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Stonehenge & King Arthur and Caesarby Robert Michael Benn
The Druids created Stonehenge in 2400 BC. Then King Arthur discovered his sorcerer Merlin was a Druid. Finally, Caesar vanquished them and knocked down their monument in 60 BC.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 7+ 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
Hell: A Rescue Missionby Patrice Sarath
When Trudi's best friend Jenna is on her deathbed, she tells Trudi she's afraid of dying and going to hell. After her death, Trudi gets some disturbing signals that Jenna is right. With the help of a mysterious nurse, Trudi follows her to hell, and discovers that love has its limits.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dead Copby Ange Fassinou
A cop decides to avenge his wife killed by four young men.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas Presentsby Simon Parker
A father determined to give his kids a perfect Christmas struggles to maintain his composure as every gift they open triggers a memory of the violent crime it took to acquire it, just as the police arrive at his front door.
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
3 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Escortsby Kami sadraei
Struggling to pay for his mother's hospice care, a down on his luck actor gets dragged into the violent criminal underworld of Los Angeles by getting a job driving 2 escorts.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
No Take Backsby William Walkerley
In the near future, where euthanasia is legal and the elderly burden the healthcare system, seniors are offered cash incentives to end their lives. When one senior accepts the money but has a sudden change of heart, he discovers that backing out is not an option.
Genre: Family
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Family
16 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Landminesby Gordon Virtue
A young volunteer at a VA hospital gives perspective to a disabled veteran's life. Mack (38), a bilateral (BK) amputee meets Candy (16), a bubbly hospital volunteer with Down syndrome. The two foster a unique relationship during the holiday season. It's a heart-warming tale with O. Henry-like twists and a surprise ending.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Funeral Crasherby Melissa Diane Hudson
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
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Real Name Unknownby Robert Michael Benn
Hooked on Fentanyl, Emily enters the adult film industry but is saved by Synanon in Santa Monica where she becomes a drug counselor.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Life Is a Rollercoaster...Sometimesby Elliot Stanton
With its ups and downs, they say life is a roller-coaster, except when you're trapped and unable to get off one. When an engaged couple becomes unwitting prisoners at the apex of a broken-down roller-coaster ride, the metaphor is never more (or less) apt.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Quandaryby Brandi Self
A thirty-year-old slacker wakes up in an unfamiliar house and assumes it's another drunken one-night stand until he discovers that the others trapped in the house don't know how they got there either.
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
15 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Abby's Cursed Paintingsby Melissa Diane Hudson
In the wake of her parents' violent murder, an eight-year-old girl communicates only through her macabre, otherworldly art- a cryptic language that captivates an unsuspecting audience while hiding secrets that could either save her or doom them all.
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Tyroneby Doug J Robbins
A mall Santa targets three families on Christmas Eve and has murderous plans for each family.
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
36 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Pumpkin Faceby Doug J Robbins
A killer stalks his family after being let off on a technicality.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Keep Scrollingby Jerrod D. Brito
When a college kid surfs the web at the time of night when creepy people post creepy things, he unwittingly falls victim to the latest creepypasta legend.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Shrouded by Shadowby Hutira Gábor
Ryu Hayashi, a skilled ninja of the Shadow Syndicate, one day he is tasked with a mission to eliminate a thief, only to discover that the thief is just a poor man who stole vegetables to feed his starving family. Rejecting the mission, Ryu is marked as a rogue and must fight for his life against his former allies, facing the consequences of his decision.
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
40 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Badlandsby Pamela Schott
When a woman who sleepwalks through her entire life being the "perfect" everything daughter, wife, mother, career professional, member of society loses her young son in a drowning accident, she must confront the truth about a brief but liberating affair that calls into question who the real father is and forces her to make an impossible decision.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Dennisby Doug J Robbins
A living doll babysits a baby and protects it during a burglary.
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Christmas from the Crapperby Wendy Appelbaum
When IBS threatens to derail a Christmas-obsessed man's quest to host his annual public access Holiday Show, he must fight against the "natural forces" to ensure that the show goes on.
Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
11 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
Missing Girlsby Yura Shevchuk
Arriving in a small town, two girls fall into sexual slavery with the local sheriff and his assistant.
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 Cautionary Tale of a Young Doodlerby Ivana Hruba
P. Casso, an unremarkable young man in charge of phone inquiries at an art gallery, spends his working hours in a pleasant daze doodling aimlessly at his desk until a random drawing leads to a change in circumstances from which there seems to be no escape.
Genre: Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
22 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Weekend at the Monasteryby Mike Skidmore
Mike Dray decides to go to a MONASTERY to learn what he can about reincarnation after discovering through hypnosis that he has a past life and maybe even more.
Genre: Fantasy
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Fantasy
20 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Jim Bridger IIby Robert Michael Benn
Mountain man Jim Bridger does it all---saves Hugh Glass from a Grizzly, marries a beautiful Indian, fights with Custer and escapes Little Big Horn, maps Yellowstone, fights with US army, and goes blind cared for by his daughter Virginia.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Plaidby Brandi Self
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
The Night Killerby Ange Fassinou
A woman and her son have to survive a dangerous man who comes to kill them.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
They All Want The King Deadby NG
Haunted by treachery on all sides, a newly crowned king battles shadowy plots designed to murder him and plunge the kingdom into chaos.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Vengeance Appby Edward Chapman
Desperate for retribution against her bullies, a tormented teen obtains a sinister app allowing her to execute a revenge of her choosing upon them but soon discovers it comes with chilling consequences as her actions begin to consume her own life.
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
13 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Truth or Dieby James D. Tuverson III
Two teenagers find themselves on a steep cliff overlooking the mountainside. They play a game, Truth or Lie, to determine the circumstances that brought both to the precipice. As the truth is revealed, the games changes from Truth or Lie... to Truth or Die. This short was a QUARTERFINALIST in the 2025 HollyShorts Film Festival.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Good Tasteby Linda Gould
A divorced mother, waiting nervously for her teenage daughter to return from a Saturday night date, can't help reminiscing with her own mother about the man who seduced her, married her, and left her many years ago.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 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
Seeing Redby Warren Lane
In this dark comedy a wannabe serial killer who faints at the sight of blood gets advice from his three equally pathetic buds during their weekly zoom session.
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Santa Soldierby David Lee Hooker
The story follows a secret military unit sworn to protect Christmas. When terrorists target a small-town Santa parade to kidnap children, this elite squad has to go undercover in full holiday gear to save the kids and stop the chaos before Christmas is canceled.
Genre: Action/Adventure
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
25 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Artificial Lightby Cephra Stuart
An AI Humanoid joins a tech startup as the new HR lead, but as it begins to assess the team, unsettling truths bubble to the surface, threatening to unravel the company from within.
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Twisted mindby Christine LARA
"Twisted Minds Unite" revolves around a specialized team formed within the FBI to apprehend a new type of serial killer who is not only intelligent and organized but also has significant influence within society. The team consists of individuals with unique skills, each with a personal history of trauma, which drives their pursuit of justice.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Fireflies or C.S.H.C.?by Martin Richmond
Avoiding certain incineration by the skin of his teeth, a young man basks on a desert isle, reflecting on his survival and the manic, apocalyptic balloon flight he shared with Alfred Hitchcock!
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Sci-Fi
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Labby Nancy Kimmel
Angela, a phlebotomists in Detroit, gets trapped in a psychological nightmare by her boss of the lab who requires 50 vials of blood per day. No quota, she must draw her own blood. Detective Mureoux, Detroit cop, enters the lab to find out what is really going on. He's not leaving until he meets Mr. Alginescu, the owner of the lab, and find out what happened to the other girls who worked there.
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Smells Like Steinbeckby Jason K. Allen
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
The Bodyguard. 2. Going Homeby Anthony Toni
After over 30 years working as a Bodyguard you're now approaching 65. You now realize you can't move as fast as you once did. Nor can you see and hear as well. One more BIG job before you call it quits? Fiction but based on a real life job assignment.
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Action/Adventure
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
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