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Popsicle Death (short)

On New Year’s Eve, young Timmy encounters Death—driving a Popsicle truck—who comes not for vengeance, but to reveal how one innocent moment of neglect has echoed through lives and deaths beyond his understanding.

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Short Screenplay
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Posted:
01/11/2009
Updated:
11/02/2025
Author Bio:
JZ Murdock is a multi-award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and author whose work bridges true crime, horror, and psychological drama. His screenplay The Teenage Bodyguard, based on his own real-life experience as a 17-year-old who protected a mob murder witness in 1974 Tacoma, has earned 13 international screenwriting awards, including honors from festivals in New York, Greece, Bahrain, and Oman.

Murdock’s storytelling is rooted in authenticity and moral complexity, exploring the human cost of courage and survival under threat.

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Contest Results:
13Horror.com (Finalist) [2022]
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