The Withering Orchard: The Screenplay

A haunting companion to the short story.

Step behind the veil of Burrington and experience The Withering Orchard as it was always meant to be seen, on the screen. This official screenplay adapts the full short story into a cinematic format, transforming Anabeth’s isolation, the Ceremony of Forgetting, and the cloaked figure’s silent judgment into a visual blueprint for film.

Formatted in industry-standard script style, this edition offers readers a rare glimpse into the storytelling process. How the atmosphere becomes imagery, how prose becomes action, how memory itself takes on cinematic weight.

Whether you’re a writer curious about adaptation, a filmmaker searching for inspiration, or a fan of Burrington who wants to linger in its shadows a little longer, this screenplay serves as a collector’s piece. A bonus artifact from the orchard’s memory.

⚡ Includes:

• The complete 3-act screenplay (~50 pages)

• Condensed but faithful adaptation of the original short story

• Perfect companion to the prose edition of The Withering Orchard

The orchard never forgets. And now, you can see how it remembers on the screen.