Screamplay (1985)

This is a moderate movie. Edgar Allen (Rufus Seder) is an aspiring screenwriter who travels to Hollywood to find work. At a café he meets an agent who is desperate for a big contract. Edgar goes to an apartment complex and is hired as the janitor while boarding in the storage closet. During his free time he writes a script and uses his interactions with his neighbors as inspiration. One night his script is stolen and soon afterwards the other residents start dying off in the manner Edgar had described.

The film is produced in a style reminiscent of 1930s black and white horrors.