The Man In The Long Black Boots

Genre: Supernatural Horror / Psychological Thriller
Format: Feature Screenplay
An original screenplay by Shawn Maus

Logline:
When a burned-out screenwriter moves his family into a decaying Indiana farmhouse, his twin sons awaken the spirit of a long-dead magician whose return threatens to tear apart both their family and the fragile barrier between worlds.

Description:
The Man in the Long Black Boots is a gothic horror story rooted in Ray Bradbury nostalgia and Tim Burton’s visual dread, with the emotional grounding of The Conjuring and Something Wicked This Way Comes. The film follows a family haunted not only by ghosts of the past but by secrets that refuse to stay buried. With a tone both eerie and elegiac, it explores grief, creativity, and the dangerous pull of the stories we tell ourselves.

Visual Style & Inspiration:
Drawing inspiration from early 1900s Americana, the film blends the lyrical terror of The Others with the supernatural mystery of The Babadook, creating a world where memory, myth, and madness intertwine.