The Scripts of the February 2015 OWC
Theme: Urban Legend
Genre: Open

Writers' Choice

The Final Piece by Ryan Lee (writing as: Grace Beaumont) - Short, Horror - A lonely old woman loves nothing more than completing her jigsaw puzzles.  But when a mysterious box arrives on her doorstep one night, her life is about to take a horrifying turn. - pdf, format

Writers' Choice Runners Up - 3

A Change of Heart by Eric Wall (writing as: Demetrius Harris) - Short, Comedy - A desperate virgin's excursion to a dive bar yields unexpected results. 8 pages - pdf, format

Bitch's Revenge by Marnie Mitchell-Lister (writing as: Julien Lowe) - Short, Drama - While a man recovers from a car accident, it becomes apparent that he may have too many bitches. - pdf, format

Turn Me On Dead Man by David Clarke Lambertson (eldave1) (writing as: Russell "Stringer" Bell) - Short, Noir - John Lennon's struggle with his role in disguising the death of a young Paul McCartney.  - pdf, format

And the rest in alphabetical order

4.0 by Sean Chipman (Mr. Blonde) (writing as: Dar Adal) - Short, Psychological, Thriller - A chronic underachiever must decide if he's willing to kill his roommate, and best friend, in order to receive a perfect Grade Point Average. - pdf, format

Angels by Rick Kinsella (Scar Tissues Films) (writing as: Squeedie Armadillo) - Short, Drama - A life changing experience leaves a City worker questioning whether Miracles exist, and whether they are a good thing, or not. - pdf, format

Apple by Chris Ray (kip) (writing as: June Stahl) - Short, Drama - When a boy learns something about the humble apple, he wonders if it could change his life for the better.   8 pages - pdf, format

Arthur the Legend by Mark Moore (Irish Eyes) (writing as: Victor Drazen) - Short - A senile old man becomes a legend among legends. - pdf, format

Bigfoot in Love by Chris Bodily (writing as: Fernando Sucre) - Short, Romantic, Comedy - Bigfoot -- 40 years old, neurotic, and still living with his parents -- goes on his first-ever (blind) date. But will it go smoothly? 9 pages - pdf, format

Brock Mclean vs The Fairfax Bunny by Steve Cooper (CoopBazinga) (writing as: Anna Del Amico) - Short, Action, Comedy - A confident swindler attempts to track down the “bunny man” that has been terrorizing a small town.  - pdf, format

Strangers Come A Knockin' Round Midnight by Janet Clarke (wonkavite) (writing as: Tyrus Kitt) - Short, Horror, Fantasy - Mary just wants a peaceful evening at home. But the neighboring kids won't leave her alone! - pdf, format

The Bunny Man Untold by Steve McDonell (stevie) (writing as: Christopher Moltisanti) - Short, Comedy - A reporter interviews a survivor of an urban legend encounter   14 pages pdf - pdf, format

Captain Hook by Richard Russell (writing as: Leonardo Leonardo) - Short, Urban Legend - Every lovers lane has its own Captain Hook.  What a way to scare someone. - pdf, format

Death Road by Glenn Doyle (writing as: Escobar Gallardo) - Short, Horror, Mystery - A year after Andrew and Stacey are involved in a car crash, they unknowingly meet again when Stacey hitches a ride.  - pdf, format

Doctor Shopping by Dustin Bowcott (writing as: Richard Matheson) - Short, Urban Fantasy - After getting caught doctor shopping, a hypochondriac finds someone willing to prescribe him everything he needs. - pdf, format

Emily by Dena McKinnon (pale yellow) (writing as: Lincolnia Lee) - Short, Horror - A child hears screaming at her window. Is it her calling?  - pdf, format

Greets From Counter-Earth by Alex Brauck (PrussianMosby) (writing as: Irina Derevko) - Short, Sci Fi - A space probe launched in 1977 named Voyager One, contrary to its original mission of reaching intelligent life far away, returns. - pdf, format

Hagridden by Henry Christner (writing as: Commodore Perry Ladeu) - Short, Drama - With his wedding day approaching, a man believes he has fallen in love with another woman -- his long-time tormentor. - pdf, format

Happy Anniversary by Steven Harvey (NI-Gunner) (writing as: Dr. Oliver Thredson) - Short, Horror - 0 - pdf, format

Hitched by Ammar Salmi (realxwriter) (writing as: Vince Masuka) - Short, Horror, Thriller - A woman tries to save a man and his daughter from a deranged man whom she dropped at their gas station without even knowing. - pdf, format

Teeth by Bill Sarre (Reef Dreamer) (writing as: Hank Scorpio) - Short, Drama - Tormented by violent noises in his head, a wounded soldier must persuade the doctors that it's caused by his teeth, before they diagnose him as insane. - pdf, format

Humans Can Lick Too by Khamanna Iskandarova (writing as: Varlyn Stroud) - Short, Horror - A girl received a chain letter telling her the way she's going to die in the next hour - pdf, format

The Phantom Barber by Mohammad Nawaz (writing as: Alex Krycek) - Short, Comedy - Filthy, insatiable, a fiend of the night -- the Phantom Barber, sometimes mistaken as Frank Sidebottom, terrorizes the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi. - pdf, format

Poetry Corner by Anthony Cawood (writing as: Don "The Matador" Everest) - Short, Horror - Four school friends dare each other to take on an urban legend and prove that there's nothing to be scared of... could there be though?  - pdf, format

Prepared by Ray (rayw) (writing as: Paul Kinsey) - Short, Horror, Action - Sergeant Smyth and Deputy Stephenson will be transporting a bus load of inmates to their final destination for crimes-- Nah. They're screwed. All of them. - pdf, format

Pushed by Darren J Seeley (writing as: Allen McQuerin III) - Short, Drama - Jealous over a new girl's popularity, a group of students harass her unaware of the repercussions over the prank that spirals out of control. - pdf, format

Roadside Attraction by Gary Howell (Hawkeye) (writing as: Dr. Marvin Candle) - Short, Mystery - A young man finds that a woman he rescues from an automobile accident is hiding a terrible secret. 8 pages - pdf, format

Saliva by Kyle Bowler (Kyle-92) (writing as: Milton Mamet) - Short, Horror - A young women finds out that she may have shared the first night in her new house with a complete stranger. - pdf, format

Strained Relations by Steve Cooper (CoopBazinga) (writing as: John Clark, Jr.) - Short, Drama, Horror - A long-suffering husband hopes to save his marriage while on an anniversary trip to Las Vegas, but is it too late? - pdf, format

The Wandering Bus by Debbie McCall (writing as: Robert Quarles) - Short - A young girl learns about the wandering bus from a stranger after she runs away from home. - pdf, format

Thanks, Don, as always.

I second that.

I much appreciate the chance to enter this.

Thanks Don for posting all in one day. And for posting period - that takes quite a bit of work I suppose.

And thanks Sean for the challenge - it was fun to research the legends and write one. I thouroughly enjoyed the topic, nice one.

Could someone explain to me the mechanics of OWC, or point me to the page that explain them? How is the winner chosen? Does the score we give the scripts have any effect? What's the date when our reviews cease to affect the contest results?

Thanks in advance.

Quoted from realxwriter Could someone explain to me the mechanics of OWC, or point me to the page that explain them? How is the winner chosen? Does the score we give the scripts have any effect? What's the date when our reviews cease to affect the contest results? Thanks in advance.

If you entered, it's common courtesy to review at least some of the entries.  Some writers review them all.  Winner is chosen from a poll emailed to the writers about a week from now.  Although, since its a challenge, not a contest, there are technically no "winners."    

Quoted from realxwriter Could someone explain to me the mechanics of OWC, or point me to the page that explain them? How is the winner chosen? Does the score we give the scripts have any effect? What's the date when our reviews cease to affect the contest results? Thanks in advance.

It is a challenge, not a contest.  There are no winners.  You can give a score if you wish.  Toward the end of the week, I'll send an email to the writers - the participants who wrote a script - asking which of those they read they liked the best.  Of those, one will be chosen as "Writer's Choice".  The Writer's Choice isn't necessarily the best script, just the one that most writers enjoyed the most.

Don

Cheers Don.  Will start adding this morn! I usually list the ones as I read them and give a brief thought so I can recall them.

I only give shortish and sweetish kind of reviews, just noting what I liked or didn't like. If anyone wants deeper feedback -lol - just PM me. I don't mention grammar errors unless there's heaps but I will jump on factual, historical or metaphysical errors (?).

Time to start with the Paul is Dead one!  Look out! Lol

Starting by reviewing your own, Stevie? That's bold. Wait, was I not supposed to reveal that?... Oh, who am I kidding? Anybody who knows you knows that's not yours. Lol. =)

I'm impressed with how much reading/reviewing is going on the first day.

I have to remind myself that I have all week.  I can overdose without realizing it -- which can cause me to be impatient and flippant, and to rush to judgment. I already can think of a couple of scripts I need to revisit.

Henry

Quoted from Mr. Blonde Starting by reviewing your own, Stevie? That's bold. Wait, was I not supposed to reveal that?... Oh, who am I kidding? Anybody who knows you knows that's not yours. Lol. =)

If you play Dear Prudence backwards while wearing cutoffs and facing North, the voice sounds like someone speaking Etruscan, an ancient Italian type language.

Apparently it says: 'Paul sleeps with the fishes'...

Quoted from stevie Apparently it says: 'Paul sleeps with the fishes'...

Not if you believe one of our beloved OWC entries... =)

Thanks for all the hard work Don and Sean... a great OWC

Weren't links going to be posted with these scripts with the source material of the urban legend? I think it might have helped with a few of the more obscure/hybrid entries.

Don't get me wrong, the story should stand alone...

Yes, a couple people have mentioned that, so far. The issue is three-fold. The first is that I didn't have a requirement (nor did I want to) to name the scripts after your urban legend. The second is that not everyone who entered PM'd me a request, so I don't have a complete list. Last is that there were several multiples which makes things a bit harder. That's not to say that I'm not trying, but it takes a bit of time. I'll certainly have them within a few days. Hopefully, by tomorrow.