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The 3rd Annual Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition is open for entries!

Website: https://killershortscontest.com/

The Killer Shorts Contest celebrates horror short screenwriters from around the world, connecting them with managers, producers, and filmmakers. The Top 10 scripts will be read by a star-studded panel of judges, with over $5,000 worth of prizes up for grabs including Final Draft 12 screenwriting software, Shudder subscriptions, Coverfly career consultations, memberships to Stan Winston’s School of Creative Arts, and a one-of-a-kind skull-shaped typewriter trophy, hand-sculpted and designed by celebrity FX artist Tyler Green (Syfy’s Face Off).



The Killer Shorts Season 3 jury includes Xavier Burgin (Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Culture Shock, El Gigante), Joe Bob Briggs (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs), Julian Terry (Don’t Peek, Whisper, They Hear It, The Nurse), Chelsea Lupkin (Short of the Week, Lucy’s Tale), Barbara Crampton (Jakob’s Wife, Re-Animator, From Beyond, You’re Next), Sophie Carroll (Gun Powder & Sky, ALTER), Scott Stoops (Good Fear Film + Management), Glenn Cockburn (Meridian Artists), Daniel Seco (Empirical Evidence), Scott Carr (Management SGC), Jason Tamasco (Traction Pictures), John Zaozirny (Bellevue Productions), Zack Zucker (Bellevue Productions), and Jenn Wexler (The Ranger).

Submission Guidelines: https://www.killershortscontest.com/submission-guidelines/

SUCCESS STORIES
Season 1 Third Place Winner Chris Hicks signed with literary manager Peter Katz of Story Driven, after the success of his short script “The Butter Street Hitchhiker” landed him on Coverfly’s The Red List. Season 1 finalist Jeremiah Lewis’ script “The Rickety Man” was discovered by director Cameron Gallagher on the Killer Shorts website and is currently in post-production. Connor Savage was inspired to write a feature version of his Season 1 semifinalist script “Saskia”, which reached the Top 10% in the Academy Nicholls Fellowship and garnered him acceptance to AFI’s Screenwriting Conservatory, the #1 Film School in America.

“Before winning Killer Shorts, I had no idea how much buzz a short script could create. I’ve since met with a couple managers and I’m working with two producers on getting my short made!”.
- Alessandra Jara Del Castillo, Season 2 First Place Winner.

Earlybird Deadline - $20 - Sept 3rd
Regular Deadline - $25 - Oct 31st
Final Deadline - $30 - Nov 26th
Extended Deadline - $35 - Dec 17th

New to the competition this year, a budget-friendly ‘1 Page Horror Short’ category, with a locked-in $5 entry fee. Prizes include an all-access 1 year subscription to Stan Winston School, $500 cash, a 1 Year ISAConnect Membership, plus the highly coveted skull typewriter trophy.

IMPORTANT LINKS
Coverfly https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/killer-shorts <---submit your script here!
FilmFreeway http://www.filmfreeway.com/killershorts <-----or here!

SPONSORS
Shudder, Final Draft, Rue Morgue, Stan Winston’s School of Character Arts, Script Butcher, Coverfly, FilmFreeway, Screenwriters Network, ISA, Slasher TV, 1313 Mockingbird Lane Toys & Collectibles, Ghoulish Gary, Horror Pack, Qwerkytoys, Waxwork Records, Stage 32 and Fright Rags.

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I think I might throw my entire back catalogue of horror shorts at this and see what sticks.

I have a couple of 1-pagers as well so I'll put those in the mix too.



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Hmm. I might bite as well.
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I was a quarterfinalist in the last one, with a 5-pager. I'm sure I'll throw something in again this year.


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I may well join you all, those trophies look great!


Anthony Cawood - Award winning screenwriter
Available Short screenplays - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/short-scripts
Available Feature screenplays - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/feature-film-scripts/
Screenwriting articles - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/articles
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I may well join you all, those trophies look great!


But how do you drink out of it?  


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They may need some adjustment Don, but I'm sure I could carve holes in the tops and get them to look more like these...



Anthony Cawood - Award winning screenwriter
Available Short screenplays - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/short-scripts
Available Feature screenplays - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/feature-film-scripts/
Screenwriting articles - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/articles
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Couldn't say no. Never entered a screenwriting contest and I had a cute 1 page horror short I wrote a few months back. Be nice to make it in the top 50.
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Hey everyone, our Earlybird Deadline is coming up in just a few days on September 3rd, and we've got a special discount for simplyscripts members -- Submit using the code SIMPLY25 on Coverfly to receive 25% off your entry!

Only valid until September 4th. Best of luck!

https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/killer-shorts
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Quoted from killershorts
Hey everyone, our Earlybird Deadline is coming up in just a few days on September 3rd, and we've got a special discount for simplyscripts members -- Submit using the code SIMPLY25 on Coverfly to receive 25% off your entry!

Hey, that's cool! First time I think I've seen that here.  


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Love the trophy!


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Hey everyone, our Earlybird Deadline is coming up in just a few days on September 3rd, and we've got a special discount for simplyscripts members -- Submit using the code SIMPLY25 on Coverfly to receive 25% off your entry!

Only valid until September 4th. Best of luck!

https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/killer-shorts


Is this valid for multiple entries or just one?


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Multiple! You can use this code on unlimited entries.
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Multiple! You can use this code on unlimited entries.


Great, thanks!


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Multiple! You can use this code on unlimited entries.


You twisted my arm, I'm in...

...but my second entry won't let me use the code, it says "you have no more uses of this coupon left"


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