About Stricken:
Every year, strokes impact over 800,000 Americans. Walter Reed, a night janitor, becomes one of these statistics when he suffers a devastating stroke that leaves him partially paralyzed and dependent on his children, Randy and Melissa.
When Walter’s estranged brother Arthur dies from an apparent stroke, Walter inherits a Gothic Victorian mansion worth millions. The inheritance seems like salvation—until the family discovers Arthur’s death unleashed something ancient and malevolent that had been contained within the estate’s walls.
As Walter recovers in the mansion, his condition becomes a gateway for a parasitic entity that feeds on weakness and vulnerability. The presence doesn’t just threaten Walter—it begins to influence his recovery in ways that put his entire family at risk, especially his vulnerable five-year-old granddaughter Chelsea.
Stricken blends medical drama with supernatural horror, following a family’s fight for survival against both Walter’s debilitating condition and the darkness that exploits it. With his physical limitations making him the perfect vessel, Walter must find strength not in his healing body, but in his love for his family—before the entity claims them all.
In this tale where stroke symptoms become supernatural possession and recovery becomes a race against evil, the greatest battle isn’t against disability, but against losing one’s humanity entirely.
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Author Bio:
Andy Kumpon is the Co-Founder of KillerBeam Entertainment. Kumpon has always been interested in sci-fi/horror/fantasy. He is a big fan of the old Godzilla movies, creature feature and of course “Star Wars” and the films of John Carpenter.
Kumpon moved to New York City in 2006 and worked in video production by partnering with and creating Malbec Gold Productions. One of the Co-founders of Terra FOSSIL Wines, Andy created Terra FOSSIL TV, which highlights Terra FOSSIL testimonials taken in-and-around New York City which netted millions of views.
An award-winning filmmaker with 20 years experience in all facets of film/video production (writing, directing, editing, composing, marketing), he has worked on several independent series/films/productions in Seattle, L.A., and N.Y. His short supernatural thriller KNIT (2016), a proof of concept for a feature film of the same name has won numerous festival awards. And he most recently finished a spiritual drama titled “More Time”.
Kumpon has several feature length screenplays he is looking to develop, namely his upcoming Sci-Fi, zombie epic “Seeds Of The Dead” featuring a take on GMO, and his Action/Sci-Fi screenplay “The Pit”, which he plans on adapting into a Graphic Novel sometime in 2020. He also wants to adapt “Day Crosser” into a film. He is of Mexican/American descent.