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A young rebellious Bahamian slave risks it all in order to get freedom for an entire plantation even if it means losing her life.

Genre: Drama
24 pages
I Just Want to Knowby  Evan Avtal
Teenage girls get hit on by their managers at work. One of the girls has grown tired of the passings and tells her psychotic boyfriend who takes it upon himself to retaliate. It gets out of hand.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
Calondriaby  Jason Young
A former reality TV show producer receives a mysterious offer that could change his life forever.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
The Promiseby  Robert Cox
Paul and his best gal pal Mac have been the closest of friends since kindergarten, but when Paul gets cold feet at the thought of marrying his boyfriend Richard, she tries to convince him that the two of them are in love and he should go through with the wedding as planned, since there is an important promise to her that he must keep.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
12 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
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
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
A greedy trick-or-treater learns to not tempt the Grimlock. Produced writer.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
A drama-thriller about a girl's depressed bored life in the middle of a never ending battle looking for a way out, and one day she finally receives just that.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Quest of the Ancientsby  Warren Fast
A Dark Age warrior embarks on a journey to recover an ancient magic foretold to protect his people from all enemies only to find that it may be too powerful to control.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 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
Tired? Then come on in to the Silverwood Lodge where you may Rest In Peace.

Genre: Horror
24 pages
If You Go Thereby  Stacy Alynn
A German doctor and his Jewish wife spice up their marriage with kinky sex, but have trouble keeping it a secret.

Genre: Comedy
37 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
Rest in Pieceby  Sheri Tor
The investigation surrounding a series of killings focuses on a domestic abuse shelter, a stalking husband and an ear on one of the victims that forensics says isn't his.

Genre:
25 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 Horror Writerby  Kevin Revie
A horror novelist discovers his new muse.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
A young woman finds herself trapped inside a grimy basement. She eventually discovers her torture is her captor’s amusement.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Little Red Takes a Rideby  K. Drake Streetman
A modern retelling of the classic fairy tale, with a redneck pedophile and a savory twist.

Genre: Horror
15 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
A horror/dark comedy that provides a warning to any man who even thinks about doing wrong to his woman.

Genre: Horror
1 pages
A chance encounter in a bridal shop -- years after dumping her fickle alpha male college boyfriend -- finds a naive former cheerleader listening to him proclaim that he's a changed man, though his actions (and thoughts) prove otherwise.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
6.5 pages
Breakfast In Memphisby  C J Walley
Two small town bounty hunters debate the merits of being more adventurous while getting breakfast in a city diner.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Today`s Menuby  JR.Fuentes
Today`s Menu. By JR Fuenntes Martin accepts an employed like mess attendant, in a small restaurant, called œ Le Tournedó œ where go strangers diners without suspecting, that he¦ forms part of the menu. Genre : Horror Comedy Duration: 11 minutes. Special tribute to the actor and his character Marty Felmand in The Young Frankenstein

Genre: Horror
11 pages
Afghan of Doomby  L. C. Cruell
Afghan of Doom (Dark Comedy/Horror) With the best gifts, it really is the thought that counts. (7 pages, 2 locations) Finalist, Shriekfest and Gimme A Break Contest

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Destiny Is Written on a Train Ticketby  David Sueiro
They say that destiny is written. But who would have thought that sometimes it can be written... on a train ticket.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Queen of the Nerdsby  Bill Wood
Keith left Trenton and became an underground punk legend. A gig forces him to visit his hometown after deliberately avoiding it for years. Once there, he finally has the opportunity to tell his high school crush how he felt about her. Unfortunately, she has not changed at all since high school and that completely turns him off.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
30 pages
We Won Lotto, Or Did We?by  Alex Sarris
This is a true story based on the bizarre events that took place on the night of the Lotto draw. Could this family become millionaires or was it just their fate?

Genre: Drama
7 pages
A man who finds his life too boring slowly realizes that he is actually crazy and living in a world he created to escape his insanity.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 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 Marriage Workshopby  Eric Ingram
An acrimonious couple sits down at the dinner table for a no-holds barred conversation about their dying marriage. One of them may not make it out alive.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
The Green Pebbleby  Elisa Pasquali
Jeffrey finds a beautiful, emerald-green pebble in his elementary school's playground. What he doesn't know is that the Army is desperately looking for it at that very same moment.

Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
A 20 year old single mother with a rough past and present is accused of murdering her young son, and is vilified by media sensationalism and investigative judgment to the point of false conviction.

Genre: Drama
40 pages
The Condemnedby  J. Simon Allen
In 1867 Montana, a young mercenary leads a potentially innocent man into the wilderness to dig his own grave.

Genre: Western
12 pages
Who's On Secondby  George Klembith
Everyone remembers the famous sketch "Who's On First" but no one remembers Who Was On Second? Now we finally find out... or do we?

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Haunting For A Bargainby  Kelvin Wong
A short psychological suspense/thriller/horror in the tradition of Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone. A young, first-time home-buyer couple is lured into buying a bargain-of-a-house when a resident spirit begins to torment their infant baby and drive the couple apart. Optioned in 2013 but since expired, this single-location script is once again available.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
My 2001st Incarnationby  James Chilson
A stuffed toy duck learns the joy of not talking too much, and the importance of listening more.

Genre: Family
6 pages
Legendary Fistby  Fassinou Ange
Kung Fu meets Gladiators.

Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
A Vietnam-era GI, toiling away in his personnel office under the scorching Texas sun trying to please his nervous, ineffective lieutenant while keeping a fire-snorting master sergeant at bay, learns the true meaning of œThe Lord helps those who help themselves.

Genre: Comedy
27 pages
The Forever Curseby  John Witcher
A love sick vampire seeks an end to his life when he finds his true love cannot be embraced. One location and four characters.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
 
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