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Halloween Massacreby  Doug J Robbins
When Danny is followed home by a strange man in a mask, he thinks it's a harmless Halloween prank, but he soon finds out that the man has sinister intentions.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A weird clown hands Steve a balloon at a campus Halloween carnival, and he and his friends find themselves stalked by the creepy clown.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fear the Unknown Graveby  Kline Fishborn
Ten-year-old Brian is terrified of his own mother, who becomes possessed by a demon after visiting an old unmarked grave near their home.

Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Lost Pianistby  Frank J Dellipoala
A haunted pianist must survive a night of terror when genetically enhanced predatorstriggered by the frequencies of his musicescape into a locked-down concert hall, forcing him to confront the childhood monsters he can no longer outrun.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Group Chatby  Dwayne Craig Bricker
After an unremovable number joins their group chat, five friends receive photos from inside their homesand a countdown demanding they confess what happened at the lake.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Alien Dreamby  Steven Burton
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
The Swapby  Evgeny Kim
When a man agrees to lend his body for a day so his girlfriend can see her brother again, he discovers too late that the "brother" is an imposter and that his own compassion has cost him his life.

Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
They All Want The King Deadby  NG
Haunted by treachery on all sides, a newly crowned king battles shadowy plots designed to murder him and plunge the kingdom into chaos.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Two teenagers find themselves on a steep cliff overlooking the mountainside. They play a game, Truth or Lie, to determine the circumstances that brought both to the precipice. As the truth is revealed, the games changes from Truth or Lie... to Truth or Die. This short was a QUARTERFINALIST in the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.

Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Elevatorby  Carlos Alex Ceni
What was initially supposed to be a simple journey for two strangers is terrifyingly disrupted by the arrival of a third person.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Hayseeds & Hipstersby  Jason K. Allen
While eating lunch on a park bench, hayseeds Ned and Boomer spot a real-life hipster. Fascinated, they observe him and make fun of him, but they soon learn that things aren't always what they seem. (1 location, 3 characters)

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Taste of Beliefby  Danny King
When a psychology professor challenges his students with a parable about restaurants, a fiery clash between science and conspiracy forces them to confront a deeper truth: you can't judge an idea until you've tasted it yourself.

Genre: Drama
14 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Love Attackby  Jackie Bateman
A cardiologist falls for a heart attack patient, who turns out to be an anxious man who has accidentally swallowed the diamond ring intended for his high maintenance girlfriend.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Subject Strictly Off-Limitsby  Elliot Stanton
An argument about the TV show Strictly Come Dancing threatens a couple's marriage until they agree never to discuss the show again. However, the ceasefire only lasts until the discussion of what takeaway to order begins.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Delivery Manby  Susan Adair Harris
An inept aging delivery man tries to charm his equally mature customer, but first they must cope with the local serial killer.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Clock Of Timeby  Kline Fishborn
On his 18th birthday, Eddie receives a time clock from a strange woman that allows him to travel to the past and the future. At first he was skeptical about the gift, but once he used it he did not immediately understand the great price of time traveling and he loses his youthful years.

Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A homeless man decides to put his life in order by learning accounting and getting a job, but when ordered to perform illegal operations by his employer, he becomes a whistle blower and learns that honesty and integrity sometimes come with a heavy price.

Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
While strolling late at night, an ordinary man is surprised to see three open doorways in a hundred-meter stretch of the same sidewalk. His first impulse is to continue on his way, but curiosity makes him turn back.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
John owns a business repairing electrical appliances. What his assistant, Will, does not know is that the store is going bankrupt. What John does not know is that Will has a way of saving it. But which option is the best?

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Usualby  Sarah Kennedy
A woman and her Korean church rescue a failing coffee shop owner who honors his dead mother by continuing her tradition of ruining coffee with a special ingredient. Award-winning produced screenwriter.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 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
Officer Nick is a lone wolf and refuses to work with a partner, but warms up to his partner while everyone deals with a few rogue zombies.

Genre: Horror
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Widows, young and old, gather for a potluck and healing, aided by a mysterious bottle of olive oil.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Brown Bottle Fluby  Brandi Self
A frustrated writer struggles to work while being belittled by a belligerent drunk woman who wants to relive the past.

Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Kissby  Mary Goldman
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
Slow Burnby  S.C. Smith
A man reflects on his slow-burning relationship with a former neighbor turned best friend, as they navigate the fading romance, shared history, and quiet realization that it's time to move on from each other, despite their deep emotional bond.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mistletoeby  Harker Jones
When a woman joins her fianc for a wake, the family's dangerous secrets start bubbling to the surface.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Screamby  STEVEN BLOWS
On a cold night, a woman goes to an abandoned field to release her emotions in a primal scream. On a cold night, her scream comes back to haunt her.

Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Sweater Tomby  DJ Robbins
Zany Christmas Sweater Tom wears his Christmas Sweater every day, to the annoyance of those around him.

Genre: Comedy
18 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When three hoodlums record their burglaries for social media and street cred, they accidentally stumble upon a satanic ritual.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Beat Bobby Flayby  Adam Rocke
Iconic chef Bobby Flay must endure a brutal interrogation to keep his many culinary secrets safe.

Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When their school bus is hijacked, three students must put their trust in a big brother and his dirt bike.

Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
When a toxic stench rises from the swamps of Belle Rive, a remote Louisiana village descends into hallucination, madness, and violenceforcing the last remaining survivor to confront a nightmare that may not be hers alone, but the land's.

Genre: Horror
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Fine Haunted Tuneby  Vanessa M. Chattman
A violinist obsessed with perfection replaces her fingers with those of deceased prodigies, playing music that drives listeners mad.

Genre: Horror
42 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Remember, Remember the 5th of Decemberby  Anthony Cawood
A young boy's Christmas nightmares take on a life of their own.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
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
The reborn prodigy of a dark dictator embraces their malevolent Bloodline in a Godless world of magic, beast, and tyranny. None have been worthy to lay claim to the Crimson Throne, until now.

Genre: Fantasy
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Veronicaby  Aranit Alia
VERONICA- A cold, methodical London hitman disguises himself as a high class escort to assassinate an crime boss, but his brutal efficiency hides a secret :the fortune he earns in blood is quietly donated to orphans under the name "Veronica. "

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Broadcastby  Noureddine Hifad
In a remote Antarctic research station, a lone radio host continues daily broadcasts after a global communications blackout until strange voices begin hijacking her signal, hinting that something nonhuman has already arrived.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Now and Thenby  Edward Chapman
Split screen of one day in the life of two people who never meet and yet are forever entwined in death and grief.

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