The Judas Inheritance

'The Judas Inheritance' is the original story that led to the feature film 'The 13th' was based.An ancient curse? Desperation in the Greek economic crisis? What is causing the suicides of so many adults and children on this small Greek island? When Chris Trelawney arrives on the island to take away his late father’s belongings, he finds that he has been left little more than a mystery. Was his father mad at the time of his death, or did he actually believe that he had awakened a powerful evil? An ancient evil that now stalks the islanders, growing stronger by the day. A curse that will cause the death of everyone around Chris unless he allows himself to believe that such things exist. But when he discovers the truth, Chris realises that death is the easy option.The Judas Inheritance was inspired by the ruins of a village on the Greek island of Symi in the Dodecanese. The story is complete fiction, but I was captivated by the mysterious dates, numbers, and names that appear on many of these hauntingly strange buildings that seem to conjure up a curiosity about the lives of the people who once might have lived there. While the story is set on an imaginary island, visitors to Symi will recognise a number of features which I have borrowed.In 2013 a motion picture adaptation of The Judas Inheritance, called 'The 13th', was filmed in Greece. This is the novel version based on my initial drafts of the screenplay.

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James Collins is a British born writer who now lives in Greece. As well as publishing novels, and books about living in Greece, he is a screenplay writer and composer.

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