slamdance feedback

 "The script draws a lot of force from its explicit sexual scenes, mainly when they get woven with allusions to monsters that evoke the unconscious of the main characters."
FilmQuest 2020 art, ​highlighting the Top 50 Feature Screenplay Finalists, including "TRIP"!

proposed casting

COMING SOON!

ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK

Filmmaker Monte Light:
​"I think it has the potential to be the ultimate queer midnight monster movie.
Producer/writer
Jay Scott Goldberg:
"What a crazy ride!"

logline

Celebrating their 1-year anniversary, boyfriends Warren and Trip take a scenic journey across the US Southwest.  When Trip is bitten by an unknown creature and mysteriously begins to transform, absolutely no relationship secrets will be held back.

ACCOLADES

  • 2020 Finalist @ ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge​
  • 2020 Finalist @ FilmQuest
  • 2020 Finalist @ NOLA Horror Film Festival
  • 2020 Horror Finalist @ Table Read My Screenplay
  • 2020 Semi Finalist @ Los Angeles Crime & Horror FF
  • 2020 Quarter Finalist @ Page Turner Genre Comp.

hey, shannon!

In what has become a tradition in many of my scripts, ​​I have a character named "Shannon" within the story.  In TRIP, "Shannon" is a sassy waitress who serves Trip and Warren in a small-town burger joint.

synopsis available upon request

video pitch

basics

GENRE
Cosmic Horror & Sci-Fi  / LGBTQ
SUB-GENRES
Road Trip / Body Horror / Lovecraft
PROTECTION
WGA; West registered
DRAFTS
Six (6)
SCRIPT CONSULTANT
Jonna Jackson
​INSPIRATIONS
​Inspired by frequent road trips with my other half, along the mostly un-traveled desert roads of the US Southwest.
LENGTH
Feature length
PAGE COUNT
Ninety seven (97)
NUMBER
This is my 12th feature spec
PROBABLE MPA RATING
NC-17​
WARNINGS
Contains sexually explicit dialogue & description.
BEGINNINGS
Writing began on this piece on 12.08.19
ISA PROFILE

press

​Gruesome Magazine Announces FilmQuest 2020 Line-Up
Horror Fuel Announces FilmQuest 2020 Line-Up