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It Started With A Logline: An Interview With Killer Shorts Finalist Jeremiah Lewis & Director Cameron Gallagher

"The hope is to make The Rickety Man short film part of a large pitch for the feature film version Jeremiah is writing. So many…

Anna BohannanMarch 25, 2021

Screenwriting

Tips From A Life-Long Horror Fan & Script Reader: Keep This In Mind Before You Submit Your Next Script

"Horror is a genre worth taking seriously because of how well it can inform and enlighten our vision of the world by reminding us of…

JC FarrisMarch 18, 2021

Interviews Women in Horror

Women In Horror: An Interview With Meredith Alloway

"I wanted to show a woman who was in power and be clear on the consensual nature of the exchange — even if the act…

Anna BohannanMarch 11, 2021

Screenslay

ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original…

Michael RogersMarch 8, 2021

Announcements

2021 Killer Shorts Competition Finalists

Announcing the 2021 Top 10 Finalists and Honorable Mentions. Celebrating horror screenwriters from around the world. Sponsored by Shudder and Final Draft.

killershortscontestMarch 5, 2021

Interviews Women in Horror

Women in Horror: An Interview with Alexandria Collins

"We have to face our darkness and our light, not deny any part of ourselves."Alexandria Collins Alexandria Collins is an accomplished writer~director~actor both in the…

Anna BohannanMarch 4, 2021

Announcements

2021 Killer Shorts Competition Semifinalists

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

killershortscontestFebruary 27, 2021

Screenwriting

I Read 164 of the Killer Shorts Script Submissions This Year, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

Hello, my name is Garth, and I was a reader for the Killer Shorts contest. Of the 952(!) scripts submitted for this year’s competition, I…

Garth GinsburgFebruary 24, 2021

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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Eden Lake (2008)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Eden Lake (2008) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…

Michael RogersFebruary 22, 2021

Announcements

2021 Killer Shorts Competition Quarterfinalists

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…

killershortscontestFebruary 15, 2021