A Picture of Ash

A haunting modern retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray set in the world of social media influencers. When photographer Benedict Wilde captures a moment of pure joy in rising star Asher Gray's portrait, neither realizes the terrible bargain they've struck. As Asher's beauty becomes weaponized through filters and careful curation, the RAW file of Benedict's photograph begins to corrupt, taking on the darkness of Asher's sins while he remains eternally perfect.

Under the guidance of social media mogul Sebastian Crowe, Asher transforms into a digital deity, leaving a trail of destroyed lives in his wake. But when he meets Jamie Sullivan, a mental health advocate who sees through his perfect surface to the humanity beneath, Asher faces an impossible choice between real love and eternal beauty. His decision sets in motion a chain of events that will lead to tragedy, murder, and supernatural revenge.
Years later, journalist Andrew Brighton investigates Jamie's death, uncovering a web of corruption that threatens to expose not just Sebastian's empire, but the true price of digital perfection. As the boundaries between filters and reality blur, Asher must confront what beauty has destroyed - and what it might still destroy.

This dark fantasy explores themes of authenticity in the digital age, the cost of perfection, and whether anything real can survive in a world of carefully curated lies.

Some beauty is eternal... but at what price?