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2023 Killer Shorts Competition Quarterfinalists

By February 14, 2023No Comments
Killer Shorts Quarterfinalists

Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2023 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from over 1,033 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!

Stay tuned for future announcements here and on our Twitter and Facebook pages within the next few weeks! And if you’d like to receive a notification when this contest re-opens for entries, you can subscribe for updates via Coverfly.

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Here are the main category Quarterfinalists:

WRITER/STITLE
SARAH WARD’97
JUSTIN ANDREW COOKA Man Walks In
ANDREW WILBURA Trip To The North
LUCAS GARBERAAffliction
MARYELLEN DEVIVOAll the Rage
JENESSA RIVERAAmor de Mi Vida
LIA BERGERBeware Of Dog
JACK CAREYBlood Trench
JAMES MAZZULLOBright Eyes
DANNY ROGERSBuck’s Big Break
ARRAN CRAWLEYBurn Slowly, Black Gloves
JAMES PATRICK FURLONGClean Kill
DANNY WEIRCockney Ghost Smashers
FRANCESCO GIACOMARRACoffee Pot
JULIA DIDDYCooking Lessons with Baba Yaga
ROBERTO ALVARENGADead Man’s Party
MICHAEL CASTALDODesolation’s Edge
FREDERIK EHRHARDTDevil’s Instrument
RACHEL CYLIE GROSS & STANLEY SWINDLINGDispose
BRIAN BARNESDo Not Open
PHILLIP WALTONDon’t Eat From The Machine
MICHAEL ROGERSDon’t Sleep
SHAUN O’LOUGHLINDrinkwater
KARELINE CASTORDust
TIYAN NEWMANEden
GARISON PIATTFamily Man
JEREMY WEINERGet It!
DEE MICKGully
ANDREW MENAHairasite
CHARLENE CLARKE-TODORUKHeads
COLE MCCABEHenrietta’s Egg
RODOLFO SALASHunger Pains
STEPHANIE NOELHypnopompia
VICTOR RIDAURAIdentidad Raza
JOSH SCHENKKAN AND MICHAEL MOUNT Incognito Mode
REBECCA MORETInside These Walls
RICHARD H. MOONInterruption
MAYANKA GOELIs Your Husband Home?
BRIAN MENZIt’s OK. He’s Friendly.
LANCE ELIOT ADAMSJelly Doughnut of Evil
JON PLATTJust the Three of Me
MJ FARBER-RAYKnife Twist
BEN WOODIWISSLady Midday
ARIEL MCCLEESELady Parts
ALAN MENDEZLeave
PHILLIP WALTONLittle Blessings
DYLAN JAMES AMICKLong Face
PATRICK LEHELook Away
JORDAN SYMESLove Yourself
LUCY FOSTERLovely Girl
GEORGINA BOWLEY-MORIARTYMami
JOSHUA DAVID MATTHEWSMemories of a House
ALEXANDER SELTZERMerrow
ERIC ROBINSONMUSKREALM.JPG
LEE BACONNew Dog
CHRISTIAN GREENNight Of The Living Vacuum
MARK LEENight Watcher
GWENDOLYN HULETNothing’s Final
DEREK LADDOil Change
CHIGOZIE ONYEAKAOnoura
PHILLIP DISHONPatrimony
ADAM SANTA CRUZPeople Die
BRITT ALEXANDRIAPlease Forward
BRITTA BARRETTPrice Slashers
MELINDA-CATHERINE GROSSRedbeard’s Reunion
SIMON DOYLERetrograde
TOMMIE BROWNRising Gas Prices
ALEXANDRA YORKRoad Trip
ERIC WARRENSampson & Delilah
JACKIE PEREZ & ELISE SALOMONSelf Image
D. WESTFALLSeparated
MIYAKO FUQUAShelf Life
JOHAN SPIROLAZZISing The Fucking Song
APRIL ROUVEYROLStarlight
JOSEPH X CASILLASStock Photo
JASON RICEStray
JED WOODSStud Muffin
JUSTIN MORITZ & PARKER FOREMANTake 177
BRITTANY BOOKBINDERTeetering On The Edge
LIA BERGERTeller
BRYCE CARLISLEThe Bone Shift
JESS C WHEATLEYThe Call Out
KARELINE CASTORThe Devil’s Doorman
ALEXANDER SELTZERThe Door
DOMINIC HARTThe Night Runner
JERRY JENAE SAMPSONThe Safety Games
JAI BRANDONThe Stranger I Used To Know
MELANIE HAYWARDThe Unexpected End Of The Outback Races
PATRICK MEDIATE & AARON MCLANEThe Unwrapping
DANIEL ALAN KIELYThe Whisper Tree
YVETTE ROSSThere’s A Monster in My Room
GLENN FORBESTo Live Again a Butterfly
PATRICK LOVELANDToo Many Eyes
COLLEEN KELLYTruth or Dare
RANDY PARKERVaccine
ALIA ZEIDWacky Otter’s Waterpark
JEFF KALLETWe’re Here to Kill it
ASH LAZERWhite Noise
ZOE BULLOCKWitch Hunt
JOSHUA HEATONYou’re on Mute

Here are the 1 Page Quarterfinalists:

WRITER/STITLE
PATTY PAPAGEORGIOU#milk
PHILLIP DISHON#UnaliveYourself
JOSHUA HEATONA Confession
WENZLER POWERSA Little Prick
JEFF JAMESA Soft Earth
CHELSEA SPIRITOAfter the Storm
CHRISTIAN CURRY AKUNABookworm
ANDREW WILCZAKBubbles
RENE CLAVEAUCluck Cluck
JESS BARTLETTDuck Duck Goose
ADAM PAVLOVICExcrements
CHRIS VANDERHORSTFollowers
BRADLEY AUSTINGarden of the Grafted
CC MCLOUGHLINGourmandise
EVAN BAUGHFMANKiller in Tent
KATHERINE COX & MATT MCCARTHYKitty’s Like…
BEN GERRIORLight’s On
STEPHEN CHENLook Ma, I Made It!
YVETTE ROSSLove Is in the Air
JULIETTE GILLIESLychnobite
DAVE THORPEMommy Is Here
SANDRA WADEMRI
SANCHEZ TAYLORNo Life Detected 
JULIE ROSINGOffbeat
TRACI LOPERPastime
ALISON PRINGLEPhantom Crying
CHRISTIAN GREENPizza Perry
JOSEPH X CASILLASPlateau
EVAN BAUGHFMANPop!
STEPHEN CHENSecurity
CODY SOUSAShadow Puppet
SPIKE BLACKSnip
AR UGASStorage Room
JACKIE PEREZThe Ballerina
WHITNEY HAMILTONThe Confession
ERIC BROWNThe Food Chain
KEVIN TALLEYThe Last Valentine
KEVIN MANNUnsightly
ARRAN CRAWLEYWatch My Baby, Please
DONAIDH ALLENWhat Do Any Of Them Want?
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Big thanks to our sponsors Shudder, Final Draft, Rue Morgue, Stan Winston School of Character Arts, Horror Pack, QWERKYTOYS, Stage 32, Robert McKee’s Horror Webinar Series, Ghoulish Gary, The Script Butcher, Coverfly, Filmfreeway, Script Hive, ISA, Script Hop, Script Revolution and Fright Rags.

Thanks also to our festival partners, and the following Womxn & BIPOC organizations: The Write or Die Chicks, Women Make Movies, Ladima Foundation, NYWIFT, African American Women in Cinema, The Light Leaks, Hedgebrook, Screen Queens, Rianne Pictures, Alliance of Women Directors, LIFTT, Black Screenwriters, Ms. In the Biz, and Indigenous Australian Filmmakers.

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