Margaret M MacDonald
Imagination for Hire
The Hive
Can You Survive The Hive
Logline
When an isolated campground in paradise gets attacked by a swarm of microscopic aliens, which suck vital chemicals out of the brain leaving their victims catatonic, a group of disparate campers must come together, and play to their eccentric mix of strengths, in order to survive the hive.
The Hive was a Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Comedy Competition, a Finalist in the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition and a Quarterfinalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition and is in the top 8% of projects on Coverfly.
Summary
What do a handful of millennial hotties, a group of fantasy obsessed geeks, a couple of newlyweds, and a man trying hard to appease his pregnant wife, rebellious teenage step-children and irreverent, wheelchair-bound mother, all have in common? They all choose the wrong weekend to go camping.
An isolated campground on a picturesque stretch of beach should be the location of an ideal weekend for each of them. It's an Instagram worthy place for bikini selfies, a wild landscape for the ultimate cosplay, a romantic escape from prying eyes, and a chance for forced family bonding by the campfire... until it gets invaded by aliens.
The first appearance of a beautiful rainbow cloud of light seems like a good omen, but it's not long before the microscopic beings within it prove capable of flying into people's brains, sucking their adrenal glands dry, and leaving them completely catatonic. Escape would be the best option, if the aliens hadn't also gummed up every engine, dried up every battery, and left them with no means to leave or even call for help.
As continued attacks prove that the shimmery cloud of aliens likes to isolate its victims before zombifying them, it becomes clear that this disparate collection of campers must watch out for each other, and play to their eccentric mix of strengths, in order to survive the hive.