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The Other Sideby Marguerite Carmene Vil
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2024
After a late-night shift, Vee spots her friend Alex entering a mysterious glowing door in a dim alley. Unable to resist her curiosity, Vee steps through and is transported into a surreal digital realm where the dark web manifests in real life.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Witching Hourby Brendan Lee
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2024
Halloween night. Three friends attend head out in costume looking to get lucky. When one of them scores with a Sexy Vampire, the pleasure is too good to be true.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Thanks, Lucindaby John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A family romance in which two thirteen-year-olds try to work up the courage to invite each other to a high school dance.
Genre: Family
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Leiheiby Inky Egwuenu
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2024
When the grandson of a ruthless assassin leader is killed in a U.S. raid, he invokes an ancient blood feud, targeting the President's family while evading a worldwide manhunt.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
21 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
I'll See You In My Screamsby Al Marsiglia
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2024
A mass murderer is brought to justice after 20 years by an unlikely witness in an ending with a twist..
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Plaidby Brandi Self
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2025
A man dressed in a horrible plaid outfit begins to bond with a flashy woman at a party after being ignored by the rest of the guests.
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Our Lives Are Goodby John Porter
Date Posted: 05 May 2025
A medieval romance in which the father of three sons and the father of a daughter arrange for the sons to compete for the daughter’s hand in marriage.
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romance
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Rise of the Plutoniansby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
The Plutonians are a secret club that promotes and restores honor to those things that get no respect or have gone out of style: yo-yos, paper airplanes, VCR's, gluten, Pluto, and more. Albert wants to join, but he faces a difficult initiation process.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Lost Campby Connor Etter
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2024
Three boys at a sleepaway summer camp discover an abandoned, Old West town that is home to a dark spirit with intent on vengeance.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Deposedby Apostolos P. Kouroumalis
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2024
An artist must usurp the artist of the day at a string of galleries in New York City, upon meeting a lone grifter what follows is the result of mass consumption awry as nuclear testing leads to the end of the artist and the city.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killergartenby Chris Fell
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2025
Being devoted assassins and parents makes up for a healthy work-life-death balance.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnsonby John Porter
Date Posted: 07 May 2025
A western romance based on O. Henry’s short story (first published in 1881, now in the public domain) about a grizzled middle-aged shepherd who falls in love with a beautiful young Mexican girl.
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Western
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jasper + Mimi Foreverby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2025
Two freakish outcasts -- a bearded woman and a man who has a carrot for a penis -- are madly in love and want to have a baby. (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Traphouseby Melissa Diane Hudson
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2025
Fueled by a bad breakup, two best friends create a Podcast where scorned women compete to tell the worst man-hating story, until a shocking confession derails their man-hating mission and challenges their definition of love.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Your Face Is Killing Meby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2024
A shallow young man decides to break up with his beautiful, kindhearted girlfriend because of her occasional unattractive facial expression. (1 location, 3 actors. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Royally Never Afterby Lexie Sullivan
Date Posted: 22 May 2025
When a studious Chicago teen loses her only parent, she’s unexpectedly invited to a prestigious royal academy in England—only to discover secrets about her true identity, a brewing conspiracy within the school’s walls, and a destiny that might just change her life forever.
Genre: Fantasy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
19 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Cursed Mirrorby Kline Fishborn
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2024
Georgia invites her friends to her grandmother's old house by the lake for the weekend. While vacationing in this house, they find an old mirror in the basement, but the next day, Amanda who is Georgia's friend, starts cutting her body in front of the mirror that they found the day before.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Midnightby DJ Robbins
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025
At Midnight, June meets the terrifying, murderous entity known as the Midnight Woman.
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Pair of Brown Oxfords in the Middle Grey Boothby Charles Webb
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2024
I hadn't really noticed it until I zipped up my pants.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Lost and Foundby Katrina Jaxson
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2024
After her mother is killed in a hate crime, a transwoman is forced to face her deepest fears and societal prejudices, when her ID is lost and her true identity is revealed, sending her on a poignant journey of healing, love, and self-acceptance.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
In Silenceby Jeff Sommer-Zervos
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2023
When a man's silent struggle with grief and depression becomes too overwhelming to bear, an attempt to end his suffering awakens a spirit in his house that pulls him back from death's grip.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Selling Oranges on a Median with Charles Bukowskiby Ryan Armstrong
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024
A meeting of two men in an unlikely place as they try to overcome the challenge of understanding and communicating with the other.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Strychnineby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2024
A new strand of STD that displays no symptoms places the country in a state of emergency trying to find a cure.
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
3 Minutes To Goby Steven Blows
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2024
A young boy seeks to brighten his Grandad’s mood before an operation.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Night Outby Victor Titimas
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2024
When enemy spies pose as innocent restaurant staff members, a secret agent's date takes a violent turn.
Genre: Action/Adventure
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Chimeraby Ramin Nematollahi
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2024
A man suffering from hallucinations cannot decipher what is real and what is imaginary.
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Night of the Pumpkinsby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2024
Halloween comes only once a year, but not everyone is happy about this. In fact, several pumpkins are mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore. (Horror/comedy)
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reborn by Evilby Grag Raymond
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024
A girl who was burned 300 years ago by her own parents, accused of black magic, returns from hell and receives a new life and supernatural powers to do evil.
Genre: Horror
pages
Genre: Horror
pages
Bernard's Ashesby Mike Bevins
Date Posted: 16 May 2025
A young man faces the dilemma of where to scatter his father's ashes. (Semifinalist in Atlanta Screenplay Awards)
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Dennis 2.0by Peter Donald Skagen
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2025
In his garage, a retired robotics engineer builds a conscious robot he calls Dennis, then has to fight to save both their lives when a lovely enforcer from an 'agency' arrives to erase them.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Take A Step Backby Edward Chapman
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2024
A late night act of kindness has shocking consequences. Based on a real event.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Arnoldby Ange Fassinou
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2024
Standing in front of a mirror, a young boy tries to understand why his reflection is a dog.
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Smells Like Steinbeckby Jason K. Allen
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2024
A young man with a passion for pleasant aromas is lured into the underground world of book sniffing. (Could be short or TV pilot. Award-winning screenwriter and journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
30 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
No Nailsby John Ravitz
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2025
A grieving police detective who serves as a Eucharist Minister identifies a mob hitman while serving Holy Communion and must tread the line between the sacred and the need to stop a killer before he kills again.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
36 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
36 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
The Delivery Manby Susan Adair Harris
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2024
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
Genre: Romantic Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Logicby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2024
A woman wants the simplest things, but why should a man give it to her? That's the question plaguing Bear's mind.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Detachedby Bernard Antoine Mersier
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Twin sisters Mistyi and Cristi love each other to death and won't let anything come between them. But one sister stands stronger on the motto than the other.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Reality Checkby Ed Tasca
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2025
Guy painfully caught between the "love of his life" sending him a final goodbye via live video and his commitment to meet with his new "rebound girlfriend," whom he's committed to a serious relationship and their first evening of love, and is waiting for him at her flat.Their scene of love-making ends shockingly with "rebound girlfriend" raging at him for using her. The result is a twist, a deadly tragedy twist.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Weird Realtyby Elise Marenson
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2024
When a female realtor calls on a guy who is selling his house, he has no clue that her weird zingers stem from a grudge she still holds for standing her up in high school.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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