Elissa Grossell Dickey's "Iris in the Dark"

Elissa Grossell Dickey is a mother, multiple sclerosis warrior, and author of The Speed of Light and Iris in the Dark.

Here she dreamcasts an adaption of her new release, Iris in the Dark:

Iris in the Dark is suspenseful women’s fiction about a single mother who must face her worst fear—the past—when she hears a chilling cry for help in the night while house-sitting at a South Dakota lodge. This book is a mix of creepy suspense and emotional love story, so I think it would make an incredible film! If it ever happens, here’s who I imagine playing the lead roles:

Iris Jenkins: The main character, Iris, is anxious but resilient, and stronger than she knows. The most important thing to her is keeping her son safe. For this role, I would cast Emily Blunt. She’s an amazing actress in any role, and she was especially outstanding as the mother in both A Quiet Place movies, so I think she’d be perfect for Iris as well.

Sawyer Jones: The role of Iris’s love interest, Sawyer, would be played by Bradley Cooper. He’s a great actor, and he has just the right mix of rugged and sweet to play the swoony lodge caretaker that sweeps Iris off her feet.

Natalie Jones: Maybe it’s because I’m obsessed with Stranger Things right now and really like Max as a character, but I think Sadie Sink would be perfect for the snarky-but-sweet character of Natalie, Sawyer’s daughter.

Cole Jones: For Sawyer’s younger brother, the charming but questionable Cole, I think Charlie Hunnam would be a good fit. He could bring an air of dangerous mystery to this character, whose intentions aren’t clear to readers during the story.

Now that my fancast for Iris in the Dark is complete, I’ll sit back and cross my fingers that someday we’ll be able to see my book as a film, either streaming or in theaters!

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