Welcome to Haunted Pen, the home of Los Angeles based screenwriters Brian Kelly and Ian Murphy.
Our science-fiction thriller, BURN, was recently optioned by MovieHatch Productions and has won multiple awards.
Our supernatural television pilot, THE BORDER, was recently optioned by independent film studio Greenstem Productions.
For industry professionals, full length screenplays are available upon request as hard copies or PDF files.
***WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING LITERARY REPRESENTATION***
UPDATE JULY 2010: TWO TV PILOTS ACCEPTED INTO FINALS AT ANNUAL NEXTV WRITING COMPETITION!
Our sci-fi pilot THE BORDER and our animated comedy pilot THE AGE OF EXPLORATION have both been selected from over 700+ entries in the annual NexTV Television Writing Competition! The grand prize is significant industry exposure to many top agencies and studios in town. Winners will be announced at the end of August. More news as it comes in...
UPDATE MAY 2010: INDUSTRY READING FOR "THE BORDER" IN L.A.
On Tuesday, May 11, Greenstem Productions -- the company that optioned our original television pilot THE BORDER -- organized an industry reading of the script at the DeMille Theatre on the Culver Studios Lot. Multiple actors, directors, producers, and casting agents were in attendance and the reactions and feedback were overwhelmingly positive. We even had a few industry professionals express interest in becoming involved with the material! More info as it comes in...
UPDATE APRIL 2010: "BURN" STUDIO REVISION COMPLETED
Out of 500+ entries, BURN was chosen as one of 10 finalists in the Makin' Movies Feature Film Competition on Moviehatch.com. Due to excellent reviews from multiple professional judges in the film industry, the script has been selected to go forward into devlopment under a producer with ties to New Line Cinema! A rewrite was just turned in to the studio and all that's left now is to wait for their feedback!
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A TRAILER FOR "BURN" ON MOVIEHATCH!
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