Vanessa M. Chattman

Houston, Texas

Horror Novelist, Poet, and Screenwriter at I'm a Published Author through the Book Baby Publishing Company

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Vanessa M. Chattman was born on September 5th, 1970, in Newark, NJ. Her family moved to East Orange, NJ a few years later. She graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School in 1989. She joined the US Army in 1990 served on Active Duty for four years and ten months. She deployed to Desert Storm in 1990 and attended Vincennes University In 1993.She worked for the Department of Defense and Child Care Services from 1995 to 1998. In November 1997, she was accepted into the International Poetry Hall of Fame. Her membership with The Writer’s Digest Book Club has been active since 1997. Her poems have been published in three different anthologies. The poem “My House” has been published in “The Poetic Voices of America Anthology.” The second poem titled “The Celebration” has been published in the “Beginnings” anthology. The poem titled “People” has been published by The National Library of Poetry and has received The Editor’s Choice Award. The Play titled, “Street Gigs”, and the Screenplay titled, “ZEROX CODES” were written in 2008. She has been an active member of the Unites States Army Reserves for 10 years from 2008 to 2018. and has an associate’s degree in applied science. Her modeling experience started with the opportunity to attend The John Casablancas Modeling school in 2018, and years later she had the opportunity to have her first photo shoot with Studio-1 in 2023.  She received a certificate from The Writers Guild of America, West Inc. for The Black Sea of Roses Screenplay in 2020. Her Film Freeway membership from 2020 to 2024 included receiving 12 best horror screenplay awards, 5 screenplay award trophies and a best horror screenplay award from Luminary Independent Film Fiesta in 2024. Her First Horror Novel “The Black Sea of Roses: (Book 1) was published on October 17th, 2019, by Amnet Systems, A Book Publishing Company owned by Anazon.com.   Her second Novel “The Black Sea of Roses: A Novel (The Antique shop, Book 2) was published on April 30th, 2021, by The Book Baby Publishing Company. Her poetry book titled “The Poetry Series” was published on July 4th, 2020, by The Dorrance Publishing Company. She is also a Mary Kay beauty consultant since November14th, 2023 and She currently resides in Texas with her family.

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2025-08-08

Writers' Room Member

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The Black Sea of Roses Horror Feature written by Vanessa M. Chattman was selected for the Cult Movies International Film Festival Award for the Best Featured Screenwriting in
(2022)

Luminary Independent Film Fiesta Selected The Black Sea of Roses

The lndiefare International Film Festival awarded The Black Sea of Roses for best screenplay The Luminary Independent Film Fiesta has selected The Black Sea of Roses Horror Screenplay written by Vanessa M. Chattman in the category of best Horror and in consideration on April 7th 2024. The Black Sea of Roses Horror audiobook is streaming on SoundCloud, Spotify and The Black Sea of Roses horror Novel Playlist and Podcast are streaming on YouTube.

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Visions In the Haunted Ledger Screenplay Storyboard Video by Vanessa M. Chattman (Author)

STREET GIGS TV PILOT AI STORYBOARD VIDEO BY VANESSA M. CHATTMAN

SPELLMARKED FANTASY NOVEL BY VANESSA M. CHATTMAN (AUTHOR); BOOK TRAILER.mp4

$ZERO WAKE -VR_SCI-FI SCREENPLAY AI VIDEO CREATED BY VANESSA M. CHATTMAN {author).mp4$

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Luminary Independent Film Fiesta
(2024)
Global Indie Film Fest
(2023)
Yellowstone International Film Festival
(2023)
Rome International Movie Awards
(2022)
Indiefare International Film Festival
(2022)

Medusa Film Festival
(2022)

Cult Movies International Film Festival
(2022)

Sundarban International Film Festival
(2022)

Beyond Border International Film Festival
(2022)

Focus International Film Festival
(2022)

Paperscreenplay
(2022)

Flixze Film Festival
(2020)

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Loglines

Visions In the Haunted Ledger Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A burned-out accountant discovers a haunted ledger that tracks deaths before they happen, and each entry is tied to a cursed candle.
The Black Sea of Roses Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror When a couple stumbles upon an abandoned cabin in a haunted forest, they uncover a dark family legacy and awaken vengeful spirits in this chilling supernatural horror
The Haunted House That Wept Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A young couple buys a Victorian home for a bargain—until they realize the walls cry blood and the house mourns something buried beneath.
The Black Sea of Roses 2 Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror In a haunted antique shop nestled in upstate New York, three friends—Tom, Mark, and Melinda—uncover cursed relics tied to Civil War-era spirits. As demonic paintings and possessed dolls awaken, they must unravel the shop’s dark legacy before becoming part of its ghostly collection.
Street Gigs TV PILOT Budget: $0 - $100K | Action ⋄ Drama As the Honeywell Theatre prepares for a new season, aspiring artists David and Regina seize an unexpected opportunity, while Keith navigates his father's reservations and the unspoken ambitions of his other talented friends.
"Spellmarked" Budget: $100K - $1M | Fantasy A street thief with a stolen wand accidentally opens a portal into a mirror world and faces her own twisted reflection for control of her destiny.
"ZERO WAKE"- VR/AI Sci-fi Budget: $1M - $5M | Science Fiction ⋄ Thriller / Suspense After a global blackout, survivors awaken in a VR simulation designed to preserve humanity—but the AI refuses to let them remember the real world.
"A Fine Haunted Tune" Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A violinist obsessed with perfection replaces her fingers with those of deceased prodigies, playing music that drives listeners mad.
"ZEROX CODES" Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Action Ronald Paterson retired from the Los Angeles police department: with 20 years of service. He has created a computer program called ZEROX CODES to switch the prison record of his son Kevin, with his longtime friend Michael Davenport.