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Great Place to Hide a Bodyby Diane Hill
Past and present collide on a lonely deserted road, as two women from different eras decide to travel the same path. Beware the caution sign up ahead! It suggests more than just a dangerous curve in the road!
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
8 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
8 pages
Demonicby Aaron Liebman
After driving out three demonic spirits from a young girl, an elderly exorcist and his priest son must defeat the same spirits who in a weakened state have possessed three other separate individuals in a quest for revenge. But instead of simply murdering the pair, the demons have much more sinister plans.
Genre: Horror
32 pages
Genre: Horror
32 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: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 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
Antonby NG
A blind man is going to be a champion of boxing.
Genre: Drama
40 pages
Genre: Drama
40 pages
The Wu Tang Project or Death Gameby Fassinou Ange
A great Fighter, Wu Tang, is obliged to fight dangerous and pitiless adversaries through different rooms to save his son and his wife, captured by the Creator of the Death Game project.
Genre: Action/Adventure
30 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
30 pages
Corbis Number Unknownby Ben Scarlato
A young ill woman discovers a mysterious bar code on the palm of her hand and an android from the future tells her he knows how to reverse her illness caused by her dead father.
Genre: Sci-Fi
21 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
21 pages
Found on Easterby Justin M. Sloan
A boy watches his mom cover a bruise with makeup and is told to go look for Easter eggs when the mom’s abusive boyfriend arrives. But the boyfriend stashed something in the bushes on the way into the house, and when the boy finds it, the abuse comes to an end.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Upstairs at Ted'sby Paul Prendergast
When Millie is awoken at 3am by blaring 1970s music coming from the apartment above, she angrily storms up the stairs. The only problem of course is there's a reason the apartment upstairs has been closed off and vacant for the last 30 years and its charming former occupant seems to have returned.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
20 pages
Of Going Forth by Dayby Anne Wingate
In an exhibit room in the Cairo Museum, the kas of a pyramid-age pharaoh and his favorite concubine argue bitterly, in prose-poetry and modern dance ballet, about his murder of their four-year-old son; but Isis gets the final word, and it is of peace.
Genre: Artistic
20 pages
Genre: Artistic
20 pages
We Need a New Refrigeratorby John Porter
An irritable middle-aged housewife is sick and tired of almost everything, and her sympathetic husband knows why.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Family Valuesby Tom Deiker
œFamily Values -- Dark Fantasy. In a post-perdition world a family hides from cannibals in a city sewer system. 1 scene, 1 location (abandoned tunnel, subway, or sewer), 9 pages. Cast of 3: Parents plus daughter. No CGI/SFX. Adult topics: incest, cannibalism, menstruation. ©WG1636320
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Genre: Horror
9 pages
We Didn't Start The Fireby Cheryl Laughlin
A chance meeting between a wealthy teenager running illegal credit cards and a street-smart, fire breather’s assistant sparks a night of understanding, acceptance, and brutal confrontation.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Never Judge a Book By Its Coverby James Collins
Pugnacious gent chastises a young woman whom he believes to be a œBig Issue vendor, but in a surreal twist of fate her true vocation comes back to bite him in the backside.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Genre: Drama
3 pages
The Bearcatby Nathaniel Grauwelman
A private eye, at the end of his days, helps a young woman find her lover before he's hunted down by the mysterious crime boss the Bearcat.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
19 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
19 pages
Janeenby Kevin Bui
An angry young man, troubled with his girlfriend, takes an unexpected advice from his uncle.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
You're a Lifesaver, Georgeby John Porter
A young man's dinner is interrupted by four telephone solicitors and one friend.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
The Universal Codeby Ange Fassinou
After having lost his memory, an ex CIA agent is pursued by other pitiless agents... because of the "Universal Code", a top secret disc where many important data have been placed.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Pale Fleshby Dena McKinnon
An undead finds solace with a group of goth teens, but can he control the hunger?
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Pickyby Barbara Thomas
A support group meeting for adult picky eaters takes a deadly turn when a new member confesses she is engaged to a fusion chef.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
The Lureby Sandra Bolton
A free spirited male teen struggles with the loss of his grandfather with a special memory he holds in his hand while his father soothes an aching heart.
Genre: Family
12 pages
Genre: Family
12 pages
Ava's Nest Eggby Barbara Cromie
The choices kids make set them on a path of misery and destruction. But sometimes redemption hides in the most surprising places.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Celesteby Tim Hammersley
An exiled angel imprisoned on earth is forced to confront her keepers when she falls in love with a young man.
Genre: Horror
28 pages
Genre: Horror
28 pages
The Horror Seriesby Ange Fassinou
A Young couple discover a mysterious book that leads them to live horrible and dangerous adventures.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
40 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
40 pages
Chipsby Tyler Curran
A boy's slight speech impediment makes for an interesting night when he mispronounces the word "lays" attempting to get a bag of chips.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Recoveryby R. Allen Giles
A nervous repossessor dreads his next job, then feels even worse when he learns that the messy event will include an item bought by a loving father for his kids.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9.5 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9.5 pages
One Kind Actby Jason Clowers
Some say the ones who live their lives unselfishly, are often the ones who face the most unjust hardships.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Space Buckaroosby Ann McDowell
While fleeing a revolution on a distant planet, three black aliens hear a transmission asking for all œspace aliens to come to Burbank and audition for a TV show. When Queen Nerak is told an audition is a type of competition she decides this can be a way to prove she is still powerful. When she , the spaceship’s captain and her android win the competition without anyone dying she decides Earth can be hers.
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Genre: Animation
7 pages
The Coolest Guys in the Worldby David Nelson
A group of dimwitted teens work together to find their friend a date for the prom.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
The Museby Michael E Berg
The wife of a disillusioned writer discovers her role never changes even when the story does.
Genre: Romance
2 pages
Genre: Romance
2 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
Pet Funeralsby Marqus Bobesich
A documentary team follows a day in the life of an eccentric woman who runs a pet funeral business
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
The Violatorsby Matthew Swartz
A simple pit stop in the wilderness turns macabre for three drug couriers
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
19 pages
Dead Societyby James Pickering
A fractured family respond to the news of an outbreak of zombies in the town in very different ways.
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Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Til There’s Nothing Leftby Alexander Ruben
When his teenage daughter becomes terminally ill, a former street fighter must return to his old brawling ways and make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure her survival.
Genre: Drama
30 pages
Genre: Drama
30 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
Who Caresby Michelle Muldoon
A confrontation between a belligerent drunk and a homeless man has disastrous repercussions.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Disciple of Deathby Frank Hayslip
A young woman is chased through the dense forest by a deranged killer.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Why Do I Put Up with You?by John Porter
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed young man.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Triumphby Mark Rupprecht
A washed up, recluse, super hero is offered a job by a recruiter representing a city in need of a hero, giving him one last chance to prove who he was.
Genre: Action/Adventure
30 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
30 pages
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