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KILLER SHORTS SEASON 5 SCRIPTS

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Presenting the BEST horror short screenplays of 2024.

Scripts Available by Request Only.

Simply click “Request this Script” to email the screenwriters!

Grand Prize Winner

This Is Not The End
by Victor Ridaura
Short | Horror | 10 pages | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

When a low income, immigrant couple spend their life-savings on a procedure to upload the cancer stricken wife’s consciousness into the AfterLife servers, things don’t turn out how they planned.

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Najeeb Khuda, Endless Media

2nd Place Winner

THERE’S SOMETHING OFF ABOUT GERTRUDE…
by Jake Moses
Short | Horror | 22 pages | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

Inexplicable occurrences begin to happen after a young nurse becomes the caretaker of a coma patient.

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Jon Hersh, Housefire Management

3rd Place Winner

NOSEBLEED
by Kristen McNaule
Short | Horror | 12 pages | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

When hackers take all the Taylor Swift tickets, Santa Claus goes on a bloody crusade to save Christmas for the children.

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FINALISTS

TITLELOGLINEWRITER/SEMAIL
BLACK PUMAA thief who escapes his abduction in a remote West Texas cabin returns for frontier justice when he should have just left well enough alone.Ren HsiehRequest This Script
INPATIENTRecovering from a traumatic birth and haunted by her past, a mother must protect her daughter from a malevolent creature that attacks her deepest vulnerabilities.Simon Laurence DoyleRequest This Script
PAREIDOLIAJay makes a fateful trip back to Rendlesham forest, where he confronts traumatic memories of a seemingly extra-terrestrial encounter as a child during a family camping trip.Anoop SinghRequest This Script
THE FAIRCHILD EQUATION OF ARTEMIS FROSTA disenfranchised, forever-masked germaphobe seeks the help of an 80's television actress whilst being tormented by their landlord...who just might be The Devil.Gary Scott IronsRequest This Script
THE KILIMA CHAINTwelve slaves chained in place below deck of a ship at sea, an undead virus overtaking one host after another on its way towards the final two links on the chain - a young couple with an unborn child.Josh FolanRequest This Script
THE KNOCKER UPPERIn 1830s Manchester, a young mother, haunted by the malevolent presence of the mysterious ‘knocker upper’, must confront her darkest fears to protect her family amid the relentless struggles of urban cotton mill workers.Sara CaldwellRequest This Script
YAOGUAIAfter experiencing unsettling encounters en route to her audition, a dancer realizes that she has much more to worry about than just her performance.Mimi Lee & Vanessa VõRequest This Script

HONORABLE MENTIONS

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ALPHA OMEGAIn a chance meeting with an enigmatic old man about his unique fraternity pin, a college student finds himself in a fight for his life as he is slowly sucked into the old man's terrifying tale.Clint FordRequest This Script
NIÑO DE VIDRIO (CHILD OF GLASS)A lonely Mexican boy searches for someone to play with and finds an unlikely companion in the mountains of his small town.Gerardo MaravillaRequest This Script
SKIN FOR SKINIn the brutal 1800s American Frontier, two fur trappers craft a scarecrow from human skin, awakening a vengeful spirit. With the line between man and monster fading, they must face their dark deeds before the ruthless creation seeks its revenge.Jean-Paul DiSciscioRequest This Script
THE AVON LADYTwo women on the fringes of 1950's American society collide in an inconspicuous Avon home visit where everything but the purchasing of lipstick occurs.Guillermo Ortiz & Geena KarsamaRequest This Script
YOU'RE ON MUTEAn ambitious young professional's life spirals out of control as she fights for her career and sanity over a video conference call.Joshua HeatonRequest This Script

SEMIFINALISTS

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A BETTER PLACEA ghost-hunting team is invited to investigate paranormal phenomena at an old movie house where they make first contact with the other side and learn a horrible truth.Scott Carelli & Nick JimenezRequest This Script
A HAND TO HOLDIrish comedy-horror. When overbearing Patrick dies, his long-suffering wife Moira thinks she's finally escaped his clutches, but sadly she can't escape from his tight grip. Patrick doesn't believe in 'till death us do part' - and he's found an elaborate way to return from the grave.Eliza PowerRequest This Script
A MANIFESTATIONTwo friends track down a forbidden YouTube video that promises to make anything from a dream into reality-- but what happens when it's a nightmare?Phillip WaltonRequest This Script
AFTER MIDNIGHTA young mother and daughter on the run , must come to terms with a dark family secret that threatens their relationship before the clock strikes midnight.Sunny KingRequest This Script
ANTEATERA very badly behaved boy, whose behaviour grows only more obscene the more he is punished, must face the consequences imposed by his father; a man with an unusual approach to discipline, and an even more unusual approach to spirituality.Deane McElreeRequest This Script
BACK BONEA lonely monster befriends a deaf boy and his dogs. Now that his dream of companionship has come true, how far will the monster go to keep it?Orlagh BillingRequest This Script
BEASTSAs Yakama women continue to go missing near a tribal casino in the Pacific Northwest, two suspects are confronted by an ancient entity.Julia DiddyRequest This Script
CAN’T UNSEEA high-flying businessman with a secret interest in violent internet videos begins seeing things after watching a strange and mysterious link.Lee BaconRequest This Script
CHUMClass tension boils over in a coastal Maine vacation house when a group of yuppies anger a violent lobsterman and trigger a vengeful rampage.Nate KriegerRequest This Script
CLOWN EYESStep right up and win a prize, it just might be your demise.Jeff SpeedRequest This Script
DO US PARTAn apocalypse-hardened woman fights her way across a zombie infested city, hoping that the outbreak can deliver her a miracle.Richard DoyleRequest This Script
DOORSA selfish empty-nester pressures his wife to downsize their beloved farmhouse, until he discovers she’s taken his request literally.Gina DeAngelisRequest This Script
EROSIONA man living in a home at risk from coastal erosion refuses to accept the inevitable as his marriage crumbles along with it to the point his own body begins to disintegrate.Tony HipwellRequest This Script
ESSEX BIRDAt a nightmare school disco, misfit Robin is haunted by the spectre of heteronormativity: the Essex Bird.Kathryn WebbRequest This Script
IN WITH THE STORMA seemingly typical tropical storm brings some not-so-typical intruders to a father and daughter's suburban home.Cara MarshallRequest This Script
ITCHItch follows Jules, fresh out of a long term relationship and dipping her toe into the casual dating pool, only for her first fling to land her with what she dreads may be an STD. Determined not to be hampered, Jules plans a second date with the adorkable Thomas, but dinner is interrupted by a concerning call from the doctor, and a hunt for romance becomes a hunt for the nearest exit…Joe SavageRequest This Script
LINNEALinnea's back on the convention circuit, and she's just dying for everything to change.Ben WoodiwissRequest This Script
MIDWAYFollowing a botched robbery, a criminal finds himself in a nightmarish dive bar with no idea how he got there.Paul SheridanRequest This Script
NOBODY KNOWSKevin, haunted by a sinister past, faces a mysterious masked man who threatens to expose his hidden secrets. When Maddie, a figure from his dark history, resurfaces, Kevin's life spirals out of control, culminating in a chilling climax. The film explores the blurred line between reality and madness as Kevin confronts a disturbing revelation.Jesse FoyRequest This Script
PANGSA birthday sleepover becomes a battleground for pre-teen frenemies when one of them gets their first period and starts transforming into a vampire.Jessica McLaughlinRequest This Script
PEGSAfter reading about infamous illusionist-turned-killer 'Pegs' during a garden camp out, two sisters fight to escape the ghostly killer when they become her next victims.Ethan Evans & Jess BartlettRequest This Script
RAT KINGA young boy falls in love with a dead rat. It begins to rot him, setting off a frenzy in his village with disastrous consequences.Nina DevineRequest This Script
SHE COMES TO METwo years after Regina's death, her boyfriend, Connor, is visited by her little brother with news that every night he sees her standing outside of his bedroom window.Lashawn KelleyRequest This Script
SINTHWAVEA misfit teen fights for their life when they're targeted by a ruthless slasher whose supernatural powers stem from the Synthwave tune that scores their every sinister move.Ramón ParadoaRequest This Script
SWELLDon's a swell guy. He works with Nancy, a nice gal. Don gives Nancy a mysterious, glowing amulet for her birthday. What could go wrong?Ned ThorneRequest This Script
TALLAHASSEE TWINA mattress salesman feels threatened by a competitor who sells a mystical type of bed.Andrew KaberlineRequest This Script
THE CALL OUTA roadside assistance mechanic late for a date finds more than she bargained for when she’s ambushed by monsters on her last call out.Jess C WheatleyRequest This Script
THE COWARDA lonely alcoholic takes a truck driving job to escape society, but the sinister cargo living in the trailer he's hauling has other plans for him.Aaron LeckRequest This Script
THE EVIL THAT MEN DOGina wants to get laid. Too bad her cantankerous mother is around, making sure that can't happen. But, what if she convinces her boyfriend Joe to dispose of her? Based on a true story.Steve HanischRequest This Script
THEY WILL BE MONSTERSAn introverted boy, separated from his deceased conjoined twin but sharing her beating heart, is raised as his dead sister by his deranged mother. To reclaim his gender identity, he embarks on a murderous journey to embody his sister's heart.Tony FrenchRequest This Script
VIRGINIA FREYREA TikTok ghost hunter finds more than she bargained for.Ian BaaskeRequest This Script
WAXAfter the death of her estranged mother, Jamie receives a candle that will cause her more pain and terror than she has ever known.Daisy RyanRequest This Script
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKSWhile on a solo camping trip to "find himself," a man slowly drifts into madness as the isolation fuels his paranoia.Kelly AsherRequest This Script
WHEN THE FLAME GOES OUTA small-town church's traditions turn terrifying when a young woman's baptism becomes a bloodbath.Jason Sheedy & Joshua David MatthewsRequest This Script
WHODIEDHERE.COMA Very-Suburban-Couple™ attempting to use the supernatural website Whodiedhere.com to exorcise a houseful of pesky poltergeists are shocked to find their names on the site's list of doomed spirits.Dayna NoffkeRequest This Script
YOU'RE NOT THERE YETA young woman, exhausted from trying to perfect the dystopian standard of female beauty, is set on a path where she may risk life itself for a few moments of nirvana.Toni CunninghamRequest This Script

…and now presenting the best 1-page horror short screenplays of 2024.

1-Page Scripts Available by Request Only.

Simply click “Request this Script” to email the screenwriters!

Grand Prize Winner

DON’T BLINK
by Kelly Asher
Short | Horror | 1 page | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

A Ouija board reveals a warning that is impossible to heed.

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2nd Place Winner

FISH SPECIAL
by Travis Williams
Short | Horror | 1 page | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

The diners at a Michelin star restaurant are about to discover what’s squirming in the fish special.

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3rd Place Winner

“KEEP AN EAR OUT”
by George Morris
Short | Horror | 1 page | REQUEST THIS SCRIPT

A meet-cute at a train station between two strangers may not be as innocent as it seems…

 

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FINALISTS

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FILL 'ER UPNick needs help filling his car.Cole McCabeRequest This Script
JOE'S ENDA little boy wanders off from his mother in a bookstore and finds a book that seems to be about him, with horrific consequences.Darren HinchyRequest This Script
TEN THOUSANDJessie finds opportunity falling out of the sky.Joseph X CasillasRequest This Script
TERMINATEDAn expectant mother discovers just how much her life is worth in post-Roe America.Francesca PazniokasRequest This Script
THE MIRACLEA faith healer attempts to fill a paralyzed young soldier with the Holy Spirit.Marko Pandza & Jason KerrRequest This Script
THE SMILE ROOMOliver goes to the dentist's office for his toothache, where it's cured in a strange and terrifying way.Emma HuangRequest This Script
WE DON'T BITE OUR FRIENDSA preschool teacher finds herself outnumbered.Lee CotmanRequest This Script

HONORABLE MENTIONS

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MIRROR MEA young woman must confront the anxiety overwhelming her in the face of a busy social occasion.Chris MitchellRequest This Script
ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEEDWhen a scientist tries to create a perfect clone of herself, she bites off more than she can chew.Amelia CloverRequest This Script
NO PEEKINGA sunny garden playdate takes a horrifying turn for a little girl and her father.Noëmie MartinelRequest This Script
BREAKFAST WITH BAG MANA young girl must tell her mother about a strange visitor in their kitchen.Jason RiceRequest This Script
MARGARET'S GOLDEN BIRTHDAYA six-year-old girl finally makes the wish she's been waiting for.Sam CarruthersRequest This Script

SEMIFINALISTS

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ANNUNCIATIONWhen an unearthly visitor arrives in a small medieval town, the villagers must determine if they are being offered heavenly salvation -- or something much more sinister.Francesca PazniokasRequest This Script
DO-GOODERYou never forget your first loose tooth.Matt GilbertRequest This Script
ENJOY YOUR STAYA couple's vacation takes a sinister turn when they discover they may never check out.Victoria HarrisRequest This Script
MUSCLE OUT THE DEMONSGym bro flips out.Moses NebraskaRequest This Script
REUNITEDA heartbroken woman confronts an unexpected visitor from her past.Phillip DishonRequest This Script
SCARY LARRYTwo demons play Ouija and connect with an otherwordly entity.Evan BaughfmanRequest This Script
SEA CHILDIn the midst of a calamitous shipwreck, a shapeshifting creature infiltrates a sea captain’s family.Francesca PazniokasRequest This Script
TRAILER TRASHThe crazy conspiracy theorist at the trailer park correctly predicts the immense power of cockroaches.Nathan PattonRequest This Script
WATCH THISEager to pass the time, a hapless home office worker clicks a link sent by an anonymous colleague, but the seemingly harmless distraction turns sinister when a second video appears custom tailored just for him.Kareline CastorRequest This Script
WET DREAMERA lonely freshman in college accidentally creates a twisted monstrosity when he hides his soiled boxers from his roommate after having a wet dream.Aidan KilpatrickRequest This Script