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The Boogieman of Beecroft
(Part 4 of 5)

 
Sam and Befany must act when a visitor in black calls at Beecroft Manor for Befany’s uncle Ronald and provokes a struggle that could imperil the entire world.


Young-Adult Dark Fantasy (Rated PG-13)
98-page feature screenplay (also formatted as two 60-minute episodes)
4-page synopsis
$7+ million budget
© 2015

This screenplay is the 4th in a series of (so far) five campfire-creepy coming-of-age stories in which my pre-teen heroes deal with baddies both of the human kind (bullies, dealers and bigots) and paranormal kind (magic, myth and monsters): As if poverty in a tough neighborhood isn’t bad enough!

Set somewhere between “Harry Potter” (kids 'n magic) and “Halloween” (but without the gore), this modestly-budgeted series is suitable for the tweens and up crowd and could generate gigabytes of social media. And, like many stories that feature youngsters as the pivotal characters, you can cast some serious, familiar performers in the adult roles to enhance the appeal to mature audiences.

Locations: Primary/elementary school, retirement/nursing home, apartment building - all set in a poorer area of town.

The “Beecroft” series so far, with dream cast suggestions (I have already reached out to some of these or their reps):

Leading characters - Sam, Befany and Davey (all 12 years of age): TBD

 Part 1.  The Hag of Beecroft  (96pp):  Lily ( Glenn Close Willow Hale  or  Vivien Bridson )
 Part 2.  The Vampyre of Beecroft  (104pp):  Mrs. Madison ( Rose Byrne Amy Adams , or  Winona Ryder )
 Part 3.  The Rougarou of Beecroft  (102pp):  Alfred ( Bill Nighy Ian McKellen , or  Morgan Freeman )
 Part 4. The Boogieman of Beecroft (98pp):  The Headmaster ( Ron Perlman  or  Tom Noonan )
 Part 5.  The Fortune Teller of Beecroft  (104pp):  Abigale ( Angela Bassett  or  Whoopi Goldberg )

Ratings Review: Comprehensive independent 5-page report from KIDS FIRST!

Note:  While it is felt strongly that Beecroft is a fun “kids series with big scares in it”, as opposed to a “scary grown-up series with kids in it”, the stories are not appropriate for very young children. For example, when the little old witch does her witchy thing on the bad guys, it could make some kids wary of their grandmother! As well, some serious issues are exposed obliquely or head-on throughout the stories: Racism, drugs, death, elder/child abuse, etc.

Buy the eBook version of the full 5-part series at  Amazon  or  Kobo


Accolades:

The entire series achieved “Nominee” status (equivalent to “Finalist”) in the Swedish International Film Festival
(submitted April-July), and The Vampyre of Beecroft was declared the overall Winner for July!

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