THE PINES Screenplay

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This new twist on a classic horror legend combines suspense, espionage and humor to prove: NEW JERSEY CAN BE HELL.

Screenplay by Mark Violi
Horror/Creature Feature

Log Line:
August 1969, a group of friends traveling from Maryland to the Woodstock Festival have their plans for peace, love and music diverted when they uncover a top secret military operation that has them crossing paths with New Jersey’s oldest and deadliest resident—the Jersey Devil.

Brief Synopsis:
August 1969. Four friends traveling from Maryland to the Woodstock Festival are sidetracked into the back roads of south Jersey. On this same night, in nearby Fort Dix, a top-secret military operation is mounting to capture a blood sample from a  legendary local predator—the Jersey Devil.

Once trapped on base property, the kids are tracked down by an ambitious female soldier. But she is being blackmailed into giving up the creature’s blood sample to a sinister government representative who will sell it to the Russians so they may breed their own demon army in an escalating Cold War arms race.

When the Jersey Devil lays siege on all parties, the survival of those involved and the fate of the experimental blood sample may be determined by one person’s unique lineage to the beast.

This new twist on a classic horror legend combines suspense, espionage and humor to prove: NEW JERSEY CAN BE HELL.

What They’re Saying…
[testimonial_slider speed=”1000″ auto=”7000″ effect=”slide”] [item image=”https://markvioli.com/art/pines_poster.jpg” company=”Script Savvy” url=”#”] The narrative flows very well. Following the teens on a road trip as they approach an inevitable confrontation with the Jersey Devil builds a natural tension and sense of foreboding…the pacing is quick and snappy.
[/item] [item image=”https://markvioli.com/art/pines_poster.jpg” company=”Script Savvy” url=”#”] The Jersey Devil is an underused cryptid/monster. What’s more, setting the movie in 1969 makes the story even more memorable and unique.
[/item] [item image=”https://markvioli.com/art/pines_poster.jpg” company=”Script Savvy” url=”#”] A horror movie involving real folklore, the military, and some wayward teens is a winning combination.
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