Grimm Pictures / Blue Phoenix Productions · Horror Feature
Every home remembers. This one learned. Now it plays God.
Don't Ring Twice is a high-concept contained horror feature developed by Grimm Pictures in association with Blue Phoenix Productions.
At the centre of the story is an isolated smart-home prototype built to learn, predict, and adapt to the people inside it. But the house was not empty before the technology arrived. Beneath its sleek renovation lies a past marked by secrecy, loss, and something far darker than data.
As the system begins to learn from the home's buried memories, it starts to see its guests differently — not simply as residents, but as patterns to be studied, secrets to be exposed, and lives to be corrected.
"What happens when a house learns from the parts of us we were never meant to see?"
Blending supernatural dread with contemporary fears around artificial intelligence, surveillance, privacy, and digital identity, Don't Ring Twice is a performance-led horror feature with minimal locations, escalating psychological tension, and a scalable mythology designed to travel.
Built for the independent, international, and streaming markets — a contained, high-concept project with the production discipline to deliver on its premise within a realistic budget framework.
Written by Trevis Snowden Jr. and Dante Verdi of Blue Phoenix Productions, and developed with Grimm Pictures.
Directed By
Stephen Presley
Written By
Trevis Snowden Jr. & Dante Verdi
Genre
Horror / Thriller
Format
Feature Film
Status
In Development · 2026
Production
Grimm Pictures / Blue Phoenix Productions
Positioned Alongside
2018 — Blumhouse
Truth or Dare
Jeff Wadlow
A contained horror concept built around a single, inescapable rule. Commercially successful proof that high-concept genre storytelling with a transferable premise works across global markets.
2017 — A24
It Comes at Night
Trey Edward Shults
Tightly contained, atmosphere-driven horror built on dread and a single rule the characters cannot afford to break. Proof that restraint is a genre asset, not a limitation.
2014 — Blumhouse
It Follows
David Robert Mitchell
A concept defined by one transferable, devastating rule. The kind of horror that colonises the audience's imagination long after the credits. The gold standard of the contained, high-concept model.
Additional comparables available in the full pitch deck.
The Filmmakers
Stephen Presley
Director & Producer — Grimm Pictures
Founder of Grimm Pictures and director of Don't Ring Twice. Stephen develops a commercially focused slate spanning horror, drama, fantasy, and elevated genre through UK/Ireland production pathways. IMDB →
Trevis Snowden Jr.
Writer & Creator — Blue Phoenix Productions
Screenwriter, producer, and filmmaker specialising in commercial horror and thriller content. As Chairman of Blue Phoenix Productions, Trevis develops original feature film properties for the independent and international markets. Creator of Don't Ring Twice, he brings a multidisciplinary background spanning acting, writing, producing, and project development to every project he leads.
Dante Verdi
Writer & Producer — Blue Phoenix Productions
Writer, producer, and entrepreneur focused on commercially driven feature films for the global marketplace. As CEO of Blue Phoenix Productions, Dante leads development of original intellectual property with an emphasis on horror, thriller, suspense, and elevated genre content — building projects designed to travel across independent production, international distribution, and streaming platforms.
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