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The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Killer Shorts Horror
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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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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.
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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 Quarterfinalists
The Killer Shorts Screenplay Competition has announced their 2020 quarterfinalists, the top 100 entries from a total of 765 submissions:
A HALLOWEEN CAROL Maureen Trinh
A KILLER LOVE SONG Michael Rogers
A MOTHER'S LOVE Victoria Diana
ABDUCT ME! James Hancock
ALIENATION Ray Raghavan & Nick Purrier
AN APPLE A DAY Allen Roughton
AYAHUASCA Federico Fracchia
BABY DOLL John Burr
BAD DREAMS Amaris Gagnon
BAD EGG Alec Blome
BAEL Brandon Weavil
BLANK Avishai Weinberger & Tova Weinberger
BLASTBEAT Simon Howell
BLOOD RUSH William Glenn
BLOOD SUGAR Sam Thompson
BLOOM Carroll Brown
BONESEED Joshua David Matthews & Brett Brooks
BORDER CONTROL Michael Rogers
BREEDER Alex Payne
BTW, I'M AN ALIEN J. L. Paxxiel
BY MOONLIGHT Brandon Laraby
CAREFUL, SHE BITES Mary Farmer & Greg Stolze
COLD CALL David Bryant
CONSUMED Brian K
DEAD BODY CAM Brian Lisi
DEAD BY DAWN Johnny Gao
DEVIL'S IN THE DETAIL Margina Sisson
DRONE John Arvai
ETERNI-TREE Doug Mallette
EVOCATIONS Brandon Weavil
FACELIFT Virat Pal
FALL Danny Newell
FIELD TEST Chris Hicks
FINAL FINAL GIRLS Ben DeLoose & Matthew Chilelli
FINGERS Lachlan Marks
FOG OF WAR Steven Lundgren
FREEZER Chris Wiltz
FUCK THE DEVIL Cat Tebo
GANGLERS Mark Renshaw
GIRLIE Harrison Gambelli
GROCERIES Jacob Gold
HUNGRY HARRY April M. Sanchez
I-16 Margina Sisson
IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I'LL KILL YOU Lisa Jay
IMMINENT NIGHT: QUIET ROOM Miguel Marqueda
INFEST Arun Croll
INTRUDER Maria Wilson
JOE, JOE, JOE Rafael Diez
KILLER Samantha Talbot
LITTLE EYE Trey Jordan
LOYAL LISTENERS Preston Ray
MABOYA Wilfred Esteves
MERMANIAC Rodriguez Fruitbat
MI CARIÑO Christian Jacob Ramon
MICHELLE'S GRIFFIN Roberto Alvarenga
MY DJINN Rubel Rafael Ahmed
NEST Max Hallam
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Zach Shields
NINE NIGHTS Jake Baird
NOISE COMPLAINT Matt McCarthy & Katherine Cox
PAIRS Garrett Amerson
PANDORA Christopher Schrader
PINS AND NEEDLES Briana Nichol Bougard
REMEMBER TO BREATHE Buck Bloomingdale
SANGUIS Leon Chase
SASKIA Connor Savage
SECOND SKIN Gary Davies
SIX STONES Lloyd Barnett
SLAUGHTER HEARSE Evan Baughfman
SMILEY IKE Trevor Lawrence
STATIONARY Brian Lewis
STORAGE SPACE Katherine Botts
SUDS Justin Villemure
THAT LONG BLACK TRAIN Travis Heermann
THE BUTTER STREET HITCHHIKER Chris Hicks
THE CALLING Desmond Hew
THE CHALLENGE Asia Ponder
THE DEVIL I KNOW Frank Truong
THE DEVIL WILL DRIVE YOU MAD Michael E. Pitts
THE DRAW Laura Ashley Seaton
THE GOAT KING OF PUCK COUNTY Lorcan Reilly
THE KEY Jorge Lucas
THE LAST CHRISTMAS Jay Slater
THE LEGEND OF THE RABBIT MAN Darren Joe
THE NO-NO MAN CJ Whitehead
THE RICKETY MAN Jeremiah Lewis
THE SIN OF PERFECTION Nicole Moore
THE TRAIL OF INDRID COLD Andrew Fontanez
TRAFFIC STOP Federico Fracchia
UHF RADIO Paul Clarke
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Kimberley Elizabeth
UNWANTED Benjamin Hickey
VOID Jonni Remmler
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS Sarah Emery & Carl Firth
WHEN THE TIME COMES Jondaniel Cornett
WHO WANTS DESSERT? Venita Ozols-Graham
WIGILIA Richard Karpala
WOLVES Peter Donovan
YOU'RE IT John Licata
ZOMBIES ON A BUS Janet L. Loftis
Updated: 02/14/2020
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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