A cracked white mask repaired with red thread in a foggy festival setting
An independent feature film in development

The Red Threads

Seven actors wear the mask. The eighth came to kill.

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The story

The audience sees the danger. The festival sees a show.

Nate Cole and Micheal “Big Mike” Mercer take weekend jobs at an Oklahoma Halloween festival because both men need money—and because Big Mike needs to get off Nate’s couch before Nate’s pregnant fiancée moves in.

When visitors disappear, the newest employees become the easiest suspects. Somewhere among the haunt actors is a murderer wearing a costume that belongs everywhere.

Everyone saw the killer. Nobody knows who wore the mask.
Concept art of the Red Threads moving through a crowded fantasy festival at night
Different bodies.
The same impossible face.
People who should have stayed home

Funny people. Serious danger.

Rapper · Artist · Almost a father

Nate Cole

His house is supposed to become a family home. First he must help his best friend move forward.

Singer · Artist · Professionally displaced

Big Mike Mercer

Shelly kicked him out for treating responsibility like a suggestion. The Castle gives him one more chance to show up.

Fiancée · Expecting · Done negotiating

Tristan

She loves Nate and is carrying his baby. She is not moving in while Mike lives on Nate’s couch.

Mother · Protector · Not fooled by charm

Shelly

She still cares about Mike, but love is no longer enough. Her children will discover whether he can be counted on.

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Project pitch deck

A feature built around an unforgettable disguise

Concept art of the identical masked Red Threads
THE RED THREADS

Written by Harve Harvey · Muskogee, Oklahoma

The hook

One castle. Two nights. Hundreds of fake monsters. One real killer.

The story

Nate and Big Mike take seasonal jobs at a packed Halloween festival to solve ordinary money problems. When visitors disappear, they become the easiest suspects. To clear their names and protect the people they love, they must identify a killer who looks exactly like the attraction’s own performers.

The two-night engine

FridayThe audience sees the danger while the festival mistakes it for entertainment.
SaturdayFamilies arrive, suspicion spreads and every matching costume becomes a threat.
The mysteryNearly every eccentric employee has a secret, motive or access.
The pressureScreams, fake blood and props become perfect camouflage.

The signature characters

Different bodies.
The same impossible face.

The Red Threads wear matching cracked-white masks, black coats, gloves and padded frames, allowing different performers to blend together. One smiling mask carries a distinctive red-thread repair.

The heart beneath the horror

  • Nate must become the dependable partner and father Tristan needs.
  • Big 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.

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.

Why the location concept works

  • A real operating festival supplies scale and authenticity.
  • Streets, stages, trails and themed environments can 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.

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.

The package and the ask

Screenplay96-page revised feature draft
Proof of conceptLean trailer plan built around practical access
Production pathIndependent producer and director attachments in development
SeekingLocation partnership, producing relationships, financing and distribution conversations
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Built in Muskogee. Designed to travel.

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