

ABOUT
THE NOVEL
THE EVIL CITY follows Davis, a successful casino executive who believes in order and fair play as he deals with a corrupt empire of power, sex, and money.
Beneath the neon blush and endless pour of cocktails thrives the Green Felt Jungle: a seductive and merciless ecosystem cloaked in glitz and glow, always hungry for your soul. In this city, the line between legitimate business and criminal enterprise is razor-thin. Structured on the surface, cutthroat underneath, Las Vegas is ruled by predators in tailored suits — mobsters, corrupt politicians, corporate fixers, and hustlers who play for keeps.
As the city reinvents itself with luxury mega-resorts and soaring high-rise developments, the old mob is replaced by corporations just as ruthless, just as corrupt. Davis finds himself trapped between old-world crime and new-world greed — and when he crosses the wrong people, his fall from grace is swift and unforgiving.
Needing a break from The Evil City, Davis is compelled to venture across the world to southern Africa — into the savage heart of the Dark Continent. There, stripped of status and protection, he faces a new kind of predator: man-eating lions and violent enemies, while the ghosts of his own ambition await his return to The Evil City.
From rigged roulette wheels to loaded rifles; from backroom deals to blood on the ground — THE EVIL CITY is a global noir thriller about survival, corruption, and the cost of crossing the wrong people.

ADAPTATION POTENTIAL
THE EVIL CITY is perfectly adaptable to a prestige, serialized power drama built for premium streaming. Designed as a multi-season franchise with cinematic scope, a subscription-driving expandable universe, and high-stakes continuity that doesn't rely on plot gimmicks.
Audience: Adult, upscale, mainstream viewers who prefer drama with teeth, binge-oriented.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Culton is an award-winning screenwriter and Executive Producer with Hollywood’s Master Storytellers. His screenplays have won multiple national and international competitions, including:
• Austin Film Festival
• WorldFest-Houston
• Independent Feature Project New York
• American Screenwriting Competition
• WorldFest-Charleston
• The Writer’s Place
• LA Scriptwriters Network
Culton brings rare authenticity to THE EVIL CITY, drawing from firsthand experience in Las Vegas, including the acquisition and operation of a Nevada gaming property. He also has extensive consulting experience with Native American tribes in Gaming and Economic Development. THE EVIL CITY builds on themes introduced in his earlier screenplay Big Casino, and reflects a deeply seasoned understanding of corruption, power, and survival in high-stakes environments.
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