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Mirabelby Gregory Gibson
Her psyche tainted as a child, a young woman plays out her singular form of vengeance with the help of a unique weapon.
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Twas the Night Before The Night Before Christmasby Elliot Stanton
When a wife asks her husband why he no longer likes Christmas, he explains it's due to its commercialism. However, the real reason is revealed by a simple longing glance at a beloved family photo.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chocolate, Moose, and Titsby Larry E. Coleman
A man who wants to come clean with a secret he's been hiding from his girlfriend, gets advice from three versions of himself from alternative universes.
Genre: Animation
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Doc's Barby Kenneth M. Kielty
Doc's Bar is a script in the Bar Whores Trilogy
Two young men who were childhood friends make plans to meet up in a midtown NYC bar. One friend is Jewish, in his third-year residency, and broke. His friend is an antisemitic Wall Street broker who is rich. The young doctor sets his buddy up with a Russian doctor who is studying for her medical license. Both need money and the stockbroker the solution!
Genre: Romantic Comedy
24 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
24 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cellby Bill Wyza
An imprisoned man must find a way to escape his captors before time runs out.
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Voicelessby Janice Foster
A woman, who can dream herself into crimes, becomes involved in the murder of a schizophrenic assassin.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Swoliosisby Jim Kowalski
A gym attendant hosts an underground fitness competition to avoid losing his bankrupt gym and his crush.
Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
23 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Why Do I Put Up with You?by John Porter
A young woman wonders why she puts up with her extremely flawed boyfriend.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Shadows Among Usby Christine Lara
A gathering among friends turns into a nightmare when strange events begin to unfold in an isolated house deep in the forest. Trapped and confronted with their own secrets, they realize that one of them is not who they claim to be.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Save the Last Danceby John J McWilliams
The last two soldiers to be killed in World War 1 are thrown together just before they meet their tragic fate.
Genre: Drama
32 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
32 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Carbon Datingby Barry Staff
Wanting a girlfriend via dating sites while working a lonely late-night shift, a man needs a reappraisal when discovering a beautiful young vagrant hiding there.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Park Benchby Marc Prey
While sitting on a park bench, a suicidal man has a life-altering conversation with a woman who just may be his deceased wife.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Distractionsby Bob Messinger
Similar backgrounds, different visions. David's and Hannah's lives are about to be upended as he gets in her cab on a Friday evening.
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
39 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dead Man's Pondby Adam Slamang
When a university student investigates the years-old disappearance of a classmate linked to a haunted pond, eerie signs of a ghostly presence give way to a far more terrifying truthan ancient, cosmic force that distorts time, flesh, and reality itself.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sin Eaterby Anthony Cawood
A grieving husband hires a sin eater to cleanse the soul of his dear departed wife, a recently executed witch.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Bargain Storeby Brandi Self
A disgruntled small-town bargain store worker meets a soldier who encourages her to stand up to her perverted boss.
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Grandma's Secret Ingredientby Elliot Stanton
A long-held secret family gravy recipe is passed down to another generation when an older woman believes the time is right for her granddaughter to learn the 'killer' secret ingredient.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Growing with Albertby John Witcher
After being adopted by his Uncle Albert, Mickey comes of age in a small Midwestern town.
Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
25 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Reflectionsby Dewayne C Bricker
When three stranded friends take shelter in an abandoned swamp cabin, they discover a mirror that exposes their darkest secretsand demands the truth before it devours them whole.
Genre: Horror
34 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
34 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Missing Girlsby Yura Shevchuk
Arriving in a small town, two girls fall into sexual slavery with the local sheriff and his assistant.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Zaryaby Jason K. Allen
Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one. Instead, they encounter a mysterious lake creature known as Zarya. (1 location, 3 actors. Top 20 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List. Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival & Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competitions.)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Winter Walk inby Camelia Dinu
When a lonely woman finds a fresh footprint in the snow, the past she buried threatens to return; what is she willing to sacrifice for her peace?
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
On The Subject of Loveby Patricia Bruce
Talk about self sabotage -- these 2 gals are the best! When searching for love and relationships, they lack caring and empathy. It takes a humorous, over-the-hill, overweight Mom who outsmarts her attractive, millennial daughters to successfully find romance.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Worst of Timesby Daniel J. Broderick
But I never really said, "Let them eat cake." Everything that's happening is not my fault. Too late. The revolution is here. You and your kind are doomed. Marie Antoinette or Melania Trump? You decide.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rhino vs. Gorillaby Jason K. Allen
When Ronald takes a seat on a park bench, he simply wishes to enjoy his lunch in peace. But when his banana rings like a phone, he answers it and receives a message that turns his life upside down. (Surreal comic fantasy. Produced writer; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lemon Aidby Daniel J. Broderick
Suburban parents learn the hard way that when life gives you lemons, you don't have to pay for them. When it doesn't, you have to buy them, the lemonade stand, a business permit, the credit card machine, and sell a ton of servings simply to break even.
Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Backflipby Jessica Taylor
When The World's Fair comes to town, a gymnast in a side show act must keep her wits about her to escape from H.H. Holmes or else perish in his murder castle alone and afraid.
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Visions in the Haunted Ledgerby Vanessa M. Chattman
A burned-out accountant discovers a haunted ledger that tracks deaths before they happen, and each entry is tied to a cursed candle.
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dead Copby Ange Fassinou
A cop decides to avenge his wife killed by four young men.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Hierarchyby Charles Hall
An off-campus meeting between a senior professor and an enigmatic student turns hostile when a chilling assertion is made.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Doctor Where?by Elliot Stanton
Ralph's doctor is running late for an appointment, leaving him regretting a rash decision.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blazing Couplesby Phyllis Campbell Corley
A married man bored with monogamy talks his wife into having a tryst with two swingers that ends in disaster.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter
A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Something in the Waterby Brandon Rhiness
When a group of hungover friends wakes up to a city-wide emergency alert warning of contaminated water, they must survive a descent into animalistic madness as the thirst for water turns into a hunger for flesh.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Probeby Doug J Robbins
An alien son asks his alien father why his people probe people with humorous and thought-provoking results.
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Elvis Hasn't Left the Buildingby Elliot Stanton
The excitement and anticipation of getting a brief glimpse of the King of Rock' n' Roll is seemingly dashed. However, as one door shuts, the stage door opens and reveals the man himself, resplendent in a powder blue sequined jumpsuit - Elvis Presley.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Almost By Designby Roberta M Roy
When her web of reality moves a young environmentalist Midwestern interior designer to seek employment as a home decor designer in New York City, she lands among a multicultural group whose mismatched goals result in both poetic and situational comedy.
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
26 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cowardly Lyonsby Patrice Sarath
The squabbling Lyon family comes together to protect their matriarch when she's haunted by a disapproving spirit.
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Transferenceby Frazer Lee
Dom and Sam are two science lab workers, let go by their boss Adrian. To beat the boredom of lockdown, they decide to continue Adrian's experimental teleportation research online. But they are being watched.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Justifiable Beatingby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Love will make you believe your enemy truly loves you. That's the bitter truth Monica has to swallow dealing with her husband Craig.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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