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A woman refuses to pay a ransom demanded by her son’s kidnapper. On her own, she decides to set him free.

Genre: Action/Adventure
20 pages
Dreaming Peter Weaverby  John Keckhaver
A boy genius finds enough revenge, pleasure and room to create in his dreams to help him through the drudgery and malevolence of the real world around him.

Genre: Drama
12 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
I'm The Bossby  Ramona Baillie
A little boy learns that winning comes through compromise when a baby sister arrives.

Genre: Family
5 pages
The Execution of Emily Jane Rumzicby  Allan Love
A young woman on death row confronts her demons moments before being executed. Macabre forces take control of her body and mayhem ensues. Hell hath no fury!

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Hellth Careby  Rick Markus
Getting on the Homeland Security 'no-fly' list means air travel is no longer an option. Getting on the Obamacare 'end-of-life' list means breathing is no longer an option.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Crave Until Beautyby  William Stockton
An artist explores the depth of his supermodel girlfriend's Adderall addiction.

Genre: Drama
29 pages
My Best Friend's Leoby  Fassinou Ange
The story of Leo, an E.T. whose mission is to protect Doctor Spielberg and his daughter Sasha because of a great extraterrestrial secret.

Genre: Action/Adventure
45 pages
Test Shortby  Sean Douglas
This is only a test by InkTip. -InkTip

Genre: Action/Adventure
15 pages
Memory Lineby  Aatish Thakerar
In a future where ˜memory line’ software allows its users to revisit their memories, the technology’s billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence.

Genre: Fantasy
23 pages
The Monster Insideby  Mike Trentacosti
A terrified young woman escapes someone or something in the woods, but the house she stumbles upon only prolongs her nightmare.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Not Long For This Worldby  Matthew Swartz
A young boy has an unsettling experience with his dying father that he will never forget.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Don't Worry About Meby  Tom Deiker
"Don't Worry About Me" - Comedy. Klutzy emergency rescuers almost kill their patient when they try to rescue a handicapped person who fell down an elevator shaft. 1-scene (hallway elevator), 7 pages. Cast of 2, with off-stage voice-overs. General audience. ©PAu3494658 Stageplay version performed at The Subjective Theatre, Des Moines, Iowa.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
The Dead on my Backby  Ismail Yildiran
A tough criminal is haunted by his crew he double-crossed.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
A group of egotistical woman attending a brunch are too consumed with their own problem to notice the mushroom cloud outside the window.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Between Floorsby  Mark
Jack and Erica are stuck in an escalator. They've just broken up. They have no way to get out, until a security guard arrives and tries to save the day.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Gay comedy: a guy gets a fish so he can learn how to commit to a man.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
The Queen At Restby  Stuart Creque
After a long and happy life, Queen Ella has passed away. Her Fairy Godmother and her other friends pay their last respects.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
There's No Audition For Deathby  Marla J. Hayes
When a couple rehearses a death scene before a big audition, it ends unexpectedly... and badly. Note: this script was a FINALIST in the 2013 Extreme Screenwriting Short Script Contest.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Roadkillby  Warren Fast
Two cold blooded killers, one male, one female, meet on the open road, each targeting the other as the next victim, both unaware of the other's intentions.

Genre: Drama
21 pages
Shades of Greyby  Chris Love
A psychiatrist intent on proving the existence of the Devil interrogates a young man at a pool hall who claims to be Satan himself. During the course of their conversation however, both men come to realize that good and evil aren't as cut and dry as they once thought. There are shades of grey, and they create who we are.

Genre: Drama
43 pages
A young woman who finds her frog prince has mixed feelings about him. (2 pgs; award-winning shorts writer)

Genre: Animation
2 pages
Christmas Day in No-Man's Landby  kathleen stevens
Two Ex-Servicemen, one British and one German, meet for the first time since Christmas Day, 1914, in the trenches of the Western Front, when they recall the traumatic consequence of that unforgettable day, a day when enemies became friends.

Genre: Action/Adventure
31 pages
Justice For Allby  Robert Frostholm
When three friends meet up after work for a drink, this girl’s-night-out evening takes a twisted turn for one of them when her over-indulgence results in tragic consequences.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
The Last Timeby  test1
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Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A young man is tormented by an evil voice within his head...the voice of something within his pregnant wife.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
While Temping at the Car Wash Companyby  C. Martinelli
Pina needs the money from two more weeks of temp work to pay for her studies. But her latest temp-post looks doomed to last one day. Pina fails to connect with her eccentric supervisor, and inadvertently upsets the woman's fantasized romance with a company salesman. Will Pina earn the difference in romance? 1 LOCATION, 3 PRINCIPLE CHARACTERS. Fun, romantic, strong female roles, looks much bigger than it is with the use of off-camera characters. 17 pages.

Genre:
17 pages
Morning, Sunshineby  Daniel Duane
A woman murders her cheating boyfriend in her sleep.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
When She Went Awayby  Kevin Silva
A writer reveals part of the mystery about his lost love to a pot farmer whose wife is in jail.

Genre: Drama
23 pages
A hunger for more. Feeding on the innocent. Innocence strikes back. (Haiku)

Genre: Horror
2 pages
A young woman finds herself in a quandary after the Devil’s matchmaking service comes up with her perfect match. (Top 5 finalist KCWIFT; 10 pgs.)

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
The Eternal Optimistby  John Porter
You break a lamp, plug up the toilet, get jilted, and get fired, but tomorrow is another day, right?

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Outta Timeby  John Whetstone
An inspirational road trip to "Back to the Future" filming locations causes a down-on-his-luck L.A. screenwriter to reconsider his decision to give up on his dream.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Over My dead Bodyby  erick alwora
A Nerd uses magic to protect his bag of Doritos from the clutches of a bully.

Genre: Fantasy
5 pages
The Unwanted Guestby  Tron Griffin
Mike wants his mother in law Ruth out of his house against his wife disapproval. A fun and funny short screenplay with a surprise ending. This screenplay can be shot on a very small budget with only three locations needed a kitchen, living room, and bedroom.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Doctor Zout Is In -- Episode 5.by  Tom Deiker
Vaudeville Parody. Lecherous physician and her hunk nurse take on the medical scourges of hypochondriasis and removing surgical sponges. 1-scene (Doctor's office). 13 pages. Cast of 3: 2 women, 1 man. No CGI/SFX. Adult language. ©WG1636320

Genre: Comedy
13 pages
The Doorby  S R Shuja
A man obsessed with home security goes too far and loses way more than just sanity.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
13 pages
A young woman travels back in time and struggles to change her past before it stops her.

Genre: Sci-Fi
38 pages
Back Homeby  Fassinou Ange
After many years, a man decides to come back home, but he finds out that he missed a lot of things.

Genre: Family
3 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
 
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