basics

  • GENRES: Horror / LGBTQ
  • SUB-GENRES: Road Trip / Body Horror / Lovecraft
  • DRAFTS:  Six (6) completed drafts
  • LENGTH:  Feature-length
  • NUMBER: TRIP is my 12th feature spec script
  • PAGE COUNT:  Ninety-seven (97) pages
  • PROTECTION: WGA; West registered
  • SCRIPT EDITOR / STORY CONSULTANT: Jonna Jackson
  • BEGINNINGS: Writing began on 12.08.19.
  • WARNINGS: Contains sexually explicit description/dialogue​
  • INSPIRATIONS:  Inspired by frequent road trips with my other half, along the mostly un-traveled desert roads of the US Southwest

READING

A 1st (virtual) reading was held in early April 2020.
Actors: Randy Frank, Christina Harris, Ryan Newton Harris,
​Scott Harris, Michael Klug, Joel Liestman, Steve Newman.
Picture
Screen grab of the 2020 virtual reading of "TRIP".

feedback

From Slamdance: "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."
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From filmmaker Monte Light:  ​"I think it has the potential to be the ultimate queer midnight monster movie."
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From producer/writer Jay Scott Goldberg: "What a crazy ride!"

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.

ACCOLADES

A 90-second pitch for TRIP, for a screenwriting contest.
Fun artwork from FilmQuest 2020,
​highlighting the Top 50 Feature Screenplay Finalists, including "TRIP"!

press

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