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UNSAID (NOT AVAILABLE - SOLD) by David Lambertson
A married couple explores whether some things are better left unsaid.
Short
Available for Free
9pp
Rockstar
12 readers love this script 
Gift Horse by Anthony Cawood
What seems like a chance encounter turns out to be something much more sinister when a muscle-bound gym-rat crosses paths with a bartender who’s grieving the death of his twin sister.
Short
Sold
6pp
Rockstar
1 reader loves this script
A Matter of Taste by James Austin McCormick
Two crime bosses pit their wine tasting skills against one another in a contest to become head of the underworld, only they’re vampires and the wine isn’t actually wine.
Short
Available for Free
10pp
1 reader loves this script
And Then He Cometh by Warren Duncan
A Halloween party descends into chaos for a young girl and her partner when they take centre place in an ancient ritual.
Short
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11pp
SCAVENGE by Steve Miles
A backpacker stumbles upon an abandoned campsite only to discover he’s not alone when it comes to an appetite for scavenging.
Short
Available for Free
5pp
4 readers love this script
Final Checkout by Elaine Clayton
A young teenager works her last shift before embarking on asummer travel adventure. But the night is going to be one big adventure too and one she might not make it through.
Short
For sale
12pp
3 readers love this script
Versions of Consequence by Elaine Clayton
Someone at Sequoia Avenue has been killed in a domestic. Now it's time to find out who?
Short
For sale
7pp
1 reader loves this script
Bee-El by CJ Vecchio
LOGLINE: "A young girl befriends something that’s inside her closet."
TAGLINE: "Hell hath no fury than a little girl scorned!"
Short
For sale
10pp
3 readers love this script
I Scream, You Scream... by Anthony J Russo
A man encounters turns of fate during an excursion into a virus-ravaged world.
Short
Seeking finance
7pp
1 reader loves this script
The Bad Planes by Anthony J Russo
A young girl chronicles her existence in the age of technology in 2030 America.
Short
Seeking finance
7pp
1 reader loves this script
Window Creep by Rob Herzog
A nine-year-old boy tries to outwit the visitor who scratches at his window screen in the middle of the night.
Short
Sold
6pp
4 readers love this script
Ice by Paul Knauer
A disgraced detective looks to jumpstart his career by solving a complicated murder case.
Short
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5pp
5 readers love this script
Don't Burst My Bubble by L. Chambers
A determined young boy tries to win over his first love.
No dialogue.
Short
For sale
6pp
1 reader loves this script
Short
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6pp
Rockstar
8 readers love this script
From Vilna with Love by Warren Duncan
Years after the Soviet invasion of Poland, a brother and sister track down the man who destroyed their family in an attempt to find some justice.
Short
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5pp
2 readers love this script
Terms & Conditions by Anthony Cawood
A desperate dash to answer a call of nature leads to an unexpected diagnosis and a fight to survive.
Short
Under Option
6pp
Rockstar
2 readers love this script 
CC by Anthony Cawood
A bored teen gets more than she bargains for when watching a reality ghost channel on YouTube.
Short
For sale
6pp
Rockstar
1 reader loves this script
Passwords by Paul Knauer
A young video-gamer's session is interrupted by a particularly aggressive online opponent.
Short
Available for Free
5pp
2 readers love this script
Short
Available for Free
6pp
Rockstar
6 readers love this script 
Confessions of a Cadaver by Matthew Taylor
As a surgeon dissects a cadaver, it tells him a story he doesn't want to hear.
Short
For sale
3pp
4 readers love this script
FROM BEFORE by James Austin McCormick
An ambitious university professor finds the things he’s done to come so far so quickly come back to haunt him, quite literally.
Short
Produced
15pp
1 reader loves this script
All Good! by Ben Clifford
When his father is released from a mental institution, a confused teenage boy begins questioning his mother about his father's return to the family home.
Short
Available for Free
18pp
1 reader loves this script
