FIVE YEARS AGO, A FILMMAKER SET OUT TO MAKE A FILM. THIS WAS THE TIMELINE:
August 3rd
Been racking my brain for weeks,trying to think of the right concept for a horror film. Yes, I finally decided that I want to do a horror film. Sharlene, my significant other, tells me I am trying too hard.
We recently moved from Los Angeles to the Lake Arrowhead Mountains. I have noticed that Arrowhead is the well-to-do area of the mountain. But the surrounding mountain townships are inhabited by poor people. At over 5,000 feet elevation, this place is a world all its own... inhabited by thick fog, woods, and coyotes. A main staple of this world is the lumber industry.
August 14th
Overheard local teens talking about an urban legend. Don't go in for urban legends much myself, but this one sounds intriguing. It plays into the old myths of back-masking (hidden backwards Satanic lyrics in Rock songs) and teen Devil worshippers using the backwoods as high altar to their rock, drug, and sex-fueled Black Masses.
I decide I'm going to incorporate elements of this urban legend into my screenplay. Sharlene and I have invested money in a high definition camera, sound equipment and a lighting package. We agreed that if I could come up with a story that could be shot extremely cheap, using our available resources, we would make a film.
August 17th
I wake up around 3:30am. A name has come to me. MATHALUH. Out of thin air. That is what the fictitious band in my movie will be called. I am too excited to go back to bed. More ideas hit me. I begin writing the prologue. The screenplay has officially begun.
TO BE CONTINUED
Grace Lynn, under the Hell Board's power, is told to play the record backwards.
Carlton "Quazi" Holder is not only my bro. from NY, but one of the best writers Hollywood has seen in a long time.... His brilliance cannot be silenced any more!!
ReplyDeleteVery few people know me as Quazi. You must be from the Stroudsburg Posse. Thanks for the great words! Hope to find out who this is. In the meantime, this is the first novel from my newly formed publishing company BROOKLYN APACHE PRESS. I'm going to release the kind of genre fare that Hollywood won't. My upcoming books will be for a diverse audience that is the true Ethnic complexion of this country. Thanks again and stay tuned!
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