Recent Interviews: Dark River Press Interview with filmmaker L.C. Cruell, 31: Interview with Director L. C. Cruell, FearCast Network: Guest L.C. Cruell, Fright Bytes: Women in Horror
PRODUCTIONS:
Neph
L. C. Cruell's supernatural television series concept, "NEPH," depicting the tale of the
last 6 Nephilim, offspring of Fallen Angels and Humans, as they fight to survive in a world where both the forces of good and evil consider them abominations, has just been optioned for pilot production by Canadian
production company Opiate Pictures and producer Karen Lam.
31
Popular, critically-acclaimed,
and groundbreaking webseries "31" written and directed by L. C. Cruell successfully launched its first run on 3/31/11. 31 is a supernatural thriller
told in 31, 31-second-long, cliffhanger episodes.
As perhaps the first true daily Internet Horror Serial it has amassed 25,000 views on YT alone and branded the concept
of the 31 second micro-series. With literally dozens of rave reviews (i.e. TVOvermind, tubefilter, IMDB News, etc) 31's success has lead to YT partnership and 3 non-exclusive distribution deals with iThentic, Veedax (Philippines), and MyPodStudios.
The entire series was shot
on a budget of $390 with the script and concept alone pulling in incredible talent and support. Press, articles, comments,
reviews, and other info for 31 can be found at- youtube.com/user/31webseries, twitter.com/31theseries, facebook.com/31theseries, and 31theseries.com.
Dragon Con: The 31 cast and crew was invited to and appeared at DragonCon
in Atlanta, GA.
Festival Win: 31 made its World/Festival Premiere premiere on
the big screen at the Shriekfest Film Festival in LA, which it later WON!
Current
Status: With critics, fans, crew, and distribution networks already in place, seeking sponsorship, funding, or an online network
channel home for 2nd run.
Mistresses of Horror
Written by Cruell, Linda S. Scott, and Diana Kemp, this
award-wining feature script has just been signed into a franchise deal with MTP Worldwide to create the first multi-media, all-female-written and directed, horror movie anthology. The "Mistresses
of Horror" brand will produce everything from a series of features to graphic novels.
Why I Am A Dogperson
A dark comedy short written and directed by L.C., has
received such strong feedback and interest from online distribution channels that it will now become the first part of a 3
part series.
World's Shortest Horror Movies
(Horror Spoof; 11 min short script)
What they should have done.
Sold 1/12/13 to Alden Miller, Director/Producer, Zodiac Cinema.
Seekers
(Vampire/Pschological
Horror; 20 min short script)
What happens when you finally find
what you seek? Winner, Shriekfest
Optioned 10/5/2011 to H. Craig
Bass (Year of the Phoenix Studios and Motion Source) and Brian Ernst (UBK Studios).
Through a Glass House Darkly
(Southern Gothic Ghost Story; 20 min short script)
If the secrets a house holds are strong enough, they will find a way out. Finalist, Shriekfest
Flesh
(Vengeance
Horror; 15 min short)
If that annoying stack of papers on your desk represents the lives of flesh and blood people, remember that. If you
don't, someone may remind you. Optioned for production 2/12/12 by producer Najma Cade and Morning Star Productions. To be
directed by L. C. Cruell.
BIO:
Cruell is the director of several short films and critically-acclaimed web series and the writer
of numerous multiple-award-winning feature screenplays, pilots, and shorts. An Honors graduate of Duke University and Harvard
Law School, Cruell is also or has been an author of 25 published short stories, film critic at both EInsiders.com and IndieExpress.com, freelance writer/editor, entrepreneur, and member of Women in Film and Television, Science
Fiction Writers of America, Mensa, The Organization of Black Screenwriters, and the NATPE Diversity Fellowship Program. L.
C. is currently traveling between Alanta and Los Angeles and is represented by Bob Myman and Sean Marks at entertainment law
firm Myman, Greenspan, Fineman, Fox, and Light. IMDB.
SCREENPLAYS (Currently
Available):
Lizzie
(Horror/Thriller)
When Lizzie Borden's axe arrives
in town, people start dying.
Blue Bloods
(Horror)
When small town, country boy Will Cross gets into the best Ivy League college in the country, he was
prepared to face off against snobs. He was not prepared for Vampires. [Vampires in the Ivy League. Drawn from my own
experiences as a student at Harvard.]
Finalist, Shriekfest and Horror Screenplay Contest
Winner, 20/20 Screenwriting Contest
Last Call for Angels
(Supernatural/Dark Fantasy)
Dangerously dysfunctional humans and angels gather at a bar on a night, which, depending on how things go there,
could be the end of the world.
Finalist, Roy W. Dean Writer’s Grant and Indiefest Chicago Film Festival/Cyclone Screenwriters Project
The Guardians
(Sci-Fi/Action/Conspiracy
Thriller)
THEY are everywhere. THEY have manipulated mankind from behind the
scenes for a hundred years, are now ready to emerge, and have only thing standing in their way… her.
Winner, Breakthrough
with a Scream Contest
Finalist, Shriekfest and Cynosure Screenwriting Awards
Armageddon at Coffeeheaven
(Comedy/Action/Thriller)
Sharp-tongued gen-X workers put snobby patrons and people from their past in
their place while piecing together their own as-of-yet unfulfilled lives and dreams in the midst of a cataclysmically chaotic
coffeehouse.
Grand Prize Winner, Expose It! Screenplay Competition
Winner, Screenplay Festival
ORIGINAL PILOT:
The Four
(Supernatural/Thriller/Dark Comedy)
Four losers discover they may be destined to be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Pilot currently being shopped.
ORIGINAL SERIES CONCEPTS:
Atty To The Stars
(Sci-Fi/Satire) In
the future the frontier of space is much like the Old West of Earth's past, where The Lawmen are often judge, jury, and enforcer,
and young Atkins Peak, Space Attorney, soon learns that it's a wild, wild galaxy out there, and, where trouble calls, she's
often the only law there is.
Dark Woods
(Southern Gothic Horror) People keep disappearing in the small Southern town of Dark Woods, and that's
only the beginning of their problems. "True Blood" meets "The Twilight Zone."
Dark
Secrets
(Young Adult Horror) A website slowly destroys and eventually takes the lives of the teenagers in the town of Aubrey Hills,
its weapon - their own secrets. "Gossip Girl" meets "Scream."
REALITY SHOWS:
Panther Chase
A Dating Show for
Cougars of Color. In collaboration with producer Krystal J. Thomas.
The
Travel Girls
A Travel Show where you get to follow the up and
down adventures of two young women exploring the world on their own for the first time. In collaboration with Claudia Bennett.
SHORT SCRIPTS:
Afghan of Doom
(Dark Comedy/Horror)
With the best gifts, it really is the thought that counts. (7 pages, 2 locations)
Finalist, Shriekfest and Gimme A Break Contest
Brother-Man
(New, Vengeance Thriller)
No bond is thicker
than blood. A tale of vengeance. (6 pages, 1 Int location, 2 characters, no FX)
The Chickens Are on Fire
(Dark
Comedy)
The chickens
are on fire?! What the hell does that mean?
(7 pages, multiple locations)
Finalist, Broad Humor Film Festival and Movie Script Short Contest
Devil's Den
(New, Horror)
The Devil's Den is a
real legend of a real place located in the forests at the base of the Appalachian Mountains in upstate South
Carolina. It is the place where hellhounds are born, and the only thing that matters is how fast you can run. (11 pages, 2
locations)
End User Agreement
(New, Dark Comedy/Horror)
Read the small print people! There is always an end user. (6 pages, 1 location)
From the Inside Out
(Horror)
The deadliest are
those that come from within. (2 pages, 2 locations, FX)
I Need
You
(New, Ghost Story)
Sometimes it is the parents who should
listen to their children, and heed their warnings. (14 pages, 1 Int/Ext location, FX)
In Nomine
(New, Supernatural)
A
meeting in a church between two very old friends. (4 pages, 2 characters, 1 location)
Killer Hindsight
(New, Dark Comedy)
The most notorious killers find out the hard way that the sweet taste of revenge, can be even sweeter
from beyond the grave. (3 pages, 1 Ext location, large number of extras)
Relief
(New, Dark Comedy)
The end of the world can have its upsides too. (1 page, 1 Ext location, FX)
The Sixth Wall
(New, Horror)
If this was real, you'd still watch wouldn't you? (2 pages, 1 location,
FX)
Sounds of Madness
(New, Horror)
In his new apartment building why will no one will look him in the eye?
Is it the noises coming from the apartment next door? What are those noises? Was that metal scraping? Wait, was that a scream??
A dialogue-free short.
Working on the I-1
(Fantasy)
Two tollbooth workers make
their way through the workday, or the two halves of the human soul help each other survive life… whichever way you
want to look at it. (9 pages, 2 locations)
Finalist, Annual Screenwriter’s
Challenge
TELEVISION
SPECS:
Chains of Love
Spec
Script, "Dexter"
As Dexter struggles and his Dark Passenger
rages in the wake of his tragic loss, he comes across what at first appears to be a series of murders, but is in fact a suicide
chain.
The Devil Inside, Spec Script, "Supernatural"
What secret in this quiet mountain town is powerful enough to make a demon die…
laughing?
2009 NAPTE Fellowship Winner
Sweet Dee Pimps Out the Boys
Spec Script,
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Sweet Dee pimps out
the boys, Charlie becomes a cyber-porn star, and Mac gets litigious on everyone's ass.
Finalist, Broad Humor Film Festival
And
That Was the Night that the Cable Went Out in Springfield
Spec Script, "The Simpsons"It's the end of the world as we know it, and the only one who can save us is Homer
Simpson.
Finalist, ATalent Scout TV Competition
Previous Television Specs: Winners of Scriptapalooza TV and the Organization of Black Screenwriters Television Script Competition and finalists in American Accolades TV and Austin Film Festival Prime Time.
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS:
"Zoe"
with director Attila Szasz and production company Extreme Film.
"Have Me For Dinner." Horror/dark comedy co-written by L.C., screened at Atlanta Horror Festival.
"The Horror, The Horror." Horror spoof written for director Jackie Schklar. It went to #1 on www.funnyordie.com and was Video of the Week on
Internet Video Magazine.
Also, custom-designed jewelry dedicated to me (so cool) in the new Women in Horror
Line: Earrings
And a recipe
of mine (Southern Gothic Salmon Cakes) in Have A Heart for Horror, a new cookbook with recipes by Women in Horror, proceeds
going to charity: Have a Heart For Horror
