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2022 Killer Shorts Competition Quarterfinalists

By February 14, 2022No Comments
Killer Shorts Quarterfinalists

Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2022 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from a record-breaking 1,551 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 main category Quarterfinalists:

WRITER/STITLE
JON COMULADA
JOEY SCOMA/Haaw/
AUSTYN RUBALCAVA59 Superior
DEVON CANALA Monkey’s Paw
KILEY ROTHWEILERAirborne
KENNY FOOAll Along A Darkened Road
BOB SINGLETONAnathema: Syreni
ROBERT FISHERAs You Wish 
KELLY KRAUSEAscendants
HANNAH MAY CUMMING & ALEX HARTWIGBaby Fever
RACHEL YELDINGBathing the Pup
JASON SHEEDYBell Tower
MIGUEL HERNANDEZBorn-Again
DYLAN JAMES AMICKBrood Parasites
RJ WALLACECheesehead
JENNY LEIGH REED & DOMINIC FINOCCHIAROCherry Pie
D. WESTFALLClean
JJ POLLACKCognizance
BEN LEPPICornerman
CONNOR SAVAGECreature Feature Heart Eater
TRAVIS WILLIAMSCreatures of Circumstance
BENJ WELMONDCue Applause
CHASE COBLEDarkman
DEVIN MEDINADeadbolt
MATTHEW TAYLORDeities of the Apocalypse
JASON STRATTONDogwalker
MICHAEL SEABOLT & GREG SCHROEDERDolores
FRANCESCA PAZNIOKASDummy!
MAX RAIMIEdith In Her Natural Habitat
BRITT ALEXANDRIAEvil Eddie
CHRISTIAN SILVAExcreta
ISMAH KHANFrom Within
PAUL GRAMMATICOGate Bait
JOE HEATHGhost Town
KATHERINE SAINTE-MARIEHello Mr. Gurgles
MARK A. C. BROWNHellphones
JEREMY LAURIE & ROB SUTHERLANDHouse Haunters
ANDREW YEREMEYEVHouse of Wolves
RACHEL WEATHERLYHun
QUINTON BUXTONI Hope This Email Finds You Well
MARLENE EMILIA RIOSI See Me In You
KELLY NUGENTI Would Kill For You
EDUARDO HANSON DE MOURAI, Food
BECCA KOZAKIce Cream Baby
TAMMY KLEMBITH & GEORGE KLEMBITHINSTAPAM
JIM LOPEZZOIntrusive
ALISON TOWNSONInvasive Species
KASSANDRA MARJORIE O’BRIENJust Breathe 
JEREMIAH LEWISKiller Boots
BRYCE HATCHKiller Vacay
JUSTIN KAGANKilling Mercy
CHRISTINE RIFKINLake Hogweed
DANIEL CARRIEROLast Delivery
JOSH PENN BORISLaughter is the Best Medicine
LU LENOXX AND PAXLesbian Final Grrrl
EVAN PEARCELightbulb
STEPHEN GRAVESLiving Memory
JAIME VILLARREALMadness Of Love
EMILIA COPELANDMeat Eater
JEFF SPEEDMeat Wagon
JEREMY STOREYMelville
ALEXANDER SELTZERMerrow
PJ GERMAINMoko Jumbie
NATALIE GANEYMy Biggest Fan
ERIC ROBINSONMy Body is No Wonderland
STEPHEN CHENNeighbors
MO BAYLISSNerium Wake
JASON K. ALLENNight of the Swingin’ Dead
STEFANIE GRAYOf Great Consequence
MATTHEW YONGUEOmaha
KEVIN WALLSOur Neighbours’ Nest
MATTHEW YONGUEOut of Stock
COLIN COSTELLOOverkill
LOLA BLANC & JEREMY RADINPruning
JINX HAYESRed Tide
REGINA KIMRest Stop
FIONA FAITH ROSSRoasted
BEN MATTHEW VIVIEN WOODIWISSS(p)LICE
DOMINIC GRAHAMSamhain
GARY DAVIESSecond Skin
NICK KAPETANIOSShe
MARK RENSHAWSlayfest
NICOLE BIRDStorage
EMMY HERZOGThe Audience
SARA LYNNThe Callback
JOE HURSTThe Catch
RICHARD LAWRENCE MULOCKThe Count
KEVIN RYANThe Dead Alive
BROOKE DEROSAThe Dollhouse
STEPHEN CHENThe Entertainer
MALCOLM X JOHNSONThe Homecoming
ANDREW WILBURThe Jacket
CRAIG MCINNESThe Lost Boys
ROBBIE LEMIEUXThe Man In the Cabin
SHARON KADOSHThe Pool
ERIC YODERThe Previous Tenant
JONATHAN DITTMANThe Puppet King
LEONARD JOHNSONThe Resolution
JACK O’HIGGINSThe Six Month Itch
MONICA LA VELLAThe Watch
JASON RICEThese Faces
CHRIS HICKSThey’re All Mine
ERIN SMITHThin!
MATEO FLORESThirst
C.J. GREENEThose Who Stare Back
JANESE TAYLORTo the Bone
DARREN BAILEYTwin Falls
BRIAN COHENVegan-tarian
SUNNY KINGWahala
ZACHARY EGLINTONWalks Among
ALEX FREEMANWe’re Haunted!
GWEN LOUBSERYoga Pants
ANDREW JOHNSON-SCHMIT & ANGIE JOHNSON-SCHMITZ-Vax

Here are the 1 Page Quarterfinalists:

WRITER/STITLE
GEOFF MURILLOAlarmed
JASON FINK & BRANDON FINKAngler’s Kin
JEREMY JACKSONC-Section
C.J. REDFIELDComplications
MARISA MARTINEZCursed
SARAH RICHARDSONCut Your Own
JOSHUA HEATOND.O.A.
PETER LALUSHDark & Stormy
LEONARD JOHNSONDelivery
CHRISTIAN CURRY AKUNADischarge
ETHAN EVANSEvenly Toasted
MARKO PANDZA & JASON KERRFamily Album
ETHAN EVANSFeast Your Eyes
JEFF JAMESFMK
EVAN BAUGHFMANFreeze
MICHAEL CLIFTONGummies
MARIA WILSONHaunted
BRADLEY SCREEMHeadless Park
RICHARD KARPALAHomemade
DAVID BETTENCOURTImposter
CODY SOUSALens
SAMANTHA.M FOSTERLet Me In
DAVID MALCOLMMorning
DEANNA M GOMEZNot Your Mama
JASON K. ALLENPoking Dead Things with Sticks
JACOB MENDEZPour
MARKO PANDZA & JASON KERRSpeed Bumps
JOHN LICATAStaring Contest
PHILLIP DISHONStaring Contest
KELLY ASHERStuffed Animals
JULE JESSENBERGERThe Butzemann
DEBJANI (DEVI) BHADURIThe Hereafter
LORCAN REILLYThe Joint-Eater
BEN VANDERPUTThe Last
PAULA LABASHThe Money’s In The Porch Vase
LISA GEISThe Royal Shaft
CHRISTOPHER LOEBER & AIDAN KILPATRICKThinning
CODY SOUSATic-Tac-Toe
KEITH WATERFIELDTin Fish
JONATHAN MONCAYOTouch Glass
GEORGINA BOWLEY-MORIARTYUpshot-Knothole
CLAIRE POWERSViolent Innocence
ALIA ZEIDYou Are (Not) Alone
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The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition celebrates horror short storytellers from around the world.

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