Alongside our industry partners and sponsors, we are thrilled to announce the Top 100 Quarter-Finalists for the 2020 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition.
We asked, and you delivered! Listed below are the quarter-finalists of the 2020 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition, selected from a whopping 765 submissions! After two rounds of reading, we have narrowed it down to the top 13% of entries to bring you the Top 100 voices in horror.
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR QUARTER-FINALISTS AND TO ALL THOSE WHO ENTERED THIS YEAR.
Stay tuned for the upcoming announcements of the semifinalists and grand prize winners here and on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages within the next few weeks! And don’t forget to join the Screenwriters Network Discord server — you might just get some early insights and behind the scenes scoop!
Click here to congratulate the QF’s on Twitter!
Reminder, the Top 3 scripts will be read by agents, managers and producers at the following companies: Grey Matter Productions, Paradigm Talent Agency, Good Fear Content, and Affirmative Entertainment.
You can listen to a very special Podcast Episode about how we approached the selection process here.
If you’d like to receive a notification when this contest re-opens for entries in 2020, you can subscribe for updates via Coverfly here.
Best wishes,
Alison Parker, Contest Director
Contact details: [email protected]
Now, without further ado, let us introduce you to the 2020 Killer Shorts Quarter-Finalists! (download your laurels here!)
| PROJECT | Writer/s | |
|---|---|---|
| A HALLOWEEN CAROL | Maureen Trinh | |
| A KILLER LOVE SONG | Michael Rogers | |
| A MOTHER'S LOVE | Victoria Diana | |
| ABDUCT ME! | James Hancock | |
| ALIENATION | Ray Raghavan & Nick Purrier | |
| AN APPLE A DAY | Allen Roughton | |
| AYAHUASCA | Federico Fracchia | |
| BABY DOLL | John Burr | |
| BAD DREAMS | Amaris Gagnon | |
| BAD EGG | Alec Blome | |
| BAEL | Brandon Weavil | |
| BLANK | Avishai Weinberger & Tova Weinberger | |
| BLASTBEAT | Simon Howell | |
| BLOOD RUSH | William Glenn | |
| BLOOD SUGAR | Sam Thompson | |
| BLOOM | Carroll Brown | |
| BONESEED | Joshua David Matthews & Brett Brooks | |
| BORDER CONTROL | Michael Rogers | |
| BREEDER | Alex Payne | |
| BTW, I'M AN ALIEN | J. L. Paxxiel | |
| BY MOONLIGHT | Brandon Laraby | |
| CAREFUL, SHE BITES | Mary Farmer & Greg Stolze | |
| COLD CALL | David Bryant | |
| CONSUMED | Brian K | |
| DEAD BODY CAM | Brian Lisi | |
| DEAD BY DAWN | Johnny Gao | |
| DEVIL'S IN THE DETAIL | Margina Sisson | |
| DRONE | John Arvai | |
| ETERNI-TREE | Doug Mallette | |
| EVOCATIONS | Brandon Weavil | |
| FACELIFT | Virat Pal | |
| FALL | Danny Newell | |
| FIELD TEST | Chris Hicks | |
| FINAL FINAL GIRLS | Ben DeLoose & Matthew Chilelli | |
| FINGERS | Lachlan Marks | |
| FOG OF WAR | Steven Lundgren | |
| FREEZER | Chris Wiltz | |
| FUCK THE DEVIL | Cat Tebo | |
| GANGLERS | Mark Renshaw | |
| GIRLIE | Harrison Gambelli | |
| GROCERIES | Jacob Gold | |
| HUNGRY HARRY | April M. Sanchez | |
| I-16 | Margina Sisson | |
| IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I'LL KILL YOU | Lisa Jay | |
| IMMINENT NIGHT: QUIET ROOM | Miguel Marqueda | |
| INFEST | Arun Croll | |
| INTRUDER | Maria Wilson | |
| JOE, JOE, JOE | Rafael Diez | |
| KILLER | Samantha Talbot | |
| LITTLE EYE | Trey Jordan | |
| LOYAL LISTENERS | Preston Ray | |
| MABOYA | Wilfred Esteves | |
| MERMANIAC | Rodriguez Fruitbat | |
| MI CARIÑO | Christian Jacob Ramon | |
| MICHELLE'S GRIFFIN | Roberto Alvarenga | |
| MY DJINN | Rubel Rafael Ahmed | |
| NEST | Max Hallam | |
| NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN | Zach Shields | |
| NINE NIGHTS | Jake Baird | |
| NOISE COMPLAINT | Matt McCarthy & Katherine Cox | |
| PAIRS | Garrett Amerson | |
| PANDORA | Christopher Schrader | |
| PINS AND NEEDLES | Briana Nichol Bougard | |
| REMEMBER TO BREATHE | Buck Bloomingdale | |
| SANGUIS | Leon Chase | |
| SASKIA | Connor Savage | |
| SECOND SKIN | Gary Davies | |
| SIX STONES | Lloyd Barnett | |
| SLAUGHTER HEARSE | Evan Baughfman | |
| SMILEY IKE | Trevor Lawrence | |
| STATIONARY | Brian Lewis | |
| STORAGE SPACE | Katherine Botts | |
| SUDS | Justin Villemure | |
| THAT LONG BLACK TRAIN | Travis Heermann | |
| THE BUTTER STREET HITCHHIKER | Chris Hicks | |
| THE CALLING | Desmond Hew | |
| THE CHALLENGE | Asia Ponder | |
| THE DEVIL I KNOW | Frank Truong | |
| THE DEVIL WILL DRIVE YOU MAD | Michael E. Pitts | |
| THE DRAW | Laura Ashley Seaton | |
| THE GOAT KING OF PUCK COUNTY | Lorcan Reilly | |
| THE KEY | Jorge Lucas | |
| THE LAST CHRISTMAS | Jay Slater | |
| THE LEGEND OF THE RABBIT MAN | Darren Joe | |
| THE NO-NO MAN | CJ Whitehead | |
| THE RICKETY MAN | Jeremiah Lewis | |
| THE SIN OF PERFECTION | Nicole Moore | |
| THE TRAIL OF INDRID COLD | Andrew Fontanez | |
| TRAFFIC STOP | Federico Fracchia | |
| UHF RADIO | Paul Clarke | |
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS | Kimberley Elizabeth | |
| UNWANTED | Benjamin Hickey | |
| VOID | Jonni Remmler | |
| WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS | Sarah Emery & Carl Firth | |
| WHEN THE TIME COMES | Jondaniel Cornett | |
| WHO WANTS DESSERT? | Venita Ozols-Graham | |
| WIGILIA | Richard Karpala | |
| WOLVES | Peter Donovan | |
| YOU'RE IT | John Licata | |
| ZOMBIES ON A BUS | Janet L. Loftis |
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