Emily’s Dead – Guilt Doesn’t Drown Quietly, Seeks International Sales Agent

The Project

Hook:

A woman returns to the lake where her sister drowned – and finds she never really left. Every night the figure in the water gets a little closer. By the time she understands what’s calling her back, it may already have her.

Concept:

Set entirely within an isolated lakeside cabin, the film builds dread through atmosphere and unreliable perception rather than jump scares, sitting closest to What Lies Beneath, Hush, and The Night House. Queer relationships and long-buried secrets sit at its emotional center, giving the slow-burn suspense a distinctly character-driven edge. It’s a completed, festival-ready elevated thriller built for buyers seeking atmosphere over spectacle.

Format:

Feature Film · Psychological Thriller · Completed
Standalone feature

Comparables:

✓ What Lies Beneath (2000) – $100 million budget, $291.4 million worldwide box office – ~2.9× theatrical return

✓ The Night House (2021) – $12 million budget, $15.5 million box office – ~1.3× theatrical return

✓ Hush (2016) – $1 million budget, acquired by Netflix before its SXSW premiere – day-one global streaming deal

What’s Ready

Production Status:

✓ Completed feature film
✓ Full-length screener available
✓ Trailer cut available
✓ NDA / full materials available on request

The Team:

✓ Director – Keith Boynton (The Haunted Forest, FrightFest 2025) – proven horror-festival track record heading into this project.

 

✓ Lead Cast – Cayla Berejikian (Hell House LLC franchise) – established genre fanbase from a recurring horror lineage.

 

✓ Lead Cast – Kaitlyn Lunardi (The North Witch, Capture) – consistent indie-horror credits across multiple releases.

 

✓ Producer – Cassie D’Agostino (The Amazing Race, Top Chef, Disney’s Magic Bake-Off) – decade-plus producing track record spanning unscripted, branded, and narrative work.

The Opportunity

The Ask:

✓ International sales agent and distribution partner
✓ Open to theatrical, VOD, and streamer-direct distribution models
✓ Priority markets: UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia, South America

Why Now:

Elevated, character-driven horror with queer leads continues to outperform genre expectations across festival and streaming circuits. The film arrives complete, de-risked, and ready for immediate acquisition – no production timeline to wait out.

De-Risked From Day One:

✓ Completed film

✓ Director’s prior festival run (FrightFest 2025) establishes buyer-facing credibility

✓ Lead cast carries a built-in horror-franchise fanbase (Hell House LLC)

✓ Genre demand already proven in named priority markets (UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia)

Most Interesting Project For

 

International sales agents in elevated horror – if you represent psychological or supernatural thrillers and want a completed, festival-shaped title.

 

Regional distributors in horror-strong markets – if you operate in the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, Thailand, or Australia and know your audience responds to slow-burn dread over gore, this fits your slate.

 

Streaming platforms seeking genre content with authentic LGBTQ representation – if your acquisition strategy prioritizes character-driven horror with queer leads at the center (not the margins), this delivers both.

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