The Unclosing Eye

**"The Unclosing Eye"** is a photographic novel by J.P. Leck and is the twenty-first installment (twenty-third, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the first Endless Elsewhere photographic novel. It was released for the Amazon Kindle on December 5, 2017. Physical copies were first made available at Indiana Comic Con beginning March 30, 2018.

## Synopsis

Retired police detective Keith Sorrells has started his own private detective agency with the help of Dr. Frederick Hardesty. Together, they investigate the supernatural occurrences around Circle City and soon find themselves tracking down a book of spells stolen from a local policeman.

## Characters

* **Keith Sorrells** - retired from the Circle City Police Department and no longer the skeptic he once was. He now wields Hardesty's Zapper and tracks down the supernatural around Circle City.
	+ *Keith Sorrells is portrayed by **Stephen E. Foxworthy**.*
* **Dr. Frederick Hardesty** - now acting as Sorrells' 'secretary,' Hardesty works with the former detective to track down his lost Music Box.
* **Lunablood** - a young man born into a family of Skin-Walkers who battles Sorrells by Old Scratch Creek.
* **Piper** - a waitress at Joe's Diner who hasn't seen Sorrells in a while.
	+ *Piper is portrayed by **Lauren Mallison**.*
* **Carolyn Pelfrey** - a formerly demon-possessed 'damsel-in-distress' who provides Sorrells with a key piece of evidence.
	+ *Carolyn Pelfrey is portrayed by **Julia Leslie**.*
* **Sylvester Jurgen** - an original member of the Boonies cult living in a bunker who has stolen a grimoire from a policeman.
	+ *Sylvester Jurgen is portrayed by **Jack Draga**.*

### Referenced Characters

* **Det. Alex Heaney** - still missing-in-action following the events of "The Invoked."
* **Elliot Abshear** - the final owner of the *Codex*, a former member of the Boonies cult turned Death-Eater.
* **Ryan Tolliver** - still missing-in-action following the events of "The Invoked."

## Locations

* **Circle City Cemetery** - Sorrells meets Carolyn in the cemetery near the large angel headstone.
* **Joe's Diner** - a Circle City greasy spoon where Sorrells pops in for a chat with Piper.
* **Jurgen Bunker** - the underground hideout of Sylvester Jurgen, one of the last surviving members of the Boonies cult.
* **Motel 66** - the 'worst motel in Circle City' which now serves as 'home' to Sorrells and his detective agency.

## Artifacts

* **The Brain Box** - the box that stores the living brain of Dr. Frederick Hardesty, which has now been outfitted with a box to connect him directly to the Internet.
* **The *Codex Reclusione Alio in Oculo*** -a spellbook stolen by Sylvester Jurgen that ends up being a palimpsest of some other text. The large eye on the cover inspires the name of Sorrells' detective agency.
* **The Lantern** - a machine that allows the user to see and hear the spiritual realm, which can lead to madness. It is now under lock and key in Sorrells' room at Motel 66.
* **The Music Box** - a machine created by Hardesty that reanimates corpses. Hardesty has tasked Sorrells with locating this lost invention.
* **The Zapper** - a nonlethal weapon designed to temporarily immobilize its target. After some modifications by Hardesty, it is now able to kill, which Sorrells discovers too late.

## References

"The Unclosing Eye" references the following Endless Elsewhere tales:

* *The Lantern*
	+ The Lantern, now back in Hardesty's possession, is seen under lock and key in Sorrells' hotel room.
* "The Music Box"
	+ Hardesty reminds Sorrells of their quest to find the Music Box, but the trail has run cold.
* "The Final Ingredient"
	+ A vial of the 'final ingredient' can be seen on a shelf in Jurgen's bunker.
	+ The *Codex Reclusione Alio in Oculo* was stolen by Jurgen from an unnamed CCPD police officer. This is the same text he took from the home that Elliot Abshear had been squatting in when he began his transformation into a dead-eater.
* *The Novelty*
	+ The silver goblet seen on the table in Rex Benton's house (or one almost identical) is seen under glass on a shelf in Jurgen's bunker.
* "The Red Mass"
	+ Carolyn references her past with the Boonies cult in conversation with Sorrells.
	+ Sorrells meets Piper at Joe's Diner, first mentioned in "The Red Mass."
* *The Roman*
	+ Carolyn references her past with the Boonies cult in conversation with Sorrells.
* "The Acolytes"
	+ Carolyn references her past with the Boonies cult in conversation with Sorrells.
* "The Demoniac"
	+ Carolyn references her past with the Boonies cult and Ryan Tolliver's role in saving her from it in conversation with Sorrells.
* *The Should-Not-Be*
	+ Hardesty continues to try to find the Music Box, a quest we first see in this film.
* "The Supernatural City"
	+ On *Circle City Supernatural*, Griff recounts his encounter with the Skin-Walker that Sorrells would eventually encounter at Old Scratch Creek.
* "The Invoked"
	+ The disappearances of Alex Heaney and Ryan Tolliver are mentioned in conversation here.
	+ Carolyn Pelfrey is seen wearing a Gãrgola claw around her neck. This is the same weapon given her by Violet before the Gãrgolas attacked.

## Link

* "The Unclosing Eye" on Amazon
* "The Unclosing Eye" (autographed!) on Endless Elsewhere Shop
* "The Unclosing Eye" on Goodreads