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The Soul Collectorby Madison Smith
Two ghost hunters travel to Salem MA in order to search for ancient witch artifact. Along the process, they uncover history between pirates and witches, which they mistakenly unlock ghosts from the past to collect souls to sacrifice.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Creepy Clown For Hireby DJ Robbins
Pamela is upset that her son is skipping his tutoring sessions, so she hires a creepy clown to scare her son into seeing his tutor.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Pendantby Tina Gandhi
Ten-year-old Catherine invokes her lineage of witchery and her penchant for chemistry to defy the death of her Nana, but her plans are thwarted, and she is suddenly transported to the ethers of afterlife.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Eloiseby Michael Celender
After a one-night-stand with an exotic girl in the middle of a future pandemic, a young man wakes to find no trace of her, no contact details on his phone, and can barely remember her name.
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Happy Lifeby Brandi Self
A gay man begins to question his relationship with his husband after an especially trying visit with his homophobic father.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Sisters of St. Andrewby Vince Grittani
On the eighteenth hole of a golf course, a wily rabbi, a competitive priest, and two mischievous nuns collide in a battle of faith, guilt, and golf when one sister tries to secretly fulfill her late father's outrageous dying wishspreading his ashes in the sand trap.
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
A Second Chanceby John Porter
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
Genre: Romance
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
No Loose Endsby Adam Rocke
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when there's a price on your head.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
4 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
Dennisby Doug J Robbins
A ventriloquist dummy named Dennis enslaves its owner and the owner's daughter, and next tries to enslave the grandson as well.
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Not for Saleby Davide Staffiero
During a business dinner at a luxury hotel, a man who will turn out to be an android dealer negotiates with a wealthy hotelier determined to replace his entire staff.
Genre: Sci-Fi
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
BUS 37by Jordan Baines
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
Genre: Action/Adventure
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Dunkirk Spiritby Elliot Stanton
Two strangers meet on the deck of a cross-channel ferry. One makes the other a business proposal, and with a little financial incentive, they agree on a deal. However, the chance meeting is not as random as it initially seemed for one of the pair.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Playtime: Episode 1 Plasticby DJ Robbins
Eric discovers that everything in his life is made of plastic.
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Mirrors of Betrayalby Melissa Diane Hudson
A determined mother uncovers disturbing secrets about her daughter's new husband, igniting a dangerous game of deception and betrayal that threatens to destroy their family and reveals that evil never truly dies.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Her Faceby Marc Prey
Set in an alternative reality in which no one is permitted to show their face (masks are required from birth), one teenage boy begins to question the way things are after meeting a rebellious teenage girl.
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Revverby Michael Hanson
At wit's end with a motorhead neighbor always revving his big truck, a distressed artist takes drastic measures to finish her masterwork for the event of a lifetime before deadline.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Approvalby Doug J Robbins
A reporter meets with the controlling perfectionist mayor of a small town and learns the secret as to how the mayor keeps his citizens in line.
Genre: Fantasy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Valentine Promiseby Philip Marraccini
Love That Triumphs Over Tragedy. Rena Patel, from India, navigates the pressures of a medical career and the complexities of unspoken love. After a devastating cycling accident leaves his close friend Jenna paralyzed, Rena is torn between his professional duty and his growing personal feelings for Jenna who faces physical loss and heartbreak, Rena must to control his emotional boundaries with his hopes for her recovery.
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Darker Side of Goodnessby John Porter
A horror/dark comedy/Halloween script based on Cheryl Pierson's short story in which a young man meets a demon who offers him the chance to see whether his wife really does love him.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Small Talkby Larry Shannon
20 year old college student Clark Cleland opens a door he should not have opened, and the devil comes in through that door and thrashes him.
Genre: Biographical
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Biographical
38 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Echoes of Nothingby Lamar D. Vine
When a grieving retiree installs an AI life coach to escape crushing loneliness after divorce and loss, he must confront buried rage and rediscover purpose through writing before the seductive voice consumes his identityor lose his last chance at redemption.
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
37 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cut Baitby Michael Dean Meyers
Stinging from betrayal, a fiery young woman pursues gruesome punishment for a cocky young man and his wimpy buddy after she discovers he's shared an intimate photo of her on his group chat. Hell hath no fury, and friendship hath no boundary.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Cycleby Ayisha Henry
When a homebody decides to enjoy a fun night out, she must defeat an evil, biological nemesis who does everything to ruin her plans.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Paradise Partyby Steven Burton
With art, photography, fun, love, family, strangers, and fantasy, a man shares adventures before he dies which propels his spirit forward.
Genre: Fantasy
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Cold Moon Highby Doug J Robbins
The dead walk up to the house, zombies and ghosts.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
There's Something Wrong with Mariah Janeby Bill Freas
After two preteen sisters come upon an unsettling find in the attic of their new home, the younger girl grows ill as her family enters the most terrifying night of their lives.
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Gameby John Klawitter
Pregnant, Sandy has to give away her baby before she is executed tomorrow.
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Killer Cupidby Janet Prescott
A serial killer in real life proves a hard habit to break for Cupid in the after-life.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Wasabiby John McCarney
A night out for an affluent millennial couple unravels after a clash over whether to help a homeless man.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Blind Dateby Doug J Robbins
A ventriloquist goes on a blind speed date and fails miserably with the first date, but eventually meets his match in a lady puppeteer.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Running Moneyby Dewayne C Bricker
When a broke single mother discovers stolen bank cash hidden inside her apartment wall, she and her little girl go on the runpursued by the violent ex-con who buried it there and will stop at nothing to reclaim what he thinks is still his.
Genre: Drama
34 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
34 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
His Last Mistakeby Melissa Diane Hudson
After a night of heavy drinking, a young man stops on a highway to relieve himself and, unknowingly, urinates on a roadside memorial, awakening an enraged spirit that follows him back to his car to seek revenge.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Locked Inby Carl
When a home invasion goes wrong, three masked intruders find themselves trapped inside the house of a retired mortician who has turned his home into a living tomb. As the night spirals into a sadistic game of survival, they realize the real horror isn't escaping the house it's being chosen to leave.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Mulligan'sby John LaVine
A man sacrifices everything to go back in time to correct a life altering mistake, but his new life presents another obstacle he must overcome.
Genre: Fantasy
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
24 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
What If God Was One Of Us?by Adam Rocke
God assumes the guise of a homeless man to check in on humanity.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
La Fuente (The Fountain)by Marjory E. Leposky
Two children meet at a fountain.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Standoffby Linda Gould
A filmmaker, hauled before a government tribunal and accused of making a subversive film, defends herself with the help of a loyal publicist who protects her boss by rewriting the screenplay's ending on the spot.
Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
17 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
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