Things that make you go hmmmmm

So, I finally reached out to Greenlight My Movie in an effort to get a response from Atomic Monster (James Wan's company, who requested to see Personal Demons back in October of 2017).

Anyhow, Greenlight My Movie the dialog went like this:


Me: "Dear Greenlight My Movie,

Back in October of last year, Atomic Monster contacted me through you in an effort to view my video pitch for my script Personal Demons.

I have, as yet, not received any word back from them.

Is there any way to reach to get a definitive answer "yes" or "no"?

Please advise whenever possible."

GMM: "Hi Erik

You mean they sent you a request?

Did you then submit to them via your dashboard?"

Me: "I did indeed.

Actually and that brings up another issue: I’m having trouble viewing what VIPs I’ve submitted to already."

GMM: "Hi Erik

I see the issue. Have reached out to Atomic. Hopefully they will be logging in asap.

Click on the woman's head icon next to your project listing on your dashboard."

Well, no sooner did I get that message from GMM then I received this message from Atomic Monster:

"Dear Erik Harshman,

Thank you for allowing us to review and consider your project "Personal
Demons".

Please find our response below.

Response: This is a pass for us, because; Not right for our company.

Comment: Thanks for sending!.

Best Regards,
ATOMIC MONSTER"

Now, am I wrong in thinking this might be a tad shady?

Don't get me wrong, I will never talk smack on Fade In (as they provide perhaps the best pitchfest out there and they did shower me with accolades and award me first prize in their screenplay horror competition). But GMM has struck me as being a bit dodgy for a bit now.

It's entirely possible that Atomic Monster did indeed give me the boot.

But with the rise of nostalgic, 80's-style horror films (some of which are based on books written back in the 80's) concerning kids and teenagers, I don't see Atomic Monster passing without even looking at the script.

Especially considering the type of films James Wan has made in his past.

But oh well, it could go either way.

Either GMM could be feeding me the responses they want to get me to keep using their site, or Atomic Monster might have actually passed on my script based solely off of my video pitch.

Either way, it's a defeat for me and it stings, but I'm not letting it get me down.

I just forge on ahead with my "This script won first prize at this year's Fade In Horror Screenplay Competition".