Introduce Yourself : Greetings and Happy Friday! by Jonathan Westbrook

Greetings Everyone. I wanted to respond to RB's call to introduce ourselves, so here goes. I've written three marketable feature length screenplays and a whole bunch of shorts so far since I made the decision to be a screenwriter, and I’m very excited about my feature horror, THE HAUNTING ON LOVELY STREET, and I'd like to share with you how I came up with the premise. Logline: Based on true events, a pastor and his family live a peaceful life in a rural Connecticut town, until they find themselves terrorized by an insane asylum escapee who is possessed by the demon Beelzebub. Lovely Street was just a dirt track back in the 1920's, named this by local lovebirds for it's tranquillity, seclusion, and charm. But, when it became a paved roadway, my town renamed it to Beelzebub Road, and it remains so to this day. My parents lived on this road for a time before I was born, and I always wondered why my town would name a road after the right-hand man to Lucifer? Research suggests it may have been named after Walter Green, who lived on Lovely Street. He was known as a sour individual with a foul mouth who would “whip his horse up and down the street.” His mother, Elmina, went missing and her partial remains were never found until 8 years later. During the years following her disappearance, seances and search parties were held. Some said Walter had killed her and they began to call him Beelzebub behind his back. I also found in a newspaper article that Walter had been institutionalized in a mental hospital for a spell only to escape from it. So, is this why my town named a road Beelzebub? After a sour man who may have killed his mother? There is also a church on the corner of Beelzebub, which was originally built in the sixties. Acting as a guardian against evil perhaps? It has been rebuilt at least once to my knowledge, because during my lifetime, it had burned to the ground. This can't be a coincidence! I couldn't find actual answers to my questions, so THE HAUNTING ON LOVELY STREET is my attempt to solve the mystery. I decided to make the naming of Beelzebub Road a warning to locals and visitors alike, “Beware this area, for it was once visited by demons.” And it could be again. If you'd like, please check out my 3 minute trailer and pitch... https://youtu.be/zYenR9TxNis