To Agents & Traditional Publishers

My name is James H. Summers — dark psychological horror author, exploring the human condition through trauma, hunger, power, and moral rot.
I write from lived experience. My characters bleed with emotional truth because I’ve lived in the rooms where real monsters thrive.

What I’m Seeking

• Literary representation for current and future works
• Traditional publishing partner for First Responder II and future releases
• Foreign rights + subsidiary rights strategy (audio, international, TV/Film)

Completed & Publication-Ready

1. Bereft Reality — A sprawling psychological epic; trauma-driven, ruthless, deeply human.
2. Picking Murphys — Small-town dread, generational secrets, moral decay.
3. First Responder — A vampire arrives before the sirens. EMS + predation + moral horror.
4. Site 123 — A cold, sterile, corporate nightmare. Kafka meets Saw.
5. They Heinous — Brutal, precise, unflinching examination of predators and validation.

Film / TV Adaptation Assets

The First Responder Series Bible (18 episodes) is complete — fully formatted with episode breakdowns, character arcs, arcs per part, visual language, and pitch deck imagery.

Second Chances (Book 2) and They Heinous have continuation bibles in progress — built for adaptation from the start.

Why My Work Sells

• I write horror grounded in psychology and real-world darkness.
• Every novel has a natural screen trajectory — cinematic pacing is baked in.
• My brand is built and active: web, media, visual companion decks, pitch decks.
• I already field unsolicited acquisition requests (I document them publicly).

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