3 Meals a Day by
Michael Donovan Horn(Short, Thriller) - Anna is your average, everyday girl - except for all those hired killers showing up everytime she tries to have a decent meal. During the course of one day, an elegant, deadly hitwoman discovers that once you chose your life, your life never leaves you alone. 5 pages (rtf)
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Afterward by
David Wagner(Short, Thriller) - Shortly after a young couple moves into an allegedly haunted house, the husband vanishes, and the wife struggles to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Short script based on a story by Edith Wharton. 33 pages (pdf)
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Angela's Absolution by
Daniel Ehrlich (stampede331) (Short, Thriller) - Three lifelong friends spend the final night of the summer, and their youth, relaxing at a lakehouse, when a mysterious boat wreaks havoc on their fates. Of the utmost importance is survival, but lurking beneath the courage and companionship of the teens is a darker force that threatens to break their bond. Only love, and perhaps forgiveness can save them. August '07
One Week Challenge finalist. (pdf)
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Araucaria by
Martin Lancaster (Dr. Mabuse)(Short, Thriller, Suspense) - A detective races to decipher a cryptic message left by a serial bomber. He soon realizes that the message reveals not the killer's identity, but the identity oof his next victim. Written as an entry to the NYCMidnight screenplay contest. Genre: Suspense Subject: An Old Record (pdf)
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Beyond darkness. by
Mohamed Mohamud(Short, Thriller) - In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world were plunderers roam the roads we follow Blake, a homeless hustler and his teenage friend Zara, as they search for a place to call home. 14 pages (pdf)
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Bingo Man by
Chris Beadnell(Short, Thriller) - The small town of Harper's Peak has had two young girls go missing in one month. Can this 8 year old girl's imaginary friend protect her from being the next one caught? 16 pages (pdf)
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Bitterroot by
Noah Woodin(Short, Thriller, Neo-western) - A nameless gangster, a vengeful sheriff, and crazy drug dealers all must survive in a world of backstabs and vengeance after a botched robbery set in 1999 Montana. 30 pages (pdf)
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Bomb Threat by
Queen of English(Short, Thriller) - After finding his daughter strapped to a bomb in the back of his squad car, a disgraced cop goes on a wild goose trace to hunt down the trigger before it detonates. 29 pages (pdf)
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Brass Flower by
Kyle Smead(Short, Thriller, Dramatic Thriller) - A decorated combat veteran receives an honorable discharge and returns home to suspect that his wife has been cheating on him with the neighbor. 13 pages (pdf)
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Cat & Mouse by
Jeremy Storey(Short, Thriller) - When Harry's mysterious job returns him to London after a fifteen year absence, his carefully-calibrated anonymity is compromised when he learns that his objective involves an enigmatic old friend who is safeguarding a dreadful secret that will have deadly consequences for them both. (pdf)
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Clarity by
Noah McManus (arklight)(Short, Thriller, Suspense, Comedy) - With a storm raging outside, Jane is forced to take refuge in a motel where everything she knows is about to be called into question, and she is forced to make a decision that could have consequences for the entire world. 16 pages (pdf)
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Close To Sunset by
Steven Clark(Short, Thriller) - After the death of his mother, a middle-aged man must come to terms with the childhood disappearance of his brother.
production: Several INT and EXT locations, several actors - medium range budget. (pdf)
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Clowned by
Kye Cooper(Short, Thriller) - Two friends return from pulling a prank on a group of killer clowns, but they soon realise these clowns are in no mood for games. 22 pages (pdf)
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Cobb Hill Massacres by
Gregory J. Baldwin (Greg)(Short, Thriller) - Many men went into the Cobb Hill steel mill in 1940 and never came out. Now a curious detective is determined to find out what happened all those years ago, but the secret that he is trying to unveil may be too much for him to handle. 30 pages (pdf)
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Coffee by
Chilion Radeal Thomas(Short, Thriller) - A chance encounter at a coffee shop turns deadly when a headstrong young woman, meets a young man with a troubled past. 12 pages
Production: 2 characters, 1 location (pdf)
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Cold Call by
Mike Shelton (Short, Thriller) - During a routine call, a telemarketer overhears a woman's screams and decides to investigate. As he gets further into his search, he finds that the woman he thinks he heard has been missing for six months. August '07
One Week Challenge writer's choice selectee. (pdf)
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Constitution: Upriver by
Anastacia Shimek (stacysailor) (Short, Thriller) - Lonney Woods is in FBI agent in his late-30s, dark and suave, rugged, yet sophisticated -– a player. He becomes a legend on the "inside" for his daring and successful work. But after publicly exposing the President's Chief of Staff, Jeb Barter, for lying to Congress, Lonney is now a marked man, on the run from his own government. August '07
One Week Challenge finalist. (pdf)
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Control by
Jose Rivadulla-Rey(Short, Thriller) - Carlos works in accounts, everyday is the same until one lunch time Carlos is approached and is asked to do something that will change his life forever. 9 pages (pdf)
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Control by
Paul Knauer(Short, Thriller) - A CIA agent with a questionable past is called in to help his soon-to-be-president wife through an election night threat. 11 pages (pdf)
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Corruption by
Bethany Smith(Short, Thriller) - Two friends meet for what they think will be a normal friendly meet-up, but not everyone can be trusted. A corrupted mind can lead to deception and danger. 6 pages
production: Two locations; two actors. (pdf)
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Corvette by
Anton Spero(Short, Thriller) - A girl is seeking for the new stuff, that tornado usually brings on her family field. She found a note where some guy is giving all rights for his Corvette in exchange for his life. 6 pages (pdf)
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Cozen by
Mica(Short, Thriller) - A con man(Lesley Watts) steals a painting from a Russian mafia, for homeland. When the Russian mafia finds him, he forces him to commit treason. 6 pages (pdf)
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Cry Havoc by
J.B. Storey(Short, Thriller) - A police Sergeant interviews a mysterious, grieving Father about the brutal slaying of a gang, who are under investigation for the murder of his daughter. 13 pages (pdf)
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Cutoff Time by
Kiril Maksimoski(Short, Thriller, Crime) - Under-performing sales representative finds new means of motivation when his ex-colleague takes his daughter hostage and he has less then 10 minutes to save her 'till the cutoff time. 11 pages (pdf)
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Daddy by
Glenn Doyle(Short, Thriller) - On a hot Summer's night, a tired, restless man struggles to come to terms with what his life has become. 4 pages (pdf)
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Dead! by
Daniel Chong (chongaman)(Short, Thriller) - Two rednecks, 'Jammin' and Nate are sent on a mission to gather guns and ammo for a revolt against a zombie apocalypse, but when things go unplanned, the two are forced to shoot their way out to safety. 10 pages (pdf)
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Decay by
Nadine(Short, Thriller) - It's 2040 and society's rules have now changed into the acceptance of living wrong with no consequences. Only a small group of people are intent on bringing things back to how they originally were. 10 pages (pdf)
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Delivered by
Robert Salone(Short, Thriller) - A family sits down to Sunday brunch when a Russian sits down with them and hands their Father a brown envelop out of the blue and tells him his mission details are inside and to take care of his family. 6 pages (pdf)
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The Devil Always Wins by
Kirsten James(Short, Thriller) - James, a gas station owner and father of 3, wakes up to find his wife dead in their bed. As the morning goes on he comes to realize that he and his family are the targets of a sadistic serial killer. 14 pages (pdf)
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The Dig by
Simon Parker(Short, Thriller) - Taking up gardening to help clear his head, a young man accidentally discovers the burial group used by the mafia. 5 pages (pdf)
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Double Take by
Silva Mungai(Short, Thriller) - A professional cat-burglar, after a two year hiatus, decides to get back into the game. With the help of his old partner in crime, he plots to rob a wealthy mark. Little does he know the surprise that lays in store for him. 9 pages (pdf)
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End of the Day by
James McCormick(Short, Thriller, Suspense, Supernatural) - A frustrated worker tries to leave the office early but finds it more difficult than he could have imagined as the true nature of his environment reveals itself, one that wants to keep him trapped forever. 11 pages (pdf)
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Evidence by
Martha Evans(Short, Thriller) - Sarah Miller is found dead in her home late one night and the police have to find the evidence to see if Issac Peterson is guilty or not, but while doing so they also find out some disturbing information about Issac. 6 pages (pdf)
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Evidence by
Rich Keel(Short, Thriller) - Will holds all the evidence needed for the conviction one of the most vicious serial killers in years. Held in the wrong hands, there would be a series of dangerous events and the rise in the body count. 21 pages (pdf)
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Extortion by
Kolin Ferguson(Short, Thriller) - Set in Scotland Extortion is about Jack Knox an ex soldier suffering from PTSD turned bodyguard who is hired by gangster Roddy Kincaid to protect him from contract killers who've been hired to assassinate him. 20 pages (pdf)
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The Family by
J.B. Stephens(Short, Thriller) - A college age man with a violent criminal past is arrested for the 7th time. An arrest backed by irrefutable evidence of his guilt. Oddly enough he doesn't seem to have a care in the world. 8 pages (pdf)
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The Fill-up by
Michael Thompson(Short, Thriller, Suspense) - Running from the law, a young couple tries to hold-up a lonely gas station getting more than bargained for from its sadistic night manager. 14 pages (pdf)
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Final Flash by
José Rivadulla-Rey(Short, Thriller) - The story of a paparazzi taking a picture which speaks a thousand words, unfortunately the words spoken are not the truth. A photo is taken off a famous actor who is out having lunch with an old friend, they spend the afternoon together eating drinking talking about old times, meanwhile photos of his actions are taking place. The next day tabloid magazines show him with another woman implicating he is having an affair. The actor’s wife is outraged and is overcome with jealously that she takes her own life. The actor becomes low and binges on drugs/alcohol and is no longer popular in his field and decides to take his revenge on the photographer who changed his once happy life by mentally torturing him and mentally scaring him for life. 12 pages (pdf)
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Final Girl by
Mpho Nkoana(Short, Thriller) - After losing her family in a tragic house break, a young girl leaves her hometown in the hopes of her not facing her deadly past. 15 pages (pdf)
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Finesse by
Bryson G(Short, Thriller) - The owner of an mma organization wants his middleweight champ to guarantee an ending that will necessitate a rematch. The champ has his own plans… 9 pages (pdf)
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Fire by
Nadine(Short, Thriller) - Firefighters have to put their skills to the test when they have to get innocent people out of a burning apartment complex. 8 pages. (pdf)
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Flash by
Charles(Short, Thriller) - 4 Girls driving on halloween are chased after they flash at a car with no headlights on. 10 pages (rtf)
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Frater by
James Meyer(Short, Thriller, History) - Directly after a great escape from a concentration camp, two brothers flee a squadron of Nazi-German soldiers giving chase in a dense forest. 57 pages (pdf)
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Friendship At Stake by
Luke Mepham(Short, Thriller) - A young author of romance novels is inspired by the recent murders happening in her town to write horror. But there's something very odd about her new agent. 27 pages (pdf)
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Full Moon by
Kim Britt (screen dreamer)(Short, Thriller, Suspense) - An aged detective on the trail of an elusive serial killer - one that murders under a full moon leaving an unusual calling card - may be closer to solving the case than he realizes. 20 pages (pdf)
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Get a Clue by
Chris Bodily(Short, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Comedy) - A family's patriarch is murdered during a game of Clue(do). Was it Colonel Mustard? Professor Plum? Mr. Green? Or perhaps Miss Scarlet? (pdf)
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Globophobia by
Aiya Edwards(Short, Thriller, Psychological Thriller) - A teenageer who is struggling with a balloon phobia, which prevents her from living her life, tries a new exposure therapy in order to treat it. She ends up discovering a shocking revelation about her past. (pdf)
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Goodbye by
Erica B.(Short, Thriller) - The hunter becomes the hunted when a woman lures her abusive husband into a death trap before he kills her. 8 pages (pdf)
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Hard Boiled by
DaRon Mims(Short, Thriller) - A story about a hard-boiled, cigar smoking detective dealing with a marital problem who is called onto the scene of a crime involving an intelligent serial killer that has returned after a 5 year cool down. The detective is led into a personal night game by the killer. 31 pages (pdf)
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Hard Work by
Mihai Alexandru Filipache(Short, Thriller) - A Romanian immigrant in England finds himself in a precarious position, when a local immigrant criminal gang comes requesting their money back. He has to walk over his sense of morality in order to appease them and protect his family from the people that were supposed to be his brothers overseas. But there are some things he simply cannot walk over. 13 pages (pdf)
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Heartless by
Farhah Dhamirah(Short, Thriller) - A police officer desperate for a promotion tries to hunt down a heart-ripping serial killer, but everything changes once she realizes his next victim is her mother. 11 pages (pdf)
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Hidden by
Wayne Heavey(Short, Thriller) - When a boy goes missing, the local sergeant begins searching for the boy. When the local woods becomes the main area to search he becomes reluctant to go in the woods due his nightmare past. Will he enter and if he does what or who awaits him? 30 pages (pdf)
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Highway To Havoc by
Billie Harris(Short, Thriller) - While driving home, a woman calls and hears her babysitter being murdered by a serial killer. She telephones her four-year-old son, tells him where to hide and stays on the line with him while also calling authorities. The killer now seeks the one witness to the crime – her son – and seized with panic, she floorboards the gas pedal, only to have the car slow…and come to a standstill. 13 pages
Production 12 Pages. Two actors. One location - inside/outside a car on a lonely highway. (pdf)
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Howl by
Stuart Mower (scmower)(Short, Thriller, Horror) - A psychiatrist takes on a patient who believes he is a Werewolf. While trying to find a psychological reason for this belief, he begins to realise there may be other forces at work. 20 pages (pdf)
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Hunters by
Brandon Schinzel(Short, Thriller) - Two sisters on a hunting trip stumble upon a black tarp in the woods. A human figure appears to be wrapped in the tarp. Rebecca lifts it up to discover a dead little girl inside. They soon realize, both of their lives are now in danger. 17 pages (pdf)
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I Will Wait For You by
Kevin Joseph Silva(Short, Thriller) - After a lovestruck lawman is torn away from an alluring fugitive he must cover up her crime in order to win her back as the romance and his reputation is threatened by a disturbed woman from an infamous rescue. 24 pages (pdf)
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Illa (Island) by
Rafael Bujosa Salleras(Short, Thriller) - A young man with a very particular sense of justice and preservation does the right thing, in the wrong time and unleashes a - slow paced - descent into abyss in a Mediterranean summer paradise. 15 pages (pdf)
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Immersion Therapy by
Ray (Ray W)(Short, Thriller, Shark) - Dr. T's training is put to the test on the final day of aquaphobia desensitization class when his group therapy patients finds their phobia compounded by an immanent and genuine water hazard. (pdf)
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Imminent Danger by
Charles Borchard (Short, Thriller, Suspense, Dark Comedy) - Three friends return from a disastrous night out at the movies where a supposed riot took place. The more they discuss the events of the incident the more it sounds suspiciously like the start of an imminent invasion of mankind. 29 pages (pdf)
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Inbox (1) by
Matthew Taylor(Short, Thriller, Horror) - After receiving increasingly disturbing emails, a deaf customer services agent must battle with his mind in order to make sense of his night. 12 pages (pdf)
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Inbox (1) by
Matthew Taylor(Short, Thriller, Psychological Thriller) - After receiving increasingly disturbing emails, a deaf customer services agent must battle with his mind in order to make sense of his night. 11 pages (pdf)
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Insanity by
Javier E. Otero(Short, Thriller) - Two man in search for relief of their disturbed minds. They soon realize that there's just one way to get the peace that they want. 31 pages (pdf)
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It's Just Business by
Megan Myers(Short, Thriller) - A dark-humored, sarcastic adventure romp about a fifth year senior (for the third straight year), college cute-girl, BRIDGET, a party-babe and fashion-femme-to-the-max, finally gets the money shut off from her thoroughly disgusted and cash-starved Mom and Dad. A DELIVERY MAN, dropping off Bridget's latest pair of Brunomagli designer shoes, overhears the distraught conversation with the parents. 24 pages (pdf)
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Karma by
Subham Mondal(Short, Thriller) - A junior invites his seniors to his birthday party after one year and they are ignorant of what shock awaits them. 18 pages (pdf)
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Keep It Safe by
Simon Parker(Short, Thriller) - Kidnapped inside the back of their private security van, a young guard and his useless partner need to work together, but a terrible secret once revealed will instead cause the death of both of them. 10 pages (pdf)
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Kissing Death by
Fausto Lucignani(Short, Thriller) - Life treats an erratic mobster and a pulchritudinous woman with a night of sex and a day of death. 8 pages
Production: This 8-page script is very inexpensive to produce. Only two actors, two rooms,a street with a taxi and a voice on the telephone. However, there are a few lines in Italian (subtitled). Of course, I can provide the Italian version. (pdf)
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Lady Justice by
David González(Short, Thriller, Action, Fantasy) - The life of a crooked Mexican police officer is turned upside down when a woman walks into the police station with an old gun she found. 10 pages (pdf)
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Last Piano Man, The by
Michael Joseph Kospiah(Short, Thriller, Suspense, Drama) - A down on his luck piano player thinks he's played his final performance. Until one night, an avid fan kidnaps him and forces him to play the performance of a lifetime. 17 pages
Note: this is a shooting script submitted by the writer/director (pdf)
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Last Train by
Luke Anthony Walker(Short, Thriller) - Andrew keeps missing the last train home after work due to his fear of being mugged. If he's going to have any hope of catching it on time, he'll need to set those fears aside, and be courageous. 8 pages (pdf)
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Marked by
Ramon Zapata(Short, Thriller, Horror) - When a highly destructive teen embarks on his usual trip to school, a simple act of defiance gives way to grave consequences. 6 pages (pdf)
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Mechanic by
Luke Prince (lukeprince09)(Short, Thriller) - The perfect crime is never perfect. As two Criminals struggle to repair their broken car, they must also handle their problematic hostage and a mechanic who clearly doesn't know the risk of being a good samaritan… 34 pages (pdf)
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Minus Two by
Darren Tomalin (darrenjames)(Short, Thriller, Psychological Thriller) - A disturbed man's missing wife seemingly returns to torment him into an early grave. But as he begins to lose his grip on reality, he is pushed to the edge with deadly consequences. (pdf)
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Miss Bronikus by
Sandra E. Watson (Short, Thriller) - Two average guys re-christen an old boat with a bad luck history and must begin by riding a Golconda in order to become Champions and liberate their souls. According to Lowry, a genie captain which goes with the wreck, they're in for an adventure, but Frank and Coswell never knew anything this scary or weird. August '07
One Week Challenge finalist. (fdr)
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Moral Murder by
Sabina Adora(Short, Thriller) - Jake follows his co-workers home with anger burning in his eyes and a knife hidden behind his back. Memories of the moments that led up to this point replay in his mind over and over again as he justifies the violent act he plans to commit. Jake’s perspective leads to his motives and reality becoming questionable. 17 pages (pdf)
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Mortem by
Dylan Prince(Short, Thriller) - A missing persons case reveals startling and dangerous secrets about a group of lifelong friends. Detective Luke Reles navigates the twisted web which at its center lies murder, deception, and evil in its purest form. Nothing is as it seems and when all is revealed... it may be too late. 19 pages (pdf)
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Motion Sickness by
Bryce Smink(Short, Thriller) - Milo, a young inexperienced driver, is terrified of driving on the Freeway. But, after sneaking out for a quick bite late at night, he finds himself in a horrifying situation. Held hostage at gunpoint by mysterious criminal, Milo is forced to become their getaway driver, along with facing his fears of the Freeway head-on. 10 pages (pdf)
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The Next Time Round by
Charlie Borchard(Short, Thriller, Sci Fi) - A man, known only as "94" wakes trapped in a plain white room. A timer ticks down from ten minutes, and mysterious messages are being sent for him to decipher. What happens when the timer stops ticking? 4 pages (pdf)
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Nightout by
Siva B(Short, Thriller, Suspense) - A man and women candle light dinner acquires an odd taste, when a man returns from a cigarette break to find that the women has disappeared and the one remaining customer in the restaurant is gorging on what appears to be skin and bone. 6 pages (pdf)
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A Nursery Rhyme by
Luke McCain(Short, Thriller) - After discovering that her husband has been in an affair with a young college student, a pregnant wife demands that he go "end" the relationship with her. When he comes home covered in blood proclaiming that she is dead, their plans begin to unravel quickly. 13 pages (pdf)
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Ogbanje by
Kensly Agenor(Short, Thriller) - First time parents Watkins and Cristina awaken in the middle of the night by their two-year-old toddler but make nothing of it. After several re-occurrences, what initially seems like a normal sleep disturbance may just be an indication of something far worst to come. 28 pages (pdf)
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Onus Probandi by
Chris Beadnell(Short, Thriller) - They have the murder weapon, the motive and the suspect in custody. The forensics will soon seal his fate. And the camera never lies. 18 pages
Contest: Winner Best Short Screenplay: Athvikvaruni International Film Festival (pdf)
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The Other Side by
Jose Rivadulla-Rey(Short, Thriller) - Charles is a young (28) ruthless businessman his only goal in life is to make a lot of money so he can retire young and he doesn't mind how he does it either, to him its only business, but will his soul allow him to do what he needs to do to get ahead in life. 25 pages (pdf)
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The Outcasts by
Mark Renshaw(Short, Thriller) - A young masked man surviving in a bleak world must seek shelter by 5:30 PM every day to avoid mysterious entities which seem to be searching for him. A mishap results in him being stuck out in the open at the worst possible time. 10 pages (pdf)
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Pace by
Kavuma Mathew G.Q(Short, Thriller, Drama) - Darius and Tim have been sent by their mob boss to get rid of an accountant stealing his money but Tim has plans of his own. 17 pages (pdf)
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The Pay Off by
Steve Meredith(Short, Thriller, Political, Drama) - An experienced campaign manager finds out that one of her interns holds a dangerous secret, and makes a difficult decision that could de-rail her career. 12 pages (pdf)
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Prophet, The by
Lindell Gross(Short, Thriller) - A distraught mother seeks out a modern day prophet with supernatural powers to help save her son, who has been possessed by a terrifying demonic force. But the mother soon learns that a prophet of God may be the most terrifying thing of all… 25 pages (pdf)
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Racial Killer by
Nadine(Short, Thriller) - There's a serial killer in Seattle. One of the things the victims have in common is that they're all the same race. 17 pages (pdf)
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Reference Night by
Aina Kwedhi(Short, Thriller, Mystery) - A prestigious homicide detective questions his own sanity and suspects whether there is an alternative reality when his latest case’s murder victim shows up alive. 12 pages (pdf)
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Requital by
Robert L. McBride(Short, Thriller) - Hours before the biggest night of Ashley's life she's held hostage and tortured for seemingly no reason; however, she soon learns that revenge has a face. 14 pages (pdf)
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Reset by
Steven Clark(Short, Thriller) - Gary thinks he has the quick fix to a failing relationship. Boy, is he wrong. 3 pages
production: Micro budget, 2 actors, 1 location. (pdf)
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Residual Break by
Lee Toye(Short, Thriller) - Whilst battling with his guilt, a death row inmate must work with a psychopath to escape his confinement and see his family one last time. 20 paegs (pdf)
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The Revolutionary by
Huidong Lu(Short, Thriller) - At the top of a towering building, a desperate man considers the unthinkable, reflecting on his situation as the time to make a decision grows closer. 4 pages (pdf)
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The Ribbon Man by
Tony Campbell(Short, Thriller) - A fairy tale figure the children tell between each other, only when they speak his name, he comes friendly leaves taking you with them and friends and family forget you ever existed. 7 pages (pdf)
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Rogue Phoenix by
Cobby Hemingway(Short, Thriller, Horror, Drama, Slasher) - On a family vacation, a young woman finds herself in a dangerous situation when four men show up uninvited in her family's cabin. 49 pages (pdf)
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Roulette by
Ieuan Hale(Short, Thriller, Comedy) - Two men find themselves beaten to within an inch of their lives at some remote, abandoned warehouse. A simple game of russian roulette awaits them; both to fulfill their captors twisted, voyeuristic need, and to reward one of them with the ultimate prize: freedom. 5 pages (pdf)
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Round Rock by
Clint Chandler(Short, Thriller) - When two small-town teenagers try to figure out who robbed their local bank they become way more involved than they had originally hoped for. 20 pages (pdf)
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Ruins to Redemption by
Derrick Vernon(Short, Thriller, Crime, Action) - With his skills and years of fighting for his nation, Kane has served his country. He bought a house for himself, his wife, and their young child after retiring. Something is about to turn his world upside down. It only takes a moment to change your life forever—to defend the person you love. It's difficult to work while two adversaries are around you. Despite his life being in ruins, he managed to find redemption. Second chances show up in perplexing ways. 30 pages (pdf)
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Samebito by
John Robbins & Tim Westland(Short, Thriller, Shark) - Ten years after losing his brother to the jaws of a mythical shark named Samebito, a 12th century Japanese fisherman enlists the aide of a ship's Captain to hunt down and exact his vengeance. (pdf)
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Sasquatch Man, The by
Garry Doerksen(Short, Thriller, Horror, Suspense) - After his daughters disappearence and his wife's suicide. Ben takes a trip into the mountains to find any evidence of his daughter's whereabouts, and ends up finding something so much bigger. 22 pages (doc)
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Secondhand Stories by
Sam McLane(Short, Thriller) - A drifter perusing through a thrift store comes across a pair of magical gloves that grant him the ability to live out the memories of the previous owners who donated each item within the store that he touches. 9 pages (pdf)
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Shalom, Naziboy by
Alex Brauck writing as (Short, Thriller) - The granddaughter of a Holocaust victim sends a quirky merc to the apartment of a German neo-Nazi, the grandson of her ancestor's murderer, to abduct him for a talk on a Jewish cemetery. 11 pages (pdf)
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Silence by
Timmy Osoba(Short, Thriller, Psychological Thriller) - Linda Brown, just found out that her best friend has just been kidnapped and murdered by her her high school that just moved into her apartment building. 23 pages (pdf)
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Skin Deep by
Adam Nadworniak(Short, Thriller) - A self mutilating serial killer stalks a beautiful young coed through her empty house which leads to an unexpected twilight zone type twist ending. 6 pages (pdf)
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Slice by
Steve Miles(Short, Thriller, Horror) - A grieving widow uses her love of baking to exact retribution against the system she blames for her suffering. 11 pages (pdf)
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Soulful Conversation by
Jacob Greenberg(Short, Thriller) - A non-religious woman regards with humor an unexpected offer to sell her husband's soul for money but soon the situation turns creepy instead of funny. 21 pages
Production: One apartment, three actors, 20 min (pdf)
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Spite by
Holly(Short, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Mystery) - She was supposed to die but a miracle saved her life. Some miracles however can be worse than death. 18 pages (pdf)
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Steps by
Dan Kowalski(Short, Thriller) - A man obsessed with counting his steps discovers that his app has filled in the next few days for him with stunning accuracy, but he becomes afraid that on the day the counting stops he will die. 19 pages (pdf)
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The Stranger by
Ben Morales(Short, Thriller, Drama) - A man who leads an apparently unfulfilling life has to convince a hitman that he is worthy of living. (Setting: An empty highway, a house in a residential area, a dining room. (All at night) - Actors: Two middle aged men, one handsome, one bald.) 9 pages (pdf)
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The Surgeon by
Garry Fraser(Short, Thriller) - Are men & woman born bad, our serial killer thinks so but our specialist dr. not And the murder squad task force are watching the game of phycological mind games waiting until the last scene to find out who's right. 6 pages (pdf)
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Ten Grand by
Steven Sallie(Short, Thriller) - Best friends Kyle and Grant have gotten themselves into hot water and now must gather $10,000 in less than 24 hours if they want to live. 10 pages (pdf)
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Texas Roundup by
Milan Antal(Short, Thriller) - 1880 Wild West Bounty hunters come to 1980 Austin,Texas Halloween Night, to help young Prosecutor to solved,not enough evidence loosing cases. 17 pages (pdf)
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The Well by
Nilanjan Paul(Short, Thriller) - A boy goes to water his flowers everyday near a well and hears an eerie sound everyday until one day he finds himself inside the well. (pdf)
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They Burn by
Nathan Hill(Short, Thriller, Crime) - North Carolina, 1979. Detective Randall Horton interrogates a sadistic captured cult leader to find the whereabouts of his followers. What follows is an intense game of wits with tensions rising and time running out. 11 pages (pdf)
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Trauma by
Bertalan Nagy(Short, Thriller, Suspense) - A reporter investigates the past of the infamous death dealer Arthur Goodwyn and his hired arms known as the Knights. They were thought to be responsible for the recent Mafioso Kidnappings, now famously known as "The Missing 5". However as he digs deeper into the past and its suspects he soon finds out that this could still be an open case with himself as the last piece of the puzzle. 33 pages (rtf)
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A Twist in the Tail by
Gary Tao(Short, Thriller, Shark) - After four shark killings disturb the locals in Miami, the authority decide to pay out a $15,000 reward to the person who kills the biggest Tiger Shark. Joel has the upper hand in hunt but does he have more to deal with than a sixteen foot shark? (pdf)
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Twisted by
Ray Barbosa(Short, Thriller) - A young girl hitches a ride to school with an apparent admirer. What comes next is a deadly ordeal that leaves them both utterly shocked. 10 pages (pdf)
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Twisted, Love by
Jamie Trouncelle(Short, Thriller) - Stuck and unable to escape from her psychotic boyfriend, Lilly needs to find a way to escape before its too late. 8 pages
Contest: Official Selection at WILDsound Daily Screenplay Festival 2022 (pdf)
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Unbreakable Bond by
Frank B Hansen(Short, Thriller, Drama) - After a tragic accident in the aftermath of a wedding party, a family finds themselves torn apart as visions of past and present, dead and living intertwine in a moving fever dream of love and loss. 17 pages (pdf)
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Unit 11J by
Sarah Katz(Short, Thriller) - When a young starving artist accepts the challenge of staying overnight at a haunted condo for some quick cash, she encounters not the spirit of the murder victim but the living murderer. 6 pages (pdf)
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Untitled Psychological Thriller by
Shawn Flanagan (sflan93)(Short, Thriller) - Joe, an average selfish teen, wakes one night to his house a mess. He goes to check on his brother, Mark, only to find him dead, stabbed repeatedly in the chest. To make matters worse, Joe's shirt is covered in blood. He is convinced he is being set up, but when his sister comes home, she doesn't know what to think. With the police becoming involved, Joe will do anything to find proof of his innocence. 32 pages (pdf)
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Voices by
Nolan Bryand(Short, Thriller, Suspense, Drama) - Tasked with buying drugs off of a local drug dealer, Paul has to put up with the voices in his head guiding him in two different ways. 11 pages (pdf)
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The White Room by
Mariano Amézaga(Short, Thriller) - When man with recurrent dreams of being alone and trapped in an empty room decides to discover why he is having that dream, his world will go upside down. 12 pages (pdf)
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Whitest Woods by
Maurits Jacobs (Maurits) (Short, Thriller) - In a cabin deep in the Swedish woods, a young woman is held captive by a mysterious woodsman. Due to her health and weather conditions escape is impossible. She can only wait for her rescue and do what she can to be ready for when they come. (pdf)
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Wir Nuh Trust Dem by
Yaw Ampomah Oppong (Short, Thriller, Crime) - Queku, seeking vengeance for his father's death and pushed into the criminal world, confronts his past and battles against the ruthless power of Micky, ultimately taking control of his destiny. 28 pages (pdf)
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Wrong Exit by
Nikki April Lee(Short, Thriller) - When their car runs out of gas and they're forced to exit into a pro-white town, two African-American siblings' only hope of survival is in the hands of a lanky white country boy with a hidden skill. 19 pages (pdf)
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X by
Mohammed Kangiwa(Short, Thriller) - Taking place a year after a fateful encounter, Alex and Cyrus have split up their old crew. They had a difference of opinion, what happens when people have a difference of opinion, they fight. Only thing is, are we sure what's happening is because of Alex and Cyrus or someone else...? 19 pages (pdf)
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