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The Delusional Paby  Frank Mancuso
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2025
A production assistant takes revenge on the cast of a horror set when they are making a horror movie. *IMDb page: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0541559

Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Hearse from Beyondby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2024
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. (In the vein of the original Twilight Zone series. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Knockoutby  Brendan Lee
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2024
A BOXER receives devastating news from his Wife seconds before a Championship Bout.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Tree or Bustby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
As December approaches, dusty ornaments in the attic spiffy themselves up, get makeovers and begin exercise regimens as they vie for a spot on the Christmas tree. (Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Animation
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
ERA IIby  Delaina M. Waldron
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2025
A naive scientist who has discovered a way to bring people back from the past, interviews infamous dictator Hitler but his German translator has different plans.

Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mirror Manby  STEVEN BLOWS
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2024
A man made from mirrors struggles to make a true human connection and find someone who sees past their own reflection in him.

Genre: Romance
9 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Conversionby  Stephanie Neroes
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2025
In 1968, a rebellious teen is abducted to a remote ranch under the guise of salvation—only to uncover a harrowing world of abuse, resistance, and a reckoning long overdue.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Trappedby  Adrian Milnes
Date Posted: 21 May 2024
Three armed robbers and their hostage take refuge in an abandoned house after a failed robbery, but they're not alone.

Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Everlasting Imageby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2024
Seductive wordplay is Jeanqúal’s introduction leading to his murders in a quest to create the perfect woman. 

Genre: Horror
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Child Starby  Simon
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2024
When James discovers that his parents secretly uploaded every moment of his childhood to YouTube, amassing a fortune without his knowledge, he embarks on a journey to reclaim his money.

Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Summer of Loveby  Robert Michael Benn
Date Posted: 25 May 2025
In 1970 San Francisco Hippies cavort, bombs drop on Hanoi, and a church is formed to beat draft. Be-ins, Trips Festival, Black Panthers, and SFPD appear. Protagonist holds church services and appears before the Draft Board for 4D Ministerial Deferment. He gets the deferment church and the San Francisco Art Colony burn to the ground.

Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Cycleby  Stephanie Neroes
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2025
Haunted by the violence of his upbringing, a boy’s fateful act forces a reckoning with the ghosts of his family’s past—and the chilling truth that some wounds are born, not made.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
If I Left Earlyby  Rosalind-Renèe Lindsey
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2024
Living with his ambitious breadwinning girlfriend, a young job-hunting loser feels left behind in life and relationship. Motivated, he works to get things back on track, but all of that is halted when a call comes in and the unpredictable happens.

Genre: Drama
38 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Kick-Ass Picnicby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2024
Neal and Amy meet up for their first date, a relaxing picnic in the woods. But their tranquility is soon thwarted by spoiled food, a sudden skin rash, an angry tree, and lots of blood. (1 location, 3 actors. Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2024
Rejoicing his eight years of sobriety, Justin loves the new life he's embarking on, so he thinks. 

Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
He's Gonna Payby  John Porter
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
A young man confronts the killer of his wife and child, and makes the killer pay--by letting him live.

Genre: Western
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Deputyby  Alan Barkley
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2025
His deputy shot, a lone frontier sheriff must use his wits and local know-how to subdue a dangerous thug. Single location.

Genre: Western
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love Never Grows Oldby  Don Mezei
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2024
A guru like figure MAIN enters (stage left) while a group of young people celebrate the day. He provides a contrast to their joie de vivre, tells them his story and listens to their narrative. LNGO is a search for deeper meaning, a feel good musical about spiritual themes, told through song. Hear some of the music at https://barbarji.wixsite.com/lovenevergrowsold

Genre: Musical
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby  John Fraser
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
The Black Boxby  William Walkerley
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2025
Tien shows up a Darius’ apartment with a small mysterious black box that will change their lives before the night is over.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Marisby  Zelda Watkins
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2024
A castaway desperate to leave an island falls under the enchantment of Maris, a sea siren with a tragic past.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Love Probeby  Gustavo Melo
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2024
In 1985 while the world believes the US president to be enduring colon cancer, Ronald Reagan does everything in his power to reunite with his new love, the alien that anally probed him.

Genre: Animation
11 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Poor Santaby  Hiabu Hassebu
Date Posted: 04 May 2025
A family struggles to celebrate Christmas amidst the killer Virus Covid-19.

Genre: Family
40 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Eavesdropperby  Charles Webb
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2024
On a late-night train ride, a comic book loving kid overhears a sinister plot.

Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Make Haste Slowlyby  John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
Doc Holliday shares some wisdom with the outlaw Dave Rudabaugh--then meets Wyatt Earp.

Genre: Western
7 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
FIONAby  Madiha Masood
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023
In Eldoria, a mansion holds Fiona's mischievous spirit, enlivening it with spectral laughter for half a century. Basim, an ambitious entrepreneur, dreams of transforming it into a haven. Unaware of the impending love story, his venture intertwines the realms of the living and departed. Brace for humor, romance, and the supernatural in "Fiona's Haven," where love transcends all boundaries, even those of the afterlife.

Genre: Fantasy
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Noahby  Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2024
When a modern day vampire's cruelty reaches unbearable heights, an ancient one, a killing machine, is sent forth to dispatch him. Cast size: 4 people Location: nightclub, nearby building.

Genre: Action/Adventure
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Painted Vengeanceby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 25 May 2025
Painted Vengeance - A talented face painted is attacked by a gang of thugs, but when the devil gives him the chance to take revenge, it's an offer he can't refuse.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Comeuppanceby  Martin Train Bartlett
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2024
After committing a heinous crime, a violent man is cursed to relive the horrific moment through the eyes of the victim. Part 'Source Code', part "Identity"... all WTF Twilight Zone.

Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Ozmosisby  Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2024
A young professional’s life is changed for eternity when he unwittingly makes the choice between trading one heinous addiction for another on a different level.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Spoken Forby  Jim Kowalski
Date Posted: 01 May 2025
Can a man with a crippling social anxiety win the woman he loves over his alter ego crutch and her cheating boyfriend?

Genre: Romance
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bump in the Nightby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2025
When a desperate young thief breaks into the wrong house, he discovers the elderly homeowners are far more dangerous—and sinister—than he could have ever imagined.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cell Matesby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2024
A new inmate learns her prison cell is haunted by a brutal male spirit, forcing her into a deadly struggle for survival against the unseen.

Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spookyby  Tony Jerris
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2024
Terror ensues, when a guy hooks up with an online date who is already dead... Or is she?

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Zoomby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2024
A couple's illicit affair is forced to go virtual due to a pesky global pandemic, and if that wasn't bad enough someone else wants in on the action.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Alien Dreamby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2024
A teenage girl has a dream about instantly becoming a teenage boy caused by an accidental Alien invasion.

Genre: Fantasy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Father's Loveby  Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 01 May 2024
Love enters your life when you’re at your lowest point, and that’s exactly what Tiffany and Bernard need to deal with the pain their father’s inflicted on them. 

Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killer Cupidby  Janet
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2024
A serial killer in real life, proves a hard habit to break for Cupid in the after life.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Standoffby  Adrian Milnes
Date Posted: 21 May 2024
A Cop and a Debt Collector are both after a Gambler, but the Cop has an ulterior motive.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When I Fallby  Simon Parker
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2025
James returns to his family home in a wheelchair with his fiancée, determined to undergo a risky operation that could help him walk again

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