You were challenged to write a 2 to 6-page horror script set during Halloween. The story must end with a shock, whether that be a twist, a cliffhanger, or something else entirely.

Seventeen Short Horror scripts submitted by 17 writers. 5  scripts are Comedy, 1 Thriller, and 1 Fantasy

Participants, please read and comment on least ten (tho you can read them all). Score sheet to come out shortly.

Writers: (highlight to read) Stoneyscript, Heretic, R5e, Gary in Houston, Roland J, AdamRocke, Alexander Luis Rodriguez, Maroun, Irish eyes, DrFrank, LC, D.A.Banaszak, AnthonyCawood, ColinS, Steven Sallie, kcranford, Abe from LA

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Hoarder by Creepy - A mother and son embark on a quest to find the scariest Halloween costume but stumble upon something far more sinister than they could ever imagine.  Short, Horror

A Matter of Time by A Figment Of My Imagination - A romantic engagement with a French twist is inside an unopened box.  Short, Horror

666 Riverview Lane by Anonymous - The Devil gets more than he bargained for when a group of trick or treaters don't react well when they learn he isn't giving out candy.  Short, Horror

You Don't Know Jack by Candy Corn - A Halloween bedtime story turns out to be more than Dad bargained for.   Short, Horror

Don't Open That Door by Rameses Diaz - On the night of Halloween, two men are given one simple task: don't open that door.  Short, Horror, Thriller

Unboxing by blank - Strange goings on during a Youtube Unboxing Video puts Maggie in danger.  Short, Horror

Daughter by Holly Waits - A young woman's grief at her father's death leads to a terrifying ordeal.  Short, Horror

Netflix and Chill by Reed Hastings - A young couple don't quite have the night they expected.  Short, Horror

Who is Alan? by Back in Black - A young boy's imaginative friend needs to eat too.  Short, Horror

The Trick by Jack B. Nimble - It's all fun and games--until it isn't.  Short, Horror

What Does Trick or Treat Mean? by A Rabid Cat - A group of children in a rural town go trick-or-treating and encounter something they didn’t expect.  Short, Horror, Comedy

Witch vs The Flying Guillotine by Hard Candy - Two kids, armed with a flying guillotine, go head to head with a carnival witch for life and candy.  Short, Horror, Comedy

The Condition by Anonymous - A young introvert, suffering from a sleepwalking condition, learns that his affliction is much grimmer than he would have expected.  Short, Horror

Fuck You Michael Vick! by Anonymous - Three of the most notorious villains in horror film history corner disgraced NFL QB/dog murderer Michael Vick in a cemetery on Halloween.  Short, Horror

The Non-Entity by Pizza Guy - A Groupie Loses Herself In The Fog.  Short, Horror

Harsh Conditions by Dr. James Atherton - A man and woman, unknown to each other, accept the challenge of spending a week in a cave together for a large sum of cash.  Short, Horror

High Octane Psycho Slutz by Resurrection - Two Valley Girls out for a midnight cruise inadvertently pick up an unwanted guest.  Short, Horror, Comedy

Seventeen scripts! Wow! Great turnout. Can't wait to check these out.

Great turnout!

Thanks, Don and Zack.

17, wow, nice!

Quoted from Zack Seventeen scripts! Wow! Great turnout. Can't wait to check these out.

Yes! Wow is right. Great to see.

All read and voted

A lot of great entries.

Peeps getting fancy with their title pages, and I'm just happy to get a script in

Fuck You, Michael Vick! Why do I get a feeling I’ve seen this before. Wasn’t there another OWC that had Vick in its title or is it just me??

Quoted from SAC Fuck You, Michael Vick! Why do I get a feeling I’ve seen this before. Wasn’t there another OWC that had Vick in its title or is it just me??

Good memory, Steve! A little research tells me this appears to be a condensed version of a script that has been posted (under the same title) previously on SS and SR.

The original was a Feature length script.

Quoted from LC Good memory, Steve! A little research tells me this appears to be a condensed version of a script that has been posted (under the same title) previously on SS and SR. The original was a Feature length script.

Hmm…

Oh, so that's not a new script then?

Ant, nope it doesn't appear to be.

Quoted from ColinS My typical luck that I had just finished my feedback for "Fuck You, Michael Vick!" and the thread gets suspended. Not to worry, got it saved down if anything changes.

Yep, will leave it to Don and Zack to adjudicate on this.

No worries.

The link to where that script was moved doesn’t work by the way.

Ok, wait… a script was pulled because it was previously posted years ago as a feature, but whittled down to fit this OWC?

Oh oh. I’m not gonna say which script is mine but I did originally have a 12-page script that I condensed into a smaller version for this OWC. Thing is, the original was written around 2016/17, and I honestly can’t remember if I posted it or not back then, when I did a search for the title (previous to the OWC) I couldn’t find it on this site, so I assumed I never got around to posting it. I have several original works over the past 15 years or so in my screenplay folder on my PC and do not have the foggiest of every single script that I previously posted as finished works or not.

So, that being said, if someone recalls another title in this OWC that ‘rings’ as something you might have remembered as a previous post, then please PM me, I wanna play fair after all… thanks.

That's very honest Gum...

No idea what the etiquette is though.

Desperate measures and no fresh ideas. Hahaha…

To be fair, I've just read the description of the challenge and it does not explicitly say they have to be new... but Libby does call out later in the launch thread that they're supposed to be new.

Is the challenge not designed to just get people writing and being creative again?

If that means dusting off an old idea, reworking and updating to make it fresh I don't see the problem.

Taking an older completed script, changing nothing and just submitting is a different kettle of fish.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Is the challenge not designed to just get people writing and being creative again? If that means dusting off an old idea, reworking and updating to make it fresh I don't see the problem. Taking an older completed script, changing nothing and just submitting is a different kettle of fish.

Yes, I agree.

To be truthful, the script in question is by no means a contender for placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd… or even 10th, lol. So it might just be a moot point as to whether or not it was previously posted as a larger work. Honestly, looking back I think it would have been easier to write something fresh cause trying to collapse 12 pages into 6 and still have something even remotely coherent was a challenge in itself… all good till it’s no good.

Now, back to reading more scripts!

I think writing a “fresh” script is sort of the unwritten rule, imo. If you’re dusting off an older completed script, even if you’re just making some tweaks and polishes, then what of the people who’ve come up with a new idea, have seven days to write, edit and submit all while up against a deadline? Doesn’t seem fair to me. My two cents.

Quoted from Gary in Houston The link to where that script was moved doesn’t work by the way.

It works for mods and is waiting for Don to have a say on it.

I'm late to the party but looks like I've shown up just in time for drama!  Hope it's resolved amicably for all.  I'm going to try and get some of these read and comments made.  May take a couple days - hubby is home and doing household "projects" which means I am summoned to "hold something" or "find something" about every 60 seconds. LOL

Looking forward to all the scripts of this OWC!

All read, commented, and voted for. Best of luck all...

Where's Zack?
I hope he's okay...

Finished all the scripts with plenty of time to spare.  Great batch of scripts on hand and even though I'm not a horror fan, I enjoyed reading them.  Some quality writing on display!

Good luck to all!

Tx Libby - how do we register our votes for it (I've voted on everything else alread)

Quoted from AnthonyCawood Tx Libby - how do we register our votes for it (I've voted on everything else alread)

Ant, I'd say everyone who has voted already can PM Don and he can tally the additional votes.

Tx, Libby... will do

Finally read through the last few. Strong batch of entries again. The horror-comedies were my favourites this time around -- maybe because I've been watching so many horror movies this October that the lighter tones were a relief.

I really prefer the shorter page count competitions like this, and I think the scripts wind up more produceable as well.

Quoted from LC Where's Zack? I hope he's okay...

I'm okay. Just busy with life stuff.

Quoted from Heretic Finally read through the last few. Strong batch of entries again. The horror-comedies were my favourites this time around -- maybe because I've been watching so many horror movies this October that the lighter tones were a relief. I really prefer the shorter page count competitions like this, and I think the scripts wind up more produceable as well.

This is the table I’ve been pounding as well.  Shorter page count, more open parameters, and no limit on the genres.  Look at the wide variety of entries on this contest alone.  Even though it was horror themed, the scripts came from a lot of different directions.  

Those of us old members of Movie Poet know that the five page limit actually forced us to be better at our craft, be better at editing, learn how to get in late and leave early on scenes, etc. I would love to see that as a standard feature of the comps here.  Maybe 6 pages at most.

Quoted from Zack I'm okay. Just busy with life stuff.

Good to hear.  

Quoted from Gary in Houston This is the table I’ve been pounding as well.  Shorter page count, more open parameters, and no limit on the genres.  Look at the wide variety of entries on this contest alone.  Even though it was horror themed, the scripts came from a lot of different directions.   Those of us old members of Movie Poet know that the five page limit actually forced us to be better at our craft, be better at editing, learn how to get in late and leave early on scenes, etc. I would love to see that as a standard feature of the comps here.  Maybe 6 pages at most.

All good points, Gary.