Avoid a nightmare scenario with your screenplay…

We’re Felicity Evans and Toby Venables, the screenwriting team behind nightmarescenar.io – an independent, full-service script consultancy made for creatives at every stage of their careers.
We can help you to develop sharper ideas, stronger scripts, and create industry-ready projects.

Together, we originated and co-wrote the BAFTA- and BIFA-winning movie His House (New Regency Productions, BBC Films, Netflix) starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku and Matt Smith.

We have original feature-film projects in active development with producers, and we work successfully on commissioned material across broadcast and feature film, consultancy and script doctoring, in all genres, for a whole host of private and industry clients.

What that means for you is simple: thanks to our successful, consistent engagement with the industry, we know what works, what gets commissioned – and what makes a script truly stand out.‍ ‍

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You’ll find out more about what we can do to help, in detail, in our Services section, and you can get in touch below, or by using our Contact page.

Whether you want to avoid a nightmare scenario with your screenplay, or create one that will leave your audience screaming for more – this is the place for you.

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  • “Working with the guys has been a delight. We’ve explored haunted forests, Viking wastelands, period drama and strange new worlds. A particular highlight was the groundbreaking ‘Percival’ – the first ever UK film to be made entirely using virtual production. I’m going to keep working with them, so don’t book them up too much, please!”

    Jason Kingsley, CEO, Rebellion (Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, Sniper Elite)

  • Toby and Felicity are natural born storytellers with a really considered approach to generating and improving story. Their instincts are always reliable and they're a joy to work with; calm and optimistic, with a can-do approach to development.

    Sophie Mitchell, Head of Development, Brock Media (The Outrun)

  • “I was developing this story for years – I needed someone to help me focus but was afraid that might compromise the foundations of the script. However, the first time I met with them to talk about my feature debut ‘Ensemble’, it was like they knew the story already!”

    Victor Perez, director, producer, VXF supervisor, Rogue One, Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Dark Knight Rises

  • Toby and Felicity are a screenwriting powerhouse, keeping British genre filmmaking alive with their fresh and vital, unique voice.

    Alice Lowe, director, writer, actor (Prevenge, Time Stalker)

  • “Felicity Evans and Toby Venables are the kind of writers you want in your corner – sharp, fearless, and annoyingly good at finding the emotional truth inside even the strangest ideas.”

    Paul Davis, writer and director, The Body, Uncanny Annie (Blumhouse Into The Dark Seasons 1 & 2)

  • “What sets Felicity and Toby apart is their ability to create vivid, deep characters who are completely alive in the world the story asks you to inhabit. Their ideas are boldly original, their craft makes those ideas feel inevitable, and they have the rare savvy to navigate the business side of the industry without losing any of what makes their writing special.”

    Brian Gilbert, producer, Winchester, The Cabin, Mum

  • “Working with Felicity and Toby was truly inspiring. They immediately understood our ideas and the story we wanted to tell from our world-building slides and conversations, while also adding their own strokes of genius and highly creative ideas that fit the world perfectly. They delivered impressive work to a tight deadline. I would definitely enlist their writing services again.”

    Victoria Hollup, producer

  • “When Felicity and Toby pitched the original idea for ‘His House’ to us, it immediately jumped out as a startling new take on a familiar genre – the kind of thing they excel at. We developed it with them and the results speak for themselves: it was a hit at Sundance, got snapped up by Netflix and won a BAFTA.”

    Ed King, producer, His House

  • “Felicity and Toby are a joy to work with. Always thoughtful, passionate and engaging, they combine an encyclopaedic knowledge of genre films with a deep understanding of the mechanics of scriptwriting. Whether you’re after honest and insightful feedback, or help unlocking the full potential of your script, you can be sure Felicity and Toby will be an invaluable asset to the creative process.”

    Cyrus Massoudi, founder and producer, Atar Studios

  • I had the pleasure of working with Felicity and Toby on the development of a film project, and was particularly impressed by their ability to build an immersive story world through a combination of careful research and a rich imagination. They are thoughtful and collaborative writers who engage seriously with notes and consistently return with smart solutions that strengthen the material. Their work is rigorous, clear on the page, and a pleasure to develop with.

    Simon Valentine, director

  • “The film is a marvel… A showstopper of a ghost story.”

    Danny Leigh, Financial Times (His House)

  • “I really enjoyed ‘His House’… A stunning debut. Jaw dropping.”

    Mike Flanagan, writer, director, producer, The Life of Chuck, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House

  • “A tenacious calling card that should pique the interest of observant Hollywood execs.”

    Benjamin Lee, The Guardian (His House)

  • “One of the best British horror debuts in years... A fresh twist on the haunted house movie.”

    Chris Hewitt, Empire (His House)

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