The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Killer Shorts Horror
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PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
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Email:
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Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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Objective
Got a horror short screenplay or short story? We want to read it.
Our Top 10 finalists will be read by a jury of over a dozen literary managers, producers, filmmakers, and absolute horror legends.
Prizes include guaranteed industry reads, career consultations, Final Draft 12, a killer trophy, increased rank on Coverfly's The Red List, and so much more.
Visit our website for more information.
Deadline/Entry Fees
Expired. Previous Deadline: 12/15/2023WinningScripts Pro 25% Off Coupon
Notification: February 11, 2024
Rules
Screenplays entered must 25 pages or under, be written in English, and adhere to industry standard screenplay format. For a full list of rules, please visit the official website.Awards
This year's jury includes:
- Kane Hodder - Actor, Stuntman (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Jason X, Hatchet I, II & III)
- Xavier Burgin - Director (Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror)
- Gigi Saul Guerrero - Director (Culture Shock, The Purge, El Gigante)
- Scott Stoops - Literary Manager - Good Fear Content
- Daniel Seco - Literary Manager - Empirical Evidence
- Julian Terry - Filmmaker (Whisper, The Nurse, They Hear It)
- Chelsea Lupkin - Senior Programmer at Short of the Week, Filmmaker (Flagged, Lucy's Tale)
- Glenn Cockburn - Literary Manager - Meridian Artists
- John Zaozirny - Literary Manager / Producer - Bellevue Productions
- Barbara Crampton - Actress (You're Next, From Beyond, Chopping Mall, Re-Animator)
- Jenn Wexler - Filmmaker (The Ranger, ABC's of Death 2, Slumber Party)
- Sophie Carroll - Programming Manager - ALTER
- Jason Tamasco - Producer - Bad Idea Films
- Matthew Dartnell - Literary Manager - Writ Large
- Circulation and recommendation to our network of Hollywood managers, agents, producers, and development executives.
- Career consultations with Coverfly's Head of Development.
- Final Draft 12 Screenwriting Software.
- Waived entry to multiple other contests and festivals.
- A Killer Trophy!
- Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List.
- Killer swag courtesy of Rue Morgue, Fright Rags, HorrorPack, and Ghoulish Gary. Shudder subscriptions (1 year, 6 months, and 3 months, respectively)
- ISAConnect Memberships (1 year, 6 months, 6 months)
- Plus, our 3rd Place Winner will receive 5 pages of in-depth analysis and actionable advice from The Script Butcher!
Top 10 Finalists Receive:
Finalist Laurels, Final Draft license, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, plus, your script will be read by our panel of industry judges.
Semi-Finalists Receive:
Semi Finalist Laurels, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, plus your screenplay will be made available by request to potential producers and filmmakers.
Quarter Finalists Receive:
Quarter Finalist Laurels, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, and 5 Coverfly Tokens for use on Coverfly’s free peer-to-peer notes exchange.
Killer Shorts Horror
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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Contest News
Killer Shorts Names 2024 Semifinalists
Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition has announced their 2024 Semifinalists, representing approximately the top 5% of all submissions.
Main Category
SCOTT CARELLI & NICK JIMENEZ: A Better Place
ELIZA POWER: A Hand to Hold
PHILLIP WALTON: A Manifestation
SUNNY KING: After Midnight
CLINT FORD: ALPHA OMEGA
DEANE MCELREE: Anteater
ORLAGH BILLING: Back Bone
JULIA DIDDY: Beasts
REN HSIEH: Black Puma
LEE BACON: CAN’T UNSEE
NATE KRIEGER: CHUM
JEFF SPEED: Clown Eyes
RICHARD DOYLE: Do Us Part
GINA DEANGELIS: Doors
TONY HIPWELL: Erosion
KATHRYN WEBB: Essex Bird
CARA MARSHALL: In With the Storm
SIMON LAURENCE DOYLE: Inpatient
JOE SAVAGE: Itch
BEN WOODIWISS: Linnea
PAUL SHERIDAN: Midway
GERARDO MARAVILLA: Niño de Vidrio (Child of Glass)
JESSE FOY: Nobody Knows
KRISTEN MCNAULE: Nosebleed
JESSICA MCLAUGHLIN: Pangs
ANOOP SINGH: Pareidolia
ETHAN EVANS & JESS BARTLETT: Pegs
NINA DEVINE: Rat King
LASHAWN KELLEY: She Comes To Me
RAMON PARADOA: Sinthwave
JEAN-PAUL DISCISCIO: Skin For Skin
NED THORNE: Swell
ANDREW KABERLINE: Tallahassee Twin
GUILLERMO ORTIZ & GEENA KARSAMA: The Avon Lady
JESS C WHEATLEY: The Call Out
AARON LECK: The Coward
STEVE HANISCH: The Evil That Men Do
GARY SCOTT IRONS: The Fairchild Equation of Artemis Frost
JOSH FOLAN: The Kilima Chain
SARA CALDWELL: The Knocker Upper
JAKE MOSES: There’s Something Off About Gertrude…
TONY FRENCH: They Will Be Monsters
VICTOR RIDAURA: This Is Not The End
IAN BAASKE: Virginia Freyre
DAISY RYAN: Wax
KELLY ASHER: When the Bough Breaks
JOSHUA MATTHEWS & JASON SHEEDY: When the Flame Goes Out
DAYNA NOFFKE: WhoDiedHere.Com
MIMI LEE & VANESSA VO: YAOGUAI
TONI CUNNINGHAM: You’re Not There Yet
JOSHUA HEATON: You’re on Mute
1-Page category
GEORGE MORRIS: “Keep an Ear Out”
FRANCESCA PAZNIOKAS: Annunciation
AMELIA CLOVER: Another Mouth to Feed
JASON RICE: Breakfast with Bag Man
MATT GILBERT: DO-GOODER
KELLY ASHER: Don’t Blink
VICTORIA HARRIS: Enjoy Your Stay
COLE MCCABE: Fill ‘Er Up
TRAVIS WILLIAMS: Fish Special
DARREN HINCHY: Joe’s End
SAM CARRUTHERS: Margaret’s Golden Birthday
CHRIS MITCHELL: Mirror Me
MOSES NEBRASKA: MUSCLE OUT THE DEMONS
NOËMIE MARTINEL: No Peeking
PHILLIP DISHON: Reunited
EVAN BAUGHFMAN: Scary Larry
FRANCESCA PAZNIOKAS: Sea Child
JOSEPH X CASILLAS: Ten Thousand
FRANCESCA PAZNIOKAS: Terminated
MARKO PANDZA & JASON KERR: The Miracle
EMMA HUANG: The Smile Room
NATHAN PATTON TRAILER: TRASH
KARELINE CASTOR: Watch This
LEE COTMAN: We Don’t Bite Our Friends
AIDAN KILPATRICK: Wet Dreamer
Short Story (Prose) category
DEREK LADD: A Shade of Scarlett
CHRISTINE RIFKIN: Alternates
TIYAN NEWMAN: Eden
MARK RENSHAW: Ganglers
BRYAN DEMORE: Jeremiah
ANDY FARRANT: lofi beats to kill to
DANIELA KRÁLOVÁ: Maryja
JACKIE FENN: Nurture
SHAINUR ULLAH: our teacher doesn’t call us by our real names but by our future potential
ADAM NARIMATSU: Out of the Mouths of Babes
C. E. SIMON: Red River Valley
LARISSA ZAGERIS: Something In the Night
JEFFREY FREEMAN: Spirits
MELISSA SWEAZY: The Beach House
VASANTHI VARADARAJAN: The Birdhouse
SURINA BELK-GUPTA: The Burned City
LEN FORGUES: The Cat’s Meow
JULIE ANN SLABY: The Final Spectacle
JON DOUGLAS RAINEY: The Kitchen Drawer
C.T. ROEMER: The Mercy
AZZURRA ROWLAND: The Unconventional Tea Party
CHARLENE CLARKE-TODORUK: The Wood in the Window
JERRY SAMPSON: The Wood Sprites Made Me Do It
P.M. RAYMOND: Things Are as They Should Be
DAVID SHARP: Under the Moonbow
Updated: 02/26/2024
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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