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2021 Killer Shorts Competition Quarterfinalists

By February 15, 2021February 12th, 2023No Comments

Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2021 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from a record-breaking 952 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 here.

The Killer Shorts Trophy will be awarded to our Top 3 screenplays in April!
The Killer Shorts Trophy will be awarded to our Top 3 screenplays in April!

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Here are the Quarterfinalists:

WRITER/STITLE
JEFF PERRECA‘Til Death
TREVOR LANZ350
JOHN COLLINSA Curious Curiousity At The Curio Shop
MCCALEB BURNETTA Vacation
GINA DEANGELISAsk For Help
CHRISTOPHER GUERREROAssimilated
ANNA ROBERTSONAssisted Living
ROB PILKINGTONBaby
RHIANNON MOLLER-TROTTERBack To Sleep
GERRARD HARTLANDBlood Bike
DAVID BRYANTBlood Month
NICHOLAS T. AQUILINO & MICHAEL TSIAMESBroken Record
BRIANA BOUGARDBuddy.com
RICHARD KARPALAChocolate Monster Cookie, Bottomless Popcorn & Help Me I’m In Trouble
JOHN LICATAChocolate Roulette
MATT MCCARTHY & KATHERINE COXColins
ALICIA MOROTECongratulations
VANESSA BRANCHCopy Cat
PAUL COOPERCraig’s List
DEREK STEINERCreepy Crawly
RICHARD STRINGHAMDarwin’s Tavern
PAUL HART-WILDEN & ASABI LEEDeadMe
RICHARD KARPALADeedle, Diddle
MATISON LEBLANCDirty Laundry
MATT MCCARTHY & KATHERINE COXDolls In The Walls
ANDREW KABERLINEDummy
JACOB GOLDEchoes
DAVID ORTIZEgg
GERARDO MARAVILLAEnseñame Como Morir (Show Me How To Die)
JOSH BRAVOFace In The Hole
KILEY ROTHWEILERFive Star Review
VANESSA BRANCHFloater
KEITH WATERFIELDFly Swatter
TRAVIS WATSONForecast
EMELIA HELLMANFrench Lessons For Lucy
CODY SOUSA & D.J. O’CONNORGasablanca
SAM ROBOTHAMGeorge Washington Slept Here!
JENNIFER DUNNGrandpa
MARISA MARTINEZGraveyard Gossip
JOSEPH FATTALGrowing
ANDREA NIADAGuts Or Glory
AUSTIN KASEHide Your Crazy
JOSEPH BETROSHome
DAVID SNEEHomewrecker
ADAM MCDANIELImproper Dosage
MARK DOLLARDIn This Together
ROBERT MILNERInterface
NATHAN D. LUDWIGIs That You?
GINA DEANGELISJust Desserts
BRYCE CARLISLEKurten Call
ALEX ENRIQUEZ DRUMMONDLaser Rule
CAROL SAINT MARTINLast Stop
ALIKI  RAISIS & EMMA ROSENTHALLeave No Trace 
DOOM KIDLichemoth
DOUG MALLETTELife Lessons With Dweeb Higgins
RODRIQUEZ FRUITBATLiving With Demonic Possesion
GREYSON WYATTLocker Room Talk
ANDY WILCZAKLocks
KATE KUGLERLove In The Time Of
WILFRED ESTEVESMáscaras por Almas
SHANNON MARINKOMeat Cute
DAVID BRYANTMerry Fucking Christmas
TARYN CRANKSHAWMidnight Shift
BRANDON WEAVILMighty, Mighty Buer
TRAVIS NEUFELDMindless
JEFF BASSETTIMurphy’s Gulch
BRIAN LISIMy Inner Demon Rebecca Wants To Kill Me
T. E. CHRISTYNemesis
MICHAEL ROGERSOminni
KATHERINE BOTTSOne Word
GINA SCREENOur Past Has Eyes
RYAN ROSENBLUMPainted
PIA THRASHERParcopresis
FERNANDO RACY HABERFELDPB&J
JAMES FURLONGPerfection
BREANNA INGRAMPhobos
LYNDAL SIMPSONPossum
HENRY YOUNGRelay
LILY CITRINRide Or Die
CAMERON MCGRATHSammy’s Game
ERIC WARRENSampson & Delilah
TRAVIS JONESSavage
GREGORY SAHADACHNYScratch
KYLE RYANSelf Portrait
JOSEPH SCOMASend For Dr. Lowe
WILLIAM BARBOZAShadow Ball
ROBBERT TROOSTShared Understanding
PAUL ZEIDMANShecky
ARRAN MCDERMOTTSilver
PETER JANGSimulation
AARON S. BARROCASSitting Duck
G. ROBERT FRAZIERSkin
MICHAEL ROGERSSkin Dolls
EVAN BAUGHFMANSkipping Stones
JH CANEDY & DILLON HORNERSleep Tight
BENJAMIN HICKEYSmile
ALEXANDER NACHAJSnap! A Trap Goes Off In The Yard
ANDREW IONIDESSqueals
SARAH LEIBMANStale Air 
DANIEL NEGRETStork
HANNAH KENNEDYSweet Cyanide
SAMUEL BURGESSTeeth
ERIN SMITHThank You You’re Welcome
RENE CLAVEAUThe Cold Invasion
JOSHUA DAVID MATTHEWSThe Confession
JOSH PENN BORISThe Gang’s All Here
DAN ASTThe Hitchhiker
GREG KACZYNSKIThe House Of Man
KATHERINE SAINTE MARIEThe Little Monster Of Ravenswood Manor
REBECCA FIELDSThe Living Undead
GEORGE TARAMASThe Lovers Bloody
JON COMULADAThe Mold
ERIC ROBINSONThe Mole
MARIA WILSONThe Monnji
SIMON JEFFERSONThe Monster
ANDREW IONIDESThe Night Staff
JASON RICEThe Preserve
KEVIN HOSEYThe Savage
JENSEN RULE TIERRAThe Seance
CASEY SCHOCHThe Search
ELANA ABELSONThe Slide
AMARIS GAGNONThe Sundowners
TOPE OGUNDAREThe Taste And The Smell
SARAH WISNERThe Thaw
GARRET WALSHThe Thread & The Veil
SCOTT BETTSThe Tickle People
RUSSELL DAVID WHALEYThe Toy Rabbit
BYRON HAMELThe Wedding Slayer
LISA ROMAGNOLIThere’s Something Wrong
SARAH RICHARDSONThirsty
ALESSANDRA JARA DEL CASTILLOThis Hunger
RICHARD LUCAS HARDWICKTooth
C.J. REDFIELDUgly Lies The Bone
PAUL VANCEUnder The Bed
KIMBERLEY ELIZABETHUnfinished Business
GREGORY HARTYUnspeakable
JANET L. LOFTISUp On The House Top
BRIAN COHENVegan-Tarian
MONTSERRAT LUNAVertebrata
KATIE F. ZILBERMANWaiting Room
WOLFE SCHOLNICKWhat Remains On The Road
BRENNAN GILPATRICKWhat You Eat
KATIE CETTAWhen The Streetlights Come On
PATRICK REGANWork Site
LARRY TRINH & MAUREEN TRINHYear Of The Rabbit
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