School – Social media cruelty unlocks supernatural terror Seeks Equity Investors

The Project

Hook:

Every school has its hierarchy. Every hierarchy has its cruelty. What happens when cruelty stops being social – and becomes something that gets inside your head and won’t let go? School starts where the damage begins and refuses to stop there.

Concept:

School is a psychological horror feature sitting at the intersection of Gen Z social anxiety and supernatural escalation – the tonal territory occupied by Get Out ($252M box office on a $5M budget) and Talk To Me ($92M on $4.5M). The low-budget horror genre consistently produces the highest profit multiples in independent film, and this project is built to capitalise on that track record with name cast already attached, a production-ready structure, and a 30% New Mexico tax rebate already pre-qualified. At $2.61M total budget, the upside is disproportionate.

Format:

Feature Film · 2026 Production · Psychological Horror · Theatrical + VOD

Comparables:

✓ Get Out (2017) — ~50x theatrical return on budget · Social horror breakout

✓ Saw (2004) — ~87x theatrical return on budget · Micro-budget genre benchmark

✓ Talk To Me (2023) — ~20x theatrical return on budget · Recent indie horror success

What’s Ready

Production Status:

Original screenplay registered with U.S. Copyright Office; rights held by Dark Gordon Productions. Cast attached includes eight actors featuring an Emmy-nominated American Horror Story lead, a Sleepaway Camp actress, and a Scream franchise actor. Director attached holds script supervisor credits on The Iron Claw, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and The Bride. New Mexico 30% tax rebate is pre-qualified with the shoot location set for Las Cruces, NM. Budget top sheet, financial projections, comp analysis, and business plan are available under NDA on request.

Key Crew:

Special effects head (Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), make-up head (Avengers: Infinity War), and casting director (Stranger Things, Breaking Bad).

The Team:

✓ Producer/Writer — Dual-degree business professional with prior festival-awarded short film credits; active in the Roswell, NM independent film community.

✓ Producer/Production Manager — U.S. Army veteran and small business owner with a background in marketing, sales, and community leadership.

✓ Director — Script supervisor on A24, Warner Bros., Disney, Netflix, and Paramount productions up to $120M budgets; Santa Monica Film Festival honorable mention for directorial debut.

What’s Ready

Production Status:

Original screenplay registered with U.S. Copyright Office; rights held by Dark Gordon Productions. Cast attached includes eight actors featuring an Emmy-nominated American Horror Story lead, a Sleepaway Camp actress, and a Scream franchise actor. Director attached holds script supervisor credits on The Iron Claw, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and The Bride. New Mexico 30% tax rebate is pre-qualified with the shoot location set for Las Cruces, NM. Budget top sheet, financial projections, comp analysis, and business plan are available under NDA on request.

Key Crew:

Special effects head (Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), make-up head (Avengers: Infinity War), and casting director (Stranger Things, Breaking Bad).

The Team:

✓ Producer/Writer — Dual-degree business professional with prior festival-awarded short film credits; active in the Roswell, NM independent film community.

✓ Producer/Production Manager — U.S. Army veteran and small business owner with a background in marketing, sales, and community leadership.

✓ Director — Script supervisor on A24, Warner Bros., Disney, Netflix, and Paramount productions up to $120M budgets; Santa Monica Film Festival honorable mention for directorial debut.

The Opportunity

The Ask:

$1.54M equity investment (65% of production budget). Dark Gordon Productions contributing 2% directly; 30%+ secured via New Mexico tax credits and pre-sales. LLC structure – investors hold membership interests.

Why Now:

Horror held a 17.2% share of the U.S. box office as of October 2025 and generated over $1.6B in revenue that year, with streaming platforms showing 7.43% horror viewership share across major services. The $2M–$5M independent horror window is historically the most profitable in film – and distribution appetite for the genre at this budget level has never been stronger.

De-Risked From Day One:

✓ New Mexico 30% production tax rebate — Pre-qualified for Las Cruces shoot; $783K offset built into the budget

✓ Name cast attached — Emmy-nominated talent and genre-recognisable actors reduce acquisition risk and support distributor conversations before principal photography

✓ Above-the-line crew with franchise credits — Department heads from Black Panther, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Stranger Things productions

✓ Collection account management — Independent payment protection for all investors and parties secured prior to distribution

Most Interesting Project For

Angel Investors Entering Film:

You want real equity participation, not a passive donation: this LLC structure puts you in at the waterfall from dollar one, with a 120% recoupment preference before profits split.

Genre-Focused Film Financiers & Co-Production Partners:

You track horror’s consistent outperformance at the micro-budget level and want exposure to a project with name cast attached, tax rebate pre-qualified, and a production team with franchise-level crew credits.

Private Equity Groups Exploring Entertainment:

You’re looking for a defined-structure, single-asset vehicle with a capped raise, clear investor protections, and an LLC that separates this investment cleanly from other positions.

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