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The Elevatorby Carlos Alex Ceni

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What was initially supposed to be a simple journey for two strangers to each other is terrifyingly disrupted by the arrival of a third person.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

There's Something Wrong with Mariah Janeby Bill Freas

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After two preteen sisters come upon an unsettling find in the attic of their new home, the younger girl grows ill as her family enters the most terrifying night of their lives.

Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Stayby Sean Nash

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Unable to cope with the prospect of his two sons watching him succumb to cancer as his wife did, a young surfer paddles out alone at night to suicide. As he sinks beneath the waves his connection with his late beloved becomes more focused, allowing him to re-evaluate not only the gifts inherent in her passing, but the importance of his boys sharing similar gifts from himself.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Last Tenantby Carl

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A young couple moves into a cheap suburban rental and discovers the former tenant is still inside the wallsalong with a stolen child's identityforcing them into a terrifying "lease" of rules, confessions, and sacrifice as they race to outsmart the house's contract before it claims one of them as the next permanent occupant.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Feeding Frenzyby Philip Marraccini

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After murdering his wife Sally, Richard is forced to kill again in attempt to collect on her life insurance policy. As the investigation closes in on Richard, see if he escapes with the money thus committing the perfect crime. (A murder mystery with a comic twist)

Genre: Other
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

The Writerby Lamar D. Vine

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In a cluttered Chiang Mai apartment, a reclusive expat writer battles creative stagnation and a looming deadline, only to find his sanity unraveling when an obsessive young neighbor invades his space with seductive interruptions, blurring the lines between reality, desire, and the dark toll of his unfinished manuscript.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Side Vide Mirrorby Glenn Forbes

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While searching the woods for a missing girl, a volunteer stumbles upon a suspicious vehicle and the kidnapped girl. When her abductor returns, he's forced into a cat & mouse game of survival, with shattering consequences.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Implantby Dewayne C Bricker

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A programmer's digital world turns sentient and steals his consciousnessforcing him to battle his own creation before the simulation takes his place.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
29 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Bug Boyby J. J. Hillard

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A young migrant boy near death in the Arizona desert is rescued by a hunter and endures years of subjugation before an experimental medical treatment dramatically changes the trajectory of his life.

Genre: Horror
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Look! It's Joe Pesci!by Larry E Coleman

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A Joe Pesci fan gets taught a powerful lesson when she tries to impress him by doing his lines from the movie "Goodfellas."

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Not a Creature Was Stirringby Michael Hogan

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Karma and a hungry toilet catch up to the overly-testosteroned boyfriend of a single mom when he forces her young son to sleep alone in a creepy motel room.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Masterworkby Donald Copenhaver

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A tormented artist prepares for his gallery debut by creating the ultimate pieceone that demands a part of himself.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Cautionary Tale of a Young Doodlerby Ivana Hruba

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P. Casso, an unremarkable young man in charge of phone inquiries at an art gallery, spends his working hours in a pleasant daze doodling aimlessly at his desk until a random drawing leads to a change in circumstances from which there seems to be no escape.

Genre: Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

Train of Thoughtby Elliot Stanton

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Overthinking can seriously damage your health. An annoying stranger leaves his fellow train passenger with a very bitter taste in his mouth.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Mirrors of Betrayalby Melissa Diane Hudson

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A determined mother uncovers disturbing secrets about her daughter's new husband, igniting a dangerous game of deception and betrayal that threatens to destroy their family and reveals that evil never truly dies.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Abel's Returnby Doug J Robbins

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An eleven-year-old boy kills his sister on Halloween night and returns 17 years later to chase his baby sister.

Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Disc Golf Warriorsby Curtis D. Engle

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Cast aside by society and united only by disc golf, a group of retirees is shaken awake when terrorists disrupt their weekly ritual. Over the course of a single afternoon, an evangelist's unyielding faith forces each of them to confront past failures, present fear, and whether redemption comes from restraintor decisive violence.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
31 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Fingerby Brian Jackson

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After a severed finger appears on a grimy coffee table, three mismatched roommates spiral into suspicion that ends in a fatal misfireonly for an interrogation to reveal the cruelest joke of all.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Out of Adversityby Elliot Stanton

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The bombs cease, but the battle continues. Only two First World War British soldiers remain from their company, and during a lull in hostilities, deep, personal conflicts between them come to a head.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Lurve and Other Five-Letter Wordsby Elliot Stanton

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In the lobby of a New Orleans hotel, a Brooklyn-born businessman inadvertently offends a local woman. Instead of apologising, he compounds his error, which causes the woman to return insults. However, peace soon breaks out, and tension releases as the two begin to enjoy each other's company significantly more than seemed possible.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

What If God Was One Of Us?by Adam Rocke

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God assumes the guise of a homeless man to check in on humanity.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Flossy Forwardby Apostolos P. Kouroumalis

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If you have ever been bullied at school or at the office, you will relate to this off the wall drama about exacting revenge on bullies.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

La Fuente (The Fountain)by Marjory E. Leposky

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Two children meet at a fountain.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Kissby Mary Goldman

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Close platonic friends, Julia and Brandon, explore taking their relationship to a romantic level.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Padres e Hijosby John Porter

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A young Latino learns to thank his father for having loved him enough to stay alive.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

My Kingdom for a Horseby Rocco Simonelli

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In MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE, an African-American actor portraying Richard the Third on stage in Central Park learns his mother is dying uptown and races to reach her at Harlem Hospital before it's too late. His increasingly desperate and futile attempts to secure a taxi trigger chaos and violence.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

War Scarlettby Niagara Ross

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After returning from the war, Scarlett tries to start a new life, but the accidental killing of a drunken bully in a bar sets off a chain of events that forces her to become a soldier again-this time in her own country.

Genre: Action/Adventure
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Smitty's Quality Carsby Perk Perkins

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After hiring a hitman to eliminate his wife, a stingy used-car salesman tries to negotiate the price of the murder like a trade-in, only to realize too late that all sales are final when he's framed for the crime using his own sales tactics against him.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Tapeby Bari K. Willerford

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A young female gymnast and a tough as nails football player sit at a sports table waiting to get tapped. What do they have in common?

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

The Comeback of Irish Bobby Gunnby Ben Fiore

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On the night of his unlikely comeback, a proud, aging boxer refuses a bribe to take a diveuntil his desperate manager claims his life is at stake, forcing the battered fighter to choose between one last shot at glory and a sacrifice that could cost him everything.

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Chucklesby Doug J Robbins

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A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Sweet Reflectionby Elliot Stanton

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A man's worth is not measured by his wealth but by the difference he makes to others. An elderly shopkeeper is reminded of his worth in the community just as he loses all faith.

Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles

The Same Insideby John Porter

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A young man and his fiance confront the owner of a pharmaceutical company that abducts, mutilates, and kills albinos in Kenya.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

Finding Footprintsby Erik Daniel Shein

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When a hearing-impaired girl discovers a teenage Bigfoot destined to guard a magical forest, they must forge an unlikely friendship to protect a world that doesn't believe in either of them.

Genre: Animation
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Northern Exposureby Larry Shannon

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The story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.

Genre: Biographical
43 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles

The Seventh Seal Experimentby Jeffrey Stackhouse

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A drink, a game, a bet, and Death, entirely in rhyme.

Genre: Animation
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Harboring A Fugitiveby Jeffrey Stackhouse

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Senator Marcus has had a long career of staunch anti-abortion legislation, yet a simple conversation with an off-kilter doctor will change his views forever.

Genre: Horror
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Maria x Mariaby Ruby Hernandez

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When a submissive housewife discovers her body has regenerative properties, she uses it to build the family she always wanted.

Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Life Is a Rollercoaster...Sometimesby Elliot Stanton

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With its ups and downs, they say life is a roller-coaster, except when you're trapped and unable to get off one. When an engaged couple becomes unwitting prisoners at the apex of a broken-down roller-coaster ride, the metaphor is never more (or less) apt.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles

Spider Daddyby Wayne E. Johnson

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An eleven-year-old boy, fixated on horror comics and monsters, finds that his recurring nightmares become reality with devastating results for his abusive, alcoholic stepfather and, ultimately, for him.

Genre: Horror
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles