The Scripts of the 2024 Halloween One Week Challenge

Theme: Urban Legend. Create an original urban legend OR put your own spin on an existing urban legend. 2 to 5 characters.

Life Well Lived by Gnome dePlume - Xena must decide how long she wants to live. Short, Sci Fi

Bloody Mary by Maxx Torture - When the story of Bloody Mary is told three friends must struggle to survive the mirror room or not.  Short, Horror

Hook and High Beams by Alvin Schwartz - After attending a game one night, a high school girl is relentlessly followed by a man in a pickup truck who keeps turning on his high beams. Short, Horror, Thriller

The Devil's Brew by The Barista Butcher - A man's quest for the ultimate caffeine experience leads him to a sinister, fully automated coffee shop, where he becomes trapped in a nightmarish encounter with a murderous AI barista. Short, Horror

Ghosted: The Legend of the Gurdon Light by Go-Devil - When a group of high school friends reenact an old Halloween prank, a horrifying small town legend is resurrected. Short, Horror

Lunch Box Larry by Fig Jelly - A kid stumbles on a convenient way to rid himself of schoolyard bullies. Short, Horror, Comedy

The Midnight Caller by Raven LaRue - A young couple's quiet night at home turns into a living nightmare when a series of chilling phone calls reveal that a sinister figure is already inside their apartment, forcing them to confront a deadly urban legend that's all too real. Short, Horror, Thriller

The Monster Under the Bed by ScaryMcClary - A young girl is forced to confront her worst fear - the monster under the bed.  Short, Horror

Mongo's Mingo County Monster by Cuddles the Hedgehog - A man convinces a couple of friends to help him record a hoax on video in the hopes that his “newly-discoveredâ€� creature brings him fame and fortune. To his horror, things do not go as planned. Short, Horror, Comedy

In Your Dreams by Keith Urban & John Legend - You know, if you die in your dreams, you die for reals! Short, Horror, Utter Nonsense

The Patron of Gravedigger's Pub by Duane Pipe - It's hard to keep a good man down. Short, Drama

Terror in the Great Woods of Saskatchewan!!! by G. Chaucer - As night falls, three lost Canadian loggers must find their truck in order to escape the horrors of the woods.  Short, Horror, Comedy

Scarecrow by The Anti-Shyamalan - A young couple accidently unleashes a local urban legend. Carnage ensues. Short, Horror, Slasher

Crossroads by Luis Cyphyre - A teenage skater strikes an unusual deal with the Devil, dragging him into a game he never expected and might not win. Short, Horror

Safe and Effective by Roland Butter - Headlights in the mirror + Short, Horror

Organ Donor by H. P. King - After 100 years, a couple comes back on their anniversary  Short, Horror

Summon, Set, Match by A Hopeless Romantic - A hopeless romantic summons Bloody Mary for a date. Short, Horror, Comedy

A Graveyard Smash by Dr. Loomis - A figure in a black mask murders high school seniors at a Halloween party in 1962. Short, Horror, Slasher

On the Rocks by Diablo Jodie - A couple's first date at a trendy spa takes an unexpected turn.  Short, Horror

Up early, woo hoo! This is quite the turn-out. Thanks a bunch Don... -A

Yes, it is!

A good turn out. No doubt this is in honour of my return to the OWC!

I will get through them all but I am pacing myself, reading them in short spurts. Started off with a couple but now I'm off to watch the new Venom movie at the cinema so I'll carry on later.

Skip Venom Mark, read some more scripts

Great turnout! Much better than I was anticipating!

Quoted from MarkRenshaw now I'm off to watch the new Venom movie at the cinema so I'll carry on later.

We expect a good report and review when you get back, Mark!

ohhoo... 19  (My lucky number)

I have to manage my time very well to read them all.

And I will ! (while having fun)

Good luck to all the participants.

Yes! Nice turnout

Think I've read them all now, some really good efforts in the mix.

Great turnout guys!  I'm about halfway through reading everyone's entries and man:  Some. Great. Talent. On. Display!  As always though, right?  The Halloween OWC is always my fave and this one certainly isn't disappointing so far.  I noticed a couple people have commented on scripts being longer than the 6 page limit (at least a couple show 7 pages, not including the one that Don gave a pass as it was written in play format) but does the 6 pages count the title page or is it 6 pages of script max not including the title page?  I don't think I've seen this question come up before.  Just wondering for future OWCs.  Thanks again for all the fun reads.  I hope to have them all in, all done by tomorrow.  Happy Halloween OWC to all!

Kathy, the title page does not count.
6 pages of written script.

No, it shouldn't count the Title page Kathy, so the max on most would be 7 pages, inc the Title.

I didn't notice any outisde that except for the Play one, but wasn't really looking.

Quoted from JEStaats We expect a good report and review when you get back, Mark!

Well, the first Venom movie was...okay...but nothing amazing. It felt like this was originally a screenplay about a guy developing a symbiotic relationship with an alien that they shoehorned into Venom.

The second movie was dire - so much so I wasn't going to watch the third one until I heard some good things about it.

I'm glad I did. The third one is the best of the three in my opinion. It still doesn't seem like the Venom I know from the comics but I like that they don't take it seriously and just have fun with it. And I had fun watching it.

If you want some great feelgood movies - I would recommend watching Transformer One and The Wild Robot as well.  

Quoted from MarkRenshaw The third one is the best of the three in my opinion. It still doesn't seem like the Venom I know from the comics but I like that they don't take it seriously and just have fun with it. And I had fun watching it.

Excellent! That's what I was hoping to hear. Thanks, Mark!