2022
Short Screenplay Finalists
DEADLY RESURRECTION
Written by:
Stanley Eisenhammer
A young widower invites a woman he met on Tinder to watch a movie in hopes of resurrecting his wife.
VIRGIN FALLS
Written by:
Dillon Fuhrman
After surviving an attack by a masked serial killer, a non-binary mental patient, along with their psychiatrist and a local cop, travels to an abandoned campsite from their childhood.
PAPERPLATE FACE
Written by:
Chad Trudgeon
An 80’s comedy-horror about a group of college students who take an excursion to a remote cabin for Spring Break and encounter a maniacal killer donning a paper plate mask.
THE WESTWOOD WITCH
Written by:
Gregory Steve Kovacs
A brother and sister playing tag in the woods stumble upon a half-dead boy lying in the grass who warns them of a horrible witch nearby.
BLONDE RECKONING
Written by:
Shelly Toscano
A gun-toting badass beauty doles out her own brand of justice in this post-apocalyptic horror action thriller.
ENVIOUS
Written by:
Glenn Lissner
Kara’s perception of herself and her interactions with the world around her are warped by her Body Dysmorphia. She strikes a deal with a demon to cure her of her perceived flaws, instill confidence, and success for a price.
LA FALDAMA
Written by:
Olivia Silvia Loccisano
Two young girls play a game with strange consequences.
THE NAUGHTY HIT-LIST
Written by:
Simeon Snyder Trombitas
A man faces off with one of Santa’s little helpers on Christmas Eve.
SITTING LARRY
Written by:
Maryellen De Vivo
A young woman cat-sits for a night and is frightened to find out she and the cat aren’t the only ones in the house.
SMELL THE ROSES
Written by:
Gabriel Antonio Pavon
A young man comes home from a night out and comes face to face with a mysterious figure that forces him to face the dark truths of his past. He must decide whether to fall victim to the darkness or set himself free.
FIGURE
Written by:
Megan Porter
A young woman is haunted by a dark figure wearing a white mask with an unsettling smile.
SUBWAY TO NOWHERE
Written by:
Robert DelVecchio
A woman finds herself trapped in a subway car with a young girl and a simple request: a name.
PERSONAL EFFECTS
Written by:
Levi Caleb Smith
A man on the run discovers a voodoo doll of himself. Now he can’t figure out how to get rid of it.
PHANTOOMZ
Written by:
SherLann D. Moore
Three vicious aliens crash land in Michigan without any money, but luckily three women help the impoverished aliens discover that they’ve been sitting on the answer to their troubles the whole time – a miracle gel called Blue Honey.