Genre stories with a human pulse.
Character-driven horror and thriller
for features and episodic television.
Two distributed features
◆Sitges Film Festival
◆RLJE Films
◆Lionsgate
01 — Selected work
Atmosphere. Character. Consequence.
02 — Feature films
Original genre work released worldwide.
Director / Writer
A bullied teenager discovers a bloodthirsty creature living in his backyard shed. As he begins using it against his tormentors, the violence grows beyond his control.
Writer / Director
On the anniversary of a notorious local murder, a group of teenagers confronts the legend of Mary Hatchet—and discovers the story is far from over.
Private feature screenings available upon request.
After returning to the abandoned lakeside resort she believes her estranged father left her, Hayley uncovers hidden VHS tapes and a forgotten heavy-metal album that together form a Satanic ritual left unfinished decades earlier. The moment she presses play, she resurrects murdered cult leader Ricky Kaster. Ricky grows more real with every tape and needs Hayley and her friends to complete the final offering.
Written and directed by
Frank Sabatella
Original horror feature
Active development + packaging
Selected materials available upon request.
04 — Selected shorts
Three short-form horror films written and directed by Frank Sabatella.
Seeking larger features and episodic directing opportunities in horror, thriller and character-driven genre storytelling while continuing to develop original material.
Frank Sabatella is a New York–based writer and director creating atmospheric, character-driven genre stories. He directed The Shed, which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival and was distributed by RLJE Films, and Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, distributed by Lionsgate.
His work combines emotionally grounded characters, practical horror and a tactile visual sensibility rooted in atmosphere, texture and in-camera craft. He is currently developing his third feature, Ricky Lives.
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