Inspiration for this story

I was asked to write a horror story with a three-line pitch: Mary thinks there is something under the bed; Mary is right; Don't Go To Sleep. From that pitch I came up with the whole story, all the characters and situations, etc. I guess you could say that the inspiration was getting the opportunity to write a horror movie for TV, not easy considering all the rules that Standards and Practices puts in your way. The thing is, a movie like this would never be made by a network today. Since the story is good, I am begin give the opportunity to do it again, but this time for the big screen.

At present, the film is out to directors. Once a director is attached, we will take the package to investors (either private or studio) and, hopefully, make this movie, updated and torqued for modern big-screen sensibilities.

As I have said in earlier posts, this process is agonizingly slow. I try not to think about it at all. It takes what it takes. I will post details as they become available. The producers who are moving this forward are well-known in the industry, so this is not a shoestring deal. We are waiting for a studio to get on board before I start naming the participants. Fans of DGTS will not be disappointed.

NW