Who Wrote What and Writers’ Choice

The writers’ choice fell into four distinct groups.  There was one clear Writers’ Choice - The Phantom’s Song. I created an additional two separate categories – “Writers’ Really Liked” and “Writers’ Liked” as there were two 'herds' (2 and six respectively) of highly 'liked' scripts. The rest are in alphabetical order.

Writers’ Choice
The Phantom's Song by Richard D. Kinsella writing as The Other Gaston Leroux - Short, Horror - The goal of all true Art is perfection, but what price would you pay to achieve it? - pdf, format 8)

Writers’ Really Liked
The Starving Sea by Robert Newcomer writing as Dr. David Reed - Short, Horror - Three on a boat.  And a voracious predator. - pdf, format 8)

Puta Grasa by Dustin Bowcott writing as Gaston Leroux - Short, Horror - With the help of a mysterious stranger, an unattractive, homosexual strip joint janitor overcomes stiff employment odds and prejudices regarding his right to dance at the club. 9 pages - pdf, format 8)

Writers’ Liked
Junior's Farm by Steven Clark writing as Roto Tiller - Short, Horror - Something's been killing off Junior's chickens...and it ain't Infectious Bronchitis. - pdf, format 8)

Not Born A Monster by Bill Sarre writing as Your Shadow - Short, Horror - A wealthy man seeks an unusual cure for his affliction. - pdf, format 8)

S.H.E. Frankenstein by Dena McKinnon writing as Mary Godwin - Short, Horror - When a woman enlists in a medical trial, she finds herself a disposable test subject. - pdf, format 8)

The Riding Hoods' Creed by Pia Cook writing as Lycan Thrope - Short, Horror - A troubled young girl, desperate for attention, enters a biker bar and gets a night full of horror. - pdf, format 8)

Creature from the Blue Lagoon by Eric Wall writing as Grogal - Short, Horror - Two horny teens find their deserted island paradise interrupted by an amphibious humanoid creature who’s a sex machine to all the chicks… Can ya dig it? - pdf, format 8)

She Must Bleed by Pete B. Lane writing as Anon. X. SimplyScripter - Short, Horror - Thirteen-year-old Emily is running from something. With the help from her Uncle Jack, she'll run as far as she can. It's not far enough. She will, she must bleed. - pdf, format 8)

The Rest (In reverse alphabetical order)
The Strange Case by Mark Renshaw writing as Balfour Stevenson - Short, Horror - A psychiatrist haunted by childhood memories, finds himself restrained in his own office and forced to watch the live streaming of a brutal rape.  - pdf, format 8)

ScaryBirthday by Thorsten Loos writing as Bela Lugosi - Short, Horror - Sam invites Hank to the theater for his birthday, but one should never underestimate a flu. - pdf, format 8)

Replacement Parts Too Small by Royle Miralles writing as A Horror Story Writer - Short, Horror - Three friends acting on a dare run into Frankenstein monster looking for replacement parts. - pdf, format 8)

Pond Life by Anthony Cawood writing as Harry Essex - Short, Horror - Rumours of a strange creature entice two young friends to explore the distant woodlands and the pond deep within. - pdf, format 8)

Parts Are Such Sweet Sorrow by David Lambertson writing as Elsa Lanchester - Short, Horror - A bad marriage can turn you one into a monster.  - pdf, format 8)

New Order by R.E. McManus writing as Brian Stonker - Short, Horror - Ian is being followed. He only wanted to eat breakfast and finish his book. At first it seems harmless. But it ain't gonna stay that way. - pdf, format 8)

A Mummy's Search by Dexter B writing as Helen Grosvenor - Short, Horror - After being awakened in the midst of a massacre, a mummy must search for his dearly beloved to save the world from complete and utter chaos. - pdf, format 8)

Monster Spray by Erick Hoffman writing as Ernest William - Short, Horror - A little girl wants to know the secrets of a spray her mother uses to keep monsters away. - pdf, format 8)

Limbs by Ammar Salmi writing as Robert Walton - Short, Horror - A rookie CSI processing her first scene lives the worse day of her life. A brilliant detective is her only hope to survive. - pdf, format 8)

The Kids: They're Up to All Sorts of Horror These Days by Janet Clarke writing as Miss Manners - Short, Horror - Horror stories always begin with teens. Even the Classics - ladies, beware! - pdf, format 8)

Ken by Darren J Seeley writing as Matt Tell - Short, Horror - An obsessive medical student conducts an experiment that will win her ex-boyfriend back even after death. - pdf, format 8)

Ill Conceived by Libby Chambers writing as Haley Rylms - Short, Horror - A renowned geneticist devises a plan to reunite her family following a tragic accident. - pdf, format 8)

Home Security by Glenn Doyle writing as Boris Karloff - Short, Horror - After shooting the home owner during a burglary, two thieves must decide whether or not to finish the job. - pdf, format 8)

A Gathering Of Legends by Steve McDonell writing as Lucy Westenra - Short, Horror - Three Internet buddies finally meet in person, only to confront an ancient evil.  - pdf, format 8)

Frankie by Khamanna writing as Captain Walton - Short, Horror - A woman goes to extreme lengths to save the man she loves. - pdf, format 8)

Duty of Care by Jon J. M. Barton writing as Margaret Saville - Short, Horror - Grief can make monsters of us all. - pdf, format 8)


The Devil Made Me Do It by Logan McDonald writing as Greg Magellan - Short, Horror - After a heated argument with his girlfriend, Bobby is greeted by the Devil, who makes him a disturbing offer. - pdf, format 8)

A Darker Being by Nathan Hill writing as Nathan Hill - Short, Horror - His daughter is visiting for the weekend but when she starts to act strangely, Parker Rogers becomes terrified. Especially when she disappears in the night. - pdf, format 8)

Checkpoint Charlie by K. Robert Keller writing as Henry Clerval - Short, Horror - A Las Vegas TSA agent is strip-searched. - pdf, format 8)

Brain by Alex Brauck writing as Elizabeth Lavenza - Short, Horror - In a remote British sanatorium that hides questionable pioneering in brain research, a Middle Eastern immigrant renders enforced assistance to the head physician and his son.  - pdf, format 8)

I'm very pleased that my work is at least 'liked'. :) I'll take that anytime.

Congratulations to Richard D. Kinsella for being selected, and to Dustin and Robert for coming a very close second. And great job to all my 'liked' brethren and sistren and everyone else for submitting to this OWC.

I'm very happy with myself for actually taking the time to crank this one out, I'll be submitting a second draft soon. Thanks Don for all you do.

And the thong goes to Kinsella!

That pleases me.  Not the thong part, I mean the...oh, never mind.

Good job, sir.

Thanks to alphabetical order I got 4th in “The Rest” category.
Best I’ve done so far on this site!

It's been a fantastic OWC.

Thanks, Don, for a very inspirational challenge and thanks all for the great reviews and votes.

I thought both myself and Dustin ran inspired election campaigns and I'm delighted to have snatched it in the end!

Great laugh on the thread as well. We'll done, all!

Hey congrats to all, way to go to Richard and the other 'Liked' writers!

Looks to be I called out the same as others -- Phantom's Song, Puta Grasa, and Junior's Farm... I was way off on just who wrote what and (seriously) did not see that coming.

Way to go guys, killer writing!

Had many other considers as well, crazy stories this round...

Congrats to the top three - Richard, Robert and Dustin - nice jobs!

Well done, Rick.

And thanks for all your feedback during the comp. you've been very active and thoughtful. I have followed your comments with interest.

And well done Dustin and Bert - two great scripts.

You crafty devil, Rick. ;D  ;)

Congrats to you, and congrats to Dustin!

And also congrats to Bert who did indeed bring his A-game.

Well done Rick, Bert, Pete, Pia, Dena, Bill, Eric and everyone else that wrote a decent script. Not that I'm putting down the other efforts. We can't hit the nail on the head every time. For every good story, there are a certain amount of bad ones.

I'm pleased to be in the top three but my sweetest victory is in having Jeff love my script and also recognise my talent.

Congratulations Rick, Dustin, and  congratulations Rick, Dustin, and bark Bert!  Those were my favorites too.

Now, you guys have to tell me, which one of you have a Croatian a girlfriend. I know it Is either you Rick or Dustin.

Also, Rick, I have only one thing to say to you.  Pic! Pic! Pic!   ;D


A little disappointed to see so many people and third that I don't recognize their names and I think they didn't read either.

To those who read mine, and I have not read yours yet, I will read them over the weekend. :-)

OK, looks like Siri is drunk! LOL!

It's me with the Croatian girlfriend.


Haha. When did I say that?

Props to Rick, Bert, Dustin and others who scored highly. I didn't want to sit this one out but had to.
I read maybe 10 of the entries (including the top three) and was impressed with the talent and workmanship on display. Probably just as well I didn't enter!

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films It's me with the Croatian girlfriend.Haha. When did I say that?

I think you mentioned your girlfriend re a movie you both watched. Your recent posts will tell you.

My work wasn't liked WAAAAAAAH.

Good job everyone, some really good scripts this time round. Rick, I didn't love yours to the extent others did, but clearly very well crafted, so props for that. And Dustin, great job on Puta Grasa!

I'll take a look in the morning and return reads to those I haven't looked at yet.

Quoted from JonnyBoy My work wasn't liked WAAAAAAAH.

I liked it a lot. It got one of my votes.

Rick, I don't remember where I read it. It wasn't in this OWC. Maybe during the summer or something. Like Libby said, I think it was either in a comment about a movie or in a script thread .  :)

A special congrats to the top dogs :) and a congrats to each and everyone who wrote a script for this contest. I didn't read as many as I would've liked to, but there was a lotta talent this time.

Hats off and a toast to everyone! :)

Congrats Richard! -- Robert, Dustin & the rest! Fun challenge, can't wait till the next one. Thanks Don!

Steve

Congrats to everyone who won.  This was great and really informative and will help my writing.  Thanks to everyone!

In all, congrats everyone! There were some mighty fine scripts for a one week constraint!

Wow...shocking...not the top scripts, because these were the top scripts, but...uh...wow.

Congrats, Rick.  Great effort.

Congrats, Dustin. If I could have voted, yours would have gotten my vote.

Congrats, Bert.  Another solid effort.

Good job, everyone, except those asswipes who entered and didn't review a single fucking script.  Hopefully, you will all be banned from entering in the future.

Big round of applouse to all who entered. Congrats Bert, Rick and Dustin. And Dena and Pia and Bill Nd Erich snd others with likable scripts!!

Thanks Don, it was lots of fun as always!

Quoted from Don A Mummy's Search by Dexter B writing as Helen Grosvenor - Short, Horror - After being awakened in the midst of a massacre, a mummy must search for his dearly beloved to save the world from complete and utter chaos. - pdf, format 8)

I am still unclear what is going on with this one.  Who is Dexter B?  Is that some kind of fake name to conceal your identity?

This author needs to fess up.

Congrats to Rick, Bert and Dustin! These were my favorite as well and I was very happy to see them at the top.

And I totally would've guessed Dustin for Puta Grasa, but I read it too late to look smart.

Congratulataions to Rick, Bert and Dustin.I'm so glad the three scripts I recommended ended up in the top slots.

I'm so depressed that mine ended up at the very bottom lol. Considering so many people's comments were favourable in the thread as well, I thought I would have got some 'considers' at least. Ah well, when I rule the world your deaths will be slow, painful and involve sprouts.

Out of 31 scripts, it's a little disappointing to see only five women entered.   :-/

Fantastic scripts, congrats to the top guys.

Whens the next OWC? I really enjoyed this one.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw I'm so depressed that mine ended up at the very bottom lol. Considering so many people's comments were favourable in the thread as well, I thought I would have got some 'considers' at least. Ah well, when I rule the world your deaths will be slow, painful and involve sprouts.

I WAS going to tell you that The Strange Case was my favorite script but you just had to be a sore looser didn’t you?!  ;D :P
Truthfully that was my favorite script and thought you were going to be listed among the top as well. None the less, great job on a great script.

Hah-ha thanks! It's good to know I have a few fans ;-)

Alphabetical order is the only reason you're at the bottom. It doesn't mean you come last.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw I'm so depressed that mine ended up at the very bottom lol. Considering so many people's comments were favourable in the thread as well, I thought I would have got some 'considers' at least. Ah well, when I rule the world your deaths will be slow, painful and involve sprouts.

Mark,

In recognition of something, I've put "The Rest" in reverse alphabetical order.

Don (I hate sprouts)

Quoted from Don Mark, In recognition of something, I've put "The Rest" in reverse alphabetical order. Don (I hate sprouts)

LMAO - If I knew sprouts was all it took, I'd be team win all the time!

Quoted from MarkRenshaw LMAO - If I knew sprouts was all it took, I'd be team win all the time!

It isn't a contest.  It is a challenge...

I know, I'm just messing. :-)

Quoted from MarkRenshaw I know, I'm just messing. :-)

Me, too.