BRANDON WEAVIL

Screenwriter x Director x Producer

Bio: Brandon Weavil is WGA member with a Master's Degree in Creative Writing and numerous accolades, notably an 8 on the Black List and first place at the HorrOrigins film festival. He’s co-authored multiple scripts with Emmy and Critics Choice nominated director Rod Blackhurst and their latest screenplay DOLLY is currently in post-production. DOLLY was jointly produced by Witchcraft Motion Picture Company and Blue Finch Films, and stars Seann William Scott, Ethan Suplee, and Fabianne Therese. His slasher script NURTURE was optioned by Young Gunner Films and his high concept genre thriller LOOK OUT is in development with two-time Independent Spirit Award nominated producer Noah Lang (THE CLIMB, BLOOD FOR DUST). He also wrote, directed, and produced a short film that was an official selection at the 2024 Nightmares Film Festival.

Writer Lens: a Tarantinoesque spin on traditional horror genres.

Laurels

  • Optioned writer

  • WGA member

  • 8 on The Black List

  • HorrOrigins Winner 2022

  • Coverfly Red List

  • 2X Austin FF Second Rounder

Available for representation

RITUALS

LOGLINE: A nurse witnesses a demon cure cancer and risks everything to learn more, putting her on a collision course with Hell itself.

Vibe Check: HELLRAISER meets LOGAN.

NOBILITY

LOGLINE: A serialized political-thriller with occult-horror overtones, NOBILITY tells the story of a banking dynasty that’s used reincarnation to maintain global control for centuries, and the courageous conspiracy theorist determined to expose them.

Vibe Check: SUCCESSION meets TWIN PEAKS.

NURTURE

LOGLINE: A serial killer hides bodies in a nearby lake but has to scramble to move them when a summer camp buys the lake and plans to dredge it.

Project Highlights: 8 on the Blacklist. Winner at HorrOrigins Film Fest. Austin Film Festival Second Rounder. Stage 32 Search For New Blood Semifinalist.

Vibe Check: A slasher with a coming-of-age twist.

CRYPTID

LOGLINE: Father and Son bond while tracking a monster through the Appalachian mountains in this homage to Jawsploitation films.

Vibe Check: JAWS meets RESERVOIR DOGS.

Project Highlights: Semifinalist Screencraft Horror. Semifinalist Filmmatic Horror. Quarterfinalist Stage 32 Search For New Blood.

THE LIFE OF YOUR TIME

LOGLINE: When a young woman is targeted by a mysterious alternate-reality game, she begins to wonder if anything she’s experiencing is real.

Vibe Check: THE GAME meets HOLY MOTORS.

Project Highlights: Austin Film Festival Second Rounder.