been
uninhabitable for generations.
The remnants of humanity survive in
an ancient bunker, the Underground.
Humanity is changing, slowly
adapting to its new environment.
Cole grows up honing his psychic
powers. He hopes to be the Hero that breaks through in the war
against the Other, a mysterious disembodied consciousness. For over
one hundred years it has been interrogated within a drug-induced
dream.
One after the other, Heroes are
sent into the dream, one after the Other they die.
The Commander gives Cole his
opportunity to live up to everyone's expectations when he becomes the
latest graduate.
To Cole, the Other appears in a
forest, as a young woman named Dawn. Although distracted by Dawn's
beauty, Cole is able to determine that the Other feels imprisoned by
the Commander and wants nothing more than to leave. When the
Commander systematically denies everything claimed true by the Other,
Cole begins to have doubts about his mission.
Slowly getting ill from his service
and having difficulty telling dreams from reality, Cole's sympathy
for the Other becomes love for Dawn. To test the viability of a
possible double-agency, working both sides of the war, Cole does
something nearly impossible in a psychic world, he lies. When his
disinformation is cleared as factual, Cole discovers an unspoken,
un-thought of conspiracy, a nonplan to change the cycle of sending
Heroes to their deaths.
As Cole becomes too sick to keep
his intentions focused, he relies on the nonplan and his own desires
to steer him to the right decisions.
There might be a way for Cole to
break through to the Other's side, on his own terms.
But there's a dark secret being kept from him, can he discover it before it's too late?
But there's a dark secret being kept from him, can he discover it before it's too late?
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Last Human Being is a science fiction mystery novella and sci-fi horror film proposal from Brian C. Taylor.
The novella is essentially the script for the film. To buy it click here
To read some reviews of the book click here
To read Brian's comments about the themes of LHB click here
To view our development of the feature film click here
The novella is essentially the script for the film. To buy it click here
To read some reviews of the book click here
To read Brian's comments about the themes of LHB click here
To view our development of the feature film click here
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