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SPOOKED - Episode One - Paranormal Professionals (pilot)
The Paranormal Investigation Team (P.I.T.) takes on their first case, encountering a meddlesome poltergeist hellbent on haunting a newlywed couple out of their home and minds. Things get complicated as our investigators learn more about the ghost and themselves than any of them could have bargained for.
• Half-hour comedic series
• Written by Michael Gene Conti & Felicia Day
• Originally aired on Hulu in 2014
SPOOKED - Episode Two - Mixed Signals
P.I.T. travels to a remote farmhouse in an effort to rescue a bohunk family’s abducted dog (and grandpa) from extraterrestrial trespassers. The case takes a turn for the dramatic when Connor’s growing attraction to Morgan reaches a boiling point and the unfolding events of the night threaten to fracture the team beyond repair.
• Half-hour comedic series
• Written by Michael Gene Conti & Felicia Day
• Originally aired on Hulu in 2014
SPOOKED - Episode Three - Brotherly Departed
The team takes on a mysterious case involving a pair of squabbling brothers who harbor a bone-chilling secret: one of them... is a ghost! Well, at least he thinks he is. P.I.T. must tiptoe around this rather precarious investigation in an effort to help the siblings find peace and relieve their delusional torment while struggling to mend their own familial wounds in the process.
• Half-hour comedic series
• Written by Michael Gene Conti & Felicia Day
• Originally aired on Hulu in 2014
SPOOKED - Episode Four - Exorschism
P.I.T. must race to save a young college student when a malevolent demon decides to take up a residency inside her. Showcasing all the tell-tale signs of an "E! True Hollywood Possession,” complications arise when Connor finds his former fiancé, Amanda (Constance Wu), roaming the campus while a reckless "Preacher" brings a rather unorthodox approach to handling the exorcism. P.I.T. is left in shambles and their future as a team uncertain.
• Half-hour comedic series
• Written by Michael Gene Conti & Felicia Day
• Originally aired on Hulu in 2014
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE - Spec Episode - Gigglepig Returns!
When Jake’s childhood best friend is arrested for drug possession, Jake and Rosa come to rely on him to help take down a familiar supplier. Charles and Amy team up to arrest the “Subway Snatcher” while Scully and Hitchcock scramble to catch a thief within the Nine-Nine.
• Half-hour comedic spec for the hit series on FOX
• Semi-finalist in the 2018 Austin Film Festival teleplay competition
• Semi-finalist in the 2018 Script Pipeline TV writing competition
HAUNTERS - A group of tourists are led through the haunted city of Savannah by their mysterious guide. But a fun night of ghost stories turns deadly when the spirits start picking off members of their tour, forcing the survivors to uncover a dark and deadly truth before they become the next generation of haunters.
• Feature length horror / comedy
• This PDF holds only the first 10 pages -- Contact Michael if you'd like to read more
• Finalist in the Austin Film Festival screenplay competition
• Official selection for the British Horror Film Festival's annual "Blood List"
BOTTOMS UP - The dysfunctional McGregors turn to a life of crime and struggle to keep their family business open after the prohibition of alcohol goes into effect, forcing them to transform their traditional Irish pub into an illegal speakeasy of the roaring twenties.
• Original comedic pilot
• This PDF holds only the first 11 pages -- Contact Michael if you'd like to read more
THE HAUNTED HANSONS - The Hanson family runs a chaotic family ghost-hunting business for science, thrill, and liberty - but when reluctant son Toby falls for a seductive demon, they must put aside their constant bickering and unite to save him, proving that sometimes the most terrifying thing isn’t the supernatural... It’s family.
• Original comedic animated pilot
• This PDF holds only the first 9 pages -- Contact Michael if you'd like to read more
BREAKING CHARACTER - A struggling actor becomes disillusioned by the Hollywood system and resolves to act like an actor and act... all the time. Assuming the “Golden Era” identity of Eugene Randolph Esquire, our master thespian races around LA, exposing us to his crazy and eclectic assortment of friends and colleagues who all happen to be living "in character" as various cinematic tropes as well.
• Comedic digital mini-series
• Finalist in the Austin Film Festival web series competition
CHA-CHA REAL SMOOTH - A class of adults struggles to learn the steps to the popular wedding dance, The Cha-Cha Slide, under the mounting pressure and scrutiny of their overzealous teacher.
• Comedic sketch