A Red Thread in the approved hooded robe and scarlet stitched seam inside a foggy haunt passage
An independent feature film in development

The Red Threads

The crowd sees a show. The killer sees cover.

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The story

Sixty haunted acres. Hundreds of costumes. One real killer.

When cash strapped friends Nate Cole and Michael Mercer take seasonal jobs at a sprawling Oklahoma haunted attraction, performers and guests begin disappearing. They realize that murders are happening in plain sight while everyone around them mistakes the violence for part of the show, forcing them to identify the killer hidden among the masked cast before they become the next victims.

Both men need the money, and Mike needs to get off Nate’s couch before Nate’s pregnant fiancée moves in. Their ordinary problems follow them into a place where screams, masks, and staged blood give a murderer the perfect cover.

Seven are actors. The eighth is a killer.
Visual development footage

Enter the world of The Red Threads.

Early visual material created to establish the film’s atmosphere, characters, and cinematic direction. This is not footage from the completed film.

Costume continuity

Different bodies. The same impossible face.

Seven Red Thread performers spread through the Castle of Muskogee haunt with the murderer hidden among them
Seven performers. The eighth is a killer.
Regular Red ThreadForehead stitches. No mouth stitches.
The murdererStitched seams at both sides of the mouth. The lips remain open.

The black hooded robe, scarlet hand stitched center seam, black gloves, blacked out eyes, and forehead stitches remain consistent. The performers wear the standard cracked mask. Only the murderer has stitched seams running down both sides of the mouth.

The people and the disguise

Funny people. Serious danger.

Nate Cole
Cameraman and expecting father

Nate Cole

Nate is a rapper, videographer, and expectant father who takes a seasonal camera job at the Castle. He has a sharp eye behind the lens, even when his own future feels less certain.

Mike Mercer
Singer and Red Thread performer

Mike Mercer

Mike takes the seasonal job for the money and hopes it will help him rebuild trust with Shelly. His friendship with Nate carries the humor and heart of the story.

Bernie Ward
Quiet groundskeeper

Bernie Ward

Bernie Ward is the quiet groundskeeper who knows every hidden corner of the haunt.

The Red Threads
Seven performers and one intruder

The Red Threads

Every performer wears the same black hooded robe, scarlet stitched center seam, black gloves, and a cracked white mask over blacked out eyes. The murderer hides inside the shared silhouette, marked only by stitched seams at the sides of the mouth.

The people around them

Tristan

Nate’s pregnant fiancée is preparing for their family and needs him to become more dependable.

Shelly

Mike’s former partner expects him to show up for her and their children when it matters.

Project pitch deck

A feature built around an unforgettable disguise

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A regular Red Thread in the foreground with the mouth stitched murderer behind him
THE RED THREADS

Written and owned by OG Harve
Muskogee, Oklahoma

The Halloween attraction at dusk

The hook

Sixty haunted acres. Hundreds of costumes. One real killer.

Nate and Mike walking through the festival

The story

When cash strapped friends Nate Cole and Michael Mercer take seasonal jobs at a sprawling Oklahoma haunted attraction, performers and guests begin disappearing. They realize murders are happening in plain sight while everyone around them mistakes the violence for part of the show.

Nate and Mike watching a masked performer in the crowd

The two night engine

FridayThe audience sees the danger while the festival mistakes it for entertainment.
SaturdayTwo people cannot be accounted for. Staff assume they left after the first night.
The mysteryNate’s footage gives him and Mike a reason to look closer before anyone else understands the danger.
The pressureScreams, fake blood, and props become perfect camouflage.
Seven regular Red Threads with the murderer separated behind them at the Castle of Muskogee

The signature characters

Seven are actors.
The eighth is a killer.

The shared robe, gloves, and blacked out eyes create one recognizable silhouette. Stitched seams at both sides of the mouth mark the murderer without revealing who is beneath the mask.

Nate holding his camera in the makeup room

The heart beneath the horror

  • Nate must become the dependable partner and father Tristan needs.
  • Mike must stop turning responsibility into a joke and show up for Shelly’s children.
  • Their art, music, and On the Porch podcast give their friendship a distinctive voice.
  • The characters may be funny. The killer never is.
A fog filled passage beneath the castle

Tone and audience promise

A suspenseful ensemble slasher with eccentric suspects, warm friendship, and darkly comic workplace chaos. The audience gets clues to follow, people worth protecting, and a clean horror icon built for posters, trailers, and sequels.

A practical film crew working inside the attraction

Why the location concept works

  • A real operating festival supplies scale and authenticity.
  • Streets, stages, trails, and themed environments create multiple screen worlds on one property.
  • Participating workers and consenting guests can provide natural crowd energy.
  • The venue and its workers are capable partners, not the cause of the tragedy.
A length of red thread preserved with investigation notes

Expandable by design

The Red Threads can become a recognizable horror identity while the stitched clue passes from mask to gauntlet, allowing the mystery to continue during a Renaissance Festival without repeating the first film.

The first film ends. The Threads remain.
Seven Red Threads in varied poses outside the castle under moonlight and red torchlight

The package and the ask

ScreenplayRevised feature draft with 96 pages
Proof of conceptLean trailer plan built around practical access
Production pathIndependent producer and director attachments in development
SeekingLocation partnerships, producing relationships, financing, and distribution conversations
The crowd sees a show. The killer sees cover.
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