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"Come here, honey!" by Yuliya Litvinova.
The piece captures MOM DIED's tone and the essence of a secondary character.

LOGLINE

Peter returns to his small hometown following the news of his mother's death.  Estranged from his three siblings, he has also never met his two young nieces.  When a zombie outbreak occurs,
he becomes trapped with his family
(and all of their strained histories)
​inside the funeral home where his mother's wake was to take place.


BASICS

  • GENRE: Zombie Horror / Drama
  • LENGTH: Feature length
  • NUMBER: Mom Died is my 10th feature spec script
  • PAGE COUNT: 101 pages
  • PROBABLE MPAA RATING: R
  • PROTECTION: WGA; West registered
  • SCRIPT EDITOR / STORY CONSULTANT: Jonna Jackson
  • DRAFTS: Seven (7) completed drafts​
  • MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS: Most frequently on the turntable for this writing process: the soundtrack from the Joseph Ruben film, Dreamscape, by Maurice Jarre.
  • ​QUERIES: 280+ query letters have been sent to talent/literary agencies and management companies
  • COVERFLY PROFILE

QUICK PITCH


PRESS

An interview between Nightmarish Conjurings and actress Suzanne Voss, regarding the script's first reading
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News of the Finalist placement @ Nightmares Film Festival:
via Horror Madam, Nightmarish Conjurings, PopHorror,
​Horror Society, Horror Fuel, Horror News.Net
​
and Horror Geek Life
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MOVIEBYTES: Semi-Finalist placement @ Screamfest
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MOVIEBYTES: Horror Genre WIN @ Creative Screenwriting

HEY, SHANNON!

In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts, ​​I have a character named "Shannon" within the story.  ​In MOM DIED, "Shannon" is the funeral director handling Ruth's services.

ACCOLADES

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING 2019 Horror Genre WINNER
NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Top 13 FINALIST
SCREAMFEST 2019 Semi-Finalist
TABLE READ MY SCREENPLAY: AUSTIN 2019 Semi-Finalist
FILMQUEST 2019 Official Selection

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TABLE READ

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A reading was held in April 2019.
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The Cast: Randy Frank, Christina Harris,
Scott Harris, Sean Russel Herman,
Katherine LaVictoire, Monte Light,
Sarah Nicklin, Julia Parker,
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Candis Phlegm and Suzanne Voss.


PROPOSED CASTING

Coming Soon!

FEEDBACK

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING:
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"Your script thrilled us with its compelling characters, creeping atmosphere, slow burn approach and polished storytelling."

AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER CHARLES PIEPER:
"DANG that was intense!  And emotional.  It's a very engaging and readable script and will make for a killer film indeed!"

 SCREAMFEST:
​"
I love the premise. Definitely like all the zombie action, and it comes at the midpoint, after we have had time to get to know Peter and his relationship with his family, which is great.
The structure of the script is definitely very well-crafted."

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  • home
  • screenwriter
    • feature screenplays >
      • a. family portrait
      • A Stench in the Nostrils of God
      • boys
      • christian demons
      • the costume people
      • furnish
      • mariposa county
      • me & simon baker
      • mom died
      • rope-a-dope
      • sid's apple
      • silver spoon
      • spider eaters
      • tonight I shall lease your soul
      • trip
    • short scripts / pilots >
      • a great yard
      • lindsay's locker
      • structure
      • valet
    • screenwriting pipeline >
      • bear
      • clare, this is julia
      • dead on
      • don't go into the baby's room
      • ESP
      • the french toast nine
      • george, frank and liza
      • harsh critic
      • he must smell my dog
      • pactola
      • rest area
      • Say Uncle!
      • unrequited love is for the birds
      • You Can Never Go Home
    • accolades
  • actor
    • sleeping ugly
    • résumé
  • filmmaker
    • chair
    • french toast
    • Immolation
    • ready to go
  • film critic
    • 5 star reviews
    • 4 / 4.5 star reviews
    • 3 / 3.5 star reviews
    • 2 / 2.5 star reviews
    • 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 star reviews
    • classic movie reviews
    • Tom Holland's Terror Time
    • marketing mentions
    • '80s horror ladies
    • '80s horror hunks
  • novelist
    • cheap therapy
    • island hunters
    • scratcher
    • What the House Saw
  • prose
    • the house up the street
    • blogs
    • klassics
    • writings
  • movie nerd
    • zombies >
      • concerns about the living dead
      • the nurse controversy
    • movie love
    • talking shop
    • stew of sin
    • fanatical
  • bio