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.
Picture
artwork by Michael Klug

video pitch

hey, shannon!

In what has become a tradition in most 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.

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!"

press

ISA's "The Five Pillars of a Successful Pitch"
​Gruesome Magazine Announces FilmQuest 2020 Line-Up
Horror Fuel Announces FilmQuest 2020 Line-Up

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."

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.

table read

basics

GENRE
Horror / LGBTQ
SUB-GENRE
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
FilmQuest 2020 art, ​highlighting the Top 50 Feature Screenplay Finalists, including "TRIP"!