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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

Announcements

From Concept to Final Skullpt: Designing the Killer Shorts Trophy

Submitting to a screenplay competition and making it to the final round has many perks, including making connections and building your network, getting your work…

Evan Tyler JohnsonFebruary 10, 2021

Screenwriting

Bizarre Local Legends That Will Inspire Your Next Screenplay: Part III

Weird U.S. Series (New Jersey Edition) This is the third in a series of articles highlighting chilling and thought-provoking local legends from different states around…

Evan Tyler JohnsonJanuary 14, 2021

Interviews Screenwriting

Horror Shorts to Spielberg: An Interview with Julian Terry

This week we’re highlighting one of our very own judges for the Killer Shorts Contest, Julian Terry. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Julian is…

Evan Tyler JohnsonDecember 21, 2020

Screenwriting

I Wrote My First Horror Movie in 2020

For most of my life, I thought I wasn’t a horror guy. Horror movies were not what I loved growing up. I don’t consider any…

Garth GinsburgDecember 7, 2020

Screenwriting

America Is The Final Girl in Trump’s Movie

It's 2020, and America is the final girl in a horror film, screaming in crazed joy-hate after the villain has been overcome. And the villain…

Tiffany AlemanNovember 18, 2020

Screenwriting

5 Creepy Halloween Tales and Traditions

From carving pumpkins to trick-or-treating, to dressing up as all the iconic Halloween creatures and characters, we often take part in many of the holiday's…

Evan Tyler JohnsonOctober 27, 2020

Uncategorized

7-Day Horror Movie Marathon

With only one week left until Halloween, we've put together a horror movie marathon list, consisting of 7 horror films, one to watch each night…

Evan Tyler JohnsonOctober 25, 2020

Screenwriting

20 Horror Scenes That Will Infect Your Brain

When it comes to horror films they tend to live or die by two factors; the concept or that one scene. If you’re really good…

Michael RogersOctober 5, 2020

Screenwriting

Bizarre Local Legends That Will Inspire Your Next Screenplay: Part II

Weird U.S. Series (New York Edition) This is the second in a series of articles highlighting chilling and thought-provoking local legends from different states around…

Evan Tyler JohnsonAugust 29, 2020