Synopsis/Details
(Horror anthology. Most segments are one location with only one or two characters.)
On Halloween night, Nick decides to stay home and find a horror movie to watch on TV, but he accidentally tunes in to a strange, interactive station broadcasting from Hell. Unable to change channels, he is forced to watch the following ghastly tales:
A backpacker encounters a mysterious girl who has a unique relationship with the forest.
A trick-or-treater is angry after receiving a "fun size" candy bar.
Two fishermen visit a secluded lake where they hope to catch the big one.
A teenager receives a camera that takes disturbing pictures.
The old, abandoned, deteriorating toys underneath Lester Lake are lonely and want someone to play with.
A woman sees her dead mother harvesting vegetables from the garden.
A young boy enters a haunted house and never returns.
* Note: The script is a throwback to '70s and '80s horror anthologies that I love. It combines several of my award-winning short horror scripts. I decided to come up with a wrap-around story and turn these shorts into segments of a horror anthology.
My background: I'm a journalist, wilderness guide and horror movie aficionado. I've won three Associated Press Managing Editors awards for feature writing. As a screenwriter, my films have won 40+ awards at film festivals. My horror scripts POKING DEAD THINGS WITH STICKS and NIGHT OF THE SWINGIN' DEAD were finalists in the Killer Shorts Screenwriting Competition. You can view my full credits on IMDB under "Jason K. Allen."
