They Hunger for Food...It Thirsts for Blood
Hunger is an independent horror film that follows a group of trappers lost in wilderness of the 1830s Pacific Northwest when they must face more than the elements after a fateful decision.
The feature film is in preproduction with a proof-of-concept short film currently in the film festival circuit.
Become an Investor! See Below!


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Short Film Clips, BTS, & Festivals
Watch clips from the Short
Hunger will include scenes spoken in the Costal Salish language Lushootseed.



The Team
Director/Writer/Producer
Director/Screenplay: Ken Carlson
Olympia, WA area filmmaker and comic book creator behind "Dead Drift," "Penny Palabras," "Roscoe the Junkyard Cat," and "Enter the Mind Dungeon" and Hellbound Slant 6.

Writer/Screenplay/Producer: Brian Dorsey
Brian Dorsey is fiction writer, comic book creator, and film producer focusing on science fiction, gothic, and post-apocalyptic genres as well as the author of non-fiction historical works. You can view his creative works at www.mountaineerwest.com




Festival Wins & Upcoming Events
(Updated Weekly)
Festival Selections/Wins
Winner, The Thing in the Basement Horror Fest (Short & Feature Script)
Winner, Best Supernatural Short, Screenplay, and Makeup, BridgeFest (Short Film)
Finalist, Atlanta After Dark Film Festival (Short Script)
Finalist, The Dunwich Horror Fest (Short Script & Short Film)
Finalist, Sasqwatch International Film Festival (Short Script)
Finalist, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival (Short Script)
Finalist, 13.Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest (Short Script)
Nominee, Best Horror Short Script, Los Angeles Fantasia Fest (Short Script)
Semi-Finalist, Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition (Short Script)
Quarter-Finalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards (Short Script)
Selection, Days of the Dead International Film Festival (Short Script)
Selection, Chicago Horror Film Festival
Selection, Best Shorts Competition (Short Film)
Selection, Los Angels Fantasia Fest (Feature Script)
Selection, Dead Walk Fest (Short Film)

Attending Festivals
Dead Walk Fest, Hollywood FL 2/7/26


Investment & Contact Information
Invest in the Hunger Feature!
CLICK HERE to see the full pitch deck
You can be part of Hunger for as little as $750!
930 investment units (of 2000 total) are available for investors at $750 per unit. You can review the investment information and projections below and if interested contact Brian Dorsey (Producer) at mountaineerwestcontact@gmail.com or 360-710-8445 for more information.

Estimated ROI for $7500 Investment (at $750/unit)*+
•Return of ~ $14,688
•ROI of 1.96
*Assume projected $3.5 Million
+ Accounts for distributor fees & SAG residuals




























