The story of an arrogant, modern-day composer who defies a curse that says he will die writing his tenth symphony. Just as Beethoven, Mahler, and Sibelius did before him.
The story of an arrogant, modern-day composer who defies a curse that says he will die writing his tenth symphony. Just as Beethoven, Mahler, and Sibelius did before him.
Curse has huge potential for broad distribution through a variety of platforms. With its supernatural orgin story and a titillating blend of sex and violence, Curse will scare the hell out of its viewers.
Beethoven was the first of fifteen classical composers who died while completing their tenth symphony. What if they died because they dared to test Fate?
What if Beethoven had committed an act so heinous that the only suitable restitution was death? Could those same supernatural forces work against our main character Bradley Dealt, and force him to confront his past, and put his fate in the hands of a mysterious benefactor?
Curse asks, what happens when a talented, but morally compromised composer risks his life in order to finish his tenth symphony?
Brian King’s screenplay blends history with fiction to create a spell-binding horror story; a cautionary tale that will resonate with the #MeToo movement.
Curse is building a dream team of producers, directors and financiers who can deliver this high concept, timely story to a world-wide audience.
We’re seeking cross-over talent. For instance, a rock star who wants to play the lead in a movie; an actress who directs, a producer who acts, a social media star with a large following. The possibilities are limitless. The horror genre is a great way to begin a directing career; or launch a successful production company. Recent examples include Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) and John Krasinski (A Quiet Place).
Movies and TV shows which entertain, but lack timely social issues, tend to fall flat with audiences, and critics. Curse gives viewers good old-fashioned jump scares and delivers a timely social commentary.
At the heart of a good movie is a love story. Curse is the story of a father and daughter love story. When he discovers that his beloved daughter, a violin prodigy, plagiarizes music, he sacrifices what’s left of his career to stop her from making the same mistakes he made.
Successful horror genre stories have had a rebirth and matching financial success. We believe Curse of the Ninth can and will continue that trend. Compared to other genres, horror films and TV shows have a higher ROI because of affordable production costs. Lower costs and higher returns equals a winning combination.
Curse lends itself to numerous platforms: audio drama podcast, episodic series to long-form, and feature-length film. Spoiler alert… Curse has a built-in sequel, or consecutive episodes/seasons.
Estimated production costs range from $500,000 to $10,000,000, depending on the platform, production quality, cast/crew size, and other factors.
With a PG-13 MPAA rating, a TV-14 rating for a series, Curse offers a broad audience base to potential fan ratio. Our target audience would be fans of psychological horror stories, such as Twilight, Bird Box, and A Quiet Place. the ideal age-range of viewers is late teens (and their parents), to young adults, and Millennials.
The PG-13 rating in 2018 saw massive growth in the horror genre with stories like A Quiet Place and the Insidious series, each with tremendous box office success. Short-tomedium-run series were also very popular in 2018. Shows like American Horror Story and the Haunting of Hill House were highly-acclaimed; and Curse of The Ninth could easily rival them in popularity.
Project Timeline... From the beginning.
An idea sparked in Brian's mind.
Brian begins putting pen to paper.
Screenplay is done and copyrighted.
Storyboard trailer done and Website.
Where we are right now. Want to help us get to the next level?
The final frontier for this project.
Beethoven’s untimely death sparked Brian’s idea for a story.
After multiple drafts, Brian collaborated with editors to tighten up the themes.
When Brian completed his labor of love, he registered Curse with the Library of Congress.
Curseoftheninth.com begins a marketing campaign to attract producers, financiers and talent; and social media accounts will enable Brian to engage viewers and producers.
Team building will bring Curse to life in whatever platform delivers the best story possible.
Our goal is to deliver Curse of the Ninth to a world-wide audience. Join the team and we’ll deliver the dream.
Why has the horror genre experienced a re-growth in recent years; because it proves that big budgets are not necessary for widespread success. Just as with the internet, content is king! The top 5 PG, or PG-13, horror movies had a gross revenue of over $350m in the USA alone.
Let’s take Paranormal Activity for example. The film was made on a $15k budget and has grossed over $200m worldwide. Another interesting example would be A Quiet Place. The production budget was $17m but has grossed over $340m in the USA alone. It was also named by the American Film Institute as “One of the Top Films of 2018.” An interesting note is that the film is not based on a book or other literary work. Curse of The Ninth has had a similar genesis, an original story that melds fiction with historical events.
While numerous development, production and distribution platforms exist, the following are likely to be the platform’s with the highest probability for success. Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) - Overall spending on new content is projected to grow to ~$30B in the next few years, amongst all of the major SVOD services. Fortunately, the SVOD platform includes both feature-length and serial content; which enables creators to tailor there work.
Spent ~$12B on original content in 2018. Most of that going to original series. Plans include potential growth to ~$15B in 2019.
Spent ~$5B on new content in 2018. In April 2018, ended previous, long-standing practice of producing unsolicited content.
AMC owns this horror-genre-only SVOD platform. The potential here is 100% exposure-based. This will get the die-hard horror fans talking about Curse of The Ninth.
Gimlet Media produced “Homecoming” which has been recently bought by Amazon. “Curse of The Ninth” definitely has the ability to fit within the podcast constraint. The content, combined with an engaging and timely soundtrack, could quite possibly re-invent the audio drama platform, open it up to larger revenues and draw in more original-content creators.
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