MovieBytes.com® Screenwriting Contests: /news.cfm

When a notorious pirate, made immortal by the curse of a Voodoo Queen, is invited to a mysterious poker game in modern day New Orleans, he discovers a clue to find the treasure that can set him free.

Elevated Sci-Fi/Horror/Black Comedy (Based on the PD novel “The Camel” by Lord Berners) After a series of uncharted meteor showers, voracious wild animals begin to hatch and kill their prey throughout the British Isles, the timid wife of a starchy country vicar finds the company of a malevolent albino camel more appealing than her husband's! Comps: THE BIRDS meets THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS)

BURNER: A Killing in Palm Springs

A Black police detective must put aside her personal problems and fears of on-the-job discrimination to track down an opioid-addicted hitman who is experiencing bouts of guilt and rage when he realizes he killed the wrong victim.

AT THE MERCY OF FAITH

A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.

Unknown Black Assailant

As the crack epidemic erupts across 1980s small-city America, a Black rookie detective investigating a string of gang murders in Little Rock, Arkansas uncovers a CIA-backed arms-for-drugs conspiracy—forcing him to choose between protecting his family and exposing a truth that could destroy him.

Eternal Blessings

A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.

SETTLING THE BOOKS

A cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape.