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Welcome to the Basement Writers Guild! Here you'll meet the writers that bring the horrifically brilliant ideas to the page.

You'll also find some film trailers and music videos hiding in the corners. WATCH OUT!
All Cats Go to Hell All Cats Go to Hell

All Cats Go to Hell

Recently deceased Joel Fisher goes to Heaven and finds out his childhood cat, Duncan, was sent to Hell. Joel must embark on an epic journey through Hell to have any chance of saving Duncan from eternal damnation.
1 minute
Team Bonding Team Bonding

Team Bonding

A Company retreat may not be the type of Team Bonding these co-workers needed.
1 minute
TEDDY CUDDLES TEDDY CUDDLES

TEDDY CUDDLES

When Jacob, an avid toy collector, purchases a rare 1985 original assembly line Teddy Cuddles Teddy Bear, he, his girlfriend and their roommates suffer the deadly consequences of the wise cracking, murderous Teddy Bear.
4 minutes
Straight Edge Straight Edge

Straight Edge

A serial killer targeting members of addiction support groups is pursued by a detective with his own drug and alcohol issues. He may never be stopped in this (very) dark comedy/horror.
(But he can quit anytime he wants, or so he thinks.)
3 minutes
I Really Hate Spiders I Really Hate Spiders

I Really Hate Spiders

A forty-two-year-old Black woman returns from a business trip and attempts to meet the mysterious new neighbor, but after an awkward introduction she soon finds herself in a sticky situation.
1 minute
N e v e r S e e N e v e r S e e

N e v e r S e e

A female being desperately prays for salvation. She hates her cursed existence as a lone wanderer with an insatiable thirst for blood.
4 minutes
The Temptation of Lilith The Temptation of Lilith

The Temptation of Lilith

A mystic goddess, a space sorcerer, and an inter-dimensional A.I. clash in this frightening and fantastical epic across the stars.
4 minutes
Jolly Cold Soul Jolly Cold Soul

Jolly Cold Soul

Proof of concept teaser for a Christmas Horror film.
2 minutes
CYA CYA

CYA

Alice begins her violent katabasis.
6 minutes
The King of Claws The King of Claws

The King of Claws

What began as a love song to a feisty rescued black cat turned into a fun but cautionary tale about a megalomaniacal, computer-savvy cat bent on world domination. Will the King be stopped or will he cause all of man (and dog) kind to kneel to his furry reign? You'll have to watch to find out.

The Stolen Moans’ debut single and accompanying music video was made in collaboration with comic book and digital artist Trevor Von Klueg.
3 minutes
Misfortune Cookies Misfortune Cookies

Misfortune Cookies

Teenager Pansy Cartwright lives in a small Southern town, and she hates it. Her only solace is fishing, but since her outboard motor died, she's been stuck on dry land. She has a plan, however, to get the cash to get back on the water: rob the local Chinese restaurant.

Tempting her so-called friends with tales of the riches to be had, Pansy assembles a rag-tag band of thieves to help her carry out her scheme. But when Pansy and her misfit pack break into the restaurant, they discover the elderly owner, Wi-Chang, infusing his fortune cookies with black Chinese magic to make them irresistible. Panicking, Pansy accidentally shoots Wi-Chang dead. The kids are shocked, but they still find the courage to grab the money and run.

Their illegal victory is short-lived, however, for in the days that follow, Pansy and her cronies begin dying one by one. The teenagers are found murdered in violent, brutal ways that eerily parallel the fortunes they obtained from cookies stolen on the night of the murder. And despite Pansy's disbelief, all the evidence points to one inescapable conclusion...

...Wi-Chang has come back from the grave to exact his revenge.

As Pansy becomes more paranoid, and the local sheriff closes in on her, can she hang on to her ill-gotten gains... and her life?
15.0 seconds
ReddeR ReddeR

ReddeR

It's October 18, 1986 and pop star, Sadie Lane (16), travels to Harlan, Kentucky on her national mall tour. During one of her meet and greets, a fan, Debbie Jones (32), discloses a shocking truth which ends in a horrific kidnapping. As the week progresses, Debbie holds Sadie captive in a baby nursery in the basement, while the rest of the country looks for their pop princess. Debbie slowly reveals the complexities of her dark personality and Sadie knows she must befriend her in order to survive and escape. The walls begin caving in on Debbie from all directions and she succumbs to unfathomable actions triggered by her disturbing red thoughts.
1 minute
Your Privilege is Showing Your Privilege is Showing

Your Privilege is Showing

While under investigation for an accidental shooting, a gay black homicide detective from Philadelphia heads to a rural Pennsylvanian ski resort for a much-needed bit of stress relief. Unfortunately, he arrives during a torrential downpour only to discover that the resort owner is a white supremacist, who may or may not resemble a certain ex-president. Because of the horrendous weather outside, leaving is not an option. Also because of the weather, the resort is mostly empty, except for the staff, the owner, the owner's family, one long-time resident, and some hikers needing respite.

The characters are a combination of black, white, gay, straight, male, female, transgender, cisgender, Asian, Indian, Jewish, Christian, immigrant, non-immigrant, young and old, and as the tension rises between each of these characters, someone is ultimately murdered. The detective, realizing that he might be next, decides to take it on himself to solve the murder. What becomes clear, above all else, is that each of these characters has a privilege that the others lack: male privilege, white privilege, straight privilege, professional privilege, and so on. Can the detective break through the walls of bigotry, misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, and other forms of hatred that plague this resort? Or will the killer keep getting away with their crimes?
222 minutes

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