Michael Lansu
Writing
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Drawn into a fiery affair with a mysterious woman named Mary who he met on the side of a darkened road, an engaged man finds his impending union threatened by an urban legend brought to terrifying life. It seemed that in Amy, Shawn had found everything he could ever want in life. Then, just six months before their wedding, Shawn met Mary.
Resurrection Mary

When RJ (Matt Singletary) returns home to Chicago after an 8 year tour in the army, he quickly finds that the streets he once knew are now eerily similar to the war torn villages and deserts of the Middle East. His Uncle Richard (Harlem Globe Trotter Curley Boo Johnson), who has taken care of him since he was a little boy, explains the rules of the urban battleground - Don't go out at night, gangs, drugs and money rule these streets, and Trust no one.Is there any way to stop the cycle of violence? To push the gangs out? To save our children?This modern day retelling of the Robin Hood Legend amps up the action and heroism. All while taking a look at what's really wrong in the neighborhoods of Chicago.RJ is an arrow slinging savior of the city. Along with Father Benjamin Tuck (Malik Yoba), Marian (Mahogany Monae), his childhood love who now runs the community center, and his comrades in arms from the army, RJ and his crew are out to stop the drug trade and gangland war that's spread ...
Hood

Josh’s beloved Grandpa Joe has passed on... and they never even got to say goodbye. So, Josh’s wife, Lori plans to do a séance as part of his upcoming surprise birthday party. Despite a stern warning not to hold such a ritual during a birthday celebration, Lori invites Ina, a spiritual medium, to attend the party and conduct the séance. When family and friends gather in the circle to make contact, long held secrets are revealed as Grandpa Joe leads Josh to the discovery of a Masonic ring hidden in the basement. After a series of supernatural disturbances, the circle congregates one last time to attempt to exorcise the malevolent presence and lay it to rest... but can the door, once opened between our reality and the spiritual realm, ever be closed again?
The Circle

When Emma Manning is found drowned, the small Midwestern town of Rankin is turned upside down with suspicions and fear. Emma's death looms over the locals long after its occurrence, prompting chaos among the young adult community. When the townies start threatening the rich kids, and a local named Kera cannot keep away, these games risk turning deadly.