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About Samuel Quo Vadis
The Short Version
When he's not building an Army of the Undead, Sam is consumed with writing, photography, his love of cats, and the monsters living under his bed.
Genre:
Horror-Comedy/Social Satire/Supernatural Action
Tone:
Fast-paced, stylized, subversive, sarcastic, and bloody fun.
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Moorland blends the irreverence and visual inventiveness of Edgar Wright, the kinetic horror-comedy of Sam Raimi, and the teen-savvy wit of Juno.
Genre:
Detective Noir/Spy Thriller
Tone:
Sultry, moody, and elegantly dangerous — The Belmont drips with 1930s glamour, moral ambiguity, and slow-burn intrigue.
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The Belmont is lyrical yet cynical — a dance between beauty and corruption, where language smolders as much as the mystery itself.
The Hoodwinked Honeymoon: A Picture Perfect Murder - short story (first draft)
Genre:
Mystery/Comedy/Romance
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Tone:
Fast, witty, and urbane — a rollicking murder mystery laced with romantic banter, sly humor, and clever twists, where danger, romance and comedy dance in perfect step.
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​The Hoodwinked Honeymoon blends the fast-talking wit of Dashiell Hammett, the darkly comic absurdity of the Coen Brothers, and the screwball sophistication of Ernst Lubitsch.​
Spellbound - Feature Screenplay - Revision (WIP)
Genre:
Horror-Comedy/Fantasy/Supernatural Action
Tone:
Witty, spooky, and enchantingly irreverent — SpellBound conjures a world where witchcraft meets bureaucracy, and romance tangles with resurrection.
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SpellBound fuses the macabre whimsy of Tim Burton with the slapstick chaos of Looney Tunes and the family friendly fright of Hocus Pocus.
Genre:
Detective Noir/Parody
Tone:
A retro hardboiled detective yarn filtered through a contemporary lens, written with tongue-in-cheek fatalism and literary polish.
The prose evokes golden-age pulp atmosphere — cigarette smoke, rain-slicked streets, femmes fatales — but the narration carries a knowing wink.
Genre:
Romantic-Dramedy/Crime/Espionage
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Tone:
Playful, romantic, and delightfully offbeat — this story mixes heist thrills with heartfelt romance, where clever thieves, hapless bureaucrats, and over-the-top obstacles collide in a charming, fish- out-of-water story.
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It fuses the quirky warmth of Amélie, the romantic awkwardness of Notting Hill, and the playful intrigue of Catch Me If You Can.