James Steele Haney
@steelejames.bsky.social
Horror Director / Screenwriter🍿✍️🎥
Appreciate the love from Voice Tribune 🖤🍁🎃 Excited to dive into the edit for Tales of the Macabre. 🎥
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Appreciate the love from Voice Tribune 🖤🍁🎃 Excited to dive into the edit for Tales of the Macabre. 🎥
Hey, we filmed a movie. 🎥 Time for post (& coffee). ☕️
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hey, we filmed a movie. 🎥 Time for post (& coffee). ☕️
🎬 Tales of the Macabre—what a ride. My first time directing, and I couldn’t have asked for a better crew. Every single person showed up with heart, talent & the best energy. Together we made something dark, beautiful, and unforgettable.
Stay tuned, bc now we’re off to post. 🖤🕯️🍁
Stay tuned, bc now we’re off to post. 🖤🕯️🍁
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🎬 Tales of the Macabre—what a ride. My first time directing, and I couldn’t have asked for a better crew. Every single person showed up with heart, talent & the best energy. Together we made something dark, beautiful, and unforgettable.
Stay tuned, bc now we’re off to post. 🖤🕯️🍁
Stay tuned, bc now we’re off to post. 🖤🕯️🍁
Tales of the Macabre… 13 days out 🎥🩸🕯️
October 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Tales of the Macabre… 13 days out 🎥🩸🕯️
35 days to go… 🎥
September 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
35 days to go… 🎥
Currently being haunted by this shot list, but honestly learning a ton & having a blast with my AD dream team. 🎃🎥🕯️49 days to set!
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Currently being haunted by this shot list, but honestly learning a ton & having a blast with my AD dream team. 🎃🎥🕯️49 days to set!
The countdown begins… I’m directing my first short film this October in Kentucky. 🕯️ Had the first sit-down with my ADs & it’s already feeling spooky in all the best ways.
August 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The countdown begins… I’m directing my first short film this October in Kentucky. 🕯️ Had the first sit-down with my ADs & it’s already feeling spooky in all the best ways.
Thank you @queerscreams.bsky.social for selecting Superstar Blvd. as a finalist & for the most memorable weekend. 🔪🩸🎃
It was an honor to be surrounded by such talented horror creators. 🙌
It was an honor to be surrounded by such talented horror creators. 🙌
August 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thank you @queerscreams.bsky.social for selecting Superstar Blvd. as a finalist & for the most memorable weekend. 🔪🩸🎃
It was an honor to be surrounded by such talented horror creators. 🙌
It was an honor to be surrounded by such talented horror creators. 🙌
Greenville Society is making moves. 🐍⛪️🖤🌈 Thank you, Horror Hotel Film Fest!
June 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Greenville Society is making moves. 🐍⛪️🖤🌈 Thank you, Horror Hotel Film Fest!
Superstar Blvd. landed in the top 10 screenplays for @queerscreams.bsky.social 2025 film festival! 🙌🎥🩸 Can’t wait to attend this one in Portland.
June 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Superstar Blvd. landed in the top 10 screenplays for @queerscreams.bsky.social 2025 film festival! 🙌🎥🩸 Can’t wait to attend this one in Portland.
Looking forward to joining such great screenwriters at this year’s Horror Hotel Film Fest in Cleveland. 🐍💚🩸
Greenville Society is nominated for Best Horror Script, Best LGBTQ+ Script, and Best Suspense/Thriller Script! 🎥
Greenville Society is nominated for Best Horror Script, Best LGBTQ+ Script, and Best Suspense/Thriller Script! 🎥
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Looking forward to joining such great screenwriters at this year’s Horror Hotel Film Fest in Cleveland. 🐍💚🩸
Greenville Society is nominated for Best Horror Script, Best LGBTQ+ Script, and Best Suspense/Thriller Script! 🎥
Greenville Society is nominated for Best Horror Script, Best LGBTQ+ Script, and Best Suspense/Thriller Script! 🎥
I had a lot of self doubt on this one bc I chose to be more vulnerable.
A BIG thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Greenville Society for Best Feature Screenplay! 💚🐍🔪
LOGLINE: In 1984, a newspaper columnist discovers a religious cult responsible for the gruesome murders of local gay men.
A BIG thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Greenville Society for Best Feature Screenplay! 💚🐍🔪
LOGLINE: In 1984, a newspaper columnist discovers a religious cult responsible for the gruesome murders of local gay men.
May 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I had a lot of self doubt on this one bc I chose to be more vulnerable.
A BIG thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Greenville Society for Best Feature Screenplay! 💚🐍🔪
LOGLINE: In 1984, a newspaper columnist discovers a religious cult responsible for the gruesome murders of local gay men.
A BIG thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Greenville Society for Best Feature Screenplay! 💚🐍🔪
LOGLINE: In 1984, a newspaper columnist discovers a religious cult responsible for the gruesome murders of local gay men.
Another one for the books! 🩸🎥🍿
May 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Another one for the books! 🩸🎥🍿
A huge thanks to Mike Pecci from the In Love with the Process Podcast for having me on their episode today. 🎙️
Check it out now on Spotify, Apple, Google & SoundCloud. I talk a bit about my writing process, character development & more. ✨
Check it out now on Spotify, Apple, Google & SoundCloud. I talk a bit about my writing process, character development & more. ✨
EP345 | Screenwriting: Building Worlds Before Page One (w? Steele James)
In Love with the Process Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A huge thanks to Mike Pecci from the In Love with the Process Podcast for having me on their episode today. 🎙️
Check it out now on Spotify, Apple, Google & SoundCloud. I talk a bit about my writing process, character development & more. ✨
Check it out now on Spotify, Apple, Google & SoundCloud. I talk a bit about my writing process, character development & more. ✨
Met so many creative humans this weekend at the Indie Vegas Film Festival 🎥🍿
April 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Met so many creative humans this weekend at the Indie Vegas Film Festival 🎥🍿
I’m thrilled to have won Best Original Screenplay at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival! 🎄🩸⛏️
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
April 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’m thrilled to have won Best Original Screenplay at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival! 🎄🩸⛏️
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
A big thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Superstar Blvd. as a finalist! 🩸❄️⛏️ (the first of many festivals!)
March 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A big thanks to Dunwich Horror Fest for selecting Superstar Blvd. as a finalist! 🩸❄️⛏️ (the first of many festivals!)
Poster for my new feature screenplay: Superstar Blvd.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Poster for my new feature screenplay: Superstar Blvd.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
What an amazing weekend with fellow filmmakers and writers. Thank you, @renegadefilmfest.bsky.social for the most perfect weekend and for selecting ReddeR as a finalist. 🔪🩸 Can’t wait to attend next year!
#screenwriter #horror #horrorwriter #writer
#screenwriter #horror #horrorwriter #writer
February 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What an amazing weekend with fellow filmmakers and writers. Thank you, @renegadefilmfest.bsky.social for the most perfect weekend and for selecting ReddeR as a finalist. 🔪🩸 Can’t wait to attend next year!
#screenwriter #horror #horrorwriter #writer
#screenwriter #horror #horrorwriter #writer
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All notifications have gone out. Congratulations to every single creator who took a chance and put themselves out there, the world is much more colorful with your art in the world, thank you for sharing it with us. Here are the 2025 OFFICIAL SELECTION screenplays!
February 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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I was hoping for this one! ✨
I’ve been working on another rewrite for ReddeR. Rewriting can seem daunting, but I look at it as a way of adding color and texture to the “painting.” It’s the fun part—where horror writers can make the scares more masterful and poetic… and the tension more heightened.
I’ve been working on another rewrite for ReddeR. Rewriting can seem daunting, but I look at it as a way of adding color and texture to the “painting.” It’s the fun part—where horror writers can make the scares more masterful and poetic… and the tension more heightened.
February 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I was hoping for this one! ✨
I’ve been working on another rewrite for ReddeR. Rewriting can seem daunting, but I look at it as a way of adding color and texture to the “painting.” It’s the fun part—where horror writers can make the scares more masterful and poetic… and the tension more heightened.
I’ve been working on another rewrite for ReddeR. Rewriting can seem daunting, but I look at it as a way of adding color and texture to the “painting.” It’s the fun part—where horror writers can make the scares more masterful and poetic… and the tension more heightened.
Tales of the Macabre is a semifinalist at this year’s Midwest Weirdfest! 🕯️🎃🎙️
Next round announcement is in March.🤞
#screenwriter #horrorshort #horrorfilm #horrorwriter #horror
Next round announcement is in March.🤞
#screenwriter #horrorshort #horrorfilm #horrorwriter #horror
February 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tales of the Macabre is a semifinalist at this year’s Midwest Weirdfest! 🕯️🎃🎙️
Next round announcement is in March.🤞
#screenwriter #horrorshort #horrorfilm #horrorwriter #horror
Next round announcement is in March.🤞
#screenwriter #horrorshort #horrorfilm #horrorwriter #horror
So stoked that ReddeR is selected for the 2025 @renegadefilmfest.bsky.social! This festival embraces diverse filmmakers, honors their vision, and elevates their voices to bring balance to independent cinema. 🖤
I can’t wait to attend. 🩸⛏️🔥
#screenwriter #horrorwriter #horror #writer #horrorfilm
I can’t wait to attend. 🩸⛏️🔥
#screenwriter #horrorwriter #horror #writer #horrorfilm
February 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So stoked that ReddeR is selected for the 2025 @renegadefilmfest.bsky.social! This festival embraces diverse filmmakers, honors their vision, and elevates their voices to bring balance to independent cinema. 🖤
I can’t wait to attend. 🩸⛏️🔥
#screenwriter #horrorwriter #horror #writer #horrorfilm
I can’t wait to attend. 🩸⛏️🔥
#screenwriter #horrorwriter #horror #writer #horrorfilm
4th feature film printed! ✔️
❄️🤡🎄⛏️🩸
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
#screenwriter #horrorfilm #horrorscreenwriter #horror #writer
❄️🤡🎄⛏️🩸
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
#screenwriter #horrorfilm #horrorscreenwriter #horror #writer
February 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
4th feature film printed! ✔️
❄️🤡🎄⛏️🩸
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
#screenwriter #horrorfilm #horrorscreenwriter #horror #writer
❄️🤡🎄⛏️🩸
LOGLINE: In 1983, a former child celebrity attempts a second chance at fame when he auditions for the local public access show Superstar Blvd.—inciting his descent into madness.
#screenwriter #horrorfilm #horrorscreenwriter #horror #writer
A huge thanks to Dan for this fun interview!
A 1980 set horror thriller script of one woman dealing with her guilt. Review and interview.
#horror #screenplay #review #filmquest
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#horror #screenplay #review #filmquest
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ReddeR, by James Steele Haney, Screenplay Review
Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.
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January 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A huge thanks to Dan for this fun interview!