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.

Interested in this project, please submit your interest through the form. Rest information will be disclosed upon reviewing the details.