64 by 
Harry Bekris (Short, Horror) - Seth, a young boy living with his mother finds a Nintendo 64 in his dad's basement. Him taking it was the worst idea he ever had.  (pdf) 
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#You Are Dead by 
Luis Garza (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another. In this short, a clumsy psycho killer uses Snapchat to scare and kill his new victims, two dumb high school girls who are having a sleep over.  8 pages  (pdf) 
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#You Are Dead 2 by 
Luis Garza (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Sequel to the produced screenplay #YouAreDead. Five friends find themselves in a deathly situation after they are directly targeted by Instagram user SerialKiller69. A horror movie spoof. (This movie stands on its own and it is not necessary to watch or read the first short) 15 pages  (pdf) 
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2020: The End of Days by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) - An old man finds a disturbing videotape which shows a remote wooded area and a secret meeting of mythical creatures -- a meeting which predicts the grim future of mankind. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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30 Seconds by 
Jamie Trouncelle (Short, Horror) - When a group of friends' game of 30 Seconds gets taken over by some psycho, the friends need to outsmart this villain before their story turns into another Horror Movie. 35 pages  (pdf) 
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Abracadavre by 
T. J. Frost (Short, Horror) - Inspired by Call of Duty's Nazi Zombies, four survivors must team up to save themselves from certain death at the hands of the undead.  32 pages  (pdf) 
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Allured by 
Pii Anttonen (Short, Horror, Gothic) -  An eerie castle, dribbling candles, a lost officer and a bunch of ghosts. You know, the usual stuff. 7 pages, 7 characters, G rating  (pdf) 
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The Anniversary by 
Sean Elwood (Short, Horror) - After communicating with his dead wife through a ouija board while staying at a secluded cabin, a man returns back on their anniversary in hopes that he will get to meet her one last time. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Answers by 
Simon K. Parker (skp1987) (Short, Horror) - Working for a local well known gangster Til is used to getting answers from men who normally wouldn't talk. But the arrival of a new suspect will change everything and Til's poorly lived life will now catch up to him. 19 pages  (pdf) 
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Anthology of Shorts: Part 1 by 
Matthew Chisholm & Alex Cooper (Short, Horror, Experimental, Abstract) - An anthology of short scripts from participating writers Matthew Chisholm and Alex Cooper. These short scripts are a bizarre and twisted look into a strange world where coincidence is lethal, dreams are deadly and when it rains, nothing gets wet. The short stories include Mobile Phone, The Curious Case of Ian McGraw, Snow Globe, The Dream Disease, Kathy Keyboards and The Holiday. 30 pages  (html) 
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Apt Femme by 
Kai Undrell (Short, Horror) - A delivery man finds himself the hostage of an unstable woman who is looking to find the perfect man, by any means necessary… 35 pages  (pdf) 
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Astonishing by 
Patrick Sweeney (Short, Horror, Comedy) - A spunky young witch and her wisecracking sidekicks uncover an astonishing family secret while battling a zombie apocalypse. Plus, bunnies! 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Baby by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A new mother who wishes she never had her child is met by an evil demon who offers her the chance for that wish to come true. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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Bad Trip by 
Dirk Visser (Short, Horror) - Two bank robbers, held up in a motel after a job goes south, find their loyalties shifting after they are visited by an unexpected guest. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Beast by 
Simon (Short, Horror) - A one Location horror short, when her ex boyfriend and roommate Luke brings a girl back  to house after a night of drinking their one night stand turns violent, locking her in his bedroom but suffering a blow to the head, Ella and David their other roommate will have to work out who's telling the truth when two different stories for what happened are told. 17 pages  (pdf) 
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Blackout by 
Luke Mepham (Short, Horror) - After getting a jigsaw puzzle without a box from a garage sale, a Woman spends her night putting it together only to find out what true horror really is. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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The Blackout by 
Akhileshuvar (Short, Horror, Thriller) - A innocent couple was about to rest their end of the day to finally to sleep but they have something unimaginable lurking in their basement, watching, waiting and ready… 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Bliss by 
Jesson Kinder (Short, Horror) - A family struggles to survive a fast-spreading virus that transforms those infected into smiling, murderous maniacs. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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Blizzard by 
Christopher Brown (Short, Horror) - After getting kicked out of the house, a man holes up in his cottage during the winter. But a blizzard is coming. And something much worse. 24 pages  (pdf) 
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Blue Tube by 
Jakim Wong (Short, Horror, Thriller) - The country's fastest water slide is rapidly filling up with water and the state's best lifeguard is trapped inside. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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Boys Night by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - To re-unit the old crew, Ben's two best friend team up to get rid of his girlfriend so that they can return to their beloved lads nights out. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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Bride Slayer, The by 
Rajesh Bhardwaj (Short, Horror) - Three American tourists are on a train looking for the ultimate horror story until they meet Anil who tells them the tale of the Bride Slayer. Who is Anil? How does he know this story?  8 pages  (doc) 
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Bruja by 
Benjamin Pearce (Short, Horror) - Set in 1979, Natalie Wright is a troubled teenage girl who is unable to get over the death of her parents, who were murdered in their house over a year ago. She lives with her two friends in an apartment across town from her old house. However, she slowly starts to become drawn to the house. After she goes and looks around in her old house, she discovers her parents were part of a coven of witches and were murdered by the notorious Warlock Stills, a witch hunter hired by witches to kill witches, after the parents murdered the powerful and infamous Sirena Quaid for using her powers for evil. Now the spirit of Sirena Quaid wants Natalie's soul so she can live again. However, not only does she have to save her soul, she has to save her life when the coven of Wiccan worshipers discover she knows about her parents and want her dead to keep the Covenant remaining a secret to the world. 66 pages  (pdf) 
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Buckets of Blood by 
Sean Elwood, Jams McClung, Pia, Jordan Wiebe (Short, Horror) - Four tales of horror all in one gruesome package.  Ninjas, vampires, the living dead, a vengeful spirit, and a cannibalistic sexual predator.  Four times the thrills, four times the terror, get ready for Buckets of blood. 119 pages  (pdf) 
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Bug Out by 
Adam Nadworniak (Short, Horror) - Without giving away too much of the plot the storyline is pretty much two old friends meet at a bar after six years of not seeing each other and how it can go from good times to one horrific moment really fast.  11 pages  (pdf) 
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Bus of Doom by 
Philip Whitcroft (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - Two high school students attempt to make money with a 'Fright Car' on Halloween. They are upstaged by a greedy Demon Trader with a far more sinister 'Bus of Doom'.  (pdf) 
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Cackle by 
Michael J Kospiah (Short, Horror) - A woman and her daughter are awakened by hysterical laughter outside of their rural home. Who would be outside this time of night in the middle of nowhere? And why are they laughing? 13 pages  (pdf) 
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The Cell by 
Devon Kessler (Short, Horror) - Four college students enter an abandoned prison for a class project. When one student discovers and unleashes an ancient entity, is bent on killing them. 28 pages  (pdf) 
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A Child Outside by 
Chris Keaton hosted by 
Chris-Keaton.com(Short, Horror, Thriller) - A mother pays the ultimate price to rid her life of demons. 4 pages
This is a disturbing short (under 10 minutes) no blood, gore, or on screen violence. Limited location and only 3 actors, only 2 with lines.   (pdf) 
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The Children by 
Omar (Short, Horror) - When a series of gruesome murders arise, Detective Sandy is called to investigate. Her troubled past is the key to finding the murderer.  29 pages  (pdf) 
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Chime by 
Robert Kohler (RJKohler) (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - On the eve of Halloween, the town of Windsor is visited by unexpected guests. Two teenagers find the truth as the clock strikes 12:00 AM, but will it be too late?  (pdf) 
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Cleanup Crew by 
Darren J Seeley (DarrenJamesSeeley) (Short, Horror, Dark Comedy) - 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. 13 pages  (pdf) 
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Colijah and Eustis and the Shamans Curse trailer 2 by 
Jeremy S. Noe (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Four friends accidentally unleash an ancient Native American Shamans curse, which turns them into flesh craving zombies. They go on a feeding frenzy in the tiny mountain town of Rolling Hills, TN, turning the townsfolk into flesh eaters as well, but two elderly friends take it upon themselves to defend the town and destroy the Shamans curse. *This is the second trailer written for the feature that's in the works. I changed the title, which may change again later on*  6 pages  (pdf) 
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Colijah and Eustis VS The Redneck Zombies by 
Jeremy S. Noe (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Colijah and Eustis, long time friends, take it upon themselves to protect the town of Rolling Hills, TN from flesh craving zombies, awakened after teens looking for a "unique" place to get high disturb the remains of an ancient Native American Shaman. 2 pages  (pdf) 
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Come Saturday Mourning by 
Sandra E. Watson (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - A greedy salesman falls further under the spell of money when he offers to assume the legacy of a haunted house, but his gold digging has repercussions- for his family and for the town.  (pdf) 
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Confession by 
James Austin Mccormick (Short, Horror) - A priest's past actions come back to haunt him and there's going to be HELL to pay. 7 pages
Production: One main character (the second is off screen and is merely a voice) and a single location which is so dark it could be shot anywhere. I tried to write this as a microbudget script which could be shot in a single day and with one actor and one location.  (pdf) 
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The Cruelest Lie of All by 
Sean Killian (Short, Horror) - A lonely male vampire searches in vain for the perfect woman to spend eternity with, only to find he can't have eternal love without paying the ultimate price; staying immortal forever.  18 pages  (pdf) 
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Cuba Road by 
CJ Vecchio (Short, Horror) - Five teenagers on a dare to disprove an urban legend, makes the fatal mistake of cruising down the haunted Cuba Road. 25 pages  (pdf) 
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Curfew by 
Adam Nadworniak (adamthemovieguy) (Short, Horror) - In a city plagued by youth violence the city has to use its final deterrent. all youths under eighteen are implanted with a device called the CUREFEW which will make sure they don't leave home after sundown. if they do they get four warnings and then after the fourth warning the device in the youths head explodes killing. 17 pages  (pdf) 
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Dark Birth by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A wealthy couple out on date night come to the aid of a teenage girl giving birth in the back of a van, but what she gives birth to isn't human. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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Dark Date by 
John Cowdell (Short, Horror) - A young woman soon discovers the dangers of online dating when she invites a handsome stranger back to her apartment after their date. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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Dark'ning, The by 
Nick Miranda (Short, Horror) - Based on an original short story, THE DARKNING finds a detective interviewing a young girl about the disappearance of her boyfriend.  But a strange occurance described as 'the opposite of lighning' may give the detective something else to write about in his report. (12 pages)  (pdf) 
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Dead End Street by 
Peter Pearson (muse32) (Short, Horror) - The story is about a group of movie influenced psychopaths, taking it on themselves to make their own horror movie. Plaguing the streets with death, they post their victims murder's on the internet to lure viewers to watch, not knowing viewing, they'll be next in line.  (pdf) 
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Dear Abby by 
Ashley Hamilton (Short, Horror) - After witnessing her mothers brutal murder, Abby must bury the past and move on with her life. Now, on her first day of college, she's faced with a test she never could have studied for. 7 pages  (pdf) 
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Death of a Saleswoman by 
Todd Martin (Short, Horror) - Alex sales magazine subscriptions door-to-door. She hates it and is not very good at it so a coworker takes her to an apartment complex where she claims to have sold many subscriptions. After failing to sell any subscriptions to a few of the tenants Alex ends up at the apartment of an older man who seems to be kind and highly intelligent. Unfortunately he is also a serial killer and Alex soon becomes his prisoner. If Alex manages to survive will she ever be the same again?  40 pages  (doc) 
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Death Rent by 
Joe Zen (joezen777) (Short, Horror) - A family is forced out of their current house due for foreclosure.  A cousin hooks them up with a temporary house to stay in.  Unfortunately for this family the house has a second landlord who demands his payments in souls.  The family must find a way to make the payment and get out of the house. 15 pages  (pdf) 
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Deathlife by 
Rob Barkan (Short, Horror) - A zombie Iraq War veteran and his band of misfits cope with their decaying bodies as they hunt for unaffected survivors of a worldwide plague in a desperate effort to reverse their fate. 15 pages  (pdf) 
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Demonic Addiction by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A burnout cop believes his only daughter has become a heroin addict, but his wife thinks she's become possessed by the devil, and both have very different plans on how they're going to save her. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Demons by 
Mario Perrotta (Short, Horror) - A pair of ghost hunters encounter a strange presence inside an old house, prompting one of them to take a drastic step to rid the house of this presence.  (pdf) 
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Destiny by 
Todd Martin (Short, Horror) - When a mysterious man suffering from amnesia stumbles into a bar one night the life of an abused woman that works there is changed forever. 28 pages  (pdf) 
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Devil's Blessing by 
Ben (Short, Horror, Supernatural, Thriller) - Devil's Blessing is a 28-page short film about a man hell-bent on revenge after the untimely death of his beloved girlfriend, gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles across the Devil. 29 pages  (pdf) 
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Diner of Wishes by 
Devin Clarke (Short, Horror) - "Diner of Wishes" is a poignant and mystical drama where Bill, a troubled man, stumbles upon a mysterious cooler that can grant wishes but demands a life for each one. As he grapples with his desires and the consequences of his actions, he learns the true power of belief and the importance of cherishing every moment with loved ones. Filled with unexpected twists and emotional depth, the story explores themes of hope, sacrifice, and the magic of the human heart. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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The Dinner by 
Glenn Doyle (Short, Horror, Thriller) - Colin brings Jessica to an annual dinner to meet his family for the first time, but there is a disturbing reason the family were so eager to have her as a guest. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Donate by 
b (Short, Horror, Bloody Short) - A drunk man who's short on cash finds out his bloodtype. D... for Delicious. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Don't Look by 
Tyler King writing as  (Short, Horror) - On the way home from her night shift at work, a young woman experiences deer, car troubles, a farmhouse, a mother with terminal cancer, her anti-social daughter, and a terrifying revelation that shocks her to the core… 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Door Buzzer by 
Rob Herzog (Short, Horror) - It's almost midnight when a lost trick or treater rings the bell of the Clark residence. What their doorbell camera reveals makes the Clarks think twice about helping the frantic child. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Door Number Three by 
Jeremie Rhodes (Short, Horror) - A hapless art collector, having purchased a canvas from a notoriously difficult-to-buy-from artist, finds that all is not what it seems with his new acquisition. 28 pages  (pdf) 
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Dra Åt Helvete by 
Rhys (Short, Horror, Psychological Horror) - Harmony, a recovering anorexic teenager is forced to face her demons, literally, after she relapses by spending her lunch money on a spooky old trunk. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Dust by 
Kareline Castor (Short, Horror) - When a Dust Bowl refugee must seek shelter overnight in an isolated homestead, the massive dust storms become the least of his worries after the eccentric homeowner transforms into a vicious beast. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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The Dying Game by 
Adam Stephen Kelly (Short, Horror) - When three students are forced to abandon their vehicle in the shadow of a vast woodland, they find themselves fighting for survival against a family of sadists who will do anything to be the victor of their sick and twisted game of death. 30 pages  (pdf) 
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Dysfunction by 
Sean Nicholas Hawker (Short, Horror) - Sid is having a tough day. He's been expelled from school, left to babysit his little sister, and still has to bury his father in the garden before mom gets home.  14 pages  (doc) 
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Elevator by 
Jesse J. Smith (Short, Horror) - Two Security Guards on the night shift go through their routine, when something messes with the monitors. One goes to check it out and what happens next brings nightmares to their monitor screens. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Enganches Feet by 
Ben (Short, Horror) - Jovita is young girl, out at the annual halloween fair in Spain, 1975. SHe departs from her firends and meets a man, about her age, and very handsome. She begins to like him, and dances with him at the Costume dance for that fair. But this man isn't all he seems.... 8 pages  (rtf) 
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Evil Never Dies by 
CJ Vecchio (Short, Horror) - A famed serial killer is hours away from being sentenced. Until he kills himself and his evil spirit seeks revenge on the ones that stopped him. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Evil's Revenge by 
CJ Vecchio (Short, Horror) - When a tormented woman tries to sell her soul to the Devil to seek vengeance on all those who have done her wrong, the Devil demands she sacrifice her young daughter in order to get her wish… 7 pages  (pdf) 
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Experimental Justice by 
Rita Cooper (Short, Horror) - A serial killer is put into solitary confinement with complete deprivation of human contact. The murders continue while the victim's DNA mysteriously show up in his cell. 6 pages  (pdf) 
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The Eye by 
Cindy L. Keller (Short, Horror) - A murderous eye is created, and wreaks havoc on a small town. Two teen boys want to destroy it, not only to save the day, but to become heros who get all the babes. There is also a guest appearance role for Bret Michaels.  17 pages  (pdf) 
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Eyes of the Hollow by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - 10-year-old Sophie's visit to her grandparents' secluded house leads to an unwitting switch with her doppelgänger, whose Black eyes harbour unsettling secrets. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Farmhouse by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - Three Children not knowing when their parents will return go to a local farm in search of food, but it holds a dark secret. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Feast of Flesh by 
Reggie Cameron hosted by 
Feast of Flesh(Short, Horror) - Two high school students are out on a camping trip on night, both of them think they are alone, but little do they know its hunting season - and something or someone has they're sights set on the couple. 4 pages  (html) 
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Fifty Years by 
Manolis Froudarakis (Short, Horror, Sci Fi, Micro) - After committing a heinous crime, a teenager escapes the death penalty – well, sort of.
production: Micro-short. Can be produced as a 15-second horror film.  (pdf) 
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The Figure by 
Matthew Sawyer (Short, Horror, Thriller) - After a drunken night out ends in a creepy way for Chris, he will hope it's just a horrible prank and not something most sinister.  6 pages  (pdf) 
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The Final Rose by 
Tyler King (Short, Horror) - A young single woman gets a mysterious phone call one night from a secret admirer, willing to do anything to win her heart… 5 pages
production:single location, low budget.  (pdf) 
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For The Take by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A new father scared that he's not good enough to be a father or husband, turns to crime for money only to have his life saved by the ghost of the old woman he helped mug and leave for dead. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Forbidden Fruit by 
Timothy Lasiter (Short, Horror) - This is the story of a Detective named Andrew. He is on a case of a suspicious death of a business man. The case becomes when he finds himself falling for the lead suspect, who happens to be a serial soul seeker. 25 pages  (pdf) 
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The Forest Line by 
Robin Johnston (Short, Horror) - Constantly haunted by disturbing visions of his missing fiancé, a young man re-examines his own involvement in her disappearance during their last hiking trip. 10 pages
Treatmentcontest: Official Selection for Arkadia Studio Screenwriting Contest  (pdf) 
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Forever Thine by 
Sydney Cuthbert (Short, Horror, Gothic) - A sickly young woman is haunted by a ghost in an old victorian mansion. What does the grim spectre portend for her and her husband? 6 pages, 4 characters, unrated  (pdf) 
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The Fosterer by 
Mark Lyons (rc1107) (Short, Horror) - After electrician Robin Timlin is contracted out to repair an old MRI machine, she meets the charming father-daughter duo renovating the doctor's offices.  But after her first quick encounter with the old machine, Robin realizes her life that she's worked so hard to pick up the pieces to is now either going to change forever, or end. 26 pages  (pdf) 
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Frankie by 
Joshua Martes (Short, Horror) - An amateur, fresh out of college, writer, Max, gets a new roommate, the only problem is that this roommate sleep talks at night, about getting Max killed.  Just who is Frankie? 33 pages  (pdf) 
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Freezer by 
Jayden Creighton (Short, Horror) - A distraught teen finds his way once again in his mothers place of solitude... a freezer. excelling at maths, he has calculated that he has around seven minutes of air left - more then enough time for mummy dearest to let him out.  6 pages  (pdf) 
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Friday the 13th: The Witness by 
Joshua Martes (Short, Horror) - What was suppose to be a graduation celebration in the woods, a young woman survives and tells the shocking story of her friends being brutally slaughtered by a man, wearing a hockey mask, who was suppose to be dead when he was a boy. 44 pages  (pdf) 
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Game by 
David Jean Louis (Short, Horror) - When a female scientist wakes up in a deserted, dystopian city-scape, she struggles to investigate what happened to all the missing inhabitants while at the same time discovering that during the cover of night, she is not alone.  (pdf) 
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The Game by 
Zarak Rajabally (Short, Horror) - Andi wakes up in an unknown place. He cannot remember how he got there until gradually he finds out that his soul is stuck between heaven and hell and his body in a coma. Ruled by the fallen angel, where he has to play a game to come out. 17 pages  (pdf) 
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The Gateway Experiment by 
Anthony Hudson (Short, Horror) - A team of scientist have a theory but it requires a controversial experiment.  One man decides to be the guinea pig they need. 17 pages (Based on the Creepypasta 'Gateway of the mind')
production:Limited locations. 4 Characters.  (pdf) 
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Getaway by 
Brian Lewis (Short, Horror) - Murdering her husband was the easy part.  Now, after a chance encounter, Mary fears she might night survive the night. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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The Ghost of Thurman Chesterfield by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Suspense) - While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, young Daniel Taylor catches a glimpse of the town's sinister old undertaker -- and turns out to be the last person to see him alive. Forty years later on Halloween night, Daniel receives a visit from what appears to be the undertaker's ghost, who may need Daniel's help. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Giggles by 
Tyler King (Short, Horror) - A single mother thinks she hears her deceased young boy giggling one night while she is in bed...or is it something more sinister? 5 pages
production:  Micro budget, single location  (pdf) 
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Glass Bottles by 
David González (Short, Horror) - Three burglars sneak into a remote house hoping this is going to be their last hit, but they don't know that there's a strange evil waiting for them inside… 17 pages  (pdf) 
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Glass Bottles by 
David González (Short, Horror) - Three petty burglars sneak into a remote house unaware that there's a strange evil waiting for them inside. 15 pages
contest: Winner Best Short Script Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018, Official Selection Oregon Scream Week 2018, Official Selection Horror Films in Hotlanta 2018  (pdf) 
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Gloomy Sunday by 
Kevin Machate (Short, Horror, Thriller) - When a mysterious stranger comes to him to learn a song long believed to lead to suicide, music teacher Jonah Horvath must discover the truth behind both the stranger and the mysterious song before he becomes yet another victim of Gloomy Sunday. 30 pages
contest: Best Short Screenplay - BridgeFest (Vancouver CA))  (pdf) 
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Go Fish by 
Kirsten James (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Two young boys play cards and drink beer in their father's hunting cabin until the reality of their day unexpectedly  catches up with them.  9 pages  (pdf) 
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Good Therapy by 
Tori Jaymes (Short, Horror) - A tipsy, party-girl (BRANDEE) is helped to the apartment of a woman, (DEB) who initially appears to be nothing more than a good smaritan, helping out a fellow femme. Unfortunately for the unsuspecting Brandee, Deb has an evil agenda of her own that is fullfilled at Brandee's expense.   6 pages  (pdf) 
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Grave by 
Gary Benjamin Holt Jr. (Short, Horror) - Two, naive, teenagers venture into the woods for a wild, fun night out. But what they discover that night...will change their entire lives forever. For the better...or for the worse? You decide.  (doc) 
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Grief by 
D. Ross Kellett (Short, Horror, Ghost Story) - A young girl claims to communicate with the ghost of her dead mother. The truth is something much more interesting. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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Hallowed by 
Patrick Smith (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - THEO and FELIX - teen posterboys for the disenfranchised - cut their usual Halloween mayhem short when strange lights lure them to Legion Park.  There, along with DOOGLE, their law enforcement foil, they reclaim the lost meaning of Halloween, but have to navigate a killer demon to do it. 13 pages  (rtf) 
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Hand And Foot Disease by 
Luke Mepham (Short, Horror, Comedy) - A happily married couple begin to fall ill to a disease that has come out of nowhere. They begin changing and things don't look good for their future. Reminiscent of early Cronenberg and Jackson. 14 pages  (pdf) 
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Haptic by 
Anthony Cawood (Short, Horror ) - A loving wife regrets getting her husband a smart watch for their anniversary, he regrets checking out it's haptic feedback in the middle of the night.  5 pages  (pdf) 
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The Haunted Tale of James O'Neil by 
Michel J. Duthin (michel) (Short, Horror, Gothic) - How open would you be to fulfilling a request by a stranger with no idea what you will encounter and might risk?  An 18 century military officer, James O'Neil, explores this offer as he unravels an unearthly tale to help someone he never met. Fate sometimes works in mysterious ways.   8 pages, 4 characters, PG Rating  (pdf) 
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Havoc Encounter by 
Lisa Clark (fuzzylovin) (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - Mac and Louise the town trouble makers, experience first hand an alien invation set to take over there town. The only problem is no one will believe them and they are the only two that can save the day - 13 pages.  (rtf) 
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Heather by 
Luke Slade (Pshyched) (Short, Horror) - Luke, an aspiring Video Blogger, lives a quiet, and ordinary life. Everything is going well, until unsettling things start happening in his apartment.. 25 pages  (pdf) 
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A Heavy Fist by 
Kirsten James (Short, Horror) - Georgia, a college student is spending Halloween at home to work her essay. When someone keeps pounding on her door, she realizes her worst nightmare might just come true. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Hellavision by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror) - On Halloween night, a young man decides to stay home and watch a horror movie on television. Unfortunately he chooses the wrong channel on the wrong night. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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HH by 
Simon (Short, Horror) - Inheriting a house he never knew his family owned a secret of greed will destroy him. 22 pages  (pdf) 
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Hideaway by 
Dean Straff (Short, Horror) - Inspired by real events, Hideaway is an allegorical story about control.  Pitting a young girl's innocence against her fathers incestuous desires the story takes her on a journey from blind belief to open rebellion, demonstrating how the truest horror sometimes comes from the fact we simply don't know any better. 15 pages  (fdr) 
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Sean O'Donoghue (Short, Horror) - A man and woman are drawn to an abandoned house minutes apart for unrelated reasons and engage in a game of broken telephone in a house with motives of its own. 12 pages
Production: Low budget, 2 characters, 1 location  (pdf) 
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Hook-up by 
David M. Hall (Short, Horror, Action) - A software engineer must turn detective when her friends begin to disappear after installing a mysterious dating app developed by a religious fanatic hell-bent of purging the world of sin. 26 pages  (pdf) 
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Horror Birthday Present by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror, No Dialogue) - Missing his 4 years old birthday party, a hard working cop chases down a suspected murder. Losing him, this murderer has magical powers and has transformed himself into a small doll. Our hero cop unwittingly takes this doll home with him as a present for his daughter. 2 pages  (pdf) 
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The Horse-Drawn Hearse by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Suspense, Drama) - On Halloween night, young trick-or-treater Daniel Taylor catches a glimpse of the town's sinister old undertaker -- and turns out to be the last person to see him alive. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Hunter by 
Toran (Short, Horror) - A group of friends are captured by a killer. He releases them into the woods and hunts them down. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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I Saw by 
Zay Rodriguez (Short, Horror) - Katherine and Lauren decide to not attend the town's bon-fire revenue. Instead they decide to make anonymous prank phone calls that lead to murderous consequences. 22 pages  (pdf) 
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If Dreams Could Kill by 
Marvin K. Perkins (Short, Horror) - Ron Peeples is in a terrible car accident. Texting while driving is never a good idea. He has a horrific nightmare where he dies and goes to hell. Fortunately, he wakes up in a hospital bed with his tearful wife clutching his hand. He is relieved it was only a dream. Or was it?   6 pages  (pdf) 
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In Memoria by 
James McCormick (Short, Horror) - A less than grieving widower seeks peace and quiet but his dead wife has other ideas, and they're not very pleasant ones. 6 pages
Production: Microbudget script; one actor and one location.  (pdf) 
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The Ineffable Contentment by 
Ben Morales (Short, Horror) - Right after deciding to not kill his newest victim, a conflicted serial killer has an ambiguous conversation his unknowing victim about his dark motives and origins. 9 pages
production: This is a 9 page dark drama/thriller.  It's dialogue driven and with only 2 settings and 2 actors, it is very shootable.  (pdf) 
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The Infant by 
Deirdre Adams (ramona flowers) (Short, Horror) - A young woman believes that her child is evil and attempts to murder her. While those close to her believe the young mother to be insane, a significant chain of events lead to the possibilty that the child is not as innocent as she appears to be. 13 pages  (pdf) 
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The Infernal Device by 
Jesson Kinder (Short, Horror) - Writer's block becomes the least of a novelist's worries after she buys a cursed typewriter. Each story she completes leads to more blood on her hands. Can she escape the curse? 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Innocence Condemned by 
Dena McKinnon (pale yellow) (Short, Horror, Gothic) - During the dark times of Christianity, a young woman finds herself accused of witch craft, haunted by a disfigured spirit, and destined for persecution. During her trials and torment, she discovers that death may not be the only punishment that lies ahead. 10 pages, 9 characters, Hard R Rating  (pdf) 
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Interstate by 
Ben Clifford (Short, Horror, Thriller) - In the year 1980, young couple faces home-sickness, isolation, and relationship breakdown when they relocate from the deep south to California. Meanwhile, their city is plagued by a spate of middle-of-the-night break-ins by an unknown assailant who has recently escalated to murder.  92 pages  (pdf) 
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The Intruder by 
Todd Martin (Short, Horror) - An uninvited guest breaks into the home of an unhappily married couple. However, it turns out that he isn't the worst thing in the house and by the time morning comes no one may be alive to see it.  28 pages  (rtf) 
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Invasion by 
Joe Garza (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - Two kids out trick-or-treating start running into dead people and then they run into things making the dead bodies. They have to fight their way home by themselves because no one believes them.  (pdf) 
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Isle Of The Dead by 
Renee Joynson (Short, Horror) - When an internet blogger is persuaded by her boyfriend and crew to investigate an urban legend, about a cursed island off shore, she will be forced to fight for her life as they all unwilling become part of the legend until the curse on the island is broken. (R )  (pdf) 
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It's a Weird Adolescence by 
Bryce Smink (Short, Horror, Coming of Age) - The weak and timid Anthony Freemont gains extraordinary, god-like powers. But as an awkward teenager, the outlet for these powers leads to chaos and insanity - Not even his High School History Class is safe.
A Twilight Zone inspired short based on "It's a Good Life".  (pdf) 
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Jabersnatch by 
Philip Martin (Short, Horror) - A young aspiring actress auditions for a role with a big-player producer only to find the role in question is not what she thought it was.  11 pages  (pdf) 
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Jason Z by 
Robert Cantu (Short, Horror) - It is the millennium version of Friday the 13th that everyone is waiting for. It is gory, action and horror. It is even has a major celebrity.  5 pages  (pdf) 
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Jeremiad by 
Christopher Reid (Takeshi) (Short, Horror) - Jeremie enters a mysterious mansion and discovers that he has the ability to walk on air.  As he explores the mansion, strange music begins to play and he's determined to find out where it's coming from.  4 pages  (pdf) 
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Joe by 
Warren Duncan (Short, Horror, Found Footage) - Two amateur documentary film makers get more than they paid for when they interview Joe, a homeless man who lives in the woods.  (pdf) 
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John Doe by 
Lee Cordner (Short, Horror) - While working a late night autopsy, a Mortician receives a phone call from a man seeking revenge for something he did a lifetime ago. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Keller by 
John Cowdell (Short, Horror) - Joe Keller appears to be a normal, loving husband. But unbeknownst to his pregnant wife, Caroline, Joe is a mentally unstable serial killer.  (pdf) 
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Kisses of Death by 
Rob Herzog (Short, Horror) - After a night of festivities, a young couple kisses passionately in front of a random house, leading to a gruesome curse by the Puritanical property owner. Can the spell be broken? 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Lakeside by 
Rob Barkan (Short, Horror) - A teenage graduation bash at a remote lakehouse is cut short by a hideous presence that emerges from the lake every six years. 22 pages  (pdf) 
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Lena by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror) - While backpacking alone in the wilderness, a young man encounters a mysterious girl who has a unique relationship with the forest. 11 pages
Production: One location, two characters.  (pdf) 
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Lester by 
Ami McCuaig (Short, Horror) - Lester is a little strange, he wants to succesfully grow the longest tapeworm in a human body. With no friends that's hard, guess that's what victums are for! 28 pages  (doc) 
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel by 
Sean Elwood (Zombie Sean) (Short, Horror) - Rumor has it that at the end of this tunnel there will appear ghostly lights from a car accident that occurred two decades ago. When three teens attempt to prove the rumor true, they get more than they bargained for when something far more horrifying than a ghost story greets them on the other side. 13 pages  (pdf) 
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The Lost Camp by 
Connor Etter (Short, Horror) - Three boys at a sleepaway summer camp discover an abandoned, Old West town that is home to a dark spirit with intent on vengeance. 12 pages
contest: Inroads Fellowship (Finalist) [2019]; New York International (Finalist) [2020]; Los Angeles International (Finalist) [2018]; Finalist, Creative World Awards 2021  (pdf) 
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Love Bites by 
Steven Wood (Short, Horror) - Jacob's girlfriend is locked in the bedroom of his apartment and isn't responding. With the help of his friend Ammon, they get her out.  (pdf) 
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Maayam by 
B. Gopala Krishnan (Short, Horror) - 7 guys while playing cricket, by mistakenly they will hit the ball inside a house. The incidents that happens in the house will take place half of the script. At last It was all a dream. But the dreamed boy when he comes out of his house, they really hit the ball inside. 16 pages  (pdf) 
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Manchineel House by 
Matthew Sawyer (Short, Horror, Thriller) - Tim and Claire are haunted house enthusiasts, but when Tim takes Claire to a supposed genuine haunted house, maybe they've bitten off more than they can chew. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Mark of the Fiend by 
Mike Shelton (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - When strange, red X's start appearing on various windows throughout the neighborhood, the adults chalk it up as good ol' fashioned Halloween vandalism, but Jeremy and Mitch know better.  There's something out there.  Something...evil.   (pdf) 
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Missing Woman by 
Pablo Cesar (Short, Horror) - Beth walks by the blind alley where has been revealed the swack off fingers of an unidentified body. While cops accosts her, Beth find out mirroring her own portray in a poster headlining: 'Missing woman.'  57 pages  (pdf) 
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The Mistress by 
Ellis Marsh (Short, Horror) - A married artist convinces a potential lover to join him at his holiday home, but soon discovers his guilt will stand between him and his work. 23 pages  (pdf) 
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Model's Wanted by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A beautiful model becomes trapped in a warehouse where she finds an underworld gang who plaster cast beautiful girls, hands, arms, legs and feet. Chop them off and sell them as high end mannequin part to the the worlds most expensive fashion stores. 16 pages  (pdf) 
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Mom by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Comedy) - A woman looks out her kitchen window and sees her long dead mother standing in the vegetable garden. But how did she get there? And what is she doing? 1 pages  (pdf) 
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The Monkey's Paw by 
Steven Sallie (Short, Horror) - In this modern telling of the short story by W. W. Jacobs, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with a price for interfering with fate. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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The Morgue Museum Presents: The Shark Man by 
Chris Bodily (Short, Horror, Monster, Anthologiy) - M.T. Graves presents another Morgue Museum tale: After a shark bite turns a man into a were-shark, a jury argues whether he should be convicted.  11 pages
This is an outtake originally written for The Morgue Museum, entry in the Night Gallery Challenge back in October/November 2018.  (pdf) 
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The Mother by 
Julio (Short, Horror) - A mother cruises a mountain road after a long needed vacation.  But after their vehicle crashes in the woods, She must do what she can to ensure her son's survival.  10 pages  (pdf) 
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A Mother's Burden by 
Chris Keaton (Short, Horror, Demon) - A police officer responding to a noise complaint discovers the disturbing fate of a woman dealing with a demon. 7 pages
production: This is a one location disturbing short. 3 actors.  (pdf) 
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Mr. Longsleeves by 
Michael Rogers (Short, Horror) - When a single mother believes her family is being hunted, she takes her daughter and elderly mother on the run. But no one can run from the evil that hides inside. 20 pages  (pdf) 
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Ms. Williams by 
Rick Ecoo (Short, Horror) - College student Madeline Williams moves in with neurosurgeon Doctor Connor. And in her room, a closet that makes noise at night. The question is 'what's in that closet?'' 19 pages  (pdf) 
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Mummers by 
Lonnie Lapierre (Short, Horror) - A young woman visit's her new husband's sleepy little town, only to find herself in the middle of an old ritual and dark reflections of her past.  30 pages  (pdf) 
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My Dear Loo by 
Helio J. Corderio (Short, Horror) - A cleaner of a public toilet is tormented by a nasty guy that no pays respect for anyone until the day when he decides to use the public toilet's loo and so the payback succeeds.   (pdf) 
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N by 
Alexander Nachaj (Short, Horror, Sci Fi) - A deadly outbreak follows a mysterious crash in Western Quebec. 12 pages
contest: Semi-finalist at Los Angeles CineFest, 2016 (as "Revolutio-N")  (pdf) 
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New Arrival by 
Lono (Short, Horror, Fantasy) - After a terrible tragedy, a young father finds solace in a support group, but not all is what it seems. 6 pages  (pdf) 
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Night Class by 
Adam Nadworniak (adamthemovieguy) (Short, Horror) - This is a fun horror script in the vein of Halloween, April fools day, and Prom Night. It is in the process of being made into a 60 min short film at the college i go to. IT's about some friends who take a night class at there local college and they get locked into the school with a clown masked convict whose weapon of choice are number 2 pencils. a real fun read. 62 pages  (pdf) 
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A Night In The Woods by 
Jeff Hammye (Short, Horror) - A young entrepreneur living a busy lifestyle plans one weekend to get away from it all. It all starts pleasant enough, however his excursion takes a harrowing turn when the sun goes down.  13 pages  (pdf) 
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Nightshift by 
Niall Byrne (Short, Horror) - A night security guard in a corporate office block plans on getting his screenplay finished in the twilight hours but is afflicted by his own procrastination and a ghostly presence. 14 pages  (pdf) 
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Old Creep by 
Luke Anthony Walker (Short, Horror) - Following her move to a new apartment, a melancholic checkout operator is haunted by nightly encounters with a mysterious old man, always standing with his back turned to her, progressively drawing closer with every visit. 14 pages  (pdf) 
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On The Radio by 
Anthony Drew (Short, Horror) - Being paranoid about a killer in your area is pretty understandable, all you have to do is go to your local dance studio after-hours and loosen up. What's the worst that can happen? 9 pages  (pdf) 
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The Open Casket by 
Darren Tomalin (darrenjames) (Short, Horror, Gothic) - Artist, Charles Drayton, has been commissioned to paint the viscount Corwin Redwinter's portrait at his remote castle in the mountains. Redwinter's intentions towards Drayton's fiancee, Melinda Hartwell, may be less than honorable and the stuff of nightmares. 11 pages, 5 characters, PG Rating  (pdf) 
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Out of Order by 
Luke Walker (Short, Horror) - A night at the local multiplex turns into a nightmare for a middle-aged man with a dark past - who learns that being sorry doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be forgiven. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Packaging by 
Rob Barkan (Short, Horror) - A young couple's stopover at an isolated mini-mart grows more mysterious--and dangerous--with each passing minute.  6 pages  (pdf) 
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Pass on Evil  by 
Robert Salone (Short, Horror) - A old man trying to return sacred Indian burial coins does make it. Four friends who covet the coins find that some things aren't worth holding on to.  13 pages  (pdf) 
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The Perfect Family by 
Sarah Brims (Short, Horror, Thriller, Drama) - A troubled young woman, struggling with alcoholism due to a string of abusive relationships takes on a job as a housekeeper for a 60-year-old man and his inanimate family. 15 pages
Contests: Top 10 Finalist 2019 - 13horror.com Short Screenplay Round; Top 5 Finalist 2019 - Chicago Horror Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition  (pdf) 
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Phoebe by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Drama) - While backpacking alone in the wilderness, a young man encounters a mysterious girl who has a unique relationship with the forest. 8 pages  (pdf) 
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Pick Me Up by 
Jayden (Short, Horror) - A young man makes his way down a highway - bloodied, beaten and broken. He experiences a series of violent flash backs as to how he has reached his present condition, becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of interest from passing cars.  15 pages  (pdf) 
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Pick-Up by 
Brian Lewis (Short, Horror) - Stranded on a desolate country road, Julie is forced to call her recent ex for a late night ride.  However, the couple's bickering is quickly cut short by an unseen creature who will stop at nothing to get inside. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Pictures: A Campfire Story by 
Kyle Paquet (Eomir) (Short, Horror, Thriller) - A Boy, singled out and outcast for his morbid ability to draw monsters, has lived a lonely life, and has only two friends; outcasts like himself.  One day he finds a Pen in a park. Little does he know that this pen has magic abilities, and whatever is drawn with it becomes reality. When the Boy uses the Pen to draw one of his monsters, he and his friends are in serious danger... 29 pages  (doc) 
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Plagued by 
Reid (reiKi) (Short, Horror) - A group of young-adult friends get away to Alaska for summer vacation. Upon arival, one of the friends finds out that a blizzard is coming. People are going missing and changing into carnivorous creatures with hunger for flesh and blood. Now as the group gets smaller and smaller, they try to fight back and make it past the blizzard. 36 pages  (pdf) 
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Platform / Corner by 
Maz Hughes (marriot) (Short, Horror, Ghost) - 2 hander microbudget ghost stories.
Platform (3 page): Waiting for the last tram and frightened to be late home, Caitlin turns away from a strange girl who asks for help. What connects their fear, and will either make it home safe? 
Corner (4 page): What makes the HIV support group turn their back on new member Wendell – because they don't believe his story, or because they do?  (pdf) 
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Porn of the Dead by 
Daniel Fletcher (Short, Horror) - A man living in an underground complex during the Zombie apocolypse collects scraps of pornography. His world is changed when some pictures of a different nature come into his possession.  9 pages  (pdf) 
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Prey For Us by 
Luke Mepham (Short, Horror) - With the Earth wiping itself of evil, 6 people are waiting it out in the ground floor of apartments with an out of order lift. Why are they there? Who has brought them together? 15 pages  (pdf) 
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Profile by 
Luis A. Garza (Short, Horror, Slasher, Psychological Thriller) - A social media star with millions of followers has remained loyal and devoted to keeping the most attractive side of herself on her social media platforms. Until one lonely night the star wakes up, a familiar, injurious and perhaps inhuman intruder right in her home, ready to inflict some damage. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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The Red Center by 
Praneel Nand (Short, Horror, Psychological Horror) - Trapped in a strange place with inexplicable happenings, a young couple must navigate their cryptic surroundings to uncover a truth, or be held by them. 19 pages  (pdf) 
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Relive by 
Luke Anthony Walker (Short, Horror) - While rushing to the hospital, Ben and his pregnant wife, Anna, accidentally injure a mysterious woman with their car. When they try to help her, the night takes a very bizarre turn for the worst. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Remains by 
Robbie Young (Short, Horror) - Two years after a hurricane destroys an island-based summer camp, a traumatized camp counselor returns to the camp grounds in search of something she forgot long ago. Based on the short story "The Food Button" by Mr. Michael Squid. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Revenant Stand by 
Ray (ray w) (Short, Horror, Gothic) - Two men are caught up in a haunting life-ending drama within an ages old forest clearing. 12 pages, 4 major and a dozen minor characters, PG-13 Rating  (pdf) 
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Rolling Darkness by 
Chris von Hoffmann (Short, Horror) - A suburban housewife pulls off a one time drug deal with her deadbeat husband, then kills him and runs off with the money where she is stalked by a sadistic hitchhiking mental patient who escaped from the ward.  22 pages  (pdf) 
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Runaway by 
Bryson G (Short, Horror, Thriller, Drama) - An African slave has escaped his plantation and now must navigate the Alabama woods. But, he'll have to get past two slave catchers, and his dashing, yet vicious overseer, Remy Jourdaine, to reach his freedom.   11 pages  (pdf) 
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Safe by 
Harold Lucas (Short, Horror) - A young woman starts to receive cryptic messages from a stranger that eventually leads her to a horrifying discovery. 6 pages  (pdf) 
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Scan at Your Own Risk by 
P.H. Cook (Short, Horror, Supernatural) - Compelled by a mysterious QR code, a resourceful young woman unearths a serial killer's grave, only to face the chilling reality of setting his malevolent spirit free to stalk the world. 17 pages  (pdf) 
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Scarefest episode 6 - Blood Drive by 
Gary Murphy (Short, Horror) -  When a young couple are involved in a car crash they think the arrival of the paramedics is the end of their nightmare, in fact it is just the beginning. The city's vampires are watching, and when the opportunity arises to strike they take it. Blood is the prize, keeping it is the game.  (pdf) 
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Scavenge by 
Steve Miles (Short, Horror) - A backpacker stumbles upon an abandoned campsite only to discover he's not alone when it comes to an appetite for scavenging. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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School Spirit by 
Michael Alexopoulos (myersfan) (Short, Horror) - Heather King's grandfather has died and now she has to move in with her mother. Heather attends a new school where a history project causes her to discover a dark secret about the Evil spirit haunting the school and her deceased grandfather. 4 pages  (rtf) 
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Scurry by 
Kirsten James (Short, Horror) - A young girl is terrorized by a strange creature in her room while her parents discuss their involvement with the occult. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Sense by 
Keith Devlin (Short, Horror) - A bailiff enters the home of an apparently comatose debtor with a desire to exit his house with a levy on his goods. Soon his want shifts to simply exiting the the house at all. A supernatural horror that asks what it means to be alive. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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The Shadow People by 
Luke Mepham (Short, Horror) - A newly married couple move to a seaside town and encounter the strange neighbours who keep warning them of the dreaded shadow people...Are they real? 30 pages  (doc) 
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Shadows by 
Julian Singleton (Short, Horror) - Nick is a boy who suffers from Night Terrors. The only way out for him is Gamprolin. At first, the drug seems to work, blocking out his nightmares effectively. But it gives him access to some world he doesn't want to see. Now the shadowy figures who inhabit this world are becoming real... 13 pages  (pdf) 
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Shamed by 
Glenn Doyle (Short, Horror) - Two deceased, former high school students embarrassed by the school bully when alive seek revenge on Halloween night. (NC17 )  (pdf) 
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Shower Fear by 
Devin (Short, Horror) - Shower fear -In a chilling short film, a young woman’s routine evening shower becomes a harrowing ordeal as she senses an unseen intruder, leading to a terrifying confrontation that blurs the lines between reality and paranoia. 5  (pdf) 
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Shutterland by 
Steve Meredith (srusteve09) (Short, Horror) - After a seven year vacancy, the Shutterland Hospital for the Psychologically  Ill is reopening its doors.  It is now named the Fitzpatrick Hospital for the Psychologically Ill, but even with a new name, the secrets of the hospitals past comes back to haunt the patients.  Danielle Fitzpatrick, the hospital adminsitrator, must find out what these secrets are...but she might be risking her patients lives by doing so...maybe even her own.  (doc) 
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Sierra and the Pharoah by 
Tori Jaymes (Short, Horror) - A 31 page short, dark-humored horror/thriller about an offbeat, overly melo-dramatic, flamboyant, yuppie couple who are occupying an upscale house in the  suburbs. They insist on being called by the rather peculiar pet names of SIERRA and PHAROAH. The pair inadvertantly crosses paths with the uptight, by-the-book lady president of the local Neighborhood Homeowners Association (CLAIRE). She's a prudish, rule monger who lays down the local laws involved with maintaining one's property values.  (pdf) 
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The Sinister Shadow by 
John Cowdell (Short, Horror) - Young couple, Tobe and Heather Nelson move into a new house in the quiet suburbs. Shortly after discovering a mysterious journal in the attic, Heather finds herself being terrorized by an ancient evil. With her husband reluctant to believe that there is a supernatural presence in the house, a stranger called Vincent arrives, with the promise of saving Heather from her nightmare once and for all.  (pdf) 
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Sister Switchblade by 
Sean Halket (Short, Horror, Romance) - May and Marie have hit the road to try and make a career out of May's psychic abilities. But after they meet a handsome businessman on a train, May foresees a future she cannot get on board with. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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Six Down by 
Ryan Smith (Short, Horror) - This is an homage to all those cheesy saturday night movies with those corny murder plots. Police officer Randall Murphy has seen a sudden string of murders the killer keeps striking again and again. The story unravels into a pretty predictable ending.  (pdf) 
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S'mores by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Comedy) - Young Eric and Molly are having the time of their lives roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Their parents, not so much...  1 page  (pdf) 
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The Snake Leaves by 
Raphael Howard (Short, Horror) - A King uses three mysterious leaves to resurrect his deceased wife, but this decision has disastrous consequences.   10 pages
Based on the Brothers Grimm Fairytale "The Three Snake Leaves"  (pdf) 
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Snave by 
Kyle Paquet (Eomir) and Justin Roberts (Short, Horror) - Outside the small town of Terran Cove, there lies a deep forest. Inside the forest is Terran Clearing, subject of horrific stories told by firelight. Stories of death. Of monsters. Of Snaves. Five friends decide to stay the night in the legendary Clearing. Little do they know that not all campfire stories are fiction... 18 pages  (pdf) 
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So Beautiful by 
Yuvraj Rajwanshi (Short, Horror) - A couple's longing wish is fulfilled when they are blessed with a beautiful girl. But they soon realize that sometimes wishes are better when not granted. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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Something, The by 
Brett Alan Bentman (Short, Horror, Young Adult) - Thirty years from this Halloween, a tape is found by a young student. The contents of the tape are shown, and dismissed as fake. If the status quo is not kept in tact- everything that is believed to be true can be proved to be a lie. Did something invade a small town thirty years ago? Is the tape real? The Somthing has to be explained... 13 pages  (pdf) 
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Soulshadows: Tonight You Belong To Me by 
Mike Shelton (Short, Horror) - Soulshadows is a weekly supernatural anthology series.  Join Tanis, each week, as she highlights an item from her collection – each one containing the shadow of a very special soul. In the fourth episode, we learn that true love has no bounds, and even the slightest act of devotion can carry tremendous weight. 25 pages  (pdf) 
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Spiderland by 
Brad Harris (Short, Horror) - What if the world was taken over by Giant Spiders? Think "I am Legend" but taking place in New Orleans with Giant Spiders taking over the world.  16 pages  (pdf) 
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Stationary by 
Brian Lewis (Short, Horror) - Jill's life is going nowhere fast.  She's stuck in her dead-end job at a 24-hour gas station in the same town she has lived in her entire life.  But all that is about to change as the town's residents begin to change into violent psychopaths in service to a mysterious being knows as the Alldark. 24 pages  (pdf) 
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Stitch by 
Ethan Cannon (Short, Horror) - When a teenage girl is thrown into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a demon hellbent on making her and her family pay for their sins, she must get through the night in order to survive the deadly onslaught, or be punished for her deeds. 14 pages  (pdf) 
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Stranded by 
Kevin Machate (Short, Horror, Thriller) - A series of extreme decisions leads a distraught man down a desolate road where his encounter with a young woman alters both of their fates. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Suddenly Brave by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A young office worker discovers a pretty vampire in the middle of an attack. She's still wants more. Demands that he shows her where he lives. 6 pages  (pdf) 
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Summon  by 
Chris Cameron (Short, Horror) - Ian a game developer attacks his coworkers one night reveling he is a dark mage/wizard that is out of control and out for revenge.  8 pages  (pdf) 
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Sun Burn by 
Jonathan Clancy (Short, Horror) - A trip to a friends cabin turns surreal, as a young woman struggles to maintain her health and sanity when exposed to the sun's heat. 17 pages  (pdf) 
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Take by 
Tbone Roberts (Short, Horror, Supernatural) - A young man stuck in purgatory after a hit and run leaves him in a coma, walks the streets of New York City ushering souls of the recently deceased to hell, learns his next victim will be the girl he loves. 5 pages  (pdf) 
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Tamaqua by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Comedy, Thriller) - Two fishermen venture deep into the woods to a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious creature known as Tamaqua. 11 pages
production: 1 location, 3 actors
contest: Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's "The Red List"  (pdf) 
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Tenor, The by 
Ben (bigwhoop) (Short, Horror) - On thier way back from a wedding, Georgia and her husband Peter are getting tired. They stop at a hotel simply called The Inn, with no one there except the friendly manager/recpetionest Kyle.  But KYle isn't as innocent as he seems.... 21 pages  (doc) 
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Them by 
Lee Cordner (Short, Horror, Mystery) - Two Sheriffs give shelter to a young girl during a storm, but they soon discover that she is something far more terrifying… 14 pages  (pdf) 
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This Old House by 
Mike W. Rogers (Short, Horror) - When a platoon of Marines find a shack built from human bones, their decision to burn it to the ground only clears the ground for a new construction. 20 pages  (pdf) 
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Three for Tea by 
Brandi Self (Short, Horror) - After dying in a high pursuit car chase, a brash woman finds that she has become one of three imaginary friends of a seven-year-old girl. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Three Moons by 
Simon (Curskineville) (Short, Horror) - Teenage runaway, Jesse, has been on the road for years, never able to end the curse that alienates him from his fellow man. When he's picked up by a kindly farmer and his daughter on an endless Nebraskan highway, he gets a tantalizing glimpse of what his life could have been, and must choose between his bestial desire to survive and the very lives of these compassionate strangers. 45 pages  (pdf) 
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Together by 
Michael Yu (Short, Horror) - A private detective sees a moving knife and fork in a haunted house. He needs to fight against phobia to find out the reason. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Tomino by 
Anthony Cawood (Short, Horror) - Three school friends dare each other to take on an urban legend, fulfill the dark conditions and prove that there's nothing to be scared of.  (pdf) 
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Treat by 
Steve Miles (Short, Horror) - Stranded in a remote motel, a group of strangers face a dilemma when the elderly proprietor refuses to answer a cry for help. 9 pages  (pdf) 
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Tree Witch by 
Simon Parker (Short, Horror) - A desperate father visits a witch who has been chained to a tree, begs for the life of his child. Hopes that she will use her magic, but she demands a blood oat in return. 4 pages  (pdf) 
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Turmoil by 
Frank Popp (Short, Horror) - A demonic force is unleashed upon a family man while cleaning his late uncle's garage. Trapped inside, he'll have to fight through unthinkable horrors to save his family. 22 pages  (pdf) 
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Turned by 
Kenneth P Matovu (Short, Horror) - She is determined to stay alive to see her 18th birthday but will the 'Things' let her.  It's a story about a night a family is killed by cannibals called the 'Things'.  (pdf) 
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Twisters by 
Noah Pfister (Short, Horror, Comedy) - In this short film, we see a parody of the zombie genre, where instead of zombies, we get the twisters. Small creatures that wobble around and twist people's nipples. In a world like this, it seems really hard for these five survivors to not only survive these creatures, but also themselves. 32 pages  (pdf) 
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The Umbra by 
Ian (Short, Horror) - The umbra centres on a group of dysfunctional teens who must learn to overcome their flaws in order to escape a forest inhabited by an mysterious assailant. 13 pages  (pdf) 
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Un-Friend by 
Jason Mickey hosted by 
JBUGstudios(Short, Horror, Drama) - Ali, a shy teenage girl decides to throw a small party at the end of her senior year. But soon, a night of excitement, turns to a night of terror as the small group of teens are killed one by one. This is not like most slashers, it is realistic and a fun read.  (pdf) 
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Unhallowed by 
William Cain (Short, Horror) - Journey with Virgil as he struggles to hold on to the last of his humanity. Hunting criminals for a food source and killing  supernatural beings in order to earn a place within the ranks of his vampire brethren. 40 pages  (pdf) 
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Victim by 
Bryson G (Short, Horror) - With her husband working late, one woman invites the other guy over. When he arrives, sex is the last thing on his mind.   7 pages  (pdf) 
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Vixen by 
Martin Lancaster (Short, Horror) - When a farmer finds his livestock slaughtered, he sets out to hunt down the culprit, but encounters a predator far more deadly and cunning than a fox. 12 pages  (pdf) 
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VT Initiative, The by 
Kyle Paquet (Short, Horror) -  The Brotherhood of Watchholders has long lived among us in secrecy, destroying traces of a mysterious virus. While on assignment, one of their agents will now question the Brotherhood's motives. 20 pages  (pdf) 
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Watching by 
Stephen Brown (stebrown) (Short, Horror) - Ryan wakes to find himself lying in the decaying bedroom of a derelict house with no idea how he got there. Unfortunately for Ryan, that's just about the best the night has in store for him...  (pdf) 
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We Probably Have Not Met by 
Michael Winters (Short, Horror, Fantasy) - A burned out man in the early days of a worldwide disaster tries in vain to turn his imbalanced life around, instead becoming lost in a surreal and hellish landscape where he must keep his sanity together. 15 pages  (pdf) 
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Welcome Home by 
Gary Parr (Short, Horror) - Haunted by the past, a man returns to his childhood home to confront his fears, and lay old ghosts to rest. But the house is waiting, and it's very, very hungry. 10 pages  (pdf) 
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Woods (Alternate Ending), The by 
Kyle Paquet (eomir) (Short, Horror) - Darren, Raven, John and Ellen just wanted a nice weekend away from civilization in the woods of Northern Michigan. When they get caught in a war between two of the galaxy's deadliest races, what they get is a living nightmare. Based on Sam Raimi's 'Within the Woods'. 11 pages  (html) 
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The Woods by 
Kyle Paquet (eomir) (Short, Horror) - Darren, Raven, John and Ellen just wanted a nice weekend away from civilization in the woods of Northern Michigan. When they get caught in a war between two of the galaxy's deadliest races, what they get is a living nightmare. Based on Sam Raimi's 'Within the Woods'. 11 pages  (pdf) 
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Zarya by 
Jason K. Allen (Short, Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) - Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. 11 pages    (pdf) 
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Zombies in Love by 
Fausto Lucignani (Short, Horror, Romance) - After two centuries since their deaths, two lesbian zombies meet in a cemetery and fall in love.  6 pages
production: Shoestring production  3 zombies and one location  (pdf) 
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