Family Dinner

Short Film -Thriller -

Dan, a lonely "widower," sits down to have dinner with his wife and daughter, but unfortunately, they are not around. 


Sick Day

Brooklyn 99 Spec Script

Jake is sick, but needs to get paper work done before the deadline or a criminal walks free. Holt doesn’t want the sick Jake infecting the rest of the office. Meanwhile, Terry, Rosa, and Boyle must solve a case, but Boyle feels there is something off about the witness..


After a man's car breaks down, he must hitchhike to work. Unfortunately, his savior has other plans in mind. The man must fight to survive his ride.  This story was published to Scarlet Leaf Review in their July 2018 edition. 

Crazy Ride

Flash Fiction - suspense - 987 words


When a young Shawn wants to fit in with the older kids, he must decide whether or not he wants to rob the convenient store with his new friends or go with his brother.

New Friends

Short Film - Coming of Age - 8 Pages


Press Release

This is a press release for the book "A Walk in the Woods and Other Stories." It details information about each story in the book as well as info about the author Jake Hatch. A press release is written to solicit reviews for a recently published e-book


Writer’s Block is a thriller about a burnt out writer (\ who after the not being able to come up with a new story wants to do take drugs to get new ideas hallucinations change the things around her she must stop the monsters who are attacking which seems impossible because the the monsters (who are really her family members) are standing in her way.

Writer’s Block

Short Film - Thriller - 10 pages


After the death of his wife, Tim tries his hand at dating. The date seems okay at first, but after awhile something begins to feel off.

Bad Date

Short Story - Drama - 622 words


A man gets ditched on a blind date, but tries his best to salvage the situation.

Blind Date

Short Story - Suspense/comedy

- 754 words


This is a link to the transmedia campaign for Writer’s Block. Transmedia campaigns expand the story outside of the original platform (like a short film). This campaign dives deeper into the protagonist as a writer and person, as well as the drug that makes her go crazy.

Transmedia Campaign

Campaign for Writer’s Block


The three stories in this book vary in genre, characters, and theme. One story may have action and drama, and another might have comedy and suspense. The book includes "A Walk in the Park," "Bad Date," and "The Car."

A Walk in the woods and other stories by Jake hatch

EBook comprised of short stories