After an attack on Indian land, a tribal Chief unleashes a horde of Indian zombies, and the Sheriff must lead a band of undead cowboys against them in order to save everything they died for.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
20pp
Genre:
Horror
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details
When a couple of thieving drifters massacre six Shoshone Indians on their own land, the tribal Chief unleashes a horde of Indian zombies on the town of Salt Flats, and it’s up to the Sheriff to lead a band of undead cowboys against them in order to save his daughter and the town he loves.
All Accolades & Coverage

The Dead Plains was a winner in the 2020 Hellifax Horror Fest, the Screenplay Screen Awards, the Short Screen Awards, and was a Finalist in the FFTG Awards, the Horror Haus Film Festival, and 13Horror screenplay awards.

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Submitted: 2020-Dec-03
Last Updated: 2023-Apr-17
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The Writer: Paul Corricelli

After going to art school and studying photography and animation, I moved to Los Angeles as the drummer in a hard rock band seeking fame and fortune in the music industry. Unfortunately, that was not to be. Being broke and in need of money, I was fortunate enough to land a job in the film industry, where I’ve worked for more than twenty years. While I did write and draw my own comic books in art school, and song lyrics in my band, I didn’t start writing screenplays until working in the film industry, where I really developed a love for the process of making movies... and read a ton of scripts. My first script Enigma was optioned but has yet to be produced. My screenplays INKED IN BLOOD, THE… Go to bio
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