The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Killer Shorts Horror
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PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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Objective
Got a horror short screenplay or short story? We want to read it.
Our Top 10 finalists will be read by a jury of over a dozen literary managers, producers, filmmakers, and absolute horror legends.
Prizes include guaranteed industry reads, career consultations, Final Draft 12, a killer trophy, increased rank on Coverfly's The Red List, and so much more.
Visit our website for more information.
Deadline/Entry Fees
Expired. Previous Deadline: 12/15/2023WinningScripts Pro 25% Off Coupon
Notification: February 11, 2024
Rules
Screenplays entered must 25 pages or under, be written in English, and adhere to industry standard screenplay format. For a full list of rules, please visit the official website.Awards
This year's jury includes:
- Kane Hodder - Actor, Stuntman (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Jason X, Hatchet I, II & III)
- Xavier Burgin - Director (Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror)
- Gigi Saul Guerrero - Director (Culture Shock, The Purge, El Gigante)
- Scott Stoops - Literary Manager - Good Fear Content
- Daniel Seco - Literary Manager - Empirical Evidence
- Julian Terry - Filmmaker (Whisper, The Nurse, They Hear It)
- Chelsea Lupkin - Senior Programmer at Short of the Week, Filmmaker (Flagged, Lucy's Tale)
- Glenn Cockburn - Literary Manager - Meridian Artists
- John Zaozirny - Literary Manager / Producer - Bellevue Productions
- Barbara Crampton - Actress (You're Next, From Beyond, Chopping Mall, Re-Animator)
- Jenn Wexler - Filmmaker (The Ranger, ABC's of Death 2, Slumber Party)
- Sophie Carroll - Programming Manager - ALTER
- Jason Tamasco - Producer - Bad Idea Films
- Matthew Dartnell - Literary Manager - Writ Large
- Circulation and recommendation to our network of Hollywood managers, agents, producers, and development executives.
- Career consultations with Coverfly's Head of Development.
- Final Draft 12 Screenwriting Software.
- Waived entry to multiple other contests and festivals.
- A Killer Trophy!
- Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List.
- Killer swag courtesy of Rue Morgue, Fright Rags, HorrorPack, and Ghoulish Gary. Shudder subscriptions (1 year, 6 months, and 3 months, respectively)
- ISAConnect Memberships (1 year, 6 months, 6 months)
- Plus, our 3rd Place Winner will receive 5 pages of in-depth analysis and actionable advice from The Script Butcher!
Top 10 Finalists Receive:
Finalist Laurels, Final Draft license, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, plus, your script will be read by our panel of industry judges.
Semi-Finalists Receive:
Semi Finalist Laurels, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, plus your screenplay will be made available by request to potential producers and filmmakers.
Quarter Finalists Receive:
Quarter Finalist Laurels, Increased rank on Coverfly’s The Red List, and 5 Coverfly Tokens for use on Coverfly’s free peer-to-peer notes exchange.
Killer Shorts Horror
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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Contest News
Killer Shorts Names Screenplay Contest Semifinalists
The Killer Shorts Screenplay Competition has announced their semifinalists from more than 1,000 submissions.
Main Category Semifinalists
SARAH WARD ’97
MARYELLEN DEVIVO All the Rage
JENESSA RIVERA Amor de Mi Vida
JACK CAREY Blood Trench
DANNY ROGERS Buck’s Big Break
JAMES PATRICK FURLONG Clean Kill
JULIA DIDDY Cooking Lessons with Baba Yaga
RACHEL CYLIE GROSS & STANLEY SWINDLING Dispose
BRIAN BARNES Do Not Open
PHILLIP WALTON Don’t Eat From The Machine
SHAUN O’LOUGHLIN Drinkwater
KARELINE CASTOR Dust
TIYAN NEWMAN Eden
JEREMY WEINER Get It!
CHARLENE CLARKE-TODORUK Heads
VICTOR RIDAURA Identidad Raza
JOSH SCHENKKAN AND MICHAEL MOUNT Incognito Mode
MAYANKA GOEL Is Your Husband Home?
BRIAN MENZ It’s OK. He’s Friendly.
JON PLATT Just the Three of Me
BEN WOODIWISS Lady Midday
ARIEL MCCLEESE Lady Parts
LUCY FOSTER Lovely Girl
JOSHUA DAVID MATTHEWS Memories of a House
ALEXANDER SELTZER Merrow
ERIC ROBINSON MUSKREALM.JPG
LEE BACON New Dog
CHRISTIAN GREEN Night Of The Living Vacuum
GWENDOLYN HULET Nothing’s Final
ADAM SANTA CRUZ People Die
SIMON DOYLE Retrograde
ERIC WARREN Sampson & Delilah
JACKIE PEREZ & ELISE SALOMON Self Image
MIYAKO FUQUA Shelf Life
JOHAN SPIROLAZZI Sing The Fucking Song
APRIL ROUVEYROL Starlight
JASON RICE Stray
JED WOODS Stud Muffin
JUSTIN MORITZ & PARKER FOREMAN Take 177
LIA BERGER Teller
JESS C WHEATLEY The Call Out
ALEXANDER SELTZER The Door
DOMINIC HART The Night Runner
PATRICK MEDIATE & AARON MCLANE The Unwrapping
DANIEL ALAN KIELY The Whisper Tree
YVETTE ROSS There’s A Monster in My Room
GLENN FORBES To Live Again a Butterfly
PATRICK LOVELAND Too Many Eyes
ASH LAZER White Noise
ZOE BULLOCK Witch Hunt
JOSHUA HEATON You’re on Mute
1-Page Semifinalists
PATTY PAPAGEORGIOU #milk
JOSHUA HEATON A Confession
WENZLER POWERS A Little Prick
CHELSEA SPIRITO After the Storm
CHRISTIAN CURRY AKUNA Bookworm
ANDREW WILCZAK Bubbles
RENE CLAVEAU Cluck Cluck
JESS BARTLETT Duck Duck Goose
CHRIS VANDERHORST Followers
CC MCLOUGHLIN Gourmandise
EVAN BAUGHFMAN Killer in Tent
KATHERINE COX & MATT MCCARTHY Kitty’s Like…
YVETTE ROSS Love Is in the Air
SANDRA WADE MRI
SANCHEZ TAYLOR No Life Detected
TRACI LOPER Pastime
ALISON PRINGLE Phantom Crying
JOSEPH X CASILLAS Plateau
SPIKE BLACK Snip
AR UGAS Storage Room
JACKIE PEREZ The Ballerina
ARRAN CRAWLEY Watch My Baby, Please
Updated: 02/28/2023
The Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Contact
PO BOX 118
West Oneonta, NY 13861
Web:
https://www.killershortscontest.com
Email:
info@killershortscontest.com
Contact: Alison Parker, Contest Director
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