Miguel Martinez

Page 1 from NO GHOSTS TONIGHT, my tale of a young woman who embarks on a desperate Channel crossing among strangers in a bid to get home.

A Nicholl finalist, it didn't get me an agent or manager (hint, hint), but it did open various other more productiony doors.
#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday

It’s time for a #firstpagefriday today I’m showing off my feature TO HELL WITH LOVE

“When a grieving teenager descends into Hell to rescue his lost love, he must navigate a nightmarish underworld filled with grotesque horrors and deceptive allies in one day or else he is stuck there forever.”

YouTube video by Freakish Films "With Your Life" | Horror Short Film

Our proof-of-concept short horror film WITH YOUR LIFE is out now!

This is a slasher about generational trauma by way of domestic violence. The story follows Luisa as she risks everything to escape her husband’s family farm with her baby daughter.

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HUNTERS: A Werewolf Short Horror Film A horror short about werewolves stalking the Bronx

Hey everyone! I’m directing this WEREWOLF horror short for Keeshan Giles (Grey’s Anatomy, New Girl, The Office) called HUNTERS! It’s on Kickstarter right now! Pledge and share! Please and thank you!

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Happy #firstpagefriday! HUNGER MOON: After her father is bitten and begins transforming into a werewolf, a determined young daughter battles to keep their family afloat, running the food cart by day and chaining the monster in their basement by night.

First Page Friday!

WHAT REMAINS

Logline: After the sudden death of her husband, a grieving woman retreats to his childhood home, where she begins communicating with what she believes is his ghost, only to spiral into obsession.

It’s The Babadook meets The Hunger with some Under the Skin.

My Pitch For AIR BUD RETURNS Four paws. One goal. No mercy.

I had to share my Air Bud Returns pitch! substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Quetzalcoatl Digital Bundle Sale! Issues 1, 2, 3 Included in this sale: Issue #1 Digital Issue #2 Digital! Issue #3 Digital All 3 for $5!

QUETZALCOATL #3 is out now!

The storm hits, Herminia fights back, & a golden luchador conjures a sacred wrestling ring in a soup kitchen. No big deal.

Digital is live. Physical copies available for preorder now. This is our most WILD issue yet.

www.quetzalcoatlcomic.com

#indiecomicsc #COMICS

Do I know any filmmakers who need a pitch deck made? I make pitch decks for producers/financiers covering a variety of genres! Hit me up! #screenwriting #filmmmaking #writing

First Trailer in 7 days…

Mastering the Five-Issue Comic Arc Structuring Your Comic Series for Maximum Impact

Ever wanted to write comics? Let me break it down for you using my comic Quetzalcoatl as an example.

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Baby’s first Deadline?! Announcement time! I’ve been chosen as part of an amazing group of people for the Disability Belongs Entertainment Lab! It’s an honor! I can’t wait to see what the future of this lab! Included in the announcement is my first mention in Deadline!! deadline.com/2025/05/disa...

Baby’s first Deadline?! Announcement time! I’ve been chosen as part of an amazing group of people for the Disability Belongs Entertainment Lab! It’s an honor! I can’t wait to see what the future of this lab! Included in the announcement is my first mention in Deadline!! deadline.com/2025/05/disa...

A Love Letter to Horror VHS Covers I was maybe eight, walking through Hollywood Video with my dad, trailing my fingers along the plastic cases like I was summoning something.

The only thing I love more than horror are Horror VHS Covers! What are your favorite?

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A Love Letter to Horror VHS Covers I was maybe eight, walking through Hollywood Video with my dad, trailing my fingers along the plastic cases like I was summoning something.

The only thing I love more than horror are Horror VHS Covers! What are your favorite?

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There Is No Such Thing as “Prestige Horror”: The Genre Has Always Been Elevated a rant.

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The Set That Saved Me On making horror, living with epilepsy, and finding my way back

Was pretty vulnerable with this one about my insecurities regarding filmmaking and my disability. So let me know what you think and if it helped!

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There Is No Such Thing as “Prestige Horror”: The Genre Has Always Been Elevated a rant.

Horror has always been like that. macabremartinez.substack.com/p/there-is-n...

#specscriptshoutout for MIGRANT SPIRITS by @macabremartinez.bsky.social that brings the horror of child detention centres to the horror genre. Hope it finds a place with the Neon and A24s of the industry

“Two best friends move to Los Angeles to chase their dreams, but when a fame-hungry ritual backfires, vengeful spirits seek them out and escaping may mean sacrificing everything they came for.”

Announcing our next project! We will be in production on a feature film starting in May called CITY OF ANGELS starring Amy Cassandra Martinez and Daniele Quinn.

Abbott Elementary Spec Script Part 2 I wrote an Abbott spec script titled "YOUNG AUTHORS' CONFERENCE"

Part 2 of my ABBOTT ELEMENTARY Spec Script is out! I got a huge response for the last Part! Excited to continue the story with everyone!

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So happy to finally share my Abbott Elementary spec script with y’all!! open.substack.com/pub/macabrem...

What Makes a Horror Movie Feel Scary vs. Just Being Gross? Or Why I Don't Like The Terrifier Series

Scary or Gross?

Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. .. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?" It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The GREAT GATSBY FITZGERALD

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

Let's Talk About Tod Browning's FREAKS And Why It Matters

Fear, Misconceptions, and horror done right! I need to know what everyone thinks of Freaks!

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SUBJECT A story from my book Mad Monsters

It’s Mad Monsters Mondays! This is a short story about Mummies! open.substack.com/pub/macabrem...

Magical Realism in Latin American Cinema How It Took Over and Where It's Headed Next

What happens when ghosts are a form of resistance?
Magical realism in Latin American cinema is more powerful than you think.

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#LatinxStorytelling #FilmMagic

Latinidad in Indie Comics: More Than Just Representation In the evolving landscape of independent comics, Latinx creators are not only advocating for representation but are also redefining genres, diversifying narratives, and enriching the cultural tapestry...

I am honored to be a part of the Latino Indie Comic Community! It’s an important space and I wanted to write about it as well as put a spotlight on some of the creators! open.substack.com/pub/macabrem...

Tell me this Val Kilmer thing is a bad joke