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Bliss by Jesson Kinder - Short, Horror - A family struggles to survive a fast-spreading virus that transforms those infected into smiling, murderous maniacs. 8 pages - pdf format
Give's me purge vibes. You did a good job with coming up with a virus while also giving the character a chance to mask the fact that she isn't infected yet. I like the setup of this into a feature length. Great idea!
I generally don't like to comment on the writing as I prefer to see the story. That said.
Dead silence emanates from the city that never sleeps. No stray cats or fat rats in sight.
Dead silence can be shown at a director's discretion. However, I'm not a fan of a screenwriter telling us what we don't see. The first sentence is a powerful one and can stand alone.
Oh. Well, I'm not really a fan of this style at all. I'm barely through the first page and I'm struggling to read it. There are commas where there should be ands. Run-on sentences are split into two lines. Are the NUNS the PURSUERS? They're introduced as two separate groups.
I struggled to follow the story and used clues from other posters to gather what I'd just read. I suppose, you can't please everyone. I tend to avoid the zombie/infected genre and the resulting tropes. You clearly have your fans though so whaddaIknow?
...the big problem you might have is its similarity to this new release movie: Smile
That looks really creepy with a The Ring feel to it. Unfortunately I find it difficult to watch films with such flat lighting and color grading. But maybe that's done intentionally.
Jesson's script, while similar, is more of a virus that affects people and seems like a play on society right now. As long as you're one of the ones smiling, everything is going to be fine... I swear.