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Theme: Vehicular Suspense Genre: Horror Challenge: The majority of your screenplay must heavily feature some sort of vehicle AND have at least one sequence of prolonged suspense. But that's not all. This OWC has a twist. Gore is to be kept to a minimum. Put readers on the edge of their seat with suspense, don't shock them with disturbing gore.
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Sea-Level Threat by Terrence Parker - Two Navy seals trapped in a neutralized submarine at the bottom of the ocean must work together to reunite with the rest of the soldiers. 7 pages - pdf format
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The Libertine by Poe Lovecraft - After purchasing some slaves, sailors begin disappearing on the journey home. Is it just plain, bad luck or is there something evil aboard? 8 pages - pdf format
Ganglers by Kruger Candy - A jaded correction officer transporting a busload of restrained inmates must choose whether to defend the prisoners she despises when they are attacked by creatures with a twisted sense of justice. 12 pages - pdf format
Beyond the Sea by Delta Weanmyth - Howard ventures out to sea to look for his sister after he discovers a survivor from her boat's wreckage. What he finds out there is something far worse… 11 pages - pdf format
I Dream Of The Devil by D - On a rainy night, two men meet to discuss a peculiar, recurring dream. 5 pages - pdf format
Remote Control by The Dog Down the Street Who Won't Stop Barking, OMG, Shut Up Already - A mother gets a mysterious visit on her missing son's birthday. 5 pages - pdf format
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First Responders by George - Emergency services always answer the call, but they aren't always prepared for what they encounter. 10 pages - pdf format
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It's Coming by László Görög - The crew of a subway tunnel digging machine unearth something that was never meant to see the light of day again. 12 pages - pdf format
El Camino Infierno (Hell) by ? - Two brothers must escape town as unknown forces destroy everything in site. 12 pages - pdf format
The Furnace Of War by A.N.Other - A WW2 bomber crew face a new kind of enemy over the skies of Germany, 12 pages - pdf format
Kármán Line by Ward Rhoj - On their way to service a broken satellite in geosynchronous orbit, four astronauts experience something they can’t explain and will never forget. 12 pages - pdf format
Gondolier by Gilbert Sullivan - A power engineer must fight for his life to get the job done. 10 pages - pdf format
A Pinch by ---- - Alcohol, tobacco and firearms. What could go wrong? 8 pages - pdf format
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The Gathering by Dale Creams - Something has arrived with a storm outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it brings a gift to mankind that will keep on giving. 11 pages - pdf format
Belgian Spring by Anonymous - Escaping the invading German army during the Battle of the Bulge, a small infantry company must evacuate civilians to safety in the midst of snipers and V-1 buzz-bombs. 12 pages - pdf format
Tillinghaust 1944 by William Dyer - Five lost soldiers curious about an abandoned tank, investigate the surrounding desolate, remote village which does not exist on any map. 12 pages - pdf format
Holy crap, Don's on the ball! And a great turnout!
The idea I was trying to make work was this group of hikers comes across a crash site in the woods. There they find skeletons of some sort of animal, deer or elk or something. Nearby, they find a grand, very old and ornate sleigh, broken and overgrown. And a makeshift grave carved with the words "Here Lies Santa Claus".
The suspense was going to come from the thing that's out there, the thing that killed Santa and the reindeer. And if it wasn't for the minimal gore thing, I would have had Santa crash and witnesses come to investigate only to find the carnage, and Krampus or something is behind it.
I think this time around I'll read from the top down. Hopefully there is a good mix of quality throughout. I'm still on phone internet for a few days so I might have to come back to the first few with more detailed notes when I'm back in front of a computer.
Holy crap, Don's on the ball! And a great turnout!
The idea I was trying to make work was this group of hikers comes across a crash site in the woods. There they find skeletons of some sort of animal, deer or elk or something. Nearby, they find a grand, very old and ornate sleigh, broken and overgrown. And a makeshift grave carved with the words "Here Lies Santa Claus".
The suspense was going to come from the thing that's out there, the thing that killed Santa and the reindeer. And if it wasn't for the minimal gore thing, I would have had Santa crash and witnesses come to investigate only to find the carnage, and Krampus or something is behind it.
Rene, my friend...
So happy you shelved this idea. In all seriousness.