Seth Branson, Jake Fitzgerald and others in “Pilot”

Kieran's right. The gothic genre is all over TV right now. American Horror Story, Hannibal, Bates Motel.

What about Texas Chainsaw or Halloween?

Those are slasher movies. You can't do a slasher movie as a TV series. [everyones turns to Noah, Mr Branson then motions him to continue]

Think about it. Girl and her friend arrive at the dance, the camp, deserted town, whatever. Killer takes them out one-by-one. Ninety minutes later, the sun comes up and survivor girl sits in the ambulance watching her friends' bodies being wheeled past.