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The Lost CampThree boys at a sleepaway Summer camp discover an abandoned, Old West town that is home to dark spirits intent on vengeance. |
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CringeWhen a lonely exhausted serial killer, who believes he is the hardworking hand of fate, stops at a secluded motel he finds love and eternal rest. *SERENDIPITY meets FINAL DESTINATION* |
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In SilenceWhen a man's silent struggle with grief and depression becomes too overwhelming to bear, an attempt to end his suffering awakens a spirit in his house that pulls him back from death's grip. Script Excerpt |
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Tough LoveA suicidal teen finds a reason to live after her maniacal new therapist gives her a hefty dose of tough love. *THIRTEEN meets PSYCHO* |
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Pebbles on the BeachAn adventurous school-boy kicking pebbles along a magical beach is confronted with an Apparition which materialises into the girl of his dreams and steals his heart. Script Excerpt |
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EVERY WEEKWhat happens when the vacuum cleaner quits; dust grows, develops limbs, speech, manners; and so Julie must battle to save her sanity, and her home, from a pair of six foot fuzz balls. Script Excerpt |
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Sword of MightSword of might is about a cursed Sword that gives special abilities to whoever wields it. A thief's life changes after stealing it from a museum and forcing him to confront his past relationship with his brother. Script Excerpt |
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I've Got Your Number1940s film noir satire, as hard-boiled, cynical private detective Vic Winslow wallows within the sordid, sleazy world of blackmail, murder, corruption, mobsters, and pure evil, all focused upon a lovely femme fatale. Script Excerpt |
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MoonshineAfter his wife goes missing a moonshine drinking sheriff is on the case to find her, but all he finds is the werewolf that plagues his tiny dry county. *MEMENTO meets THE HOWLING* |
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So Long, FuzzyA grieving widow, tired of all the sympathy from her annoying friends, hatches a plot to drive them away. Script Excerpt |
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Sheep's ClothingAfter thoughtlessly killing his handsome brother, whom he would use to get female victims, an unkempt basement bound serial-killer hires a life coach to become a dashing go-getter. *Psycho meets I Love You, Man* |
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Fish FetishWhat happens when you mix compulsion with alcohol? A horrific, fast paced story of abuse and revenge inspired by "Tales From The Crypt" Script Excerpt |
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583A suburban couple’s only crime is not mowing their lawn (buried under snow) in December, as per ordinance 583; the story follows their travails trying to save their home from being demolished by a monster we created: Government! Script Excerpt |
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PwnedA second rate musician acquires a pawn shop guitar for free, then learns the price he must pay for taking it. |
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Spruce Up the HolidaysAn animated adventure about a pair of forest squirrels whose tree is cut down and taken to the city to be used as an elaborate Christmas display. Lost within a bustling Metropolis, and desperate to find their way back home, the squirrels come to understand the true spirit of Christmas and their love for each other. |
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Endless LoveWith hopes of getting vengeance, an army major suckers his daughter’s killer into participating in a military experiment involving an erratic timeline-teleportation-chamber, but there is no vengeance to be had only horror. *EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE meets PSYCHO* |
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THE DOORWhile strolling late at night, an ordinary man is surprised to see three open doorways in a hundred-meter stretch of the same sidewalk. His first impulse is to continue on his way, but curiosity makes him turn back. |
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Popsicle DeathA neighborhood Popsicle vendor kills himself for not being paid by yet another self-involved child, but retribution does not die with him. Can the boy survive the night? What if he says, it's just not his fault? This screenplay in part once formed the core of "Gray and Lover The Hearth Tales Incident" (along with "Sarah" & "Poor Lord Ritchie", also hosted here). Finalist screenplay at 13Horror.com film & screenplay contest Could also work well for an animated piece. |
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The Waterwheel ForestThe Waterwheel Forest is a fantasy drama short about the young boys working in a turn of the century steel mill and what happens to them during a mill disaster. |
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Rat's Bait ShopA Bar. A Bait Shop. A Roadside Diner. Run by a bartender, fishing guide, sharpshooter, marine, cook. In this small town, everything is something else and nobody is who they seem. |
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The NoteA daughter seeks reconciliation with her mother over a handwritten note that's caused incalculable pain. |
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Undercover LoverThe daughter of a powerful gangster must choose between loyalty to her family or her lover, the accused undercover F.B.I. agent her father claims to have knowledge of. Script Excerpt |
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THE BURDEN OF ANGELSGod warns goofy Humphrey, he's on the verge of failing Angel School when an elite class of angels head to earth to help major catastrophes, yet poor Humphrey plans to aid just one man who lost a piece of paper. |
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Get The Hell On/OffA mother's dim-wit, a child's mischievous behavior, and a father's blasé attitude on child rearing clash in a harrowing experience that has the mother close to a nervous breakdown. |
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The Power of PenThis story of Short Films is about journalist fight against corruption. In This story five character included the Villan . |
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meet The Devil!An award-winning journalist who doesn`t believe in God or the Devil interviews the Author of such a book little knowing the encounter, will change his life. Script Excerpt |
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GroundedA drunken blimp pilot suffering from PTSD is sentenced to tour a terminally ill boy about the local skies for a week, however the pilot becomes troubled when the boy finds his military medevac file. |
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Fermi's BlackboardThe accidental erasure of a professor’s blackboard yields surprising results. |
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Sunny SpringsResidents in a retirement home rebel after budget cuts take away their chocolate pudding snacks. |
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Script PitchA new writer gets the opportunity to pitch her first script to a Hollywood bigwig. |
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Roadside PicnicA truck driver picks up a hitchhiker on the anniversary of the girl's mother's roadside murder. |
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The Body and BloodA priest who is losing his faith attempts to renew the faith of others at the dawn of the zombie apocalypse. |
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The TattooA stringy looking guy sits inside a tattoo parlor to get his girlfriend’s name and graphic heart tattooed on his chest. Unfortunately the heart is upside down and looks like a butt. Then he happens to look up and sees her making out with a guy in front of the window. Script Excerpt |
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Betrayal at the WeddingA young couple gets married only to find that their single, dating parents, have their own agendas when attending their wedding reception. Script Excerpt |
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BlindsidedA man goes on a blind date with a blind woman only to find the woman is not what she seems. |
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the last matchSucceed or Fail. A soccer goalkeeper sees that they have no rival, until one appears and he begins to have a personal crisis when he finds himself surpassed. a drama about sports motivation and not giving up. |
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SwallowA young man called Wayne has a sore headache, he goes to the pharmacy to buy medicine, but he meets a stranger who gives him a drug that will heal his headache, Wayne takes the pills to his surprise it heals him, and his mood is enlightened, and his laughter attracts another stranger who is interested in the medicine. |
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KarmaA young man gets caught up in a world wind of trouble due to his friends careless lifestyle. |
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OppositionTwo female lawyers, adversaries in the courtroom and in their personal lives, find their destinies colliding on a critical day, forcing them to reevaluate their choices and relationships. |
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CrochetMason Myers, a supernatural serial-killer who preys on a rundown Christian camp, gets distracted from his murderous mission when he takes up crochet. |
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A Thought Experiment: Not Wishful ThinkingA short film that takes place in a world identical to ours, except for one crucial difference: where women can impregnate other women. How does this new biological reality affect relationships between LGBTQ women? Who is responsible for birth control and how does that change the sexual politics between women? Script Excerpt |
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ClickingOn a busy street, a girl covered in blood stumbles out, into the open. |
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The Fog in the Sky That Clouded my eyes from the SunEve Vill is a safe and quiet town. Until the sun lowers into the clouds and the moon comes out. Along with the moon, come the monsters, and along with them come a fog. The fog- when inhaled causes a syndrome called Mooners. It spreads throughout the town and anyone outside is infected, instantly. Not everyone believes the rumors about Mooners... the only reason they believe in monsters is because they see them with their own eyes. Cloud believes in Mooners. He has to. His family have Mooners. Now what exactly are Mooners? What does it do? It makes you see things in reverse. It makes monsters appear human and human appear monsters. Clouds family, they think their human. But they are not. Cloud doesn’t have Mooners unlike his daughter Sunny and his wife Sky. Clouds life was normal before he found out. He had a normal job, a normal life. But after his eyes were opened everything changed. He quit his job and began working on a plan, to eliminate monsters WITHOUT killing them. He couldn’t kill the monsters, his family were monsters. He stumbles upon a group of people called Reversers. the head of that group is run by a man named Fog. Fog and the rest seem strangely aggressive and very mysterious. Fog himself seems to set off a unsettling menacing feeling. He glares with his dark beady eyes and even when Cloud speaks about his family Fog never seems moved. In fact, the only thing he seems to care about is the machine. Cloud calls it T.N.I. It stands for: “Transformation Infusion.” When connected to the Moonlight Beacon. (A beacon that shoots from the bottom of the earth to the moon.) Cloud can infusion the fog with a chemical that will change monsters human. And that is the only thing Fog cares about. He urges Cloud on varies occasions to make it happen. Cloud works with them secretly, why? Because what’s so bad about you monster wife knowing your trying to end the existence of monsters? Yes, she doesn’t know. But how can he be sure? And what if she finds out. Cloud is extremely tight lipped. He works with the Reverses to make his plan. And this takes time a lot of time. And even more secrets. His daughter Sunny becomes more and more violet. Ever sense she was younger she wanted to fight. To kill what she’s thinks are “monsters.” She becomes a monster hunter. But in reality a Human hunter. Her mother Sky is so proud of her and supports. While Cloud watches in horror. He’s not sure what to do. Does Sunny really think she’s training to kill monsters? Or does she know. Sky tries her best to get something, anything out of Cloud. But he is impossible, he won’t say anything to her. Sky is like the foundation of their family and if she can’t get through to her husband, how can they work together? It’s almost impossible without communication. Cloud thinks not telling them is best, it will be what’s best for the family, what’s best for humanity. If he’s right, then being silent was truly the best option. All his secrets, all his undercover work. Every choice, all well thought out. Would finally have paid off. But if he is wrong. Then everything he did was backwards and when humanity might have and a slim chance at surviving the monsters. He has now put the final nail in the coffin. And has doomed all of humanity. But Cloud is certain he is doing the right thing, but how can you know if your perspective is clouded... unless you ask? |
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Hug GoodbyeAn unemotional daughter gradually learns how to bond with her dad. |
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Thorn-Hill's SmileWhen a stripper, Onyx meets a photographer at a party, Mylan Thorn-Hill. He becomes infatuated with him, becoming Mylan's muse. |
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PinakiDilemma of a boy about gender identity through his life. |
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CHBA female-led short inspired by actual events. An ex-government agent decides to become a Customs Broker in Miami and start a new life. Her transition from employee to freelancer demands strong determination and perseverance. |
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This Is Where We Say GoodbyeA husband reminisces his marriage as he saying goodbye to his dying wife. |
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The Suicide RoomA troubled man tries out physician-assisted suicide and faces what led him there |
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Hello Baby GirlA Young woman is senselessly killed by a remorseless drunk driver. Her father is overcome with grief until he connects with an old friend. Support turns into a plot for revenge. |
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GERIATRIC PARKA young man with a dark past finds a job as a Handyman in a nursing home. He plans to turn over a new leaf, when he meets the girl of his dreams. But the treacherous dealings of a corrupt administrator make it almost impossible for him to stay out of prison when he becomes involved in a diabolical scheme to murder the residents of the home. |
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A Cracker in East HarlemJIMMY J is 50 and has lived in the same East Harlem building for more than half of his life. Now, it's the summer of 2020 and in addition to a pandemic, the neighborhood is coping with a surge in crime, widespread closing of small businesses and ongoing construction of new housing. But for JIMMY J, his biggest challenge is dealing with a pair of interlopers who have judged he doesn't belong there. Script Excerpt |
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George and Matty's Lunch Date from HellA couple meet on Facebook and make a lunch date that quickly becomes a nightmare for both. Script Excerpt |
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Ghost in the BathA woman, who refuses to believe a curse exit on the house she has just closed on, discovers there’s more to be concerned with than the ghost in the house while soaking in her new farmhouse bath Script Excerpt |
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The life once livedThe life not lived is about a scientist named Doctor Conners who created a memory device called Ganesha that can allow people to remember who they were in a past life. His life changed when the people who used the Ganesha device slowly resulted in his downfall. Script Excerpt |
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THE ELEVATORWhat was originally supposed to be a short trip for two strangers to each other is disrupted by the arrival of a third person. |
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Out of timeOut of time is about a struggling musician who runs into a disgraced talent agent from Hollywood. His life changes after the disgraced talent agent installs a remote bomb on his ankle and now he has a limited time to become successful or die. Script Excerpt |
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Only HumanOnly human is about a homeless man that doesn't know he's really a Dog. His life changes when he finds out the truth about his existence and gets mixed up with the ghost of a serial killer. Script Excerpt |
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Robo-vac ChristmasThe holidays, a robot vacuum cleaner, an ornery cat, a first date, COVID... what could go wrong? |
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A Holy Cow! ConfessionA middle-aged Irish priest listens to the confession of a young American priest, who, though devout in his beliefs, seeks to make a radical change in the manner of his expressing his devotions. Script Excerpt |
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A Guy ... With SpiritA Valley Girl’s romantic rendezvous, arranged through an online dating service, results in a menage a trios that is literally out of this world. Script Excerpt |
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Incidental MusicAt a party, a famous director is the only one that hears a variety of film scores that goes with his actions. Script Excerpt |
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Gay West, Young Man, Gay WestA gay cabaret back in the day. Script Excerpt |
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SoapThe bar is full but no one speaks or looks up from their texting, instead they stare down at their phones like zombies, until Jasper walks in and provides words for a muted soap opera on the large TV screen. Script Excerpt |
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Your Secrets Will Get You HighWhen a loud woman on a bus inadvertently starts a full-fledged AA meeting, she gets more than she bargained for. When the bus stops for a dinner break, all hell breaks loose. Script Excerpt |
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Jesus CalledThree women, one of whom is seeking what lies beyond death, live on a chicken farm in the rural South and attend a funeral for their neighbor who was eaten by a hog. While no clear answer is provided, two of the three come to a somewhat better, although humorous, understanding of life. |
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Baby's GoneTwo neglected toddlers look on as their new baby brother is taken from their motel room, as the mother watches. Baby's Gone is a short taken from my memoir, Riding in the Backseat with My Brother; currently a book but soon to be a feature screenplay. Just awarded semi-finalist for the New Millennium competition. Script Excerpt |
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RoommatesWhen two roommates find their third roommate dead in his room they panic, realizing they could be suspects, then spend hours getting drunk letting their imagination go wild, until the authorities show up. Script Excerpt |
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Poor Lord Ritchie's AnswerMedieval Lord Ritchie in his original tale of his descent into madness in a surreal world that is either hallucinated or actually a wizard's revenge. Late great actor Rutger Hauer chose the short story version of this for his 2004 contest, of which this screenplay was developed from. This screenplay in part once formed the core of "Gray and Lover The Hearth Tales Incident" (along with "Sarah" & "Popsicle Death", also hosted here). Ritchie's prequel story is, "Breaking on Cave Island", available in an anthology with other authors, about the younger Ritche as pirate, tried escaping authorities through a haunted cave tunnel system. |
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YOU'VE SAVED MY LIFEModern medicine is wonderful. Too bad if you disagree. |
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Third FiddleThe Holy Spirit, who is frustrated with getting third billing all the time and has become jealous of God and Jesus, seeks therapy from a psychiatrist that has troubles of his own. Script Excerpt |
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Colorado LobstersBrilliant but troubled MIT grad seeks revenge on the greedy criminal Nuclear Power Plant manager who murdered his dad, when he takes over his dad's old job. Things go downhill from there. Add in some abused pharmaceuticals and... what could go wrong? |
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SarahAlzheimer in The Twilight Zone. Grandma Sarah suffers a debilitating disease that is only the beginning of her family's nightmare. This screenplay in part once formed the core of "Gray and Lover The Hearth Tales Incident" (along with "Poor Lord Ritchie" & "Popsicle Death", also hosted here). |
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Post Your Script Here!CIRQUE D' ETOILES
*** Russian astronaut, thrown out of the space program, hijacks a space taxi going to the International Space Station.
THE SOCIAL POLICE
Twenty years from now, an FBI agent patrols the social media.
Price of Oil
When a British nurse fights to save the life of a Persian teen - who is sentenced to death for the brutal murder of an American diplomat in 1924 Tehran - she encounters a British spy’s cover-up in an elaborate web of international espionage, pitting British against Russian against American operatives in a game of political power.
The SOMMELIER
At his family's secluded vineyard, a restaurateur must outwit a sociopathic wine expert, solve his father's murder, and rescue his fellow guests, after a tasting event turns into a deadly game of revenge.
Child of the Disappeared
Maria Waite is dying and has little time left to come to terms with a tragic past and to find the child that was stolen from her at birth.
Only Human
Only human is about a homeless man that doesn't know he's really a Dog.
PITTSBURGH PHIL
Biopic of Pittsburgh Phil, a notorious mafia hitman in the 1930’s, who juggles love, the law and life, while lusting to be at the top of his profession.
Colter's Run
Based on a true story, John Colter becomes a legend during the early days of the American frontier due to his adventures in the Yellowstone region and encounters with dangers that lead to an arduous eleven-day, two-hundred mile flight across the wilderness in which he has only his wits to survive.
LIKE PULLING TEETH
In 1910 a New York City dentist accidently finds himself with a second job as a private investigator, and when during a simple divorce case he eavesdrops on one of the biggest country-changing secret meetings, he becomes a dangerous loose end.
and The Devil called!
The Devil is so confident of being accepted by God`s chosen-one he appears as himself with gifts and, `you will be my bride`.