Fantastic turnout! Love seeing all of you participate. Here's what you've been waiting for...



3.78571428571429 Hoarder by L. Chambers (LC) writing as 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

3.61538461538462 Witch vs The Flying Guillotine by Gary Kohatsu (Abe from LA) writing as Hard Candy - Two kids, armed with a flying guillotine, go head to head with a carnival witch for life and candy. - Short, Horror, Comedy

3.57142857142857 Daughter by Christopher Nash (Heretic) writing as Holly Waits - A young woman's grief at her father's death leads to a terrifying ordeal. - Short, Horror

3.14285714285714 You Don't Know Jack by Kathy Cranford (kcranford) writing as Candy Corn - A Halloween bedtime story turns out to be more than Dad bargained for.  - Short, Horror

3.08333333333333 What Does Trick or Treat Mean? by Michael Godby (D.A.Banaszak) writing as 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

3 666 Riverview Lane by Steven Sallie (Steven Sallie) writing as 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, Comedy

The Trick by Gary Howell (Gary in Houston) writing as Jack B. Nimble - It's all fun and games--until it isn't. - Short, Horror

Netflix and Chill by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Reed Hastings - A young couple don't quite have the night they expected. - Short, Horror

High Octane Psycho Slutz by R5e (Gum) writing as Resurrection - Two Valley Girls out for a midnight cruise inadvertently pick up an unwanted guest. - Short, Horror, Comedy

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

Harsh Conditions by Colin Sharp (ColinS) writing as 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

Fuck You Michael Vick! by Adam Rocke (AdamRocke) writing as 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, Comedy

A Matter of Time by Roland S. Jefferson (Roland J) writing as A Figment Of My Imagination - A romantic engagement with a French twist is inside an unopened box. - Short, Horror

Unboxing by Alexander Luis Rodriguez (Alexander Luis Rodriguez) writing as blank - Strange goings on during a Youtube Unboxing Video puts Maggie in danger. - Short, Horror

Who is Alan? by Mark Moore (Irish eyes) writing as Back in Black - A young boy's imaginative friend needs to eat too. - Short, Horror

The Laughing Fisherman (was The Non-Entity) by John Stone (Stoneyscript) writing as Pizza Guy - A groupie finds herself lost in the fog after a night out to see her favorite band. - Short, Horror, Psychological

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

Very nice LC!!

And well done Gary, you always seem to be lingering at or near the top.

Didn't get a chance to read any entries but nice to see such a great turnout

Well done all who entered.

Nice going, Libby and all the rest. Fantastic showing for not having entered in like forever! Mucho congrats!

Good on you Libby!  I loved that script (and actually guessed correctly that it was yours!) and can see that one easily being filmed.

Great job to all the others who placed as well!

Nice work, Libby! Loved it. I'm very disappointed that I didn't participate in this OWC (excellent parameters, Zack) but, just as well, the short I had in mind wouldn't have been much competition.

This could be easily filmed on the cheap since hoarder houses are a dime a dozen these days.

Congrats all, really enjoyed these!

No surprises here -- the top two were my two highest rated scripts. Nice work Libby!!

Congrats Libby !!!

The top two were also my top two.

Congrats Libby!

And all who entered.

Great turn out for the Halloween OWC!

Congrats LC!

Well done all for taking part.

Thanks to Zack and Don for the challenge.

Well Done Libby.

You smashed it!

Congrats Libby, absolutely wonderful... not surprising either...

Congrats to everyone else. Great job you all. Kathy, I really liked yours too.

-Andrea

I didn't read any, but congrats, Libby! I'll check it out when I have some free time.

Wow, this was so nice to wake up to, I honestly did not expect it. Thanks, guys and gals!

Congrats to Abe and Chris, terrific entries!
Shout out too to Steve Sallee for 666 - loved the Devil finding his happy place.

P.S. Was watching Hoarders the night before the deadline - an episode where sisters were horrified to discover their brother's cross-dressing outfits and x-rated porn collection in the attic. They were outraged.  

Quoted from LC P.S. Was watching Hoarders the night before the deadline - an episode where sisters were horrified to discover their brother's cross-dressing outfits and x-rated porn collection in the attic. They were outraged.

Was that the episode that featured Zack?

Haha. I was just amazed that they weren't mortified about the literal rats and filth in the kitchen, but were instead crying hysterically about the discovery of his 'personal interests'.

I’ve been locked up at work all day so just now getting a chance to comment.

Libby! Wow - congrats on your great entry!  Such a cool story and I loved where you got the idea. You just never know where inspiration may come from!

Loved all the entires - I did read all of them but work interference kept me from commenting on all. Another great OWC and another great learning exercise. Thx for the fun!

I really enjoyed your work. Congratulations.

I think it's awesome that a group of people dedicate their free time towards giving others constructive critcism for free. Big thank you to everyone for taking the time to read my pile of doodoo.

I'm a busy person but I'm trying to write more so I take these as personal challenges to motivate me. I'm going to work on second draft right now!

Congrats to L. Chambers for the win!

Hi all,

Thanks for your precious feedback! Every comment was constructive in its own way.

This was a fun OWC! I really enjoyed taking part in it, and look forward to other challenges.

Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who organized this.

All the best,
Maroun

Thanks Kathy & Michael.

And thanks Dr Frank & Maroun.Tell all your writer friends about the OWCs, the more the merrier!

Congrats to Libby. Hoarder was my top pick, followed by Daughter.
I figured Libby and Chris wrote those scripts, but wasn't sure
of the order. Both scripts are sensational horror stories!
A big shout out to Kathy and her entry, which by the
way was my #3 choice. I loved the story telling aspect in You
Don't Know Jack. Great turn out overall and thank you Don and Zack.

Quoted from SAC Was that the episode that featured Zack?

Good stuff all around.  Not a single one in this batch I would call "bad" which is kind of rare.

I agree with the top spots, and enjoyed those quite a bit.  Props to those authors.

Underrated here IMO is Netflix and Chill.  Not sure everyone got what the author was going for in that blink-and-you'll-miss-it script.  Rework that one with a bit of clarity and a big screen television on the wall -- you'd have a very appealing script that's fairly easy to shoot.

'Twas away from my PC for a few days, but I caught the results through my phone; as suspected the best scripts garnered the top choices, especially ‘Hoarder’, which was a nice creepy ride that fit like a glove for this Halloween’s OWC. Awesome job Libby!

And of course, thanks Zack and Don for another cool challenge that keeps us writing. Till next time…

Thanks Bert, appreciated

Quoted from bert Underrated here IMO is Netflix and Chill.  Not sure everyone got what the author was going for in that blink-and-you'll-miss-it script.  Rework that one with a bit of clarity and a big screen television on the wall -- you'd have a very appealing script that's fairly easy to shoot.

100%. This is one of the most produceable of the lot, with a good premise to match, and it stuck in my mind for those reasons. Someone should make this.