Producible thrillers and crime stories

Closed·Posted Jun 2, 2026

Thrillers, mysteries, crime stories, and horror that could be produced at a contained budget and still deliver. Locked rooms, small casts, single locations, ticking clocks. We want scripts that generate tension from character and situation, not from expensive set pieces.

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What we look for

The best submissions we have seen have a clear hook you can pitch in one sentence, a production plan that is realistic, and a writer who understands how to build suspense on a budget.

How we can help

Financing

Direct investment into your project budget

Production support

Connections to experienced indie producers

Distribution

Introductions to genre-friendly distributors

Terms

Equity participation in the project. Specific terms are negotiated directly between parties outside of GEM.

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