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The Unwrapping
Horror Short Screenplay | 25 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A set of twin brothers devise a plan to rob an elite victorian family blind under the guise of a 19th century mummy unwrapping ceremony, but all goes to hell when an ancient incantation brings the mummy to life.
by Patrick Mediate & Aaron McLane
RequestThe Night Runner
Horror Short Screenplay | 10 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
On one of his nightly running sessions, a man finds himself being chased by another runner who looks exactly like him.
by Dominic Hart
RequestThe Door
Horror Short Screenplay | 15 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A mother grieving over her daughter's disappearance struggles to move on after she becomes obsessed with a mysterious door that appears in her house.
by Alexander Seltzer
RequestTake 177
Horror Short Screenplay | 14 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
After a director's cruel methods result in his lead actress committing suicide, a film crew must keep him in check to complete the shoot while supernatural revenge stalks the set.
by Justin Moritz & Parker Foreman
RequestStarlight
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
The crew aboard a deep space freighter awakens from hypersleep to discover that their craft has been boarded by an unknown entity.
by April Rouveyrol
RequestShelf Life
Horror Short Screenplay | 19 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
While an eager-to-please new hire struggles to navigate a toxic work environment, she discovers a dark secret about her employer.
by Miyako Fuqua
RequestSelf Image
Horror Short Screenplay | 8 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A woman buys an AI workout mirror to grow confident, getting more than she bargained for during her total body transformation.
by Jackie Perez
RequestSampson & Delilah
Horror Short Screenplay | 15 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A painful secret from a man's past manifests in the form of a growth on his shoulder and slowly reveals itself in strange and disgusting ways.
by Eric Warren
RequestRetrograde
Horror Short Screenplay | 10 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
The latter stages of Brian’s life are seen through increasingly fractured birthday parties. As his health deteriorates and his memory fails, he learns what is truly important to him.
by Simon Laurence Doyle
RequestNothing's Final
Horror Short Screenplay | 21 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
When a woman helps a beloved family member sell his home and relocate, she discovers unsettling truths when an uncanny visitor turns up at their door with other plans for the house and its owner.
by Gwendolyn Hulet
RequestNight Of The Living Vacuum
Horror Short Screenplay | 9 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
When a mysterious green powder brings a vacuum cleaner to life, a gay couple has to escape their mom and pop vacuum repair shop before the sentient cleaning tool can suck out their insides.
by Christian Green
RequestMUSKREALM.JPG
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A helpline operator has a work day from hell when she receives a call from a man trapped in a Tesla.
by Eric Robinson
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Memories of a House
Horror Short Screenplay | 19 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Two couples move into the same haunted house during different time periods, where memories of their past weave into one another, blurring the lines of what is real or memory, ghosts or grief.
by Joshua David Matthews
RequestLOVELY GIRL
Horror Short Screenplay | 15 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Cathy learnt young that the world likes 'lovely' girls. But now that she's a woman, she doesn't think she wants to stay lovely for much longer...
by Lucy Foster
RequestLady Parts
Horror Short Screenplay | 9 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
When Iris thinks of Ellie, she gets wet. Very wet. She’s heard it’s normal, but this seems different. And when you’re in high school, different can be dangerous.
by Ariel McCleese
RequestLady Midday
Horror Short Screenplay | 15 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Krys loves Anja but Anja's dead, now she's Lady Midday.
by Ben Woodiwiss
RequestJust the Three of Me
Horror Short Screenplay | 19 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Ben, a young advertising copywriter, suffers from missing memories. It’s as if his life is being mysteriously edited. Where do his fun times go? Are they being stolen somehow? And what does this have to do with the serial killer stalking London’s late night buses?
by John Platt
RequestIt's OK. He's Friendly.
Horror Short Screenplay | 25 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A man looking to escape his troubled marriage goes on a weekend backwoods hunting trip. But the trip takes a strange and scary turn when he encounters a freakish dog and an even freakier community.
by Brian Menz
RequestIs Your Husband Home?
Horror Short Screenplay | 7 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Right before they go away on their trip, Seema's parents leave her strict instructions to ensure her safety - not from burglars or miscreants, but something far more sinister.
by Mayanka Goel
RequestGet It!
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
While driving his daughter to school, a suburban dad discovers something else that is growing up faster than he would prefer.
by Jeremy Weiner
RequestEden
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A black man sneaks into an underground museum that presents African-American slavery to its white guests in a disturbing art form.
by Tiyan Newman
RequestDUST
Horror Short Screenplay | 10 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
When a Dust Bowl refugee seeks shelter in an isolated homestead, the massive dust storms become the least of his worries when the eccentric homeowner is not what he seems.
by Kareline Castor
RequestDrinkwater
Horror Short Screenplay | 13 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
In the wild west of 1881, a wanted outlaw must defeat the demonic spirit of a long-dead criminal in a shot-for-shot drinking competition to save his own life and free the town of its curse.
by Shaun O'Loughlin
RequestDon't Eat From The Machine
Horror Short Screenplay | 10 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
On a late night drive, a divorced dad and his kids encounter a strange vending machine with a warning not to eat its unusual snacks.
by Phillip Walton
RequestDO NOT OPEN
Horror Short Screenplay | 12 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
After discovering a pair of vintage walkie talkies left behind in their new house, a father and daughter play an unsettling game of “hide & seek” that threatens to shatter the small family forever.
by Brian Barnes
RequestDISPOSE
Horror Short Screenplay | 7 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Carol has just committed an awful deed. Hiding within a vast, vacant warehouse, she thinks she's in the clear... but her fragile mind plays tricks on her. Is the paranoia pure delusion, or is her safe house not so safe after all?
by Rachel Cylie Gross & Stanley Swindling
RequestClean Kill
Horror Short Screenplay | 6 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Two scavengers in a post-apocalyptic wasteland encounter something horrifying after they raid a small supply settlement.
by James Furlong
RequestBuck's Big Break
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
A disgruntled, unemployed biracial actor living in Los Angeles kills other actors who vaguely resemble him. When one of his victims gets an audition, he decides to impersonate the dead man with the hope of finally getting his big break.
by Danny Rogers
RequestBlood Trench
Horror Short Screenplay | 17 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
In the midst of WW1, two British soldiers discover an ancient evil lurking in an abandoned German trench.
by Jack Carey
RequestAmor de Mi Vida
Horror Short Screenplay | 25 Pages | Season 4 | Semifinalist
Following the unexpected death of his fiancé, Manny, decides to do the unthinkable by embalming his former bride and passing her off as a mannequin.
by Jenessa Rivera
RequestImposter
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 3 Winner 🏆
A young girl happens to catch a glimpse of Santa Clause and what’s left under the tree may surprise her.
by David Bettencourt
RequestFamily Album
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 3 Winner 🏆
An old man adds a new memory to his family photo album.
by Marko Pandza & Jason Kerr
RequestC-Section
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 3 Winner 🏆
A husband struggles to support his wife through a bizarre medical procedure.
by Jeremy Jackson
RequestUpshot-Knothole
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
The residents of a nuclear test site get ready for an atomic sunrise.
by Georgina Bowley-Moriarty
RequestThe Butzemann
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
When a mother brushes her son's teeth, singing to him a seemingly harmless kid's song, she evokes something evil.
by Jule Jessenberger
RequestStaring Contest
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
A young girl faces off against an unseen entity in a high-stakes staring contest.
by Phillip Dishon
RequestHaunted
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
A young boy struggles to fall asleep.
by Maria Wilson
RequestFreeze
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
A boy plays an unfortunate game of freeze tag with his cousins.
by Evan Baughfman
RequestDischarged
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
While waiting to be discharged from the hospital, a young girl meets a mysterious nurse delivering an unexpected prognosis.
by Christian Curry Akuna
RequestAngler's Kin
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Top 10 Finalist 🎖️
A Father-Daughter fishing trip on the Yangtze River turns tragic with a change of bait and a new perspective.
by Jason Fink & Brandon Fink
RequestThe Hereafter
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Honorable Mention
When a man stalks a woman jogging at night, she flees for her life through a cemetery.
by Devi Bhaduri
RequestPoking Dead Things with Sticks
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Honorable Mention
Cecil likes to poke dead things with sticks. He's good at it.
by Jason K. Allen
RequestGummies
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Honorable Mention
A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her bedroom to show her cruel mother how sugar and spice don't equal nice.
by Michael Clifton
RequestD.O.A.
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Honorable Mention
A man wakes up in an ambulance, handcuffed and unable to speak.
by Joshua Heaton
RequestComplications
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Honorable Mention
A battered and pregnant woman must rely on her wits -- and what's growing inside -- to survive a horrific hospital hallway.
by C.J. Redfield
RequestTouch Glass
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Semifinalist
A young boy strays from his class trip at the aquarium when he finds something unexpected in one of the exhibits.
by Jonathan Moncayo
RequestTic-Tac-Toe
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Semifinalist
A father finishes his child's tic-tac-toe game.
by Cody Sousa
RequestMorning
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Semifinalist
Jessica has spent the night and now it's time for breakfast.
by David Malcolm
RequestDelivery
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Semifinalist
A man receives a strange package in the mail.
by Leonard Johnson
RequestCursed
1 Page Horror Short Screenplay | 1 Page | Season 3 | Semifinalist
An elderly woman decides to get revenge on a nurse that’s mistreating her.
by Marisa Martinez
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