WRITTEN BY ELI STAUB
FEATURES
INHABITANTS
87 pgs
Horror/Drama
SCREENCRAFT FINALIST
FILMMATIC QUARTERFINALIST
After an assisted-suicide mission fails, a group of spaceship passengers must fight off a terrifying alien organism in order to return home.
Co-written with Nolan Lampson
THE CONFESSOR
64 pgs
Crime/Thriller/Drama
A prestige true crime detective thriller that delves into some of the most challenging and high-profile cases in California's history, based on the firsthand experiences of FBI special agent Jeff Rinek -- dubbed "The Confessor" for his unique ability to get confessions out of the most depraved perpetrators.
Co-written with Harlow Brooks
CONCENTRATE
100 pgs
Horror
A group of teens on the eve of their graduation must team up to outrun the curse of a party game prescribing how each of them will die.
Co-written with Nolan Lampson
DWELLER
80 pgs
Horror
A string of disappearances leads a television news crew to explore a local cave system, only to find themselves inside of something alive, alert, and hungry.
Co-written with Nolan Lampson
TV
THE CUT
55 pgs
Dark Comedy
A driven producer working on a Vietnam War film desperately tries to cover up an on-set accident that resulted in the death of a Vietnamese extra.
THE ORDAINED
53 pgs
Horror
Years after a botched exorcism that resulted in the death of a young child, the now faithless Father Oldroy has a chance at redemption when a member of his former congregation shows signs of demonic possession.
PRAYER LINE
95 pgs
Horror/Thriller
A grief-stricken prayer call center operator for a Florida megachurch receives a call from a woman who believes her son is possessed.
HILLTERNS
35 pgs
Comedy
A wide-eyed intern lands a coveted job on Capitol Hill, only to find herself navigating a chaotic office full of incompetent staffers, petty scandals, and a clueless congressman—all while clinging to her idealism in a cesspool of political corruption.
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ANACHRONICITY
95 pgs
Noir/Dramedy
An investigation led by a hard-boiled paparazzo-turned private eye takes an unusual turn when his he sees a color TV in his black and white world.
HAPPY TRAILS
30 pgs
Comedy
Set in 1846 during the height of manifest destiny, an optimistic and ill-advised father takes his family on a brutal wagon trail from Kentucky to California.
MODERATORS
85 pgs
Drama
The intersecting psychological descents of five social media content moderators as they are subjugated to disturbing content and horrifying working conditions.
CHESS CLUB
30 pgs
Comedy
Set in the early 80's, a cocky reigning champion of a high school chess club tries to maintain his spot at the top when an unassuming, diminutive girl joins the club - who turns out to be a cold-blooded Soviet chess protégé.