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Serial Killerby Alex Sarris
A serial killer wanders through an unlocked door to take out his evil revenge on an unsuspecting victim.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
2 pages
Tirailleurby NG
The story of three african brothers who go for World War II.
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Sneaking Outby Ronald Fordham
A subversive, one-location comedy screenplay that involves two college students who hang at their friend's house late at night while their friend is playing video games and does not know that they are there.
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Genre: Comedy
9 pages
The Duluth Mysteryby Haralabos Prassakos
Two enslaved adults whose existence is unknown to the outside world are forced into a life of crime.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Froggieby Marjory Kaptanoglu
A young woman who finds her frog prince has mixed feelings about him. (2 pgs; award-winning shorts writer)
Genre: Animation
2 pages
Genre: Animation
2 pages
Keep Connectedby Susan Hahn
The head of the KEEP CONNECTED TALENT AGENCY receives a phone call the propels to wrap a reality show that has been 75 years in the making.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
11 pages
Santa in AAby George Klembith
If he's gonna make it through another year Santa needs help - in AA.
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Asylumby Janet Goodman-Clarke
A young man in the 1890s is sentenced to an Asylum for the crime of love. Will he survive the loneliness and the brutality - or are worse things waiting, behind those walls? Mental institutions make for strange bedfellows...
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Raptby Anton King
An unlikely romantic relationship forms.
Genre:
8 pages
Genre:
8 pages
Cash Offers Onlyby Karla K. McNeese
When a young woman puts an ad on Craigslist to sell her ex-boyfriend’s leather jacket, she must deal with her sadness and overcome rejection in order to find love again.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Appleby Lisa Kucharski
An angel is tempted by an apple.
Genre: Other
7 pages
Genre: Other
7 pages
The Eavesdropperby Charles Webb
On a late night train ride, a comic book loving kid over hears a sinister plot.
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Jesus and Buddha in an Elevatorby Ian Thurstan
Jesus and Buddha meet in an elevator after years of not speaking following an ill-fated Ping-Pong match. Due to the economic recession, Jesus now works at a coffee shop and Buddha is a yoga teacher at the gym, pump and flex. When the elevator breaks down leaving them for hours with nothing but beer and one another’s company, a series of bizarre conversations and dialogue begin.
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
The Eleventh Questionby Michael McLarty
A jobless man responds to a want ad for a psychological experiment. He is asked to make eleven choices, but each one raises the stakes higher.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
All Night Dinerby Frank Hayslip
A peaceful night at the dinner until he came in. 8 pages - 7 actors - one location
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Swim Into The Unconsciousby Dexter E. Williams
A young lady undergoes hypnosis to discover the reason behind her recurring dreams of a past incident at the beach.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Don't Worry About Meby Tom Deiker
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. (Based on an actual incident at an Atlantic City casino, June 9, 2008) ©PAu3494658
¢ Stageplay version performed at The Producers Club, New York.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Dave is Downby Alan Barkley
After a very bad day, Dave tries to take the easy way out... over and over again. Little dialogue, has the feel of a silent movie.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
The Ultimate Manby Diana Suber
Hilarious and unexpected œglitches ensue when a brilliant single woman takes matters into her own hands by building herself the ultimate man.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
17 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
17 pages
Morning Sicknessby Kathy Coman
A drama about a single mother, Casey Howard, who wakes to discover her children are missing.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Genre: Drama
4 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
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Kappa Delta Dieby Eric Ingram
After the death of a friend, a frat pledgee and his girlfriend are interrogated over her death. One of them is guilty.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
The Surpriseby Amy Auburn
Five sperm are on their way to catch an egg. As they swim up the canal, they make a few discoveries about each other and about themselves.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Double Crossby anthony cacchillo
A young woman in the Federal Government's Witness Protection
Program is given a position in a hospital far away from her home. She is tracked down by an assassin hired by her jailed ex-husband whom she had testified against. But the male hired killer, after seeing and talking with her, finds himself falling in love, and his mission becomes compromised.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Beingby Wolfgang Wright
A lonely farmer attempts to nurse an alien back to health, and in the process, heals himself.
Genre: Sci-Fi
22 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
22 pages
Calondriaby Jason Young
A former reality TV show producer receives a mysterious offer that could change his life forever.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Coffee Shop Loveby Nathan Grauwelman
An awkward, unadventurous barista throws caution into the wind when he meets Grace.
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Easy Way Streetby Ronald Fordham
Two-location script involving two partying couples who are attacked by a ghost-like young girl while they are parked in a remote area.
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Behind Youby Nathan Ludwig
A retired widower's recurring nightmare about his daughter's death becomes a frightening reality when she disappears for real. As he begins a chilling search for her, he realizes someone or something is following his every move.
Genre: Horror
29 pages
Genre: Horror
29 pages
On the Boxby Peter Ray Field
An ambitious New York psychiatrist desperate for research funding becomes obsessed with a patient whose family controls a massive pharmaceutical fortune.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
A Slip In Timeby Lisa Kucharski
A woman struggles with the loss of a friend.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Death Orbitby Si Dunn
In a mining colony courtroom, a young law student volunteers to defend an indigent ice miner facing the death penalty.
Genre: Sci-Fi
15 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
15 pages
Who Do You Love Betterby Nick Yeh
A female radical social activist discovers that the whole political activity is nothing but a hoax soon after she kills her fellow activist and lover.
Genre: Action/Adventure
7 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
7 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
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 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: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Boyfishby Robert Hamilton
Gay comedy: a guy gets a fish so he can learn how to commit to a man.
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
What Happens When You Dieby Robert W. Hazel
One page short. A dark comedy.
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Rose's Warby Mike Donald
As the St Valentines Day Flower Massacre approaches, a plucky hothouse ROSE is determined to save her family. Joining forces with the other plants and insects in the greenhouse they combine talents to defeat their human captors against all the odds.
Genre: Animation
30 pages
Genre: Animation
30 pages
Dark Snowby Ronald Micci
A woman with a history of sexual frigidity overcomes her fears of emotional intimacy at an office Christmas party, only to be confronted by bitter jealousy on the part of her maiden aunt.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter
In a song, two cowboys mourn one of their own.
Genre: Musical
5 pages
Genre: Musical
5 pages
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