Date of Award
Spring 2026
Access Restriction
Campus Access only Theses
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Writing for the Screen
School or College
School of Film and Television
First Advisor
Liz Werner
Second Advisor
Catlan McClelland
Third Advisor
Weiko Lin
Abstract
Fort Carn- A psychological horror film set in the old American West. After the untimely passing of her mother and brother, a young woman named Sarah Jane wishes to save her father, Wade Russell, from self-destruction due to PTSD and alcoholism during his time in the Apache Wars. She takes him to a remote desert sanctuary for former soldiers, but it is no sanctuary. Slowly, they begin to break his mind with unknown substances, while using his fears and insecurities against him. Sarah Jane realizes her father is not being healed and begins to investigate the true purpose of the fort, only to find herself trapped in the home of a dark and supernatural power.
Recommended Citation
Bowden, Eric, "Fort Carn" (2026). LMU Theses and Dissertations. 1399.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/1399
