The Novelty

The Novelty is a short film by J.P. Leck and is the third installment (eleventh, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the first Endless Elsewhere film. It was released on YouTube on April 16, 2014 and screened at the Irving Theater as part of the Shocktober in Irvington event on October 17, 2014.

Synopsis
After receiving a strange invitation, a young woman ventures into an old house where she discovers its secrets, spurring her on to greater adventures of her own.

Plot Summary
Coming soon!

Post-Credits
A sword and helmet are seen ornately arrayed before a tattered green book (not unlike the book the Novelty receives) bearing a silver compass rose on its cover.

Characters

 * The Novelty - a young woman who, upon discovering a copy of The Merely Mortal, accepts her destiny as Bookbearer and fighter of the world's evils.
 * The Novelty is portrayed by Mindy Wesson.
 * The Stranger - a man with a cane who visits Violet in the cemetery who hints at being the individual who invited the Novelty to the Benton House
 * The Stranger is portrayed by Timothy Renshaw.
 * The Ghoul - the creature responsible for the mysterious grave robberies befalling Circle City.
 * The Ghoul is portrayed by Tucker.

Characters Referenced

 * Det. Alex Heaney - seen in the photo on the newspaper article detailing the Circle City grave robberies.
 * Kaitlin Pollydore - seen as the author of the newspaper article detailing the Circle City grave robberies.

Locations

 * The Benton House - a house owned by Rex Benton, the previous Novelty, located in Circle City, IN.
 * Circle City Cemetery - an expansive cemetery in Circle City, IN wherein the Ghoul has been desecrating graves. It also serves as the meeting place between the Stranger and the Novelty.

Artifacts

 * The Merely Mortal - the Novelty finds this text (with the silver spiral on its cover) in a secret room in the Benton House.
 * The Strangely Undying - a copy of this book is seen after the credits to this film.

Links

 * The Noveltyon YouTube