The Roots of Evil

Young Zack is terribly excited about his birthday party -- that is, until his clueless family brings out the disappointing birthday cake.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

2pp

Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Horror

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

13+

Synopsis/Details

Dark comedy/Horror. 1 location.

Story & Logistics

Story Conclusion:

Ambiguous

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Single

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Male under 13

Advanced

Subgenre:

Anarchic, B-Movie, Black/Dark, Childhood, Comedy, Demonic Possession, Drama, Family, Farce, Horror, Horror Comedy, Life Story, Psychological, Satire, Social Commentary, Spoof, Teen/Youth, Victim

Time Period:

Contemporary times

Relationship Topics:

Family

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Submitted: 2016-Oct-03

Last Updated: 2019-Oct-31

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The Writer: Jason K. Allen

Jason Allen is a writer and filmmaker from Nashville, TN. He is also a wilderness guide, nature photographer and award-winning journalist. His first produced screenplay was the 2009 feature comedy Lucky Fritz starring Corey Feldman and Julia Dietze. Since then he's won Best Screenplay honors at the Nashville Film Festival, San Diego Film Awards, Mountain of Laughs Comedy Fest, TSA Screenwriting Awards, and Artlightenment Film Festival, and is a seven-time finalist of the Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. His scripts have also been finalists in the ScreenCraft and ScriptVamp competitions. His writing credits include the award-winning short films You Destroy Me , American… Go to bio

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