Hi, I'm Kyle Cave.

I write high-concept genre narratives primarily for film and screen, with an interest in expanding into other narrative formats including radio and game-based storytelling. My work is rooted in self-produced short films, where I develop ambitious, character-driven stories within the constraints of micro-budget production.

 

I am primarily a genre writer working within horror and thriller frameworks. My writing is driven by character psychology as much as premise, often beginning with a strong narrative concept but focusing on how behaviour shifts under emotional, social, and situational pressure.

 

Themes of family, loss, and fractured identity recur throughout my work. I am drawn to characters who are ambitious or unstable in their pursuit of meaning, and who reveal contradiction when placed under strain.

 

My approach is influenced by filmmakers and storytellers who balance concept with character. My major influences include the Duplass Brothers, James Cameron, Edgar Wright, and recently Curry Barker. I am interested in contemporary genre storytelling that is both accessible and original.

 

I am currently developing a spec script, SEALAB, a feature-length sci-fi horror exploring psychological isolation and burnout within a high-pressure deep-sea habitat, following an aquanaut whose instinct-driven approach brings her into conflict with the system around her. A piece I have written recently is Mothman, a radio mystery thriller following two brothers searching for their missing father during the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, where local folklore begins to blur with their investigation. Alongside this, currently in development is my short Cat and Mouse, which follows a vlogger whose pursuit of online recognition takes a sinister turn after picking up a hitchhiking serial killer, spiralling into a psychological game that exposes the violence behind performative identity.