Steel Pride

Logline:

Shame twisted him. Now he preserves love in blood and latex.

SYNOPSIS:

In the gritty, blue-collar heart of Pittsburgh, mutilated bodies of queer men begin to surface—each victim carefully posed, their hearts removed and preserved in condoms.

As panic quietly spreads through the LGBTQ+ community, forensic pathologist Dr. Natalie Rourke uncovers a disturbing pattern: the killer isn’t motivated by hate, but by a twisted longing for connection. Enter Mason, a soft-spoken survivor of one such attack who never came forward—until the nightmares returned. With his repressed memories and Natalie’s forensic insight, they begin to piece together a chilling truth: the killer, Grant Hemminger, is a tormented man hiding in plain sight, murdering those who made him feel emotionally seen. Shame, trauma, and unprocessed queer identity have shaped his psyche into something ritualistic and deadly. As the city prepares for its annual Pride Parade, the hunt becomes urgent. Grant, unraveling under the weight of memory and obsession, plans his final “offering” amid the crowd. What he doesn’t anticipate is Mason—the one who smiled at him and lived—stepping back into view. In a haunting confrontation beneath rainbow banners and candlelight, love, violence, and grief collide. The community may bleed, but it will not be erased.

COPYRIGHT 2025 David Williamson