In the desolate wilderness, a haunted ex-cop falls into a hidden chasm, unearthing a cursed music box and unleashing the demon within. As it twists her past into a relentless waking nightmare, she must confront her darkest sins before she’s trapped in its eerie melody, doomed to be its eternal ballerina.

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2 Accolades

Semifinalist - Stage 32 - Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest 2021

Quarterfinalist - The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2021

A rich, atmospheric, and deeply character-driven horror film. We begin with a slow-burn survival tale—hunting, prepping, isolation—and slowly shift the story into full-on psychological and supernatural horror, as the titular Orchestrion (a cursed music box-like relic) begins haunting Mint Robson, our badass, off-the-grid antihero.

What sets this apart isn’t just the scares or concept—it’s the painfully human center of the story. Mint isn’t running from some generic trauma. She’s a dirty cop with a layered moral history—one defined by betrayal, cowardice, and a moment of soul-shattering failure involving the execution of an innocent woman and her child. That flashback (Apartment 456) wrecks. And once the Orchestrion sinks its teeth in, the haunting becomes as much about her internal decay as any monster in the woods.

THE ORCHESTRION