The Writers' Choice

This Tornado Loves You by Eric Wall (EWall433) - Short, Horror - A young woman, held in captivity, has one chance to ensure her freedom… and one last night to endure her captor. (R ) - pdf, format

Followed closely by a four way tie for runner up

Conversion by Henry Christner - Short, Horror - A 62-year-old woman faces a point of no return while seeking treatment for a forgotten early trauma. (PG) - pdf, format

Halloween Baby! by John Robbins (oJOHNNYoNUTSo) - Short, Horror - A hip scientist invents a way to summon his dream girl from hell, but is she everything he's dreamed of? (PG) - pdf, format

Pins and Needles by Ryan Lee (ryan1) - Short, Horror - Desperate to save his afflicted wife, a tailor decides on a drastic last resort. (R ) - pdf, format

The Price by Bill Sarre (Reef Dreamer) - Short, Horror - A desperate woman struggles with the high price of the one thing she wants most - her dead son brought to life. (NC 17) - pdf, format

The remainder in Alphabetical Order

Be Careful What You Wish For by Gary Kohatsu (Abe from LA) - Short, Horror - A young boy seeks the help of an unusual Halloween artifact, as he takes flight from his abusive father. (R ) - pdf, format

A Burning Ring of Fire by T. Joe Fraser (Blakkwolfe) - Short, Horror - A tough guy biker must battle demonic forces in order to escape their devious trap.  (R ) - pdf, format

Cold Alone by Khamanna Iskandarova - Short, Horror - A  man receives a message from his recently deceased wife and visits her grave. (PG) - pdf, format

Da Horns by Dena McKinnon (pale yellow) - Short, Horror - Would you go to the depths of hell to bring back someone you loved?   (R ) - pdf, format

Danny's Coming Home by Phil Clarke Jr. (dogglebe) - Short, Horror - The dead are returning to the land of the living and Danny is dying to go home. (PG) - pdf, format

Demon.Star.31 by Dan Viau (Last Fountain) - Short, Horror - Neo Alchemists open a portal to Hell on a space shuttle orbitting Earth. (R ) - pdf, format

Dust by Mohammad A. Nawaz (nawazm11) - Short, Horror - An orphan ventures through distant memories in search of the monster that stole her mother's life. (PG) - pdf, format

Exchange Student by Rob Barkin - Short, Horror - A cocky college student investigating a dimensional portal on Halloween encounters an unexpected surprise. - pdf, format

Fair Trade by Janet Goodman-Clarke (Wonkavite) - Short, Horror - A terminally ill man inadvertently discovers a portal to a parallel world - and possible redemption for his family. (PG) - pdf, format

For Her Lov'd Sake by Jon Barton - Short, Horror - In Victorian London, a grieving husband travels into the Underworld to rescue his wife's spirit before he loses her forever. (PG) - pdf, format

Forsworcennes by DS - Short, Horror - When the otherworld opens on sundown at October 31st, an old man uses its forces through dark magic from the Anglo-Saxon days to avoid losing his beloved farm. (PG) - pdf, format

Halloween Hijack by Jean-Pierre Chapoteau - Short, Horror - A troubled kid has no patience for the Halloween spirit.  (PG) - pdf, format

Head by Richard D. Kinsella (Scar Tissue Films) - Short, Horror - Every girl wants to hear the words, "I love you". Don't they? (NC17) - pdf, format

Humanity Speaks by Raphael Howard - Short, Horror - The human race is being put on trial, and the only person who can save mankind is a mute girl. (G) - pdf, format

Impropriety by Dustin Bowcott (Dustin) - Short, Horror - A deaf, dumb and blind man, reveals his true motivations to a nurse on Halloween night. (R ) - pdf, format

Isle Of The Dead by Renee Joynson - Short, Horror - When an internet blogger is persuaded by her boyfriend and crew to investigate an urban legend, about a cursed island off shore, she will be forced to fight for her life as they all unwilling become part of the legend until the curse on the island is broken. (R ) - pdf, format

Je Me Sais Pas, Cozco by Dexter B - Short, Horror - After having his money stolen, a high schooler finds solace in an idiopathic Frenchman from another world who may or may not be a hitman. (R ) - pdf, format

Justice at Sundown by Kyle Bowler - Short, Horror - A man wakes up, tied to a chair in a greenhouse on Halloween. With only a strange man to keep him company and even stranger things happening outside. (NC17) - pdf, format

Liquide Bone Danse by Rick Fyvie - Short, Horror - It's All Hallows Eve, and whilst attempting to cling to a worthless existence, an aging priest must come face to face with his sordid past, and the darkness it has begot. (R ) - pdf, format

Mr. Nasty And The Dancing Angels by L. Chambers - Short, Horror - Some holidays are more difficult than others - especially when taking a trip with Mr. Nasty (R ) - pdf, format

Nathan Green by Marnie Mitchell-Lister - Short, Horror - When a woman struggling to deal with her recent separation buys a jacket from a thrift store, she inadvertently lets another bad man into her life. (R ) - pdf, format

The Nightmare Door by Steve Miles - Short, Horror - A conniving Housemaster recounts a bedtime tale to a sleepless young student. (PG) - pdf, format

Operation: Sleepwalker by Matthew Dick - Short, Horror - On Halloween, a young man going through withdrawal witnesses beings that can't be seen mingling among the Trick-or-Treaters and killing them one at a time. (R ) - pdf, format

Peanut Butter Kisses by Darren J Seeley - Short, Horror - After a Halloween party, an axe-wielding sociopath in a goat mask stalks a young woman. When she fights back, she finds he's not exactly human. (R ) - pdf, format

Reynard: Doors & Rings by Ray - Short, Horror - An abusive husband pushes his wife to extreme action only to have him pursue her return from a world he belongs in. (PG) - pdf, format

Shamed by Glenn Doyle - Short, Horror - Two deceased, former high school students embarrassed by the school bully when alive seek revenge on Halloween night. (R ) - pdf, format 8)

Shout at the Devil by Jeff Bush (Dreamscale) - Short, Horror - On Halloween, 2014, the gates of Hell will open, and only the chosen one can hope to close them. (NC 17) - pdf, format 8)

A Soldier's Search by Steve Cooper (CoopBazinga) - Short, Horror - As a raging war threatens humanity, a soldier must find his family before the horrors of another world get to them. (R ) - pdf, format 8)

The Soul Cleaner Vs. Hitler Vs. Kevin by Alex Brauck - Short, Horror - On a Halloween rave, searching for the restroom, drugged up Kevin collides with an overchallenged cleaning power, and Adolf Hitler, whose plan is to send more Ebola to the living. (R ) - pdf, format 8)

Spiral by R. McManus (rendevous) - Short, Horror - Within its pages lie some of mankind's best kept secrets. Many try to gain it. Many will fail. (R ) - pdf, format 8)

Trapped by William Boehmer - Short, Horror - A man trying to avoid Halloween has to help a horde escape their entrapment. (R ) - pdf, format 8)

Henry and John,

Please either PM or email me at webmaster@simplyscripts.com a mailing address to which I can send something roughly the size of a cat's head.

I believe Eric, Ryan and Bill already have received a crappy mug.  However, I think that Eric should be recognized as the Writers' Choice, but I don't think he wants to own two crappy mugs.  I'll come up with something.

Well done Eric.

And thanks again Don. Much appreciated.

Go Bill!!!

Congrats to the winners! And apologies Jeff, totally called that wrong.

EDIT: Time to start catching up on reads...

Congrats to the new Keepers Of The Mugs!

Quoted from JonnyBoy Congrats to the winners! And apologies Jeff, totally called that wrong.

Great OWC, and grats to Ewall.  Well deserved win.

As far as Cozco, I'm guessing you don't need to apologize to Jeff, Jonny.  "Dexter B." is Jeff's alias for owc's and cheap motels.

Congrats to EWall. I did like that script. And the others.

I would complain here about the lack of support for mine. But that would be churlish.

If you would like to here me complain then come down the local about 8. I shall be there in the corner, grumbling into my G&T. Oh, bring some peanuts.

R

Congratulations Eric!

Haha, so many surprises here - great work everyone.

Also, really enjoyed Ryan and Rick's entries. Stellar writing!

A big congrats to EWall!

And to all of the runner-ups as well!

Congrats EWall and the runners up!

Also to everyone else. Some great entries

Congrats Eric, Henry, John, Ryan and Bill.

Kudo's to John, for truly breaking barriers and writing stuff most of us wouldn't dare try - but should.

Way to go, dude.

@JC - Roughly the size of a cat's head? Bwah hahaha

Oh shoot!! Let's not forget about Mr. Nasty! How amazing it was, I would love to watch that. That was one of my favorites - really fun to read, Libby!

Thanks for the shout out Johnny. I was glad some people got it and really liked it. Made my day. Congrats to you on your very inventive crowd pleaser.  

Congratulations Eric, well deserved.

Johnny, I never would have guessed it -- will we be seeing you on the stage anytime soon?

Bill, congrats -- far darker than anything I've read of yours before -- and not a therapist/counsellor in sight...