Watch the best scene reading: https://youtu.be/LeLjDjPZmLY

Matthew Toffolo interviewed Maria Lena Skillings about her feature screenplay "Echoes of Erdington," which was selected from the Horror Underground Festival. Maria explained that the screenplay was inspired by true events involving two identical murders that occurred 157 years apart in Irdington, England - one in the 1800s and another in the 1970s. She described how she developed the story by researching these real cases and incorporating elements of a potential curse or reincarnation theme. Maria discussed her decision to set the story in the 1990s, noting that she preferred this era for its charm, character connections, and the absence of modern technology that would interfere with character development. She shared that the screenplay took seven years to complete and involved extensive research and feedback from her sister to ensure the ending provided proper closure and redemption for the main character. The conversation also covered Maria's background as a journalist and her work in both acting and writing, including a children's book and other screenplays.

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