He was a master mentalist, a warrior of the spirit, an adept in strange arts. And the last battle was about to begin. In a New Orleans mansion-turned-nightclub, famed illusionist Robert Dagon waits alone as a hurricane bears down. But he’s not just riding out the storm—he’s challenging something ancient, powerful, and waking. When he performs a secret ritual with three arcane stones, it tears open the boundaries between dimensions, unleashing a supernatural force of staggering beauty and terror. Elsewhere in the city, his estranged partner Ellie Carter is hurled into a visionary nightmare—and a fractured young man named Eustace begins dragging a coffin through floodwaters, guided by voices only he can hear. Their lives are about to collide in a cosmic battle rooted in occult science, angelic rebellion, and the trauma of forgotten abductions.
Dagon’s Illusion blends metaphysical horror, psychedelic mysticism, and grounded human drama into a singular vision. Visually bold and narratively daring, it’s a story where time folds, symbols speak, and people are drawn into an invisible war far older than religion. It dares to ask what happens when the veil lifts—when trauma, belief, and esoteric knowledge intersect. Lyrical yet propulsive, full of unforgettable imagery: winged serpents singing in a garden of joy, a nightclub haunted by its owner’s sins, mind-reading puppets, and fallen angels conjured from storm and memory.
Robert Dagon is a showman with secrets darker than his act. Ellie is a survivor whose nightmares may not be dreams. Eustace is a holy fool on a mission that could change—or destroy—the world. Surrounding them is a cast of mystics, scientists, addicts, and madmen, each with their own stake in the coming revelation. Each episode pulls viewers deeper into a living labyrinth, daring them to question what’s real—and what’s just the illusion.
This television pilot script is based on the novel by Coleman Luck.
Also, you can listen to the novel in a dramatic presentation read by Coleman Luck by going to this link:
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