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The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition

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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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: 12/15/2023

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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
The Top 3 Winners Receive:
  • 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

Report Card

Overall: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
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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

Report Card

Overall: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
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Contest News

Killer Shorts Announces Quarterfinalists

The Killer Shorts Screenplay Competition has announced quarterfinalists from among a record-breaking 1,551 submissions. Winners will be announced in April.

Main Category Quarterfinalists
JON COMULADA …
JOEY SCOMA /Haaw/
AUSTYN RUBALCAVA 59 Superior
DEVON CANAL A Monkey’s Paw
KILEY ROTHWEILER Airborne
KENNY FOO All Along A Darkened Road
BOB SINGLETON Anathema: Syreni
ROBERT FISHER As You Wish
KELLY KRAUSE Ascendants
HANNAH MAY CUMMING & ALEX HARTWIG Baby Fever
RACHEL YELDING Bathing the Pup
JASON SHEEDY Bell Tower
MIGUEL HERNANDEZ Born-Again
DYLAN JAMES AMICK Brood Parasites
RJ WALLACE Cheesehead
JENNY LEIGH REED & DOMINIC FINOCCHIARO Cherry Pie
D. WESTFALL Clean
JJ POLLACK Cognizance
BEN LEPPI Cornerman
CONNOR SAVAGE Creature Feature Heart Eater
TRAVIS WILLIAMS Creatures of Circumstance
BENJ WELMOND Cue Applause
CHASE COBLE Darkman
DEVIN MEDINA Deadbolt
MATTHEW TAYLOR Deities of the Apocalypse
JASON STRATTON Dogwalker
MICHAEL SEABOLT & GREG SCHROEDER Dolores
FRANCESCA PAZNIOKAS Dummy!
MAX RAIMI Edith In Her Natural Habitat
BRITT ALEXANDRIA Evil Eddie
CHRISTIAN SILVA Excreta
ISMAH KHAN From Within
PAUL GRAMMATICO Gate Bait
JOE HEATH Ghost Town
KATHERINE SAINTE-MARIE Hello Mr. Gurgles
MARK A. C. BROWN Hellphones
JEREMY LAURIE & ROB SUTHERLAND House Haunters
ANDREW YEREMEYEV House of Wolves
RACHEL WEATHERLY Hun
QUINTON BUXTON I Hope This Email Finds You Well
MARLENE EMILIA RIOS I See Me In You
KELLY NUGENT I Would Kill For You
EDUARDO HANSON DE MOURA I, Food
BECCA KOZAK Ice Cream Baby
TAMMY KLEMBITH & GEORGE KLEMBITH INSTAPAM
JIM LOPEZZO Intrusive
ALISON TOWNSON Invasive Species
KASSANDRA MARJORIE O’BRIEN Just Breathe
JEREMIAH LEWIS Killer Boots
BRYCE HATCH Killer Vacay
JUSTIN KAGAN Killing Mercy
CHRISTINE RIFKIN Lake Hogweed
DANIEL CARRIERO Last Delivery
JOSH PENN BORIS Laughter is the Best Medicine
LU LENOXX AND PAX Lesbian Final Grrrl
EVAN PEARCE Lightbulb
STEPHEN GRAVES Living Memory
JAIME VILLARREAL Madness Of Love
EMILIA COPELAND Meat Eater
JEFF SPEED Meat Wagon
JEREMY STOREY Melville
ALEXANDER SELTZER Merrow
PJ GERMAIN Moko Jumbie
NATALIE GANEY My Biggest Fan
ERIC ROBINSON My Body is No Wonderland
STEPHEN CHEN Neighbors
MO BAYLISS Nerium Wake
JASON K. ALLEN Night of the Swingin’ Dead
STEFANIE GRAY Of Great Consequence
MATTHEW YONGUE Omaha
KEVIN WALLS Our Neighbours’ Nest
MATTHEW YONGUE Out of Stock
COLIN COSTELLO Overkill
LOLA BLANC & JEREMY RADIN Pruning
JINX HAYES Red Tide
REGINA KIM Rest Stop
FIONA FAITH ROSS Roasted
BEN MATTHEW VIVIEN WOODIWISS S(p)LICE
DOMINIC GRAHAM Samhain
GARY DAVIES Second Skin
NICK KAPETANIOS She
MARK RENSHAW Slayfest
NICOLE BIRD Storage
EMMY HERZOG The Audience
SARA LYNN The Callback
JOE HURST The Catch
RICHARD LAWRENCE MULOCK The Count
KEVIN RYAN The Dead Alive
BROOKE DEROSA The Dollhouse
STEPHEN CHEN The Entertainer
MALCOLM X JOHNSON The Homecoming
ANDREW WILBUR The Jacket
CRAIG MCINNES The Lost Boys
ROBBIE LEMIEUX The Man In the Cabin
SHARON KADOSH The Pool
ERIC YODER The Previous Tenant
JONATHAN DITTMAN The Puppet King
LEONARD JOHNSON The Resolution
JACK O’HIGGINS The Six Month Itch
MONICA LA VELLA The Watch
JASON RICE These Faces
CHRIS HICKS They’re All Mine
ERIN SMITH Thin!
MATEO FLORES Thirst
C.J. GREENE Those Who Stare Back
JANESE TAYLOR To the Bone
DARREN BAILEY Twin Falls BRIAN COHEN Vegan-tarian
SUNNY KING Wahala
ZACHARY EGLINTON Walks Among
ALEX FREEMAN We’re Haunted!
GWEN LOUBSER Yoga Pants
ANDREW JOHNSON-SCHMIT & ANGIE JOHNSON-SCHMIT Z-Vax

1-Page Quarterfinalists
GEOFF MURILLO Alarmed
JASON FINK & BRANDON FINK Angler’s Kin
JEREMY JACKSON C-Section
C.J. REDFIELD Complications
MARISA MARTINEZ Cursed
SARAH RICHARDSON Cut Your Own
JOSHUA HEATON D.O.A.
PETER LALUSH Dark & Stormy
LEONARD JOHNSON Delivery
CHRISTIAN CURRY AKUNA Discharge
ETHAN EVANS Evenly Toasted
MARKO PANDZA & JASON KERR Family Album
ETHAN EVANS Feast Your Eyes
JEFF JAMES FMK
EVAN BAUGHFMAN Freeze
MICHAEL CLIFTON Gummies
MARIA WILSON Haunted
BRADLEY SCREEM Headless Park
RICHARD KARPALA Homemade
DAVID BETTENCOURT Imposter
CODY SOUSA Lens
SAMANTHA.M FOSTER Let Me In
DAVID MALCOLM Morning
DEANNA M GOMEZ Not Your Mama
JASON K. ALLEN Poking Dead Things with Sticks
JACOB MENDEZ Pour
MARKO PANDZA & JASON KERR Speed Bumps
JOHN LICATA Staring Contest
PHILLIP DISHON Staring Contest
KELLY ASHER Stuffed Animals
JULE JESSENBERGER The Butzemann
DEBJANI (DEVI) BHADURI The Hereafter
LORCAN REILLY The Joint-Eater
BEN VANDERPUT The Last
PAULA LABASH The Money’s In The Porch Vase
LISA GEIS The Royal Shaft
CHRISTOPHER LOEBER & AIDAN KILPATRICK Thinning
CODY SOUSA Tic-Tac-Toe
KEITH WATERFIELD Tin Fish
JONATHAN MONCAYO Touch Glass
GEORGINA BOWLEY-MORIARTY Upshot-Knothole
CLAIRE POWERS Violent Innocence
ALIA ZEID You Are (Not) Alone

Updated: 02/14/2022

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

Report Card

Overall: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Professionalism: 5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars5 stars (5.0/5.0)
Feedback: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.0/5.0)
Signficance: 4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars4.5 stars (4.5/5.0)
Report Cards: Less than 5  
Have you entered?
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