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Slice by Steve Miles
A grieving widow uses her love of baking to exact retribution against the system she blames for her suffering.
Short
Available for Free
11pp
5 readers love this script
22 Miles From Trenton by Michael Field
A young girl sets out to save her older sister from the threat of alien invasion in Grover's Mill, NJ.
Short
For sale
19pp
3 readers love this script
Skin Deep by Meg Turner
A vain, superficial woman gets more than she bargained for when she destroys an ant hill in her backyard.
Short
For sale
11pp
4 readers love this script
Cold Smoke - VR by John Staats
Powder skiing and the lure of cold smoke is an irresistible temptation. It pays to listen to the professionals.
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Available for Free
13pp
Rockstar
The Gift by Lisa Sheridan
A neglected boy uses his unusual talent to bring his despondent mother joy.
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Example of work only
5pp
7 readers love this script
Rustbucket by Colton Simpson
In a city of sand and steel, a precocious young girl discovers a "friend" amongst the rubble.
Short
For sale
6pp
32 readers love this script
The Arrival Of Light by Steve Miles
In a future where every choice is measured by its risk, a disillusioned man looks to his past for a way to escape his present.
Short
Example of work only
7pp
Henry Porter (the short) by Lee Krempel
A slow burn suspense in which an average small town every-man has a fateful encounter with an enigmatic, terrifying contract killer that will change both of their lives forever.
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23pp
1 reader loves this script
The Last Nerd: A Star Wars Story by Brett Martin
A traveling storyteller recounts the legend of Star Wars to a group of strange children that've never heard of the films.
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8pp
4 readers love this script
Beacon Calling by Chris Keaton
A group in a post apocalyptic snowscape seek out seeds for their future.
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11pp
Rockstar
3 readers love this script 
Trapped by Chris Keaton
A man searching for comfort from his past finds himself trapped.
Finalist 2023 Phoenix Film Festival
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6pp
Rockstar
17 readers love this script 
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In development
1pp
Rockstar
15 readers love this script 
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13pp
Rockstar
4 readers love this script
Hannah's Demons by Warren Duncan
Hannah learns that running from her demons only makes things worse.
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5pp
8 readers love this script
Ruby and The Lamp by Darren Seeley
A cleaning lady discovers a suitcase filled with diamonds and a genie lamp; she gets three wishes but isn't careful what she wishes for..
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7pp
4 readers love this script
Daddy by Marty Chartrand
An assassin’s last act is to prove to his daughter and his wife that he is not a bad man.
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7pp
Rockstar
135 readers love this script 
The Apartment by Brandi Self
A couple caught up in the whirlwind of technology check into their sublet only to find they can’t connect.
Short
Under Option
12pp
Rockstar
14 readers love this script
Grandma's Hands by Chris Courtney Martin
Upon the death of her estranged grandmother, a downtrodden young woman inherits a pair of gloves which preternaturally compel her to strike back at the oppressive men in her life.
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Sold
14pp
1 reader loves this script
Thirst by Chris Keaton
An overweight man cheating on his diet gains an unnatural thirst that only blood will quench.
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5pp
Rockstar
7 readers love this script
The Hearse from Beyond by Jason K. Allen
On Halloween night, young trick-or-treater Daniel is visited by an ancient ghostly wagon driven by a sinister old man. But was it real? Many years later, the adult Daniel finally learns the truth.
Short
For sale
11pp
Rockstar
The Rain Man by Elizabeth H. Vu
A man tells a couple of diner patrons his haunting encounter with an urban legend known as the Rain Man.
Short
Under Option
7pp
6 readers love this script