Episode 1 Script: The Letter from the Crypt

Episode 1: The Letter from the Crypt 

By Grace Antiedu 

Reverend Essel had seen many strange things in his 30 years as a pastor.

He’d prayed over the dying. Calmed the possessed. Once, he even watched a crucifix fall from the wall during a funeral service. But nothing unsettled him like the letter that arrived in a plain white envelope -sealed with wax -and no stamp.

It was placed on his desk after a morning prayer meeting.

No one saw who brought it.

The envelope was old. Yellowing. Smelled faintly of earth and rosewater.

It was addressed to him.

But the signature on the back read:

Mrs. Abena Ntiamoah 

Deceased: March 14, 1979.

Essel’s hands trembled.

He had buried her himself.

He opened the letter.

The handwriting was rushed. Uneven. The ink smeared in places -as if written in the dark or by a hand not fully alive.

Reverend, You buried me in the wrong place. He is still with me. He will not let me sleep. Move me before the 7th night.

It was unsigned.

That night, he couldn’t sleep.

And just before midnight, the church bell rang -once.

There was no one there to ring it.

The dead can rest. But not if they’re sharing the grave.

The end of episode 1. Next:  Episode 2. Keep watching.