
Maximus Cardillo
Writing
Known For

A chilling descent into obsession, perception, and the invisible chains of technology. When a socially isolated tech genius named Arnie discovers a mysterious VHS tape titled “Do Not Watch This Film,” he’s exposed to a reality altering signal—a broadcast not meant for human eyes. From that moment, something changes in him. Driven by a vision of a perfect, screen-based world, Arnie creates a powerful algorithm and his own signal that transforms any screen into his new reality.
Do Not Watch This Film

Kingdom Eternal, a mysterious cult lurks in the shadows of Philadelphia, leaving a trail of death and unanswered questions. As renowned author Thomas Wakefield grapples with haunting visions and a sinister force pulling him deeper into darkness, a tragic love story unfolds amid the chaos. Enter a world where every decision teeters on the edge of madness, and the only escape might be through the abyss.
Kingdom Eternal

When a group known as Revelation of the Mind find out they have been living in a computer simulation their whole lives they aggressively pursue the creators. Everyone in the group is scheduled for execution because of their actions. The two leaders of the small coalition Ezzra (Colin Foss) and Terry (Nico Santini) escape into the mysterious dystopian future. Meanwhile, everyone else in the simulation who tries to escape is redirected into a purgatory made of randomly generated spaces from reality… however they are never ending and there is no hope of escape. Will Ezzra and Terry be able to stop the creators and set everyone free? Should they have even messed with the framework of their reality in the first place?!
Isolation of the Mind

A new tenant finds an unknown tape with a warning he does not heed.
Do Not Watch

The year is 1969, world renown scientist Nelson Bedford conducts a fringe cryosleep experiment despite the government's warnings. Four men go under: none come out the same... Abruptly they are taken out of hibernation in the year 2024. They must fight for their lives as a mysterious group tries to hunt them down and kill them!
The Illusion of Time

Joon Song aka “Reaper” deals with personal issues that overrun his life. This causes him to lose his way and renew his hunt for SILENCE! In Reaper’s wake of chaos are dozens of missing kids in this small suburban town. The kids affected also include previous DEATH or SILENCE characters Maximus and Colin Roman. How is Colin dealing with his traumatic past? How does Maximus deal with the familiar evil this time? DEATH or SILENCE: Untold Truths is the fourth and longest installment in the series. Can our characters triumph even after the Untold Truths become known?
Death or Silence: Untold Truths

When two boys from South Philadelphia discover they are living in a simulation they struggle to deal with their reality. Will Terry Desalvo (Nico Santini) stay in the simulation or try and escape to base reality?
Revelation of the Mind

A troubled teen struggles to express himself creatively sending him down a rabbit hole within his own mind. His emotions get the best of him and he becomes a force to be reckoned with on Halloween night!
Drowning

The system makes students take classes they deem are necessary for 12 years during grade school in a repetitive cycle. Once said student has graduated they are often convinced college is the one and only way to progress in life. When enrolled in college the student must then take classes the system deems necessary once again. This time around paying outrageous prices for classes that may not even pertain to the student's major. If their bullshit system isn't completed the man who graduated will cut the legs out from under the failed student rendering them useless to society because they don't have a degree. They might be capable of the job but they didn't play the game the system's way, so the failed students are useless to the system hence no arms or legs.
Uneducated Education

A victim of the never ending cycle takes you on his journey from the beginning. Watch as the teens of Redstock try to survive a killer party. In this terrifyingly terrific example of why… hurt people, hurt people.
Hurt People, Hurt People

A religious boy befriends a vampire on the eve of Halloween. The two encounter an unpredictable evil. They must act fast if they want to see the sunrise on Halloween!
Unholy Night

You are not here but you are not there.