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Brian M. Wixson

Writer of The Order

Poster for the screenplay The Order: a bloodied ornate stiletto heel rests on a forest floor above a gold ring stamped with a drop of blood, with the tagline They redefine model behavior, written and produced by Brian M. Wixson and Aaron Hanson

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A Pitch for The Order

A huge thank you to Brian for bringing The Order to us and for setting the project out so clearly. We at Hollywood Indie Festival are cheering you on as you continue to create. The pitch follows below.

Core Pitch

Lured to a secluded mansion by a career-making offer, a model discovers her aristocratic hosts are cannibals and must fight to avoid becoming their feast.

Target Audience & Comps

The Order is designed to captivate audiences seeking intelligent, visually striking genre cinema that combines psychological suspense, social commentary and luxury aesthetics. By blending elevated horror with prestige storytelling, the film reaches viewers who value both cinematic craftsmanship and commercial entertainment.

Elevated Horror Fans: Audiences drawn to sophisticated horror that prioritizes atmosphere, tension and psychological depth over conventional scares.

Psychological thriller audiences: Viewers who enjoy suspenseful stories driven by manipulation, mystery and morally complex characters.

Luxury Fashion Enthusiasts: The film's opulent world of wealth, exclusivity and haute couture offers a distinctive visual identity that extends beyond traditional horror.

Prestige cinema audiences: Fans of bold, conversation-starting films that combine strong artistic vision with broad commercial appeal.

Ready Or Not: SURVIVAL HORROR Production Budget: $6M. Worldwide Gross: S57.6M A darkly entertaining survival thriller that blends wealthy family traditions with relentless Suspense, proving audiences are drawn to stories where privilege becomes deadly.

The Menu: LUXURY SATIRE Production Budget: S30M. Worldwide Gross: An elegant psychological thriller that uses dining and exclusivity to explore wealth, obsession, and power through razor-sharp social commentary.

Fresh: PSYCHOLOGICAL TENSION Production Budget: $15M. Worldwide Gross: Streaming Release. A Stylish Slow-burn horror that transforms ordinary relationships into deeply unsettling experiences through atmosphere rather than constant gore.

The Hunt: ELITE SURVIVAL THRILLER Production Budget: $15M. Worldwide Gross: S10.6M. A brutal satire of class and power, exploring how hidden elites turn ordinary people into unwilling participants in a deadly game.

The Vision & Urgency

The Order combines the commercial appeal of psychological survival horror with a visually distinctive world built around wealth, exclusivity and ancient tradition. Rather than relying on supernatural creatures or conventional horror tropes, the story explores the terrifying consequences of unchecked privilege through an elite organization that believes power places them above morality. Set against a backdrop of opulent estates, luxury fashion and hidden rituals, the film transforms one of the fashion industry's oldest expressions into horrifying reality. Often described as a "meat market," The Order makes that metaphor terrifyingly literal, using horror to explore exploitation, beauty, power and social inequality through a sharp satirical lens. As aspiration gradually becomes survival, audiences are drawn into an exclusive world that feels glamorous, desirable and believable before discovering the darkness hidden beneath its polished is an elevated thriller that blends suspense, social commentary and psychological horror into a concept that feels disturbingly plausible.

Current Status & Goals

Script is complete. Sequel script has been started. Director and LP attached. Looking to secure Funding/Production/Distribution.

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