Lisa Jay

Screenwriter and Director

Monterey, California

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About Lisa

Lisa’s horror at sea script The Seraphim won Grand Prize in the Search For New Blood competition this year, and her horror fairy tale The Domovoi landed on The Bitchlist 2020. She writes feature horrors and thrillers with supernatural and psychological themes. She’s been heavily involved in the supernatural her whole life, growing up poor in the Midwest in a haunted house.

Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, she graduated with honors from Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri with a BFA in Fine Art. Lisa began working in film as an art director on small indie films, and moved on to writing and directing.

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The Seraphim Budget: $30M+ | Horror A captain's wife aboard a whaling ship fears the ship harbors an evil presence intent on driving the men to mutiny and must convince her husband before it's too late for them all.
The Domovoi Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror A young girl hears an old Russian fairytale about a monster that lives in the oven and grants wishes. She wishes her stepfather was dead. Events quickly spiral into a mess of unintended consequences - and talking goats.
Homestead Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror When a young pioneer couple loses their way across the prairie and moves into a deserted cabin, they soon realize there is more to fear than the Natives when they come face to face with a sinister demonic presence.
Robot Dreams Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller An AI designed for housework commits a murder. Her creator, intent on making the deadline for her market release, covers up the crime.

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Sweet Salvation (2016)
Film (Short, Drama, Fantasy and Romance) Writer A homeless young couple make drugs with the power of witchcraft. They cross paths with a brother and sister while on their way to a drug deal, with unexpected consequences.
A Visit from Krampus (2015)
Film (Short and Horror) Writer What do magic mushrooms, Arctic Shamans, and the pagan god Odin have to do with Santa Claus? A scary bedtime story on Christmas Eve leads to the worst night ever.
On the Road for Acupuncture (2015)
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She Haunts This Beach (2015)
Film (Short and Drama) Writer A girl, bewitched by the sea, meets a tragic fate.
Death & Taxes (2015)
Film (Comedy) Art director A black comedy about the two things you can't avoid, even the second time around. Harold Hoptuit mysteriously returns from the dead on the day his widow is getting engaged to the plastic surgeon who did her breast reductions. In this funny, social satire, an ingenuous Harold will find that life can mean, especially, when your skin is gray. Written by Anonymous
Poultrygeist (2014)
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Desert Ice (2014)
Film (Short, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Writer A down on his luck private investigator is hired by a beautiful widow to investigate her husband's death. He ends up the prime suspect in the shooting of a local thug. To add to his problems: a case of stolen diamonds he needs to locate, a showgirl that might be hiding something, and a strongbox rigged with a bomb that must be found before time runs out. Written by Anonymous
The Oven (2013)
Film (Short, Horror and Thriller) Writer A desperate single mother, with the help of the demon in her oven, cooks up a plan to murder her husband.
Under the Bridge (2013)
Film (Short and Drama) Writer After promising her mother she won't do it again, a young girl plays alone under the bridge with tragic consequences.
Zombiewood (2013)
Film (Short, Comedy, Horror and Sci-Fi) Art director There is a certain horror to awakening to the fact that you are now a zombie. What do you do with your 'undead' life? One zombie, Harry, thinks he has the answer - get a SAG card.
Zombie Apocalypse (Recycling at the End of Days) (2012)
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An Alien Fairy Tale (2012)
Film (Short and Sci-Fi) Writer In Roswell, New Mexico, it's not easy to stay out of trouble - even buying a box of cereal can lead to contact with aliens. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? What if they can grant your every wish? It all seems like a fairytale to Loretta, but some wishes are better left unfulfilled. Written by Lisa Jay