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Women in Horror: An Interview With Wanjiru Njendu
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Jun 07
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Women in Horror: An Interview With Wanjiru Njendu

By Anna Bohannan Interviews, Women in Horror No Comments
"Sometimes you find the story and sometimes the story finds you."Wanjiru Njendu Killer Shorts is very honored to bring you the newest interview in the…
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May 27
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Women in Horror: An Interview With Lucy Luna

By Anna Bohannan Interviews, Women in Horror
"If it scares you, do it! Don’t run away from it. If it shakes you, and fascinates you, write it."Lucy Luna Killer Shorts is very…
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May 13
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How a Horror Short Screenplay Competition Inspired Me to Write Again

By Lucas Hardwick Screenwriting No Comments
Lessons from a first-time screenwriter I am 39 years old and I’ve only written two screenplays in my entire life.  The first was an 85…
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Apr 29
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How A Horror Short Topped The Box Office: An Interview With Christian Nilsson & Eric Tabach

By Anna Bohannan Interviews, Screenwriting No Comments
"I started to think around the physical parameters of filming during a pandemic and decided we'd do a horror film over Zoom. I'd just rewatched…
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Apr 26
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Killer Shorts Top 3 Winners

2021 Killer Shorts Contest Winners

By killershortscontest Announcements
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition. THIS HUNGER by Alessandra Jara Del Castillo has been…
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Apr 15
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From Reddit Star to Killer Shorts Finalist: An Interview with Chris Hicks

By Evan Tyler Johnson Interviews, Success Stories No Comments
"Success is an upwards cycle of failure, reflection, and improvement...The target moves, so you have to be willing to work to elevate yourself to the…
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Mar 08
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
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…
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Mar 05
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2021 Killer Shorts Competition Finalists

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Announcing the 2021 Top 10 Finalists and Honorable Mentions. Celebrating horror screenwriters from around the world. Sponsored by Shudder and Final Draft.
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Feb 27
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2021 Killer Shorts Competition Semifinalists

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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…
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Feb 24
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I Read 164 of the Killer Shorts Script Submissions This Year, and Here’s What I Want You To Know

By Garth Ginsburg Screenwriting
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…
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