In 2015, our team invented a fictional folklore to support a short film: oliviamabel.com. We created a heartbreaking tale of Olivia Mabel, a mother living in isolation in small-town Celina, Texas after the death of her young son, Aiden. Gripped by grief, she turned away from family and faith. Olivia then resurrected her son through dark magic, leading the Bible Belt community to shun her.
Through the power of the internet, this tragic fictional story took on a life of its own. The website has over 65 thousand unique hits and counting while 11 million Google results now discuss Olivia's legend. The story has inspired over 8.5 million YouTube views, hundreds of podcasts, Reddit threads, and articles. Olivia and her son endure as urban myths, their legend expanding daily.
Logline:
A small-town Texas teacher with psychic abilities becomes entangled in a deadly battle involving her family and an ancient evil lurking beneath their land.
Synopsis:
Olivia Harper is a young teacher in the small town of Celina, Texas who possesses psychic abilities she struggles to control. After marrying her high school sweetheart Travis Mabel, Olivia moves to his family's ranch. When her son Aiden begins illustrating dark visions, Olivia fears he has inherited her gift. She seeks help from an indigenous shaman and learns Aiden is being used by an evil presence. With Travis' sinister mother Gloria secretly controlling the ranch and family fortune, and a rogue cop trying to save her, Olivia realizes she must fully embrace her own power and make the ultimate sacrifice if she hopes to defeat the forces that threaten her family.
Small-town beauty queen turned teacher haunted by psychic visions ever since childhood.
Ex-high school football star married to Olivia, he’s from a wealthy but abusive family legacy he can't escape.
Creative but troubled son of Olivia and Travis who unknowingly inherits his mother’s psychic curse.
Matriarch of the Mabel clan who will stop at nothing to protect the family's power and wealth.
Headstrong rookie cop forced to confront demons from her past when she becomes entwined in Olivia's case.
A Spiritualist steeped in indigenous traditions who tries to help Olivia understand her psychic ability.
Aiden’s school principal and Olivia's lifelong best friend who harbors an unrequited love for her since high school.
An ominous supernatural force that has haunted the Mabel land for generations.
ROSEMARY’S BABY
(1964)
THE EXORCIST
(1973)
THE BABADOOK
(2014)
HEREDITARY
(2018)
Logline:
The lives of a disgraced Detective and a Christian reporter entwine as a 30-year-old Texas cold case reignites a series of supernatural serial murders.
Synopsis:
Years after failing to solve the mysterious death of Olivia Mabel, detective Francesca Santiago is pulled back into the case when a string of similar occult murders occur across present day Texas. She reluctantly partners with Christian reporter Meghan Delaney, who has ties to the murders through prophetic dreams. Together they must unravel the evil force behind the killings, which continue to haunt Santiago as penance for her failure to close the original Mabel case. Like True Detective, the pilot condenses 30 years of mystery into an intense occult thriller, mixing hard-boiled detective drama with supernatural horror.
A seasoned detective haunted by the unsolved murder case she handled as a rookie cop.
Idealistic Christian journalist driven by her unrelenting pursuit of the truth no matter the risk.
Hard nosed cop with connections to organized crime and the North Texas elite.
Pragmatic and down-to-earth, works as a graphic designer and is Meghan's best friend.
Veteran police chief plagued by guilt over a cover up thirty years ago, now seeking redemption.
Mysterious and deceased young mother whose psychic abilities extended beyond the grave.
TWIN PEAKS
(1990)
TRUE DETECTIVE
(2014)
BLOODLINE
(2015)
KILLING EVE
(2018)
Logline:
A reporter's obsession with an unsolved 1990s murder case turns into a nightmare as her real life merges with tragic events of the past.
Synopsis:
A box of Olivia Mabel's grief counseling tapes discovered at a Church yard sale ignites a true crime podcast by journalist Meghan Delaney, akin to Sarah Koenig's "Serial." As Meghan investigates, she unravels the mystery surrounding Olivia's death in Celina, Texas. Her relentless pursuit for the truth awakens malevolent forces tied to the Mabel family's downfall, leading Meghan to realize she's the next target of a nefarious cult.
(Shameless, Happy Death Day,
Satanic Panic)
(Titanic, Ghostbusters,
Chinatown)
(Clerks, Clerks III,
Geek USA)
(Pearl Harbor, Sin City,
My Bloody Valentine 3D)
SERIAL
LIMETOWN
UP AND VANISHED
THE BLACK TAPES
Logline:
After being assaulted and left for dead by a group of settlers in 1780s Texas, a young Comanche girl returns from the grave to exact bloody revenge against her attackers.
Synopsis:
The 14-year-old daughter of a Comanche chief in Spanish Texas is kidnapped and beaten by a vicious gang of frontiersmen seeking to drive her people from their ancestral lands. They slit her wrists before leaving her for dead. Through an ancient Comanche ritual, she makes a deal with the spirits to avenge her tormentors. Transformed into a terrifying mystical warrior, she hunts down the gang of settlers one-by-one, scalping them and inflicting torturous deaths. Her campaign of revenge will not rest until every last colonial oppressor pays in blood. A veteran Texas Ranger named Francisco Santiago, knows Inola must be stopped before all-out war ensues, but he will face harrowing horrors trying to get through to a girl who is more vengeful demon than human.
• Built-in folklore IP with 8M+ internet hits to seed viral marketing
• Indie sensibility feature poised for strong returns in $1B horror genre
• Unique interconnected film, TV and podcast story world
• Complex female leads and elevated horror broaden appeal
• Strong mature Latina heads the next great dark detective TV show
• True crime podcast expands franchise into a new audience
• Prequel feature starts fresh standalone movie series
• Iconic Olivia Mabel primed for merchandising and licensing
• Rich mythology provides video game content
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