SCREENPLAYS
(UNPRODUCED)
THE APOCALYPSE CHRONICLES
Written by Nathan Ludwig & Charles Devin Hill
Feature / 102 pgs. / Horror Anthology
Logline: A wounded drifter struggles to remember who he really is while three mysterious madmen force him to play a sinister game of chance as they tell twisted tales of death, betrayal and insanity.
Synopsis: The Apocalypse Chronicles is a dark horror anthology that takes place after the end of the world. The connecting wraparound story concerns an unnamed wounded drifter who stumbles into a strange bar populated by a creepy bartender and three mysterious madmen determined to make the stranger remember who he is or kill him if he can't recall anything. Or maybe it's the other way around?
The first tale is an unsettling story of an elderly widower suffering from a recurring nightmare about his daughter's death. His fears become a frightening reality when she disappears for real. As he begins a lonely search for her whereabouts, a terrible realization dawns on him that someone or something is watching him, following his every step just out of sight.
Our second story details the daily duties of a hermit caretaker and his godson as they look after the lost dead and battle the forces of evil in a massive, living graveyard. When a drastic turn of events throws a monkey wrench into their everyday humdrum existence, the hermit's young ward must find it within himself to brave a harrowing and deadly quest.
The final story features a group of survivors fleeing a doomed city during a hellish apocalypse. Seeking refuge in a fortified but abandoned building, the five unlikely comrades soon realize that their new shelter has a mind of its own and it doesn't take kindly to intruders.
People are talking...
“…the originality is off the charts.” - Reel Writers Reader #2
“…it is extremely suspenseful, in fact, downright scary.” - Reel Writers Reader #1
“…create(s) an atmosphere of fearful mystery, dread, and doom.” - Reel Writers Reader #1
96% Coverage Rating - Reel Writers
The awards & honors so far...
WINNER (1st Place) - Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival, Feature Screenplay Category (2015)
WINNER (1st Place) - Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2015)
WINNER (3rd Place) - American Movie Awards Feature Screenplay Competition (2015)
WINNER (Best Thriller Screenplay) - Haunted Horror International Film Festival (2015)
HONORABLE MENTION - International Horror Hotel (2015)
Best Screenplay Nominee - RIP Horror Film Festival Hollywood (2015)
Best Screenplay Nominee - Indie Fest USA International Film & Music Festival (2015)
Finalist (Top 5) - Screamfest Horror Film Festival (2015)
Finalist (Top 8) - Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Thriller/Horror Category (2015)
Finalist (Top 9) - Reel Writers Screenplay Competition (2015)
Finalist (Top 30) - FilmQuest Feature Screenplay Competition (2015)
Finalist - Big Vision Empty Wallet Writers Retreat (2015)
Semifinalist - Shriekfest Screenplay Competition (2015)
Quarterfinalist - Creative World Awards (2015)
Quarterfinalist - WriteMovies 38 International Screenwriting Contest (2015)
Official Selection - Film Crash Screenplay Competition (2015)*
Official Selection - MAC Horror Film Festival (2015)*
Official Selection - Dazed 4 Horror Film Festival (2015)*
Official Selection - Colortape International Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition (2015)
Official Selection - Fright Night Film Fest (2015)
Official Selection - Fantasmagorical Film Festival (2015)
* - currently ongoing
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THE NECROMANCER'S GUIDE TO SUCCESS
Written by Nathan Ludwig
Feature Screenplay / 145 pgs. / Action, Horror, Fantasy
Logline: When a college slacker stumbles into possession of a necromancer's spell book, he's forced to learn how to control the dead in order to protect himself and his friends from two undead warlocks on a rampage.
EARLY BUZZ...
Top 15% - Nicholl Fellowships (2014)
"...sharp and witty dialogue..." - Script Pipeline Coverage
"...a fresh addition to the genre." - Script Pipeline Coverage
"The plot and conflict are solid, with good escalation throughout." - Script Pipeline Coverage
"Fun concept." - Slamdance Coverage
"Rolf is a character we like instantly and he has his own arc - which helps the story come into its own." - Slamdance Coverage
STATUS: CURRENTLY IN REWRITES
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LOVE POTION #666
Written by Nathan Ludwig & Chad Farmer
Adapted from the short script "Dead of Night" by Chad Farmer & Nathan Ludwig
Based on characters created by Chad Farmer
Feature Screenplay / 113pgs. / Horror, Thriller, Crime, Exploitation & Grindhouse
Logline: Logline: A mother and daughter engage in a bitter feud using sex, men, drugs, magic and death to even the backstabbing odds with each increasingly bloody doublecross.
Synopsis: A sociopathic sexpot fresh out of prison and her dimbulb boyfriend steal her mother’s experimental sex drug, arm themselves to the teeth and hit the road intent on selling it to a powerful narcotics kingpin on the other side of the country. When the mother, a voodoo priestess-in-training, returns home from Haiti to find her house ransacked and her love dust stolen, she assembles a savage voodoo zombie chain gang to pursue the young lovers to the bitter, bloody end.
WINNER, Best Writer - Jive Azz Film Fest (2015)
WINNER, Best Exploitation Feature - Dazed 4 Horror Film Fest (2016)
WINNER, Best Action/Comedy Feature - American GrindHouse Film Fest (2016)
Honorable Mention Award - International Horror Hotel (2016)
Finalist - Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival (2016)**
Finalist - FilmQuest (2016)
Finalist - Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival (2016)
Finalist - South Carolina Underground Film Festival (2015)
Finalist - RIP Horror Film Festival (2016)**
Finalist - Independent Horror Movie Awards (2016)
Finalist - Haunted Horror Film Festival (2016)
Finalist - StarGate Galactic Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival (2016)
Finalist - Fantasmagorical Film Festival (2015)
Finalist - Fright Night Film Fest (2015)
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT THE '666?
"Admittedly, one of the most sexually aggressive scripts I've ever read." - Nicholl Reader #1
"This is a good read. It moves fast and engrosses the reader's interest throughout." - Reel Writers Reader #1
"It all works magnificently! It was mad fun." - Reel Writers Reader #2
"...very well written and easy to visualize!" - Austin Film Festival Reader #1
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WALTER'S DAYS
Written by Nathan Ludwig & Charles Devin Hill
Short Screenplay / 11 pgs. / Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young man wakes in a field every morning only to repeat the same day over and over again as he's brutally murdered in increasingly elaborate and ridiculous ways.
Walter's Days is our take on the Groundhog Day mold with a comedic horror twist. It keeps you guessing and laughing at the same time and it's just something we know we would enjoy if it were a produced film.
FINALIST - South Carolina Underground Film Festival (2015)
FINALIST - Golden Blasters National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards (2015)
FINALIST - Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival (2015)
FINALIST - Independent Horror Movie Awards (2015)
