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A horror/dark comedy script about a rich young man who sells his soul to a mysterious old stranger for a drink of water

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Night Attackby  Christine Whitlock
Remote farm, lone woman. An old farm woman getting ready for bath is attacked.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
John sits alone in an empty theater to wait for a Greta Garbo film to begin, and then Kathy, a stranger, sits next to him. Confrontation ignites; technical problems delay the screening, humor, and then this couple share surprise revelations.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Rumpled: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskinby  Mark Littleton
The Prez needs money and Sawanna can weave straw into gold through Rumpelstiltskin but when she offers her first baby to him, things go haywire. Funny, with 9 more bizarre fairy tales to follow.

Genre: Animation
10 pages
A Hit man offers his victims options - A Hemingway Special The Sylvia Plath Heath Ledger Cocktail So many choices, but you're still gonna die!

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
A Pair of Silk Stockingsby  John Porter
Based on Kate Chopin's short story, this fantasy shows how an impoverished young mother takes care of her three little children and herself, too.

Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
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Genre: Musical
44 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Poker Gameby  Robert C. Frostholm
A man, substituting for a player in a poker game, may get more than he bargained for.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Scare the Little Trick or Treatersby  Steve Prevosto
A married couple want to scare trick or treaters with a frightful CD playing on their front porch speakers. But when they carve pumpkins found growing within a graveyard, the paranormal and horrific spirits invade their house and terrify them instead.

Genre: Horror
23 pages
As Life Goes Byby  Chris Ossman
Some say you remeber everything about your life before you die: Do you really?

Genre: Drama
5 pages
A daughter grows up after her soldier father commits suicide. (Veteran issues, short)

Genre: Drama
3 pages
Sadie Hawkinsby  Stephen Camelio
In this teen-adventure-comedy, a high school girl's life turns into an action film when she decides to ask a popular boy to a Sadie Hawkins dance.

Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
After the Fogby  Justin M. Sloan
When a teenage girl rows out to an island in the lake by her house, she discovers a boy she thought dissapeared long ago, and learns she must help him to escape the island if she hopes to save herself.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
A Day in the Shark Tankby  John Keckhaver
Unprovoked, a predator takes two innocent lives on the street.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
The Purchaseby  Kenneth Lemm
Seemingly insignificant purchases have major impacts on the lives of five New Yorkers.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Alley Cat Catastropheby  Alice Albrecht
I created this series. It starts with a Christmas book, then the carnival book then on to the toy store... with other scenarios in store. This would make a great Pixar or Disney series, but I need to make a short. Are you and animator? Lets team up.

Genre: Animation
24 pages
You're Only As Youngby  Ramona Baillie
A teen influences an old woman's life when she gives her an ipod.

Genre: Comedy
5 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: Comedy
12 pages
Working Lateby  Elisa Pasquali
Dr. Sandra Daley is the only employee left one night at the Gelmer Biotech Building. So who is making all those other noises? Suspense/Horror/Thriller. Low budget, one location. Twist ending. Strong female lead.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
A prisoner awaiting his sentence is given the chance to take his life back - but at a price.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Deep and Subtle Darknessby  Andre T. Hibler
A mediocre detective conducts an inept investigation that falsely incarcerates a well respected, Christian financial officer while the real culprit goes virtually unnoticed. Meanwhile, the accountant's son, as a result of this debacle, may loss his well deserved scholarship to Dallas Seminary.

Genre: Drama
40 pages
Mr. Spooky and the Typewriter from Hellby  Ben Scarlato
An insane ringmaster and a serial killer wearing a rabbit mask take several teenagers hostage.

Genre: Horror
13 pages
To Have And To Holdby  Darren J Seeley
On the eve of what would have been their wedding anniversary, a distraught man makes love to his wife again, despite her passing on months before

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Wank Bankby  Chris Leonard
Andy still pines for the love of his life who dumped him two years ago. When he accidentally meets her again he considers calling her, setting off a chain of events that build to a bittersweet climax.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Spousal Protection Programby  Eric Ingram
A husband-in-hiding recounts the last days of his turbulent marriage and his harrowing escape from his deranged wife.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
The Book With No Nameby  Alan Adler
A book that hungers for stories finds suspense in its blankness and tragedy in the whiteness of every page.

Genre: Animation
9 pages
Letting Goby  Justin M. Sloan
Two young men ride the chairlift while snowboarding, but when they reach the top their boards aren't there and when they look for them, they find their own bodies. They must overcome their issues to move on.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
The Ghost of the Aztec Princessby  kathleen Stevens
This intriguing tale revolves around two Students who embark on a trip to Central America to research ancient ruins in a remote valley, supposedly haunted by the ghost of an Aztec Princess wearing a wedding dress, the reason for which will soon become apparent when one of them suddenly disappears without trace, culminating in his friend's realization that the former is the Princess's deceased lover from a millennia ago, reincarnated.

Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
An unscrupulous journalist uncovers the secret of a health guru’s seemingly eternal youth but quickly realises he’d have been better off never knowing.

Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Two Sides of the Same Coinby  Cleveland Gilreath
If your two kids were murdered and you were forced to kill your wife, could you forgive the one responsible or would you exact your revenge? (Faith based story)

Genre: Drama
16 pages
The Three Cartsby  Charles Webb
A grocery cart thief teaches 15 year old Amy the truth about the real world of work.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
The Walawacker's Big Breakby  Charles Webb
A dead stranger in their bathroom may be the best thing to ever happen to the bad luck Walawacker family.

Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Everything is Realby  Chris Ossman
A new homeowner discovers a box containing what looks to be a million tiny parts and a set of assembly instructions in his new garage. While attempting to put it together, an old man (his new neighbor) is passing by and knows what the mysterious machine is and what it can do.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Bar Sceneby  Robert Cox
A man wakes up in a bar with no memory of how he got there. The only other person there is an enegmatic bartender and no way out.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
Macho Menby  Tom Deiker
"Macho Men" -- Dark Comedy. Trucker is harassed by bikers at a bar, retaliates where it hurts. 1-scene, 11 pages. Cast of 4: 3 men, 1 woman. Simple set (diner), biker costumes, no special effects. General Audience. ©PAu3516296 Stageplay version performed at the Producers Club, New York, New York.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Man of His Dreamsby  Virgil Wade
When a man realizes that the gruesome murders committed by a faceless serial killer in his dreams are real, he knows that he must go to sleep to save the next victim.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Fear the Nightby  William Blackmon
A college student studying myth and religion in school has a real-life supernatural encounter.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
The Caretakersby  Peter West
The owner of a Funeral Home in a rural town harvests the body parts of his unsuspecting caretakers, including their dog!. Twist ending. Black humour. One primary location. Minimal cast. Potential for sequels or extension to feature.

Genre:
17 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
The Deputyby  Alan Barkley
In frontier Arizona, a Sheriff must confront an unpredictable felon barricaded in his house with his young wife as hostage. 4 characters. 1 location. 10 pages.

Genre: Western
10 pages
 
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