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Killer Viewsby  Alan Barkley
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2025
A female realtor shows a female client around a view home. But when the two women discover their paths have unhappily crossed before the business meeting descends into physical comic conflict. Single Location

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stuckby  Steven Burton
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2024
A cell phone with his hand is stuck to a man's ear. After frantic attempts to loosen it fail, a mysterious 'Voice' comes on the line to help find a solution.

Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Stayby  Shane Nolan
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2024
Distraught teacher, Ryan, looks for work after moving away from an area rife with gun violence. Having lost so many students to murder, prison, drivebys, etc., Ryan and his girlfriend just want peace. Though, one day, he finds himself trapped in his own home. Breaking doors and windows does not work as if the home is bewitched. He struggles endlessly to find his way out.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
24 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Invisible Terrorby  Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2025
When his wife's vengeful spirit makes his life a living hell, a murderer must find the courage to do the right thing: Pay for his deeds!

Genre: Horror
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
S'moresby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Young Eric and Molly are having the time of their lives roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Their parents, not so much... (Horror/Comedy. One location, two actors.)

Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cowardly Lyonsby  Patrice Sarath
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2024
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
Fulfillmentby  Maurice Lewis
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2023
After hearing a voice telling her to return home from a convent, a young lady is gifted an ancient crucifix with supernatural powers by a local gravedigger and becomes compelled to return it to its rightful owner.

Genre: Fantasy
44 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Playtime Episode 2 Tea Timeby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2025
Zoe is close to her magic Teddy Bear, and their relationship has parallels; their fights, in particular, mimic Mom and Dad's.

Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Chicken Crossingby  Nathan M. Scrivens
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2024
A determined Chicken endures a series of humorous challenges in his quest to cross a road and reach a tempting apple.

Genre: Animation
8 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Just In Timeby  Roberta M Roy
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2024
Determined to succeed as a web designer, their having collided on entering her new place of employment. a delightful young woman downplays an interested salesman’s efforts to engage. *Semi Finalist: 2024 New York International Women Festival; Dublin Movie Awards; Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Competition-Shorts; Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards In Spanish: Justo a Tiempo.*

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
By a Threadby  Max Wigren
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2024
Dale, a once well respected nurse practitioner turned free clinic assistant, has the chance to win his 16 year old daughter and 11 year old son back over both emotionally and legally once his ex-wife lands herself in prison. This edgy, wacky, and hilarious dramedy unravels a unique blend of family chaos, raunchy comedy, personal growth, and legal escapades.

Genre: Animation
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Bloodiedby  Adam Dyer
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2024
Newlyweds Melanie & Carl Colvey move in to their dream house in their favorite neighborhood. After discovering the house to be the scene of a grizzly murder, they must decide whether to leave immediately, or live with a horrible truth.

Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
A Second Chanceby  John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A young man spends a passionate night with a young woman, then struggles to persuade her to give him a second chance.

Genre: Romance
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Two Travelersby  Tigran Vardanyan
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2025
A troubled man checks into a seaside restaurant, masking his despair behind a lavish order, while a young chef, burdened by his own dilemmas, unknowingly becomes the only witness to his final moments—forcing him to confront his own path before it’s too late.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Xanadu Shoresby  Jay Loish
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Two ex-pilots become embroiled in a kidnapping and gold heist, after an employer's scheme escalates from theft to kidnapping. Needing help, our hero leaves clues unaware of a capricious agent and his comely accomplice are following his friends by land, air, and sea. The unscrupulous authorities are seeking the loot, confronting the criminals, culminating explosively with the sun rising on XANADU SHORES. It's about desire and duty to friends. A lively yarn encapsulated by adventure.

Genre: Action/Adventure
12 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Free Tomatoesby  JT
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2024
Sometimes free has a price.

Genre: Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Medium of Exchangeby  Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
When money begins to talk to a frugal cashier, he discovers with extraordinary consequences that he has the power to bend its controlling influence to his will.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Killerby  DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2024
Jeff kills under a lifelong desire to try his hand at being a serial killer and his brother, Mike tags along to write about the experience and turn it into a screenplay.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Two Shotsby  Don Willis
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2024
Two Shots follows a young Marine veteran with PTSD who returns from war to his true love, Rita. Things soon spiral out of control as he struggles to find his place in her life.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Herbert the Clownby  Doug J Robbins
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2025
A killer stalks a couple during a romantic Halloween weekend getaway

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Omar and Jimmyby  Phil Naiman
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2025
A dominant house cat tries to prevent the family’s new rescue puppy from being returned to the shelter and its dire consequences.

Genre: Animation
19 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Beseiged Worldby  Walter Wessels
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2024
When two friends embark in different careers, chaos strikes at the heart of these men, the first losing his partnership in a company he started in a country plagued by strikes, arson and terror. The second loses his wife in a farm attack and both need to find purpose and meaning to life.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2025
Table. Darkness. Click!

Genre: Fantasy
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Satan's Shrinkby  Daniel J. Broderick
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Satan needs a consult; it's just not as much fun anymore.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
From Rat to Bossby  Jed Power
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2024
“From Rat to Boss”—Before he became the infamous Mafia kingpin, "Lucky" Luciano made a secret betrayal to save himself—an act that, years later, threatens to destroy his empire and the myth of his loyalty."

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Strings Attachedby  Dennis J Manning
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025
When a washed-up musician returns to his sacred studio to write one last song, the guitars he abandoned come alive, forcing him to face the haunting truth about the silence he chose—and the music that never died.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Any Face Will Doby  Tim Bechen
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2024
A man soon regrets his wife's New Year's Resolution.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rubyby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2024
When a lonely old man visits his beloved wife's grave for the first time, he encounters a charming little girl who lifts him out of his doldrums and fills him with hope. (Produced writer; see IMDB for credits.)

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Low-Maintenance Organismsby  Gerard Docherty
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2024
Main character dies and finds himself discussing his life with God. A single scene, one location (with optional brief flashbacks to others) and only two actors. Primarily dialogue based. Short story available free; intentionally written for aspiring filmmakers; minimal set up, one location, two actors, easy to stage. 10-15 mins duration.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
And the Dead Body Makes Fourby  Audra Elasik
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2024
When three young baseball players search for their ball in the woods, they are blackmailed into surrendering their belongings or facing a faux curse after mistaking a drunk man for a zombie.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Split Endz (A Rapunzel Story)by  Phoebe von Satis
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2024
A young woman survives WWII only to return to a life of emotional and physical captivity and is forced to be her own hero.

Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dog Yearsby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2024
The barrier guards at the Large Hadron Collider stumble upon a mysterious discovery that forces them to pause—and question everything they thought they knew, if only for a moment.

Genre: Sci-Fi
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
Final Examby  Inky Egwuenu
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2024
A young woman determined to get to her final exam is thwarted at every turn.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Funeral Crasherby  Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2024
At a funeral where grief hangs heavy in the air, a scandalous proposal disrupts the somber eulogy when a man proposes to his secret mistress in the middle of her husband's funeral, sparking a whirlwind of emotions that threatens to unravel their lives forever.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Pillow Girlby  Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2024
As a little girl, Kayley never lost a pillow fight. Now an adult, she decides to use this talent to fight evil and impact the world. (Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)

Genre: Action/Adventure
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
What's Your Emergencyby  Anthony Cawood
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2024
A mobster wakes up buried in a coffin, and that's the least of his problems.

Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Endless Loveby  Warren Lane
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024
With hopes of getting vengeance, an army major suckers his daughter’s killer into participating in a military experiment involving an erratic timeline-teleportation-chamber, but there is no vengeance to be had only horror.

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