Synopsis: Through dreams, Marcia Whorley is haunted by her past. As a writer Marcia is plauged by two things: a looming deadline and writer's block. As she struggles to find her groove, she makes an uneasy friendship with the neighbor-next-door, Jaymee. Slowly but surely, the two of them hits it off until a stranger visited Jaymee at her home and brutally slays her. As the only witness to the crime, Marcia must survive the killer's onslaught but most of all, survive her own past.
Synopsis: Mark Tice Fisher, a Wall Street investor and an ex marine receives an unsolicited proposal to partner in a deal to supply the Nigerian military with military use jeeps. Mark travels to Nigeria to meet with the originators of the proposal, a trio named Albert, Obata and Vincent. They introduce him to a fake army general who provides an official imprimatur of the Nigerian government in the deal. Mark returns to the States and wires $400,000 to the trio for use in contract expenses, especially bribe money for the fake general.The trio spends Mark's money. Later, Mark is invited back to Nigeria by the trio for a purported follow up meeting with the fake army general. While in Nigeria, the trio organizes Marks assassination. He survives the attack then embarks on a mission to obtain justice. It was a years long process, but Mark, aided by FBI Agent Dempsey, Mark's fiancee Beulah, investigators Newsome and Amobi, and many others, obtains justice when the trio is caught, tried and jailed.
Synopsis: Thousands of warriors have returned from the Iraq War. Among them is Dan Gallatin, violent, bare knuckle fighter, studying for Doctorate Of Neuroscience. Many veterans show horrible wounds, missing arms and legs, disfigured faces. Not visible are the brains damaged by roadside bombs, or warped by the constant fear of being blown all to hell by a bomb, or killed by a sniper's bullet. This trauma causes terrifying nightmares. Anubis (an alias) can't dream and hitches onto the dreams of sleeping vets. He then kills the vet and hitches onto his journey into the afterlife. Each afterlife is unique, created by the dying man's mind. Colonel Granville has a terrible head wound and knows the savagery of war. His wound has given him the capacity to see human auras and to lead scores of veterans into dreams where he heals their afflicted minds. Anubis stalks Granville. Dan is thrust into danger to protect the Healer from the Hitcher. In the afterlife, the true Anubis,the Jackal God waits.
Synopsis: Dylan Harmon, 14, a prodigy rare, is a bit of a loner. Next to the boy's widower dad, the kid's best friend is a dog dying of old age; a tragedy inspiring Dylan to research canine longevity. Genetic science can always use a faster computer, and Dylan's machine works at near quantum speed due to a worrisome math equation sired by the boy. Dylan's PC breaks encryption codes, mischief that could hurl our computerized world into the sun, and the President thinks the child, the boy's allies, and Dylan's algorithm should all share the same grave. As usual, the White House isn't thinking too clearly; a point Dylan, his heroes, and some villains attempt to drive home during a dangerous game in which no one's a sure winner.
Synopsis: Just Vengeance is a 2013 Scriptapalooza Quarterfinalist. Vincent Magna's goal in life is to feed his lust for money and power. Vincent is involved in bribery, money laundering, and international rate fixing. His financial empire is threatened when his is accused of the murder of his former maid Lucinda Marquez. J.T. Stamper is a tough LA police detective who seeks to bring Vincent to justice. Our greedy executive must dodge a federal corruption investigation. He is beaten and jailed but stays in the fight. Vincent suffers the loss of his precious Magna corp. and must work to get it back. Vincent is able to unravel the conspiracy against him. The feds prove that it has no control over corporate criminals. In the end corporate greed is more powerful than justice. Vincent saves himself from prison and regains what is most important to him. Magna corp. This script is in the vein of Wall Street and The Insider.
Synopsis: NOTE: Script was optioned. Michael Madsen attached and pre-prod noted in the Hollywood Reporter. Option was released. I am also adapting the story into a novel. Matthew Holland springs from shadows and savagely attacks a young man he thinks is gay. Years later he's still on the loose and attacking Samantha Hanson. Unfortunately for the Julliard scholar, there is something about Sam his research doesn't reveal: Matthew thinks Sam is the sister of the student he nearly beat to death, and that the student went missing after the assault. In actuality, Sam was that very same male college student Matthew attacked twelve years ago. In order to leave the past behind Sam took the necessary medical steps to become what she has always been in her mind and heart, a beautiful female. Having acquired a tip-top body, she's also honed excellent defense skills and escapes Matthew's murderous intentions. Now truly turned on by his prey, his seduction of Sam is the biggest mistake of his life.
Synopsis: As a boy, Thomas O'Connor was a peeping Tom. In his early twenties, he has it all: money, success, love and friendship. He has turned his predilection for looking into other people's lives into a thriving security service. Life is wonderful until he and his partner Pat witness a murder while on stakeout. The victim is billionaire Leonard Batista, founder of the nutrition conglomerate, VitaFit. It seems that Thomas' involvement in the case is over since it appears the murderer is their client, Angela Batista. However, things are rarely as simple as they appear. The following morning he wakes to find that Angela apparently committed suicide. Since she was wanted for the murder of her husband, it makes sense to everyone except Thomas. When Pat is killed on a deserted road it becomes clear that the stakes have been raised. Thomas must discover who is behind these senseless murders and what it is they're trying to hide before they get to him and his wife. WGA #1256599
Synopsis: Dan Gallatin has returned from the Iraq War quick to anger and violence. He earns his living by bareknuckle fighting and as bouncer at a tough club. He is studying for a Doctorate in Neuroscience, U of Chicago. Many veterans have returned home wounded and traumatized by roadside bombs, or warped by constant fear, and have terrible dreams, flashbacks. Colonel Granville, due to a horrible head wound, can see human auras and lead damaged vets into dreams during which he heals their afflicted minds. Anubis, an alias, can't dream and yet he is addicted to dreams. He hitches onto the dreams of sleeping vets. Often he kills the vet and hitches onto his journey into the afterlife, with each afterlife unique and unimaginably beautiful. Anubis stalks Granville. Who hires Dan to protect him. Dan enlists the aid of graduate student friends to help him find the stalker. In the afterlife the real Anubis, the Jackal God, waits to judge the fate of the dead according to their earthly deeds.
Synopsis: If it could make you feel euphoric, empowered and confident, would you undergo a mysterious brain-manipulating therapy without knowing its possible dangers? That's the dilemma faced by the young protagonist of my feature "Mania", which I would like to send for your consideration. This character-driven thriller combines the sexy yet dangerous appeal of "Limitless" with the emotional gravity of "Requiem for a Dream". While fueled by my passion for screenwriting, this script also clearly benefits from my professional experience in the field of medicine, which provided me not only with medical knowledge necessary to ensure the credibility of the story but also with years of keen observation on human nature. Please let me know how I can send you the synopsis or full script of "Mania". I'm confident that its high-concept appeal and economical production values give it a very strong commercial potential. Sincerely,
Synopsis: A young COPIER SALESMEN caught in the middle of the 2002 DC Sniper crisis, XAVIER THOMAS' life altering dilemma begins on Monday, October 7th and comes to a violent end on Friday, October 11th. Financially strapped after squandering a string of sales deals, a frustrated XAVIER is on the verge of losing his sanity, apartment, and employment. His crooked Sales Manager TREAVA offers a way for him to stay employed at DIGI-TECH SOLUTIONS: traffic Heroin for her in his sales territory. For most of the week, there appears to be no alternative: if XAVIER refuses to traffic narcotics for his boss, her partner-in-crime KONRAD will kill XAVIER'S mother in New York City. Labeled as incompetent for not yet catching the SNIPERS, Rockville Police Chief CHARLES MOOSE continually questions his aptitude as a crime fighter. On Friday, XAVIER devises a way how to save his fragile mother's life while restoring the public's confidence in MOOSE'S ability to fight crime.