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PATTERN OF SILENCE
By Haider Abdulhamid

GENRE: Thriller / Suspense, Crime

LOGLINE: In the icy streets of Chicago, among its towering skyscrapers, Malik lives like a ghost. A crime scene cleaner plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, he excels at erasing humanity’s darkest moments. He sees blood not as chaos, but as “geometry.” During a routine cleanup on the fortieth floor, he discovers a bloodstain that is no accident — an arrow within a perfectly calculated spiral hidden beneath a rug. Following the trace, he uncovers a terrifying truth: a serial killer pre-cleans his crime scenes, using the victims’ blood to map a hidden design across the city skyline. When the center of the map points directly to his own company, Malik must break his strict protocols and “dirty his hands” to stop this engineering killer before he becomes the final piece in the deadly pattern

SYNOPSIS:

In the heart of Chicago, where blood is not mere chaos but pattern, Malik, a crime scene cleaner with obsessive-compulsive disorder, observes everything with obsessive precision. While cleaning scattered crime scenes, he discovers that the locations of bodies and bloodstains form a hidden geometric map across the city skyline, left as messages by a serial killer. When Malik realizes that the center of this map points directly to his own company, he is forced to break all his rules and confront the deadly game before he becomes the final target in this blood-stained pattern.

Sijun Cui

6 months ago

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Tasha Lewis 2

6 months ago

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Haider Abdulhamid

6 months ago

"Thank you so much, Sijun, for the 5-star rating! I’m thrilled that the story of 'Malik' and the mystery of the blood-stained map resonated with you. Your support is greatly appreciated as I develop this thriller further. Best regards."

— Haider Abdulhamid | Screenwriter

Arthur Charpentier

6 months ago

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Haider Abdulhamid

6 months ago

Dear Arthur,

Thank you so much for the 5-star rating on the synopsis for 'Malik and the Mystery of the Blood-Stained Map'. I'm thrilled that the concept resonated with you.

I have further developed the narrative and the script for this project. If this is a genre you're currently looking to add to your slate, I’d be happy to share more details or a script sample with you.

Best regards,

Haider"