[4] In the fall of 2006, Dimension Films preemptively acquired a dark and edgy horror/thriller spec script from Melton and Dunstan titled The Neighbor for a six-figures.

[5] Additionally, the writing team of Melton and Dunstan have performed writing duties on Lionsgate's My Bloody Valentine 3D, Piranha 3D by Alexandre Aja, a remake of Clive Barker's Hellraiser, a remake of William Castle's classic horror film The Tingler at Columbia Pictures for producer Neal Moritz, a remake of Scanners by David Cronenberg, a film adaptation of the classic sci-fi TV anthology The Outer Limits for MGM, and the action/adventure tentpole Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.[6][7][8][9][10] The sequel to Melton and Dunstan's horror film The Collector,[11] titledThe Collection and again directed by Dunstan, started filming in Atlanta, GA during the spring of 2011.

[12] In November 2011, it was announced that Melton's debut horror/thriller novel, Black Light, would be adapted into a film with producer Michael De Luca.

[14][15] In September 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Melton and Dunstan were hired to rewrite the fantasy project Waterproof for Legendary Pictures.

[16] In June 2013, Melton sold a sci-fi pitch titled Outliers to 20th Century Fox along with his writing partner Marcus Dunstan.