Pitch: Down in the Holler of Deception is a Southern Gothic techno-thriller that follows Haydn Madsen, a prize-winning true crime author with early-onset dementia, as he races against time to uncover the truth behind a decades-old murder case he misrepresented in his most famous book. As his memory fades and his past catches up with him, Haydn must confront the consequences of his lies while navigating the treacherous waters of a wealthy coastal island community that wants to keep its secrets buried.
  Hook: A writer with a perfect memory built his career on a lie; now that his memory is failing, the truth won't stay buried.
  Logline: When a prize-winning true crime author with early-onset dementia discovers an innocent man faces execution based on his falsified bestseller, he must expose the truth before his memories fade completely—even if it means destroying the wealthy island life he's built and confronting the dark experiments that gave him his earliest memories in the first place.