"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
---------
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
---------
MOVIEBYTES: Semi-Finalist placement @ Screamfest
---------
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

PROPOSED CASTING

Coming Soon!

FEEDBACK

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING:
​"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."