Title: The Reno Genre: Supernatural Horror/Psychological Thriller Tagline: Some buildings don’t deserve a second chance. Logline: When Nash replaces the missing showrunner on a hit renovation series, she joins the crew restoring an abandoned Queensland church with a dark history. As her crew disappears, she must uncover the church's forgotten secrets before it claims anyone... Continue Reading →
Logline: In a drought-stricken Australian town already gutted by corporate water theft and economic decline,a determined mayor launches a desperate bid to host an Olympic event-trying to save her dying community. Summary: The Bid is a sharp, character-driven dramedy about environmental activism, small-town survival,and the absurd lengths people go to when no one is listening.... Continue Reading →
Logline: When a cash-strapped primary school teacher takes on a side hustle to raise moneyfor his sick dog by dressing up as the Bogeyman and scaring misbehaving kids (with fullparental permission). But when a real supernatural entity shows up, the kids he's been terrorisingmight be his only hope to survive the night. Summary: Bogeyman for... Continue Reading →
A comedy short screenplay written by Lisa Rufus Festivals Buttons is a semi-finalist at the Australia Independent Film Festival in 2025 Synopsis A retired gentleman finds himself in a bizarre battle over pressing buttons. After a series of absurd encounters, his frustration reaches a breaking point—literally. Buttons by Lisa RufusDownload
I wrote this in 2014 while studying at the University of Queensland under Dr Lisa Bode. At the time, only the first season of Hannibal had been aired, so that is the only season I wrote about. Naturally, after I had it printed and bound and looking all pretty at UQ Print, I found dozens... Continue Reading →
A horror/comedy screenplay written by Lisa Rufus. The Logline The Synopsis The Festivals The Treatment The Screenplay The Poster.png The Pitch Deck pdf The Logline When contaminated vodka turns a sleepy Queensland town into a monster-infested nightmare, a web series uberfan realises the fandom she built her life around may be her only weapon. As... Continue Reading →
our dreams turn us all into murderers hands bloodied - hearts bracing the alarm clock is our alibi
the Devil whispers in our earsand tell us things we want to hearwe close our eyes and nod our headas our minds are filled with dread
In 2020, my dear friend Dr Damien O'Meara asked if I would go on his brand-new podcast to talk about a horror film. I said I'd love to. We did our master's degrees at the same time and he's a huge horror nerd. He also has the perfect podcast voice. One thing that has bugged... Continue Reading →
Hello. My name is Lisa and I am a Fannibal. I wrote an essay about the television series Hannibal for "Hannibal for Dinner: Essays on America's Favorite Cannibal on Television" which has recently been published by McFarland. My contribution, "Giving Voice to the Unmentionable: How Hannibal Lecter uses bodies in the television series Hannibal," is... Continue Reading →
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