NYC Horror Fest Names Script Selections
The New York City Horror Film Festival has announced their 2023 Unproduced Short and Feature script selections. This year's hybrid festival will be live December 7th through December 12th at LOOK Dine-In Cinemas (657 W. 57th Street. New York, NY 10019) and online at Eventive from December 8th through December 12th.
2023 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
SHORTS:
GUISE by Paul Grammatico
JANICE by Rafael De Leon, Jr.
LITTLE BUG by Shane Thompson
MOTION ALERT by Melanie Ortiz
SCRATCH, SCRATCH by Pierre Langenegger
STRAY by Jason G. Rice
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Shane Thompson
THE WONDER YEARS by James Ferda
THESE BONES CAN DANCE by Lauren Brown
UP ON THE HOUSE TOP by Janet L. Loftis
FEATURES:
BLOODBATH by Patrick Tierney
CORNSTALKERS by Michael L. Bayouth
FINAL TABLE by Robert Aiello, Joshua Saland
NEON CRIMSON by Derek Stewart
REVIVAL by Abby Selden
ROMANTICIZING MONSTERS by Ryan M. Andrews
ROUGH CUT by Mitchell V. Slan
THE MEMORY SPHERE by Kevin Sluder
TIL WE DIE by Daniel J. McGuire
TYPHOID MARIA by Timothy Porter
Finalists and Semi-Finalist announcements to follow.
Updated: 11/06/2023
Additional Contest Info: New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Eternal Blessings
Haunted by the ghosts of a notorious religious sect, a dying woman travels back in time to see if she can break their curse and prevent them from crashing her afterlife.
DRAGONFLY
Vincent and childhood friend Sue pour years into building the Tomahawk prototype, the key to their dream supercar Dragonfly until a seductive stranger draws him into a deadly undercover sting against crime lord Alphonso DiPasquale, unraveling.
Doc Savage: Dark Empire
In the shadow of World War II, Doc Savage, the legendary Man of Bronze, embarks on a daring mission to dismantle Nazi superweapons, rescue the woman he loves, and confront a dark legacy tied to his own past — all while battling the forces of tyranny and fighting for the future of humanity.
IT'S A POPCORN WORLD
When an overzealous government man tries to steal an inventor’s home using eminent domain, the inventor decides to provide alternative land by expanding the world like a kernel of popcorn, if his dance-clubbing hunchback lawyer can keep the inventor out of jail to accomplish his task.
ALTA CALIFORNIA
In 1780s California, a mixed-blood scout, torn between his native heritage and Spanish conquerors, is thrust into a battle of survival and identity as he navigates oppressive mission life and brutal colonizers.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
