Genre: Horror Logline: At a couples retreat for failing marriages, a husband and wife face an extreme form of therapy that requires purification through pain. As the therapy grows increasingly brutal, it becomes clear that their hosts have no intention of letting them leave alive. About: For those new to the site, last year I did a […]

Pitch your movie idea to Scriptshadow’s #1 Hype Man, Scripty! Scripty’s been bothering me all week after this Ember Knight sale about wanting to move up in the company and get some more responsibility. “When do I get my pitch month?” He keeps asking. So, I’m giving him a trial weekend of pitches. I can […]

Tonight, I had dinner with Aaron Kaplan and Scott Stoops (I brought my hype man with me, Scripty). These are Kieran and Brennan’s managers. Kieran and Brennan O’Dea are the writers who wrote and sold The Ballad of the Ember Knight. We just talked about how amazing all of this was. Several times, we discussed […]

If you’re not familiar with the journey of The Ballad of the Ember Knight screenplay, the now notorious 186 page behemoth, and how it came to me, the short version of the story is that Kieran and Brennan sent it to me for a script consult. I loved it. I put it in my Top […]

After 4 weekends of pitching your asses off, these are the 76 concepts that are in the official High Concept Club Contest. I’ll get to the official list of entrants in a second. But first, I want to congratulate everyone who made it. Your persistence and determination won you a seat at the most prestigious […]