Shootin' The Shorts Reviews
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Vintage by Mike Underwood
After landing an audition for a Victorian period drama, a hapless actress must find the perfect costume. But her search puts her on a deadly collision course with one of history’s most notorious killers.
Short
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20pp
Rockstar
10 readers love this script 
Nothing Compares to You by L. Chambers
A man resorts to desperate measures to win back the affections of his one true love.
Short
For sale
5pp
2 readers love this script
Our Past Has Eyes by Gina Screen
A young African American woman’s cry for help awakens the spirits of ancient slaves who have grown tired of waiting 400 years for justice.
Short
For sale
9pp
12 readers love this script
Cry Havoc by J.B. Storey
The police interview a grieving father about the slaying of a gang members under investigation for the murder of his daughter.
Short
In development
20pp
Rockstar
6 readers love this script 
Solar Warflare by Gary Parr
Using the power of the sun, one man seeks to change the world for the better. But the US military has other ideas.
Short
Available for Free
5pp
Rockstar
2 readers love this script 
Moscow Summer by J. Phillip Wilkins
A country preacher has a solution for all his followers’ problems.
Short
Available for Free
5pp
Rockstar
5 readers love this script 
Seen Nor Heard by Nick Padmore
A socially anxious thirty-something who can't make himself heard on the weekly lockdown Zoom quiz starts to gradually fade out of existence.
Short
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10pp
2 readers love this script
The Bleeding Room by Bob Stevens
A grieving man finds comfort in the demonic presence occupying a room in his house.
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Available for Free
8pp
12 readers love this script
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3pp
Rockstar
39 readers love this script Short
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17pp
2 readers love this script
The Changeling by Alexandra Keister
A young Scottish wife with a boorish husband and a colicky infant is convinced her child is a changeling. When an omen of death, the Black Dog, keeps appearing, the wife prepares for the inevitable.
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For sale
5pp
5 readers love this script
Death Walks into a Bar by Gary Parr
A man about to take his own life experiences the ultimate intervention.
Short
Available for Free
8pp
Rockstar
7 readers love this script
Fatal Distraction by L. Chambers
A woman is forced to make a choice whether to forgive her husband after the death of their child while in his care.
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4pp
2 readers love this script
The Worst of Times by Daniel Broderick
But I never really said, "Let them eat cake." Everything that's happening is not my fault. Too late. The people have spoken. The revolution is here.
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6pp
Short
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8pp
Rockstar
2 readers love this script 
SHUT EYE by Michael J Kospiah
A disturbance in an upstairs apartment keeps neighbors living below from getting a good night's sleep. But that's the least of their worries when the disturbance works its way downstairs, one apartment at a time.
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For sale
4pp
2 readers love this script
Misread by Matthew Taylor
A communication breakdown leads to a series of unfortunate events for a struggling couple and their marriage counsellor.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Two States Over by Steve Miles
The death of a fugitive bank robber brings a retired patrolman and the man’s surviving kin together as each searches for answers to a decades old mystery and lay their guilt to rest.
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11pp
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5pp
Rockstar
8 readers love this script 
Cark-It (produced) by Robert Spence
Jack, a brash terminally ill pensioner and his support worker Ray are on a mission - to plan Jack's funeral despite the fact he is still alive.
Short
Produced
10pp
1 reader loves this script
Barry Was Alone by Calum Syers
A man is cursed by a mental illness that causes him to narrate every moment of his life in third person.
Short
For sale
5pp
5 readers love this script
Cul-de-Sac by Brandi Self
A couple of city dwellers move to the suburbs and are bombarded by their hyperactive neighbors who aggressively try to get them to try a strange, new health product.
Short
Produced
13pp
Rockstar
10 readers love this script