Len Archibald
Screenwriter, Editor, Film Festival Director, Playwright and Theater Professional
March 2025
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About Len
Hi, I’m Len Archibald—a screenwriter, film critic, and proud weirdo from Windsor, ON. I’ve got a B.A. in Film Studies and Production from Arizona State University, which basically means I spent four years learning how to overanalyze movies and drink way too much coffee. For over a decade, I’ve been sharing my love (and occasional rage) for films—first on WLIO’s Morning Edition in Lima, Ohio, and now on my YouTube channel, So B.I.G. Movies, where I geek out about everything from horror flicks to underrated gems. I also empathize with the madness of running a film festival as I served as Executive Director for a couple in Northwest Ohio.
I specialize in writing horror and thrillers, often with a focus on stories from a minority perspective. Why? Because the world needs more voices, more perspectives, and more people screaming at their screens when the protagonist does something obviously stupid.
Oh, and about me? I’m a little “off.” Like, anxiety-and-bipolar-disorder-off. But hey, it keeps things interesting. After years of battling my own brain and second-guessing every word I write, I’ve decided to stop hiding and start sharing my stories with the world. Because if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that life’s too short to not chase your weird, wonderful dreams. I also dabble as a playwright, engage in poetry and tend to spit a few bars of fire in my spare time.
So, buckle up. My stories are dark, twisty, and probably a little unhinged—just like me. Let’s make some magic!
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THE BEAT YOU HEAR Budget: $1M - $5M | Musical ⋄ Horror After stumbling upon a cursed ‘90s hip-hop playlist that warps reality and kills its listeners, a washed-up stoner and former aspiring rapper must unravel deadly riddles hidden in the tracks—while battling his own self-doubts—to break the curse before he becomes the next victim. The Beat You Hear...Hears you back!
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BLOODLINES Budget: $100K - $1M | Historical ⋄ Drama Across five generations, an African-American family fights for freedom, justice and dignity while the descendants of the dogs that once hunted them live in comfort - leading to a fateful and surprising full circle development.
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THE COOKOUT Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror A group of privileged white friends discover the residents of a thriving all-Black town are werewolves protecting themselves from oppression. While confronting their own hypocrisy and complicity in systemic injustice, the group struggles to survive the hunt. Grab a plate...There won't be seconds.
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CUTS Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller After finding fleeting acceptance in a local Black barbershop, a socially isolated man’s obsession with the charismatic barber he forms a friendship with spirals out of control-threatening everything the barber holds dear.
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FISHBOWL Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller After a wild fishbowl party in 1975, a free-spirited woman brings home a charismatic stranger, only to find herself battling for survival when he turns into a sadistic, misogynistic predator.
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INSOMNIMANIAC Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror A sleep-deprived man battles relentless insomnia, disturbing visions, and a creeping sense of unreality—until police storm his home and uncover a horrifying truth lurking beneath the surface.
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THE MATTHEW EFFECT Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Comedy A new divorcee must battle depression, a new love life and a mysterious black pick up truck that seems to follow him everywhere in this absurdist semi-autobiographical slice of life.
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PISSED Budget: $100K - $1M | Comedy After a desperate roadside bathroom break, a man unexpectedly locks eyes with a woman in the same predicament—an awkward yet fateful encounter that leads to an unconventional love story.
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REMINDER: Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi After experiencing a series of eerie distortions in time and reality, a man haunted by déjà vu races to prevent a tragic accident, only to discover he’s trapped in an inescapable loop where his fate—and the woman he loves—are intertwined in a chilling cycle of repetition and regret.
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THE SAFE Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror ⋄ Comedy When a laid-back dispensary clerk is held at gunpoint by a desperate robber, he warns him not to open the store’s safe. But the robber doesn’t listen—unleashing something far worse than he could have ever imagined.
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TUNNEL Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror A weary businessman fights to survive a terrifying, otherworldly creature that can only be seen in the darkness of the tunnels of a late-night Toronto subway train.
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USED Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror A family man battling a hidden porn addiction arranges an online sex session with his favorite adult star, only to find himself trapped in a twisted nightmare where his darkest secrets are exposed, and his past sins come back to haunt him in ways he never imagined.
Credits
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The Gritty Nurse Podcast (
2022 - 2025 )
Podcast Serie by The Gritty Nurses Editor Best-selling authors, nurses and advocates, Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung discuss issues relevant to nurses and healthcare professionals alike, with grit. -
Phyllis Diller Lifetime Achievement Award and Final Interview (
2012 )
Documentary by Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival Host/Editor The 2012 Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival payed tribute to Lima-born comedic icon, Phyllis Diller. Executive Director, Len Archibald presented Ms. Diller the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in her home. This is a video excerpt of the presentation in her Brentwood, CA home in June of 2012. This is the final video interview she gave before her passing.
Education
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Arizona State University
(2018-2024)
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