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The 49th Day

A young girl’s imaginary friend starts killing her family off, one by one. But how can you stop Death when she wants to play? (This script has won multiple grand prizes and was selected for The 2016 BloodList.)

Synopsis

Diana, a child with a vivid imagination, sees a sparkling image in a crystal. It's Shyla, a girl who wants to be her new friend. When Diana's brother drowns in the family swimming pool, Diana fears that Shyla was responsible for his death. She has visions of her dead brother, and her behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Her parents take her to a psychiatrist who warns them that she needs help — Diana might be suffering from early-onset schizophrenia. Then Diana's grandmother dies when she tumbles down the stairs, and her best friend gets strangled on a rope ladder. Diana knows that Shyla murdered them. She steals her father's pistol. She's got to kill Shyla before the rest of her family ends up dead. But Shyla loves this game and wants to stay.

Script Excerpt

Written by:

Craig Peters

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Format:

Screenplay

Genres:

Thriller Horror Supernatural

Budget:

Modest

In the Vein Of:

The Sixth Sense
Stir of Echoes

Posted:

10/07/2009

Updated:

01/02/2021

Author Bio:

Craig Peters

www.craigpeters.info

Resume

Education:

BA Stanford 1976 MFA UC Riverside 1979

Writing Credits for Screen:

THE 49TH DAY

Feature - Thriller / Horror

Atlanta Screenplay Awards Finalist 2020 New York City International Screenplay Contest Finalist 2020 Inroads Screenwriting Finalist 2019 Emerging Screenwriters Semifinalist 2019 Big Break Semifinalist 2019 Capital Fund Screenplay Competition Hot 100 2018 Big Break Quarterfinalist 2018 13Horror Screenplay Finalist 2017 Official Selection of the FilmQuest Festival 2017 Selected for the BloodList 2016 ScreenCraft Horror Contest Grand Prize Winner 2016 WeScreenplay Third Place Winner 2016 ISA Fast Track Fellowship Top 50 2016 Page Quarterfinalist 2016 Best Screenplay, Horror, Table Read My Screenplay 2015 Circus Road Semi-Finalist 2015 ScreenCraft Horror Semifinalist 2015 Capitol Fund Screenplay Competition — Hot 100 2015 ScreenCraft Fellowship Finalist 2015 WeScreenplay Quarterfinalist 2014 Circus Road Semifinalist 2014 Write Movies Finalist 2014 ScreamCraft Horror Semifinalist 2014 Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest Silver Prize Winner for Horror 2013 Nicholls Quarterfinalist (top 372 out of 7251) 2013 Screenplay Festival Semifinalist 2012 Creative World Awards Finalist 2012 Reel Authors Screenplay Contest Finalist 2012 Fresh Voices Contest Semifinalist 2012 CineStory Writers Retreat Winner 2011 American Screenwriting Competition Semifinalist 2011 Script Pipeline Finalist (top 20 out of 3000) 2010 Story Pros Grand Prize Winner 2009 Script Savvy 1st Place Winner 2008 Blue Cat Semi-Finalist 2008 Screenwriters Showcase 2nd Place Winner 2007 Screenplay Festival Finalist 2007 American Zoetrope Quarterfinalist 2007

THE DEMON OF HOPE STREET

Feature - Thriller

Big Break Semifinalist 2019 Finish Line Script Competition Official Selection 2018 StoryPros Semifinalist 2017 Page Semifinalist 2016 Cinequest Feature Quarterfinalist 2016 Shore Scripts Quarterfinalist 2016 WeScreenplay Finalist 2015 Script Pipeline Quarterfinalist 2015 (top 3% of 3500 scripts) ScreenCraft Fellowship Semifinalist 2015 Table Read My Screenplay Contest Semifinalist 2015 WeScreenplay Semifinalist 2015 Fresh Voices Quarterfinalist 2015 Big Break Contest Top Ten Thriller 2014 StoryPros International Screenplay Contest Semifinalist 2014 New York Screenplay Contest Finalist 2014 CineStory Quarterfinalist 2014 ScreenCraft Fellowship Semifinalist 2014 Screenplay Festival Semifinalist 2014 Hollywood Screenplay Contest Finalist 2013 Fresh Voices Screenplay Contest 2013, Nominee for Humanitarian Award.

Contest Results:

ScreenCraft Horror (First Place, Grand Prize Winner) [2016]
WeScreenplay Feature (Third Place) [2016]
Table Read (First Place, Best Horror) [2015]
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