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Potato Radio by Paul Knauer
When a bored and lonely man's science project unexpectedly agitates his neighbor, he decides to use it to his advantage.
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8pp
1 reader loves this script
Ugly Profile. by Martin Cox
Terrorists' bombings have caused abject fear in the local community. Four commuting friends meet up on their regular train and are convinced that a bomber is on board. But can they stop the carnage?
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10pp
Short Fuse by L. Chambers
A young man believing himself to be on the brink of greatness has his dreams crushed when Covid-19 strikes.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Skip by Gary Howell
A woman finds it difficult to communicate with her mother, but will that change when her great-granddaughter comes for a visit?
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4pp
4 readers love this script
The Five Stages of Grief by David Lambertson
A suburban family goes through the five stages of grief during the pandemic
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6pp
Rockstar
5 readers love this script 
Dear God, I Quit - Love, Satan. by Jay Williams
When Lucifer hands in his resignation letter, God is forced into a very dark corner.
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10pp
2 readers love this script
I'll Be Seeing You by Gary Howell
A man tries to get his wife out of a nursing home during the middle of a pandemic.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Perchance to Dream by James Austin McCormick
A dead soldier follows the light at the end of the tunnel but discovers his own personal afterlife is nothing he could have imagined.
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10pp
4 readers love this script
Out Of Order by Luke Anthony Walker
A night at the local multiplex turns into a nightmare for a middle-aged man with a dark past who learns that being sorry doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be forgiven.
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5pp
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Geriatricks by Mark Renshaw
A group of geriatric desperados attempt a bank heist. With no experience, no clue and no bowel control, their chances are slim, especially when they encounter an off-duty cop
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12pp
Bridges by James Austin McCormick
A suicidal man is comforted by a stranger but soon begins to suspect he might be better off without her help.
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4pp
2 readers love this script
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10pp
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Sean Elwood
When three teens attempt to prove a ghost story true at a haunted tunnel, they get more than they bargained for when something far more horrifying greets them on the other side.
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12pp
Virus-99 by Rob Herzog
The quarantine for a deadly virus is over, but the trouble has just started for a man keeping his bizarre family on permanent lockdown.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Heiress by Mario Waller
Who really holds the reins as secret agendas and misgivings weave a web of deceit.
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6pp
The Resident by Dawn Johnston
An old man who's been abandoned in a locked ward finds his way to freedom.
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3pp
13 readers love this script
Branded by Natalie Ekberg
When a drug addict who has committed suicide enters hew new 'post mortem' residence, her only objective is to find her baby.
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12pp
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7 readers love this script 
Food Fight by Christopher Stewart
A couple take a unique approach in deciding who will choose the restaurant they'll eat at.
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3pp
4 readers love this script
Here Comes The Bogeyman by Zack Akers
When an evil entity demands that a single mother choose one of her two children for a blood sacrifice, she must find a way to save them both.
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23pp
Dialled Up by Matthew Taylor
An old man tries to hold off the bailiffs long enough for one last call with his son.
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7pp
4 readers love this script
The Other Side by Kirsten James
A young woman and her boyfriend innocently play on a Ouija Board only to discover the other side is not to be messed with.
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13pp
4 readers love this script
Rear View by Anthony Cawood
An elderly gent with distinctly modern tastes wishes he'd never bought a car with a reversing camera.
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4pp
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Relive by Luke Anthony Walker
While rushing to the maternity ward, Ben and his pregnant wife, Anna, accidentally hit a mysterious woman with their car. When they try to help her, the night takes a harrowing turn for the worst.
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5pp
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1 reader loves this script 
Inbox (1) by Matthew Taylor
After receiving increasingly strange emails, a deaf customer services agent must battle with his own mind if he is to make sense of his night.
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11pp