The Crowd Goes Wild

An awkward high school reunion turns into a high-stakes kidnapping when an unhinged fashion influencer decides to keep their friends around...forever.

Here’s what people are saying about The Crowd Goes Wild:

“One of the big wins here is [the villain], who immediately stands out as a fantastic antagonist with huge casting potential thanks to her dialogue and the slow-burn way the script develops her from awkward oddball to full-blown terror. … The writer makes excellent use of her, …the scariest part is that the sweetness never reads as a mask. Another win is how well the stakes are managed... Finally, the themes feel specific, using parasocial loneliness and the hunger to be seen to give the horror an emotional core that elevates the movie.”

“There is a very compelling performance-led genre movie here, and the writer's ability to build an antagonist with this much casting potential while managing tone, plants, and payoffs with real control rivals that of many professionals working today. Combined with their skill for giving the horror a specific thematic core in parasocial loneliness, they should feel proud of the work thus far… ”

- Excerpt of Feedback from The Black List (Analyst #1)