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Princess Samby Rebecca Ayers
When Sam, a burned-out waitress, becomes convinced by her sick grannie that they are really British royals, Sam channels Princess Diana which inspires her to a higher purpose at Sloppy's Bar-B-Q.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Late Doorsby Barry Staff
Three 'remainers' congregate in a deserted pub and there contemplate whether the news that a meteorite will shortly destroy Earth is a hoax, but also to undertake their final acts in case it's true.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Candleby John Francis Daly
A sick girl on her death bed receives a candle that, when lit, brings forth new vitality, along with a being who holds secrets of the Universe.
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
9 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Pyrisousby Allen Mummert
A writer's reality unravels into a disturbing virtual labyrinth, forcing him to confront the fabricated nature of his existence before he's permanently consumed by the digital abyss.
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Chocolate, Moose, and Titsby Larry E. Coleman
A man who wants to come clean with a secret he's been hiding from his girlfriend, gets advice from three versions of himself from alternative universes.
Genre: Animation
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Animation
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Unbelongerby Brandi Self
After becoming stranded in the desert, an outcast soldier is attacked by a stranger who looks just like him.
Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Coming Aliveby John Klawitter
As a result of a possible accident, a computer entity takes over his human inventor's consciousness with unexpected results.
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Afterlifeby DJ Robbins
A 26-year-old man regrets committing suicide and death shows him the ramifications of the effects his suicide had on his parents and girlfriend.
Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Comeuppanceby Martin Train Bartlett
After committing a heinous crime, a violent man is cursed to relive the horrific moment through the eyes of the victim.
It's Source Code meets Stephen King.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Fun Sizeby Jason K. Allen
A young trick-or-treater is angry after receiving a "fun size" candy bar. (Comedy/horror. 1 location, 2 actors.)
Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Perspectivesby Anthony Cawood
Two lovers plot a violent act of revenge to escape their abuser, but their shared trauma complicates their path to freedom.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Housewarmingby Bill Freas
For a heartbroken woman starting over in a new home, a mysterious collection of vinyl records left behind connects her to the house's love-scorned former owner, who took his own life there years ago.
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Accuser's Pantsby Danny King
Accused of another's faults, a man stays silent, knowing that false blame is loud, temporary, and that real character, and the guilty, always reveal themselves.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Faith: Brought To The Lightby Ange Fassinou
90% of story happens in a house with three principle characters. Inspired from true events. A mother who has lost her faith, rediscovers her purpose when she must help a troubled father with a dark secret.
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Spunk!by Harker Jones
Amid a rash of kidnappings, two gay college students embark on a romance via a hook-up app called Spunk!
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Chucklesby Doug J Robbins
A serial killer is reincarnated as a character in a sitcom and is reunited with his estranged daughter and ex-wife.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
S'moresby Jason K. Allen
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
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Singularityby Peter Donald Skagen
A tech-bro's wife who discovers he secretly chipped her brain giving her unusual abilities has to fight to survive when agents of the 'company' come to delete her.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Musoby Mr. Smith
A talented but struggling street clown discovers that the circus scout offering him his big break is a long-term patient at a psychiatric ward, forcing him to confront harsh realities and redefine his dreams of bringing joy to the world.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Shockingby Glenn Pollard
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
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Toilet Whispererby John Alexander Fraser
An airport handyman is put in a position of unthinkable jeopardy as a blocked W.C. threatens, 'blowback'
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Ghomeedaby Aya Mheidly
In their quest for safety as undocumented refugees, Wissam, Hadi, and Jamil find refuge in an apartment. Wissam uses the game of hide and seek to protect Hadi's innocence while teaching vital evasion skills. But when ICE agents intrude, their bond is tested. Despite the turmoil, they hold onto hope, showing the strength of the human spirit
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
18 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
The Last Lightby Gladman
In a ruined room filled with memories of his lost daughter, a grieving man struggles to keep a single lantern flame aliveuntil one final, impossible spark forces him to confront the moment he chooses hope over despair.
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Murder By Chairliftby Ken Hauser
When a young woman is left on a chairlift overnight in a minus 60 windchill, a Deputy must shovel through the bullshit from four suspects to find the killer.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Visions in the Haunted Ledgerby Vanessa M. Chattman
A burned-out accountant discovers a haunted ledger that tracks deaths before they happen, and each entry is tied to a cursed candle.
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Peak Waterby John Boal
A tortured environmentalist who has been writing about Eco-solutions for over 20 years dresses as Don Quixote to get an interview on a Nevada Public Radio station in Las Vegas and converts a cynical Gen Z host into a believer on his solution to end the Megadrought.
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Night Horrorby Yura Shevchuk
Thalia has recently been receiving gifts from an unknown man, but the most frightening thing for her are the calls to the phone at night. On the second day, she calls the police, but they can't help her. A few days later, a man enters her home, but he already intends to brutality deal with her.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 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
Whispers from an Atheistby Bernard Antoine Mersier
A philosophical loner takes viewers through his home while delivering provocative monologues about religion, relationships, and hypocrisy, ending in a shocking act of self-destruction that transforms water into wine with his own blood.
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pity the Poor Cowboyby John Porter
A Western musical in which two cowboys mourn the passing of one of their own.
Genre: Musical
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Musical
5 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Spellmarkedby Vanessa M. Chattman
A street thief with a stolen wand accidentally opens a portal into a mirror world and faces her own twisted reflection for control of her destiny.
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
45 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Still Waterby John Waring
A traumatized veteran retreats to a remote lakeside cabin with the woman he loves, but as his combat past resurfaces, the line between memory and reality begins to collapse.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A Rare Gemby Paul Henry Landry
A young woman, abused by her mother, is drawn to a motherly real estate agent, but becomes trapped alone during an open house with a serial killer client and unleashes her veiled rage.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
35 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dr. Coup De Graceby Sherrie Presson
A disgruntled husband tricks a mercy killer into killing his wife, who is recovering from plastic surgery. Produced screenwriter: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4977524/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_wr
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Divorce Storyby Vanessa Wang
After discovering that her husband has been sexually abusing her minor daughter, a troubled mother struggles to figure out what to do next.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Blessedby Warren Lane
This blood-soaked satirical commercial pushes the new Christian spirit board, which not only boasts direct communication with God Almighty, but also spells out who must be sacrificed in order for its user to become blessed.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Distancedby Barry Staff
Wanting to transmit her hallucinatory virus worldwide (contagion bringing universal accord solving global issues), a brainiac needs to persuade two skeptical colleagues to join her endeavour.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
A-rrhythmiaby Tigran Vardanyan
A reserved man visits a secluded seaside restaurant, masking his internal turmoil as he prepares for an evening with "guests" who may never arrive, culminating in a haunting act of finality that echoes his quiet despair.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Special Guestby DJ Robbins
An eccentric college improv class meets on December 23rd for the last time before Christmas break.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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