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Petrifiedby Tron Griffin
After being left home alone a teenager named David tries to escape from a strange little girl. This screenplay was named an Official Selection and Finalist at the prestigious 2013 Beverly Hills Film Festival.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Genre: Horror
5 pages
For I Have Sinnedby Sheri Tor
A young boy’s prank has dangerous repercussions when he plants a tape recorder in the neighborhood congressional and overhears a local shop owner confess to murder.
Genre:
15 pages
Genre:
15 pages
Expiration Dayby Erica Vogel
A woman consumed by a fear of expiration dates learns to survive in an expiring world.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
8 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
8 pages
Winter Coverby Christine Whitlock
The husband and receptionist meet a cold end to their tryst.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Life Connectionby Stoyan Popov
Logline: A connection that defies boundaries.
Project Synopsis:
Sean is enjoying the football game on television as he receives a text message.
As the conversation unfolds he discovers that true friendship knows no boundaries.
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Heart Rateby Alan Barkley
When a male and female cop enter an abandoned building looking for a cop killer, they are soon hunting each other. Lots of action- on foot - no car chases. Winner Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, short film category.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Headsmanby Steven Langridge
An executioner in 17th century England, struggles to keep his head, whilst all around him lose theirs.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
All's Quiet on the Eastern Frontby Rosie Cross
When a soldier walks the wrong way to the front lines of war, he finds it very quiet.
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
23 Minutesby Penny Minor
When a fired employee goes on a shooting rampage, a group of employees must put aside their differences and work together to survive the next 23 minutes.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
26 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
26 pages
The Night Captainby Cal Barnes
An aging bellman works night shifts at a mysterious hotel in hopes of finding his daughter that dissapeared from the same hotel fifteen years prior.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Cloned White Tigerby Roshdy Ahmed
A tiger secretly cloned to be super smart, breaks out, kills who cloned it and lives with a research and circus lady who knows nothing about it's being a massive murder creature until it starts its killing frenzy before her eyes.
Genre: Horror
26 pages
Genre: Horror
26 pages
Killer Viewsby Alan Barkley
When a realtor and a prospective buyer view a California coastal home, their past connections lead to complications and conflict . one location. 2 female characters.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Spider Daddyby Wayne E. Johnson
A strange spider bites a divorced father on a weekend outing with his young son and, on Halloween, his son
finds he has more to fear than costumed ghouls and goblins when he arrives at Dad’s for trick-or-treating.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Medusa Melrose: Drag Queen Hypnotistby Dexter E. Williams
A Hollywood-bound drag queen hypnotist gets stranded in a small New York town and befriends a family whose teenage daughter is an aspiring hypnotist.
Genre: Comedy
28 pages
Genre: Comedy
28 pages
The Man With Red Eyesby Cleveland Gilreath
Detective Sondra Elizondo experiences a life changing night when she encounters the supernatural power of her immortal grandfather, who happens to be God's hitman, engages demons in a brutal battle to the death, and learns there is more to her family line than dreams could ever envision. (Faith based story)
Genre: Horror
19 pages
Genre: Horror
19 pages
Hoover High Dress Codeby Tom Deiker
œHoover High Dress Code - Comedy. High School counselor has to deal with a tutu-ed galoot, burka-ed Baptist, goth cheerleader. 1-scene screenplay, simple set (office), 11 pages. Cast of 4: 1 woman: 2 coeds, 1 male student. NO CGI/SFX. General audience. ©WG1636320
Stageplay version performed at Huff Theatre, Ankeny, Iowa.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Forget Me Notby Jill Sachs
Terrified of growing senile, an aging Chemist injects himself with a lethal poison that will terminate him if he Ever forgets to take his daily antidote.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Silver Woodby Jeremy Breitenbach
Tired? Then come on in to the Silverwood Lodge where you may Rest In Peace.
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Genre: Horror
24 pages
Fine Lineby Bobby Boyd
In the realm of good and evil, right and wrong and love and hate, there is a fine line between Heaven and hell. For those with tortured souls and minds on the edge of reality, from the belly of the beast comes an angel from hell, taking any shape or form to tempt the wicked to cross.
Genre: Other
29 pages
Genre: Other
29 pages
GhxSqWDqZby Idris
Scifi-Thriller. It's The Abyss meets Cloverfield. In a post-apocalyptic world, a leader of a dtinrifg navy militia encounters a rampant disease on his ship and must go to the depths of the sea to a fallen city to recover a cure but finds it leaked into the water and evolved lab creatures into monsters that threaten their survival.
Genre: NULL
GIef pages
Genre: NULL
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Sneaking Outby Ronald Fordham
A subversive, one-location comedy screenplay that involves two college students who hang at their friend's house late at night while their friend is playing video games and does not know that they are there.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Home Invasionby Francis Jay & C.B. Liffer
A single mother returns home to find another family who claims to live there. (A short psychological thriller by a writing team with a recent spec sale.)
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
A Wonderful Day at Billy Boyby Charles Webb
Billy Boy is a new concept in boy dolls. Its success could change the world by helping boys develop their "feminine" side. To idealistic call center supervisor Agneta, this is a dream job. Unfortunately, it is a dream she is about to be awaken from by members of Pod 13.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
The Interrogationby Richard Anthony Dunford
After years of hunting, a serial killer and a detective are finally face to face; locked inside an interrogation room and off the record.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Genre: Drama
16 pages
This Is Daisyby Jason William Spencer
An awkward girl and her pet duck move cross-country to take care of her ailing and Laker-loving Grammy.
Genre: Comedy
35 pages
Genre: Comedy
35 pages
The Houndby Gregory G. Sarno
Centuries-old origin of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary hound unfolds in a self-contained excerpt from the feature-length œCurse of the Baskervilles, a modern rendition of the classic novella.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Oneby Mark Davidson
A greedy trick-or-treater learns to not tempt the Grimlock.
Produced writer.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Lost for Wordsby erick alwora
A random act of kindness lands a white expatriate software engineer working for the United Nations in Kenya in the forest, stripped down to his his designer underwear. He was last seen by one of his wife's friends being kissed by a beautiful Lady in his car in rush hour traffic. He speaks with a heavy stutter and is not just lost but Lost for Words.
Genre: Action/Adventure
39 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
39 pages
Static!!by Bryan Carrier
The first night in a Newlywed's house turns horrifically wrong as another world opens up to them through their mirror.
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
The Chipby Brian Shell
Minimally-invasive nanochip-implants enable convenience, ease, pleasure, and pain when Picosoft CEO, Gil Bates, shows mankind still hasn't created a weapon it has not used.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
The Roadby Charles Webb
A hidden road in the woods leads to tomorrow.
Genre: Artistic
6 pages
Genre: Artistic
6 pages
Lepidopteraby anthony cacchillo
Six beautiful young women emerge from a spaceship in Mission, Texas, on the Mexican border. Human in every aspect except for their large butterfly wings, they are seeking butterfly specimens to bring back to their planet, Lepidoptera. A young teenager, Adam, sees and befriends them; but the US military arrives and secrets them away. Unseen, Adam grieves, and vows to go to their rescue.
Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
6 pages
The Breakupby Ryan Weir
A day in the life of a man trying desperately to understand his girlfriend and her mood swings. Since it is her birthday he tries not to be confrontational. In the end, his patience, or lack thereof, literally takes the cake.
Genre: Comedy
13 pages
Genre: Comedy
13 pages
The Fame and the Furyby Felix Guadalupe
A cynical, video game clerk, must babysit a crazy Hollywood couple, in order to unlock a briefcase, that contains one million dollars.
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
The Zombie Who Liked Fred Astaireby Jason K. Allen
A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire. (Produced writer; previous short won Best Screenplay at 2014 San Diego Film Awards. See my IMDB profile for credits.)
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Undead Loveby Virgil Wade
Can a married woman and a zombie make love work or will decay tear them apart?
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
A Ghost of a Chanceby Michael E. Berg
Three boys sneak inside an abandoned house to make contact with the deceased owners and discover something wicked still resides there.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
A Guinea Pig Christmasby Leia Lawrence
A herd of guinea pigs celebrate Pigmas with popcorning, wheeking, and lots of pea flakes until the lettuce disappears. They must venture from their cage and face their fears, like the great wooden floor, to find the culprit!
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Barracudaby Marcia Goetsch
A gifted star ship pilot risks her reputation and her life for one final run to get the drug that enhances her.
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Two Bites of the Cherryby Barbara Cromie
They say "what goes around comes around" and sometimes this works in the most intriguing way.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
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