The Dead Plains by Paul Corricelli | Script Revolution

The Dead Plains

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.

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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.

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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: December 3, 2020
Last Updated: April 17, 2023

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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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