Interstate

In 1980, a troubled young couple moves to California for opportunities, experiencing home-sickness and loneliness -- all the while facing the prospect that a rampaging local serial killer will pick them as his next target.

Type:

Feature

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

92pp

Genre:

Crime, Horror

Budget:

Independent

Age Rating:

17+

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Pursuit

Story Conclusion:

Ambiguous

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Bad Man, Vice, Wrong

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Couple

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Adult, Male Adult

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Villian Type:

Criminal, Mentally Disturbed

Advanced

Adaption:

Based on True Events

Subgenre:

Psychological

Action Elements:

Hand to Hand Combat

Equality & Diversity:

Minority Protagonist

Life Topics:

Death, Quarterlife Crisis

Time Period:

The Eighties (1980–1989)

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Illness Topics:

Psychological

Relationship Topics:

Husband

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Submitted: 2023-Sep-17

Last Updated: 2023-Sep-17

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The Writer: Ben Clifford

Writer (primarily screenplays), late twenties, based in Australia. Black comedy and drama are my primary working genres. Couple of shorts produced ~2017-2020. Also write prose. Some short stories published in journals. Contact me via email or PM about my scripts. Go to bio

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