Jae Taylor – a filmmaker and screenwriter who's as low-key as they come but packs a punch when it comes to crafting spine-tingling stories. If you ever run into him, you'd never guess the guy's a creative genius, and that's just how he likes it.
Jae's passion? Elevated horror. He's got this uncanny knack for taking everyday scenarios and turning them into cinematic rollercoasters of terror. It's like he finds the heart and the terror lurking in the most ordinary places. Whether it's a creaky old house, a deserted road, or even your own backyard, Jae's stories have a way of making you look over your shoulder long after the credits roll.
But what truly sets Jae apart is his commitment to character and his dedication to telling stories that matter. He's all about diverse casting, making sure everyone gets a shot to shine on the big screen. And you better believe he knows how to work under a budget. He's like a magician when it comes to stretching every dollar to create a cinematic masterpiece.
Now, here's the kicker – Jae's journey to the world of filmmaking is as incredible as the stories he weaves. He grew up homeless and lived in foster care, facing more than his fair share of challenges. But instead of letting life get him down, he turned those experiences into inspiration. That's where he found the grit and the heart that fuel his storytelling today.
So, if you ever get a chance to collaborate with Jae Taylor or catch one of his spine-tingling creations on the big screen, consider yourself lucky. Behind that humble and jovial exterior is a master of horror who's not afraid to explore the depths of the human experience, one eerie tale at a time.
Unique traits: Jae Taylor's unique filmmaking traits are a testament to his creativity and resourcefulness. He thrives on working within tight budgets, skillfully transforming a single location and a small cast into a psychologically unnerving cinematic experience. What truly sets him apart, however, is his ability to foster solid collaborations, turning limitations into opportunities for storytelling mastery.
Date Night Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller "On date night, a desperate woman battles for her life against an otherworldly predator that seeks fresh skin for its collection. "
Backroads Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror On a desolate backroad, A couple recovering from the loss of their child Must protect a young girl from a violent cult.
It Sees Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror In a desperate bid to save her brother from a ruthless drug lord, Dia, a cat burglar on parole, must insert herself into a dangerous heist to steal lab-grade fentanyl from a haunted hospital.”
4 Quarters Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller Abducted and buried alive, Lucy has 5 hours of oxygen. In an all-night laundromat, 4 assault survivors commit a brutal interrogation of the prime suspect. The line between victim and predator blurs as each member must expose their own sinister past or sacrifice their friend to bury the truth.
Cabinet Nocturnum Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A woman haunted by the death of her child starts to receive visions from an ancient cabinet. Each playdate comes at an increasing cost and she must choose to make the ultimate sacrifice or lose her child and mind to the cabinet.
White Out Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror In a rundown ski town, a negligent father and his estranged daughter are hunted by fierce evolutionary throwbacks. Desperate to survive, they must venture into the storm of the century or become a warm meal for creatures from the cold.
Somnum Exterreri Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror Alice squats in the apartment of a deceased client. Free-rent comes at a steep price as the dark forces haunting her dreams manifest in reality. Alice must discover the fate of the original tenet before she's permanently dragged into a waking nightmare.
Somnum Exterreri 2 "No rest for the wicked" Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror In exchange for reduced sentences, a group of criminals participate in medical experimentation. Remote dream viewing fractures the veil between sleep and reality. Trapped in a shared nightmare, each participant must face their inner demons to wake or live in their shared personal hells.
Somnum Exterreri 3 "Nocnitsa Awakens" Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror Lilly, a First Nation dream walker, serves as the link for the Night Hag Nocnitsa to influence our world. Alice must assassinate the girl, before Nocitsa possesses her completely, plunging the waking world into 1000 years of nightmare.
The Books of Alexandria Budget: $1M - $5M | Adventure Set at the dawn of modern civilization in the fertile crescent, when men toppled Gods to become Kings. The Books of Alexandria is a bloodstained odyssey chronicling the rise of the future rulers of Ancient Africa.
Bad Rain Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror "In a secluded cabin, a young woman confronts a home invader while an Eldritch terror approaches in the storm."
The Last One Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror "After enduring a harrowing abduction as children, the lives of four survivors are plunged into chaos when, two decades later, the fifth victim reemerges unchanged by time."
Dead BnB Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Horror Air B&B guests are tormented by the vengeful spirit of a bride, they must avenge the murder of the specter or join her forever in death.
The Lost Ones Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Mystery " Four missing children face a life-altering upheaval when 20 years later, the fifth child returns unchanged by time."
Die IRL Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror "After befriending an online predator, A bullied teen must comply with sadistic demands or become prey."
Inside Budget: $1M - $5M "In a remote national park, a man battles a dark entity seeking to make his fiancé the incubator for its unholy offspring."
Ye Who Enter Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror "Amnesiac partygoers must escape a malevolent mansion pursued by eldritch entities set to harvest their souls to spawn an ancient evil's resurgence into reality."
3 Eye Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror Following the death of his mentor a disgraced professor must uncover the origins of a reality-bending new drug before an ancient evil awakens to devour all human consciousness.
It Sees 2 Budget: $1M - $5M Update forth coming
Die IRL 2 Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror "A cam model forms an unsettling alliance with a sadistic online benefactor, she must sever the connection before her young sister is sacrificed."
It Sees 3 Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror Update forth coming