Supernatural

Bellevue Productions is out with THE CURSED PATH by Barry Battles & Nir Paniry. When their community is cursed with a devastating plague, the elders of a Colonial New England town – a town with a dark history of persecuting and executing witches – summon a witch to help….

Art/Work Entertainment is out with WANDERER by Jeremy Adams. A man cursed with immortality by the Son of God and a young professor who, until yesterday, didn’t believe in the supernatural, band together to hunt….

Between May 2022 and May 2021, there has been a 15.8% decrease in the material hitting the market. This gap has only continued to grow in past years. Dating at its peak, 2019 saw 33 specs out in a single month. Comparing that to now, that is nearly a 51.5% drop-off. While materials have decreased, the success rates have seen a bit more of a u-shape in the last few years.

Bellevue Productions is out with CRAIGSHAVEN by Nicole Ramberg. A troubled teen must confront a local legend when the reappearance of a missing classmate and a fabled ghost ship…

Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked only 13 specs hitting the market. That is nearly a 31% decrease in specs out in comparison to March 2022. Though not the lowest volume out this year, it is certainly the lowest April in recent years (more on that soon). Of these 13 specs, 6 have some type of attachment, with one from January selling as well. That brings our total up to 7 successes of some type.

March is usually the month we see the market start to defrost and kick into high gear. Instead, the month stayed on course and went out with the exact same about as February. Between March 1st and March 31st 2022, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. Of these specs, 5 have some type of attachment. So, we’re seeing an even split between February and March, but with the market primed, it plays like a smaller month than anticipated.

OWA

AMC is looking for a writer to develop ODD THOMAS.

Fictional Entity is out with PERSONA by John Thomas Kelley. As a recovering addict attempts to put the pieces of her life back together, a malevolent force begins to follow her.

Paramount Pictures picked up BLOOD COUNT by Peter Ramsey. Described as a film noir social thriller set in 1950s L.A. with supernatural elements.

Elixir Entertainment is out with THEY by Erik W. Van Der Wolf. An insurance fraud investigator is assigned to the suspicious case of a missing teenage girl.

Epicenter is out with EAT THE POISON by Brian DeLeeuw. An aspiring chef moves into a hyper-luxury Manhattan skyscraper to housesit for a wealthy couple.

Kersey Management is out with In2U by John Rice. A gay young man faces a supernatural entity.

Rascality Entertainment is out with INTO THE WIND by Mike Pitts. A congregation of old friends reunites at a luxurious mountain villa.

Chemical Imbalance is out with THE VANISHING BOX by Matt Jennison. A man’s struggle to rebuild his life is jeopardized when mysterious forces within his home assaults his family.

Quattro Media is out with THE KEPT by David Benullo. A psychiatrist discovers the terrifying truth behind an abduction.

APA shops BOYS OF SUMMER by Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano. A boy begins to suspect that a supernatural entity may be hunting the children.

Anonymous Content is shopping BOTTOMLESS by Teal Greyhavens & Nick Von Keller. A struggling family moves into an old hot springs resort in the woods.