The SHIVA Syndrome: A Big Screen Paranormal Thriller ?

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Sept. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- The SHIVA Syndrome, a screenplay-turned-novel, is still appealingly graphic. When the author discovered the story was larger than the allowable screenplay length, he converted it into a novel. Nevertheless, it has been read by reviewers as a hybrid.

Dr. Stanley Krippner, internationally known psychologist and parapsychologist says, "In The SHIVA Syndrome, the author (a clinical psychologist) skillfully and ingeniously interweaves altered states of consciousness and parapsychology... to produce a frightening, brisk, and film-worthy story building to an intense climax."

Miriam Knight, editor of The New Consciousness Review, writes the story "screams to be a film."

The Midwest Book Review says, "Lots of action, intriguing concepts, and examinations of belief systems and the greatest opportunity in human history to reshape the world: that’s the essence of a powerful saga in The Shiva Syndrome, which is not only highly recommended ‘as is’, but would translate well to the screen. It’s very highly recommended, indeed; especially for thriller and sci-fi readers who have become deluged with too much predictability and who seek cutting-edge action, believable protagonists, and action that is solidly intense throughout."

The Portland Book Review acclaims The SHIVA Syndrome as a "fascinating book! It’ll magnetize you just like the penetrating gaze of Hindu’s god Shiva and his animal companion on the book’s cover, although the relation of this god of destruction and creation to the book’s topic is symbolic. The SHIVA Syndrome is a sci-fi thriller, a mystery that unfolds on a background of myths and religions, biotechnology, military power, politics, and paranormal human abilities...The descriptions of events and characters are very vivid and engaging. Having the right amount of adventure and romance this crisscrossing genre tale isn’t just a good read, but may also look great on a big screen."

Although not self-published, James Grimsbyof the Self-Publishing Review writes, "The book is written in a very cinematic style, triggering visual imagination in each scene with little effort, yet remaining perfectly suited to its medium...If The Andromeda Strain was analyzed in four dimensions, The SHIVA Syndrome might be the result. Such a base comparison is an overall disservice to the unique nature of this book, however. It is a surprising, suspenseful, and utterly superb read from start to end, facing modern mindsets with past, present, and future thinking all at once."

Even Amazon readers have been struck by the novels screen qualities.

"As I read the book, I could imagine the film that no doubt will be created from these finely tuned pages unfolding in front of me. Think something akin to “The Andromeda Strain” – a story about germ warfare gotten out of hand – but taken into a realm far beyond physical cause and effect."

"I am a very visual person and I found Mr. Joshua’s detailed writing to really make this story unfold in my mind. I would love to see this story unfold on the big screen with incredible special effects and characters we can root for. I found myself envisioning who might play each part."

"THE SHIVA SYNDROME sets its standards high and keeps them there throughout the course of the novel. It has a cinematic quality to the narrative, requiring the reader to balance the advancement of the tension with engaging debates about life, the universe and everything."

With an exploration of an anomalous, mile-deep Russian crater, shape-shifting in an alien landscape,and  spellbinding paranormal events, this is a filmic challenge for the likes of Spielberg, Scott, and Abrams.

But will there be any takers?