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CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR UPCOMING PROJECTS AND UNPRODUCED SCRIPTS!

Contact us for more information on any of our screenplays!

THE ORIGINAL DREAM

Look book available upon request.

THE ORIGINAL DREAM

Surreal Horror | Psychological Nightmare | Analog Mythology

Logline:

A man wakes in a motel room with no memory and honey dripping from his hand. As he searches for answers, he uncovers a dream that doesn’t belong to him—one that loops through forgotten hosts, rewrites identity, and bleeds into reality.

Genre & Tone:

  • Surreal psychological horror with elements of experimental sci-fi and analog decay

  • Tonally sits between David Lynch and Brandon Cronenberg

  • Haunting, poetic, and oppressive—like remembering a trauma you never lived

Key Selling Points:

Recursive Dream Mythology
A rich, layered world where characters repeat across timelines, dreams spiral into nightmares, and memory becomes the monster.

📼 Analog Horror Aesthetic
VHS tapes, CRT static, audio glitches, and redacted files—this film leans into a decayed visual identity, invoking cursed media and forgotten technology.

Emotional Horror with Mythic Depth
Explores collective trauma, suppressed guilt, and the recursion of identity in a way that’s both intimate and epic in scope.

Cinematic Identity
Not four-quadrant horror. This is boutique, genre-pushing dread—designed for the A24, NEON, and SpectreVision crowd.

Visually Distinct Characters & Iconography
From The Man with the Red Umbrella to the glitching Static Room Nurse, every figure carries symbolic weight and franchise potential.

Budget Considerations:

Limited locations (motel, containment hallways, dream voids) maximize control and style

Practical lighting, analog textures, and subtle VFX for dream logic and hallucination sequences

Target Audience:

  • Fans of Under the Skin, Possessor, Inland Empire, and The OA

  • Viewers who engage with horror via subtext, theory, and visual obsession

  • Festivals (Sundance NEXT, Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, Sitges)

  • Streaming Platforms (Shudder, Alter, Hulu’s Into the Dark, A24 on MAX)

Status:

Screenplay Completed & Polished
Concept Art & Lookbook Available
Seeking: Producers, Sales Agents, and Financing Partners

If The Original Dream speaks to your slate, we’d love to talk. This is a story that was never supposed to surface—but now it’s remembering.

ROUGAROU

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ROUGAROU

Supernatural Horror | Southern Gothic | Folklore Nightmare

Logline:
After the sudden death of her estranged mother, a young woman returns to the swamps of Northern Louisiana—only to uncover a buried family curse tied to the legendary Rougarou, a monstrous creature born from blood, repression, and inherited sin. As bodies begin to turn up and her past unravels, she must confront the horrifying truth: the monster is real, and it lives in her bloodline.

Genre & Tone

  • Supernatural horror grounded in Southern Gothic folklore

  • Haunting, character-driven storytelling with an emphasis on atmosphere and dread

  • Brutal practical creature horror meets emotional trauma and spiritual rot

  • Serious, grounded tone in the tradition of elevated horror

Key Selling Points

  • Fresh Take on the Werewolf Myth: The Rougarou legend fuses lycanthropy, voodoo curses, and Southern religious fear into a uniquely American monster story

  • Female-Led Psychological Descent: A protagonist torn between guilt, generational trauma, and transformation—offering a strong emotional core

  • Practical FX Showcase: Old-school werewolf transformation, real locations, and tangible gore effects for fans of hands-on horror

  • Southern Gothic Appeal: A rarely explored corner of the U.S. horror canon, rich with untapped visual and spiritual iconography

  • Grassroots Fan Base: Built-in audience from the director’s previous successful horror releases (The Macabre, INfernal) and active tour following

Market Appeal

  • For fans of The Witch, The Dark and the Wicked, Antlers, and Dog Soldiers

  • Strong fit for genre festivals like Fantasia, SXSW Midnighters, Overlook, and Beyond Fest

  • Streaming appeal for platforms such as Shudder, Hulu Horror, Amazon Originals, and Netflix Horror

Production-Friendly Design

  • Contained setting in the Louisiana swamps and small rural towns

  • Built around practical effects and night shoots to maintain tension and control costs

  • Minimal cast, high character focus—designed for performance and impact

Target Audience

  • Horror purists and folklore lovers

  • Fans of regional supernatural horror and trauma-based creature films

  • The rising global appetite for mythic horror grounded in cultural specificity

Status

  • Screenplay near completed.

  • Large amount of funding attached, with room for co-financing

  • Currently seeking co-producers, distribution partners, and strategic collaborators

Rougarou is ready to rise from the swamp.
If you're ready to partner with a truly original monster story—let's talk.

obscura

OBSCURA

Psychological Horror | Supernatural Thriller | Investigative Mystery

Logline:

When a skeptical crime journalist begins investigating a series of eerie, ritualistic murders, she uncovers a hidden force tied to an ancient, mind-altering entity. As reality distorts around her, she must unravel the mystery before she becomes its next victim.

Genre & Tone:

  • Psychological horror with a slow-burn, investigative thriller structure
  • A mix of Hereditary, The Ring, and True Detective (Season 1)
  • Eerie, cerebral horror with supernatural and existential dread

Key Selling Points:

  • Unsettling Atmosphere & Mythology: A layered mystery that builds from investigative realism into a surreal, mind-bending horror story.
  • Intelligent, Slow-Burn Horror: Appeals to fans of The Night House and It Follows, where dread is more psychological than overt.
  • Visually Haunting Cinematic Moments: Reality-breaking horror sequences, unnerving dreamscapes, and shadowy supernatural imagery that lingers.
  • Compelling Protagonist: A sharp but emotionally damaged journalist whose skepticism is tested as she faces forces beyond understanding.
  • Unique Horror Concept: The film explores the idea of cursed knowledge—where uncovering the truth becomes the very thing that dooms you.

Budget Considerations:

Atmospheric horror with minimal reliance on CGI; practical effects and eerie sound design drive the terror

Strong potential for arthouse horror distribution (A24, Neon, IFC Midnight)

Target Audience:

  • Fans of prestige horror (The Witch, The Babadook, The Empty Man)
  • Viewers who enjoy investigative thrillers with supernatural elements (True Detective, Sinister, The Poughkeepsie Tapes)
  • Horror festival circuits (Sundance Midnight, TIFF, Fantastic Fest, Sitges)
  • Streaming horror markets (Shudder, Netflix Horror Originals, Hulu Horror)

Status:

  • Screenplay Completed & Polished
  • Seeking: Producers, Directors, and Financing Partners

If you’re looking for a horror project that blends investigative mystery with creeping supernatural dread, Obscura is ready to haunt the screen. Reach out for more details.

infernal 2

INFERNAL 2

Horror-Comedy | Supernatural Mayhem | Grindhouse Madness

Logline:

Tiretool and his gang of foul-mouthed degenerates accidentally unleash an ancient evil when a cursed set of dice binds them to a forgotten blood pact. As supernatural chaos erupts—complete with time travel, demonic warlords, and a powerless Satan trying to win back his throne—this band of lovable idiots must fight through hell (literally) to stop the apocalypse, or at least survive it long enough to grab a beer.

Genre & Tone:

  • Horror-Comedy: A twisted mix of supernatural horror and absurd, over-the-top humor.
  • Grindhouse Meets Time Travel: Think Evil Dead 2 meets Hot Tub Time Machine, but with more demons, crackheads, and terrible life choices.
  • Dark, Self-Aware, and Unfiltered: A raunchy, chaotic thrill ride that blends satire, gore, and ridiculousness.

Key Selling Points:

  • Insane Horror-Comedy Sequences: From medieval hexes to present-day trailer park debauchery, the script is packed with unpredictable supernatural mayhem.
  • Unforgettable Characters: A former meth-head-turned-reluctant-hero, a foul-mouthed sorceress, an incompetent ex-devil, and a cast of misfits battling evil with beer, guns, and dumb luck.
  • Cult Film Potential: Perfect for late-night horror fans and lovers of grindhouse-style absurdity.
  • Meta-Humor & Genre Twists: Plays with horror tropes, fourth-wall-breaking moments, and satirical takes on demonic lore.

Budget Considerations:

Practical effects-driven horror with CGI-enhanced supernatural elements

Designed for independent studios, cult horror distributors, and streaming horror markets

Target Audience:

  • Fans of horror-comedies like Evil Dead 2, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, The Greasy Strangler
  • Midnight movie enthusiasts who enjoy cult horror, absurdity, and heavy gore
  • Streaming & festival horror circuits (Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Shudder Originals)

Status:

  • Currently in Development (Being Written)
  • Seeking: Producers, Directors, and Financing Partners

If you’re looking for a no-holds-barred, blood-drenched, time-warping horror-comedy with true cult potential, Infernal 2 is ready to melt faces. Let’s talk.

DEATH FM

 

DEATH FM (short film)

Psychological Horror | Supernatural Thriller | Cursed Broadcast

Logline:

Gunnar, a paranoid loner trapped in his apartment by his crippling fear of the pandemic and obsessive news consumption, stumbles upon an old radio that mysteriously tunes into a sinister broadcast. As the eerie transmissions grow more personal—predicting his thoughts, revealing his darkest fears, and urging him toward violent acts—he begins to question whether the radio is manipulating him, or if he’s finally losing his mind.

Genre & Tone:

  • Psychological Horror Meets Supernatural Mystery (Pontypool, Sinister, The Ring)
  • Slow-Burn Terror: Suspenseful and creeping, relying on dread over jump scares.
  • Dark, Atmospheric, and Claustrophobic: A surreal descent into paranoia and cursed media.

Key Selling Points:

  • Original Horror Concept: A cursed radio station as the conduit for terror, blending found-footage energy with reality-bending horror.
  • Auditory Horror Focus: Perfect for immersive sound design—unsettling broadcasts, reversed messages, and spectral voices creeping through the static.
  • Contained, High-Tension Setting: A perfect low-budget horror with a strong psychological hook, making it ideal for indie production or streaming platforms.
  • Unreliable Narrator & Surreal Horror: The protagonist's mental unraveling mirrors the audience’s descent into the film’s eerie, mind-bending atmosphere.

Budget Considerations:

Single-location heavy, practical effects with minimal CGI

Designed for independent studios, streaming platforms, and psychological horror distributors

Target Audience:

  • Fans of psychological horror and cursed-media thrillers (The Night House, The Empty Man, Session 9)
  • Viewers who appreciate audio-based horror, frequency-based scares, and cosmic dread (Pontypool, Talk to Me)
  • Horror festival circuits (Sundance Midnight, TIFF, Fantastic Fest, Shudder Originals)

Status:

  • Currently in Development (Being Written)
  • Seeking: Producers, Directors, and Financing Partners

If you're looking for a mind-bending, audio-driven horror film with a unique supernatural twist, Death FM is ready to transmit. Let’s talk.

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