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Why Cows Are Contentedby  John Porter
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A middle-aged cow explains why she and her sisters are contented, even though they end up as hamburger and baseball gloves.

Genre: Animation
4 pages
Chipsby  Tyler Curran
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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
The Mailboxby  Jacob N. Stuart
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An elderly man with dementia holds out hope in hearing from his estranged family, only to find what he's been waiting for has already arrived. ONLY 10 PAGES, 1 LOCATION, 3 CHARACTERS.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Herbie and the Snowboogiemanby  Charles Webb
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Herbie made a snowman. Now the snowman is making mayhem. Only Herbie can stop him. If he really wants to.

Genre: Comedy
44 pages
Fat Larsonby  K. Drake Streetman
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A weight-loss motivational speaker uses gross-out tactics and a dirty secret to help people shed unwanted pounds.

Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Quest of the Ancientsby  Warren Fast
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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: Sci-Fi
11 pages
Family Valuesby  Tom Deiker
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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
The Legacyby  Susan Hahn
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A confused woman driver pulls up to a ramshackle hotel. After registering, she is ushered into a "viewing room," where the incidents leading to her situation gradually unfold on screen. She is then left to her final destination.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Why Do I Put Up with You?by  John Porter
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A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed young man.

Genre: Comedy
5 pages
The Woman from Estero Bayby  Michael Fawcett
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When a seaside town’s new woman doctor examines the bizarre body of a woman pulled from the open sea by a hard-up fisherman and his two sons, she becomes an even greater curiosity than the dead woman herself.

Genre: Sci-Fi
29 pages
The Undercoversby  Mark Rupprecht
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An Iconic American rock band, who are also spies, attempt to help a German scientist escape East Berlin in 1986

Genre: Action/Adventure
8 pages
Night Attackby  Christine Whitlock
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Remote farm, lone woman. An old farm woman getting ready for bath is attacked.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Betwixtby  Tom Deiker
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"Betwixt" -- Ghost Story. I think one of us might be dead. Is it you ... or me? 1-scene (garden or porch), 8 pages. Cast of 2, grandmother and granddaughter. Optional special effect (walking into a shimmering light). General Audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay version performed at Huff Theatre, Ankeny, Iowa; and at The Producers Club, New York.

Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Lapsedby  Vanar Jaddou
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While under interrogation, a mysterious Manhattan boss journeys through his memories to recall the events leading up to an unsettling murder. Genre: Surreal crime thriller

Genre: Other
25 pages
Pale Fleshby  Dena McKinnon
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An undead finds solace with a group of goth teens, but can he control the hunger?

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Winter Coverby  Christine Whitlock
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The husband and receptionist meet a cold end to their tryst.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Gone Fishingby  Jason Clowers
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While fishing, a young boy named James meets an unexpected visitor.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
The Ranch Houseby  Eli Black
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Following his sister's unexpected suicide, her estranged brother finds himself trapped on her secluded ranch, facing off against her unhinged, grief-stricken husband and a psychotic groundskeeper.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
33 pages
Haven't We Met Before?by  Kevin Silva
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A bewildered director preparing for his latest beach party movie discovers that female characters from the script are haunting him. 3rd Place - 9th American Gem Literary Festival - 2012

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
24 pages
Medusa Melrose: Drag Queen Hypnotistby  Dexter E. Williams
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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
PROJECTIONby  Steven Laflamme
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Jacob, a student in a screenwriting workshop, is experiencing delusions as the class becomes more and more manic until finally everyone is yelling and screaming. In the end we realize that Jacob and the students are actually patients in a psychiatric ward and the teacher is actually the doctor.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Never Judge a Book By Its Coverby  James Collins
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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
The Joy of Christmas Eve Shoppingby  Tom Deiker
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"The Joy of Christmas Eve Shopping" - Farce. One check-out lady, one endless line, one hour till closing: Joy! Joy! Joy! 1 Scene (department store), 14 pages, 17 actors, several extras, a few pratfalls. Adult humor. ©WGAW1691421.

Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Petrifiedby  Tron Griffin
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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
Only So Much Moreby  Bobby Bell
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A harassed woman contemplates revenge after finding a pistol and silencer discarded by a fleeing criminal.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
6 pages
Traumatic Disorderby  CJ Walley
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A hiker in the Mojave Desert runs into an ex-army girl who believes she's back in the combat zone. An insight into her life shows she's suffering from PTSD.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Old Cyrusby  James McCormick
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An old man is promised youth and his old love back but begins to suspect this supernatural deal might have some serious strings attached.

Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Jesus Calledby  Sandra Jones Cropsey
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Momma, Sister and Ivylee attend a funeral for their neighbor who was eaten by a hog.

Genre: Comedy
25 pages
The Clean Up Crewby  Darren J Seeley
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In an unoccupied room, three present day hotel employees have to follow a strict set of rules and a ticking clock as they clean up a tub filled with blood, under the supervision of a phantom detective who died in the 1940's

Genre: Horror
13 pages
Speechlessby  Jez McMillan
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A stalker discovers another stalker is watching his object of desire. Elements of black comedy.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Exorcistsby  Fassinou Ange
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Exorcists try to save a possessed girl... But the demon seems to be more powerful than what they thought.

Genre: Horror
40 pages
Statistics Are Never Wrongby  Chris James
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A statistician calculates solutions that save lives on city streets every day, but when his dear mother's life is on the line his numbers just don't add up. After she dies under the knife following his advice precisely, what will he do?

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Zomboliby  Dan Beckerman
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A pizza parlor owner must fight for his life when his fresh baked Strombolis turn into ravenous killer Zombies. A Zombie movie with a "touch" of Italian. *Produced Screenwriter " Lifetime Network 2008 - Script Produced - Lifetime Television Hollywood Movie Deal Competition - 1st Place PBS series - Writer Scriptapalooza - Finalist

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Hero Lifeby  Mark Rupprecht
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(action / adventure / sci - fi) A neglected homeless man learns how to use his ability to astral project with the help of a mentor and becomes an unknown hero to a city that treats him like an outcast.

Genre: Action/Adventure
30 pages
Meatby  David Harkus
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At a farm that rears specialty 'livestock' two animal rights activists are held by the owner desperate to keep his secret safe. 4 lead actors. Farm location.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Good Luck Todayby  Paul William Fitzsimons
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On the morning of a big business presentation, Dan must battle a troublesome alternate self for the winning/losing of his day.

Genre: Other
4 pages
The Craziesby  John Rae
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A young receptionist at a plastic surgeon's office wanted nothing more than to have the afternoon off to celebrate her birthday. Instead she must fight ghosts, demons, and her pain-in-the-butt boss when a patient claims her breast implants are possessed.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Witch Huntby  Janet Goodman-Clarke
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Magic and politics prove to be strange bedfellows in this sendup of economics, the McCarthy trials, and the current political atmosphere...

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Afghan of Doomby  L. C. Cruell
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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
Appleby  Lisa Kucharski
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An Angel is tempted by an apple.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
 
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