The Scream List
"A Year-Round Discovery Platform for Horror and Dark Genre Screenwriters"
The Scream List is the premier tracking board for short horror, sci-fi, and thriller screenplays emerging from the Killer Shorts coverage service. Unlike traditional annual lists, entries are added in real time as scripts earn a Recommend rating, giving industry professionals immediate access to killer material. A blood-slick preview of the next generation of genre storytellers.
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The Death Row Cook
Short Screenplay | Horror | 16 Pages
Out on parole and assigned to work at a diner, a death row cook hopes to reconnect with his estranged daughter, but first, he has to make it through a chaotic and increasingly surreal shift.
by Jessica James
RequestA Soul for A Song
Short Screenplay | Drama | 24 Pages
During the intermission of his 25th Birthday Bash, a jazz trumpeter learns the Devil has come to collect on a deal he doesn't remember making.
by Sikon Toure
RequestThe Cockatrice
Short Screenplay | Horror | 15 Pages
A cocky salesman attempts to scam a lonely woman in her strange suburban home, but his routine pitch is derailed when he hears a terrible sound coming from the back of her house.
by Taylor Shofner
RequestAnswer Man
Short Screenplay | Horror | 13 Pages
Maisie thinks the Answer Man is just a silly slumber party game, but when a mysterious man appears on the other end of her phone, she begins to worry that it is actually something much, much more…
by Lucy Foster
RequestWhat Remains
Short Screenplay | Horror | 13 Pages
After mercy-killing her terminally ill husband, a grieving woman seduces an old flame—only to ensnare him in a deadly ritual where desire fuels resurrection.
by Sam Das
RequestGuess Again
Short Screenplay | Horror | 1 Page
A simple game of cups between a boy and his cruel grandfather takes a deadly turn.
by Liam Fitzpatrick
RequestWeakness Leaving the Body
Short Screenplay | Horror | 1 Page
When a man’s smart home refuses to let him leave until he achieves his “ideal” body, his pursuit of perfection spirals into a nightmarish struggle between flesh, willpower, and programming.
by TJ Berry
RequestNothing Yet
Short Screenplay | Horror | 1 Page
A relentless ghost hunter goes to extreme lengths to prove there is life after death.
by Colby Helton
RequestGift from the Moon
Short Screenplay | Horror | 10 Pages
On Halloween night, a mother returns to the playground where her child died to attempt a moonlit ritual for one last chance to see him again—no matter the cost.
by Ashlie McCormick
RequestTrash Day
Short Screenplay | Horror | 24 Pages
After missing trash day, Russell must go to extraordinary measures to catch the garbage truck; after all, there's a body in his trash bin.
by Rose Vatel
RequestThe Boy in the Orchard
Short Screenplay | Horror | 15 Pages
A game night between distant friends takes a nightmarish turn when the host’s newest game is revealed to be an ancient evil.
by Sean Reidy
RequestDark Tumble
Short Screenplay | Thriller | 6 Pages
While looking for entertainment while doing laundry, a horror fan must escape a new horrifying podcast bringing its story to life.
by K Fernandez
RequestChanging
Short Screenplay | Horror | 13 Pages
A young aspiring fashion designer experiences a night that changes the course of her life forever.
by Melissa Perez Gelt
RequestFeeding The Foxes
Short Screenplay | Horror | 5 Pages
A lonely elderly woman feeds the local wildlife, but at what cost?
by Ross Lovell
RequestOnly You
Short Screenplay | Horror | 8 Pages
A nighttime mall janitor dances while he cleans, unaware that he is not alone of the danger that lurks in the shadows.
by Seth Kelman
RequestThe Shaft
Short Screenplay | Horror | 1 Page
A lone space explorer faces a climb to survival unlike any other.
by Jose Cruz
RequestThat's Not Mason Gladwell
Short Screenplay | Horror | 20 Pages
Alex finally gets deadly revenge on his high school bully, but when the bully somehow returns to school, he knows his nightmare is far from over.
by Dakota Lasky
RequestHow Was Your Day?
Short Screenplay | Horror | 9 Pages
Dorothea is forced to navigate a dark world, full of figures from Filipino folklore, in order to rescue someone who might not care to be saved.
by Sapphire Sandalo
RequestThe Bonding
Short Screenplay | Horror | 21 Pages
A young couple struggles with a violent new reality after one of them becomes a Werewolf.
by Vincente DiSanti
RequestButtons
Short Screenplay | Horror | 5 Pages
Given a hard choice forward and an easy way out, a button anyone can press could shape the future of humanity.
by Benjamin Luk
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